USE OF PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID PROFILES TO STUDY THE MICROBIAL COMPOSITION OF CYANOBACTERIAL MATS IN CABO ROJO SOLAR SALTERNS

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The Cabo Rojo Saltern located in the West side of Puerto Rico is a hypersaline ecosystem that consists of crystallizer ponds surrounded by series of cyanobacterial mats. Although this ecosystem harbors a variety of microorganisms not much is known about their identity and relati...

167 Biologie de reproduction du cerf de Barbarie (Cervus elaphus ...

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Résumé. La biologie de reproduction des cerfs de Barbarie (Cervus elaphus barabrus) a été étudiée dans le parc d'El Feidja et la réserve de Mhebès sur des populations qui vivent respectivement en état de captivité et semi captivité. Il ressort de cette étude que la période de rut débute en fin août-début septembre.

Authenticity control of game meat products--a single method to detect and quantify adulteration of fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and sika deer (Cervus nippon) by real-time PCR.

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Druml, Barbara; Grandits, Stephanie; Mayer, Walter; Hochegger, Rupert; Cichna-Markl, Margit

2015-03-01

This contribution presents a single real-time PCR assay allowing the determination of the deer content (the sum of fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and sika deer (Cervus nippon)) in meat products to detect food adulteration. The PCR assay does not show cross-reactivity with 20 animal species and 43 botanical species potentially contained in game meat products. The limit of quantification is 0.5% for fallow deer and red deer and 0.1% for sika deer. The deer content in meat products is determined by relating the concentration obtained with the deer PCR assay to that obtained with a reference system which amplifies mammals and poultry DNA. The analysis of binary meat mixtures with pork, a meat mixture containing equal amounts of fallow deer, red deer and sika deer in pork and a model game sausage showed that the quantification approach is very accurate (systematic error generally <25%). Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Complejo de restauración del atún rojo en Cabo de Palos : CRARCP

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Denchev Torlakov, Ivaylo

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El proyecto pretende por una parte poner en valor el producto del atún rojo promocionando los nuevos valores de la cocina (I+D+I) y convertirlo en símbolo de identidad para el municipio de Cabo de Palos y la Región de Murcia. Por otra parte se busca la reactivación y definición de un borde urbano en Cabo de Palos. Para ello se definen los siguientes objetivos: - Analizar el entorno urbano existente, evaluarlo y proponer soluciones que permitan mejorar las condiciones del mismo, impulsando la ...

Análisis de la competencia entre tres tipos de arroz rojo y la variedad Oryzica -1

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Montealegre S. Fabio A.

1991-12-01

Full Text Available Con el objeto de analizar la capacidad competidora de los arroces rojos Varietal Cica-6 (VC-6, Mechudo Patechulo
(PM y Pipón Desgranador (PO, se llevó a cabo una investigación de campo en la cual los arroces rojos fueron sembrados en monocultivo yen mezcla (50:50 con la variedad Orvzlca-1, Se empleó un diseño de bloques
al azar con muestreo y tres replicaciones. Las variables medidas fueron altura de planta, número de macollas y hojas por planta, área foliar, peso seco de la parte aérea y los componentes de rendimiento. Además se calculó el índice de área foliar, la relación de área foliar, la tasa de crecim lehto relativo, la tasa de asimilación neta, la tasa de crecimiento del cultivo y la duración del área foliar. Se encontró un incremento del peso seco y la TCR en el VC6, del peso seco en el MP y del peso seco, área foliar y RAF del PD cuando
estuvieron en competencia con la variedad Oryzica-1, lo que demuestra que estas son características importantes de los rojos como plantas competidoras. Por otra parte, la
mayoría de las características de la variedad Oryzica-1 disminuyen significativamente cuando se encuentra en mezcla con los arroces rojos. Estos resultados permiten clasificar
al PD como altamente agresivo, al MP como medianamente agresivo y al VC6 como ligeramente agresivo.A field experiment was conducted to analyse the competitive ability of three red rice types: Varietal Cica-6 (VC·S, Mechudo Patechulo (MP y Pipón Desgranador (PO grown in monoculture and mixture (50:50 wth Oryzica-1. A randomized block design with sampling and three replications
was used. Plant heigh, tiller number and leaves per plant, leaf area, plant dry weight and yield components were measured.
Leaf area index, net assimilation rate, leaf area ratio, relative growth rate, crop growth rate and leaf area duration were
derived. It was found an increase in plant dry weight and RGR in VC-6, plant dry

Desarrollo del ensilado del alga Gracilaria chilensis para la alimentación del abalón rojo Haliotis rufescens

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Alfonso Mardones

2015-05-01

Full Text Available En Chile, el principal insumo usado como alimento para abalones son las algas Gracilaria chilensis y Macrocystis pyrifera. Estas algas experimentan una notable baja de disponibilidad en otoño e invierno, lo cual trae consigo un aumento considerable de los precios, al tener que depender del abastecimiento desde áreas cada vez más alejadas de los centros de cultivo de abalones y, eventualmente, generando impactos ecológicos indirectos en sus poblaciones. El objetivo fue elaborar y evaluar un ensilado del alga G. chilensis para la alimentación de abalón rojo (Haliotis rufescens, determinando la cantidad de lixiviados generados durante el proceso, el cambio en la composición proximal del alga, la preferencia y consumo del abalón rojo de ensilado de G. chilensis. Se logró un producto ensilado de buenas características físicas, químicas y de conservación, así como una buena aceptación por parte del abalón.

Evaluacion fisicoquimica, microbiologica y sensorial de una salsa y una bebida funcional a base de extracto de frijol rojo (Phaseolus vulgaris con pulpa de Guayaba en el municipio de Valledupar

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Edwin J Fl

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Full Text Available Objetivo: evaluar de manera fisicoquímica, microbiológica y sensorial una salsa y una bebida funcional a base de extracto de fríjol rojo (phaseolus vulgaris con pulpa de guayaba. Metodología: el trabajo se desarrolló en una planta piloto, donde se tuvieron en cuenta la pulpa de la fruta y granos de frijoles rojos comercializados en los diferentes supermercados de la ciudad de Valledupar donde se tomaron muestras representativas de 5 kilos de guayaba y 5 kilos de fríjol para la obtención de la bebida y, con base en la NTC 659, se aplicó un diseño factorial de 22. Resultados: La consistencia de la salsa de extracto de fríjol rojo con mayor contenido de proteína (11,3 % fue el atributo de mayor aceptación por parte de los evaluadores no entrenados con 67,3 %, y el color fue el de menor aceptación con 53,3 %. Sin embargo, en forma general, el producto tuvo una preferencia de 61 %. El sabor de la bebida tipo néctar con mayor contenido de proteína (11% a base de extracto de fríjol rojo y extracto de guayaba fue el atributo que tuvo el mayor porcentaje de aceptación por parte de los evaluadores no entrenados, con 70,6%, y la consistencia fue el atributo con menor porcentaje de aceptación con 61,3. Sin embargo, otra vez en forma general, considerados todos los atributos, la bebida tuvo una preferencia de 64,5%. Conclusiones: la composición mineral (Fe, Na, K, Ca y Mg tanto de la salsa de extracto de fríjol como de la bebida a base de extracto de fríjol rojo y extracto de guayaba fueron aportes valiosos, sobre todo en el contenido del potasio y del calcio, que contribuyen a mantener la estabilidad muscular y gástrica del ser humano.

Effect of processing on the physicochemical, sensory, nutritional and microbiological quality of fresh-cut 'Rojo Brillante' persimmon

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SANCHÍS SOLER, ELENA

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[EN] Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) 'Rojo Brillante' is an astringent variety characterised by good growing conditions, excellent colour, size, sensory characteristics and good nutritional properties. In the last decade, its production has grown substantially in Spain given the application of high levels of CO2 to remove astringency while firmness is preserved. This technology has also increased its potential as a fresh-cut commodity. However, physical damage during processing result in degrad...

Secondary forest succession and tree planting at the Laguna Cartagena and Cabo Rojo wildlife refuges in southwestern Puerto Rico

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P.L. Weaver; J.J. Schwagerl

2008-01-01

Secondary forest succession and tree planting are contributing to the recovery of the Cabo Rojo refuge (Headquarters and Salinas tracts) and Laguna Cartagena refuge (Lagoon and Tinaja tracts) of the Fish and Wildlife Service in southwestern Puerto Rico. About 80 species, mainly natives, have been planted on 44 ha during the past 25 y in an effort to reduce the threat...

Seedborne Pathogenic Fungi in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris cv. INTA Rojo) in Nicaragua.

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Marcenaro, Delfia; Valkonen, Jari P T

2016-01-01

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important legume with high nutritional value. In Nicaragua, certified healthy seeds of local bean varieties are not available, and seedborne fungi have gained little attention. Here, were surveyed seedborne pathogenic fungi in an important local bean cultivar, 'INTA Rojo'. Beans grown in the four main production areas in Nicaragua (Boaco, Carazo, Estelí, Matagalpa) for future use as seed stock were sampled from four seed storehouses and six seed lots. A total of 133 fungal strains were isolated from surface-sterilized beans and inoculated to healthy lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus) under controlled conditions. Eighty-seven isolates caused symptoms of varying severity in the seedlings, including discoloration, necrotic lesions, cankers, rot, and lethal necrosis. Pathogenic isolates were divided into eight phenotypically distinguishable groups based on morphology and growth characteristics on artificial growth medium, and further identified by analysis of the internal transcribed spacer sequences (ITS1 and ITS2) of the ribosomal RNA genes. The pathogenic isolates belonged to eight genera. Fusarium spp. (F. chlamydosporum, F. equiseti, F. incarnatum), Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Macrophomina phaseolina, and Penicillium citrinum were the most damaging and common fungi found in the seed lots. Furthermore, Corynespora cassiicola, Colletotrichum capsisi, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Aspergillus flavus, and Diaporthe sp. (Phomopsis) were seedborne in cultivar 'INTA Rojo' and found to be pathogenic to bean seedlings. This study reveals, for the first time, many seedborne pathogenic fungi in beans in Nicaragua; furthermore, prior to this study, little information was available concerning F. equiseti, F. incarnatum, L. theobromae, C. cassiicola, and Diaporthe spp. as seedborne pathogens of common bean. Our results lay the basis for developing diagnostic tools for seed health inspection and for further study of the epidemiology

Informasi dari Feses dan Jejak Kaki Rusa Sambar (Cervus unicolor serta Implikasinya pada Akurasi Penaksiran Populasi

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Rachmat Budiwijaya Suba

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Full Text Available Information from Feces and Foot Tracks of Sambar Deer(Cervus unicolor, and Its Implication on PopulationEstimation This study aims to investigate Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor ecology from the encounter of pellet piles groups and tracks in the study area. This study was carried out in Swanslutung village, one of the villages in the Paser District, East Kalimantan, where the hunting pressure is still relatively high and local people still depend on hunting for bush-meat of Sambar Deer. Further discussion addresses to find accurate and reliable scheme of population etimate. Average density estimate for the study area, based on the groups of pellet piles count, was 3.01 + 0.17 individuals/km2. Tracks can give information about sex and age classes, some of essential parts to study population dynamic of Sambar Deer. Dispersion of pellet piles groups and tracks can be used in tracking to study home range and territories of the species.

Landscape-level movements of North American elk (Cervus elaphus): effects of habitat patch structure and topography.

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John G. Kie; Alan A. Ager; R. Terry. Bowyer

2005-01-01

We examined movements of North American elk (Cervus elaphus) in northeastern Oregon, USA. Movement vectors at 449 locations over a 7762 ha area were calculated based on 16,724 sequential observations of 94 female elk-year combinations during spring (15 April-14 May) 1993, 1995, 1996. We calculated movement vectors at the start of morning and...

From surfaces to magnetic properties: special section dedicated to Juan Rojo

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Mascaraque, A.; Rodríguez de la Fuente, O.; González-Barrio, Miguel A.

2013-12-01

Surface physics and magnetism, in particular the connection between surface defects, reduced dimensionality or size, crystal structure, electronic density of states and the mechanical and magnetic properties of solids, were always at the core of Juan Rojo's scientific interest and output. Both fields seem to meet at the nanoscale, a privileged playing field which is ideal for testing theoretical concepts, exploring new physics or probing a wealth of new, stunning and unheard-of applications. Upon reducing size or dimensionality, either in bulk systems or in thin films, surfaces and surface effects are telling. Thus, for instance, an ultra-thin coating can make nanoparticles of non-magnetic materials exhibit magnetic behaviour; or atomic steps can modify the local mechanical properties of a metallic single crystal. In this special section there are eight invited papers by disciples and close collaborators of Juan Rojo, that cover an ample spectrum of the above mentioned topics. The first paper, by Palacio et al, investigates the temperature and oxygen partial pressure conditions for FeO mono- and bi-layer growth on Ru(0001). The following paper, by Cortés-Gil et al, reports on the dramatic change in the electric resistivity of the manganite perovskite (La0.5Ca0.5)z MnO3 as a function of Ca content, an effect related to the removal of a charge-ordered state and a magnetic transition. Baeza et al study biomaterials for bone cancer treatment and skeletal reinforcing, as well as targeted magnetic nanoparticles used for intracell hyperthermia in cancer therapies. In the following paper, Marcano et al, assisted by a multi-technique approach, revisit the extraordinarily rich magnetic phase diagram of the Kondo system CeNi1- x Cux down to 100 mK temperatures. The magnetic field dependence of the martensitic transition temperature of the meta-magnetic shape memory alloy Ni50Mn34.5In15.5 in a crystalline and amorphous phase, in fields up to 13 T, is the subject of the paper

Case 3018. Cervus gouazoubira Fischer, 1814 (currently Mazama gouazoubira; Mammalia, Artiodactyla): proposed conservation as the correct original spelling

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Gardner, A.L.

1999-01-01

The purpose of this application is to conserve the spelling of the specific name of Cervus gouazoubira Fischer, 1814 for the brown brocket deer of South America (family Cervidae). This spelling, rather than the original gouazoubira, has been in virtually universal usage for almost 50 years.

Straight and branched-chain fatty acids in preorbital glands of sika deer, Cervus nippon.

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Wood, William F

2004-02-01

Using GC-MS analysis, 11 major volatile compounds were found in the preorbital gland secretion from a female sika deer, Cervus nippon. These compounds are the C14 through C18 straight-chain fatty acids, (ZZ)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid, 12-methyltridecanoic acid, 13-methyltetradecanoic acid, 14-methylpentadecanoic acid, 14-methylhexadecanoic acid, and 15-methylhexadecanoic acid. The five branched-chain acids make up over 29% of the volatiles in the gland. This is the first time branched-chain carboxylic acids have been reported from ungulate preorbital glands.

Los dibujos rojos de estilos paleolítico de la Cueva de La Haza (Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria : estudio monográfico

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García Diez, Marcos

2007-01-01

Full Text Available La revisión del conjunto iconográfico de estilo paleolítico de la Cueva de La Haza permite ofrecer una visión diferente hasta la ahora considerada. La prospección intensiva de las paredes ha permitido localizar nuevos dibujos rojos, asi como reinterpretar formalemnte algunos de los ya conocidos. Actualmente se identifican 11 motivos zoomorfos (4 cabras, 3 caballos, 2 uros, 1 cervino y 1 indeterminado, 2 geométricos (1 rectangular y 1 triangular, 2 lineales y 13 concentraciones de color rojo. El presente estudio, realizado con carácter monográfico, analiza el conjunto temático, la ejecución técnica, los formatos anatómicos y los modos del trazado (tipo de líneas y convenciones la perspectiva, la tipometría, la implantación de los motivos en el espacio subterraneo y en el soporte, y las agrupaciones. Por último, se analiza y reflexiona sobre el proceso gráfico, la cronología, el valor de los dibujos en relación a la discusión sobre los territorios gráficos y el significado.

Efficacy of antemortem rectal biopsies to diagnose and estimate prevalence of chronic wasting disease in free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni)

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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is the naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of captive and free ranging cervid ruminants. Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) are a free-ranging species of large cervid with a habitat that includes large US national parks. Minimally ...

Yellowstone wolf (Canis lupus) denisty predicted by elk (Cervus elaphus) biomass

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Mech, L. David; Barber-Meyer, Shannon

2015-01-01

The Northern Range (NR) of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) hosts a higher prey biomass density in the form of elk (Cervus elaphus L., 1758) than any other system of gray wolves (Canis lupus L., 1758) and prey reported. Therefore, it is important to determine whether that wolf–prey system fits a long-standing model relating wolf density to prey biomass. Using data from 2005 to 2012 after elk population fluctuations dampened 10 years subsequent to wolf reintroduction, we found that NR prey biomass predicted wolf density. This finding and the trajectory of the regression extend the validity of the model to prey densities 19% higher than previous data and suggest that the model would apply to wolf–prey systems of even higher prey biomass.

On the type material of Cervus Nippon Temminck, 1836: with a revision of Sika deer from the main Japanese Islands

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Groves, C.P.; Smeenk, C.

1978-01-01

The type material of Cervus nippon Temminck, 1836, present in the Leiden museum, is re-examined ; a lectotype is chosen, and a new description of lectotype and paralectotypes is given. In an attempt to determine the exact type locality or localities, the type series is compared with published

PENDUGAAN DAYA TAMPUNG RUSA LIAR (Cervus timorensis DI PADANG RUMPUT MAR TAMAN NASIONAL WASUR MERAUKE

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Bambang Tjahyono Hariadi

2014-06-01

Full Text Available The objective of this experiment was to know carrying capacity of rusa deer (Cervus timorensisi at Mar, Wasur National Park Merauke district. The data collected were spesies of grasses, production each species and carrying capacity. The results showed species of grasses were Cynadon dactylon, Imperata cylindrica and Phragmites karka. Mar was dominated by Cynadon dactylon. The production of Cynodon dactylon was 2.183 kg/ha. The carryng capacity of rusa deer was 0.5 ha/head/year.

Seasonal habitat selection of the red deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus in the Helan Mountains, China

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Mingming Zhang

2013-02-01

Full Text Available We studied the seasonal habitat selection of the red deer, Cervus elaphus alxaicus Bobrinskii & Flerov, 1935, in the Helan Mountains, China, from December 2007 to December 2008. Habitat selection varied widely by season. Seasonal movements between high and low elevations were attributed to changes in forage availability, alpine topography, the arid climate of the Helan Mountains, and potential competition with blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833. The use of vegetation types varied seasonally according to food availability and ambient temperature. Red deer used montane coniferous forest and alpine shrub and meadow zones distributed above 2,000 m and 3,000 m in summer, alpine shrub and meadows above 3,000 m in autumn, being restricted to lower elevation habitats in spring and winter. The winter habitat of C. elaphus alxaicus was dominated by Ulmus glaucescens Franch. and Juglans regia Linnaeus, deciduous trees, and differed from the habitats selected by other subspecies of red deer. Cervus elaphus alxaicus preferred habitats with abundant vegetation coverage to open habitats in winter, but the reverse pattern was observed in summer and autumn. Red deer preferred gentle slopes (<10° but the use of slope gradient categories varied seasonally. Red deer avoidance of human disturbance in the Helan Mountains varied significantly by season. Information on red deer habitat selection can help understand the factors affecting seasonal movements and also support decision making in the management and conservation of red deer and their habitats.

Unusual behavior by Bison, Bison bison, toward Elk, Cervus elaphus, and wolves, Canis lupus

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Mech, L.D.; McIntyre, R.T.; Smith, D.W.

2004-01-01

Incidents are described of Bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park mauling and possibly killing a young Elk (Cervus elaphus) calf, chasing wolves (Canis lupus) off Elk they had just killed or were killing, and keeping the wolves away for extended periods. During one of the latter cases, the Bison knocked a wolf-wounded Elk down. Bison were also seen approaching wolves that were resting and sleeping, rousting them, following them to new resting places and repeating this behavior. These behaviors might represent some type of generalized hyper-defensiveness that functions as an anti-predator strategy.

Estudio comparativo del efecto del cepillado con una crema dental con propóleos rojos y de un gel con clorofila

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Estela Gispert Abreu; Elena Cantillo Estrada; Aracelys Rivero López; Berta Oramas Rodríguez

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Se analiza comparativamente el efecto de un gel dental de clorofila y de una crema dental con propóleos rojos sobre varios parámetros relacionados con la caries dental, en escolares que se cepillaron durante 21 días con dichos productos. Se obtuvieron resultados favorables principalmente en la disminución del grado de infección por Streptococcus mutans y la elevación de la capacidad individual de remineralización; salvo en este último no hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas.Author...

Del cultivo basado en capturas, a la acuicultura independiente y la domesticación del atún rojo, Thunnus thynnus. Principales resultados, conclusiones y recomendaciones del Proyecto SELFDOTT

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de-la-Gándara, F. (Fernando)

2012-01-01

Principales resultados, conclusiones y recomendaciones del Proyecto SELFDOTT (Del cultivo basado en capturas, a la acuicultura independiente y la domesticación del atún rojo, Thunnus thynnus.) Comisión Europea 7º PM (KBBE-2007-1-2-09 Cooperation Work Programme: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology), Versión de editor 0

La cerámica Blanco sobre Rojo en el valle de Chancay y sus relaciones con el estilo Lima

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, realizadas en 1997. Este es uno de los pocos sitios conocidos con arquitectura monumental pública asignada a las fases iniciales del Período Intermedio Temprano y relacionada con la tradición cerámica Blanco sobre Rojo. Nuestro interés principal fue refinar la cronología del Blanco sobre Rojo en el valle bajo de Chancay mediante información estratigráfica y compararla con otros esquemas cronológicos para la costa central. Como resultado, definimos una secuencia arquitectónica de seis fases que implicaban cambios funcionales. Las tres primeras fases son de uso doméstico, con alto contenido de restos culturales. Las fases siguientes se caracterizan por la construcción de grandes muros para plataformas hechos de adobe plano-convexo. Respecto a la cerámica, tenemos una secuencia de cuatro fases netamente Blanco sobre Rojo, que guardan íntima relación con el desarrollo arquitectónico. Esta cronología puede ser correlacionada con la de Miramar, propuesta por Patterson (1961-1966. Finalmente, otro aspecto interesante era el momento de transición entre Blanco sobre Rojo y Lima. Considerando que las evidencias de ocupación Lima en Baños de Boza son escasas, revisamos la información estratigráfica de Cerro Trinidad y Playa Grande. De esta manera, observando las claras diferencias entre el Blanco sobre Rojo y Lima, suponemos que, al menos en el valle de Chancay, Lima no deriva estilísticamente del Blanco sobre Rojo sino que es un elemento foráneo. Además, ambos estilos coexisten durante un cierto período. THE WHITE-ON-RED POTTERY SEQUENCE IN THE CHANCAY VALLEY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIMA STYLE. In the present article, we present the results of the archaeological investigations at Baños de Boza, Chancay Valley, made in 1997. This one of the few known sites with public monumental architecture ascribed to the initial phases of Early Intermediate Period that are characterized by the White-on-Red pottery tradition. Our main interest was to investigate the

Prevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus antibody in sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Odaigahara, Kii Peninsula, Japan

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日本脳炎ウイルス（JEV）感染リスク評価の一環で， 2009年と 2010年に紀伊半島大台ヶ原で捕獲されたニホンジカ Cervus nippon（以下，シカ）の JEV抗体保有状況を調査した。JEV，Oki431S株に対し 87頭中 9頭（10.3％）が，Beijing-1株に対し 1頭（ 1.1％）が抗体を保有し，年齢階層が高くなるに従い，抗体保有率の上昇傾向がみられた。これらより，シカに JEVに対する感受性がある事，大台ヶ原で JEV感染環が成立し， JEVの活動は低いが常在している地域である事が強く示唆された。 Sero-epidemiological study of Japanese encephalitis virus was conducted on sika deer (Cervus nippon) captured in Odaigahara, a forested area, on Kii peninsula, Japan, in 2009 and 2010. Nine (10.3%) out of 87 deer had neutralizing anti...

Cinética de lixiviación de la corteza de mangle rojo en agua Leaching kinetics of the red mangrove bark in water

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Yanet Rodríguez Perdomo

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: determinar la naturaleza del fenómeno que rige la transferencia de masa durante la lixiviación del mangle rojo en agua mediante el estudio de la cinética del proceso. Métodos: se estudió la cinética de lixiviación de la corteza de mangle rojo en agua a escala de laboratorio, en una relación sólido/líquido 1:4 a diferentes temperaturas (25, 45, 70 y 90 °C. Para cada temperatura en particular se determinó la constante cinética a partir de la ecuación fundamental de la lixiviación mediante un modelo ajustado empleando el programa estadístico CurveExpert 1.4 para Windows. Resultados: los valores de la concentración de sólidos solubles totales correspondientes a 25 y 45 °C presentaron un incremento apreciable durante los primeros 20 min, y los correspondientes a 70 y 90 °C lo alcanzaron a los 30 min. El valor de la energía de activación obtenida en el experimento correspondió a 2,884 kJ. Conclusiones: la naturaleza de la lixiviación de la corteza de mangle rojo se produce por vía física.Objective: to determine the type of phenomenon ruling the mass transfer during leaching of red mangrove in water by studying the kinetics of this process. Methods: the kinetics of leaching of red mangrove bark into water at lab was studied in a solid/liquid ratio of 1:4 at different temperatures (25, 45, 70 and 90 ºC. For each temperature, the kinetic constant was estimated from the fundamental leaching equation by a fitted model using the statistical program CurveExpert 1.4 for Windows. Results: the total soluble solid concentration values showed a sizeable increase at 25 and 45 °C in the first 20 minutes and at 70 and 90 °C in 30 minutes. The activation energy in the experiment amounted to 2.884 kJ. Conclusions: the leaching of the red mangrove bark is of physical origin.

Use of acepromazine and medetomidine in combination for sedation and handling of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and black bears (Ursus americanus).

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Wolfe, Lisa L; Johnson, Heather E; Fisher, Mark C; Sirochman, Michael A; Kraft, Benjamin; Miller, Michael W

2014-10-01

We opportunistically evaluated a combination of acepromazine maleate and medetomidine HCl for use in sedating Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and black bears (Ursus americanus) as an alternative to scheduled drug combinations. This combination was safe and effective with limitations inherent in its sedative rather than anesthetic properties.

CALIDAD SANITARIA DE ALIMENTOS ELABORADOS CON GUSANO ROJO DE AGAVE (Comadia redtembacheri H.) EN SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACÁN, ESTADO DE MÉXICO, MÉXICO

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Beverly Ramos-Rostro

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La tendencia de que la gastronomía y los alimentos regio - nales sean parte de las experiencias turísticas es creciente. El gusano rojo de maguey o agave ( Comadia redtembacheri Hammershmidt , 1848 Lepidóptera Cossidae) es un insecto comestible recolectado en algunas entidades de México y se emplea para elaborar especialidades gastronómicas comercia - lizadas en corredores turísticos y gastronómicos por lo que la calidad sanitaria de este...

Obtención industrial de materiales cerámicos a partir de lodos rojos del proceso Bayer

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Pérez Rodríguez, G. A.

1999-06-01

Full Text Available The Red Mud is the insoluble residue of the alumina extraction starting from the bauxite for the process Bayer. In Galicia they take place more than 400.000 annual tons of this industrial residue, constituted fundamentally by a mixture of oxides and iron hydroxides, titanium oxides, quartz, and small quantities of clays and other minerals. The present work describes the process of industrial use of the Red Mud, to obtain dense bricks used in heat accumulators, arid for highways and other ceramic products. This type of materials, up to now manufactured in an experimental way in the Institute of Ceramic of Galicia have given place to the creation of a new company and the current construction and setting in operation, of a pilot plant valued in 200.000.000 Ptas. Located in the north of the Province of Lugo, this plant will allow the production of 20 Tm/day of material for its study and commercialisation.

Los Lodos Rojos son el residuo insoluble de la extracción de alúmina a partir de la bauxita por el proceso Bayer. En Galicia se producen más de 400.000 toneladas anuales de este residuo industrial, constituido fundamentalmente por una mezcla de óxidos e hidróxidos de hierro, óxidos de titanio, cuarzo, con cantidades menores de, arcillas, y otros minerales. El presente trabajo describe el proceso de aprovechamiento industrial de los Lodos Rojos, para obtener ladrillos densos para acumuladores de calor, áridos para carreteras y otros productos cerámicos. Este tipo de materiales, hasta ahora fabricados de forma experimental en el Instituto de Cerámica de Galicia han dado lugar a la creación de una nueva empresa y a la actual construcción y puesta en funcionamiento, de una planta piloto valorada en 200.000.000 Ptas. ubicada en el norte de la Provincia de Lugo. Dicha planta permitirá la fabricación de 20 Tm/día de material para su estudio y comercialización.

Change in numbers of resident and migratory shorebirds at the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats, Puerto Rico, USA (1985–2014)

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Parks, Morgan A.; Collazo, Jaime A.; Colon, Jose A.; Ramos Alvarez, Katsi R.; Diaz, Oscar

2016-01-01

North American migratory shorebirds have declined markedly since the 1980s, underscoring the importance of population surveys to conduct status and trend assessments. Shorebird surveys were conducted during three multi-year periods between 1985 and 2014 and used to assess changes in numbers and species composition at the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats, Puerto Rico, USA, a site of regional importance in the eastern Caribbean. Eight fewer species (total = 21) were recorded in 2013–2014 as compared to the 29 from 1985–1992; all eight species were Nearctic migrants. Small calidrids had the highest population counts; however, this suite of species and all others experienced a ≥ 70% decline. Combined counts from the salt flats and neighboring wetlands in 2013–2014 were lower than counts only from the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats in two previous multi-year survey periods, which indicated a real change in numbers not just a shift in wetland use. Invertebrate prey density was lower in 2013–2014 than in 1994. Body fat condition of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla), an index of habitat quality, did not differ between 1985–1992 and 2013–2014. These findings do not exclude the possibility that other species might be affected by lower prey density, or that local declines in numbers reflect changes at hemispheric, not local, scales. The magnitude of change between local and hemispheric scales closely matched for some species. Continued monitoring at the salt flats is warranted to help gauge the status of shorebirds in Puerto Rico and discern the probable cause of declines. Monitoring other sites in the Caribbean is needed for stronger inferences about regional status and trends.

Glycolytic potential and ultimate muscle pH values in red deer (Cervus elaphus) and fallow deer (Dama dama)

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Wiklund, Eva; Manley, Timothy R.; Littlejohn, Roger P.

2004-01-01

The ultimate pH value of meat (measured at approx. 24 hours post slaughter) gives information about the technological quality, i.e. shelf life, colour, water-holding properties and tenderness and is a direct consequence of muscle glycogen (energy) levels at slaughter. It may therefore also indicate whether or not the animal has been exposed to stressful energy depleting events prior to slaughter. In the present study, 141 animals (130 red deer (Cervus elaphus) and 11 fallow deer (Dama dama) w...

Effect of antibrowning dips and controlled atmosphere storage on the physico-chemical, visual and nutritional quality of minimally processed "Rojo Brillante" persimmons.

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Sanchís, Elena; Mateos, Milagros; Pérez-Gago, María B

2017-01-01

The combined effect of antibrowning dips and controlled atmosphere storage on fresh-cut "Rojo Brillante" persimmon quality was investigated. Persimmon slices were dipped in 10 g L -1 ascorbic acid, 10 g L -1 citric acid or water and were stored in different controlled atmospheres at 5 ℃. Controlled atmosphere conditions were 21 kPa O 2  + 10 kPa CO 2 (Atm-B), 21 kPa O 2  + 20 kPa CO 2 (Atm-C), 5 kPa O 2  + 10 kPa CO 2 (Atm-D) and 5 kPa O 2 in the absence of CO 2 (Atm-E). Air (Atm-A) was used as a control. Atmospheres with high CO 2 concentrations induced darkening, associated with a flesh disorder known as "internal flesh browning". Only the samples placed in Atm-E, and treated with 10 g L -1 ascorbic acid or 10 g L -1 citric acid, controlled enzymatic browning, reduced firmness loss and prevented the "internal flesh browning" disorder. The maximum limit of marketability was achieved in the samples treated with 10 g L -1 citric acid and stored in Atm-E for nine storage days at 5 ℃. The total vitamin C, free radical scavenging activity, total phenolic content and total carotenoids of the fresh-cut "Rojo Brillante" persimmons were affected by maturity stage at harvest, whereas antibrowning dips and controlled atmosphere storage had no clear effect. © The Author(s) 2016.

Estructura comunitaria de bivalvos y gasterópodos en raíces del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae en isla Larga, bahía de Mochima, Venezuela

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Vanessa Acosta Balbas

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Las raíces del mangle rojo forman un complejo ecosistema donde se reproducen, refugian y establecen de manera permanente una gran diversidad de organismos. En este estudio, se evaluó la diversidad de bivalvos y gasterópodos que habitan las raíces del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle, en isla Larga, Bahía de Mochima, estado Sucre Venezuela. Se realizaron recolectas bimensuales desde enero 2007 hasta mayo 2008, en cuatro zonas de estudio denominadas: zona sur, norte, este y oeste. En cada zona se muestrearon cinco raíces de mangle, de donde se obtuvieron los especímenes. Se analizaron un total 180 raíces y se contabilizaron 35 especies de bivalvos y 25 de gasterópodos. Los bivalvos más abundantes fueron: Isognomon alatus, Isognomon bicolor, Ostrea equestris, Crassostrea rhizophorae y Brachidontes exustus, mientras que los gasterópodos más frecuentes: Littorina angulifera, Cymatium pileare y Diodora cayenensis. Los meses donde se observaron las mayores abundancias de especies y número de individuos fueron enero y julio 2007 y marzo 2008. El ecosistema de manglar en isla Larga, presentó un número de individuos y especies superior al reportado en otros trabajos realizados en Venezuela y otras regiones del Caribe.

Síntesis de un pigmento rojo a partir de nanopartículas de oro

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Agut, P.

2012-04-01

Full Text Available A simple method of synthesising red pigments for ceramic glazes, based on gold nanoparticles protected by a refractory oxide capsule, was developed. Gold nanoparticles of an appropriate size were obtained by reaction in an aqueous medium between an Au(III solution and an ammonium bromide solution, keeping the Br- concentration low during the process. The gold nanoparticles were encapsulated by adding the protective oxide in colloid form and subsequently coagulating it, alkalinising the medium. Diethylentriamine was then added to encourage the interaction between the gold nanoparticles and the oxide nanoparticles. This was followed by adding carboxymethylcellulose to raise medium viscosity, and to avoid segregation and subsequent agglomeration of the gold nanoparticles during drying. The dry residue was directly usable as a glaze pigment without requiring further thermal treatments. Three protective oxides, namely SiO₂, Al₂O₃ and SnO₂, were tested. In the three cases, pigments with a high colouring strength were obtained, which gave rise to reds of different shades in the resulting test glaze.

Se ha desarrollado un método simple para sintetizar pigmentos rojos para vidriados cerámicos, basados en nanopartículas de oro protegidas por una cápsula de óxido refractario. Las nanopartíclas de oro con el tamaño adecuado se han obtenido por reacción en medio acuoso entre una disolución de Au(III y otra de bromuro amónico, manteniendo reducida la concentración de Br- durante el proceso. El encapsulado de las nanopartículas áureas se ha conseguido adicionando el óxido protector en forma de coloide y coagulándolo a continuación alcalinizando el medio. Posteriormente se incorpora dietilentriamina para favorecer la interacción entre las nanopartículas áureas y las oxídicas, y posteriormente carboximetilcelulosa para elevar la viscosidad del medio, y evitar la segregación y posterior

Estabilidad en el almacenamiento congelado de rebanadas de lomo de atún rojo (Thunnus sp. empacadas en atmósfera modificada con CO2

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Myrna Luisa Medina Bracamonte

2014-12-01

Full Text Available La disponibilidad atún rojo fresco, entero y rebanado, como todo producto pesquero fresco está restringida para los consumidores en zonas distantes a los centros de producción por su estabilidad limitada en el almacenamiento. Por ello la industria pesquera en general, en la época de mayor producción, recurre a la congelación para conservar el excedente de producción, y al empacado para protegerlo del ambiente frío y seco del congelador, evitar su deshidratación y “quemaduras por frío”. El surgimiento del Empacado en Atmósfera Modificada como alternativa para incrementar la vida útil de productos alimenticios despertó la inquietud de evaluar la estabilidad de rebanadas de lomo de atún rojo (Thunnus sp. fresco, congeladas y empacadas con 100 % de CO2 durante su almacenamiento a las temperaturas convencionales para su distribución y venta, -10 y -18 ºC, evaluando la estabilidad química, física, microbiológica y sensorial de las rebanadas de lomo de atún rojo durante ≈ 4 meses de almacenamiento congelado. El 50 % de las rebanadas se congeló a -10 ºC (Tratamiento 1 y el 50 % restante a -18 ºC (Tratamiento 2. Las rebanadas congeladas se empacaron individualmente, el 50 % en atmósfera de 100 % de CO2 conservando la proporción 1:2 (rebanada:gas y el 50 % restante en atmósfera de aire. Se almacenaron a la temperatura correspondiente: Tratamiento 1 a -10 ºC y Tratamiento 2 a -18 ºC durante 111 días. Al final del almacenamiento el tratamiento P2 (100 % CO2 ofreció mejor barrera a la pérdida de humedad, favoreció la estabilidad de la fracción de proteínas solubles en solución salina. Las muestras P2 tuvieron mayor aceptación sensorial, fueron las más oscuras y rojas, con menor recuento microbiológico, coincidiendo con el menor contenido en bases volátiles totales. A -10 ºC la atmósfera de 100 % de CO2 no evitó la “quemadura por frío” y los panelistas percibieron el “olor a pescado”.

Mineralogical, IR-spectral and geochemical monitoring of hydrothermal alteration in a deformed and metamorphosed Jurassic VMS deposit at Arroyo Rojo, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

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Biel, C.; Subías, I.; Acevedo, R. D.; Yusta, I.; Velasco, F.

2012-04-01

The Arroyo Rojo Zn-Pb-Cu volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit is the main deposit of the Fin del Mundo District in the Fuegian Andes, Argentina. This deposit is hosted by a Middle Jurassic volcanic and volcanoclastic sequence forming the Lemaire Formation. The latter consists, from the base up, of the following: rhyolitic and dacitic porphyritic rocks, ignimbrite, tuff, and flow. It is underlain by a pre-Jurassic basement and overlain by the hyaloclastic andesites of the Yahgán Formation. The Arroyo Rojo consists of stacked lenticular lenses that are associated with disseminated mineralization in both the footwall and the hanging wall. The internal structure of the ore lenses is marked by the occurrence of massive, semi-massive and banded facies, along with stringer and brecciated zones and minor ore disseminations. The mineral assemblage comprises mainly pyrite and sphalerite, with minor amounts of galena and chalcopyrite and rare pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, tetrahedrite and bournonite. The ores and the volcanic host rocks have metamorphosed to greenschist facies and were overprinted by a penetrative tectonic foliation, which led to the development of mylonitic, and cataclastic textures, recrystallization and remobilization. Primary depositional characteristics and regional and hydrothermal alteration patterns were preserved despite deformation and metamorphism. Therefore, primary banding was preserved between facies boundaries. In addition, some remnants of magmatic origin are recognizable in preserved phenocrysts and volcaniclastic phenoclasts. Most of the volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the host sequence show a rhyolitic to rhyo-dacitic composition. Regional seafloor alteration, characterized by the presence of clinozoisite, Fe-chlorite and titanite, along with quartz and albite, is partially obliterated by hydrothermal alteration. The hydrothermal alteration is stratabound with the following assemblages, which developed from the base to top: (1) Quartz

Haematological and serum biochemical reference values in free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus atlanticus

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Olav Rosef

2004-04-01

Full Text Available Analyses of haematological and biochemical constituents were carried out on the Norwegian subspecies of free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus atlanticus. All animals were captured from January to March by using a mixture of xylazine and tiletamin-zolazepam. Immobilisation was performed with plastic projectile syringes fired from a dart gun. Fourteen haematological parameters were analysed. There were no differences in the values between hinds and stags and between adults and calves (P > 0.01. Of the 22 biochemical compounds investigated there was a significant difference (P < 0.01 between calves and adults for lactate dehydrogenase (LD, globulin, beta globulin, gamma globulin, and the minerals Na, K, Mg, Zn, Ca, and P. Differences (P < 0.01 between hinds and stags were found in cholesterol, gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT, alpha-1 globulin, alpha-2 globulin and Cu. The blood values determined in this study can be used as reference values for this red deer subspecies immobilised with a mixture of xylazine-tiletamin-zolazepam for health control and diagnosis of diseases.Abstract in Norwegian /Sammendrag:Hematologiske og biokjemiske parametere er analysert på norsk frittlevende hjort (Cervus elaphus atlanticus. Hjorten ble immobilisert i tidsrommet januar til mars ved hjelp av et spesialgevær ladet med plast kanyler som inneholdt en blanding av xylazin og tiletamin-zolazepam. Det var ingen forskjeller i de14 undersøkte hematologiske verdiene mellom hinder, kalver og bukker (P>0,01. Av de 22 biokjemiske parametrene som ble undersøkt var det en signifikant forskjell mellom kalver og voksne (P<0,01 når det gjelder laktat dehydrogenase, globulin, beta globulin, gamma globulin og mineralene Na, K, Mg, Zn, Ca og P. Det var en signifikant forskjell mellom hinder og bukker (P<0.01 på parametrene kolesterol, gamma glutamyl transferase, alfa-1 globulin, alfa-2 globulin og Cu. Blodverdiene som ble målt i dette studiet kan bli brukt som referanseverdier

Chlamydiosis: seroepidemiologic survey in a red deer (Cervus elaphus) population in Italy.

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Di Francesco, Antonietta; Donati, Manuela; Nicoloso, Sandro; Orlandi, Lilia; Baldelli, Raffaella; Salvatore, Daniela; Sarli, Giuseppe; Cevenini, Roberto; Morandi, Federico

2012-04-01

Chlamydiae are obligate, intracellular, gram-negative bacteria that are responsible for important diseases in humans, other mammals, and birds. Studies have shown that chlamydiae could be present in wild ruminants, but the serodiagnostic method most commonly used did not allow identification of chlamydial species. We determined the prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia pecorum, Chlamydia suis, Chlamydia abortus, and Chlamydia psittaci in 271 red deer (Cervus elaphus) of a central Italian population, by using the microimmunofluorescence test that shows antibody response against genus-specific and species-specific antigens. No sera had detectable antibodies to C. pecorum and C. abortus. Antibodies were detected against C. psittaci (9.6%) and C. suis (3.3%). Antibody response could be related to contact of the red deer with birds and wild boars (Sus scrofa), respectively, and confirm an extended host range of individual Chlamydia species. In view of the potential zoonotic risk related to exposition of C. psittaci, our findings suggest surveillance of wild ruminants as potential reservoirs for chlamydiae.

Imagen y represión del "rojo separatista" : algunos ejemplos de la izquierda catalana en 1939

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Francesc Vilanova Vila-Abadal

1998-01-01

Full Text Available La represión y la violencia políticas desatadas por los militares sublevados y sus cómplices civiles, a partir de verano de 1936, no solamente fue un aspecto ya previsto y programado de la insurreción, sino que también se extendió por todo el territorio español y fue adaptado según las características de las diferentes regiones en donde se aplicó. En el caso de Cataluña, la represión franquista, además de aplicarse en sus líneas generales, añadió el plus del «separatismo», la persecución del catalanismo político y cultural en todas sus variantes posibles. De aquí que hiciera fortuna la expresión «rojo-separatista», tanto a nivel propagandístico como de acusación política y criminal, que permitía ensanchar la represión e incluir a un amplio número de víctimas: conservadores, republicanos, comunistas, católicos y librepensadores. A partir del análisis de diferentes expedientes de responsabilidades políticas, puede seguirse la aplicación de la acusación de «rojo-separatista» y la construcción de una imagen muy concreta de los vencidos.The political repression and violence launched by the rebel militaries and their civil accomplices, from the summer of 1936, was an aspect already foreseen and scheduled of the insurrection. Furthermore, this repression and violence was spread in the whole Spanish territory and adapted to the features of the features of the different regions where it was brought. In the case of Catatonía, the Francoist repression, besides of being applied in its general Unes, added a plus of «separatism», the persecution of the political and cultural catalanísm in any of its possible variants. From here it comes the expression «red-separatist» that become popular, both at the propaganda level, and to include in it a larga number of victims: conservatives, republicans, communist, Catholics and freethinkers. The applícation of the charge of «red-separatist» could be foUowed from the

Vaccination of elk (Cervus canadensis) with Brucella abortus strain RB51 overexpressing superoxide dismutase and glycosyltransferase genes does not induce adequate protection against experimental brucella abortus challenge

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In recent years, elk (Cervus canadensis) have been implicated as the source of Brucella abortus infection for numerous cattle herds in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA). In the face of environmental and ecological changes on the landscape, the range of infected elk is expanding. Consequently, the d...

Babesias of red deer (Cervus elaphus in Ireland

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Zintl Annetta

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Abstract Blood samples were obtained from 38 wild red deer (Cervus elaphus at two sites in Ireland and subjected to PCR analysis of the 18S rRNA gene followed by sequencing. Two fragments of the 18S rRNA gene were generated by two different PCR protocols and subsequent sequencing suggested that at least six of the deer were infected by a babesia that, in those loci, is indistinguishable from Babesia divergens, an important tick-borne pathogen of cattle and of zoonotic significance. Additionally, a B. odocoilei-like parasite was detected in three samples and a babesia that did not match any sequences in the GenBank database was found in five samples. Neither B. capreoli nor B. venatorum (EU1 were found. There have been several reports of B. divergens occurring in deer species, including red deer, roe deer (Capreolus capreolus and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus. However, in view of recent re-sequencing of bovine-origin samples deposited previously in GenBank, it is unlikely that any of these sequences from deer are B. divergens. The present study describes the only deer piroplasm detected so far that shows complete identity with B. divergens, in just over half of the 18S rRNA gene. The entire gene of this deer parasite should be analysed and transmission experiments undertaken before the infectivity of B. divergens for red deer can be confirmed.

Mercury pollution by mining activities in Rayo Rojo mining district, Apolobamba (Bolivia)

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Teran-Mita, T.; Faz Cano, A.; Muñoz, M.; Millán, R.; Salvador, F.

2009-04-01

In Bolivia, metal mining activities since historical times have been one of the most important causes of the environmental degradation. This is the case of the Natural Integrated Management Area of Apolobamba (Department of La Paz, Bolivia), where intense gold mining activities have been carried out from former times to present days, with very little gold extraction and very scarce mineral processing technology. In Apolobamba mercury is still being used in the amalgam processes and this might conduct to high Hg contents. Inhabitants of this area consume fish from lakes and rivers, and use the waters for the livestock, domestic use, and irrigation. The aim of this work was to evaluate mercury impact into the soil-plant-water system. The Technical University of Cartagena, Spain, through the Research Group "Sustainable Use, Management and Reclamation of Soil and Water", carried out a research, in the most intense affected gold extraction zones in Apolobamba, among them Rayo Rojo, where mining activity is mainly gold extraction, although the extracted mineral volume and technology used is low. Rayo Rojo is located in the central part of ANMI - Apolobamba (in the andean region), inside of Pelechuco municipality; the area belongs biogeographically to the Altoandina and Puna. This district, located in Apolobamba mountain-range, where altitudes above 5.000 m.a.s.l are reached. Water, soil, sediment and plant samples were taken around the operations mining sites and total mercury analysed. Mercury content was determined by AMA-254 model, based on the thermal decomposition of the sample and collection of the Hg vapour on a gold amalgamator. The analysis is performed from solid samples without any further preparation. Samples are initially dried at 125°C and then thermally decomposed at the temperature of 550°C. Mercury vapour is then trapped on the gold amalgamator. AMA-254 method certificated standards were BCR 62-BCR 281. Preliminary results show high Hg concentrations

Morphological and molecular identification of nasopharyngeal bot fly larvae infesting red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Austria.

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Leitner, Natascha; Schwarzmann, Laurin; Zittra, Carina; Palmieri, Nicola; Eigner, Barbara; Otranto, Domenico; Glawischnig, Walter; Fuehrer, Hans-Peter

2016-11-01

Nasopharyngeal myiases are caused by larvae of bot flies (Diptera: Oestridae), which have evolved a high specificity for their hosts. Bot flies (n = 916) were collected from 137 (57.6 %) out of 238 red deer (Cervus elaphus) hunted in Vorarlberg and Tyrol (Western Austria). After being stored in 75 % ethanol, larvae were identified to species level and developmental stage using morphological and morphometric keys. Larvae were also molecularly characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and partial sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene. Morphological and molecular analysis allowed identification of larvae as Cephenemyia auribarbis and Pharyngomyia picta. Genetic variations were also examined within the specimens collected in both geographical locations.

Body condition, diet and ecosystem function of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in a fenced nature reserve

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Fløjgaard, Camilla; De Barba, Marta; Taberlet, Pierre

2017-01-01

is therefore relevant to increase understanding of herbivores' ecosystem function and to inform management. In this study, we focused on red deer, Cervus elaphus, in a fenced nature reserve in Denmark, where the deer are managed as ecosystem engineers to contribute to biodiversity conservation. We measured...... on variation in body condition within the population. Our findings call for the need to consider the consequences of management practices, including culling or supplemental feeding, on the outcomes of habitat restoration, and more broadly underline the importance of preserving the overall breath of herbivore...... ecosystem functions for effective biodiversity conservation....

LOS DIARIOS ROJOS DE CARLOTA Y FLANAGAN. DOS APROXIMACIONES A LA EDUCACIÓN SEXUAL DESDE LA LITERATURA JUVENIL / CARLOTAS’S RED DIARIES AND FLANAGAN. TWO APPROACHES TO SEXUAL EDUCATION FROM YOUNG LITERATURE

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Jaime Ibáñez Quintana

2016-09-01

Full Text Available Resumen En el presente trabajo analizaremos El Diario Rojo de Carlota y El Diario Rojo de Flanagan, dos libros que desde el ámbito de la Literatura Juvenil constituyen dos verdaderos y excelentes manuales de Educación Sexual para nuestros adolescentes. Ambas obras abordarán aspectos tan relevantes como la pubertad, la iniciación al sexo, la menstruación, los métodos anticonceptivos, las enfermedades de transmisión sexual, la respuesta sexual, los estereotipos masculinos y femeninos, la homosexualidad o la violencia de género, entre otros. Y lo harán con un enfoque didáctico, moderno y valiente, siempre próximo a la perspectiva, realidad y necesidades de los jóvenes. Abstract This study analyses Carlotas’s Red Diaries and Flanagan, two books that from the literature perspective, constitute two excellent sex education manuals for our teenagers. Both pieces deal with aspects so relevant as puberty, sex initiation, sex drive, contraceptives, sexually transmitted diseases, menstruation, feminine and masculine stereotypes, homosexuality and gender violence, among others. The books take a modern and didactic approach always from the youth’s perspective, reality and needs.

Do individual differences in use of cover habitat affect red deer`s (Cervus elaphus) probability of being shot by hunters?

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Stamnes, Inga

2014-01-01

The purpose of this study was to test if red deer (Cervus elaphus) habitat use affects their risk of being shot by hunters. I compared habitat use of 20 GPS-marked red deer that survived the hunting season with 20 individuals that were shot. I predicted that shot red deer used open areas within forested habitats with a better visibility for hunters than surviving red deer. I also predicted that the use of less risky habitat is costly in terms of foraging opportunity, with shot animals using b...

Calving pattern on captive sambar deer (Cervus unicolor in East Kalimantan

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ANDI TRASODIHARTO

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor is the biggest of tropical deer with its distribution in Indonesia limited to Kalimantan and Sumatera islands and neighboring islands near Sumatera. Several countries such as Malaysia and Thailand have been developing their tropical deer farming, whereas in Indonesia they are still in its infancy, as captive breeding. The knowledge on the biology of reproduction from tropical deer is still limited, particularly those under their natural habitat. An evaluation on the reproduction profiles of captive sambar deer were conducted by analyzing log book of the captive breeding in East Kalimantan. The results indicated that conception rates was very low, only 48,8% (SD=16.24; n=10 years with peak calving time between June and July and mean calving date was on 4 July (SD=10.4 days; n=109 fawns. Calving interval was 388,2 days (SD=82.45; n=33 fawns, with natural nursing lasted for 148 days. Young hind gave birth for the first time at the age of 693.8 days (SD=89.40; n=4 hinds, giving a time estimate of first mating at the age of 453 days.

PARTICIPACIÓN DEL NITRÓGENO DE LOS ABONOS VERDES EN LA NUTRICIÓN NITROGENADA DEL MAÍZ (Zea mays L.) CULTIVADO SOBRE SUELO FERRALÍTICO ROJO

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Gloria M. Martín; R. Rivera

2002-01-01

El presente trabajo se realizó con el objetivo de estudiar la eficiencia del nitrógeno incorporado con los abonos verdes, utilizados como precedente en el cultivo del maíz en un suelo Ferralítico Rojo de La Habana. Para ello, se estudió el grado de participación de diferentes fuentes de nitrógeno (abonos verdes y fertilizante mineral) en la nutrición nitrogenada del maíz, mediante los métodos isotópico y de las diferencias. El experimento se condujo en condiciones de macetas (5 kg) y se estud...

Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with mycotic pneumonia in two juvenile elk (Cervus elaphus).

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Ferguson, Nicole M; Lévy, Michel; Ramos-Vara, José A; Baird, Debra K; Wu, Ching Ching

2008-11-01

Two yearling bull elk (cervus claphus) from the same farm developed anorexia, weight loss, and lameness. On physical examination, both elk were thin and showed diffuse swelling of all lower limbs. Radiographs of the lower limbs showed periosteal thickening of the distal extremities, consistent with hypertrophic osteopathy. Thoracic radiographs indicated the presence of pulmonary nodules. Cytologic evaluations of tracheal washes on both elk were consistent with inflammation. Acid-fast stains on both samples were negative. Because of the poor prognosis, both elk were euthanized. At necropsy, the carpal, metacarpal, tarsal, and metatarsal bones, as well as the radius, ulna, and tibia had thickening of cortical bone. There were multiple encapsulated nodules throughout the lungs, lymph nodes, and kidney, and smaller nodules in the myocardium. On microscopic examination, these nodules contained myriads of hyphae, and immunohistochemistry for Aspergillus sp. was strongly positive. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from affected tissue in 1 elk. Necropsy findings in both elk were consistent with disseminated fungal granulomas and periosteal hyperostosis. This case presents the first description of hypertrophic osteopathy in elk. The source of infection was undetermined, but inhalation of spores from contaminated feed or bedding was suspected.

Vocal fold elasticity of the Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) – producing high fundamental frequency vocalization with a very long vocal fold

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Riede, Tobias; Titze, Ingo R.

2008-01-01

The vocal folds of male Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) are about 3 cm long. If fundamental frequency were to be predicted by a simple vibrating string formula, as is often done for the human larynx, such long vocal folds would bear enormous stress to produce the species-specific mating call with an average fundamental frequency of 1 kHz. Predictions would be closer to 50 Hz. Vocal fold histology revealed the presence of a large vocal ligament between the vocal fold epithelium and...

Caracterización de un vidrio rojo medieval procedente de las vidrieras del Monasterio de las Huelgas de Burgos

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Gómez, B.

2009-08-01

Full Text Available In the year 2007 the process of conservation-restoration of the windows of the apostles that close the windows of the Chapter Hall of Cloister of S. Fernando del Real Monasterio de Santa María la Real de las Huelgas de Burgos was completed the process. A red glass obtained from the process of conservation and restoration has been characterized by Optical microscopy by light reflected (OMLR, Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM, X ray fluorescence espectrpmetry (XRF, Particle induced X ray emission (PIXE, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM to identify the chemical composition and structure. Chemical analys by XRF and PIXE are in the good agreement. The studied glass has a very original cross section, consisting of a lightly greenish glass holder and multilayers of red glass, characteristic of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. A elemental mapping of the cross-section showing the distribution of elements in the glass has been obtained by micro PIXE analysis in a vacuum chamber.

En el año 2007 se culminó el proceso de restauración integral de las vidrieras que cierran los ventanales de la Sala Capitular del Claustro de S. Fernando del Real Monasterio de Santa María la Real de las Huelgas de Burgos. Un vidrio rojo, de características peculiares, extraído durante el proceso de conservación-restauración de una de las vidrieras, se ha caracterizado mediante las técnicas de Microscopía óptica de luz reflejada (MOLR, Microscopía electrónica de emisión de campo (MEEC, Fluorescencia de rayos X (FRX, Emisión de rayos X inducidos por partículas (PIXE y Microscopía electrónica de transmisión (MET para conocer su composición química y su estructura. Los análisis realizados por las técnicas de FRX y PIXE permiten comprobar la buena concordancia que existe entre los resultados. El vidrio analizado presenta una sección transversal muy original, formada por un vidrio soporte ligeramente verdoso y m

Effect of the inoculation density in Coffea arabica L. cv. `Caturra rojo' somatic embryos germination in RITA® Temporary Immersion System

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Raúl Barbon

2014-04-01

Full Text Available The development of somatic embryogenesis of coffee (Coffea spp. in liquid culture medium is a viable alternative for the propagation of these species. The use of liquid culture medium and temporary immersion systems could increase the germination of somatic embryos and improve the quality of plants. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of inoculation density on germination of somatic embryos of Coffea arabica L. cv. `Caturra rojo' in temporary immersion systems RITA®. It were used as inoculum densities 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 somatic embryos per RITA®. After 90 days of culture the number of somatic embryos germinated, hyperhydricity symptoms, number of true leaves, length and root development was quantified. With inoculum density of 70 somatic embryos per RITA®, it was obtained a highest germination percentage (60% with good leaf development and length of the plants. Key words: hyperhydricity, liquid culture medium, partial germination, total germination, somatic embryogenesis

Draft genome sequence of Halorubrum tropicale strain V5, a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

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Sánchez-Nieves, Rubén; Facciotti, Marc T; Saavedra-Collado, Sofía; Dávila-Santiago, Lizbeth; Rodríguez-Carrero, Roy; Montalvo-Rodríguez, Rafael

2016-03-01

The genus Halorubrum is a member of the family Halobacteriaceae which currently has the highest number of described species (31) of all the haloarchaea. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain V5, a new species within this genus that was isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Assembly was performed and rendered the genome into 17 contigs (N50 = 515,834 bp), the largest of which contains 1,031,026 bp. The genome consists of 3.57 MB in length with G + C content of 67.6%. In general, the genome includes 4 rRNAs, 52 tRNAs, and 3246 protein-coding sequences. The NCBI accession number for this genome is LIST00000000 and the strain deposit number is CECT9000.

Estabilidad acelerada de un gel de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo para heridas y quemaduras

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Dulce María Soler Roger

2011-12-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la estabilidad acelerada de un gel de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo en dos condiciones de almacenamiento. Los 3 lotes pilotos producidos (GM01, GM02 y GM03 se almacenaron a dos temperaturas: 40 ± 2 °C durante 3 meses y 25 ± 2 °C durante 6 meses. Se realizó una evaluación de indicadores de estabilidad físico-química y microbiológica a tiempo 0, 1, 2 y 3 meses y a tiempo 0, 1, 2, 3 y 6 meses para cada una de las dos condiciones ensayadas respectivamente. Todos los lotes almacenados en ambas temperaturas mostraron estables las características organolépticas y la extensibilidad, el pH estuvo entre 6 y 7 y la reología confirmó un fluido no newtoniano del tipo Herschel Bulkley en los tiempos evaluados. La concentración mínima inhibitoria permaneció entre 8 y 10 mg/mL y la concentración de taninos entre 13 a 30 mg/g; todos los lotes se mantuvieron dentro del límite microbiano. El gel demostró tener buena estabilidad en condiciones aceleradas de temperatura, aspecto que es necesario confirmar en un próximo estudio de estabilidad en anaquel.

Chemical capture of free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus with medetomidine-ketamine

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J.M. Arnemo

1994-12-01

Full Text Available Seventeen free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus (12 calves and 5 yearling hinds were immobilized with a combination of medetomidine hydrochloride (MED and ketamine hydrochloride (KET in winter (January-March. Immobilizations were performed with plastic projectile syringes fired from a dart gun. Mean (SD doses of 0.147 (0.024 mg MED/kg and 2.5 (0.4 mg KET/kg induced recumbency in 5.0 (2.0 minutes in the calves and all of them were completely immobilized. The initial doses in the yearling hinds were 0.099 (0.016 mg MED/kg and 1.9 (0.2 mg KET/kg but three of them required addirional dosing for induction of reliable restraint. The distance covered by the animals between darting and recumbency ranged from 40-250 m for calves and 100-300 m for yearling hinds. The animals were translocated to deer farms for breeding purposes and were given 12.5-25.0 mg of atipamezole hydrochloride before transportation. All animals recovered completely. Haematological and serum biochemical comparisons between free-ranging calves immobilized with medetomidine-ketamine (n=3 and captive unmedicated calves (n=4 showed that chemical capture induce very little stress in red deer.

Estudio comparativo del efecto del cepillado con una crema dental con propóleos rojos y de un gel con clorofila

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Estela Gispert Abreu

1998-12-01

Full Text Available Se analiza comparativamente el efecto de un gel dental de clorofila y de una crema dental con propóleos rojos sobre varios parámetros relacionados con la caries dental, en escolares que se cepillaron durante 21 días con dichos productos. Se obtuvieron resultados favorables principalmente en la disminución del grado de infección por Streptococcus mutans y la elevación de la capacidad individual de remineralización; salvo en este último no hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas.Authors made a comparative analysis about effect of chlorophyl dental gel and toothpaste containing red propolis, on some parameters related to dental caries in a group of students that brushed their teeth during 21 days using such products. Favourable results were obtained, mainly in decrease of infection level from Streptococcus mutans, and in increase of individual capacity of remineralization; except for this latter, there weren´t statistically significant differences.

Analysis of the Development and Spatial Distribution of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon Populations on the Territory of the Czech Republic

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Jan Dvořák

2016-01-01

Full Text Available This paper gives an analysis of the size of populations of sika deer (Cervus nippon that were introduced to the Czech Republic at the end of the 19th century. Control methods are applied to underlying data taken from the official statistics of the Czech Statistical Office with the aim to check retrospectively their accuracy. Based on statistical data of third‑level territorial administrative units available, the recent population expansion of sika deer in the Czech Republic is evaluated as well as the manner and intensity of their spread into new, previously unpopulated areas. Results of applied control methods indicate errors in population management due to underestimation of overall population size data, in particular in the category of female deer.

POISONING BY THE SWAINSONINE-CONTAINING PLANT SIDA CARPINIFOLIA IN CAPTIVE SAMBAR DEER (CERVUS UNICOLOR).

