Produção e partição de biomassa na cultura do girassol submetido ao déficit hídrico

The great importance of sunflower cultivation is due to the excellent quality of the edible oil that is extracted from its seed, is still tapped in animal feed, for what if obtain elevated productivity is necessary managements based in the local characteristics. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of water replacement levels on the production and biomass participation of sunflower cultivars. We conducted the experiment in a greenhouse, located in the Federal Institute of Goiás, Rio Verde Campus. The variables analyzed were partition of biomass of chapter, leaves+stem and root, total production of achenes, weight of achenes full and weight of achenes voids. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design in a 5 x 3 factorial scheme with 3 replicates, were five levels of water replenishment (RH) (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% of RWC) and three cultivars C) of Atlântica Sementes LTDA (Charrua, Aguará - 6 and Olissun - 3). There was a significant effect in relation to water replenishment (RH) and cultivars (C), no significant result was observed for the interaction HR x C. The cultivar Charrua presented higher values for biomass of the root, participation of achenes, participation of full achenes and participation of achenes achy, being more tolerant to the water deficit. The cultivar Aguará - 6 showed a larger partition of leaf + stem biomass. We found higher production of achenes filled in 100% water replenishment. The filling of achenes depends significantly on the partition of biomass from leaf + stem and strand.A grande importância da cultura do girassol deve-se principalmente à excelente qualidade do óleo que se extrai de sua semente e na sua utilização como alimentação animal, no entanto, para que se obtenha produtividades elevadas, faz-se necessário a adoção de manejos hídricos adequados em função das características edafoclimaticas locais e da planta. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de níveis de reposição hídrica sobre a produção e participação de biomassa de cultivares de girassol. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação climatizada, localizado no Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus de Rio Verde. As variáveis respostas foram partição de biomassa do capítulo, das folhas+caule e da raiz, produção total de aquênios, peso de aquênios cheios e peso de aquênios chochos. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial 5 x 3 com 3 repetições, sendo, cinco níveis de reposição do hídrica (RH) (20, 40, 60, 80 e 100% da CRA) e três cultivares (C) da Atlântica Sementes LTDA (Charrua, Aguará – 6 e Olissun – 3). Ocorreu efeito significativo em relação a reposição hídrica (RH) e cultivares (C), não foi observado resultado significativo para a interação RH x C. A cultivar Charrua apresentou maiores valores para biomassa da raiz, participação de aquênios, participação de aquênios cheios e participação de aquênios chochos, mostrando ser mais tolerante ao déficit hídrico. A cultivar Aguará – 6 apresentou maior partição de biomassa das folha+caule. A maior produção de aquênios cheios foi verificada na reposição hídrica de 100%. O enchimento de aquênios depende significativamente da partição de biomassa de folha+caule e capítulo

Avaliação de modelos probabilísticos para chuvas intensas nas mesorregiões do estado de Pernambuco

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar como as distribuições de variáveis aleatórias de Gumbel, Log-Normal de dois parâmetros, Generalizada de Valores Extremos, Fréchet máximos, Weibull com dois e três parâmetros, Gama, Pearson tipo III e Log-Pearson tipo III se ajustam aos eventos de precipitação máxima diária anual (PMDA), em cada mesorregião do estado de Pernambuco. Foi utilizada uma série de PMDA para cada mesorregião pernambucana, a partir de dados obtidos na APAC e na ANA. Para avaliar a qualidade de aderência das distribuições, foram utilizados os testes de aderência de Anderson Darling (AD), Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS), o teste Qui-Quadrado de Pearson (?2) e o coeficiente de determinação (R2). O Método da Verossimilhança apresentou uma melhor qualidade de ajuste que o Método dos Momentos. A distribuição de Log-Pearson tipo III obteve o melhor ajuste para as mesorregiões da Zona da Mata e do Agreste, enquanto que a distribuição de Pearson tipo III obteve melhor aderência ao Sertão e ao São Francisco, e a Região Metropolitana do Recife a distribuição Generalizada de Valores Extremos foi a que obteve a melhor aderência. Dentre os testes de aderência utilizados o teste do Qui-Quadrado de Pearson foi considerado o mais restritivo

