Desenvolvimento do maracujá doce em Viçosa, Minas Gerais

Foram avaliadas as mudanças físicas, químicas e fisiológicas ocorridas durante o desenvolvimento do maracujá doce, da antese até o completo amadurecimento na planta. Os frutos apresentaram formato ligeiramente oblongo, padrão de desenvolvimento sigmoidal simples e padrão climatérico para a respiração. O desenvolvimento do fruto foi dividido em três fases: divisão celular até 4,70 dias após a antese (daa), expansão celular de 4,70 daa até 28,94 daa e maturação, de 28,94 daa a 91 daa. Na primeira fase, há pouco incremento nas dimensões do fruto, altas taxas respiratórias, crescimento acelerado da espessura do pericarpo e coloração do pericarpo verde-claro. Na fase seguinte, há intenso desenvolvimento das dimensões do fruto, ganho acelerado de massa da matéria fresca e coloração do pericarpo verde-intenso. Na terceira fase, há tendência à estabilização das dimensões, desenvolvimento de polpa acentuado, o teor de sólidos solúveis aumenta, os teores de vitamina C e acidez titulável diminuem. O pico do climatério foi registrado aos 63 daa. No último dia de avaliação, aos 91 daa, a polpa (suco + sementes) representava 24,46% da massa da matéria fresca total do fruto, o pericarpo respondia por 74,10% e as sementes isoladas, por 3,14%

The Bacterium Endosymbiont of Crithidia deanei Undergoes Coordinated Division with the Host Cell Nucleus

In trypanosomatids, cell division involves morphological changes and requires coordinated replication and segregation of the nucleus, kinetoplast and flagellum. In endosymbiont-containing trypanosomatids, like Crithidia deanei, this process is more complex, as each daughter cell contains only a single symbiotic bacterium, indicating that the prokaryote must replicate synchronically with the host protozoan. In this study, we used light and electron microscopy combined with three-dimensional reconstruction approaches to observe the endosymbiont shape and division during C. deanei cell cycle. We found that the bacterium replicates before the basal body and kinetoplast segregations and that the nucleus is the last organelle to divide, before cytokinesis. In addition, the endosymbiont is usually found close to the host cell nucleus, presenting different shapes during the protozoan cell cycle. Considering that the endosymbiosis in trypanosomatids is a mutualistic relationship, which resembles organelle acquisition during evolution, these findings establish an excellent model for the understanding of mechanisms related with the establishment of organelles in eukaryotic cells

Nutrition facts and limits for micronutrients in tree species used in urban forestry

ABSTRACT There is a huge lack of researches that evaluate the nutritional limits in tree species used in urban forestry, especially in terms of micronutrients. This study aimed to establish limits and range of micronutrients levels for the proper development of tree species utilized in urban forestry. The study was conducted in the city of Santa Maria-RS-Brazil. Through forest inventory, 23 forest species present in urban forest were selected, and 05 vegetative branches of each tree were collected, in which the contents of B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn were analyzed. Ranges of micronutrients’ contents were developed for class limits criteria. Nutritional problems were detected for B, Cu and Zn in G. robusta and S. cumini, indicating a need of fertilization and management of these trees. The levels of Mn were within an adequate range only for the species C. illinoensis and H. chrysotrichus. The contents of B were higher than the level considered adequate for H. chrysotrichusand M. nigra. The rates of Fe showed high levels for E. japonica, H. chrysotrichusand S. babylonica. The estimated nutritional limits enable a greater control in the classification of the results for each tree species utilized in urban forestry

The use of the Nursing Activities Score in clinical settings: an integrative review

ABSTRACT Objective analyze how studies have approached the results obtained from the application of the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) based on Donabedian’s model of healthcare organization and delivery. Method CINAHL and PubMed databases were searched for papers published between 2003 and March 2015. Results 36 articles that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed and double-coded by three independent coders and analyzed based on the three elements of Donabedian’s health care quality framework: structure, process and outcome. The most frequently addressed, but not always tested, variables were those that fell into the structure category. Conclusion variables that fell into the process category were used less frequently. Beside NAS, the most frequently used variables in the outcome category were mortality and length of stay. However, no study used a quality framework for healthcare or NAS to evaluate costs, and it is recommended that further research should explore this approach