Características da pastagem de azevém anual e produção de leite sob diferentes estratégias de manejo

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da estrutura do pasto de azevém anual (Lolium multiflorum), no primeiro ciclo de pastejo, sobre suas características morfológicas e bromatológicas, ao longo da estação de crescimento, e sobre o desempenho de vacas leiteiras. Os tratamentos consistiram de duas estruturas, obtidas em função da intensidade de interceptação luminosa do dossel: alta interceptação luminosa (AIL) e baixa interceptação luminosa (BIL), com diferentes alturas de pasto na entrada para o primeiro ciclo de pastejo. A pastagem foi manejada sob lotação intermitente com oferta não inferior a 30 kg de matéria seca (MS) por vaca por dia. Três ciclos de pastejo, com intervalos de 30 dias entre eles, foram avaliados. A massa de forragem pré‑pastejo foi superior (2.240 vs. 1.656 kg ha-1 de MS), mas a proporção de lâminas foliares foi inferior (0,35 vs. 0,43) nos pastos AIL. Os teores de fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) e a digestibilidade da matéria orgânica (DMO) foram semelhantes, no primeiro ciclo de pastejo, mas, no segundo e no terceiro, o FDN foi superior e a DMO inferior nos pastos AIL. A produção de leite foi superior nas vacas dos pastos BIL (19,4 vs. 21,1 kg por dia). O início do pastejo com 90% de interceptação luminosa promove maior valor nutricional nos ciclos subsequentes.The objective of this work was to assess the effects of the sward structure of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), during the first grazing cycle, on its morphological and bromatological characteristics throughout the growing season, and on the performance of dairy cows. The treatments consisted of two structures obtained as a function of canopy-light interception: high-light interception (HLI) and low-light interception (LLI), with different pre‑grazing heights in the first grazing cycle. Pasture was managed under rotational grazing with a herbage allowance not below 30 kg dry matter (DM) per cow per day. Three grazing cycles, with a grazing interval of 30 days, were evaluated. Pre‑grazing herbage mass was greater (2,240 vs. 1,656 kg ha-1 DM), but the proportion of leaf blades was smaller (0.35 vs. 0.43) for HLI swards. Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content and organic matter digestibility (OMD) were similar between treatments in the first grazing cycle, but in the second and third ones NDF was greater, and OMD lower, for the HLI swards. Milk yields were greater for cows grazing LLI swards (19.4 vs. 21.1 kg per day). Initial grazing with 90% of light interception promotes greater nutritional value in the subsequent cycles

ASPECTOS BROMATOLÓGICOS DA SILAGEM DE CASCA DE MANDIOCA (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) DESENSILADA EM DIFERENTES PERÍODOS

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi ensilar a casca de mandioca, avaliando bromatologicamente e verificando se esta técnica é eficaz na sua conservação por um periodo de 10 meses. A técnica de ensilagem mosntrou-se eficaz na conservação da casca de mandioca por 10 meses

Endocrine Dysfunction in Children with Zika-Related Microcephaly Who Were Born during the 2015 Epidemic in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Congenital viral infections and the occurrence of septo-optic dysplasia, which is a combination of optic nerve hypoplasia, abnormal formation of structures along the midline of the brain, and pituitary hypofunction, support the biological plausibility of endocrine dysfunction in Zika-related microcephaly. In this case series we ascertained the presence and describe endocrine dysfunction in 30 children with severe Zika-related microcephaly from the MERG Pediatric Cohort, referred for endocrinological evaluation between February and August 2019. Of the 30 children, 97% had severe microcephaly. The average age at the endocrinological consultation was 41 months and 53% were female. The most frequently observed endocrine dysfunctions comprised short stature, hypothyroidism, obesity and variants early puberty. These dysfunctions occurred alone 57% or in combination 43%. We found optic nerve hypoplasia (6/21) and corpus callosum hypoplasia (20/21). Seizure crises were reported in 86% of the children. The most common-and clinically important-endocrine dysfunctions were pubertal dysfunctions, thyroid disease, growth impairment, and obesity. These dysfunctions require careful monitoring and signal the need for endocrinological evaluation in children with Zika-related microcephaly, in order to make early diagnoses and implement appropriate treatment when necessary

Iniciação Científica na segunda metade dos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental: percursos da Equipe de Professores do Projeto PIXEL do Colégio de Aplicação da UFRGS