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Anjos, Bruno L; Peixoto, Paulo V; Caldas, Saulo A; Bhaltazar, Daniel; França, Ticiana N; Armién, Aníbal G

2016-09-01

Plant intoxications in wildlife are difficult to diagnose, are overlooked, or are sometimes even neglected. Hence, factors that induce wild animals to ingest poisonous plants have not been sufficiently documented. An outbreak of glycoprotein storage disease in sambar deer ( Cervus unicolor ), induced by ingestion of the swainsonine-containing plant, common wireweed (Sida carpinifolia), is reported. Nine out of 55 deer held by a zoo in Brazil were affected. The poisoning was characterized by emaciation and neurologic signs followed by unexpected death in some of the animals. Animals presented abnormal consciousness, posterior paresis, and musculoskeletal weakness; less evident were vestibulo-cerebellar signs. Histologically, there was vacuolation of neurons and epithelial cells of the pancreatic acines, thyroid follicules, and renal tubules. Furthermore, in the central nervous system were axonal degeneration, necrosis, and loss of neurons. Three factors may lead to the ingestion of S. carpinifolia by sambar deer: 1) A grazing field with only S. carpinifolia as a source of forage; 2) a large number of animals kept in this field; and 3) a hierarchy within a cervid group in which dominant males isolated and displaced juvenile and weaker adult males, leaving them with access to only S. carpinifolia.

Draft genome of Haloarcula rubripromontorii strain SL3, a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

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Sánchez-Nieves, Rubén; Facciotti, Marc; Saavedra-Collado, Sofía; Dávila-Santiago, Lizbeth; Rodríguez-Carrero, Roy; Montalvo-Rodríguez, Rafael

2016-03-01

The genus Haloarcula belongs to the family Halobacteriaceae which currently has 10 valid species. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain SL3, a new species within this genus, isolated from the Solar Salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Genome assembly performed using NGEN Assembler resulted in 18 contigs (N50 = 601,911 bp), the largest of which contains 1,023,775 bp. The genome consists of 3.97 MB and has a GC content of 61.97%. Like all species of Haloarcula, the genome encodes heterogeneous copies of the small subunit ribosomal RNA. In addition, the genome includes 6 rRNAs, 48 tRNAs, and 3797 protein coding sequences. Several carbohydrate-active enzymes genes were found, as well as enzymes involved in the dihydroxyacetone processing pathway which are not found in other Haloarcula species. The NCBI accession number for this genome is LIUF00000000 and the strain deposit number is CECT9001.

Confiabilidad de la detección de problemas de desarrollo mediante el semáforo de la prueba de Evaluación del Desarrollo Infantil: ¿es diferente un resultado amarillo de uno rojo?

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Rizzoli-Córdoba, Antonio; Ortega-Ríosvelasco, Fernando; Villasís-Keever, Miguel Ángel; Pizarro-Castellanos, Mariel; Buenrostro-Márquez, Guillermo; Aceves-Villagrán, Daniel; O'Shea-Cuevas, Gabriel; Muñoz-Hernández, Onofre

2014-01-01

Introducción: La prueba Evaluación del Desarrollo Infantil (EDI) es un instrumento de tamizaje de problemas en el desarrollo diseñado y validado en México. La calificación obtenida se expresa como semáforo. Se consideran positivos tanto el resultado amarillo como el rojo, aunque se plantea una intervención diferente para cada uno. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la capacidad de la prueba EDI para discriminar entre los niños identificados con semáforo amarillo y los identificados con r...

Impact of high hydrostatic pressure and pasteurization on the structure and the extractability of bioactive compounds of persimmon “Rojo Brillante”.

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Hernández-Carrión, M; Vázquez-Gutiérrez, J L; Hernando, I; Quiles, A

2014-01-01

Rojo Brillante is an astringent oriental persimmon variety with high levels of bioactive compounds such as soluble tannins, carotenoids, phenolic acids, and dietary fiber. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and pasteurization on the structure of the fruit and on the extractability of certain bioactive compounds. The microstructure was studied using light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and low temperature scanning electron microscopy, and certain physicochemical properties (carotenoid and total soluble tannin content, antioxidant activity, fiber content, color, and texture properties) were measured. The structural changes induced by HHP caused a rise in solute circulation in the tissues that could be responsible for the increased carotenoid level and the unchanged antioxidant activity in comparison with the untreated persimmon. In contrast, the changes that took place during pasteurization lowered the tannin content and antioxidant activity. Consequently, HHP treatment could improve the extraction of potentially bioactive compoundsxsts from persimmons. A high nutritional value ingredient to be used when formulating new functional foods could be obtained using HHP. © 2013 Institute of Food Technologists®

Detection of Brucellosis in Sika Deer ( Cervus nippon ) through Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP).

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Liu, Qianhong; Wei, Jie; Sun, Qingsong; Wang, Ben; Wang, Yuting; Hu, Ying; Wu, Wenrong

2017-07-01

Brucellosis (Brucella bovis) in sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) can cause enormous losses to stag breeding, especially in areas in which stag breeding has become an important industry. It also poses a threat to humans because it is a zoonotic disease. Use of the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay has been poorly described in the diagnosis of brucellosis in deer. We developed a LAMP assay targeting the omp25 gene sequence to detect brucellosis in sika deer. The reaction can be completed in 60 min at 63 C and, with a detection limit of 17 pg, it was more sensitive than conventional PCR, with its detection limit of 1.7 ng. No cross-reactivity was observed with four bacteria: Escherichia coli , Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, Clostridium pasteurianum , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . We used 263 samples of blood to evaluate the reaction. The percentage of agreement between LAMP and PCR reached 91%; relative specificity reached 87%, and relative sensitivity reached 100%. The results indicate LAMP can be a simple and rapid diagnostic tool for detecting brucellosis in sika deer, particularly in the field, where it is essential to control brucellosis in deer with a rapid and accurate diagnosis for removal of positive animals.

Bribri, nueva variedad de fríjol rojo pequeño para Costa Rica

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Juan Carlos Hern\\u00E1ndez

2001-01-01

Full Text Available Entre 1996 y 1999 fue introducida y evaluada en Costa Rica la línea MD 23-24 que dio origen a la nueva variedad de frijol Bribri. La misma fue desarrollada por la Escuela Agrícola Panamericana-Zamorano y se originó de la cruza (RAB 310/XAN 155 X (DOR 391/POMPADOUR G. La variedad se caracteriza por presentar un grano pequeño de color rojo brillante, de hábito de crecimiento Tipo II-B, de porte erecto y ciclo vegetativo entre 76 y 80 días. Las dos principales zonas de vida donde se evaluó fueron la bh-T (bosque húmedo tropical y el bmh-P (bosque muy húmedo Premontano. En la mayoría de los lugares evaluados predominaron pequeñas explotaciones comerciales y suelos ultisoles de baja fertilidad. La variedad Bribri superó en rendimiento promedio, al testigo nacional en 17,2% y al testigo local en13,4%. Su producción fue superior en un 8,5% al promedio de rendimiento obtenido en todos los ensayos. La etapa de verificación y de validación se efectuó en nueve y once localidades respectivamente, con base en la tecnología empleada por los productores. Bribri superó en rendimiento a los testigos locales en el 67% de las parcelas en la fase de verificación (con un promedio de 15,5% más de kg/ha y en el 80% de las parcelas de validación (con un promedio de 7,5% mas de kg/ha. Mostró además tolerancia a la mustia hilachosa. (Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank Donk. En el año 2000 se sembraron 100 ha de Bribri a nivel comercial en la Región Brunca

Molecular diversity of rumen bacterial communities from tannin-rich and fiber-rich forage fed domestic Sika deer (Cervus nippon) in China.

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Li, Zhi Peng; Liu, Han Lu; Li, Guang Yu; Bao, Kun; Wang, Kai Ying; Xu, Chao; Yang, Yi Feng; Yang, Fu He; Wright, André-Denis G

2013-07-08

Sika deer (Cervus nippon) have different dietary preferences to other ruminants and are tolerant to tannin-rich plants. Because the rumen bacteria in domestic Sika deer have not been comprehensively studied, it is important to investigate its rumen bacterial population in order to understand its gut health and to improve the productivity of domestic Sika deer. The rumen bacterial diversity in domestic Sika deer (Cervus nippon) fed oak leaves- (OL group) and corn stalks-based diets (CS group) were elucidated using 16S rRNA gene libraries and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Overall, 239 sequences were examined from the two groups, 139 clones from the OL group were assigned to 57 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and 100 sequences from the CS group were divided into 50 OTUs. Prevotella-like sequences belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes were the dominant bacteria in both groups (97.2% OL and 77% CS), and sequences related to Prevotella brevis were present in both groups. However, Prevotella shahii-like, Prevotella veroralis-like, Prevotella albensis-like, and Prevotella salivae-like sequences were abundant in the OL group compared to those in the CS group, while Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens-like and Prevotella ruminicola-like sequences were prevalent in the CS group. PCR-DGGE showed that bacterial communities clustered with respect to diets and the genus Prevotella was the dominant bacteria in the rumen of domestic Sika deer. However, the distribution of genus Prevotella from two groups was apparent. In addition, other fibrolytic bacteria, such as Clostridium populeti and Eubacterium cellulosolvens were found in the rumen of domestic Sika deer. The rumen of domestic Sika deer harbored unique bacteria which may represent novel species. The bacterial composition appeared to be affected by diet, and sequences related to Prevotella spp. may represent new species that may be related to the degradation of fiber biomass or tannins. Moreover, the mechanism

Draft genome of Haloarcula rubripromontorii strain SL3, a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

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Rubén Sánchez-Nieves

2016-03-01

Full Text Available The genus Haloarcula belongs to the family Halobacteriaceae which currently has 10 valid species. Here we report the draft genome sequence of strain SL3, a new species within this genus, isolated from the Solar Salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Genome assembly performed using NGEN Assembler resulted in 18 contigs (N50 = 601,911 bp, the largest of which contains 1,023,775 bp. The genome consists of 3.97 MB and has a GC content of 61.97%. Like all species of Haloarcula, the genome encodes heterogeneous copies of the small subunit ribosomal RNA. In addition, the genome includes 6 rRNAs, 48 tRNAs, and 3797 protein coding sequences. Several carbohydrate-active enzymes genes were found, as well as enzymes involved in the dihydroxyacetone processing pathway which are not found in other Haloarcula species. The NCBI accession number for this genome is LIUF00000000 and the strain deposit number is CECT9001. Keywords: Halophilic archaea, Henome sequence, Puerto Rico

Late-glacial recolonization and phylogeography of European red deer (Cervus elaphus L.).

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Meiri, Meirav; Lister, Adrian M; Higham, Thomas F G; Stewart, John R; Straus, Lawrence G; Obermaier, Henriette; González Morales, Manuel R; Marín-Arroyo, Ana B; Barnes, Ian

2013-09-01

The Pleistocene was an epoch of extreme climatic and environmental changes. How individual species responded to the repeated cycles of warm and cold stages is a major topic of debate. For the European fauna and flora, an expansion-contraction model has been suggested, whereby temperate species were restricted to southern refugia during glacial times and expanded northwards during interglacials, including the present interglacial (Holocene). Here, we test this model on the red deer (Cervus elaphus) a large and highly mobile herbivore, using both modern and ancient mitochondrial DNA from the entire European range of the species over the last c. 40,000 years. Our results indicate that this species was sensitive to the effects of climate change. Prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) haplogroups restricted today to South-East Europe and Western Asia reached as far west as the UK. During the LGM, red deer was mainly restricted to southern refugia, in Iberia, the Balkans and possibly in Italy and South-Western Asia. At the end of the LGM, red deer expanded from the Iberian refugium, to Central and Northern Europe, including the UK, Belgium, Scandinavia, Germany, Poland and Belarus. Ancient DNA data cannot rule out refugial survival of red deer in North-West Europe through the LGM. Had such deer survived, though, they were replaced by deer migrating from Iberia at the end of the glacial. The Balkans served as a separate LGM refugium and were probably connected to Western Asia with genetic exchange between the two areas. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Histological variations in myoepithelial cells and arrectores pilorum muscles among caudal, metatarsal and preorbital glands in Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis Heude, 1884).

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Ozaki, Nobuo; Suzuki, Masatsugu; Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

2004-03-01

The morphological characteristics of myoepithelial cells and arrectores pilorum muscles were investigated in caudal, metatarsal and preorbital glands of Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis Heude, 1884) using immunohistochemistry for alpha-smooth muscle actin. In the metatarsal, preorbital and general skin glands, myoepithelial cell layers continuously embraced the secretory epithelium, while in the caudal gland, discontinuous myoepithelial cell rows surrounded the apocrine tubules. There was a trend that the widths of the myoepithelial cells of the caudal and preorbital glands appeared to be thinner than those of the metatarsal and general skin glands. In the metatarsal gland, the arrectores pilorum muscles were highly developed and considerably larger than those in other skin glands.

Indirect genetics effects and evolutionary constraint: an analysis of social dominance in red deer, Cervus elaphus.

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Wilson, A J; Morrissey, M B; Adams, M J; Walling, C A; Guinness, F E; Pemberton, J M; Clutton-Brock, T H; Kruuk, L E B

2011-04-01

By determining access to limited resources, social dominance is often an important determinant of fitness. Thus, if heritable, standard theory predicts mean dominance should evolve. However, dominance is usually inferred from the tendency to win contests, and given one winner and one loser in any dyadic contest, the mean proportion won will always equal 0.5. Here, we argue that the apparent conflict between quantitative genetic theory and common sense is resolved by recognition of indirect genetic effects (IGEs). We estimate selection on, and genetic (co)variance structures for, social dominance, in a wild population of red deer Cervus elaphus, on the Scottish island of Rum. While dominance is heritable and positively correlated with lifetime fitness, contest outcomes depend as much on the genes carried by an opponent as on the genotype of a focal individual. We show how this dependency imposes an absolute evolutionary constraint on the phenotypic mean, thus reconciling theoretical predictions with common sense. More generally, we argue that IGEs likely provide a widespread but poorly recognized source of evolutionary constraint for traits influenced by competition. © 2011 The Authors. Journal of Evolutionary Biology © 2011 European Society For Evolutionary Biology.

Historia de unos cueros de ciervo

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Luis Vidales

1965-01-01

Full Text Available Un día de 1903, el duque José Florimond de Loubat solicitó a Eduardo Seler que comentara el "Códice Borgia". Seler acababa de llegar de Yucatán, donde se apertrechó de conocimientos sobre el arte precolombino de la región y satisfizo de inmediato la invitación de su estimulante Mesenas. En agosto de 1904 concluyó en Steglitz y entregó "a su excelencia" el primer tomo de su exégesis sobre el códice de autos, "sin duda la más extraordinaria de todas las pictografías aún conservadas del México antiguo", según el decir del propio señor Seler.

Seed rain under native and non-native tree species in the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico.

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Arias Garcia, Andrea; Chinea, J Danilo

2014-09-01

Seed dispersal is a fundamental process in plant ecology and is of critical importance for the restoration of tropical communities. The lands of the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (CRNWR), formerly under agriculture, were abandoned in the 1970s and colonized mainly by non-native tree species of degraded pastures. Here we described the seed rain under the most common native and non-native trees in the refuge in an attempt to determine if focal tree geographic origin (native versus non-native) influences seed dispersal. For this, seed rain was sampled for one year under the canopies of four native and four non-native tree species common in this refuge using 40 seed traps. No significant differences were found for the abundance of seeds, or their diversity, dispersing under native versus non-native focal tree species, nor under the different tree species. A significantly different seed species composition was observed reaching native versus non-native focal species. However, this last result could be more easily explained as a function of distance of the closest adults of the two most abundantly dispersed plant species to the seed traps than as a function of the geographic origin of the focal species. We suggest to continue the practice of planting native tree species, not only as a way to restore the community to a condition similar to the original one, but also to reduce the distances needed for effective dispersal.

Carcass and meat characteristics from farm-raised and wild fallow deer (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus): A review.

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Kudrnáčová, Eva; Bartoň, Luděk; Bureš, Daniel; Hoffman, Louwrens C

2018-07-01

Deer species are utilised for food, hunting and other products throughout the world. Consumers are typically exposed to venison derived predominantly from both farm-raised or wild fallow (Dama dama) and red deer (Cervus elaphus). The production of venison under farm conditions, compared to the meat of deer hunted in the wild, allows for a regular supply of a consistently good meat. It is lean, tasty, and rich in proteins and minerals, with a low content of fat and cholesterol. Overall, the worldwide demand for meat is still growing, and both the potential of farming deer species and their use as meat producers have led to an increased interest in venison. The current knowledge about various factors (e.g. nutrition, age, sex, condition, season) affecting venison and game meat has significantly increased during past decades but information regarding the interaction between production system or pre- and post-slaughter handling and ultimate deer meat quality are still very limited. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Cloning, identification, and functional analysis of bone marrow stromal cell antigen-2 from sika deer (Cervus nippon).

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Wang, Jiawen; Bian, Shuai; Liu, Meichun; Zhang, Xin; Wang, Siming; Bai, Xueyuan; Zhao, Daqing; Zhao, Yu

2018-06-30

BST-2(tetherin/CD317/HM1.24) has been identified as a cellular antiviral factor that inhibits the release of a wide range of enveloped viruses from infected cells. Orthologs of BST-2 have been identified in several species including humans, monkeys, cows, sheep, pigs, and mice. In this study, we cloned the gene and characterized the protein of the BST-2 homolog from sika deer (Cervus nippon). cnBST-2 shares 37.8% and 74.2% identity with the BST-2 homologs from Homo sapiens and Ovis aries, respectively. The extracellular domain of cnBST-2 has two putative N-linked glycosylation sites and three potential dimerization sites. cnBST-2 was shown to be expressed on the cell surface, like human BST-2. Exogenous expression of cnBST-2 resulted in potent inhibition of HIV-1 particle release in 293T cells; however, this activity resisted antagonism by HIV-1 Vpu. Moreover, cnBST-2 was not able to activate nuclear factor-κB, in contrast to human BST-2. This study is the first report of the isolation and characterization of BST-2 from C. nippon. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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The parasitecoenoses' influence on health status of sika-deer (Cervus nippon population in the west-Bohemia region (Czech Republic

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Marie Borkovcová

2009-01-01

Full Text Available The aim of this study was detection of prevalence of the parasitecoenoses of sika deer (Cervus nippon living in the wild in the area of Western Bohemia (Czech Republic and to compare roundup data with results from previous investigations.All together 560 samples of excrements and 8 grallochs were examined. The research was done from March 2005 to June 2007. The samples of excrements were collected during the whole research period in periodical monthly intervals always in the amount of 20 pieces. Grallochs were examined by partial helmintological dissection, the samples of excrements by Baermann method and flotation. Parasites were detected only in 26.8 % of examined samples. The spectrum of detected parasites included: coccidia Eimeria spp. (8.6 %, lungworms (LW Dictyocaulus sp. and Bicaulus sagittatus (23.4 %, and nematode worms from the group of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN (7.9 %. In fine we can confirm that the Sika game is quite resistant against parasitoses under our conditions, and health of Sika game in monitored localities is good.

The immune-enhancing activity of Cervus nippon mantchuricus extract (NGE) in RAW264.7 macrophage cells and immunosuppressed mice.

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Hong, Se Hyang; Ku, Jin Mo; In Kim, Hyo; Ahn, Chang-Won; Park, Soo-Hyun; Seo, Hye Sook; Shin, Yong Cheol; Ko, Seong-Gyu

2017-09-01

Chemotherapeutics are often used to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. However, they can also harm healthy cells and cause side effects such as immunosuppression. Especially traditional oriental medicines long used in Asia, may be beneficial candidates for the alleviation of immune diseases. Cervus nippon mantchuricus extract (NGE) is currently sold in the market as coffee and health drinks. However, NGE was not widely investigated and efficacy remain unclear and essentially nothing is known about their potential immune-regulatory properties. As a result, NGE induced the differentiation of RAW264.7 macrophage cells. NGE-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells elevated cytokines levels and NO production. NGE-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells activated MAPKs and NF-κB signaling pathways. NGE encouraged the immuno-enhancing effects in immunosuppressed short-term treated with NGE mice model. NGE or Red ginseng encouraged the immuno-enhancing effects in immunosuppressed long-term treated with NGE mice model. Our data clearly show that NGE contains immune-enhancing activity and can be used to treat immunodeficiency. Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

DISEÑO ESTADÍSTICO PARA LA REMOCIÓN DE ROJO BÁSICO 46 UTILIZANDO TIERRA FULLER REGENERADA COMO MATERIAL ALTERNATIVO

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Benjamín Zuluaga Díaz

Full Text Available Diferentes materiales no convencionales han sido evaluados en los últimos años como adsorbentes para el tratamiento de efluentes coloreados provenientes de la industria textil. La tierra fuller (TF compuesta por distintos minerales, ha presentado una alta capacidad para la remoción de diferentes colorantes catiónicos, no obstante el rojo básico 46 (RB46, ampliamente utilizando en los procesos de tinción no ha sido estudiado sobre este material. En esta investigación se evalúan las mejores condiciones para alcanzar la mayor remoción del RB46 sobre TF mediante un diseño estadístico de experimentos bajo sistema discontinuo. Las variables analizadas fueron dosis de adsorbente, concentración de colorante y tiempo de contacto. La concentración final del colorante se cuantificó por espectrofotometría UV-Vis. Un diseño factorial 2³ y su posterior optimización a través de un diseño de superficie de respuesta central compuesta permitió alcanzar una remoción máxima del 99,07 % a una concentración de 35,0 mgL-1, una dosificación de 1,1 gL-1 y un tiempo de contacto de 8 h con un coeficiente de correlación ajustado del 96,79 %.

Preorbital gland opening in red deer (Cervus elaphus) calves: signal of hunger?

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Bartos, L; Víchová, J; Lancingerová, J

2005-01-01

The opening of the preorbital gland in red deer (Cervus elaphus) calves has been hypothesized to be a signal to the mother that her calf is hungry. Closing of the gland should indicate that the calf has received a sufficient amount of milk, and thus the mother should stop the suckling. We tested the hypothesis that the calf signals hunger when its preorbital gland is open and signals satiation when the gland is closed. To test this, the behavior of eight bottle-reared calves was monitored for 6 mo. For each meal during this time period, opening of the preorbital gland was recorded before calves were offered the meal and after they ate. Satiation of the calf was estimated (not begging for more food after the meal = satiated; begging = not satiated). The data set contained 3,116 records of paired measurements of preorbital gland opening (before and after the meal). Calves were satiated after feeding for 90.15% of the meals. The opening of the preorbital gland was associated with feeding and achieving satiety. In most cases (77%), calves opened their preorbital glands before their meal. Eighty-five percent of hungry calves still had preorbital glands open after the meal, whereas preorbital gland opening was decreased (P preorbital gland opening before and after the meal, and also according to whether the calf reached satiety. The heavier calves in this study tended to have their preorbital glands open more frequently than the lighter ones, which may indicate the need for an increased amount of milk intake. There was no clear trend in the frequency of preorbital gland opening with age. In conclusion, preorbital opening is likely to be a signal of calf satiety, as suggested earlier. Nevertheless, preorbital glands were not always open when the calves were hungry and did not vanish during the feeding in all cases.

Influence of the in vitro environment on the germination of somatic embryos of Coffea arabica L. cv. 'Caturra rojo' and Clematis tangutica K.

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Raúl Barbon

2017-07-01

Full Text Available The in vitro environment is a factor that in recent years has begun to investigate, because gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and ethylene play an important role in the morphogenesis of somatic embryos and their development in plants. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of the CO2 on the germination of coffee somatic embryos (Coffea arabica L. cv. 'Caturra rojo' and clematis (Clematis tangutica K.. Three gas mixtures composed of CO2 concentrations (2.5, 5.0 and 10.0% combined with 21% O2 and two controls (passive exchange and forced ventilation were used. A positive effect of CO2 on the germination of somatic embryos in the torpedo stage in coffee and clematis was obtained, because in the treatments with passive exchange, where there was CO2 accumulation, germination of the somatic embryos was superior to the treatments with Forced ventilation. With 2.5% and 5.0% CO2, the germination process is stimulated while with 10.0% CO2 there is an inhibition of germination with the appearance of malformations and hyperhydricity.   Keywords: gaseous atmosphere, carbon dioxide, somatic embryogenesis, secondary embryogenesis, hyperhydricity

El libro como soporte de la experiencia visionaria en las profecías iluminadas de William Blake y el Libro Rojo de Carl Gustav Jung

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Daniela Picón Bruno

2017-01-01

Full Text Available En este artículo reflexionamos sobre dos obras pertenecientes al mundo moderno y contemporáneo en las que el manuscrito iluminado es utilizado como soporte de registro de la experiencia visionaria: los Libros Proféticos Iluminados de William Blake (1757-1827 y el Libro Rojo de Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961. Estos autores consideraron el manuscrito iluminado como un formato más auténtico para la transmisión de sus visiones, ya que permitía superar la dimensión puramente estética del arte y convocar una síntesis entre la materia y el espíritu propio del pensamiento simbólico del neoplatonismo del siglo xii europeo. Desde esta perspectiva, indagamos en el carácter altamente espiritual que Blake y Jung confirieron a la creación artística y a la materialidad del libro como soporte de escritura y de lectura, estableciendo algunas correspondencias con las nuevas concepciones sobre el arte elaboradas en el contexto de las vanguardias europeas del siglo xx.

Commercial slaughtering of rusa deer (Cervus timorensis russa in New Caledonia; System analysis and effect on carcass quality

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S. Le Bel

2000-04-01

Full Text Available A survey on the environment and disease conditions of deer (Cervus timorensis russa slaughtering in New-Caledonia was set up during a deer export campaign in order to find answers to the increasing seizure of purpura-affected carcasses. Risk factors based on the animal husbandry system, animal handling and transport as well as slaughtering conditions were analyzed in an attempt to explain the presence of purpura and high pH levels. Out of 520 deer, 15% of the carcasses were condemned for purpura, 87% of the deer displayed a pH level over 6 and 48% a pH level over 6.5. In the case of slaughter-purpura, various analyses revealed inadequacies between the slaughter structure and the origin (i.e., farms in the process of intensifying of the deer. For carcasses with pH levels above 6.5, a more complex phenomenon was revealed that included the amount of animal handling, housing of animals the night before slaughter and the presence of slaughter-purpura. Slaughtering conditions of rusa deer in Australia and red deer in New Zealand showed that the present system could be improved.

Selection of forages by timor deer (cervus timorensis blainville) in menjangan island, bali

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Ketut Ginantra, I.; Bagus Made Suaskara, Ida; Ketut Muksin, I.

2018-03-01

This study was conducted to determine the selection of forages plants by Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) on Menjangan Island and its relation to the availability, chemical and physical properties of feed plants. The study was conducted in July-September 2016 in savanna and monsoon forest habitats. The availability of habitat feed plants in the habitat was determined by the quadrat method, and the species of plant eaten by Timor deer was determined through the microhistological analysis of the fecal sample. The food selection index is determine by the Ivlev index. Energy contents of forages plants by bomb calorimeter apparatus, crude protein analyzed by Semi-Micro Kjeldahl technique, NDF, ADF and lignin levels refer to the method of Goering and Van Soest. Mineral content of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Determination of tannin content with Folin Denish reaction. Physical properties determine are water regain capacity and water solubility. The relationship between availability with the utilization of plants by Timor deer was analyzed with the similarity index. Multiple regression statistic to test the relationship between index selection with nutritional value factor and physical characteristic of plant species. The result showed that Timor deer selected 32 plants species of graminoids, forbs and woody plants. Feeding selection of Timor deer is strongly influenced by the availability of forage plants in habitat. The feeding selection was significantly influenced by three predictor variables i.e. positive nutritional value is crude protein and negative nutritional value were lignin and tannins. Selection of forage plant Timor deer is positively correlated with the physical properties of feed plants.

Mayo del 68 y los católicos catalanes

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Martínez Hoyos, Francisco

2013-06-01

Full Text Available In 1968, the catalonian Church lived in a full post-council crisis. The most progressive sections felt themselves disappointed because the expected changes after the Second Vatican Council did not achieve. The parisian events affect this ecclesiastic context, which is accentuated by division and the marxism influence. This article is focused on the responses of Alfonso Carlos Comín, «El Ciervo» magazine and the clergy represented by the «Correspondència» review.En 1968, la Iglesia catalana vivía en plena crisis postconciliar. Los sectores más progresistas se sentían decepcionados porque no se habían producido los cambios que esperaban tras el Vaticano II. Los acontecimientos parisinos inciden sobre este contexto eclesial, marcado por la división y el influjo del marxismo. El artículo se centra en las reacciones de Alfonso Carlos Comín, El Ciervo y el clero representado por la revista Correspondència.

Teste do reflexo vermelho: forma de prevenção à cegueira na infância Test del reflejo rojo: forma de prevención de la ceguera en la niñez Red reflex: prevention way to blindness in childhood

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Adriana Sousa Carvalho de Aguiar

2007-10-01

Full Text Available Estudo exploratório, quantitativo, que objetivou investigar o resultado e as gradações de cor do teste do reflexo vermelho em recém-nascidos (RN. Amostra composta de 180 RN de uma maternidade em Fortaleza-CE. Destes, 156 tiveram resultado "não alterado" e 24 "suspeito". Quanto ao aspecto do reflexo, em 144 RN a coloração foi a mesma nos dois olhos, enquanto em 35 apresentou-se vermelha, em 33, laranja avermelhada, em 46, alaranjada, em 24, amarelo claro, em 6 amarela com manchas esbranquiçadas centrais. Dos casos suspeitos, o reflexo mostrou-se amarelo claro com manchas esbranquiçadas ou rajadas. O enfermeiro treinado é um dos profissionais competentes para realizar o teste, podendo desempenhar importante papel na Unidade Neonatal com ações de prevenção de alterações oculares na infância.Estudio exploratorio, cuantitativo, que tuvo como objeto investigar el resultado y las gradaciones de color del test del reflejo rojo en recién nacidos (RN. La muestra constó de 180 RN de una maternidad en Fortaleza-CE. De estes, 156 presentaron resultado "no alterado" y 24 "sospechoso". Cuanto al aspecto del reflejo, 144 RN presentaron la misma coloración en los dos ojos, de estes 35 presentó rojo, 33 naranja rojizo, 46 anaranjado, 24 amarillo claro, 6 amarillo con manchas blanquecinas centrales. De los casos sospechosos, el reflejo presentó amarillo claro con manchas blanquecinas con rayas. El enfermero entrenado para realizar el test del reflejo rojo puede desempeñar importante papel en la Unidad Neonatal con acciones de prevención de alteraciones oculares en la niñez.This study had as objective to investigate the result and the colour gradation of red reflex test in newborns (NB. It is a exploratory, quantitative study and the sample was 180 NB from maternity ward in Fortaleza-CE. From this, 156 showed result "no altered" and 24 "suspect". About the aspect of red reflex, 144 NB showed the same coloration in the two eyes, in 35 of

Sika deer (Cervus nippon)-specific real-time PCR method to detect fraudulent labelling of meat and meat products.

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Kaltenbrunner, Maria; Hochegger, Rupert; Cichna-Markl, Margit

2018-05-08

Since game meat is more valuable and expensive than meat from domesticated animal species it is a potential target for adulteration. Analytical methods must allow the identification and quantification of meat species to be applicable for the detection of fraudulent labelling. We developed a real-time PCR assay for the authentication of sika deer (Cervus nippon) and products thereof. The primer/probe system amplifies a 71 bp fragment of the kappa-casein precursor gene. Since the target sequence contained only one sika deer-specific base, we introduced a deliberate base mismatch in the forward primer. The real-time PCR assay did not show cross-reactivity with 19 animal and 49 plant species tested. Low cross-reactivity was observed with red deer, fallow deer, reindeer and moose. However, with a ΔCt value of ≥11.79 between sika deer and the cross-reacting species, cross-reactivity will not affect the accuracy of the method. LOD and LOQ, determined by analysing serial dilutions of a DNA extract containing 1% (w/w) sika deer DNA in pig DNA, were 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively. The accuracy was evaluated by analysing DNA mixtures and DNA isolates from meat extract mixtures and meat mixtures. In general, recoveries were in the range from 70 to 130%.

Isolation and characterization of Babesia pecorum sp. nov. from farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Jouglin, Maggy; Fernández-de-Mera, Isabel G; de la Cotte, Nathalie; Ruiz-Fons, Francisco; Gortázar, Christian; Moreau, Emmanuelle; Bastian, Suzanne; de la Fuente, José; Malandrin, Laurence

2014-08-26

The diversity of Babesia species infecting cervids in parts of central and southern Spain was analyzed by collecting blood from farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus). Babesia sp. was isolated in vitro from two red deer herds in Cádiz and Ciudad Real. The number of Babesia sp. carriers differed between the two herds: 36/77 in Cádiz and 1/35 in Ciudad Real. Hyalomma lusitanicum was the most prevalent tick species identified on the Cádiz farm vegetation and on sampled animals, and is therefore a candidate vector. The molecular characteristics of 21 isolates were determined by complete (8 isolates) or partial (13 isolates) 18S rRNA gene sequencing. The sequences were highly similar (over 99.4% identity) and 6 sequence types were identified at the level of one herd only, demonstrating a rather high genetic diversity. They formed a monophyletic clade, and members of the three main sequence types shared a similar morphology and the same erythrocyte susceptibility pattern. This clade also included Babesia sp. Xinjiang isolated from sheep in China and Babesia sp. identified in giraffe in South Africa, with identities higher than 98.3% and statistically relevant phylogenetic support. None of the biological properties analyzed for both Babesia from red deer and Babesia sp. Xinjiang allowed their differentiation (ability to develop in vitro in erythrocytes from cattle and sheep, as well as in erythrocytes from different cervids, unsuccessful infection of calves). We propose the Babesia isolated from red deer as a new species named B. pecorum. Whether Babesia sp. Xinjiang and the Babesia characterized in South Africa belong to the same species is debated.

Análisis microbiológico del pulpo rojo en puertos pesqueros de Campeche, México

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Neyi Estrella-Gómez

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Estudiar la calidad microbiológica del pulpo rojo dado su importante impacto económico y social en la región sur-sureste de México. Material y métodos. Se tomaron muestras en diversas zonas de captura de la especie y se analizaron con pruebas bioquímicas descritas en las normas oficiales mexicanas. Se identificaron cepas pertenecientes al género Vibrio, Salmonella, coliformes fecales y E. coli O157:H7. Con el empleo del Sistema BAX, se logró la identificación de microorganismos a través de su ADN bacteriano. Los resultados obtenidos en los métodos bioquímicos y moleculares fueron contrastados. Resultados. El método estadístico de Bland-Altman indicó que ambas técnicas pueden usarse indistintamente. La prueba de McNemar demostró que ambos métodos cuentan con la misma eficacia para la identificación de patógenos (valor X2=0.5 ρ=0.4795. Conclusión. La calidad microbiológica del pulpo en la región sur-sureste de México es deficiente debido a la presencia de flora bacteriana patógena que podría representar un riesgo epidemiológico. Los índices establecidos por las normas sugieren la necesidad de aplicar técnicas de identificación eficaces y rápidas como el Sistema BAX. Este método alternativo de análisis puede coadyuvar a la implementación de estrategias efectivas que permitan cumplir con especificaciones mínimas sanitarias durante el procesamiento de los productos pesqueros, y así elevar los sistemas de control para disminuir los riesgos de brotes epidemiológicos en la región.     DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21149/spm.v58i4.8026

Body condition, diet and ecosystem function of red deer (Cervus elaphus in a fenced nature reserve

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Camilla Fløjgaard

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Body condition, as a sign of animal welfare, is of management concern in rewilding projects where fenced animals are subject to winter starvation, which may conflict with animal welfare legislation. Investigating the relationship between body condition, age, sex, diet quality and diet composition is therefore relevant to increase understanding of herbivores' ecosystem function and to inform management. In this study, we focused on red deer, Cervus elaphus, in a fenced nature reserve in Denmark, where the deer are managed as ecosystem engineers to contribute to biodiversity conservation. We measured body mass and body size of 91 culled red deer, and determined diet composition using DNA metabarcoding and diet quality using fecal nitrogen on 246 fecal samples. We found that body condition was predicted by age and diet composition, but not diet quality. We also found that individuals of different body condition had different diets, i.e., the fecal samples of red deer in poorer body condition contained significantly more Ericaceae sequences than red deer in good body condition. This may imply that certain functions of red deer in ecosystems, such as regeneration of heather by grazing, may depend on variation in body condition within the population. Our findings call for the need to consider the consequences of management practices, including culling or supplemental feeding, on the outcomes of habitat restoration, and more broadly underline the importance of preserving the overall breath of herbivore ecosystem functions for effective biodiversity conservation.

Technical note: preorbital gland opening in red deer (Cervus elaphus) calves as an indicator of stress.

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Bartosová-Víchová, J; Bartos, L; Svecová, L

2007-02-01

The opening of the preorbital gland of red deer (Cervus elaphus) calves has been previously associated with feeding and satiety. However, it has been suggested to be most likely affected by some other factor or factors, possibly by excitement of the calf. If so, a calf should open its preorbital gland while being exposed to any stressful procedure. The hypothesis was tested that the preorbital gland is closed in a relaxed calf, whereas it is opened in a stressed calf. Preorbital opening was observed in 41 newborn red deer farm calves during a regular daily routine consisting of a search for newborn calves, their inspection, weighing, and painful marking with an ear tag. The openness of the preorbital gland (preorbital gland closed or opened) was recorded just before manipulation of a lying calf (i.e., in a calm calf) and then during the manipulation (i.e., in a distressed calf). Before manipulation, in all but 3 calves (7.3%, all of which were males), the preorbital gland was closed. All calves observed (100%) opened their preorbital gland during their manipulation, at least by the time the ear was punctured by the ear tag. The proportion of individuals with an open gland was lower (P preorbital gland in newborn red deer calves was associated with a stressful manipulation by the humans, which suggests that it may be a simple and easily recognized indicator of calf stress.

Estudio del efecto de los esteroles aislados de la planta solanum nudum en la membrana del glóbulo rojo humano

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Silvia Blair Trujillo

2004-02-01

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En el mundo existen pocas alternativas terapéuticas para malaria. El Grupo Malaria ha aislado esteroides de la planta Solanum nudum, usada para el tratamiento de fiebres por la edicina tradicional colombiana, y ha encontrado que tienen ctividad antimalárica in vitro e in vivo contra P. falciparum, P. vivax y P. berghei. Los compuestos aislados de S. nudum son de tipo esteroidal y se conoce que los esteroles pueden afectar la elación colesterol/fosfolípidos en la membrana del eritrocito 1, igualmente, pueden cambiar su permeabilidad para Na+ y + (2. En los eritrocitos parasitados con Plasmodium la edistribución del colesterol en la membrana y la presencia de roteínas del parásito aumentan la permeabilidad. En la membrana el eritrocito se presentan microdominios: arreglos de ípidos y colesterol a los cuales se anclan las proteínas a través el glicosilfosfatidilinositol. Se ha observado como la extracción el colesterol de los microdominios del eritrocito interfiere en la invasión del glóbulo rojo por Plasmodium (3, sugiriendo que pueden ser aprovechados funcionalmente como blanco erapéutico. El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar el efecto de los esteroles de la planta Solanum nudum en la membrana el eritrocito humano normal e infectado con P. falciparum, mediante el análisis de permeabilidad y de microdominios.

Colonization of the Scottish islands via long-distance Neolithic transport of red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Stanton, David W G; Mulville, Jacqueline A; Bruford, Michael W

2016-04-13

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) have played a key role in human societies throughout history, with important cultural significance and as a source of food and materials. This relationship can be traced back to the earliest human cultures and continues to the present day. Humans are thought to be responsible for the movement of a considerable number of deer throughout history, although the majority of these movements are poorly described or understood. Studying such translocations allows us to better understand ancient human-wildlife interactions, and in the case of island colonizations, informs us about ancient human maritime practices. This study uses DNA sequences to characterise red deer genetic diversity across the Scottish islands (Inner and Outer Hebrides and Orkney) and mainland using ancient deer samples, and attempts to infer historical colonization events. We show that deer from the Outer Hebrides and Orkney are unlikely to have originated from mainland Scotland, implying that humans introduced red deer from a greater distance. Our results are also inconsistent with an origin from Ireland or Norway, suggesting long-distance maritime travel by Neolithic people to the outer Scottish Isles from an unknown source. Common haplotypes and low genetic differentiation between the Outer Hebrides and Orkney imply common ancestry and/or gene flow across these islands. Close genetic proximity between the Inner Hebrides and Ireland, however, corroborates previous studies identifying mainland Britain as a source for red deer introductions into Ireland. This study provides important information on the processes that led to the current distribution of the largest surviving indigenous land mammal in the British Isles. © 2016 The Authors.

The red deer Cervus elaphus genome CerEla1.0: sequencing, annotating, genes, and chromosomes.

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Bana, Nóra Á; Nyiri, Anna; Nagy, János; Frank, Krisztián; Nagy, Tibor; Stéger, Viktor; Schiller, Mátyás; Lakatos, Péter; Sugár, László; Horn, Péter; Barta, Endre; Orosz, László

2018-01-02

We present here the de novo genome assembly CerEla1.0 for the red deer, Cervus elaphus, an emblematic member of the natural megafauna of the Northern Hemisphere. Humans spread the species in the South. Today, the red deer is also a farm-bred animal and is becoming a model animal in biomedical and population studies. Stag DNA was sequenced at 74× coverage by Illumina technology. The ALLPATHS-LG assembly of the reads resulted in 34.7 × 10 3 scaffolds, 26.1 × 10 3 of which were utilized in Cer.Ela1.0. The assembly spans 3.4 Gbp. For building the red deer pseudochromosomes, a pre-established genetic map was used for main anchor points. A nearly complete co-linearity was found between the mapmarker sequences of the deer genetic map and the order and orientation of the orthologous sequences in the syntenic bovine regions. Syntenies were also conserved at the in-scaffold level. The cM distances corresponded to 1.34 Mbp uniformly along the deer genome. Chromosomal rearrangements between deer and cattle were demonstrated. 2.8 × 10 6 SNPs, 365 × 10 3 indels and 19368 protein-coding genes were identified in CerEla1.0, along with positions for centromerons. CerEla1.0 demonstrates the utilization of dual references, i.e., when a target genome (here C. elaphus) already has a pre-established genetic map, and is combined with the well-established whole genome sequence of a closely related species (here Bos taurus). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) that CerEla1.0 (NCBI, MKHE00000000) could serve for are discussed.

Vaccination of Elk (Cervus canadensis) with Brucella abortus Strain RB51 Overexpressing Superoxide Dismutase and Glycosyltransferase Genes Does Not Induce Adequate Protection against Experimental Brucella abortus Challenge.

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Nol, Pauline; Olsen, Steven C; Rhyan, Jack C; Sriranganathan, Nammalwar; McCollum, Matthew P; Hennager, Steven G; Pavuk, Alana A; Sprino, Phillip J; Boyle, Stephen M; Berrier, Randall J; Salman, Mo D

2016-01-01

In recent years, elk (Cervus canadensis) have been implicated as the source of Brucella abortus infection for numerous cattle herds in the Greater Yellowstone Area. In the face of environmental and ecological changes on the landscape, the range of infected elk is expanding. Consequently, the development of effective disease management strategies for wild elk herds is of utmost importance, not only for the prevention of reintroduction of brucellosis to cattle, but also for the overall health of the Greater Yellowstone Area elk populations. In two studies, we evaluated the efficacy of B. abortus strain RB51 over-expressing superoxide dismutase and glycosyltransferase for protecting elk from infection and disease caused by B. abortus after experimental infection with a virulent B. abortus strain. Our data indicate that the recombinant vaccine does not protect elk against brucellosis. Further, work is needed for development of an effective brucellosis vaccine for use in elk.

Effect of the Velvet Antler of Formosan Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor swinhoei on the Prevention of an Allergic Airway Response in Mice

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Ching-Yun Kuo

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Two mouse models were used to assay the antiallergic effects of the velvet antler (VA of Formosan sambar deer (Cervus unicolor swinhoei in this study. The results using the ovalbumin- (OVA- sensitized mouse model showed that the levels of total IgE and OVA-specific IgE were reduced after VA powder was administrated for 4 weeks. In addition, the ex vivo results indicated that the secretion of T helper cell 1 (Th1, regulatory T (Treg, and Th17 cytokines by splenocytes was significantly increased (P<0.05 when VA powder was administered to the mice. Furthermore, OVA-allergic asthma mice that have been orally administrated with VA powder showed a strong inhibition of Th2 cytokine and proinflammatory cytokine production in bronchoalveolar fluid compared to control mice. An increase in the regulatory T-cell population of splenocytes in the allergic asthma mice after oral administration of VA was also observed. All the features of the asthmatic phenotype, including airway inflammation and the development of airway hyperresponsiveness, were reduced by treatment with VA. These findings support the hypothesis that oral feeding of VA may be an effective way of alleviating asthmatic symptoms in humans.

Antibody responses of cervids (Cervus elaphus) following experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection and the implications for immunodiagnosis.

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Harrington, Noel P; Surujballi, Om P; Prescott, John F; Duncan, J Robert; Waters, W Ray; Lyashchenko, Konstantin; Greenwald, Rena

2008-11-01

Captive and free-ranging wildlife animals are implicated in the maintenance and transmission of bovine tuberculosis and therefore pose a significant obstacle to eradication of the disease from domestic livestock. The current antemortem diagnostic method, the intradermal tuberculin skin test, is impractical for routine use with many wild animals. Antibody-based assays are particularly attractive because the animals are handled only once and immediate processing of the sample is not required. This report characterizes the antibody responses of red deer-elk hybrids (Cervus elaphus) against Mycobacterium bovis and subsequently evaluates the diagnostic performance of select antigens in a rapid-test format. Sequential serum samples were collected from 10 animals experimentally infected with M. bovis and 5 noninfected animals over a 7-month period postinfection (p.i.). Samples were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, immunoblot analyses, and multiantigen print immunoassays for seroreactivity to mycobacterial antigens. Although all infected animals produced antibodies to M. bovis protein antigens, there was significant animal-to-animal variation in the kinetics and magnitudes of responses and the antigens recognized. The most frequently recognized antigens included MPB83, ESAT-6, CFP10, and MPB70. Responses to some antigens, such as MPB83, were consistently detected as early as 4 weeks after inoculation, whereas other antigens were detected only much later (>140 days p.i.). Antibody responses were boosted by injection of tuberculin for intradermal tuberculin skin testing. Comparison of single-antigen (fluorescence polarization assay) with multiantigen (CervidTB STAT-PAK) rapid tests demonstrated that a highly sensitive and specific serodiagnostic test for tuberculosis in cervids will require multiple and carefully selected seroreactive antigens covering a broad spectrum of antibody specificities.

Inferring spatial memory and spatiotemporal scaling from GPS data: comparing red deer Cervus elaphus movements with simulation models.

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Gautestad, Arild O; Loe, Leif E; Mysterud, Atle

2013-05-01

1. Increased inference regarding underlying behavioural mechanisms of animal movement can be achieved by comparing GPS data with statistical mechanical movement models such as random walk and Lévy walk with known underlying behaviour and statistical properties. 2. GPS data are typically collected with ≥ 1 h intervals not exactly tracking every mechanistic step along the movement path, so a statistical mechanical model approach rather than a mechanistic approach is appropriate. However, comparisons require a coherent framework involving both scaling and memory aspects of the underlying process. Thus, simulation models have recently been extended to include memory-guided returns to previously visited patches, that is, site fidelity. 3. We define four main classes of movement, differing in incorporation of memory and scaling (based on respective intervals of the statistical fractal dimension D and presence/absence of site fidelity). Using three statistical protocols to estimate D and site fidelity, we compare these main movement classes with patterns observed in GPS data from 52 females of red deer (Cervus elaphus). 4. The results show best compliance with a scale-free and memory-enhanced kind of space use; that is, a power law distribution of step lengths, a fractal distribution of the spatial scatter of fixes and site fidelity. 5. Our study thus demonstrates how inference regarding memory effects and a hierarchical pattern of space use can be derived from analysis of GPS data. © 2013 The Authors. Journal of Animal Ecology © 2013 British Ecological Society.

Vocal anatomy, tongue protrusion behaviour and the acoustics of rutting roars in free-ranging Iberian red deer stags (Cervus elaphus hispanicus).

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Frey, Roland; Volodin, Ilya; Volodina, Elena; Carranza, Juan; Torres-Porras, Jerónimo

2012-03-01

Roaring in rutting Iberian red deer stags Cervus elaphus hispanicus is unusual compared to other subspecies of red deer, which radiated from the Iberian refugium after the last glacial maximum. In all red deer stags, the larynx occupies a permanent low mid-neck resting position and is momentarily retracted almost down to the rostral end of the sternum during the production of rutting calls. Simultaneous with the retraction of the larynx, male Iberian red deer pronouncedly protrude the tongue during most of their rutting roars. This poses a mechanical challenge for the vocal tract (vt) and for the hyoid apparatus, as tongue and larynx are strongly pulled in opposite directions. This study (i) examines the vocal anatomy and the acoustics of the rutting roars in free-ranging male C. e. hispanicus; (ii) establishes a potential mechanism of simultaneous tongue protrusion and larynx retraction by applying a two-dimensional model based on graphic reconstructions in single video frames of unrestrained animals; and (iii) advances a hypothesis of evaporative cooling by tongue protrusion in the males of a subspecies of red deer constrained to perform all of the exhausting rutting activities, including acoustic display, in a hot and arid season. © 2012 The Authors. Journal of Anatomy © 2012 Anatomical Society.

Mejoramiento genético del frijol rojo y negro mesoamericano para Centroamérica y El Caribe

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Juan C. Rosas

2000-01-01

Full Text Available La producción de frijol en Centroamérica es llevada a cabo mayormente en laderas de suelos marginales, limitada por diversos factores bióticos y abióticos. Más de 350,000 t de este grano se producen en cerca de 0,5 millones de hectáreas, con rendimientos promedios de 678 kg/ha. La mayoría de los productores de frijol utilizan bajos insumos y muy pocas fincas están mecanizadas. El autoconsumo es alto; sin embargo, una alta proporción de este grano es comprado por intermediarios. En Honduras, el frijol es el sétimo cultivo en valor económico y es el de mayor rentabilidad entre el maíz, arroz y sorgo. Las dos clases comerciales más importantes en Centroamérica son el frijol rojo y negro pequeños (raza Mesoamérica. El mejoramiento de estos tipos de frijol se ha enfocado en el desarrollo de resistencia a enfermedades (mosaico común, mosaico dorado, antracnosis, mancha angular, roya, mustia hilachosa y bacteriosis común e insectos (principalmente picudo de la vaina; y tolerancia a baja fertilidad, sequía y calor. Programas adecuados de hibridación, evaluación y selección son usados para el desarrollo de cultivares con resistencia múltiple, alto rendimiento, buena adaptación y aceptación comercial. La ampliación de la base genética se obtiene usando fuentes de germoplasma Andino y Mesoamericano en la etapa de hibridación. La selección simultánea por varios caracteres y pruebas multilocalidades son utilizadas. Los viveros y ensayos de adaptación y rendimiento de líneas avanzadas son distribuídos a países de Centroamérica, México, y El Caribe. Las pruebas y validaciones en fincas y la liberación de variedades, son efectuadas por los programas nacionales de frijol de los países miembros de PROFRIJOL, en colaboración con el Zamorano, CIAT y el Bean/Cowpea CRSP

Antibody Responses of Cervids (Cervus elaphus) following Experimental Mycobacterium bovis Infection and the Implications for Immunodiagnosis ▿

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Harrington, Noel P.; Surujballi, Om P.; Prescott, John F.; Duncan, J. Robert; Waters, W. Ray; Lyashchenko, Konstantin; Greenwald, Rena

2008-01-01

Captive and free-ranging wildlife animals are implicated in the maintenance and transmission of bovine tuberculosis and therefore pose a significant obstacle to eradication of the disease from domestic livestock. The current antemortem diagnostic method, the intradermal tuberculin skin test, is impractical for routine use with many wild animals. Antibody-based assays are particularly attractive because the animals are handled only once and immediate processing of the sample is not required. This report characterizes the antibody responses of red deer-elk hybrids (Cervus elaphus) against Mycobacterium bovis and subsequently evaluates the diagnostic performance of select antigens in a rapid-test format. Sequential serum samples were collected from 10 animals experimentally infected with M. bovis and 5 noninfected animals over a 7-month period postinfection (p.i.). Samples were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, immunoblot analyses, and multiantigen print immunoassays for seroreactivity to mycobacterial antigens. Although all infected animals produced antibodies to M. bovis protein antigens, there was significant animal-to-animal variation in the kinetics and magnitudes of responses and the antigens recognized. The most frequently recognized antigens included MPB83, ESAT-6, CFP10, and MPB70. Responses to some antigens, such as MPB83, were consistently detected as early as 4 weeks after inoculation, whereas other antigens were detected only much later (>140 days p.i.). Antibody responses were boosted by injection of tuberculin for intradermal tuberculin skin testing. Comparison of single-antigen (fluorescence polarization assay) with multiantigen (CervidTB STAT-PAK) rapid tests demonstrated that a highly sensitive and specific serodiagnostic test for tuberculosis in cervids will require multiple and carefully selected seroreactive antigens covering a broad spectrum of antibody specificities. PMID:18815233

Suvi toob Eestisse tantsuresidendid / Tiit Tuumalu

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2004-01-01

Hollandi koreograaf Paz Rojo valmistab koos brasiillase Cristian Duarte'ga ette oma uut, septembris esietenduvat tööd "Basic dance". Rojo viibib Tallinnas Kanuti gildi saali residendina. Ka teistest Eesti "residentuuridest" ja residentidest-koreograafidest

Efecto de la adición de lodos rojos como inhibidores de la corrosión de acero embebido en mortero

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Díaz, B.

2008-06-01

Full Text Available The red mud (RM is the main residue of the Bayer Process, in which alumina is extracted from bauxite. Due to huge amount produced worldwide (84.1x109 kg/year and their high alkaline character, RM represents an important environmental problem in areas where the industry is implanted. RM particles in alkaline solutions are ionised with hydroxyl groups that can anchorage to a metallic surface. This feature suggests the possibility of using RM as an inhibitor for steel in alkaline medium. So a possible solution for these residues, as additive in reinforcing concrete, is presented in this study. The experimental results prove samples with RM do not present corrosion in spite of the high amount of chloride ions.

Los lodos rojos (LR son el principal residuo del Proceso Bayer, en el cual se extrae alúmina a partir de bauxita. Debido a las enormes cantidades generadas (84,1 millones de toneladas en 2000, en el mundo y a su elevado carácter alcalino, suponen un grave problema medioambiental en las zonas donde la industria está implantada. Las partículas de LR en medio alcalino se encuentran cargadas, conteniendo grupos hidroxilos capaces de anclarse a la superficie metálica. Esta característica hace que dichas partículas se presenten como posibles inhibidores de la corrosión de acero en medio alcalino. En este trabajo se presenta una posible vía para dar salida a estos residuos, empleándolos como aditivos en hormigón armado. Los resultados que se muestran en este estudio revelan que las probetas que contienen LR en su composición no presentan ningún signo de corrosión, a pesar del alto contenido nominal en cloruros.

Los grabados y pinturas rupestres de la cueva de El Rincón, en el contexto artístico del desfiladero del río Carranza (Bizkaia-Cantabria

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César GONZÁLEZ SÁINZ

2009-12-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: La cueva de El Rincón, inmediata a las de Venta de la Perra y El Polvorín, forma parte del grupo de cavidades con manifestaciones parietales paleolíticas del desfiladero del río Carranza. El conjunto rupestre localizado recientemente es tan pequeño como diverso: cuenta con grabados lineales exteriores y, en zonas centrales o de fondo, con tres figuras animales grabadas y algunos motivos pintados en rojo, resto de representaciones desvaídas o, acaso, simples manchas de color. Una figura de ciervo herido facilita algunos paralelos, tanto en lo referido a su construcción y a la perspectiva empleada en las extremidades, como a la morfología inusual del venablo. El estudio que presentamos permite establecer una estrecha vinculación con el arte premagdaleniense de otras cuevas de ese mismo entorno, y facilita una discusión actualizada sobre la modificación temporal en la perspectiva de las representaciones animales durante el Paleolítico superior.ABSTRACT: The Rincón cave, immediate to those of Venta de la Perra and Polvorín, is part of the wide group of cavities with Palaeolithic parietal art of the narrow pass of the Carranza river. The rock art has been located recently and it is as small as diverse: it has external lineal engravings and, in central or background areas, three recorded engraving animals and some paintings in red, maybe rest of faded representations or, simple colour stains. A figure of wounded deer facilitates some parallel referred to its construction and the perspective used in the extremities, or to the unusual morphology of the weapon. This study allows to establish a narrow linking with the premagdalenian art of other caves nearby, and facilitates an up-to-date discussion on the temporary modification in the perspective in animal representations during the Upper Palaeolithic.

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2010-07-01

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Embryogenic potential and the expression of arabinogalactanproteins (AGPs in embryogenic cell aggregates of Coffea arabica cv. Caturra rojo under influence of CO2

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Raúl Barbón

2002-07-01

Full Text Available The establishment and optimization of regeneration systems via somatic embryogenesis has centered traditionally on the study of the culture medium components, with little attention to other factors of the in vitro environment like the composition of the gaseous atmosphere. This work was realized with the aim to determine the embryogenic potential and the expression of arabinogalactanproteins (AGPs in embryogenic cell aggregates of Coffea arabica cv. Caturra Rojo under influence of carbon dioxide (CO2. Concentrations of 2.5% and 5.0% of CO2 stimulated a greater formation of somatic embryos (307 ES/50mgMF and 277 ES/50mgMF respectively in semisolid culture medium with better results to the controls with passive interchange and forced ventilation (195 ES/50mgMF and 107 ES/50mgMF whereas a concentration of 10.0% of CO2 inhibited the process of somatic embryogenesis (95 ES/50mgMF. In cell suspensions the formation of somatic embryos was greater with a concentration of 2.5% of CO2 (130x103 ES.l-1 in comparison with 5.0% and 10.0% of CO2 (116x103 ESl-1 and 15x103 ES.l-1 and the controls with passive interchange and forced ventilation. With a concentration of 2.5% CO2 there was a greater synthesis of Arabinogalactanproteins (AGPs at the cellular level (0.068 mg.gMF-1 and the excretion in the culture medium (2.10 mg.l-1, which coincided with the highest values of production of somatic embryos. Key Words: embryogenic cell suspensions, in vitro environment, molecular markers, somatic embryo, somatic embryogenesis

X- and Y-chromosome specific variants of the amelogenin gene allow sex determination in sheep (Ovis aries and European red deer (Cervus elaphus

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Brenig B

2005-03-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Simple and precise methods for sex determination in animals are a pre-requisite for a number of applications in animal production and forensics. However, some of the existing methods depend only on the detection of Y-chromosome specific sequences. Therefore, the abscence of a signal does not necessarily mean that the sample is of female origin, because experimental errors can also lead to negative results. Thus, the detection of Y- and X-chromosome specific sequences is advantageous. Results A novel method for sex identification in mammals (sheep, Ovis aries and European red deer, Cervus elaphus is described, using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR and sequencing of a part of the amelogenin gene. A partial sequence of the amelogenin gene of sheep and red deer was obtained, which exists on both X and Y chromosomes with a deletion region on the Y chromosome. With a specific pair of primers a DNA fragment of different length between the male and female mammal was amplified. Conclusion PCR amplification using the amelogenin gene primers is useful in sex identification of samples from sheep and red deer and can be applied to DNA analysis of micro samples with small amounts of DNA such as hair roots as well as bones or embryo biopsies.

The Development of Microbiota and Metabolome in Small Intestine of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon from Birth to Weaning

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Zhipeng Li

2018-01-01

Full Text Available The dense and diverse community of microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract of ruminant animals plays critical roles in the metabolism and absorption of nutrients, and gut associated immune function. Understanding microbial colonization in the small intestine of new born ruminants is a vital first step toward manipulating gut function through interventions during early life to produce long-term positive effects on host productivity and health. Yet the knowledge of microbiota colonization and its induced metabolites of small intestine during early life is still limited. In the present study, we examined the microbiota and metabolome in the jejunum and ileum of neonatal sika deer (Cervus nippon from birth to weaning at days 1, 42, and 70. The microbial data showed that diversity and richness were increased with age, but a highly individual variation was observed at day 1. Principal coordinate analysis revealed significant differences in microbial community composition across three time points in the jejunum and ileum. The abundance of Halomonas spp., Lactobacillus spp., Escherichia–Shigella, and Bacteroides spp. tended to be decreased, while the proportion of Intestinibacter spp., Cellulosilyticum spp., Turicibacter spp., Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Romboutsia spp. was significantly increased with age. For metabolome, metabolites separated from each other across the three time points in both jejunum and ileum. Moreover, the amounts of methionine, threonine, and putrescine were increased, while the amounts of myristic acid and pentadecanoic acid were decreased with age, respectively. The present study demonstrated that microbiota colonization and the metabolome becomes more developed in the small intestine with age. This may shed new light on the microbiota-metabolome-immune interaction during development.

Isolation of viable Toxoplasma gondii, molecular characterization, and seroprevalence in elk (Cervus canadensis) in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Dubey, J P; Brown, J; Verma, S K; Cerqueira-Cézar, C K; Banfield, J; Kwok, O C H; Ying, Y; Murata, F H A; Pradhan, A K; Su, C

2017-08-30

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis. The ingestion of uncooked/undercooked meat and consumption of water contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts excreted by felids are the main modes of transmission of this parasite. T. gondii has been reported in multiple cervid species; however, little is known of the parasite in North American elk (Cervus canadensis). In the present study, antibodies to T. gondii were detected in serum of wild elk from Pennsylvania collected during 2013-2016 by the modified agglutination test (MAT, cut-off 1:25); 221 of 317 (69.7%) had MAT titers of 1:25 in 19, 1:50 in 28, 1:100 in 34, and 1:200 or higher in 140. Thus most (44.1%) elk had relatively high titers. Seroprevalence was slightly higher in males (76.9%) than females (67.5%, not statistically significant, Chi-square tests, P<0.0001) and was higher in adults (76.5%) than yearlings (46.4%, Odds ratio 3.82; 95% CL 1.72-8.47; P=0.001) or calves (21.7%, Odds ratio 12.58; 95% CL 4.51-35.10; P<0.0001). Annual seroprevalence was relatively stable throughout the period tested and ranged from 66.6% to 72.2%. Of the 101 elk harvested in 2016, hearts were bioassayed from 20 elk and tongues were bioassayed from 56; all tongue samples were negative. Viable T. gondii was isolated from hearts of two female elk, one of these was a seronegative adult and the other was a calf with no serum available for testing. Both T. gondii isolates were cultivated in cell culture and DNA derived from tachyzoites was characterized using the PCR-RFLP markers including SAG1, SAG2 (5'- 3'SAG2 and altSAG2), SAG3, BTUB, GRA6, c22-8, c29-2, L358, PK1, and Apico. One isolate belongs to ToxoDB PCR-RFLP genotype #2 and the other is genotype #5. Both genotypes are frequently identified in animals in North America. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Efectividad biológica de la tecnología Oxadiargyl– Oxadiazón en el control de arroz rojo y otras malezas en el cultivo de arroz.

