Dynamical systems and linear algebra

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Colonius, Fritz (Prof.)

2007-01-01

Dynamical systems and linear algebra / F. Colonius, W. Kliemann. - In: Handbook of linear algebra / ed. by Leslie Hogben. - Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2007. - S. 56,1-56,22. - (Discrete mathematics and its applications)

Search for New Highly Energetic Phases under Compression and Shear

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2015-05-01

Micromechanical Modeling of Martensitic Phase Transformations (keynote lecture). International Symposium on Plasticity󈧍, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin ...Unprecedented Materials Properties, Mechanisms, and Phenomena. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, April, 16, 2012 (invited lecture

Transformations of Aortic Arches During Metamorphosis of the Spade-Foot Toad, Pelobates fuscus

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Majorová, H.; Roček, Zbyněk

2004-01-01

Roč. 260, č. 3 (2004), s. 309 ISSN 0362-2525. [International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology /7./. 27.07.2004-01.08.2004, Boca Raton] Keywords : Anura * Circulatory System * Metamorphosis Subject RIV: EA - Cell Biology

Trends in phytoremediation of toxic elemental and organic pollutants

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OHWESIRI IBUJE

2010-09-13

Sep 13, 2010 ... interactions and other rhizosphere processes, plant uptake .... protein and they play important role in deciding plant's tolerance to .... molecular biology, vol. 107. Totawa, NJ: .... Simulation of organic processes. Boca Raton, FL: ...

Geological Geophysical and structural studies in Mina Ratones (Pluton de Albala)

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Perez-Estaun, A.; Carbonell, R.; Marti, D.; Flecha, I.; Escuder Viruete, J.

2002-01-01

Mina Ratones environmental restoration project included petrological, structural,geophysical, hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical studies. The main objective of the geologic-structural and geophysical studies was the Albala granite structural characterization around the Mina Ratones uranium mine. The location of facies, fault zones (faults and dykes) as well as the distribution of some physical properties inside the rock massif was obtained for a granitic black of 900, 500, and 500 m. The geologic-structural and geophysical techniques applied to Mina Ratones provided a multidisciplinary approach for high resolution characterization of rock massif, and the structures potentially containing fluids,able to be applied to the hydrogeological modelling to a particular area. Geological studies included a detailed structural mapping of the area surrounding the mine (1:5,000 scale), the geometric, kinematics, and dynamics analysis of fractures of all scales, the petrology and geochemistry of fault rocks and altered areas surrounding fractures, and the microstructural studies of samples from surface and core lags. The construction of geostatistical models in two and three dimensions had helped to characterize the Mina Ratones rock massif showing the spatial distribution of fault zones, fracture intensity, granite composition heterogeneities, fluid-rock interaction zones, and physical properties. (Author)

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MICROBIAL BIOFILMS AS INTEGRATIVE SENSORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

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Snyder, Richard A., Michael A. Lewis, Andreas Nocker and Joe E. Lepo. In press. Microbial Biofilms as Integrative Sensors of Environmental Quality. In: Estuarine Indicators Workshop Proceedings. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 34 p. (ERL,GB 1198). Microbial biofilms are comple...

Geophysical investigation of the Raton Basin

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Cheney, R. S.

1982-05-01

This thesis correlates gravity, magnetic, and seismic data for the Raton Basin of Colorado and New Mexico. The gravity data suggest that the study area, and the region around it, is in isostatic equilibrium. The free air anomaly in the southern portion of the study area suggests lack of local compensation due to Quaternary volocanic rock. The volcanic rock thickness, calculated from the free air gravity data, is 180 m. The gravity data indicated a crustal thickness of about 45 km, and the crust thinned from west to east. A basement relief map was constructed from the Bouquer gravity data. Computer techniques were developed to calculate the depth to the basement surface and to plot a contour map of that surface. The Raton Basin magnetic map defined the same surface found on the basement relief map since the overlying sedimentary rocks have no magnetism; therefore, any magnetism present is caused by the basement rock. A seismic survey near capulin Mountain detected a high level of microseismicity that may be caused by adjustment along faults or dormant volcanic activity.

Boca de Potrerillos

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Murray, William Breen

Boca de Potrerillos is an archaeological site located in the municipio of Mina, Nuevo León, about 60 km. northwest of Monterrey, Mexicós third largest city. Its principal feature is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in the country. Archaeoastronomical features include petroglyphic markers of the cardinal directions, dot configurations which count lunar synodic periods, and one of the earliest horizon calendars in North America. They indicate that the site was probably used for sky observation from the Middle Archaic time period onward and may represent evidence of the initial stages in the development of Mesoamerican numeration and astronomy.

Geologic framework of nonmarine cretaceous-tertiary boundary sites, raton basin, new mexico and colorado

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Pillmore, C.L.; Tschudy, R.H.; Orth, C.J.; Gilmore, J.S.; Knight, J.D.

1984-01-01

Indium concentrations are anomalously high at the palynological Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in fluvial sedimentary rocks of the lower part of the Raton Formation at several localities in the Raton Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. The iridium anomaly is associated with a thin bed of kaolinitic claystone in a discontinuous carbonaceous shale and coal sequence.

Nutritional composition of a full diallel-crossed forage pearl millet

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2017-08-03

Aug 3, 2017 ... plants were harvested by cutting at 30 cm above the ground level, at six weeks after sowing. The plants .... 218 m above the sea level within the rain forest zone of ... am after sun rise. ..... Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press.

Fuel Cell Power Systems for Navy Applications

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1984-05-01

DAMES & MOORE LIBRARY LOS ANGELES. CA DRURY COLLEGE Physics Dept. Springfield. MO FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Boca Raton. FL (McAllister) FOREST... Colin Ramage) Dept of Meteorology Honolulu HI: HONOLULU. HI (SCIENCE AND TECH. DIV.); Natd Energy Inst (DR Neill) Honolulu HI UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Hall

El proceso de renovación urbana en La Boca: organizaciones barriales entre nuevos usos y viejos lugares

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Hilda Herzer

2007-06-01

Full Text Available The work analyzes the perspective that the local actors have about the process of urban renewal that is developed in the neighborhood of La Boca and of its incidence in the preservation and transformation of the neighborhood cultural heritage. La Boca is a neighborhood in the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina in which traditionally sectors of low income settled. In that framework, the points of view of three groups of neighborhood leaders are revised: those that head traditional social organizations, the referents of soup kitchens and the leaders of organizations of protesting background. The process that is developed in the neighborhood has installed, in places tied to its historical identity, new uses that re-shape the sense of those public spaces. Old places have now a renewed way of defining that typical use that was always the tourism in La Boca. In fact, a good part of those new uses have not been decided, nor do they involve people from La Boca, and they introduce new actors and logics in this neighborhood scene. In this context, some institutions are in favor of transformations; others are against, and a big part do not take on a clear voice in the debate.//Este trabajo se propone analizar la perspectiva que los actores locales tienen del proceso de renovación urbana en el barrio de La Boca y de su incidencia sobre la preservación y transformación del patrimonio cultural barrial. La Boca es un barrio de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires en el que tradicionalmente habitan familias de bajos ingresos. En este marco, son revisados los puntos de vista de tres grupos de dirigentes barriales: aquellos que lideran organizaciones sociales tradicionales del barrio, los referentes de comedores comunitarios y los líderes de organizaciones de perfil reivindicativo. El proceso de renovación que se está desarrollando en el barrio de La Boca instaló en lugares ligados a su identidad histórica, nuevos usos que reconfiguran el sentido de esos espacios p

Molecular Diagnosis Of Human Boca virus Gastroenteritis

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Kassem, N.N.; Kamel, E.M.; Ismail, G.A.; Emam, E.K.; Saber, S.M.; EL Ashry, M.A.

2012-01-01

The idea that human boca virus (HBoV) infection possibly plays a role in gastroenteritis has been suggested because of the frequent manifestation of gastrointestinal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of HBoV In children with gastroenteritis. We studied the etiologic agents in 100 fecal samples in children suffered from acute gastroenteritis. Bacterial etiological agents were dtected by conventional bacteriological culture, and viral etiologic agents were detected by rotavirus latex agglutination and conventional PCR for HBoV and enteric adenovirus. Enteropathogenic E-Coli (EPEC) was detected in 4% of cases. Rotatavirus, enteric adenovirus and co infection between rotavirus and adenovirus were detected in 14%, 6% and 2% respectively. Human boca virus was detected in 1% of cases without associated respiratory symptoms or co infection with other pathogen which suggests its role in children gastroenteritis

Crime Scene Intelligence. An Experiment in Forensic Entomology

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2006-11-01

Investigation (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1993), 72. 23 Smith, 86. 24 G. Bianchini, “La Biologia Del Cadaver, ” Archivic Antropologia...May R. Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers. Urbana and Chi- cago: University of Illinois Press, 1985. Bianchini, G. “La Biologia Del

El caseinato de sodio incrementa número de linfocitos B en ratones

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Domínguez-Meléndez, Vanihamín; Aguiñiga-Sánchez, Itzen; Moreno-Fierros, Leticia; Torres, Beatriz; Osorio, Edelmiro Santiago

2017-01-01

Resumen Introducción. El caseinato de sodio, una sal de la caseína utilizada como agente proinflamatorio en ratones, es capaz de inducir granulopoyesis en vivo e incrementar la producción de citocinas esenciales en dicho evento. Objetivo. Evaluar si el caseinato de sodio es capaz de inducir un efecto biológico en células de origen linfoide y la producción de citocinas involucradas con este linaje. Materiales y métodos: Se utilizaron ratones hembra BALB/c de 8 a 12 semanas de edad. Los a...

Geothermal Gradient impact on Induced Seismicity in Raton Basin, Colorado and New Mexico

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Pfeiffer, K.; Ge, S.

2017-12-01

Since 1999, Raton Basin, located in southeastern Colorado and northern New Mexico, is the site of wastewater injection for disposing a byproduct of coal bed methane production. During 1999-2016, 29 wastewater injection wells were active in Raton Basin. Induced seismicity began in 2001 and the largest recorded earthquake, an M5.3, occurred in August 2011. Although most injection occurs in the Dakota Formation, the majority of the seismicity has been located in the crystalline basement. Previous studies involving Raton Basin focused on high injection rates and high volume wells to determine their effect on increased pore pressure. However, the geothermal gradient has yet to be studied as a potential catalyst of seismicity. Enhanced Geothermal Systems throughout the world have experienced similar seismicity problems due to water injection. Raton's geothermal gradient, which averages 49± 12°C/km, is much higher then other areas experiencing seismicity. Thermal differences between the hot subsurface and cooler wastewater injection have the potential to affect the strength of the rock and allow for failure. Therefore, we hypothesis that wells in high geothermal gradient areas will produce more frequent earthquakes due to thermal contrast from relatively cold wastewater injection. We model the geothermal gradient in the surrounding areas of the injection sites in Raton Basin to assess potential spatial relationship between high geothermal gradient and earthquakes. Preliminary results show that the fluid pressure increase from injecting cool water is above the threshold of 0.1MPa, which has been shown to induce earthquakes. In addition, temperatures in the subsurface could decrease up to 2°C at approximately 80 m from the injection well, with a temperature effect reaching up to 100 m away from the injection well.

International Journal of Health Research

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Jun 7, 2008 ... Press, Boca Raton, USA, 1983; 125-148. 10. Atwood JL, Davis JED, MacNicol DD. Inclusion. Compounds, Vol III. Academic Press, London,. 1984; 333-375. 11. Linares MS, de Bertorello MM, Longhi MR. Effect of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin on the solubility of an antibacterial Isoxazolyl-naphthoquinone.

Meta 2: Lingua Franca Design and Integration Language

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Banca Intesa/San Paolo. He was the founder and Scientific Director of the Project on Advanced Research on Architectures and Design of Electronic...34Platform-Based Design and Frameworks: Metropolis and Metro II" in Model-Based Design for Embedded Systems, Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press , Taylor and

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2009-06-17

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... the concepts of contributory negligence and assumption of the risk. The final rule continues to refer... Faragher v. City of Boca Raton \\25\\ that lower courts have unanimously applied tort negligence standards to... contributory negligence and assumption of the risk into the RFOA analysis misapprehends the rule's reference to...

Impacts of Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne on Two Nourished Beaches along the Southeast Florida Coast

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Benedet, L.; Campbell, T.; Finkl, C.W.; Stive, M.J.F.; Spadoni, R.

2005-01-01

Site inspections and beacli profile surveys of nourislied beaclies in the city of Boca Raton, and Town of Palm Beach, Florida show that the nourished beaches protected the shore from hurricane impacts in 2004. Striking the southeast coast of Florida within 20 days of each other. Hurricane Frances

Comunidade de marca ou boca a boca eletrônico: qual o objetivo da presença de empresas em mídias sociais?

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Michel Lens Seller; Fernando José Barbin Laurindo

2018-01-01

Resumo O uso crescente de mídias sociais vem alterando o relacionamento entre empresas e clientes. As mídias sociais abrem um canal de comunicação bidirecional entre a organização e seus consumidores, assim como promove a interação entre estes. De acordo com a literatura, são dois os objetivos perseguidos pelas empresas neste ambiente: aumento de confiança e lealdade à marca por meio de comunidades de marca; e influência na decisão de compra do cliente pela promoção de comunicação boca a boca...

La enfermedad de manos, pies y boca (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease)

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La enfermedad de manos, pies y boca es una enfermedad contagiosa que afecta principalmente a niños menores de cinco años. En este podcast, la doctora Eileen Schneider habla de los síntomas de la enfermedad de manos, pies y boca, cómo se propaga y cómo protegerse y proteger a sus hijos para que no se infecten con el virus.

Aerial gamma ray and magnetic survey: Raton Basin Project. The Raton and Santa Fe Quadrangles of New Mexico. Final report

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1979-11-01

In 1978, EG and G geoMetrics collected 4955 line miles of high sensitivity airborne radiometric and magnetic data in New Mexico within the Raton and Santa Fe quadrangles. These quadrangles represent part of the Raton Basin Project. All radiometric and magnetic data for the two quadrangles were fully reduced and interpreted by geoMetrics, and are presented as three volumes; one Volume I covering both quadrangles and separate Volume II's for the individual quadrangles. Over 50% of the survey area is covered by flat lying Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits of the southern Great Plains Province. The western and southern portions of the area contain a combination of Precambrian and Paleozoic igneous and metamorphic rocks. These rocks occur primarily within and in close proximity to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and late Cenozoic volcanic deposits occur to the west of the mountains and in the Las Vegas Volcanic region. Uranium deposits are scattered throughout the region, but none are known to be economic at the time of this report

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The current study examines the effect of heating mode on densifi- cation, microstructure ..... ing mechanisms. It increases the self diffusion coefficient of .... Lide D R (ed) 1998 CRC handbook of chemistry and physics (Boca. Raton, FL: CRC ... MPIF Standard 46 1991 Determination of tap density of metal powder. Standard ...

CFD Analysis of the SBXC Glider Airframe

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as control servos , controls surfaces gaps, and push rods.  Considering trim conditions. This first attempt to develop an aerodynamic analysis for...Accessed 10 April 2016. [13] K. Y. W. and H. Bang, The Finite Element Method Using Matlab, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC, 2000, pp. 1–2. [14] J. Tu

Book review Biogeochemistry of Marine Systems By Pierre William ...

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Raton basin assessment of coalbed methane resources. [USA - Colorado and New Mexico

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Stevens, S H; Kelso, B S; Lombardi, T E; Coates, J -M [Advanced Research International, Arlington, VA (USA)

1993-02-01

Coalbed methane resources of the Raton basin were assessed through an analysis of public and proprietary sources encompassing stratigraphic, structural, hydrologic, coal rank, and gas-content data. Mapping of coal seams within the Vermejo Formation and Raton Formation revealed several net-coal thickness maxima of 80 ft along the synclinal axis of the basin. However, this sizable coal resource is distributed among multiple, thin, laterally discontinuous coal seams; approximately 60 percent of the total coal in the Raton Formation and 50 percent in the Vermejo Formation occur in seams thinner than 4 ft. Coal rank of the basal Vermejo Formation ranges from high-volatile C to low-volatile bituminous, indicating adequate thermal maturity for methane-generation. Coal seam gas contents show considerable scatter, ranging from 4 to 810 CF/T (ash free), and vary more closely with depth below the hydrologic potentiometric surface than with depth below ground level. Exclusive of shallow and intruded coal seams, in-place coalbed methane resources are estimated at 8.4 to 12.1 TCF, with a mean average of 10.2 TCF. The apparent highest concentration of coalbed methane (24 BCF/mi[sup 2]) occurs along the La Veta trough in Colorado in an area that is geologically less well studied. A second maximum of 8 BCF/mi[sup 2] occurs southeast of Vermejo Park in New Mexico. Successful coalbed methane development in the Raton basin will require favourable coal seam geometry, depth, and reservoir properties in addition to sufficient in-place resources. Local fracturing and enhanced permeability may occur along folds, such as the Vermejo anticline, that splay off the Sangre de Cristo thrust belt. 16 refs., 9 figs.

A Cook's Tour: The Journey to Become a Model Culinary Arts Academy

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Bantang, Susan C.

2008-01-01

This article is about how the West Boca Raton Community High School's Culinary Arts Academy achieved national model status as it works to prepare the next generation of culinary artists. The culinary academy, established in 2004, adopted national standards that have served as a foundation for its excellence. In November 2007, the National Career…

Discovery: Faculty Publications and Presentations, Fiscal Year 1981

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1982-01-01

Women: Mandated Change at the USAF Academy, by Judith H. Stiehm. Air University Review. (Forthcoming) d. "The Role of the Tarot in John Fowles’ The Magus...34 Second International Conference on Fantasy, Boca Raton, FL. 20 March 1981. (Presentation) T’he novel’s broken pattern of allusions to tarot cards

How to Get from Cupertino to Boca Raton.

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Troxel, Duane K.; Chiavacci, Jim

1985-01-01

Describes seven methods to transfer data from Apple computer disks to IBM computer disks and vice versa: print out data and retype; use a commercial software package, optical-character reader, homemade cable, or modem to pass or transfer data directly; pay commercial data-transfer service; or store files on mainframe and download. (MBR)

Selected Thermophysical Properties of 2,2 Dimethylcyclopentyl Methylphosphonofluoridate (GP) and 2,2 Dimethylcyclopentanol (DMCP)

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chromatography using a thermal conductivity detector (GC-TCD). Table 1. Sample Information for GP and DMCP Chemical Name Mole Fraction Purity...Proving Ground, MD, 1983; UNCLASSIFIED Report (ADC033491). 23. Weast, R.C. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 53rd ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL...gas chromatography GD pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate GF cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate GP 2,2-dimethylcyclopentyl

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High genetic structure and low mitochondrial diversity in bottlenose dolphins of the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama: A population at risk?

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Barragán-Barrera, Dalia C; May-Collado, Laura J; Tezanos-Pinto, Gabriela; Islas-Villanueva, Valentina; Correa-Cárdenas, Camilo A; Caballero, Susana

2017-01-01

The current conservation status of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) under the IUCN is 'least concern'. However, in the Caribbean, small and localized populations of the 'inshore form' may be at higher risk of extinction than the 'worldwide distributed form' due to a combination of factors including small population size, high site fidelity, genetic isolation, and range overlap with human activities. Here, we study the population genetic structure of bottlenose dolphins from the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro in Panama. This is a small population characterized by high site fidelity and is currently heavily-impacted by the local dolphin-watching industry. We collected skin tissue samples from 25 dolphins to study the genetic diversity and structure of this population. We amplified a portion of the mitochondrial Control Region (mtDNA-CR) and nine microsatellite loci. The mtDNA-CR analyses revealed that dolphins in Bocas del Toro belong to the 'inshore form', grouped with the Bahamas-Colombia-Cuba-Mexico population unit. They also possess a unique haplotype new for the Caribbean. The microsatellite data indicated that the Bocas del Toro dolphin population is highly structured, likely due to restricted movement patterns. Previous abundance estimates obtained with mark-recapture methods reported a small population of 80 dolphins (95% CI = 72-87), which is similar to the contemporary effective population size estimated in this study (Ne = 73 individuals; CI = 18.0 - ∞; 0.05). The combination of small population size, high degree of genetic isolation, and intense daily interactions with dolphin-watching boats puts the Bocas del Toro dolphin to at high risk of extinction. Despite national guidelines to regulate the dolphin-watching industry in Bocas del Toro and ongoing educational programs for tour operators, only in 2012 seven animals have died due to boat collisions. Our results suggest that the conservation status of bottlenose dolphins in Bocas del Toro

High genetic structure and low mitochondrial diversity in bottlenose dolphins of the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama: A population at risk?

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Full Text Available The current conservation status of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus under the IUCN is 'least concern'. However, in the Caribbean, small and localized populations of the 'inshore form' may be at higher risk of extinction than the 'worldwide distributed form' due to a combination of factors including small population size, high site fidelity, genetic isolation, and range overlap with human activities. Here, we study the population genetic structure of bottlenose dolphins from the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro in Panama. This is a small population characterized by high site fidelity and is currently heavily-impacted by the local dolphin-watching industry. We collected skin tissue samples from 25 dolphins to study the genetic diversity and structure of this population. We amplified a portion of the mitochondrial Control Region (mtDNA-CR and nine microsatellite loci. The mtDNA-CR analyses revealed that dolphins in Bocas del Toro belong to the 'inshore form', grouped with the Bahamas-Colombia-Cuba-Mexico population unit. They also possess a unique haplotype new for the Caribbean. The microsatellite data indicated that the Bocas del Toro dolphin population is highly structured, likely due to restricted movement patterns. Previous abundance estimates obtained with mark-recapture methods reported a small population of 80 dolphins (95% CI = 72-87, which is similar to the contemporary effective population size estimated in this study (Ne = 73 individuals; CI = 18.0 - ∞; 0.05. The combination of small population size, high degree of genetic isolation, and intense daily interactions with dolphin-watching boats puts the Bocas del Toro dolphin to at high risk of extinction. Despite national guidelines to regulate the dolphin-watching industry in Bocas del Toro and ongoing educational programs for tour operators, only in 2012 seven animals have died due to boat collisions. Our results suggest that the conservation status of bottlenose dolphins in

FRET Imaging Trackable Long Circulating Biodegradable Nanomedicines for Ovarian Cancer Therapy

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2015-11-01

polymers in medicine, in: D.F. Williams (Ed.), Systemic As- pects of Biocompatibility, Vol. II, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1981, pp. 159–180. [29...548–558. [141] I. Hofmann, E.H. Stover, D.E. Cullen , J. Mao, K.J. Morgan, B.H. Lee, M.G. Kharas, P.G. Miller, M.G. Cornejo, R. Okabe, S.A. Armstrong

Alternatives to Arsine: The Atmospheric Pressure Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of GaAs Using Triethylarsenic.

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1987-08-15

also found to affect residual doping type at a low V/Ill ratio and had a significant effect upon epilayer 6 650 - A~ N-TYPE (3 sipm) A N-TYPE (2 stpm ...editor, "CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics ," 64th ed., F-177,179 (CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1983). 7. P.D. Dapkus, H.M. Manasevit, K.L

Novel treatment options for nonmelanoma skin cancer: focus on electronic brachytherapy

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2015-11-01

Full Text Available Michael E Kasper,1,2 Ahmed A Chaudhary3 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, 2Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, FL, 3North Main Radiation Oncology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, RI, USA Abstract: Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC is an increasing health care issue in the United States, significantly affecting quality of life and impacting health care costs. Radiotherapy has a long history in the treatment of NMSC. Shortly after the discovery of X-rays and 226Radium, physicians cured patients with NMSC using these new treatments. Both X-ray therapy and brachytherapy have evolved over the years, ultimately delivering higher cure rates and lower toxicity. Electronic brachytherapy for NMSC is based on the technical and clinical data obtained from radionuclide skin surface brachytherapy and the small skin surface applicators developed over the past 25 years. The purpose of this review is to introduce electronic brachytherapy in the context of the history, data, and utilization of traditional radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Keywords: electronic brachytherapy, superficial radiotherapy, skin surface brachytherapy, electron beam therapy, nonmelanoma skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma

Tripomastigotes de sangre y de cultivo celular de Trypanosoma cruzi Y.: II.- Patologíade la enfermedad de Chagas en ratones Balb/c

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ARAGORT DE ROSSELL, RAIZA; RODRIGUEZ, ANA MARIA; DE JESUS, ROSA; CALCAGNO, MARINA; MAIZO DE SEGNINI, ZULAY; DIAZ, SILVERIO

2000-01-01

Se evaluó la histopatología y respuesta humoral de ratones BALB/c que sobrevivieron después de la infección con formas tripomastigotes de sangre y de cultivo celular de T. cruzi Y. Los animales estudiados fueron los ratones que superaron la fase aguda de la infección, denominados Susceptibles13 y los ratones en los cuales la presencia del parásito se detectó después de haber sido inmunosuprimidos, denominados Poco Susceptibles.13 La autopsia en todos los animales reveló distensión del intesti...

Development of 3He-BOCA power ramping facility, 1

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Nakata, Hirokatsu; Ishii, Tadahiko; Itoh, Haruhiko; Abe, Hiroshi; Nakazaki, Chozaburo

1979-11-01

Development of a He-3 power controlled boiling water capsule, 3 He-BOCS, for LWR fuels power ramping test in JMTR has been carried out since 1978 on a five-year program; in the reactor, irradiation tests of various fuels and structual materials have been made since 1969. Using stagnant-pressurized water as a thermal medium, the capsule provides pressure and temperature conditions similar to those in LWRs. Heat generation of a fuel pin can be controlled by a He-3 gas screen surrounding the capsule. The facility is capable of testing numbers of both fresh and irradiated fuel pins under LWR operating conditions for power ramping and cycling. After explaining the operating priciples of 3 He-BOCA and the development program, the following are described: the results of preliminary out-of-pile test on heat conductive characteristics of the capsule and a conceptual design of the 3 He-BOCA for power ramping of a short fuel pin from 250 W/cm to 500 W/cm under BWR conditions. (author)

Operational Colour Vision in the Modern Aviation Environment (la Vision des couleurs dans l’environnement aeronautique operationnel d’ aujourd hui)

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2001-03-01

recommended. The Nagel II is no longer in production . Advantages: test has a long and hallowed history that is well respected. Disadvantages: expensive...Illuminator (Catalog No. 1388R) from Richmond Products , 1021 Rogers Circle, Suite 6, Boca Raton FL, 33487-2894. Phones:1-800-448-4538 and 407-994-2112...III Antineoplastics Mercaptopurine II Vincristine II Antirheumatics Ibuprofen II Colours appear faded Indomethacin III Antispasmodics

Konference Asociace globálních studií na Floridě

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Uhde, Zuzana

2009-01-01

Roč. 10, č. 1 (2009), s. 55-60 ISSN 1213-0028. [Global Studies Association North America conference 2009: Globalization and the Struggle for Peace and Human Rights. Boca Raton, 08.05.2009-10.05.2009] R&D Projects: GA AV ČR 1QS700280503 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70280505 Keywords : globalization * human right Subject RIV: AD - Politology ; Political Sciences

Environmental Restoration - Expedient Methods and Technologies: A User Guide with Case Studies

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1998-03-01

Tarradella, Joseph, Gabriel Bitton, and Dominique Rossel. Soil Ecotoxicology . Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, 1997. Testa, Stephen M. The Reuse...to the first lift to adjust the nutrients in the soil. No nutrient adjustments were made to the second lift. Each lift was cultivated once or twice a...Technology Transfer Committee, Second Edition, October 1994. Tarradella, Joseph, Gabriel Bitton, and Dominique Rossel. Soil Ecotoxicology . Lewis

Early neogene history of the central American arc from Bocas del Toro, western Panama

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Coates, Anthony G.; Aubry, Marie-Pierre; Berggren, William A.; Collins, Laurel S.; Kunk, Michael J.

2003-01-01

A newly discovered sequence of lower to middle Miocene rocks from the eastern Bocas del Toro archipelago, western Panama, reveals the timing and environment of the earliest stages in the rise of the Isthmus of Panama in this region. Two new formations, the Punta Alegre Formation (lower Miocene, Aquitanian to Burdigalian) and the Valiente Formation (middle Miocene, Langhian to Serravallian), are here named and formally described. The Punta Alegre Formation contains a diagnostic microfauna of benthic and planktic foraminifera and calcareous nannofossils that indicate deposition in a 2000-m-deep pre-isthmian neotropical ocean from as old as 21.5–18.3 Ma. Its lithology varies from silty mudstone to muddy foraminiferal ooze with rare thin microturbidite layers near the top. The Valiente Formation, which ranges in age from 16.4 to ca. 12.0 Ma, lies with slight angular unconformity on the Punta Alegre Formation and consists of five lithofacies: (1) columnar basalt and flow breccia, (2) pyroclastic deposits, (3) coarse-grained volcaniclastic deposits, (4) coral-reef limestone with diverse large coral colonies, and (5) marine debris-flow deposits and microturbidites. These lithofacies are interpreted to indicate that after ca. 16 Ma a volcanic arc developed in the region of Bocas del Toro and that by ca. 12 Ma an extensively emergent archipelago of volcanic islands had formed. 39Ar/40Ar dating of basalt flows associated with the fossiliferous sedimentary rocks in the upper part of the Valiente Formation strongly confirms the ages derived from planktic foraminifera and nannofossils. Paleobathymetric analysis of the two new formations in the Valiente Peninsula and Popa Island, in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, shows a general shallowing from lower- through upper-bathyal to upper-neritic and emergent laharic and fluviatile deposits from ca. 19 to 12 Ma. The overlying nonconformable Bocas del Toro Group contains a lower transgressive sequence ranging from basal nearshore

Community renewable energy in Panama: a sustainability assessment of the “Boca de Lura” PV-Wind-Battery hybrid power system

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Madriz-Vargas Rolando

2017-01-01

Full Text Available This paper presents a case study of a community renewable energy project implemented in the community of “Boca de Lura” located in rural Panama. This is a 2.17 kW stand-alone PV-Wind-Battery hybrid power system supplying energy to a local school also serving as a community facility. A novel sustainability assessment framework is used to examine the Boca de Lura experience and future perspectives for the power system and the project as a whole. The main challenges for Boca de Lura are discussed and recommendations to overcome some of the obstacles encountered are provided. Findings suggest that, even though the project was successfully implemented, its long-term operation is jeopardized due to non-technical aspects rather than technical ones. A potential solution is upgrading the stand-alone system into a minigrid; however, more studies and external advice are required to understand the implications for Boca de Lura, local institutions and possible national and international sponsors.

Efecto del Propóleos Chileno sobre el Metabolismo de Glucosa en Ratones Diabéticos

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Pacheco, Alejandro; Daleprane, Julio B; Freitas, Vanessa S; Ferderbar, Simone; Hirabara, Sandro; Cuevas, Alejandro; Saavedra, Nicolás; Curi, Rui; Abdalla, Dulcineia S. P; Salazar, Luis A

2011-01-01

En el presente estudio se evaluó el efecto del propóleos sobre el metabolismo de la glucosa en ratones C57/BL-6 con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 inducida por dieta alta en grasa. Se midieron los cambios en las concentraciones séricas de lípidos, glucosa e insulina, y el efecto sobre la captación de 2-deoxi-[2,6-3H]-D-glucosa, síntesis de [14C]-glicógeno y descarboxilación de [U-14C]-D-glucosa inducida por insulina en músculo aislado. Los resultados muestran que en ratones diabéticos, el tratamien...

Gloria Behar Gottsegen (1930-2015).

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Denmark, Florence L

2016-12-01

Presents an obituary for Gloria Behar Gottsegen, who died on April 21, 2015, in Boca Raton, Florida. Trained as a school psychologist, she was also a teacher, consultant, and author. But she is probably best known for her long and active history with the American Psychological Association (APA), during which she held dozens of positions, including the presidency of four divisions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

A Comparison of Approaches for Solving Hard Graph-Theoretic Problems

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2015-04-29

and Search”, in Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Book 7, CRC Press (1998): Boca Raton. [6] A. Lucas, “Ising Formulations of Many NP Problems...owner. 14. ABSTRACT In order to formulate mathematical conjectures likely to be true, a number of base cases must be determined. However, many... combinatorial problems are NP-hard and the computational complexity makes this research approach difficult using a standard brute force approach on a

A Regional Simulation to Explore Impacts of Resource Use and Constraints

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2007-03-01

Cultivated crops (82) Business High intensity urban (24) Golf courses (73) Developed, high intensity (24) 29 Table 6. Export coefficients for N and...Sunahara, G., J. Hawari, G. Lotufo, and R. Kuperman (eds.) Ecotoxicology of Explosives and Unexploded Ordnance, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 94...within urban areas. Pasture can be spectrally similar to 103 cultivated fields that have vegetative cover during the winter. Pixels of the clearcut

Environmental perception among residents of Ratones and Peri Lagoon communities, Santa Catarina Island

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Otávio da Silva Custódio

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Lack of basic sanitation is linked to population growth disjointed of public policies. This work developed between July 2015 and July 2016 aimed to evaluate the perceptions of riverside land owners on the status of water bodies in the locations of Ratones River and Peri Lagoon, Florianópolis (Santa Catarina. We interviewed 51 residents in total. And the residents of Ratones knew a larger number of rivers and described direct supply of water bodies to their homes, compared to that obtained in the community of Peri Lagoon, where most homes was supplied by the public network. Both communities have shown intradomiciliary water filtration, assumed riparian forests degraded, considered the rainwater important for ecosystems health, and reported lack of sewage treatment. We conclude that residents tended to have an anthropocentric environmental vision, which residents interpret the environment as a space disconnected from the man.

Variation in mangrove forest structure and sediment characteristics in Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Lovelock, C.E.; Feller, Ilka C.; McKee, K.L.; Thompson, R.

2005-01-01

Mangrove forest structure and sediment characteristics were examined in the extensive mangroves of Bocas del Toro, Republic of Panama. Forest structure was characterized to determine if spatial vegetation patterns were repeated over the Bocas del Toro landscape. Using a series of permanent plots and transects we found that the forests of Bocas del Toro were dominated by Rhizophora mangle with very few individuals of Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia racemosa. Despite this low species diversity, there was large variation in forest structure and in edaphic conditions (salinity, concentration of available phosphorus, Eh and sulphide concentration). Aboveground biomass varied 20-fold, from 6.8 Mg ha-1 in dwarf forests to 194.3 Mg ha-1 in the forests fringing the land. But variation in forest structure was predictable across the intertidal zone. There was a strong tree height gradient from seaward fringe (mean tree height 3.9 m), decreasing in stature in the interior dwarf forests (mean tree height 0.7 m), and increasing in stature in forests adjacent to the terrestrial forest (mean tree height 4.1 m). The predictable variation in forest structure emerges due to the complex interactions among edaphic and plant factors. Identifying predictable patterns in forest structure will aid in scaling up the ecosystem services provided by mangrove forests in coastal landscapes. Copyright 2005 College of Arts and Sciences.

Efecto de la ciclosporina A en ratones C57BL/6 infectados con Encephalitozoon intestinalis.

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Ana Luz Galván

2006-03-01

Full Text Available Introducción. Encephalitozoon intestinalis es un microsporidio parásito del intestino, que puede diseminarse en pacientes inmunocomprometidos. Existen referencias de modelos animales inmunosuprimidos para el estudio de la microsporidiosis utilizando fármacos que producen supresión total de la respuesta inmune; sin embargo, no se han estudiado los efectos de inmunosupresores con acción selectiva sobre los componentes de esta respuesta. Objetivo. Evaluar el efecto de la inmunosupresión con ciclosporina A (CsA en ratones C57BL/6 infectados con E. intestinalis. Materiales y métodos. Se utilizaron 80 ratones C57BL/6 distribuidos en cuatro grupos: infectados, inmunosuprimidos e infectados, inmunosuprimidos no infectados y controles. La inmunosupresión con CsA (50 mg/kg se realizó vía intraperitoneal durante todo el estudio. En la semanas 2, 3, 4 y 6 posteriores a la infección se obtuvo sangre para determinar los anticuerpos, y materia fecal para evaluar la cinética de excreción de esporas. Además, se extrajeron varios órganos para estudiar la histopatología y observar la posible diseminación del parásito. Resultados. La producción de anticuerpos IgG fue mayor en los ratones inmunocompetentes infectados que en los inmunosuprimidos infectados con E. intestinalis. No se encontró el parásito en órganos diferentes al intestino delgado en los dos grupos infectados. Sin embargo, la excreción de esporas, tanto en heces como en líquido duodenal, fue mayor en el grupo inmunosuprimido infectado. Conclusión. La CsA en el modelo en ratón no indujo la diseminación de E. intestinalis ni la exacerbación de la enfermedad, pero contribuyó al aumento en la cinética de excreción de esporas y la disminución de la producción de anticuerpos IgG en los ratones inmunosuprimidos infectados.

Phosphate solubilizing bacteria and alkaline phosphatase activity in coastal waters off Trivandrum

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, Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62. pp. 2476–2482. 98 Journal of Coastal Environment Illmer, P. and Schinner, F. 1995. Solubilization of inorganic calcium phosphates solubilization mechanisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 27. pp. 57...-solubilising microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere of mangroves in a semiarid coastal lagoon. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 30. 460-468. Wurl, O. 2009. Practical guidelines for the analysis of sea water. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 143-178. Zohary, T...

Dosimetry for commissioning and quality control in the irradiation of onions

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Biramontri, S.; Thongmitr, W.; Wanitsuksombut, W.

1989-01-01

Onions are a highly marketed produce in Thailand, and because of the climate, shelf-life is fairly limited during storage in markets and households. An alternative to systemic chemical treatment (e.g. maleic hydrazide) for sprouting inhibition is the application of absorbed doses of ionizing radiation of about 100 Gy (Matsuyama and Umeda (1983) Preservation of Food by Ionizing Radiation, Vol. III, Chap. 6, p. 159, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla, U.S.A.). (author)

Estimating Burst Swim Speeds and Jumping Characteristics of Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Using Video Analyses and Principles of Projectile Physics

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2016-09-01

estimate all swim speeds for those water bodies. For this reason, statistical tests for significance were conducted on only the WR and IR estimates. An...was not statistically significant does not support this conclusion. In addition to direct estimates of burst swim speeds from videotape of fish...perspective. P. Domenici and B.G. Kapoor (ed.s), Boca Raton: CRC Press. Gray, J. 1953. How animals move. Cambridge , U.K.: University Press. Holliman, F. M

Frameless Stereotactic Insertion of Viewsite Brain Access System with Microscope-Mounted Tracking Device for Resection of Deep Brain Lesions: Technical Report

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White, Tim; Chakraborty, Shamik; Lall, Rohan; Fanous, Andrew A; Boockvar, John; Langer, David J

2017-01-01

The surgical management of deep brain tumors is often challenging due to the limitations of stereotactic needle biopsies and the morbidity associated with transcortical approaches. We present a novel microscopic navigational technique utilizing the Viewsite Brain Access System (VBAS) (Vycor Medical, Boca Raton, FL, USA) for resection of a deep parietal periventricular high-grade glioma as well as another glioma and a cavernoma with no related morbidity. The approach utilized a navigational tr...

The Longue Duree: Indonesia’s Response to the Threat of Jihadist Terrorism 1998-2016

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2016-06-01

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A Influência do Valor Percebido e da Satisfação do Cliente sobre o Comportamento de Boca a Boca: uma análise em academias de ginásticaThe Influence of Perceived Value and Customer Satisfaction on the Word of Mouth Behavior: an analysis in academies of gymnasticsLa Influencia del Valor Percibido y de la Satisfacción del Cliente en la Conducta Boca a Boca: un análisis en los gimnasios

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COSTA, Francisco José da

2008-09-01

Full Text Available RESUMOO propósito central deste artigo foi analisar a relação entre os construtos valor percebido (e seus antecedentes de qualidade e sacrifício, satisfação dos clientes de serviços, e comportamento de boca a boca (nas dimensões de intensidade e favorabilidade. A partir da revisão da literatura sobre os temas, foram enunciadas treze hipóteses de pesquisa, que foram aplicadas, tomando como contexto empírico o setor de academias de ginástica da cidade de Fortaleza (Ceará. Foi pesquisada uma amostra de 108 respondentes, com coleta de dados feita por meio de questionário estruturado, aplicado em quatro diferentes academias. Os construtos foram avaliados em separado, por meio de estatísticas descritivas e a análise das hipóteses foi feita com o apoio da técnica estatística Análise de Regressão Múltipla, realizada em cinco modelos distintos. Os resultados encontrados mostraram a consistência de nove das treze hipóteses, indicando, especialmente, que a satisfação e o valor percebido são antecedentes consistentes da favorabilidade e da intensidade das ações de boca a boca dos clientes. Os resultados apontaram elementos para uma melhor compreensão das relações definidas, e, também dá indicações para futuras pesquisas envolvendo os temas tratados.ABSTRACTThe main purpose of this article was to analyze the relationship between the constructs perceived value (and its antecedents of quality and sacrifice, satisfaction of services customers, and word of mouth behavior (in its dimensions of activity and praise. From the literature review, 13 hypotheses were announced, and these hypotheses were submitted to test taking as empirical context the sector of fitness gyms from the city of Fortaleza (Ceará. A sample of 108 respondents was searched, with data collection done with a structured questionnaire, administered in four different fitness gyms. The constructs were evaluated separately, by using descriptive statistics, and the

Fossil Scenedesmus (Chlorococcales) from the Raton Formation, Colorado and New Mexico, U.S.A.

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Farley, Fleming R.

1989-01-01

Fossilized coenobia of the alga Scenedesmus (Chlorococcales) were recovered in palynomorph assemblages from a lower Paleocene mudstone in the Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene Raton Formation of Colorado and New Mexico. This is the first description of fossil Scenedesmus from Tertiary rocks. Two species, Scenedesmus tschudyi sp. nov. and Scenedesmus hanleyi sp. nov., are present in the assemblages. Coenobia of S. tschudyi sp. nov. are characterized by lunate terminal cells and fusiform median cells. As in species of modern Scenedesmus, coenobia of S. tschudyi sp. nov. occur with four or eight cells. Coenobia of S. hanleyi sp. nov. have four oval cells and are smaller than coenobia of S. tschudyi sp. nov. Fossil coenobia of Scenedesmus co-occur with the fossil alga Pediastrum in Raton Formation mudstones. Because these genera co-occur in modern lakes and ponds, the co-occurrence of fossil Scenedesmus and Pediastrum in ancient nonmarine rocks is interpreted to indicate deposition of sediment in freshwater lakes and ponds. ?? 1989.

Thermally Cross-Linked Anion Exchange Membranes from Solvent Processable Isoprene Containing Ionomers

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2015-01-15

mm were obtained. Characterizations. 1H NMR spectroscopy was performed on a Bruker DPX-300 FT-NMR. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was performed...31, 7559−7561. (24) Greenley, R. Z. Q and e Values for Free Radical Copolymerizations of Vinyl Monomers and Telogens. In Polymer Handbook ; Brandrup, J...Diffusion at Infinite Dilution. In CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 81st ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2001. (34) Schmidt-Rohr, K.; Chen, Q. Nat

Durability Testing of Additively Manufactured High Power Microwave Structures

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2017-10-29

D. Hoffman, B. Singh and J. Thomas, Handbook of vacuum science and technology . San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1998. [17] M. Cuneo, "The effect of...the higher He diffusion rate through rubber o-rings, its lower pumping speed within the cryopump and possibly saturation of the charcoal arrays...Third Edition, CRC Press (Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2016). [3] J. C. Whitaker, “Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook ”, Second Edition, CRC Press (New York, NY, USA

Ex-ORISKANY Artificial Reef Project: Ecological Risk Assessment

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2006-01-25

Assuming that light will penetrate to the depths of the reef, species of encrusting algae and other macrophytes will colonize on the surface of the...Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 16:283-290. Kraak, M.H.S., M. Toussaint, E.A.J. Bleeker and D. Lavy, 1993. p. 175 - 186 in Dallinger, R. et.al. Ecotoxicology ...Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology , Lewis, Boca Raton, FL, USA. http://www.environetbase.com/ejournals/books/book_summary/toc.asp?id=707 Poulton

Effect of pest controlling neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) and mata-raton (Gliricidia sepium Jacquin) leaf extracts on emission of green house gases and inorganic-N content in urea-amended soil.

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Méndez-Bautista, Joaquín; Fernández-Luqueño, Fabián; López-Valdez, Fernando; Mendoza-Cristino, Reyna; Montes-Molina, Joaquín A; Gutierrez-Miceli, F A; Dendooven, L

2009-07-01

Extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) and Gliricidia sepium Jacquin, locally known as 'mata-raton', are used to control pests of maize. Their application, however, is known to affect soil microorganisms. We investigated if these extracts affected emissions of methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O), important greenhouse gases, and dynamics of soil inorganic N. Soil was treated with extracts of neem, mata-raton or lambda-cyhalothrin, used as chemical control. The soil was amended with or without urea and incubated at 40% and 100% water holding capacity (WHC). Concentrations of ammonium (NH4+), nitrite (NO2(-)) and nitrate (NO3(-)) and emissions of CH4, CO2 and N2O were monitored for 7d. Treating urea-amended soil with extracts of neem, mata-raton or lambda-cyhalothrin reduced the emission of CO2 significantly compared to the untreated soil with the largest decrease found in the latter. Oxidation of CH4 was inhibited by extracts of neem in the unamended soil, and by neem, mata-raton and lambda-cyhalothrin in the urea-amended soil compared to the untreated soil. Neem, mata-raton and lambda-cyhalothrin reduced the N2O emission from the unamended soil incubated at 40%WHC compared to the untreated soil. Extracts of neem, mata-raton and lambda-cyhalothrin had no significant effect on dynamics of NH4(+), NO2(-) and NO(3)(-). It was found that emission of CO2 and oxidation of CH4 was inhibited in the urea-amended soil treated with extracts of neem, mata-raton and lambda-cyhalothrin, but ammonification, N2O emission and nitrification were not affected.

Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus enhances non specific protection against Plasmodium chabaudi AS in mice Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus aumenta la protección no específica contra Plasmodium chabaudi AS en ratones

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Federico Martínez-Gómez

2006-12-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the capacity of Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus to enhance resistance against Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: NIH mice were IP injected with viable lactobacillus casei seven days (LC1 group or 7 and 14 days (LC2 group before the challenge (day 0 with Plasmodium chabaudi parasitized red blood cells (pRBC. Control mice were inoculated with pRBC only. When parasitaemia was resolved, naive mice were injected with spleen cells from each group. The parasitaemia was measured. Nitric oxide (NO. in serum was determined. RESULTS: Mice from the LC1 group presented a reduction in parasitaemia, with a prepatent period of five days, parasitaemia lasted 11 days, and the peak was (36.3 % pRBC on the 12th day post-infection. Mice from the LC2 group showed a prepatent period of five days, parasitaemia lasted eight days, and the peak (30 % pRBC was of on the 11th day. In the control, the prepatent period was three days, the parasitaemia lasted 15 days, and the peak (51% pRBC was on day nine. Mice inoculated with spleen cells from the LC2 group showed a prepatent period of 21 days, parasitaemia lasted seven days, and the peak (13.5% pRBC was on the 26th day. CONCLUSION: L. casei enhanced nonspecific resistance to P. chabaudi, as indicated by longer prepatent periods, reduced parasitaemia, and reduction in the viability of the parasites recovered from the spleen of infected mice, along with high concentrations of NO. in serum.OBJETIVO: Evaluar la capacidad de Lactobacillus casei de aumentar la resistencia a la infección con Plasmodium chabaudi en ratones. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Ratones NIH fueron inyectados intraperitonealmente con L. casei viable 7 días (grupo LC1 o 7 y 14 días (grupo LC2 antes del reto (día 0 con glóbulos rojos parasitados (GRP con P. chabaudi. Los testigos fueron inoculados con GRP solamente. Cuando la parasitemia se resolvió, se inocularon ratones limpios con células de bazo de cada grupo. Se

Abordaje “pull through” para tumores de suelo de boca que requieran RT adyuvante

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Pablo Crespo Escudero

2018-05-01

Full Text Available INTRODUCCION:   - Los tumores malignos de suelo de boca, en estadios avanzados  (T3 y T4,  suponen un reto quirúrgico a la hora de disminuir la morbilidad de la cirugía.-        Una gran mayoría de las veces, la radioterapia forma parte del tratamiento adyuvante, suponiendo un riesgo para la aparición de osteoradionecrosis postquirurgica en pacientes que han precisado mandibulotomías en su abordaje.-        La diabetes, consumo de alcohol, tabaquismo y edad avanzada y exodoncias post radioterapia son factores de riesgo para la osteoradionecrosis.-        En la osteoradionecrosis se generan unos cambios en el hueso conocidos como la triple H (ver foto triple H: tejido hipocelular, hipóxico e hipovascular. MATERIAL Y METODOS: -        Paciente de 76 años, diabético en tratamiento con antidiabéticos orales, edéntulo, con arterioresclerosis de años de evolución presenta una masa en suelo de boca de nueva aparición.-        EXPLORACION:-        masa en suelo de boca de unos 3,5 x 3 cm que NO INFILTRA cortical mandibular.-        La motilidad de la lengua parece estar limitada en su lateralización hacia la derecha.-        LA FIBROSCOPIA es rigurosamente normal.-        Se palpan adenopatías en areas I-II-III izquierdas claramente patológicas. -        El PET-TAC: LESIÓN HIPERMETABÓLICA con Suv de 22,67, de 3 x 3 x 2,1 cm, en suelo de boca que no contacta con proceso alveolar hamimandibular, y que invade musculatura milohioidea; presenta 2 adenopatias patológicas izquierdas en area IIa y IIb ipsilaterales a la lesión; TAC torácico: nódulo pulmonar solitario que puede corresponder a patología inflamatoria.-        Se realiza toma de biopsia: carcinoma epidermoide moderadamente diferenciado; VPH: negativo.-        Ante el estadiaje tumoral y los antecedentes del paciente se realiza abordaje “pull through” con exposición total de la

Mandando bocas: Woo and Sex among Sampadjudu Young Men

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Francisco Miguel

2016-11-01

Full Text Available In this paper I deal with a Cape Verdean phenomenon: the mandar bocas (“to send mouths”. Specifically, I analyse the action of “mandar bocas” made by men in the town of Mindelo. At a first glance, this phenomenon could be quickly classified as “homophobic” slurs. I argue, however, that this is not the only possible interpretation of the phenomenon as “mandar bocas” is often a phase of a homoerotic courtship between young men in Cabo Verde, though permeated by masculinist signs.

Efecto antitumoral del extracto acuoso de Bomarea cornigera (Alstroemeriaceae en sarcomas inducidos en ratones

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Christian Villanueva

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Se investigó el efecto antitumoral del extracto acuoso del bejuco Bomarea cornigera. Ratones de la cepa Swiss albina fueron inoculados con la línea tumoral TG-180 por 15 días; luego del cual se separaron en 5 grupos (n=5 por grupo. Se administro intraperitonealmente ciclofosfamida (control positivo, agua destilada (control negativo y el extracto en concentraciones de 1X, 2X y 4X; se evaluó la morbilidad, mortalidad, el peso y la longitud del sarcoma. Se encontró un efecto inhibidor del extracto de B. cornigera en el desarrollo del tumor sólido en ratones en los cuales se les transplanto el sarcoma TG-180. Las tasas de inhibición fueron 87,44 y 8,52% después de 17 días de tratamiento considerando la dosis 1X (más baja y 2X (intermedia, respectiva- mente. Estos resultados sugieren que la administración de extracto acuoso de B. cornigera vía intraperitoneal puede ser útil como inhibidor del cáncer.

COMUNICACIÓN COMERCIAL Y BOCA-OÍDO ELECTRÓNICO EN SITIOS WEB CORPORATIVOS: UN ANÁLISIS DESDE LA PERSPECTIVA DEL MARKETING DE RELACIONES

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Belanche Gracia, Daniel

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El imparable crecimiento del intercambio de información en internet ha fomentado que los sitios web comerciales, además de ofrecer información relevante del vendedor (comunicación comercial, comiencen a incluir herramientas de interacción online donde los consumidores comparten sus experiencias (boca-oído electrónico. Este trabajo se centra en la información que aparece en la web del vendedor para comprender como esta afecta a su relación con el consumidor y a la promoción de sus productos a través de un boca-oído entre consumidores. Los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales basándose en las respuestas de usuarios de sitios web comerciales confirman que la comunicación comercial y el boca-oído electrónico afectan positivamente a los niveles de compromiso afectivo, mientras que la confianza solo se vería afectada por el grado de comunicación comercial. Finalmente, la confianza afectaría al compromiso, y este a su vez tendría una incidencia directa sobre el nivel de boca-oído electrónico positivo.

Energetic and exergetic analysis of combined cycle Energas Boca de Jaruco

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Dominguez, F. J.; Tapanez, A.; Castillo, E. del; Castillo, R.; Perez, R.

2015-01-01

The work shows the energy and exergy evaluation of the combined cycle Energas Boca de Jaruco, which consists of five gas turbines 30 MWh five heat recovery steam OTSGs type and a steam turbine of 150 MW. This evaluation is performed without additional burning and for different percentages of utilization of these burners. The results allow to have a criterion of the efficiency of the system with and without supplementary burned, which can define strategies most appropriate system operation. (full text)

The Cold Gas-Dynamic Spray and Characterization of Microcrystalline Austenitic Stainless Steel

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2014-09-01

the operational availability of the component, both of which are major concerns in the Navy today. P.F. Leyman and V.K. Champagne have...the gas flow was found utilizing the same equation as Champagne [19].   6x x xp g p p p p dT hT T dt c D   (15) where Tpx is the temperature...Deposition Process: Fundamentals and Applications, V. K. Champagne , Ed., Boca Raton, FL, Woodhead, 2007, pp. 43–61. [2] K. Spencer and M. -X. Zhang

[Sedimentological Implications of the change in the coverage of mangrove forest in Boca Zacate, Térraba-Sierpa National Wetlands, Costa Rica].

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Silva Benavides, Ana Margarita; Picado Barboza, Jorge; Mora Rodríguez, Fernando; González Gairaud, Carmen

2015-09-01

In the last sixty years many geomorphological changes have occurred in Costa Rica's Térraba-Sierpe National Wetlands. Changes in coastal geomorphology are generally associated with erosion or accretion of sediment, which has led to the removal of sections of mangrove forests or sediment banks colonized by mangroves. The aim of this study was to analyze sedimentation as a leading process in the dynamics of coastal morphology and its implications for mangrove forest cover in the Boca Zacate area of Térraba-Sierpe wetlands. The study was conducted in the sectors of Bocón, Brujo and Coco Island in Boca Zacate, from 2008 to 2013. The research was based on a multi-temporal analysis of coastal morphology using aerial photographs from the years 1948, 1960, 1974, 1978, 1984, 1992 and 2011. The following measurements were also performed: monthly sedimentation rate (g/cm2/day), and granulometric composition and content of chemical elements in the sediments of the study area. These last two measurements were performed once each in the dry and rainy seasons during the years of study. The results indicated that over the past 60 years, Boca Zacate has witnessed a process of sustained erosion; from 1948 through 2001, losing 10.6 % of its land and approximately 8.9 % of its forest cover. It has also experienced accretion in the area of Coco Island. The Brujo sector showed the highest sedimentation rate and the Camibar estuary, the lowest. The dominant type of sediment in all study sites was sand, followed by clay and silt. The most widespread chemical elements (mg/L) included magnesium, calcium and potassium; others, such as manganese, iron, aluminum, phosphorus, zinc and copper, were measured in smaller amounts. Transport, composition and quantity of sediment in Boca Zacate are crucial to the changes that have occurred on the coastal area of La Boca, where the presence of dead trees was evident. This geomorphological analysis holds great importance for future guidelines and

Impact of Mina Ratones (Albala Caceres) in surface and ground waters: hidrochemistry modelization; Impacto de la Mina Ratones (Albala, Caceres) sobre las aguas superficiales y subterraneas: modelacion hidrogeoquimica

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Gomez Gonzalez, P

2002-07-01

Weathering of rock materials,tailings and mine dumps produce acidic and metal-enriched waters that con contaminate surface and groundwaters. The understanding and quantification of the environmental impact of the Ratones old uranium mine (Albala, Caceres) are the main objectives of this work. For this purpose, the hydro geochemistry around the mine has been studied based on a precise knowledge of the structure and hydrogeology of the zone. The hydrochemical study aims to establish the chemical the phases that control the concentration of the possible contaminants of the groundwaters. (Author)

Efecto anti-Trypanosoma cruzi del aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus (DC Stapf (hierba luisa en ratones Balb/c

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Juan Rojas

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar la actividad anti-Trypanosoma cruzi in vivo del aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus en ratones Balb/c. Diseño: Estudio experimental, prospectivo. Institución: Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas e Instituto de Medicina Tropical de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material biológico: Aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus; ratones albinos Balb/c. Intervenciones: Los animales fueron asignados aleatoriamente a seis grupos de 15 ratones cada uno: infectados y no tratados (G1, infectados y tratados con benznidazol 100 mg/kg (G2, infectados y tratados con aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus 100 mg/kg y 250 mg/kg (G3 y G4, respectivamente, no infectados y no tratados (G5, y no infectados y tratados con 250 mg de Cymbopogon citratus (G6. La infección con T. cruzi se realizó con 10(4 trypomastigotes sanguíneos y el tratamiento empezó en el 8º día post infección (dpi hasta el 28° dpi. La parasitemia se determinó con microscopia óptica cada dos días en 5 µL de sangre de la cola. En el 14°, 21° y 28° dpi, cinco animales de cada grupo fueron sacrificados y se removió el corazón para estudio histopatológico. Principales medidas de resultados: Parasitemia, número de nidos de amastigotes e infiltrados inflamatorios. Resultados: El aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus 250 mg/kg/día produjo una reducción significativa en el pico de parasitemia desde 113,92 ± 25,66 hasta 74,60 ± 12,37 tripomastigotes/mL (p < 0,05. Con 100 mg/kg/día se produjo una reducción hasta 77,40 ± 14,93 tripomastigotes/ mL (p < 0,05. También redujo el número de amastigotes y de infiltrados inflamatorios en el corazón. Conclusiones: El aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus tuvo efecto anti-Trypanosoma cruzi en ratones Balb/c en lo referente a la disminución de la parasitemia, el número de nidos de amastigotes y los resultados inflamatorios.

Efecto antitumoral in vitro del aceite esencial de Piper aduncum L. (matico y su toxicidad oral en ratones

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Jorge Arroyo

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Introducción: Piper aduncum (matico es una especie utilizada por sus propiedades medicinales en desórdenes gastrointestinales y genitourinarios. Objetivos: Evaluar el efecto antitumoral del aceite esencial de Piper aduncum (matico in vitro en siete líneas celulares tumorales humanas y determinar la toxicidad oral en ratones. Diseño: Experimental. Institución: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material biológico: Líneas celulares tumorales humanas H460, DU-145, ME-180, K562, HT-29, MCF 7, M14, K562; fibroblastos normales de ratón 3T3 y ratones albinos machos Balb/C53. Intervenciones: Las líneas celulares fueron expuestas a cuatro concentraciones del aceite esencial de P. aduncum y 5-fluorouracilo (5-FU. Para la toxicidad oral se utilizó ratones albinos machos Balb C/53 de 40 días post destete, a cinco dosis de tratamiento, evaluándose el número de muertes en cada dosis. Principales medidas de los resultados: Porcentaje de inhibición del crecimiento celular (IC50, dosis letal 50 (DL50. Resultados: El aceite esencial mostró IC50 mayor a 250 ug/mL para las líneas celulares M-14 (r = -0,99; p 2 000 mg /kg. Conclusiones: El aceite esencial de P. aduncum no presentó efecto antitumoral in vitro para las siete líneas celulares tumorales humanas y no fue tóxico.

Respuesta de IFN-y e Il-4 en ratones inoculados con una proteína G recombinante del virus de la rabia

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Edith Rojas-Anaya

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar el comportamiento de IFN-  e IL-4 en ratones inoculados con proteína G recombinante del virus de la rabia, que se expresa en maíz transgénico o baculovirus. Para este pr opósito, grupos de ratones se inocularon de la siguiente manera: Grupo 1, vacuna contra el virus de la rabia inactivado vía im; Grupo 2, proteína G recombinante deri vada de plantas por vía oral; Grupo 3, proteína G expresada en baculovirus vía im; Grupo 4, proteína G expresada en baculovirus por vía oral; Grupo 5, maíz no tran sformado por vía oral. Los niveles de IFN-  e IL-4 y los anticuerpos específicos se evaluaron cada 15 días. El desafío se realizó a los 60 días post inoculación (pi. Los grupos 1 y 3 promovieron un a mejor respuesta humoral. Por otro lado, los resultados demostraron que los mismos grupos mostraron los mejores niveles de IFN -  en el día 10 pi; mientras que la IL-4 se detectó en el día 15 pi. Para el estudio de supervivencia, el 83 % de los ratones inmunizados con vacuna inactivada, maíz y los inoculados im con extractos de baculovirus sob revivieron la infección viral. La proteína G de la rabia recombinante expresada en baculovirus promovió IFN-  y los anticuerpos de una manera similar a la vacuna de rabia inactivada. A pesar de esto los ratones alime ntados con maíz transgénico sobrevivieron al desafío en el mismo porcentaje que el grupo 3.

Enfermedad de mano, pie y boca en un hospital del Callao, 2016

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Milton José Max Rodríguez-Zúñiga

Full Text Available La enfermedad de mano, pie y boca (EMPB es una enfermedad exantemática viral, causada principalmente por Coxsackie A16, con una sintomatología típica consistente en fiebre; exantema pápulo-vesicular en manos, pies y genitales; y un enantema ulceroso en boca. En el verano del 2016 se presentó una diversidad de casos en un hospital del Callao en niños y adultos, con una sintomatología compatible con EMPB; el diagnóstico fue clínico, se aplicó terapia de soporte con resolución final de síntomas. En la última década se han presentado reportes en algunos países con una afectación atípica causada por el Coxsackie A6, produciendo lesiones más extensas y en adultos. Sin embargo, el diagnóstico sigue siendo clínico, solo necesitando confirmación virológica en casos atípicos o cuando el diagnóstico no es claro. La importancia de este reporte radica en describir los casos del Callao ocurridos en el verano del 2016, para servir de apoyo a los profesionales de la salud en el diagnóstico y manejo de pacientes con similar sintomatología.

Toxicología subcrónica oral del D-003 en ratones NMRI

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Gámez, Rafael; Noa, Miriam; Más, Rosa; Rodríguez, María; Rodeiro, Idania; Menéndez, Roberto; Hernández, Caridad; García, Haydée

2007-01-01

El D-003 es una mezcla de ácidos alifáticos primarios de muy alto peso molecular purificada de la cera de caña, con efectos hipolipemiante y antiagregante plaquetario demostrados experimental y clí- nicamente. Los estudios toxicológicos han investigado la toxicidad del D-003, administrado como dosis orales únicas y repetidas en ratas y perros. Este estudio investigó la toxicidad oral del D-003 administrado como dosis repetidas a ratones NMRI. Los animales se distribuyeron aleatoriamente en 4 ...

Modo de produzir - Modo de trabalhar : relações de produção e trabalho no cinema da Boca do Lixo

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Ricardo Normanha Ribeiro de Almeida

2012-01-01

Resumo: O objetivo central deste trabalho é analisar a relação entre o modo de produção cinematográfica do ciclo Boca do Lixo, em São Paulo, e as condições e relações de trabalho dos profissionais envolvidos nestas produções. O ciclo Boca do Lixo se desenvolve por volta das décadas de 1970 e 1980 e caracteriza-se por algumas especificidades em seu esquema de produção, a começar pela ausência de financiamento estatal e pela parceria estabelecida entre produtores e exibidores. Concentrados nas ...

Isolation and characterization of bacteria on the drainage water from Ratones mine and its behaviour on pyrite; Aislamiento y caracterizacion de bacterias en aguas de la mina de ratones y su comportamiento con pirita

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Merino, J L; Saez, R M

1974-07-01

This paper describes some of the studies made about iron and sulfur oxidizing bacteria on the drainage water from Ratones mine. Different liquid and solid media were utilized as well as some energy sources, ferrous sulphate, thiosulfate and sulfur. Some experiment were al so realized on museum grade pyrite aimed at determining the possibilities of applying the mentioned bacteria on the leaching of pyrite and subsequently on the leaching of uranium ores. (Author) 27 refs.

Spiritual leadership: a new model.

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Wolf, Emily J

2004-01-01

Recent unethical business practices of some corporations and the overall loss of confidence by the public in corporate leadership have given rise to a unique leadership model--one that focuses on spirituality. "Ninety percent of our diverse American population and health-care workforce have spiritual and religious beliefs. While these beliefs may be mystical, religious, or secular, there are many common patterns that influence change and leadership within our organizations." So says Gary Strack, CHE, president and chief executive officer of Boca Raton (FL) Community Hospital. Strack presented a seminar on the topic at ACHE's 2003 Congress on Healthcare Management.

Textura, materia orgánica y composición química elemental (C y N de sedimentos marinos superficiales de la zona Puerto Montt a Boca del Guafo (Norpatagonia chilena Grain size, total organic matter, organic carbon, inorganic carbon and organic nitrogen in surface marine sediments from Puerto Montt to Boca del Guafo (Chilean North Patagonia

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Nelson Silva

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Se determinó la distribución horizontal de la textura, concentración de materia orgánica, carbono orgánico e inorgánico y nitrógeno orgánico, del sedimento en muestras superficiales, recolectadas entre Puerto Montt y Boca del Guafo, durante los cruceros CIMAR 10 Fiordos (2004, CIMAR 11 Fiordos (2005 y CIMAR 12 Fiordos (2006. La distribución superficial de las características químicas permitió identificar dos zonas: una norte, entre Puerto Montt y el grupo de islas Desertores-Apiao-Quehui-Lemuy con concentraciones, que en general fueron altas (MOT > 5%, C-org > 1,6%, C-inorg >0,4% y N-org > 0,2%, y una sur, entre dicho grupo de islas y la Boca del Guafo con concentraciones, en general, bajas (MOT 7,5%, C-org >2,4%, C-inorg >0,4% y N-org >0,2%. La textura de las muestras marinas fue arenosa y limo-arcillosa, siendo la presencia de grava escasa e inferior al 4% en algunas muestras. El sedimento terrígeno del borde de los ríos fue preferentemente arenoso. La procedencia del sedimento (marino versus terrígeno se infirió sobre la base de los valores de la relación C:N. Este resultó ser, mayoritariamente de origen marino, con la excepción de los fiordos continentales en que la componente terrígena fue importante.The horizontal distribution of the organic matter, organic and inorganic carbon, organic nitrogen content, and surface sediment texture was determined between Puerto Montt and Boca del Guafo using samples collected during the cruises CIMAR 10 Fiordos (2004, CIMAR 11 Fiordos (2005 and CIMAR 12 Fiordos (2006. Two zones were identified: the northern zone (from Puerto Montt to the Desertores-Apiao-Quehui-Lemuy island group had mostly high concentrations (TOM >5%; C-org >1.6%; C-inorg >0.4% and N-org > 0.2% the southern zone (from the same island group to Boca del Guafo had mostly low concentrations (TOM 7.5%, C-org > 2.4%, C-inorg > 0.4% and N-org > 0.2%. The texture of the marine sediments was mostly sand and silt + clay

Impact of Mina Ratones (Albala, Caceres) in surface and ground waters: hydro geochemistry modelling

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Gomez Gonzalez, P.

2002-01-01

Weathering of rock materials, tailings and mine dumps produce acidic and metal-enriched waters that contaminate surface and groundwaters. The understanding and quantification of the environmental impact of the Ratones old uranium mine (Albala, Caceres) are the main objectives of this work. For this purpose, the hydro geochemistry around the mine has been studied based on a precise knowledge of the structure and hydrogeology of the zone. The hydrochemical study aims to establish the chemical phases that control the concentration of the possible contaminants of the groundwaters. (Author)

Sedimentary processes in Boca de Quadra and Smeaton Bay: preliminary evidence from excess 210Pb and interstitial-water chemistry

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Sugai, S.F.; Burrel, D.C.

1979-01-01

Sedimentary profiles of unsupported 210 Pb (t/sub 1/2/ = 22.26 years) coupled with profiles of redox-sensitive metals in the interstitial water suggest sedimentary processes that have occurred in Boca de Quadra and Smeaton Bay within the past several decades. Although average sedimentation rates can be calculated from excess 210 Pb profiles alone, ancillary information is needed to interpret the history recorded in the sedimentary column. Particularly in dynamic environments such as the fjords examined here, it is necessary to examine the combined effects of: (1) rapid deposition of sediment by slumping or major storms; (2) erosional events such as scouring; (3) homogenization of sediment by storm mixing or bioturbation; and (4) deposition of material from a different source. In this report we discuss efforts underway to examine the events responsible for the observed profiles of excess 210 Pb in the sediment of Boca de Quadra and Smeaton Bay

Influencia de la betarraga (Beta vulgaris var. cruenta) en el aumento de leucocitos, en ratones

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Jony Amaro

2014-01-01

Introducción: La betarraga es una planta oriunda del Mediterráneo utilizada para fines alimenticios y medicinales. Contiene flavonoides. Objetivos: Determinar la influencia del consumo del extracto de Beta vulgaris var. cruenta en el incremento de leucocitos, en el ratón albino. Diseño: Estudio experimental. Lugar: Bioterio de la Institución Educativa 1182. Material biológico: Veinte ratones albinos de la cepa balb/c, machos, de peso promedio 24 g. Intervenciones: Se formó dos grupos, experim...

Evaluation of the sampling methods applied to phycoperiphyton studies in the Ratones River estuary, Brazil Avaliação dos métodos de coleta aplicados no estudo do ficoperifíton no estuário do rio Ratones, SC, Brasil

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Bianca Vettorato

2010-09-01

Full Text Available AIM: The present study aimed on testing the efficiency of four sampling methods for identification and quantification applied in studies on the biodiversity and spatial-temporal distribution of the phycoperiphyton in the Ratones River estuary; METHODS: The sampling were carried out in three sampling stations along the Ratones River in March and August 2008. The methodologies used for the separation of the periphyton from the sediment were made with the use of sieves and trapping tissue. A removing method through manual agitation and "in situ" analysis was used for epiphytes. To evaluate the efficiency of the methodology for periphyton, data on phytoplankton was included for comparative reasons; RESULTS: The trapping method option was the most appropriate for removing the live specimens from the sediment, and to try to minimize the problems found with the other two methodologies tested. In the case of the epiphytic microalgae the best counting technique resulted from the "in situ" method; CONCLUSIONS: In summary, the results presented here support the difficulties faced in studying phycoperiphytic samples in estuaries, which are shallow and dynamic environments, and for that reason the communities occurring in these areas are constantly influenced by the sediment.OBJETIVO: O presente trabalho tem por objetivo testar a eficiência de quatro métodos de coleta para a identificação e quantificação empregadas no estudo sobre a biodiversidade e distribuição espaço temporal do ficoperifíton no estuário do rio Ratones; MÉTODOS: As coletas foram realizadas em três estações de amostragem ao longo do rio Ratones em março e agosto de 2008. As metodologias testadas para separação do perifíton do sedimento foram realizadas através do uso de peneiras e armadilhas de tecido. Para as epífitas, foi utilizado método de remoção através de agitação manual e análise "in situ". Para avaliar a eficiência da metodologia para perifíton, foram

Six Sigma and Lean concepts, a case study: patient centered care model for a mammography center.

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Viau, Mark; Southern, Becky

2007-01-01

Boca Raton Community Hospital in South Florida decided to increase return while enhancing patient experience and increasing staff morale. They implemented a program to pursue "enterprise excellence" through Six Sigma methodologies. In order to ensure the root causes to delays and rework were addressed, a multigenerational project plan with 3 major components was developed. Step 1: Stabilize; Step 2: Optimize; Step 3: Innovate. By including staff and process owners in the process, they are empowered to think differently about what they do and how they do it. A team that works collaboratively to identify problems and develop solutions can only be a positive to any organization.

Isolation and characterization of bacteria on the drainage water from Ratones mine and its behaviour on pyrite

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Merino, J. L.; Saez, R. M.

1974-01-01

This paper describes some of the studies made about iron and sulfur oxidizing bacteria on the drainage water from Ratones mine. Different liquid and solid media were utilized as well as some energy sources, ferrous sulphate, thiosulfate and sulfur. Some experiment were al so realized on museum grade pyrite aimed at determining the possibilities of applying the mentioned bacteria on the leaching of pyrite and subsequently on the leaching of uranium ores. (Author) 27 refs

Endoscopia de contato (microestomatoscopia nas lesões da boca e do lábio: avaliação do método

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Gyl H A Ramos

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Descrever as dificuldades da endoscopia de contato aplicada à boca e ao lábio (microestomatoscopia de contato e aplicar nas lesões do lábio os critérios usados na endoscopia de contato de outras topografias. MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo utilizando o endoscópio de contato Storz 8715A e o corante azul de toluidina. Vinte exames foram feitos para aprendizado da técnica e depois mais 31 (21 lesões do lábio e 10 da boca, todos exames in vivo. Os critérios avaliados foram: Celularidade, Arquitetura, Estratificação e Morfologia. RESULTADOS: A falta de nitidez, os tremores finos e o deslizamento do aparelho dificultaram o procedimento em 100% dos casos, mas permitiram um exame adequado. Os 13 diagnósticos de malignidade das lesões do lábio apresentaram todos os critérios alterados. CONCLUSÃO: as dificuldades encontradas foram o contato do aparelho com a superfície anatômica, o deslizamento do aparelho, os tremores finos e a falta de nitidez da imagem, que não inviabilizaram a realização e a interpretação do exame. Os critérios são aplicáveis às lesões da boca e do lábio inferior.

Efecto a largo plazo del consumo de Stevia rebaudiana (Magnoliopsida, Asteraceae en la fertilidad de ratones

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Juan C. Gil

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo fue realizado con el objetivo de conocer los efectos a largo plazo del consumo de extractos acuosos de hojas de Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni sobre el número de crías, la micromorfología de los órganos genitales, niveles de testosterona y estrógeno totales, de ratones albinos. Se Trabajó con cuatro grupos de ratones, cada grupo estuvo conformado por seis macho y seis hembras. Un grupo control (C y tres tratamientos, el primero consumió alimento y agua mientras que los grupos tratamientos consumieron el mismo alimento pero en vez del agua un extracto de S. rebaudiana a concentraciones de (g/Kg 3,75 (I, 7,5 (II y 15 (III, por 120 días. Las crías fueron contadas y pesadas después de cada nacimiento, la histología de los órganos genitales entre los grupos fue comparada, se midió los niveles séricos de testosterona y estrógeno total por inmunoquimio-luminiscencia, así mismo se observó el comportamiento sexual. Los niveles de testosterona total (ng/mL fueron significativamente diferentes entre los grupos (C= 1,02±0,03; I= 1,12±0,01; II= 1,16±0,02; III= 1,21±0,01. Así mismo los niveles de estrógeno total (pg/mL también mostraron diferencias significativas (C= 20,77±7,22; I= 30,58±2,07; II= 33,08±3,45; III= 43,58±10,3. Sin embargo no se observaron diferencias significativas entre los pesos (g de los úteros, trompas y ovarios (C= 0,065±0,005; I= 0,058±0,007; II= 0,058±0,007; III= 0,056±0,005. El peso (g de testículos mostró diferencias significativas solamente con el tratamiento III (C= 0,153±0,005; I= 0,155±0,005; II= 0,145±0,005; III= 0,110±0,008. No se detectaron diferencias histológicas en los órganos genitales del grupo control y de los grupos tratamientos. La libido en los ratones machos tratados con SrB estuvo aumentada. Finalmente, el peso de las crías (g fue mayor y estadísticamente diferente en los grupos II y III (C= 7,53±0,26; I= 7,86±0,47; II= 9,37±0,66; III= 9,35±0,45, mientras que el

Incidência e risco acumulado de câncer de boca no município de São Paulo: 1969, 1973, 1978 e 1998

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Ricardo Luiz Lorenzi

2003-01-01

Introdução. O câncer de boca em 1998 foi a décima-primeira localização mais comum das neoplasias malignas, exceto pele, no sexo masculino, em São Paulo, com 1,6% dos casos. Dados do Registro de Câncer de São Paulo mostram que a incidência não diminuiu em anos recentes. A região é de alta incidência para esse tipo de câncer, em comparação às demais regiões brasileiras e mesmo em termos mundiais. Julgou-se de interesse de Saúde Pública verificar a incidência do câncer de boca no Município de Sã...

Influencia de la betarraga (Beta vulgaris var. cruenta en el aumento de leucocitos, en ratones

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Jony Amaro

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Introducción: La betarraga es una planta oriunda del Mediterráneo utilizada para fines alimenticios y medicinales. Contiene flavonoides. Objetivos: Determinar la influencia del consumo del extracto de Beta vulgaris var. cruenta en el incremento de leucocitos, en el ratón albino. Diseño: Estudio experimental. Lugar: Bioterio de la Institución Educativa 1182. Material biológico: Veinte ratones albinos de la cepa balb/c, machos, de peso promedio 24 g. Intervenciones: Se formó dos grupos, experimental y control, cada uno de diez ratones. Al grupo experimental se le administró vía oral extracto de Beta vulgaris var. cruenta en dosis de 250 mg/kg, volumen de 2 mL, cada cinco horas durante una semana, alternando con nutrientes, y al grupo control solo se le administró nutrientes. Principales medidas de resultados: Recuento de leucocitos. Resultados: Dentro del periodo de acondicionamiento, se observó un ligero incremento en la media de leucocitos del grupo control (3 681 ± 431,1 frente al grupo experimental (3 579 ± 473,5, cuya diferencia no fue significativa. Luego de administrar al grupo experimental el extracto de Beta vulgaris var. cruenta, alternando con sus nutrientes respectivos, se observó diferencia significativa de la media (7 961 ± 275,4 frente al grupo control (3 693 ± 414,7 (t student p<0,05. Conclusiones: En condiciones experimentales, el consumo del extracto de Beta vulgaris var. cruenta incrementó significativamente el número de leucocitos.

Seguimiento del contorno externo de la boca en imágenes de vídeo Outer Lip contour tracking in video images

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Alexánder Ceballos

2009-01-01

Full Text Available El seguimiento preciso de la boca de una persona, cuando está hablando, es un desafío importante en varias aplicaciones, como la identificación de la cara o la interacción con el computador. La complejidad de forma, textura y color de la boca, y los cambios de iluminación y fondos de los posibles escenarios hacen que este sea aún un problema abierto. En este artículo se propone un algoritmo para el seguimiento del contorno externo de la boca, sin utilizar marcadores o alguna clase de maquillaje para resaltar los labios, basado en apariencia y en restricciones morfológicas definidas en el estándar MPEG-4. El algoritmo es robusto ante la presencia de barba, tono de piel y calidad de la imagen.An accurate tracking of a person's mouth when he/she is speaking is an important challenge in several applications such as face identification or interaction with computer. Complexity of shape, texture, and color of the mouth, as well as changes in lighting and backgrounds of possible scenarios makes of it an open problem yet. This article proposed an algorithm for a tracking of the mouth external contour without using markers or any kind of make-up for highlighting lips, based on appearance and morphological restrictions defined by the MPEG-4 Standard. Algorithm is robust before the presence of beard, skin tone, and image quality.

Síndrome da boca ardente: etiologia Burning mouth syndrome: etiology

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Dafne Patrícia Cerchiari

2006-06-01

Full Text Available A Síndrome da Boca Ardente (SBA é caracterizada por dor na cavidade oral, com ou sem sinais inflamatórios, mas sem lesões específicas. Acomete geralmente mulheres na faixa etária entre 40 a 60 anos. A dor é do tipo queimação, de intensidade moderada a severa, sendo a língua o local mais acometido, podendo haver sensação dolorosa também em gengivas, lábios e mucosa jugal. Pode haver piora da intensidade dolorosa no decorrer do dia, nos estados de tensão, fadiga, ao falar muito, à ingestão de alimentos picantes e/ou quentes e melhora com alimentos frios, trabalho e distração. O objetivo desta revisão é contemplar as possíveis etiologias da SBA, agrupando-as em 4 grandes grupos para que melhor possam ser estudados: dor oral de causa local, sistêmica, emocional e idiopática. Sabendo dos diagnósticos diferenciais da síndrome, estabelecemos um protocolo para o manejo destes pacientes. Dentre as etiologias de dor bucal local, deve-se pesquisar as de causa dentária, alérgicas e infecciosas. Para as causas sistêmicas, pesquisar doenças do tecido conectivo, doenças endócrinas, neurológicas, deficiências nutricionais e as alterações das glândulas salivares que levam à xerostomia. A etiologia da SBA pode ser de difícil diagnóstico, muitas vezes com mais de um fator causando dor na boca. A realização de anamnese detalhada, exame físico geral, inspeção minuciosa da cavidade oral e orofaringe, além de exames laboratoriais são de fundamental importância, para evitar que o tratamento dos pacientes com esta síndrome, seja baseado em tentativa e erro.The Burning Month Syndrome (BMS is an oral mucosa pain - with or without inflammatory signs - without any specific lesion. It is mostly observed in women aged 40-60 years. This pain feels like a moderate/severe burning, and it occurs more frequently on the tongue, but it may also be felt at the gingiva, lips and jugal mucosa. It may worsen during the day, during stress

Análisis por LSSP-PCR de la variabilidad genética de Trypanosoma cruzi en sangre y órganos de ratones.

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Ana María Mejía

2005-03-01

Full Text Available Introducción. La enfermedad de Chagas, causada por Trypanosoma cruzi, presenta un curso clínico variable que oscila desde casos asintomáticos a casos crónicos. T. cruzi tiene una estructura clonal y las cepas infectivas son a menudo multiclonales. La variabilidad genética de T. cruzi puede ser un determinante para el tropismo diferencial a tejidos y, consecuentemente, para las formas clínicas de la enfermedad. Objetivo. Caracterizar genéticamente los parásitos de sangre y órganos de ratones infectados con dos cepas colombianas de T. cruzi. Materiales y métodos. Se infectaron ratones con dos cepas colombianas de T. cruzi con el fin de determinar la infección en sangre y órganos. Para esto, se evaluó la sensibilidad de tres marcadores moleculares diferentes, y se determinó la variabilidad genética de los clones por la técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa de baja astringencia con un único iniciador específico (LSSP-PCR, utilizando el marcador del ADN del cinetoplasto (kADN. Los perfiles de bandas obtenidos con la LSSP-PCR se analizaron por el método de neighbor-joining. Resultados y conclusiones. Nuestros resultados confirmaron la presencia de los dos grupos de T. cruzi en las cepas y el carácter policlonal de éstas. El marcador más sensible fue el kADN y el órgano más afectado, el corazón. Se encontraron diferencias genéticas entre los clones presentes en la sangre y los órganos de los ratones infectados. En conclusión, estos resultados apoyan el uso de la LSSP-PCR para el entendimiento de la epidemiología de la enfermedad de Chagas.

Feeding of juvenile pirarucu (Arapaima gigas, Arapaimidae in their natural environment, lago Quatro Bocas, Araguaiana-MT, Brazil

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Full Text Available The stomach content of samples of juvenile Arapaima gigas was analized to obtain information about feeding in natural environments. This species occurs in the Amazonian basin, predominantly in floodplain environment. This is the case of the valley of the middle rio Araguaia, where the lago Quatro Bocas is situated. Juveniles A. gigas prefered insects, microcrustaceans and gastropods, most of autochthonous origin. All the stomachs examined contained at least one food item.

First record of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis annectens (Carnivora, Mustelidae in the estuary Boca Negra, Jalisco, Mexico: an approach to understanding its diet.

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Rodríguez-Uribe, M.C.

2015-01-01

Full Text Available The first record of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis annectens in the estuary Boca Negra, Jalisco, Mexico is presented. It includes relevant information about its diet and a photograph in its natural habitat is showed.

Fatores dentais como risco para o desenvolvimento de carcinoma epidermóide de boca

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Abdo, Evandro Neves; Pordeus, Isabela Almeida; Gomez, Ricardo Santiago; Mesquita, Ricardo Alves

2016-01-01

Os autores apresentam uma revisão da literatura sobre a participação dos fatores dentais como risco para o desenvolvimento do carcinoma epidermóide de boca (CEB). O uso de próteses removíveis não tem sido correlacionado como risco. A participação de bordas irritantes de dentes e próteses removíveis não foicomprovada na literatura. Embora a má higiene bucal seja considerada como risco, a literatura considera como pouco expressiva em relação ao uso do fumo e álcool. Novos estudos são necessário...

Petrological mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the granitoids and fracture fillings developed in Ratones Mines (Spain)

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Buil Gutierrez, B.

2002-01-01

The petrological, mineralogical and geochemical characterisation of the granitoids and fracture fillings developed in the Ratones Mine (Caceres, Spain) has been done in order to understand rock-water interaction processes which control water geochemical parameters. Special interest has been devoted to the analysis and interpretation of REE patterns in the solid phase (granitoids and fracture fillings) because they constitute geochemical tracers in water-rock interaction process. Moreover, REE are considered as actinide analogues. In order to characterise the solid phase (granitoids and fracture fillings) several investigation scales (system, outcrop, whole rock, mineral and geochemical components) have been considered and different types of samples have been analysed. These factors control the methodological approach used in this investigation. The analytical methods we have used in this investigation are microscope, qualitative and semi-quantitative methods (XRD, SEM,EDAX) and quantitative methods (ICP-MS, XRF, EM, LAM-IC-MS). The bulk of the granitoids located around the Ratones Mine Belongs to the alkaline feldspar granite-sienogranite lihotype and they show a peraluminous and subalkaline pattern. From the mineralogical point of view, they are composed by quartz, K-feldspar (Or>90%), showing sericitation, moscovitization and turmolinization altherations, alkaline plagioclase (An-=-3%), usually altered to sericite, saussirite and less frequently affected by moscovitization processes, Fe-Al biotite, frequently affected by chloritization processes and sometimes replaced by muscovite, and finally muscovite (>2% celadonite and <4% paragonite) both of primary and secondary origin. The differences observed between the different lithotypes are related with the modal proportion of the principal minerals,with the presence or absence of certain accessory minerals ( turmaline, cordierite), with specific textural patterns, grain size and also with the richness in specific

Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance of the Raton NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico

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Morgan, T.L.; Broxton, D.E.

1978-10-01

A total of 824 water and 1340 sediment samples were collected from 1844 sample locations in the Raton NTMS quadrangle and analyzed for uranium. Samples were collected at a nominal density of one per 10 km 2 . Notably high uranium values were found in both water and sediment samples collected from tributaries of Costilla Creek in the Culebra Range. Uranium contents in stream waters from this area range from individual high values of 145.1 and 76.1 to values slightly higher than the background concentrations in adjacent areas. Stream sediments range from 4.1 to 202.2 ppM uranium and average 30 ppM. The Culebra Range is a favorable setting for hard-rock type uranium mineralization. The uraniferous water and sediment samples call attention to this area as a possible exploration target. Numerous groups of ground waters with high uranium concentrations come from locations along the Cimarron and Sierra Grande Arches in the eastern part of the quadrangle. The Cimarron Arch is the locus of the largest group of uraniferous ground waters, with concentrations ranging between 5.2 and 103.3 ppB. Aquifers from which these samples were derived include the Fort Hays and Smoky Hill members of the Niobrara formation, the Pierre shale, and Quaternary surficial deposits. Most of the uraniferous ground waters along the Sierra Grande Arch occur in small, isolated groups that probably represent minor, local sources of uranium. Carbonate complexing of uranium may contribute to the high uranium values seen in these samples. Stream sediment samples with high uranium concentrations (10.1 to 51.4 ppM) were found in several drainages from the western front of the Taos Range. One group of locations providing high-uranium sediments is near known uranium occurrence in the vicinity of Cabresto and Latir Peaks. The western Taos Range is a favorable setting for hard rock uranium mineralization and may also warrant further study

Legalización de derecho de vía y obtención de permisos para la construcción del gasoducto de 36"ø x 68.7 Km Dos Bocas - Cactus

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Juan López, Omar

2002-01-01

Actualmente el transporte y distribución del gas de baja presión que arriba a la Terminal Marítima Dos Bocas, es manejado a través del "Gasoducto de 36"ø Dos Bocas - Cunduacán", este sistema de tuberías ha cumplido su período de vida útil con la que fue diseñada. Principalmente por esta situación y por problemas de integridad estructural y aunado a los pronósticos de producción de la entrada en operación del Activo Litoral de Tabasco, es necesario sustituir este gasoducto...

Efectos morfológicos de la terapia génica restauradora de la timulina sobre la adenohipófisis de ratones atímicos

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Martines, Eliana

2012-01-01

El objetivo general de la presente tesis es implementar una terapia génica pituitaria neonatal mediante el vector adenoviral portador del gen sintético para timulina (RAd- FTS), con el fin de prevenir deficiencias en las poblaciones adenohipofisarias, en los niveles séricos de la timulina y de las hormonas hipofisarias de ratones nude Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Implicaciones sedimentológicas sobre el cambio en la cobertura del bosque de manglar en Boca Zacate, Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe, Costa Rica

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Ana Margarita Silva Benavides

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Resumen:En los últimos sesenta años han ocurrido cambios en el Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe, Costa Rica. Los cambios en la geomorfología costera están asociados a la erosión o acreción de sedimentos, lo que ha favorecido la eliminación de sectores de bosque o a la formación de bancos de sedimentos que han sido colonizados por árboles de mangle. El estudio se realizó en los sectores Bocón, Brujo e isla Coco en Boca Zacate, Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe, Costa Rica, entre 2008-2013, cuyo objetivo consiste en analizar el aporte de sedimentos y las implicaciones en la cobertura del bosque de mangle en el sector de Boca Zacate. Es este estudio se realizó un análisis multitemporal de la morfología litoral con fotografías aéreas e imágenes satelitales de 1948, 1960, 1974, 1978, 1984, 1992 y 2011. Y además, se cuantificó la tasa de sedimentación mensual (g/cm2/día en los canales de los estuarios, la composición granulométrica y la concentración de elementos químicos en los sedimentos (mgL-1 en época seca y lluviosa durante los años de estudio. Los resultados indican que Boca Zacate ha mantenido en los últimos 60 años una tendencia hacia la erosión, perdiendo un 10.6 % de su espacio emergido entre 1948 y 2011 y aproximadamente un 8.9 % de su cobertura forestal; también ha experimentado una acreción en la zona de la isla Coco, uniéndose al continente por este sector. La tasa de sedimentación cuantificada en los esteros presentó diferencias con respecto al sitio y a la época. La mayor cantidad se presentó en el estero el Brujo y la menor cantidad en el estero Camíbar. Con respecto a la granulo-metría, el tipo de sedimento dominante es la arena, seguido por la arcilla y en menor cantidad el limo en todos los sitios de estudio. La mayor distribución de los elementos químicos corresponde al magnesio, calcio, potasio; mientras que el manganeso, hierro, aluminio, fósforo, zinc y cobre se encontraron en menor

Restauración de la inmunocompetencia en ratones malnutridos con la administración de un hidrolizado de microalgas

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Humberto Joaquín Morris Quevedo; Leonardo Borges Quintana; Clara Esther Martínez Manrique; Olimpia Carrillo Farnés

2003-01-01

Se evaluó el efecto de la administración intraperitoneal de un hidrolizado proteico de la microalga Chlorella vulgaris en una dosis de 500 mg/kg de peso durante 6 días, como complemento de la dieta convencional en la recuperación de la inmunocompetencia de ratones Balb/c con malnutrición proteico-energética inducida experimentalmente por restricción dietética. La intervención con el hidrolizado implicó la restauración del conteo de leucocitos totales a valores similares a los del grupo contro...

Lupus eritematoso sistémico en ratones MRL lpr/lpm y knockouts del receptor de quimioquina CCR2

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Camarasa Lillo, Natalia

2009-01-01

INTRODUCCIÓN El lupus eritematoso sistémico es una enfermedad autoinmune cuya principal manifestación y debut de la enfermedad es la glomerulonefritis mediada por complejos inmunes. Los ratones MRL/MpJ-Fas lpr/J (MRL/lpr) llevan una mutación en el gen Fas de la apoptosis que da lugar a una proliferación de linfocitos autoreactivos y son considerados un modelo de ratón que reproduce muy bien la enfermedad lúpica en el humano, con linfadenopatía asociada a proliferación aberrante de células T,...

Book review: Biology and management of invasive quagga and zebra mussels in the western United States

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Benson, Amy J.

2017-01-01

Water is a precious and limited commodity in the western United States and its conveyance is extremely important. Therefore, it is critical to do as much as possible to prevent the spread of two species of dreissenid mussels, both non-native and highly invasive aquatic species already well-established in the eastern half of the United States. This book addresses the occurrences of the two dreissenid mussels in the West, the quagga mussel and the zebra mussel, that are both known to negatively impact water delivery systems and natural ecosystems. It is edited by two researchers whom have extensive experience working with the mussels in the West and is composed of 34 chapters, or articles, written by a variety of experts.Book information: Biology and Management of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the Western United States. Edited by Wai Hing Wong and Shawn L. Gerstenberger. Boca Raton (Florida): CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). $149.95. xx + 545 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-1-4665-9561-3. [Compact Disc included.] 2015.

Petroleum Systems and Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas in the Raton Basin - Sierra Grande Uplift Province, Colorado and New Mexico - USGS Province 41

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Higley, Debra K.

2007-01-01

Introduction The purpose of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Oil and Gas Assessment is to develop geologically based hypotheses regarding the potential for additions to oil and gas reserves in priority areas of the United States. The USGS recently completed an assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Raton Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province of southeastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico (USGS Province 41). The Cretaceous Vermejo Formation and Cretaceous-Tertiary Raton Formation have production and undiscovered resources of coalbed methane. Other formations in the province exhibit potential for gas resources and limited production. This assessment is based on geologic principles and uses the total petroleum system concept. The geologic elements of a total petroleum system include hydrocarbon source rocks (source rock maturation, hydrocarbon generation and migration), reservoir rocks (sequence stratigraphy and petrophysical properties), and hydrocarbon traps (trap formation and timing). The USGS used this geologic framework to define two total petroleum systems and five assessment units. All five assessment units were quantitatively assessed for undiscovered gas resources. Oil resources were not assessed because of the limited potential due to levels of thermal maturity of petroleum source rocks.

