Expansão de busca utilizando vocabulário controlado.

O objetivo dessa proposta é expandir as expressões de busca especificadas pelo usuário, de modo a abrir o leque de resultados, melhorando especialmente a cobertura destes, conferindo uma maior precisão nos resultados das buscas

Uma estratégia interativa para a expansão de expressões de busca utilizando vocabulário controlado.

Neste trabalho apresenta-se a evolução do sistema de busca da Agência de Informação Embrapa, a partir de uma estratégia interativa de expansão de expressões de busca. Embora a Agência prime pela oferta de informação altamente qualificada, seus usuários não utilizam todo esse potencial, por desconhecer seus detalhes. A estratégia proposta permite que o usuário especifique sua expressão de busca e o sistema sugira formas de expandi-la, deixando a escolha final para o usuário. Os experimentos realizados foram baseados em possibilidades automaticamente geradas e medidos de forma objetiva, considerando-se a precisão e a cobertura das buscas realizadas. Como esperado, os experimentos mostram que o uso de uma melhor qualificação das expressões permite obter resultados mais precisos e que a evolução da ferramenta atingiu seu objetivo.bitstream/item/56769/1/BolPesq30.pd

Uso e manejo de leguminosas em agroecossistemas na Amazônia Central.

Este estudo teve como objetivo gerar informações que poderão auxiliar os fruticultores da região na tomada de decisão quanto ao uso e manejo de leguminosas, como tefrósia, para inserção em sistemas de produção de fruteiras, visando à melhoria e manutenção da capacidade produtiva do solo, o controle de invasoras e o desenvolvimento e a produtividade das plantas

Preliminary report

Following the identification of two autochthonous cases of dengue type 1 on 3 October 2012, an outbreak of dengue fever has been reported in Madeira, Portugal. As of 25 November, 1,891 cases have been detected on the island where the vector Aedes aegypti had been established in some areas since 2005. This event represents the first epidemic of dengue fever in Europe since 1928 and concerted control measures have been initiated by local health authorities.publishersversionpublishe

Clinical study on the melarsoprol-related encephalopathic syndrome: risk factors and HLA association

Melarsoprol administration for the treatment of late-stage human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is associated with the development of an unpredictable and badly characterized encephalopathic syndrome (ES), probably of immune origin, that kills approximately 50% of those affected. We investigated the characteristics and clinical risk factors for ES, as well as the association between the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) complex and the risk for ES in a case-control study. Late-stage Gambiense HAT patients treated with melarsoprol and developing ES (69 cases) were compared to patients not suffering from the syndrome (207 controls). Patients were enrolled in six HAT treatment centres in Angola and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Standardized clinical data was obtained from all participants before melarsoprol was initiated. Class I (HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-Cw) and II (HLA-DR) alleles were determined by PCR-SSOP methods in 62 ES cases and 189 controls. The principal ES pattern consisted in convulsions followed by a coma, whereas ES with exclusively mental changes was not observed. Oedema, bone pain, apathy, and a depressed humour were associated with a higher risk of ES, while abdominal pain, coma, respiratory distress, and a Babinski sign were associated with higher ES-associated mortality. Haplotype C*14/B*15 was associated with an elevated risk for ES (OR: 6.64; p-value: 0.008). Haplotypes A*23/C*14, A*23/B*15 and DR*07/B*58 also showed a weaker association with ES. This result supports the hypothesis that a genetically determined peculiar type of immune response confers susceptibility for ES

