Comunidade de morcegos em paisagem natural e alterada no Pantanal da Nhecolândia.

Na tentativa de compreender os possíveis efeitos da substituição da vegetação nativa por pastagens exóticas no Pantanal, comparamos a riqueza de espécies e a composição da comunidade de espécies morcegos de uma área pastagem cultivada e de uma área com paisagem relativamente preservada (Fazenda Nhumirim). The attempt to understand the possible effects of the replacement of the native vegetation by cultivated, exotic pastures in the Pantanal, we compared the bat species richness and community composition from an area of cultivated pasture with that of a relatively conserved landscape (Nhumirim ranch)

Mechanism of Reconnection on Kinetic Scales Based on Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Observations

We examine the role that ions and electrons play in reconnection using observations from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission on kinetic ion and electron scales, which are much shorter than magnetohydrodynamic scales. This study reports observations with unprecedented high resolution that MMS provides for magnetic eld (7.8 ms) and plasma (30 ms for electrons and 150 ms for ions). We analyze and compare approaches to the magnetopause in 2016 November, to the electron diffusion region in the magnetotail in 2017 July followed by a current sheet crossing in 2018 July. Besides magnetic eld reversals, changes in the direction of the ow velocity, and ion and electron heating, MMS observed large uctuations in the electron ow speeds in the magnetotail. As expected from numerical simulations, we have veried that when the eld lines and plasma become decoupled a large reconnecting electric eld related to the Hall current (110 mV/m) is responsible for fast reconnection in the ion diffusion region. Although inertial accelerating forces remain moderate (12 mV/m), the electric elds resulting from the divergence of the full electron pressure tensor provide the main contribution to the generalized Ohms law at the neutral sheet (as large as 200 mV/m). In our view, this illustrates that when ions decouple electron physics dominates. The results obtained on kinetic scales may be useful for better understanding the physical mechanisms governing reconnection processes in various magnetized laboratory and space plasmas

Avaliação preliminar de acessos de melancia coletados na região de Vitória da Conquista-BA.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo fazer um a avaliação preliminar em acessos de melancia visando a obtenção de informações sobre características importantes para o melhoramento da cultura, utilizando para tal o campo de multiplicação de acessos coletados em vários municípios ao redor de Vitória da Conquista, no estado da Bahia.Suplemento. Edição de Resumos expandidos e palestras do 43. Congresso Brasileiro de Olericultura, Recife, jul. 2003

Dichotomy between urban and rural areas: statistical data may not reveal the synergy between these two existing spaces.

An analysis of several indicators, socio-economic and environmental, through the Dashboard of Sustainability is possible to tell which category has the highest rate of farmer sustainability, whether smallholders or monoculture. However, the secondary data available in Brazil today does not support a thorough analysis of the participation of each actor and to which the interconnection between the actors and their synergy in local economic activity. Since, given the narrowing between urban and rural, the statistical data available are not able to demonstrate the extent to which gives the rural-urban dichotomy. Thus, it is relevant to point out and discuss ways to provide consistent statistical data and be, in fact, able to demonstrate the local reality of a region within the welfare actors.ICAS 2013

In Vivo Study Of Novel Nanocomposite For Prostate Cancer Treatment

Because of high occurrence of side effects of conventional anticancer drugs, new therapies have been widely studied, such as the use of non-usual molecules and the association with nanomaterials. In this context, sildenafil is a molecule that has been lately considered as a co-adjuvant in cancer therapy because it inhibits an enzyme with a potential role in tumor progression, phosphodiesterase-5. Taking into account the combination of nanoparticles and sildenafil, we produced systems based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles, Pluronic F-127 and sildenafil as the main therapy for prostate cancer.61

In Vivo Nanotoxicology Of Hybrid Systems Based On Copolymer/silica/anticancer Drug

One of the major problems in cancer therapies is the high occurrence of side effects intrinsic of anticancer drugs. Doxorrubicin is a conventional anticancer molecule used to treat a wide range of cancer, such as breast, ovarian and prostate. However, its use is associated with a number of side effects like multidrug resistance and cardiotoxicity. The association with nanomaterials has been considered in the past decade to overcome the high toxicity of these drugs. In this context, mesoporous silica nanoparticles are great candidates to be used as carriers once they are very biocompatible. Taking into account the combination of nanoparticles and doxorrubicin, we treated rats with chemically induced prostate cancer with systems based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles and a thermoreversible block copolymer (Pluronic F-127) containing doxorrubicin. Preliminary results show a possible improvement in tumor conditions proportional to the concentration of the nanoparticles, opening a perspective to use mesoporous silica nanoparticles as carrier for doxorrubicin in prostate cancer treatment.61

Carbon Concentration and Uptake by Tifton 85 Bermudagrass in Five Cuttings in 2004

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