Caracterização e avaliação de progênies de meios-irmãos de maracujazeiro amarelo para resistência a verrugose no estado do Acre.

Objetivou-se caracterizar e avaliar progênies de meios-irmãos de maracujazeiro amarelo vigorosas e resistentes à verrugose, sob ocorrência de inóculo natural, nas condições de cultivo orgânico

Adubação potássica da rotação soja, milheto e algodão em sistema plantio direto nos cerrados.

Este estudo teve objetivo avaliar a eficiência da adubação potássica com relação às doses, modos de aplicação (sulco, lanço e parcelada) e época (plantio, plantio e cobertura) na rotação soja, milheto e algodoeiro cultivadas em sistema plantio direto em solo da região dos Cerrados. O delineamento experimental adotado foi de blocos casualisados com 4 repetições em esquema fatorial. A fonte utilizada nas adubações foi o KCI. Na soja os tratamentos utilizados foram utilizadas as doses (testemunha, 30, 60 e 180 Kg ha-1 K2O), modos de aplicação (lanço e sulco) e épocas (pré-plantio, plantio e cobertura). Na cultura do algodoeiro foram utilizadas as doses de: 30, 60, 120 e 240 Kg ha-1 K2O, aplicados em pré-plantio, no sulco de plantio e, 60 Kg ha-1 K2O no sulco ou em pré-plantio, e o restante a lanço em 1 ou 2 coberturas. As doses em pré-plantio foram aplicadas na cultura do milheto. Não houve efeito a adubação potássica sobre a produtividade da cultura da soja. O milheto, como cobertura, aproveitou mais eficientemente a dose de 60 Kg ha-1 K2O. Os resultados da prodtividade do algodoeiro indicam que as mehores foram obtidas com doses de 146 e 240 Kg ha-1 K2O, aplicados em pré-plantio e no sulco. Os resultados também indicaram que houve efeito positivo da adubação potássica sobre a qualidade da fibra.bitstream/item/89015/1/bpd58-2004-adubacaopotassica.pd

Autoimmune diseases and pregnancy: analysis of a series of cases

BACKGROUND: An autoimmune disease is characterized by tissue damage, caused by self-reactivity of different effector mechanisms of the immune system, namely antibodies and T cells. All autoimmune diseases, to some extent, have implications for fertility and obstetrics. Currently, due to available treatments and specialised care for pregnant women with autoimmune disease, the prognosis for both mother and child has improved significantly. However these pregnancies are always high risk. The purpose of this study is to analyse the fertility/pregnancy process of women with systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases and assess pathological and treatment implications. METHODS: The authors performed an analysis of the clinical records and relevant obstetric history of five patients representing five distinct autoimmune pathological scenarios, selected from Autoimmune Disease Consultation at the Hospital of Braga, and reviewed the literature. RESULTS: The five clinical cases are the following: Case 1-28 years old with systemic lupus erythematosus, and clinical remission of the disease, under medication with hydroxychloroquine, prednisolone and acetylsalicylic acid, with incomplete miscarriage at 7 weeks of gestation without signs of thrombosis. Case 2-44 years old with history of two late miscarriages, a single preterm delivery (33 weeks) and multiple thrombotic events over the years, was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome after acute myocardial infarction. Case 3-31 years old with polymyositis, treated with azathioprine for 3 years with complete remission of the disease, took the informed decision to get pregnant after medical consultation and full weaning from azathioprine, and gave birth to a healthy term new-born. Case 4-38 years old pregnant woman developed Behcet's syndrome during the final 15 weeks of gestation and with disease exacerbation after delivery. Case 5-36 years old with autoimmune thyroiditis diagnosed during her first pregnancy, with difficult control over the thyroid function over the years and first trimester miscarriage, suffered a second miscarriage despite clinical stability and antibody regression. CONCLUSIONS: As described in literature, the authors found a strong association between autoimmune disease and obstetric complications, especially with systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis

BRS Campeiro: nova cultivar de feijoeiro comum de grão preto, indicada para o Sul do Brasil.

