Image diagnosis for evaluation of heterotopic ossification

UNIFESP-EPM DDIDiagnósticos da AméricaUNIFESP-EPMHospital São LuizUNIFESP, EPM, DDIUNIFESP, EPMSciEL

Velocity-space sensitivity of the time-of-flight neutron spectrometer at JET

The velocity-space sensitivities of fast-ion diagnostics are often described by so-called weight functions. Recently, we formulated weight functions showing the velocity-space sensitivity of the often dominant beam-target part of neutron energy spectra. These weight functions for neutron emission spectrometry (NES) are independent of the particular NES diagnostic. Here we apply these NES weight functions to the time-of-flight spectrometer TOFOR at JET. By taking the instrumental response function of TOFOR into account, we calculate time-of-flight NES weight functions that enable us to directly determine the velocity-space sensitivity of a given part of a measured time-of-flight spectrum from TOFOR

Nutrição mineral de hortaliças: XXVII - absorção de nutrientes pelo tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.), em cultivo rasteiro

Em condições de cultura rasteira, para industrialização, foi cultivado tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) processando-se amostragens periódicas, em cuja matéria seca se processaram análises químicas para macro e micronutrientes, com exceção de molibdênio. Observou-se que o desenvolvimento do tomateiro se intensifica a partir do florescimento e frutificação, que ocorre após 60 dias de idade, sendo o maior número de frutos formados entre 80 e 90 dias. Foi encontrado, no final do ciclo, uma relação estreita entre número de folhas e número de frutos, de 3 para 1. São apresentados teores dos nutrientes estudados, em vários órgãos da planta, em idades diferentes. Uma cultura (57.000 plantas/ha), extrai as seguintes quantidades: N-67 kg; P-4,76 kg; K-101 kg; Ca-24 kg; Mg-18,5 kg; S-5,3 kg; B-86 g; Cu-37 g; Fe-1353 g; Mn-393 g; Zn-119 g.In order to fin out the concentration of macro and micronutrients, as well the total amounts of nutrients absorbed by a mixture of the Santa Cruz group of tomato, from 40 days yp, until 110 days, plants were collected and analysed for the nutrients. Data are presented and discussed. One tomato plant absorbs: N-1,066 mg;P-83.5 mg; K-1,770 mg; Ca-452.2 mg; Mg-327.5 mg; S-81.1 mg; B-1.5 mg; Cu-0.65 mg; Fe-23.7 mg; Mn-6.9 mg; Zn-2.08 mg

Nonlinear modeling growth body weight of Mangalarga Marchador horses

ABSTRACT: The analysis of the growth and development of various species has been done using the growth curves of the specific animal based on non-linear models. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the fit of the Brody, Gompertz, Logistic and von Bertalanffy models to the cross-sectional data of the live weight of the MangalargaMarchador horses to identify the best model and make accurate predictions regarding the growth and maturity in the males and females of this breed. The study involved recording the weight of 214 horses, of which 94 were males and 120 were non-pregnant females, between 6 and 153 months of age. The parameters of the model were estimated by employing the method of least squares, using the iteratively regularized Gauss-Newton method and the R software package. Comparison of the models was done based on the following criteria: coefficient of determination (R²); Residual Standard Deviation (RSD); corrected Akaike Information Criterion (AICc). The estimated weight of the adult horses by the models ranged between 431kg and 439kg for males and between 416kg and 420kg for females. The growth curves were studied using the cross-sectional data collection method. For males the von Bertalanffymodel was found to be the most effective in expressing growth, while in females the Brody model was more suitable. The MangalargaMarchador females achieve adult body weight earlier than the males

Effects of surface application of calcium-magnesium silicate and gypsum on soil fertility and sugarcane yield