Paratuberculosis in Sheep from Serra da Estrela Region

Being Paratuberculosis a chronic disease of difficult diagnosis and having suspicious of her presence in Serra da Estrela ovine’s effectives, it’s essential to prove this fact and establish a fast, efficient and viable diagnosis protocol, to be able to identified flock’s carriers of disease cases and, subsequently, being developed an eradication plane that allows her control. Therefore, in this work were tested several diagnosis’ methods but this report reflects mostly on the histopatological diagnosis’ methods, including the general condition observation before necropsy elaboration, necropsy, histopathological exam and Ziehl-Neelsen’s stain method, as well as Immunohistochemical`s method. A analogy with serological diagnosis was made. Of the 46 animals sent to necropsy, 20 showed positive reaction to ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay), 2 doubtful reaction and 21 were negative. The AGID was only positive in 4 animals. The symptoms were compatible in 34 animals. The macroscopic’s exam was compatible in 40 animals. The histopathology was compatible in 26 animals. The Ziehl-Neelsen’s stain of tissues revealed acid fast bacterias in 20 animals. In Immunohistochemical method 20 animals were positives

Synthesis, structure and physical properties of luminescent Pr(III) ß-diketonate complexes

Near infrared lanthanide(III)-based light conversion molecular devices (LCMDs) are emerging as a promising class of materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in some niche technologies. Three of these molecular materials -two highly coordinated Pr3+ ß-diketonate monomers and a dimer- are presented and their structure and properties are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the solid-to-solid transformation observed for the homodinuclear compound

Induced response of soybeans to phakopsora pachyrhizi inoculation and alternativa products used in organic production system.

Alternative products for soybean Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) management in organic production system were tested. Among them, calda viçosa (CV, mixture of Cu, Zn and Mg sulfates), Fish Fertil" (FF, hydrolyzed organic based on crustacean shell and marine fish, rich in chitosan), and sodium silicate (55) were selected for defense induction studies. Sovbean sown in greenhouse, at V3 development stage, was sprayed with alternative products and inoculated or not-inoculated with spores of P. pachyrhizi. Control plants were neither sprayed with products nor fungus inoculated. At O (before treatment) and 72, 96 and 120 hours after treatments, leaves were collected, extracted in MeOH, filtered, and HPLC injected for identification and quantification of compounds. In general, FF + fungus plant treated increased isoflavone concentrations and responded faster than the other treatments. Malonyl genistin, malonyl daidzin and malonyl glycitin concentrations of were approximately, four and 90 times (72h) and two (96h) times greater, respectively, compared to previous analysis, in fungus + FF treated plants. In this treatment, genistein and daidzein concentration also increased at 72h after treatment. Acethyl daidzin concentration increased in most of treatments, but was bigger in FF + fungus, 72h after treatment. Aglycones (genistein, daidzein and glycitein) concentration was lower compared to glycosides. However, FF has been exhaustively tested for management of phytopathogens in flowers and fruits, its role in soybean disease management needs additional experiments. Thus, for further elucidation P. pachyrhizi management by using FF,tests with pure chitosan is the next step of our studies

Cognitive Impairment and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Objectives: To characterize cognitive impairment in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and to correlate the pattern of cognitive deficits with brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumetric data. Materials and methods: In a multicenter cross-sectional study, we recruited consecutive patients with PPMS as well as age, sex, and education level-matched healthy controls (HC). All participants underwent neuropsychological (NP) assessment, and brain MRI was performed in patients with PPMS for analysis of lesion load, subcortical GM volumes, and regional cortical volumes. Results: We recruited 55 patients with PPMS and 36 HC. Thirty-six patients were included in the MRI analysis. Patients with PPMS performed significantly worse than HC in all NP tests. Subcortical GM volume was significantly correlated with all NP tests, except for Stroop Test, with the largest effect for the thalamus (r=-.516 [BVMT-R DR, P=.016 FDR-corrected] to r=.664 [SDMT, P<.001 FDR-corrected]). In the stepwise linear regression model, thalamic volume was the only predictor of performance in all NP tests. Conclusion: Cognitive impairment is common in PPMS and affects all evaluated cognitive domains. Subcortical GM volume, particularly of the thalamus, is a strong predictor of cognitive performance, suggesting it has a central role in the pathophysiology of PPMS-related cognitive dysfunction.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio