The libraries that made SUCEST

A large-scale sequencing of sugarcane expressed sequence tags (ESTs) was carried out as a first step in depicting the genome of this important tropical crop. Twenty-six unidirectional cDNA libraries were constructed from a variety of tissues sampled from thirteen different sugarcane cultivars. A total of 291,689 cDNA clones were sequenced in their 5? and 3?end regions. After trimming low-quality sequences and removing vector and ribosomal RNA sequences, 237,954 ESTs potentially derived from protein-encoding messenger RNA (mRNA) remained. The average insert size in all libraries was estimated to be 1,250bp with the insert length varying from 500 to 5,000 bp. Clustering the 237,954 sugarcane ESTs resulted in 43,141clusters, from which 38% had no matches with existing sequences in the public databases. Around 53% of the clusters were formed by ESTs expressed in at least two libraries while 47% of the clusters are formed by ESTs expressed in only one library. A global analysis of the ESTs indicated that around 33% contain cDNA clones with full-length insert.1

Foraging Activity of Xylocopa cearensis (Ducke) in Sand Dune Landscape

Bees foraging strategy is affected by the distribution and abundance of flower resources, mainly nectar and pollen. Homing-time of female Xylocopa cearensis (Ducke) bees to their nests was assessed through a simple translocation method. The hypothesis addressed was that resource distribution in the landscape level influences bee homing time. The study area comprises about 300ha in a sand dune field with patchy shrubs in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The mean homing time after translocation was 60 min (sd = 4.36 min; n= 03), except for one bee that did not returned. The translocation technique was successfully applied to large solitary bees, since they do return to their own nest and can be easily recognized when arriving. Also, bees returned carrying pollen, what suggests foraging activity after translocations. Results evidence landscape functional connectivity since bees were able to move through local habitats. Further studies should address movement cost tradeoffs and its consequences on bee diversity conservation

Comportamento germinativo de sementes de morototó armazenadas sob câmara fria analisadas em diferentes temperaturas e substratos.

SICAT 2010

Teste de germinação de sementes de cumarú (Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.) sob diferentes substratos e temperaturas.

SICAT 2010

Detecção de fungos em sementes de mogno (Swietenia macrophylla King).

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Detecção de fungos em sementes de Tatapiririca (Tapirira guianensis Aublet.).

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Patologia de sementes de espécies florestais na Amazônia.

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Predicting Brain Age at Slice Level : Convolutional Neural Networks and Consequences for Interpretability

Funding Information: NE was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior— Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001. MM was financed in part by the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa—Brasil (CNPq). Funding Information: Conflict of Interest: BF had a research grant from Pfizer outside of this study.Peer reviewe