Lime application recommendations for amendment of soil acidity in sugarcane were developed with a burnt cane harvesting system in mind. Sugarcane is now harvested in most areas without burning, and lime application for amendment of soil acidity in this system in which the sugarcane crop residue remains on the ground has been carried out without a scientific basis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in soil acidity and stalk and sugar yield with different rates of surface application of calcium, magnesium silicate, and gypsum in ratoon cane. The experiment was performed after the 3rd harvest of the variety SP 81-3250 in a commercial green sugarcane plantation of the Sao Luiz Sugar Mill (47 degrees 25'33 ''W; 21 degrees 59'46 ''S), located in Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, in southeast Brazil. A factorial arrangement of four Ca-Mg silicate rates (0, 850, 1700, and 3400 kg ha(-1)) and two gypsum rates (0 and 1700 kg ha(-1)) was used in the experiment. After 12 months, the experiment was harvested and technological measurements of stalk and sugar yield were made. After harvest, soil samples were taken at the depths of 0.00-0.05, 0.05-0.10, 0.10-0.20, 0.20-0.40, and 0.40-0.60 m in all plots, and the following determinations were made: soil pH in CaCl2, organic matter, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, H+ Al, Al, Si, and base saturation. The results show that the application of gypsum reduced the exchangeable Al3+ content and Al saturation below 0.05 m, and increased the Ca2+ concentration in the whole profile, the Mg2+ content below 0.10 m, K+ below 0.4 m, and base saturation below 0.20 m. This contributed to the effect of surface application of silicate on amendment of soil acidity reaching deeper layers. From the results of this study, it may be concluded that the silicate rate recommended may be too low, since the greater rates used in this experiment showed greater reduction in soil acidity, higher levels of nutrients at greater depths and an increase in stalk and sugar yield.As recomendações de corretivos de acidez em cana-de-açúcar foram desenvolvidas em sistema de colheita com cana queimada. Hoje, a maioria das áreas é colhida sem queima. Nesse novo sistema de colheita, em que o resíduo da colheita permanece na superfície do solo, a aplicação superficial de corretivos de acidez realiza-se sem embasamento científico. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a alteração da acidez do solo e a produtividade de colmos e açúcar com a aplicação superficial de doses de silicato de cálcio-magnésio e gesso agrícola em cana-soca. O experimento foi realizado após a 3ª colheita da variedade SP 81-3250, em uma plantação comercial de cana crua da Usina São Luiz (47º 25' 33" W, 21º 59' 46" S), localizada em Pirassununga, Estado de São Paulo. O experimento foi montado em um arranjo fatorial com quatro doses de silicato de cálcio-magnésio (0, 850, 1.700 e 3.400 kg ha-1) e duas doses de gesso agrícola (0 e 1.700 kg ha-1). Após 12 meses, o experimento foi colhido e determinada a produtividade de colmos e açúcar. Após a colheita, amostras de solo foram retiradas nas profundidades de 0,00-0,05, 0,05-0,10, 0,10-0,20, 0,20-0,40 e 0,40-0,60 m em todas as parcelas, e realizadas as seguintes determinações: pH em CaCl2, matéria orgânica, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, H+Al, Al, Si e saturação por bases. A aplicação de gesso agrícola reduziu os teores de Al3+ e a saturação por Al abaixo de 0,05 m e aumentou o teor de Mg2+ abaixo de 0,10 m, a concentração de Ca2+ em todo o perfil, a concentração de K+ abaixo de 0,4 m e a saturação por bases abaixo dos 0,20 m. Isso contribuiu para que o efeito da aplicação superficial de silicato na alteração da acidez do solo atingisse camadas mais profundas. A partir dos resultados deste estudo, pode-se concluir que a dose de silicato recomendada pode ser insuficiente, já que as maiores doses utilizadas neste experimento propiciaram maior redução da acidez do solo, níveis mais elevados de nutrientes em profundidade e aumento na produtividade de colmos e açúcar.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida. 3200 E. Palm Beach Rd., Belle Glade, FL 33430.São Paulo Agency of Agribusiness Technology - APTA. Rod. Piracicaba, km 2, Guamium. Caixa Postal 28. CEP 13400-970 Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.College of Agricultural Sciences - FCA, São Paulo State University - UNESP. Rua José Barbosa de Barros, 1780. Caixa Postal 237. CEP 18610-307 Botucatu (SP), Brazil.Department of Crop Science, FCA, UNESP