On the hydrolysis of the Dysprosium(III) ion

The hydrolysis of the Dysprosium (III) (Dy 3+ ) ion has been investigated at 25°C in 1, 2 and 3 molal (Na)ClO4 medium through a combined potentiometric‐coulometric methodology. At each perchlorate concentration the formation constants of the complexes DyOH 2+ , Dy2(OH)2 4+ and Dy5(OH)9 6+ have been determined. The values have then been extrapolated to zero ionic strength by using the Specific Interaction Theory. Analogies with the hydrolysis mechanism of other lanthanides are pointed out. This paper is just the first to be reported of a series of studies undertaken with the aim to prove that a single mechanism of hydrolysis applies to all the trivalent lanthanides and probably to the corresponding actinides, too radioactive to be investigated directly

Perennial herbaceous legumes used as permanent cover cropping in the Caatinga Mineira

"Parte da disserta??o de Mestrado do primeiro autor, apresentada ao Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Produ??o Vegetal, CCA/UFVJM; projeto financiado FAPEMIG, CNPq, MDA/SAF e MDS/SESAN"O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o comportamento e as potencialidades de leguminosas herb?ceas perenes para o uso como cobertura permanente em solos da regi?o da Caatinga Mineira, M?dio Vale do Jequitinhonha, MG, visando a introdu??o dessas plantas de cobertura em ?reas agr?colas. O experimento foi conduzido de dezembro de 2008 a julho de 2009. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso, com seis tratamentos e quatro repeti??es. Os tratamentos foram constitu?dos pelas leguminosas: cudzu tropical (Pueraria phaseoloides), calopog?nio (Calopogonium mucunoides), amendoim forrageiro (Arachis pintoi), soja perene (Glycine wightii), estilosantes (Stylosanthes capitata, Stylosanthes macrocephala) e pela testemunha (sem a presen?a de leguminosa). Foram avaliados os seguintes par?metros: emerg?ncia das pl?ntulas; taxa de cobertura do solo; promo??o da reten??o de umidade e temperatura do solo; capacidade de inibi??o da vegeta??o espont?nea; potencial de deposi??o de folhas e de aporte de macronutrientes pela senesc?ncia de folhas; produ??o total de fitomassa seca e ac?mulo de macronutrientes na parte a?rea. A cobertura plena do solo foi alcan?ada pelo calopog?nio, amendoim forrageiro e cudzu tropical. O calopog?nio conferiu maior capacidade de reten??o da umidade e inibi??o das plantas espont?neas. Em todos os tratamentos com leguminosas a temperatura do solo foi inferior ? testemunha, a partir dos 120 dias de ciclo. Na regi?o da Caatinga Mineira, as leguminosas perenes calopog?nio e cudzu tropical, podem contribuir significativamente para o incremento de nitrog?nio, aporte de outros macronutrientes (K, P, Ca e Mg) e incremento da mat?ria org?nica do solo.Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecu?ria de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq)Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES)The study objective was to evaluate the performance and potential of perennial herbaceous legumes for use as permanent soil cover in the Caatinga Mineira region MG, Brazil, for the introduction of these cover crops in agricultural areas. The experimental design was in a randomized blocks with six treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted on the leguminous: Pueraria phaseoloides, Calopogonium mucunoides, Arachis pintoi, Glycine wightii e Stylosanthes capitata, Stylosanthes macrocephala and the control (without the presence of leguminous). Were evaluated: seedling emergence and rate of soil cover, promotion of moisture retention and soil temperature, ability to inhibit the spontaneous vegetation, deposition potential of leaves and intake of macronutrients by senescence of leaves, dry matter production and accumulation of nutrients in the shoot. The full coverage of the soil was reached for Calopogonium mucunoides, Arachis pintoi and Pueraria phaseoloides. The Calopogonium mucunoides created greater capacity to retain moisture and inhibiting weeds. In all the treatments with leguminous, the soil temperature was lower than in control, from the 120 day cicle. In the region of Caatinga Mineira, the perennial leguminous Calopogonium mucunoides and Pueraria phaseoloides, could contribute significantly to the increase of the nitrogen and other macronutrients (K, P, Ca and Mg) and the increase of organic matter under the soil