Epidemiologia do câncer de boca em laboratório público do Estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil Oral cancer epidemiology in a public laboratory in Mato Grosso State, Brazil

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Fabiano Tonaco Borges

2008-09-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a epidemiologia do câncer de boca, dos casos diagnosticados pelo laboratório público do Estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil, após a instituição da política de atenção às doenças da boca e da face do estado. Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico transversal. O objeto estudado foi o laudo histopatológico, pesquisando-se um total de 1.324 laudos emitidos entre janeiro de 2005 e dezembro 2006. Verificaram-se os casos de câncer de boca, o seu percentual em relação ao universo das lesões bucais e as seguintes variáveis: tipo histológico, sexo, idade e procedência dos pacientes (capital ou do interior. Após a análise dos dados verificaram-se 44 lesões de câncer de boca, representando 3% dos diagnósticos. O tipo histológico mais incidente foi o carcinoma epidermóide. A maioria dos diagnósticos foi referente aos homens na 5ª e 6ª décadas de vida residentes no interior do estado. Conclui-se com este estudo que em dois anos de funcionamento o serviço público de patologia bucal registrou um considerável número de casos de câncer de boca.This study analyzed oral cancer epidemiology based on histopathology reports from a public laboratory in Mato Grosso, Brazil, after a specific policy was implemented for treating oral and facial diseases in the State. This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study, based on 1,324 histopathology reports issued from January 2005 to December 2006. The study identified 44 cases of oral cancer, or 3% of all oral lesions, and analyzed them in relation to the following variables: histological type, gender, age, and patient's place of residence (capital versus rest of State. The most common histological type was squamous cell carcinoma. Most of the diagnoses occurred in men in their 50s and 60s living in the interior of the State. During two years in operation, this public oral pathology service had recorded a considerable number of oral cancer cases.

Toxicidad aguda de las hojas de Xanthium spinosum en ratones BALB/C

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Arturo Silvero-Isidre

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Las hojas de la planta Xanthium spinosum se utilizan culturalmente en Paraguay por sus propiedades medicinales. Se evaluó la toxicidad aguda del extracto de hojas maduras; para el estudio se seleccionaron 35 ratones BALB/C machos que fueron distribuidos en 7 grupos, 6 de ensayo y 1 de control. El extracto fue preparado en concentraciones de 6 y 9% (g/dL; se administró la solución 6% a tres grupos y la solución 9% a los otros tres grupos, con dosis entre 200 y 1000 mg/kg. Al final de 14 días de observación, se extrajeron muestras de sangre para estudios laboratoriales de urea y transaminasas, además de órganos para estudios anatomopatológicos. Se determinaron aumentos en los niveles de GOT y urea en comparación al grupo control. Se concluye que el consumo del extracto de hojas maduras de Xanthium spinosum puede causar daño hepático.

Decadal increase in seagrass biomass and temperature at the CARICOMP site in Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Jorge M. López-Calderón

2013-12-01

Full Text Available The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP was launched in 1993 to study regional long-term interactions between land and sea, taking standardized measurements of productivity and biomass of mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses. Since 1999 continuous measurements of seagrass (Thalassia testudinum parameters as well as environmental data have been recorded in Caribbean Panama. Replicate stations were selected near the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Bocas del Toro. Sediment cores and quadrants were placed there to estimate biomass and productivity, respectively. Mean values for productivity, standing crop, turnover rate, total dry biomass, and Leaf Area Index were 1.74gDW/m²/d, 66.6gDW/m², 2.62%/d, 1 481 gDW/m², and 4.65, respectively. Total dry biomass (shoots, rhizomes and roots and LAI of T. testudinum increased significantly during the study period. Mean values for total rainfall, Secchi disk depth, sea surface temperature, and salinity were 3 498mm, 8.24m, 28.79°C, and 32.26psu, respectively. Sea surface temperature was the only environmental variable with a statistically significant change, increasing from 1999 to 2010. Correlation between sea surface temperature and T. testudinum parameters (total biomass and LAI were both positive and significant. Human population has increased dramatically over the last ten years in Bocas del Toro region, increasing pressure (deforestation, runoff, wastewater over coastal ecosystems (seagrasses, mangroves, coral reefs. Change in the abundance of T. testudinum may be linked to ocean warming, as a consequence to satisfy plant’s metabolic requirements, although other local factors need to be analyzed (reduced grazing and increased eutrophication. A further warming of the ocean could have a negative effect on T. testudinum population, increasing respiratory demands and microbial metabolism.

Fútbol global e identidades nacionales en 1925: la gira del Club Atlético Boca Juniors en España a través de su impacto en la prensa

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Juan Antonio Simón

2016-07-01

Full Text Available What role did football play during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1930 in Spain? This is one of the questions that this article attempts to resolve. Its objective is to present the impact of the first visit to Spain on the part of an Argentine club, the Boca Juniors Athletic Club, as reported in the Spanish press in 1925. At the methodological level, a review was done of the general bibliography and of the main Spanish magazines and newspapers, both in terms of sports and general information. It demonstrates, as its general conclusion, the interest that the Boca Juniors’ tour sparked among Spanish and Argentinian fans alike, showing this to be an occasion for asserting both national identity and global relations through football.

Desarrollo preliminar de un modelo de hiperinmunización para la inducción de aterosclerosis en ratones BALB/CBJ

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López Matilla, Lien; Montenegro Perdomo, Adonis; González Griego, Antonio; Mcloock Noa, Leysis; Borrego Álvarez, Aluet; Almarales Acosta, María Rosa; Rodríguez Sosa, Víctor Manuel; Santiesteban Torres, José Arturo; Céspedes Miranda, Ela

2004-01-01

La aterosclerosis es el proceso más común subordinado a la morbilidad y mortalidad cardiovascular y su relación con el sistema inmune ha sido estudiada en los últimos años. En este trabajo se estudió la influencia de la hiperinmunización sobre la aterosclerosis en un modelo de aterosclerosis inducida por inmunocomplejos de forma activa en ratones BALB/CBJ. Se emplearon dos grupos tratados y dos controles a los que se le practicó un esquema de inmunización, en el caso de los tratados con la va...

Arrecifes coralinos de Bocas del Toro, Panamá: IV. Distribución, estructura y estado de conservación de los arrecifes continentales de Península Valiente

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Héctor M. Guzmán

2001-03-01

Full Text Available Este estudio, cuarto y último donde se describen los arrecifes coralinos de Bocas del Toro y su estado de conservación en forma individual, contempla a 14 arrecifes continentales en 129 km de costa comprendidos entre la Península Valiente y el Río Calovébora. Se encontró una cobertura de coral vivo promedio para esta región de 17.1% (" 3.6%, principalmente en el sector occidental de la península, en particular la zona interna de Bahía Bluefield, y en el sector de Tobobe. La cobertura de coral aumenta con la profundidad ( 5 m en la mayoría de los arrecifes. Dos especies de coral, Porites furcata y Acropora palmata, dominan las aguas superficiales. El coral Acropora palmata se encontró abundante en seis de los 14 arrecifes estudiados concentrándose su mayor presencia hacia el sector de la Ensenada Tobobe y Punta Valiente. Los patrones de reclutamiento son similares en distribución a los de mayor cobertura, presentándose densidades promedios de 4 reclutas/m² (hasta 9 reclutas/m² principalmente Agaricia spp., Porites astreoides y Siderastrea siderea. La mayor diversidad de corales y esponjas se registró hacia el sector occidental de Península Valiente encontrandose 55 especies de corales en el área de estudio, incluyendo dos nuevos registros para Bocas del Toro (59 especies en total; Dichocoenia stellaris y Madracis luciphila, incrementando también la diversidad de corales de Panamá a 65 especies. Se encontraron 24 especies de octocorales, informándose por primera vez tres especies: Gorgonia mariae, Muriceopsis sulphurea y Muricea laxa, aumentando así en un 10% la diversidad de Bocas del Toro a 32 especies en total. Se registraron cinco nuevas especies de esponjas, lo que representa un incremento del 9% en el número de especies que hacen un total de 58 para Bocas del Toro. La diversidad total de esponjas en el área de estudio fue de 48 especies. Se encontraron grandes poblaciones de Acropora palmata en la Ensenada de Tobobe

Assessing the ecological effects of human impacts on coral reefs in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

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Seemann, Janina; González, Cindy T; Carballo-Bolaños, Rodrigo; Berry, Kathryn; Heiss, Georg A; Struck, Ulrich; Leinfelder, Reinhold R

2014-03-01

Environmental and biological reef monitoring was conducted in Almirante Bay (Bahía Almirante) in Bocas del Toro, Panama, to assess impacts from anthropogenic developments. An integrated monitoring investigated how seasonal temperature stress, turbidity, eutrophication and physical impacts threatened reef health and biodiversity throughout the region. Environmental parameters such as total suspended solids [TSS], carbon isotopes (δ(13)C), C/N ratios, chlorophyll a, irradiance, secchi depth, size fractions of the sediments and isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon [DIC] of the water were measured throughout the years 2010 and 2011 and were analysed in order to identify different impact sources. Compared to data from Collin et al. (Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 38:324-334, 2009) chlorophyll a has doubled at sites close to the city and the port Almirante (from 0.46-0.49 to 0.78-0.97 μg l(-1)) and suspension load increased, visible by a decrease in secchi depth values. Visibility decreased from 9-13 m down to 4 m at the bay inlet Boca del Drago, which is strongly exposed to river run off and dredging for the shipping traffic. Eutrophication and turbidity levels seemed to be the determining factor for the loss of hard coral diversity, most significant at chlorophyll a levels higher than 0.5 μg l(-1) and TSS levels higher than 4.7 mg l(-1). Hard coral cover within the bay has also declined, at some sites down to turbidity and eutrophication compared to other hard coral species in the bay. Serious overfishing was detected in the region by a lack of adult and carnivorous fish species, such as grunts, snappers and groupers. Study sites less impacted by anthropogenic activities and/or those with local protection showed a higher hard coral cover and fish abundance; however, an overall loss of hard coral diversity was observed.

Frameless Stereotactic Insertion of Viewsite Brain Access System with Microscope-Mounted Tracking Device for Resection of Deep Brain Lesions: Technical Report.

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White, Tim; Chakraborty, Shamik; Lall, Rohan; Fanous, Andrew A; Boockvar, John; Langer, David J

2017-02-04

The surgical management of deep brain tumors is often challenging due to the limitations of stereotactic needle biopsies and the morbidity associated with transcortical approaches. We present a novel microscopic navigational technique utilizing the Viewsite Brain Access System (VBAS) (Vycor Medical, Boca Raton, FL, USA) for resection of a deep parietal periventricular high-grade glioma as well as another glioma and a cavernoma with no related morbidity. The approach utilized a navigational tracker mounted on a microscope, which was set to the desired trajectory and depth. It allowed gentle continuous insertion of the VBAS directly to a deep lesion under continuous microscopic visualization, increasing safety by obviating the need to look up from the microscope and thus avoiding loss of trajectory. This technique has broad value for the resection of a variety of deep brain lesions.

The pH dependent surface charging and points of zero charge. VII. Update.

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Kosmulski, Marek

2018-01-01

The pristine points of zero charge (PZC) and isoelectric points (IEP) of metal oxides and IEP of other materials from the recent literature, and a few older results (overlooked in previous searches) are summarized. This study is an update of the previous compilations by the same author [Surface Charging and Points of Zero Charge, CRC, Boca Raton, 2009; J. Colloid Interface Sci. 337 (2009) 439; 353 (2011) 1; 426 (2014) 209]. The field has been very active, but most PZC and IEP are reported for materials, which are very well-documented already (silica, alumina, titania, iron oxides). IEP of (nominally) Gd 2 O 3 , NaTaO 3 , and SrTiO 3 have been reported in the recent literature. Their IEP were not reported in older studies. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

EFECTO ANTINOCICEPTIVO DEL EXTRACTO ETANÓLICO DE LAS HOJAS DE MAYTENUS MACROCARPA (RUIZ & PAV.) BRIQ. “CHUCHUHUASI” MEDIANTE LA PRUEBA DE CONTORSIONES ABDOMINALES EN RATONES.

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V Robles-Pizarro; L Tarqui-Cabrera; N Rodríguez-Collazos; A Morales-Chau; J De La Cruz-Manyari; K Ríos-Melgar; D Rivera-Cruzado; A Rubio-Gonzáles; C Santa Cruz-Contreras; G Velazco-Curay; B Loja-Herrera; A Alvarado-Yarasca; B Castañeda-Castañeda; A Salazar-Granara

2014-01-01

OBJETIVODeterminar el efecto y actividad antinociceptiva de las hojas de Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav) Briq. “chuchuhuasi” mediante la prueba de contorsiones abdominales en roedor.MATERIAL Y MÉTODOSe utilizaron 40 ratones albinos machos, con pesos medios de 25g, se empleó la prueba de contorsiones abdominales para determinar la actividad antinociceptiva. El grupo Control, no recibió ninguna sustancia. Se administró extracto etanólico de las hojas de M. macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Briq...

Petrological mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the granitoids and fracture fillings developed in Ratones Mines (Spain); Caracterizacion petrologica, mineralogica, geoquimica y evaluacion del comportamiento geoquimico de las REE en la fase solida (granitoides y rellenos fisurales) del sistema de interaccion agua-roca delentorno de la Mina Ratones

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Buil Gutierrez, B [Ciemat. Madrid (Spain)

2002-07-01

The petrological, mineralogical and geochemical characterisation of the granitoids and fracture fillings developed in the Ratones Mine (Caceres, Spain) has been done in order to understand rock-water interaction processes which control water geochemical parameters. Special interest has been devoted to the analysis and interpretation of REE patterns in the solid phase (granitoids and fracture fillings) because they constitute geochemical tracers in water-rock interaction process. Moreover, REE are considered as actinide analogues. In order to characterise the solid phase (granitoids and fracture fillings) several investigation scales (system, outcrop, whole rock, mineral and geochemical components) have been considered and different types of samples have been analysed. These factors control the methodological approach used in this investigation. The analytical methods we have used in this investigation are microscope, qualitative and semi-quantitative methods (XRD, SEM,EDAX) and quantitative methods (ICP-MS, XRF, EM, LAM-IC-MS). The bulk of the granitoids located around the Ratones Mine Belongs to the alkaline feldspar granite-sienogranite lihotype and they show a peraluminous and subalkaline pattern. From the mineralogical point of view, they are composed by quartz, K-feldspar (Or>90%), showing sericitation, moscovitization and turmolinization altherations, alkaline plagioclase (An-=-3%), usually altered to sericite, saussirite and less frequently affected by moscovitization processes, Fe-Al biotite, frequently affected by chloritization processes and sometimes replaced by muscovite, and finally muscovite (>2% celadonite and <4% paragonite) both of primary and secondary origin. The differences observed between the different lithotypes are related with the modal proportion of the principal minerals,with the presence or absence of certain accessory minerals ( turmaline, cordierite), with specific textural patterns, grain size and also with the richness in specific

Efecto antihipertensivo del extracto de Piper aduncum ‘matico’ sobre la hipertensión inducida por L-NAME en ratones

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Jorge Arroyo

2012-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción: El Piper aduncum es una planta conocida como matico. Se le atribuye efectos antihipertensivo, antiinflamatorio, cicatrizante. Objetivos: Determinar el efecto antihipertensivo del extracto de Piper aduncum ‘matico’, sobre la hipertensión inducida por L-NAME, en ratones. Diseño: Experimental. Lugar: Facultades de Medicina y de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material biológico: Extracto etanólico de las hojas de Piper aduncum y ratas. Intervenciones: Se utilizó seis grupos de seis ratones Muss musculus cada uno, uno sin hipertensión (control negativo y cuatro con hipertensión inducida por L-NAME: un control positivo y tres grupos para las dosis de 50, 150 y 300 mg/kg, respectivamente. El tratamiento se realizó por vía oral, una vez por día, durante 25 días. Las mediciones de la presión arterial sistólica (PAS, presión arterial diastólica (PAD y presión arterial media (PAM fueron realizadas dos veces por semana (martes y viernes y se consideró las mediciones entre los días 19 y 23 de iniciado el tratamiento. Principales medidas de resultados: Actividad antihipertensiva. Resultados: En los días 19 y 23 se observó los mejores niveles de presión arterial en el grupo control y los experimentales, correspondiendo a las mediciones 6 y 7. La eficacia antihipertensiva para enalapril fue 24,1 a 20,6%, respectivamente, seguida por matico, entre 24,9 y 13,7% (p<0,05. Conclusiones: En las condiciones experimentales, se demostró la actividad antihipertensiva del extracto etanólico de hojas de Piper aduncum ‘matico’.

Poblaciones linfocitarias, células dendríticas y perfil de citoquinas en ratones con melanoma tratados con Uncaria tomentosa

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Iván Lozada-Requena

Full Text Available Objetivos. Evaluar el efecto inmunomodulador sobre poblaciones linfocitarias, células dendríticas (DC, citoquinas Th1/Th2/Th17 (T-helper e inflamatorias en el ámbito sistémico y/o en el microambiente tumoral de ratones con o sin melanoma. Materiales y métodos. Se obtuvieron muestras de sangre periférica y/o de tumores primarios de ratones con melanoma B16 tratados o no con un extracto hidroalcohólico de Uncaria tomentosa (UT con 5,03% de alcaloides oxindólicos pentacíclicos (UT-POA obtenido de la corteza de la planta. Todos los ensayos de medición de células y citoquinas fueron realizados por citometría de flujo. Resultados. UT-POA a nivel sistémico incrementa la relación CD4/CD8a (Cluster of Differenciation, mientras que la activación celular es inversamente proporcional; incrementa la proporción de DCm (DC mieloides; induce un perfil Th1 proinflamatorio y reduce la respuesta Th17. TNF-a (tumor necrosis factor alpha y IL-17A (interleuquina correlacionan positiva y negativamente con la relación CD4/CD8a. Conclusiones. El incremento de Th1 (TNF-a puede tener como consecuencia el incremento de linfocitos CD4 o la activación de macrófagos M1. Aunque UT-POA muestra un incremento de DCm, este no es dosis-dependiente. La disminución de Th17 (IL-17A puede favorecer el funcionamiento de los linfocitos CD8a. UT-POA muestra mejores efectos inmunomoduladores en el ámbito sistémico que intratumoral

Alimentación, salud y pobreza en áreas marginadas urbanas: caso Veracruz-Boca del Río, Veracruz, México

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Ana Lid Del Ángel-Pérez; José Alfredo Villagómez-Cortés

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Se caracterizó la alimentación en 120 hoga - res en áreas marginadas en Veracruz-Boca del Río, México, mediante el Indice de Di - versidad Dietética y su asociación con varia - bles socioeconómicas. Los hogares se clasifi - caron en cuatro niveles socioeconómicos, 99% se ubicó en situación de pobreza. De 52% a 71% del ingreso familiar se gasta en alimentos. En la dieta prevalecen alimentos con alto contenido calórico, proteína animal de baja calidad y bajo consumo de frutas y verduras. La div...

Alimentación, salud y pobreza en áreas marginadas urbanas: caso Veracruz-Boca del Río, Veracruz, México

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Del Ángel-Pérez, Ana Lid; Villagómez-Cortés, José Alfredo

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Se caracterizó la alimentación en 120 hogares en áreas marginadas en Veracruz-Boca del Río, México, mediante el Indice de Diversidad Dietética y su asociación con variables socioeconómicas. Los hogares se clasificaron en cuatro niveles socioeconómicos, 99% se ubicó en situación de pobreza. De 52% a 71% del ingreso familiar se gasta en alimentos. En la dieta prevalecen alimentos con alto contenido calórico, proteína animal de baja calidad y bajo consumo de frutas y verduras. La diversidad diet...

"En la boca de las nubes" (A la boca dels núvols y con los pies en el suelo. Ramon Vinyes: contra la literatura, la vida

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Jordi Marrugat i Doménech

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo propone una lectura unitaria del volumen de narraciones de Ramon Vinyes En la boca de las nubes (1946. Además, va a las fuentes de las cuales surge la estética del libro —la narrativa catalana y europea de los años 20-30 y el pensamiento teórico de Vinyes— para explicar como el autor decadentista de La ardiente cabalgata (1909 acaba por escribir un libro tan alejado de los posicionamientos que había mantenido durante el Modernismo. Y es que si en 1909 Vinyes decantaba la balanza de la dicotomía artevida hacia el primero de estos términos, en 1946, después de haber vivido una guerra civil y dos guerras mundiales, la decanta radicamente hacia el segundo. Así, el lector podrá encontrar sugestivas comparaciones entre Vinyes y escritores como T. Gautier, Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, Gabriele d’Annunzio o Gabriel Alomar por lo que se refiere a su época modernista; entre Vinyes y Malraux, Saint-Exupéry, V. Woolf, Joan Oliver o Salvador Espriu, por lo que se refiere a los años 30; y entre Vinyes i Pere Calders o Lluís Ferran de Pol, por lo que se refiere al exilio

Carcinoma epidermóide da boca em idosos de São Paulo Squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth in the elderly in São Paulo

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MÁRIO R. PERUSSI

2002-12-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Verificar a influência das variáveis sexo e localização do tumor primário na sobrevida, em idosos portadores de câncer da boca. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo com 1440 fichas clínicas de pacientes com carcinoma epidermóide da boca do Serviço de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço do Hospital Heliópolis, São Paulo, de 1978-1997. Foram encontrados 562 idosos (idade mínima de 60 anos - critério da OMS para países em desenvolvimento e 878 nas 1ª e 2ª idades, comparando-se as freqüências das variáveis do estudo (sexo e localização do tumor. Como critério de evolução utilizou-se o tempo de vida, em meses, após o diagnóstico. Foi utilizado como método estatístico o qui-quadrado com nível de significância de 5% ( a = 0,05. RESULTADOS: A freqüência do câncer da boca em idosos permaneceu estável no período estudado (39,5% em 1978-87 vs 38,2% em 1989-1997. A relação masculino:feminino foi de 3:1 em pacientes com mais de 60 anos e 8:1 antes dos 60 anos. Observou-se um predomínio em idosos no câncer da região jugal (56% e palato (47% quando comparados com os tumores de pacientes mais jovens localizados em língua e soalho (67% e língua (62%. Não foram observadas diferenças na percentagem de pacientes falecidos antes do início do tratamento (11,6% vs 10,5% em jovens e nas percentagens de sobrevida em diferentes períodos (seis meses a cinco anos. CONCLUSÕES: Existe uma maior proporção de mulheres com câncer da boca entre os idosos quando comparadas as 1ª e 2ª idades. Compararativamente, os tumores do andar superior da boca (palato foram mais freqüentes nos indivíduos com menos de 60 anos enquanto que a localização na língua e soalho ocorreu com maior freqüência nos pacientes com idade de 60 e mais anos. As diferenças observadas em relação ao sexo e localização não se refletiram em modificação de sobrevida dos pacientes estudados.OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of sex and primary tumor

Borides and vitreous compounds sintered as high-energy fuels

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Mota, J.M.; Abenojar, J.; Martinez, M.A.; Velasco, F.; Criado, A.J.

2004-01-01

Boron was chosen as fuel in view of its excellent thermodynamic values for combustion, as compared to traditional fuels. The problem of the boron in combustion is the formation of a surface layer of oxide, which delays the ignition process, reducing the performance of the rocket engine. This paper presents a high-energy fuel for rocket engines. It is composed of sintered boron (borides and carbides and vitreous compounds) with a reducing chemical agent. Borides and boron carbide were prepared since the combustion heat of the latter is similar to that of the amorphous boron (in: K.K. Kuo (Ed.), Boron-Based Solid Propellant and Solid Fuel, Vol. 427, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1993). Several chemical reducing elements were used, such as aluminum, magnesium, and coke. As the raw material for boron, different compounds were used: amorphous boron, boric acid and boron oxide

PACS--and beyond. A journey to the digital promised land.

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Viau, Mark A

2004-01-01

A successful picture archiving and communication system (PACS) integration depends on much more than the technology; marketing also plays a large role. This fact was evident from the inception of the PACS project at Boca Raton Community Hospital (BRCH). Strategic and effective marketing efforts should target technologists, nurses, physicians (including radiologists), administration, and colleagues in other departments. The buy-in of these users is critical to the project's success. BRCH's first marketing effort took place during the initial PACS presentation made to the hospital's board of directors. Once approval was given and a 6-month implementation target was set, a strategic and effective marketing/education plan commenced. Posters, brochures, t-shirts, and promotional items were distributed in a coordinated effort to target hospital staff and referring physician offices. Through its "Got PACS?" branding and other identity materials, BRCH implemented a marketing plan that informed, educated, and engaged PACS users.

Robotics education

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1984-01-01

Robotics education courses are rapidly spreading throughout the nation's colleges and universities. Engineering schools are offering robotics courses as part of their mechanical or manufacturing engineering degree program. Two year colleges are developing an Associate Degree in robotics. In addition to regular courses, colleges are offering seminars in robotics and related fields. These seminars draw excellent participation at costs running up to $200 per day for each participant. The last one drew 275 people from Texas to Virginia. Seminars are also offered by trade associations, private consulting firms, and robot vendors. IBM, for example, has the Robotic Assembly Institute in Boca Raton and charges about $1,000 per week for course. This is basically for owners of IBM robots. Education (and training) can be as short as one day or as long as two years. Here is the educational pattern that is developing now

Comparación entre dos biomodelos murinos (ratones Balb/c y ratas Sprague Dawley en el ensayo de micronúcleos transplacentarios

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Daniel Francisco Arencibia Arrebola

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: comparar fetos de ratones Balb/c y ratas Sprague Dawley como biomodelos en el ensayo de micronúcleos transplacentarios, determinando la frecuencia espontánea e inducida, y vincular el efecto genotóxico y reproductivo. Métodos: se formaron tres grupos experimentales/especie: control negativo (simulacro, control solvente NaCl (0,9 % y ciclofosfamida 50 mg/kg. Todos los grupos se administraron por vía intraperitoneal los días 14, 15 y 16 de la gestación, y 24 h después de la última inoculación en ratones y 48 h en ratas se procedió a realizar la eutanasia de las gestantes, para obtener las muestras de hígado fetal. Resultados: los fetos de ratas Sprague Dawley demostraron tener menores índices de citotoxicidad y de genotoxicidad, y se obtuvieron los resultados más bajos de micronúcleos endógenos. Los mejores resultados de inducción de citotoxicidad y genotoxicidad por la alta formación de micronúcleos con ciclofosfamida fueron en fetos de ratas Sprague Dawley, los que resultaron más susceptibles al daño genotóxico de este mutágeno. Se corroboró el poder clastogénico transplacentario de la ciclofosfamida, vinculando este ensayo de genotoxicidad a toxicología de la reproducción. Conclusiones: los resultados sugieren el mejor uso de fetos de ratas Sprague Dawley como biomodelo en este ensayo cuando es utilizada la ciclofosfamida como control positivo por la vía y dosis estudiada; además, se pudieran utilizar en la evaluación de nuevas drogas con carácter antigenotóxico por vía transplacentaria.

Larvas de Sergestes arcticus Kroyer, 1855, Neotrypaea uncinata (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 y Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793, entre el seno Reloncaví y Boca del Guafo, sur de Chile Larvae of Sergestes arcticus Kroyer, 1855, Neotrypaea uncinata (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837, and Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793 between Seno Reloncaví and Boca del Guafo, southern Chile

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Armando Mujica

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Se analiza la distribución de los estados de desarrollo de las larvas de Sergestes arcticus, Neotrypaea uncinata y Munida gregaria, capturadas entre el seno Reloncaví y la Boca del Guafo, durante noviembre de 2004. Se distinguieron tres zonas oceanógraficas, de acuerdo a los antecedentes relacionados con el grado de participación de aguas continentales y oceánicas. La distribución de las larvas de estas especies y sus estados de desarrollo, permitieron establecer diferencias significativas entre ellas respecto de las características oceanógraficas, lo que estaría relacionado con los lugares de desove y habitat de las poblaciones desovantes en el área de estudio.The distribution of developmental stages of Sergestes arcticus, Neotrypaea uncinata and Munida gregaria larvae caught between Seno Reloncaví and Boca del Guafo in November 2004 was analyzed. Three oceanographic zones were distinguished according to records showing the degree of participation of continental and oceanic waters. Significant differences were determined between larval distribution and development stages for these species with respect to oceanographic characteristics; said differences might be related to the spawning sites and the habitat of the spawning stock in the study area.

Zooplankton, chemical and other data from bottle and net cast from BOCAS DE CENIZA from the SE Pacific (limit-140) by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission from 18 February 1966 to 06 March 1966 (NODC Accession 9700121)

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Zooplankton, chemical and other data from bottle and net cast from BOCAS DE CENIZA from the SE Pacific (limit-140) by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission from 21 May 1965 to 04 June 1965 (NODC Accession 9700119)

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Zooplankton, chemical and other data from bottle and net cast from BOCAS DE CENIZA from the SE Pacific (limit-140) by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission from 20 August 1965 to 30 August 1965 (NODC Accession 9700120)

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Histometría de la glándula sublingual de ratones (Mus musculus machos y hembras infectados con la cepa RAL del parásito de Chagas, Trypanosoma cruzi

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Sérgio de Albuquerque

2008-06-01

Full Text Available Analizamos morfológica e histométricamente la glándula sublingual de ratones infectados con la cepa RAL del Trypanosoma cruzi, en machos y hembras. Usamos ratones albinos (Mus musculus, variedad Swiss, inoculados con 2x104 tripomastigotes sanguíneos de la cepa RAL del T. cruzi.. Sacrificamos los animales en el pico de la parasitemia (12º día y fijamos las glándulas sublinguales en ALFAC. Los cortes histológicos teñidos con HE fueron evaluados histométricamente (cariometría y estereología. La parasitemia fue más elevada en las hembras. Histopatológicamente, los "ácinos" (acini de los animales infectados eran menores, con escasa secreción, y conductos estriados menores. Los núcleos de las "medialunas" eran menores y había nidos de amastigotes en el citoplasma. Cariométricamente, los núcleos de los ácinos, medialunas y conductos estriados eran menores en los ratones infectados. Estereológicamente, los volúmenes relativos ocupados por ácinos y conductos estriados fueron menores e, inversamente, fue mayor el volumen para el tejido conjuntivo de los machos infectados. Las densidades de superficie de ácinos y conductos fueron mayores, y el diámetro y el espesor de la pared menores, en este grupo. Por otro lado, la densidad de ácinos fue menor, y las de los conductos estriados y tejido conjuntivo, fueron mayores en las hembras infectadas. Las densidades de superficie de ácinos y conductos estriados fueron mayores, mientras que el diámetro y espesor de la pared de los ácinos fueron menores (y las de los conductos estriados mayores, en este grupo. La cepa RAL del T. cruzi causó un cuadro general de atrofia general en la glándula sublingual, con numerosos nidos de parásitos.Histometry of the sublingual gland in male and female mice (Mus musculus infected with the RAL strain of the Chagas parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. The aim of this work was to analyze histologically and histometrically the sublingual gland of mice infected

Ocorrência da Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda, Onchocercidae em comunidades ribeirinhas do rio Purus, Município de Boca do Acre, Amazonas, Brasil Occurrence of Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda, Onchocercidae in riverine communities of the Purus river, Boca do Acre municipality, Amazonas State, Brazil

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Jansen Fernandes Medeiros

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Este estudo teve o objetivo de estimar as prevalências de Mansonella ozzardi e calcular taxa de infecção parasitária nos simulídeos. O trabalho foi realizado em comunidades ribeirinhas do rio Purus, Boca do Acre, Amazonas, Brasil. As prevalências foram obtidas por meio do método de gota espessa de sangue obtido por porção digital. Os simulídeos coletados foram dissecados para estimar a taxa de infecção parasitária. A prevalência de M. ozzardi foi de 27,3% (282/77. Foram observadas maiores prevalências nos homens (31,97% que nas mulheres (22,22%, nos agricultores (48% e nos indivíduos entre: 38-47 (60%, 48-57 (66,66% e 58-67 (75%. A microfilaremia foi maior nos indivíduos entre 58-67 anos (média = 58,41mf/40µL, sexo masculino (41,44mf/40µL e nos agricultores (49,94mf/40µL. Somente o simulídeo Cerqueirellum amazonicum foi encontrado infectado com taxa de infecção parasitária de 0,98%.The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi and calculate the parasitic infection rate in simuliid blackflies. The research was conducted in communities on the Purus River, Boca do Acre municipality, Amazonas State, Brazil. Prevalence was measured using the thick smear method. Captured blackflies were dissected to verify the parasitic infection rate. M. ozzardi prevalence was 27.30% (77/282. The study showed higher prevalence in men (31.97% than women (22.22%, farmers (48.99%, and individuals in the 38-47 (60.00%, 48-57 (66.66%, and 58-67-year age brackets (75.00%. Microfilaremia was higher in individuals 58 to 67 years of age (average= 58.41mf/40µl, men (41.44mf/40µl, and farmers (49.94mf/40µl. Only the simuliid Cerqueirellum amazonicum was found infected with a parasitic infection rate of 0.98%.

Efecto inmunomodulador de la solución CM-95 tratada magnéticamente en ratones Balb/c inoculados con 5-fluorouracilo

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Clara Martínez

2011-04-01

Full Text Available El 5-fluorouracilo es un antineoplásico usado en la terapia del cáncer y posee acción inmunosupresora al inhibir la proliferación de células del tejido hematopoyético. En este trabajo se evaluó el efecto inmunomodulador de la solución CM-95 tratada magnéticamente en ratones Balb/c inoculados con 5-fluorouracilo a través de su acción protectora rehabilitadora sobre parámetros celulares y tisulares del tejido hematopoyético. A los ratones, entre 20-22 g de peso y 6 semanas de nacidos, se les administró esta solución CM-95 tratada magnéticamente por vía intraperitoneal en un esquema de dos inoculaciones; luego se administró por la misma vía el 5_fluorouracilo a una dosis de 150 mg/m2 de superficie corporal de cada ratón. Se evaluó el conteo total y diferencial de leucocitos antes de inocular el 5-fluorouracilo, y a los tres y siete días de aplicado este. La celularidad de médula ósea y bazo y la observación microscópica del corte histológico de hígado y bazo por la técnica de inclusión en parafina y tinción con eosina hematoxilina al 10% se evaluaron a los siete días de haber aplicado el 5- fluorouracilo. La solución CM-95, tratada magnéticamente, logró modular los efectos del 5-fluorouracilo con una actividad protectora rehabiltadora, para los parámetros evaluados en médula ósea, sangre periférica, bazo e hígado. Estos resultados abren nuevas perspectivas para la aplicación del sistema acuoso tratado magnéticamente como inmunomodulador.

Estudio histopatológico entre ratones infectados con Salmonella typhi sin vacunar y vacunados por diferentes vías con las vacunas polisacarídica y de células enteras

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Juan F. Infante

2000-12-01

Full Text Available La fiebre tifoidea constituye una enfermedad propia del hombre. La misma es causada por Salmonella typhi y produce una respuesta inflamatoria en el tracto intestinal. Con el fin de establecer su control por vacunación el Instituto Finlay ha desarrollado una vacuna a partir del polisacárido capsular Vi. Para su estudio experimental no existe un modelo animal que reproduzca los síntomas y la patogenia de la enfermedad. El desarrollo de modelos experimentales y los estudios histopatológicos aportan informaciones al conocimiento de la enfermedad y a la interpretación de los procesos inmunológicos. Nos propusimos caracterizar el cuadro histopatológico en los ratones utilizados en las pruebas de potencia de la vacuna antitifoídica basada en polisacárido Vi purificado y su comparación con la vacuna de células enteras. Se utilizaron 240 ratones de ambos sexos pertenecientes a la línea C57BL/6 procedentes del Centro Nacional para la Producción de Animales de Laboratorio (CENPALAB, con un peso comprendido entre 18 y 22 g. Se evaluó la protección comparativa entre las vías intraperitoneal y subcutánea utilizando dos inmunógenos, a partir del polisacárido Vi y con la variante de células enteras. Se logró una considerable eficacia en ratón C57BL/6 para reproducir las lesiones compatibles con Salmonella typhi en hígado y bazo. La sobrevivencia del grupo no vacunado fue de un 15%. La sobrevivencia de los ratones correspondientes al grupo vacunado con polisacárido Vi osciló entre 90% y 100% para ambas vías, mientras que los vacunados con células enteras variaron entre 50% y 100% para la vía subcutánea y entre 60% y 100% para la vía intraperitoneal todo lo cual evidencia la superioridad de la vacuna a partir del polisacárido capsular Vi sobre la variante de células enteras en la especie ratón C57BL/6

Carcinogenesis by Fast Neutrons Relative to X-Rays in Mice; Carcinogenese chez les Souris sous l'Effet des Neutrons Rapides et des Rayons X; Sravnitel'naya chastota vozniknoveniya rakovykh opukholej u myshej pri obluchenii bystrymi nejtronami i rentgenovskimi luchami; Accion Carcinogenica Comparada de los Neutrones Rapidos y de los Rayos X en el Raton

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Cole, L. J.; Nowell, P. C. [Division of Biological and Medical Sciences, U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, San Francisco, CA (United States); Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

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). Parmi les souris du Groupe I, sacrifiees 12 a 16 mois apres l'exposition, 75% presentaient des hepatomes; ce taux atteignait 92% chez les souris du Groupe II. Par contre, des tumeurs du foie se sont produites chez 14% des souris exposees seulement aux neutrons (Groupe V) et chez 2,4% des souris exposees a une dose unique (500 rad) de rayons X de 250 kVcrete. On a observe des neoplasmes du rein chez pres de 100% des souris du Groupe IV, alors que ces lesions ont ete peu frequentes chez les souris temoins. Les auteurs etudient Inverted-Exclamation-Mark ' induction de ces neoplasmes sous l'effet de l'exposition aux neutrons et leur developpement sous l'action des agent employes pour stimuler la proliferation. En ce qui concerne l'induction de neoplasmes du rein chez les souris, les donnees indiquent un coefficient de puissance d'environ 2 pour les neutrons de fission par rapport aux rayons X de 250 kV-crete. Pour ce qui est de l'apparition de lymphomes dans cette lignee, leur frequence a ete moins importante chez les souris exposees aux neutrons (11%) que chez les sujets exposes aux rayons X (29%). (author) [Spanish] Los autores sometieron ratones jovenes adultos de la variedad LAF a una exposicion subletal unica a neutrones de fision, tratandolos de la siguiente forma: Grupo I: 195 a 199 rad, seguida de una sola inyeccion subcutanea de CCl{sub 4}, un mes despues de la exposicion; Grupo II: inyeccion de CCl{sub 4} aplicada un dia antes de la irradiacion neutronica (280 y 329 rad); Grupo III: inyeccion de CCl{sub 4} sin irradiacion; Gmpo IV: nefrectomfa unilateral un dia antes de la irradiacion (320 y 328 rad); Grupo V: irradiacion neutronica exclusivamente (200 y 320 rad). Al sacrificar los sujetos entre 12 y 16 meses a contar de la irradiacion, se encontraron hepatomas en el 75% de los ratones del Grupo I y en el 92% de los del Grupo II. En cambio, los tumores hepaticos aparecieron en el 14% de los ratones que solo fueron irradiados (Grupo V) y en el 2,4% de los expuestos

Modiolarca lateralis (Pteryomorphia: Mytilidae: bivalve associated to six species of ascidians from Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Juan I Cañete

2013-11-01

Full Text Available We describe the presence of the bivalve Modiolarca lateralis (Say, 1822 in six tropical ascidians Ascidia curvata, A. sydneiensis, A. panamensis, A. interrupta, Herdmania pallida and Polycarpa spongiabilis collected at depths of 1-3 m on coral reefs, mangrove roots and dock supports in Almirante Bay, Bocas del Toro, Panama (9°18'N, 82°13'W during June-July 2011. Bivalve prevalence varied between 9-30% across species, but was mainly associated with A. panamensis, P. spongiabilis and A. interrupta. Prevalence seems to be influenced by tunic thickness rather than by the ascidian size. Bivalves varied in size (0.6-11 mm shell length, with the smallest individual found in A. sydneiensis. There were only one or two bivalves per ascidians, although a maximum of 18 was found in one A. panamensis. M. lateralis seems to behave similarly to its temperate counterparts: it has a variety of hosts, occurs mainly in the anterior region of the ascidians, and has a variable abundance per host.

Book review of Insect Symbiosis. Volume 2. Bourtzis, K.A. and Miller, T.A. editros. 2006 CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 276 pp. ISBN 0-8493-1286-8

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2007-01-01

There are several definitions of symbiosis, but in this book it involves an association where one organism (the symbiont) lives within or on the body of another organism (the host), regardless of the actual effect on the host. Some symbioses are mutualistic, some parasitic, and some involve commensalism, in which one partner derives some benefit without either harming or benefiting the other. This is the second volume in this exciting and rapidly advancing topic by these editors. The first volume was published in 2003 and during the intervening three years additional data have been produced that make this book a useful addition to your library. The first book provided chapters that provided an overview of insect symbiosis, discussions of the primary aphid symbiont Buchnera and other aphid symbionts, symbiosis in tsetse, symbionts in the weevil Sitophilus , the possible use of paratransgenic symbionts of Rhodnius prolixis to prevent disease transmission, bark beetle and fungal symbiosis, symbionts of tephritid fruit flies, symbionts affecting termite behavior, an overview of microsporidia as symbionts (parasites?) of insects, an overview of a newly discovered bacterium that causes sex-ratio distortion in insects and mites (from the Bacteroides group), symbionts that selectively kill male insects, and several chapters on the ubiquitous endosymbiont Wolbachia

Hábitos alimenticios y dieta invernal de Charadrius melodus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae en Boca Ciega, Tamaulipas, México Food habits and winter diet of Charadrius melodus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae in Boca Ciega, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Iris Banda-Villanueva

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Charadrius melodus es una especie migratoria en peligro de extinción. Cada año, la Laguna Madre recibe aves migratorias invernales, incluyendo a la especie antes mencionada, sin embargo su estabilidad se encuentra amenazada por el cambio de hábitat ocasionado por el dragado que se está realizando en la zona. La falta de estudios sobre C. melodus durante el invierno en la Laguna Madre, motivó la realización del trabajo (diciembre 2009-marzo 2010. Los objetivos fueron: 1 determinar la importancia del área invernal, 2 describir la etología y preferencias de sustrato en la alimentación, 3 analizar ítems alimenticios potenciales y describir la diversidad simpátrica asociadas a C. melodus. Se observaron 99 individuos durante el muestreo. Las pruebas de Cochran y Kendall presentaron una alta significancia de la especie con un tipo de sustrato y las pruebas de signos utilizando una distribución binomial indicaron que existe una alta preferencia hacia un tipo de sustrato. La mayor actividad registrada durante el periodo de muestreo fue la de alimentación. Los recursos alimenticios encontrados en las muestras de sedimentos fueron larvas de Dípteros. Las especies simpátricas a C. melodus pertenecen al orden Charadriiformes con dos familias: Charadriidae nueve especies y Scolopacidae dos especies. Por la importancia de la zona, se recomienda proteger Boca Ciega, pues representa sitios de alimentación, protección y descanso para el Chorlo melódico.The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus is a migratory endangered species that arrives, along with a great number of other winter migratory birds, to Boca Ciega every year. In spite of the importance of this ecosystem, these species, are threatened by the current habitat change caused by the dredging activities in the area. With the aim to generate new information about the importance of this area during winter, we studied C. melodus activities during the winter season in Laguna Madre, from December

Fagoterapia frente a infecciones por Staphylococcus aureus meticilino resistente en ratones

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Jesús H Tamariz

Full Text Available Objetivos: Evaluar la actividad de los bacteriófagos frente a infecciones localizadas y sistémicas producidas por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina (MRSA Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio de tipo experimental en 45 ratones de la cepa Balb/c divididos en nueve grupos de cinco individuos. Se aislaron diez bacteriófagos nativos a partir de muestras clínicas y efluentes hospitalarios, se evaluó su capacidad lítica y su espectro de actividad, en base a lo cual se seleccionaron seis fagos para los ensayos de fagoterapia. Adicionalmente, se empleó un bacteriófago de origen comercial. La fagoterapia fue evaluada mediante profilaxis y terapia de infecciones localizadas y sistémicas causadas por la inoculación de MRSA por vía subcutánea y endovenosa respectivamente. Se probó la efectividad de tres esquemas terapéuticos: monoterapia, cóctel de fagos en múltiples dosis y de cóctel de fagos en una sola dosis. También se comparó la actividad terapéutica de los fagos frente a vancomicina y clindamicina. Resultados. El cóctel de fagos y la terapia a diversas dosis fueron efectivos para prevenir y controlar infecciones localizadas por MRSA, su actividad fue similar a la de vancomicina y clindamicina. La dosis única del cóctel de fagos no logró controlar la infección localizada; asimismo, la fagoterapia no resultó efectiva en infecciones sistémicas. Conclusiones. La fagoterapia se proyecta como una alternativa viable frente a infecciones causadas por MRSA. Se requieren estudios que evalúen aspectos relacionados con la inocuidad de los fagos frente al paciente

Avaliação da concordância da sialometria e cintilografia de glândulas salivares em pacientes com boca seca Evaluation of the concordance of sialometry and salivary glands scintigraphy in dry mouth patients

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Bianca Maria Liquidato

2006-02-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: São utilizados vários exames para avaliar os pacientes com queixa de boca seca e, especialmente, os pacientes com Síndrome de Sjögren, em que estes exames fazem parte de critérios de classificação para estudos científicos. OBJETIVO: Desta maneira, procurou-se avaliar se haveria concordância entre os resultados da sialometria e da cintilografia de glândulas salivares para, se esta concordância estiver presente, optar por apenas um dos dois exames. CASUÍSTICA E MÉTODO: Foram avaliados 72 pacientes com boca seca, divididos em grupos não-Síndrome de Sjögren, com Síndrome de Sjögren primária e com Síndrome de Sjögren secundária. Os resultados de sialometria e cintilografia de glândulas salivares foram estudados, procurando-se dimensionar a concordância existente entre eles, através do teste de Kappa. RESULTADOS: Observou-se concordância igual ou próxima de zero entre os dois testes. CONCLUSÃO: Pelos resultados observados, não é possível fazer a opção por um ou outro exame, devendo ambos serem realizados.INTRODUCTION: Many diagnostic tests are used to evaluate dry mouth patients, especially the ones with Sjögren’s Syndrome, to whom these tests are part of classification criteria for scientific studies. AIM: Thus, the concordance between results of sialometry and salivary glands scintigraphy was evaluated; if positive, it would enable the choice of one or the other for diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Seventy-two dry mouth patients were divided into non-Sjögren’s Syndrome group, primary Sjögren’s Syndrome group and secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome group. The concordance among sialometry and scintigraphy results was evaluated by Kappa test. RESULTS: It was observed that their concordance was equal or near to zero. CONCLUSION: It is not possible to make a choice between these tests and both should be performed.

Transmisión experimental del virus de la encefalitis equina venezolana, subgrupo ID, por psorophora confinnis a ratones

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Alberto Morales

1983-06-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un experimento con el objeto de investigar la capacidad del mosquito Psorophora confinnis para transmitir por picadura a ratones blanco-suizos de 21 días una cepa de virus de encefalitis equina venezolana, subgrupo ID. Cuando los mosquitos se alimentaron sobre hamster con altas viremias (7.5, 6.5 y 6.3 dex en 0.1 ml. de suero, los porcentajes de infección de los mosquitos y los de transmisión fueron altos. Sin embargo, cuando los mosquitos se alimentaron sobre Proechimys hendei con viremias bajas (1,4 y 2.6 dex en 0.1 ml. de suero el porcentaje de infección de los mosquitos fue muy bajo y no hubo transmisión. Cuando la viremia en el Proechimys fue de 4.4 dex en 0.1 ml. de suero, el porcentaje de infección de los mosquitos aumentó y hubo transmisión baja (9%. Los resultados sugieren que Psorophora confinnis es un mosquito que tiene un alto umbral de infección para EEV subgrupo ID.

Alterações vasculares em ratos obesos por dieta rica em gordura: papel da Via L-arginina/NO Endotelial Alteraciones vasculares en ratones obesos por dieta rica en grasa: papel de la vía L-arginina/NO endotelial Vascular alterations in high-fat diet-obese rats: role of Endothelial L-arginine/NO Pathway

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Thiago Bruder Nascimento

2011-07-01

perfiles metabólicos y endocrinos de los animales. Fueron obtenidas las curvas para noradrelanina en ausencia y en presencia del inhibidor de óxido nítrico sintasa (L-NAME, 3x10-4M, en la aorta torácica intacta y con denudación de los ratones C y OB. RESULTADOS: Las medidas de peso corporal, índice de adiposidad, leptina e insulina aumentaron en los ratones OB, mientras que la presión arterial permaneció inalterada. La obesidad también produjo una tolerancia a la glucosa y una resistencia a la insulina. La reactividad a la noradrenalina de la aorta intacta fue similar en los ratones C y OB. La presencia de L-NAME generó un aumento similar en las respuestas máximas, pero una desviación mayor a la izquierda de las respuestas en las aortas intactas de los ratones C con relación a los ratones OB [EC50 (x10-7M: C = 1,84 (0,83-4,07, O = 2,49 (1,41-4,38; presencia de L-NAME C = 0,02 (0,01-0,04*, O = 0,21 (0,11-0,40*†,*p BACKGROUND: Mechanisms underlying vascular abnormalities in obesity remain to be completely clarified. OBJECTIVE: L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway was evaluated on vascular response of high-fat diet-obese rats, focusing on endothelial and smooth muscle cells. METHODS: 30-day-old rats were divided in two groups: control (C and obese (OB, high-fat diet for 30 weeks. After 30 weeks, body weight, adiposity index, blood pressure, and metabolic and endocrine profiles of the animals were recorded. Curves to noradrenaline were obtained in absence and presence of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (L-NAME, 3x10-4M on intact and denuded thoracic aorta from C and OB rats. RESULTS: Body weight, adiposity index, leptin and insulin levels were increased in OB, while blood pressure was unchanged. Obesity also produced glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. Reactivity to noradrenaline of intact aorta was similar in C and OB rats. L-NAME presence produced a similar increase in maximal responses, but a higher leftward shift of noradrenaline responses in intact aorta

Efecto del D-004, un extracto del fruto de Roystonea regia y omega-3 en el modelo de nado forzado en ratones Effect of D-004, a fruit extact from Roystonea regia and Omega-3 in a model of forced swimming in mice

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Daisy Carbajal Quintana

2010-03-01

Full Text Available La depresión se encuentra entre las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad de la población adulta y su manejo farmacológico incluye, entre otras opciones alternativas, el uso de la medicina complementaria, como es el caso del aceite de pescado rico en ácidos grasos omega-3 (AGw3. El D-004, extracto lipídico de los frutos de la palma real (Roystonea regia que consiste en una mezcla de ácidos grasos, ha mostrado poseer una moderada acción antidepresiva. El objetivo de este trabajo consistió en comparar los efectos del tratamiento oral con D-004, con los AGw3 y con su terapia combinada en el modelo del nado forzado en ratones. Para ello, ratones machos se distribuyeron en 8 grupos: uno control tratado con el vehículo, dos con D-004 (250 y 500 mg/kg , dos con AGw3 (250 y 500 mg/kg, dos con la combinación y uno con imipramina (10 mg/kg i.p.. Todos los tratamientos disminuyeron significativamente el tiempo de inmovilidad con respecto al control, sin diferencias entre dosis similares de los respectivos tratamientos. En conclusión, el D-004, los AGw3 y su terapia combinada resultaron igualmente efectivos en reducir el tiempo de inmovilidad de los ratones, sin manifestarse efectos aditivos o sinérgicos con la administración conjunta de ambas sustancias.Depression is among the major causes of morbidity and mortality of adult population and its pharmacologic management includes among other alternative options, the use of the complementary medicine, e.g. the fish oil rich in Omega-3 fatty acids (AGw3. The D-004, a lipid extract of Real Palm fruits (Roystonea regia consisting of a fatty acid mixture, has a moderate antidepressant action. The aim of present paper was to compare the effects of oral treatment using D-004 with the AGw3 and with its combined therapy in forces swimming in mice. Thus, the male mice were distributed into 8 groups: one as control treated with vehicle, two with D-004 (250 and 500 mg.kg, two with AGw3 (250 and 500

Molecular desorption of a nonevaporable getter St 707 irradiated at room temperature with synchrotron radiation of 194 eV critical photon energy

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Le Pimpec, F; Laurent, Jean Michel

2003-01-01

Photon stimulated molecular desorption from a nonevaporable getter (NEG) St 707(R) (SAES Getters TM ) surface after conditioning and after saturation with isotopic carbon monoxide Ýcf. nomenclature in Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 74th edition, edited by D. R. Lide (CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1994)¿ /sup 13/C/sup 18/O, has been studied on a dedicated beamline at the EPA ring at CERN. The synchrotron radiation of 194 eV critical energy and with an average photon intensity of ~1 * 10/sup 17/ photons s/sup -1/ was impinging on the sample at perpendicular incidence. It is found that the desorption yields eta (molecules/photon) of the characteristic gases in an UHV system (hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide) for a freshly activated NEG and for a NEG fully saturated with /sup 13/C /sup 18/O are lower than that of 300 degrees C baked stainless steel. (22 refs). Fully activated NEG was studied and found to desorb less as compared to a 300 degree c baked stainless-steel surface. Furthermore, it ...

Grace buys aquatic quimica to boost water treatment stake

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Hunter, D.

1993-01-01

How W.R. Grace (Boca Raton, FL) president and newly appointed CEO J.P. Bolduc plans to expand Grace's core businesses following his drastic portfolio pruning during the past 18 months is a key question for Grace watchers. Grace's acquisition of $70-million/year water treatment firm Aquatec Quimica (Sao Paulo) is one indicator. Grace's $300-million/year Dearborn water treatment business is currently a weak number three [in the world market], and we want to be number one or number two, nothing less, Bolduc insists. The Aquatc buy meets his criterion of a synergistic and strategic acquisition with which he plans to expand the business, backed by more focused R ampersand D. Disposal last month of Homco oil field services operation, for $98.5 million, takes Bolduc toward his $500-million target for the year for asset sales. These totaled $1.1 billion at the end of 1992. The final tally will be more than the $1.5-billion target previously stated, Bolduc says, due to higher realizations on certain sales and additions to the list, including Grace Culinary and Colowyo Coal

Influência da suplementação aguda e crônica de creatina sobre as concentrações sanguíneas de glicose e lactato de ratos Wistar Influencia de la suplementación aguda y crónica de creatina sobre las concentraciones sanguíneas de glicosis y lactato en ratones Wistar Influence of the short and long term supplementation of creatine on the plasmatic concentrations of glucose and lactate in Wistar rats

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2006-12-01

en 4 grupos experimentales (n = 18: CON - ratones sedentarios no suplementados; NAT - ratones ejercitados no suplementados; CRE - ratones sedentarios y suplementados; CRE + NAT - ratones ejercitados e suplementados. Las muestras sanguíneas se obtuvieron antes y después del test de determinación de carga máxima realizado semanalmente durante todo el experimento. Antes del test de carga máxima, con excepción del grupo CRE-NAT (3-5 semanas que presentó concentraciones plasmáticas de glicosis inferiores en relación a los demás grupos, los demás resultados fueron semejantes entre los grupos experimentales. Después del test de carga máxima todos los grupos experimentales presentaron reducción en las concentraciones plasmáticas de glicosis y aumento en las concentraciones plasmáticas de lactato. A pesar de esto, con respecto a la glicosis, esta reducción fue significativamente (p Recent studies suggest that the creatine supplementation can interfere with glucose uptake and lactate production during the physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the short-term (5 g.kg¹ for 1 week and long-term (1 g.kg¹ for 8 weeks creatine supplementation on the plasmatic concentrations of glucose and lactate of sedentary and exercised (swimming to 80% of the tolerated maximum load rats. Seventy two male Wistar rats (240 ± 10 g were used and divided equally in 4 experimental groups (n = 18: CON - sedentary rats without supplementation; NAT - exercised rats without supplementation; CRE - sedentary rats with supplementation; CRE + NAT - exercised rats with supplementation. The blood samples were obtained weekly before and after the maximum load test. Before the maximum load test, except for the group CRE-NAT (3-5 weeks, that presented lower level of plasma glucose concentration in relationship the other groups, all the other results were similar among the experimental groups. After the maximum load test, all of the experimental groups

Staphylococcus aureus detection in the mouth of housekeepers Detección de Staphylococcus aureus en la boca de trabajadores de la limpieza hospitalaria Detecção de Staphylococcus aureus na boca de trabalhadores da limpeza hospitalar

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Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz

2011-02-01

Full Text Available This study assessed the prevalence of colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in hospital housekeepers, and their knowledge and beliefs regarding this problem. Three saliva samples were collected and a questionnaire regarding knowledge and beliefs was applied. Of the 92 workers, 63 (68.5% participated in the study; 20 were not and 43 were colonized; 13 by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 30 by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. Persistent carrier status of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 15.4% of cases. Low knowledge and perception of occupational risk were observed. The mouth was identified as an important reservoir of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Analyzing knowledge and beliefs, as well as the state of carrier, is an important strategy to be added to educational actions for the prevention of workers' colonization.Este estudio evaluó la prevalencia de la colonización por Staphylococcus aureus en trabajadores de limpieza hospitalaria, y su conocimiento y creencias acerca de la problemática. Fueron recolectadas tres muestras de saliva y aplicado un cuestionario referente al conocimiento y creencias. De 92 trabajadores, 63 (68,5% participaron del estudio; 20 se presentaron no colonizados y 43 colonizados; 13 para Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina y 30 para Staphylococcus aureus sensibles a la meticilina. El estado de portador persistente por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina fue detectado en 15,4% de los casos. Bajo conocimiento y percepción del riesgo ocupacional fueron observados. La boca fue identificada como importante reservatorio de Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina. Analizar el conocimiento y creencias juntamente con la investigación del estado de portador es una importante estrategia a ser agregada a las acciones educativas para la prevención de la colonización de trabajadores.Este estudo avaliou a prevalência da coloniza

Du soutenable à l’insoutenable : le tourisme à Bocas del Toro (Panama. L’impact des logiques nationales et globales dans la déstructuration progressive d’une société d’accueil From sustainable to the unsustainable: tourism in Bocas del Toro (Panama. The impact of national and global logic in the gradual collapse of a host society Del sostenible al insostenible : el turismo en Bocas del Toro (Panamá. El impacto de la lógica nacional y mundial en el colapso gradual de una sociedad de acogida

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Camille Le Masne

2010-06-01

Full Text Available L’objectif poursuivi par cet article, issu d’une enquête d’un mois sur l’archipel de Bocas del Toro en février 2009, est d’évaluer les mutations engendrées par l’avènement du tourisme sur l’île de Colon depuis une vingtaine d’année. Le développement de ce boom touristique en deux étapes assez différenciées – celle du tourisme dit soutenable de 1990 à 2002, puis seconde phase avec un  tourisme non contrôlé – nous a permis de dresser une analyse historique des rapports qu’entretiennent les populations à l’activité touristique. Notre enquête, qui porte sur les perceptions des habitants actuels de l’île, a mis en lumière les acteurs et leur rôle en fonction de leur temps d’arrivée dans l’île, lui-même lié au basculement d’une conception du tourisme à une autre.The aim of this article, based on a survey of one month on the archipelago of Bocas del Toro in February 2009, is to assess the changes brought by the advent of tourism on Colon’ island for twenty year. The development of the tourism boom in two phases sufficiently differentiated - that of sustainable tourism, says 1990 to 2002, then second phase with a non-tourism control - allowed us to develop a historical analysis of the relationship between populations and tourism. Our investigation, which focuses on the perceptions of the present inhabitants of the island, has highlighted the actors and their role according to their time of arrival on the island; itself linked to the changeover of a concept of tourism another.El objetivo de este artículo, basado en una encuesta de un mes en el archipiélago de Bocas del Toro en febrero de 2009, es evaluar los cambios producidos por la llegada del turismo en la isla de Colon durante veinte año. El desarrollo del auge del turismo en dos fases suficientemente diferenciados - la de un turismo sostenible, dijo desde 1990 hasta 2002, entonces la segunda fase con un turismo no contol - nos ha

Approach for delineation of contributing areas and zones of transport to selected public-supply wells using a regional ground-water flow model, Palm Beach County, Florida

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Renken, R.A.; Patterson, R.D.; Orzol, L.L.; Dixon, Joann

2001-01-01

Rapid urban development and population growth in Palm Beach County, Florida, have been accompanied with the need for additional freshwater withdrawals from the surficial aquifer system. To maintain water quality, County officials protect capture areas and determine zones of transport of municipal supply wells. A multistep process was used to help automate the delineation of wellhead protection areas. A modular ground-water flow model (MODFLOW) Telescopic Mesh Refinement program (MODTMR) was used to construct an embedded flow model and combined with particle tracking to delineate zones of transport to supply wells; model output was coupled with a geographic information system. An embedded flow MODFLOW model was constructed using input and output file data from a preexisting three-dimensional, calibrated model of the surficial aquifer system. Three graphical user interfaces for use with the geographic information software, ArcView, were developed to enhance the telescopic mesh refinement process. These interfaces include AvMODTMR for use with MODTMR; AvHDRD to build MODFLOW river and drain input files from dynamically segmented linear (canals) data sets; and AvWELL Refiner, an interface designed to examine and convert well coverage spatial data layers to a MODFLOW Well package input file. MODPATH (the U.S. Geological Survey particle-tracking postprocessing program) and MODTOOLS (the set of U.S. Geological Survey computer programs to translate MODFLOW and MODPATH output to a geographic information system) were used to map zones of transport. A steady-state, five-layer model of the Boca Raton area was created using the telescopic mesh refinement process and calibrated to average conditions during January 1989 to June 1990. A sensitivity analysis of various model parameters indicates that the model is most sensitive to changes in recharge rates, hydraulic conductivity for layer 1, and leakance for layers 3 and 4 (Biscayne aquifer). Recharge (58 percent); river (canal

High-dose estrogen as salvage hormonal therapy for highly refractory metastatic breast cancer: a retrospective chart review.

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Mahtani, Reshma L; Stein, Alisha; Vogel, Charles L

2009-01-01

High-dose estrogens (HDEs) are an efficacious but widely overlooked treatment option for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This is due in part to the introduction of tamoxifen in the 1970s, which was proven to be equivalent in efficacy and associated with fewer adverse events (AEs). The aim of this study was to report our experience with the use of HDE in postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer. Local institutional review board approval was obtained to conduct a retrospective chart review of patients with MBC treated with HDEs at the Boca Raton Comprehensive Cancer Center, Boca Raton, Florida, from 2001 through March 2009. Demographic information, response rates, and tolerability profiles were collected. Of the 426 patients with MBC identified, we found 26 patients with MBC who were prescribed HDEs as a treatment in any line of therapy for advanced breast cancer. The median age at the start of HDE therapy was 59 years (range, 42-92 years). Three of the 26 patients (11.5%) were human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive determined via fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis. With the exception of 1 patient who had received no prior systemic treatment for metastatic disease, all patients received multiple lines of treatment (both chemotherapy and hormonal treatments) in the advanced setting (median, 7 lines; range, 0-12) prior to the initiation of HDE. Five of 20 patients (25%) with measurable metastatic disease (visceral and/or soft tissue metastases) had objective antitumor responses defined as either a partial response (PR) or a complete response (CR). Four additional patients (20%) had prolonged stable disease (SD) for > or =6 months. Three of 6 patients (50%) with nonmeasurable metastatic disease (bone-only) had prolonged SD for > or =6 months. Clinical benefit rate (defined as CR + PR + SD > or =6 months) for all patients was 46% (12/26), with a median duration of 10 months. Overall median progression-free survival for the 26

Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics

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Vieira ER

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Edgar Ramos Vieira,1,2 Ruth Tappen,3 Gabriella Engstrom,3 Bruno R da Costa11Department of Physical Therapy, 2Department of Neuroscience, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; 3Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USAPurpose: To evaluate rates and factors associated with older adult falls in different ethnic groups.Participants and methods: Information on demographics, medical and falls history, and pain and physical activity levels was collected from 550 community-dwelling older adults (75±9 years old, 222 European Americans, 109 Afro-Caribbeans, 106 African-Americans, and 113 Hispanics.Results: Taking medications for anxiety (risk ratio [RR] =1.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.1–2.0, having incontinence (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.1–1.8, P=0.013, back pain (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.0–1.8, feet swelling (RR =1.3, 95% CI =1.1–1.7, and age ≥75 years (RR =1.3, 95% CI =1.0–1.6 were associated with falls. The associations were stronger for Afro-Caribbeans, but they presented approximately 40% lower prevalence of falls than the other groups.Conclusion: Taking anxiety medication, incontinence, back pain, feet swelling, and age ≥75 years were associated with falls, and Afro-Caribbeans presented lower prevalence of falls. These findings need to be taken into consideration in clinical interventions in aging.Keywords: ethnicity, falls, risks, community dwelling, older adults

Efeitos da exposição à fumaça lateral do cigarro sobre o barorreflexo em ratos adultos Efectos de la exposición al humo lateral del cigarrillo sobre el barorreflejo en ratones adultos Sidestream cigarette smoke exposure effects on baroreflex in adult rats

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Vitor E. Valenti

2011-02-01

�N: Nuestros datos sugieren que tres semanas de exposición a la HLC no son suficientes para causar daño significativo a los parámetros cardiovasculares y sensibilidad barorreflexa en ratones Wistar normotensos.BACKGROUND: It has been evidenced in the literature that exposure to cigarette smoke causes hypertension in rats; however, it has not been demonstrated if the baroreflex function is impaired before the animal becomes hypertensive. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated short-term effects of sidestream cigarette smoke (SSCS exposure on baroreflex function in Wistar normotensive rats. METHODS: Rats were exposed to SSCS during three weeks, 180 minutes, five days per week, at a concentration of monoxide carbon between 100-300 ppm. Mean arterial pressure (MAP and heart rate (HR were evaluated through cannulation of the femoral vein and artery. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between control and SSCS groups regarding basal mean arterial pressure and heart rate, sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the baroreflex function. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that three weeks of exposure to SSCS is not enough to significantly impair cardiovascular parameters and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive Wistar rats.

Toxicidad de VA-DIFTET® por administración a dosis repetida en ratones

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Pablo González

2000-06-01

Full Text Available Una vez estudiada la toxicidad de la vacuna VA-DIFTET® (vacuna antidiftérica antitetánica por administración a dosis única en dos especies de animales, se impone la evaluación a dosis repetida, teniendo en cuenta que el esquema de inmunización en humanos prevé la aplicación de tres dosis cuando el componente pertusis de la DPT está contraindicado. Se emplearon 210 ratones OF-1 de ambos sexos. Los grupos experimentales fueron similares a los de la prueba a dosis única con la vacuna dúplex, anatoxina diftérica, anatoxina tetánica, adyuvante, tiomersal, solución salina fisiológica y un grupo control no tratado. Un grupo de hembras y otro de machos fue asignado aleatoriamente a cada tratamiento y para recibir 1, 2 ó 3 dosis por vía intramuscular. Tras cada aplicación se evaluó la aparición de síntomas clínicos, el incremento de peso, el consumo de agua y alimento y la dinámica de la respuesta inmune contra las anatoxinas tetánica y diftérica, específicamente de tipo IgG, mediante ELISA indirecto. Al término de las observaciones los animales fueron sacrificados y se realizaron estudios anatomopatológicos. Además, durante el sacrificio se evaluó el índice relativo de bazo y timo, así como la relación bazo/timo. No se comprobaron alteraciones que evidenciaran toxicidad por parte de la vacuna y sus componentes. Asimismo, se demostró una marcada respuesta inmune en los grupos vacunales e inoculados con las anatoxinas. Se considera que los resultados de la prueba fueron satisfactorios.

Is there temporal variation on solid waste stranding in mangroves? A case study in Ratones mangrove, Florianopolis, Brazil

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Bianca Pinto Vieira

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Mangrove areas are decreasing around the world due to population increase. The most damaging activities include embankments, shrimp farming, and dumping of wastes. The temporal and spatial stranding patterns of solid waste are important to establish probable sources and understand their role in the dispersion of organisms through natural areas. In this study, we analyze temporal variation of solid waste stranding in Ratones mangrove, northwestern of Santa Catarina Island (Brazil. Samplings were carried out monthly during one year in four different areas. In each area, two 50 m2 random plots were sampled per month. All solid waste strands on the plots were removed, quantified, and qualified. Plastic and nylon items (both made of petroleum represented 80% of waste stranding. There were significant differences in temporal stranding with regard to plastic, but not to nylon. Wastes were found in all samples throughout the year, and some areas are more affected than others. Places with dense edges of Spartina alterniflora Loisel (Poaceae seem to have less solid waste inside mangrove forest, perhaps due to the effect of grass acting as a mesh barrier. The results reflected concerns with conservation, considering that these coastal ecosystems are impacted by waste dumping throughout the year, with highest concentration within important nursery points.

Embryo production in the sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp Synalpheus apioceros (Decapoda, Alpheidae from Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Adriana Rebolledo

2014-11-01

Full Text Available Caridean shrimps of the genus Synalpheus are abundant and widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, but knowledge of their reproductive biology remains scarce. We report reproductive traits of Synalpheus apioceros from Bocas del Toro, Panama, based on collections in August 2011. The 46 ovigerous females that were analyzed ranged in size from 3.8 to 7.4 mm in carapace length. Fecundity varied between 8 and 310 embryos and increased with female size. Females invested 18.6 ± 10.3% of their body weight in Embryo production. Embryo volume increased considerably (77.2% during embryogenesis, likely representing water uptake near the end of incubation period. Compared to Synalpheus species with abbreviated or direct development, S. apioceros produced substantially smaller embryos; however, S. apioceros seems to have a prolonged larval phase with at least five zoeal stages, which may explain the combination of relatively small and numerous embryos. We did not find nonviable, minute, chalky embryos, previously reported for S. apioceros specimens obtained from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, which supports the hypothesis that the production of this type of embryos may be a physiological response of this warm-water species to the temperature decrease near to its latitudinal range limit.

[Food habits and winter diet of Charadrius melodus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) in Boca Ciega, Tamaulipas, Mexico].

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Banda-Villanueva, Iris; Contreras-Lozano, Jorge; Garcia-Salas, Juan; González-Páez, Hugo

2013-06-01

The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is a migratory endangered species that arrives, along with a great number of other winter migratory birds, to Boca Ciega every year. In spite of the importance of this ecosystem, these species, are threatened by the current habitat change caused by the dredging activities in the area. With the aim to generate new information about the importance of this area during winter, we studied C melodus activities during the winter season in Laguna Madre, from December 2009 to March 2010. Our objectives were: 1) determine the importance of the area during winter, 2) describe C. melodus ethology, feeding substrate preferences and food items, 3) to analyze and describe the sympatric diversity associated with C melodus. A total of ninety nine individuals were observed during the monitoring. The Cochran and Kendall test showed a high significance of the species with the substrate and signs tests using a binomial distribution that indicated a high preference for algal type of substrate. The highest activity recorded for this species during this winter season was feeding. The principal food items found in sediments were larvae of Diptera: Chironomidae and Ephydridae. The sympatric species of C. melodus were two families of Charadriiforms: Scolopacidae (nine species) and Charadriidae (two species). We concluded that this is an important area for feeding, protection and rest sites for this species, and its protection and management is recommended.

Alimentación, salud y pobreza en áreas marginadas urbanas: caso Veracruz-Boca del Río, Veracruz, México

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Ana Lid Del Ángel-Pérez

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Se caracterizó la alimentación en 120 hoga - res en áreas marginadas en Veracruz-Boca del Río, México, mediante el Indice de Di - versidad Dietética y su asociación con varia - bles socioeconómicas. Los hogares se clasifi - caron en cuatro niveles socioeconómicos, 99% se ubicó en situación de pobreza. De 52% a 71% del ingreso familiar se gasta en alimentos. En la dieta prevalecen alimentos con alto contenido calórico, proteína animal de baja calidad y bajo consumo de frutas y verduras. La diversidad dietética en todos los niveles socioeconómicos no superó el 50% de los alimentos básicos requeridos para una buena nutrición. El 56% de los hogares tiene a alguien que padece algún tipo de enferme - dad crónica no transmisible, así como algún miembro de la parentela extensa (80% con recomendaciones médicas de cambiar su ali - mentación y hacer ejercicio físico.

Community participation in the Gulf of Uraba: The Case of Bocas del Atrato township and the village of El Roto, municipality of Turbo, Antioquia

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Taborda M, Alexander; Maldonado L, Carolina; Palacio, Jaime

2008-01-01

The text sets out from the study of socio cultural aspects and particularly addressing on community participation, the results of a pilot aquaculture project to breed snook (C. undecimalis ) and tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in The Corregimiento Bocas del Atrato and The Vereda El Roto, Municipality of Turbo, Antioquia. Interdisciplinary work that seeks to generate scientific knowledge tools to assist in mitigating the decline of fish resource in which is based the livelihood of these people, through Participatory Action Research methods. We analyze some socioeconomic and cultural aspects of these communities that influenced the development of the project, along with reflections on the experiences, by way of recommendations for future work such as a call to self critical review of what is the practice interdisciplinary projects of intervention within the framework of sustainable development. The research was conducted between January 2007 and June 2008.

Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the oral cavity Linfoma difuso de grandes células B primário de boca

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Bruno Correia Jham

2007-10-01

Full Text Available Lymphomas arising within the oral cavity account for only 3.5% of all oral malignancies. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtype characterized by diffuse proliferation of large neoplastic B lymphoid cells. This paper reports a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma affecting the oral cavity of a Brazilian woman, along with its clinical, microscopical, immunohistochemical, and molecular features.Linfomas correspondem a 3,5% de todos os casos de lesões malignas de boca. O linfoma difuso de grandes células B é um subtipo de linfoma não-Hodgkin caracterizado pela proliferação difusa de células linfóides B. Este artigo relata um caso de linfoma difuso de grandes células B localizado na cavidade bucal de uma mulher brasileira, incluindo os achados clínicos, microscópicos, imuno-histoquímicos e moleculares.

Gubernamentalidad neoliberal, muralismo y resistencia política en el barrio de La Boca

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Luis María Blasco

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Desde la asunción de Mauricio Macri al frente de la gobernación de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, en el año 2007, el barrio de La Boca es blanco de un proceso de gentrificación. Donde el Estado del GCBA promueve cambiar el perfil de la población del barrio y atraer inversiones privadas en conjunto con una población de un mayor poder adquisitivo. Provocando así la expulsión de los habitantes históricos mediante el encarecimiento de las viviendas, de los servicios públicos, etc. En paralelo a ello ha tenido lugar un proceso de construcción de memoria en el espacio público, una serie de marcas que buscan suscitar una conexión con ciertos acontecimientos: la exclusión y expulsión de quienes pueblan el barrio, los desalojos, incendios, pibes muertos de forma violenta, cierre de programas sociales, falta de espacios de recreación y deportivos. Este trabajo, entonces, reflexiona acerca de las luchas materiales y simbólicas por la construcción de memoria en el espacio público; poniendo el acento en el carácter histórico, dinámico y de lucha que tienen los procesos de construcción de identidad social en los que la memoria se materializa como resultado de las relaciones de poder y de las resistencias al poder. Para ello se retoma el caso del mural realizado en la avenida Don Pedro de Mendoza y Ministro Brin. A partir de este acontecimiento, se intenta ejercer una lectura sobre el terreno de producción de memoria en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, tomando en cuenta que esta se realiza desde diversos dispositivos que articulan elementos heterogéneos con la finalidad de producir ciertos efectos.

Evaluación genotóxica del extracto oleoso de la semilla de Carapa guianensis Aublet en el ensayo de aberraciones cromosómicas en ratones Balb/c

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Daniel Francisco Arencibia Arrebola

Full Text Available Introducción: el extracto oleoso de la semilla de Carapa guianensis Aublet ha tenido diversos usos biomédicos. Recientemente fue evaluado este extracto, el cual manifestó grandes potencialidades como antioxidante en ensayos in vivo; pero poco se conoce de su efecto sobre el ADN en biomodelos experimentales. Objetivo: evaluar el potencial genotóxico del extracto oleoso de la semilla de Carapa guianensis en el ensayo de aberraciones cromosómicas de células de la médula ósea de ratones Balb/c. Métodos: se formaron cinco grupos experimentales: un grupo placebo (Tween 65 al 2 %, tres tratados con niveles de dosis del extracto (400, 1 000 y 2 000 mg/kg, administrados por vía oral durante 14 días; por último, un grupo control positivo tratado con ciclofosfamida, en dosis de 50 mg/kg por vía intraperitoneal 48 y 24 h antes de la eutanasia. Se administraron cinco animales/sexo/grupo. Después de los 14 días de administración se les efectuó la eutanasia por dislocación cervical y se les extrajo la médula ósea del fémur para proceder a realizar la técnica citogenética de aberraciones cromosómicas. Resultados: los resultados entre controles y tratados con el extracto no difirieron para los dos sexos en las variables índice mitótico, Gaps, células con poliploidías, número de células con aberraciones cromosómicas y cromatídicas y el porcentaje de células con aberraciones. Sin embargo, sí difirieron controles y tratados contra el grupo tratado con ciclofosfamida, lo que valida nuestros resultados. Conclusiones: el extracto oleoso de la semilla de la Carapa guianensis no posee potencialidades genotóxicas en la formación de aberraciones cromosómicas, sobre todo estructurales en células de la médula ósea de ratones Balb/c de ambos sexos.

Restauración de la inmunocompetencia en ratones malnutridos con la administración de un hidrolizado de microalgas

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Humberto Joaquín Morris Quevedo

2003-12-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó el efecto de la administración intraperitoneal de un hidrolizado proteico de la microalga Chlorella vulgaris en una dosis de 500 mg/kg de peso durante 6 días, como complemento de la dieta convencional en la recuperación de la inmunocompetencia de ratones Balb/c con malnutrición proteico-energética inducida experimentalmente por restricción dietética. La intervención con el hidrolizado implicó la restauración del conteo de leucocitos totales a valores similares a los del grupo control; a un incremento en los niveles de linfocitos en sangre periférica; estimuló la proliferación de las células del sistema fagocítico mononuclear y el metabolismo de los macrófagos, expresado por una mayor actividad de la enzima fosfatasa ácida lisosomal y al aumento del peso relativo y actividad hematopoyética del bazo. Estas acciones moduladoras permiten considerar al producto como un preparado inmunológicamente activo capaz de inducir un estado incrementado de resistencia no específica en el organismo.The effect of the intraperitoneal administration of a protein hydrolysate of Chlorella vulgaris microalga at a dose of 500 mg/kg of weight during 6 days, as a supplement of the conventional diet in the recovery of the immunocompetence of Balb/c mice with protein-energy malnutrition experimentally induced by diet restriction, was evaluated. The intervention with the hydrolysate led to the restoration of the count of total leukocytes at values similar to those of the control group and to an increase in the levels of lymphocytes in peripheral blood. It also stimulated the proliferation of the cells from the mononuclear phagocytic system and the metabolism of the macrophages, expressed by a higher activity of the lysosomal acid phsosphatase and the rise of the relative weight and the hematopoietic activity of the spleen. These modullating actions allow to consider the product as an immunological active compound capable of inducing an

Cafeína (150 mg/kg y aprendizaje espacial (retención y adquisición en ratones

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María del Pilar Santacruz

2003-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se evaluó el papel que juega la cafeína (150mg/kg en el aprendizaje espacial (adquisición y retención en ratones mediante las mediciones de la latencia de salida, velocidad, aciertos, regresos, errores y excretas en un laberinto de 3 x 3 metros. Los sujetos fueron moldeados para una ruta en el laberinto y luego se aleatorizaron 20 machos y 20 hembras para la administración de cafeína (s.c. y solución salina durante ocho días consecutivos; luego se observó la retención de este aprendizaje y se moldeó otra ruta para evaluar su retención 24 horas después: La cafeína incrementó la retención del aprendizaje 1, donde hubo los mayores aciertos, y en el segundo las hembras con cafeína exhibieron mayor velocidad y aciertos mientras que los machos, presentaron menores aciertos y velocidad que todos los grupos; como vemos, en el segundo caso, la cafeína fortaleció la retención del aprendizaje 2 en las hembras y la debilitó en los machos. Se concluye que la cafeína (150mg/kg influyó positivamente en la retención del aprendizaje espacial, mas no en la adquisición. Este artículo está asociado a la línea de investigación en Cafeína y Cognición de la Universidad de la Sabana.

Neogene reef coral assemblages of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama: the rise of Acropora palmata

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Klaus, J. S.; McNeill, D. F.; Budd, A. F.; Coates, A. G.

2012-03-01

Temporal patterns are evaluated in Neogene reef coral assemblages from the Bocas del Toro Basin of Panama in order to understand how reef ecosystems respond to long-term environmental change. Analyses are based on a total of 1,702 zooxanthellate coral specimens collected from six coral-bearing units ranging in age from the earliest Late Miocene to the Early Pleistocene: (1) Valiente Formation (12-11 Ma), (2) Fish Hole Member of the Old Bank Formation (5.8-5.6 Ma), (3) La Gruta Member of the Isla Colon Formation (2.2-1.4 Ma), (4) Ground Creek Member of the Isla Colon Formation (2.2-1.4 Ma), (5) Mimitimbi Member of the Urracá Formation (1.2-0.8 Ma), and (6) Hill Point Member of the Urracá Formation (1.2-0.8 Ma). Over 100 coral species occur in the six units, with faunal assemblages ranging from less than 10% extant taxa (Valiente Formation) to over 85% extant taxa (Ground Creek Member). The collections provide new temporal constraints on the emergence of modern Caribbean reefs, with the La Gruta Member containing the earliest occurrence of large monospecific stands of the dominant Caribbean reef coral Acropora palmata, and the Urracá Formation containing the last fossil occurrences of 15 regionally extinct taxa. Canonical correspondence analysis of 41 Late Miocene to Recent reef coral assemblages from the Caribbean region suggests changes in community structure coincident with effective oceanic closure of the Central American Seaway (~3.5 Ma). These changes, including increased Acropora dominance, may have contributed to a protracted period of elevated extinction debt prior to the major peak in regional coral extinctions (~2-1 Ma).

Hábitos alimenticios y dieta invernal de Charadrius melodus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae en Boca Ciega, Tamaulipas, México

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Iris Banda-Villanueva

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Charadrius melodus es una especie migratoria en peligro de extinción. Cada año, la Laguna Madre recibe aves migratorias invernales, incluyendo a la especie antes mencionada, sin embargo su estabilidad se encuentra amenazada por el cambio de hábitat ocasionado por el dragado que se está realizando en la zona. La falta de estudios sobre C. melodus durante el invierno en la Laguna Madre, motivó la realización del trabajo (diciembre 2009-marzo 2010. Los objetivos fueron: 1 determinar la importancia del área invernal, 2 describir la etología y preferencias de sustrato en la alimentación, 3 analizar ítems alimenticios potenciales y describir la diversidad simpátrica asociadas a C. melodus. Se observaron 99 individuos durante el muestreo. Las pruebas de Cochran y Kendall presentaron una alta significancia de la especie con un tipo de sustrato y las pruebas de signos utilizando una distribución binomial indicaron que existe una alta preferencia hacia un tipo de sustrato. La mayor actividad registrada durante el periodo de muestreo fue la de alimentación. Los recursos alimenticios encontrados en las muestras de sedimentos fueron larvas de Dípteros. Las especies simpátricas a C. melodus pertenecen al orden Charadriiformes con dos familias: Charadriidae nueve especies y Scolopacidae dos especies. Por la importancia de la zona, se recomienda proteger Boca Ciega, pues representa sitios de alimentación, protección y descanso para el Chorlo melódico.

Endoscope-assisted resection of cavernous angioma at the foramen of Monro: a case report.

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Matsumoto, Yuji; Kurozumi, Kazuhiko; Shimazu, Yousuke; Ichikawa, Tomotsugu; Date, Isao

2016-01-01

Intraventricular cavernous angiomas are rare pathological entities, and those located at the foramen of Monro are even rarer. We herein present a case of cavernous angioma at the foramen of Monro that was successfully treated by neuroendoscope-assisted surgical removal, and review the relevant literature. A 65-year-old woman had experienced headache and vomiting for 10 days before admission to another hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass at the foramen of Monro, and obstructive hydrocephalus of both lateral ventricles. The patient was then referred to our hospital. Neurological examination on admission to our hospital showed memory disturbance (Mini-Mental State Examination 20/30) and wide-based gait. A cavernous angioma at the foramen of Monro was diagnosed based on the typical popcorn-like appearance of the lesion on MRI. The lesion was completely removed by neuroendoscope-assisted transcortical surgery with the Viewsite Brain Access System (Vycor Medical Inc., Boca Raton, FL), leading to a reduction in the size of the ventricles. The resected mass was histologically confirmed to be cavernous angioma. The patient's symptoms resolved immediately and there were no postoperative complications. Minimally invasive neuroendoscope-assisted surgery was used to successfully treat a cavernous angioma at the foramen of Monro.

The Synergistic Effect of Leukocyte Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Micrometer/Nanometer Surface Texturing on Bone Healing around Immediately Placed Implants: An Experimental Study in Dogs

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Neiva, Rodrigo F.; Gil, Luiz Fernando; Tovar, Nick; Janal, Malvin N.; Marao, Heloisa Fonseca; Pinto, Nelson; Coelho, Paulo G.

2016-01-01

Aims. This study evaluated the effects of L-PRF presence and implant surface texture on bone healing around immediately placed implants. Methods. The first mandibular molars of 8 beagle dogs were bilaterally extracted, and implants (Blossom™, Intra-Lock International, Boca Raton, FL) were placed in the mesial or distal extraction sockets in an interpolated fashion per animal. Two implant surfaces were distributed per sockets: (1) dual acid-etched (DAE, micrometer scale textured) and (2) micrometer/nanometer scale textured (Ossean™ surface). L-PRF (Intraspin system, Intra-Lock International) was placed in a split-mouth design to fill the macrogap between implant and socket walls on one side of the mandible. The contralateral side received implants without L-PRF. A mixed-model ANOVA (at α = 0.05) evaluated the effect of implant surface, presence of L-PRF, and socket position (mesial or distal), individually or in combination on bone area fraction occupancy (BAFO). Results. BAFO values were significantly higher for the Ossean relative to the DAE surface on the larger mesial socket. The presence of L-PRF resulted in higher BAFO. The Ossean surface and L-PRF presence resulted in significantly higher BAFO. Conclusion. L-PRF and the micro-/nanometer scale textured surface resulted in increased bone formation around immediately placed implants. PMID:28042577

The Synergistic Effect of Leukocyte Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Micrometer/Nanometer Surface Texturing on Bone Healing around Immediately Placed Implants: An Experimental Study in Dogs

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Rodrigo F. Neiva

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Aims. This study evaluated the effects of L-PRF presence and implant surface texture on bone healing around immediately placed implants. Methods. The first mandibular molars of 8 beagle dogs were bilaterally extracted, and implants (Blossom™, Intra-Lock International, Boca Raton, FL were placed in the mesial or distal extraction sockets in an interpolated fashion per animal. Two implant surfaces were distributed per sockets: (1 dual acid-etched (DAE, micrometer scale textured and (2 micrometer/nanometer scale textured (Ossean™ surface. L-PRF (Intraspin system, Intra-Lock International was placed in a split-mouth design to fill the macrogap between implant and socket walls on one side of the mandible. The contralateral side received implants without L-PRF. A mixed-model ANOVA (at α=0.05 evaluated the effect of implant surface, presence of L-PRF, and socket position (mesial or distal, individually or in combination on bone area fraction occupancy (BAFO. Results. BAFO values were significantly higher for the Ossean relative to the DAE surface on the larger mesial socket. The presence of L-PRF resulted in higher BAFO. The Ossean surface and L-PRF presence resulted in significantly higher BAFO. Conclusion. L-PRF and the micro-/nanometer scale textured surface resulted in increased bone formation around immediately placed implants.

Fantasmagorias e fantasmas em dois romances de Rui Mourão: Boca de Chafariz e Os demônios descem o morro.

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Ruth Silviano Brandão

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Este artigo analisa dois romances de Rui Mourão, Boca de chafariz e Os demônios descem o morro, com uma base teórica de Walter Benjamin, através de seus conceitos sobre a história, a melancolia, o barroco mineiro, a fantasmagoria. Além de Benjamin, recorremos a algumas ideias pontuais de Luciano de Samósata sobre como escrever história, principalmente sua relação com a verdade e a ficção. Os conceitos dos dois autores teóricos, Benjamin e Luciano, tangenciam-se em alguns pontos e, segundo nosso ponto de vista, favorecem um diálogo, tanto no plano ficcional, como com o histórico, através de figuras de outros séculos, presentes como fantasmas, que também dialogam com nosso presente, tornando os romances polissêmicos, pelo jogo de vozes. O método de leitura é comparativo, já que se articulam valores de duas culturas, vários autores, apresentando revisões da história, sob o olhar contemporâneo.

Câncer de boca: expressão imuno-histoquímica de c-erbB-2, Bcl-2 e EGFR - estudo comparativo com leucoplasia e hiperplasia inflamatória = Oral cancer: immunohistochemical expression of c-erbB-2, Bcl-2 and EGFR – study with leukoplakia and inflammatory hyperplasia

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Barros, Rosana M. G.

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Anormalidades em genes que regulam a proliferação e morte celular podem provocar inúmeras doenças entre elas o carcinoma epidermóide de boca. Tem sido relatado que alterações genéticas nas células tumorais predizem a agressividade biológica dos tumores. Marcadores genéticos como c-erbB-2, Bcl-2 e EGFR são considerados indicadores promissores de prognósticos para as lesões cancerizáveis e as neoplasias. Objetivo: Avaliar a expressão imunohistoquímica das proteínas c-erbB-2, Bcl-2 e EGFR (oncoproteínas envolvidas nas vias de proliferação celular Material e Métodos: cento e cinco blocos e parafina contendo fragmentos de biopsias incisionais, sendo 54 de carcinomas epidermóides, 25 blocos de leucoplasias e 26 blocos de hiperlasias obtidos do Laboratório de Patologia de Boca da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFSM. A expressão das proteínas foi verificada através da técnica imunohistoquímica utilizando a estreptoavidina-biotina-peroxidase no Laboratório de Patologia da Universidade de Brasília (UNB. Resultados: Os resultados revelaram diferença estatisticamente significante da proteína EGFR para os carcinomas epidermóides de boca e para as demais proteínas não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre as lesões. Conclusões: Os resultados sugerem que o EGFR pode ser utilizado como marcador em carcinoma de boca podendo contribuir para a progressão da neoplasia, porém sendo insuficiente na predição da carcinogênese. Abnormalities in genes that regulate the proliferation and cell death can provoke many lesions as oral epidermal carcinoma. It has been related that genetic alterations in tumoral cells predict the biologic agressivity in the tumors. Genetic markers as cerbB-2, Bcl-2 and EGFR are considered indicators of prognostic to the pre-malignant lesions and neoplasias. Objective: to study in the fragments of incisional biopsy the expression of c-erbB-2, Bcl-2 and EGFR proteins

EL PAPEL DE LA REPUTACIÓN, EL BOCA-OREJA, LA CONFIANZA Y LA INCERTIDUMBRE EN LA CONTRATACIÓN DE UN BANCO

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de Obesso Grijalvo, Ana María

2012-09-01

Full Text Available ¿Qué factores influyen en los consumidores cuando tiene que elegir un banco con el que contratar en situaciones de información asimétrica? Es una situación en que la empresa normalmente posee más información que los consumidores, lo que les genera incertidumbre ante un posible comportamiento empresarial oportunista. Para reducirla, el consumidor puede recurrir, por un lado, a señales que envía el propio banco al mercado, como su reputación, y por otro lado, a la búsqueda de información más informal, la comunicación boca-oreja (WOM positiva de conocidos para generar o aumentar su confianza y, a través de esta, desarrollar una intención de contratar con un banco y no con otros. Las relaciones entre esas variables se testaron con una muestra de 155 usuarios de banca cuando aún no habían trabajado con un determinado banco. Los resultados indican la importancia de la reputación del banco y la información positiva recibida de prescriptores para generar confianza, pero con diferencias en función del grado de incertidumbre ex ante percibida, que modera esas relaciones.

Análise de sobrevida global em pacientes diagnosticados com carcinoma de células escamosas de boca no INCA no ano de 1999 Overall survival analysis in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients diagnosed at the National Cancer Institute in 1999

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Julia Honorato

2009-03-01

Full Text Available O carcinoma de células escamosas de boca compreende cerca de 90 a 95% de todas as neoplasias malignas da boca e é um dos tipos de câncer mais frequentes no Brasil. O índice de sobrevida em 5 anos é baixo e permaneceu estável nas últimas décadas, apesar dos avanços nas terapias. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o perfil e a sobrevida global dos pacientes diagnosticados com carcinoma de células escamosas de boca no ano de 1999 no Instituto Nacional de Câncer. Dos 320 pacientes incluídos no estudo, 79,4% eram homens. A idade média foi de 56,7 anos, e 82,2% deles fumavam e/ou bebiam. A língua, seguida do assoalho de boca foram os locais mais acometidos. A maioria (68,9% dos pacientes foi diagnosticada em estádios tardios e submetida à radioterapia exclusiva (53,6%. A sobrevida média no período do estudo foi de 29,4 meses. Os pacientes dos estádios iniciais apresentaram maior sobrevida, assim como aqueles submetidos apenas à cirurgia como forma de tratamento e os que não apresentaram linfonodos acometidos ao diagnóstico. Tumores localizados em palato duro e mucosa jugal apresentaram pior prognóstico. Foram fatores preditivos independentes de melhor sobrevida os tumores T1 ou T2 (p=0,001, sem acometimento de linfonodos (p=0,012 e não localizados em mucosa jugal (p=0,021. O diagnóstico do câncer oral ainda se faz em estádios tardios, o que influencia negativamente a sobrevida global dos pacientes. Maior ênfase deve ser dada à capacitação dos profissionais para o reconhecimento precoce do câncer e à conscientização da população de risco.Oral squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 90 to 95% of all malignant neoplasms of the mouth and it is one of most common cancers in Brazil. Five-year survival rates remain low and have not improved over the past decades, despite advances in therapy. The purpose of this study was to analyze the features and overall survival of patients diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma in

Recuperación del epitelio germinal masculino de ratones tratados con dosis única de Busulfán

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Luis Guzmán

2013-05-01

Full Text Available Busulfán es un agente alquilante bifuncional tipo-éster, que interfiere con la replicación del ADN. Dosis elevadas de este compuesto son aplicadas antes de los transplantes de médula ósea y de células germinales, sin embargo no han sido cuantificados el daño ni la recuperación del sistema reproductor. Para cuantificar la recuperación del efecto en la espermatogénesis, se usaron ratones de la cepa Balb C, a los que se les inyectó Busulfán intraperitonealmente, 40 mg/kg de peso corporal, y se evaluó el peso testicular y la concentración espermática en cola de epidídimo, a los 30, 54 y 72 días y se realizaron cortes histológicos de testículo. Los resultados fueron analizados con la prueba U Mann-Whitney p>0.05. A los 30 días el peso testicular, la concentración espermática y el diámetro de los túbulos seminíferos presentaron una drástica reducción del 77,8%, 97,9% y 34,3% respectivamente, comparados con el grupo control. A los 54 días, el peso testicular y el diámetro testicular muestran una recuperación del 70%. A los 72 días, la recuperación es completa en los parámetros evaluados. Por lo tanto, Busulfán aplicado en una sola dosis afecta significativamente la espermatogénesis en el ratón y se logra la recuperación completa en dos ciclos espermáticos.