Transport Behavior of RB5 Dye in Alluvial Soil in the Northeast of Brazil

International audienceThe textile industry generates a large volume of chemically diversified effluents containing, among other compounds, dyes. Untreated wastes are contaminants to surface water, soil, and groundwater. In this aspect, various studies have explored the issue of contamination of alluvial soils in the Alto Capibaribe region, northeast of Brazil, due to local textile activity. This region, inserted into the Brazilian semiarid region, suffers from water scarcity, and there is a need for rural communities to use alluvial formations for water supply. The simulation of solute transport is a fundamental tool for understanding the environmental performance and risks associated with contamination by textile dyes. Transport parameters that directly influence pollutant dynamics in sedimentary environments are characterized. This study evaluated the retention and mobility of the dye Remazol Black 5 (RB5) in two superficial layers of alluvial soil from Alto Capibaribe to obtain transport parameters. In the laboratory, tests of mobility in soil columns with RB5 dye (concentration of the 25 mg L−1) and KBr tracer (concentration of the 35.7 g L−1) solutions were conducted. The CDE and two-region models were used to model the KBr experimental transport data, and the two-site model was used to model the RB5 experimental transport data. Physical non-equilibrium was found in the soils for KBr transport, and the two-region model adequately modeled the experimental breakthrough curves (BTCs). For the transport of RB5, the results showed a chemical non-equilibrium, and the two-site model was adequate to model the experimental BTCs. The results indicate that the surface layer is most responsible for the retention of RB5, where the RB5 solution was less mobile than in the lower layer. Both layers showed low retention and high mobility for RB5, indicating that the RB5 dye in the region may contaminate groundwater

Association between ACTN3 (R577X), ACE (I/D), BDKRB2 (-9/+9), and AGT (M268T) polymorphisms and performance phenotypes in Brazilian swimmers

Abstract Background The influence of genetic polymorphisms on athletic performance has been widely explored. This study investigated the interactions between the polymorphisms ACTN3 (R577X), ACE (I/D), BDKRB2 (-9/+9), and AGT (M/T) and their association with endurance and strength phenotypes in Brazilian swimmers. Methods 123 athletes (aged 20–30 years) and 718 controls participated in the study. The athletes were divided into elite and sub-elite (N = 19 and 104, respectively) and strength and endurance experts (N = 98 and 25, respectively). Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed in all groups. Results Considering the ACE polymorphism, it was observed a higher frequency of the DD genotype than expected in the strength experts of the elite group, whereas the strength experts sub-elite athletes had a higher frequency of the ID genotype (χ2 = 8.17; p = 0.01). Subjects with XX genotypes of ACTN3 are more likely to belong to the athlete group when compared to the control group (OR = 1.79, p = 0.04). The DD homozygotes of the ACE are more likely to belong to the elite group with strength phenotypes than the group of sub-elite (OR = 7.96, p = 0.01) and elite strength experts compared to elite endurance (OR = 18.0, p = 0.03). However, no significant differences were observed in the allelic distribution of the polymorphisms evaluated when comparing Elite, sub-elite athletes and controls. Conclusion ACE and ACTN3 allele frequencies should be considered with regard to performance influencing factors in Brazilian swimmers

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Neotropical freshwater fisheries : A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics

The Neotropical region hosts 4225 freshwater fish species, ranking first among the world's most diverse regions for freshwater fishes. Our NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set is the first to produce a large-scale Neotropical freshwater fish inventory, covering the entire Neotropical region from Mexico and the Caribbean in the north to the southern limits in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. We compiled 185,787 distribution records, with unique georeferenced coordinates, for the 4225 species, represented by occurrence and abundance data. The number of species for the most numerous orders are as follows: Characiformes (1289), Siluriformes (1384), Cichliformes (354), Cyprinodontiformes (245), and Gymnotiformes (135). The most recorded species was the characid Astyanax fasciatus (4696 records). We registered 116,802 distribution records for native species, compared to 1802 distribution records for nonnative species. The main aim of the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set was to make these occurrence and abundance data accessible for international researchers to develop ecological and macroecological studies, from local to regional scales, with focal fish species, families, or orders. We anticipate that the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set will be valuable for studies on a wide range of ecological processes, such as trophic cascades, fishery pressure, the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation, and the impacts of species invasion and climate change. There are no copyright restrictions on the data, and please cite this data paper when using the data in publications

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module

We report the results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During the 6-year study using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions for device-associated health care–associated infection (DA-HAI), we collected prospective data from 605,310 patients hospitalized in the INICC's ICUs for an aggregate of 3,338,396 days. Although device utilization in the INICC's ICUs was similar to that reported from ICUs in the U.S. in the CDC's NHSN, rates of device-associated nosocomial infection were higher in the ICUs of the INICC hospitals: the pooled rate of central line–associated bloodstream infection in the INICC's ICUs, 4.9 per 1,000 central line days, is nearly 5-fold higher than the 0.9 per 1,000 central line days reported from comparable U.S. ICUs. The overall rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was also higher (16.8 vs 1.1 per 1,000 ventilator days) as was the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (5.5 vs 1.3 per 1,000 catheter days). Frequencies of resistance of Pseudomonas isolates to amikacin (42.8% vs 10%) and imipenem (42.4% vs 26.1%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates to ceftazidime (71.2% vs 28.8%) and imipenem (19.6% vs 12.8%) were also higher in the INICC's ICUs compared with the ICUs of the CDC's NHSN