Central do Brasil: uma perspectiva humanizada do nódulo central de transportes do Rio de Janeiro

O presente trabalho vem com a intenção de demonstrar o estudo feito pelos colaboradores durante o Curso de Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável do IED - Instituto Europeu de Design em sua sede no Rio de Janeiro, durante o ano de 2016. O artigo pretende abordar o quadro atual da realidade do pedestre e usuário da Central do Brasil, o nó de transportes da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, assim como trazer as propostas elaboradas pelo grupo para a melhoria do espaço a nível do pedestre.This paper intends to demonstrate the study done by the group during the Sustainable Urban Mobility Course of IED - European Design Institute at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, during the year 2016. The article intends to address the current framework of the reality of the pedestrian and user of Central do Brasil, the transport node of the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as bringing the proposals made by the group to improve space at the pedestrian level

A list of land plants of Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Brazil, highlights the presence of sampling gaps within this protected area

Brazilian protected areas are essential for plant conservation in the Atlantic Forest domain, one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots. A major challenge for improving conservation actions is to know the plant richness, protected by these areas. Online databases offer an accessible way to build plant species lists and to provide relevant information about biodiversity. A list of land plants of “Parque Nacional do Caparaó” (PNC) was previously built using online databases and published on the website "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil." Here, we provide and discuss additional information about plant species richness, endemism and conservation in the PNC that could not be included in the List. We documented 1,791 species of land plants as occurring in PNC, of which 63 are cited as threatened (CR, EN or VU) by the Brazilian National Red List, seven as data deficient (DD) and five as priorities for conservation. Fifity-one species were possible new ocurrences for ES and MG states

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest

Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non-vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence and abundance; (2) describe the epiphyte distribution in the Atlantic Forest, in order to indicate future sampling efforts. Our work presents the first epiphyte data set with information on abundance and occurrence of epiphyte phorophyte species. All data compiled here come from three main sources provided by the authors: published sources (comprising peer-reviewed articles, books, and theses), unpublished data, and herbarium data. We compiled a data set composed of 2,095 species, from 89,270 holo/hemiepiphyte records, in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, recorded from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records were from qualitative data (occurrence only, 88%), well distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest. For quantitative records, the most common sampling method was individual trees (71%), followed by plot sampling (19%), and transect sampling (10%). Angiosperms (81%) were the most frequently registered group, and Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae were the families with the greatest number of records (27,272 and 21,945, respectively). Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, and Polypodiaceae were the most recorded family, and more concentrated in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Data on non-vascular plants and lichens were scarce, with a few disjunct records concentrated in the Northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest. For all non-vascular plant records, Lejeuneaceae, a family of liverworts, was the most recorded family. We hope that our effort to organize scattered epiphyte data help advance the knowledge of epiphyte ecology, as well as our understanding of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in the Atlantic Forest. No copyright restrictions are associated with the data set. Please cite this Ecology Data Paper if the data are used in publication and teaching events. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology © 2019 The Ecological Society of Americ

Avaliação da vulnerabilidade a contaminação das águas subterrâneas do aquífero Rio Claro na mineração Mandu, distrito de Ajapi - Rio Claro-SP

Groundwater in the Rio Claro district is predominantly extracted from low productivity wells on the Itararé Aquifer, from depths greater than 150 m. These factors in conjunction with increasing demand for water supply have stimulated many industries to exploit the Rio Claro Aquifer, constituted by Cenozoic sediments of the Rio Claro Formation, where hydraulic properties are poorly known. For this reason, it is necessary to study the possible vulnerable to contamination punctual locations of the aquifer, in order to enable proper management of these groundwater reserves and to allow continuity of supply. Thus, this study aims to assess the vulnerability to groundwater on contamination Rio Claro Aquifer, punctually in Mandu mining site area, located in the District of Ajapi, Rio Claro - SP, the company which operates and sells industrial sand. The risk of groundwater contamination depends on the relationship between the hydrogeological characteristics of the aquifer layer (vulnerability to contamination) and the pollutant load. To evaluate the susceptibility to contamination it was applied the method GOD (FOSTER and HIRATA, 1987; FOSTER et. al., 2002) and, in addition, field and laboratory tests were performed to chacacterize the granulometry of the strata, hydraulic conductivity and some physical indices to make the evaluation more assertive and detailed. Punctual contamination vulnerability found in the aquifer Rio Claro, was moderate, which means that the aquifer is vulnerable to some contaminants, but when continuously discharged or leached. Thus, Mandu mining has a great role on preventing the emission of contaminants in the process of extraction and processing of sand... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)A exploração de água subterrânea no município de Rio Claro ocorre predominantemente no aquífero Itararé que, além de se situar a profundidades superiores a 150 m, possui baixa produtividade. Devido a esses fatores e ao aumento da necessidade de abastecimento na região, diversas indústrias vêm explorando água do aquífero Rio Claro, representado pelos arenitos Cenozóicos da formação Rio Claro, cujo potencial e características hidráulcas são pouco conhecidas. Por este motivo, faz-se necessário o estudo de possíveis pontos de contaminação do aquífero, com vistas a possibilitar a gestão adequada deste reservatório de águas subterrânea e para permitir a continuidade do abastecimento. Assim, este estudo visa à avaliação da vulnerabilidade à contaminação da água subterrânea do Aquífero Rio Claro, de forma pontual, na mineração Mandu, localizada no Distrito de Ajapi, município de Rio Claro - SP, empresa que explora e comercializa areia industrial... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo

Central do Brasil: uma perspectiva humanizada do nódulo central de transportes do Rio de Janeiro

O presente trabalho vem com a intenção de demonstrar o estudo feito pelos colaboradores durante o Curso de Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável do IED - Instituto Europeu de Design em sua sede no Rio de Janeiro, durante o ano de 2016. O artigo pretende abordar o quadro atual da realidade do pedestre e usuário da Central do Brasil, o nó de transportes da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, assim como trazer as propostas elaboradas pelo grupo para a melhoria do espaço a nível do pedestre.This paper intends to demonstrate the study done by the group during the Sustainable Urban Mobility Course of IED - European Design Institute at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, during the year 2016. The article intends to address the current framework of the reality of the pedestrian and user of Central do Brasil, the transport node of the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as bringing the proposals made by the group to improve space at the pedestrian level

Resumos concluídos - Pedagogia

Resumos concluídos - Pedagogi

Avaliações físicas, químicas e biológicas da microbacia do Córrego Modeneis em Limeira â SP

Este trabalho apresenta uma avaliação da qualidade da água do córrego Modeneis pertencente à microbacia do córrego Barroca Funda, afluente do Ribeirão Tatu, na cidade de Limeira, SP. Foram escolhidos três pontos de coleta para análises: nascente, meio e final da microbacia. O estudo foi realizado através do monitoramento de águas e sedimento durante oito semanas, sendo verificados os parâmetros físicos (pH, cor, turbidez, condutividade, sólidos totais dissolvidos), químicos (alcalinidade, acidez, nitrato, dureza e TOC) e biológicos (toxicidade aguda â Daphnia similis e crônica â Ceriodaphnia dubia) das amostras. Palavras-chave: corpo dâágua, sedimento, ecotoxicidade, Daphnia similis, Ceriodaphnia dubia. ABSTRACT This work presents an evaluation of the water quality from Modeneis stream belonging the microbasin of Barroca Funda stream, affluent of the Ribeirão Tatu in the city of Limeira, São Paulo. Three points of collection for analyses had been chosen: spring, middle and end of microbasin. The study was realized through the monitoring of waters and sediment during eight weeks, being verified the physical parameter (pH, Color, Turbidity, Conductivity and Total Solids), chemical (Alkalinity, Acidity, Nitrate, Hardness and TOC) and biological ( acute Toxicity- Daphnia similis and chronic- Ceriodaphnia dubia) of the samples. Keywords: water body, sediment, ecotoxicity, Daphnia similis, Ceriodaphnia dubia.</div

Retrospective Analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 Infection Profile in COVID-19 Positive Patients in Vitoria da Conquista, Northeast Brazil

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for causing Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19), a heterogeneous clinical condition that manifests varying symptom severity according to the demographic profile of the studied population. While many studies have focused on the spread of COVID-19 in large urban centers in Brazil, few have evaluated medium or small cities in the Northeast region. The aims of this study were: (i) to identify risk factors for mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection, (ii) to evaluate the gene expression patterns of key immune response pathways using nasopharyngeal swabs of COVID-19 patients, and (iii) to identify the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in the residents of a medium-sized city in Northeast Brazil. A total of 783 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 between May 2020 and August 2021 were included in this study. Clinical-epidemiological data from patients who died and those who survived were compared. Patients were also retrospectively divided into three groups based on disease severity: asymptomatic, mild, and moderate/severe. Samples were added to a qPCR array for analyses of 84 genes involved with immune response pathways and sequenced using the Oxford Nanopore MinION technology. Having pre-existing comorbidity; being male; having cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and PCR cycle threshold (Ct) values under 22 were identified as risk factors for mortality. Analysis of the expression profiles of inflammatory pathway genes showed that the greater the infection severity, the greater the activation of inflammatory pathways, triggering the cytokine storm and downregulating anti-inflammatory pathways. Viral genome analysis revealed the circulation of multiple lineages, such as B.1, B.1.1.28, Alpha, and Gamma, suggesting that multiple introduction events had occurred over time. This study&rsquo;s findings help identify the specific strains and increase our understanding of the true state of local health. In addition, our data demonstrate that epidemiological and genomic surveillance together can help formulate public health strategies to guide governmental actions