Immature stages of the Neotropical butterfly, Dynamine agacles agacles

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)The external morphology of the immature stages of Dynamine agacles agacles (Dalman, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) is described, including photos, drawings, and scanning electron micrographs. Data on the adult and larval behavior are given based on observations in the host plant Dalechampia triphylla Lam. (Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae). The results are compared and discussed with other described species of Biblidinae, allowing to make further observations on the natural history and evolution of Dynamine.12Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)FAPESP [04/05269-9]FAPESP [2011/50225-3]CNPq [300282/2008-7

Atitudes dos profissionais de enfermagem relacionadas ao Processo de Enfermagem

Os objetivos do estudo foram descrever a disposição sobre o Processo de Enfermagem (PE) e a percepção de poder clínico dos profissionais de enfermagem; analisar associações entre atitudes relacionadas ao PE e variáveis selecionadas. Participaram 1.605 auxiliares de enfermagem e enfermeiros (86,9% mulheres, idade média 44,12 anos; DP=9,55). O escore médio no instrumento Posições sobre o Processo de Enfermagem (PPE) foi 112,37 (DP=22,28) e no Power as Knowing Participation in Change Tool - versão brasileira (PKPCT) foi 281,12 (DP= 38,72). Os escores nos instrumentos foram mais altos para enfermeiros quando comparados aos auxiliares. Houve correlação positiva moderada entre escores do PPE e PKPCT. Para os auxiliares houve associação entre os escores no PPE, sexo e pós-graduação; e entre percepção de poder e sexo. Para os enfermeiros houve associação entre PKPCT e cargo de chefia. Mais estudos devem ser desenvolvidos com vistas a identificar variáveis potencialmente associadas ao uso do Processo de Enfermagem na prática clínica

Rampant Nuclear Insertion of mtDNA across Diverse Lineages within Orthoptera (Insecta)

Nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes (numts) are non-functional fragments of mtDNA inserted into the nuclear genome. Numts are prevalent across eukaryotes and a positive correlation is known to exist between the number of numts and the genome size. Most numt surveys have relied on model organisms with fully sequenced nuclear genomes, but such analyses have limited utilities for making a generalization about the patterns of numt accumulation for any given clade. Among insects, the order Orthoptera is known to have the largest nuclear genome and it is also reported to include several species with a large number of numts. In this study, we use Orthoptera as a case study to document the diversity and abundance of numts by generating numts of three mitochondrial loci across 28 orthopteran families, representing the phylogenetic diversity of the order. We discover that numts are rampant in all lineages, but there is no discernable and consistent pattern of numt accumulation among different lineages. Likewise, we do not find any evidence that a certain mitochondrial gene is more prone to nuclear insertion than others. We also find that numt insertion must have occurred continuously and frequently throughout the diversification of Orthoptera. Although most numts are the result of recent nuclear insertion, we find evidence of very ancient numt insertion shared by highly divergent families dating back to the Jurassic period. Finally, we discuss several factors contributing to the extreme prevalence of numts in Orthoptera and highlight the importance of exploring the utility of numts in evolutionary studies