Comparación de la antigenicidad de dos construcciones peptídicas de mimotopos del virus de la hepatitis A mediante suero de ratones inmunizados

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Alicia Aguilar

2013-12-01

Full Text Available La antigenicidad de los péptidos puede variar en dependencia del formato en que sean sintetizados. En el presente trabajo se comparó la antigenicidad de dos mimotopos del virus de la hepatitis A en dos formatos diferentes: como péptidos lineales y como sistemas de péptidos de múltiples antígenos. Se emplearon sueros de ratones que fueron inmunizados con un sistema de péptidos de múltiples antígenos (tetramérico que contenían las secuencias peptídicas correspondientes a los dos mimotopos. Los mimotopos 46 y 56, tanto como péptidos lineales o en forma de sistema de péptidos de múltiples antígenos, fueron útiles para evaluar la respuesta de anticuerpos en el tiempo. El formato de sistema de péptidos de múltiples antígenos permitió una mayor sensibilidad en la detección de los anticuerpos inducidos por el inmunógeno. Estos resultados son de importancia en estudios de inmunogenicidad para una posterior aplicación de los antígenos evaluados en un ensayo tipo ELISA.

Estudio de la incidencia de un programa de recreación laboral en estrés de los trabajadores de la Empresa Boca Misty Flowers en el primer semestre del año 2012. Propuesta alternativa de un programa de recreación

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Sangolqui Graziani, Naori Jennifer

2013-01-01

La presente investigación es de carácter cuantitativa, correlacional y cuasi-experimental, que consiste en la aplicación de un programa de recreación laboral, el cual fue programado con el debido diagnóstico previo para analizar aspectos referentes al uso del tiempo libre y de las preferencias con respectos a las actividades predilectas por los trabajadores de la empresa Boca Misty Flowers, población a ser investigada. Este programa se aplicó con el objetivo de comprobar si la recreación la...

PARTICIPACIÓN COMUNITARIA EN EL GOLFO DE URABÁ: EL CASO DEL CORREGIMIENTO BOCAS DEL ATRATO Y LA VEREDA EL ROTO, MUNICIPIO DE TURBO, ANTIOQUIA

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TABORDA MARÍN ALEXANDER

2010-05-01

Full Text Available El texto expone, desde el estudio de los aspectos socioculturales y el abordaje particular de la participación comunitaria, los resultados de un proyecto experimental de acuicultura de róbalo (Centropomus undecimalis y sábalo (Megalops atlanticus en el Corregimiento de Bocas del Atrato y la vereda El Roto, del Municipio de Turbo, Antioquia. Trabajo interdisciplinario que busca generar herramientas de conocimiento científico para contribuir en la mitigación de la disminución del recurso íctico en el que se basa el sustento de estas poblaciones mediante una metodología de Investigación Acción Participativa. Se analizan algunos aspectos culturales y socioeconómicos de estas comunidades que influyeron en el desarrollo del proyecto, junto con reflexiones sobre las experiencias vividas, a manera de recomendaciones para futuros trabajos de este tipo y como un llamado a la revisión autocrítica de lo que es la práctica de la interdisciplinariedad en proyectos de intervención en el marco del desarrollo sostenible. La investigación se desarrolló entre enero de 2007 y junio de 2008.

As Redes Sociais e o Comportamento de Compra do Consumidor: o reinado do “boca-a-boca” está de volta?

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Robson Nogueira Tomas

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Cada vez mais, a internet tem sido considerada um canal de marketing que abre espaço para comunicação personalizada e diferenciada entre empresas e consumidores (Kloter & Keller, 2006. Nessa direção, nota-se que em um mercado de concorrência em constante ascensão e aumento de complexidade, tem sido constante, também, a preocupação de algumas empresas no que diz respeito às novas ferramentas da internet que impactam o comportamento de compra do consumidor. Entretanto, ainda são escassos estudos acerca desta temática. Sob esta perspectiva, objetivou-se neste artigo conhecer e entender como as novas ferramentas da internet, em especial a web 2.0, influenciam o comportamento de compra do consumidor. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa exploratória de abordagem quantitativa, utilizando-se de entrevistas estruturadas, e, com amparo do software SPSS para tratamento dos dados. Parte dos resultados indica que a sofisticação do consumidor é uma tendência, sendo que a mesma é mais forte em determinados grupos de consumidores e categorias de produtos. Também há indícios de que o conhecido “boca-a-boca” mudou e está mais sofisticado com a ascensão das redes sociais. DOI: 10.5585/remark.v11i2.2325

Pulsed Irradiation Studies in Mice, Rats and Dogs; Etudes sur l'Exposition de la Souris, du Rat et du Chien a des Rayonnements Pulses; Impul'snoe obluchenie myshej, krys i sobak; Estudios sobre la Irradiacion Pulsante de Ratones, Ratas y Perros

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Ainsworth, E. J.; Leong, G. F.; Kendall, K.; Alpen, E. L.; Albright, M. L. [US Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory. San Francisco, CA (United States)

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rayonnements emis par un reacteur TRIGA pour une etude comparative des taux de mortalite (DL{sup 30}{sub 50}) chez la souris et chez le chien exposes a des debits de dose moderes (40 ou 100 rad/min pour la souris et 23 rad/min pour le chien) ou a un rayonnement puise avec un debit de dose eleve ( Tilde-Operator 10{sup 6} rad/min pour la souris et Tilde-Operator 2,0 * 10{sup 5} rad/min pour le chien). Chez la souris, la DL{sup 30}{sub 50} pour des animaux exposes a des debits moderes de 40 rad/min (neutrons) ou de 100 rad/min (rayons gamma) n'etait pas significativement differente de la DL{sup 30}{sub 50} dans le cas d'une exposition au meme rayonnement puise. De meme, chez le chien, a la suite d'expositions aux neutrons seulement, on n'a pas constate de difference significative entre la DL{sup 30}{sub 50} pour les groupes exposes a 23 rad/min et la DL{sup 30}{sub 50} pour ceux qui avaient ete exposes a un rayonnement puise avec des debits de dose superieurs a 1,5 x 10{sup 5} rad/min. Les auteurs ont effectue d'autres etudes pour determiner si la guerison des radiolesions chez la souris, evaluee par la methode, est influencee par le debit de dose qui provoque la lesion subletale initiale. Ils ont compare les guerisons constatees 5 j et 14 j apres irradiation chez des groupes d'animaux exposes a des debits de 40 rad/min et de 9 x 10{sup 4} rad/min; ils ont constate que le degre de guerison ne dependait pas du debit de dose. (author) [Spanish] La radioletalidad en funcion de la dosis ha sido objeto de muchos estudios en el intervalo comprendido entre 1 rad/min hasta algunos centenares de rad/min, pero se poseen relativamente pocos datos acerca de las consecuencias biologicas de la exposicion a intensidades del orden de 10{sup 5} a 10{sup 6} rad/min. Los autores emplearon radiaciones emitidas por un reactor TRIGA para efectuar un estudio comparado de las reacciones de mortalidad aguda (DL{sup 30}{sub 50}) en ratones y perros irradiados con intensidades moderadas (40 o 100 rad

Biodistribución y farmacocinética de Taninos de Pinus caribaea Morelet y Casuarina equisetifolia en ratones

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2002-08-01

Full Text Available Se estudió la biodistribución y la farmacocinética de taninos condensados purificados y marcados radioisotópicamente, extraídos a partir de la corteza de las especies forestales Pinus caribaea Morelet var caribaea y Casuarina equisetifolia previa administración por vía oral y endovenosa, con el empleo de ratones como biomodelo. Los taninos estudiados, con una alta capacidad antioxidante y diferenciados por la propiedad de formar complejos con proteínas, presentaron una rápida biodistribución hacia los diferentes órganos y tejidos, con manifestaciones de un importante acúmulo en el estómago e intestinos. Los taninos de ambas especies describen una biodistribución que se ajusta a un modelo bicompartimental de distribución. Se reportan los parámetros farmacocinéticos como tiempo de residencia medio, aclaramiento total, área bajo la curva, biodisponibilidad e instante de tiempo en que ocurre la máxima incorporación a partir de las curvas del aclaramiento sanguíneo.Biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of radioisotope-labeled and purified condensed tannins from Pinus caribaea Morelet var caribaea and Casuarina equisetifolia barks were studied after they were orally and intravenously administered to mice which served as biomodels. The studied tannins, known as strong antioxidants and protein complex ligands, showed a rapid biodistribution into several organs and tissues. Accumulation of these substances in the stomach and intestines was significant. Tannins from both species described a biodistribution that adapted to a biocompartimental model of distribution. Pharmacokinetic parameters such as mean residence time, total clearance, area under the curve, bioavailability and the moment when the maximum incorporation occurs were estimated from the blood clearance curves.

Consumo de alimentos de origem animal e câncer de boca e orofaringe Consumption of animal-derived foods and mouth and oropharyngeal cancer

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Tatiana Natasha Toporcov

2012-09-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Avaliar a relação entre alimentos de origem animal e câncer de boca e orofaringe. MÉTODOS: Estudo caso-controle, de base hospitalar, pareado por sexo e idade (± 5 anos com a coleta de dados realizada entre julho de 2006 e junho de 2008. A amostra foi composta por 296 pacientes com câncer de boca e orofaringe e 296 pacientes sem histórico de câncer atendidos em quatro hospitais da cidade de São Paulo (SP, Brasil. Foi aplicado um questionário semiestruturado, para a coleta de dados relativos à condição socioeconômica e aos hábitos deletérios (tabaco e bebidas alcoólicas. Para avaliação do consumo alimentar, utilizou-se um questionário de frequência alimentar qualitativo. A análise se deu por meio de modelos de regressão logística multivariada, que consideraram a hierarquia existente entre as características estudadas. RESULTADOS: Entre os alimentos de origem animal, o consumo frequente de carne bovina (OR = 2,73; IC95% = 1,27-5,87; P OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the relationship between animal-derived foods and mouth and oropharyngeal cancer. METHODS: Hospital-based case-control study matched by sex and age (± 5 years with data collected between July of 2006 and June of 2008. The sample contained 296 patients with mouth and oropharyngeal cancer and 296 patients without a cancer history who were treated in four hospitals in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil. A semistructured questionnaire was administered to collect data regarding socioeconomic condition and harmful habits (tobacco and alcoholic beverage consumption. To assess eating habits, a qualitative questionnaire that asked about the frequency of food consumption was used. The analysis was rendered by means of multivariate logistic regression models that considered the existing hierarchy among the characteristics studied. RESULTS: Among foods of animal origin, frequent consumption of beef (OR = 2.73; CI95% = 1.27-5.87; P < 0.001, bacon (OR = 2

Monitoring of viable airborne SARS virus in ambient air

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Agranovski, Igor E.; Safatov, Alexander S.; Pyankov, Oleg V.; Sergeev, Alexander N.; Agafonov, Alexander P.; Ignatiev, Georgy M.; Ryabchikova, Elena I.; Borodulin, Alexander I.; Sergeev, Artemii A.; Doerr, Hans W.; Rabenau, Holger F.; Agranovski, Victoria

Due to recent SARS related issues (Science 300 (5624) 1394; Nature 423 (2003) 240; Science 300 (5627) 1966), the development of reliable airborne virus monitoring procedures has become galvanized by an exceptional sense of urgency and is presently in a high demand (In: Cox, C.S., Wathers, C.M. (Eds.), Bioaerosols Handbook, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1995, pp. 247-267). Based on engineering control method (Aerosol Science and Technology 31 (1999) 249; 35 (2001) 852), which was previously applied to the removal of particles from gas carriers, a new personal bioaerosol sampler has been developed. Contaminated air is bubbled through porous medium submerged into liquid and subsequently split into multitude of very small bubbles. The particulates are scavenged by these bubbles, and, thus, effectively removed. The current study explores its feasibility for monitoring of viable airborne SARS virus. It was found that the natural decay of such virus in the collection fluid was around 0.75 and 1.76 lg during 2 and 4 h of continuous operation, respectively. Theoretical microbial recovery rates of higher than 55 and 19% were calculated for 1 and 2 h of operation, respectively. Thus, the new sampling method of direct non-violent collection of viable airborne SARS virus into the appropriate liquid environment was found suitable for monitoring of such stress sensitive virus.

Efecto de la infección por el virus de la rabia sobre la expresión de parvoalbúmina, calbindina y calretinina en la corteza cerebral de ratones.

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Orlando Torres-Fernández

2004-03-01

Full Text Available Algunas manifestaciones clínicas de la rabia, así como los resultados de experimentos con cultivos celulares y animales de laboratorio han llevado a sugerir que el virus de la rabia afecta la neurotransmisión gabaérgica. En la corteza cerebral existen diferentes tipos de neuronas que sintetizan el neurotransmisor GABA. Éstas se pueden identificar con marcadores neuronales, entre los que se destacan tres proteínas ligadoras de calcio: la parvoalbúmina (PV, la calbindina (CB y la calretinina (CR. El virus de la rabia se disemina a través de la corteza cerebral pero se desconocen sus posibles efectos citopáticos sobre las neuronas gabaérgicas. Para evaluar el efecto de la rabia sobre estas neuronas, se estudió mediante inmunohistoquímica la expresión de PV, CB y CR en la corteza frontal de ratones normales y ratones infectados con virus 'calle' o virus 'fijo' de la rabia. La PV se expresó en neuronas multipolares dispersas regularmente entre las capas II y VI, y en botones sinápticos que bordeaban el soma de las neuronas piramidales. La inmunorreactividad a CB se manifestó en dos franjas corticales: la primera, en las capas supragranulares II y III en neuronas con somas redondeados e inmersos en un neuropilo intensamente marcado; la segunda, en las capas infragranulares V y VI en neuronas multipolares dispersas y rodeadas por un neuropilo menos reactivo. La CR se expresó en neuronas bipolares con somas fusiformes distribuidas en las seis capas corticales, pero concentradas principalmente en las capas II y III. Hubo una característica común en las muestras infectadas con los dos tipos de virus: la inmunotinción a PV fue más intensa que en las muestras normales. La infección derivada del virus 'calle' no causó alteraciones adicionales en la expresión de las tres proteínas. En contraste, la infección con virus 'fijo' produjo una reducción notable del número de neuronas CB+, así como de la inmunorreactividad a CB en el

Ciclo estral del ratón hembra intacto y ovariectomizado

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Joel Ramírez Emiliano

2012-03-01

Full Text Available The vaginal epithelial changes document reproductive cycles and provide an index of the functional status of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. However, it is necessary to understand the vaginal cytology relationship. In our work we study the vaginal epithelium of intact and ovariectomized female mice. We analyzed young, middle aged and aged vaginal cytology and compared them with an ovariectomized group. The results show that female young intact mice manifest a four days estrous cycle phases: estrous, metaestrous, diestrous and proestrous. In contrast, female middle aged and aged mice showed the persistence of diestrous phase. Ovariectomized mice showed a similar cytology than the middle aged and aged intact ones. In conclusion, the vaginal cytology evaluates the reproductive axis integrity and reflects the circulating sexual hormones levels action and/or modification, which could produce transient changes in behavior.Los cambios del epitelio vaginal documenta los ciclos reproductivos, el estado funcional del eje hipotálamo-hipófisis-ovario asociados con cambios en la conducta. Sin embargo, es necesario conocer más sobre la relación citológica vaginal. En este trabajo se estudiaron las diferencias del epitelio vaginal de ratones hembra intactas y ovariectomizadas. Se analizó la citología vaginal de ratones hembra jóvenes, maduras y ancianas, y se comparó con un grupo ovariectomizado. Los resultados muestran que los ratones hembra intactas jóvenes presentaron las cuatro etapas del ciclo estral: estro, metaestro, diestro y proestro. En contraste, las hembras maduras y ancianas presentaron la fase de diestro persistente. Los ratones ovariectomizados presentaron una citología similar a la de los ratones intactos maduros y ancianos. En conclusión, la citología vaginal evalúa la integridad del eje reproductivo y refleja la acción y/o modificación de los niveles de las hormonas sexuales circulantes (los cuales pueden afectar la

Características clínico-epidemiológicas no carcinoma espinocelular de boca e orofaringe Clinic and epidemiologic characteristics in the with squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth and oropharynx

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Rogério A. Dedivitis

2004-01-01

ós radioterapia e 4% a cirurgia exclusiva e 8% tiveram segundo primário. Não houve relação estatisticamente significativa entre o estadiamento e os hábitos de tabagismo, etilismo e uso de prótese. Tais hábitos, a faixa etária e o grau histológico não tiveram relação significativa com o sítio do tumor. Estavam vivos e livres de doença 69,7% dos pacientes com tumor de boca e 22% de orofaringe. CONCLUSÃO: O médico ou dentista que dá o atendimento inicial é fundamental no reconhecimento das lesões, para que se possa estabelecer o diagnóstico precoce.Cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx is aggressive. It is one of the commonest cancers in Brazil and may be considered as the commonest in the head and neck. AIM: The objective of this paper is to evaluate clinical and epidemiological factors and the outcome. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical retrospective. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a descriptive retrospective study, the charts of 43 cases of oral and 25 of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC in the period 1997-2000 have been reviewed from the Departments of Head and Neck Surgery of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santos and Hospital Ana Costa. This was analyzed with emphasis on age, gender, profession, ethnic aspects, tobacco and alcohol use, dental prosthesis, referement origin, site of the lesion, clinical staging, histologic grade, treatment methods, survival and second cancer presence in the study group. The data were analysed by Exact Test of Fischer. RESULTS: In the oral cavity cancer patients, a male female ratio of 3.35:1 was observed, the median age was 62 years (ranging 46 to 91 years, 90.7% were Caucasian, 81% were referred from medical professionals, tobacco use was identified in 76.8%, alcohol intake in 74%, 79% were not dental prosthesis users, tongue was the commonest site identified (51.1%, 53% were staged as III and IV clinical stages, 72.1% were moderately differentiated SCC, combined modality of treatment (surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy was

Comparación entre dos biomodelos murinos (ratones Balb/c y ratas Sprague Dawley en el ensayo de micronúcleos transplacentarios Comparison between two murine biomodles (Balb/c mice and Sprague Dawley rats in a transplacental micronucleus assay

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Daniel Francisco Arencibia Arrebola

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: comparar fetos de ratones Balb/c y ratas Sprague Dawley como biomodelos en el ensayo de micronúcleos transplacentarios, determinando la frecuencia espontánea e inducida, y vincular el efecto genotóxico y reproductivo. Métodos: se formaron tres grupos experimentales/especie: control negativo (simulacro, control solvente NaCl (0,9 % y ciclofosfamida 50 mg/kg. Todos los grupos se administraron por vía intraperitoneal los días 14, 15 y 16 de la gestación, y 24 h después de la última inoculación en ratones y 48 h en ratas se procedió a realizar la eutanasia de las gestantes, para obtener las muestras de hígado fetal. Resultados: los fetos de ratas Sprague Dawley demostraron tener menores índices de citotoxicidad y de genotoxicidad, y se obtuvieron los resultados más bajos de micronúcleos endógenos. Los mejores resultados de inducción de citotoxicidad y genotoxicidad por la alta formación de micronúcleos con ciclofosfamida fueron en fetos de ratas Sprague Dawley, los que resultaron más susceptibles al daño genotóxico de este mutágeno. Se corroboró el poder clastogénico transplacentario de la ciclofosfamida, vinculando este ensayo de genotoxicidad a toxicología de la reproducción. Conclusiones: los resultados sugieren el mejor uso de fetos de ratas Sprague Dawley como biomodelo en este ensayo cuando es utilizada la ciclofosfamida como control positivo por la vía y dosis estudiada; además, se pudieran utilizar en la evaluación de nuevas drogas con carácter antigenotóxico por vía transplacentaria.Objectives: to compare fetuses from Balb/c mice and Sprague Dawley rats as biomodels in transplacental micronuclei assay and to determine the spontaneous and induced frequency to link the genotoxic and reproductive effect. Methods: three experimental groups by species were formed: a negative control (simulation, NaCl (0.9 % solvent control and 50 mg/kg cyclophosphamide. All the groups were intraperitoneally administered

Confiabilidade e validade das declarações de óbito por câncer de boca no Município do Rio de Janeiro Reliability and accuracy of oral cancer as the reported underlying cause of death in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro

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Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz

2003-12-01

Full Text Available As estatísticas de mortalidade constituem uma fonte bastante utilizada em estudos epidemiológicos de neoplasias. Com o objetivo de avaliar a confiabilidade e a validade da causa básica de morte "câncer de boca", no Município do Rio de Janeiro, selecionou-se no banco de dados da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, todas as declarações de óbito (DOs com essa causa básica, no ano de 1999. As DOs foram submetidas à nova codificação da causa básica, por técnico independente, e construiu-se formulário padronizado para coleta de dados clínicos e laboratoriais para a confirmação do diagnóstico nos prontuários médicos de cada caso. Foi considerado como padrão-ouro o diagnóstico de câncer de boca formulado com base no exame histopatológico e/ou história clínica. Observou-se concordância simples de 95,1% e coeficiente kappa de 0,93. O valor preditivo positivo correspondeu a 86,5%. Conclui-se que as estatísticas de mortalidade por neoplasia de boca no Município do Rio de Janeiro são confiáveis e que é boa a validade desta causa básica, possivelmente, por se tratar de sítio de fácil acesso para a inspeção direta e com maior facilidade de confirmação clínica.Mortality statistics are frequently employed in cancer epidemiology studies. The aim of this research was to evaluate the reliability and validity of oral cavity cancer as the underlying cause of death reported on death certificates in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All death certificates since 1999 reporting this underlying cause of death were selected from the Municipal Mortality Information System. The death certificates were re-coded by an independent technician, and a standardized questionnaire was designed to collect clinical and laboratory data for diagnostic confirmation from patient records. Histopathological results and/or clinical history were considered as the gold standard to establish the diagnosis of cancer of the mouth. Reliability analysis

Frecuencia espontánea e inducida de micronúcleos transplacentarios en ratones Balb/c

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Daniel Francisco Arencibia Arrebola

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Introducción: El ensayo de micronúcleos transplacentario, ha sido desarrollado con el objetivo de evaluar el potencial genotóxico en la descendencia y demostrar la capacidad de un agente de causar daños cromosómicos durante el período prenatal. Éste realiza el registro de aberraciones cromosómicas, demostrando si una sustancia determinada puede ser clastogénica o aneugénica en el feto, a través de la exposición materna. Objetivo: Por lo cual en el presente trabajo se tuvo como objetivo determinar la frecuencia espontánea e inducida de micronúcleos transplacentarios en ratones de la línea Balb/c. Pretendiendo vincular de esta forma el efecto genotóxico y reproductivo de una droga a evaluar por esta metodología. Materiales y métodos: Se formaron 4 grupos experimentales, el primero un control negativo (simulacro, el segundo control solvente NaCl (0,9%, en el tercero se utilizo la ciclofosfamida en dosis de 50 mg/kg, y el cuarto se utilizó la bleomicina en dosis de 20 mg/kg. Todos los grupos se administraron por vía intraperitoneal los días 14, 15 y 16 de la gestación y 24 h después de la última inoculación se procedió al sacrificio de las gestantes por dislocación cervical. Obteniéndose las muestras de médula ósea materna e hígado fetal. Resultados: Se obtuvo como resultado los valores espontáneos e inducidos de los índices de citotoxicidad y de genotoxicidad, así como el total de micronúcleos divididos según niveles de daños.Discusión y conclusiones: Se observo mayor inducción de daño en células hepáticas fetales que en médula ósea materna. Además se demostró que la ciclofosfamida es capaz de inducir mayor citotoxicidad y genotoxicidad que la bleomicina tanto en células de la médula ósea materna como en células hepáticas fetales. Por tanto se demostró el poder clastogénico transplacentario de ambos mutágenos vinculando este ensayo de genotoxicidad a la reproducción. Además estos resultados se

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Fernandes, Vera Mónica Almeida

2016-01-01

Sempre foi conhecido que o boca-a-boca entre os consumidores, é percebido pelos mesmos como uma opinião ou publicidade mais credível. Com a emergência da internet e das redes sociais as opiniões que os consumidores partilham sobre marcas, produtos e serviços alcançou uma escala diferente. Potenciadora e mais impactante para as marcas e para os consumidores. O boca-a-boca, Buzz Marketing ou Marketing de Influência são ferramentas de marketing extremamente poderosas, quando bem d...

Estudio de inmunogenicidad de la vacuna antitifoídica cubana de polisacárido Vi vax-TyVi® en ratones

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Juan Carlos Ramírez

2006-08-01

Full Text Available Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi es un microorganismo que provoca más de 16 millones de casos de fiebre tifoidea con aproximadamente 600 000 muertes al año en todo el mundo. Dentro de las vacunas antitifoídicas la de polisacárido capsular Vi ha encontrado, gracias a sus incuestionables ventajas, una gran aceptación entre productores y consumidores. El presente trabajo aborda el estudio de inmunogenicidad de la vacuna antitifoídica cubana de polisacárido Vi vax-TyViâ en ratones. El estudio estuvo conformado por un grupo control no inoculado y un segundo grupo que recibió 0,05 mL de la vacuna por vía intramuscular. Se tomaron muestras de sangre a los -3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56 y 84 días. La actividad de anticuerpos IgG antipolisacárido Vi de los sueros individuales fue determinada por ELISA. Los datos fueron analizados por grupo y por sexo y se calculó el porcentaje de seroconversión, considerándose respondedor aquel animal que al menos aumentara en cuatro veces su título inicial. La respuesta de anticuerpos inducida por la vacuna mostró un aumento notable de los títulos de IgG antipolisacárido Vi en el grupo vacunado (100% de seroconversión, mientras que el grupo control no incrementó sus niveles mínimos iniciales (0% de respondedores. Aunque más dispersa, la respuesta de anticuerpos antiVi fue significativamente mayor en las hembras que en los machos.

Assessment of pollution of the Boca de Camichin Estuary in Nayarit (Mexico) and its influence on oxidative stress in Crassostrea corteziensis oysters.

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Toledo-Ibarra, G A; Díaz Resendiz, K J G; Ventura-Ramón, G H; Romero-Bañuelos, C A; Medina-Díaz, I M; Rojas-García, A E; Vega-López, A; Girón-Pérez, M I

2016-10-01

Boca de Camichin Estuary is one of the main producers of Crassostrea corteziensis oysters in Mexico, but the presence of pollutants can affect oyster production. Molluscs produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to changes in the environment and pollution. These ROS induce oxidative damage in biomolecules. The main objective of this study was to evaluate pollution in the estuary and the subsequent oxidative stress in C. corteziensis oysters during the 2010 production cycle. For this aim, we performed monthly samplings in the oyster farms from January to May. We took water samples to quantify polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and metal content; also, we evaluated oxidative damage (lipoperoxidation, lipidic hydroperoxides, protein oxidation) and enzyme activity (CAT, SOD, GPx, GST and AChE) in oyster gills. The results show the presence of Cu, Fe, Mn, naphthalene, benz[a]anthracene, pyrene, benz[a]pyrene and benzo[k]fluoranthene. On the other hand, AChE activity was not inhibited, which suggests that organophosphorus pollutants or carbamates were absent. Regarding oxidative stress, oysters from the estuary had oxidative damage in lipids, not proteins, and altered antioxidant enzyme activity, when compared to control organisms. Interestingly, we did not observe any correlation between the pollutants and the oxidative stress parameters evaluated in this study. Thus, we cannot rule out that a synergistic effect between the environmental variables and the pollutants is causing the oxidative stress in these oysters. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Percepción de la comunidad del archipiélago de Bocas del Toro, Panamá, sobre el impacto de la industria turística

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Mercedes Camargo Velandia

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Desarrollar políticas públicas que impulsen el turismo y respondan al cambio climático exige el análisis de múltiples variables sociales, económicas y ambientales. En el contexto de la gestión de las zonas aisladas físicamente, como los archipiélagos, dicho análisis depende de conocer las características ambientales y las necesidades socioeconómicas de las comunidades locales que permitan reconocer las percepciones de los individuos. Este trabajo se centra en este aspecto social y se interesa en conocer la percepción de la comunidad sobre los impactos socioeconómicos y ambientales que ha experimentado en los últimos años como consecuencia del turismo que se está desarrollando en el archipiélago de Bocas del Toro. En la investigación se realizaron 200 entrevistas durante 2013 en cuatro islas del archipiélago de Bocas que desarrollan actividades turísticas. Los resultados del estudio permiten caracterizar a la comunidad y conocer su percepción teniendo en cuenta que desarrollan actividades estrechamente ligadas al turismo y que este se desarrolla en un escenario altamente desregularizado, donde hay una débil capacidad de control y seguimiento por parte del Estado, lo que ha impulsado un proceso desordenado de construcción y ocupación del territorio. Se concluye que la percepción de la comunidad local se encuentra dividida marginalmente a favor del desarrollo de la industria turística por una mayor conciencia de los costos y beneficios que el turismo ha traído. Sin embargo, las voces de euforia inicial con la venta de casas y terrenos a extranjeros realizada en los años noventa han cedido espacio a una visión más crítica y más social. Los aspectos más positivos del desarrollo de la industria del turismo en este lugar son su aporte en el dinamismo de la economía local –en comparación con la situación de 1983– y la mejora en la infraestructura, que han resultado atractivos para que personas de otros lugares

Spatial and seasonal variation of the gonad index of Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata:Echinoidea in the Canary Islands

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José Carlos Hernández

2006-12-01

Full Text Available Diadema antillarum Philippi occurs in high density populations in the Canary Islands, creating extensive barren areas. During one year we determined seasonal changes in the algal abundance and population densities, test diameter, gut contents and gonad index of sea urchins in two localities (Abades and Boca Cangrejo. Boca Cangrejo shows higher algae cover and species richness than Abades. The sea urchin population at Abades had a higher density and smaller urchins than Boca Cangrejo. Boca Cangrejo sea urchins showed higher specific richness in gut contents than Abades urchins. The sea urchin population at Abades did not have a clearer reproductive periodicity or higher gonad index than the Boca Cangrejo population. Temporal and spatial changes in gonad periodicity of Diadema antillarum are attributed, at least in part, to benthic food availability (algal cover and algal species number and intra-specific competition.

Detección de VPH en boca y cérvix de pacientes con diagnóstico citológico sugestivo de infección genital HPV detection in the mouth and cervix of patients with histological diagnosis suggestive of genital infection

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Z. De Guglielmo; M. Ávila; D. Veitía; A. Fernandes; C. Venegas; M. Correnti de Plata

2012-01-01

En este trabajo se evaluó la presencia de VPH en la cavidad bucal (mediante oroscopia y citología oral exfoliativa) y su relación con la infección genital en mujeres con diagnóstico citológico sugestivo de infección por VPH. La muestra consistió en 60 pacientes a quienes se les realizó oroscopia, citología y determinación viral en boca y cérvix por PCR, utilizando los iniciadores genéricos MY09/MY11 y MPCR. Se detectó ADN de VPH en las mucosas oral y genital en 48,33 % y 73,3% de las paciente...

Trace element patterns at a non-marine cretaceous-tertiary boundary

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Gilmore, J.S.; Knight, J.D.; Orth, C.J.; Pillmore, C.L.; Tschudy, R.H.

1984-01-01

At the fossil-pollen-defined Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Raton Basin of New Mexico and Colorado, an iridium abundance anomaly and excess scandium, titanium, and chromium are associated with a thin ash or dust fallout bed (now kaolinitic clay) that was preserved in freshwater coal swamps. ?? 1984 Nature Publishing Group.

U.S. Geological Survey Program on the South Florida Ecosystem - Proceedings of South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 17-19, 1999, Boca Raton, Florida

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1999-01-01

hurricanes. Finally, ecotoxicological models coupled to transport models for toxicants such as mercury may be readily incorporated into the biotic...extremely large range of values. Most of the variability is in the macrophytes , and these almost always have lower values than algae. Among the...very good separation of the δ13C values of macrophytes and algae; most macrophytes have higher δ13C values than algae and other organisms. The

Control estructural sobre el plutón Los Ratones y la mineralización de uranio en la Sierra de Fiambalá, Sierras Pampeanas, Catamarca

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Hongn, F.; Kirschbaum, A.; Ferreira, L.; Morello, O.; Guidi, F.; Anesa, J.; Rubinstein, N.

2010-01-01

The Carboniferous Los Ratones pluton is composed by two main facies: equigranular and porphyric. The uranium mineralization hosted by the metamorphic rock on the NW border of the pluton is related to a fluor- rich greisen related to the equigranular facies. The detailed mapping of the pluton host rock and the uranium mineralization shows a well-defined structural control on both the granite emplacement, particularly on the porphyric facies, and on the migration of the mineralized fluids. Four sets of fractures participate on this control. The two main with N and NE trends coincide clearly with the west and northwest border of the pluton as well as with the high-grade uranium manifestations. The third and fourth ones respectively corresponds to E-W and NW striking fractures, which are less developed in relation to the main fractures considering their frequency and size. Fractures of the four sets are high dipping close to vertical, attitude corroborated by geophysical studies in the area where the NE fractures are the best developed. In addition to the mentioned features, granite-related acidic and basic dikes follow mainly these orientations. The fracture sets seem to be related to a high-east dipping meridian fault system with right horizontal main movement component and subordinate normal displacement. These faults partially reactivated heterogeneities of the metamorphic rocks, mainly the dominant foliation. Changes on the strike of these fractures formed dilatant zones where magmatism and related mineralization were concentrated. (authors) [es

Word of mouth marketing in the digital age: a case study analysis of viral marketing campaigns

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Ricci, Filippo

2013-01-01

A era digital viu a ascensão da empresa focada no consumidor. Todos os dias, marcas e produtos são objeto de milhões de conversas em que os consumidores trocam pontos de vista, opiniões e informações antes de tomar a decisão de compra. Os profissionais de marketing entenderam a importância do boca a boca como um novo canal de comunicação estratégica e começaram a ancorar técnicas de boca a boca à estratégia de marketing global. A propaganda tornou-se um negócio de conversa: o novo desafio ...

Comparación de los efectos del D-004, imipramina y sertralina en el modelo de nado forzado en ratones

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Daisy Carbajal Quintana

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Introducción: La finasterida, inhibidor de la 5 a-reductasa, se emplea en el tratamiento de la hiperplasia prostática benigna, y ocasiona entre sus efectos adversos un aumento de cuadros de depresión. El D-004 es un extracto lipídico extraído a partir del fruto de la palma real (Roystonea regia, inhibe la 5 a-reductasa y previene la hiperplasia prostática benigna, y muestra un efecto antidepresivo moderado en el ensayo de nado forzado y suspensión por la cola. Objetivo: comparar el efecto del D-004 con la imipramina y la sertralina sobre la duración de las conductas de inmovilidad, nado y escalado en el ensayo de nado forzado. Métodos: se distribuyeron los ratones en ocho grupos: control (vehículo, tres tratados con D-004 (100, 250 y 500 mg/kg, dos con sertralina y dos con imipramina (30 y 50 mg/kg respectivamente. Estos se colocaron en un cilindro de cristal que contenía agua a una altura de 6 cm y se cuantificaron las conductas. Resultados: la administración oral de D-004 (100, 250 y 500 mg/kg durante 14 días redujo significativamente el tiempo de inmovilidad con respecto al grupo control (17, 22 y 25 % y aumentó significativamente la conducta de nado en 1,58, 1,68 y 1,74 veces. Este efecto resulta moderado (25 % comparado con las reducciones alcanzadas por la sertralina y la imipramina (³ 60 %. Las dosis mayores (250 y 500 mg/kg ocasionaron incrementos de la conducta de escalado, 2,79 y 3,55 veces superiores a la del grupo control, lo que mostró semejanza con la imipramina, aunque con una menor eficacia. Conclusiones: el D-004 ejerce un moderado efecto antidepresivo, lo que pudiera contribuir al manejo de los pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna en los cuales se informa coincidencia de cuadros depresivos.

Miosite e rabdomiólise na doença mão-pé-boca na infância Myositis and rhabdomyolysis in hand-foot-mouth disease in childhood

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Maria Helena Vaisbich

2010-03-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Relatar um caso de doença mão-pé-boca complicada por miosite, rabdomiólise e hepatite, interessante por ser a doença frequente em crianças e poder apresentar complicações graves, apesar de raras. DESCRIÇÃO DO CASO: Paciente de três anos de idade, sexo feminino, com história de febre por três dias, seguida pelo aparecimento de lesões ulceradas em mucosa oral e mialgia intensa. Após três dias, voltou a apresentar febre por mais dois dias (febre bifásica. Nesses dois dias, apresentou lesões eritematosas pelo corpo, principalmente nos pés, mãos e face, e procurou atendimento médico. Evoluiu com aumento de enzimas musculares e hepáticas (CPK com valor máximo de 345.007U/L, TGO 2041U/L, TGP 1589U/L, gama-GT 94U/L e aumento transitório da creatinina sérica, com clearance de creatinina estimado pela estatura de 73mL/minuto/1,73m2 de superfície corporal. Houve melhora progressiva, com hidratação vigorosa e alcalinização da urina, sem necessidade de diálise. COMENTÁRIOS: Trata-se de uma criança com doença mão-pé-boca, com miosite, rabdomiólise e hepatite. São enfatizados os critérios clínicos laboratoriais para o diagnóstico e a importância da monitorização das complicações da doençaOBJECTIVE: To report a hand-foot-mouth disease case, complicated by myositis, rhabdomyolisis and hepatitis, since this is a common disease in children and can result in rare but severe complications. CASE DESCRIPTION: A three-year-old girl with fever for three days, followed by the appearance of ulcerative lesions in the oral mucosa and severe muscular pain; after three days, she presented fever for two more days. At the same time, she had widespread erythematosus rash, especially in her hands, feet and face. She presented high levels of muscular and hepatic enzymes (maximum value of CPK 345.007IU/L, AST 2041IU/L, ALT 1589IU/L, GT 94IU/L, and transitory increase in serum creatinine (maximum value of 0.73mg/dL, creatinine

Efecto del aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla britton (cedrón sobre el Trypanosoma cruzi en ratones The effect of the essential oil from Aloysia triphylla britton (lemon verbena on Trypanosoma cruzi in mice

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Juan Rojas

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Objetivos. Determinar la actividad anti-Trypanosoma cruzi in vivo del aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla en ratones. Materiales y Métodos. Los animales fueron asignados aleatoriamente a los siguientes grupos (n = 15 por grupo: infectados y no tratados (G1, infectados y tratados con benznidazol 100 mg/kg (G2, infectados y tratados con aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla 100 mg/kg (G3, infectados y tratados con aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla 250 mg/kg (G4; no infectados y no tratados (G5, y no infectados y tratados con 250 mg/kg de Aloysia triphyla (G6. La infección con T. cruzi se realizó con 104 tripomastigotes sanguíneos y el tratamiento empezó en el octavo día postinfección (dpi hasta el 28 dpi. La parasitemia se determinó con microscopía óptica cada dos días en 5 μL de sangre extraída de la cola. En el 14, 21 y 28 dpi se obtuvo sangre de la cola para el ensayo de creatina kinasa-MB (CK-MB, alanina aminotransferasa y creatinina; después, los animales fueron sacrificados y se extrajo el corazón para el estudio histopatológico. Resultados. El aceite esencial de cedrón produjo una reducción significativa de 85,4% del pico de parasitemia con la dosis de 250 mg/kg; también produjo reducción del número de amastigotes e infiltrados inflamatorios en el corazón. El nivel plasmático de CK-MB también disminuyó en el 28 dpi por efecto de dicho tratamiento. Conclusiones. En condiciones experimentales, el aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla tiene efecto anti-Trypanosoma cruzi in vivo en ratones.Objectives. To determine the in-vivo anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of the essential oil from Aloysia triphylla in mice. Materials and methods. The mice (n = 15 in the study were randomly assigned to the following groups: infected and untreated (G1, infected and treated with benznidazole 100 mg/kg (G2, infected and treated with of Aloysia triphylla essential oil 100 mg/kg (G3, infected and treated with of Aloysia triphylla

Influência da ingestão de espirulina sobre o metabolismo de ratos exercitados Influencia de ingestión de Spirulina sobre el metabolismo de ratones exercitados Influence of spirulina intake on metabolism of exercised rats

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Gustavo Puggina Rogatto

2004-08-01

Full Text Available No presente estudo foram comparadas as respostas metabólicas agudas ao exercício em ratos alimentados com dieta padrão e à base de espirulina. Ratos Wistar jovens foram divididos em dois grupos de acordo com a dieta: controle (C (dieta padrão e espirulina (S (dieta à base de espirulina. Ao final do período experimental (cinco semanas os animais foram submetidos a uma sessão aguda de exercício de natação (20 minutos, suportando sobrecarga equivalente a 5% do peso corporal para avaliação do lactato sanguíneo, glicose, insulina, proteínas, albumina e ácidos graxos livres (AGL séricos. Amostras do músculo gastrocnêmio e fígado foram utilizadas para determinação dos teores de glicogênio e lipídeos. Ambos os grupos C e S apresentaram aumento da glicemia e dos AGL, queda da insulinemia e redução dos teores de glicogênio muscular e hepático pós-exercício. A lactacidemia durante o exercício foi superior no grupo S em relação ao C. Conclui-se que o padrão de respostas ao exercício agudo dos grupos C e S foi semelhante. Contudo, a proteína da dieta pareceu influenciar aspectos do metabolismo glicídico.En el presente estudio fueron comparadas las respuestas metabólicas agudas al ejercicio en ratones alimentados con dieta padrón y a base de Spirulina. Ratones Wistar jovenes fueron divididos en dos grupos de acuerdo con la dieta: control (C (dieta padrón y Spirulina (S (dieta a base de Spirulina. Al final del período experimental (5 semanas los animales fueron sometidos a una sesión aguda de ejercício de natación (20 minutos, soportando sobrecarga equivalente a 5% de su peso corporal para evaluación del lactato sanguíneo, glucosa, insulina, proteínas, albumina y ácidos grasos libres (AGL séricos. Las muestras del músculo gastrocnemio y fígado fueron utilizadas para la determinación de los tenores de glicogeno y de lípidos. Ambos grupos C e S presentaron un aumento de la glicemia y de los AGL, mantenimiento

Activación de celulas supresoras de la respuesta de hipersensibilidad tardía en ratones BALB/c infectados o vacunados con Leishmania mexicana pifanoi Activation of supressor cells of delayed hypersensitivity response in BALB/C mice infected or immunized with Leishmania mexicana pifanoi

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Hilda A. Pérez

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Full Text Available Los ratones BALB/c inmunizados SC con promastigotes no viables de Leishmania mexicana pifanoi, desarrollaron respuestas de hipersensibilidad tardia (RHT contra el parásito. En contraposición, los ratones BALB/c infectados crónicamente con L.m. pifanoi y aquellos inmunizados IV con una dosis supraóptima de parásitos muertos, mostraron inhibición de la RHT. La supresión de la RHT en los animales infectados, estuvo precedida por un estado transitorio de inmunidad celular, manifestado durante la fase inicial del desarrollo de las lesiones (4-12 semanas. La inhibición de la RHT observada en los animales infectados o inmunizados con dosis supraóptimas, fue causada por un mecanismo activo, transferible a receptores singénicos a través de las células esplénicas de los donantes suprimidos. La población de células supresoras fue no adherente a "nylon", sensible al tratamiento con un suero anti-timocitos de ratón y C', y de acción específica sobre la RHT contra antígenos leishmánicos. Se propone que la ocurrencia de células T supresoras de la RHT en los animales infectados crónicamente o inmunizados con dosis supraóptimas, es causada por el exceso de carga antigénica. Esta última, en el caso de los animales infectados, secundaria a una falla primaria en el control inmunológico de la población parasitaria.A T suppressor cell population that specifically shut down delayed hypersensitivity responses (DHR to the parasite was found in both BALB/c mice chronically infected with Leishmania mexicana pifanoi and in naive mice which had received a single IV supraoptimal dose of killed parasites. At the early phase of infection mice exhibited a transitory state of cell-mediated immunity against the parasite that was abrogated when lesions reached their accelerated phase of growth. Results suggest that in both infected and high-dose immunized mice, the activation of T suppressor cells of DHR is related to antigen overload.

Efeito do sulfato de vanadil sobre o comprometimento metabólico muscular induzido pela imobilização de membro posterior de ratos Efecto del sulfato de vanadil sobre comprometimiento metabólico muscular inducido por la inmovilización del miembro posterior en ratones Effect of the vanadyl sulphate on the muscular metabolic compromising induced by immobilization of posterior limb of rats

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Gabriel Borges Delfino

2006-12-01

Full Text Available A proposta deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do sulfato de vanadil (SV no perfil metabólico muscular de membro posterior imobilizado de ratos. Ratos Wistar foram divididos nos grupos (n = 6: controle (C, imobilizado em posição neutra do tornozelo (I, tratado com sulfato de vanadil (SV, 0,25mM, VO e imobilizado tratado com SV (I + SV durante sete dias. Após o período experimental, foram avaliadas as reservas de glicogênio (RG dos músculos sóleo (S, gastrocnêmio branco (GB e vermelho (GV, tibial anterior (TA e extensor longo dos dedos (ELD, além do peso do S e ELD. A análise estatística foi realizada pela ANOVA seguida pelo teste de Tukey (p La propuesta de este trabajo ha sido la de evaluar el efecto del sulfato de vanadil (SV en el perfil metabólico muscular de miembro posterior inmovilizado de ratones. Ratones Wistar fueron divididos en grupos (n = 6: control (C, inmovilizado en posición neutra de tobillo (I, tratado con sulfato de vanadil (SV, 0,25mM, VO e inmovilizado tratado con SV (I + SV durante 7 días. Después del periodo experimental, fueron evaluadas las reservas de glicógeno (RG de los músculos soleo (S, gastrocnemio blanco (GB y colorado (GV, tibial anterior (TA y extensor largo de los dedos (ELD, además del peso de S y ELD. El análisis estadístico fue realizado por ANOVA seguido del test de Tukey (p The purpose of this study was to evaluate the metabolic performance of immobilized skeletal muscle in rats treated with vanadyl sulphate. Male Wistar rats were divided in groups (n = 6: control (C, immobilized (I, treated with vanadyl sulphate (VS, 0,25 mM and immobilized treated with vanadyl sulphate (I + VS during seven days. The concentration of vanadyl sulphate diluted in water was 0,25 mM. After experimental stage, the glycogen content (GC was evaluated in soleus (S, white gastrocnemius (WG, red gastrocnemius (RG, tibialis anterior (TA and extensor digitorum longus (EDL muscles, besides S and EDL weight. The

SU-E-J-167: Dosimetric Consequences From Minimal Displacements in APBI with SAVI Applicators

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Chandrasekara, S; Dumitru, N [Bucharest (Romania); Hyvarinen, M [Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (United States); Pella, S [South Florida Radiation Oncology, Boca Raton, FL (United States)

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Purpose: To determine the importance of providing proper solid immobilization in every fraction of treatment in APBI with brachytherapy. Methods: 125 patients treated with APBI brachytherapy with SAVI applicators at SFRO Boca Raton, from 2013–2015 were considered for this retrospective study. The CT scans of each patient, which were taken before each treatment, were imported in to the Oncentra treatment planning system. Then they were compared with the initial CT scan which was used for the initial plan. Deviation in displacements in reference to ribs and skin surface was measured and dosimetric evaluations respective to the initial image were performed. Results: Small deviations in displacements were observed from the SAVI applicator to the ribs and the skin surface. Dosimetric evaluations revealed, very small changes in the inter-fractionation position make significant differences in the maximum dose to critical organs. Additionally, the volume of the cavity also changed between fractions. As a Result, the maximum dose manifested variance between 10% and 32% in ribs and skin surface respectively. Conclusion: It appears that taking a CT scan before each treatment is necessary to minimize the risk of delivering undesired high doses to the critical organs. This study indicates, in 30% of the cases re-planning was necessary between treatments. We conclude that, treatment planning teams should evaluate the placement of the device by analyzing the CT images before each treatment and they must be prepared for re-planning if needed. This study also reveals the urgent need of improving the immobilization methods with APBI when treating with the SAVI applicator.