Este relato de experiência tem como objetivo apresentar como foi constituído e como estrutura-se atualmente o componente curricular Iniciação Científica (IC) no Projeto PIXEL, que abrange a segunda metade dos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental no Colégio de Aplicação (CAp) da UFRGS. O trabalho na IC organiza-se a partir de um planejamento semanal da equipe de professores, o que possibilitou uma série de reflexões e práticas neste componente curricular. O trabalho com a IC oportuniza o desenvolvimento de competências gerais em ambos os anos (8° e 9°) de seu desenvolvimento. São elas: a argumentação, a autonomia, a autoria, a cooperação e a colaboração e a resolução de problemas. Essas competências são essenciais à IC e servem de referência para criar os critérios de avaliação, não somente desse componente curricular, mas de todos os demais componentes do Projeto de Ensino PIXEL. A IC ocorre em quatro períodos semanais e seus projetos são desenvolvidos ao longo de um semestre. Eles culminam em produções escritas estruturadas – em formatos de reportagem científica para os 8ºs anos, e com formatos diversos, que incluem desde relatórios até manuais para os 9ºs. Ambos os anos se envolvem em Mostras de Trabalhos, nas quais os estudantes apresentam seus processos de pesquisa utilizando-se dos mais diversos recursos, fazendo a devolutiva da investigação para a comunidade. O trabalho da IC na escola não se trata, portanto, de uma aula que propõe situações-problema hipotéticas na expectativa de que os estudantes encontrem a resposta “correta”, mas sim, de criar propostas em que a complexidade e a diversidade do mundo se evidenciem, sejam parte do problema e de suas possíveis soluções. Os resultados que temos observado a partir do que é desenvolvido na IC do PIXEL, mostram o desenvolvimento de aprendizagens que permitem ao estudante a busca de informações e verificação de fontes, que façam comparações, que defendam seu ponto de vista e que elaborem estratégias e conclusões. A IC do PIXEL é uma proposta de ensino e de aprendizagem que ressignifica o papel do professor, aproximando-o dos estudantes, pois coloca-o na posição de orientador – aquele que tem experiência de pesquisa – e também de pesquisador – aquele que aprende sobre os temas ao longo do trabalho com cada estudante

The Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Paediatric Cohort (MERG-PC): A Cohort Profile.

This cohort profile aims to describe the ongoing follow-up of children in the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Paediatric Cohort (MERG-PC). The profile details the context and aims of the study, study population, methodology including assessments, and key results and publications to date. The children that make up MERG-PC were born in Recife or within 120 km of the city, in Pernambuco/Brazil, the epicentre of the microcephaly epidemic. MERG-PC includes children from four groups recruited at different stages of the ZIKV microcephaly epidemic in Pernambuco, i.e., the Outpatient Group (OG/n = 195), the Microcephaly Case-Control Study (MCCS/n = 80), the MERG Pregnant Women Cohort (MERG-PWC/n = 336), and the Control Group (CG/n = 100). We developed a comprehensive array of clinical, laboratory, and imaging assessments that were undertaken by a 'task force' of clinical specialists in a single day at 3, 6, 12, 18 months of age, and annually from 24 months. Children from MCCS and CG had their baseline assessment at birth and children from the other groups, at the first evaluation by the task force. The baseline cohort includes 711 children born between February 2015 and February 2019. Children's characteristics at baseline, excluding CG, were as follows: 32.6% (184/565) had microcephaly, 47% (263/559) had at least one physical abnormality, 29.5% (160/543) had at least one neurological abnormality, and 46.2% (257/556) had at least one ophthalmological abnormality. This ongoing cohort has contributed to the understanding of the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) spectrum. The cohort has provided descriptions of paediatric neurodevelopment and early epilepsy, including EEG patterns and treatment response, and information on the frequency and characteristics of oropharyngeal dysphagia; cryptorchidism and its surgical findings; endocrine dysfunction; and adenoid hypertrophy in children with Zika-related microcephaly. The study protocols and questionnaires were shared across Brazilian states to enable harmonization across the different studies investigating microcephaly and CZS, providing the opportunity for the Zika Brazilian Cohorts Consortium to be formed, uniting all the ZIKV clinical cohorts in Brazil

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio