New early Triassic Lingulidae (Brachiopoda) genera and species from South China

Two new genera, Sinolingularia gen. nov. and Sinoglottidia gen. nov., together with three new species, Sinolingularia huananensis gen. et sp. nov., Sinolingularia yini gen. et sp. nov. and Sinoglottidia archboldi gen. et sp. nov., are described on the basis of a large collection of well-preserved specimens from several sections straddling the Permian - Triassic boundary in South China. <br /

Memorial acadêmico para Professor Titular

Os memoriais têm longa tradição acadêmica no Brasil, constituem-se em documentos que expõem trajetórias de professores universitários para fins de concursos ou de progressões ao longo das suas carreiras. No caso específico das universidades federais e da progressão para a classe de Professor Titular a ampliação do acesso a esse nível da carreira é a resultante de uma greve do movimento docente. Entre as concessões ao Estado e as conquistas da categoria, essa greve garantiu que todos os professores que alcançarem o nível de Professor Associado 4 possam pleitear essa ascensão. Nas regras anteriores de distribuição de vagas para Professor Titular, a possibilidade dessa promoção era muito reduzida, envolvia a perda de direitos trabalhistas, além de produzir uma competição intensa entre pares do mesmo departamento

Adaptive strategies of Lower Jurassic and Eocene multivincular bivalves

The adaptive strategies of three multivincular bivalves are described: two Liassic species of the Lithiotis Facies (Lithioperna scutata and Mytiloperna sp.) and an Eocene species (Pachyperna laverdana). These taxa are characterized by a high intraspecific variability and unusual shell form which are typical features of the secondary soft-bottom dwellers. P. laverdana shows a high ontogenetic variability with behavioural changes from pleurothetic, byssally attached, hard-bottom dweller to edgewise, soft-bottom recliner. Mytiloperna sp. shows a very high morphological and behavioural variability in the adult shells; its adaptive strategy ranges from an epifaunal, edgewise recliner to semi-infaunal mud sticker. The behaviour of L. scutata ranges from pleurothetic recliner to semi-infaunal mud sticker. P. laverdana probably inhabited higher energy environments with a minor spatial competition with respect to the Liassic species. A less static stability of Mytiloperna sp. with respect to the Eocene species has been proposed. Thus its bottom stabilization could also be guaranteed by other factors (e.g. dense package of the host bivalve community, semi-infaunal behaviour, anchorage with beaks). L. scutata has a shell with the lowest hydrodynamic stability. All three taxa have inner shell layers made up of an irregular simple prismatic microstructure. It becomes massive and fibrous in P. layerdana and Mytiloperna sp., where it mainly carried out a static function in the heavyweight strategy. The mechanical, environmental and taxonomical significance of the morphology and microstructure are discussed

Costatoria (Costatoria?) subrotunda (BITTNER, 1901) a Smithian (Lower Triassic) marker from Tethys

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The early macrofaunas of the Werfen Formation and the Permian-Triassic boundary in the Dolomites (Southern Alps, Italy)

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Marine fossil assemblages from Upper Permian to lowermost Triassic in the western Dolomites (Italy)

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WEALTHY, A Wearable Health-Care System: New frontier on E-Textile

A comfortable health monitoring system named WEALTHY is presented. The system is based on a wearable interface implemented by integrating fabric sensors, advanced signal processing techniques and modern telecommunication systems, on a textile platform. Conducting and piezoresistive materials in form of fibre and yarn are integrated in a gar- ment and used as sensors, connectors and electrode elements. Simultaneous recording of vital signs allows extrapolation of more complex parameters and inter-signal elaboration that contribute to produce alert messages and patient table. The purpose of this publication is to evaluate the performance of the textile platform and the possibility of the simultane- ous acquisition of several biomedical signals