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Jorge García de la Osa

2014-12-01

Full Text Available El trabajo fue realizado en un campo de producción comercial de arroz de la Empresa Agroindustrial de Granos “Sur del jíbaro”, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, con la finalidad de evaluar la efectividad biológica de la tecnología que combina la aplicación de Oxadiargyl sobre lámina de agua con aniego después de fangueo del suelo y aspersión de Oxadiazón en estado de germinación del arroz. Se determinó que el tratamiento compuesto por la aplicación del herbicida Oxadiargyl (400 g ia/ℓ a dosis de 600 g ia/ha, aniego durante 15 días, siembra con semilla sin tratar y aplicación del herbicida Oxadiazón (380 g ia/ℓ a dosis de 684 g ia/ha en estado de germinación del arroz, fue el que mejor comportamiento tuvo en cuanto a rendimiento agrícola y control de arroz rojo (92.5 %, gramíneas (100 %, hojas anchas (95 % y ciperáceas (100 %. El herbicida Oxadiargyl a dosis de 400 y 600 g ia/ha ocasionó afectación en la germinación y daño fitotóxico en los estados iniciales de crecimiento del arroz, pero éste se recuperó en el transcurso del ciclo del cultivo sin efecto negativo sobre el rendimiento agrícola.

EL RENDIMIENTO DE FRUTO POR CLADODIO DEPENDE DE SUS ATRIBUTOS FÍSICOS EN Opuntia ficus–indica (L. Miller VARIEDAD ‘ROJO PELÓN’

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Ricardo David Valdez-Cepeda

2014-01-01

Full Text Available La especie Opuntia ficus–indica (L. Miller crece en un rango amplio de condiciones ambientales. Esto implica una gran variabilidad de rendimiento y maduración de fruto, entre otros aspectos. El objetivo de este trabajo de investigación fue identificar las dependencias del rendimiento de fruto por cladodio con respecto a la materia fresca o seca de cladodio de fructificación, y a la proporción entre longitud y ancho de cladodios de fructificación. La técnica de curva límite y los datos de 60 cladodios de fructificación terminales de un año de edad y sus 480 frutos de O. ficus–indica variedad ‘Rojo Pelón’ de 20 árboles de nopal de 6 años de edad distribuidos a una densidad de 625 plantas·ha –1 fueron usados. Muchos de los cladodios de fructificación con 144 g (mínimo a 964 g (máximo de materia fresca tuvieron rendimientos de fruto de 409 g o más por cladodio; mientras que la mayoría de los cladodios de fructificación con 14.4 g (mínimo a 78.5 g (máximo de materia seca tuvieron rendimientos de fruto de 409 g o más por cladodio. Longitudes de 21.8 cm a 38.4 cm y anchos de cladodio de fructificación de 15.2 cm a 20.8 cm están asociados al 90 % de los vértices correspondientes (los rendimientos de fruto mayores por cladodio. Esos valores pueden ser usados para realizar la poda con el objetivo de asegurar rendimientos grandes con frutos de peso fresco aceptable y tamaño comercial apropiado.

Mercury and selenium binding biomolecules in terrestrial mammals (Cervus elaphus and Sus scrofa) from a mercury exposed area.

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Ropero, M J Patiño; Fariñas, N Rodríguez; Krupp, E; Mateo, R; Nevado, J J Berzas; Martín-Doimeadios, R C Rodríguez

2016-06-01

Mercury (Hg) is likely bound to large biomolecules (e.g. proteins) in living organisms, and in order to assess Hg metabolic pathways and possible toxicological effects, it is essential to study these Hg containing biomolecules. However, the exact nature of most metal binding biomolecules is unknown. Such studies are still in their infancy and information on this topic is scarce because the analysis is challenging, mainly due to their lability upon digestion or extraction from the tissue. New analytical methods that allow complex Hg-biomolecules to be analysed intact are needed and only few very recent studies deal with this approach. Therefore, as an initial step towards the characterization of Hg containing biomolecules, an analytical procedure has been optimised using size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection. We applied this technique to elucidate the distribution and elution profile of Hg and Se, and some physiological important elements such as Fe, Ni, Zn and Cu, to assess metal binding profiles in liver and kidney samples of red deer (Cervus elaphus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) who roam freely within the largest Hg mining district on Earth, Almadén in Spain. Elemental fractionation profiles of the extracts from different tissues were obtained using two different SEC columns (BioSep-SEC-S2000 GL 300-1kDa and Superdex 75 10/300 GL 70-3kDa). Similar profiles of Hg were observed in red deer and wild boar; however, significant differences were evident for liver and kidney. Moreover, the profiles of Se showed a single peak at high-medium molecular weight in all investigated tissues, while co-elution of Hg with Fe, Ni, Zn and Cu was observed. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of jalapeño pepper (Capsicum annuum var. annuum during storage

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Liliana G. Mendoza-Sánchez

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El chile jalapeño se consume en estado verde (inmaduro y rojo (maduro; por lo que es importante evaluar los componentes presentes en ambos. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el efecto del tiempo de almacenamiento (30 días a temperatura ambiente (25 °C, sobre los cambios fisicoquímicos, antioxidantes y los parámetros texturales de Capsicum annuum var. annuum. Durante este periodo, se produjo un aumento significativo (P ≤ 0.05 en el contenido de sólidos solubles, acidez y azúcares reductores; mientras que la humedad, las cenizas y el pH, disminuyeron. La firmeza del pericarpio varió de 5.17 a 2.88 N. La capsaicina en estado verde fue menor que la encontrada en estado rojo. Algunos de los compuestos antioxidantes mostraron incremento significativo (P ≤ 0.05 a partir del día 15 de almacenamiento. La captura de radical DPPH fue mayor (58.35 % en el estado rojo, en comparación con el estado verde de madurez (19.42 %. Algunas de las propiedades analizadas mostraron cambios significativos entre los días 15 y 20 de almacenamiento, coincidiendo con el cambio de color de verde a rojo. El chile jalapeño en estado rojo es una buena fuente de antioxidantes, incluyendo ácido ascórbico, carotenoides y polifenoles.

Seasonal and year-round use of the Kushiro Wetland, Hokkaido, Japan by sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis

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Hino Takafumi

2017-10-01

Full Text Available The sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis population in the Ramsar-listed Kushiro Wetland has increased in recent years, and the Ministry of the Environment of Japan has decided to take measures to reduce the impact of deer on the ecosystem. However, seasonal movement patterns of the deer (i.e., when and where the deer inhabit the wetland remain unclear. We examined the seasonal movement patterns of sika deer in the Kushiro Wetland from 2013 to 2015 by analyzing GPS location data for 28 hinds captured at three sites in the wetland. Seasonal movement patterns were quantitatively classified as seasonal migration, mixed, dispersal, nomadic, resident, or atypical, and the degree of wetland utilization for each individual was estimated. The area of overlap for each individual among intra-capture sites and inter-capture sites was calculated for the entire year and for each season. Our results showed that the movement patterns of these deer were classified not only as resident but also as seasonal migration, dispersal, and atypical. Approximately one-third of the individuals moved into and out of the wetland during the year as either seasonal migrants or individuals with atypical movement. Some of the individuals migrated to farmland areas outside the wetland (the farthest being 69.9 km away. Half of the individuals inhabited the wetland all or most of the year, i.e., 81–100% of their annual home range was within the wetland area. Even among individuals captured at the same site, different seasonal movement patterns were identified. The overlap areas of the home ranges of individuals from the same capture sites were larger than those for individuals from different capture sites (e.g., mean of annual home range overlap with intra-capture sites: 47.7% vs. inter-sites: 1.3%. To achieve more effective ecosystem management including deer management in the wetland, management plans should cover inside and outside of the wetland and separate the population

COMPONENTES NUTRICIONALES Y ANTIOXIDANTES DE DOS ESPECIES DE GUAJE (Leucaena spp.: UN RECURSO ANCESTRAL SUBUTILIZADO

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Nallely Román-Cortés

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El guaje ( Leucaena spp. es una planta de vaina y semillas comestibles, un recurso ancestral subutilizado por los pueblos mesoamericanos. El valor nutricional y nutracéutico del guaje se desconoce pese a su consumo vigente en las poblaciones rurales. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el contenido de minerales, compo - nentes nutricionales y antioxidantes para contribuir a la revalorización alimentaria del guaje rojo ( L. esculenta Benth. y verde ( L. leucocephala Lam.. Los contenidos de antocianinas, flavonoides, fenoles totales, taninos y actividad antioxidante se cuantificaron, así como la composición proximal y mineral. Las semillas de guaje rojo superaron a las de guaje verde en los contenidos de N, Mg, Mn, P y Zn; en contraste, las semillas de guaje verde presentaron niveles mayores de Na y de Fe. El contenido de fibra cruda fue 10.55 y 10.07 % en guaje rojo y verde, respectivamente, mientras que el de proteína fue 33.12 % en guaje rojo y 31.7 % en el verde. El alto contenido de compuestos fenólicos fue mayor en las semillas frescas de guaje rojo (1,088.70 mg equivalentes de ácido gálico [EAG]·100 g -1 p. f. que en las verdes (969.09 mg EAG·100 g -1 p. f., pero las últimas presen - taron mayor cantidad de taninos. La elevada actividad secuestradora de radicales libres (97.22 a 98.11 % obtenida por el método ABTS ( á cido 2,2’-azino-bis(3-etilben-zotiazolin-6-sulfónico, puede estar asociada al contenido de compuestos fenólicos. En conclusión, las semillas de guaje podrían considerarse un alimento funcional, principalmente las de guaje rojo debido a su calidad nutricional y mayor actividad antioxidante.

Glycolytic potential and ultimate muscle pH values in red deer (Cervus elaphus and fallow deer (Dama dama

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Eva Wiklund

2004-04-01

Full Text Available The ultimate pH value of meat (measured at approx. 24 hours post slaughter gives information about the technological quality, i.e. shelf life, colour, water-holding properties and tenderness and is a direct consequence of muscle glycogen (energy levels at slaughter. It may therefore also indicate whether or not the animal has been exposed to stressful energy depleting events prior to slaughter. In the present study, 141 animals (130 red deer (Cervus elaphus and 11 fallow deer (Dama dama were included to investigate the relationship between ultimate pH and residual glycogen concentration in red deer and fallow deer M. longissimus. In addition, the muscle glycogen content and ultimate pH values in three red deer muscles (Mm. triceps brachii, longissimus and biceps femoris were studied. M. triceps brachii had higher ultimate pH and lower glycogen content compared with the other two studied muscles. The frequency of intermediate DFD (5.8≤ pH<6.2 was 5.4% in red deer M. longissimus, compared with 9.1% in fallow deer, while the frequency of DFD (pH≥ 6.2 was much lower in red deer (3.8% than in fallow deer (54.5%. A curvilinear relationship between ultimate pH and total glucose concentration (glycogen and glucose 30 min post slaughter in red deer and fallow deer M. longissimus was found. The relationship between muscle pH and lactic acid concentration however, was indicated to be linear. A significant variation in total glucose concentration at ultimate pH below 5.80 was observed, including values in the range from 18 to 123 mmol/kg wet tissue. It was concluded that further studies are needed to further explore the relationship between muscle glycogen content and technological and sensory quality attributes of meat from different deer species.Abstract in Swedish / Sammanfattning:Köttets pH-värde (mätt ca 24 timmar efter slakt har stor betydelse för den teknologiska kvaliteten som t. ex. hållbarhet, färg, vattenhållande förmåga och m

Attachment site selection of life stages of Ixodes ricinus ticks on a main large host in Europe, the red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Mysterud, Atle; Hatlegjerde, Idar Lauge; Sørensen, Ole Jakob

2014-11-13

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are increasing in many areas of Europe and North America due to climate change, while land use and the increased abundances of large hosts play a more controversial role. The pattern of host selection involves a crucial component for tick abundance. While the larvae and nymphs feed on a wide range of different sized hosts, the adult female ticks require blood meal from a large host (>1 kg), typically a deer, to fulfil the life cycle. Understanding the role of different hosts for abundances of ticks is therefore important, and also the extent to which different life stages attach to large hosts. We studied attachment site selection of life stages of I. ricinus ticks on a main large host in Europe, the red deer (Cervus elaphus). We collected from 33 felled red deer pieces of skin from five body parts: leg, groin, neck, back and ear. We counted the number of larval, nymphal, adult male and adult female ticks. Nymphs (42.2%) and adult (48.7%) ticks dominated over larvae (9.1%). There were more larvae on the legs (40.9%), more nymphs on the ears (83.7%), while adults dominated in the groins (89.2%) and neck (94.9%). Large mammalian hosts are thus a diverse habitat suitable for different life stages of ticks. The attachment site selection reflected the life stages differing ability to move. The spatial separation of life stages may partly limit the role of deer in co-feeding transmission cycles.

A field survey on the status of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu) in Dachigam National Park of Kashmir.

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Lone, Bashir A; Chishti, M Z; Ahmad, Fayaz; Tak, Hidayatullah; Bandh, Suhaib A; Khan, Abida

2016-09-01

One year crossectional survey was carried out to determine and describe the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasite infections in hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu) in Dachigam National Park of Kashmir through faecal examinations. Out of 153 faecal samples examined, 82 (53.59 %) were found infected with GIT helminthes. In present study seven helminth species were found, including five nematode [Haemonchus contortus (55.39 %), Trichuris ovis (39.75 %), Dictyocaulus viviparus (28.4.00 %), Oesophogostomum circumcincta (13.7 %) and Chabertia ovina (4.02 %)] one trematode [Fasciola hepatica (17.3 %)] and one cestode species [Moneizia expansa (6.05 %)]. Based on the severity of infection 81.7 % of hangul positive samples were severely infected (epg > 1,500), 8.3 % heavily infected (epg = 1,100-1,500), 3.8 % moderately infected (epg = 800-1,000) and 7.2 % mildly infected (epg = 500). Season, sex and age were the factors that influenced the epidemiological prevalence of GIT helminths in hangul in the present study. The maximum helminth infection was observed in summer season and lowest in winter (P = 0.003). Lower age groups were more infected than adult animals (P > 0.05). Prevalence was higher in males than females (P > 0.05). The present study will initially be of great significance to add to existing knowledge of the epidemiology of GIT helminth of hangul which is the pioneering study on this animal in the valley and the findings will be quite helpful to devise the appropriate control and prophylactic strategies for GIT helminthiasis of hangul in the Dachigam national park.

El bestiario de Cristo en los Autos Sacramentales de Calderón

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Alonso Rey, Maria Dolores

2005-01-01

communication en attente de publication. El maravilloso mundo de los autos sacramentales. Casa de Velázquez. Madrid. 2005; Del conjunto de figuras y símbolos con los que Calderón representa a Cristo nos interesa analizar los símbolos zoomórficos. Nos interrogaremos sobre su utilización, los contextos en los que aparecen, sus valores visuales y sus potencialidades expresivas. No se elige más que a cinco de ellos : ciervo, león, cordero, pelícano y serpiente.

Influence of the genotype and density of inoculation on the differentiation of somatic embryos of Coffea arabica L. cv. Red Caturra and Coffea canephora cv. Robusta

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Raúl Barbón

2003-07-01

Full Text Available The conditions were established for the differentiation of somatic embryos from cell suspensions in the genotype Caturra rojo (Coffea arabica and Robusta (Coffea canephora. Cell suspensions with high embryogenic potentials and stable coefficients of multiplication were used. While studying the density of inoculation, for the phase of differentiation for both varieties, differences appeared in the embryogenic capacity among them, being reached a whole of 556 500 ES.l-1 for the variety Caturra rojo and 298 670 SE.l-1 for the variety Robusta. The biggest number of embryos in torpedo state, were obtained with a density of inoculation of 0.5 gFW.l-1 for the variety Caturra rojo and 5.0 gMF.l-1 for the variety Robusta. Key Words: cell suspensions, embryogenic potential, somatic Embryogenesis, embryogenic cells

Learning from the mistakes of others: How female elk (Cervus elaphus) adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters.

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Thurfjell, Henrik; Ciuti, Simone; Boyce, Mark S

2017-01-01

In animal behaviour, there is a dichotomy between innate behaviours (e.g., temperament or personality traits) versus those behaviours shaped by learning. Innate personality traits are supposedly less evident in animals when confounded by learning acquired with experience through time. Learning might play a key role in the development and adoption of successful anti-predator strategies, and the related adaptation has the potential to make animals that are more experienced less vulnerable to predation. We carried out a study in a system involving a large herbivorous mammal, female elk, Cervus elaphus, and their primary predator, i.e., human hunters. Using fine-scale satellite telemetry relocations, we tested whether differences in behaviour depending on age were due solely to selection pressure imposed by human hunters, meaning that females that were more cautious were more likely to survive and become older. Or whether learning also was involved, meaning that females adjusted their behaviour as they aged. Our results indicated that both human selection and learning contributed to the adoption of more cautious behavioural strategies in older females. Whereas human selection of behavioural traits has been shown in our previous research, we here provide evidence of additive learning processes being responsible for shaping the behaviour of individuals in this population. Female elk are indeed almost invulnerable to human hunters when older than 9-10 y.o., confirming that experience contributes to their survival. Female elk monitored in our study showed individually changing behaviours and clear adaptation as they aged, such as reduced movement rates (decreased likelihood of encountering human hunters), and increased use of secure areas (forest and steeper terrain), especially when close to roads. We also found that elk adjusted behaviours depending on the type of threat (bow and arrow vs. rifle hunters). This fine-tuning by elk to avoid hunters, rather than just

Learning from the mistakes of others: How female elk (Cervus elaphus adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters.

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Henrik Thurfjell

Full Text Available In animal behaviour, there is a dichotomy between innate behaviours (e.g., temperament or personality traits versus those behaviours shaped by learning. Innate personality traits are supposedly less evident in animals when confounded by learning acquired with experience through time. Learning might play a key role in the development and adoption of successful anti-predator strategies, and the related adaptation has the potential to make animals that are more experienced less vulnerable to predation. We carried out a study in a system involving a large herbivorous mammal, female elk, Cervus elaphus, and their primary predator, i.e., human hunters. Using fine-scale satellite telemetry relocations, we tested whether differences in behaviour depending on age were due solely to selection pressure imposed by human hunters, meaning that females that were more cautious were more likely to survive and become older. Or whether learning also was involved, meaning that females adjusted their behaviour as they aged. Our results indicated that both human selection and learning contributed to the adoption of more cautious behavioural strategies in older females. Whereas human selection of behavioural traits has been shown in our previous research, we here provide evidence of additive learning processes being responsible for shaping the behaviour of individuals in this population. Female elk are indeed almost invulnerable to human hunters when older than 9-10 y.o., confirming that experience contributes to their survival. Female elk monitored in our study showed individually changing behaviours and clear adaptation as they aged, such as reduced movement rates (decreased likelihood of encountering human hunters, and increased use of secure areas (forest and steeper terrain, especially when close to roads. We also found that elk adjusted behaviours depending on the type of threat (bow and arrow vs. rifle hunters. This fine-tuning by elk to avoid hunters, rather

Integration of antimicrobial pectin-based edible coating and active modified atmosphere packaging to preserve the quality and microbial safety of fresh-cut persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb. cv. Rojo Brillante).

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Sanchís, Elena; Ghidelli, Christian; Sheth, Chirag C; Mateos, Milagros; Palou, Lluís; Pérez-Gago, María B

2017-01-01

The greatest hurdle to the commercial marketing of fresh-cut fruits is related to their higher susceptibility to enzymatic browning, tissue softening, and microbial growth. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of a pectin-based edible coating and low oxygen modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) to control enzymatic browning and reduce microbial growth of fresh-cut 'Rojo Brillante' persimmon. The survival of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis and Listeria monocytogenes artificially inoculated on fresh-cut fruit was also assessed. The pectin coating was amended with 500 IU mL -1 nisin (NI) as antimicrobial agent and 10 g kg -1 citric acid and 10 g kg -1 calcium chloride as anti-browning and firming agents, respectively. Persimmon slices were dipped in the coating or in water (control) and packed under 5 kPa O 2 (MAP) or in ambient atmosphere for up to 9 days at 5 °C. Microbial growth, package gas composition, colour, firmness, polyphenol oxidase activity, visual quality and overall sensory flavour of persimmon slices were measured during storage. Coating application combined with active MAP significantly reduced the CO 2 emission and O 2 consumption in the package. The coating was effective in reducing browning and also inhibited the growth of mesophilic aerobic bacteria. Coating also reduced the populations of E. coli, S. enteritidis and L. monocytogenes. The combination of the pectin-based edible coating and active MAP proved to be the most effective treatment to maintain the sensory and microbiological quality of persimmon slices for more than 9 days of storage. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

A Possible Role for Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis russa and Wild Pigs in Spread of Trypanosoma evansi from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea

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SA Reid

1999-03-01

Full Text Available Movement of transmigrants and livestock from western Indonesia to southeastern areas of Irian Jaya near the border with Papua New Guinea may pose a risk of introducing Trypanosoma evansi into Papua New Guinea via feral Rusa deer (Cervus timorensis russa and wild pigs which inhabit these areas in large numbers. Pilot experimental studies were conducted to observe infection in pigs and Rusa deer with a strain of T. evansi isolated in Indonesia. Parasitaemia and signs of clinical disease were monitored each second day for 120 days. Trypanosomes were observed in haematocrit tubes at the plasma-buffy coat interface of jugular blood of deer and pigs on 86% and 37% of sampling occasions respectively. Parasitaemia was at a high level in deer for 35% of the time but for only 11.5% of the time in pigs. Results indicate that both Rusa deer and pigs have a high tolerance for infection with T. evansi. The deer suffered mild anaemia evidenced by a 25% reduction in packed cell volume (PCV 14 days after infection which coincided with the initial peak in parasitaemia. However, PCV had returned to pre infection values by the end of the experiment. The pigs showed no change in PCV. There were no visual indications of disease in either species and appetite was not noticeably affected. It was concluded that both Rusa deer and pigs were capable reservoir hosts for T. evansi but that Rusa deer, with their more persistent higher levels of parasitaemia, have more potential to spread T. evansi into Papua New Guinea from West Irian than pigs.

Preventive Effects of Velvet Antler (Cervus elaphus against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Inhibiting MAPK/NF-κB Activation and Inducing AMPK/Nrf2 Pathways

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Jui-Shu Chang

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Velvet antler (Cervus elaphus is a typical traditional animal medicine. It is considered to have various pharmacological effects including stimulation of the immune system, increase in the physical strength, and enhancement of sexual function. This paper aims to investigate the aqueous extract of velvet antler (AVA in the mouse models of LPS-induced ALI. Inhibition of NO, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10 productions contributes to the attenuation of LPS-induced lung inflammation by AVA. A 5-day pretreatment of AVA prevented histological alterations and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity in lung tissues. AVA significantly reduced the material (total number of cells and proteins in the BALF. Western blot analysis revealed that the expression of iNOS and COX-2 and phosphorylation of IκB-α and MAPKs proteins are blocked in LPS-stimulated macrophages as well as LPS-induced lung injury in mice. Consistent with this concept, the phosphorylation of CaMKKβ, LKB1, AMPK, Nrf2, and HO-1 was activated after AVA treatment. The results from this study indicate AVA has anti-inflammatory effects in vivo and AVA is a potential model for the development of health food. In addition, its pathways may be at least partially associated with inhibiting MAPK/NF-κB activation and upregulating AMPK/Nrf2 pathways and the regulation of antioxidant enzyme activity.

Moluscos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle, en el Golfo de Santa Fe, Estado Sucre, Venezuela

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B. Márquez

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio mensual cualitativo y cuantitativo de la comunidad de moluscos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo, Rhizophora mangle, entre octubre de 1998 y septiembre de 1999, en seis estaciones del Golfo de Santa Fe (Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Se colectaron e identificaron un total de 4 704 individuos pertenecientes a 45 especies de moluscos (22 gasterópodos, 15 bivalvos y 8 polyplacóforos. Las especies más abundantes fueron: Crassostrea rhizophorae, Isognomon bicolor L alatus y Brachidontes exustus. Los valores más altos de diversidad y equitabilidad, y los menores valores de dominancia, se encontraron en las estaciones tres y cuatro, mientras que lo opuesto ocurrió en las estaciones uno y dos. El análisis de afinidad mostró que en las cinco primeras estaciones las variaciones espaciales en la composición de la comunidad son mayores que las variaciones temporales, mientras que en la estación seis priman las diferencias temporales. Se encontraron factores que podrían ser importantes para determinar la estructura de la comunidad, como vecindad a otros ecosistemas y/6 aspectos biológicos específicos de las especies como adaptaciones a condiciones fluctuantes, hábitos alimenticios y migración en busca de ambientes sombreados y protegidos.A qualitative and quantitative monthly study of the mollusks community associated to the submered roots of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle (L., between October of 1998 and September of 1999, in six stations of the Gulf of Santa Fe. (Suere State, Venezuela. Were collected 4 704 specimens, 45 species of mollusks were identified (22 gastropods, 15 bivalves and 8 chitons. The most abundant species were: Crassostrea rhizophorae, Isognomon bicolor, L alatus and Brachidontes exustus. The highest values in diversity and evenness, and the smallest dominant values, were in the stations three and four, while the opposed happened in the stations one and two. The analysis of likeness

GPS based daily activity patterns in European red deer and North American elk (Cervus elaphus: indication for a weak circadian clock in ungulates.

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Erik P Ensing

Full Text Available Long-term tracking using global positioning systems (GPS is widely used to study vertebrate movement ecology, including fine-scale habitat selection as well as large-scale migrations. These data have the potential to provide much more information about the behavior and ecology of wild vertebrates: here we explore the potential of using GPS datasets to assess timing of activity in a chronobiological context. We compared two different populations of deer (Cervus elaphus, one in the Netherlands (red deer, the other in Canada (elk. GPS tracking data were used to calculate the speed of the animals as a measure for activity to deduce unbiased daily activity rhythms over prolonged periods of time. Speed proved a valid measure for activity, this being validated by comparing GPS based activity data with head movements recorded by activity sensors, and the use of GPS locations was effective for generating long term chronobiological data. Deer showed crepuscular activity rhythms with activity peaks at sunrise (the Netherlands or after sunrise (Canada and at the end of civil twilight at dusk. The deer in Canada were mostly diurnal while the deer in the Netherlands were mostly nocturnal. On an annual scale, Canadian deer were more active during the summer months while deer in the Netherlands were more active during winter. We suggest that these differences were mainly driven by human disturbance (on a daily scale and local weather (on an annual scale. In both populations, the crepuscular activity peaks in the morning and evening showed a stable timing relative to dawn and dusk twilight throughout the year, but marked periods of daily a-rhythmicity occurred in the individual records. We suggest that this might indicate that (changes in light levels around twilight elicit a direct behavioral response while the contribution of an internal circadian timing mechanism might be weak or even absent.

Molecular regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato fruits new biotechnological strategies /

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D'Andrea, Lucio

2016-01-01

Los carotenoides son metabolitos isoprenoides de gran relevancia económica como pigmentos naturales y fitonutrientes. Durante la maduración del fruto de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum) se acumulan niveles elevados de carotenoides como β-caroteno (naranja) y licopeno (rojo) en un tipo de plasto especializado denominado cromoplasto. En la maduración se pueden distinguir tres estadios según el color del fruto: Verde Maduro (VM), Naranja (N) y Rojo (R). La transición de VM a N y por último a R, se ...

Peonías de Venezuela utilizadas en la confección de artesanías

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Rondón Rangel, José Armando

2011-01-01

Se presenta información sobre las especies vegetales que producen las semillas conocidas como Peonías o Pionías, caracterizadas por sus colores rojo, rojo y negro, con la cubierta o testa dura que permite sean utilizadas en la confección artesanal de adornos corporales ornamentales. Se encontraron 34 especies distribuidas en los géneros Abrus (1), Dussia (3), Erythrina (7), Ormosia (20) y Rynchosia (2) de la familia Fabaceae (Papilionaceae), y del género Adenanthera (1) de la familia Mimosace...

Transmitter-equipped darts in a protocol for chemically immobilizing free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus in Central Italy

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Sandro Nicoloso

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Twenty-two free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus, 9 males and 13 females (7 months to 13 years old, were captured in October-November 2006 and December 2007, along the Apenninic ridge (44°06’N, 11°00’E between the Pistoia (Tuscany and Bologna (Emilia-Romagna provinces, as part of a reintroduction project in Gran Sasso and Laga’s Mountains National Park (42°33’N, 13°28’E, Italy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a red deer capture protocol, using equipped transmitter darts, in Apennine areas where other methods had not been successful. The red deer were darted (by an operative team of 5-7 operators during dark hours with a mixture of Zoletil® (Z and xylazine (X and, whenever secondary dosages became necessary, a mixture of ketamine (K and X were used. Twenty-five animals were shot, only 3 of which could not be approached to re-dart them. All animals were darted, during dark hours, from a vehicle at a distance of 10-30 m and then recovered, using 3-cc disposable Pneu-dart® transmitter darts, 50-280 m (median 80 m from the dart site. These technical choices were forced by an uneven and wooded environment of the study area. Before the transport to the reintroduction site, the animals were kept in a lairage stable, arranged in single boxes, provided with water and food. This accommodation was necessary to collect a reasonable number of animals to arrange the transport. The immobilized animals were brought to the stable and haemoglobin saturation and heart rate were constantly monitored with a pulse oximeter. Oxygen was insufflated into a nostril at a rate of 10 litres/min for 20-35 min. Atipamezole was administered two thirds intramuscularly (IM and one third intravenously, 45 to 120 min after the last IM narcotic injection, to revive the animals. No side effects other than different levels of meteorism, were displayed. In conclusion, the protocol applied, which proved safe for the animals and had optimal

Obtención de carmín de cochinilla aplicando hidrólisis enzimática

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Inga Cueva, Tula Norma; Inga Cueva, Tula Norma

2012-01-01

El consumo de colorantes sintéticos como aditivos en la industria alimentaria, está siendo cada vez restringido, por las entidades reguladoras en aseguramiento, saneamiento en alimentos, debido a sus efectos toxicológicos, entre los que se encuentra el colorante rojo sintético azoico FD&C Red No. 2, conocido como Amaranto o E 123, (código alimentario según la Unión Europea), utilizados para dar color rojo a alimentos y cosméticos, siendo prohibido su consumo desde 1976 por la Administración d...

Almacenamiento refrigerado de cerezas : efecto de madurez y atmósfera modificada

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Yommi, Alejandra; Godoy, Carlos; Horvitz, Sandra; López Camelo, Andrés

2002-01-01

Se estudió el efecto de cosechar cerezas en dos estados de madurez: rojo pálido y rojo maduro y la utilización de atmósferas modificadas, empleando PBD de 11 y 40 m, sobre la calidad de fruta almacenada a 0 °C y después de 3 días a temperatura ambiente. La calidad fue evaluada en términos de pérdida de peso (%), color (ángulo hue), firmeza, contenido de sólidos solubles, aspecto de los pedicelos y presen...

Consonancias y armonías fingidas : la vinculación entre la música y la lisonja en las representaciones artísticas

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María Paz López-Peláez Casellas

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Los emblemas que utilizan la figura de un ciervo sucumbiendo a la música originada por unos instrumentistas es una de las imágenes que se utilizaron en los tratados barrocos para hacer referencia a la lisonja. Partiendo de la mítica atracción que el animal sentía hacia los sonidos armoniosos, en estas representaciones se identificaba a los instrumentistas con cazadores y al ciervo con el adulado, llegando en ocasiones a ser utilizada esta imagen como símbolo del monarca y de los peligros que le acechaban en la Corte. En este artículo comentaremos algunas de las más interesantes representaciones que de este tipo se realizaron en la emblemática y analizaremos de manera detallada la interesante connotación musical que se deriva de identificar la mentira a los sonidos dulces y armoniosos y la verdad a lo desagradable de oír.Emblems employing the figure of a deer yielding to the music created by instrumentists are included in Early Modern treatises in order to allude to flattering. Stemming from the legendary attraction that this animal felt towards harmonious sounds, these images identified instrumentists with hunters, and then with flatterers, and the deer with the flattered, to the extent that this image was at times associated as a symbol of the monarch and the dangers awaiting at the court. This article deals with some of the most significant emblems of this kind. We will analyze in detail the musical connotations derived from identifying lying with sweet and harmonious sounds, and truth with those which are unpleasant to the ear.

Caracterización estructural de la vegetación en los fragmentos forestales ocupados por Mazama en las cercanías del Parque Nacional do Iguaçu

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Cavassa Cruces, Diego; Vogliotti, Alexandre; Vendruscolo, Giovana Secretti

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Anais do III Encontro de Iniciação Científica da Unila - Sessão de Biologia II - 07/11/14 – 13h30 às 15h50 - Unila-PTI - Bloco 03 – Espaço Mercosul – Sala 06 Ciervos del genero Mazama son mamíferos asociados a ambientes forestales. De acuerdo con la teoría de metapoblaciones, la ocurrencia de las subpoblaciones son afectadas por el tamaño de los fragmentos y su distancia a la población central. Entretanto la calidad del hábitat es un factor determinante en el establecimiento de la...

Fauna de mamíferos del yacimiento costero de Herriko Barra (Zarautz, País Vasco).

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K. Mariezkurrena; J. Altuna

1995-01-01

Se cuenta de los restos de Mamíferos hallados en el yacimiento costero al aire libre de Herriko Barra (Zarautz, País Vasco), formado durante el Holoceno (C14:5.810 +170 BP). Aunque algunos elementos de la industria lítica apuntan hacia una tipología neolítica, la economía de los pobladores de Herriko   Barra era mesolítica, ya que no hay ningún indicio de domesticación animal ni de agricultura. La inmensa mayoría de los restos son de ciervo (92,2%). El resto está compuesto por restos de corz...

Estudio comparativo del comportamiento electroquímico del hierro en medio alcalino en presencia de lodos rojos y lodos grises. Efecto del Al³⁺

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Abreu, C. M.

2009-02-01

Full Text Available Red mud (RM is the main by-product of the Bayer process for alumina extraction from bauxite, and grey slurries (GS are generated during the granite rocks transformation processes. The huge volume of those wastes generated every year suppose a serious environmental problem. Recent works by our group demonstrate the efficiency of both types of muds as corrosion inhibitors for iron and steel in alkaline media containing chlorides. The elemental analysis of these slurries shows that Al³⁺ is the main common element. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to study the effect of the soluble Al³⁺ in the electrochemical behaviour of iron in alkaline media, in presence and absence of chlorides. The electrochemical study using Cyclic Voltammetry (CV and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS together with surface analysis techniques allowed to conclude that Al³⁺ blocks the surface of steel in alkaline media chloride increasing the steel resistance to chloride attack.

Los elevados volúmenes de residuos generados por los lodos rojos (LR, procedentes del proceso de obtención de la alúmina a partir de la bauxita y los lodos grises (LG, originados durante el proceso de la transformación del granito, suponen un grave problema medioambiental. Trabajos recientes de este grupo demuestran la eficacia de ambos tipos de lodos como inhibidores de la corrosión del hierro y acero en medio alcalino clorurado. Esta característica ha llevado al estudio individualizado de sus componentes mayoritarios y, dentro de éstos, el Al³⁺, elemento común presente en mayor proporción. El estudio mediante técnicas electroquímicas como la Voltametría Cíclica (VC y la Espectroscopía de Impedancia Electroquímica (EIE, apoyadas en técnicas de análisis químico y superficial, ha permitido visualizar cómo el Al³⁺ es capaz de bloquear la superficie del acero en medio alcalino aumentando su resistencia al ataque

Crecimiento y habilidad decolorante potencial de Hyphomycetes (Deuteromycetes de Río Santiago sobre medio agarizado suplementado con cromóforos sintéticos Growth and potential decolorizing ability of Hyphomycetes (Deuteromycetes from Río Santiago on agar medium supplemented with synthetic chromophores

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Romina Liberto

2005-12-01

Full Text Available Se analizó la capacidad de Dictyosporium triramosum, Minimidochium parvum y Tetraploa aristata, aisladas de materia orgánica colectada en Río Santiago (Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, para crecer y decolorar medios agarizados y suplementados con diferentes cromóforos sintéticos al 0,01 % (p v-1. Cristal violeta y verde brillante redujeron el crecimiento de las 3 cepas revelando los mayores porcentajes de inhibición. Mientras que eosina y rosa de bengala no afectaron a D. triramosum, valores superiores al 50 % de inhibición se observaron en M. parvum y T. aristata. Rojo congo y rojo neutral redujeron a D. triramosum y M. parvum en un 12-17 %, pero no a T. aristata. D. triramosum y T. aristata no resultaron afectados por azul de toluidina, mientras M. parvum fue inhibido por el colorante. Rojo de metilo sólo inhibió a M. parvum y T. aristata. Las 3 cepas probadas revelaron capacidad para decolorar el medio suplementado con azul de toluidina y rojo de metilo. D. triramosum decoloró además el medio suplementado con cristal violeta y rojo congo, y T. aristata el medio con cristal violeta y rojo neutral. Ninguno de los hongos estudiados decoloró los medios con eosina, rosa de bengala y verde brillante.The ability of Dictyosporium triramosum, Minimidochium parvum and Tetraploa aristata, isolated from organic matter collected in Río Santiago (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, to grow and decolorize agar media supplemented with different synthetic chromophores at 0.01% (w v-1 was analyzed. Crystal violet and brilliant green reduced the growth of the three strains showing the highest inhibition percentages. While eosin and rose bengal did not affect D. triramosum, growth inhibition values superior to 50 % were observed for M. parvum and T. aristata. Congo red and neutral red inhibited growth of both D. triramosum and M. parvum in a 12-17%, but those dyes did not reduced T. aristata growth. D. triramosum and T. aristata were not affected

Cabo Rojo Platform environmental studies

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Wood, E.D.; Youngbluth, M.J.; Yoshioka, P.

1975-01-01

A survey was made of an offshore site in the Caribbean Sea off southwest Puerto Rico to provide data upon which to judge the suitability of the site for the construction of power generating facilities and to allow the determination of the impact of construction and operation of the facility on the environment. Data are presented on the physical, chemical, and geological parameters of the site, the biomass of zooplankton, and the species of benthic invertebrates, fishes, and plants in samples of seawater. (U.S.)

Influencia de la Altitud en Parámetros Fisiológicos Generales y Heméticos de Bovinos Holstein.

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Arango O Nora Cecilia

1992-12-01

Full Text Available Con el objeto de evaluar el efecto de la altitud sobre algunos parámetros fisiológicos generales y hemáticos de los bovinos Holstein, ubicados en dos zonas de vida del departamento de Antioquia, se determinaron la frecuencia cardíaca, frecuencia respiratoria, temperatura rectal, hemoglobina, hematocrito, recuento total de glóbulos blancos, cantidad de glóbulos rojos, y recuento diferencial de glóbulos blancos, de 154 animales en dos estados fisiológicos: vacas adultas en el segundo tercio de la gestación y terneras de 6 a 12 meses de edad, distribuídos en: 78 animales ubicados a una altitud de 2.400 metros sobre el nivel del mar y 76 animales ubicados a una altitud promedio de 1.350 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Los resultados indican que las frecuencias respiratoria y cardiaca, el hematocrito, la hemoglobina, la cantidad de glóbulos rojos y el recuento de linfocitos y neutrófilos presentaron diferenci.a significativa (p≤0,05 con respecto a la altitud. El análisis del estado fisiológico indicó que las frecuencias cardíaca y respiratoria, la temperatura rectal, el hematocrito y la cantidad de glóbulos rojos presentaron diferencia significativa (p≤0,05 entre estados fisiológicos. Con base en la información obtenida en este estudio, se pudo demostrar que la altitud expresó un efecto significativo (p≤0,05 sobre las frecuencias cardiaca y respiratoria, la hemoglobina, el hematocrito y la cantidad de glóbulos rojos de los animales evaluados.

Efficacy, distribution and faecal excretion of copper oxide wire particles in a novel bolus in red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Castillo-Alcala, F; Wilson, P R; Molenaar, R; Lopez-Villalobos, N

2007-04-01

To determine the efficacy of a novel copper oxide wire particle (COWP) formulation in elevating concentrations of copper (Cu) in the liver and serum of red deer (Cervus elaphus), and to investigate the distribution of particles in the gastrointestinal tract and the rate of their excretion in faeces. Mixed-age red deer hinds were allocated to three groups (n=10 per group) on the basis of pre-treatment liver Cu concentrations. Groups 1 and 2 were treated orally with a 10-g COWP bolus on Days 0 and 30, respectively, while the remaining group served as an untreated control. Animals were slaughtered on Day 60, when blood and liver samples were collected for determination of Cu concentrations. An additional group of 18-month-old red deer hinds (n=20) were treated orally with a 10-g COWP bolus, and four were slaughtered on each of Days 1, 5, 15, 30 and 60 after treatment. The gastrointestinal tract was secured between compartments below the oesophagus and contents rinsed until sedimentation of particles was complete. The sediment was oven-dried and COWP were separated and weighed. Faeces were collected continuously from four additional animals held in metabolism cages for 4 days after treatment, sub-sampled daily, and COWP recovered. Mean liver Cu concentrations at slaughter were 80, 597 and 447 micromol/kg for controls and hinds treated 30, and 60 days previously, respectively. Corresponding mean serum Cu concentrations were 7.7, 12.9 and 11.9 micromol/L, respectively. Liver and serum Cu concentrations were higher in both treatment groups than in untreated control animals (p<0.001). COWP were found in all compartments of the gastrointestinal tract measured, for at least 15 days, and in the rumen/reticulum and abomasum for at least 60 days post-administration. The highest rate of recovery overall was from the rumen/reticulum. Mean weight of COWP recovered from faeces was 0.09 g during the first 24 h and 0.94 g over the first 4 days following administration. The COWP bolus

Faune magdalénienne de la Grande Grotte de Labastide. (Hautes - Pyrénées, France.

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André Clot

1988-01-01

Full Text Available La cueva de Labastide (Altos Pirineos, francia ha proporcionado una fauna del Magdaleniense medio (datada en 14.260 ± 440 BP, con especies de gran tamaño, el caballo (Equus caballus cf. gallicus, el bisonte y el uro, el reno. Algunos restos señalan la presencia de la cabra de los Pirineos y del sarrio, sin embargo el ciervo está ausente. Entre los carnívoros, se deben anotar numerosos huesos de zorro   común, y algunos de restos de zorro polar, de línce nórdico y de gato montés. Unos treinta restos pertenecen al glotón, pocas veces citado en los Pirineos.

Estudio arqueozoológico de la fauna del Yacimiento de Cubío Redondo (Matienzo, Cantabria

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Pedro Castaños

2001-01-01

Full Text Available Se estudia la serie ósea de macromamíferos del yacimento del Cubío Redondo, pequeña cavidad situada en el vlle de Matienzo (Cantabria. Se trata de una serie reducida y muy fracturada por lo que sus medidas son escasas y poco indicativas. Aparecen cinco especies de ungulados-ciervo, corzo, cabra montés, rebeco y jabalí-y dos de carnívoros-gato montés y garduña-, dominando ampliamente los primeros. El cuadro de fecuencias encaja bien en el marco paleoecológico en que se desarrollan las ocupaciones mesolíticas de la Cornisa Cantábrica, destacando la importancia de especies de apetencia forestal.

Comportamiento productivo y reproductivo del ganado holstein rojo, holstein negro y pardo suizo en Palmira, Valle del Cauca

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Zapata Oscar

1989-06-01

Full Text Available Three breeds of dairy cattle (26 Red Holstein RH, 97 Black Holstein BH and 29 Brown Swiss BS, were evaluated for reproductive eficiency, and milk production for the years 1979 - 1987 a t the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Palmira. Days of milking, milk and fat production were for BH (324.0days, 2545.9 kg, 91.1 kg for the RH (300.0 days, 2243.7 kg, 81.0 kg for the BS (298.2 days, 1886.6 kg, 66.9 kg. % fat average were 3.6% in RH, 3.7 % in BH and BS. The lactation curves for the three breeds were best ajusted with the model: Y=A+B(lnt + C(lnt2. Larger persistaency was observed on BS followed by RH. The BS presented better reproductive efficiency than RH and BH with a mean of 169.0,177.4 and 195.6 days, calving data-conception and 2.0, 22 and 22 for number of services per conception. The HR breed had a calving age of 3.4 years and 470.5 kg of calving weight larger than 3.5 years and 440.0 kg for the BH and 3.8 years and 458.1 kg for the BS. Average weight at birth for males and females together BS showed grater weights (37.02 kq, BH and RH showed similar results (36.0 and 362 kg. The incidence of problem at birth was higher for RH (10.90/0 and puerperium problems in BS(21.60,b. Not significal effect of calving weight and rainfall on milk yield and calving date-conception. In most cases there was no correlation between milk yield and calving date-conception. There was a very narow relation between calving date- conception and number of services per conception.En el Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario-Palmira, se evaluó el comportamiento productivo y reproductivo de 152 vacas; 26 Holstein Rojo (HR, 97 Holstein Negro (HN y 29 vacas Pardo Suizo (PS, durante el período 1979-1987. La mayor duración de la lactancia, producción de leche y grasa (kg la presentó la raza HN (324 días, 2545.9 ka, 91.1 kg, seguido de la HR (300 días, 2243.7,81.0 kg y de la PS (298.2 días, 1886.6 kg, 66.9 kg. los porcentajes de grasa fueron 3.6 (HR y 3.7010 (HN y PSI

PREVALENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT STRAINS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI AND ENTEROCOCCUS SPP. IN ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS AND RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS AT THE PARCO NAZIONALE DEI MONTI SIBILLINI, ITALY

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2009-09-01

Full Text Available A case control study was performed in the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy, to find out whether roe deer (Capreolus capreolus and red deer (Cervus elaphus were more likely to harbour antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in their faeces, compared to Enterococcus spp. Ten areas were selected and samples were collected during a fourmonths (May to August, 2008 sampling period. Samples of water (n=12 and feces (n=59, collected at 10 different sites, were cultured for E. coli and Enterococcus spp. The resulting colonies were screened for tetracycline, ampicillin and kanamycin resistance using the Lederberg Replica Plating method (breakpoint 4 μg/ml. All resistant isolates were then selected, and subjected to the CLSI antimicrobial plate susceptibility test (7. Among the water specimens contaminated by E. coli, 80% were found to be resistant to ampicillin, 80% to tetracycline and 40% to kanamycin. Among the water specimens contaminated by Enterococcus spp., 14.29% were found to be resistant to ampicillin, 14.29% to tetracycline and 71.3% to kanamycin. Among the 39 strains of E. coli isolated from red deer feces, 12 were resistant to ampicillin (30.77%, 5 to tetracycline (12,82% and 3 to kanamycin (7.69%. Among the 19 strains of Enterococcus spp. isolated from red deer feces, 0 were resistant to ampicillin (0%, 1 to tetracycline (5.26% and 19 to kanamycin (100. These are significant findings, indicating that antibiotic resistance can be found in naïve animal populations and that red deer and fallow deer could act as sentinels for antimicrobial resistance. Key words Antibiotic-resistance, red deer, fallow deer, Escherichia

CECOM Index of Technical Papers, International Wire and Cable Symposia,

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Nuevos hallazgos de arte parietal y mobiliar en la cueva de La Cullalvera (Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria

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Yolanda DÍAZ

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Las actuaciones arqueológicas realizadas en el vestíbulo de la cueva de La Cullalvera con motivo de los trabajos para el acondicionamiento turístico de la cavidad han posibilitado el descubrimiento de una nueva pintura rupestre, que representa una figura de caballo en rojo. También se han hallado algunas piezas de arte mueble, entre las que destaca un fragmento de plaquita decorada con motivos claviformes que presentan un paralelismo indudable con el conjunto de signos claviformes pintados en rojo en el interior de la cueva. Las características formales y estilísticas de los hallazgos apuntan a una cronología magdaleniense.

Sexual maturity of the deep-sea red crab Chaceon notialis Manning & Holthuis, 1989 (Brachyura: Geryonidae in southern Brazil Madurez sexual del cangrejo rojo de profundidad Chaceon notialis Manning & Holthuis, 1989 (Brachyura: Geryonidae al sur de Brasil

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Rodrigo Sant'Ana

2009-01-01

Full Text Available The red crab Chaceon notialis is one of the three deep-sea crab species currently exploited in Brazil. The red crab fishery started in 1998 with foreign vessels that, as of 2000, have been extensively moni-tored by observers and tracked by satellite. A management plan implemented in 2005 was based only on bio-mass dynamics, as biological knowledge of the resource was limited at that date. Samples taken aboard were used to determine size at first sexual maturity for males and females by studying the allometric growth of the chelae and abdomen in relation to the carapace width (CW, the proportion of females with opened vulvae and eggs in the pleopods, and males showing copula marks on the first ambulatory legs. Morphometric maturity was attained, on average, at 8.9 cm CW (males and 8.8 cm CW (females. The CW5% was estimated to be 6.9 and 9.7 cm CW for females, considering the vulva condition and eggs in the pleopods, respectively, and 8.4 cm CW for males. The maximum estimated proportions of ovigerous females and males with copula marks by size class were 0.8 and 0.7, respectively, suggesting an annual reproductive cycle for the species, both at the populational and individuals levels. The size composition analysis showed that up to 97% of the females caught in the fishery were immature. Given these results, enhancing trap selectivity and minimizing the mortality of ovigerous females should be considered as new and immediate goals for the management of the resource.El cangrejo-rojo Chaceon notialis corresponde a una de las tres especies de cangrejos de profundidad que actualmente se explotan en Brasil. La pesca de cangrejo-rojo comenzó en el año 1998 por barcos extranjeros que, desde 2000 fueron intensamente vigilados por observadores y rastreados por satélites. En el año de 2005 se implemento un plan de manejo, considerando solamente el estudio de la dinámica de la biomasa del recurso, ya que el conocimiento biológico todavía era limitado

Liquefaction resistance of calcareous sands

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2012-01-01

Calcareous sands are unique in terms of their origin, mineralogy, shape, fragility and intra particle porosity. This article presents results from an experimental program carried out to study the liquefaction resistance of a calcareous sand retrieved from Cabo Rojo at Puerto Rico. The experimental program included mineralogical characterization, index properties, and undrained cyclic triaxial tests on isotropically consolidated reconstituted samples. Due to the large variation in the calcareous sand properties, results are compared with previous researches carried out on other calcareous sands around the world. Results showed a wide range in the liquefaction resistance of the studied calcareous sands. Cabo Rojo sand experienced greater liquefaction resistance than most of the calcareous sands used for comparison. Important differences in the excess pore pressure generation characteristics were also found.

Detection and genetic characterization of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) derived from ticks removed from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and isolated from spleen samples of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Croatia.

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Jemeršić, Lorena; Dežđek, Danko; Brnić, Dragan; Prpić, Jelena; Janicki, Zdravko; Keros, Tomislav; Roić, Besi; Slavica, Alen; Terzić, Svjetlana; Konjević, Dean; Beck, Relja

2014-02-01

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a growing public health concern in central and northern European countries. Even though TBE is a notifiable disease in Croatia, there is a significant lack of information in regard to vector tick identification, distribution as well as TBE virus prevalence in ticks or animals. The aim of our study was to identify and to investigate the viral prevalence of TBE virus in ticks removed from red fox (Vulpes vulpes) carcasses hunted in endemic areas in northern Croatia and to gain a better insight in the role of wild ungulates, especially red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the maintenance of the TBE virus in the natural cycle. We identified 5 tick species (Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes hexagonus, Haemaphysalis punctata, Dermacentor reticulatus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus) removed from 40 red foxes. However, TBE virus was isolated only from adult I. ricinus and I. hexagonus ticks showing a viral prevalence (1.6%) similar to or higher than reported in endemic areas of other European countries. Furthermore, 2 positive spleen samples from 182 red deer (1.1%) were found. Croatian TBE virus isolates were genetically analyzed, and they were shown to be closely related, all belonging to the European TBE virus subgroup. However, on the basis of nucleotide and amino acid sequence analysis, 2 clusters were identified. Our results show that further investigation is needed to understand the clustering of isolates and to identify the most common TBE virus reservoir hosts in Croatia. Sentinel surveys based on wild animal species would give a better insight in defining TBE virus-endemic and possible risk areas in Croatia. Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier GmbH.

Tantsupäev toob priimad tantsijad / Stuart Sweeney

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Sweeney, Stuart

2006-01-01

Rahvusvahelisel tantsupäeval 29. aprillil esinevad Vanemuises nimekad Euroopa tantsijad. Neist tuntumad on Londoni Kuningliku balleti priimabaleriin Tamara Rojo ja Rootsi Kuningliku Balleti koosseisus tantsiv Jan-Erik Wikström

Use of the “red gypsum” industrial waste as substitute of natural gypsum for commercial cements manufacturing

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Gázquez, M. J.

2012-06-01

Full Text Available The main objective of this research has been the valorisation of a waste from the TiO2 production process (sulphate method, called red gypsum, in the production of cements. This waste is mainly formed by di-hydrate calcium sulphate and iron hydroxides. To cover this objective it has been necessary to perform the physico-chemical characterisation of the red gypsum as well as the main components in the production of cements and of the new cements generated. Moreover, for the red gypsum, has been analyzed its radioactive content because it is generated in a NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials industry. Finally, the most important properties of the obtained cements with different proportions of red gypsum in their composition have been studied by comparing them with the standard ones obtained in a Portland cement. Lastly, we have demonstrated that the new cements fulfil all the quality tests imposed by the European legislation.

El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido analizar la valorización de un residuo generado en el proceso de producción de dióxido de titanio (vía sulfato, denominado yeso rojo, en la producción de cementos. Dicho residuo está compuesto fundamentalmente por sulfato de calcio di-hidratado e hidróxidos de hierro. Para ello, ha sido necesaria la caracterización físico-química del yeso rojo, así como la de los otros componentes fundamentales en la fabricación de cementos y de los cementos generados con el mencionado residuo. Además, en el caso del yeso rojo, se ha analizado su contenido radiactivo al generarse éste en una industria NORM (Natural Occurring Radioactive Materials. Posteriormente, se han estudiado las propiedades más importantes de los cementos producidos con diferentes porcentajes de yeso rojo añadido, comparando estas mezclas con las propiedades de un cemento Portland comercial, comprobándose que se cumplen todas las normas Europeas de calidad exigibles.

Community Noise Exposure Resulting from Aircraft Operations. Volume 3. Acoustic Data on Military Aircraft: Air Force Attack/Fighter Aircraft

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Tantsupäev toob publiku ette säravaid balletitähti / Raimu Hanson

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2006-01-01

29. apr. esinevad Vanemuises rahvusvaheliselt tuntud tantsijad - Tamara Rojo, Jan-Erik Wikström, Inaki Urlezaga, Anna Valev, Olga Volobujeva, Priit Kripson, Diana Cuni ja Kristoffer Sakurai -, et tähistada rahvusvahelist tantsupäeva

Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes

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... en agua hirviendo por un minuto. Bote el agua. 2. Ponga el repollo en un recipiente grande y agregue las zanahorias ralladas, la cebolla picada, el chile rojo picante, el orégano, el aceite de oliva, ...

The influence of herd size, conspecific risk, and predation risk on the vigilance of elk (Cervus elaphus) in Yellowstone National Park, and, Interest, learning, and a thematic biology course

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Lung, Mark A.

This dissertation is a composite of biological and educational research. The biological research concerns Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus ) behavior. The educational research presents ideas and findings on the influence of a thematic general biology course on student interest and perception of learning. The dissertation begins with a Preface that attempts to bring the ideas presented in later chapters together. Chapter One is a review of the literature concerning sociality, social behaviors, and elk biology. It summarizes current research literature as a means of introduction to Chapter Two. Chapter Two presents findings concerning the effects of herd size, predation risk, and the risk of being near conspecifics on two behaviors commonly associated with social animals---vigilance and aggression. Vigilance and aggression were measured in elk in Yellowstone National Park in two regions that varied in their presence of elk predators (wolves---Canis lupus, and grizzly bears---Ursus arctos) and in two seasons (spring and fall) that varied in the risks of being near conspecifics. Overall, male and female elk responded very differently. Male elk adjust their vigilance and aggression in response to changes in conspecific risk, but not to changes in predation risk. Female elk adjust their vigilance in response to changes in predation risk, but not to changes in conspecific risk. Males show no response in vigilance to changes in herd size. Non-reproductive females, however, adjust their levels of vigilance with changes in herd size in high risk regions. Interestingly, in the spring, vigilance decreases with increasing herd size, but in the fall, vigilance increases with increasing herd size. Chapter Three presents findings concerning the influence of a thematic course design on student perceptions of interest and teaming in a non-major's biology course (Bins 100: Concepts of Biology). I compared responses on student evaluations from two sections of Bios 100 taught in a

Estimating the Efficacy of a Commercial Phase I Inactivated Vaccine in Decreasing the Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii Infection and Shedding in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus

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David González-Barrio

2017-12-01

Full Text Available The red deer (Cervus elaphus is a relevant reservoir for Coxiella burnetii in Iberia. C. burnetii genotypes that infect red deer also infect humans and domestic animals. Integrated control approaches that target both domestic and wild ruminants are, therefore, required to reduce C. burnetii infection risks in Iberia, especially in wildlife–livestock–human interaction scenarios. The aim of this field experiment was to test the efficacy of an inactivated phase I vaccine [Inactivated phase I vaccine (IPIV; Coxevac®] when used to control C. burnetii shedding prevalence and burden in red deer as a tool to prevent transmission to livestock and humans. A semi-extensively bred red deer population in which C. burnetii is endemic was used as a model of the Iberian context. Around 75% of the reproductive hinds (>1 year old; N = 441 in the population were first vaccinated early in 2012 and were then revaccinated 3 weeks later; they were subsequently revaccinated biannually until January 2014. 75% of the yearling females left as replacement in 2012 and 2013 were vaccinated in June and revaccinated thereafter following the same protocol. 25% of the population, including the replacement females, was kept as a control group throughout the study. Changes in the humoral immune response after vaccination were estimated by analyzing sera collected at 10 different times between January 2011 and January 2015. The vaccinated and control hinds were surveyed at 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 months after calving in 2012, 2013, and 2014 to collect vaginal swabs, milk, and feces. The presence and burden of C. burnetii DNA in swabs, milk, and feces was evaluated by means of real-time PCR. Vaccination induced high antibody prevalence and levels. The proportion of animals shedding C. burnetii in vaginal secretions and milk did not change over time in the vaccination group with respect to the control group. In contrast, there was a significant reduction in the proportion of

Niveles de nitrógeno y su fraccionamiento en el cultivo del gladiolo para suelos Ferralíticos Rojos Nitrogen levels and their fractioning in gladiolus cultivation for Ferralitic Red soils

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María Isabel Hernández Díaz

2008-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar niveles crecientes de nitrógeno y momentos de aplicación del fertilizante nitrogenado en el cultivo del gladiolo. La experiencia se desarrolló en el Instituto de Investigaciones Hortícolas Liliana Dimitrova (Municipio de Quivicán, La Habana, Cuba, en un suelo Ferralítico Rojo, entre los meses de octubre y febrero de las campañas 2004/2005 y 2005/2006. Se evaluaron los componentes de la calidad de las espigas y del material de plantación, así como el efecto de los tratamientos en el estado nutricional de la planta y en la vida en anaquel de las espigas. No se observaron diferencias entre las dosis de nitrógeno y los momentos de aplicación del fertilizante en las variables de calidad de la espiga y del cormo. No obstante, con la variante 70 kg ha-1 de N, aplicada ½ en plantación y ½ a los 60 días posteriores, se logra un mayor porcentaje de espigas ubicadas en las categorías comerciales y un menor número de tallos florales de calidad inferior. En cuanto al estado nutricional de la plantación, existe una relación positiva entre los niveles y los contenidos foliares de nitrógeno aplicados.The objective of this study was to evaluate growing nitrogen levels and application time of the nitrogen fertilizer in gladiolus cultivation. The experiment was carried out at Instituto de Investigaciones Hortículas Liliana Dimitrova (in the Municipality of Quivicán, La Habana, Cuba in an Oxisol soil, from October to February of the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 crop seasons. The quality components of the spikes and plant material were evaluated, as well as the effect of the treatments on the plant nutritional state and the shelf life of the spikes. No differences between nitrogen doses and fertilizer application time in quality variables of spikes and corms were observed. Nevertheless, with the variant 70 kg ha-1 of N, one half applied in plantation and the other half applied 60 days later, a higher

Estabilidad acelerada de un gel de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo para heridas y quemaduras Accelerated stability of a Rhizophora mangle L. (red mangrove gel for wounds and burns

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Dulce María Soler Roger

2011-12-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la estabilidad acelerada de un gel de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo en dos condiciones de almacenamiento. Los 3 lotes pilotos producidos (GM01, GM02 y GM03 se almacenaron a dos temperaturas: 40 ± 2 °C durante 3 meses y 25 ± 2 °C durante 6 meses. Se realizó una evaluación de indicadores de estabilidad físico-química y microbiológica a tiempo 0, 1, 2 y 3 meses y a tiempo 0, 1, 2, 3 y 6 meses para cada una de las dos condiciones ensayadas respectivamente. Todos los lotes almacenados en ambas temperaturas mostraron estables las características organolépticas y la extensibilidad, el pH estuvo entre 6 y 7 y la reología confirmó un fluido no newtoniano del tipo Herschel Bulkley en los tiempos evaluados. La concentración mínima inhibitoria permaneció entre 8 y 10 mg/mL y la concentración de taninos entre 13 a 30 mg/g; todos los lotes se mantuvieron dentro del límite microbiano. El gel demostró tener buena estabilidad en condiciones aceleradas de temperatura, aspecto que es necesario confirmar en un próximo estudio de estabilidad en anaquel.The objective of the present paper was to evaluate the accelerated stability of a Rhizophora mangle L. (red mangrove gel under 2 storage conditions. The three pilot batches (GM01, GM02 and GM03 were stored at two temperature settings: 40 ± 2 °C for three months and 25 ± 2 °C for 6 months. One physical-chemical and microbiological evaluation was performed in two periods of time: at the months 0, 1, 2 and 3 for the first and at the months 0, 1, 2, 3 y 6 for the second tested storage condition. All the batches stored at both temperatures showed stable organoleptic characteristics and extensibility, the pH ranged from 6 to 7 and rheology confirmed a non-Newtonian fluid of Herschel Bulkley-type in the evaluated periods of time. The minimum inhibitory concentration remained 8 to 10 mg/mL whereas the tannin concentration ranged 13 to 30 mg/g. All the

Isolation and characterization of twenty-one polymorphic ...

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of genetic diversity, population genetic structure and genetic resource ..... Schizothoracinae species, which may help in the effective conservation of these ... how the computer program CERVUS accommodates genotyping error increases ...