A cultivar BRS Campeiro originou-se de um programa de indução de mutação visando alterar a cor do tegumento da cultivar Corrente, desenvolvida pela Embrapa Arroz e Feijão.bitstream/CNPAF/21537/1/comt_62.pd

Ocorrência de duas novas espécies de Liogenys em cajueiro: descrição, comportamento e sugestão de manejo.

No Brasil, existe o registro da ocorrência de uma centena de espécies de insetos e ácaros associados ao cajueiro (Anacardium occidentale L.), os quais podem ser encontrados atacando todos os órgãos da planta. Contudo, além dessas espécies, outras vêm utilizando o cajueiro como novo hospedeiro, elevando a lista de insetos fitófagos para cerca de 120 espécies, a exemplo do escaravelho ou besouro-dos-ponteiros, como vulgarmente é também conhecido, e cuja ocorrência recente em estados do Nordeste vem provocando preocupações entre os produtoresODS 12

Desenvolvimento de métodos biotecnológicos para detecção de agrotóxicos em Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) coletadas no estado da Bahia

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Overthrowing the dictator: a game-theoretic approach to revolutions and media

A distinctive feature of recent revolutions was the key role of social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube). In this paper, we study its role in mobilization. We assume that social media allow potential participants to observe the individual participation decisions of others, while traditional mass media allow potential participants to see only the total number of people who participated before them. We show that when individuals’ willingness to revolt is publicly known, then both sorts of media foster a successful revolution. However, when willingness to revolt is private information, only social media ensure that a revolt succeeds, with mass media multiple outcomes are possible, one of which has individuals not participating in the revolt. This suggests that social media enhance the likelihood that a revolution triumphs more than traditional mass media

Quantitative image analysis for the characterization of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater treatment : a review

Quantitative image analysis techniques have gained an undeniable role in several fields of research during the last decade. In the field of biological wastewater treatment (WWT) processes, several computer applications have been developed for monitoring microbial entities, either as individual cells or in different types of aggregates. New descriptors have been defined that are more reliable, objective, and useful than the subjective and time-consuming parameters classically used to monitor biological WWT processes. Examples of this application include the objective prediction of filamentous bulking, known to be one of the most problematic phenomena occurring in activated sludge technology. It also demonstrated its usefulness in classifying protozoa and metazoa populations. In high-rate anaerobic processes, based on granular sludge, aggregation times and fragmentation phenomena could be detected during critical events, e.g., toxic and organic overloads. Currently, the major efforts and needs are in the development of quantitative image analysis techniques focusing on its application coupled with stained samples, either by classical or fluorescent-based techniques. The use of quantitative morphological parameters in process control and online applications is also being investigated. This work reviews the major advances of quantitative image analysis applied to biological WWT processes.The authors acknowledge the financial support to the project PTDC/EBB-EBI/103147/2008 and the grant SFRH/BPD/48962/2008 provided by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (Portugal)

Criminalidade organizada nas prisões e os ataques do PCC

The advent of organized crime in Brazilian prisons, especially in the state of São Paulo, constitutes the object of this article. The waves of attack unleashed by the Capital's First Command (PCC - Primeiro Comando da Capital), in May 2006, which resulted in countless deaths, brought cities to a halt, and cornered authorities in charge preventing them from applying law and order are the starting as well as reference points taken. The advent of organized criminality is analyzed under the light of determined axes: the international scenario and the Brazilian context, the historical antecedents, the taking root of crime in society and the role of penitentiary public policies.A emergência da criminalidade organizada nas prisões brasileiras, em especial no Estado de São Paulo, constitui objeto deste artigo. Tomam-se como ponto de partida e referência para análise as ondas de ataques desencadeadas pelo Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), de maio a agosto de 2006, que resultaram em inúmeros mortos, paralisaram cidades e acuaram as autoridades encarregadas de aplicar lei e ordem. A emergência da criminalidade organizada é analisada sob eixos determinados: cenário internacional e contexto brasileiro, antecedentes históricos, enraizamento do crime na sociedade e papel das políticas públicas penitenciárias