Contraintes a l’adoption de la methode de l’hygiene sanitaire des vergers pour la lutte contre les mouches nuisibles aux fruits (Diptera, Tephritidae) par les producteurs de mangues et d’agrumes au Benin

No AbstractMots-clés: Bénin, hygiène sanitaire des vergers, mouches de fruits, producteurs de mangues et d’agrumes 

Effects of the Energy Error Distribution of Fluorescence Telescopes on the UHECR energy spectrum

The measurement of the ultra high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) spectrum is strongly affected by uncertainties on the reconstructed energy. The determination of the presence or absence of the GZK cutoff and its position in the energy spectrum depends not only on high statistics but also on the shape of the energy error distribution. Here we determine the energy error distribution for fluorescence telescopes, based on a Monte Carlo simulation. The HiRes and Auger fluorescence telescopes are simulated in detail. We analyze the UHECR spectrum convolved with this energy error distribution. We compare this spectrum with one convolved with a lognormal error distribution as well as with a Gaussian error distribution. We show that the energy error distribution for fluorescence detectors can not be represented by these known distributions. We conclude that the convolved energy spectrum will be smeared but not enough to affect the GZK cutoff detection. This conclusion stands for both HiRes and Auger fluorescence telescopes. This result differs from the effect of the energy error distribution obtained with ground detectors and reinforces the importance of the fluorescence energy measurement. We also investigate the effect of possible fluorescence yield measurement errors in the energy spectrum.Comment: 24 pages, 11 figure

Ergonomic evaluation of workload by milk production – a bibliometric analysis

Introduction and Objective The purpose of this study was to select in a structured manner the relevant articles with scientific recognition, and simultaneously identify the characteristics of these publications that may scientifically enrich the theme in a portfolio of papers. The theme involves ergonomics in milk production as a criterion for evaluating and improving organizational performance in the milking sector. Material and Methods The study used ProKnow-C as a theoretical instrument for intervention. Results The main results show: i) a bibliographic portfolio of 18 items aligned with the view adopted by researchers which served as a theoretical framework for this research; ii) The article entitled “Wrist positions and movements as possible risk factors during machine milking”, by Marianne Stål, Gert-Åke Hansson and Ulrich Moritz in 1999 and published in the Journal of Applied Ergonomics presented the highest scientific recognition, iii) the authors highlighted in the bibliographic portfolio or in its references researching the subject are Gert-Åke Hansson, Marianne Stål and Stefan Pinzke, and iv) the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics shows the highest number of scientific articles in the bibliographic portfolio. Conclusions The studies selected using the methodology indicate research in ergonomics focused on the production of milk in rural areas, specifically in the milking sector, are generally related to the health and safety of the workers

Stochastic reaction-diffusion modeling of calcium dynamics in 3D-dendritic spines of purkinje cells

Calcium (Ca(2+)) is a second messenger assumed to control changes in synaptic strength in the form of both long-term depression (LTD) and long-term potentiation (LTP) at Purkinje cell dendritic spine synapses via inositol trisphosphate (IP(3)) induced Ca(2+) release. These Ca(2+) transients happen in response to stimuli from parallel fibers (PF) from granule cells and climbing fibers (CF) from the inferior olivary nucleus. These events occur at low numbers of free Ca(2+) requiring stochastic single particle methods when modeling them. We use the stochastic particle simulation program MCell to simulate Ca(2+) transients within a three-dimensional Purkinje cell dendritic spine. The model spine includes the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), several Ca(2+) transporters, and endogenous buffer molecules. Our simulations successfully reproduce properties of Ca(2+) transients in different dynamical situations. We test two different models of the IP(3) receptor (IP3R). The model with non-linear concentration response of binding of activating Ca(2+) reproduces experimental results better than the model with linear response due to the filtering of noise. Our results also suggest that Ca(2+) dependent inhibition of the IP3R needs to be slow in order to reproduce experimental results. Simulations suggest the experimentally observed optimal timing window of CF stimuli to arise from the relative timing of CF influx of Ca(2+) and IP(3) production sensitizing IP3R for Ca(2+) induced Ca(2+) release. We also model Ataxia, a loss of fine motor control assumed to be the result of malfunctioning information transmission at the granule to Purkinje cell synapse, resulting in a decrease or loss of Ca2+ transients. Finally, we propose possible ways of recovering Ca(2+) transients under Ataxia

Bone Characteristics Of Broiler Chickens Fed Diets Supplemented With Solanum Glaucophyllum

The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of the tibiotarsus of male broilers at 21 and 35 days of age. The percentages of collagenous proteins (CP), non-collagenous proteins (NCP), ash, and minerals (calcium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium), as well as weight of dried and defatted tibiotarsus in natura were determined. A total of 648 Cobb® male broilers were used in a random block design study with 6 treatments, 6 replicates, and 18 birds per experimental unit. The treatments consisted of diet supplementation with 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 μg of active Vitamin D3 per kg of feed. The birds were weighed at 21 and 35 days of age and one bird per repetition with the mean weight of the experimental unit was slaughtered to collect the tibiotarsus. The organic and mineral composition of the bone was affected by the addition of active Vitamin D3 to the feed. Our results indicate that a dose of up to 1.50 μg of 1,25(OH)2D3/kg of feed is ideal for male broilers between 8 and 35 days of age.37138139

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Prevalence And Risk Factors For Bovine Tuberculosis In The State Of São Paulo, Brazil

A cross sectional study was carried out between May and November 2011 to investigate the epidemiological situation of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The state was divided into seven regions. Three hundred farms from each region, with reproductive activity, were randomly chosen and included as primary sample units. A fixed number of bovine females, older than 2 years of age, were randomly selected and tested, using the comparative cervical tuberculin test. An epidemiological questionnaire based survey was conducted in the selected farms. Our results show that in the state of São Paulo, the apparent prevalence of positive farms was 9% (95% confidence interval, 95% CI = 7.8 - 10.5%). The prevalence in the individual regions varied between 3.5% (95% CI = 1.7 - 6.8%) and 13.9% (95% CI = 10.2 - 18.8%). The apparent prevalence of positive animals in the state was 1.3% (95% CI = 0.9 - 1.7%) and varied from 0.3% (95% CI = 0.2 - 0.6%) to 2.5% (95% CI = 1.4 - 4.5%) in the regions. The risk factors associated with tuberculosis in the state were (i) number of adult females in a herd is = 24 (Odds ratio, OR = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.32 - 2.75), (ii) type of farm enterprise (dairy: OR = 2.70, 95% CI = 1.40 - 5.21; mixed: OR = 2.03, 95% CI = 1.08 - 3.82), (iii) milking process (milking parlor: OR = 4.12, 95% CI = 1.46 - 11.64; portable milking machine: OR = 2.94, 95% CI = 1.42 - 6.09), and (iv) pasture sharing (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.07 - 2.33). The state of São Paulo should implement a structured surveillance system to detect and mitigate the disease. Further, an efficient animal health education program, which encourages the farmers to test replacement animals for bTB prior to introduction in their herds and to avoid pasture sharing with farms of unknown sanitary conditions should also be implemented.3753673368