Convergent validity of the short-EMBU and the parental bonding instrument (PBI) : Dutch findings

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Arrindell, W.A.; Engebretsen, A.A

2000-01-01

Using a large sample of Spanish students (N = 796), Livianos-Aldana and Rojo-Moreno (1999) found poor evidence of convergent validity of the homologous dimensions that underlie the EMBU and the Parental Bonding Instrument. The Spanish findings however are neither in line with previous ones that were

Full-length cDNA sequence cloning and analysis of Ghrelin in Cervus nippon%梅花鹿Ghrelin全长cDNA克隆及其序列分析

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张曼; 金鑫; 田巧珍; 刘骄; 王云鹤; 杨银凤

2017-01-01

为获得梅花鹿Ghrelin eDNA全序列,以梅花鹿皱胃黏膜上皮组织提取的总RNA为模板,通过RT-PCR和RACE法克隆了梅花鹿皱胃中Ghrelin基因eDNA的全序列.结果表明梅花鹿Ghrelin eDNA序列全长为539 bp,其中5’非翻译区(5'UTR)为46 bp,3'UTR为128 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)为351 bp,该ORF编码116个氨基酸残基.将梅花鹿Ghrelin基因的eDNA与人和其他动物的Ghrelin相比,发现:梅花鹿Ghrelin与驯鹿、山羊、绵羊和牛的同源性达90.4％～99.1％;与恒河猴、人、猪、犬的同源性达76.6％～66.9％;与鸡和野鸽的同源性分别为36.4％和35.4％.研究表明Ghrelin的结构具有明显的种属特异性,因此Ghrelin在反刍动物体内可能有着重要的生理功能.%In order to obtain the full-length cDNA of Ghrelin in Cervus nippon,RT-PCR and RACE methods were used by using total RNA of abomasus tissue in C.nippon as template.The results of sequence analysis revealed a 539 bp length cDNA containing 46 bp 5'-untranslated region (5'UTR),128 bp 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) and 351 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 116 amino acids.The cDNA sequence alignments of C.nippon Ghrelin gene with human and other animals showed that the cDNA sequence homology of C.nippon Ghrelin was 90.4％-99.1％ to reindeer,goat,sheep and cattle,66.9％-76.6％ with rhesus monkey,human,pig and dog,only 36.4％ with chicken and C.livia.These results indicated that the structure of Ghrelin displayed an obvious varietal specificity,suggesting that Ghrelin might play an important physiological function role in ruminants.

Estabilidad en anaquel de un gel de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo para heridas y quemaduras Long-term stability of a Rhizophora mangle L. (red mangrove gel for wounds and burns

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Dulce María Soler Roger

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: evaluar la estabilidad en anaquel de un gel elaborado a partir del extracto acuoso de la corteza de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo. Métodos: los tres lotes pilotos del gel (GM01, GM02 y GM03 se almacenaron a temperatura de refrigeración (5 ± 3 °C durante 12 meses. Se realizó una evaluación físico-química y microbiológica a tiempo inicial y a los 3, 6, 9 y 12 meses. Resultados: todos los lotes mantuvieron una apariencia de geles homogéneos, viscosos, libres de grumo, brillantes y de un color pardo-rojizo oscuro y mostraron amplias áreas de extensibilidad. El pH estuvo entre 6 y 7 y la reología fue característica de un fluido no newtoniano del tipo Herschel Bulkley con potencial modificado en todos los tiempos evaluados. Los tres lotes cumplieron el límite microbiano establecido, así como la concentración mínima inhibitoria que estuvo entre 8 y 10 mg/mL y la concentración de taninos entre 13 a 30 mg/g. Conclusiones: se demostró que todos los lotes del gel fueron estables durante el período de estabilidad en anaquel, por lo que se propone que se almacene de 2-8 ºC durante 1 año.Objective: to evaluate the long-term stability of a gel obtained from the aqueous extract of the Rhizophora mangle L. (red mangrove bark. Methods: the three gel pilot batches (GM01, GM02 and GM03 were stored under refrigeration (5 ± 3 °C for 12 months. Physical-chemical and microbiological evaluations were made at the beginning and after 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Results: All these batches kept their appearance of homogeneous, viscous, lump-free and bright gels with dark reddish-brown color and wide areas of extensibility. The pH ranged 6 to 7 and the rheology reflected a non-Newtonian Herschel Bulkley-type fluid with modified potential at all evaluated times. The three batches met the established microbial limit and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC of 8 to 10 mg / mL and the tannin concentration of 13 to 30 mg/g. Conclusions: it

Propiedades del suelo y productividad de Pinus taeda L. en la Mesopotamia Argentina

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Rodolfo Andrés Martiarena

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Nuestro objetivo fue establecer la vinculación entre  algunas características edáficas y el crecimiento de P. taeda, en su zona de plantación comercial en la Mesopotamia Argentina. La hipótesis es que la causa principal de la reducción de la productividad de las plantaciones es la profundidad de suelo y el volumen efectivo aprovechable por las plantas, y no el contenido de nutrientes. El trabajo se realizó entre los 28º 30’ S, en la provincia de Corrientes, hasta los 25º 30’ S, en la provincia de Misiones. Se seleccionaron 31 sitios donde, 1- se tomaron muestras de suelo para determinar nutrientes y densidad aparente, 2- se midieron las variables dasométricas de las plantaciones y se calculó el Índice de Sitio (IS, 3- se tomaron muestras foliares y se analizaron las concentraciones de C, N y P. El análisis estadístico se realizó con INFOSTAT 2.0. Los sitios se asignaron a tres grupos edafoclimáticos: 1 sitios con suelos rojos del Norte, 2 sitios con suelos pedregosos del Norte y, 3 sitios con suelos rojos del Sur. El crecimiento de las plantaciones de P. taeda fue menor (menor IS en los suelos pedregosos, con más nutrientes, una menor profundidad efectiva y un  menor volumen ocupado por la fracción fina. En la zona norte, la mayor oferta de nutrientes en los suelos pedregosos (respecto de los rojos, no resultó en un aumento en la concentración de nutrientes foliares. La menor capacidad de retención de agua y un menor volumen a ser explorado por las raíces de las plantas, constituyeron la principal limitante al crecimiento en los suelos pedregosos. A pesar de las diferencias en precipitación, todos los sitios correspondieron a la misma Zona de Vida Bosque Subtropical húmedo. Entre los suelos rojos profundos, de similar concentración y contenido de nutrientes, la zona Sur resultó la más favorable para el crecimiento (mayor IS. Esta respuesta en el menos lluvioso sur  puede relacionarse con una mayor demanda atmosf

Negotiating Power Relations and Ethnicity in a Sociolinguistic Ethnography in Madrid

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Santos, Adriana Patino

2011-01-01

One of the major dilemmas when practising critical sociolinguistic ethnography within the field of education is the ethnographer's degree of implication within the studied site (Goldstein, 2003; Martin Rojo, 2003; Unamuno, 2004). How far should the researcher intervene within the daily practices he/she is observing? This exercise of methodological…

Copper(II) complexes with aroylhydrazones

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2JS1⋅S2⋅(S1 = S2 = 1/2) provided a value of –186(5) cm–1 for the coupling ..... Cu(pamh)Cl exists as polymeric chain species via equatorial-apical chloride bridges ..... Folgado J V, Henke W, Allman R, Stratemeier H, Beltran-Porter D, Rojo T ...

Libro rojo de los invertebrados marinos de Colombia.

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2002-01-01

La fauna de invertebrados marinos continúa recibiendo menos atención que la de los terrestres y de agua dulce, como un reflejo de sus amplios Rangel 1995, Chaves y Arango 1998). En el mar Caribe, el país cuenta con 1600 km de costa y en el océano Pacífico con 1300 km, en donde se encuentra una gran diversidad de ecosistemas marinos y costeros como los arrecifes coralinos, manglares y bosques de transición, sistemas de playas y acantilados, estuarios, deltas y lagunas costeras, lechos de pasto...

Piratería nabatea en el Mar Rojo

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Carmen Blánquez Pérez

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Las actividades marítimas de los nabateos han sido poco estudiadas, a pesar de que aparecen mencionadas en las fuentes antiguas. En el presente artículo se revisan las distintas hipótesis planteadas por los historiadores actuales, que se centran en el declive del comercio nabateo y en el descubrimiento de los monzones. Sin embargo, no existió un declive comercial que justificara las actividades de piratería de los nabateos, y el descubrimiento de los monzones no se corresponde con el período en que dichas actividades de piratería tuvieron lugar.Maritime activities of the Nabataeans are poorly understood, although are mentioned in ancient sources. In this article we review the various hypotheses raised by modern historians, who focus on the Nabatean trade decline and the discovery of the monsoons. However, there was no declining sales to justify piracy activities of the Nabataeans, and the discovery of the monsoon does not correspond to the period in which these pirate activities took place.

Serosurvey for antibodies to malignant catarrhal fever-associated viruses in free-living and captive cervids in Germany.

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Frölich, K; Li, H; Müller-Doblies, U

1998-10-01

A total of 486 serum samples collected from several species of both free-living and captive cervids in Germany was examined for antibodies against malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)-associated viruses (MCFV) by a competitive-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CI-ELISA). Eleven (2%) of these samples were positive for antibodies against MCFV. Among 157 serum samples collected from 16 different species of captive deer including four (7%) of 54 fallow deer and one (7%) of 14 sika deer (Cervus nippon) were seropositive. Among 329 samples from three species of free-ranging deer, including 253 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), 22 red deer (Cervus elaphus) and 54 fallow deer (Cervus dama), only fallow deer were antibody-positive. Of the 25 fallow deer samples collected between 1990 and 1993, four (16%) were seropositive. Among 29 free-ranging fallow deer samples collected in the hunting period 1996-1997, antibodies to MCFV were detected in two (7%) of these sera. All of these fallow deer samples were collected from a circumscribed area in northern Germany. In the same area a high seroprevalence (72%) to MCFV was observed in domestic sheep (n = 50). Among 20 sheep samples (buffy coat) and 15 fallow deer samples (spleen or lymph nodes) examined for ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) by PCR, all 20 sheep samples examined were OvHV-2 positive, but all of the 15 fallow deer samples, including seven seropositive deer, were OvHV-2 negative.

Gestión de nuevos cultivares de frijol común en las condiciones de la UBPC “Santa Maria 4”

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Juan Miguel Avila Concepción

2013-11-01

Full Text Available Esta investigación se real izó en la UBPC Santa Maria 4 perteneciente a la UEB Antonio Guiteras del municipio Puerto padre, provincia Las Tunas, en el período comprendido entre el 28 de noviembre de 2012 hasta el 16 de febrero de 2013, con el objetivo de evaluar el comportamiento agroproductivo de siete cultivares de frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris, L. , en un suelo Pardo sialítico mullido carbonatado con vista a incrementar la biodiversidad y elevar el rendimiento agrícola de este cultivo. Los cultivares evaluados fueron (Velazco Largo, Colorado E-120, frijol Rayado, Rojo E-114, Frijol Crema Japones, Rojo E-130, frijol Blanco Español, se utilizó un diseño de bloques al azar con cuatro réplicas, la fitotecnia aplicada fue la tradicional establecida para este cultivo, los aspectos evaluados fueron los siguientes, altura de las plantas, número de hojas, grosor del tallo, altura de la primera vaina, granos por vainas, peso de 100 granos, rendimiento agrícola, incidencia de las principales plagas y valoración económica de la producción. El cultivar que obtuvo mayor rendimiento fue el Velazco Largo y los de menor el Rojo E-114 y el Rayado, los valores obtenidos permiten asegurar que desde el punto de vista económico es factible la realización de estas siembras, pues se pueden obtener incrementos en el ingreso por ventas de $ 6242.90 – 20108.85 pesos por hectárea. En el experimento las condiciones edafoclimáticas fueron favorables en todo el ciclo del cultivo, no se registraron altos niveles de infestación de plagas y enfermedades.

Hea energia festival / Margaret Tali

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Tali, Margaret

2006-01-01

Augusti tantsufestivali 2005 lavastustest - Rasmus Ölme "Rasmus Kosmos", Paz Rojo "Basic Dance", Eddie Laddi "Sawn-off Scarface", Krõõt Juuraku, Raido Mägi, Mart Kangro ja Merle Saarva ning saksofonist Ursula Saali ühisprojekt "Positsioonid", "ZUGA müüt ja tegelikkus", Xavier Le Roy "Projekt" ja Jo Str̤mgreni "The Hospidal"

Eurasian lynx hunting red deer: is there an influence of a winter enclosure system?

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Belotti, E.; Kreisinger, Jakub; Romportl, D.; Heurich, M.; Bufka, L.

2014-01-01

Roč. 60, č. 3 (2014), s. 441-457 ISSN 1612-4642 Institutional support: RVO:68081766 Keywords : Cervus elaphus * Habitat heterogeneity * Lynx lynx * Predation probability * Prey density * Supplementary feeding Subject RIV: EG - Zoology Impact factor: 1.634, year: 2014

Resource partitioning between large herbivores in Hustai National Park, Mongolia

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Sietses, D.J.; Faupin, G.; Boer, de W.F.; Jong, de C.B.; Henkens, R.J.H.G.; Usukhjargal, D.; Batbaatar, T.

2009-01-01

Re-introduced Przewalski horses in Hustai National Park, Mongolia could suffer from food competition with other herbivore species through food resource depletion. Diet composition of the Przewalski horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and four livestock species (sheep, goat,

After-Ripening of Red Pepper (Capsicum Annuum) as Affected by Ionizing Radiation; Effets des Rayonnements Ionisants sur le Murissement du Piment (Capsicum Annuum) Apres la Recolte; Vliyanie ioniziruyushchego izlucheniya na dozrevanie krasnogo pertsa (Capsicum Annuum); Efecto de las Radiaciones Ionizantes en la Postmaturacion del Pimiento Rojo (Capsicum Annuum)

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Farkas, J.; Kiss, I.; Andrassy, Eva [Central Food Research Institute, Budapest (Hungary)

1966-11-15

duree de la maturation apres la recolte et augmente la teneur en pigments. Il serait necessaire de poursuivre les recherches afin de determiner les conditions d'emmagasinage les plus favorables a La maturation du piment apres la recolte ainsi que les causes de la diminution de la teneur en carotenoiedes de fruits irradies au cours de la deuxieme moitie de la periode de stockage. (author) [Spanish] Se ha investigado el efecto directo de los rayos X, en dosis de 0 a 800 krad, sobre pimientos rojos dulces iecien recolectados, y sobre la postmaturacion de estos pimientos, en dosis de 0 a 100 krad. La irradiacion entre 400 y 800 krad causo el ablandamiento del pericarpo, pero el contenido de carotenoides no disminuyo apreciablemente incluso a dosis de 800 krad. Durante un periodo de almacenamiento de nueve semanas a la temperatura ambiente y despues de la irradiacion, se observo en las muestras no tratadas un aumento de un 90fy del contenido total de pigmentos, expresado en capsantina. La formacion de pigmentos carotenoides presento una ligera aceleracion para dosis de 80 rad y una fuerte aceleracion para dosis de 2 krad. Las muestras tratadas con 2 krad alcanzaron en tres semanas el mismo contenido de pigmentos que las muestras testigo en ocho semanas. En cambio, el contenido de pigmentos de las muestras irradiadas disminuyo al cabo de la cuarta o quinta semana de almacenamiento. Las dosis superiores a 10 krad frenaron o impidieron la formacion de carotenoides durante el almacenamiento (postmaturacion). La disminucion del contenido de.azucares y el ritmo de desecacion permanecieron invariables para dosis de 0 a 100 krad. Como las dosis de radiaciones (varios centenares de kilorad) necesarias para impedir o inhibir en medida apreciable el desarrollo de los mohos causantes de la deterioracion del pimiento rojo de gran contenido de agua tienen efectos perjudiciales, no parece aconsejable el empleo de las radiaciones para reducir las perdidas por almacenamiento en los pimientos

Contaminación por metales pesados en ciervo y jabalí de la zona minera de Sierra Madrona y el Valle de Alcudia y sus efectos sobre el estrés oxidativo y la calidad seminal del ciervo

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Reglero Álvarez, Manuel Mariano

2016-01-01

La minería metálica genera un impacto ambiental severo, especialmente cuando se centra en la extracción y tratamiento de metales altamente tóxicos como el plomo (Pb). Los residuos generados por este tipo de minería pueden contener altos niveles de contaminación que afectan a los ecosistemas circundantes, especialmente si fueron abandonados sin ser sometidos a ningún proceso de restauración. En esta tesis se evalúa el impacto de la contaminación minera que persiste en el antiguo distrito miner...

Operation REDWING

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1956-07-31

rtr| aji ^-i^-iaaa^a^W|a,&ai|-^il^;,^^T^^tfJ^i^^«Ul^ ■:. u ■-ZSt^.^^^ " il SECTION XI - MILITARY POLICE ACTIVITIES: 1» Mission« To odvisc the...AIWSiVORTH on 19 March 1 1956. I During Mr-rch and April 1956, military police detachments were activntod on PARRY, RUNIT, ENYU, ROJO /., TEITEIRIPUCCHI

Insights into the ecology, genetics and distribution of Lucanus elaphus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), North America's giant stag beetle

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Michael D. Ulyshen; Louis G. Zachos; John O. Stireman; Thomas N. Sheehan; Ryan C. Garrick

2017-01-01

1. Little is known about the biology or conservation status of Lucanus elaphus Fabricius in North America despite well-documented declines of a related species, Lucanus cervus (L.), in Europe. This study provides information critical to developing conservation plans for L. elaphus...

Survival time and stability properties of disease-associated prion protein in chronic wasting disease of elk

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Background: The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) prion protein gene exhibits amino acid polymorphism at codon 132, with 132L (leucine) and 132M (methionine) allelic variants present in the population. We have previously shown that following experimental oral challenge with chronic wasting...

Facilitative and competitive interactions between sympatric cattle, red deer and wild boar in Dutch woodland pastures

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Kuiters, A.T.; Groot Bruinderink, G.W.T.A.; Lammertsma, D.R.

2005-01-01

Use of cattle-grazed and ungrazed woodland pastures by red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 and wild boar Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 was investigated monthly by measuring dung-deposition rates. Cattle Bos taurus grazed pastures year-round, with peak intensities during the growing season

Dry season diets of sympatric ungulates in lowland Nepal: competition and facilitation in alluvial tall grasslands

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Wegge, P.; Shrestha, A.K.; Moe, S.R.

2006-01-01

Based on microhistological analyses of faecal material, we compared the early dry season diets of greater one-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis, swamp deer Cervus duvauceli and hog deer Axis porcinus, which inhabit the same alluvial grassland habitat complex in lowland Nepal. Their diets were

Early Holocene environmental change and the impact of Mesolithic man in the Tungelroysche Beek Valley, N-Limburg

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Woelders, L.; Kort, J.W. de; Hoek, W.Z.

2012-01-01

An archaeological excavation in the Tungelroysche Beek Valley revealed an Early Mesolithic site with the unique discovery of the remains of two red deer specimens (Cervus elaphus), likely the victims of Early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. A core taken by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed

Diet and habitat-niche relationships within an assemblage of large herbivores in a seasonal tropical forest

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Ahrestani, F.S.; Heitkonig, I.M.A.; Prins, H.H.T.

2012-01-01

There is little understanding of how large mammalian herbivores in Asia partition habitat and forage resources, and vary their diet and habitat selection seasonally in order to coexist. We studied an assemblage of four large herbivores, chital (Axis axis), sambar (Cervus unicolor), gaur (Bos gaurus)

Brucellosis in the United States: Role and Significance of Wildlife Reservoirs

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Regulatory programs for brucellosis in domestic livestock have been active in the United States for almost 80 years. Wildlife reservoirs of brucellosis include bison (Bison bison) and elk (Cervus elaphus nelsonii) for B. abortus whereas B. suis is the predominant species infecting feral swine. The...

Pulmonary hematological parameters, energetic flight demands and their correlation with oxygen diffusion capacity in the lungs Parámetros hematológicos pulmonares, demandas energéticas del vuelo y su correlación la capacidad de difusión de oxígeno en los pulmones

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2007-09-01

Full Text Available Hematological parameters of birds and mammals seem to respond to environmental requirements, such as hypoxia at high altitude and the energetic demands of locomotion and flight. In this work we hypothesize that lung capillary hematocrit and red blood size may be influenced by the energetic requirements of flight. Also, we propose that hematological parameters should vary together with the morphological parameters that determine oxygen diffusion capacity. We analyzed the red blood cell size and the local characteristics of the pulmonary capillary hematocrit correlating these with the pulmonary factors that determines the oxygen diffusion capacity. We deal with seven species, non-flying and flying birds and mammals, with different energetic requirements. The capillary hematocrit was not different in each taxon, but the red blood cell size was smaller in flying mammals and birds than non-flying ones. Correlation of erythrocyte size with the diffusing characteristics of the lungs produced a non-phylogenetic clustering with a group constituting by the bats Tadarida brasiliensis y Myotis chiloensis, and the bird Z. auriculata; revealing similar functional response in unrelated species. Finally, in mammals, a negative correlation between the red blood cell size and the mass-specific oxygen diffusion capacity was obtained. These results suggest that the direction of the hematological and pulmonary adjustments is governed mainly by the requirements of flight independent of phylogenetic origin of the species studiedLos parámetros hematológicos y pulmonares parecen responder a las exigencias ambientales como la hipoxia y la alta altitud y a los requerimientos energéticos de la locomoción. En este trabajo sometemos a prueba la hipótesis que el hematocrito del capilar pulmonar y el tamaño del glóbulo rojo pueden ser influidos por los requerimientos energéticos del vuelo. También proponemos que los parámetros hematológicos varían en conjunto con

Artificial neural network and regression modelling to study the effect of reinforcement and deformation on volumetric wear of red mud nano particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites synthesized by stir casting

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Gampala Satyanarayana

2018-05-01

Full Text Available Artificial neural network (ANN approach was used for the prediction of effect of reinforcement and deformation on volumetric wear of red mud nano particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites synthesized by stir casting. Red mud obtained from alumina processing industry was milled in a high energy ball mill and the particle size was reduced to 40 nm in 30 h. Sliding wear characteristics of the composites were evaluated on pin on disc wear tester at different loads of 10 N, 20 N and 30 N and sliding speeds of 200, 400, and 600 RPM. The wear rate of the composite was decreased with increase in weight fraction of red mud up to 10% and beyond that the wear rate was increased. The interfacial area between the matrix and the reinforcement increases with increase in red mud volume fraction, leading to increase in strength and wear resistance. Mathematical regression model and ANN model have been developed to predict theoretical wear rate of the composite and observed that ANN predictions have excellent agreement with measured values than other models. Thus, the prediction of wear rate of the nano composites using artificial neural network before actual manufacture will considerably saves the project time, effort and cost. Resumen: Se utilizó el método de red neuronal artificial (RNA para predecir el efecto del refuerzo y la deformación sobre el desgaste volumétrico de los materiales compuestos de matriz de aluminio reforzada con nanopartículas de barro rojo sintetizados por agitación. El barro rojo obtenido de la industria de procesamiento de alúmina se molió en un molino de bolas de alta energía y el tamaño de la partícula se redujo a 40 nm en 30 h. Las características de desgaste de los materiales compuestos se evaluaron en los probadores pin-on-disk de desgaste en diferentes cargas de 10N, 20N y 30N, y velocidades de deslizamiento de 200, 400 y 600 rpm. El índice de desgaste del material compuesto se redujo con el aumento en

Los textos históricos: el triunfo sobre la serpiente roja, cuyo asunto es del dominio de la nación

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Ambrosio López

1979-04-01

Full Text Available Continúa sus confidencias para contestar el folleto que contra él ha publicado Emeterio Heredia, Presidente que fue de la Sociedad Democrática el 7 de Marzo de 1849. "Tan cierto es que los rojos no están por principios sino por hombres, que mientras creyeron les pertenecía no tuve para ellos ningun defecto".

Spatial partitioning by mule deer and elk in relation to traffic.

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Michael J. Wisdom; Norman J. Cimon; Bruce K. Johnson; Edward O. Garton; Jack Ward. Thomas

2004-01-01

Elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) have overlapping ranges on millions of acres of forests and rangelands in western North America. Accurate prediction of their spatial distributions within these ranges is essential to effective land-use planning, stocking allocation and population management (Wisdom and...

The origin and genetic variability of the Czech sika deer population

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Barančeková, Miroslava; Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila; Voloshina, I. V.; Myslenkov, A. I.; Kawata, Y.; Oshida, T.; Lamka, J.; Koubek, Petr

2012-01-01

Roč. 27, č. 6 (2012), s. 991-1003 ISSN 0912-3814 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA524/09/1569 Institutional support: RVO:68081766 Keywords : Cervus nippon * Cytochrome b gene * Control region * Introduced species Subject RIV: EG - Zoology Impact factor: 1.552, year: 2012

The Starkey habitat database for ungulate research: construction, documentation, and use.

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Mary M. Rowland; Priscilla K. Coe; Rosemary J. Stussy; [and others].

1998-01-01

The Starkey Project, a large-scale, multidisciplinary research venture, began in 1987 in the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeast Oregon. Researchers are studying effects of forest management on interactions and habitat use of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus), elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni), and cattle. A...

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Benavente-Villegas, Felipe; Díaz-Corpas, Tania; García-Briz, María; Moneva-Léniz, Lya; Sánchez-Motilla, José; Prats-Máñez, Amelia; Fuertes-Prosper, Amparo; Soriano-Sarrió, Pilar

2018-01-15

La práctica de tatuajes tienen más de 8000 años de antigüedad, existiendo un incremento continuo en la sociedad occidental en las últimos 3 décadas La introducción de una sustancia exógena en la pielpuede provocar una respuesta inmunológica en su contra, estando descritas reacciones cutáneas por hipersensibilidad a una variedad de pigmentos, las que se limitan al área de un determinado color,atribuyéndose a los materiales inyectados. El color más reportado en la literatura es el rojo, que tradicionalmente se confeccionaban a base dederivados del mercurio (cinabrio). Diversos patrones histológicos de reacción están descritos, siendo el más frecuente el liquenoide. Presentamos una serie de 10 pacientes con reacción de hipersensibilidad a tatuaje rojo, con patrón histológico predominante dereacción granulomatosa y con moderada respuesta a tratamiento. Es importante cuando se está ante un patrón granulomatoso de reacción descartar sarcoidosis sistémica e infecciones por micobacterias.

Variación espacio-temporal de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados epibiontes en las raíces del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae en la laguna costera de La Mancha, Veracruz, México

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Marcela Ruiz

2014-12-01

Full Text Available La laguna de La Mancha está conectada al Golfo de México a través de una boca estuarina efímera, una barra arenosa, la cual se abre durante la época de lluvias y se cierra durante el otoño y la temporada de vientos invernales. Cuando la laguna se llena con la entrada de agua proveniente de un arroyo permanente, ubicado en la parte sur, el nivel del agua se incrementa y la barra arenosa se abre, descargando grandes volúmenes de agua hacia el océano y dejando expuesta a la desecación la zona intermareal previamente inundada. En este estudio, se describen las variaciones espacio-temporales de la estructura y composición de la comunidad de epibiontes que vive en la superficie de las raíces del mangle rojo,y su relación con la dinámica hidrológica de la boca estuarina. Se recolectaron cuatro raíces trimestralmente, durante un año, en diez estaciones de muestreo. También se midió la temperatura del agua, salinidad, oxígeno disuelto, profundidad y transparencia en cada muestreo. Se determinó la abundancia, la biomasa y la riqueza específica, a lo largo de las raíces en segmentos verticales de 10cm llamados horizontes. Se registraron un total de 59 632 especímenes y una biomasa total de 172g/cm2, y un máximo de once horizontes presentaron al menos una especie de epibionte. Se identificaron dos especies de poliquetos, 12 de moluscos y 14 de crustáceos, siendo Mytilopsis leucophaeata la más abundante, Ficopomatus miamiensis la más común y Crassostrea rhizophorae la de mayor contribución a la biomasa. Se evaluó la eficiencia del muestreo mediante curvas de acumulación de especies, resultando que la eficiencia fue, en general, >90% de la riqueza estimada por modelos asintóticos. La hidrodinámica de la boca estuarina tuvo gran influencia en las condiciones ambientales de la laguna y en las variaciones espacio-temporales de la comunidad de epibiontes: (a cuando la boca estuarina está cerrada son más claros los gradientes

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Kalinowski S. T., Taper M. L., Marshall T. C. 2007 Revising how the computer program CERVUS accommodates genotyping error ... Shah N. 2002 Status and action plan for the Kiang (Equuskiang). In: Moehlman PD, editor. Status survey and conservation action plan equids: zebras, asses and horses, gland. Switzerland: ...

The use of a motorway wildlife overpass by large mammals

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Wieren, van S.E.; Worm, P.B.

2001-01-01

We studied how mammals used a wildlife overpass across a motorway in central Netherlands using track counts in 1989, 1994 and 1995. Throughout the study the overpass was used most frequently by red deer (Cervus elaphus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) and, less often, by roe deer (Capreolus capreolus),

Livestock and elk grazing effects on stream morphology, brown trout population dynamics, movement, and growth rate, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico

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Michael C. Anderson

2009-01-01

Ungulate grazing in riparian areas has been shown to detrimentally impact stream morphology and fish populations. Goals of this research were to assess changes in stream morphology and responses of a brown trout (Salmo trutta) population to exclusion of cattle (Bos taurus) and elk (Cervus elaphus) from riparian...

Roaring high and low: composition and possible functions of the Iberian stag's vocal repertoire.

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Daniela Passilongo

Full Text Available We provide a detailed description of the rutting vocalisations of free-ranging male Iberian deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus, Hilzheimer 1909, a geographically isolated and morphologically differentiated subspecies of red deer Cervus elaphus. We combine spectrographic examinations, spectral analyses and automated classifications to identify different call types, and compare the composition of the vocal repertoire with that of other red deer subspecies. Iberian stags give bouts of roars (and more rarely, short series of barks that are typically composed of two different types of calls. Long Common Roars are mostly given at the beginning or at the end of the bout, and are characterised by a high fundamental frequency (F0 resulting in poorly defined formant frequencies but a relatively high amplitude. In contrast, Short Common Roars are typically given in the middle or at the end of the bout, and are characterised by a lower F0 resulting in relatively well defined vocal tract resonances, but low amplitude. While we did not identify entirely Harsh Roars (as described in the Scottish red deer subspecies (Cervus elaphus scoticus, a small percentage of Long Common Roars contained segments of deterministic chaos. We suggest that the evolution of two clearly distinct types of Common Roars may reflect divergent selection pressures favouring either vocal efficiency in high pitched roars or the communication of body size in low-pitched, high spectral density roars highlighting vocal tract resonances. The clear divergence of the Iberian red deer vocal repertoire from those of other documented European red deer populations reinforces the status of this geographical variant as a distinct subspecies.

Las imágenes de los perpetradores, los artefactos de los perpetradores: el archivo nómade de Tuol Sleng (S-21

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Vicente Sánchez-Biosca

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Este ensayo analiza la producción y circulación de las fotografías de las fichas de detenidos tomadas por la maquinaria del Jemer Rojo en el centro de tortura S-21 (Phnom Penh. Al momento de tomar las fotografías, estas jugaron un rol esencial en el proceso de identificación, represión y asesinato de quienes eran considerados enemigos del régimen de la Kampuchea Democrática (1975-1979. No obstante, tras la caída de los Jemeres Rojos, estas fotografías fueron utilizadas para denunciar a quienes las habían tomado, como si las imágenes no conservaran rastros de su función original y fueran reversibles. Por esto las trasladaron desde los museos y galerías de arte a los escenarios, de los libros ilustrados al cine y de Internet a los tribunales penales que juzgan a los ex líderes del Jemer Rojo. Sostengo que debemos detenernos en los detalles de las historias de este fenómeno: en primer lugar, la actividad de descifrar el archivo de las fotografías de las fichas, es decir, descubrir los negativos, realizar copias, detallar la disponibilidad; en segundo lugar, la circulación por medio de diversos espacios públicos y los medios de comunicación; en tercer lugar, las modificaciones en el contexto geopolítico en una región muy controvertida por el equilibro internacional. Si bien estos tres niveles no dependen de manera mecánica unos de otros, sí están relacionados de un modo complejo y demuestran lo ventajoso de la articulación de los usos tecnológicos, semióticos y políticos de un archivo que concentra el dolor humano sufrido en el propio corazón del siglo XX.

The Starkey databases: spatial-environmental relations of North American elk, mule deer, and cattle at the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeastern Oregon.

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John G. Kie; Alan A. Ager; Norman J. Cimon; Michael J. Wisdom; Mary M. Rowland; Priscilla K. Coe; Scott L. Findholt; Bruce K. Johnson; Martin. Vavra

2004-01-01

In the late 1980s, the Starkey Project was initiated to study interactions among North American elk (Cervus elaphus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and domestic cattle at Starkey Experimental Forest and Range (Starkey) in northeastern Oregon. As part of the Starkey Project, an automated radio telemetry system was developed to...

Overview of the Starkey Project: mule deer and elk research for management benefits.

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Michael J. Wisdom; Mary M. Rowland; Bruce K. Johnson; Brian L. Dick

2004-01-01

Managers have long been concerned about the welfare of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus) on public lands in the western United States. These two species generate millions of dollars annually to state wildlife agencies from sales of hunting licenses, and elk viewing generates millions of additional dollars...

Landscape simulation of foraging by elk, mule deer, and cattle on summer range.

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Alan A. Ager; Bruce K. Johnson; Priscilla K. Coe; Michael J. Wisdom

2004-01-01

Cattle, mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus) share more area of spring, summer and fall range than any other combination of wild and domestic ungulates in western North America (Wisdom and Thomas 1996). Not surprisingly, conflicts over perceived competition for forage have a long history, yet knowledge about...

Life-history strategies of North American elk: trade-offs associated with reproduction and survival

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Sabrina Morano; Kelley M. Stewart; James S. Sedinger; Christopher A. Nicolai; Marty Vavra

2013-01-01

The principle of energy allocation states that individuals should attempt to maximize fitness by allocating resources optimally among growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Such allocation may result in trade-offs between survival and reproduction, or between current and future reproduction. We used a marked population of North American elk (Cervus elaphus...

Density-dependent effects on physical condition and reproduction in North American elk: an experimental test.

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Kelley M. Stewart; R. Terry Bowyer; Brian L. Dick; Bruce K. Johnson; John G. Kie

2005-01-01

Density dependence plays a key role in life-history characteristics and population ecology of large, herbivorous mammals. We designed a manipulative experiment to test hypotheses relating effects of density-dependent mechanisms on physical condition and fecundity of North American elk (Cervus elaphus) by creating populations at low and high density...

Pestivirus Exposure in Free-living and Captive Deer in Austria

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Krametter, Reinhild; Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Loitsch, Angelika

2004-01-01

During the hunting season of 2001–02, blood and spleen samples from 59 red deer (Cervus elaphus), 77 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), four fallow deer (Dama dama), and five chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) were collected from nine hunting districts (n=133) and one deer farm (n=12) in southern Austria...

Relaciones nitrógeno-potasio en fertirriego para el cultivo protegido del tomate en suelo Ferralítico Rojo Nitrogen-potassium ratios in fertirrigation for protected cultivation of tomato in Red Ferralitic soil

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María Isabel Hernández Díaz

2009-05-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de soluciones nutritivas en el fertirriego, con diferentes relaciones entre el nitrógeno y el potasio, en la productividad y calidad de los frutos del tomate (híbrido Hazera 3019, en suelo Ferralítico Rojo. La experiencia se desarrolló en el Instituto de Investigaciones Hortícolas Liliana Dimitrova (La Habana, Cuba. Se estudiaron cuatro soluciones nutritivas, que se diferenciaron en su relación NO3-+NH4+/K+ en términos de meq L-1 (N/K, con una relación K+/Ca2++Mg2+ en todas las variantes de 0,75. Los tratamientos resultantes (T1, 1:0,45; T2, 1:0,60 o testigo de producción, T3, 1:0,75 y T4, 1:0,90 fueron distribuidos en un diseño completamente aleatorizado con cuatro réplicas. La variación de la relación N/K en la solución nutritiva influyó en el rendimiento, la calidad externa y la vida en anaquel de los frutos de tomate, sin afectar la calidad bromatológica. La mejor combinación entre estructura del rendimiento y calidad de los frutos se obtiene con la relación N/K 1:0,75, al presentar rendimientos superiores en las categorías de calidad comercial extra, primera y extra más primera, así como frutos con mayor firmeza y grosor del endocarpio, menor porcentaje de frutos fuera de norma y valores inferiores de pérdidas postcosecha.The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of nutrient solutions in fertirrigation, with different nitrogen-potassium ratios, on yield and quality of tomato fruits (hybrid Hazera 3019 in Red Ferralitic soil (Oxisol. The trial was performed at Instituto de Investigaciones Hortícolas Liliana Dimitrova (La Habana, Cuba. Four nutrient solutions were studied, which were different in their NO3-+NH4+/K+ ratios in terms of meq L-1 (N/K, keeping a K+/Ca2++Mg2+ ratio of 0,75 in every variant. The resulting treatments (T1, 1:0.45; T2, 1:0.60 or production test control, T3, 1:0.75 and T4, 1:0.90 were distributed in a completely randomized

Native red deer and introduced chamois: foraging habits and competition in a subalpine meadow-spruce forest area

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Homolka, Miloslav; Heroldová, Marta

2001-01-01

Roč. 50, č. 2 (2001), s. 89-98 ISSN 0139-7893 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA206/97/0172; GA AV ČR KSK6005114 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z6093917 Keywords : Cervus elaphus * Rupicapra rupicapra * foraging strategy Subject RIV: EG - Zoology Impact factor: 0.287, year: 2001

Distribución en gran escala de los cúmulos globulares en Fornax

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Ostrov, P. G.

Para analizar los cúmulos globulares azules y rojos de NGC 1399 asociados con NGC 1399 en particular, o si los cúmulos azules representaban un sistema asociado con el cúmulo de Fornax en general, se obtuvieron imágenes CCD de gran formato con el telescopio de 4m del CTIO, en las bandas C y T1. Se describe el método empleado y lo encontrado.

Issues of elk productivity for research and management.

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Bruce K. Johnson; Michael J. Wisdom; John G. Cook

2004-01-01

Elk (Cervus elaphus) populations in western North America have been intensively managed for the past century. The species' popular appeal as an animal for hunting and viewing, and its potential to damage agricultural crops and to compete with livestock make it a species that is closely scrutinized by managers and many public interest groups....

Elk responses to humans in a densely roaded area

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Mark A . Rumble; Lakhdar Benkobi; R. Scott Gamo

2005-01-01

Despite several studies that demonstrate general responses of elk (Cervus elaphus) to roads and people, land management agencies continue to struggle with management of offhighway vehicles, recreation, and roads. The Black Hills National Forest has a greater road density (3.2 km/km2) than any other national forest. We used Global Positioning System (...

When to slow down: elk residency rates on a heterogeneous landscape

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Dean P. Anderson; James D. Forester; Monica G. Turner

2008-01-01

It remains unclear if patterns of habitat use are driven by animals moving to and increasing residency time in selected areas, or by animals simply returning frequently to selected areas. We studied a population of North American elk (Cervus elaphus) in the Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin, to examine how spatial and temporal factors influence...

APLICAÇÃO DO TESTE DO REFLEXO VERMELHO NO CUIDADO NEONATAL

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MARIA VERA LÚCIA MOREIRA LEITÃO CARDOSO

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Estudio exploratorio, descriptivo y cuantitativo desarrollado en las unidades neonatales de un servicio de referencia, en Fortaleza/ Ceará; el objetivo del mismo fue investigar las alteraciones visuales en recién nacidos a través del test del reflejo rojo (TRR. Fueron evaluados 180 recién nacidos utilizando un oftalmoscopio directo para la observación del reflejo rojo y un impreso para registrar los datos. Del total de recién nacidos, 9 (el 5% presentaron resultado “alterado”, los cuales fueron examinados por el oftalmólogo, mostrando los siguientes diagnósticos: 8 con retinopatía de la prematuridad y 1 con leucocoria debido a que hubo despegue total de la retina; 39 (el 22% con resultado “dudoso”, en este caso los padres fueron orientados sobre la importancia de una evaluación del oftalmólogo y, 132 (el 73% presentaron resultado “normal”. Se observaron variaciones cuanto al color del reflejo, consideradas como derivación del modelo de normalidad. Los hallazgos refuerzan la importancia de adoptar acciones preventivas, con interven- ciones y tratamientos precoces buscando la reducción de los casos de ceguera en la infancia.

LAS ANTOCIANINAS COMO COLORANTES NATURALES Y COMPUESTOS BIOACTIVOS: REVISIÓN

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Gloria Astrid Garzón

2008-09-01

Full Text Available En la actualidad existe una demanda considerable de colorantes naturales alternativos a los colorantes sintéticos, como el rojo No. 40, debido a su toxicidad en alimentos, cosméticos y productos farmacéuticos. Las antocianinas son pigmentos vegetales con gran potencial para el reemplazo competitivo de colorantes sintéticos; por tanto es de gran importancia conocer los aspectos bioquímicos que enmarcan estos pigmentos. El objetivo de esta revisión es ofrecer un esquema actualizado de las propiedades químicas y bioactivas de las antocianinas y de su potencial como colorantes de origen natural. Las antocianinas son pigmentos responsables de la gama de colores que abarcan desde el rojo hasta el azul de muchas frutas, vegetales y cereales. El interés en estos pigmentos se ha intensificado gracias a sus posibles efectos terapéuticos y benéficos, dentro de los cuales se encuentran la reducción de la enfermedad coronaria, los efectos anticancerígenos, antitumorales, antiinflamatorios y antidiabéticos; además del mejoramiento de la agudeza visual y del comportamiento cognitivo. Las propiedades bioactivas de las antocianinas abren una nueva perspectiva para la obtención de productos coloreados con valor agregado para el consumo humano.

Field evaluation of the efficacy of fenbendazole in captive wild ruminants.

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Goossens, E; Dorny, P; Vercammen, F; Vercruysse, J

2005-11-05

The efficacy of in-feed fenbendazole at a dose rate of 7.5 mg/kg bodyweight for three consecutive days was assessed in five Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), six scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), 14 slender-horned gazelles (Gazella leptoceros), eight Soay sheep (Ovis aries aries soay), 13 alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex), six red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) and 11 Nelson's elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) kept in five herds in a zoo. The efficacy was assessed by means of repeated faecal egg count reduction (fecr) tests and in vitro egg hatch assays. Fenbendazole was highly effective against nematodes in five of the seven species, consistently reducing egg shedding by more than 90 per cent. In the egg hatch assays of the five herds, 50 per cent inhibition of hatching (ld50) was observed at a concentration of thiabendazole below 0.1 microg/ml. In the Arabian oryx and alpine ibex the efficacy of fenbendazole was less than 90 per cent, and the ld50 in the egg hatch assays was between 0.1 and 0.2 microg/ml thiabendazole.

XX International Workshop on Condensed Matter Theories

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1998-01-01

Rojo5, M.A. Solis6 and A.A. Valladares4 1 Institute de Fisica Teorica-UNESP, 01405 Säo Paulo, BRAZIL and Departamento de Fisica , Universidade...Estadual de Londrina Londrina, PR, BRAZIL 2Departament de Fisica , Universität de les Hies Balears 07071 Palma de Mallorca, SPAIN department of Physics...SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260-1500, USA 4Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, UN AM 04510 Mexico DF, MEXICO 5PESTIC, Secretaria Academica, IPN

Effects of roads on elk: implications for management in forested ecosystems.

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Mary M. Rowland; Michael J. Wisdom; Bruce K. Johnson; Mark A. Penninger

2004-01-01

The effects of roads on both habitat and population responses of elk (Cervus elaphus) have been of keen interest to foresters and ungulate biologists for the last half century. Increased timber harvest in national forests, beginning in the 1960s, led to a proliferation of road networks in forested ecosystems inhabited by elk (Hieb 1976, Lyon and...

Cattle and elk responses to intensive timber harvest.

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Michael J. Wisdom; Bruce K. Johnson; Martin Vavra; Jennifer M. Boyd; Priscilla K. Coe; John G. Kie; Alan A. Ager; Norman J. Cimon

2004-01-01

Forested habitats for cattle and elk (Cervus elaphus) in the western United States have changed substantially in response to intensive timber management during the latter half of the 20th century. Consequently, the subject of how elk and other ungulates respond to timber management is a high-profile, long-standing issue that continues to be studied...

A self-adjusting expandable GPS collar for male elk

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Brian L. Dick; Scott L. Findholt; Bruce K. Johnson

2013-01-01

It is a challenge to use collars on male cervids because their neck size can increase substantially during the rut and also because of growth as the animal matures. We describe how to build a self-adjusting expandable collar for yearling or adult male Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) to which very high frequency transmitters and global...

Miasis ocular por Oestrus ovis

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María Beltrán F

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Se presentan tres casos de miasis ocular (dos adultos y un niñoprocedentes de zonas ganaderas de la provincia de Huaura,departamento de Lima,que acudieron al Hospital Regional de Huacho por presentar el ojo rojo,fotofobia, edema palpebral y sensación de cuerpo extraño;se extrajeron larvas adheridas al canto interno del ojo,las cuales se recibieron en el Instituto Nacional de Salud y fueron identificadas como Oestrus ovis .

El mundo del libro: enero de 1966

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Agustín Rodríguez Garavito

1966-01-01

Full Text Available El documento presenta las reseñas de los siguientes títulos: -Los gritos infinitos-Poemas. Por Rafael Ortiz González. -Cielo y asfalto-Novela. Por Augusto Morales-Pino. -Bartolomé de las Casas-Biografía. Por Lewis Hanke- Ediciones Tercer Mundo. -Entre el Mar Rojo y el Mar Muerto. Por Germán Arciniegas- Editorial Edhasa. -La alternativa del desarrollo. Por Misael Pastrana Borrero- Editorial Diario Económico.

Optimización de parámetros de extracción de antocianinas del maíz morado (zea mayz L.) por el método de superficie de respuesta y verificación experimental

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Alarcón Mundaca, Cronwell Eduardo

2015-01-01

Las antocianinas como pigmentos naturales inocuos tienen considerable potencial en la industria alimentaria; pero a diferencia de los pigmentos rojos sintéticos que se utilizan actualmente, las antocianinas no son estables especialmente en soluciones neutras y alcalinas, ocurriendo fácilmente cambios durante el procesamiento del material crudo y el almacenaje, los que se manifiestan en pérdida de color, oscurecimiento del producto y formación de precipitados en los extractos. Son también...

Observatorio de Política Internacional II. AMERICAS - Elecciones en U.S.A.

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Neira Fernández, Enrique

2007-01-01

Observatorio de Política Internacional II. AMÉRICAS (Neira Fernández, Enrique) RECIENTES Año 2008 Nicaragua. Un remedo revolucionario Bolivia. ¿Una o dislocada? Paraguay. El ex obispo presidente Perú. El rojo sangre de sendero luminoso Estados Unidos. Panorama tras las elecciones primarias RECIENTES Año 2007 Argentina. Contundente triunfo de Cristina Fernández Bolivia. Nuevos rumbos ¡no más embrollo! Ecuador. Nueva constitución, nuevo rumbo Guatemala....

Observatorio de Política Internacional II. AMERICAS - Ecuador. Política y fútbol

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Neira Fernández, Enrique

2007-01-01

Observatorio de Política Internacional II. AMÉRICAS (Neira Fernández, Enrique) RECIENTES Año 2008 Nicaragua. Un remedo revolucionario Bolivia. ¿Una o dislocada? Paraguay. El ex obispo presidente Perú. El rojo sangre de sendero luminoso Estados Unidos. Panorama tras las elecciones primarias RECIENTES Año 2007 Argentina. Contundente triunfo de Cristina Fernández Bolivia. Nuevos rumbos ¡no más embrollo! Ecuador. Nueva constitución, nuevo rumbo Guatemala....

Pumas affect elk dynamics in absence of other large carnivores

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Chadwick P. Lehman; Christopher T. Rota; Jarod D. Raithel; Joshua J. Millspaugh

2017-01-01

We investigated survival, reproduction, and population growth (λ) for a declining elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) population in South Dakota, USA, 2011-2015. We obtained survival data from 125 calves and 34 yearlings. We determined survival and pregnancy rates for 42 adults (2-8 years old) and 39 old adults (≥8 years old). We combined population vital rates into a...

Laminitis in a mature elk hind (Cervus elaphus)

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Gray, Heather E.; Card, Claire; Baptiste, Keith E.

2001-01-01

Laminitis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in elk presenting with shifting leg lameness, reluctance to move, recumbency and hoof wall ridging. Eliminating the underlying cause and corrective trimming lead to a good prognosis for recovery.......Laminitis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in elk presenting with shifting leg lameness, reluctance to move, recumbency and hoof wall ridging. Eliminating the underlying cause and corrective trimming lead to a good prognosis for recovery....

Melatonin Promotes Superovulation in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon

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Liang Wang

2014-07-01

Full Text Available In this study, the effects of melatonin (MT on superovulation and reproductive hormones (melatonin, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH, luteinizing hormone (LH and PRL were investigated in female sika deer. Different doses (40 or 80 mg/animal of melatonin were subcutaneously implanted into deer before the breeding season. Exogenous melatonin administration significantly elevated the serum FSH levels at the time of insemination compared with levels in control animals. During superovulation, the serum LH levels in donor sika deer reached their highest values (7.1 ± 2.04 ng/mL at the point of insemination, compared with the baseline levels (4.98 ± 0.07 ng/mL in control animals. This high level of LH was sustained until the day of embryo recovery. In contrast, the serum levels of PRL in the 80 mg of melatonin-treated group were significantly lower than those of control deer. The average number of corpora lutea in melatonin-treated deer was significantly higher than that of the control (p < 0.05. The average number of embryos in the deer treated with 40 mg of melatonin was higher than that of the control; however, this increase did not reach significant difference (p > 0.05, which may be related to the relatively small sample size. In addition, embryonic development in melatonin-treated groups was delayed.

Monitoring ethylene emissions from plants cultured for a controlled ecological life support system

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Corey, Kenneth A.

1995-01-01

Emission of hydrocarbons and other volatile compounds by materials and organisms in closed environments will be a major concern in the design and management of advanced life support systems with a bioregenerative component. Ethylene, a simple hydrocarbon synthesized by plants, is involved in the elicitation of a wide range of physiological responses. In closed environments, ethylene may build up to levels which become physiologically active. In several growouts of 'Yecora Rojo' wheat in Kennedy Space Center's Biomass Production Chamber (BPC), it was observed that leaf flecking and rolling occurred in the sealed environment and was virtually eliminated when potassium permanganate was used to scrub the atmospheric environment. It was suggested that ethylene, which accumulated to about 60 ppb in the chamber and which was effectively absorbed by potassium permanganate, was responsible for the symptoms. The objectives of this work were to: (1) determine rates of ethylene evolution from lettuce (Lactuca sativa cultivar Waldemann's Green) and wheat (Triticum aestivum cultivar Yecora Rojo) plants during growth and development; (2) determine the effects of exposure of whole, vegetative stage plants to exogenous ethylene concentrations in the range of what would develop in closed environment growth chambers; and (3) develop predictive functions for changes in ethylene concentration that would develop under different cropping and closed environment configurations. Results will lead to the development of management strategies for ethylene in bioregenerative life support systems.

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E. López-Sánchez

2007-01-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo establece las bases para la instrumentación de plantaciones forestales comerciales (PFC por medio de sistemas agroforestales (SAF como alternativa para un sistema de producción sustentable. Propone los estándares para el diseño, establecimiento y manejo de los principales sistemas agroforestales con referencia a la región de Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, que incluyen dentro de sus componentes arbóreos cedro rojo (Cedrela odorata L., cedro nogal (Juglans pyriformis Liebm. y primavera (Roseodendron donnell-smithii (Rose Miranda en combinación con maíz, cacahuate y café, los principales cultivos agrícolas de la región. El desarrollo actual de las plantaciones forestales comerciales y la experiencia desarrollada determina las combinaciones agroforestales como una opción técnica viable. La evaluación financiera de los SAF muestra ganancias tres y cinco veces mayores del cedro rojo sobre la primavera ($1’600,000.00 vs $500,000.00 y sobre el cedro nogal ($1’600,000.00 vs $300,000.00 respectivamente; los indicadores financieros TIR, VAN y R B/C respaldan estos dividendos. La rentabilidad de los cultivos agrícolas en un periodo similar al de las plantaciones agroforestales arrojan cifras negativas; el establecimiento conjunto de las especies agrícolas y forestales produce una sinergia positiva financiera.

Selección masal por peso y coloración en tilapia roja

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María Alejandra Ruiz Peña

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Para evaluar la efectividad de la selección masal por color y peso se analizaron dos generaciones (G1 y G2 de alevinos de tilapia roja Oreochromis sp. De 40.000 larvas a la sexta semana se eliminaron los alevinos manchados y blancos y a las 14 semanas se separaron por sexos. Se midió el peso (g, la longitud total (cm, la altura (cm y el ancho (cm de 150 individuos a las 6, 14 y 24 semanas de edad. En la semana 24 se escogieron 150 machos y 450 hembras con las coloraciones deseables y mayor peso. La selección resultó efectiva para coloración en G2, puesto que la proporción de individuos rojos se incrementó en 15% con respecto a los testigos. Entre generaciones (G1 y G2 el efecto de la selección fue positivo, debido a que la proporción de rojos se incrementó de 64% a 84% y se redujo la de manchados de 31% a 13%. En ambas generaciones los machos fueron significativamente más pesados que las hembras. Se encontraron notables diferencias entre generaciones para peso y talla, puesto que los selectos superaron al control en 27% y 8% (G1 y en 22% y 11% (G2 para el peso y la talla, respectivamente.

Variability of female responses to conspecific vs. heterospecific male mating calls in polygynous deer: an open door to hybridization?

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Megan T Wyman

Full Text Available Males of all polygynous deer species (Cervinae give conspicuous calls during the reproductive season. The extreme interspecific diversity that characterizes these vocalizations suggests that they play a strong role in species discrimination. However, interbreeding between several species of Cervinae indicates permeable interspecific reproductive barriers. This study examines the contribution of vocal behavior to female species discrimination and mating preferences in two closely related polygynous deer species known to hybridize in the wild after introductions. Specifically, we investigate the reaction of estrous female red deer (Cervus elaphus to playbacks of red deer vs. sika deer (Cervus nippon male mating calls, with the prediction that females will prefer conspecific calls. While on average female red deer preferred male red deer roars, two out of twenty females spent more time in close proximity to the speaker broadcasting male sika deer moans. We suggest that this absence of strict vocal preference for species-specific mating calls may contribute to the permeability of pre-zygotic reproductive barriers observed between these species. Our results also highlight the importance of examining inter-individual variation when studying the role of female preferences in species discrimination and intraspecific mate selection.

Hepatitis E virus antibody prevalence in wildlife in Poland.

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Larska, M; Krzysiak, M K; Jabłoński, A; Kęsik, J; Bednarski, M; Rola, J

2015-03-01

Hepatitis E is an important public health problem mostly in developing but occasionally also in industrialized countries. Domestic and wildlife animals are considered reservoirs of the hepatitis E virus (HEV). Since no information on the prevalence of autochthonous HEV infections in human and animal in Poland is available, the aim of the study was to investigate the HEV seroprevalence of different wildlife species as potential virus reservoirs in the country. No HEV antibodies were found in any of the sera collected from the red deer (Cervus elaphus), European bison (Bison bonasus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), elk (Alces alces), fallow deer (Dama dama), sika deer (Cervus nippon), Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica) or brown bear (Ursus arctos). HEV-specific antibodies were detected in 44.4% (95% CI 38.3-50.7) serum samples originated only from wild boars. The percentage of seropositive wild boars differed significantly between the provinces and was positively correlated with the wild boar density and rurality of the area. This study showed that HEV circulates among wild boar population in Poland, and this species should be considered as an important reservoir of the virus. © 2014 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.

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Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego

2017-01-01

Maíz de tipo amiláceo que tiene pigmentos de antocianina distribuidos en la planta; se caracteriza por presentar mazorcas con coronta o marlo fuertemente pigmentadas de color morado tanto externamente como en su interior y sus granos tienen el pericarpio de color morado. Las antocianinas son un grupo de pigmentos de color rojo, hidrosolubles, ampliamente distribuidos en el reino vegetal. Destacan las características técnicas, producción, ubicación y superficie nacional, comercio exterior, ...

EFECTIVIDAD DE CEPAS DE HMA EN EL CULTIVO DE LA YUCA (Manihot esculenta Crantz) EN DOS TIPOS DE SUELOS

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José P. João; Alberto Espinosa Cuellar; Luís Ruiz Martínez; Jaime Simó González; Ramón Rivera Espinosa

2016-01-01

Con el objetivo de evaluar la efectividad de la inoculación de cepas de hongos micorrízicos arbusculares (HMA) en clones comerciales de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) y su dependencia con el tipo de suelo, se comparó la efectividad de tres cepas de HMA, Glomus cubense, Rizophagus intraradices y Funneliformis mosseae, tanto en suelo Pardo Mullido Carbonatado como en Ferralítico Rojo Lixiviado. En el primer suelo, se utilizaron seis clones comerciales en un diseño de bloq...

Energetics and Structure Prediction of the Network of Homo- and Hetero-Oligomers Formed by the Transmembrane Domains of the ErbReceptor Family of Proteins

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2006-06-01

amino acid residue motif, Small-x-x-Large-G/A, consist- ing of a small residue (Gly, Ala , Ser, Thr, or Pro) in the zero position, a large aliphatic...residue ( Ala , Val, Leu, or Ile) in position 3, followed by Gly or Ala in position four.15 This motif was identified in a large number of receptor tyrosine...M. A., Codony-Servat, J., Albanell, J., Rojo, F., Arribas , J. & Baselga, J. (2001). Trastuzumab (her- ceptin), a humanized anti-Her2 receptor

Hacia una teoría socialista del racismo

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West, Cornel

1996-01-01

Debería ser aparente que las prácticas racistas dirigidas hacia personas de color negro, café, amarillo y rojo son un elemento integral de la historia de los Estados Unidos, como lo son actualmente de su cultura y sociedad. Esto no sólo significa que los americanos han heredado actitudes y prejuicios racistas, sino más importante, es que las formas institucionales de racismo están incrustadas en la sociedad americana, tanto de manera visible como invisible.

Reference hematological values in Argentinian terrestrial turtle (Chelonoidis chilensis chilensis)

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Troiano, Juan Carlos; Silva, M. C.

1998-01-01

Se tomaron muestras sanguíneas de 150 ejemplares sanos de tortuga terrestre argentina (Chelonoidis chilensis chilensis) por medio de punción de la vena coccígea superior. Las determinaciones que se realizaron incluyeron recuentos de glóbulos rojos, leucocitos y trombocitos, hematocrito, concentración de hemoglobina, índices hematimétricos y fórmulas leucocitarias relativas, las que se compararon con otras especies de Testudinidae. No se observaron cambios estadísticamente significativos en lo...

Observation of dystocia in wild elk

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Chad P. Lehman; Lowell E. Schmitz; Mark A. Rumble; Jackie J. Kragel; Joshua J. Millspaugh

2012-01-01

On the basis of reports in the literature, incidence of dystocia in wild elk (Cervus elaphus) across the west is rare. In 2011, one of 34 (3%) pregnant cow elk in our study experienced dystocia during birth. Our visual observations indicated that it took approximately 4 days for a radio-collared cow elk to succumb to dystocia in our study. Little is known about...

EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL DE LOS BIOSÓLIDOS PROCEDENTES DEL TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS RESIDUALES PARA USO AGRÍCOLA Y SU EFECTO SOBRE EL CULTIVO DE RABANO ROJO (Raphanus sativus L.. EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR BIOSOLIDS OBTAINED FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL USE AND THEIR EFFECT ON CULTIVATION OF RED RADISH (Raphanus sativus L.

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Ramiro Ramírez Pisco

2006-12-01

Full Text Available El trabajo se adelantó en predios de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales “El Salitre”, en la ciudad de Bogotá, con el propósito de evaluar el potencial del subproducto del tratamiento de aguas residuales “biosólido”, para su aplicación en la agricultura por medio de la valoración del crecimiento, desarrollo y producción del cultivo de rábano rojo, y establecer una posible alternativa al problema de disposición final de 3900 toneladas de este material generado mensualmente en las planta de tratamiento de aguas. El diseño experimental empleado correspondió a bloques completos al azar, con cinco tratamientos y tres repeticiones, dispuesto en parcelas de 2 m x 2 m. Los tratamientos correspondieron a mezclas de biosólidos con suelo en las siguientes proporciones: 100 % biosólido (equivalente a 294 ton ha-1, 75 % biosólido (220 ton Ha-1, 50 % biosólido (147 ton ha-1, 25 % biosólido (73 ton ha-1 y 100 % suelo como control. Se sembró rábano rojo Raphanus sativus L. Las variables evaluadas fueron: porcentaje de germinación, peso seco de hojas y raíz, longitud de la planta, área foliar y producción. Además, se midió la acumulación de elementos traza en los rábanos cosechados, para determinar su riesgo para el consumo. Los resultados evidenciaron que los tratamientos 50 % biosólido y 25 % biosólido, son los que favorecen el crecimiento, desarrollo y producción del cultivo de rábano, mientras que los tratamientos 75 % biosólido y 100% suelo presentaron un menor desarrollo, crecimiento y producción del cultivo. El tratamiento 100% biosólido provoco una baja germinación, además no presentó acumulación en la raíz, que es el producto cosechable. Los niveles de acumulación de metales pesados sobrepasaron los máximos permitidos con el tratamiento 75 % biosólido. Se evidenció como, la utilización del biosólido en la agricultura puede acarrear un gran riesgo, ya que a pesar de presentar una gran cantidad

Analyses of occurrence data of protected insect species collected by citizens in Italy

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Alessandro Campanaro

2017-08-01

Full Text Available Citizen science, the engagement of people in a research project, has grown rapidly in recent years, also for mapping of species of conservation interest. The Life Project “Monitoring Insects with Public Participation” (MIPP actively promoted collaboration amongst scientists, public administrations and citizens in the collection of occurrence data of nine insect species listed in the Habitats Directive: Lucanus cervus, Osmoderma eremita, Cerambyx cerdo, Rosalia alpina, Morimus asper/funereus, Lopinga achine, Parnassius apollo, Zerynthia cassandra/polyxena and Saga pedo. These species were selected because they share two main characteristics: (i they are listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive and (ii they are large and relatively easy to identify. From 2014 to 2016, many different strategies were applied to contact and engage the public and approximately 14,000 citizens were reached directly. Additionally, printed and online material informed the public about this project. Citizens could transmit data on the target species, accompanied by a photograph, via the web-site of the project or through a dedicated application (app for smartphones and tablets. All records were validated by experts based on the photographs sent by citizens. A total number of 2,308 records were transmitted and 1,691 (73.2% of these were confirmed. Most of the reports were submitted via the website, although the submission via the app increased over time. The species most commonly recorded was L. cervus, followed by M. asper/funereus and R. alpina. Data collected by citizen scientists allowed a detailed analysis to be made on altitudinal distribution and phenology of the species and the results obtained were compared with literature data on altitudinal distribution and phenology. For example, for L. cervus, 67% of the records collected were from the altitudinal range 0–400 m a.s.l. Interestingly, the data showed that the phenology of this species changed

Hydrologic and water-quality characteristics of Caño Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, and Puerto Mosquito, Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, July 2015–July 2016

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Gómez-Fragoso, Julieta M.; Santiago-Sáez, José A.