A Percutaneous Transtubular Middle Fossa Approach for Intracanalicular Tumors.

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Bernardo, Antonio; Evins, Alexander I; Tsiouris, Apostolos J; Stieg, Philip E

2015-07-01

In cases of small intracanalicular tumors (≤ 1.5 cm), the middle fossa approach (MFA) provides the ability for adequate tumor removal with preservation of existing auditory function. Application of a minimally invasive tubular retractor in this approach may help mitigate the risk of postoperative seizures, aphasia, and venous complications by minimizing intraoperative retraction of the temporal lobe. We propose a minimally invasive microscopic and/or endoscopic percutaneous transtubular MFA for the management of intracanalicular tumors. Subtemporal keyhole craniectomies were performed on 5 preserved cadaveric heads (10 sides), with 6 sides previously injected with a synthetic tumor model. A ViewSite Brain Access System tubular retractor (Vycor Medical, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA) was used to provide minimal temporal retraction and protection of the surrounding anatomy. An extradural dissection of the internal auditory canal was performed under microscopic and endoscopic visualization with a minimally invasive surgical drill and tube shaft instruments, the intracanalicular tumors were removed, and degree of resection was assessed. All 10 approaches were completed successfully through the tubular retractor with minimal retraction of the temporal lobe. Excellent visualization of the structures within the internal auditory canal was achieved with both the microscope and 3-dimensional endoscope. On the 6 synthetic intracanalicular tumors resected, 5 gross total (Grade I) and 1 near total (Grade II) resections were achieved. A percutaneous transtubular MFA is a feasible minimally invasive option for resection of small intracanalicular tumors with potential preservation of auditory function, reduced temporal retraction, and enhanced protection of surrounding structures. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Use of a Minimally Invasive Retractor System for Retrieval of Intracranial Fragments in Wartime Trauma.

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Rymarczuk, George N; Davidson, Laurence; Severson, Meryl A; Armonda, Rocco A

2015-10-01

Wartime penetrating brain injury can result in deep-seated parenchymal and intraventicular shrapnel, bullets, and bone. Large fragments pose a risk of secondary injury from migration, infection, and metal toxicity. It has been recommended that aggressive removal of fragments be avoided. The goal of this study is to report our technique of minimally invasive removal of select deep-seated fragments using a tubular retractor system. A retrospective review of our database of service members presenting with penetrating traumatic brain injuries incurred during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and treated at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center was performed. Six individuals were identified in which the Vycor ViewSite retractor system (Vycor Medical, Boca Raton, Florida, USA) was used to remove a ventricular or deep intraparenchymal fragment. All patients were male and ranged in age from 21 to 29 years. Fragment location included the foramen of Monro; the atrium of the right lateral ventricle; parasagittally within the right occipital lobe; the occipital horn of the right lateral ventricle; the deep white matter of the dominant temporal lobe; and within the posterior right temporal lobe deep to the junction of the transverse and sigmoid dural venous sinuses. Fragments included in-driven bone, shrapnel from improvised explosive devices, and bullets. In all cases the fragment was successfully removed. No patient had worsening of their neurologic condition following surgery. Deep parenchymal and intraventricular fragments can be safely removed using a tubular retractor system. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Níveis sérico e salivar de imunoglobulina A em portadores de câncer da boca e orofaringe Serum and salivary immunoglobulin A levels in patients with cancer of the mouth and oropharynx

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Robson Machado de Souza

2003-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Avaliar a concentração sérica e salivar de IgA. Pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço podem apresentar alterações na concentração de IgA sérica e salivar, decorrentes de desordem imunológica inespecífica que acompanha o desenvolvimento das lesões malignas. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo em dois grupos: 34 pacientes portadores de carcinoma epidermóide da boca e orofaringe e 34 controles pareados por idade e sexo. Sangue e saliva foram colhidos e as amostras dosadas por nefelometria e imunodifusão radial. A análise estatística incluiu teste t de Student, ANOVA e coeficiente de correlação de Pearson, com limite de significância de 5%. RESULTADOS: A comparação entre os métodos de nefelometria e imunodifusão radial não mostrou diferença (p = 0,039. As concentrações de IgA sérica foram de 279,4 ± 131,7 mg/dl no grupo controle e 310,9 ± 194,1 mg/dl no grupo de estudo. A concentração de IgA salivar, por nefelometria, foi de 17,0 ± 10,4 mg/dl para os controles e 7,2 ± 5,0 mg/dl nos portadores de câncer e a imunodifusão radial mostrou concentrações de 13,7 ± 9,1 mg/dl e 5,6 ± 4,2 mg/dl para controles e grupo de estudo, respectivamente. Não foram encontradas correlações entre idade, estádio clínico da doença e níveis sérico ou salivar de IgA. CONCLUSÃO: Os indivíduos com câncer da boca e orofaringe apresentaram concentração sérica de IgA semelhante aos controles, mas com concentração de IgA salivar menor no grupo oncológico. Causas associadas à diminuição de IgA salivar como desnutrição, estresse e uso de tabaco podem estar relacionadas a estes achados.OBJECTIVE: Patients carriers of head and neck cancer (HNC may show changes in concentrations of serum and salivary IgA owing to an inespecific immunologic disorder that follows the development of malignant lesions. PURPOSE: Evaluate the serum and salivary IgA levelS in Patients With Hnc. METHODS: A prospective study based on a sample

Tendências de mortalidade por câncer de boca e orofaringe no Município de São Paulo, Brasil, 1980/2002 Trends in oral cancer mortality in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, 1980-2002

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Maria Gabriela Haye Biazevic

2006-10-01

Full Text Available Objetivou-se descrever e explorar analiticamente tendências de mortalidade por câncer de boca e orofaringe na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil, de 1980 a 2002. Dados sobre os óbitos com esta causa básica foram levantados junto à Fundação Sistema Estadual de Análise de Dados, discriminados por sexo, idade e localização anatômica. A estimação e ajuste pelo método direto dos coeficientes usaram dados de população fornecidos pelos censos de 1980, 1991 e 2000, e pela contagem populacional de 1996, realizados pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Foi observada tendência crescente da mortalidade devida ao agravo, a uma taxa anual de 0,72%. Responsável por mais de um terço desses óbitos, o câncer de língua foi a categoria com mortalidade mais elevada. Câncer de lábio, gengiva e área retromolar apresentaram tendência decrescente, enquanto orofaringe e partes não especificadas da boca e orofaringe sofreram incremento de mortalidade. O monitoramento da magnitude e tendências da mortalidade por câncer pode configurar importante implemento para o planejamento de iniciativas voltadas à redução da carga de doença em nosso meio.The current study assessed trends in oral cancer mortality in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1980 to 2002. The official mortality information system supplied data on deaths whose underlying cause was classified as oral cancer, stratified by sex, age, and anatomic site. Death rates were estimated and adjusted by the direct method, using population data supplied by national censuses from 1980, 1991, and 2000 and a population count performed in 1996. There was an upward trend in overall cancer mortality, at a yearly rate of 0.72%. Accounting for more than one third of these deaths, tongue cancer was the main mortality category. Labial, gengival, and retromolar cancer showed a downward trend, while oropharyngeal cancer and cancer in unspecified parts of the mouth and oropharynx showed

Metástasis en hueso maxilar superior de adenocarcinoma de esófago: presentación de un caso clínico

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Sánchez Jiménez, Juan; Acebal Blanco, Faustino; Arévalo Arévalo, Rafael; Molina Martínez, Manuel

2005-01-01

Las metástasis en cavidad oral son lesiones raras que representan aproximadamente el 1% de todas las neoplasias malignas de cavidad oral. Las metástasis orales se localizan en un 80-90% en mandíbula, siendo mas raras en maxilar superior. Las metástasis en tejidos blandos de boca son raras, y es encía donde con mayor frecuencia se localizan las metástasis en tejidos blandos en boca. Los tumores primarios que metastatizan a boca son los más frecuentes pulmón, mama y riñón. ...

24 CFR 200.925c - Model codes.

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... below. (1) Model Building Codes—(i) The BOCA National Building Code, 1993 Edition, The BOCA National..., Administration, for the Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes and the references to fire retardant treated wood... number 2 (Chapter 7) of the Building Code, but including the Appendices of the Code. Available from...

24 CFR 3282.12 - Excluded structures-modular homes.

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... recognized building codes: (A) That published by Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and made up of the following: (1) BOCA Basic Building Code, (2..., and (5) National Electrical Code, or (B) That published by the Southern Building Code Congress (SBCC...

In vivo evaluation of Aloysia triphylla britton (lemon verbena) essential oil toxicity and citral anti-Trypanosma cruzi activity.

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Rojas Armas, Juan; Palacios Agüero, Olga; Ortiz Sánchez, José Manuel; López de la Peña, Leavit

2015-01-01

Introducción: Existe escasa investigación en enfermedades olvidadas. Las plantas medicinales son una potencial fuente de compuestos antimicrobianos. Objetivos: Determinar la toxicidad del aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla y la actividad del citral contra Trypanosoma cruzi en ratones. Diseño: Estudio experimental preclínico in vivo. Institución: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material: Ratones albinos. Intervenciones: La toxicidad aguda oral a do...

The Art and Mystery of Historical Archaeology. Essays in Honor of James Deetz, edited by Anne Elizabeth Yentsch and Mary C. Beaudry, CRC Press. Boca Raton, 1992.

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John L. Cotter

1993-11-01

Full Text Available Master archaeologist James Deetz richly merits this "Deetzschrift" by his students and colleagues. Reared in the hills of western Maryland and West Virginia, he was encouraged by a perceptive high school counselor to try for Harvard - successfully - as, says Deetz, "an early case of affirmatitive action…for hillbillies to Ivy League institutions". Deetz became a fabulously popular university professor at U.C. Santa Barbara and Brown, an author of small but seminal books on historical archaeology all while he and his wife raised a brood of nine children. Jim once told me they lived "on the greatest interior midden in Massachusetts".

Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data Is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Response : Patrick Meier, 2015, CRC Press (Boca Raton, FL, 978-1-4822-4839-5, 259 pp.).

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Dave, Anushree

2017-12-01

This is a review of Patrick Meier's 2015 book, Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data Is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Response. The book explores the role of technologies such as high-resolution satellite imagery, online social media, drones, and artificial intelligence in humanitarian responses during disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In this analysis, the book is examined using a humanitarian health ethics perspective.

Effect of pest controlling neem and mata-raton leaf extracts on greenhouse gas emissions from urea-amended soil cultivated with beans: A greenhouse experiment

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Mendez-Bautista, Joaquin; Fernandez-Luqueno, Fabian; Lopez-Valdez, Fernando; Mendoza-Cristino, Reyna; Montes-Molina, Joaquin A.; Gutierrez-Miceli, Federico A.; Dendooven, L.

2010-01-01

In a previous laboratory experiment, extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) and Gliricidia sepium Jacquin, locally known as mata-raton, used to control pests on crops, inhibited emissions of CO 2 from a urea-amended soil, but not nitrification and N 2 O emissions. We investigated if these extracts when applied to beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) affected their development, soil characteristics and emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) in a greenhouse environment. Untreated beans and beans planted with lambda-cyhalothrin, a commercial insecticide, served as controls. After 117 days, shoots of plants cultivated in soil amended with urea or treated with lambda-cyhalothrin, or extracts of neem or G. sepium were significantly higher than when cultivated in the unamended soil, while the roots were significantly longer when plants were amended with urea or treated with leaf extracts of neem or G. sepium than when treated with lambda-cyhalothrin. The number of pods, fresh and dry pod weight and seed yield was significantly higher when bean plants were treated with leaf extracts of neem or G. sepium treatments than when left untreated and unfertilized. The number of seeds was similar for the different treatments. The number of nodules was lower in plants fertilized with urea, treated with leaf extracts of neem or G. sepium, or with lambda-cyhalothrin compared to the unfertilized plants. The concentrations of NH 4 + , NO 2 - and NO 3 - decreased significantly over time with the lowest concentrations generally found at harvest. Treatment had no significant effect on the concentrations of NH 4 + and NO 2 - , but the concentration of NO 3 - was significantly lower in the unfertilized soil compared to the other treatments. It was found that applying extracts of neem or G. sepium leaves to beans favored their development when compared to untreated plants, but had no significant effect on nitrification in soil.

Effect of pest controlling neem and mata-raton leaf extracts on greenhouse gas emissions from urea-amended soil cultivated with beans: A greenhouse experiment

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Mendez-Bautista, Joaquin [Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F. (Mexico); Fernandez-Luqueno, Fabian [Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F. (Mexico); Department of Electromechanics, Renewable Energy Engineering, UTTulancingo, Hidalgo (Mexico); Lopez-Valdez, Fernando [Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F. (Mexico); C.I.B.A.-I.P.N., Tepetitla de Lardizabal, Tlaxcala (Mexico); Mendoza-Cristino, Reyna [Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F. (Mexico); Montes-Molina, Joaquin A.; Gutierrez-Miceli, Federico A. [Laboratorio de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Tecnologico de Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Tuxtla-Gutierrez (Mexico); Dendooven, L., E-mail: dendoove@cinvestav.mx [Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, Mexico D.F. (Mexico)

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In a previous laboratory experiment, extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) and Gliricidia sepium Jacquin, locally known as mata-raton, used to control pests on crops, inhibited emissions of CO{sub 2} from a urea-amended soil, but not nitrification and N{sub 2}O emissions. We investigated if these extracts when applied to beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) affected their development, soil characteristics and emissions of carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) and nitrous oxide (N{sub 2}O) in a greenhouse environment. Untreated beans and beans planted with lambda-cyhalothrin, a commercial insecticide, served as controls. After 117 days, shoots of plants cultivated in soil amended with urea or treated with lambda-cyhalothrin, or extracts of neem or G. sepium were significantly higher than when cultivated in the unamended soil, while the roots were significantly longer when plants were amended with urea or treated with leaf extracts of neem or G. sepium than when treated with lambda-cyhalothrin. The number of pods, fresh and dry pod weight and seed yield was significantly higher when bean plants were treated with leaf extracts of neem or G. sepium treatments than when left untreated and unfertilized. The number of seeds was similar for the different treatments. The number of nodules was lower in plants fertilized with urea, treated with leaf extracts of neem or G. sepium, or with lambda-cyhalothrin compared to the unfertilized plants. The concentrations of NH{sub 4}{sup +}, NO{sub 2}{sup -} and NO{sub 3}{sup -} decreased significantly over time with the lowest concentrations generally found at harvest. Treatment had no significant effect on the concentrations of NH{sub 4}{sup +} and NO{sub 2}{sup -}, but the concentration of NO{sub 3}{sup -} was significantly lower in the unfertilized soil compared to the other treatments. It was found that applying extracts of neem or G. sepium leaves to beans favored their development when compared to untreated plants, but had no significant

Treating glabellar lines with botulinum toxin type A-hemagglutinin complex: A review of the science, the clinical data, and patient satisfaction

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2010-04-01

Full Text Available Koenraad De Boulle1, Steven Fagien2, Boris Sommer3, Richard Glogau41Aalst Dermatology Clinic, Aalst, Belgium; 2Aesthetic Eyelid Plastic, Surgery, Boca Raton, FL, USA; 3Aesthetic Dermatology, Frankfurt, Germany; 4University of California, San Francisco, USAAbstract: Botulinum toxin type A treatment is the foundation of minimally invasive aesthetic facial procedures. Clinicians and their patients recognize the important role, both negative and positive, that facial expression, particularly the glabellar frown lines, plays in self-perception, emotional well-being, and perception by others. This article provides up-to-date information on fundamental properties and mechanisms of action of the major approved formulations of botulinum toxin type A, summarizes recent changes in naming conventions (nonproprietary names mandated by the United States Food and Drug Administration, and describes the reasons for these changes. The request for these changes provides recognition that formulations of botulinum toxins (eg, onabotulinumtoxinA and abobotulinumtoxinA are not interchangeable and that dosing recommendations cannot be based on any one single conversion ratio. The extensive safety, tolerability, and efficacy data are summarized in detail, including the patient-reported outcomes that contribute to overall patient satisfaction and probability treatment continuation. Based on this in-depth review, the authors conclude that botulinum toxin type A treatment remains a cornerstone of facial aesthetic treatments, and clinicians must realize that techniques and dosing from one formulation cannot be applied to others, that each patient should undergo a full aesthetic evaluation, and that products and procedures must be selected in the context of individual needs and goals.Keywords: onabotulinumtoxinA, botulinum toxin type A, cosmetic, glabellar, patient satisfaction

Evaluación de la actividad analgésica central de las hojas de Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Briq. (chuchuhuasi)

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León Fernández, Angélica; Tupia Céspedes, Lourdes; Turriate Montaldo, Yessica; Maraví Rengifo, Julio; Barrientos Herrera, Alejandro; Urbano Farje, Orlando; Salazar Granara, Alberto Alcibíades

2014-01-01

INTRODUCCIÓN: Maytenus macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav.) Briq (chuchuhuasi), es una planta medicinal peruana, a la cual se le atribuyen efectos: antidisentérico, antidiarreico, analgésico, antiinflamatorio, entre otros. OBJETIVO: explorar la actividad analgésica central de las hojas de M. macrocarpa, en ratones, mediante el modelo de retirada de la cola. MÉTODOS: a 50 ratones albinos (25 g promedio), divididos en 5 grupos, se les administró por la vía oral lo siguiente: M. macrocarpa ...

Dieta y ecomorfología de la ictiofauna del arroyo Manantiales, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Diet and ecomorphology of the ichthyofauna of Manantiales stream, Buenos Aires province, Argentina

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Eduardo M Fernández

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Se estudio la correlación entre dieta y morfología de 19 especies de peces del arroyo Manantiales, cabecera del río samborombón, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Las especies fueron clasificadas en cuatro grupos tróficos: carnívoros, omnívoros, insectívoros y detritívoros- alguívoros. Se analizaron 12 atributos ecomor-fológicos relacionados con el uso del hábitat y la alimentación con el fin de distinguir patrones ecomorfológicos de las especies y de las especies con el alimento consumido. Se utilizaron técnicas de análisis univariado y multivariado para determinar agrupamientos de especies utilizando los atributos ecomorfológicos y la dieta como descriptores. Los carnívoros se relacionaron con un buen desarrollo de cabeza, boca, aletas caudal y pectoral; y en general con cuerpos comprimidos. Los omnívoros constituyeron un grupo más heterogéneo. Las formas nectónicas de este grupo se relacionaron con un cuerpo comprimido, ojos laterales y tamaño relativamente pequeño de las aletas pectorales y aleta caudal; las formas nectobentónicas se relacionaron con boca pequeña, cuerpo fusiforme y pedúnculo caudal largo; y las formas bentónicas, con cuerpo deprimido, ojos de posición dorsal, boca ínfera y tubo digestivo largo. La única especie nectónica consumidora de insectos sobre la superficie se caracterizó por un cuerpo fuertemente comprimido, ojos laterales, aleta caudal grande y boca grande orientada hacia arriba. Los detritívoros-alguívoros presentaron un tubo digestivo largo, boca ínfera o terminal y aletas caudales largas. La relación significativa dieta-ecomorfología permite sostener que peces de dieta similar convergen hacia atributos ecomorfológicos comunes.The present study addresses the correlation between diet and morphology of 19 fish species that inhabit the Manantiales stream at the headwaters of the samborombón river, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The species were classified into four

Lower Miocene stratigraphy along the Panama Canal and its bearing on the Central American Peninsula.

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Michael Xavier Kirby

Full Text Available Before the formation of the Central American Isthmus, there was a Central American Peninsula. Here we show that southern Central America existed as a peninsula as early as 19 Ma, based on new lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic and strontium chemostratigraphic analyses of the formations exposed along the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal. Land mammals found in the Miocene Cucaracha Formation have similar body sizes to conspecific taxa in North America, indicating that there existed a terrestrial connection with North America that allowed gene flow between populations during this time. How long did this peninsula last? The answer hinges on the outcome of a stratigraphic dispute: To wit, is the terrestrial Cucaracha Formation older or younger than the marine La Boca Formation? Previous stratigraphic studies of the Panama Canal Basin have suggested that the Cucaracha Formation lies stratigraphically between the shallow-marine Culebra Formation and the shallow-to-upper-bathyal La Boca Formation, the latter containing the Emperador Limestone. If the La Boca Formation is younger than the Cucaracha Formation, as many think, then the peninsula was short-lived (1-2 m.y., having been submerged in part by the transgression represented by the overlying La Boca Formation. On the other hand, our data support the view that the La Boca Formation is older than the Cucaracha Formation. Strontium dating shows that the La Boca Formation is older (23.07 to 20.62 Ma than both the Culebra (19.83-19.12 Ma and Cucaracha (Hemingfordian to Barstovian North American Land Mammal Ages; 19-14 Ma formations. The Emperador Limestone is also older (21.24-20.99 Ma than the Culebra and Cucaracha formations. What has been called the "La Boca Formation" (with the Emperador Limestone, is re-interpreted here as being the lower part of the Culebra Formation. Our new data sets demonstrate that the main axis of the volcanic arc in southern Central America more than likely existed as a

Lower Miocene stratigraphy along the Panama Canal and its bearing on the Central American Peninsula.

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Kirby, Michael Xavier; Jones, Douglas S; MacFadden, Bruce J

2008-07-30

Before the formation of the Central American Isthmus, there was a Central American Peninsula. Here we show that southern Central America existed as a peninsula as early as 19 Ma, based on new lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic and strontium chemostratigraphic analyses of the formations exposed along the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal. Land mammals found in the Miocene Cucaracha Formation have similar body sizes to conspecific taxa in North America, indicating that there existed a terrestrial connection with North America that allowed gene flow between populations during this time. How long did this peninsula last? The answer hinges on the outcome of a stratigraphic dispute: To wit, is the terrestrial Cucaracha Formation older or younger than the marine La Boca Formation? Previous stratigraphic studies of the Panama Canal Basin have suggested that the Cucaracha Formation lies stratigraphically between the shallow-marine Culebra Formation and the shallow-to-upper-bathyal La Boca Formation, the latter containing the Emperador Limestone. If the La Boca Formation is younger than the Cucaracha Formation, as many think, then the peninsula was short-lived (1-2 m.y.), having been submerged in part by the transgression represented by the overlying La Boca Formation. On the other hand, our data support the view that the La Boca Formation is older than the Cucaracha Formation. Strontium dating shows that the La Boca Formation is older (23.07 to 20.62 Ma) than both the Culebra (19.83-19.12 Ma) and Cucaracha (Hemingfordian to Barstovian North American Land Mammal Ages; 19-14 Ma) formations. The Emperador Limestone is also older (21.24-20.99 Ma) than the Culebra and Cucaracha formations. What has been called the "La Boca Formation" (with the Emperador Limestone), is re-interpreted here as being the lower part of the Culebra Formation. Our new data sets demonstrate that the main axis of the volcanic arc in southern Central America more than likely existed as a peninsula

Uso de marcadores moleculares microsatélites para determinar condición de homocigosis y heterocigosis en roedores producidos en el Bioterio de la Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela

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R. De Jesús; N. Rodríguez; W. Torres; Y. Moreno; J. O'Callaghan

2011-01-01

Los animales de laboratorio no consanguíneos, producidos en los bioterios para la investigación, tienen una alta probabilidad de incrementar su consanguinidad; así como los animales consanguíneos, tienen una alta probabilidad de alterar su homocigosis por la introgresión de genes que no corresponden al genoma de los mismos. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar marcadores moleculares microsatélites del adn extraído de ratones pertenecientes a las colonias de ratones BALB/C//BIOULA, ...

Uma Generalização Empírica sobre Comunicação Boca a Boca Usando Metanálise

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Celso Augusto de Matos

2011-09-01

Full Text Available Based on a literature review of word-of-mouth communication, a theoretical framework is proposed and tested, in which word-of-mouth (WOM is considered the main construct, satisfaction and loyalty are the antecedents and WOM valence (i.e., positive, negative and mixed is the moderator. This theoretical model is tested using data obtained from a meta-analysis. After reviewing 664 studies, a total of 90 are submitted to the analyses, since they have the relationships of interest and the required statistics (i.e., correlations between constructs or statistics for group differences. The analyzed subset of studies produced 119 independent samples and 36,673 respondents. The results showed a significant association of satisfaction and loyalty with WOM. More specifically, WOM valence introduced a significant moderating effect. This moderating effect is proposed in this paper as the following empirical generalization: considering satisfaction and loyalty as correlates of WOM, satisfaction is the variable that has a stronger relationship with positive WOM, while loyalty is the one that is more closely associated with negative WOM, which might be expressed as SATWOM(+, LEAWOM(-.

Efeitos antinociceptivos, analgésicos e histopatológicos de dexmedetomidina e bupivacaína intratecal em rato Efectos antinociceptivos, analgésicos e histopatológicos de dexmedetomidina y bupivacaína intratecal en ratones Anti-nociceptive, analgesic and pathohistological effects of intrathecal dexmedetomidine and bupivacaine in rats

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Başar Erdivanli

2013-04-01

OBJETIVOS: Este estudio investigó los efectos analgésicos y nociceptivos de la adición de dexmedetomidina a la bupivacaína en anestesia del neuro eje, usando los test de retirada de la cola (tail-flick [TF] y de la placa caliente (hot-plate [HP] y microscopía de luz para las alteraciones histopatológicas de nervios espinales y raíces nerviosas. MÉTODOS: Cuarenta ratones anestesiados, Sprague-Dawley machos, fueron cateterizados intratecalmente. Los valores basales de los testes TF y HP fueron medidos antes y después del cateterismo. Treinta y seis ratones cateterizados con éxito fueron distribuidos en cuatro grupos. El Grupo B recibió 10 µg de bupivacaína, el Grupo BD3 recibió 10 µg de bupivacaína + 3 µg de dexmedetomidina, el Grupo BD10 recibió 10 µg de bupivacaína + 10 µg de dexmedetomidina y el Grupo Control recibió 10 µL de líquido cefalorraquídeo artificial. Los test TF y HP se hicieron entre cinco y 300 minutos a partir de la administración de los fármacos. Veinte y cuatro horas después de la administración, los ratones fueron sacrificados y se les retiraron las médulas espinales y las raíces nerviosas para investigación patológica. RESULTADOS: Los valores basales de los test TF y HP no fueron estadísticamente diferentes entre los grupos (6,8 ± 0,15 s. Las latencias de TF y HP en el Grupo Control no tenían ninguna alteración significativa durante el estudio. Los resultados de los test TF y HP mostraron que la adición de 3 y 10 µg de dexmedetomidina causó un aumento dosis dependiente en la duración y en la amplitud del efecto analgésico y nociceptivo de bupivacaína (TF: 37,52 ± 1,08%, 57,86 ± 1,16%, respectivamente; HP: 44,24 ± 1,15%, 68,43 ± 1,24%, respectivamente. CONCLUSIONES: No hubo alteraciones histopatológicas aparentes en por lo menos 24 horas después de la administración intratecal de la dosis única de dexmedetomidina (3 µg y 10 µg. Dexmedetomidina añadido a la bupivacaína para raquianestesia mejora y

Eosinophilic pneumonitis induced by aerosol-administered diesel oil and pyrethrum to mice Neumonía eosinofílica inducida por aerosol de aceite diésel y piretroide en ratones

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Maria Lúcia B. Garcia

2009-06-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To confirm the episode of eosinophilic pneumonitis that occurred in March 2001 in Manaus, Amazon, northern Brazil, as secondary to home aerosolization with 2% cypermethrin diluted in diesel compared with the more conventional 1% cypermethrin and soybean solution used in prophylaxis of dengue. METHODS: Four groups of Swiss mice were kept in polycarbonate cages aerosolized with one of the following solutions: diesel, diesel and cypermethrin, soy oil and cypermethrin, and saline. Three and 6 days after exposure, resistance and compliance of the respiratory system and white cell kinetics in peripheral blood and lung tissue were analyzed. RESULTS: The group exposed to diesel and cypermethrin showed higher respiratory system resistance (p OBJETIVO: Confirmar el episodio de neumonía eosinofílica ocurrido en marzo de 2001 en Manaus, Amazonas, en el norte de Brasil, secundario al uso de aerosol de cipermetrina diluida al 2% en aceite diésel en las viviendas en comparación con la profilaxis más convencional contra el dengue, basada en cipermetrina al 1% con aceite de soya. MÉTODOS: Se mantuvieron cuatro grupos de ratones suizos en jaulas de policarbonato y se aplicó aerosol con una de las siguientes soluciones: aceite diésel, aceite diésel y cipermetrina, aceite de soya y cipermetrina, y solución salina. Se analizaron la resistencia y el funcionamiento del sistema respiratorio y la cinética de leucocitos en sangre periférica y tejido pulmonar a los tres y seis días después de la exposición. RESULTADOS: El grupo expuesto a aceite diésel y cipermetrina mostró mayor resistencia del sistema respiratorio (P < 0,001, peor funcionamiento (P = 0,03 y más eosinófilos en sangre (P = 0,03 y tejido pulmonar (P = 0,005 que los otros grupos. Se observó un aumento de neutrófilos en sangre en todos los grupos experimentales al tercer día después de la exposición (P < 0,001. CONCLUSIONES: El aceite diésel con cipermetrina indujo una

Efeitos neuromusculares in vitro e in vivo do atracúrio e do rocurônio em ratos submetidos a tratamento de sete dias com carbamazepina Efectos neuromusculares in vitro e in vivo del atracurio y del rocuronio en ratones sometidos a tratamiento de siete días con carbamazepina In vitro and in vivo neuromuscular effects of atracurium and rocuronium in rats treated with carbamazepine for seven days

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Caroline Coutinho de Barcelos

2008-04-01

neuromuscular producido por el rocuronio y atracurio en ratones tratados con carbamazepina y determinó las concentraciones de citocromo P450 y b5 reductasis en microsomas hepáticos. MÉTODO: Ratones fueron tratados por siete días con carbamazepina (CBZ - 40 mg.kg-1 a través de una sonda y sacrificados al octavo día bajo anestesia con uretana. Las preparaciones in vitro e in vivo fueron montadas de acuerdo con las técnicas de Bulbring y de Leeuwin y Wolters, respectivamente. Las concentraciones y dosis utilizadas de los bloqueadores en las preparaciones in vitro e in vivo fueron, respectivamente, 20 µg.mL-1 y 0,5 mg.kg-1 para atracurio (ATC; 4 µg.mL-1 y 0,6 mg.kg-1 para rocuronio (ROC. Cada protocolo tuvo un n = 5 y las respuestas fueron observadas por 60 minutos. Los efectos del ATC y ROC fueron evaluados en las preparaciones de ratones tratados (Cbz t y comparados a los observados en los de ratones no tratados (CBZst. Las concentraciones de citocromo P450 y b5 reductasis fueron determinadas en microsomas aislados de hígados de ratones tratados (CBZt y comparadas con las obtenidas en ratones no tratados (CBZst RESULTADOS: La carbamazepina no alteró la amplitud de las respuestas musculares; in vitro y in vivo, no hubo diferencia entre el bloqueo neuromuscular producido por el atracurio en las preparaciones CBZt versus CBZst; el bloqueo neuromuscular producido por el Rocuronio en las preparaciones CBZt fue potenciado in vitro. La carbamazepina no alteró las concentraciones de citocromo P450 y b5. CONCLUSIONES: El tratamiento por siete días con carbamazepina, no influenció en el bloqueo producido por el atracurio, y alteró in vitro los efectos del rocuronio. El tiempo de tratamiento no fue suficiente para causar la inducción enzimática y disminuir la sensibilidad al rocuronio.BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This experimental study investigated the in vitro and in vivo neuromuscular blockade of rocuronium and atracurium in rats treated with carbamazepine and determined

Estudio serológico y de protección en ratones utilizando diferentes esquemas y dosis de VA-MENGOC-BC®

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Juan F. Infante

2001-06-01

diluciones consecutivas del producto en la línea de ratones Balb/c.

Mice plasma fibrinogen consumption by thrombin-like enzyme present in rattlesnake venom from the North-East region of Argentina Consumo de fibrinógeno plasmático en ratones por acción de enzima con actividad trombínica presente en el veneno de cascabel del nordeste argentino

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Silvana L. Maruñak

2004-12-01

SDS-PAGE. Se ensayó el síndrome giroxina en ratones, los que mostraron cambios en el comportamiento, confirmando que la enzima tipo trombina aislada es giroxina. Se evaluó la acción de esta enzima sobre los niveles de fibrinógeno plasmático en ratones, comparándola con la del veneno crudo. Se comprobó que la enzima provoca una disminución de los niveles plasmáticos de fibrinógeno hasta la incoagulabilidad, durante la primer hora de inoculación, mientras que el veneno entero produjo una reducción del nivel plasmático en un 60%; sin embargo, en ambos casos, se evidenció una rápida reposición de fibrinógeno plasmático, alcanzando sus valores normales en un plazo de 10 horas. Se observó coagulación intravascular con la administración de giroxina una hora después de la inoculación, evidenciados en estudios histológicos de tejido pulmonar, cardíaco y hepático. En ensayos realizados in vitro, la enzima aislada mostró capacidad de degradar fibrinógeno como así también coágulos de fibrina, mientras que el veneno exhibió débil actividad hidrolítica sobre ambos sustratos. Es probable que esta baja actividad sea debida a la baja concentración de la enzima en el veneno. La disminución de los niveles de fibrinógeno plasmático observado en ratones se debería a la acción coagulante de la enzima, sin embargo no se descarta que también contribuya a este proceso una acción hidrolítica sobre fibrinógeno y fibrina por parte de la enzima.

Tendências dos benefícios previdenciários por câncer bucal e de orofaringe de 2006 a 2013 no Brasil

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Rafael Aiello Bomfim

2018-02-01

Full Text Available Resumo Objetivo: analisar as tendências de concessão de auxílios-doença previdenciários por câncer bucal e de orofaringe no período de 2006 a 2013, no Brasil. Métodos: estudo de séries temporais com dados dos trabalhadores segurados pelo Instituto Nacional de Seguridade Social (INSS; utilizaram-se regressões generalizadas lineares de Prais-Winstein para o cálculo da variação percentual anual (VPA. Resultados: os benefícios previdenciários por câncer de boca e de orofaringe mostraram tendência crescente (VPA=9,0%; IC95% 1,4;17,4; benefícios para outras partes da boca, nasofaringe, orofaringe, assoalho da boca e palato mostraram aumento significativo; comércio (5,5% e indústrias de transformação (5,2% foram as atividades mais prevalentes; evidenciaram-se altas proporções de campos ignorados nos sistemas de informações (média de 72,9%. Conclusão: as tendências dos benefícios ocupacionais por câncer de boca e de orofaringe mostraram crescimento significativo.

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Domínguez, Vanihamín; Aguiñiga, Itzen; Moreno, Leticia; Torres, Beatriz; Santiago-Osorio, Edelmiro

2017-12-01

Introducción. El caseinato de sodio, una sal de la caseína utilizada como agente proinflamatorio en ratones, es capaz de inducir granulopoyesis en vivo e incrementar la producción de citocinas esenciales en dicho evento.Objetivo. Evaluar si el caseinato de sodio es capaz de inducir un efecto biológico en células de origen linfoide y la producción de citocinas involucradas con este linaje.Materiales y métodos: Se utilizaron ratones hembra BALB/c de 8 a 12 semanas de edad. Los animales se inyectaron cuatro veces, con intervalos de 48 horas, por vía intraperitoneal con 1 ml de caseinato de sodio (10 % de SFB p/v). La población de linfocitos B y la incorporación de bromodesoxiuridina (BrdU) se analizaron mediante citometría de flujo. La detección de la interleucina 7 se evaluó mediante la técnica de ELISA.Resultados. Tras la inyección por vía intraperitoneal, el número de linfocitos B 220+ provenientes del bazo de ratones tratados con caseinato de sodio aumentó comparados con los que solo recibieron el vehículo como tratamiento (89,01±1,03 Vs. 75,66±2,08), así como la incorporación de BrdU en células B220+ (38,59±4,48 Vs. 11,82±1,04). Se evidenció, asimismo, el incremento en la concentración de la interleucina 7 (IL-7) en el suero de los ratones tratados con caseinato de sodio, comparados con los que solo recibieron el vehículo (62,1±17,5 Vs. 26,9±4,4 pg/ml).Conclusión. El caseinato de sodio fue capaz de aumentar el número de linfocitos B en bazo de ratones, así como inducir la producción de IL-7, citocina clave para la linfopoyesis B.

Evaluación de la toxicidad del aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla Britton (cedrón y de la actividad anti-Trypanosoma cruzi del citral, in vivo

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Juan Rojas Armas

2015-04-01

Full Text Available Introducción: Existe escasa investigación en enfermedades olvidadas. Las plantas medicinales son una potencial fuente de compuestos antimicrobianos. Objetivos: Determinar la toxicidad del aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla y la actividad del citral contra Trypanosoma cruzi en ratones. Diseño: Estudio experimental preclínico in vivo. Institución: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material: Ratones albinos. Intervenciones: La toxicidad aguda oral a dosis única fue evaluada en ratas albinas. Para la actividad tripanocida se utilizaron ratones asignados a los siguientes grupos: infectados y no tratados (G1, infectados y tratados con citral en dosis de 50, 150 y 300 mg/kg/día (G2, G3 y G4, respectivamente, infectados y tratados con benznidazol 100 mg/kg (G5 y no infectados y no tratados (G6. La parasitemia fue determinada individualmente cada 2 días por microscopia directa. En los días 14, 21 y 28 post infección, cinco ratones de cada grupo fueron sacrificados y los corazones procesados para análisis histopatológico. Principales medidas de resultados: Signos de toxicidad y mortalidad, y parasitemia. Resultados: La dosis límite de 2 000 mg/kg no provocó signos ni síntomas de toxicidad y los estudios anatomopatológicos macroscópicos y microscópicos no mostraron alteración de los órganos estudiados. La parasitemia fue reducida significativamente con la dosis de 300 mg/kg en los días 16° 18° y 20° post infección (p < 0,05. El número de nidos de amastigotes y de infiltrados inflamatorios en corazón fueron reducidos en 67,7% y 51,7%, respectivamente, con 300 mg/kg en el día 28°. Conclusiones: El aceite esencial de Aloysia triphylla es calificado como no tóxico y el citral en dosis de 300 mg/kg tuvo actividad contra Trypanosoma cruzi en ratones.

Incidence of second primary oral cancer tumors: a retrospective study = Incidência de segundos tumores primários de câncer de boca: um estudo retrospectivo

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Sassi, Laurindo Moacir

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: A maioria das neoplasias malignas de cabeça e pescoço é diagnosticada em estágios avançados. O alto risco de desenvolver um segundo tumor primário (STP diminui a taxa de sobrevida dos pacientes. STP piora significativamente o prognóstico e estudos sobre ele devem ser realizados para se descobrir seus fatores de risco e melhor forma de tratamento. O principal objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a ocorrência de STP em pacientes com carcinoma epidermóide bucal (CEB tratados no Hospital Erasto Gaertner (HEG, Curitiba, PRP, Brasil, num período de 16 anos. Metodologia: Um estudo retrospectivo foi realizado a fim de revisar os pacientes com CEB que desenvolveram STP entre Janeiro de 1990 e Dezembro de 2005. Os dados demográficos e clínicos foram coletados através dos prontuários médicos dos pacientes e foram analisados por estatística descritiva. Resultados: Neste período, 34. 637 pacientes foram admitidos no HEG. Um total de 1637 (4,4% pacientes recebeu diagnóstico de CEB, dos quais 37 (2,7% desenvolveram STP. Os pacientes que desenvolveram STP eram 29 (78,4% homens e 8 (21,6% mulheres, com média de idade de 58 anos. Os sítios anatômicos mais frequentes para o STP foram a boca, orofaringe e esôfago; a taxa de sobrevivência foi de 27%. Conclusão: Pacientes tratados de CEB devem ser examinados cuidadosamente e monitorados regularmente por causa do alto risco de desenvolver um STP, especialmente aqueles que mantêm os hábitos de tabagismo e etilismo

Nuevas terapias génicas en enfermedades cardiovasculares

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Alonso Cubillas, Nerea

2016-01-01

RESUMEN: El corazón es capaz de responder a situaciones de estrés por medio de mecanismos de remodelado y compensación, generando entre otros, hipertrofia y fibrosis miocárdica. La chaperona Hsp90alpha está involucrada en la activación de proteínas clave en el proceso de fibrosis. El objetivo de este estudio es seleccionar ratones deficientes en Hsp90alpha y analizar algunos parámetros ecocardiográficos en dichos animales comparándolos con los de ratones salvajes/wildtype de la cepa C57BL6. P...

Elizabeth Wager. GETTING RESEARCH PUBLISHED – An A to Z of Publication Strategy, Third Edition. Boca Raton, New York, London: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2015. 188 pages; ISBN-13:978-1-78523-138-4 (Paperback) - CAT# K28669

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Donev, Doncho

2016-01-01

PURPOSE: This book provides step-by-step guidance on developing a sound publication strategy for how to prepare and get research papers published. The book is a user-friendly guide, a route map for publishing that covers many topics, ranging from abstracts and blogs, tables and trial registration to ethical principles and conventions for writing scientific papers. Publishing the results of scientific research in the form of a scientific paper is the ultimate goal and the final stage of the re...

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Doncho Donev

2016-02-01

CONCLUSION: The book is intended to help all authors, young and old, novice and experienced, to plan their research and publications effectively and prepare manuscripts for journals and other publications, increasing the likelihood that their work will be published. Providing essential information on publishing strategy and process, the book should be extremely useful to everyone who wants to publish research results.

Comparison of optimal design methods in inverse problems

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Banks, H T; Holm, K; Kappel, F

2011-01-01

Typical optimal design methods for inverse or parameter estimation problems are designed to choose optimal sampling distributions through minimization of a specific cost function related to the resulting error in parameter estimates. It is hoped that the inverse problem will produce parameter estimates with increased accuracy using data collected according to the optimal sampling distribution. Here we formulate the classical optimal design problem in the context of general optimization problems over distributions of sampling times. We present a new Prohorov metric-based theoretical framework that permits one to treat succinctly and rigorously any optimal design criteria based on the Fisher information matrix. A fundamental approximation theory is also included in this framework. A new optimal design, SE-optimal design (standard error optimal design), is then introduced in the context of this framework. We compare this new design criterion with the more traditional D-optimal and E-optimal designs. The optimal sampling distributions from each design are used to compute and compare standard errors; the standard errors for parameters are computed using asymptotic theory or bootstrapping and the optimal mesh. We use three examples to illustrate ideas: the Verhulst–Pearl logistic population model (Banks H T and Tran H T 2009 Mathematical and Experimental Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes (Boca Raton, FL: Chapman and Hall/CRC)), the standard harmonic oscillator model (Banks H T and Tran H T 2009) and a popular glucose regulation model (Bergman R N, Ider Y Z, Bowden C R and Cobelli C 1979 Am. J. Physiol. 236 E667–77; De Gaetano A and Arino O 2000 J. Math. Biol. 40 136–68; Toffolo G, Bergman R N, Finegood D T, Bowden C R and Cobelli C 1980 Diabetes 29 979–90)

Societal Impacts of Natural Decadal Climate Variability - The Pacemakers of Civilizations

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Mehta, V. M.

2017-12-01

Natural decadal climate variability (DCV) is one of the oldest areas of climate research. Building on centuries-long literature, a substantial body of research has emerged in the last two to three decades, focused on understanding causes, mechanisms, and impacts of DCV. Several DCV phenomena - the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) or the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO), tropical Atlantic sea-surface temperature gradient variability (TAG for brevity), West Pacific Warm Pool variability, and decadal variability of El Niño-La Niña events - have been identified in observational records; and are associated with variability of worldwide atmospheric circulations, water vapor transport, precipitation, and temperatures; and oceanic circulations, salinity, and temperatures. Tree-ring based drought index data going back more than 700 years show presence of decadal hydrologic cycles (DHCs) in North America, Europe, and South Asia. Some of these cycles were associated with the rise and fall of civilizations, large-scale famines which killed millions of people, and acted as catalysts for socio-political revolutions. Instrument-measured data confirm presence of such worldwide DHCs associated with DCV phenomena; and show these DCV phenomena's worldwide impacts on river flows, crop productions, inland water-borne transportation, hydro-electricity generation, and agricultural irrigation. Fish catch data also show multiyear to decadal catch variability associated with these DCV phenomena in all oceans. This talk, drawn from my recently-published book (Mehta, V.M., 2017: Natural Decadal Climate Variability: Societal Impacts. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 326 pp.), will give an overview of worldwide impacts of DCV phenomena, with specific examples of socio-economic-political impacts. This talk will also describe national and international security implications of such societal impacts, and worldwide food security implications. The talk will end with an outline of needed

Comparison of optimal design methods in inverse problems

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Banks, H. T.; Holm, K.; Kappel, F.

2011-07-01

Typical optimal design methods for inverse or parameter estimation problems are designed to choose optimal sampling distributions through minimization of a specific cost function related to the resulting error in parameter estimates. It is hoped that the inverse problem will produce parameter estimates with increased accuracy using data collected according to the optimal sampling distribution. Here we formulate the classical optimal design problem in the context of general optimization problems over distributions of sampling times. We present a new Prohorov metric-based theoretical framework that permits one to treat succinctly and rigorously any optimal design criteria based on the Fisher information matrix. A fundamental approximation theory is also included in this framework. A new optimal design, SE-optimal design (standard error optimal design), is then introduced in the context of this framework. We compare this new design criterion with the more traditional D-optimal and E-optimal designs. The optimal sampling distributions from each design are used to compute and compare standard errors; the standard errors for parameters are computed using asymptotic theory or bootstrapping and the optimal mesh. We use three examples to illustrate ideas: the Verhulst-Pearl logistic population model (Banks H T and Tran H T 2009 Mathematical and Experimental Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes (Boca Raton, FL: Chapman and Hall/CRC)), the standard harmonic oscillator model (Banks H T and Tran H T 2009) and a popular glucose regulation model (Bergman R N, Ider Y Z, Bowden C R and Cobelli C 1979 Am. J. Physiol. 236 E667-77 De Gaetano A and Arino O 2000 J. Math. Biol. 40 136-68 Toffolo G, Bergman R N, Finegood D T, Bowden C R and Cobelli C 1980 Diabetes 29 979-90).

Micofagia por roedores en un bosque templado del centro de México Mycophagy by rodents in a temperate forest of Central Mexico

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Citlalli Castillo-Guevara

2012-09-01

Full Text Available La micofagia por roedores en hongos hipogeos ha sido documentada en diversos ecosistemas del mundo; sin embargo, el estudio del consumo de hongos epigeos por este grupo ha sido insuficiente. En el presente trabajo se evaluó de manera experimental la micofagia de 2 especies de ratones silvestres (Neotomodon alstoni y Peromyscus maniculatus en el hongo epigeo ectomicorrizógeno Russula aff. cuprea y la posible preferencia de estos ratones por consumir alguna estructura específica del hongo (píleo, himenio o estípite. Asimismo, se analizó si el paso del hongo a través del tracto digestivo afectaba la actividad metabólica esporal. Los resultados indican que aunque el esporoma entero puede ser consumido, el himenio (parte fértil es la primera estructura seleccionada por ambas especies. Además, se encontró que el paso por el tracto digestivo de las 2 especies de ratones no tiene efecto significativo (p= 0.067 en la actividad metabólica esporal de R. aff. cuprea, sugiriendo que estos ratones silvestres podrían ser dispersores efectivos de las esporas del hongo epigeo en el Parque Nacional La Malinche.The mycophagy by rodents in hypogeous fungal species has been widely documented in different ecosystems around the world. However, the consumption of epigeos fungi by this group has been poorly studied. In this study we evaluated the mycophagy by 2 mice species (Neotomodon alstoni and Peromyscus maniculatus in the epigeous ectomycorrhizal fungi Russula aff. cuprea. Experimentally tests were carried out to see if these mice species have a preference to consume a specific structure of the fungus (pileus, hymenium or stipe. Also, we analyzed if the passage of this fungus through the digestive tract has an effect on the sporal metabolic activity. Our results indicate that although the whole sporocarp can be consumed, the hymenium (fertile part of the sporocarp was the first structure selected by both mice species. Furthermore, we found that the

Espacios exclusivos y excluyentes: ¿Cómo y quién habita el espacio público? El Boulevard Naciones Unidas (Quito y La Boca (Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

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Kathrin Hopfgartner

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Desde finales del siglo XX, gobiernos locales de diferentes ciudades de América Latina implementan políticas urbanas de corte neoliberal. El objetivo es re-configurar ciudades económicamente productivas. Para ello, se busca el mejoramiento del factor de localización de estas a través de la atracción de visitantes e inversionistas. Con ello, se da el paso de una lógica de gobernanza urbano gerencial a “la ciudad empresarial”. Una de las implicaciones más significativas es el carácter selectivo que toman los espacios públicos. Concretamente, se los convierte en nuevas centralidades orientadas, fundamentalmente, al consumo de sectores de altos ingresos. Esto deriva en una producción del espacio público, que profundiza la polarización socio-económica y la configuración de ciudades fragmentadas y desiguales. Sin embargo, la producción de un determinado espacio se realiza tanto desde las políticas urbanas, como desde los actores del lugar. En este sentido, el espacio público es uno de los lugares en los cuales se materializa la tensión entre estas dos escalas. Tensión que se deriva a partir de la disputa por quien instalará los parámetros de cómo y quién podrá habitar y consumir el espacio público. En esta línea, el presente trabajo analiza la producción de espacios públicos en dos casos de estudios latinoamericanos: la construcción del Boulevard Naciones Unidas, en la ciudad de Quito, y la renovación urbana del barrio La Boca, en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

Desigualdade social no adoecimento e morte por câncer de boca e orofaríngeo no município de São Paulo, Brasil: 1997 a 2008 Social inequality in morbidity and mortality from oral and oropharyngeal cancer in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: 1997-2008

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Maria Angela Fernandes Ferreira

2012-09-01

Full Text Available A ocupação do espaço geográfico é determinada historicamente pelo modelo socioeconômico e pelo dinamismo de suas relações sociais, políticas e ideológicas. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a distribuição espacial e o efeito de indicadores socioeconômicos no adoecimento e morte por câncer de boca e orofaríngeo no Município de São Paulo, Brasil, no período de 1997 a 2008. Os dados foram coletados no Registro de Câncer de Base Populacional e no Programa de Aprimoramento das Informações de Mortalidade - PRO-AIM e georreferenciados pelos softwares Terraview e GeoDa. O referencial teórico para avaliação dos resultados foi baseado na teoria de Milton Santos. As taxas de incidência apresentaram um índice de autocorrelação Global de Moran de 0,226 e as taxas de mortalidade de 0,337. A Incidência de câncer de boca e orofaríngeo não apresenta um padrão espacial bem definido no Município de São Paulo, mas é bastante desigual no que se refere à Mortalidade, concentrando as suas menores taxas na área central, mais rica e economicamente menos desigual.Occupation of geographical space is historically determined by the socioeconomic model and the dynamism of its social, political, and ideological relations. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial distribution of morbidity and mortality from cancer of the mouth and oropharynx and related socioeconomic variables in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1997 to 2008. Data were collected from the Population-Based Cancer Registry and the Program for Improvement of Mortality Data (PRO-AIM and were georeferenced using Terraview and GeoDa. The theoretical framework for evaluating the results was the work of Milton Santos. The incidence rates showed spatial autocorrelation with a Global Moran index of 0.226 and mortality rates of 0.337. Incidence of cancer of the mouth and oropharynx did not show a well-defined spatial pattern in the city of São Paulo, but mortality rates were

Marcadores fenotípicos de atenuación en cepas de virus Junín recuperadas de individuos vacunados con la cepa Junín Candid#1

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Graciela S. Gamboa

2013-08-01

Full Text Available La Fiebre Hemorrágica Argentina es una enfermedad producida por el virus Junín. Para la prevención de esta enfermedad se obtuvo una vacuna efectiva denominada Candid#1. Durante un ensayo clínico realizado en el INEVH, dos cepas de virus Junín fueron aisladas de sangre periférica de dos voluntarios mediante co-cultivo de células mononucleares. El objetivo de este trabajo fue comparar las características fenotípicas de atenuación de esas dos cepas recuperadas de humanos con las de la vacuna Candid#1 utilizando los indicadores de atenuación desarrollados por Contigiani y Sabattini en 1977. A tal fin se midieron los índices de letalidad, infección y protección en cobayos y ratones de diferentes edades. Las tres cepas investigadas resultaron letales para ratones recién nacidos pero no para ratones de 10 a 12 días, ratones adultos ni cobayos, aun a la más baja dilución inoculada. Los cobayos inoculados con las cepas recuperadas de humanos y con la cepa Candid#1 no presentaron síntomas de enfermedad y mostraron estar protegidos cuando fueron desafiados con una cepa patógena. Los índices de infección y de protección hallados indican que estas cepas poseen elevada capacidad infectante y protectora en las especies animales aquí estudiadas. Estos resultados demuestran que las cepas de virus Junín aisladas de voluntarios inmunizados con Candid#1 mantienen el mismo fenotipo atenuado de la vacuna Candid#1 después de un pasaje por humanos.

Acne treatment patterns, expectations, and satisfaction among adult females of different races/ethnicities

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Rendon MI

2015-05-01

Full Text Available Marta I Rendon,1 David A Rodriguez,2 Ariane K Kawata,3 Arnold N Degboe,4 Teresa K Wilcox,3 Caroline T Burk,5 Selena R Daniels,4 Wendy E Roberts6 1Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA; 2Dermatology Associates and Research, Coral Gables, FL, USA; 3Evidera, Bethesda, MD, USA; 4Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA, USA; 5Health Outcomes Consultant, Laguna Beach, CA, USA; 6Generational and Cosmetic Dermatology, Rancho Mirage, CA, USA Background: Limited data are available on acne treatment patterns, expectations, and satisfaction in the adult female subpopulation, particularly among different racial and ethnic groups. Objective: Describe acne treatment patterns and expectations in adult females of different racial/ethnic groups and analyze and explore their potential effects on medication compliance and treatment satisfaction. Methods: A cross-sectional, Web-based survey was administered to US females (25–45 years with facial acne (≥25 visible lesions. Data collected included sociodemographics, self-reported clinical characteristics, acne treatment use, and treatment expectations and satisfaction. Results: Three hundred twelve subjects completed the survey (mean age, 35.3±5.9 years, comprising black (30.8%, Hispanic (17.6%, Asian/other (17.3%, and white (34.3%. More than half of the subjects in each racial group recently used an acne treatment or procedure (black, 63.5%; Hispanic, 54.5%; Asian/other, 66.7%; white, 66.4%. Treatment use was predominantly over-the-counter (OTC (47.4% versus prescription medications (16.6%. OTC use was highest in white subjects (black, 42.7%; Hispanic, 34.5%; Asian/other, 44.4%; white, 59.8%; P<0.05. The most frequently used OTC treatments in all racial/ethnic groups were salicylic acid (SA (34.3% and benzoyl peroxide (BP (32.1%. Overall, compliance with acne medications was highest in white versus black (57.0±32.4 vs 42.7±33.5 days, P>0.05, Hispanic (57.0±32.4 vs 43.2±32.9 days, P>0

Effect of cadmium on the floor of the mouth on rats during lactation Efeito do cádmio no soalho da boca de ratos durante a lactação

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Lara Cristina Picoli

2004-06-01

Full Text Available Cadmium (Cd present in the air, drinking water and food has the potential to affect the health of people, mainly those who live in highly industrialized regions. Cd affects placental function, may cross the placental barrier and directly modify fetal development. It is also excreted into milk. The body is particularly susceptible to Cd exposure during perinatal period. The effect on rat oral epithelium (floor of the mouth after continuous exposure to drinking water containing low levels of Cd during lactation was studied. Female rats were supplied with ad libitum drinking water containing 300 mg/l of CdCl2 throughout the whole lactation period. Control animals received a similar volume of water without Cd. Lactating rats (21 day-old were killed by lethal dose of anesthetic. The heads were retrieved, fixed in "alfac" solution (alcohol, acetic acid and formaldehyde for 24 h, serially sectioned in frontal plane, at the level of the first molars. The 6 µm sections were then stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Nuclear epithelium parameters were estimated, as well as cytoplasm and cell volume, nucleus/cytoplasm ratio, numeric and surface densities, and epithelial thickness. Mean body weight was 34.86 g for the control group and 18.56 g for the Cd-treated group. Histologically, the floor of the mouth epithelium was thinner in the treated group, with smaller and more numerous cells. In this experiment, Cd induced epithelial hypotrophy, indicating a direct action in oral mucosa cells, besides retarded development of the pups.O cádmio (Cd do ar, da água e dos alimentos tem o potencial de afetar a saúde das pessoas, principalmente daquelas que vivem em regiões altamente industrializadas. O Cd afeta a função placentária, podendo atravessar a barreira placentária e provocar distúrbios no desenvolvimento fetal. Pode, também, ser excretado pelo leite. O organismo é particularmente susceptível à exposição ao Cd no período perinatal. Foi

Influência dos exercícios físicos de baixa e alta intensidade sobre o limiar de hipernocicepção e outros parâmetros em ratos Influencia de los ejercicios físicos de baja y alta intensidad sobre el límite de hipernocicepción y otros parámetros en ratones Influence of low and high intensity physical exercise on hypernociception threshold and other parameters of rats

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Ademir da Costa Lana

2006-10-01

alta intensidad sobre la hipernocicepción, además de evaluar la masa corporal y el peso relativo de algunos órganos de ratones. Para esto, se han utilizado ratones machos, adultos, de linaje Wistar, los que fueron sometidos (grupo entrenado o no (grupo no entrenado a ejercicios en cinta ergo métrica. La inflamación aguda fue inducida por la inyección de carragenina 0,5% en el cóccix de la pata posterior izquierda de los ratones y la nocicepción fue medida por medio del test plantar antes y pos 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 y 24 horas. Al final de las evaluaciones los ratones fueron sometidos a anestesia profunda, incluso la eutanasia, para colectar y pesar las glándulas adrenales, corazón, bazo y riñones y posterior estudio anatomopatológico de estos tejidos. El análisis estadístico de los resultados mostró un aumento significante (P Physical exercise practice is an important habit to maintain the physical and emotional well-being of those who regularly adopt it, and can bring great benefits to health. However, depending on the type, intensity, frequency and duration of the exercises, they can also do a certain degree of harm to the organism. As a benefit, the role of physical exercise is described in the specific and non-specific immune function and, in the latter, the inflammatory process stands out. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to show the effects of low and high intensity physical exercises on hypernociception, and to evaluate the body mass and the relative weight of some organs in rats. For the study, male adult Wistar rats were used and submitted (trained group or not submitted (non-trained group to physical exercises on an ergometric treadmill. The acute inflammation was induced by an injection of carrageenin-0.5% into the plantar tissue of the left hind paw of each rat and the nociception was measured by the plantar test before and after 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours. At the end of the evaluations, the rats were submitted to deep anesthesia until

Intraluminar testicular colonization and differentiation of the inner cell mass in mice (Mus Musculus Colonización intraluminar testicular y diferenciación de la masa celular interna en ratones (Mus musculus

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Láyonal Acosta

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Primordial germ cells (PGC`s are transplanted to testicle of other individual of the same species, they colonize the lumen of the seminiferous tubules, seeking a niche to differentiate into sperm. Our objective was to evaluate the intraluminal colonization of a suspension of cells in the inner cell mass (IMC`s of blastocysts obtained from mice, using a novel technique. It was transplanted a suspension of ICM by mean of inmunosurgery into the rete testis of recipient animals which were previously treated with cyclophosphamide to reduce their own spermatogenesis. We confirmed the presence of intraluminal minitubules in 2 of 100 seminiferous tubules, demonstrating that transplantation of a suspension of cells from the inner cell mass can colonize the seminiferous tubules and also maintain a synchronously xenogenic spermatogenesis with the receiver.Cuando las células germinales primordiales (CGPs son trasplantadas al testículo de otro individuo de la misma especie; colonizan el lumen de los túbulos seminíferos, buscando su nicho para diferenciarse en espermatozoides. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la colonización intraluminal de una suspensión de células de la masa celular interna (MCI obtenidas de blastocistos de ratones. Una suspensión de MCI obtenidos mediante una inmunocirugía en la red testicular de animales tratados previamente con ciclofosfamida para disminuir su propia espermatogénesis fueron trasladados a animales receptores. Se comprobó la presencia de minitúbulos intraluminales en 2 de 100 túbulos seminíferos, lo que demuestra que el trasplante de una suspensión de células de la masa celular interna pueden colonizar los túbulos seminíferos y además mantener una espermatogénesis xenogénica de manera sincrónica con el receptor.

INMUNOGENICIDAD DE LA PROTEÍNA RECOMBINANTE ASP1R DE Ancylostoma caninum EN UN MODELO MURINO

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Maria Giraldo G

2009-08-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Construir un plásmido recombinante que exprese la proteína ASP1r de Ancylostoma caninum y evaluar su capacidad inmunogénica en un modelo murino. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó extracción de ARN de parásitos adultos de Ancylostoma caninum, se amplificó por RT –PCR el gen de la proteína ASP1. Este gen fue insertado en el vector pcDNA3. El inserto fue digerido con Bamh1 y EcoR1 y clonado direccionalmente. Posteriormente, se llevó a cabo transformación y selección de las células de E. coli DH5a competentes con el producto de la ligación. Se realizó un tamizaje por PCR confirmando la presencia del gen ASP1. El vector pcDNA3-ASP1 fue administrado vía intraglandular en la parotida e intramuscular en ratones Balb/c. En estos animales se les realizó determinación de anticuerpos en suero y saliva mediante las técnicas de ELISA e inmunohistoquímica. Resultados. Se determinó que el plásmido pcDNA3-ASP1 fue incorporado y expresado células E. coli DH5a. Este plásmido recombinante indujo la producción de anticuerpos Anti-ASP1 específicos en ratones Balb/c. Conclusiones. Se logró demostrar que la utilización de pcDNA3-ASP1 no produjo reacciones desfavorables en ratones Balb/c, además indujo respuesta humoral contra la proteína pcDNA3-ASP1 de excreción/secreción de Ancylostoma caninum en ratones.

Population density and reproduction of two Peruvian leaf-eared mice (Phyllotis spp. Densidad poblacional y reproducción de dos ratones orejudos del Perú (Phyllotis spp.

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MARGARITA ARANA

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Population density and reproduction were studied in two leaf-eared mice (Phyllotis spp. in the Peruvian locality known as Lomas de Lachay. Density varied between 0-3 individuals ha-1 in P. andium, and between 0-12 individuals ha-1 in P. amicus. An annual cycle of population abundance was observed in both species. Phyllotis amicus showed no seasonal reproductive activity, but P. andium had seasonal reproduction with pregnant females principally observed between July and September. Differences in juvenile weight were related to litter size. It is likely that two young was the optimal litter size in the harsh and seasonal xeric environment of Lomas de Lachay. Our results suggest that P. amicus maintains low, highly dispersed populations in a harsh environment, and can reproduce at any time of the year, whereas P. andium appears to be a more irruptive species closely tied to rainfall patternsLa densidad poblacional y reproducción de dos ratones orejudos (Phyllotis spp. fueron estudiadas en la localidad peruana Lomas de Lachay. La densidad varió entre 0-3 individuos ha-1 en P. andium, y entre 0-12 individuos ha-1 en P. amicus. En ambas especies se observaron cambios poblacionales que sugieren la existencia de ciclos anuales en la abundancia poblacional. El patrón reproductivo en las dos especies de Phyllotis fue claramente distinto. Phyllotis amicus mostró una actividad reproductiva no estacional, mientras que P. andium tuvo una reproducción estacional observándose hembras preñadas principalmente entre julio y septiembre. La diferencia en el peso de los juveniles estuvo relacionada con el tamaño de la camada. Es probable que en las Lomas de Lachay el tamaño de camada óptimo sea de dos individuos. Nuestros resultados sugieren que P. amicus es una especie que mantiene poblaciones bajas, altamente dispersas en áreas desérticas, y que puede reproducirse durante todo el año; mientras que P. andium parece ser una especie que irrumpe más en

A practitioner’s guide to resampling for data analysis, data mining, and modeling / P.I. Good (Ed.). - Boca Raton, FL : Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2011. - ISBN 978-1-439855-50-8

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van den Broek, Egon

2012-01-01

With sufficient books on data mining and more than enough books on statistics on the shelf, I found myself drawn by the “practitioner’s guide‿ aspect of this book’s title. Compact as the book is, it promised something different from all the books on my shelf. Consequently, this review will focus on

Efecto neutralizador del extracto acuoso de Dracontium loretense (JERGÓN SACHA sobre la actividad letal del veneno de Bothrops atrox

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Amanda Lovera

2006-07-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar la capacidad del extracto acuoso D. loretense (jergon sacha para neutralizar la actividad letal del veneno de la serpiente B. atrox. Materiales y metodos: Se realizo el screening fitoquimico del extracto acuoso del bulbo desecado de D. loretense, se calculo la dosis letal 50(DL50 para el extracto y el veneno de B. atrox. Luego se realizaron enfrentamientos de diferentes dosis de extracto y veneno inyectadas intraperitonealmente en ratones, previa incubacion, para calcular la dosis eficaz 50% (DE50 del extracto para neutralizar el efecto letal del veneno por el metodo de Probits. Resultados: El analisis fitoquimico del extracto permitio identificar compuestos fenolicos, taninos, saponinas, proteinas, terpenoides y esteroides. No sobrevivio ningun raton que recibio el veneno sin D. loretense, y no fallecio ninguno al que se le dio solo el extracto acuoso de D. loretense. Se determino la DE50 en 91,15 µg/raton del extracto para neutralizar 2DL50 del veneno. Se encontro que a mayor dosis del veneno de B.atrox se necesito menores dosis del extracto acuoso de D. loretense. Conclusiones: el extracto acuoso de D. loretense neutraliza la actividad letal de veneno de B. atrox. Es necesario realizar estudios que permitan identificar los metabolitos del extracto que tienen esta accion.

Valor de Compra Hedônico ou Utilitário e sua Influência no Varejo: Resultados de um Survey no Setor de Construção Civil

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Evandro Luiz Lopes

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Este artigo analisa a relação entre o valor de compra hedônico ou utilitário com a satisfação, boca a boca e intenção de recompra, por meio de um modelo desenvolvido para este fim. O estudo foi motivado pelo crescente debate sobre a influência do ambiente de loja na satisfação dos clientes. As hipóteses foram testadas por meio de um survey de 400 entrevistas com compradores, nas lojas de uma rede de materiais para construção civil da capital paulista. Os resultados indicaram que o valor de compra utilitário influenciou positivamente todas as variáveis de resultado do varejo e o valor de compra hedônico influenciou apenas o boca a boca e a intenção de recompra. A influência do valor de compra utilitário sobre a satisfação, boca a boca e intenção de recompra foi maior do que a influência do valor de compra hedônico. Estas descobertas podem indicar, mesmo não sendo uma garantia, que dispor de boa variedade, pronta disponibilidade de mercadorias, boa localização, horários adequados e preços competitivos resultam em clientes satisfeitos e leais. ----- Utilitarian and Hedonic Shopping Value and Its Influence on Retail: Results of a Retail Building Supplies Survey ----- ABSTRACT ----- This article analyzes the relationship between the hedonic and utility purchase values, satisfaction, word-of-mouth and intention to repurchase through a model developed for this purpose. The study was motivated by the growing debate about the influence of store environment on customer satisfaction. The hypotheses were tested through a survey of 400 interviews with buyers at a network store of building materials in the state capital. The results indicated that the purchase price of utility positively influenced all outcome variables and the retail purchase price hedonic influenced only word-of-mouth and repurchase intention. The influence of the purchase utility on satisfaction, word-of-mouth and intention to repurchase was greater than the

Geochemical And Hydrodynamic Behavior Of The Karstic Aquifer System In The Portion Between Akumal And Boca Paila, In The South Eastern Coast Of The Yucatan Peninsula.

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Velazquez Oliman, G.; Leal Bautista, R. M.; Perry, E. C.; Carrol, M.; Wagner, N.; Castillo Oliman, P.

2008-12-01

We report here aspects of the geochemistry and hydrodynamics of a nearly 450 km2 area that constitutes part of the rapidly developing tourist corridor between Akumal and Boca Paila, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Some of the largest explored submerged cave systems in the world, including Nohoch Nah Chic and Dos Ojos, are within the study area. The presence of these and other highly permeable conduits highlights the importance of a better understanding of the aquifer system both to assess its vulnerability and to facilitate sustainable water management. This study focuses on major ion, trace element, and stable isotope geochemistry of groundwater and on monitoring system hydrodynamics through water levels measurements. Sampling along approximately 30 km of coast was accomplished by means of a network of 29 sampling sites arranged along three NW-SE transverse lines running approximately perpendicular to the coast and each extending about 16 km inland. To date 52 samples have been taken. In addition, vertical specific conductivity profiles have helped delineate the thickness of the freshwater lens, which has a maximum thickness of 33.5 m in the southwestern part of the study area, approximately 13.5 km from the coast. In the northeastern corner of the study area, 7.5 m of brackish water overlies sea water near the coast. Water level monitoring is by means of Schlumberger pressure transducers installed at 11 sites. Water table changes record tidal oscillation, confirming the interconnectedness of the system, an observation supported by conductivity measurements that indicate oscillatory vertical movement of the saline interface. (SO4/Cl) ratios, expressed as 1000(SO4/Cl) in meq/kg, are useful tracers of groundwater provenance. The ratio is approximately 100 for seawater and is much greater for groundwater in southern Quintana Roo that has dissolved evaporite (Perry et al, 2002). Ratios in the study area, which are 100 or less, indicate no contact with evaporite. Background

Influencia del tratamiento ortodóncico en la percepción de la estética dental

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Bolás Colvée, Belén

2017-01-01

Se trata de un estudio transversal, en el que se le tomo una fotografía frontal intraoral a una paciente, esta fotografía fue modificada con adobe phothosop para crear una boca lo más perfecta posible. A partir de esta boca se crearon distintas alteraciones en distintos grados. Debajo de cada imagen se puso una escala visual analógica, del 0 al 10. Los participantes del estudio deben marcar en dicha escala cuanto les gusta cada fotografía. Este estudio esta compuesto por tres grupos; un grupo...

Effectiveness of Clinical Diagnosis in Lesions by HPV in Mouth. Useful Clinical Criteria

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Josué Roberto Bermeo Escalona; Blanca Silvia González López; Eva Ramón Gallegos; Hugo Mendieta Zerón

2015-01-01

La infección por virus del papiloma humano (vph) en boca se asocia con lesiones como hiperplasia epitelial multifocal (hem), verruga vulgar (vv) y condiloma acuminado (ca). En este sentido, se evaluó la eficacia del diagnóstico clínico en lesiones por vph en boca y se propusieron criterios útiles para su diagnóstico. Los resultados sugieren que la evaluación clínica no permite diferenciar las lesiones. Las variables clínicas encontradas para el diagnóstico de hem fueron edad y presencia de le...

Papiloma bucal producido por VPH y su relación con carcinoma

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Martínez Martínez, Adel; Baldiris Ávila, Rosa; Díaz Caballero, Antonio

2012-01-01

El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) es el responsable de múltiples manifestaciones en boca, las cuales generalmente se caracterizan por lesiones vegetantes, verrugosidades o lesiones papulares. La incidencia de la enfermedad en boca ha aumentado ya que el contagio por vía sexual es una de las principales vías de contagio, lo que también permite que cada vez exista un mayor número de diagnósticos de VPH oncogénico en cavidad bucal. The human papiloma virus (HPV) is responsible for multiple m...

SERVICIO DE CONVERGENCIA DIGITAL

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Lizzet Mirafuentes Garay

2009-01-01

El propósito del estudio fue analizar cuáles son las principales ventajas que proporciona el servicio de convergencia digital en los hoteles de la zona conurbada de Veracruz-Boca del Río. Para ello, se aplicaron 30 encuestas en hoteles que cuentan con un sistema de convergencia digital como sistema de comunicación y entretenimiento dentro de la zona conurbada Veracruz Boca del Río. El informante fue la persona de mayor jerarquía y que además se relacionara con la tecnología utilizada en el ho...

OS MELHORES E OS PIORES: O BOCA A BOCA EM SITES DE VAREJO ELETRÔNICO

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Fabrício de Carvalho Inocêncio

2016-09-01

Full Text Available This paper aims to investigate the internal dimensions of Word-of-Mouth (WOM behavior, comparing the best and the worst Brazilian e-tail websites in four dimensions: intensity, positive valence, negative valence and content. The research used for this paper is based on the multidimensional framework of Goyette, Ricard, Bergeron, and Marticotte (2010. It suggests that WOM intensity is higher in the case of the best websites, while the degree of promotion (positive valence of the best websites is lower than the degree of detraction (negative valence of the worst websites. This result supports previous findings, showing that negative WOM is passionate and extreme. Yet, elements such as trust, delivery time and post-purchase support, reinforce both positive WOM in the best websites and negative WOM in the worst websites. However, security of transaction and ease of use do not reinforce negative WOM in the worst websites, suggesting a certain degree of commoditization of such factors between the best and the worst websites.

PERSONALIDADE E BOCA A BOCA: PROPENSÃO AO ENVIO E RECEBIMENTO DE INFORMAÇÕES

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Kenny Basso

2013-10-01

Full Text Available This article aims to assess the connection between personality traits and willingness to word of mouth. By means of structural equation modeling, it was found that the sending of information was significantly preceded by amiability, emotional instability, and consciousness. The receiving of information was significantly preceded by emotional instability and consciousness. In the academic context, this study contributes to the understanding of connections between personality and sending and receiving of information by consumers, by empirically testing a model that makes the junction between psychological constructs with marketing constructs. At the managerial level, this study contributes to the understanding of consumer behavior and provides evidence for decision making when the intention is to prevent negative word of mouth or to instigate positive word of mouth.

Cymothoa recifea sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae from the mouths of marine fishes of Pernambuco State, Brazil Cymothoa recifea sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae das bocas de peixes marinhos do Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil

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2005-09-01

Full Text Available Cymothoa recifea sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae is described from the mouths of Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792 and Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832. The fish hosts were caught near Itamaracá and Cabo de Santo Agostinho, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The new species bears a superficial resemblance to Cymothoa oestrum (Linnaeus, 1793 from which it differs in a number of important respects. In the new species, the basal carinae are large on pereopods 4-7 and usually pointed, whereas in C. oestrum the carinae are small on pereopods 4-6, large on 7 and not pointed. In the new species, only pleopod 1 is simple and 2-5 are provided with pockets and folds. In the other species, pleopods 1-4 are simple and only 5 has folds.Cymothoa recifea sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae é descrito das bocas de Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792 e Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832. Os peixes foram capturados perto de Itamaracá, Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. A nova espécie apresenta uma semelhança superficial à Cymothoa oestrum (Linnaeus, 1793 da qual distingue-se pôr várias características. Na nova espécie, as expansões nas bases dos pereópodos ("carinae" são grandes nos 4-7 e, geralmente, terminam em pontas agudas. Em contraste, em C. oestrum, estas estruturas são pequenas nos pereópodos 4-6, grande somente no sétimo e não têm pontas agudas. Na nova espécie, somente o pleópodo 1 é simples e 2-5 apresentam bolsas e dobras. Na outra espécie, os pleópodos 1-4 são simples e somente 5 tem dobras.

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

DIAGNOSTICO AMBIENTAL Y VALORACIÓN DE LOS RECURSOS PARA FINES TURÍSTICOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS DE MANGLAR EN LA BAHÍA DE BANDERAS, MÉXICO.

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Cruz Romero Bartolo

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Mediante una “Lista de chequeo” se establece el diagnóstico ambiental de los sistemas estuarinos de la Bahía de Banderas: El Salado, Boca Negra – Boca de Tomates y El Quelele; y se identifican los principales factores de presión ambiental en cada sistema. Los elementos ambientales considerados fueron el suelo, agua, aire, flora, fauna y paisaje. Los resultados indican que el paisaje de estos sistemas, ha perdido su calidad original y las principales causas han sido el cambio de uso de suelo y el desarrollo urbano y turístico mal planeado. Respecto a la valoración de los recursos (naturales y artificiales, con potencial turístico para cada sistema, se determinó bajo la metodología de “Inventario de recursos”; propuesta por Leno (1993. La valoración de recursos en los tres sistemas estuarinos El Salado, Boca Negra – Boca de Tomates y El Quelele; nos muestra que todos los recursos potenciales se encuentran en conjunto lo cual les otorga un valor más elevado respecto a la metodología utilizada, esto no limita las áreas solo al avistamiento y visita de los recursos con mayor jerarquía como las aves, cangrejos, flora, canales navegables, torres de observación y senderos elevados. Al contrario, se considera que el conjunto de todos los recursos con potencial turístico son susceptibles de aprovechamiento bajo esquemas de sustentabilidad mediante programas de turismo asociado a la naturaleza.

Greisen deposits associated to carboniferous post-orogenic granites with mineralization potential, Sierra de Fiambala, Catamarca, Argentina

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Fogliata, A. S.; Rubinstein, N. R.; Avila, J. C.; Baez, M.

2008-01-01

The Fiambala range is located in the central south part of the province of Catamarca, Western Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina. It is largely conformed by Precambrian metamorphic rocks, a Cambrian granitic intrusive, Ordovician basic and ultra basic rocks and epi zonal Carboniferous granites (Los Ratones, El Salto and Ayacucho Granites). The Carboniferous granites are sub alkaline, weakly peraluminous, high silica (except for the porphyritic facies of Los Ratones granite) and moderately enriched in K. Contents of trace elements and REE indicate that El S alto and Ayacucho granites and the granular facies of Los Ratones granite have characteristics of evolved and differentiated granite associated with hydrothermal systems. The variations of trace elements, particularly Sn, W, U, Rb, Ba, Zr and Sr suggest that they correspond to granites with mineralization potential. Genetically linked to these granites there are Sn, W, U and minor base metals greisen deposits. The hydrothermal process that yield to these deposits involved two main alteration stages, beginning with alkali metasomatism follow by greissenization. According to the isotopic ages the hydrothermal processes postdate about 1 Ma the magmatic activity. The analyses of the granites and the associated greisen deposits confirm that the post orogenic carboniferous magmatism is the major metallogenetic control of the ore deposits from the studied area. This metallogenetic control could be a useful tool in prospecting similar deposits in the rest of the Western Sierras Pampeanas. (Author)

Estufas ecológicas ahorradoras de leña

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Franco, Abelardo

2012-01-01

Unos de los proyectos emblemáticos que desarrolla la Sede Regional de Bocas del Toro, es el de la “Estufa Ecológica Ahorrativa de Leña”. Basada en el modelo Eco-Justa construido en Honduras, es la única estufa de este prototipo construida con ladrillos de arcilla y chimenea en la región. Este Proyecto lo desarrolla la Sede Regional de Bocas del Toro, a través del Ing. Abelardo Franco, docente en el área Ambiental, conjuntamente con la Cooperativa Bananera del Atlántico (COOBANA, R.L.) y el av...

O efeito de valência da recomendação e maturidade de marca em decisões de compra que envolvem diferentes níveis de esforço cognitivo

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Daniel Infante Ferreira Gonçalves

2015-01-01

Atualmente, a comunicação entre marcas e consumidores é um processo complexo. O excessivo volume de mensagens publicitárias leva à maior seletividade e menor sensibilidade a apelos persuasivos que, no passado, surtiam efeito. Assim, o monitoramento e uso de \\"boca a boca\\", considerado por consumidores um dos meios de comunicação mais confiável, torna-se fundamental. O estudo sobre a relação entre marcas, recomendação e decisões de consumo não é algo novo na literatura de marketing, porém, mu...

TOPOGRAFIA DAS ABERTURAS DOS DUCTOS PAROTÍDICOS DE UM LOBO GUARÁ (Chrysocyon brachyrus ILLIGER, 1811)

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Santos, André Luiz Quagliatto; Lima, Eduardo Maurício Mendes de

2001-01-01

Estudou-se a topografia dos pontos de abertura dos ductos parotídicos no vestíbulo da boca de um lobo guará (Chrysocyon brachyrus), fêmea, adulto, proveniente do Zoológico do Parque do Sábia, da cidade de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Realizaram-se incisões horizontais nas paredes do vestíbulo da boca, a cada lado, até um ponto das comissuras labiais que permitiam a identificação das aberturas dos ductos parotídicos, bem como suas relações com as faces vestibulares dos dentes pré-molares ...

Leucocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) as a regenerative medicine strategy for the treatment of refractory leg ulcers: a prospective cohort study.

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Pinto, Nelson R; Ubilla, Matias; Zamora, Yelka; Del Rio, Verónica; Dohan Ehrenfest, David M; Quirynen, Marc

2017-07-20

Chronic wounds (VLU: venous leg ulcer, DFU: diabetic foot ulcer, PU: pressure ulcer, or complex wounds) affect a significant proportion of the population. Despite appropriate standard wound care, such ulcers unfortunately may remain open for months or even years. The use of leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) to cure skin ulcers is a simple and inexpensive method, widely used in some countries but unknown or neglected in most others. This auto-controlled prospective cohort study explored and quantified accurately for the first time the adjunctive benefits of topical applications of L-PRF in the management of such refractory ulcers in a diverse group of patients. Forty-four consecutive patients with VLUs (n = 28, 32 wounds: 17 ≤ 10 cm 2 and 15 > 10 cm 2 ), DPUs (n = 9, 10 wounds), PUs (n = 5), or complex wounds (n = 2), all refractory to standard treatment for ≥3 months, received a weekly application of L-PRF membranes. L-PRF was prepared following the original L-PRF method developed more than 15 years ago (400g, 12 minutes) using the Intra-Spin L-PRF centrifuge/system and the XPression box kit (Intra-Lock, Boca Raton, FL, USA; the only CE/FDA cleared system for the preparation of L-PRF). Changes in wound area were recorded longitudinally via digital planimetry. Adverse events and pain levels were also registered. All wounds showed significant improvements after the L-PRF therapy. All VLUs ≤ 10 cm 2 , all DFUs, as well as the two complex wounds showed full closure within a 3-month period. All wounds of patients with VLUs > 10 cm 2 who continued therapy (10 wounds) could be closed, whereas in the five patients who discontinued therapy improvement of wound size was observed. Two out of the five PUs were closed, with improvement in the remaining three patients who again interrupted therapy (surface evolution from 7.35 ± 4.31 cm 2 to 5.78 ± 3.81 cm 2 ). No adverse events were observed. A topical application of L-PRF on

Comparación de los efectos del D-004, imipramina y sertralina en el modelo de nado forzado en ratones Comparative effects of D-004, Imipramine and Sertraline in the forced swimming test in mice

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Daisy Carbajal Quintana

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Introducción: La finasterida, inhibidor de la 5 a-reductasa, se emplea en el tratamiento de la hiperplasia prostática benigna, y ocasiona entre sus efectos adversos un aumento de cuadros de depresión. El D-004 es un extracto lipídico extraído a partir del fruto de la palma real (Roystonea regia, inhibe la 5 a-reductasa y previene la hiperplasia prostática benigna, y muestra un efecto antidepresivo moderado en el ensayo de nado forzado y suspensión por la cola. Objetivo: comparar el efecto del D-004 con la imipramina y la sertralina sobre la duración de las conductas de inmovilidad, nado y escalado en el ensayo de nado forzado. Métodos: se distribuyeron los ratones en ocho grupos: control (vehículo, tres tratados con D-004 (100, 250 y 500 mg/kg, dos con sertralina y dos con imipramina (30 y 50 mg/kg respectivamente. Estos se colocaron en un cilindro de cristal que contenía agua a una altura de 6 cm y se cuantificaron las conductas. Resultados: la administración oral de D-004 (100, 250 y 500 mg/kg durante 14 días redujo significativamente el tiempo de inmovilidad con respecto al grupo control (17, 22 y 25 % y aumentó significativamente la conducta de nado en 1,58, 1,68 y 1,74 veces. Este efecto resulta moderado (25 % comparado con las reducciones alcanzadas por la sertralina y la imipramina (³ 60 %. Las dosis mayores (250 y 500 mg/kg ocasionaron incrementos de la conducta de escalado, 2,79 y 3,55 veces superiores a la del grupo control, lo que mostró semejanza con la imipramina, aunque con una menor eficacia. Conclusiones: el D-004 ejerce un moderado efecto antidepresivo, lo que pudiera contribuir al manejo de los pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna en los cuales se informa coincidencia de cuadros depresivos.Introduction: Finasteride is a 5 a-reductase inhibitor to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH and one of the adverse effects is the increase of depressive symptoms. D-004 is a lipid extract from the real palm

Air monitoring activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Response Team during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

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Turpin, R.; Mickunas, D.; Campagna, P.; Burchette, S. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Response Team, Edison, NJ (United States)

2002-07-01

The Environmental Response Team (ERT) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) conducted air monitoring activities during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. This paper describes ERT's response actions and analytical support. It covers ERT activities from the morning of September 11 to October 17, 2001 when ERT was alerted of anthrax activities in Washington, DC and Boca Raton, Florida. ERT members provided technical support regarding respirator/personnel protective equipment selection, decontamination and health and safety protocols. In the first few weeks, ERT was also providing analytical laboratory support to the EPA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the New York City Department of Health. ERT also provided on-site gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis via the Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) bus, providing real-time direct readings to the EPA and the New York Fire Department. Site boundary air monitoring stations were maintained until early November at which point the EPA Region 2 took over all monitoring responsibilities. Air sampling efforts were initially directed at worker health and safety and the surrounding environments. Air sampling was conducted for asbestos, acid gases, heavy metals, phosgene, mercury, dioxins/furans, volatile organic compounds, and polychlorinated biphenyls. The sampling activities were later expanded to include chlorine, hydrogen chloride, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen cyanide. Site assessment is still ongoing. What began as a typical emergency response air sampling effort soon became a huge air monitoring effort with the original six stations expanded to more than 20. ERT made every effort to collect, analyze, quality assure and transfer data for posting on publicly accessible website within less than 24 hours. It was noted that one of the lessons learned from the disaster is

Quantification of Massive Seasonal Aggregations of Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in Southeast Florida.

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Kajiura, Stephen M; Tellman, Shari L

2016-01-01

Southeast Florida witnesses an enormous seasonal influx of upper trophic level marine predators each year as massive aggregations of migrating blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) overwinter in nearshore waters. The narrow shelf and close proximity of the Gulf Stream current to the Palm Beach County shoreline drive tens of thousands of sharks to the shallow, coastal environment. This natural bottleneck provides a unique opportunity to estimate relative abundance. Over a four year period from 2011-2014, an aerial survey was flown approximately biweekly along the length of Palm Beach County. A high definition video camera and digital still camera mounted out of the airplane window provided a continuous record of the belt transect which extended 200 m seaward from the shoreline between Boca Raton Inlet and Jupiter Inlet. The number of sharks within the survey transect was directly counted from the video. Shark abundance peaked in the winter (January-March) with a maximum in 2011 of 12,128 individuals counted within the 75.6 km(-2) belt transect. This resulted in a maximum density of 803.2 sharks km(-2). By the late spring (April-May), shark abundance had sharply declined to 1.1% of its peak, where it remained until spiking again in January of the following year. Shark abundance was inversely correlated with water temperature and large numbers of sharks were found only when water temperatures were less than 25 °C. Shark abundance was also correlated with day of the year but not with barometric pressure. Although shark abundance was not correlated with photoperiod, the departure of the sharks from southeast Florida occurred around the vernal equinox. The shark migration along the United States eastern seaboard corresponds spatially and temporally with the spawning aggregations of various baitfish species. These baseline abundance data can be compared to future studies to determine if shark population size is changing and if sharks are restricting their southward

Brand community or electronic word-of-mouth: what’s the goal of company presence in social media?

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Seller, Michel Lens; Laurindo, Fernando José Barbin

2018-01-01

Resumo O uso crescente de mídias sociais vem alterando o relacionamento entre empresas e clientes. As mídias sociais abrem um canal de comunicação bidirecional entre a organização e seus consumidores, assim como promove a interação entre estes. De acordo com a literatura, são dois os objetivos perseguidos pelas empresas neste ambiente: aumento de confiança e lealdade à marca por meio de comunidades de marca; e influência na decisão de compra do cliente pela promoção de comunicação boca a boca...

Comparação entre a concentração de mastócitos em carcinomas espinocelulares da pele e da cavidade oral A comparison between the concentration of mast cells in squamous cell carcinomas of the skin and oral cavity

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Ana Carolina Gomes Parizi

2010-12-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTOS: A letalidade dos carcinomas espinocelulares (CECs de pele é considerada baixa. Os CECs de boca têm prognóstico ruim. Evidências atuais sugerem que os mastócitos, residentes no tecido normal, contribuem para a tumorigênese dos CECs, provavelmente por promoverem angiogênese. OBJETIVO: Comparar a concentração de mastócitos em CECs da pele e da boca e avaliar se há correlação com o grau de diferenciação desses tumores. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Foram analisados 30 casos de CEC de pele e 34 casos de CEC de boca. A coloração de azul de toluidina, para evidenciar os mastócitos, foi realizada nos blocos com a área central da neoplasia. RESULTADOS: Apenas um caso de CEC de pele apresentou concentração de mastócitos de 0-10 e nenhum caso de CEC de boca apresentou concentração maior que 201 mastócitos no tumor. A maioria dos CECs de boca tem concentração de mastócitos entre 0 e 10 (47% - n = 16; 80% dos CECs de pele têm concentração acima de 51 mastócitos. Todos os casos de CEC de boca com concentração entre 100 e 200 mastócitos e 80% daqueles com concentração entre 51 e 99 eram de lábio. A concentração de mastócitos não está relacionada ao grau de diferenciação do tumor. CONCLUSÃO: A concentração de mastócitos é menor nos CECs de boca, exceto nos de lábio, podendo refletir uma menor necessidade de ativação de células do microambiente para melhorar a vascularização nos cânceres de boca.BACKGROUND: The lethality of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC of the skin is considered low. SCC in the mouth is usually associated with poor prognosis. Current evidence suggests that mast cells in the normal tissue contribute to the tumorigenesis of SCC, probably by promoting angiogenesis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the concentration of mast cells in SCC of the mouth and skin and evaluate whether there is a correlation with the degree of differentiation of these tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS

Associação de betabloqueadores e treinamento físico na insuficiência cardíaca de camundongos Asociación de betabloqueantes y entrenamiento físico en la insuficiencia cardíaca de ratones Association of physical training with beta-blockers in heart failure in mice

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Andréa Somolanji Vanzelli

2010-09-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTO: O tratamento da insuficiência cardíaca (IC conta atualmente com diversos tipos de intervenções. Dentre elas, destacam-se a terapia com betabloqueadores (BB e o treinamento físico (TF. Contudo, os efeitos da associação dessas terapias são pouco estudados. OBJETIVO: Verificar os efeitos do tratamento com BB, metoprolol (M e carvedilol (C associados ao TF na IC em camundongos. MÉTODOS: Utilizamos modelo genético de IC induzida em camundongos por hiperatividade simpática. Inicialmente, dividimos os animais com IC em: sedentários (S; treinados (T; tratados com M (138 mg/kg (M ou C (65 mg/kg (C. Na segunda parte, dividimos os grupos em S; treinado e tratado com M (MT e treinado e tratado com C (CT. O TF consistiu em treinamento aeróbico em esteira por 8 semanas. A tolerância ao esforço foi avaliada por teste progressivo máximo e a fração de encurtamento foi avaliada (FE por ecocardiografia. O diâmetro dos cardiomiócitos e a fração de colágeno foram avaliados por meio de análise histológica. Os dados foram comparados por ANOVA de um caminho com post hoc de Duncan. O nível de significância foi considerado p FUNDAMENTO: El tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardiaca (IC cuenta actualmente con diversos tipos de intervenciones. De entre ellas podemos destacar la terapia con betabloqueantes (BB y el entrenamiento físico (EF. Con todo, los efectos de la asociación de estas terapias son poco estudiados. OBJETIVO: Verificar los efectos del tratamiento con BB, metoprolol (M y carvedilol (C asociados al EF en la IC en ratones. MÉTODOS: Utilizamos modelo genético de IC inducida en ratones por hiperactividad simpática. Inicialmente, dividimos los animales con IC en: sedentarios (S; entrenados (E; tratados con M (138 mg/kg (M o C (65 mg/kg (C. En la segunda parte, dividimos los grupos en S; entrenado y tratado con M (ME y entrenado y tratado con C (CE. El EF consistió en entrenamiento aeróbico en estera por 8 semanas. La

Geophysical Investigation of the Raton Basin.