Agronomic aspects of leguminous to green fertilization in the Cerrado of the High Jequitinhonha Valley

O uso intensivo e inadequado dos solos acelera sua degrada??o, sendo necess?ria a interven??o por meio de pr?ticas conservacionistas para restaurar a capacidade produtiva dos mesmos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o comportamento e desenvolvimento de diferentes leguminosas utilizadas como adubos verdes em solos de Cerrado, Alto Vale do Jequitinhonha, em Turmalina, MG. O delineamento experimental adotado foi em blocos ao acaso, com sete tratamentos e quatro repeti??es, sendo os tratamentos constitu?dos pelas leguminosas: mucuna-cinza (Mucuna nivea), mucuna-preta (Mucuna aterrima), lablabe (Dolichos lablab), feij?o-de-porco (Canavalia ensiformis), Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria spectabilis e guandu-an?o (Cajanus cajan). O ciclo precoce de C . juncea, C. spectabilis e feij?o-de-porco favorece a inser??o destes nos sistemas de cultivo. Aos 40 dias, o feij?o-de-porco e mucuna-cinza j? cobriam o solo, com 67 e 63 %; j? o guandu-an?o e C. juncea apresentaram os maiores desenvolvimentos, nesse per?odo. Os teores de N, P e K tendem a diminuir nas avalia??es realizadas nas diferentes fases vegetativas, o que contribui para melhor escolha da ?poca de manejo das leguminosas. Crotalaria juncea, mucuna-cinza, feij?o-de-porco e mucuna-preta foram as leguminosas que se destacaram na produ??o de mat?ria seca, o que torna essas esp?cies promissoras para aduba??o verde na regi?o. As leguminosas, em sua maioria, apresentam potencial para reciclagem dos macronutrientes e aporte de N aos sistemas de produ??o.Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecu?ria de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq)Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES)The intensive and inadequate use of soils accelerates its degradation, requiring the intervention by means of conservation practices to restore the productive capacity of the same. The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior and development of different legumes used as green manure in soils of the Cerrado, High Jequitinhonha Valley in Turmalina, MG. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with seven treatments and four replications, the treatments were the leguminous: Mucuna nivea, Mucuna aterrima, Dolichos lablab, Canavalia ensiformis, Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria spectabilis and Cajanus cajan. The early cycle of Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria spectabilis and Canavalia ensiformis, favors the insertion of these in cropping systems. At 40 days, the Canavalia ensiformis and Mucuna nivea stood out to cover the soil with 67 and 63 %, the Cajanus cajan and Crotalaria juncea presented the highest development in this period. The contents of N, P and K tend to decrease in the evaluations realized in different vegetative stages, which contributes to better choice of the time management of legumes. Crotalaria juncea, Mucuna nivea, Canavalia ensiformis and Mucuna aterrima, were the leguminous that stood out for fitomass production, making these promising species for green manure in the region. The leguminous in your mostly, presents potential for recycling of macronutrients and the contribution of N to production systems

The risk stratification of adverse neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes (STRONG) study

Aims: To assess the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes (GDM) by identifying subgroups of women at higher risk to recognize the characteristics most associated with an excess of risk. Methods: Observational, retrospective, multicenter study involving consecutive women with GDM. To identify distinct and homogeneous subgroups of women at a higher risk, the RECursive Partitioning and AMalgamation (RECPAM) method was used. Overall, 2736 pregnancies complicated by GDM were analyzed. The main outcome measure was the occurrence of adverse neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by GDM. Results: Among study participants (median age 36.8 years, pre-gestational BMI 24.8 kg/m2), six miscarriages, one neonatal death, but no maternal death was recorded. The occurrence of the cumulative adverse outcome (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.59–3.87), large for gestational age (OR 3.99, 95% CI 2.40–6.63), fetal malformation (OR 2.66, 95% CI 1.00–7.18), and respiratory distress (OR 4.33, 95% CI 1.33–14.12) was associated with previous macrosomia. Large for gestational age was also associated with obesity (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.00–2.15). Small for gestational age was associated with first trimester glucose levels (OR 1.96, 95% CI 1.04–3.69). Neonatal hypoglycemia was associated with overweight (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.02–2.27) and obesity (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.04–2.51). The RECPAM analysis identified high-risk subgroups mainly characterized by high pre-pregnancy BMI (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.21–2.33 for obese; OR 1.38 95% CI 1.03–1.87 for overweight). Conclusions: A deep investigation on the factors associated with adverse neonatal outcomes requires a risk stratification. In particular, great attention must be paid to the prevention and treatment of obesity

Quality of life in liver transplant recipients during the Corona virus disease 19 pandemic: A multicentre study

Background: Liver transplant recipients require specific clinical and psychosocial attention given their frailty. Main aim of the study was to assess the quality of life after liver transplant during the current pandemic. Methods: This multicentre study was conducted in clinically stable, liver transplanted patients. Enrollment opened in June and finished in September 2021. Patients completed a survey including lifestyle data, quality of life (Short Form health survey), sport, employment, diet. To examine the correlations, we calculated Pearson coefficients while to compare subgroups, independent samples t-tests and ANOVAs. To detect the predictors of impaired quality of life, we used multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results: We analysed data from 511 patients observing significant associations between quality of life’s physical score and both age and adherence to Mediterranean diet (p <.01). A significant negative correlation was observed between mental score and the sedentary activity (p <.05). Female patients scored significantly lower than males in physical and mental score. At multivariate analysis, females were 1.65 times more likely to report impaired physical score than males. Occupation and physical activity presented significant positive relation with quality of life. Adherence to Mediterranean diet was another relevant predictor. Regarding mental score, female patients were 1.78 times more likely to show impaired mental score in comparison with males. Sedentary activity and adherence to Mediterranean diet were further noteworthy predictors. Conclusions: Females and subjects with sedentary lifestyle or work inactive seem to show the worst quality of life and both physical activity and Mediterranean diet might be helpful to improve it

Microbial biopesticides: diversity, scope, and mechanisms involved in plant disease control

Food losses, defined as a reduction in the quantity and quality of food during production and storage, impact food safety and security. Losses caused by plant pathogens are among the most significant. Chemical pesticides have been extensively used to prevent microbial diseases. Their toxicity and reduced efficacy, however, have encouraged investigators to develop alternatives. Alternatives based on microbial biopesticides tend to be safer and more environmentally benign than conventional pesticides. In recent years, formulations based on biopesticides have progressively increased in number and diversity and have attracted commercial interest. Understanding the mechanisms by which biopesticides control the disease is fundamental to achieving optimal disease control. Biocontrol mechanisms can be divided into two main categories: those related to the ability to inhibit pathogens or their virulence factors, and those that enhance host plant fitness and induce disease resistance. Here, the first type of strategy is reviewed, which is directly mediated by physical contact between biocontrol agents and pathogens or indirectly by exposure of a pathogen to antimicrobial or microbial-inhibiting compounds produced by the microbial antagonist. Mechanisms involving physical contact include mycophagy, destruction of pathogenic bacteria by bacteriophages or predation, and disease inhibition by topical applications of specific dsRNA. Indirect mechanisms that do not involve direct contact with a pathogen include the production of antimicrobial compounds, competition, and virulence factor suppression by quorum quenching. These topics are reviewed and discussed.Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriale

L'abuso sessuale nei bambini prepuberi. Requisiti e raccomandazioni per una valutazione appropriata

Il testo, in assenza di una specifica formazione universitaria, ha lo scopo di fornire un aiuto ai professionisti medici che si trovano a valutare un soggetto prepubere con sospetto di abuso sessuale. Esso non costituisce una linea-guida per la diagnosi di abuso sessuale, ma definisce alcuni requisiti essenziali e diffonde alcune conoscenze per evitare errori che possano ripercuotersi negativamente sulla valutazione. Sovente il professionista che si trova ad effettuare la prima valutazione pu\uf2 non avere le sufficienti competenze ed \ue8 quindi necessario acquisire le conoscenze che permettano di minimizzare il rischio di errori in un settore di particolare complessit\ue0