2018-05-07

Coastal lagoons are common features of the Puerto Rico shoreline that provide habitat for commercial and recreational species and serve important roles in the nutrient cycle of the ecosystems. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, conducted a limnological study at Caño Boquerón in Cabo Rojo and at Puerto Mosquito on Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, to assess the principal mechanisms affecting the hydrology and water-quality characteristics of these coastal lagoons and provide baseline information to the regulatory agencies responsible for the management and conservation of these coastal waters and the preservation of their aquatic life.Field measurements and water samples were collected and processed during July 2015–July 2016 for analysis of physical, chemical, biological, and bacteriological characteristics. In addition, bathymetric surveys were made and sediment cores were collected in each lagoon to determine water volume and sediment deposition rate. Physicochemical properties assessed at Caño Boquerón indicated values were generally in compliance with Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board standards; turbidity was occasionally slightly greater than the established standards, and dissolved oxygen concentration at bottom depths was lower than standards limits. Water transparency was evaluated through the Secchi disk method, and the average depth of disappearance was 1.0 meter (m) for Caño Boquerón and 1.9 m for Puerto Mosquito.Assessment of biological characteristics at both sites included primary productivity calculations as well as carbon production equivalents and monthly water sampling for bacteriological and nutrient analyses. For Caño Boquerón, gross plankton primary productivity averaged 3.38 grams of oxygen per cubic meter per day (gO2/m3-d); this value was computed as the sum of net phytoplankton primary productivity (0.74 gO2/m3-d) and plankton respiration (2.64 gO2/m3-d). Net community

LAS ANTOCIANINAS COMO COLORANTES NATURALES Y COMPUESTOS BIOACTIVOS: REVISIÓN

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Gloria Astrid Garzón

2008-01-01

En la actualidad existe una demanda considerable de colorantes naturales alternativos a los colorantes sintéticos, como el rojo No. 40, debido a su toxicidad en alimentos, cosméticos y productos farmacéuticos. Las antocianinas son pigmentos vegetales con gran potencial para el reemplazo competitivo de colorantes sintéticos; por tanto es de gran importancia conocer los aspectos bioquímicos que enmarcan estos pigmentos. El objetivo de esta revisión es ofrecer un esquema actualizado de las propi...

Enfermedad de depósito glomerular: a propósito de un caso de glomerulonefritis fibrilar

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Jorge de Jesús Cantillo; Rocío del Pilar López; Rafael Enrique Andrade

2009-01-01

En el diagnóstico rutinario por biopsia renal encontramos enfermedades glomerulares que tienen depósitos estructurales fibrilares en la matriz extracelular del glomérulo, visibles por microscopía electrónica. La amiloidosis es la glomerulopatía más común con depósitos de estas características ultraestructurales. Sin embargo, hay otras glomerulopatías con depósitos similares, negativas con rojo Congo, pero positivas para inmunoglobulinas. La glomerulonefritis fibrilar es una entidad diagnós...

Nrdp1-Mediated ErbB3 Increase during Androgen Ablation and its Contribution to Androgen-Independence

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2013-04-01

Matar P, Albanell J, Guzman M, Rojo F, Arribas J, et al.: ZD1839, a specifi c epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor...or AR cDNA whose protein product contains a Thr→ Ala muta- tion at the 877 residual position isolated from LNCaP cells (24). pCDNA-HER2 and pCDNA3...Scaltriti M, Verma C, Guzman M, Jimenez J, Parra JL, Pedersen K, Smith DJ, Landolfi S, Ramon y Cajal S, Arribas J, Baselga J. Lapatinib, a HER2 tyrosine

Estudios biológicos sobre procambarus clarkii girard (decapoda cambaridae) en las marismas del bajo Guadalquivir

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Cano Sánchez, Esperanza

1994-01-01

Procambarus clarkii Girard, es un cangrejo de agua dulce, vulgarmente conocido como cangrejo americano o rojo, originario de Estados Unidos (zona Sur central) y México (zona Noreste) (HOBBS, 1972 a). Fue introducido en Las Marismas del Bajo Guadalquivir en 1974 y debido a que presenta una alta tasa de reproducción, actividad excavadora y buena adaptación a zonas con drásticas fluctuaciones temporales en el nivel del agua (HUNER & BARR, 1984 a), en poco tiempo se extendió por toda la marisma. ...

Growth of initial Rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora Ducke) in different environnement of fertility

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Valencia, Wilmer Herrera; Sampaio, Paulo de Tarso Barbosa; Souza, Luiz Augusto Gomes de

2010-01-01

Los estudios de requerimientos nutricionales son de gran importancia para identificar aquellos más importantes en el desarrollo fisiológico y crecimiento de plántulas. Con el objetivo de evaluar las exigencias nutricionales y los efectos de la omisión de macronutrientes en el crecimiento de plántulas de Aniba rosaeodora; se realizó un experimento en el vivero del INPA-Amazonas-Brasil teniendo como substrato un suelo Podozolico Rojo de baja disponibilidad de nutrientes. Se utilizaron 8 tratami...

EFFECT OF HIGH INTENSITY LED LIGHT ON THE GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF BROCCOLI SEEDLINGS (BRASSICA OLERACEA L.

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Guillermo Paniagua-Pardo

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Dado su alto valor nutricional y los beneficios a la salud por los compuestos anticancerígenos que posee, el brócoli (Brassica oleraceaL. se ha convertido en un cultivo de importancia dentro de las hortalizas, por lo que es necesario incrementar su consumo y producción por la sociedad mexicana. Esta investigación planteó como objetivo evaluar el efecto de la luz LED de alta intensidad de distinta longitud de onda (rojo, azul y verde, en germinación y crecimiento de plántulas de brócoli, evaluando las variables velocidad de germinación (VG, porcentaje de germinación (PGF, longitud media de hipocótilo (LMH, peso fresco (PF y seco (PS de las plántulas, en busca de alternativas de iluminación para la producción en ambiente controlado. Los tiempos de exposición con luz roja, azul y verde, proveniente de LEDs de alta intensidad fueron de 12, seis y tres horas, con un complemento de tiempo para los últimos dos tratamientos con luz LED blanca. Se utilizó un diseño experimental completamente al azar, con cuatro repeticiones de 30 semillas por unidad experimental. Se obtuvieron diferencias estadísticas significativas entre los tratamientos de las variables evaluadas. Los tratamientos con luz roja presentaron los mayores valores de VG, donde el rojo por 12 horas fue el mejor con incrementos del 25% contra el control. La variable LMH en el tratamiento verde por 12 horas tuvo incremento del 39% respecto al control, convirtiéndose en el mejor. Por otro lado, en la variable PF, el mayor peso se presentó en el tratamiento verde por 12 horas con un incremento contra el control del 16%. Finalmente en la variable PS, el mayor peso se presentó en el tratamiento rojo por 12 horas con un incremento contra el control del 6%. Estos resultados mostraron que las respuestas fisiológicas producidas por la exposición a distintas longitudes de onda de luz LED de alta intensidad en semilla de brócoli variaron de acuerdo con el tiempo de exposición y

Esferocitosis hereditaria: aspectos clínicos, bioquímicos y moleculares Hereditary spherocytosis: Clinical, biochemical and molecular aspects

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Mayelín Herrera García

2002-04-01

Full Text Available La esferocitosis hereditaria (EH es una enfermedad caracterizada por anemia hemolítica de severidad variable, con presencia de esferocitos en sangre periférica y una respuesta clínica favorable a la esplenectomía. Con el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas se encontraron las primeras alteraciones bioquímicas de las proteínas de la membrana eritrocitaria, y posteriormente, se han podido precisar las alteraciones moleculares mediante las técnicas del ADN recombinante. La EH es una enfermedad muy heterogénea que se produce por un defecto intrínseco del glóbulo rojo, y existen otras alteraciones secundarias a esta afección. La prueba más utilizada para el diagnóstico de la EH es la fragilidad osmótica del glóbulo rojo. Se ha demostrado que esta enfermedad es producida por defectos de las proteínas que intervienen en las interacciones verticales entre el esqueleto de la membrana y la bicapa lipídica. El tratamiento de elección en la EH es la esplenectomía, ya que es el más efectivo en el control de la anemia, aunque la sobrevida de los glóbulos rojos permanece acortada y los esferocitos no desaparecen. Este proceder se indica en pacientes con anemia hemolítica severa o en individuos moderadamente asintomáticos pero que presentan litiasis vesicularHereditary spherocytosis(HS is a disease characterized by hemolytic anemia of variable severity, with spherocytes in peripheral blood and a clinical response to splenectomy. The development of new techniques allowed finding out the first biochemical alterations in erythrocyte membrane proteins and later on, the recombinant DNA techniques made possible to detect molecular alternations. HS is a very heterogeneous disease caused by an intrinsic defect of red cells; there are other secondary disorders to this affection. The most used test for diagnosing HS is the osmotic fragility of the red cell. It has been proved that this disease is caused by defects in proteins participating in vertical

Descontaminación del ingrediente farmacéutico activo de Rhizophora mangle L. mediante radiaciones ionizantes

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Yanet Rodríguez Perdomo

2011-12-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar la dosis de radiación gamma eficaz para descontaminar el extracto seco de corteza de Rhizophora mangle L. (mangle rojo. Se obtuvieron 3 lotes de este ingrediente farmacéutico activo secado en un Spray dryer y se irradiaron en una instalación Gammacell-500 con una tasa de dosis de 6,26 kGy/h, evaluando 3 dosis (3, 5 y 8 kGy. El control del proceso de irradiación se realizó empleando dosímetros de sulfato cérico. Se determinó el límite microbiano y el contenido de taninos de cada lote del ingrediente farmacéutico activo irradiado a las diferentes dosis probadas. A partir de los resultados obtenidos se alcanzó una reducción de 2 ciclos de desarrollo logarítmico de los lotes irradiados a las dosis de 5 y 8 kGy, con respecto a la carga contaminante inicial y la concentración de taninos de los lotes irradiados a diferentes dosis se mantuvo dentro de los límites de especificación, sin diferir respecto al producto no tratado. Se estableció 5 kGy como dosis de descontaminación del ingrediente farmacéutico activo seco de mangle rojo, de esta manera se logra garantizar un producto conforme para la obtención de nuevos preparados farmacéuticos.

Glomerulonefritis fibrilar: Una rara forma de enfermedad glomerular por depósitos organizados

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Marta B. Cabrera

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Se describe el caso de una mujer de 67 años de edad que consultó por debilidad y astenia, constatándose proteinuria de rango nefrótico y dislipemia. Se realizó punción para biopsia renal, la que se analizó por microscopia óptica, inmunofluorescencia y microscopia electrónica de transmisión. El análisis ultra-estructural reveló la existencia de depósitos fibrilares organizados, rectos, no ramificados, cuyo espesor osciló entre 15 y 20 nm. Dichas fibrillas ópticamente se veían como una expansión mesangial discretamente nodular, ligeramente PAS positiva, rojo Congo negativa y débilmente positiva para IgG. El diagnóstico fue glomerulonefritis fibrilar. Las enfermedades glomerulares por depósitos organizados pueden exhibir superposición sindrómica e histopatológica. Por tal motivo, resulta de importancia una primera separación entre aquellas rojo Congo positivas o negativas, siendo en este último caso la microscopia electrónica de transmisión la que diferencia dos entidades: la glomerulonefritis fibrilar y la glomerulonefritis inmunotactoide. Esta diferencia se apoya no sólo en las características ultraestructurales, sino en sus características clínicas. La glomerulonefritis inmunotactoide muestra una fuerte asociación con procesos linfoproliferativos, a diferencia de lo que ocurre con la glomerulonefritis fibrilar.

coffea arabica l. cvs. caturra and catuaí

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Andrés M. Gatica

2007-01-01

Full Text Available La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo establecer una metodología para la inducción de la embriogénesis somática directa en las variedades de café Caturra y Catuaí. Se observó un efecto del genotipo en la inducción de la embriogénesis somática directa; con la variedad Caturra se obtuvo un mayor número de embriones somáticos (2,71±0,45. Los explantes de Caturra provenientes de plantas de 3 meses mostraron una mejor respuesta a la inducción de la embriogénesis somática directa que los explantes provenientes de plantas de 12 meses. De los explantes provenientes de plantas de 12 meses de Catuaí rojo no se obtuvo embriones somáticos en ninguno de los medios de cultivo evaluados. No hubo diferencias significativas en el número de embriones somáticos producidos a partir de la primera y segunda hoja de vitroplantas y los explantes provenientes de la parte distal, media y basal de las hojas de plantas de café. El medio de cultivo Yasuda resultó el más indicado para inducir la embriogénesis somática y el desarrollo de embriones somáticos en plántulas en Caturra. Mientras que para Catuaí rojo, fue el de Hatanaka.

Water quality in the coastal area of Santa Marta (Colombia)

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Garcia Francisco; Palacio Carlos; Garcia Uriel

2012-01-01

Multivariate statistical techniques were used to investigate the temporal and spatial variations of water quality at the Santa Marta coastal area where a submarine out fall that discharges 1 m3/s of domestic wastewater is located. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), cluster and principal component analysis and Krigging interpolation were considered for this report. Temporal variation showed two heterogeneous periods. From December to April, and July, where the concentration of the water quality parameters is higher; the rest of the year (May, June, August-November) were significantly lower. The spatial variation reported two areas where the water quality is different, this difference is related to the proximity to the submarine out fall discharge. Calcareous sands are unique in terms of their origin, mineralogy, shape, fragility and intra particle porosity. This article presents results from an experimental program carried out to study the liquefaction resistance of a calcareous sand retrieved from Cabo Rojo at Puerto Rico. The experimental program included mineralogical characterization, index properties, and undrained cyclic triaxial tests on isotropically consolidated reconstituted samples. Due to the large variation in the calcareous sand properties, results are compared with previous researches carried out on other calcareous sands around the world. Results showed a wide range in the liquefaction resistance of the studied calcareous sands. Cabo Rojo sand experienced greater liquefaction resistance than most of the calcareous sands used for comparison. Important differences in the excess pore pressure generation characteristics were also found.

Foraminíferos epibióticos en la comunidad Sesil de las raíces de mangle

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Losada Muñoz Diego

1986-12-01

Full Text Available Se presenta la composición específica de la biocenosis de foraminíferos epibióticos sobre la comunidad de las raíces de mangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle. Tal biocenosis se encuentra dominada por Planorbulina mediterranensis.  Sobre la base de las observaciones realizadas, se plantea un modelo hipotético en el cual la eficiencia de conversión de energía y superación de la competencia por espacio, por parte de los componentes de la comunidad sésil, explican su estructura.

Comportamiento electroquímico de colorantes antraquinónicos, azul de metileno, y compuestos afines en solución de solventes no-acuosos

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Martínez Suárez, Jaime Fernando

2017-01-01

El trabajo realizado en esta Tesis doctoral pretende contribuir a la electroquímica orgánica, particularmente, en el campo del comportamiento electroquímico de colorantes en solución de solventes no acuosos. Se estudia por voltamperometría cíclica (VC) el comportamiento de los colorantes azul de metileno, alizarina, purpurina, ácido carmínico, quinalizarina y rojo de alizarina S, y además un precursor para la síntesis de colorantes indigoides, la isatina. El comportamiento electroquímico de l...

Factores pronósticos en la hemorragia digestiva alta no varicosa : estudio de un protocolo de tratamiento

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Teresa Galván, Francisco Javier de

2011-01-01

Se analizan los factores pron??sticos de la h.d.a. no varicosa por endoscopia: 1) coagulo negro 2) coagulo rojo 3) vaso visible y 4) sangrado activo como factor de gravedad e indicaci??n de tratamiento quir??rgico precoz. Se logra con esta actitud terap??utico-cl??nica una disminuci??n de la mortalidad estad??sticamente significativa. La comparaci??n se hace entre 291 pacientes h.d.a. de control y 284 pacientes de h.d.a. con el protocolo. La cifra de mortalidad es la mas baja comunicada en la...

Robust Signal Processing in Cardiac Signals: Applications in Heart Rate Variability, Heart Rate Turbulence and Fibrillatory Arrhythmias

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Barquero Pérez, Óscar

2015-01-01

Tesis Doctoral leída en la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid en 2015. Directores de la Tesis: José Luis Rojo Álvarez e Inmaculada Mora Jiménez El principal objetivo de esta Tesis Doctoral, en el campo del procesamiento digital de señales biomédicas, es el desarrollo de métodos robustos de análisis cardiaco. La Tesis tiene dos objetivos específicos, a saber, (1) caracterizar la fibrilación auricular y ventricular (FA, FV), y (2) evaluar, de forma no invasiva, el control del ...

Inteligencia emocional y rendimiento académico en estudiantes del cuarto grado de educación primaria de la institución educativa 7077 “Los Reyes Rojos” de Chorrillos, 2015

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Salazar Rivera, María

2017-01-01

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación que hay entre la inteligencia emocional y el rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de cuarto grado de educación primaria de la institución educativa No. 7077 Los Reyes Rojos de Chorrillos, 2015. La teoría que fundamentó la variable inteligencia emocional, fue de Daniel Goleman, quién considera como dimensiones el autoconocimiento, el autocontrol, automotivación, empatía, habilidad social. El método emp...

Análisis econométrico del riesgo de extinción del las especies de fauna en Colombia: reptiles y peces dulceacuícolas

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Fabio Alberto Arias Arbeláez

2004-01-01

El riesgo de extinción de una especie se estima por la evaluación del estado de deterioro de la población. Una especie silvestre y no extinta puede ser evaluada y clasificada como: en peligro crítico, en peligro, vulnerable, cuasiamenazada o de preocupación menor. En Colombia se ha realizado esta clasificación para algunos grupos de fauna y flora. En este trabajo se utiliza la información de la serie libros rojos de especies amenazadas de Colombia (reptiles y peces dulceacuícolas) para calcul...

Random amplified microsatellites (RAM´s) in plant genetic diversity studies

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Muñoz Flórez, Jaime Eduardo; Morillo Coronado, Ana Cruz; Morillo Coronado, Yacenia

2008-01-01

Se revisó el uso e importancia, ventajas, desventajas y características de la técnica Microsatélites Amplificados al Azar (RAM) en uchuva Physalis peruviana, mora Rubus spp, guayaba Psidium guajava y heliconias Heliconia spp. En mora se diferenciaron las especies R. glaucus, R. robustus y R. urticifolius, se detectaron duplicados y se encontró alta variabilidad genética en R. glaucus, la especie más importante. En uchuva se encontró alta diversidad y dos accesiones de fruto rojo que se difere...

Germinación de semillas de ají (Capsicum sinense) estimuladas electromagnéticamente

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JIMÉNEZ, CRISTIAN; MÉNDEZ, MELISSA; DAZA, MARTHA CONSTANZA; ZÚÑIGA, ORLANDO

2013-01-01

Los campos magnéticos tienen efecto sobre los sistemas vivientes y materiales biológicos, especialmente en el incremento de la germinación de semillas y el aumento de biomasa en plantas. Con el objetivo de determinar el efecto de los campos electromagnéticos sobre el tiempo y el porcentaje de germinación de semillas de ají, var. Limo Rojo, se utilizaron bobinas para generar campos electromagnéticos continuos (DC) y alternos (AC) a intensidades de 30 y 60 militeslas (mT) y tiempos de exposició...

Development of Mars Simulation Chamber in support for the science associated to the Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) Instrument for ESAS's ExoMars mission

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Catalá Espí, Alejandro

2015-01-01

Desde que Giovanni Schiaparelli observara los canales marcianos y Percival Lowell los interpretara erróneamente, el interés en torno a Marte y la especulación de la existencia de vida extraterrestre (incluso inteligente) en su superficie caló hondo en la cultura popular. Este impulso cultural trascendió al ámbito científico y con la tecnología ya madura, la NASA inició programas de exploración del planeta rojo. Comenzando con las sondas Mariner y siguiendo con los aterrizadores Viking, Mar...

Evaluación de herramientas de simulación y estudio de las preferencias del color en daltónicos dicrómatas

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Álvaro Llorente, Leticia

2016-01-01

Los observadores con visión normal del color (tricrómatas normales) poseen tres tipos de conos retinianos, que responden máximamente a las longitudes de onda larga (conos L), media (M) y corta (S). Los dicromatismos rojo-verde son alteraciones genéticas de la visión del color en las que, aparte del fotopigmento presente en los conos S, únicamente existe otro tipo de fotopigmento, el que contienen los conos L (deuteranopia) o M (protanopia). Afectan a un 2% de los varones y conllevan una discr...

HIGH-REDSHIFT OBJECTS IN DUST ENVIRONMENTS

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E. E. Martínez-García; G. Bruzual; G. Magris; R. A. González-Lópezlira; M. Rosado

2011-01-01

Se da una introducción para un proyecto relacionado con el estudio de objetos a alto corrimiento al rojo (principalmente galaxias formando estrellas), que pueden albergar grandes cantidades de polvo en su interior. La entrada de telescopios más poderosos en las longitudes de onda infrarrojas y submilimétricas (e.g., ALMA, JWST), junto con modelos de síntesis de poblaciones estelares, de transferencia radiativa, y de evolución del polvo, ayudarán a desenmascarar la evolución cósmica del conten...

Síntesis, propiedades fotofísicas y evaluación láser de colorantes con emisión en la región roja del espectro

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Pintado Sierra, María Mercedes

2010-01-01

En esta Memoria se estudia el comportamiento láser de colorantes con emisión en el rojo, utilizando tanto colorantes comerciales como nuevos colorantes sintetizados en nuestros laboratorios. El objetivo último es lograr láseres de colorante en estado sólido con emisión eficiente, estable y sintonizable más allá de los 600 nm, así como entender las relaciones composición-estructura-propiedades-aplicaciones de estos sistemas que permitan rediseñar y simplificar las rutas de síntesis de material...

Prácticas rituales ibéricas en La Cueva del Sapo (Chiva, Valencia: más allá del caliciforme

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Sonia MACHAUSE LÓPEZ

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Se presentan los resultados del estudio interdisciplinar del yacimiento ibérico de la Cueva del Sapo (Chiva, Valencia. Las características del conjunto estudiado muestran un contexto ritual que sería frecuentado entre los SS. V-II a. C. La diversidad cronológica y material así como el volumen de restos indican la existencia de varias actividades rituales intermitentes, no generalizadas y que se suceden en el tiempo. Nos acercamos a ellas a través de la presencia de restos de fauna, con escasas evidencias de consumo que reflejan un ritual principal en torno a la figura del ciervo, huesos humanos sin incinerar con marcas que demuestran un tratamiento concreto del cadáver ligado a un complejo ritual funerario en época ibérica y otros materiales –cerámicas, metales y carbones– que también son pruebas de una actividad ritual en la cueva, cuyas características difieren de los criterios tradicionales establecidos para las cuevas con materiales ibéricos. Todos estos factores nos hacen replantearnos la definición tradicional, todavía vigente, para este tipo de contextos rituales, cargada en algunas ocasiones de excesivas generalizaciones.

Genetic structure of the Danish red deer (Cervus elaphus)

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NIELSEN, ELSEMARIE KRAGH; OLESEN, CARSTEN RIIS; PERTOLDI, CINO

2008-01-01

specimens and seven museum specimens. There was a significant difference in mean expected heterozygosity (HE) between the three enclosed areas and the 11 unenclosed areas. Significant departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed in the three enclosed areas and in nine of the unenclosed areas...

Using improved technology for filter paper-based blood collection to survey wild Sika deer for antibodies to hepatitis E virus

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Yu, Claro; Zimmerman, Carl; Stone, Roger; Engle, Ronald E.; Elkins, William; Nardone, Glenn A.; Emerson, Suzanne U.; Purcell, Robert H.

2007-01-01

Recent reports from Japan implicated wild Sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E to humans. Seroprevalence studies were performed to determine if imported feral populations of Sika deer in Maryland and Virginia posed a similar risk of transmitting hepatitis E virus (HEV). Hunters collected blood on filter paper disks from freshly killed deer. The disks were desiccated and delivered to a collection point. The dried filters were weighed to estimate the amount of b...

First Report of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sika Deer in China

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Zhang, Xiao-Xuan; Qin, Si-Yuan; Zhang, Yuan; Meng, Qing-Feng; Jiang, Jing; Yang, Gui-Lian; Zhao, Quan; Zhu, Xing-Quan

2015-01-01

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a single stranded RNA, nonenveloped virus, belongs to the genus Hepevirus, in the family of Hepeviridae. In this study, 46 (5.43%) out of the 847 serum samples from sika deer (Cervus nippon) were detected as seropositive with hepatitis E virus (HEV) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). These samples were collected from Inner Mongolia and Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in China, between October 2012 and October 2013. Seroprevalence of HEV infection in male a...

Babesia spp. in European wild ruminant species: parasite diversity and risk factors for infection

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Michel , Adam O; Mathis , Alexander; Ryser-Degiorgis , Marie-Pierre

2014-01-01

International audience; Babesia are tick-borne parasites that are increasingly considered as a threat to animal and public health. We aimed to assess the role of European free-ranging wild ruminants as maintenance mammalian hosts for Babesia species and to determine risk factors for infection. EDTA blood was collected from 222 roe deer (Capreolus c. capreolus), 231 red deer (Cervus e. elaphus), 267 Alpine chamois (Rupicapra r. rupicapra) and 264 Alpine ibex (Capra i. ibex) from all over Switz...

Helminth fauna of cervids in Belorussian Polesie.

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Shimalov, V V; Shimalov, V T

2003-01-01

We report on the examination of 18 elk ( Alces alces), 16 red deer (Cervus elaphus)and 16 roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus) from the Belorussian Polesie in the period 1981-1998 for helminths. A total of 18 helminth species were found including Dictyocaulus eckerti, Fasciola hepatica, Oesophagostomum venulosum, Taenia hydatigena larvae and Trichuris ovis, all of which occurred in all host species. Sixteen of the species found are known to infect humans, domestic animals and/or farm animals.

Fauna de mamiferos del pleistoceno superior del yacimiento de las Majolicas (Granada

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Alberdi, Mª T.

2004-12-01

Full Text Available In this paper we describe the fossils of macromarnmals provided by Las Majolicas site (Granada, Spain. This site was excavated in the 50's by E. Aguirre. The high frecuency of cervids with 469 fossils identified out of 558 is remarkable. We have compared Cervus elaphus from Las Majolicas with others that belong to the Cantabrian Range and we can conclude that they have smaller sizes, a fact which can be related to the more meridional situation of the site. According to the fauna that appears in Las Majolicas this site might be located in the Upper Pleistocene.En este trabajo se describen los fósiles de macromamíferos del yacimiento de Las Majolicas (Granada, España, excavado en la década de los cincuenta por E. Aguirre. En él predominan los cérvidos, con 469 restos identificados de un total de 558. Los restos de Cervus elaphus al compararlos con otros ejemplares del Pleistoceno superior de la Cordillera Cantábrica presentan un menor tamaño, lo cual podría indicar una reducción de la talla en relación al nivel más meridional de esta localidad. La fauna presente en Las Majolicas indica su posible asignación al Pleistoceno Superior

Affinities between Cutifilaria (Nematoda: Filarioidea, parasites of deer, and Mansonella as seen in a new onchocercid, M. (C. perforata n. sp., from Japan

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Uni S.

2004-06-01

Full Text Available A new dermal filarioid nematode, collected from Cervus nippon nippon (sika deer on Kyushu Island, Japan, showed close affinities between the genera Cutifilaria and Mansonello (Onchocercidae : Onchocercinae : no buccal capsule, esophagus reduced to a thin fibrous tube, and female tail with four lappets. We propose Cutifilaria as a subgenus of Mansonella. Cutifilaria was distinguished from the five other subgenera, Mansonella, Tetrapetalonema, Esslingeria, Sandnema, and Tupainema, in having an area rugosa composed of transverse bands with tiny points, 14-16 papillae around the cloacal aperture, two prominent rhomboidal subterminal papillae, and a thick right spicule with spoon-shaped distal extremity. The host range of Mansonella was extended to ungulates by the addition of Cutifilaria, which appears to be derived from Tupainema, parasitic in Tupaioidea (insectivores, because of the similarity in their right spicules ; Cutifilaria seems to have an Asiatic origin. M. (C. perforata n. sp. was distinct from the sole other related species, M. (C. wenki, a parasite of Cervus elaphus (red deer in Europe, having a more complex right spicule with a sturdy terminal point and microfilariae with a bifid posterior end. In addition, almost all females had cuticular pores near the vulva, on the ventral line. The prevalence of microfilariae and adults of M. (C. perforata in the skin of sika deer was 38 % and 21 %, respectively.

ESI-PR55, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico 2000 (Environmental Sensitivity Index Map)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps are an integral component in oil-spill contingency planning and assessment. They serve as a source of information in the...

Del rojo al azul : las pantallas de las dos Españas

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Josefina Martínez

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Durante la guerra civil española (1936- 1939 el cine se convirtió en una de las armas principales de la retaguardia. En la zona republicana se optó por la colectivización o la incautación de las salas de exhibición y de las empresas cinematográficas para convertirlas en el elemento clave de la propaganda plural del gobierno, partidos y sindicatos, así como en una fuente de ingresos. Las más de 400 obras producidas pretendían educar y elevar la moral de los españoles a la vez que solicitar al resto del mundo una ayuda que nunca llegó. Entre tanto, en la zona rebelde, con poco más de la cuarta parte de la producción, se creaba un aparato cinematográfico único, bajo las claras consignas censoras de la Falange que, tras el triunfo franquista, dirigirá las líneas de la producción cinematográfica nacional.Along the Spanish civil war (1936-1939 the cinema became one of the main weapons in the rear. The republican area the theatres and the cinema companies were either collectivized or withheld to turn them into a key element in the government propaganda, political parties and syndicates, as well as an incoming font. The more-than four hundred of titles produced tried to educate and raise the moral of the Spanish while using the films to pledge for the never coming external help. Meanwhile in the rebel area was produced only a quarter of the pieces, but there was created an unique cinematographic machine highly controlled and censored by the Spanish Falangist party which, after the triumph of Franco, would mark the lines of the national cinematographic production.

El cuento: Marcelo y el fantasma

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Néstor Madrid Malo

1966-01-01

Full Text Available Al lado de su madre, que manejaba velozmente el rojo Alfa Romeo, Marcelo sentía ese grato sabor que el obtenido triunfo o los realizados deseos dejaban siempre en su paladar. Así como este, en su gustativa confabulación con la lengua, le proporcionaba dulces del icias o amargos suplicios -según fueran estimulados por un exquisito postre o por un detestable remedio- así también sus estados de ánimo se trasuntaban en su boca en forma de sabores, que él había aprendido a conocer por la densidad de la saliva.

Maestros narrados en el cine. Una mirada entreabierta sobre la escuela, el saber y la formación

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Érica Elexandra Areiza-Pérez

2011-01-01

Full Text Available El texto realiza una reflexión pedagógica a partir de tres producciones cinematográficas, a saber, Estrellas del cielo sobre la tierra, Rojo como el cielo y La sonrisa de Mona Lisa. El foco de atención de esta reflexión tiene relación con la figura del maestro y con el modo en que acoge o entorpece el proyecto humano de sus estudiantes. También se exploran algunas tensiones propias del escenario educativo y el lugar del saber en los procesos de formación.

COBERTURAS VIVAS DE LEGUMINOSAS EN EL PLÁTANO (Musa sp.) FHIA 03

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I. R. Gutiérrez; G. Pérez; R. Benega; Lourdes Gómez

2002-01-01

La necesidad de disminuir el consumo de agrotóxicos en el manejo del cultivo del plátano posibilita la búsqueda de alternativas viables en la esfera agroecológica, razones por las que en la Estación Experimental de la Universidad de Ciego de Avila, entre 1996 y 1998, se desarrolló un experimento para la determinación del efecto de coberturas vivas de leguminosas en una plantación de plátano FHIA-03, que se estableció en un suelo Ferralítico Rojo (Eutric ferralsol), evaluándose los efectos que...

Taller “Aproximaciones experimentales en terapia génica: Las células sanguíneas y su reprogramación”

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Domínguez Vías, Germán; Fernandez Ponce, Cecilia Matilde; Narbona Sánchez, Isaac

2018-01-01

BREVE RESEÑA DE LA MENTORÍA (principales contenidos que abordará): Como todo tejido, la sangre se compone de células y componentes extracelulares (su matriz extracelular). Estas dos fracciones tisulares vienen representadas por los elementos formes y un medio isotónico denominado plasma sanguíneo. Los elementos formes de la sangre son variados en tamaño, estructura y función, y se agrupan en las células sanguíneas, que son los glóbulos blancos o leucocitos, los glóbulos rojos (también lla...

Fenología de la floración y efecto de la competencia en la producción de Aquenios de Anthemis chrysantha

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Torres Sánchez, Antonio

2014-01-01

Anthemis chrysantha (Manzanilla de Escombreras) es una compuesta anual iberoafricana cuyo área de distribución se encuentra en las costas de Argelia y en las costas de Cartagena, en España. Es una planta que está en peligro crítico de extinción , según los criterios de la UICN. Con esta clasificación se encuentra recogida en el Libro Rojo de la Flora Vascular Amenazada de España. Legalmente se encuentra catalogada como en peligro de extinción en el Catálogo Regional de Flora...

La semiotica. Una ciencia "explicativa" para "comprender" los signos de la cultura.

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Vásquez Rodriguez, Fernando

1990-01-01

La señal de “una sola vía “, que nos invita a detener el automóvil, el rojo del semáforo, la valla publicitaria; los colores, los objetos, el vestido, los gestos, un cuento, una telenovela, una película… a qué viene esta lista disímil y heterogénea; bastante contestar que nos interesa mostrar cómo en cada uno de los anteriores elementos, sean cosas, prácticas, ideas, cualidades o discursos, todos ellos, podemos reducirlos a un denominador común: son signos. Cosas, practicas, ideas, cualidade...

Heterogeneidad del color en formulaciones de merkén elaboradas a partir de ecotipos de ají (Capsicum annuum L.) cv. "Cacho de cabra"

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Leonelli Cantergiani, Gina N; Díaz Becerra, Christian M; Tighe Neira, Ricardo M; Castillo Rubio, Claudia G; Pardo Díaz, Fernando L.; Birlouez-Aragon, Inès

2011-01-01

En el presente trabajo se evaluó la heterogeneidad del color en cinco muestras de merkén formuladas a partir de ecotipos de ají, Capsicum annuum L., cv. "Cacho de cabra" cultivados en la Región de La Araucanía y Región del Maule, Chile. La evaluación se realizó mediante la extracción y cuantificación del contenido de carotenoides. Las variables evaluadas en la cuantificación de carotenoides fueron carotenoides rojos (R) y carotenoides amarillo-naranja (A). Además, se utilizó el sistema de col...

Word Frequency Analysis. MOS: 16P. Skill Levels 1 & 2.

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1981-05-01

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Funciones agua rendimiento para 14 cultivos agrícolas en condiciones del sur de La Habana

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González Robaina, Felicita; Herrera Puebla, Julián; López Seijas, Teresa; Cid Lazo, Greco

2013-01-01

El estudio de las funciones agua rendimiento y su uso dentro de la planificación del uso del agua es una vía importante para trazar estrategias de manejo que contribuyan al incremento en la producción agrícola. Utilizando los datos de consumo de agua, agua aplicada por riego, precipitaciones y los rendimientos obtenidos en más de 100 experimentos de campo realizados fundamentalmente en suelo Ferralítico Rojo de la zona sur de La Habana y con ayuda de herramientas de análisis de regresión en e...

Sensitive diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in a farmed cervid herd with use of an MPB70 protein fluorescence polarization assay

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Surujballi, Om; Lutze-Wallace, Cyril; Turcotte, Claude; Savic, Mirjana; Stevenson, Dan; Romanowska, Anna; Monagle, Wendy; Berlie-Surujballi, Gloria; Tangorra, Erin

2009-01-01

After histopathological examination of a lesion found in a herd member returned a diagnosis of mycobacteriosis, a farmed herd (n = 47) of elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and red deer (C. elaphus elaphus) was investigated for bovine tuberculosis with a battery of antemortem and postmortem diagnostic tests. Every animal was tested with the mid-cervical tuberculin skin test; all 47 had negative results. All of the 16 adult animals and 15 of the 31 calves (approximately 2-years-old) were blood-teste...

北海道におけるBorrelia spp.の伝播に対する鹿の役割 [全文の要約

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李, 景利

2014-01-01

The intent of this research was to describe the role of deer in the transmission of different species of Borrelia spp. Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) are the hosts of ticks of various species and stages in Hokkaido. Deer overpopulation has caused problems with forestry and agricultural production. The potential of deer involvement in zoonoses is also being watched. In this study, deer caught in the nuisance control scheme and ticks collected from deer and the field were tested to detect ...

La fauna de mamíferos del yacimiento de la Campa Torres (Gijón, Asturias, España

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Corina LIESAU VON LETTOW-VORBECK

2009-12-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: El análisis de los restos faunísticos del castro astur de La Campa Torres ha permitido aproximarnos a las estrategias paleoeconómicas de uno de los asentamientos asturianos fortificados más importantes de la Edad del Hierro. El vacuno supone el principal recurso ganadero de la ocupación prerromana complementada, marginalmente, con el ganado lanar, caprino y porcino. La escasa frecuencia de los restos de caballo y perro constatan un patrón habitual en la mayoría de los yacimientos protohistóricos, aunque el despiece exhaustivo de algunos canes no descarta el consumo de estos carnívoros. La actividad cinegética resulta ser testimonial como complemento a la dieta, representada tan sólo por el ciervo.ABSTRACT: The study of the faunal remains of Campa Torres has allowed to approximate us to the paleoeconomical patterns of one of the most important fortified Iron Age hillforts in Asturias. The cattle supposes the main stock during the prerroman occupation, complemented marginally with the sheep, goat and pig. The low frequency of the horse and dog bones states a habitual pattern as in most of the prehistoric sites, although the exhaustive disarticulation marks of dogs do not discard the consume of these carnivores. The hunting activities are evidenced only by some testimonial remains of red dear.

Entre dos mundos: los grabados al aire libre de Pena Bicuda de Loureiro (Teo, Galicia, España = Between two worlds: prehistoric open-air petroglyphs from Pena Bicuda de Loureiro (Teo, Galicia, Spain

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Ramón Fábregas Valcarce

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Abordamos el estudio de un interesante petroglifo prehistórico registrado recientemente, que muestra las habituales combinaciones circulares pero también motivos menos usuales como espirales o un posible ídolo. Por otra parte, no es frecuente que una estación rupestre, situada lejos de la costa, posea un número relativamente alto de representaciones zoomorfas (en su mayoría ciervos, algunas de ellas aparentemente en estrecha asociación con el motivo idoliforme. Hemos hecho uso de la cartografía LIDAR y aplicamos análisis SIG para determinar los patrones espaciales básicos de ubicación de los petroglifos y su eventual relación con otros monumentos cercanos, específicamente túmulos.We deal with an interesting prehistoric petroglyph recently recorded, displaying the common circular combinations and also less usual motifs such as spirals or a possible idol. Otherwise, it is by no means frequent that a decorated stone, located away from the coastline, should show a relatively high number of zoomorphic representations (mostly deer, a number of them apparently in close association with the idol-like motif. We have made use of LIDAR cartography and applied GIS techniques to ascertain the basic spatial patterns of location of the petroglyph and its eventual relationship with other monuments found nearby, namely funerary mounds.

Bovine Tuberculosis in a Nebraska Herd of Farmed Elk and Fallow Deer: A Failure of the Tuberculin Skin Test and Opportunities for Serodiagnosis

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Waters, W. Ray; Stevens, Gary E.; Schoenbaum, Mark A.; Orloski, Kathy A.; Robbe-Austerman, Suelee; Harris, N. Beth; Hall, S. Mark; Thomsen, Bruce V.; Wilson, Arach J.; Brannian, Roger E.; Nelson, Jeffrey T.; Schafer, Shawn; Esfandiari, Javan; Dutton, Meghan; Greenwald, Rena

2011-01-01

In 2009, Mycobacterium bovis infection was detected in a herd of 60 elk (Cervus elaphus) and 50 fallow deer (Dama dama) in Nebraska, USA. Upon depopulation of the herd, the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) was estimated at ∼71–75%, based upon histopathology and culture results. Particularly with elk, gross lesions were often severe and extensive. One year ago, the majority of the elk had been tested for TB by single cervical test (SCT), and all were negative. After initial detection of ...

Efecto de cuatro ecotipos de Lepidium peruvianum Chacón sobre la producción de óxido nítrico in vitro

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Libertad Alzamora

2013-05-01

Full Text Available Los macrófagos desempeñan un rol importante en la respuesta innata y adaptativa, durante su activación producen mediadores citotóxicos como Óxido Nítrico (NO. El objetivo fue evaluar la producción de NO por macrófagos peritoneales de ratón cultivados con extractos metanólicos (EM de los ecotipos rojo, negro, morado y blanco de Lepidium peruvianum Chacón (también conocida como Lepidium meyenii Walp. Los EM se prepararon empleando maca pulverizada macerada en metanol (1:2 durante 10 días. Los macrófagos peritoneales se obtuvieron de ratones 3 días después de haberles inyectado 1 ml de Caldo Tioglicolato por vía intraperitoneal; se cultivaron por triplicado durante 18 h a 37 °C en medio RPMI 1640 suplementado con 10% de suero de bovino fetal. La dosis de EM fue de 800 μg/ml por ecotipo, se consideraron controles sin EM. La producción de NO se determinó por acumulación de nitrito en el medio y se evidenció con el reactivo de Peter Griess, las concentraciones de nitrito se calcularon en base a la curva estándar elaborada con NaNO2. Las concentraciones producidas de nitrito fueron de 7,45; 6,79; 5,76; 5,61 y 6,81 mM para los EM de los ecotipos morado, negro, blanco, rojo y control respectivamente. Los cuatro ecotipos indujeron la producción de NO, aunque con el ecotipo morado fue superior (p>0,05.

Una tortuga Chelidae (Testudines: Pleurodira de cuello largo en el Grupo Neuquén, Río Negro, Argentina: Significado cronológico y paleobiogeográfico A long-necked Chelidae turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira from the Neuquén Group, Río Negro, Argentina: Chronological and paleobiogeographical significance

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Marcelo S de la Fuente

2010-07-01

Full Text Available Diferentes restos de una tortuga Chelidae cuellilarga de la Formación Anacleto (Santoniano tardío-Campaniano temprano, aflorante en la localidad de Valle de la Luna Rojo, Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina, son conferidos a la especie Yaminuechelys cf. gasparinii De la Fuente, De Lapparent de Broin y Manera de Bianco, 2001. Ellos representan el registro más antiguo para el género y los Chelidae de cuello largo. Se sugiere que el ancestro común de Yaminuechelys e Hydromedusa habitó en Gondwana meridional con anterioridad a la separación de Australia. La presencia de este taxón en el Cretácico Tardío en Patagonia y algunos de los resultados de los análisis filogenéticos previos apoyan la hipótesis sobre una temprana diferenciación y diversificación de los quélidos en dicha región de Gondwana.A long necked chelid turtle species from the Anacleto Formation (late Santonian-early Campanian cropping out at Valle de La Luna Rojo, Río Negro Province, Argentina, is assigned to Yaminuechelys cf. gasparinii De la Fuente, De Lapparent de Broin and Manera de Bianco, 2001 and it represents the oldest record of a long-necked chelid. We suggest that the common ancestor of Yaminuechelys and Hydromedusa lived in Southern Gondwana before the separation of Australia from the remaining Southern Gondwanan landmasses. The presence of this chelid taxon in the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia and some previous phylogenetic analyses support the hypothesis of an early differentiation and diversification of chelids on Southern Gondwana.

Anomalías en la percepción cromática

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Blanca Cecilia Pinzón Hoyos

1995-01-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio sobre los diversos tipos de anomalías en la percepción cromática en estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Nacional. 63 varones y 11 mujeres presentaron anomalías en la percepción cromática. De 794 varones, 7.9% fue tricrómata  anómalo rojo verde, el 1.2 % con protanomalía, 3.5 % con deuteranomalía. De 352 mujeres estudiadas e13.1 % se clasificó como tricrómatas anómalos, el 0.28% como protanómalo y el 1.13% como deuteranómalo.

Coloreando el Álgebra Lineal

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Marina Murillo Arcila

2016-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se presenta un ejemplo de cómo introducir conceptos  básicos de Álgebra Lineal en un primer curso de Ingeniería a partir del modelo de color RGB basado en la síntesis aditiva de los tres colores de luz primarios rojo, verde y azul. Utilizando este modelo se pretende establecer una conexión entre la obtención de colores por adición y los conceptos matemáticos de espacio vectorial, combinación lineal de vectores y envoltura convexa. Para visualizar esta conexión nos ayudamos del software Geogebra.

El semáforo loco

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González de Zachrisson, Hena

2016-01-01

El semáforo lo acababan de instalar en Vía Brasil y Calle 50 y estaba contento de poder mantener el orden del tránsito en tan importante calle. Sin embargo, pronto descubrió que su tarea no era fácil. Su territorio estaba atestado de muchachos que vendían frutas y vegetales y para escapar de ellos, los conductores hacían regatas para cruzar la calle antes de que la luz cambiara a rojo. —Todo a un dólar! —gritaban los chicos mostrando su bolsa de guineo, naranja, melón, maíz, papaya, c...

Propiedades físico-mecánicas del fruto y del sistema fruto-pedúnculo del café variedad Colombia.

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Alvarez Tobón Elizabeth

1999-12-01

Full Text Available En el Centro Nacional de Investigación de café CENICAFE, se estudió para café cereza variedad Colombia de frutos amarillos y rojos, de 2,3 y 4 años en estado de maduración verde, pintón y maduro, las propiedades físicas y mecánicas del sistema fruto-pedúnculo: dimensiones de los frutos, peso, momento de inercia con respecto a los tres ejes(x, y, z, longitud, diámetro y rigidez del pedúnculo, fuerza de tracción y momentos flectores y torsores necesarios para el desprendimiento de los frutos.

Gracia, misterio y nostalgia de Rafael Alberti

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Eduardo Carranza

1967-12-01

Full Text Available Existen algunos poemas, a veces unos cuantos versos, dotados de una extraordinaria capacidad germinal y suscitadora. De los inmortales eneasílabos de la Canción de otoño en primavera descienden multitud de elegías contemporáneas. Y al releer ahora la obra juvenil de Rafael Alberti, -su Marinero en tierra- tan vivaz, tan optimista y garbosa, tan pintada de azul marino, de rojo amoroso y de verde eglógico, hemos recordado un viejo y precioso romancillo de Juan Ramón Jiménez en el que parecen estar ya implícitas algunas de las mejores claridades albertianas.

La memoria de la violencia: las consecuencias del conflicto armado contra Sendero Luminoso representadas en una película y dos novelas peruanas

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Leonor Sagermann Bustinza

2014-01-01

Full Text Available The peculiar situation of violence experienced in Peru of the 1980s and the 1990s shows a society immersed in the trauma, suffering and pain. The literature as well as the film have become a means to reflect the painful experience of the society. The aim of this article is to analyse some of the main characters of the novels: 'La hora azul' (2005 by Alonso Cueto, 'Abril rojo' by Santiago Roncagliolo (2006, and the film: 'La teta asustada' (2009 by Patricia Llosa in order to show the effects of traumatic experiences of the past and an attempt to return to normal life.

Actividad antiparasitaria de una decocción de Mentha piperita Linn

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de la Paz Naranjo, José; Maceira Cubiles, María Acelia; Corral Salvadó, Aida; González Campos, Carlos

2006-01-01

Con el objetivo de comprobar si la Mentha piperita Linn posee efecto antiparasitario, se valoró una decocción de las hojas de esta planta. El modelo biológico utilizado fue la lombriz terrestre del género rojo California y las dosis empleadas fueron 0,475; 0,950 y 1,900 g/dL. Se formaron además un grupo control negativo (agua destilada) y un grupo control positivo (solución de piperazina al 2,0 %). La evaluación, en placa Petri, se realizó de forma continua durante un período de 8 h. La varia...

Fadiga, Goce, Funky Butt--Three Views on Polyrhythm

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Dylon L Robbins

2015-09-01

Full Text Available This essay examines three instances in which polyrhythm serves as a metaphor for thinking through relations of difference.  In the thought of Mário de Andrade, polyrhythm serves as a mechanism for situating musical creation within a logic of production and accumulation.  In the work of the Cuban writer Antonio Benítez Rojo, polyrhythm becomes a model for thinking about the Caribbean and its geography in relation to the performing arts.  Finally, in early twentieth-century New Orleans, the musical feel associated with polyrhythm would contribute to a highly sexualized rhythmic feel that relates musical intensity to the smell of dancers’ bodies.

Strategies towards performance enhancement in lithium-sulphur batteries

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Baloch, Marya

2016-01-01

188 p. El trabajo de Tesis doctoral se ha llevado a cabo en el Centro de Investigación de EnergíaCooperativa CICE (CIC energiGUNE) situado en el Parque Tecnológico de Alava,Miñano, España.La Tesis se ha realizado bajo la dirección del Dr. Devaraj Shanmukaraj y el Prof. TeófiloRojo. Además, se ha llevado a cabo una estancia de prácticas de doctorado de tres mesesen el laboratorio de Instituto Nacional de Química (NIC) de Ljubljana, Eslovenia, bajo lasupervisión del Prof. Miran Gaberš¿ek.La ...

Anomalías en la percepción cromática

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Blanca Cecilia Pinzón Hoyos

1995-01-01

Se realizó un estudio sobre los diversos tipos de anomalías en la percepción cromática en estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Nacional. 63 varones y 11 mujeres presentaron anomalías en la percepción cromática. De 794 varones, 7.9% fue tricrómata  anómalo rojo verde, el 1.2 % con protanomalía, 3.5 % con deuteranomalía. De 352 mujeres estudiadas e13.1 % se clasificó como tricrómatas anómalos, el 0.28% como protanómalo y el 1.13% como deuteranómalo.

Cloning, sequencing, and expression of interferon-γ from elk in North America

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Sweeney, Steven J.; Emerson, Carlene; Eriks, Inge S.

2001-01-01

Eradication of Mycobacterium bovis relies on accurate detection of infected animals, including potential domestic and wildlife reservoirs. Available diagnostic tests lack the sensitivity and specificity necessary for accurate detection, particularly in infected wildlife populations. Recently, an in vitro diagnostic test for cattle which measures plasma interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) levels in blood following in vitro incubation with M. bovis purified protein derivative has been enveloped. This test appears to have increased sensitivity over traditional testing. Unfortunately, it does not detect IFN-γ from Cervidae. To begin to address this problem, the IFN-γ gene from elk (Cervus elaphus) was cloned, sequenced, expressed, and characterized. cDNA was cloned from mitogen stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The predicted amino acid (aa) sequence was compared to known sequences from cattle, sheep, goats, red deer (Cervus elaphus), humans, and mice. Biological activity of the recombinant elk IFN-γ (rElkIFN-γ) was confirmed in a vesicular stomatitis virus cytopathic effect reduction assay. Production of monoclonal antibodies to IFN-γ epitopes conserved between ruminant species could provide an important tool for the development of reliable, practical diagnostic assays for detection of a delayed type hypersensitivity response to a variety of persistent infectious agents in ruminants, including M. bovis and Brucella abortus. Moreover, development of these reagents will aid investigators in studies to explore immunological responses of elk that are associated with resistance to infectious diseases.

Characteristics of PCR-SSCP and RAPD-HPCE methods for identifying authentication of Penis et testis cervi in Traditional Chinese Medicine based on cytochrome b gene.

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Li, Mingcheng; Gao, Lijun; Qu, Li; Sun, Jingyu; Yuan, Guangxin; Xia, Wei; Niu, Jiamu; Fu, Guilian; Zhang, Lihua

2016-07-01

The use of Penis et testis cervi, as a kind of precious Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is derived from dry deer's testis and penis, has been recorded for many years in China. There are abundant species of deer in China, the Penis et testis from species of Cervus Nippon and Cervus elaphusL were authentic, others species were defined as adulterant (different subspecies of deer) or counterfeits (different species). Identification of their origins or authenticity becomes a key in controlling the herbal products. A modified column chromatography was used to extract mitochondrial DNA of dried deer's testis and penis from sika deer (C. Nippon) and red deer (C. elaphusL) in addition to adulterants and counterfeits. Column chromatography requires for a short time to extract mitochondrial DNA of high purity with little damage of DNA molecules, which provides the primary structure of guarantee for the specific PCR; PCR-SSCP method showed a clear intra-specific difference among patterns of single-chain fragments, and completely differentiate Penis et testis origins from C. Nippon and C. elaphusL. RAPD-HPCE was based on the standard electropherograms to compute a control spectrum curve as similarity reference (R) among different samples. The similarity analysis indicated that there were significant inter-species differences among Penis et testis' adulterant or counterfeits. Both techniques provide a fast, simple, and accurate way to directly identify among inter-species or intra-species of Penis et testis.

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of annexin A2 gene in sika deer antler tip

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Yanling Xia

2018-04-01

Full Text Available Objective Molecular cloning and bioinformatics analysis of annexin A2 (ANXA2 gene in sika deer antler tip were conducted. The role of ANXA2 gene in the growth and development of the antler were analyzed initially. Methods The reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR was used to clone the cDNA sequence of the ANXA2 gene from antler tip of sika deer (Cervus Nippon hortulorum and the bioinformatics methods were applied to analyze the amino acid sequence of Anxa2 protein. The mRNA expression levels of the ANXA2 gene in different growth stages were examined by real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (real time RT-PCR. Results The nucleotide sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame of 1,020 bp encoding 339 amino acids long protein of calculated molecular weight 38.6 kDa and isoelectric point 6.09. Homologous sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Anxa2 mature protein of sika deer had the closest genetic distance with Cervus elaphus and Bos mutus. Real time RT-PCR results showed that the gene had differential expression levels in different growth stages, and the expression level of the ANXA2 gene was the highest at metaphase (rapid growing period. Conclusion ANXA2 gene may promote the cell proliferation, and the finding suggested Anxa2 as an important candidate for regulating the growth and development of deer antler.

New Genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Isolated from Sika Deer and Red Deer in China

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Jianying Huang

2017-05-01

Full Text Available To examine the occurrence and genotype distribution of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cervids, 615 fecal samples were collected from red deer (Cervus elaphus and sika deer (Cervus nippon on 10 different farms in Henan and Jilin Province. Enterocytozoon bieneusi was identified and genotyped with a nested PCR analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS region of the rRNA genes, showing an average infection rate of 35.9% (221/615. In this study, 25 ITS genotypes were identified including seven known genotypes (BEB6, EbpC, EbpA, D, HLJDI, HLJD-IV, and COS-I and 18 novel genotypes (designated JLD-I to JLD-XIV, HND-I to HND-IV. Among these, BEB6 (131/221, 59.3% was the predominant genotype (P < 0.01, followed by HLJDI (18/221, 8.1% and JLD-VIII (16/221, 7.2%. BEB6 has recently been detected in humans and nonhuman primates in China. The phylogenetic analysis showed that BEB6, HLJDI, HLJD-IV, COS-I, and 10 novel genotypes (JLD-VII to JLD-XIV, HND-III to HND-IV clustered in group 2. Genotype D, EbpC, and EbpA, known to cause human microsporidiosis worldwide, clustered in group 1, the members of which have zoonotic potential, together with eight novel genotypes (JLD-I to JLD-VI, HND-I to HND-II. Therefore, deer may play a role in the transmission of E. bieneusi to humans.

Bovine virus diarrhea virus in free-living deer from Denmark.

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Nielsen, S S; Roensholt, L; Bitsch, V

2000-07-01

Free-living deer are suggested as a possible source of infection of cattle with bovine virus diarrhea (BVD) virus. To examine this hypothesis blood samples from 476 free-living deer were collected during two different periods and tested for BVD virus and antibody in Denmark. In 1995-96, 207 animals were tested. These included 149 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), 29 fallow deer (Dama dama), 20 red deer (Cervus elaphus) and one sika deer (Cervus sika). For the remaining eight animals no species information was available. In 1998-99, 269 animals were tested including 212 roe deer and 57 red deer. The animals were selected from areas with a relatively high prevalence of cattle herds with a BVD persistent infection status in 1997 and 1998. All 207 samples from 1995-96 were found antibody-negative except two samples from red deer. Only 158 of the 207 samples were tested for virus and were all found negative. Of the 269 samples from 1998-99 all but one were antibody negative. The positive sample was from a red deer. All samples were virus-negative. It appears that BVD infection does not occur in roe deer in Denmark. The presence of antibody in a few red deer from various districts in Jutland probably results from cattle to deer transmission, rather than spread among deer. Hence, the possibility of free-living deer as a source of infection for cattle in Denmark seems to be remote.

El yacimiento de Lezetxiki (Gipuzkoa, País Vasco. Los niveles musterienses.

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Amelia Baldeón

1993-01-01

Full Text Available El yacimiento de Lezetxiki (Gipuzkoa, Pais Vasco. España encierra en sus 10 m. de sedimentos una serie interesante de niveles musterienses culminados por otros del Paleolítico Superior. Son los niveles musterienses el objeto de este estudio. La excavación, dirigida por J.M. de Barandiaran entre 1956 y   1968 permitió establecer ocho niveles (I-VIII. Estudios multidisciplinares -sedimentológicos, paleontológicos, palinológicos, antropológicos e industriales-, nos permiten acercarnos a la historia de una de las más antiguas presencias humanas constatadas en el País Vasco. Este estudio pretende   situar Lezetxiki en los códigos metodológicos al uso integrándose en las referencias de las provincias culturales cántabra y aquitana. La secuencia musteriense de Lezetxiki se inicia en una fase   templada del Riss con la aparición de un húmero humano neardenthalense. El nivel VII acoge las primeras industrias humanas; presencias esporádicas en una época fría en la que dominan los restos de oso y otros carnívoros sobre los ungulados, caza habitual del hombre. El nivel VI refleja un momento templado y húmedo, con desarrollo de amplios bosques de frondosas. Un bagage de utensilios lítico y óseo muy variado relaciona este nivel con el Musteriense Típico, que debió desarrollarse en el interglaciar de Eém (Riss-Würm. Durante las oscilaciones del Würm antiguo se dan en Lezetxiki las ocupaciones del nivel V, frío en la base que contiene el material arqueológico, con industrias parecidas al nivel anterior aunque ahora se cazan especies menores, y el nivel IV que por primera vez refleja una frecuentación repetida de la cueva. La industria lítica es ahora distinta, mostrando piezas de bordes muy reaprovechados y dominio de raederas que adscriben este nivel al Charentiense. A destacar la presencia de reno, la permanencia de Pliomys lenki y el predominio de ciervo. Todavía son frecuentes los osos y los carnívoros lobo, zorro y

Papel de la vacuola parasitófora de macrófagos de ratón infectados por Leishmania amazonensis en la adquisición de moléculas

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Tania M. Cortázar

2006-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción. Leishmania son parásitos intracelulares de macrófagos, confinados encompartimentos denominados vacuolas parasitóforas. La permeabilidad de este compartimentodepende de su interacción con el tráfico vesicular y transportadores presentes en su membrana. Objetivo. En este trabajo se estudió la permeabilidad de la membrana de la vacuola parasitóforaen la línea celular J774.A1 infectada con Leishmania amazonensis, in situ y en compartimentosaislados. Materiales y métodos. El aislamiento de vacuolas parasitóforas se hizo por gradiente dedensidad. La permeabilidad de la membrana de estas se valoró por distribución de sondasfluorescentes y electrofisiología. Para establecer indirectamente el transporte de protones seusó naranja de acridina. La presencia de transportadores ABC sensibles a probenecid seestableció con amarillo lucifer y calceína. Por primera vez con la técnica de patch-clamp seregistraron corrientes en la membrana de este compartimento aislado. Resultados. La vacuola parasitófora colorea de rojo con naranja de acridina indicando un pHácido. Concentra amarillo lucifer a través de un transportador sensible a probenecid, peroexcluye la sonda calceína. Vacuolas aisladas se marcan de rojo con naranja de acridina yconcentran amarillo lucifer a través de un transportador sensible a probenecid. Estas vacuolasexcluyeron calceína y presentaron en su membrana una corriente iónica que se activa adiferencias de potencial cercanas a 60 mV, con una conductancia de 46 ± 3 pS. Conclusiones. Se pueden aislar vacuolas parasitóforas con propiedades de permeabilidadque preservan mecanismos de transporte similares a los encontrados in situ. Se registra porprimera vez la presencia de una corriente iónica poco selectiva en la membrana de estecompartimiento.

MODIFICACIÓN DEL ESQUELETO PEPTÍDICO DE FRAGMENTOS DE LA PROTEÍNA MSP-1 DEL Plasmodium falciparum: SÍNTESIS EN FASE SÓLIDA DE PSEUDOPÉPTIDOS AMIDA REDUCIDA

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José Manuel Lozano

2008-02-01

Full Text Available Los estadios asexuales sanguíneos del Plasmodium falciparum constituyen un blanco natural para el desarrollo de vacunas antimaláricas debido a la gran cantidad de antígenos expresados en su superficie que están implicados en el proceso de invasión del parásito a glóbulos rojos, desencadenando la enfermedaden el hospedero humano. Uno de estos antígenos es la proteína de superficie del merozoito MSP-1, una glicoproteína de 195 kDa en su forma madura.Recientemente se identificaron los péptidos de esta proteína con alta capacidad de unión a glóbulos rojos (GR. Entre todos ellos, el péptido sintético codificado 1585, cuya estructura primaria1282EVLYLKPLAGVYRSLKKQLE1301 pertenece al amino terminal del fragmento de 42 kDa de la proteína MSP-1, mostró propiedades de unión específica a GR. Posteriormente, se identificó el motivo de unión cuya secuencia de aminoácidos esLKP-A. Con el objeto de evaluar el papel del enlace peptídico en la modulación estructural del esqueleto peptídico se diseñaron pseudopéptidos amida reducida, mediante la sustitución de enlaces peptídicos normales de la forma [CO-NH] del motivo de unión a GR por el enlace Y[CH2NH]. De esta manera se obtuvieronformas monoméricas y poliméricas pseudopeptídicas del 1585. En este estudio reportamos algunas de las propiedades físicas y químicas de los pseudopéptidos análogos del 1585.

Selección masal por peso y coloración en tilapia roja

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Ruíz Peña María Alejandra

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Para evaluar la efectividad de la selección masal por color y peso se analizaron dos generaciones (G₁ y G₂ de alevinos de tilapia roja Oreochromis sp. De 40.000 larvas a la sexta semana se eliminaron los alevinos manchados y blancos y a las 14 semanas se separaron por sexos. Se midió el peso (g, la longitud total (cm, la altura (cm y el ancho (cm de 150 individuos a las 6, 14 y 24 semanas de edad. En la semana 24 se escogieron 150 machos y 450 hembras con las coloraciones deseables y mayor peso. La selección resultó efectiva para coloración en G₂, puesto que la proporción de individuos rojos se incrementó en 15% con respecto a los testigos. Entre generaciones (G₁ y G₂ el efecto de la selección fue positivo, debido a que la proporción de rojos se incrementó de 64% a 84% y se redujo la de manchados de 31% a 13%. En ambas generaciones los machos fueron significativamente más pesados que las hembras. Se encontraron notables diferencias entre generaciones para peso y talla, puesto que los selectos superaron al control en 27% y 8% (G₁ y en 22% y 11% (G₂ para el peso y la talla, respectivamente.

Calidad en frutos de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L. cosechados en diferentes estados de madurez

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Casierra-Posada Fánor

2008-08-01

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El tomate es una de las hortalizas de más alto volumen de consumo en fresco; sus pérdidas en la comercialización suelen comenzar en la cosecha y van hasta la poscosecha a través del manejo. El experimento se realizó en Tunja (Colombia con el objetivo de evaluar cambios en la calidad en frutos de tomate, dependientes de los diferentes estados de madurez en que fueron cosechados. Los frutos se seleccionaron de acuerdo con su porcentaje de coloración verde y roja. Los híbridos de tomate evaluados fueron Sofía, Marimba y Bravona. Los parámetros de respuesta fueron: firmeza, sólidos solubles totales, acidez titulable, pH, índice de madurez y pérdida de peso. Los resultados mostraron que la pérdida de peso, la acidez titulable y la firmeza disminuyen al ser cosechados los frutos en estados más tardíos de maduración, mientras que los sólidos solubles totales y el índice de madurez se incrementaron únicamente cuando los frutos se cosecharon en estados más tardíos de maduración. Los valores de pH variaron muy poco respecto al tiempo de cosecha de los frutos. El comportamiento poscosecha de los híbridos fue muy diferente para todas las variables dependientes. Finalmente, el mejor estado de madurez para cosechar los híbridos Bravona y Marimba fue cuando los frutos alcanzaron una coloración 75% verde y 25% rojo; los frutos de Sofía pueden ser colectados con 50% verde y 50% rojo, con el fin de mantener sus características organolépticas y una mejor calidad.

Hydrographic data report, west coast of Puerto Rico, 1973--1974

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Wood, E.D.; Asencio, R.

1975-01-01

The hydrographic data included in this report were collected as part of a site selection survey to provide basic oceanographic data to assist the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority in determining the best locations for additional electrical power generating facilities on the island, both nuclear and fossil fuel. Classical oceanographic methods were used in sampling and analyzing sea water at depths from 10 to 300 meters. This report includes data from two sites: the Punta Higuero site, PHI, is the site of the former ''BONUS'' nuclear power plant and the Cabo Rojo Platform, CRP, is a possible site for offshore power generating plants. The two west coast sites are centered about 30 kilometers apart. (CH)

Genetic Variation of HIV: Viral Load and Genotypic Diversity in Relation to Viral Pathogenesis and Treatment

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Envasado de Carne de Vacuno con Hueso y Grasa en Atmósfera Modificada con CO2 y CO

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Aspé, Estrella R; Roeckel, Marlene D; Martí, Cristina; Jiménez, Romel

2008-01-01

Se evaluó el efecto de envasado en atmósfera modificada (MAP) con bajo contenido de CO (0.1% y 0.4%) y presencia de CO2 sobre el color rojo y la vida útil de carne de vacuno. Se determinaron características microbiológicas, fisicoquímicas, organolépticas-sensoriales y de color del músculo y se compararon los resultados con el MAP de 70%O2+30%CO2. La vida útil de las muestras con O2 fue de 30 días mientras que para las muestras en MAP la vida útil fue de 40 a 45 días y no dependió de la concen...

Envasado de Carne de Vacuno con Hueso y Grasa en Atmósfera Modificada con CO2 y CO Packaging of Bone and Fat Containing Beef Meat under a Modified Atmosphere Containing CO2 and CO

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Estrella R Aspé; Marlene D Roeckel; Cristina Martí; Romel Jiménez

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Se evaluó el efecto de envasado en atmósfera modificada (MAP) con bajo contenido de CO (0.1% y 0.4%) y presencia de CO2 sobre el color rojo y la vida útil de carne de vacuno. Se determinaron características microbiológicas, fisicoquímicas, organolépticas-sensoriales y de color del músculo y se compararon los resultados con el MAP de 70%O2+30%CO2. La vida útil de las muestras con O2 fue de 30 días mientras que para las muestras en MAP la vida útil fue de 40 a 45 días y no dependió de la concen...

Producción de IFN−γ en cultivos de linfocitos humanos por efecto de los extractos metanólicos de cuatro ecotipos de Lepidium peruvianum, Chacón (Brassicaceae

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Libertad Alzamora

2013-05-01

Full Text Available Se estudió la actividad inmunoduladora sobre cultivos de linfocitos T humanos de sangre periférica. Se evaluó la producción de IFN−γ inducida por los extractos metanólicos (EM de los ecotipos blanco, negro, rojo y morado de Lepidium peruvianum (conocida también como Lepidium meyenii Walp. maca. Luego de cultivar los linfocitos con los respectivos EM de maca durante 14 horas sólo el EM del ecotipo morado indujo la producción significativa de IFN−γ cuantificada mediante Elispot. El extracto metanólico del ecotipo morado de maca posee propiedades inmunoestimuladoras importantes, desencadenando la activación de linfocitos T humanos.

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Alberto Montezuma Hurtado

1982-01-01

Full Text Available A muchas gentes cándidas y humildes de las provincias del Carchi e Imbabura debió causarles verdadero espanto la noticia de la guerra con los Estados Unidos de Colombia, por la aureola diabólica que rodeaba a los colombianos, por lo menos a su jefe y presidente el general Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, de quien se decía que era rojo, masón, hereje, casi el Anticristo, y que mantenía estrechas relaciones privadas con el diablo, despidiendo el mismo olor de azufre y aceite, característico del emperador del Averno y de sus típicas legiones de monstruos y satanases.

Caracterización de germoplasma de cebollín (Allium cepa var. Aggregatum, en el municipio de Gibara, provincia de Holguín

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Hubert Rodríguez García

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Se colectaron y estudiaron 18 accesiones de cebollín (Allium cepa var Aggregatum entre los productores del municipio Gibara se plantaron en las fincas de los productores de la CCS Mario Muñoz Gibara. El estudio se realizo en el período comprendido de enero del 2005 a diciembre del 2006, con el objetivo de realizar una caracterización del germoplasma para determinar las variedades existentes en del municipio. Entre los principales resultados obtenidos se identificaron dos variedades en el agroecosistema: Bola Roja de bulbos de color rojo violáceo, redondos globoso y pungencia fuerte y la variedad Amarillo Largo de bulbos amarillo naranja, fusiformes-oblongos y de pungencia media.

Potential wildlife sources of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis for farmed deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Mackintosh, C G; Henderson, T

1984-12-01

During 1982 and 1983 15 serotype I, 6 serotype II, 1 serotype III and 3 untyped strains of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis were isolated from 675 apparently normal small mammals and birds from the Invermay farm and nearby rubbish tip with the following prevalence rates: feral cats 27.8%, Norway rats 8.6%, mice 5.5%, hares 3.8% rabbits 1.9% ducks 5.3%, sparrows 2.3%, seagulls 2.3% and starlings 1.7%. For rabbits a significantly higher prevalence of infection was found in the autumn/winter period (4.8%) than the spring/summer period (0%). Insufficient numbers of other mammals were obtained to demonstrate any seasonal difference in prevalence. All bird isolations were obtained between March and July (8/158) compared with none from August to October (0/144). It appears that a number of free-living species of small mammal and birds may be reservoir hosts for Y. pseudotuberculosis and potential sources of infection for red deer on the Invermay farm.

Genetic diversity and relatedness among seven red deer (Cervus elaphus populations

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Lenka Maršálková

2014-02-01

Full Text Available Deer (Cervidae recently belongs to the most important species. The aim of presenting study was evaluation of genetic diversity and relationship within and among seven red deer populations from different origins - Czech Republic, Hungary, hybrids Hungary x New Zealand, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland and Slovak Republic. This study was conducted to determine the levels of genetic variability and relationships among deer populations from a total of 637 animals originating from seven countries Czech Republic (50, Hungary (35, Hungary x New Zealand hybrids (67, Lithuania (26, New Zealand (82, Poland (347 and Slovak Republic (30.  We used the hair bulbs as a source of DNA.  In total, 213 alleles were observed from the 10 loci surveyed. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 11 (IOBT965 to 35 (T156, RT13. Genetic diversity and relatedness among red deer populations has been performed on a total of 637 animals. A panel of 10 microsatellite markers used in deer were optimized. On the basis of this panel of microsatellites we were investigated genetic variability and relationships by using statistical and graphical programmes. We evaluated how close populations are to each other and their genetic admixture. Molecular genetic data combined with evaluation in statistical programmes could lead to a complex view of populations. 

Forage Food of Timor Deer (Cervus timorensis in Manokwari, West Papua

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AYS Arobaya

2010-05-01

Full Text Available Traditionally, back yard deer husbandry is well developed in some parts in Papua, though information on deer husbandry has not been provided yet. Therefore, this study was aimed at highlighting the diet provided to the deer in back yard husbandry model in Manokwari. Survey method was approached by visiting eight deer back yard farmer respondents. Direct observation to the feeding site and semi-structured interview were carried out to learn about the deer management system, and identify the forage diet species consumed and served to the animals. The results indicated five most common forage species consumed in the study; they were field grass, Imperata (Imperata cylindrica, elephant grass (Penisetum purpureum, king grass (Penisetum purpureopoidhes and Melinis minutiflora depending on the location of farmed deer. Drinking water was offered and feed supplement such as various leafs, food and vegetable left over and banana peel was provided by 62.5% of the respondents. Food supplement was given two times per day (morning, evening and (afternoon, evening. Forage food species consumed in the study sites were relatively more similar to the food in the natural habitat. (Animal Production 12(2: 91-95 (2010Key Words: forage, food, Timor deer, Manokwari

Predation risk affects reproductive physiology and demography of elk.

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Creel, Scott; Christianson, David; Liley, Stewart; Winnie, John A

2007-02-16

Elk (Cervus elaphus) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem alter patterns of aggregation, habitat selection, vigilance, and foraging in the presence of wolves (Canis lupus). Antipredator behaviors like these can reduce predation risk but are also likely to carry costs. Data from five elk populations studied for 16 site years showed that progesterone concentrations (from 1489 fecal samples) declined with the ratio of elk to wolves. In turn, progesterone concentrations were a good predictor of calf recruitment in the subsequent year. Together, these data suggest that wolves indirectly affect the reproductive physiology and the demography of elk through the costs of antipredator behavior.

Avaliação das medidas de oximetria de pulso em indivíduos sadios com esmalte de unha Evaluación de las medidas de oximetría de pulso en individuos sanos con esmalte de uña Evaluation of pulse oximetry measurements in healthy subjects with nail polish

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Solange Diccini

2011-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Avaliar as alterações nas medidas da oximetria de pulso em indivíduos sadios com esmaltes de unha. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 80 voluntárias sadias. As cores de esmalte utilizadas para avaliar a saturação periférica de oxigênio (SpO2 foram: café com leite, café, chocolate, vermelho e ameixa. Estas cores foram distribuídas entre as unhas dos dedos da mão esquerda. Os dedos da mão direita foram os controles. RESULTADOS: As cores vermelha (p=0,047 e café (p=0,024 mostraram valores menores na SpO2 quando comparados ao controle. As outras cores não alteraram a medida da SpO2. CONCLUSÃO: As cores vermelha e café causaram redução na medida da SpO2, porém a relevância clínica deste achado é questionável, pois os valores estavam dentro do intervalo de normalidade.OBJETIVO: Evaluar las alteraciones en las medidas de la oximetría de pulso en individuos sanos con esmalte de uña. MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal realizado con 80 voluntarias sanas. Los colores de esmalte utilizados para evaluar la saturación periférica de oxígeno (SpO2 fueron: café con leche, café, chocolate, rojo y ciruela. Estos colores fueron distribuidos entre las uñas de los dedos de la mano izquierda. Los dedos de la mano derecha fueron los controles. RESULTADOS: Los colores rojo (p=0,047 y café (p=0,024 mostraron valores menores en la SpO2 cuando fueron comparados al control. Los otros colores no alteraron la medida del SpO2. CONCLUSIÓN: Los colores rojo y café causaron reducción en la medida del SpO2, sin embargo la relevancia clínica de este hallazgo es cuestionable, pues los valores estaban dentro del intervalo de normalidad.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the changes in measurements of pulse oximetry in healthy individuals with nail polish. METHODS: Cross sectional study with 80 healthy volunteers. The colors of enamel used to assess oxygen saturation (SpO2 were: coffee with milk, coffee, chocolate, red and plum. These colors were

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2011-01-01

  Thursday 14 April 2011 at 20:30 CERN Council Chamber Aguirre: The Wrath of God   By Werner Herzog (Germany, 1972) 93 min With/avec: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to destruction? Original version German; English subtitles Version originale allemande soutitrée en anglais Entrance: 2 CHF Projection from DVD http://cineclub.web.cern.ch/Cineclub/  

CUENTOS QUE NO SON CUENTOS...UN RECORRIDO POR SAN ZENÓN (MAGDALENA

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Tania Ximena Salcedo Goméz

2013-07-01

Full Text Available Es de tarde y el sol inclemente de febrero se refleja sobre Las cálidas aguas del río Magdalena; sus visos en naranja y rojo se inmortalizan en el tapiz del cielo, mientras en tierra, esta gama de luz iridescente se forja en la piel de los hombres y mujeres de San Zenón. Los árboles desnudos han sido bañados por el frío invierno. Las ciénagas y el río han dejado sus marcas a través del marrón 330 de sus cortezas. Las pocas hojas que quedan son solo un breve recuerdo de un amanecer con sombra. El asfalto y la pasividad del viento, quienes amenazan la lucidez.

Color and odor of artificial fruit used to signal potential dispersers in the Atlantic forest in Brazil

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Aliny Oliveira Barcelos

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características principales que regulan el nivel de consumo y la dispersión de las semillas. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar el efecto que tiene el olor y el color de los frutos sobre los depredadores y dispersores de semillas. El área de estudio abarca 30ha de bosque secundario localizado en el Atlántico sureste de Brasil. Este espacio se dividió en dos sectores, en los cuales se marcaron cuatro puntos con una distancia de 30m entre sí. En cada punto de muestreo se utilizaron 30 frutos que se distribuyeron en seis tratamientos, con cinco frutos artificiales para cada tratamiento. Además, cabe resaltar que cada tratamiento se colocó en el suelo de forma aleatoria y que los frutos artificiales se verificaron cada siete días. Para cada grupo de cinco frutos se utilizaron 5mL de esencia (vainilla y ananá y para el grupo de control no se utilizó ningún aditivo de olor. Los frutos se confeccionaron con plastilina atóxica de color verde y roja, además de esencias artificiales (ananá y vainilla, asimismo se obtuvieron 960 frutos. El nivel de frutos consumidos fue del 26.9% (258 unidades, de los cuales los rojos/ananá fueron los más consumidos (81.9%, seguidos del rojo/vainilla (46.3%, mientras que los verde/control no fueron comidos. Durante el experimento la tasa de frutos mordidos fue del 58.3% y de picoteados un 41.7%. No se registró una diferencia significativa (x²=7.57, gl=5, p=0.182 entre frutos mordidos y picoteados. El color y el olor de los frutos son aspectos importantes para atraer depredadores y dispersores, lo que explica los niveles de consumo de los frutos rojos/vainilla y rojo/ananá y la ausencia de frutos comidos en el tratamiento del verde/control. En cuanto al potencial dispersor, no hubo una diferencia estadística significativa entre frutos mordidos y picoteados, por lo que se debe tomar en cuenta que la dispersión principal es la zoocoria (ornitocoria y mamalocoria. Por lo tanto, se puede concluir que las aves son atraídas por

Distribution of a Community of Mammals in Relation to Roads and Other Human Disturbances in Gabon, Central Africa

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Vanthomme, Hadrien; Kolowski, Joseph; Korte, Lisa; Alonso, Alfonso

2013-01-01

ón a Carreteras y Otras Perturbaciones Humanas en Gabón, Africa Central Resumen Presentamos el primer estudio a nivel de comunidad de la relación entre carreteras y otras perturbaciones humanas con la distribución de mamíferos en Gabón (África central). Nuestro sitio de estudio está dentro de una concesión petrolera en un paisaje litoral heterogéneo. Realizamos muestreos a lo largo de 199 transectos lineales e instalamos cámaras trampa en 99 de ellos para documentar la presencia y abundancia de mamíferos. Utilizamos modelos lineales generalizados con efectos mixtos para documentar las asociaciones entre variables relacionadas con el ecosistema (cobertura de suelo, topografía e hidrología), carreteras (tipo de revestimiento, ancho de derecho de vía, condición, tipo de vehículos que utilizan la carretera, nivel de tráfico, afiliación de los usuarios y el tipo general de carretera) y otras perturbaciones humanas (urbanización, agricultura, caza, tala, recolecta y actividades industriales) y la abundancia o presencia de 17 especies o grupos de mamíferos incluyendo elefantes (Loxodonta cyclotis), búfalo (Syncerus caffer), sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei), cerdo rojo de río (Potomochoerus porcus), ungulados pequeños, gorila (Gorilla gorilla), chimpancé (Pan troglodytes), chacal con rayas a los lados (Canis adustus), carnívoros, monos y roedores de talla grande. Ciertos tipos de carreteras y otras perturbaciones humanas estuvieron asociadas negativamente con la abundancia o presencia de elefantes, búfalos, gorilas, sitatungas, algunos monos y antílopes. Los patrones de asociación de mamíferos con carreteras y otras perturbaciones humanas fueron diversos e incluyen asociaciones positivas con la presencia de carreteras (cerdo rojo de río, algunos monos y antílopes), agricultura (sitatunga, carnívoros pequeños y roedores de talla grande) y actividades industriales (sitatunga, cerdo rojo de río, antílope rojo y chacal con rayas a los lados

The dam in Garganta del Ciervo, 12th century (Segura de la Sierra, Jaén, España: contributions to Andalusian hydraulic engineering | La presa de la Garganta del Ciervo, s. XII (Segura de la Sierra, Jaén, España: aportaciones a la ingeniería hidráulica andalusí

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Vicente Salvatierra Cuenca

2016-12-01

Full Text Available In this text we analyze a remarkable Islamic dam located in Sierra de Segura, dated from the 12th century. The size of the dam, 11 m high and 9 m thick, its location in a mostly flat area, the technique used to build it, the reservoir that it created, etc. makes dams a very singular element among the irrigation architecture in Al-Andalus. In addition to describing the dam, we also intend to discuss to which point the purpose of this structure was truly different from what was usually done at that time, and, therefore, if it means both a technological and social change, or if its configuration hid other objectives. | En este texto analizamos una notable presa islámica localizada en la Sierra de Segura, fechada en el siglo XII. Su envergadura, 11 m de altura y 9 m de grosor, su situación en una zona sustancialmente llana, su técnica de fabricación, el pantano que generaba, etc. la convierten en principio en un elemento muy atípico dentro de la arquitectura de regadío andalusí. Además de realizar su descripción, nos proponemos discutir hasta qué punto la finalidad de esta estructura era realmente diferente a lo que se hacía en la época, y si supone por tanto un cambio tecnológico y social. O si su configuración escondía otros objetivos.

Long-term dynamics of Coxiella burnetii in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus

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David eGonzález-Barrio

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Several aspects of the dynamics of Coxiella burnetii that are relevant for the implementation of control strategies in ruminant herds with endemic Q-fever are unknown. We designed a longitudinal study to monitor the dynamics of exposure to C. burnetii in a red deer herd with endemic infection in order to allow the design of Q fever specific control approaches. Other relevant aspects of the dynamics of C. burnetii - the effect of herd immune status, age, season and early infection on exposure, the average half-life of antibodies, the presence and duration of maternal humoral immunity and the age of first exposure - were analysed. The dynamics of C. burnetii in deer herds seems to be modulated by host herd and host individual factors and by particular host life history traits. Red deer females become exposed to C. burnetii at the beginning of their second year since maternal antibodies protect them after birth and during the main pathogen shedding season - at the end of spring-early summer. Infection pressure varies between years, probably associated to herd immunity effects, determining inter-annual variation in the risk of exposure. These results suggest that any strategy applied to control C. burnetii in deer herds should be designed to induce immunity in their first year of life immediately after losing maternal antibodies. The short average life of C. burnetii antibodies suggests that any protection based upon humoral immunity would require re-vaccination every 6 months.

Effect of mountain biking on red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Kaupanger, Norway

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Scholten, Janneke

2016-01-01

Human outdoor activities, like mountain biking, often affect animal behaviour. Ungulates might avoid roads and trails, and increase their avoidance with increasing human activity. Recently, biking on forest trails has increased considerably in Norway, but we still have limited knowledge about how forest biking may affect wildlife. In this study, I used pellet group counts and camera traps to study the effect of biking trails on red deer occurrence in Kaupanger, Norway. Based on pellet group c...

Establishment rate of cattle gastrointestinal nematodes in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Ten Doesschate, S J; Pomroy, W E; Tapia-Escárate, D; Scott, I; Wilson, P R

2017-08-30

Red deer can be infected with some gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) of cattle but it is unknown to what extent. An indoor study was conducted to determine the establishment rate of cattle GIN in young deer. Five young calves and 5 young red deer were used. They were effectively treated with anthelmintics when housed and then infected 2 weeks later. After four weeks they were killed for total worm counts. Establishment rates were assessed comparing worm counts to the infective dose which were identified morphologically, and to the relative establishment rate of different species. The establishment rates (%) in cattle and deer respectively were H. contortus (8.0, 18.7, p=0.18), Ostertagia ostertagi (30.8, 0.7, p98%) of Trichostrongylus spp. were Trichostrongylus axei in both hosts and there were no differences between hosts for this species (p=0.11). In cattle >98% of Cooperia were Cooperia oncophora and the mean burden was much higher than in deer (pcattle (pcattle-origin GIN can establish in red deer. In particular, the establishment of H. contortus and T. axei could allow sufficient burdens to build up to be clinically significant. Importantly, almost no cattle Ostertagia species or small intestinal species established in deer. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Encefalopatías espongiformes transmisibles: enfermedad crónica desgastante

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M. A. Reyes-López

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Las enfermedades por encefalopatías espongiformes transmisibles (EET, algunas veces llamadas enfermedades “por priones”, son un grupo de enfermedades raras, incurables, neurodegenerativas y fatales, las cuales afectan a una variedad de mamíferos. En los pasados 20 años, las EET pasaron de ser “las enfermedades de fascinación” a enfermedades difíciles de entender, causantes de pérdidas económicas en el sector ganadero, además de provocar problemas de salud humana. Las EET incluyen Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD y kuru en humanos; scrapi en ovejas, encefalopatía en visón (TME y caquexia crónica del ciervo y alce (CWD. En el ganado, se propuso de manera sugestiva el nombre de “vacas locas” o encefalopatía espongiforme bovina (BSE. La CWD puede ser transmitida indirectamente a animales susceptibles a través de ambientes contaminados, mediante heces o cadáveres descompuestos. En los últimos 5 años, la distribución conocida de CWD en Norte América se extendió, incrementando las dudas sobre el impacto de esta enfermedad en cérvidos de vida libre y la viabilidad de ranchos cinegéticos. En México, no existe evidencia de CWD en venados de vida silvestre o cautiverio, aunque se ha detectado en un condado fronterizo de Nuevo México, EUA. La CWD es considerada una enfermedad exótica y deben de tomarse las medidas pertinentes para evitar su introducción en México.

Brick durability and conservation treatment (Santa María de Jesús chapel portal, Seville, Spain

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Villegas, R.

2009-03-01

Full Text Available Durability differences of 2 types of brick from Santa María de Jesús Chapel (Sevilla and 2 treatments for its restoration have been studied. They have been characterizad using XRD and SEM, as well as their physical, hydric and mechanical properties. Samples prepared with bricks from the chapel have been submitted to salt crystallization test, to identify decay causes and mechanisms.The red brick present the lowest firing temperature, lower porosity and a great proportion of micropores. Physical and mechanical properties don’t change significantly with the treatments, only hygric properties vary with the water repellent. The accelerated aging test revealed significant improvement in the behaviour of yellow brick, but no change in the decay mechanism of red brick (Typical of microporous materials or its durability is observed.Se ha estudiado la alteración diferencial de los 2 tipos de ladrillo de la iglesia de Santa María de Jesús (Sevilla y 2 tratamientos para su restauración. Se han caracterizado por DRX y SEM, así como sus propiedades físicas, hídricas y mecánicas. Probetas preparadas de ladrillos de la iglesia se han sometido a ensayo de cristalización de sales para determinar las causas y los mecanismos de alteración.El ladrillo rojo es el que presenta menor temperatura de cocción, menor porosidad y mayor proporción de microporos. Las propiedades físicas y mecánicas de ambos ladrillos no varían significativamente con los tratamientos, sólo las propiedades hídricas cambian con el hidrófugo. En el ensayo de alteración mejora mucho el comportamiento del ladrillo amarillo, mientras que en el rojo no varía la morfología de alteración (características de materiales con microporos ni la durabilidad.

Malaria cerebral Cerebral malaria

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Carlos Hugo Zapata Zapata

2003-03-01

Full Text Available La malaria Cerebral (MC es la complicación más frecuente de la malaria por P. falciparum; aproximadamente el 90% de las personas que la han padecido se recuperan completamente sin secuelas neurológicas. Aún no se conoce con claridad su patogénesis pero se han postulado cuatro hipótesis o mecanismos posibles: 1 citoadherencia y secuestro de glóbulos rojos parasitados en la microvasculatura cerebral; 2 formación de rosetas y aglutinación de glóbulos rojos parasitados; 3 producción de citoquinas y activación de segundos mensajeros y, 4 apertura de la barrera hematoencefálica. Sin embargo, queda un interrogante sin resolver aún: ¿qué proceso se lleva a cabo para que el parásito, desde el espacio microvascular, pueda interferir transitoriamente con la función cerebral? Recientemente se ha utilizado el precursor de la proteína b-Amiloide como un marcador de daño neuronal en MC; este precursor será de gran ayuda en futuras investigaciones realizadas en nuestro medio que aporten información para comprender la patogénesis de la MC. Is the most common complication of P. falciparum malaria; nearly 90% of people who have suffered CM can recover without neurological problems. Currently there are four hypotheses that explain pathogenesis of CM: cytoadherence and sequestering of parasitized red blood cells to cerebral capillaries; rosette formation and parasitized red blood cells agglutination; production of cytokines and activation of second messengers and opening of the blood-brain barrier. However the main question remains to be answered; how the host-parasite interaction in the vascular space interferes transiently with cerebral function? Recently, the beta amyloid precursor peptide has been employed as marker of neural injury in CM. It is expected that the beta amyloid precursor peptide will help to understand the pathogenesis of CM in complicated patients of endemic areas of Colombia.

Estrategia ambiental en el manejo de efluentes en la extracción de aceite de palma

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María Bonomie

2012-09-01

Full Text Available En el proceso de extracción de aceite de palma, se consideran alternativas de separación de los residuos sólidos y líquidos para el aprovechamiento (si es posible total del efluente. Estos residuos sólidos de naturaleza orgánica, y las descargas líquidas, suelen considerarse de bajo impacto en comparación con otros procesos productivos de algunos sectores industriales. En este sentido, la presente investigación tiene como propósito analizar el manejo de los efluentes en el proceso de extracción de aceite de palma o aceite rojo. Asimismo, se presenta la estrategia ambiental en este tipo de proceso utilizando la producción más limpia. La investigación es de tipo analítica, no experimental de campo; la población se delimitó a las empresas del sector de palma aceitera que desarrolla el proceso de extracción de aceite. Se realizaron varias visitas y entrevistas al personal de estas empresas; siendo necesario aclarar que para efectos de esta investigación, solamente se considera la producción de aceite rojo, en virtud de que del proceso de producción se obtienen dos sub productos, aceite de palmiste y harina de palmiste. Los resultados, indican que existen efluentes en las diferentes etapas del proceso de extracción de aceite, los cuales reciben un tratamiento especial, por lo que requieren de áreas que desempeñan actividades de apoyo, tales como: control de calidad, mantenimiento y generación de energía, las cuales intervienen en la generación y tratamiento de los efluentes. Se concluye que las empresas que utilizan este tipo de proceso productivo, emplean estrategias innovadoras para disminuir el impacto ambiental, en aras de mejorar el desempeño ambiental en este tipo de organización.

Evaluación de los anuncios de alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados en la televisión en España aplicando el modelo de Semáforo Nutricional de Reino Unido

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Félix Alexis Morales Rodríguez

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción: dado el interés en disminuir el consumo de alimentos de bajo valor nutricional, el propósito del presente estudio fue evaluar la calidad nutricional de los anuncios de alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados en la televisión en España. Material y métodos: estudio transversal, observacional y descriptivo de los anuncios televisivos de alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados en los cuatros canales generalistas y el canal infantil con publicidad y mayores audiencias. Se analizó un día entre semana y otro de fin de semana, en las dos franjas horarias de mayor audiencia media. Para la evaluación se consideró la frecuencia de repetición de los anuncios de cada producto registrado y se utilizó la versión vigente del Semáforo Nutricional (SN de Reino Unido, estableciéndose el perfil de SN mayoritario de cada canal y del conjunto. Resultados: el 19,6% de los anuncios emitidos se correspondió con alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados. El canal infantil Boing presentó una presión de este tipo de publicidad elevada (36,8%, duplicando a la media de los canales generalistas (17,4%. El SN mayoritario del conjunto de canales fue rojo para grasas y grasas saturadas, y verde para azúcares y sal. El canal infantil Boing presentó el peor perfil nutricional, siendo rojo para todos los nutrientes analizados, excepto para la sal, que fue ámbar, mientras que Telecinco presentó el mejor, siendo verde para todos los nutrientes analizados. Conclusiones: la publicidad de los alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados en la televisión en España presenta una calidad nutricional general mejorable, especialmente en el canal infantil analizado, lo que aconsejaría adoptar políticas más eficaces que limiten la exposición de los niños a los anuncios de productos poco saludables.

En época del Medievo

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Córdoba, Joaquín Mª

2005-04-01

Full Text Available El siglo XIII y sobre todo los dos siguientes, el XIV y el XV, siglos que Johan Huizinga evocaría como «el otoño de la Edad Media» parecen haber sido especialmente fértiles en viajes a mundos remotos. Frailes y nobles, comerciantes y aventureros europeos unidos en épicas jornadas llegarían a regiones tan remotas como el corazón de Mongolia, el Mar Rojo o las islas de Java y Sumatra. Y entre las vidas, los viajes y los recuerdos de fray Guillermo de Rubruck, Marco Polo o Niccolò dei Conti, redescubrimos nosotros el valor y las aventuras de viajeros españoles que, como Ruy González de Clavijo o Don Pero Tafur, escribieron libros hoy estimados entre los mejores…

Mesa Panel sobre Temor y temblor

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Basilio Rojo

2013-11-01

Full Text Available Basilio Rojo insists in five points regarding the individual in Søren Kierkegaard's philosphy: the question of the infinite and the finite, about which it is possible to see the knight of faith as the model of the leap which ought to be done from one to other; the question of the individual and the general, in which we find the rejection of the hegelian doctrine; the integration of the individual in the general, where an ethical and social element of great importance stands out; the isolation or silence, which emerges from the impossibility of language to express the individual, precisely because language is about the general; and the trastoque of the concept of “duty”, which refers to God's will and deviates from Kant.

Escleritis posterior: a propósito de un caso

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Isabel Ambou Frutos

Full Text Available Las enfermedades inflamatorias de la esclera son infrecuentes. Involucran tanto la esclera como la epiesclera y se caracterizan por su cronicidad, dolor y por ser una causa potencial de ceguera. Su asociación con enfermedades sistémicas, frecuentemente de causa autoinmune, y la aparición de graves complicaciones oculares, conllevan una terapia sistémica agresiva con antinflamatorios no esteroideos, corticoesteroides y agentes inmunosupresores, los cuales se pueden utilizar solos o combinados. Presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino de 37 años de edad quien acudió al Cuerpo de Guardia por dolor ocular intenso, asociado a ojo rojo, disminución de la agudeza visual y cifras elevadas de tensión ocular del ojo derecho, a quien le fue diagnosticada una escleritis posterior.

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2011-01-01

Thursday 9 June 2011 at 20:30 / Jeudi 9 Juin 2011 à 20:30 CERN Council Chamber / Salle du Conseil Aguirre: The Wrath of God  By/de : Werner Herzog (Germany, 1972) 93 min With/avec: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to destruction? Original version german; english subtitles Version originale allemande; soutitrée en anglais Entrance : 2 CHF Projection from DVD http://cineclub.web.cern.ch/Cineclub/  

Agua residual y complementada como sustituto del medio de cultivo "in vitro" de embriones de café

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Ramos, RA.

2001-01-01

Full Text Available This work was carried out in Provincial Enterprise from Hydraulicai Resources of Santiago de Cuba and a Genetic Laboratory from Central Research Station of Coffee and Cacao, Tercer Frente, Santiago de Cuba province, from February to June of 1996 period. The "in vitro" culture of Coffea arabica L. 'Catuai Rojo' var. embryos was made as substitute the traditionally culture media using wastewater of Neat Enterprise of Santiago de Cuba as alone and mixed form with coconut milk and ammonium nitrate. Main chemical components were analysed at 19, 27, 36 and 44 days after culturing, the stem and root length were evaluated. The statistical analysis showed a significative difference between treatments. The best behaviour culture media were wastewater complemented with 500 mg. l1 or 1000 mg. V of ammonium nitrate.

GLOBALIZATION AND BUILDING OF IDENTITIES IN MODERN CITIES: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AT BARCELONA’S NEW CIVIC ORDINANCE

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LILIANA VARGAS MONROY

2007-11-01

Full Text Available This paper makes a discourse analysis of the Civic Ordinance of Barcelona, adopted by the City Hall of Barcelona-Spain in January of 2006, in order to typify and manage behaviour in the public spaces of the city. The textual corpuswe used for this analysis is the Ordinance project in its two versions. The Discourse Analysis methodology used in thisstudy has been proposed by different authors in this field (Martín Rojo, 2001; Parker, 1992; Potter & Wetherell, 1987;Van Dijk, 2003; Wetherell, 2001. Results point to the emergence of two kinds of discourses inside the text, as well as the strategies from which both discourses allow the construction of citizens’ identities as a new way of governability in the spaces of contemporary European cities.

LOS ROJOS Y LOS AZULES. La violencia de la polarizaci?n bipartidista. Pacho (1930-1956).

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Gait?n Barrero, Clara Helena

2016-01-01

C?mo cay? Pacho en ?la Violencia?? Estudio sobre el impacto del 9 de abril y ?la Violencia? en Pacho, Cundinamarca. Se analiza c?mo este municipio, ajeno a la violencia bipartidista, se involucr? en esta contienda que viv?a el pa?s. Sugiere la inversi?n de la pregunta: ?Fue el bipartidismo, m?s que la causa, una consecuencia de la violencia?

Elaphostrongylus spp. from Scandinavian cervidae - a scanning electron microscope study (SEM

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Margareta Stéen

1990-08-01

Full Text Available Nematodes of the genus Elaphostrongylus collected from moose (Alces alces L., reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L., and red deer (Cervus elaphus L., respectively, were studied by means of scanning electron microscopy. Morphological differences in the ribs of the genital bursa were demonstrated. The Elaphostrongylus species from reindeer and red deer differed from each other in four ribs of the genital bursa. These results agree with the morphological characters of E. cervi and E. rangiferi described by Cameron (1931 and Mitskevitch (1960. The genital bursa of Elaphostrongylus sp. from moose, in accordance with the description of E. alces by Steen et al. (1989 showed characteristics differing from those found in Elaphostrongylus spp. from reindeer and red deer respectively. These results support the hypothesis that there are three separate species of Elaphostrongylus present in Scandinavian Cervidae. Svep-elektroniska studier på Elaphostrongylus spp. hos skandinaviska hjortdjur.Abstract in Swedish / Sammandrag: Rundmaskar inom slaktet Elaphostrongylus funna hos alg (Alces alces L., ren (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L. och kronhjort(Cervus elaphus L. studerades med hjalp av svepelelektronmikroskop. De hanliga bursorna med sin a stodjeribbor uppvisade variationer i utseende, langd och placering mellan dessa rundmaskar. De arter av Elaphostrongylus funna hos ren och kronhjort skilde sig åt avseende fyra stodjeribbor på de hanliga bursorna. Dessa resultat stammer val overens med de karaktarer som tidigare ar beskrivna av Cameron(1931 och av Mitskevich (1960. Den hanliga bursan hos arten Elaphostrongylus funnen hos alg, vilken tidigare ar beskriven av Steen et al. (1989, visade upp ett utseende som skilde sig från bursorna hos de Elaphostrongylus-arter funna hos ren och kronhjort. Dessa resultat stoder hypotesen om tre skilda arter av Elaphostrongylus hos skandinaviska hjortdjur.

A cervid vocal fold model suggests greater glottal efficiency in calling at high frequencies.

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Ingo R Titze

2010-08-01

Full Text Available Male Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni produce loud and high fundamental frequency bugles during the mating season, in contrast to the male European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus who produces loud and low fundamental frequency roaring calls. A critical step in understanding vocal communication is to relate sound complexity to anatomy and physiology in a causal manner. Experimentation at the sound source, often difficult in vivo in mammals, is simulated here by a finite element model of the larynx and a wave propagation model of the vocal tract, both based on the morphology and biomechanics of the elk. The model can produce a wide range of fundamental frequencies. Low fundamental frequencies require low vocal fold strain, but large lung pressure and large glottal flow if sound intensity level is to exceed 70 dB at 10 m distance. A high-frequency bugle requires both large muscular effort (to strain the vocal ligament and high lung pressure (to overcome phonation threshold pressure, but at least 10 dB more intensity level can be achieved. Glottal efficiency, the ration of radiated sound power to aerodynamic power at the glottis, is higher in elk, suggesting an advantage of high-pitched signaling. This advantage is based on two aspects; first, the lower airflow required for aerodynamic power and, second, an acoustic radiation advantage at higher frequencies. Both signal types are used by the respective males during the mating season and probably serve as honest signals. The two signal types relate differently to physical qualities of the sender. The low-frequency sound (Red Deer call relates to overall body size via a strong relationship between acoustic parameters and the size of vocal organs and body size. The high-frequency bugle may signal muscular strength and endurance, via a 'vocalizing at the edge' mechanism, for which efficiency is critical.

Solar Radiation Determines Site Occupancy of Coexisting Tropical and Temperate Deer Species Introduced to New Zealand Forests.

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Robert B Allen

Full Text Available Assemblages of introduced taxa provide an opportunity to understand how abiotic and biotic factors shape habitat use by coexisting species. We tested hypotheses about habitat selection by two deer species recently introduced to New Zealand's temperate rainforests. We hypothesised that, due to different thermoregulatory abilities, rusa deer (Cervus timorensis; a tropical species would prefer warmer locations in winter than red deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus; a temperate species. Since adult male rusa deer are aggressive in winter (the rut, we also hypothesised that rusa deer and red deer would not use the same winter locations. Finally, we hypothesised that in summer both species would prefer locations with fertile soils that supported more plant species preferred as food. We used a 250 × 250 m grid of 25 remote cameras to collect images in a 100-ha montane study area over two winters and summers. Plant composition, solar radiation, and soil fertility were also determined for each camera location. Multiseason occupancy models revealed that direct solar radiation was the best predictor of occupancy and detection probabilities for rusa deer in winter. Multistate, multiseason occupancy models provided strong evidence that the detection probability of adult male rusa deer was greater in winter and when other rusa deer were present at a location. Red deer mostly vacated the study area in winter. For the one season that had sufficient camera images of both species (summer 2011 to allow two-species occupancy models to be fitted, the detection probability of rusa deer also increased with solar radiation. Detection probability also varied with plant composition for both deer species. We conclude that habitat use by coexisting tropical and temperate deer species in New Zealand likely depends on the interplay between the thermoregulatory and behavioural traits of the deer and the abiotic and biotic features of the habitat.

Susceptible conditions for debarking by deer in subalpine coniferous forests in central Japan

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Hayato Iijima

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Background: Recently, deer have expanded their distribution to higher altitude ranges including subalpine forests. However, culling deer and construction of deer fence in subalpine forests are difficult because of steep slopes and complex topography. Thus it is necessary to clarify the factors which are associated with debarking by deer for the effective protection of subalpine forests. In this study, we examined which factors are associated with debarking by sika deer (Cervus nippon in subalpine coniferous forests. Methods: We conducted our survey in Minami-Alps National Park, central Japan. We established 24 10 m× 40 m plots and surveyed the occurrence of debarking on saplings >30 cm in height and 3 cm in DBH, as well as sapling density within each plot. Minimum distances to nearest grassland of plots were calculated (tentatively assuming grassland would attract deer and would cause high debarking pressure in the surrounding subalpine forests. Results: The mean percentage of debarked live saplings was higher than that of live trees. The mean percentage of debarked saplings which had already died was 81.6 %. Debarking of saplings increased with lower elevation, taller sapling size, and marginally increased near grassland. Sapling density was lower in plots with low basal area of conspecific trees near grassland and differed among species. Sapling density marginally decreased with decreasing elevation and increasing stand tree density. Debarking of trees was positively related to small DBH and low elevation, and marginally increased near grassland and differed among species. Conclusions: Our results suggest that tall saplings in subalpine forests of low elevation or near subalpine grassland were susceptible to debarking by deer and monitoring of these areas may permit the early detection of the impacts of deer in subalpine coniferous forests. Keywords: Abies, Cervus nippon, Debarking, Grassland, Picea, Sapling density, Subalpine region

Mesola red deer: physical characteristics, population dynamics and conservation perspectives

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Stefano Mattioli

2003-10-01

Full Text Available Abstract The biometry, demography and genetics of red deer Cervus elaphus of Mesola Wood (NE Italy, are presented and discussed in relation to the conservation of this population. Modest body size, low stature, oversimplified antlers and a low reproductive performance characterise red deer from Mesola Wood. The mitochondrial genome showed a private haplotype, different from other red deer in Italy and central Europe. The uniqueness of this nucleus and its biogeographic importance make a long-term conservation plan particularly urgent. Management measures such as fallow deer reduction, winter feeding and pasture mowing were tested, giving promising results. The physical condition of the animals improved, calf and adult mortality declined, and a few cases of antlers with bez tine or crown were reported in this study after four decades. Riassunto Il Cervo della Mesola: caratteristiche fisiche, dinamica di popolazione e prospettive di conservazione La biometria, la demografia e la genetica del cervo Cervus elaphus del Gran Bosco della Mesola (Italia nord-orientale, vengono presentate e discusse in relazione alla salvaguardia di questa popolazione. Il cervo della Mesola risulta caratterizzato dalle modeste dimensioni corporee, dalla struttura semplificata dei palchi e da un basso rendimento riproduttivo. L'analisi del genoma mitocondriale ha evidenziato un aplotipo privato, diverso da quello degli altri cervi italiani e centroeuropei. L'unicità di questo nucleo e la sua importanza biogeografica rendono particolarmente urgente un piano di conservazione a lungo termine. Sono stati verificati interventi gestionali quali la riduzione numerica dei daini, il foraggiamento invernale e lo sfalcio delle superfici a pascolo, con risultati promettenti. Le condizioni fisiche degli animali sono migliorate, la mortalità tra i piccoli e gli adulti è diminuita, e sono stati registrati alcuni

Presence of ail and ystB genes in Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A isolates from game animals in Poland.

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Platt-Samoraj, A; Syczyło, K; Szczerba-Turek, A; Bancerz-Kisiel, A; Jabłoński, A; Łabuć, S; Pajdak, J; Oshakbaeva, N; Szweda, W

2017-03-01

The pathogenicity of Yersinia enterocolitica is associated with the presence of plasmid and chromosomal virulence genes. Strains belonging to biotype 1A do not possess pYV plasmids, often harbour the ystB gene and usually lack the ail gene, which is the main virulence marker for Y. enterocolitica. The simultaneous presence of ail and ystB is uncommon. In this study, 21/218 (9.6%) biotype 1A Y. enterocolitica isolates from rectal swabs of wild boar (Sus scrofa; n = 18), red deer (Cervus elaphus; n = 2) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus; n = 1) in Poland harboured both ail and ystB genes. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

El museo deslumbrante - XIII

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Fernando Arbelaéz

1965-05-01

Full Text Available Es muy agradable tener en Atenas un amigo como Cayetano. Oigo mi propio idioma, y su música es una especie de anestesia muy suave para mis pensamientos. El mundo me parece grotesco, gesticulante y me produce miedo en algún lugar secreto de la mente. Escribo con una facilidad que me sorprende; pero ya se que esto no es más que el resultado de ese sutil mecanismo que reemplaza las pasiones para que podamos subsistir: el rojo de la lujuria va tomando los dorados colores del orgullo con el repique de la máquina. No creo que haya escrito con tanta fluidez y por tan largo tiempo. Es evidente, el ejercicio de teclear descansa los nervios y la concentración descansa el espíritu, así estemos meditando en nuestras propias miserias.

Nitrogen uptake by wheat seedlings, interactive effects of four nitrogen sources: NO3-, NO2-, NH4+, and urea

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Criddle, R. S.; Ward, M. R.; Huffaker, R. C.

1988-01-01

The net influx (uptake) rates of NO3-, NH4+, NO2-, and urea into roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum cv Yecora Rojo) seedlings from complete nutrient solutions containing all four compounds were monitored simultaneously. Although urea uptake was too slow to monitor, its presence had major inhibitory effects on the uptake of each of the other compounds. Rates of NO3-, NH4+, and NO2- uptake depended in a complex fashion on the concentration of all four N compounds. Equations were developed which describe the uptake rates of each of the compounds, and of total N, as functions of concentrations of all N sources. Contour plots of the results show the interactions over the range of concentrations employed. The coefficients of these equations provide quantitative values for evaluating primary and interactive effects of each compound on N uptake.

Effectiveness of Brucella abortus Strain 19 single calfhood vaccination in elk (Cervus elaphus)

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Roffe, Thomas J.; Jones, Lee C.; Coffin, Kenneth; Sweeney, Steven J.; Williams, Beth; Quist, Charlotte

2002-01-01

Brucellosis in Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) bison and elk has been a source of controversy and focus of the Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee (GYIBC) for years. Brucellosis has been eradicated from cattle in the 3 states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho and all three states currently are classified as “brucellosis free” with regard to livestock. Yet free-ranging elk that attend feedgrounds in the GYA, and bison in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, still have high seroprevalence to the disease and are viewed as a threat to the state-federal cooperative national brucellosis eradication program. Recently, cattle in eastern Idaho were found infected with brucellosis and transmission was apparently from fed elk. The GYIBC, formed of state and federal agencies involved in wildlife and livestock management in the 3 states, has committed to eventual elimination of the disease from wildlife. Management tools to control or eliminate the disease are limited; however, wildlife vaccination is one of the methods currently employed. Effective wildlife vaccination depends on dose efficacy, deliverability, and safety to non-targeted species. We commenced a single-dose efficacy study of vaccine Brucella abortus strain 19 (S19) in elk in 1999.

Grazing Habitat of the Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis in the Upland Kebar, Manokwari

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AGUSTINA YOHANA SETYARINI AROBAYA

2009-07-01

Full Text Available The general objective of the study was to provide current information on grassland communities as deer habitat and its future development plan for a sustainable forage management in upland Kebar, Papua. Quantitative estimation of forage production was carried out by measuring a biomass harvest in fresh weight bases, while occasional observations on ranging deer were done within habitat range with the aid of 7x50 binoculars verified by actual visitation of grazed area. The study indicated that Kebar was the only grazing area of deer varies in low layer vegetation composition that comprised of eleven grass species and five legume species. Imperata cylindrica, Paspalum conjugatum, Themeda arguens, Melinis minutiflora and Cyperus rotundus were identified as food plant of deer in Kebar. Among these species T. arguens, M. minutiflora, C. rotundus and I. cylindrica were the most preferred species consumed by deer. The biomass harvest (species productivity was 30.36 kg/ha fresh weight, while deer food productivity in the grassland was slightly lower (26.70 kg/ha than total productivity of the grassland. The major drainage area is Kasi River, but two other rivers across this valley (Api River, Apriri River are also supply water to the swampy area.

Reconsideration of the systematics of the Early Pleistocene Cervavitus (Cervidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia

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Dong, W.

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Cervavitus were usually found from the Late Miocene and Pliocene deposits in East Europe, Middle Asia and North China, but they were found recently in many Early Pleistocene localities in southern China. The latter resulted in the discussion of their systematic status between Cervavitus and Cervus. Here we show the Early Pleistocene forms from southern China are morphometrically more similar to northern China Cervavitus species, and the cladistic analysis shows that the southern China forms are closer to classic Cervavitus species than Cervus and that also proves their systematic status in Cervavitus rather than in Cervus. Cervavitus originated in Moldovan forests of East Europe in the late Vallesian (MN10 from a brachyodont and holometacarpal ancestor with two/three-tined antlers and Palaeomeryx fold and evolved into C. novorossiae. It dispersed into West Europe forests in the earliest Turolian and further west to France in the Ruscinian. It dispersed into northern China forests in the early Turolian and represented by C. shanxius. The great quantity of C. shanxius specimens with brachyodont teeth and complete lateral metacarpals implies the arid Loess Plateau of today was a humid forested region in the Late Miocene. C. shanxius migrated southwards in the Plio-Pleistocene probably due to the drying environment in northern China with uplifting of Himalayas and evolved into C. ultimus and C. fenqii, which survived in southern China until the Early Pleistocene (MNQ18.La revisión sistemática de Cervivatus sugiere que deriva del principal clado de los cérvidos posteriores a los muntiacinos, e implica que Procervulinae, Dicrocerinae y la primeras formas de Munticiacinae serían holometacarpales, como también lo es Cervivatus, originario en los bosques de Moldavia (Europa del Este durante el Vallesiense final (MN 10, a partir de un antecesor braquiodonto y holometacarpal, con astas con dos o tres candiles y pliegue paleomerícido, y que da lugar a

Aplicación del análisis 3D de elementos finitos en el estudio biomecánico de la dentición de mamíferos. Análisis preliminar en Procervulus ginsburgi (Cervidae, Artiodactyla

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Morales, J.

2006-12-01

Full Text Available The combination of complex structures and diverse materials, restricts our knowledge of the biomechanics of teeth. In this sense, finite element analysis (FEA is a method used in engineering and biomechanical studies to estimate the performance and changes produced by regimes of stress and strain in mechanic structures or the human skeleton, as well as in soft tissues. On only rare occasions it is applied to the problem of biomechanical design in animals and even less in fossil groups. In this work, we advance the preliminary results obtained on creating a complete complex 3D finite element model of the tooth of an extinct deer in order to test its functionality and mechanical properties.La combinación de las complejas estructuras y de los diversos materiales que integran los dientes, restringe nuestro conocimiento acerca de su biomecánica. En este sentido, el análisis de elementos finitos (AEF es un método utilizado en ingeniería y en estudios biomecánicos para estimar el rendimiento y las variaciones producidas por las tensiones y las deformaciones en estructuras mecánicas o del esqueleto humano, así como en tejidos blandos. En contadas ocasiones se ha aplicado este método al problema de diseño biomecánico de animales y aún menos en grupos fósiles. En este trabajo presentamos los resultados preliminares obtenidos al generar un completo y complejo modelo en 3D de elementos finitos del molar superior de un ciervo extinto para estudiar su funcionalidad y propiedades mecánicas.

Análisis arqueozoológico, tafonómico y de distribución espacial de la fauna de mamíferos de la Cueva de la Fragua (Santoña, Cantabria

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Ana Belén Marin

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo analiza los restos de mamíferos hallados en los niveles Magdaleniense, Aziliense, Mesolítico y Calcolítico de la Cueva de La Fragua (Santoña, Cantabria. En el nivel Magdaleniense existe una economia dual centralizada en la caza del ciervo y la cabra. A partir del nivel Aziliense y sobre todo en el Mesolítico, a raíz del cambio climático, empieza a hacerse patente la diversificación de recursos con la relevancia que adquieren taxones como el corzo y el jabalí, además de restos de malacofauna terrestre y marina. Una zanja en época Calcolítica (datada a partir de los restos cerámicos en ella recogidos corta parcialmente parte de los cuadros excavados. Aparecen restos de animales domésticos. Esta zanja debió realizarse con fines sepulcrales a tenor de los retos humanos en ella encontrados. Gran parte de los restos muestran trazas antrópicas, huellas de alteraciones naturales y actividades de carnívoros y roedores que se han estudiado en un detallado análisis tafonómico. Además, gracias a un Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG que se ha aplicado al análisis arqueozoológico de esta cueva se ha podido observar de una manera muy gráfica la distribución de cada uno de los restos en los diferentes niveles, lo cual ha permitido avanzar en el conocimiento de las unidades sociales de consumo y de los diversos pobladores que ocuparon esta cueva en las distintas etapas.

Estrategias de subsistencia durante el Paleolítico medio en la Submeseta norte. La Cueva Corazón (Mave, Palencia

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José YRAVEDRA SÁINZ DE LOS TERREROS

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo pretende abordar una primera aproximación a las estrategias de subsistencia empleadas por los neandertales en el Cañón de la Horadada (Mave, Palencia. A través del análisis de las colecciones faunísticas recuperadas hasta el momento en el yacimiento musteriense de Cueva Corazón, fechado en torno a 96 Ka, se aborda el análisis y la caracterización de los modelos de obtención de recursos cárnicos en el entorno de este enclave, un importante corredor natural de comunicación entre la Meseta y la región cantábrica. La metodología empleada para este estudio incluye el análisis zooarqueológico y tafonómico de los restos óseos, así como el estudio de los patrones de mortandad. Nuestros resultados ofrecen una acumulación principalmente antrópica de caballos, ciervos, cabras y otros animales. Diferentes evidencias como el análisis de las frecuencias de marcas y los patrones de fracturación así lo corroboran. La presencia de marcas de corte en casi todas las porciones anatómicas indica diversas actividades ligadas al desollado, el desarticulado y el descarnado. Junto al aprovechamiento cárnico, la médula de los animales también sería explotada como muestran las marcas de percusión y los patrones de fracturación. Los carnívoros intervinieron en el yacimiento como agentes carroñeros, aprovechando los restos abandonados por los neandertales en los momentos de desocupación humana.

H08986: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Off Cabo Rojo to Punta Jorobado, Puerto Rico, 1968-04-16

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H08987: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Off Cabo Rojo to Punta Jorobado, Puerto Rico, 1968-05-07

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H08988: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Off Cabo Rojo to Punta Jorobado, Puerto Rico, 1968-04-29

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H08984: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Off Cabo Rojo to Punta Jorobado, Puerto Rico, 1969-04-03

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H08985: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Off Cabo Rojo to Punta Jorobado, Puerto Rico, 1969-04-03

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H08989: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Off Cabo Rojo to Punta Jorobado, Puerto Rico, 1968-04-16

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Different hunting strategies select for different weights in red deer

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Martínez, María; Rodríguez-Vigal, Carlos; Jones, Owen R; Coulson, Tim; Miguel, Alfonso San

2005-01-01

Much insight can be derived from records of shot animals. Most researchers using such data assume that their data represents a random sample of a particular demographic class. However, hunters typically select a non-random subset of the population and hunting is, therefore, not a random process. Here, with red deer (Cervus elaphus) hunting data from a ranch in Toledo, Spain, we demonstrate that data collection methods have a significant influence upon the apparent relationship between age and weight. We argue that a failure to correct for such methodological bias may have significant consequences for the interpretation of analyses involving weight or correlated traits such as breeding success, and urge researchers to explore methods to identify and correct for such bias in their data. PMID:17148205

Estabilidad química, física y microbiológica de lomo de atún (Thunnus sp. rebanado. Empacado, congelado y almacenado a -20 ºC

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Romaim De Berardinis

2012-12-01

Full Text Available La globalización ha introducido en Venezuela el consumo de pescado crudo, principalmente atún rojo (Thunnus sp. para elaborar sushi y sashimi. Esto ha despertado el interés en conservar el atún fresco, congelado, para disponer de él a lo largo del año con los atributos que definen la calidad del atún fresco. El pescado congelado se empaca para protegerlo del ambiente frío y seco del congelador, evitar su deshidratación y quemaduras en la superficie del tejido muscular que modificarían la apariencia (color, textura, el sabor y el valor nutritivo durante el almacenamiento. El empaque, además debe ofrecer barrera al paso del oxígeno. Los filetes individuales de pescados magros pueden conservarse en almacenamiento congelado 6 meses a -18 ºC y hasta 9 meses a -24 ºC. Con este trabajo se propuso determinar el efecto del la operación de empacado antes y después de la operación de congelación de rebanadas de lomo de atún rojo. Tratamiento 1: empacadas al vacío y congeladas a -20 ºC (V1; control: empacadas a presión atmosférica y congeladas a -20 ºC (C1. Tratamiento 2: congeladas a -20 ºC y empacadas al vacío después (V2; control: congeladas a -20 ºC y empacadas a presión atmosférica después (C2. Para el empacado se recurrió a bolsas multilaminadas (PE/PA/PE, impermeables al O2 del aire, al vapor de agua y con resistencia mecánica a bajas temperaturas. El tratamiento V1 mantuvo la estabilidad química, microbiológica y sensorial de las rebanadas de lomo de atún, a 90 días de almacenamiento a -20 ºC, la cuales fueron más rojas (a, menos amarillas (b y más oscuras (L, con la menor producción de malonaldehído (0,64 mg/kg de todos los tratamientos, y la mayor estabilidad de la fracción de proteínas solubles (10,03 %.

Estabilidad química, física y microbiológica de lomo de atún (Thunnus sp. rebanado. Empacado, congelado y almacenado a -20 ºC

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Romaim De Berardinis

2012-01-01

Full Text Available La globalización ha introducido en Venezuela el consumo de pescado crudo, principalmente atún rojo (Thunnus sp. para elaborar sushi y sashimi. Esto ha despertado el interés en conservar el atún fresco, congelado, para disponer de él a lo largo del año con los atributos que definen la calidad del atún fresco. El pescado congelado se empaca para protegerlo del ambiente frío y seco del congelador, evitar su deshidratación y quemaduras en la superficie del tejido muscular que modificarían la apariencia (color, textura, el sabor y el valor nutritivo durante el almacenamiento. El empaque, además debe ofrecer barrera al paso del oxígeno. Los filetes individuales de pescados magros pueden conservarse en almacenamiento congelado 6 meses a -18 ºC y hasta 9 meses a -24 ºC. Con este trabajo se propuso determinar el efecto del la operación de empacado antes y después de la operación de congelación de rebanadas de lomo de atún rojo. Tratamiento 1: empacadas al vacío y congeladas a -20 ºC (V1; control: empacadas a presión atmosférica y congeladas a -20 ºC (C1. Tratamiento 2: congeladas a -20 ºC y empacadas al vacío después (V2; control: congeladas a -20 ºC y empacadas a presión atmosférica después (C2. Para el empacado se recurrió a bolsas multilaminadas (PE/PA/PE, impermeables al O2 del aire, al vapor de agua y con resistencia mecánica a bajas temperaturas. El tratamiento V1 mantuvo la estabilidad química, microbiológica y sensorial de las rebanadas de lomo de atún, a 90 días de almacenamiento a -20 ºC, la cuales fueron más rojas (a, menos amarillas (b y más oscuras (L, con la menor producción de malonaldehído (0,64 mg/kg de todos los tratamientos, y la mayor estabilidad de la fracción de proteínas solubles (10,03 %.

Caracterización física, morfológica y evaluación de las curvas de empastamiento de musáceas (Musa spp.

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Javier Darío Hoyos-Leyva

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Se caracterizaron veinte variedades de musáceas de diferente composición genética: AB, BB, AAA, AAB, ABB, AAAA y AAAB, del Banco de Germoplasma existente en la hacienda Las Vegas, de Fedeplátano, Chinchiná (1360 m.s.n.m., 4° 58' N y 75° 20' O, Colombia. La caracterización incluyó propiedades físicas como peso, diámetro, longitud, materia seca y porcentaje de cáscara del fruto y propiedades funcionales como harinas y almidones. El análisis de componentes principales (ACP mostró que las variedades de plátano se diferencian por su mayor tamaño (peso, longitud y diámetro. M. B. Tani, ICAFHIA 110, Saba, y los plátanos del subgrupo Bluggoe tuvieron altos porcentajes de cáscara. Entre los demás clones no se observaron diferencian entre sí. Los plátanos de cocción del subgrupo Plantain presentaron el mayor contenido de materia seca. Bocadillo Chileno e híbridos postre (exceptuando FHIA-1, presentaron mayor contenido de fracción comestible frente a las demás variedades. La temperatura de inicio de gelatinización de las harinas en el RVA varió entre 66.58 °C para la variedad Bocadillo Chileno y 75.21 °C para Mbindi. La viscosidad máxima varió entre 441.57 y 1837.17 cP para las variedades Tafetán Rojo y Dwarf Cavendish, respectivamente. La facilidad de cocción varió entre 2.76 min en Bocadillo Chileno y 7.55 min en Gros Michel Guayabo. La temperatura de inicio de gelatinización de los almidones varió entre 65.58°C para Gros Michel Guayabo y 74.41°C en Tafetán Rojo. La variedad Yangambi Km3 presentó la viscosidad máxima a 483.24 cP e Indio a 1958.44cP. La variedad Mbindi presentó la mayor facilidad de cocción (1.91 min mientras que FHIA-1 presentó el mayor tiempo (9.49 min.

High belite cement from alternative raw materials

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Ghorab, H. Y.

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Three high belite laboratory clinkers were prepared from traditional and alternative raw materials. Reference clinker was obtained from 77% limestone, 11% sandy clays, 11% fatty clays and 1% iron scales. The fatty clays were replaced by red brick powder in the raw meal of the second clinker and were lowered to 2% with the replacement of 10% of the limestone by egg shells in the third clinker. The SEM examination revealed clear presence of crossed striae and twinning in the rounded belite grains of the reference clinker caused by the transformation of the α´-belite to the β polymorph. Striae were weaker in the second and third clinkers indicating a probable stabilization of the α ‘-belite polymorph. Compressive strength of the respective cements were attained first after 28 days and the early strength did not improve with increasing fineness. Higher compressive strength values were found for the cement prepared from second clinker.Se han preparado tres clinkeres de laboratorio con altos contenidos en belita a partir de materias primas tradicionales y alternativas. El clinker de referencia se obtuvo a partir de una mezcla de caliza, arcillas arenosas y grasas y limaduras de hierro. Las arcillas grasas fueron sustituidas por polvo de ladrillo rojo en la preparación del segundo clinker, y en el tercero el contenido de arcilla grasa fue de solo un 2% y parte de la caliza fue sustituida por cascara de huevo. El estudio realizado por SEM muestra superficies estriadas alrededor de los granos de belita que indican una transformación del polimorfo α´ a la forma β-C₂S, durante el enfriamiento. Esas estrías son menos marcadas en el segundo y tercer clinker, indicando, una estabilización del polimorfo α´-C₂S. Los valores de resistencias a compresión de los correspondientes cementos, a 28 días de curado, no se ven incrementados por la finura de dichos cementos. Las mayores resistencias se obtuvieron en el cemento preparado a partir del cl

High yielding and disease resistant mutants of sorghum in Venezuela

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Reinoso, A; Murty, B R; Taborda, F [Faculty of Agronomy, University of Zulia, Maracaibo (Venezuela)

1987-07-01

The programme was assisted by IAEA under project VEN/5/005 since 1978. It aims at improvement of plant type, earliness and resistance to Macrophomina in the locally adapted varieties Criollo Rojo Pequeno (CRP) and Criollo Blanco Alto (CBA). The mutagenic treatment consisted of seed irradiation at 20, 30 and 40 kR of gamma rays and chemical mutagenesis using sodium azide followed by 5000 kR gamma radiation. The 16 best mutants were evaluated in multilocation trials during M{sub 6}-M{sub 9} 1981-1984: Mutants from CRP namely 1279, 1543, 1265, 2085, 1251 and 1359 and four mutant from CBA, 109, 467, 469 and 81-1227 were found to be superior to their parents and the existing commercial hybrids. CRP 1279, 1543 and 2085 are already under large scale cultivation by farmers and under process for cultivar certification by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Supernovas, faros en el universo: medición de la distancia a ASASSN-15hx

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Ramona Núñez López

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Difícil pensar en un evento astronómico tan relevante y polifacético como la gigantesca explosión de supernova, que en breves segundos destruye su estrella, creando un gran número de elementos pesados. El inmenso brillo de las supernovas permite observarlas a enormes distancias, para así obtener información cosmológica. En este trabajo abordamos en general el tema de supernovas, enfocándonos luego al estudio de la supernova de tipo Ia ASASSN-15hx. Presentamos las observaciones realizadas en diferentes filtros y mostramos un método basado en el ancho de su curva de luz para estimar su distancia y corrimiento al rojo. Los valores obtenidos coinciden con información encontrada en la literatura y las incertidumbres obtenidas están dentro del rango de las encontradas con otros métodos.

Tácticas urbanas, escenario posnacional y constelación emblemática: investigaciones sobre la crisis en ‘Un oso rojo’ de Adrián Caetano (2002

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Christian Wehr

2016-08-01

Full Text Available Un oso rojo, de Adrián Caetano, aborda a varios niveles, de una manera radical y original, la situación económica y social de la Argentina a principios del actual milenio. Esta dimensión política se articula a través de adaptaciones de varios géneros fílmicos, sobre todo el del western, gracias al cual se actualiza el tópico de civilización y barbarie para vincular esta fórmula fundadora de la historia argentina con una situación profundamente marcada por la crisis económica y política. Así, en la ponencia se analizarán las actualizaciones y combinaciones de ciertos modelos genéricos que evocan una sociedad posnacional, caracterizada por un proceso de fragmentación y pérdida del sentido de la solidaridad social.

Exposición a riesgos psicosociales entre la población asalariada en España (2004-05: valores de referencia de las 21 dimensiones del cuestionario COPSOQ ISTAS21

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Salvador Moncada Lluís

2008-01-01

Resultados. La tasa de respuesta fue del 60%. La dimensión de Previsibilidad fue la que mostró mayor diferencia entre las proporciones de "verde" y ¿rojo¿ (7,14. Claridad de rol agrupó el 35,06 % de la población entre las puntuaciones 100 y 93,75, y Sentimiento de grupo el 29,6% entre 100 y 91,67. Doble presencia y Esconder emociones acumularon el 34,02% y el 27,74% % de la población entre 0 y 12,5 puntos, respectivamente. Conclusiones. Se dispone de distribuciones de referencia representativas para población asalariada en España y actualizadas a 2005 para las 21 dimensiones del método COPSOQ ISTAS21 de evaluación de riesgos psicosociales, base necesaria para diagnosticar las situaciones de riesgo y priorizar las acciones preventivas necesarias en las empresas.

Guanophilic fungi in three caves of southwestern Puerto Rico

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Nieves-Rivera Angel M.

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Fifty species of guanophilic (bat guano-loving fungi were isolated from field-collected samples within three caves in southwesternPuerto Rico; most were mitosporic fungi (23 species. The caves studied were Cueva La Tuna (Cabo Rojo, Cueva de Malano(Sistema de Los Chorros, San Germán, and Cueva Viento (El Convento Cave-Spring System, Guayanilla-Peñuelas. The mostconspicuous fungus by far was the zygomycete Circinella umbellata (Mucorales. Circinella umbellata dominated the bat guanoincubation chambers (Petri dishes lined with sterile filter paper moistened with sterile water at ambient laboratory conditions.Nineteen species of basidiomycetes (e.g., Ganoderma cf. resinaceum, Geastrum cf. minimum, Lepiota sp., Polyporus sp., Ramariasp. and three species of ascomycetes (Hypoxylon sp., Xylaria anisopleura, and X. kegeliana were also recorded. They were foundon soil, rotting leaves, bark and rotting wood, buried in bat guano located below natural skylights or sinkholes.

High yielding and disease resistant mutants of sorghum in Venezuela

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Reinoso, A.; Murty, B.R.; Taborda, F.

1987-01-01

The programme was assisted by IAEA under project VEN/5/005 since 1978. It aims at improvement of plant type, earliness and resistance to Macrophomina in the locally adapted varieties Criollo Rojo Pequeno (CRP) and Criollo Blanco Alto (CBA). The mutagenic treatment consisted of seed irradiation at 20, 30 and 40 kR of gamma rays and chemical mutagenesis using sodium azide followed by 5000 kR gamma radiation. The 16 best mutants were evaluated in multilocation trials during M 6 -M 9 1981-1984: Mutants from CRP namely 1279, 1543, 1265, 2085, 1251 and 1359 and four mutant from CBA, 109, 467, 469 and 81-1227 were found to be superior to their parents and the existing commercial hybrids. CRP 1279, 1543 and 2085 are already under large scale cultivation by farmers and under process for cultivar certification by the Ministry of Agriculture

Current and simulated structure, growth parameters and regeneration of beech forests with different game management in the Lány Game Enclosure / Struktura, růstové parametry, obnova a modelový vývoj bukových porostů s odlišným způsobem mysliveckého hospodaření v podmínkách Lánské obory

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Ambrož Robin

2015-06-01

Full Text Available V příspěvku jsou prezentovány výsledky studia struktury a dynamiky vývoje bukových porostů v Lánské oboře, která se nachází v Chráněné krajinné oblasti Křivoklátsko v České republice. Výzkum se uskutečnil v dospělém bukovém porostu na dvou trvalých výzkumných plochách (TVP, každá o velikosti 0,25 ha s použitím technologie FieldMap. Typologické, půdní, fytocenologické i porostní charakteristiky obou porovnávaných TVP jsou srovnatelné, odlišují se pouze způsobem ochrany proti zvěři. Výsledky ukázaly, že limitujícím faktorem zdárného vývoje přirozené obnovy buku (Fagus sylvatica L. je vysoká zvěř, a to jelen evropský (Cervus elaphus L. - 300 ks, jelen sika (Cervus nippon nippon Temm. - 300 ks, muflon (Ovis musimon Pallas - 250 ks a daněk skvrnitý (Dama dama L. - 300 ks. Přirozená obnova na TVP 1 s černou zvěří (Sus scrofa L. - 150 ks je dostatečná vzhledem ke stanovištním a porostním poměrům. Naproti tomu na TVP 2 s ostatními druhy zvěře se obnova nevyskytuje. Z výsledků biometrických měření a následných vizualizací pomocí simulátoru biodynamiky lesa Sibyla vyplývá, že se jedná o nevýrazně strukturované, dospělé, produktivní bukové porosty s absencí jedinců spodního stromového patra.

Parâmetros cinéticos da degradação in vitro de alimentos incubados com inóculo microbiano de diferentes espécies de ruminantes Kinetic parameters of the ruminal in vitro degradation of feedstuffs given to different ruminant species

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A.R.G.F. Bezerra

2005-08-01

Full Text Available Parâmetros cinéticos da degradação ruminal de alguns alimentos utilizados para ruminantes de zoológicos foram estimados mediante incubação in vitro com líquido ruminal de audade (Ammotragus lervia, cervo sambar (Cervus unicolor, elande (Taurotragus oryx, bovino (Bos taurus, bubalino (Bubalus bubalis, caprino (Capra hircus e ovino (Ovis aries. Os parâmetros cinéticos foram estimados pela técnica da produção de gás, cujos dados foram ajustados pelos modelos de um e de duplo compartimento. Não foram detectadas diferenças nos parâmetros cinéticos que permitissem agrupar os alimentos (fibrosos × não fibrosos e os animais (domésticos × silvestres. O modelo de duplo compartimento foi o mais adequado para a estimação dos parâmetros cinéticos da degradação ruminal. Inóculo microbiano oriundo de ruminantes domésticos não é recomendado para estimar parâmetros cinéticos da degradação ruminal de alimentos utilizados para ruminantes silvestres de zoológicos.The estimation of the ruminal kinetic parameters of pumpkin, potato-sweet, beet, broccoli, carrot, alfalfa hay, alfalfa pellet and bean, currently used for feeding wild and domestic ruminants raised in the Rio de Janeiro Zoo, was made through in vitro incubation of the feedstuffs together with ruminal fluid obtained from aoudad (Ammotragus lervia, sambar deer (Cervus unicolor, eland (Taurotragus oryx, cattle (Bos taurus, buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, goat (Capra hircus and sheep (Ovis aries. The gas production technique was used to obtain gas profiles, and the data were fitted by the mono or double compartmental model. The kinetic parameters were discrepant among both, animals and feedstuffs, and the double compartmental model gave the best estimation. Ruminal inocula from domestic ruminants can not be used to estimate the kinetic parameters of ruminal degradation of feedstuffs for wild ruminants.

Targeting hunter distribution based on host resource selection and kill sites to manage disease risk

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Dugal, Cherie; van Beest, Floris; Vander Wal, Eric

2013-01-01

Endemic and emerging diseases are rarely uniform in their spatial distribution or prevalence among cohorts of wildlife. Spatial models that quantify risk-driven differences in resource selection and hunter mortality of animals at fine spatial scales can assist disease management by identifying high-risk...... areas and individuals. We used resource selection functions (RSFs) and selection ratios (SRs) to quantify sex- and age-specific resource selection patterns of collared (n = 67) and hunter-killed (n = 796) nonmigratory elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis) during the hunting season between 2002 and 2012...... juvenile males and hunter-killed adult females. In instances where disease infects a metapopulation and eradication is infeasible, a principle goal of management is to limit the spread of disease among infected animals. We map high-risk areas that are regularly used by potentially infectious hosts...

Diet of Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

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Bhandari Shivish

2017-10-01

Full Text Available We studied the diet of the Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, by identifying 109 prey items from 85 tiger scats. Tigers in this region fed upon eight different mammal species. Chital (Axis axis was the major prey with a frequency of 45% of the Tigers’ diet. The occurrence of other prey species included sambar (Cervus unicolor, 23%, wild pig (Sus scrofa, 15%, hog deer (Axis porcinus, 9%, barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak, 4%, and gaur (Bos gaurus, 2%. Tigers also hunted livestock, but this prey comprised a small component of the relative biomass (buffalo 5% and cow 2%. Our study suggests that the tiger depends mostly upon wild prey for its subsistence in the Chitwan National Park, but will also sporadically hunt livestock.

The Solutrean of Altamira: The Artifactual and Faunal Evidence

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Jesús ALTUNA

2009-10-01

Full Text Available Se presenta una clasificación de la colección en tera de Obermaier del nivel Solutrense Superior de Altamira, que incluye 522 piezas líticas retocadas, 699 de material de desecho, otros objetos de piedra, 37 útiles de hueso y de asta, y los restos de fauna con procedencia solutrense segura. Se compara la distribución de útiles líricos de Altamira, sirviéndose de índices y gráficos cumulati vos, con las colecciones del Solutrense Superior de Cueto de la Mina y de Laugerie-Haute Est. En tanto que el sílex predomina como materia prima lo mismo para puntas solutrenses que para el resto de la industria, la cuarcita en cambio fue utilizada relativamente con más frecuencia para fabricar puntas, que para hacer otros útiles. Las azagayas óseas presentan una gran variedad de secciones (incluso cuadrangulares, siendo representadas tanto las de bisel sencillo en la base como las de bisel central. La nueva identificación cuantitativa de la fauna corrobora sustanciaknente la lista de Obermaier de 1935, acerca de la relativa abundancia de las especies. Se confirma la presencia de foca y con menos seguridad también la de reno. La presencia de gamo no ha podido ser confirmada y las placas grabadas de collar, interpretadas anteriormente como de marfil de mamut, han sido ahora identificadas definitivamente como trozos de hiodes de caballo. Numéricamente, la más importante especie abatida fue el ciervo, pero resulta igual o inferior en peso de carne aprovechable a los grandes Bóvidos y caballo, también cazados durante la ocupación solutrense de Altamira. Trata de los posibles habitats ecológicos de los diferentes animales representados.

Identificación del agente causal del anillo rojo del agave tequilero (Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul).

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Mezo Villalobos, Miriam

2014-01-01

El cultivo del agave tequilero es parte de una larga tradición del estado de Jalisco, México. Esta actividad que culmina con la obtención del tequila, un tipo de mezcal tan característico, que se ha legislado su producción bajo la Denominación de Origen. La cadena producto agave-tequila es de suma importancia económica y social, no sólo para la región productora, sino para el país, dadas las elevadas cantidades de tequila que se exportan a todo el mundo. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo ...

77 FR 51044 - Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, PR; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No...

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... education and interpretation, and conservation projects); commercial harvesting of sea salt; wildlife... Act. Comments We made copies of the Draft CCP/EA available for a 30-day public review and comment... engineering equipment operators, park ranger (environmental education), volunteer coordinator, GIS specialist...

Proposals for the production of digital genres in English language textbooks

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Karolinne Finamor Couto

2014-06-01

Full Text Available We intend, in this article, to discuss the results of a part of a Master research whose objective was to investigate whether the proposals for the production of digital genres in English language textbooks contribute to the development of literacies. Our theoretical discussions are based on the concept of genre (BAKHTIN, 2000; BRONCKART, 2009; MARCUSCHI, 2004, literacy (BRASIL, 2006; ROJO, 2009 and the guidelines of the National Curriculum Parameters (BRASIL, 1998. Our corpus - consisting of written production activities present in a didactic collection approved by PNLD/2011, Keep in Mind (CHIN; ZAORAB, 2009 - was analyzed in interface with the Guide and Announcement criteria, so that we could answer the research questions. Our results show that the criteria of the Announcement and the Guide are consistent, however, the proposals for written production do not effectively develop literacies, especially for not offering real communication practices in digital format, including therein the steps of the written production process: planning, writing and rewriting.

La cultura italiana en la literatura argentina: los casos de Manuel Puig y Roberto Raschella

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Silvia Cattoni

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El aluvión inmigratorio italiano en Argentina marcó en el campo literario tensiones propias del mestizaje cultural que impactan en las sociedades receptoras. Es particularmente significativo, en esta ocasión, analizar dos casos de la literatura argentina de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Las cartas de Manuel Puig (Querida Familia: Tomo 1, Cartas Europeas, Entropía, Bs. As. 2005 constituyen un ejemplo claro de asimilación en el que el registro coloquial y las interferencias lingüísticas se estilizan en formas propias de alta cultura. De manera complementaria Roberto Raschella (1930 en Diálogos de los patios rojos (Buenos Aires, Eudeba, 1994; 2013 crea una polifonía de voces en la que la tradición literaria italiana dialoga con la memoria individual, una situación poética que posibilita un singular proceso de asimilación semántica.

Los efectos del tipo de cambio en el mercado de tomate en la zona del tlcan, 2005-2008

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Mercedes Borja Bravo

2014-01-01

Full Text Available México exportó 921 mil toneladas de tomate rojo al mercado de Estados Unidos de 2005 a 2008, lo que cubrió casi 90 por ciento de sus importaciones. Para analizar los efectos de modificaciones en la tasa de cambio sobre la competitividad de estas exportaciones mexicanas, se validó un modelo de equilibrio espacial e intertemporal, y los resultados indican que una apreciación del peso las disminuiría, mientras que una depreciación las aumentaría, ya que desplazaría la producción doméstica de ese país y las importaciones de Canadá. Se concluye que la depreciación del peso tiene gran impacto sobre las corrientes comerciales del tomate en el mercado del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, por lo cual es importante asegurar una política cambiaria que procure la estabilidad de la tasa de cambio.

MULTILITERACIES AND PRODUCTION OF IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: ANALYZING STATEMENTS MULTIMODAL

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Dulce Marcia Cruz

2015-06-01

Full Text Available This paper investigates the possible relations of determination between multiliteracies and identity production in contemporary times. It starts from the principle that the identities, as they occur in late modernity, are constantly changing and they are formed and continuously transformed. Under these conditions, the self-referencing processes are marked by narratives from “me” influenced by abstract systems, among which stands out the digital media. The central argument of this paper is that multimedia authoring conditions allowed by current digital media, generating various discursive genres, while producing identities, are expressions of them, both in the culture and technologies used. Methodologically, to exemplify how digital media may allow manifestations of lifestyles and identities, it proceeds to the analysis of a You Tube Video from the interpretive scheme of Rojo (2013 takes such multimedia production as a statement multi semiotic and multimodal, proceeds to the analysis of a YouTube video that depicts a compilation album of Adoniran Barbosa.

Pie de madura

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Julio E. Torres Reyes

2014-08-01

Full Text Available En el Hospital provincial “Antonio Agosthino Neto” de la ciudad de NDalatando, Kwanza Norte, Republica de Angola, se recibe una paciente femenina de la raza negra de 20 años de edad, con antecedentes de trabajar en el campo, laborando habitualmente descalza. Desde hace dos años, después de haberse hecho una herida con una espina de acacia, presentaba lesiones en la región del tarso y metatarso del pie derecho. Las lesiones nodulares que abarcaban la planta y dorso del pie presentaban color rojo amarillento y supuraban constantemente, con aumento de partes blandas. Se le indicaron análisis complementarios y estudios imagenológicos. Después de obtener los resultados micológicos, bacteriológicos e imagenológicos y debido a las lesiones óseas y en partes blandas que presentaba la paciente, se decide la amputación quirúrgica del pie

Análisis econométrico del riesgo de extinción de las especies de fauna en Colombia: reptiles y peces dulceacuícolas.

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Fabi Arias

2004-12-01

Full Text Available El riesgo de extinción de una especie se estima por la evaluación del estado de deterioro de la población. Una especie silvestre y no extinta puede ser evaluada y clasificada como: en peligro crítico, en peligro, vulnerable, cuasiamenazada o de preocupación menor. En Colombia se ha realizado esta clasificación para algunos grupos de fauna y flora. En este trabajo se utiliza la información de la serie libros rojos de especies amenazadas de Colombia (reptiles y peces dulceacuícolas para calcular el cambio en la probabilidad del riesgo de extinción ante variaciones de variable económicas que describen algún tipo de presión por explotación directa del recurso o modificación del hábitat. La herramienta cuantitativa para el análisis de la información es un modelo de variable dependiente discreta ordenada.

Análisis econométrico del riesgo de extinción de las especies de fauna en Colombia: reptiles y peces dulceacuícolas

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Fabio Arias

2004-01-01

Full Text Available El riesgo de extinción de una especie se estima por la evaluación del estado de deterioro de la población. Una especie silvestre y no extinta puede ser evaluada y clasificada como: en peligro crítico, en peligro, vulnerable, cuasiamenazada o de preocupación menor. En Colombia se ha realizado esta clasificación para algunos grupos de fauna y flora. En este trabajo se utiliza la información de la serie Libros rojos de especies amenazadas de Colombia (reptiles y peces dulceacuícolas para calcular el cambio en la probabilidad del riesgo de extinción ante variaciones de variable económicas que describen algún tipo de presión por explotación directa del recurso o modificación del hábitat. La herramienta cuantitativa para el análisis de la información es un modelo de variable dependiente discreta ordenada.

Le Mouvement 20 février au Maroc entre l’autolégitimation et la délégitimation de l’État: Une analyse critique du discours

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Adil Moustaoui Srhir

2014-11-01

Full Text Available El objetivo principal de este artículo es analizar el proceso discursivo de auto-legitimación, por un lado, y deslegitimación de poder político en los discursos del Movimiento 20 de febrero en Marruecos. El marco teórico en el cual se enmarca el análisis, tanto del proceso de legitimación como de deslegitimación y auto-deslegitimación en los discursos del M20F es: i la noción de legitimación discursiva (Van Dijk y Martin Rojo 1997, Van Dijk 2003 y Chilton 2011, ii la noción de contexto de Van Dijk, principalmente la que hace referencia al contexto global y local (Van Dijk, 1999, 2003, y iii la definición del discurso y la noción de estrategias discursiva en el enfoque histórico discursivo Wodak (1999, 2001, 2003 y 2005.

Prime Contract Awards Alphabetically by Contractor, by State or Country, and Place, FY 88. Part 14. (Monarch Engineering-Ogie Trinidad, Inc.)

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Review of the book: Neuropsychology of infantile abandonment and mistreatment

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Alfonso Barca

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Review of: Fernández, R.M. (Coord. (2014. Neuropsychology of infantile abandonment and mistreatment. Barcelona: Hilo Rojo. 207 pp. ISBN: 978-84-941620-7-7. Depósito legal: B 4535-2014. This book deals with an important current topic: the mistreatment and/or abandonment of children who have been adopeted, mostly from abroad. There are 14 chapters and 15 authors.  The central problem revolves around childhood abuse and the authors have focused on a neuro-bio-psychological explanation to understand what happens in the brain of a child who is abused, and, most importantly, their behavior during and after physical or psychological abuse or mistreatment.  Toward the end of the book the main measures that should be taken in this kind of situation are presented.  Generally, the authors cover the essence of the topics brought up and the presentation is always done with extreme scientific rigor and terminological and conceptual precision.

Research as a pedagogical principle in professional technical education of secondary level for the constitution of the social and professional subject

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Salete Valer

2017-12-01

Full Text Available The official documents written in the last decade for Basic Education have reinforced the need for polytechnic and universal education. They propose research as a pedagogical principle, including in the Professional Technical Education of Secondary Level. This article aims to detect which literacy practices and technologies are involved in that principle, in the teaching object of the Languages (mother tongue and additional languages disciplines. The theoretical basis for the analysis of the object under study relied on BRASIL (2013, BRASIL (2015, Demo (2006, 2015, Martins (2009 e Rojo (2005, 2013 among others, and utilized documentary research. The results indicate that the Languages disciplines have a fundamental role concerning literacy teaching involved in the research practice. It was concluded literacy related to investigative practices and the use of digital technologies should be used as pedagogical resources also in other disciplines of the courses, so that the proposed education may be effective in the modality of education discussed here.

Host Range of a Population of Pratylenchus vulnus in Commercial Fruit, Nut, Citrus, and Grape Rootstocks in Spain.

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Pinochet, J; Verdejo, S; Soler, A; Canals, J

1992-12-01

In a host-range study carried out under greenhouse conditions, a total of 37 commercial fruit tree, grape, and citrus rootstocks were tested for their reaction to a population of the lesion nematode, Pratylenchus vulnus, in Spain. Twenty-five rootstocks had a Pf/Pi > 1.5. These included almond (Desmayo Rojo, 1143), apple (EM-9, EM-106), avocado (Hass), cherry (Santa Lucia 64, Camil, M x M 14, Masto de Montafiana), grape (41-B, Fercal, Ritcher 110), hazelnut (Pauetet), loquat (Nadal), peach (Montclar, GF-305), pear (OHF-333), pistachio (P. atlantica, P. vera, P. terebinthus), plum (San Julian 655-2, Montizo, Pixy, Myrobalan 605), and walnut (Serf). The peach rootstock Nemaguard and the grape 161-49 had Pf/Pi between 1.0 and 1.5 (slightly higher than inoculation level). All the tested citrus (Alemow, rough lemon, Carrizo citrange, sour orange, Troyer citrange, Citrumelo), plus three grape (SO4, Vitis rupestris, 1103-P), and the olive rootstock Arbequina had a Pf/Pi < 1.0.

Santa Cristina III. Arte rupestre asociado a una estructura megalítica en el País Vasco

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Antxoka MARTÍNEZ VELASCO

2009-12-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: Durante la primera campaña de prospección visual en el Parque Natural de Valderejo (Álava fue hallada una estructura megalítica que denominamos Santa Cristina III. En el techo de la cámara de esta estructura se conservan varias puntuaciones en rojo. Se trata del primer ejemplo de arte asociado a una estructura megalítica en el País Vasco. En este trabajo se presentan los primeros datos para su estudio e interpretación.ABSTRACT: During de first compaign of visual prospecting in the Natural Park of Valderejo (Álava it was discovered a megalithic structure, called Santa Cristina III. There is several red marcs in the room's ceiling of this structure. It's the first example of associated art to megalithic structure in the Basque Country. In this article we are presenting the main facts to value and understand this structure.

Confirmación de la reproducción de Gomphus graslinii (Rambur, 1844 y odonatofauna fluvial de los Prepirineos del este de Navarra

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Torralba-Burrial, A., Armendariz, C., Rabina, E., Llamas, A., Nores, C.

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Gomphus graslinii (Rambur, 1844 es una libélula amenazada incluida en el Catálogo Español de Especies Amenazadas y en la Directiva Hábitats de la Unión Europea. Presenta una distribución sumamente fragmentada en la Península Ibérica, siendo muy escasas las poblaciones conocidas y citas publicadas en su cuadrante nororiental, entre ellas dos citas de especímenes adultos en Navarra. Se ha buscado en ríos prepirenaicos del oriente navarro, muestreándose 23 tramos en la zona y aportándose datos sobre su reproducción en dos tramos del río Salazar. Se proporcionan también datos de otras 24 especies de odonatos, incluyendo a Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840 y Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838, consideradas como vulnerables en el Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Invertebrados de España.

Identification of new SSR markers linked to leaf chlorophyll content, flag leaf senescence and cell membrane stability traits in wheat under water stressed condition.

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Barakat, Mohamed N; Saleh, Mohamed; Al-Doss, Abdullah A; Moustafa, Khaled A; Elshafei, Adel A; Al-Qurainy, Fahed H

2015-03-01

Segregating F4 families from the cross between drought sensitive (Yecora Rojo) and drought tolerant (Pavon 76) genotypes were made to identify SSR markers linked to leaf chlorophyll content, flag leaf senescence and cell membrane stability traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water-stressed condition and to map quantitative trait locus (QTL) for the three physiological traits. The parents and 150 F4 families were evaluated phenotypically for drought tolerance using two irrigation treatments (2500 and 7500 m3/ha). Using 400 SSR primers tested for polymorphism in testing parental and F4 families genotypes, the results revealed that QTL for leaf chlorophyll content, flag leaf senescence and cell membrane stability traits were associated with 12, 5 and 12 SSR markers, respectively and explained phenotypic variation ranged from 6 to 42%. The SSR markers for physiological traits had genetic distances ranged from 12.5 to 25.5 cM. These SSR markers can be further used in breeding programs for drought tolerance in wheat.

Predatory senescence in ageing wolves.

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MacNulty, Daniel R; Smith, Douglas W; Vucetich, John A; Mech, L David; Stahler, Daniel R; Packer, Craig

2009-12-01

It is well established that ageing handicaps the ability of prey to escape predators, yet surprisingly little is known about how ageing affects the ability of predators to catch prey. Research into long-lived predators has assumed that adults have uniform impacts on prey regardless of age. Here we use longitudinal data from repeated observations of individually-known wolves (Canis lupus) hunting elk (Cervus elaphus) in Yellowstone National Park to demonstrate that adult predatory performance declines with age and that an increasing ratio of senescent individuals in the wolf population depresses the rate of prey offtake. Because this ratio fluctuates independently of population size, predatory senescence may cause wolf populations of equal size but different age structure to have different impacts on prey populations. These findings suggest that predatory senescence is an important, though overlooked, factor affecting predator-prey dynamics.

Predatory senescence in aging wolves

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MacNulty, Daniel R.; Smith, Douglas W.; Vucetich, John A.; Mech, L. David; Stahler, Daniel R.; Packer, Craig

2009-01-01

It is well established that ageing handicaps the ability of prey to escape predators, yet surprisingly little is known about how ageing affects the ability of predators to catch prey. Research into long-lived predators has assumed that adults have uniform impacts on prey regardless of age. Here we use longitudinal data from repeated observations of individually-known wolves (Canis lupus) hunting elk (Cervus elaphus) in Yellowstone National Park to demonstrate that adult predatory performance declines with age and that an increasing ratio of senescent individuals in the wolf population depresses the rate of prey offtake. Because this ratio fluctuates independently of population size, predatory senescence may cause wolf populations of equal size but different age structure to have different impacts on prey populations. These findings suggest that predatory senescence is an important, though overlooked, factor affecting predator-prey dynamics.

Genetic variability of Herpailurus yagouaroundi, Puma concolor and Panthera onca (Mammalia, Felidae studied using Felis catus microsatellites

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Vanessa Roma Moreno

2006-01-01

Full Text Available We used four microsatellite loci (Fca08, Fca45, Fca77 and Fca96 from the domestic cat, Felis catus, to investigate genetic variability in specimens of Herpailurus yagouaroundi (jaguarundi, otter cat, eyra, Puma concolor (cougar, mountain lion, puma and Panthera onca (jaguar held in various Brazilian zoos. Samples of DNA from the cats were PCR amplified and then sequenced before being analyzed using the CERVUS program. Our results show a mean polymorphic information content (PIC of 0.83 for H. yagouaroundi, 0.66 for P. concolor and 0.69 for P. onca and a mean of 10.3 alleles for the Fca08 locus, 5.3 for Fca 45, 9 for Fca 77 and 14 for Fca 96. These results indicate a relatively high level of genetic diversity for the specimens studied.

Cómo enseñar E/LE para brasileños con el empleo del diccionario en clase: el caso de las marcas de uso<

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Edna María V.M. Araújo

2017-11-01

Full Text Available Resumen: El propósito principal del presente trabajo es presentar una secuencia didáctica mediante el uso del diccionario para el desarrollo de la escritura de los estudiantes brasileños de español como lengua extranjera (E/LE, nivel B1 y B2. Hemos considerado las nuevas competencias y prácticas pedagógicas, incluyendo el uso del diccionario en el aula como género textual dirigido a la enseñanza de lenguas. Este artículo está basado en los estudios de Alzola Fariñas (2001, Kleiman (2002, 2013, Araújo (2007, Pontes (2009, Moreira (2009 y Rojo (2013, entre otros. Es importante que el profesor y el estudiante sepan cómo utilizar todas las posibilidades que el diccionario ofrece para el aprendizaje. Trabajamos con las marcas lexicográficas de la lengua (información sobre los aspectos socioculturales de la lengua, como diatécnicas medicina (MED, informática (INF, botánica (BOT, etc. Utilizamos diccionarios monolingües y semibilingües adecuados a los aprendices en la etapa del desarrollo y consolidación de la escritura en E/LE. Palabras clave: diccionario pedagógico, aprendizaje de la escritura, enseñanza del español, secuencia didáctica.   Abstract: The main purpose of this work is to present a didactic sequence through the use of dictionary for the development of writing by Brazilian students of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL, levels B1 and B2. We have considered the new pedagogical and practices skills, including the use of dictionary in the classroom as a textual genre aimed at teaching languages. This article is based on the studies of Alzola Fariñas (2001, Kleiman (2002, 2013, Araújo (2007, Pontes (2009, Moreira (2009 and Rojo (2013, among others. It is important that teachers and students know how to use all the possibilities that the dictionary offers for learning. We worked with the lexicographical marks of the language (information on the sociocultural aspects of the language such as medicine (MED, computing

Glomerulonefritis fibrilar: Una rara forma de enfermedad glomerular por depósitos organizados Fibrillary glomerulo-nephritis: A rare form of glomerular disease with organized deposits

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Marta B. Cabrera

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Se describe el caso de una mujer de 67 años de edad que consultó por debilidad y astenia, constatándose proteinuria de rango nefrótico y dislipemia. Se realizó punción para biopsia renal, la que se analizó por microscopia óptica, inmunofluorescencia y microscopia electrónica de transmisión. El análisis ultra-estructural reveló la existencia de depósitos fibrilares organizados, rectos, no ramificados, cuyo espesor osciló entre 15 y 20 nm. Dichas fibrillas ópticamente se veían como una expansión mesangial discretamente nodular, ligeramente PAS positiva, rojo Congo negativa y débilmente positiva para IgG. El diagnóstico fue glomerulonefritis fibrilar. Las enfermedades glomerulares por depósitos organizados pueden exhibir superposición sindrómica e histopatológica. Por tal motivo, resulta de importancia una primera separación entre aquellas rojo Congo positivas o negativas, siendo en este último caso la microscopia electrónica de transmisión la que diferencia dos entidades: la glomerulonefritis fibrilar y la glomerulonefritis inmunotactoide. Esta diferencia se apoya no sólo en las características ultraestructurales, sino en sus características clínicas. La glomerulonefritis inmunotactoide muestra una fuerte asociación con procesos linfoproliferativos, a diferencia de lo que ocurre con la glomerulonefritis fibrilar.We describe the case of a 67 year-old female who presented weakness and fatigue. Laboratory data showed nephrotic level of proteinuria and dyslipidemia. A renal biopsy was performed, and studied by light microscopy, immuno-fluorescence and electron microscopy. Ultra-structural analysis revealed the existence of organized fibrillary deposits, straight and without ramifications, the thickness of which ranged from 15 to 20 nm. These fibres were identified, by light microscopy, as slightly nodular mesangial expansions PAS positive, Congo red negative and weakly positive for IgG. Given the above findings, the

Grateloupia lanceola versus Grateloupia turuturu (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta: en la Península Ibérica

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Bárbara, Ignacio

2004-12-01

Full Text Available Grateloupia lanceola was originally described from the southern Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Africa coasts. Its current Iberian distribution only includes some localities in NW (La Coruña and SE (Málaga Spain. The closely related invasive species Grateloupia turuturu is present in Galicia (NW Spain since 1991 and in northern Portugal since 1997. Galicia is the only area in Europe where both especies are sympatric. This paper presents a comparative study of G. lanceola and G. turuturu along the Iberian Peninsula coast. The blade of G. lanceola is purplish red with a characteristic emerald green colour to the base, and usually has scattered paler spots. Moreover, it is 200-450 µm thick, has a sort stipe, and marginal proliferations developed usually only in eroded areas. The lamina of G. turuturu is red or pink through, without paler spots or green areas. It is thinner (130-250 µm, has a long stipe, and frequent congenital marginal proliferations.Grateloupia lanceola, especie descrita de las costas del sur de la Península Ibérica y del noroeste de África, sólo se conoce actualmente de las costas peninsulares en algunas localidades atlánticas del noroeste (La Coruña y mediterráneas del suroeste (Málaga. Por otro lado, la invasora y muy afín Grateloupia turuturu está presente en las costas de Galicia desde 1991 y en el norte de Portugal desde 1997. Galicia es la única región en Europa donde ambas especies conviven, por lo que ha sido posible realizar un estudio comparado que muestra claras diferencias entre ellas. Las láminas de Grateloupia lanceola son de color rojo púrpura, frecuentemente con motas más pálidas en superficie y un característico color verde esmeralda en su base. Estas láminas, de 200-450 µm de grosor, tienen un corto estipe y suelen desarrollar proliferaciones marginales sólo en las zonas erosionadas. Por el contrario, las láminas de G. turuturu son de color rojo más o menos rosado, sin motas

Seasonal variations in red deer (Cervus elaphus) hematology related to antler growth and biometrics measurements.

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Gaspar-López, Enrique; Landete-Castillejos, Tomás; Estevez, Jose Antonio; Ceacero, Francisco; Gallego, Laureano; García, Andrés Jose

2011-04-01

The aim of the study was to relate seasonal hematology changes with the rest of physiological variations suffered by red deer, such as antler and biometrics cycle, and to assess the relationship between hematology and the effort performed in antler development. Blood samples were taken from 21 male red deer every 4 weeks during 18 months. Samples were analyzed for the main hematological parameters. Simultaneously, biometrics measurements were taken, such as antler length, body weight, body condition score, testicular diameter (TD), and thoracic and neck girth. All the blood cell types (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets) showed seasonal variations, increasing as antler cleaning approached, as did hematocrit and hemoglobin. The final size of antlers was negatively related to leukocyte count, nonlymphoid leukocyte count, red cell distribution width, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean platelet volume, and TD, whereas it was positively related to body condition during antler growth. Huge seasonal variations in some hematological values have been found to be related to changes in antler and biometrics measurements. Since these variations are even greater than the caused by deer handling, they should be taken into account when evaluating hematology in deer populations. Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company.

Elevage et alimentation du cerf (Cervus Elaphus) : 2. Elevage des jeunes et production de viande

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THERIEZ , M.

1989-01-01

La croissance des animaux, de la naissance à l’âge adulte, ainsi que les caractéristiques de la carcasse des cerfs sont présentées dans cet article. Le jeune faon qui pèse de 8 à 9 kg à la naissance, a une croissance rapide pendant la phase d’alimentation lactée. Cette croissance varie entre 250 et 450 g/j selon le niveau alimentaire de sa mère. Elle dépend également du sexe du faon (+ 20 à + 50 g/j pour les mâles par rapport aux femelles) et de son poids à la naissance (1 kg supplémentaire l...

Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis E virus among wild sika deer, Cervus nippon, in Japan.

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Matsuura, Y; Suzuki, M; Yoshimatsu, K; Arikawa, J; Takashima, I; Yokoyama, M; Igota, H; Yamauchi, K; Ishida, S; Fukui, D; Bando, G; Kosuge, M; Tsunemitsu, H; Koshimoto, C; Sakae, K; Chikahira, M; Ogawa, S; Miyamura, T; Takeda, N; Li, T C

2007-01-01

We examined 976 sika deer serum samples, 159 liver tissue samples and 88 stool samples collected from 16 prefectures in Japan, and performed ELISA and RT-PCR assays to detect antibodies to HEV and HEV RNA, respectively. Although 25 (2.6%) of 976 samples were positive for anti-HEV IgG, the antibody titers were very low. The OD values ranged between 0.018 and 0.486, forming a single distribution rather than a bimodal distribution, suggesting that the antibody detected in this study was not induced by HEV infection, or that deer have low sensitivity to HEV. HEV RNA was not detected in these samples, also suggesting that deer may not play a role as an HEV reservoir.

Neutron activation analysis of trace metals in the livers of Japanese sika deer (cervus Nippon)

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Fukushima, Michiko; Tamate, Hidetoshi; Sasaki, Yoshiro; Mitsugasira, Satoaki; Masumoto, Kazuyoshi.

1997-01-01

Neutron activation analysis facilities at the JMTR reactor was used to determine the levels of trace metals in the livers of nine Japanese sika deer. The samples were cut into pieces, pulverized in liquid nitrogen, freeze-dried, and finally fractionated through a stainless steel sieve of 200 mesh. Then the samples were irradiated for 6 or 24 hours by a neutron flux of 1.0x10 14 n·cm -2 ·sec -1 . In the present work, we analysed the concentrations of six elements (Ag, Co, Fe, Rb, Se, and Zn) in the livers of nine deer. (author)

Validación del Código Rojo: una propuesta para el tratamiento de la hemorragia obstétrica

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Gladis Adriana Vélez Álvarez

2013-10-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Evaluar el efecto del entrenamiento en una guía de manejo, con base en escenarios de simulación, sobre la prevención y el tratamiento de la hemorragia obstétrica. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental de medición antes y después. La intervención consistió en dos jornadas -con diferencia de seis meses- de capacitación en escenarios de simulación en el reconocimiento y el tratamiento de la hemorragia obstétrica y la entrega de recordatorios con la estrategia. Se evaluó el efecto sobre el manejo de las pacientes mediante la revisión de las historias clínicas 24 meses antes y 18 meses después de la intervención. RESULTADOS: En los 445 miembros del personal de salud capacitados, la mediana de la calificación pasó de 55% de respuestas correctas -antes de la capacitación- a 85% después (P < 0,001. Se presentaron 124 (2,1% casos de hemorragia antes y 86 (1,8% después de la intervención, con una disminución de la incidencia de 16,5% (riesgo relativo [RR] 0,84; intervalo de confianza de 95% [IC95%]: 0,6-1,1. El empleo de la oxitocina aumentó de 58,3% a 74,1% (RR: 1,3; IC95%: 1,0-1,6 y la vigilancia activa del puerperio inmediato pasó de 5% a 36,5% (RR: 7,4; IC95%: 3,0-18,1. CONCLUSIONES: La intervención realizada incrementó el uso de algunas prácticas beneficiosas para la prevención y detección temprana de la hemorragia, y obtuvo una mejoría no estadísticamente significativa en la incidencia de hemorragia. Es necesario implementar entrenamientos de simulación de una manera periódica, acompañados de otras estrategias ajustadas a la realidad local y a las circunstancias del grupo.

El hilo rojo. La revuelta contra el gobierno Aznar tras los atentados del 11 de marzo de 2004

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Pablo Iglesias Turríon

2006-01-01

Full Text Available En el presente artículo analizaremos algunos elementos de la revuelta madrileña contra el Gobierno Aznar el 13 de Marzo de 2004, para explicar cómo un acontecimiento aparentemente inserto en un proceso de confrontación política estatal, adquiere significación como crisis sistémica a partir de su redimensión en un proceso de confrontación política global. El desarrollo de las NTIC (Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones en un contexto de Globalización política y económica del Capitalismo, ha permitido a los nuevos movimientos antisistémicos trascender las dimensiones nacionales no solo en sus discursos, sino también en sus repertorios de acción colectiva mediante la construcción de espacios multiescalares de significado.

Fantasmas de rojo y azul. Los saqueos de las tropas chilenas en la guerra del Pacífico

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Patricio Rivera Olguín

2016-01-01

Full Text Available La guerra del pacifico (1879-1884 se destaca como uno de los conflictos bélicos más feroces de América Latina, el cual dejó un triste y amargo recuerdo en quienes fueron vencidos (Perú y Bolivia y una aureola de triunfo y gloria en quienes vencieron (Chile. Sin embargo, existen numerosos hechos y pasajes omitidos por la historia tradicional del conflicto y que se refieren a los numerosos saqueos cometidos por las tropas chilenas, principalmente en ciudades y pueblos del Perú. Esta investigación presenta datos que verifican la existencia de estos hechos y se aproxima a la explicación de ellos, a través de la revisión de los registros dejados por los protagonistas del conflicto, en un intento de reconstruir la historia de la guerra, desde una perspectiva social.

Distribución geográfica del mono aullador rojo (Alouatta seniculus y la fiebre amarilla en Colombia

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Juan Piedrahita-Cortés

2016-08-01

Conclusiones. En 69,5 % de los departamentos con antecedentes de fiebre amarilla se registró la presencia de A. seniculus, lo cual resulta relevante por el papel que los primates no humanos desempeñan como reservorio natural del virus y por su contribución en la presentación de la fiebre amarilla, lo cual les confiere gran utilidad como centinelas.

Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands;Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Cabo Rojo), 1999

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Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Cabo Rojo), 1999

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Research on the relationship between the elements and pharmacological activities in velvet antler using factor analysis and cluster analysis

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Zhou, Libing

2017-04-01

Velvet antler has certain effect on improving the body's immune cells and the regulation of immune system function, nervous system, anti-stress, anti-aging and osteoporosis. It has medicinal applications to treat a wide range of diseases such as tissue wound healing, anti-tumor, cardiovascular disease, et al. Therefore, the research on the relationship between pharmacological activities and elements in velvet antler is of great significance. The objective of this study was to comprehensively evaluate 15 kinds of elements in different varieties of velvet antlers and study on the relationship between the elements and traditional Chinese medicine efficacy for the human. The factor analysis and the factor cluster analysis methods were used to analyze the data of elements in the sika velvet antler, cervus elaphus linnaeus, flower horse hybrid velvet antler, apiti (elk) velvet antler, male reindeer velvet antler and find out the relationship between 15 kinds of elements including Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Cu, Mn, Al, Ba, Co, Sr, Cr, Zn and Ni. Combining with MATLAB2010 and SPSS software, the chemometrics methods were made on the relationship between the elements in velvet antler and the pharmacological activities. The first commonality factor F1 had greater load on the indexes of Ca, P, Mg, Co, Sr and Ni, and the second commonality factor F2 had greater load on the indexes of K, Mn, Zn and Cr, and the third commonality factor F3 had greater load on the indexes of Na, Cu and Ba, and the fourth commonality factor F4 had greater load on the indexes of Fe and Al. 15 kinds of elements in velvet antler in the order were elk velvet antler>flower horse hybrid velvet antler>cervus elaphus linnaeus>sika velvet antler>male reindeer velvet antler. Based on the factor analysis and the factor cluster analysis, a model for evaluating traditional Chinese medicine quality was constructed. These studies provide the scientific base and theoretical foundation for the future large-scale rational

Dynamics of game from 65 Giera aria Forest District Lunca Timisului in 2009-2013 period

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Dorel Dronca

2014-10-01

Full Text Available Integration of the Romania in the E.U., is imposing a special attention to game populations. The aim of the present paper was to study the quantitative evolution of the game for the 13 species during 2009-2013, on the hunting terrain 65 Giera, from Forest Domain – Lunca Timişului, with a total surface of 11,974 ha. The study shows that form the 13 species monitored, 3 were not identified on this hunting terrain Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L., Fallow Deer (Dama dama L, European Pine Marten (Martes martes L.. For the other species identified the population evolution in number demonstrated that there is a god correlation between the number of individuals and its biogenic capacity. We recommend careful monitoring of the natural selection and the efficient use of artificial breeding especially for the European hare (Lepus europaeus P. specie.

Animal and plant remains in a tomb in test-pit 1/05, outside the fortified imperial palace Felix Romuliana

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Dimitrijević Vesna

2007-01-01

Full Text Available During the excavations of a tomb located outside the defence walls of the imperial palace, Felix Romuliana, animal and plant remains were collected the analysis of which is the subject of the present study. The faunal remains include the bones and teeth of domestic animals - mule (Equus caballus x Equus asinus, domestic ox (Bos taurus, sheep (Ovis aries, sheep or goat (Ovis/Capra, pig (Sus domesticus and dog (Canis familiaris, a few remains of wild animals - red deer (Cervus elaphus and fox (Vulpes vulpes, and bone of a bird. Until now, no remains of mule have been discovered on sites originating from the classical period at the territory of Serbia. As for plant remains, pieces of carbonized oak wood (Quercus and maple wood (Acer were found, as well as a carbonized seed of a cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera vinifera and a tiny fruit of goosegrass (Galium aparine.

Spectrum of antibody profiles in tuberculous elephants, cervids, and cattle.

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Lyashchenko, Konstantin P; Gortázar, Christian; Miller, Michele A; Waters, W Ray

2018-02-01

Using multi-antigen print immunoassay and DPP ® VetTB Assay approved in the United States for testing captive cervids and elephants, we analyzed antibody recognition of MPB83 and CFP10/ESAT-6 antigens in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), fallow deer (Dama dama), elk (Cervus elaphus), and cattle (Bos taurus) infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Serum IgG reactivity to MPB83 was found in the vast majority of tuberculous cattle and cervid species among which white-tailed deer and elk also showed significant CFP10/ESAT-6 recognition rates with added serodiagnostic value. In contrast, the infected elephants developed antibody responses mainly to CFP10/ESAT-6 with MPB83 reactivity being relatively low. The findings demonstrate distinct patterns of predominant antigen recognition by different animal hosts in tuberculosis. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Authentication of meat from game and domestic species by SNaPshot minisequencing analysis.

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La Neve, Fabio; Civera, Tiziana; Mucci, Nadia; Bottero, Maria Teresa

2008-10-01

The aim of the present study is to develop an assay for the specific identification of meat from Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus, Capra ibex, Rupicapra rupicapra, targeting sequences of the cytochrome b (cyt b) gene of mitochondrial DNA. The assay is also intended to enable differentiation between meat from these wild species as well as Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Bubalus bubalis, Bos taurus and Sus scrofa domestic species. The primers used in the preliminary PCR were designed in well conserved regions upstream and downstream of the diagnosis sites. They successfully amplified a conserved 232bp region from the cyt b gene of all the species taken into consideration. The sites of diagnosis have been interrogated using a minisequencing reaction and capillary electrophoresis. All the results of the multiplex PER (primer extension reaction) test were confirmed by fragment sequencing. The assay offers the possibility of discriminating nine species at the same time.

Elk Distributions Relative to Spring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Values

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Smallidge, S.T.; Baker, T.T.; VanLeeuwen, D.; Gould, W.R.; Thompson, B.C.

2010-01-01

Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) that winter near San Antonio Mountain in northern New Mexico provide important recreational and economic benefits while creating management challenges related to temporospatial variation in their spring movements. Our objective was to examine spring distributions of elk in relation to vegetative emergence as it progresses across the landscape as measured by remote sensing. Spring distributions of elk were closely associated with greater photosynthetic activity of spring vegetation in 2 of 3 years as determined using NDVI values derived from AVHRR datasets. Observed elk locations were up to 271% greater than expected in the category representing the most photosynthetic activity. This association was not observed when analyses at a finer geographic scale were conducted. Managers facing challenges involving human-wildlife interactions and land-use issues should consider environmental conditions that may influence variation in elk association with greener portions of the landscape.

Public access management as an adaptive wildlife management tool

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Ouren, Douglas S.; Watts, Raymond D.

2005-01-01

Wildlife populations across the United States are benefiting from improved wildlife management techniques. However, these benefits also create new challenges including overpopulation, disease, increased winter kill, and forage degradation. These issues have become the challenges for natural resource managers and landowners. Specifically, elk (Cervus elaphus) populations in the Gunnison River Valley of Colorado are growing and causing increased resource damage on public and private lands. On public lands elk threaten sage grouse habitat and compete with domestic livestock for available forage; on private lands they diminish available livestock forage. Management of elk and elk habitat in this area is a shared responsibility of the NPS (Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area), BLM (Uncompahgre Field Office), USFS (Gunnison National Forest), and the CDOW (Colorado Division of Wildlife). All of these agencies participate in this research and adaptive management project.

Predatory senescence in ageing wolves

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MacNulty, D.R.; Smith, D.W.; Vucetich, J.A.; Mech, L.D.; Stahler, D.R.; Packer, C.

2009-01-01

It is well established that ageing handicaps the ability of prey to escape predators, yet surprisingly little is known about how ageing affects the ability of predators to catch prey. Research into long-lived predators has assumed that adults have uniform impacts on prey regardless of age. Here we use longitudinal data from repeated observations of individually-known wolves (Canis lupus) hunting elk (Cervus elaphus) in Yellowstone National Park to demonstrate that adult predatory performance declines with age and that an increasing ratio of senescent individuals in the wolf population depresses the rate of prey offtake. Because this ratio fluctuates independently of population size, predatory senescence may cause wolf populations of equal size but different age structure to have different impacts on prey populations. These findings suggest that predatory senescence is an important, though overlooked, factor affecting predator-prey dynamics. ?? 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.

Accumulation of polonium 210Po in tissues and organs of deer carvidae from Northern Poland.

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Skwarzec, Bogdan; Prucnal, Malgorzata

2007-01-01

This study was undertaken to provide information on accumulation of polonium in tissues and organs of deer carvidae in order to assess the potential transport of this element via food-chain to game meat consumers. Livers, kidneys and muscles of large herbivorous animals belonging to three species: roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and fallow deer (Dama dama), collected in Northern Poland, were the subject of the present investigation. Activities of (210)Po were determined by means of alpha spectrometry along with relevant radiochemical procedures. The concentration of (210)Po in analyzed animals decreased in the order kidney > liver > muscle tissue. The average activity concentrations of (210)Po ranged between 0.02 +/- 0.01 Bq. kg(- 1) w.w. in muscles and 7.15 +/- 0.12 Bq. kg(- 1) w.w. in kidneys. Levels of polonium were not influenced by sampling location, sex, age and species of animals.

Exposure to Rabies in Small Indian Mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) from Two Regions in Puerto Rico.

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Berentsen, Are R; Johnson, Shylo R; Gilbert, Amy T; VerCauteren, Kurt C

2015-10-01

The small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) was introduced to several Caribbean Islands to control rat (Rattus spp.) damage to sugarcane plantations. Mongooses failed at suppressing rat populations and are now considered pests throughout most of their introduced range. Importantly, mongooses are rabies reservoirs on several Caribbean Islands. In Puerto Rico, mongooses have been implicated in up to 70% of reported animal rabies cases. There is no rabies vaccination program for wildlife in Puerto Rico, and data on rabies in mongooses are limited. We conducted a serosurvey of mongooses in two different ecologic environments in Puerto Rico: El Yunque National Forest and Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge. We collected 119 serum samples from 112 mongooses, 44 (39.3%) of which were positive for rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies. We also collected oral swabs from 147 mongooses, including 88 from which we also collected serum. No oral swabs were positive for rabies virus RNA. Our data support previous research suggesting rabies virus is circulating within the mongoose population on Puerto Rico.

Encarnaciones poéticas. Cuerpo, arte y necropolítica

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Ileana Dieguez Caballero

2018-03-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo discuto la emergencia de la sangre como mimesis de la pérdida de cuerpos y vidas en un contexto de necropolítica, pero también como impregnación espectral de la ausencia a través de acciones artísticas. La presencia de la sangre ha comprometido estrategias metafóricas, como figuras de semejanza con las escenas de la violencia. Y también ha comprometido a la sangre misma como flujo abyecto, implicando estrategias metonímicas que generan poéticas secrecionales. A partir de las elaboraciones teóricas de Georges Didi-Huberman, me interesa abordar el imaginativo vínculo entre encarnar y sangrar a través del efecto del rojo cinabrio. Este texto aborda acciones de tres artistas. Ricardo Wiesse, Rosa María Robles y Teresa Margoles. Pero más allá de los escenarios del arte, busco pensar lo que se pinta, lo que se trastorna, en los escenarios abyectos, teñidos por la catástrofe de los cuerpos desencarnados.

Nuevas obras de Carlos de Haes y de Aureliano de Beruete

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Arias Anglés, Enrique

2005-09-01

Full Text Available El objeto de estas líneas es el de dar a conocer y catalogar cuatro nuevas obras de Carlos de Haes (Bruselas, 1826-Madrid, 1898 y otras dos de Aureliano de Beruete (Madrid, 1845- Madrid, 1912. Tres de las de Haes pertenecen a colecciones particulares madrileñas y la otra ha aparecido en el comercio alicantino; mientras que las dos de Aureliano de Beruete son de colección particular madrileña. Comenzaremos este análisis por las de Haes, tanto por razones cronológicas como por haber sido este pintor maestro de Beruete. La primera de ellas pertenece a la colección Rudolf Gerstenmaier (Madrid, y es un óleo sobre lienzo, de 0,35 x 0,65 m., firmado en rojo en el ángulo inferior izquierdo "C. de Haes", y que por representar un bello paisaje de los llamados de alta montaña, que no podemos identificar, lo titularíamos Vista de cordillera (Fig. 1...

Enfermedad de Tay-Sachs

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Albia Josefina Pozo Alonso

Full Text Available La enfermedad de Tay-Sachs es un trastorno neurodegenerativo progresivo de herencia autosómica recesiva. Se debe a la deficiencia de la enzima β-hexosaminidasa A, que provoca una acumulación de gangliósidos GM2 en los lisosomas. Se incluye dentro de las esfingolipidosis. De las esfingolipidosis que presentan mancha rojo cereza en la mácula, la enfermedad de Tay-Sachs es la única en la que no se evidencia hepatoesplenomegalia. La variante más frecuente se inicia en la lactancia. Se presenta un lactante del sexo masculino al que se le realizó el diagnóstico de esta entidad a los 8 meses de edad. A partir de los 4 meses comenzó a presentar una reacción de sobresalto. A los 6 meses comenzó a perder habilidades previamente adquiridas y crisis epilépticas mioclónicas. Se constató una disminución de la actividad específica de la enzima hexosaminidasa A en leucocitos.

Producción de plantas de camu camu con diferentes sustratos orgánicos en camas de vivero convencional

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Carlos Abanto Rodriguez

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo fue verificar el desarrollo inicial de plantones de camu camu con diferentes sustratos orgánicos en camas de vivero convencional con riego por microaspersión y manejo de sombra con malla Chromatine® color rojo con 50% de luz. Se utilizó material genético proveniente de plantas madre del Banco de Germoplasma de camu camu del INIA-Iquitos, las semillas fueron germinadas en aserrín descompuesto y mantenidas por un periodo de 40 días, luego se realizó el repicado con 10 cm de altura en los diferentes sustratos según los tratamientos en camas de vivero con dimensiones de 1,20 m de ancho x 10 m de largo y con una profundidad de 30 cm. Después de realizar las evaluaciones de altura (cm y diámetro basal (mm durante un periodo de 120 días, se encontró que el sustrato gallinaza se consolida como el sustrato de mayor eficiencia en el desarrollo de plantas de camu camu seguido por el sustrato humus de lombriz.

Microsatélites amplificados al azar (RAM en estudios de diversidad genética vegetal

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Jaime Eduardo Muñoz Flórez

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Se revisó el uso e importancia, ventajas, desventajas y características de la técnica Microsatélites Amplificados al Azar (RAM en uchuva Physalis peruviana, mora Rubus spp, guayaba Psidium guajava y heliconias Heliconia spp. En mora se diferenciaron las especies R. glaucus, R. robustus y R. urticifolius, se detectaron duplicados y se encontró alta variabilidad genética en R. glaucus, la especie más importante. En uchuva se encontró alta diversidad y dos accesiones de fruto rojo que se diferenciaron genéticamente de las amarillas y una región geográfica con alta variabilidad. En guayaba los cebadores fueron altamente polimórficos y se encontró alta variabilidad en el Valle del Cauca. En heliconias y especies relacionadas se diferenciaron las familias del orden Zingiberales, algunos subgéneros y variaciones en la especie. La técnica es de bajo costo, utiliza un cebador, no requiere información previa, es altamente polimórfica y diferencia especies en los taxones evaluados.

Extracción y clasificación de posturas labiales en niños entre 5 y 10 años de la ciudad de manizales

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AUGUSTO SALAZAR

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Se presentan los diferentes algoritmos y procedimientos utilizados en el desarrollo de un sistema de extracción y clasificación automática de posturas labiales. El sistema se diseñó con el fin de acompañar a los niños con labio y/o paladar hendido corregido, en el proceso de recuperación. Para la detección facial, se trabajan técnicas basadas en el espacio de color YCbCr y análisis de conectividad. La detección del contorno de los labios se realiza mediante técnicas de proyecciones, análisis de color (espacio de color HSV y Exclusión de Rojo y la información de bordes del operador SUSAN. La extracción de la información discriminante se hace por diferentes tipos de análisis estadístico a partir de la región descrita por el contorno. La clasificación de las posturas se realiza empleando diferentes tipos de clasificadores.

Eficacia de Medios de Cultivo con Infusiones de Variedades de Papa en la Identificación del Trichophyton rubrum

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Flor Urcia A

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente estudio fue demostrar la eficacia de los extractos de diferentes variedades de papa como ingredientes del medio de cultivo para la identificación del Trichophyton rubrum y proponer su empleo en el diagnóstico de dermatomicosis. Se utilizaron las infusiones naturales de las variedades Solanum tuberosum (papa blanca, Solanum chaucha (papa huayro y Solanum goniocalyx (papa amarilla, para preparar los medios de cultivo análogos al estándar de formulación comercial Agar Papa Dextrosa (APDc. Las cepas de T. rubrum fueron inoculadas en los diferentes medios de cultivo, incubados a 2°C durante 10 días. Para la evaluación consideramos características culturales y microscópicas. Los resultados muestran que el medio de cultivo Agar Papa Huayro Dextrosa (APHD fue más eficiente en la producción del pigmento rojo vino, pero se obtuvo mayor esporulación en los medios de cultivo Agar Papa Blanca Dextrosa (APBD y Agar Papa Amarilla Dextrosa (APAD.

Urticaria pigmentosa en el adulto

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Jhon Alexander Ávila Rueda

2012-08-01

Full Text Available La urticaria pigmentosa es una de las formas más comunes de las mastocitosis, las cuales corresponden a una serie de procesos caracterizados por un aumento anormal de los mastocitos en diversos órganos y tejidos corporales. En la urticaria pigmentosa la manifestación es exclusiva de la piel, caracterizada por la presencia de lesiones maculopapulares de 2.5 a 5 mm de diámetro, de un color que puede oscilar entre rojo y café, distribuyéndose generalmente en tronco y extremidades respetando palmas y plantas. Cerca de la mitad de los lesiones presenta rubor localizado, prurito y ampollas. Su incidencia y prevalencia son desconocidas; sin embargo, su aparición es más común en niños que en adultos. El diagnóstico depende en gran manera de un adecuado examen físico complementado con estudios de laboratorio e histopatología. El tratamiento de elección constituye la administración de antihistamínicos orales.

Zapatos rojos. Radiografía del feminicidio en Cataluña mediante el análisis de entidades colaboradoras

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Cayuelas Redondo, Carla; Pareja Torregrosa, Silvia

2016-01-01

Existe un debate emergente sobre el término feminicidio. Los asesinatos de mujeres no se reducen pese las campañas realizadas. La ley del estado español repercute en el recuento de casos produciendo cifras no-oficiales, impidiendo el diseño de políticas adecuadas. Nuestro objetivo es conocer el entendimiento y abordaje del feminicidio a través de relatos de profesionales, aportar conocimiento sobre esta grave problemática social y "aumentar su visibilidad". Se realizó una entrevista semiestru...

Isolation of viable Toxoplasma gondii, molecular characterization, and seroprevalence in elk (Cervus canadensis) in Pennsylvania, USA

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Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis. The ingestion of uncooked/undercooked meat and consumption of water contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts excreted by felids are the main modes of transmission of this parasite. Thousands of wild cervids are hunted or killed in traffic accidents yearly bu...

Dybowski’s sika deer (Cervus nippon hortulorum): genetic divergence between natural Primorian and introduced Czech populations

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Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila; Barančeková, Miroslava; Voloshina, I.; Myslenkov, A.; Lamka, J.; Koubek, Petr

2013-01-01

Roč. 104, č. 3 (2013), s. 312-326 ISSN 0022-1503 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA524/09/1569 Institutional support: RVO:68081766 Keywords : bottleneck * founder effect * genetic diversity * inbreeding * microsatellites * mtDNA Subject RIV: GI - Animal Husbandry ; Breeding Impact factor: 1.969, year: 2013

Molecular cloning and gene expression analysis of Ercc6l in Sika deer (Cervus nippon hortulorum.

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Yupeng Yin

Full Text Available BACKGROUND: One important protein family that functions in nucleotide excision repair (NER factors is the SNF2 family. A newly identified mouse ERCC6-like gene, Ercc6l (excision repair cross-complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementation group 6-like, has been shown to be another developmentally related member of the SNF2 family. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, Sika deer Ercc6l cDNA was first cloned and then sequenced. The full-length cDNA of the Sika deer Ercc6l gene is 4197 bp and contains a 3732 bp open reading frame that encodes a putative protein of 1243 amino acids. The similarity of Sika deer Ercc6l to Bos taurus Ercc6l is 94.05% at the amino acid sequence level. The similarity, however, is reduced to 68.42-82.21% when compared to Ercc6l orthologs in other mammals and to less than 50% compared to orthologs in Gallus gallus and Xenopus. Additionally, the expression of Ercc6l mRNA was investigated in the organs of fetal and adult Sika deer (FSD and ASD, respectively by quantitative RT-PCR. The common expression level of Ercc6l mRNA in the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and stomach from six different developmental stages of 18 Sika deer were examined, though the expression levels in each organ varied among individual Sika deer. During development, there was a slight trend toward decreased Ercc61 mRNA expression. The highest Ercc6l expression levels were seen at 3 months old in every organ and showed the highest level of detection in the spleen of FSD. The lowest Ercc6l expression levels were seen at 3 years old. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We are the first to successfully clone Sika deer Ercc6l mRNA. Ercc6l transcript is present in almost every organ. During Sika deer development, there is a slight trend toward decreased Ercc61 mRNA expression. It is possible that Ercc6l has other roles in embryonic development and in maintaining the growth of animals.

An epidemiological survey of hepatitis E virus in Shika deer, Cervus nippon, in Nara Park, Japan

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萩原, 克郎; 辻, 正義; 川渕, 貴子; 鳥居, 春己; 小林, 朋子; 浅川, 満彦; 石原, 智明

2008-01-01

Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infections have been reported in deer as well as in domestic animals; however, the precise epidemiological information regarding HEV infections in the Shika Deer in Nara Park in Japan remains to be investigated. In this study, we examined the anti-HEV antibodies and HEV-RNA in sera from 173 of female sika deer in the park. The reactivity to HEV antigen in the serum samples were low levels. The detection of HEV-RNA in sera from the deer revealed no positive samples by R...

Estimation of Correlation between the Number of Individuals and Biogenic Capacity of the Hunting Terrain 56, Forest District Lunca Timişului, for 13 Hunting Species in 2006-2010 Period

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Dorel Dronca

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Integration of the Romania in the UE, is imposing a special attention to hunting animals populations. The aim of the present paper was to study the quantitative evolution of the hunting population for the 13th species, in the period 2006-2010, in the hunting terrain 56 Chevereş, from Forest Domain – Lunca Timişului, with a total surface of 9109ha. After the observations were performed, the present paper is stating that on this hunting ground had no good correlation between the number of individuals and the biogenic capacity of the hunting fond at the following species: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L., Fallow Deer (Dama dama L, Roe Deer (Caproleus Caproleus L., Wild hog (Sus scrofa L., European hare (Lepus europaeus P., in turn at the rest of the studied species the correlation is good. For the species in regress the observations are recommending the following with attention of the natural selection and the improvement of the artificial selection.

Elemental composition of game meat from Austria.

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Ertl, Kathrin; Kitzer, Roland; Goessler, Walter

2016-06-01

Concentrations of 26 elements (B, Na, Mg, P, S, K, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Mo, Cd, Sb, Ba, Hg, Pb, U) in wild game meat from Austria were analysed using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. All investigated animals were culled during the hunting season 2012/2013, including 10 chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), 9 hare (Lepus europaeus), 10 pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), 10 red deer (Cervus elaphus), 12 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and 10 wild boar (Sus scrofa). In 19 out of 61 meat samples lead concentrations were higher than 0.1 mg/kg, the maximum limit in meat as set by the European Commission (Regulation EC No 1881/2006), which is most likely caused by ammunition residues. Especially, pellet shot animals and chamois show a high risk for lead contamination. Despite ammunition residues all investigated muscle samples show no further health risk with respect to metal contamination.

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild boars, red deer and roe deer in Poland

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Witkowski Lucjan

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Little is known about the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild life, particularly game animals in Poland. Meat juice collected during the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 hunting seasons from 552 red deer (Cervus elaphus, 367 wild boars (Sus scrofa and 92 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus was tested for T. gondii antibodies using the multi-species ID Screen Toxoplasmosis Indirect kit (IDvet, Montpellier, France. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 24.1% of red deer (95% CI: 20.7%, 27.8%, 37.6% of wild boar (95% CI: 32.8%, 42.7% and 30.4% of roe deer (95% CI: 22.0%, 40.5%. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first epidemiological report of T. gondii prevalence in red deer, roe deer and wild boars in Poland. T. gondii is present in wildlife animal tissues and consumption of the game may be a potential source of infection for humans.

Linking anti-predator behaviour to prey demography reveals limited risk effects of an actively hunting large carnivore.

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Middleton, Arthur D; Kauffman, Matthew J; McWhirter, Douglas E; Jimenez, Michael D; Cook, Rachel C; Cook, John G; Albeke, Shannon E; Sawyer, Hall; White, P J

2013-08-01

Ecological theory predicts that the diffuse risk cues generated by wide-ranging, active predators should induce prey behavioural responses but not major, population- or community-level consequences. We evaluated the non-consumptive effects (NCEs) of an active predator, the grey wolf (Canis lupus), by simultaneously tracking wolves and the behaviour, body fat, and pregnancy of elk (Cervus elaphus), their primary prey in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. When wolves approached within 1 km, elk increased their rates of movement, displacement and vigilance. Even in high-risk areas, however, these encounters occurred only once every 9 days. Ultimately, despite 20-fold variation in the frequency of encounters between wolves and individual elk, the risk of predation was not associated with elk body fat or pregnancy. Our findings suggest that the ecological consequences of actively hunting large carnivores, such as the wolf, are more likely transmitted by consumptive effects on prey survival than NCEs on prey behaviour. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS.

Winter severity and wolf predation on a formerly wolf-free elk herd

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Mech, L. David; Smith, Douglas W.; Murphy, Kerry M.; MacNulty, Daniel R.

2001-01-01

We studied wolf (Canis lupus) predation on elk (Cervus elaphus) in Yellowstone National Park from 17 March to 15 April 1997 (severe winter conditions) and from 2 to 31 March 1998 (mild winter conditions) 2-3 years after wolves were reintroduced to the park. Elk composed 91 % of 117 kills. Data comparisons for 1997 versus 1998 were: hunting success rate, 26% versus 15%; kill rate, 17.1 kg/wolf/day versus 6.1; percent of kill consumed in first day, 7 versus 86; percent femur marrow fat of adult kills, 27 versus 70; calf:adult ratios of kills, 2:33 versus 17:23; sex ratio of kills, 14M:19F versus 17M:6F; mean age of elk killed, males 6.1 years, females 15.2 versus males, 4.8, females 13.0. Winter severity influenced the wolf-elk relationship more than the naivete of the elk herd to predation by wolves.

An investigation of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and Eurasian badger (Meles meles) scavenging, scattering, and removal of deer remains: forensic implications and applications.

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Young, Alexandria; Márquez-Grant, Nicholas; Stillman, Richard; Smith, Martin J; Korstjens, Amanda H

2015-01-01

Within northwest Europe, especially the United Kingdom, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) are the largest wild scavengers capable of modifying a set of remains through scavenging. Knowledge of region-specific and species-typical scavenging behaviors of scavengers within the crime scene area and surroundings can aid in more efficient and accurate interpretations. The scavenging behaviors of captive and wild foxes and badgers were recorded and compared through actualistic methods and direct observation. The scavenging by wild foxes and badgers of surface-deposited baits and whole deer (Cervus nippon; Capreolus capreolus) in a woodland was observed and analyzed. Wild foxes were found to scavenge deer more frequently than badgers. The scavenging of deer remains by foxes was also compared with forensic cases. The scavenging pattern and recovery distances of deer and human remains scavenged by foxes were similar but were potentially affected by the condition and deposition of a body, and the presence of clothing. © 2014 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Zygomycetes from herbivore dung in the ecological reserve of Dois Irmãos, Northeast Brazil

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André Luiz Cabral Monteiro de Azevedo Santiago

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Thirty-eight taxa of Zygomycetes distributed in 15 genera were recorded from tapir (Tapirus terrestris, camel (Camelus bactrianus, horse (Equus caballus, deer (Cervus elaphus, agouti (Dasyprocta aguti, donkey (Equus asinus, llama (Llama glama and waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus dung collected at the Reserva Ecológica de Dois Irmãos located in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. The samples were collected on a monthly basis from June 2005 to May 2006, taken to the laboratory and incubated in moist chambers. Higher number of taxa was observed in the excrements of tapir, followed by deer and donkey. The highest number of species was detected for Mucor, followed by Pilobolus. Statistical analyses showed significant differences in richness of Zygomycetes taxa between the herbivore dung types. Differences of species composition, however, were weak. Seasonality influenced the Zygomycetes species composition but not its richness. Variations in taxa composition between ruminants and non-ruminants dung were non significant.

An ecological perspective on the changing face of Brucella abortus in the western United States

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Cross, Paul C.; Maichak, Eric J.; Brennan, Angela; Scurlock, Brandon M.; Henningsen, John C.; Luikart, Gordon

2013-01-01

After a hiatus during the 1990s, outbreaks of Brucella abortus in cattle are occurring more frequently in some of the western states of the United States, namely, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. This increase is coincident with increasing brucellosis seroprevalence in elk (Cervus elaphus), which is correlated with elk density. Vaccines are a seductive solution, but their use in wildlife systems remains limited by logistical, financial, and scientific constraints. Cattle vaccination is ongoing in the region. Livestock regulations, however, tend to be based on serological tests that test for previous exposure and available vaccines do not protect against seroconversion. The authors review recent ecological studies of brucellosis, with particular emphasis on the Greater Yellowstone Area, and highlight the management options and implications of this work, including the potential utility of habitat modifications and targeted hunts, as well as scavengers and predators. Finally, the authors discuss future research directions that will help us to understand and manage brucellosis in wildlife.

Zygomycetes From Herbivore Dung in the Ecological Reserve of Dois IrmÃOs, Northeast Brazil

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de Azevedo Santiago, André Luiz Cabral Monteiro; Botelho Trufem, Sandra Farto; Malosso, Elaine; dos Santos, Paulo Jorge Parreira; de Queiroz Cavalcanti, Maria Auxiliadora

2011-01-01

Thirty-eight taxa of Zygomycetes distributed in 15 genera were recorded from tapir (Tapirus terrestris), camel (Camelus bactrianus), horse (Equus caballus), deer (Cervus elaphus), agouti (Dasyprocta aguti), donkey (Equus asinus), llama (Llama glama) and waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) dung collected at the Reserva Ecológica de Dois Irmãos located in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. The samples were collected on a monthly basis from June 2005 to May 2006, taken to the laboratory and incubated in moist chambers. Higher number of taxa was observed in the excrements of tapir, followed by deer and donkey. The highest number of species was detected for Mucor, followed by Pilobolus. Statistical analyses showed significant differences in richness of Zygomycetes taxa between the herbivore dung types. Differences of species composition, however, were weak. Seasonality influenced the Zygomycetes species composition but not its richness. Variations in taxa composition between ruminants and non-ruminants dung were non significant. PMID:24031609

Predatory behavior of grizzly bears feeding on elk calves in Yellowstone National Park

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French, Steven P.; French, Marilynn G.

1990-01-01

Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) were observed preying on elk calves (Cervus elaphus) on 60 occasions in Yellowstone National Park, with 29 confirmed kills. Some bears were deliberate predators and effectively preyed on elk calves for short periods each spring, killing up to 1 calf daily. Primary hunting techniques were searching and chasing although some bears used a variety of techniques during a single hunt. They hunted both day and night and preyed on calves in the open and in the woods. Excess killing occurred when circumstances permitted. One bear caught 5 calves in a 15-minute interval. Elk used a variety of antipredator defenses and occasionally attacked predacious bears. The current level of this feeding behavior appears to be greater than previously reported. This is probably related to the increased availability of calves providing a greater opportunity for learning, and the adaptation of a more predatory behavior by some grizzly bears in Yellowstone.

Parasites, diseases, and health status of sympatric populations of sika deer and white-tailed deer in Maryland and Virginia.

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Davidson, W R; Crow, C B

1983-10-01

In July 1981, investigations on parasites, diseases, and herd health status were conducted on sympatric populations of sika deer (Cervus nippon) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Maryland) and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) on the Delmarva Peninsula. Five adult deer of each species were collected from each location and subjected to thorough necropsy examinations and laboratory tests. White-tailed deer at both locations harbored protozoan, helminth, and arthropod parasites typically associated with this species throughout the southeastern United States. In contrast, sika deer at both locations harbored only light burdens of ticks, chiggers, and sarcocysts. Serologic tests for antibodies to seven infectious disease agents revealed evidence of exposure to bovine virus diarrhea (BVD) virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, and parainfluenza3 virus in white-tailed deer, but only BVD virus in sika deer. At both locations the general health status of sika deer was superior to that of white-tailed deer.

Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in Wildlife in Spain

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Aranaz, Alicia; de Juan, Lucía; Montero, Natalia; Sánchez, Celia; Galka, Margarita; Delso, Consuelo; Álvarez, Julio; Romero, Beatriz; Bezos, Javier; Vela, Ana I.; Briones, Victor; Mateos, Ana; Domínguez, Lucas

2004-01-01

Mycobacterium bovis infection in wildlife and feral species is a potential source of infection for livestock and a threat to protected and endangered species. The aim of this study was to identify Spanish wild animal species infected with M. bovis through bacteriological culture and spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping) of isolates for epidemiological purposes. This study included samples from red deer (Cervus elaphus), fallow deer (Dama dama), wild boar (Sus scrofa), Iberian lynx (Lynx pardina), hare (Lepus europaeus), and cattle (Bos taurus). They were collected in several geographical areas that were selected for their unique ecological value and/or known relationships between wildlife and livestock. In the areas included in this survey, M. bovis strains with the same spoligotyping pattern were found infecting several wild species and livestock, which indicates an epidemiological link. A locally predominant spoligotype was found in these areas. Better understanding of the transmission and distribution of disease in these populations will permit more precise targeting of control measures. PMID:15184440

Interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha values in elk neonates

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Barber-Meyer, S. M.; Johnson, C.R.; Murtaugh, M.P.; Mech, L.D.; White, P.J.

2007-01-01

Serological indicators of general condition would be helpful for monitoring or assessing ungulate wildlife. Toward that end, we report the 1st reference values for 2 cytokines, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-??), in neonatal elk (Cervus elaphus). We obtained blood samples from 140 calves ??? 6 days old in Yellowstone National Park during summer 2003-2005. TL-6 values ranged from 0 to 1.21 pg/ml with a median of 0.03 pg/ml. TNF-?? values ranged from 0 to 225.43 pg/ml with a median of 1.85 pg/ml. IL-6 and TNF-?? concentrations were not significant predictors of elk calf survival through 21 days. Development of ungulate-based IL-6 and TNF-?? assays that provide greater sensitivity than cross-reacting human-based assays could be helpful in monitoring ungulate condition and health status comparisons among herds. Such information could provide indirect assessments of range quality or environmental influences among herds. 

Iris colour as an indicator of age feature in female Brazilian tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae confirmed by a molecular sexing technique

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Denise Monnerat Nogueira

2008-12-01

Full Text Available The Brazilian tanager, Ramphocelus bresilius is an endemic species from Brazil that is sexually dimorphic in adult plumage. Young males are similar to adult and young females until their second year. Adults and young females are not distinguishable in plumage. We tested whether iris colour can be used to separate adult females from immature females. We used for the first time the molecular sexing technique based on CHD-genes to confirm the sex of the individuals classified as "female plumage with red iris", and to identify the sex of individuals classified as "female plumage and brown iris". The adult males were used as a positive control. DNA samples from 190 individuals were analysed. The sizes of the PCR products were identified as 350 base pairs (bp for CHD-Z and 388 bp for CHD-W. We confirmed that adult females have a red iris and the young females a brown iris. We could also separate young males and females which present the same iris colour and plumage. Although there are indications that the iris colour can be used by birds to identify the adults in co-operative breeding species such as the Brazilian tanager, more behavioural data are required to understand the role of iris coloration in this species. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (4: 1629-1633. Epub 2008 December 12.El ave Ramphocelus bresilius es una especie endémica de Brasil con dimorfismo sexual en el plumaje del adulto. Los machos jóvenes son similares a las hembras adultas y jóvenes hasta el segundo año de vida. Adultos y hembras jóvenes son indistinguibles por el plumaje. Evaluamos si el color del iris puede ser utilizado para distinguir hembras adultas de hembras inmaduras. Utilizamos por primera vez la técnica molecular de identificación de sexos basada en los genes CHD para confirmar el género de individuos clasificados como plumaje femenino con iris rojo, y para identificar el sexo de los individuos clasificados como plumaje femenino e iris marrón. Usamos machos adultos como

Selección masal por peso y coloración en tilapia roja Mass selection by weight and coloration in red tilapia

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María Alejandra Ruiz Peña

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Para evaluar la efectividad de la selección masal por color y peso se analizaron dos generaciones (G1 y G2 de alevinos de tilapia roja Oreochromis sp. De 40.000 larvas a la sexta semana se eliminaron los alevinos manchados y blancos y a las 14 semanas se separaron por sexos. Se midió el peso (g, la longitud total (cm, la altura (cm y el ancho (cm de 150 individuos a las 6, 14 y 24 semanas de edad. En la semana 24 se escogieron 150 machos y 450 hembras con las coloraciones deseables y mayor peso. La selección resultó efectiva para coloración en G2, puesto que la proporción de individuos rojos se incrementó en 15% con respecto a los testigos. Entre generaciones (G1 y G2 el efecto de la selección fue positivo, debido a que la proporción de rojos se incrementó de 64% a 84% y se redujo la de manchados de 31% a 13%. En ambas generaciones los machos fueron significativamente más pesados que las hembras. Se encontraron notables diferencias entre generaciones para peso y talla, puesto que los selectos superaron al control en 27% y 8% (G1 y en 22% y 11% (G2 para el peso y la talla, respectivamente.In order to evaluate the effectiveness of mass selection by color and weight, two generations (G1 y G2 of red tilapia Oreochromis sp. were analyzed. 40000 larvae were used, at the sixth week fries with black spots and white were eliminated, and at week 14, the fishes were separated by sex. The weight (g, length, height and width (cm were measured in a sample of 150 individuals at 6, 14 and 24 weeks. At week 24, the best 150 males and 450 females with desirable colorations and higher weight were chosen. The selection was effective for coloration in G2, because proportion of red individuals increased in 15% compared to the control. The effect of the selection between generations (G1 y G2 was positive because proportion of red fries increased from 64% to 84%, and the spotted ones were reduced from 31% to 13%. In both generations males were significantly

Optimización de la producción de un extracto enzimático keratinásico a ser utilizado en la industria textil

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Daniel Pippolo

2011-04-01

Full Text Available El Sector Textil Uruguayo tiene dificultades para alcanzar los mejores estándares de calidad requeridos por los mercados internacionales que le permitan competir con mayores posibilidades. Para esto, un procedimiento promisorio, y amigable con el medioambiente, es el tratamiento enzimático de la lana con el que se obtienen resultados de similares características al de los sistemas de oxidación, mayores rendimientos tintóreos  con un menor daño de las fibras, además de obtenerse efluentes sensiblemente menos contaminantes.Este trabajo optimizó la producción de enzimas keratinásicas a partir de un Bacillus sp., obtenido de un screening de cepas realizado por el Departamento de Bioingeniería de la Facultad de Ingeniería y estudió el comportamiento tintóreo de tops de lana tratada con los extractos enzimáticos obtenidos, respecto a la lana sin tratar. El estudio se llevó a cabo empleando la Metodología de Superficie de Respuesta. Se determinaron las condiciones de operación óptimas del fermentador de laboratorio de 3L, correspondientes a una agitación de 600 rpm y una aireación de 2,5 L/min, que se correlaciona con un  coeficiente volumétrico de transferencia de oxígeno del sistema de kLa de 140 h-1, que optimizaron la producción de enzimas keratinásicas (773±77 U/mL. Para la medida de la actividad keratinásica se desarrolló una técnica que utiliza keratin-azure como sustrato.El estudio del comportamiento tintóreo de la lana tratada con los extractos enzimáticos keratinásicos, respecto a la lana sin tratar, confirmó que las diferencias de color obtenidas con las lanas tratadas son superiores cuanto mayor es el valor de actividad keratinásica del extracto. Los tops fueron teñidos con el colorante  Rojo LANASOL CE. El valor máximo de la diferencia de color total medida en coordenadas Cielab, fue de 5,88. Se observó, que en todos los casos los colores obtenidos en los tops después de ser tratados enzim

A survey of free-ranging deer in Ireland for serological evidence of exposure to bovine viral diarrhoea virus, bovine herpes virus-1, bluetongue virus and Schmallenberg virus.

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Graham, David A; Gallagher, Clare; Carden, Ruth F; Lozano, Jose-Maria; Moriarty, John; O'Neill, Ronan

2017-01-01

Deer are an important wildlife species in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland having colonised most regions across the island of Ireland. In comparison to cattle and sheep which represent the main farmed ruminant species on the island, there is a lack of data concerning their exposure, as measured by the presence of antibodies, to important viral pathogens of ruminants. A study was therefore undertaken to investigate the seroprevalence of wild deer to four viruses, namely bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1), Schmallenberg virus (SBV) and bluetongue virus (BTV). Two panels of sera were assembled; Panel 1 comprised 259 samples (202 collected in the Republic of Ireland and 57 in Northern Ireland) between 2013 and 2015, while Panel 2 comprised 131 samples collected in the Republic of Ireland between 2014 and 2015. Overall sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) were sampled most commonly (54.8%), followed by fallow deer ( Dama dama ) (35.3%), with red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) (4.3%) and hybrid species (0.3%) sampled less frequently, with the species not being recorded for the remaining 5.3% of deer sampled. Age was not recorded for 96 of the 390 deer sampled. 196 of the remainder were adults, while 68 and 30 were yearlings and calves, respectively. Using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, true prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were calculated as 9.9%, (6.8-13.0% CI), SBV; 1.5% (0.1-3.0% CI), BoHV-1; 0.0%, 0-1.7% CI), BVDV; and 0.0%, (0.01-0.10% CI), BTV. The results indicate a very low seroprevalence for both BVDV and BoHV-1 in the wild deer tested within the study and, are consistent with a very low prevalence in Ireland. While serological cross-reaction with cervid herpesviruses cannot be excluded, the results in both cases suggest that the presence of these viruses in deer is not a significant risk to their control and eradication from the cattle population. This is important given the ongoing programme

Interference of nail polish on the peripheral oxygen saturation in patients with lung problems during exercise La interferencia del esmalte de uñas en la saturación periférica de oxígeno en pacientes con pneumopatía en el ejercicio Interferência do esmalte de unha na saturação periférica de oxigênio em pacientes pneumopatas no exercício

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Walkiria Shimoya-Bittencourt

2012-12-01

Full Text Available AIM: To assess the interference of nail polish on the reading of peripheral oxygen saturation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the step exercise. METHODS: In this study, there was the inclusion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, current non-smokers, of both sexes. Four different colours of nail polish were used in the present study (base, light pink, red and brown, randomly distributed among the fingers of the right hand, with the corresponding fingers on the opposite hand being controls. Saturation was measured at rest, with and without the polish, and also during the 4th, 5th and 6th minutes of the exercise programme. RESULTS: The experimental universe included 42 patients with ages of 62.9±8.7 years. In the exercise considered, the red colour reduced it in the fourth minute of the exercise (p=0.047. In contrast, the brown colour reduced saturation at rest and also during the course of exercise (p=0.01. CONCLUSION: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the red and brown colours interfered with the reading of the peripheral oxygen saturation during exercise. This study is registered at the Brazilian Register of Clinical Trials (Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos under No. RBR-9vc722.OBJETIVO: Evaluar la interferencia del esmalte de uñas en la lectura de la saturación periférica de oxígeno en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica en el ejercicio de la etapa. MÉTODOS: Fueron incluidos pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica estable, no fumadores actuales, de ambos los sexos. Fueron utilizadas cuatro colores de esmalte (base, rosa claro, rojo y marrón distribuidas aleatoriamente entre los dedos de la mano derecha teniendo los dedos contralaterales como control. La saturación fue medida en reposo con y sin esmalte y durante el 4º, 5º y 6º minutos del ejercicio. RESULTADOS: Fueron incluidos 42 pacientes con edad de 62,9±8,7 años. En el

Restos de cangrejo rojo (Gecarcinus lateralis y cangrejo azul (Cardisoma guanhumi, en el contexto arqueológico teotihuacano de Teopancazco

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Bernardo Rodríguez-Galicia

2017-01-01

Full Text Available El estudio de la relación hombre-fauna en el pasado es propia de la línea de investigación arqueozoológica, esta disciplina biológica, pero también antropológica, es un área que ha permitido establecer qué animales fueron aprovechados como fuente de alimento, cuáles eran proveedores de materia prima para actividades rituales, ceremoniales, elaboración de atuendos, vestimentas, comercio, elementos tributarios y/o elementos decorativos. Salvo los reportes e informes de restos de moluscos en el contexto arqueológico teotihuacano, la presencia de fauna costera en esta urbe prehispánica es poco común; sin embargo, en las excavaciones efectuadas en Teopancazco, como parte del proyecto: Teotihuacán: élite y gobierno, coordinado por la Dra. Linda R. Manzanilla, se han podido identificar una alta concentración de huesos de peces, una espina tallada de erizo de mar y diez fragmentos de quelas de dos especies de cangrejos, estos últimos, con una amplia distribución geográfica en la costa del Golfo de México. Lo anterior hace evidente que existió una relación cultural entre las sociedades antiguas del centro de México y los habitantes de esta costa mexicana, que se dio en las fases Tlamimilolpa tardío (300-400 d.C. a Xolalpan tardío (500-600 d.C., es decir, entre el 300 y 600 de nuestra era.

Synthesis of a red pigment from gold nanoparticles; Sintesis de un pigmento rojo a partir de nanopartIculas de oro

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Mestre, S.; Palacios, M. D.; Agut, P.

2012-07-01

A simple method of synthesising red pigments for ceramic glazes, based on gold nanoparticles protected by a refractory oxide capsule, was developed. Gold nanoparticles of an appropriate size were obtained by reaction in an aqueous medium between an Au(III) solution and an ammonium bromide solution, keeping the Br- concentration low during the process. The gold nanoparticles were encapsulated by adding the protective oxide in colloid form and subsequently coagulating it, alkalinising the medium. Diethylen triamine was then added to encourage the interaction between the gold nanoparticles and the oxide nanoparticles. This was followed by adding carboxymethylcellulose to raise medium viscosity, and to avoid segregation and subsequent agglomeration of the gold nanoparticles during drying. The dry residue was directly usable as a glaze pigment without requiring further thermal treatments. Three protective oxides, namely SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and SnO{sub 2}, were tested. In the three cases, pigments with a high colouring strength were obtained, which gave rise to reds of different shades in the resulting test glaze. (Author)

Antibody Responses of Cervids (Cervus elaphus) following Experimental Mycobacterium bovis Infection and the Implications for Immunodiagnosis ▿

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Harrington, Noel P.; Surujballi, Om P.; Prescott, John F.; Duncan, J. Robert; Waters, W. Ray; Lyashchenko, Konstantin; Greenwald, Rena

2008-01-01

Captive and free-ranging wildlife animals are implicated in the maintenance and transmission of bovine tuberculosis and therefore pose a significant obstacle to eradication of the disease from domestic livestock. The current antemortem diagnostic method, the intradermal tuberculin skin test, is impractical for routine use with many wild animals. Antibody-based assays are particularly attractive because the animals are handled only once and immediate processing of the sample is not required. T...

Immunoglobulin G1 enzyme-linked Immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of Johne's disease in red deer (Cervus elaphus)

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Griffin, J.F.T.; Spittle, E.; Rodgers, C.R.; Liggett, S.; Cooper, M.; Bakker, D.; Bannantine, J.P.

2005-01-01

This study was designed to develop a customized enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the serodiagnosis of Johne's disease (JD) in farmed deer. Two antigens were selected on the basis of their superior diagnostic readouts: denatured purified protein derivative (PPDj) and undenatured

Response of the Rumen Microbiota of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon Fed Different Concentrations of Tannin Rich Plants.

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Full Text Available High throughput sequencing was used to examine the rumen microbiota of sika deer fed high (OLH and low concentration (OLL of tannin rich oak leaves. The results showed that Prevotella spp. were the most dominant bacteria. The most predominant methanogens were the members of the order Methanoplasmatales. The dominant rumen protozoa were Entodinium longinucleatum, Eudiplodinium maggii, and Epidinium caudatum, and the fungal communities were mostly represented by Piromyces spp. Moreover, the relative abundance of Pseudobutyrivibrio spp. (P=0.026, unidentified bacteria (P=0.028, and Prevotella spp. (P=0.022 was lower in the OLH group than in the OLL group. The concentration of propionate in the OLH group was greater than in the OLL group (P=0.006. Patterns of relationships showed that methanogens belonging to the order Methanoplasmatales were negatively correlated with Treponema spp., Ent. Longinucleatum, and acetate. Methanosphaera stadtmanae was positively correlated to propionate, while Methanobrevibacter ruminantium was negatively associated with Methanobrevibacter thaueri and Methanobrevibacter millerae. Tannins altered the rumen microbes and fermentation patterns. However, the response of the entire rumen microbiota and the relationship between rumen microorganisms and the fermentation parameters were not fully understood.

Body dimensions and coloration of the winter pelage of a Moravian population of sika deer, Cervus nippon

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Heroldová, Marta; Zejda, J.

2002-01-01

Roč. 51, č. 3 (2002), s. 253-256 ISSN 0139-7893 R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IBS6093003 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z6093917 Keywords : sika deer * body dimensions * coloration Subject RIV: EG - Zoology Impact factor: 0.234, year: 2002 http://www.ivb.cz/folia/51/3/253-256.pdf

Effect of melatonin implants on the incidence and timing of puberty in female red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Asher, G W; Archer, J A; Ward, J F; Scott, I C; Littlejohn, R P

2011-02-01

A study was conducted to test the hypotheses that exogenous melatonin treatment of 11-13 month-old red deer hinds: (1) advances the timing of first ovulation, (2) increases the proportion of individuals attaining puberty at ∼16 months of age, and (3) reduces the live-weight threshold for attainment of first pregnancy. A total of 3901 rising-2-year-old (R₂) hinds within two herds (A and B) across two years either received single melatonin implants on two occasions in summer (n=1399) or were untreated controls (n=2502). Hinds were joined with stags from mid January to mid May, and were subjected to real-time rectal ultrasonography in early June to assess pregnancy status (proxy for puberty attainment) and foetal age for conception date assignment. Live-weights were recorded for each hind in January (12 months of age) as a proxy for weight at puberty. Melatonin treatment of hinds was associated with a significant advancement in mean conception dates in both herds in both years (Pmelatonin treatment was associated with higher conception rates to first ovulation (P0.05); for every 10kg increase in live-weight conception date was advanced by an average of 1.3 days. In Herd A, melatonin treatment was associated with significantly higher pregnancy rates in both years (90.3% vs. 78.0% in Year 1 and 84.4% vs. 57.1% in Year 2; Pmelatonin treatment was to increase the pregnancy rate of hinds of low body-mass. In Year 1, at 60kg live-weight a logit regression model indicated a pregnancy rate of 52% for untreated hinds and 83% for treated hinds. At 105kg the rate for both cohorts was 90%. In Herd B, melatonin treatment was associated with higher conception rates in both years but these differences were not significant following correction for slight differences in mean live-weight (P>0.05). The study has demonstrated that factors influencing puberty attainment in R₂ red deer hinds can vary between populations. In Herd A, in which body mass of hinds immediately prior to their first potential breeding season may have been the principle limiting factor, melatonin treatment appears to have instigated the pubertal process in hinds that would otherwise be of insufficient body mass. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

A Novel Application of an Anthelmintic Mixture for Use against Gastrointestinal Parasites of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus

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P. L. Hughes

2018-01-01

Full Text Available A mixture of proprietary anthelmintics delivering 0.5 mg/kg moxidectin, 9.06 mg/kg oxfendazole, 15 mg/kg levamisole, and 0.08 mg/kg selenium on bodyweight basis per os to red deer is investigated. On a deer farm with a history of parasite problems, six weaner red deer were treated orally with a 50/50 mixture of Exodus Pour-On and Oxfen C Plus (Ex/Ox at a dose rate of 1 ml/5 kg bodyweight. Six herd mates were untreated. Eleven days later abomasal worm counts for the untreated deer revealed an arithmetic mean burden of 2,566 Ostertagia-type worms and 300 Trichostrongylus axei. No worms were detected in the abomasa of the treated group. Six yearling red deer were treated with the Ex/Ox combination and sent 39 days later to a slaughter plant where tissue samples were collected for residue analysis. Moxidectin was the only anthelmintic compound to show residues and the concentrations measured were well below maximum residue limits. Laboratory analysis of the Ex/Ox product after six-week storage at ambient temperature indicated good physical and chemical stability. These investigations support the hypothesis that the Ex/Ox combination can be an effective and practical anthelmintic option for use in red deer against a background of widespread gastrointestinal parasite resistance to the registered alternatives.

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) skeleton from the Early Bronze Age pit at Brandýs (Czech Republic)

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Kyselý, René; Pecinovská, Monika

2018-01-01

Roč. 10, č. 1 (2018), s. 157-174 ISSN 1866-9557 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : stag * deposition * burial * sacrifice * Únětice culture * Central Europe Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology Impact factor: 1.844, year: 2016

Algunas consideraciones patológicas sobre la llamada cirrosis cardiaca

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Alfonso Uribe Uribe

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Full Text Available La enferma que presento es una mujer de edad aproximada a los 48 años. Casada y madre de un hijo, nacido a término y que siempre ha gozado de buena salud. El marido murió no sabe ella de que enfermedad. Siempre ha ejercido oficios domésticos. No recuerda como enfermedades anteriores otras que la fiebre tifoidea y un reumatismo acaecido en la época de la pubertad. Hasta hace dos años estuvo bien de salud. Fue entonces cuando comenzó a sentir disnea de esfuerzo y a observer cianosis, y edemas declives vesperales. Estas tres manifestaciones fueron las únicas de su enfermedad haste el dia en que sufrió una caida en la que se golpeó el vientre. Desde entonces notó que este aumentaba de volumen a la vez que los síntomas anteriores se intensificaban, haciéndose permanente el edema de los miembros inferiores. Observó entonces oliguria acompañada de poliakiuria, con orinas muy rojas y con sedimento rojo. El médico que la vío le aconsejó hospitalización.

Os multiletramentos na aprendizagem de línguas por estudantes de licenciatura em Letras-Inglês

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Daniel de Mello Ferraz

2017-06-01

ABSTRACT:According to Rojo (2012, p. 15, the concept of multiliteracies focuses on “the cultural diversity of the peoples and the semiotic multiplicity regarding the creation of texts by means of which it informs and communicates". In this sense, it is observed that most English language undergraduate students from the Federal University of Espírito Santo start their undergraduate courses with excellent linguistic levels in English, also, that many of them have improved their language skills through the multimodality in music, virtual games, websites and applications. According to Zacchi and Wielewicki (2015, these digital tools are opportunities for learning diverse contents in a more playful way. The aim of this research is to revisit what it means to teach and learn a foreign language in contemporary times, bringing thus transdisciplinary themes (mutiliteracies to the discussion about the teaching and learning of the English language. With that aim, a qualitative research endeavor was carried out with data collection involving interviews, questionnaires and classroom observation. We seek to understand how and by what means the English learning occurs, and how the theme of multiliteracies has been approached in an English Language teaching course of a Brazilian Federal University.

Primera identificación molecular del transgen de la proteína fluorescente roja (RFP en peces Cebra (Danio rerio transgénicos ornamentales introducidos en el Perú

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Carlos Scotto

2013-01-01

Full Text Available En el presente trabajo se identificó por primera vez peces Cebra transgénicos (Danio rerio fluorescentes de color rojo, naranja y rosado introducidos al territorio peruano de acuarios locales utilizando la técnica de PCR para amplificar el transgen RFP perteneciente a la anémona marina Discosoma spp. Se encontró una expresión génica diferencial del transgen de la proteína fluorescente roja (RFP que determinaría una gradiente de bioluminiscencia para cada color entre los peces OVM analizados. Se realizó un análisis de secuencias de las dos variantes de la RFP junto con las seis variantes de la GFP de proteínas fluorescentes existentes en el Genbank que podrían ayudar a identificar rápidamente si son nuevos genes o si son nuevas variantes de éstas proteínas fluorescentes y que podrían ser utilizadas en otros OVMs hidrobiológicos a futuro. De este modo, desarrollar y optimizar las medidas de bioseguridad mediante su oportuna detección a nivel genético molecular.

Nueva especie de rana del género Pristimantis del grupo lacrimosus (Amphibia: Craugastoridae del Parque Nacional Sangay, Ecuador

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Diego Batallas R.

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Describimos una nueva especie de rana terrestre del genero Pristimantis de tamaño mediano (LRC en machos desde 22.18 a 25.13 mm descubierta en los bosques nublados de las estribaciones orientales del Parque Nacional Sangay, al centro oriente de Ecuador, a elevaciones de 2750 m. Asignamos a Pristimantis latericius sp. nov., al grupo Pristimantis lacrimosus, el cual se diferencia del resto de miembros de este grupo por presentar tubérculos prominentes en el parpado superior y una coloración rojo anaranjado en el dorso. Las llamadas son cortas, conformadas por una sola nota y dos bandas armónicas. Importantes levantamientos de información faunística se han venido generando en los últimos años en el Parque Nacional Sangay, sin embargo es necesario incrementar estudios que ayuden a documentar la ecología e historia natural de los anfibios, ya que sin lugar a dudas ayudaran a comprender procesos ecológicos. El descubrimiento de esta y otras nuevas especies en este sector, demuestra su importancia biológica confortando al desarrollo de planes de conservación en este importante Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad.

Preferencia de los Trips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae Hacia Trampas de colores en un Invernadero de Flores de la Sabana de Bogotá Color preference of Trhips (Thysanoptera: tripidae in crysanthemum crops at the Bogotá plateau

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Cardenas Estrella

1989-12-01

Full Text Available Se trabajó con un total de 36 trampas, 6 colores y 6 replicaciones por color, se les adicionó un pegante y se distribuyeron completamente al azar dentro de un invernadero comercial ubicado en Chía Cundinamarca. Los colores probados fueron: blanco, morado, amarillo, rojo, naranja y verde, Los colores blanco y morado mostraron la más alta eficiencia en la captura de adultos de Frsnkliniette oeeidentalis (Pegande
mientras que el color verde capturó el menor número de esta especie. Se capturaron además adultos de F. panamensis Hood,
F. minuta (Moulton, F. auripes Hood y Thrips tabaei Lindeman pero en menor cantidad.White, violet, yellow, red, orange and green colors with six replicates were tried. This study was done in a green house
grown chrysantemum crop. White and violet showed the highest efficiency by capturing the greatest number of adults of Frankliniella oeeidentalis, the most abundant species during the experimento Green color captured the lowest number of F. oeeidentalis. Other species captured were F. panamensis Hood,
F. minuta (Moulton, F. auripes Hood and Tbrips tabaei Lindeman.

Descripción morfológica y nutricional del fruto de Rambutan (nephelium lappaceum

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Alfonso Vargas

2003-01-01

Full Text Available El estudio se realizó con los cultivares de rambután (Nepheliun lappaceum R- 134, R-162, R-167, Jitlee y Rongrien. La totalidad de los cultivares presentaron frutos ovalados de color rojo intenso y con espinas que cambiaron a dicho color una vez que la totalidad de la cáscara lo hubiera hecho. El peso del fruto (32,7 a 37,3 g, el porcentaje de pulpa en el fruto (40,8 a 51,9%, el porcentaje de grados Brix (18,3 a 18,6 y la fácil y total remoci ón entre la pulpa y la semilla, estuvieron en concordancia con los requerimientos para su uso como fruta fresca exportable o enlatable. El N fue el nutrimento más abundante en el fruto (77 a 87 mg, seguido en orden decreciente por el K (63 a 81 mg, el Ca (22 a 31 mg, el P (11 a 13 mg el Mg (9 a 13 mg, y el S (4 a 6 mg. Los contenidos de Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn y B ocurrieron en menor magnitud (menos de 0,38 mg .

Evaluación genética preliminar de bovinos Angus en México mediante valores de cría genómicos / Preliminary genetic evaluation of Angus cattle in Mexico using genomic breeding values

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Daniela Elizabeth Briones Martín del Campo

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Con el objeto de evaluar genéticamente bovinos Angus importados a México como embriones, en comparación con una población de referencia internacional y bovinos concebidos localmente, se genotipificaron 143 animales Angus y Angus Rojo con la plataforma BeadChiplllumina BovineSNP50® y se predijeron sus valores de cría genómicos (MVP. En promedio fueron superiores a la media de la población de referencia para características de facilidad de parto directa y materna, habilidad lechera, crecimiento desde el destete hasta el año de edad, peso de la canal, desarrollo muscular, marmoleo y el índice económico de engorda en confinamiento. Los animales originados con germoplasma importado fueron superiores a los concebidos localmente para las características de crecimiento desde el destete hasta el año de edad, desarrollo muscular, marmoleo, terneza de la carne y el índice económico. La población de bovinos Angus evaluada mostró tener potencial genético para seleccionar y utilizar reproductores mejorados.

Procedimentos de Produção e Recepção do Gênero Carta

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Guilherme Primo de Mendonça

2018-02-01

Full Text Available In order to contribute with teaching and learning practices developed in the school environment of basic education, our research focuses in proposals of the production and reception processes of the genre letter inscribed in two Portuguese Language textbooks. We understand the need to address such genre, since it is the basis for that the e-mail, the petition, letter from reader among other genres shows up. To this end, we consider researches that are references with regard to gender and of the teaching material in question. We launched hand, thus, of studies of Bunzen (2000; 2001 and Rojo and Batista (2003, in order to discuss the textbook and Bazerman (2006, author who proposes a historical look about the genres and a special clipping for the letter. The references cited contributes to we substantiate the analysis of the selected objects, the main objective of our study. The paths traversed led us to consider that the textbooks, by proposing the use of the Charter as a means of contact between students and distant person of their contexts, provide the development of those about the communicational attitudes taken in society.

Effect of crop development on biogenic emissions from plant populations grown in closed plant growth chambers

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Batten, J. H.; Stutte, G. W.; Wheeler, R. M.

1995-01-01

The Biomass Production Chamber at John F. Kennedy Space Center is a closed plant growth chamber facility that can be used to monitor the level of biogenic emissions from large populations of plants throughout their entire growth cycle. The head space atmosphere of a 26-day-old lettuce (Lactuca sativa cv. Waldmann's Green) stand was repeatedly sampled and emissions identified and quantified using GC-mass spectrometry. Concentrations of dimethyl sulphide, carbon disulphide, alpha-pinene, furan and 2-methylfuran were not significantly different throughout the day; whereas, isoprene showed significant differences in concentration between samples collected in light and dark periods. Volatile organic compounds from the atmosphere of wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Yecora Rojo) were analysed and quantified from planting to maturity. Volatile plant-derived compounds included 1-butanol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, nonanal, benzaldehyde, tetramethylurea, tetramethylthiourea, 2-methylfuran and 3-methylfuran. Concentrations of volatiles were determined during seedling establishment, vegetative growth, anthesis, grain fill and senescence and found to vary depending on the developmental stage. Atmospheric concentrations of benzaldehyde and nonanal were highest during anthesis, 2-methylfuran and 3-methylfuran concentrations were greatest during grain fill, and the concentration of the tetramethylurea peaked during senescence.

El accidente vascular encefálico en niños con drepanocitosis Stroke present in children presenting drepanocytemia

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Eva Svarch

2009-04-01

Full Text Available El accidente vascular encefálico (AVE es una de las complicaciones más graves de la drepanocitosis. Se presenta, sobre todo, en la primera década de la vida, tiene tendencia a recurrir y puede dejar secuelas neurológicas y cognoscitivas permanentes. Su prevención y tratamiento óptimos no se han establecido con precisión, pero en el momento actual, los que más se utilizan con buenos resultados son las transfusiones de glóbulos rojos y la hidroxiurea. El ultrasonido doppler transcraneal (UDTC es un método útil y no invasivo para predecir el AVE en un número grande de pacientes.Stroke is one of the more severe complications of drepanocytemia. It appears mainly in the first decade of life, with a trend to recurrence, and with cognitive and neurologic permanents. Its optimal prevention and treatment are not accurately established, but nowadays, the more used strategies with better results are the red-blood cell transfusions and the hydroxyurea. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCUS is an usefulness and safe method to predict stroke in many patients.

Allelopathic effects of two cover crops Commelina diffusa Burm. F. and Tradescantia zebrina Shunltz on Coffea arabica L.

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Georgina Berroa Navarro

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Allelopathic effect of the cover crops Tradescantia zebrina Shunltz (cucaracha and Commelina diffusa Burm. F. (canutillo were evaluated on Coffea arabica Lin. seeds Caturra Rojo variety. Germination tests were carried out “in vitro” and it was evaluated the root longitude, percentage of total germination and period of germination, as well as the height of the plant and the emergency percentage for the incorporation tests to the soil. It was also carried out, to both over crops, the preliminary chemical qualitative characterization. The results showed that the extracts of T. zebrina and of C. diffusa stimulated the “in vitro” germination and growth of C. arabica at different concentration levels. The incorporation to the soil of the extracts of C. diffusa stimulated the development of the plants of C. arabica, in a significant way, that supposes a considerable advantage in that concerns to the employment of these cover crops, when not implying noxious effects beside all the benefits implied when using cover crops. These last ones go from the protection and improvement of the properties of the soil, to the control of the spontaneous flora in the coffee agroecosystems.

APORTE AL CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS MACROINVERTEBRADOS ASOCIADOS A LAS RAICES DEL MANGLE (Rizophora mangle EN LA CIENAGA LA BOQUILLA, MUNICIPIO DE SAN ONOFRE, SUCRE.

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QUICENO CUARTAS PAULA ANDREA

2010-05-01

Full Text Available Con el fin de establecer la estructura de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados asociados a las raíces del mangle rojo Rizophora mangle en la ciénaga La Boquilla, se muestreó cuatro veces en cinco estaciones entre febrero y agosto de 1999. En cada estación, se retiraron de dos a cinco raíces y cuantificó el número y la cobertura de los macroinvertebrados asociados. En general, en la ciénaga La Boquilla se mantienen temperaturas altas con ligeras fluctuaciones a través del tiempo. En forma similar, la salinidad permaneció en niveles superiores a 30 UPS con sólo ligeras fluctuaciones. En total se capturaron 33 morfoespecies, la mayoría de origen marino y con un marcado carácter estenohalino. Entre las especies encontradas, los bivalvos presentaron las mayores áreas de cubrimiento y abundancia, en general, la composición de la comunidad asociada a las raíces no varió significativamente en el tiempo y en el espacio. El número de especies y la diversidad fueron bajos en comparación con otros ambientes lagunares del Caribe colombiano.

Quando as lembranças doem: a casa da infância em Vermelho amargo, de Bartolomeu Campos de Queirós

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Marcela Verônica da Silva

2016-01-01

Full Text Available La última obra de Bartolomeu Campos de Queirós, la novela Vermelho Amargo (2011 es notable por su forma y contenido. La portada de la primera edición hecha por Cosac Naify, de color rojo oscuro y sin la vida que caracteriza a los tonos púrpura, anuncia el contenido doloroso de la narración, que es una mezcla de memorias en prosa poética y de escritura autobiográfica. Las imágenes de la infancia se abren como heridas mal curadas, y el lector tiene la oportunidad de desvelar el poder del verbo poético cuando se enfrenta directamente a estas llagas. En el presente artículo nos proponemos analizar la escritura autobiográfica y la memoria narrativa, con el fin de poner de relieve la imagen de la casa como construcción de la conciencia. Estos temas tienen el apoyo teórico de Gaston Bachelard especialmente en sus reflexiones sobre la poética del espacio relacionada con la primera casa, considerado lugar de formación de las subjetividades del ser.

Efficiency of semi-automated fluorescent multiplex PCRs with 11 microsatellite markers for genetic studies of deer populations.

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Bonnet, A; Thévenon, S; Maudet, F; Maillard, J C

2002-10-01

Thirty bovine and eight ovine microsatellite primer pairs were tested on four tropical deer species: Eld's and Swamp deer (highly threatened) and Rusa and Vietnamese Sika deer (economically important). Thirty markers gave an amplified product in all four species (78.9%). The number of polymorphic microsatellite markers varied among the species from 14 in Eld's deer (47%) to 20 in Swamp deer (67%). Among them, 11 microsatellite loci were multiplexed in three polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) and labelled with three different fluorochromes that can be loaded in one gel-lane. To test the efficiency of the multiplex, primary genetic studies (mean number of alleles, expected heterozygosities and Fis values) were carried out on four deer populations. Parentage exclusion probability and probability of identity were computed and discussed on a Swamp deer population. These multiplexes PCRs were also tested on several other deer species and subspecies. The aim of this study is to establish a tool useful for genetic studies of population structure and diversity in four tropical deer species which with few modifications can be applied to other species of the genus Cervus.

Traditional knowledge on zootherapeutic uses by the Saharia tribe of Rajasthan, India.

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Mahawar, Madan Mohan; Jaroli, D P

2007-06-05

The present zootherapeutic study describes the traditional knowledge related to the use of different animals and animal-derived products as medicines by the Saharia tribe reside in the Shahabad and Kishanganj Panchayat Samiti's of Baran district of Rajasthan, India. A field survey was conducted from April to June 2006 by performing interview through structured questionnaire with 21 selected respondents, who provided information regarding use of animals and their products in folk medicine. A total of 15 animal species were recorded and they are used for different ethnomedical purposes, including cough, asthma, tuberculosis, paralysis, earache, herpes, weakness, muscular pain etc. The zootherapeutic knowledge was mostly based on domestic animals, but some protected species like the peacock (Pavo cristatus,), hard shelled turtle (Kachuga tentoria), sambhar (Cervus unicolor) were also mentioned as medicinal resources. We would suggest that this kind of neglected traditional knowledge should be included into the strategies of conservation and management of faunistic resources. Further studies are required for experimental validation to confirm the presence of bioactive compounds in these traditional remedies and also to emphasize more sustainable use of these resources.

A simple solar radiation index for wildlife habitat studies

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Keating, Kim A.; Gogan, Peter J.; Vore, John N.; Irby, Lynn R.

2007-01-01

Solar radiation is a potentially important covariate in many wildlife habitat studies, but it is typically addressed only indirectly, using problematic surrogates like aspect or hillshade. We devised a simple solar radiation index (SRI) that combines readily available information about aspect, slope, and latitude. Our SRI is proportional to the amount of extraterrestrial solar radiation theoretically striking an arbitrarily oriented surface during the hour surrounding solar noon on the equinox. Because it derives from first geometric principles and is linearly distributed, SRI offers clear advantages over aspect-based surrogates. The SRI also is superior to hillshade, which we found to be sometimes imprecise and ill-behaved. To illustrate application of our SRI, we assessed niche separation among 3 ungulate species along a single environmental axis, solar radiation, on the northern Yellowstone winter range. We detected no difference between the niches occupied by bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) and elk (Cervus elaphus; P = 0.104), but found that mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) tended to use areas receiving more solar radiation than either of the other species (P solar radiation component.

Wolf-bison interactions in Yellowstone National Park

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Smith, Douglas W.; Mech, L. David; Meagher, Mary; Clark, Wendy E.; Jaffe, Rosemary; Phillips, Michael K.; Mack, John A.

2000-01-01

We studied interactions of reintroduced wolves (Canis lupus) with bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park. Only 2 of 41 wolves in this study had been exposed to bison before their translocation. Wolves were more successful killing elk (Cervus elaphus) than bison, and elk were more abundant than bison, so elk were the primary prey of wolves. Except for a lone emaciated bison calf killed by 8 1-year-old wolves 21 days after their release, the 1st documented kill occurred 25 months after wolves were released. Fourteen bison kills were documented from April 1995 through March 1999. All kills were made in late winter when bison were vulnerable because of poor condition or of bison that were injured or young. Wolves learned to kill bison and killed more bison where elk were absent or scarce. We predict that wolves that have learned to kill bison will kill them more regularly, at least in spring. The results of this study indicate how adaptable wolves are at killing prey species new to them.

Toxoplasma gondii in wild and domestic animals from New Caledonia

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Roqueplo C.

2011-11-01

Full Text Available Samples (serum or meat juice collected from 205 animals in New Caledonia in April 2009 were tested for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii by ELISA using the multi-species ID Screen® Toxoplasmosis Indirect kit (IDVET, Montpellier. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 2% (1/49 of the pigs, in 3.3% (1/30 of the cattle, in 13.8% (4/29 of Rusa deers, in 16% (4/25 of the horses, in 32.8% (21/64 of the dogs, and in 50% (4/8 of cats. Statistically, no significant difference was observed between T. gondii seroprevalence and age or sex. No survey on the prevalence of T. gondii in animals has ever been conducted in New Caledonia and this is the first serological evidence of T. gondii in Rusa deer (Cervus timorensis russa. These results indicate an important circulation of T. gondii exists in the animal populations of New Caledonia. In view of humans being exposed, it is advisable to insist on sanitary education and on respect for good hygienic and food practice.

Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Pityocera Giglio-Tos, 1896 (Diptera: Tabanidae: Scionini).

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Krolow, Tiago Kütter; Henriques, Augusto Loureiro; Gorayeb, Inocêncio De Sousa; Limeira-de-Oliveira, Francisco; Buestán, Jaime

2015-01-07

The genus Pityocera Giglio-Tos is revised based on examination of external morphology and genitalia of type material and specimens from Brazilian and foreign institutions. Five currently valid species in three subgenera are recognized: P. (Elaphella) cervus (Wiedemann, 1828); P. (Pityocera) festai Giglio-Tos, 1896; P. (Pseudelaphella) nana (Walker, 1850); P. (Pseudelaphella) nigribasis Fairchild, 1964; P. (Pseudelaphella) patellicornis (Kröber, 1930). Five new species are described: P. (Pseudelaphella) barrosi Gorayeb & Krolow sp. nov. (Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul); P. (Pseudelaphella) gorayebi Limeira-de-Oliveira & Krolow sp. nov. (Brazil: Maranhão, Tocantins and Bahia); P. (Pseudelaphella) pernaquila Gorayeb & Krolow sp. nov. (Brazil: Pará and Rondônia); P. (Pseudelaphella) rhinolissa Krolow & Henriques sp. nov. (Brazil: Pará, Maranhão, Tocantins, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul; Bolivia: Santa Cruz); P. (Pseudelaphella) ecuadorensis Buestán & Krolow sp. nov. (Ecuador: Manabí, Guayas, Santa Elena and Loja). We provide diagnosis, descriptions, redescriptions, distribution records, illustrations and discussion for all species, as well as a key for identification of species. 

Control of mycobacterium bovis infection in two sika deer herds in ireland

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Partridge Tom

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Abstract In a number of countries, tuberculosis (due to infection with Mycobacterium bovis is a significant health problem of captive deer. This paper describes outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis in sika deer (Cervus nippon on two farms in Ireland and the methods used to control the disease. On Farm A, infection was first detected during 1993. The infection was eradicated using a programme of test and removal, in association with segregation of young animals. A second outbreak (also due to infection with M. bovis, but a different RFLP profile was detected in 2002. In the latter outbreak, infection was particularly prevalent in two groups of young deer. M. bovis with the same RFLP profile was also isolated in a badger found dead on the farm. Control was achieved by test and removal in association with herd management changes. In Herd B, infection was first detected in 1995, and subsequently eradicated using test and removal alone. In Herd A, re-infection remains an ongoing risk. Control rather than eradication of infection may more realistic in the short-to medium-term.

Animals and their products utilized as medicines by the inhabitants surrounding the Ranthambhore National Park, India

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Jaroli DP

2006-11-01

Full Text Available Abstract The present ethnozoological study describes the traditional knowledge related to the use of different animals and animal-derived products as medicines by the inhabitants of villages surrounding the Ranthambhore National Park of India (Bawaria, Mogya, Meena, which is well known for its very rich biodiversity. The field survey was conducted from May to July 2005 by performing interviews through structured questionnaires with 24 informants (16 men and 8 women, who provided information regarding therapeutic uses of animals. A total of 15 animals and animal products were recorded and they are used for different ethnomedical purposes, including tuberculosis, asthma, paralysis, jaundice, earache, constipation, weakness, snake poisoning. The zootherapeutic knowledge was mostly based on domestic animals, but some protected species like the collared dove (Streptopelia sp., hard shelled turtle (Kachuga tentoria, sambhar (Cervus unicolor were also mentioned as important medicinal resources. We would suggest that this kind of neglected traditional knowledge should be included into the strategies of conservation and management of faunistic resources in the investigated area.

Lesion Distribution and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Elk and White-Tailed Deer in South-Western Manitoba, Canada

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Todd K. Shury

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Surveillance for Mycobacterium bovis in free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus from south-western Manitoba was carried out from 1997 to 2010 to describe the lesions, epidemiology, and geographic distribution of disease. Tissues were cultured from animals killed by hunters, culled for management, blood-tested, or found opportunistically. Period prevalence in elk was approximately six times higher than deer, suggesting a significant reservoir role for elk, but that infected deer may also be involved. Prevalence was consistently higher in elk compared to deer in a small core area and prevalence declines since 2003 are likely due to a combination of management factors instituted during that time. Older age classes and animals sampled from the core area were at significantly higher risk of being culture positive. Positive elk and deer were more likely to be found through blood testing, opportunistic surveillance, and culling compared to hunting. No non-lesioned, culture-positive elk were detected in this study compared to previous studies in red deer.

First Report of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sika Deer in China

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Xiao-Xuan Zhang

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Hepatitis E virus (HEV, a single stranded RNA, nonenveloped virus, belongs to the genus Hepevirus, in the family of Hepeviridae. In this study, 46 (5.43% out of the 847 serum samples from sika deer (Cervus nippon were detected as seropositive with hepatitis E virus (HEV by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA. These samples were collected from Inner Mongolia and Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in China, between October 2012 and October 2013. Seroprevalence of HEV infection in male and female deer was 4.82% and 6.52%, respectively. HEV seroprevalence in sika deer from different geographical locations varied from 3.13% to 6.73%. There was no significant difference in HEV seroprevalence between sika deer collected in autumn (5.65% and winter (4.85%. This is the first report of HEV seroprevalence in sika deer in China, which will provide foundation information for estimating the effectiveness of future measures to control HEV infection in sika deer in China and assessing the potential risk of humans infected with HEV after consumption of undercooked or raw meat from infected sika deer.

Using improved technology for filter paper-based blood collection to survey wild Sika deer for antibodies to hepatitis E virus.

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Yu, Claro; Zimmerman, Carl; Stone, Roger; Engle, Ronald E; Elkins, William; Nardone, Glenn A; Emerson, Suzanne U; Purcell, Robert H

2007-06-01

Recent reports from Japan implicated wild Sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E to humans. Seroprevalence studies were performed to determine if imported feral populations of Sika deer in Maryland and Virginia posed a similar risk of transmitting hepatitis E virus (HEV). Hunters collected blood on filter paper discs from freshly killed deer. The discs were desiccated and delivered to a collection point. The dried filters were weighed to estimate the amount of blood absorbed and were eluted and collected in one tube via a novel extraction system. The procedure was quantified and validated with negative and positive serum and blood samples obtained from domestic Sika deer before and after immunization with HEV recombinant capsid protein, respectively. None of the 155 tested samples contained antibody to HEV, suggesting that Sika deer in these populations, unlike those in Japan, do not pose a significant zoonotic threat for hepatitis E. However, the new method developed for collecting and eluting the samples should prove useful for field studies of many other pathogens.

First report of hepatitis E virus infection in sika deer in China.

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Zhang, Xiao-Xuan; Qin, Si-Yuan; Zhang, Yuan; Meng, Qing-Feng; Jiang, Jing; Yang, Gui-Lian; Zhao, Quan; Zhu, Xing-Quan

2015-01-01

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a single stranded RNA, nonenveloped virus, belongs to the genus Hepevirus, in the family of Hepeviridae. In this study, 46 (5.43%) out of the 847 serum samples from sika deer (Cervus nippon) were detected as seropositive with hepatitis E virus (HEV) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). These samples were collected from Inner Mongolia and Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in China, between October 2012 and October 2013. Seroprevalence of HEV infection in male and female deer was 4.82% and 6.52%, respectively. HEV seroprevalence in sika deer from different geographical locations varied from 3.13% to 6.73%. There was no significant difference in HEV seroprevalence between sika deer collected in autumn (5.65%) and winter (4.85%). This is the first report of HEV seroprevalence in sika deer in China, which will provide foundation information for estimating the effectiveness of future measures to control HEV infection in sika deer in China and assessing the potential risk of humans infected with HEV after consumption of undercooked or raw meat from infected sika deer.

Prescribed burning effects on summer elk forage availability in the subalpine zone, Banff National Park, Canada.

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Sachro, L L; Strong, W L; Gates, C C

2005-11-01

The effects of prescribed burning on forage abundance and suitability for elk (Cervus elaphus) during the snow-free season was evaluated in east-central Banff National Park, Canada. Six coniferous forest and mixed shrub-herb plant communities (n=144 plots), and 5223ha of burned (n=131) vegetation Burning coniferous forest stands reduced woody biomass, and increased herbaceous forage from 146 to 790 kg/ha. Increases commonly occurred in the percent cover of hairy wild rye (Leymus innovatus (Beal) Pigler) and fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub.). The herbaceous components of mixed shrub-herb communities increased from 336-747 kg/ha to 517-1104 kg/ha in response to burning (Por=220% (Pburned vegetation-types were assessed as low and moderate, respectively. Potential summer carrying capacity, based on forage availability, increased from eight to 28 elk/100 km2 within burned areas, whereas spring grazing potential rose from 13 to 45 elk/100 km2. Most of the increase (73%) was attributable to changes within burned Engelmann Spruce stands, which composed 58% of the burned area.