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1982-05-01

about 45 kin, and the crult thinned from west to east. A basement relief map was constructed from the Bouguer gravity data. Computer techniques were...INTERPRETATION OF THE GRAVITY, MAGNETIC, AND SEISMIC DATA .. ...............17 Free Air Gravity Data. .............. 17 Bouguer Gravity Data...Capulin free air gravity map .... .............. ... 24 9. Plot of the averaged NOAA elevation data vs. the averaged NOAA Bouguer gravity data

Cadmium cytotoxicity in albino mice hepatocytes and its possible implications on tropical environments; Citotoxicidad del cadmio en hepatocitos de raton albino y sus posibles implicaciones en ambientes tropicales

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Analyzed phenotypic, structural and ultrastructural alterations induced by Cd{sup +2} in hepatocytes extracted from Swiss Albino mice. Cadmium was given orally in watery solution of CdCl{sub 2} during 100 days at concentrations of 50 ppm, 100 ppm and 150 ppm. In controls, distilled water alone was used. The samples were processed with the paraffin inclusion and hematoxylin-eosin coloration techniques for light microscopy. The conventional technique was used for transmission electron microscopy . Phenotypic (size and weight differences) and physiologic changes (muscular weakness, unrest) were found; at the structural level it was noticed loss of trabecular disposition and of lobular architecture, lymphocyte agglomeration, vacuolisation, dilatation of sinusoid and central vein, among others. The ultrastructural study evidenced alterations coincident with those seen with light microscopy, which were accentuated with the increase of metal concentration: nucleolus with a high number of fibrillar centers (50 ppm); voluminous lipidic drops in the cytoplasm, loose endoplasmic rough reticulum, cytoplasmic vacuolisation, altered lysosomes and peroxisomes (100 ppm); contracted nucleis with condensed chromatin, dilatation of intracellular space and mitochondria, and loss of fibrillar areas (150 ppm). Cadmium produces a toxic effect in the hepatic cells; the effect is more severe at higher concentration, leading to cellular necrosis. (author) [Spanish] Se realizo un analisis de las alteraciones fenotipicas, estructurales y ultraestructurales inducidas por Cd{sup +2} en hepatocitos de raton albino suizo. El Cadmio fue suministrado via oral en solucion acuosa de CdCl{sub 2} durante 100 dias a concentraciones de 50 ppm, 100 ppm y 150 ppm. En los controles la solucion de cadmio fue sustituida por agua destilada. Las muestras fueron procesadas utilizando la tecnica de inclusion en parafina y tenidas con hematoxilina-eosina para microscopia optica y por la tecnica convencional para

Effect of Echinacea purpurea (Asteraceae aqueous extract on antibody response to Bothrops asper venom and immune cell response

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Fernando Chaves

2007-03-01

Full Text Available The effect of aqueous extract of Echinacea purpurea roots on the murine antibody response to Bothrops asper snake venom in vivo was studied. Three groups were used. Group #1, baseline control, was treated with snake venom plus PBS. Group #2 was treated with snake venom plus sodium alginate as adjuvant (routine method used at Instituto Clodomiro Picado, and group #3 or experimental group, was treated with snake venom plus aqueous extract of E. purpurea root as adjuvant. In all groups, the first inoculation was done with Freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA. By the time of the second bleeding, mice in group #3 showed a remarkable increment in the level of anti-venom antibodies compared with those in groups #1 or #2. In vitro immune cell proliferation as a response to aqueous extract of E. purpurea root was studied using human lymphocytes activated with different lectins (Con A, PHA and PWM. In all cases, increase in percentage of lymphoproliferation was greater when E. purpurea root extract was used in addition to individual lectins. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (1: 113-119. Epub 2007 March. 31.Se estudió in vivo, el efecto del extracto acuoso de las raíces de Echinacea purpurea en la respuesta de los anticuerpos murinos al veneno de la serpiente Bothrops asper. El grupo 1 control, fue tratado con el veneno y PBS. El grupo 2 con veneno y alginato de sodio (método utilizado en el Instituto Clodomiro Picado, y el grupo 3 o experimental, con veneno y extracto acuoso de las raíces de E. purpurea. En todos los grupos, la primera inmunización fue hecha con FCA (Freund’s Complete Adjuvant. En las muestras correspondientes a la segunda sangría, los ratones del grupo 3 mostraron un marcado incremento en el nivel de anticuerpos, en comparación con los ratones de los otros grupos. También se determinó la proliferación de células inmunes in vitro, como respuesta al extracto acuoso de la raíz de E. purpurea, utilizando linfocitos humanos activados con

Arrecifes coralinos de Bocas del Toro, Panamá: distribución, estructura y estado de conservación de los arrecifes continentales de la Laguna de Chiriquí y la Bahía Almirante

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Full Text Available Se presenta la distribución de azrecifes coralinos a lo lar-go de la costa continental (tierra firrne de la Bahía Almirante (ca. 83km y de la Laguna de Chiñquí (ca 125km, Pro­vincia de Bocas del Toro, Panarná Se describe la estructura de 15 arrecifes coralinos, los cuales representan la diversidad de condiciones hidrológicas y orográficas de la zona costera con mayor inítuencia terrígena de Bocas del Toro. Los arrecifes encontrados en la Bahía Almirante se encuentran bien desarrollados hasta una profundidad máxima de 23 m y una diversidad de corales madrepóricos de 33 especies, locual representa aproximadamente un 53 % de la diversidad conocida para Panamá. las coberturas de coral vivo observadas para la región de estudio oscilan entre 20 % y 50 % depediendo de la profundidady se estima un promedio total de 35 % casi el doble de la cobertura informada para otras regiones de Panamá (San Blas donde se presume que los arrecifes estan mejor protegidos. La zonación y composición de especies de corales son similares en toda el área de estudio; Porites furcata domina los arrecifes someros hasta 2 m de profundidad, con una cobertura de ca. 90% seguida por una zona dominada por Agaricia tenuifolia, (40% hasta los 6 m. seguido de una zona principalmente compuesta de A. tenuifolia (15% Madracis mirabilis (7% y Siderastrea siderea (50% hasta los 15 m de profundidad, terminando en una zona profundad dominada por algas rojas calcareas Amphiroa rigida, Hydrolithon boergesenii, Sporolithon episporum y el coral S. siderea. El coral Agaricia undata, común en habitats profundos se encontró relativamente abundante (3% y creciendo después de los 10 m. Se informa por primera vez para la región la existencia de una barrera coralina construida por Porites furcata, semi-continua de ca. 22 km de largo y que bordea la zona costera de la Bahía Almirante. El grupo de las esponjas, segundo en importancia, está ampliamente distribuido en todos los

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Purificación y caracterización parcial de una toxina (Hm3 del veneno de Hadruroides mauryi (Francke y Soleglad, 1980 (Scorpiones, Iuridae

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Luz Velásquez

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Full Text Available Se ha purificado una toxina (Hm3 del veneno del escorpión Hadruroides mauryi, por cromatografía de intercambio iónico en CM-Sephadex C-25 con buffer acetato de amonio 0,05M, pH 7. La toxina produce contracción y parálisis en la extremidad inoculada de ratones albinos y se caracteriza por ser de naturaleza básica y tener un peso molecular de 4,5 kDa. Después de 45 minutos de ser inoculada en el músculo gastrocnemius de ratones albinos, Hm3 (30,4 µg aumenta los niveles plasmáticos de creatina kinasa desde 252,6 UI/L hasta 3779,3 UI/L y de lactato deshidrogenasa, desde 142,7 UI/L hasta 248,2 UI/L; igualmente incrementa los niveles de calcio intramuscular desde 34,1 nmoles hasta 69,3 nmoles. Esta toxina carece de actividad proteolítica y fosfolipásica.

Postwildfire debris flows hazard assessment for the area burned by the 2011 Track Fire, northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado

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2011-01-01

In June 2011, the Track Fire burned 113 square kilometers in Colfax County, northeastern New Mexico, and Las Animas County, southeastern Colorado, including the upper watersheds of Chicorica and Raton Creeks. The burned landscape is now at risk of damage from postwildfire erosion, such as that caused by debris flows and flash floods. This report presents a preliminary hazard assessment of the debris-flow potential from basins burned by the Track Fire. A pair of empirical hazard-assessment models developed using data from recently burned basins throughout the intermountain western United States were used to estimate the probability of debris-flow occurrence and volume of debris flows at the outlets of selected drainage basins within the burned area. The models incorporate measures of burn severity, topography, soils, and storm rainfall to estimate the probability and volume of post-fire debris flows following the fire. In response to a design storm of 38 millimeters of rain in 30 minutes (10-year recurrence-interval), the probability of debris flow estimated for basins burned by the Track fire ranged between 2 and 97 percent, with probabilities greater than 80 percent identified for the majority of the tributary basins to Raton Creek in Railroad Canyon; six basins that flow into Lake Maloya, including the Segerstrom Creek and Swachheim Creek basins; two tributary basins to Sugarite Canyon, and an unnamed basin on the eastern flank of the burned area. Estimated debris-flow volumes ranged from 30 cubic meters to greater than 100,000 cubic meters. The largest volumes (greater than 100,000 cubic meters) were estimated for Segerstrom Creek and Swachheim Creek basins, which drain into Lake Maloya. The Combined Relative Debris-Flow Hazard Ranking identifies the Segerstrom Creek and Swachheim Creek basins as having the highest probability of producing the largest debris flows. This finding indicates the greatest post-fire debris-flow impacts may be expected to Lake Maloya

Ensayo de neutralización in vitro de aplicación en la evaluación de inmunógenos contra la hepatitis A, obtenidos mediante la tecnología de expresión en fagos filamentosos

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Alicia Aguilar

2010-04-01

Full Text Available La inmunidad contra el virus de la hepatitis A (VHA se debe en primera instancia a la inducción de anticuerpos neutralizantes. Disponer de ensayos de neutralización es indispensable para evaluar nuevos candidatos vacunales contra este patógeno. En el presente trabajo se desarrolló un ensayo de neutralización in vitro que permitió evaluar la inmunogenicidad de mimotopos del VHA obtenidos mediante la tecnología de expresión en fagos al ser inmunizados ratones Balb/c. Diferentes diluciones de anticuerpos se incubaron con 103 o 102 Dosis Infecciosas en Cultivo de Tejidos 50% (DICT50 del clon citopático HM175/18f de VHA, y se inocularon en placas con células FRhK4. Después de 7 días de incubación el título neutralizante se determinó como el recíproco de la dilución del suero capaz de reducir la multiplicación viral al 50%. Tanto 103 como 102 DICT50 fueron neutralizadas por el anticuerpo monoclonal 7E7 y los sueros humanos (A12 y A31 positivos a anticuerpos anti-VHA. Los controles negativos del ensayo no neutralizaron al virus. Los títulos neutralizantes de los sueros de ratones inmunizados con fagos portadores de mimotopos de VHA oscilaron entre 4 y 16, mientras que los sueros preinmunes y los de ratones inmunizados con fago salvaje M13 no neutralizaron la infectividad viral. Este ensayo de neutralización resultó adecuado para la evaluación de los inmunógenos propuestos

Actividad hipoglucemiante de Bouvardia terniflora, Brickellia veronicaefolia y Parmentiera edulis Hypoglicemic activity of Bouvardia terniflora, Brickellia veronicaefolia and Parmentiera edulis

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Rosa Martha Pérez-Gutiérrez

1998-07-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Evaluar la actividad hipoglucemiante de los extractos de hexano, cloroformo y metanol de Brickellia veronicaefolia, Bouvardia terniflora y Parmentiera edulis. Material y métodos. Se probaron los extractos de las plantas (100, 200 y 300 mg/kg, vía intraperitoneal en ratones normoglucémicos y con diabetes inducida con aloxana. Resultados. La administración de 300 mg/kg de los extractos clorofórmicos de P. edulis, B. terniflora y hexánico de B. veronicaefolia en ratones diabéticos disminuye el nivel de glucosa sanguínea en 43.75, 58.56 y 72.13%, respectivamente. Estos extractos (300 mg/kg, administrados en ratones normoglucémicos, reducen la glucosa sanguínea en 29.61, 33.42 y 39.84%, respectivamente. Conclusiones. Con este estudio se confirma la actividad hipoglucemiante de estas plantas usadas en la medicina tradicional para el tratamiento de la diabetes.Objective. To evaluate the hypoglycemic activity of the hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts of Bouvardia terniflora, Brickelia veronicaefolia and Parmentiera edulis. Material and methods. Normal and alloxan-induced diabetic mice were administered these plant extracts (intraperitoneal 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg. Results. The administration of 300 mg/kg of chloroform extracts from P. edulis and B. terniflora and hexane from B. veronicaefolia to diabetic mice decreased the blood glucose levels in 43.75, 58.56 and 72.13%, respectively. These extracts administered to normal mice reduced blood glucose levels in 29.61, 33.42 and 39.84%, respectively. Conclusions. The hypoglycemic effect of these plant extracts used in traditional medicine for diabetes treatment is confirmed.

Máxima fase estável de lactato é ergômetro-dependente em modelo experimental utilizando ratos Máxima fase de estabilidad de lactato es ergómetro-dependiente en modelo experimental utilizando ratones The maximal lactate steady state is ergometer-dependent in experimental model using rats

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Fúlvia de Barros Manchado

2006-10-01

também é ergômetro-dependente em modelos experimentais utilizando animais.La máxima fase de estabilidad de lactato (MFEL es considerada oro padrón para la determinación de la intensidad de transición metabólica aerobia-anaerobia en ejercicio continuo, sin embargo la respuesta lactacidémica en esa intensidad es, en humanos, dependiente del ergómetro utilizado en la evaluación. Una herramienta importante para estudios en fisiología y áreas correlacionadas es la aplicación de modelos experimentales utilizando animales. Entretanto, todavía son restrictas las investigaciones destinadas a investigar protocolos de evaluación en ratones. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido el de verificar si MFEL es dependiente del ergómetro utilizado para la evaluación aerobia de ratones. Para eso, 40 ratones Wistar adultos fueron evaluados en dos diferentes ejercicios: natación y carrera en faja ergo métrica. En ambos, la MFEL fue verificada después de la aplicación de 4 tests continuos, en diferentes intensidades, con duración de 25 minutos, separados por intervalos de 48 horas. En todos los tests hubo colecta sanguínea de la cola de los animales a cada 5 minutos de ejercicio para analizar el lactato sanguíneo. Los tests de natación ocurrieron en un tanque cilíndrico profundo, con el agua a temperatura de 31 ± 1°C. Las cargas adoptadas para los tests fueron 4,5; 5,0; 5,5; 6,0% del peso corporal, atadas al dorso de los animales. Para la determinación de la MFEL en carreras, hubo una selección de los ratones corredores y las velocidades de los tests fueron de 15, 20, 25, 30 m.min-1. La MFEL fue interpretada como la más alta intensidad de ejercicio en la que el aumento de lactacidemia fue igual o inferior a 1mM, del 10° al 25° minuto. Anova one-way identificó diferencias entre las concentraciones de lactato sanguíneo en los diversos tiempos de ejercicio y ergómetros. La MFEL en la nataci��n ocurrió a 5,0% pc, en concentración de lactato de 5,20 �

Estudios sobre Trypanosoma rangeli Tejera, 1920: VIII. Respuesta a las reinfecciones en dos mamíferos Trypanosoma rangeli Tejera, 1920: VIII. Responses to reinfections in 2 mammals

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N. Añez

1985-06-01

Full Text Available Bajo condiciones experimentales se estudia el curso de la infección primaria y la respuesta a las reinfecciones por Trypanosoma rangeli en ratones albinos y Didelphis marsupialis. Durante el curso de la infección primaria en ratones, se observa una parasitemia relativamente baja y de corta duración. Los mismos muestran durante la primera reinfección una parasitemia escasa de cuatro días de duración, siendo resistentes a las sucesivas reinfecciones con T. rangeli. Los ejemplares de D. marsupialis exhiben una parasitemia de más larga duración, pero con un nivel de parásitos sanguícolas mucho menor que el detectado en el modelo ratón, siendo la respuesta a las reinfecciones similar a la observada en ratones. Se detectan anticuerpos hemaglutinantes en los sueros inmunes de ratones y Didelphis marsupialis, sometidos a la reinfección por T. rangeli. Se especula sobre la posible acción sinérgica de una respuesta inmune en el sitio de deposición en contra de las formas metacíclicas de T. rangeli y la acción de anticuerpos circulantes en contra de las formas sanguícolas, para explicar la resistencia de ambos modelos a las reinfecciones por T. rangeli.Under experimental conditions, the course of the infection and the response to the reinfection by Trypanosoma rangeli in mice and Didelphis marsupialis, are studied. During the initial infection the mice show a relatively low parasitaemia and a short patent period. A scanty parasitaemia level of four days length, was observed following the first reinfection, being the mice resistant to new reinfections by T. rangeli. In opossums a lower parasitaemia and a longer patent period than that detected in mice, were observed during the initial infection. The response to reinfections in this mammal, was similar to that observed in mice. After reinfection with T. rangeli, haemagglutinant antibodies in immune-sera of both mice and opossums, were detected. The possible immune-response at the site of

CONSIDERATION ABOUT A CONSERVACIONIST STUDY ABOUT THE MICRO BASINS HYDROGRAPHICS OF THE RIVERS DOS APERTADOS AND TRÊS BOCAS, NORTH OF PARANÁ – BRAZIL

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Walquíria Machado

2005-05-01

Full Text Available The environmental planning in hydrographic micro basins may minimize the incidence of environmental impacts as consequence of the human indiscriminate action. The hydrographic basin is worldly recognized as the best unit for handling natural resources. Thus, a methodology for diagnosis of the real situation of natural resources, in a basin, turns to be a necessary tool for the preservation and management of these resources. The identification of the different kinds of predominant vegetables informs, chiefly, about the level of soil protection, since the vegetation is responsible for the protection against the impacts of the raindrops (splash, by the reduction of the speed of surface outflow (runoff, through the increasing of the land ruggedness and greater soil structure constitution that may offer greater resistance to the action of the erosive processes. Besides, the collected data about the covering vegetation generally comes along with the information about the current use of the soil, since they both are strictly related. Several authors have pointed out the importance of geo morphological mappings of environmental planning projects. The use of the cartography and geo morphological information aim to represent the physiography of the landscape,considering the elements identification or environment of transport and accumulation, characterization of the morph genetics processes, and the human action implications. From the environmental point of view, the landforms are factors that influence the local hydrological conditions and specific top climatic. In this sense, the micro basins of Ribeirões dos Apertados and Três Bocas located between the municipalities of Londrina and Arapongas, North of Paraná, though constituted by fertile soils, Nitossolos and Argissolos, present a mainframe of environmental degradation common to other micro basins of the region, or, the lack of banks vegetation, the action of erosive processes, blocking the water

Cruise NF-12-06-FKNMS (Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary) (Reson7125)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — 1) Multibeam survey over Boca Grande Bar, the purported mutton spawning aggregation site near Western Dry Rocks. Couple with fishery acoustics, FL FWC?s ROV, divers...

Perfil eletrocardiográfico e conteúdo glicogênico muscular de ratos tratados com nandrolona Perfil electrocardiográfico y contenido glicogénico muscular de ratones tratados con nandrolona Electrocardiographic profile and muscle glycogen content of rats treated with nandrolone

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Carlos Alberto da Silva

2010-12-01

áfico, contenido glicogénico y de proteínas totales de los músculos cardíacos y esqueléticos, así como las concentraciones plasmática de albúmina. MÉTODOS: Los animales del grupo tratado recibieron la droga en la concentración 5mg/kg por vía subcutánea, dos veces por semana, durante tres semanas. Una vez por semana, los ratones fueron anestesiados con Pentobarbital sódico (50mg/Kg, ip y sometidos a evaluación por medio de electrocardiograma (ECG. Después del período experimental, muestras de los músculos cardíaco (ventrículo izquierdo - VI, sóleo (S, gastrocnemio blanco (GB, gastrocnemio rojo (GV, pectoral (P, intercostal (IC y diafragma (D fueron colectadas y analizadas. Los datos (media±epm fueron evaluados de acuerdo con ANOVA, segundo test de Tukey (p>0,05. RESULTADOS: Los ratones del grupo tratado presentaron alteraciones en los siguientes parámetros cardíacos: intervalo QRS, intervalo QTc y frecuencia cardíaca, caracterizados por un aumento de estos, teniendo el ápice en el intervalo de la semana de pretratamiento a la primera semana. Las reservas de glicógeno en el VI presentaron aumento de 127%. En relación a la cantidad de proteínas totales, una diferencia significativa fue constatada en el S, GV y D. En cuanto al perfil bioquímico y al hematocrito, fue observado un aumento en el porcentaje de eritrocitos. CONCLUSIÓN: El estudio muestra que importantes alteraciones cardíacas son provocadas precozmente, sugiriendo una jerarquía en la secuencia de modificaciones que comprometen la homeostasia del organismo.BACKGROUND: We considered both the indiscriminate use of steroids by top athletes and by physically active individuals. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of nandrolone decanoate on the electrocardiographic profile, glycogen content and total-protein profile of skeletal and cardiac muscles, as well as the plasma albumin concentrations. METHODS: The drug was administered subcutaneously, at a concentration of 5 mg/kg, twice a week for three

Influence of plant roots on electrical resistivity measurements of cultivated soil columns

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Maloteau, Sophie; Blanchy, Guillaume; Javaux, Mathieu; Garré, Sarah

2016-04-01

. Reference Lobet G, Hachez C, Chaumont F, Javaux M, Draye X. Root water uptake and water flow in the soil-root domain. In: Eshel A and Beeckman T, editors. Plant Roots. The Hidden Half. Boca Raton (US):CRC Press,2013. p. 24-1 - 24-13.

Motivações da Comunicação Boca a Boca Eletrônica Positiva entre Consumidores no Facebook

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Daniel Buarque Tubenchlak

2015-01-01

Full Text Available The purpose of the present study is to investigate the underlying motivations for positive electronic word of mouth (eWOM behavior about products, services and brands by Brazilian Facebook users. Research hypotheses and a theoretical model were developed to further our understanding of positive eWOM communication motivations. A survey was conducted with 468 Facebook users in Brazil in order to empirically test the validity of the proposed model. Data was analyzed using structural equations models. Results suggest that concern for other consumers, the desire to engage in social interactions, as well as the desire to share positive emotions and help companies are significant motivations. The hypothesis which predicted that economic rewards are correlated with positive eWOM communication was not confirmed, suggesting that social and psychological motivations are more correlated with eWOM behavior than purely economic reasons for Brazilian Facebook users. The empirical test supported the moderating role of tie strength in the relationship between concern for other consumers and positive eWOM communication.

International Workshop on Structural and Functional Aspects of the Cholinergic Synapse Held in Jerusalem, Israel on 30 August-4 September 1987

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1987-09-04

AChE catalytic subunit maMA transcripts during muscle development by Northern hybridization using a cDNA encoding the AChE catalytic subunit from...549-557. 6. Raton, N., Soreq, H., Both., B., Bartal, A. and Silverman, I. (1984) Exp. Neurol. 84. 681-695. 7. Tumilovida et al. (1970) Cancer Res. 32

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Efecto inmunosupresor de la infección por Trypanosoma musculi (Mastigophora: Trypanosomatidae en la toxoplasmosis experimental

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Loretta Piccolo-Johanning

2013-06-01

Full Text Available La prevalencia de infecciones por Toxoplasma gondii en el ser humano es de 5-90% según la zona geográfica; en Costa Rica por ejemplo, la seroprevalencia es de un 58%, por lo que es importante comprender algunos procesos inmunológicos, propios en estas afectaciones parasitarias. Con el objeto de determinar si el Trypanosoma musculi ejerce procesos de inmunosupresión sobre Toxoplasma gondii se realizó un experimento en el que se inocularon ratones Swiss con T. musculi cuatro, cinco, seis y siete días previos a la infección con T. gondii, ocurriendo la inmunosupresión cuando la inoculación con T. musculi fue hecha cuatro días antes. Además, la cantidad de tripomastigotos inoculados no influyó en el proceso. Se probaron tres cepas de T. gondii aisladas de las heces de un gato casero (TFC, de un Leopardus pardalis (TLP, de un Leopardus wiedii y de la carne de un Bos taurus (TBT. La cepa TLP resultó ser muy patógena, matando a los animales en un tiempo corto, independientemente de la inoculación con T. musculi; para las otras cepas se mantuvo el patrón de inmunosupresión en los ratones. Se reporta entonces un modelo experimental de inmunosupresión, aspecto muy en boga en este momento, por su relación con enfermedades que inducen esta condición en el ser humano, especialmente a enfermedades como el cáncer y el SIDA. Este modelo es más fácil de aplicar experimentalmente que el correspondiente con T. lewisi previamente descrito, el cual usa ratas blancas de más difícil manejo que los ratones usados en este estudio.

Abundance and local range of broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris, Alligatoridae in the northwest of Santa Catarina Island

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Walfrido Moraes Tomás

2008-12-01

Full Text Available This is the first report on the distribution and relative abundance of the broad-snouted caiman on Santa Catarina Island. The study estimated the relative abundance of caiman along the rivers at Estação Ecológica de Carijós, in addition to evaluating the occurrence of this species in the entire area of the Ratones River plain on the northwestern portion of the island. The mean relative abundance obtained by nocturnal counts was 0.25 (±0.07 caiman/km surveyed. There was a weak correlation between the number of caimans and the air temperature. Based on interviews with the local community and nocturnal surveys of caimans in rivers and reservoirs surrounding the protected area, we concluded that the range occupied by caimans covered the entire area of the Ratones river plain, inhabiting natural habitats (rivers, mangroves, swamps as well as artificial habitats (reservoirs and water channels. Although this study provides basic information about the broad-snouted caiman population on this part of the island, it is aimed mainly at providing guidance for future research.

49 CFR 41.120 - Acceptable model codes.

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2010-10-01

... 1991 International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) Uniform Building Code, published by the... Supplement to the Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA) National Building Code, published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators, 4051 West Flossmoor Rd., Country Club Hills...

Cambios inducidos por el aprendizaje en el sistema motor de las vibrisas de ratón

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José María Delgado García

2005-03-01

Full Text Available Aunque se sabe que la corteza motora primaria comanda movimientos corporales, aún no se conoce con precisión cómo ejerce este control. En este trabajo se estudió la participación de la corteza motora primaria durante el aprendizaje motor en el sistema sensitivo-motor de las vibrisas en ratones

Coiled-tubing fracturing of coal seams on the Vermejo Park Ranch

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Bybee, K.

2003-06-01

Coiled-tubing (CT) fracturing currently is used to stimulate the Vermejo and Raton coal seams on the Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico. The CT fracturing process increased the number of stimulation stages from 4 to 18 per well. CT fracturing results in more accurate proppant placement and more effective stimulation of the producing zones.

Toxicity Of The Essential Oil Of The Cytral Chemotype Of Lippia Alba (Mill. N. E. Brown Toxicidad del aceite esencial de Lippia alba (Mill. N. E. Brown quimiotipo citral

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Jesús Olivero-Verbel

2010-06-01

Full Text Available The essential oil (EO of Lippia alba (Mill. N. E. Brown (Verbenaceae has been traditionally used to treat several diseases. In this study, the acute toxic effects of the citral chemotype of L. alba EO were evaluated in mice. Animals were treated via intraperitoneal receiving the L. alba essential oil at doses between 50 and 2500 mg/kg, and the control group received sesame oil (vehicle. The EO induced dose-dependent neurotoxic effects at doses greater than 1000 mg/kg, including decreased locomotion, motor skills and muscle strength, hypotonia, dyspnea, kyphosis and convulsions. The EO was lethal at a dose of 2500 mg/kg. Animals receiving 1000 mg/kg were euthanized at the end of the treatment period and their blood and livers were collected for analysis. Mice exposed to L. alba EO presented signifcantly greater plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT activities than the control group. Liver histological changes included mild infammation, in particular, an increase in nuclear size. Compared to vehicle control group, changes in expression for selected genes were signifcant for FABP5, a fatty acid transport related gene. In summary, the intraperitoneal administration of L. alba EO (citral chemotype causes neurological damage in mice at doses equal or greater than 1500 mg/kg, whereas at 1000 mg/kg, it generates mild liver damage. Therefore, the systemic use of this EO raises concerns about its safety.El aceite esencial (AE de Lippia alba (Mill. NE Brown (Verbenaceae ha sido utilizado tradicionalmente para tratar varias enfermedades. En este estudio, los efectos tóxicos agudos del AE de Lippia alba quimiotipo citral fueron evaluados en ratones. Los animales fueron tratados por vía intraperitoneal recibiendo el AE en dosis entre 50 y 2500 mg/kg de peso, y el grupo control aceite de sésamo (vehículo. Dosis superiores a 1000 mg/kg del AE mostraron efectos neurotóxicos incluyendo disminución de la locomoción e hipotonía, disnea, cifosis y

Effect of enamel matrix proteins on the treatment of intrabony defects: a split-mouth randomized controlled trial study O efeito da proteína da matriz do esmalte no tratamento de defeitos infra-ósseos: um estudo clínico controlado randomizado boca-dividida

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Daniela Chambrone

2007-09-01

Full Text Available The objective of this split-mouth, double-blind, randomized controlled trial was to compare the clinical effect of treatment of 2- or 3-wall intrabony defects with open flap debridement (OFD combined or not with enamel matrix proteins (EMP. Thirteen volunteers were selected with one pair of or more intrabony defects and probing pocket depth (PPD > 5 mm. All individuals received instructions regarding oral hygiene and were submitted to scaling and root planing. Each participant received the two treatment modalities: test sites were treated with OFD and EMP, and control sites received only OFD. After 6 months, a significant reduction was observed in PPD for the EMP group (from 6.42 ± 1.08 mm to 2.67 ± 1.15 mm and for the OFD group (from 6.08 ± 1.00 mm to 2.00 ± 0.95 mm (p O objetivo deste estudo clínico controlado, randomizado, duplo-cego, tipo boca-dividida foi comparar o efeito clínico do tratamento de defeitos infra-ósseos de 2 ou 3 paredes com retalho de espessura total (RET associado ou não com a proteína da matriz do esmalte (PME. Treze voluntários com 1 par ou mais de defeitos infra-ósseos foram selecionados com profundidade clínica de sondagem (PCS > 5 mm. Todos receberam instruções de higiene bucal, raspagem e alisamento radicular. Cada participante recebeu os dois tipos de tratamento: o lado teste foi tratado com RET e PME, e o lado controle recebeu somente RET. Após 6 meses, foi observada uma redução significante na PCS para o grupo PME (de 6,42 ± 1,08 mm para 2,67 ± 1,15 mm e para o grupo RET (de 6,08 ± 1,00 mm para 2,00 ± 0,95 mm (p < 0,0001, mas não houve diferença significante entre os grupos (p = 0,13. Um ganho significante de nível clínico de inserção relativo (NCIR foi observado em ambos os grupos (PME: de 13,42 ± 1,88 mm para 10,75 ± 2,26 mm, p < 0,001; RET: de 12,42 ± 1,98 mm para 10,58 ± 2,23 mm, p = 0,013, mas não houve diferença significante entre os grupos (p = 0,85. A retração gengival

Effectiveness of Clinical Diagnosis in Lesions by HPV in Mouth. Useful Clinical Criteria

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Josué Roberto Bermeo Escalona

2015-01-01

Full Text Available La infección por virus del papiloma humano (vph en boca se asocia con lesiones como hiperplasia epitelial multifocal (hem, verruga vulgar (vv y condiloma acuminado (ca. En este sentido, se evaluó la eficacia del diagnóstico clínico en lesiones por vph en boca y se propusieron criterios útiles para su diagnóstico. Los resultados sugieren que la evaluación clínica no permite diferenciar las lesiones. Las variables clínicas encontradas para el diagnóstico de hem fueron edad y presencia de lesiones múltiples. En el caso de la vv, género femenino y lesiones únicas pediculadas ≤ 7.65 mm. Para el ca, edad y género masculino. Aunque estas variables podrían resultar insuficientes en algunos casos, contribuyen al desarrollo de una odontología basada en evidencia.

Regional controls on geomorphology, hydrology, and ecosystem integrity in the Orinoco Delta, Venezuela

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Warne, A.G.; Meade, R.H.; White, W.A.; Guevara, E.H.; Gibeaut, J.; Smyth, R.C.; Aslan, A.; Tremblay, T.

2002-01-01

Interacting river discharge, tidal oscillation, and tropical rainfall across the 22,000 km2 Orinoco delta plain support diverse fresh and brackish water ecosystems. To develop environmental baseline information for this largely unpopulated region, we evaluate major coastal plain, shallow marine, and river systems of northeastern South America, which serves to identify principal sources and controls of water and sediment flow into, through, and out of the Orinoco Delta. The regional analysis includes a summary of the geology, hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, and geomorphic characteristics of the Orinoco drainage basin, river, and delta system. Because the Amazon River is a major source of sediment deposited along the Orinoco coast, we summarize Amazon water and sediment input to the northeastern South American littoral zone. We investigate sediment dynamics and geomorphology of the Guiana coast, where marine processes and Holocene history are similar to the Orinoco coast. Major factors controlling Orinoco Delta water and sediment dynamics include the pronounced annual flood discharge; the uneven distribution of water and sediment discharge across the delta plain; discharge of large volumes of water with low sediment concentrations through the Rio Grande and Araguao distributaries; water and sediment dynamics associated with the Guayana littoral current along the northeastern South American coast; inflow of large volumes of Amazon sediment to the Orinoco coast; development of a fresh water plume seaward of Boca Grande; disruption of the Guayana Current by Trinidad, Boca de Serpientes, and Gulf of Paria; and the constriction at Boca de Serpientes. ?? 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Treinamento físico durante a recuperação nutricional não afeta o metabolismo muscular da glicose de ratos La educación física durante la recuperación nutritiva no afecta el metabolismo muscular de la glucosa en ratones Physical training during nutritional recovery does not affect the muscular glucose metabolism in rats

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Vanessa Santhiago

2006-04-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo visou avaliar a ingestão alimentar, ganho de peso e metabolismo muscular da glicose em ratos submetidos ao treinamento aeróbio durante recuperação de desnutrição protéica. Para isso, 60 ratos da linhagem Wistar, machos, foram separados nos grupos normoprotéico (NP e hipoprotéico (HP, de acordo com a dieta NP (17% de proteína ou HP (6% de proteína, respectivamente, recebida do desmame (21 dias aos 90 dias de idade. Todos os animais passaram então, a receber a dieta NP e foram submetidos (treinado TRE ou não (sedentário - SED ao treinamento físico, que consistiu de corrida em esteira rolante, 25m/min, 50 minutos ao dia, cinco dias na semana, durante 30 dias, compondo os grupos NP-SED, NP-TRE, HP/NP-SED e HP/NP-TRE. Foi avaliado o metabolismo da glicose em fatias de músculo sóleo incubado em presença de insulina (100miU/L e glicose (5,5mM, contendo [C14] glicose e [H³] 2-deoxiglicose. A ingestão alimentar diária (g/100g de peso corporal do grupo HP/NP-TRE (24,39 ± 4,07 foi maior do que o grupo HP/NP-SED (21,62 ± 4,69. O ganho de peso (g foi semelhante nos grupos HP/NP-TRE (203,80 ± 34,03 e HP/NP-SED (214,43 ± 30,54. Não houve diferença entre estes dois grupos quanto aos parâmetros: captação de glicose, oxidação de glicose e síntese de glicogênio pelo músculo sóleo. Desse modo, pudemos concluir que o treinamento aeróbio não teve impacto sobre a recuperação nutricional, visto que não houve diferenças metabólicas ou somáticas entre animais recuperados em presença ou ausência do treinamento.El estudio presente buscó evaluar la ingestión alimentaría, y la ganancia de peso y el metabolismo muscular de la glucosa en ratones sometidos al entrenamiento aeróbico durante la recuperación protéica de la desnutrición. Para esto, 60 ratones del linaje Wistar, los varones estaban separados en grupos: normoprotéico (NP e hipoprotéico (HP, de acuerdo con la dieta NP (17% de proteína o HP (6

41 CFR 128-1.8005 - Seismic safety standards.

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2010-07-01

... the model building codes that the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction (ICSSC...) Uniform Building Code (UBC); (2) The 1992 Supplement to the Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA) National Building Code (NBC); and (3) The 1992 Amendments to the Southern Building Code...

2014 Texas Military Value Task Force: Preparing for the Future

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2014-01-01

mission. Expand NASA and Federal Agency aviation presence. - The SpaceX facility at Boca Chica Beach in South Texas will be operational sometime in...communications, natural gas, fuel, trash , and sewer. With utilities, there are two fundamental components: reliability and cost. Reliability is a

Regional tectonic setting for the Trinidad earthquake swarms (2000-2012) from gravity and magnetic data

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Finn, Carol A.; Kass, Mason A.; Smith, Bruce D.

2015-01-01

Earthquakes in the Raton basin near Trinidad, Colorado, (Figure 1) are located (Rubenstein et. al., 2014) near a major gravity and magnetic boundary. These earthquakes also occur in an area of hydrocarbon production that includes several high-capacity produced water injection wells. This presentation gives a very basic outline of the relation between the earthquakes, the potential field data, and possible basement structure.

¡Sonríe! (Smile!)

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2013-04-23

En este podcast los niños de Kidtastics hablan sobre cómo mantener sanos los dientes y la boca.  Created: 4/23/2013 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).   Date Released: 12/11/2013.

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..., as applicable, one of three model codes: Uniform Building Code (ICBO), National Building Code (BOCA), Standard (Southern) Building Code (SBCCI); or the Council of American Building Officials (CABO) one or two...) Housing that is constructed or rehabilitated with HOME funds must meet all applicable local codes...

Suporte de cabeça para cirurgia da coluna vertebral: nota técnica Soporte de cabeza para cirúgia de columna vertebral: nota técnica Head support for spinal surgery: technical note

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Guilherme Zanini Rocha

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Descreve-se um suporte de cabeça para cirurgia da coluna vertebral, que permite a colocação da cabeça do paciente em alinhamento neutro com o corpo e monitorização da posição de olhos, boca, nariz e tubo orotraqueal, evitando danos decorrentes de mau posicionamento durante a cirurgia.Se describe un soporte de cabeza para la cirugía de columna vertebral que permite la colocación de la cabeza del paciente en alineación neutra con el cuerpo y el control de la posición de ojos, boca, nariz y tubo oro-traqueal, evitando los daños causados por el posicionamiento incorrecto durante la cirugía.We describe a head support for spinal surgery that allows the placement of the patient's head in neutral alignment with the body and monitoring the position of the eyes, mouth, nose and orotracheal tube, preventing damages from poor positioning during surgery.

Climate Change, Soils, and Human Health

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Brevik, Eric C.

2013-04-01

need. There is also a great need for a better understanding of how soil organisms will respond to climate change because those organisms are incredibly important in a number of soil processes, including the carbon and nitrogen cycles. All of these questions are important in trying to understand human health impacts. More information on climate change, soils, and human health issues can be found in Brevik (2012). References Brevik, E.C. 2012. Climate change, soils, and human health. In: E.C. Brevik and L. Burgess (Eds). Soils and human health. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. in press. IPCC. 2007. Summary for policymakers. pp. 1-18. In S. Solomon, D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M.Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds). Climate change 2007: the physical science basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Fuel safety research 1999

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Uetsuka, Hiroshi (ed.) [Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment

2000-07-01

In April 1999, the Fuel Safety Research Laboratory was newly established as a result of reorganization of the Nuclear Safety Research Center, JAERI. The laboratory was organized by combining three laboratories, the Reactivity Accident Laboratory, the Fuel Reliability Laboratory, and a part of the Sever Accident Research Laboratory. Consequently, the Fuel Safety Research Laboratory is now in charge of all the fuel safety research in JAERI. Various types of experimental and analytical researches are conducted in the laboratory by using the unique facilities such as the Nuclear Safety Research Reactor (NSRR), the Japan Material Testing Reactor (JMTR), the Japan Research Reactor 3 (JRR-3) and hot cells in JAERI. The laboratory consists of five research groups corresponding to each research fields. They are; (a) Research group of fuel behavior under the reactivity initiated accident conditions (RIA group). (b) Research group of fuel behavior under the loss-of-coolant accident conditions (LOCA group). (c) Research group of fuel behavior under the normal operation conditions (JMTR/BOCA group). (d) Research group of fuel behavior analysis (FEMAXI group). (e) Research group of FP release/transport behavior from irradiated fuel (VEGA group). This report summarizes the outline of research activities and major outcomes of the research executed in 1999 in the Fuel Safety Research Laboratory. (author)

77 FR 15609 - Revocation of TSCA Section 4 Testing Requirements for Certain High Production Volume Chemical...

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2012-03-16

... substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical... boiling point listed for that chemical substance in the ``Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'' (Ref. 21...-0182). 21. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 85th Edition. David R. Lide, ed., CRC Press. Boca...

Vanadium-rich tourmaline from graphitic rocks at Bítovánky, Czech republic; compositional variation, crystal structure

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Cempírek, J.; Houzar, S.; Novák, M.; Selway, J.B.; Šrein, Vladimír

2006-01-01

Roč. 28, Spec. pap. (2006), s. 39-41 ISSN 1896-2203. [Central European Mineralogical Conference /1./. Vyšná Boca, 11.09.2006-15.09.2006] Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30460519 Keywords : V-rich tourmaline * compositional variation * crystal structure Subject RIV: DB - Geology ; Mineralogy

Geotectonic variations of radon fields in the Tashkent subway stations

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Yafasov, A.Ya.; Akimov, V.A.

2001-01-01

The investigations into the radon fields in subsurface service rooms and platforms of the Tashkent subway arranged on the territories with different geotectonic characteristics were conducted by the use of the standard radiometers Alpha-GUARD PQ2000M and Gamma-TRACER (Germany), semiconductor spectrometers RATON (Uzbekistan). The effect of the tectonic factor on the radon fields formation in air of the subway was shown [ru

Comunicación preliminar sobre la presencia de Trypanosoma cruzi en departamentos del norte y nororiente del Perú

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Hilda Solís

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Realizar un estudio epidemiológico de la zona norte y nororiental del Perú sobre la presencia de enfermedad de Chagas y sus vectores. Diseño: Estudio descriptivo, transversal. Institución: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material biológico: Triatominos positivos a Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas 1909, ratones machos Swiss-Webster de un mes de edad. Intervenciones: En septiembre de 2008, se visitó las localidades de Chilete, Paredones, en la Provincia de Contumazá, Cajamarca, y las localidades de Pampa Larca, La Puerta, Guitarras y Suyo en la provincia de Ayabaca, Piura, colectándose 10 especímenes de Panstrongylus chinai (Del Ponte, 1929 en Piura y 12 especímenes de Panstrongylus herreri (Wygodzinsky, 1948, en Chilete, Cajamarca. Se aisló las cepas de Trypanosoma en ratones blancos, machos, de un mes de edad, cepa Swiss webster, siendo estos mantenidos en el laboratorio por traspasos sucesivos. Se hizo la curva de parasitemia y el estudio morfométrico de los tripomastigotes sanguíneos. Los ratones infectados fueron sacrificados a los 30 días de inoculados, se separó las vísceras y en estas se hizo el estudio anatomopatológico. Se tomó 59 muestras de sangre a los habitantes de las zonas en estudio, de pulpa digital, en papel filtro, para búsqueda de anticuerpos IgG anti-T. cruzi por ELISA y reacción de inmunofluorescencia indirecta (IFI. Principales medidas de resultados: Identificación de los triatominos y determinar su infección por Trypanosoma cruzi; presencia de anticuerpos IgG anti- T. cruzi en los pobladores. Resultados: De los especímenes de triatominos colectados, se encontró dos especímenes de P. chinai y uno de P. herreri positivos a Trypanosoma cruzi. El pico máximo de la curva de parasitemia, ocurrió a los 20 días y se halló nidos de amastigotes de T. cruzi en miocardio y músculo esquelético de los ratones

Influência do consumo de etanol nas glândulas salivares = Influence of ethanol consumption in salivary glands

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Carrard, Vinicius Coelho

2007-01-01

Conclusões: Os pacientes alcoolistas devem receber uma atenção especial em relação aos cuidados bucais, pois suas condições locais e sistêmicas os tornam mais suscetíveis a doenças da boca, como cárie, periodontite e câncer

The Au-Ag-Sb-Bi-Te mineralization from the deposit Bytíz (mine 19), the Příbram uranium-polymetallic ore discrit, Czech Republic

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Litochleb, J.; Sejkora, J.; Šrein, Vladimír

2006-01-01

Roč. 28, Spec. pap. (2006), s. 133-135 ISSN 1896-2203. [Central European Mineralogical Conference /1./. Vyšná Boca, 11.09.2006-15.09.2006] Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30460519 Keywords : Au-Ag-Sb-Bi-Te * mineralization * uranium-polymetallic ore Subject RIV: DB - Geology ; Mineralogy

The Common Marine Isopod Crustacea of Puerto Rico A handbook for marine biologists

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Menzies, Robert J.; Glynn, Peter W.

1968-01-01

The collecting sites from which isopods were obtained are located around the island (see p. 84). Concentrated collecting at several depths was done in the San Juan area at Boca de Cangrejos and at La Parguera where the Institute of Marine Biology is located. Many collections were made by washing a

FLEXURAL TESTING OF WOOD-CONCRETE COMPOSITE BEAM MADE FROM KAMPER AND BANGKIRAI WOOD

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Fengky Satria Yoresta

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Safety Initiative. Indonesia. Chauf KA. (2005. Karakteristik Mekanik Kayu Kamper sebagai Bahan Konstruksi. Majalah Ilmiah MEKTEK 7: 41-47. Gangarao HVS, Narendra T & Vijay PV. (2007. Reinforced Concrete Design with FRP Composites. CRC Press, Boca Raton. PKKI (Indonesian Timber Construction Code. (1961. PKKI NI – 5 1961. Direktorat Jenderal Cipta Karya Departemen Pekerjaan Umum, Bandung. Pranata YA, Bambang S & Johannes AT. (2012. Rasio Modulus Penampang Elastik Balok Kayu Laminasi-Baut. Jurnal Teknik Sipil 19: 223-236. Thelandersson S. (2003. Introduction: Wood as a construction material. Pp 15-22 in Sven T & Hans JL (Eds Timber Engineering. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex.

Covert Action: A Systems Approach

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2014-12-01

THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...21st Century Problems (Boca Rotan, FL: CRC Press, 2008), xix. 21 cognizing, analyzing, and synthesizing to ruminate on the systems that confront us...took great interest in their content .122 The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 made BSC’s

Autoatención en Salud Oral en el Pueblo Yanacona de los Andes del Sur de Colombia

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Edson Jair Ospina Lozano

2011-07-01

Full Text Available Antecedentes. El pueblo indígena Yanacona tiene sus propias estrategias de entender y atender su proceso salud/enfermedad, referido particularmente a la cavidad oral. En estas actividades no se involucran terapeutas de la medicina tradicional ni de la medicina occidental, las realizan las mismas personas. Objetivo: identificar y analizar las prácticas de autoatención en salud oral de la población Yanacona de los resguardos de Caquiona y Pancitará. Materiales y métodos. Se utilizó el método etnográfico. Las técnicas fueron la entrevista semi-estructurada y la observación participante. La información se consignó en el diario de campo. El universo de trabajo fueron las familias de los resguardos de Pancitará y Caquiona. Las unidades de análisis las conformaron cinco familias que cumplían los criterios de inclusión: auto adscripción indígena, los ingresos económicos, la tenencia de dos o más hijos y la escolaridad de la madre.  Resultados: Para los integrantes de este pueblo indígena la boca es necesaria para comer y comunicarse. Las personas reconocen las enfermedades y otras dolencias en su cavidad oral y disponen de conocimientos y destrezas para enfrentarlas, principalmente plantas medicinales y medicamentos farmacéuticos. La caries dental es reconocida como la única enfermedad que afecta a la boca. Se reconoce un origen mágico de las aftas bucales. Los cuidados de la boca implican el uso de cepillo y crema dental y la masticación de una planta -chulco-. Conclusiones. La autoatención en salud oral es una estrategia que le permite a este pueblo indígena solucionar parcialmente los inconvenientes relacionados con su salud/enfermedad oral.

Autoatención en Salud Oral en el Pueblo Yanacona de los Andes del Sur de Colombia

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Edson Jair Ospina Lozano

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Antecedentes. El pueblo indígena Yanacona tiene sus propias estrategias de entender y atender su proceso salud/enfermedad, referido particularmente a la cavidad oral. En estas actividades no se involucran terapeutas de la medicina tradicional ni de la medicina occidental, las realizan las mismas personas. Objetivo: identificar y analizar las prácticas de autoatención en salud oral de la población Yanacona de los resguardos de Caquiona y Pancitará. Materiales y métodos. Se utilizó el método etnográfico. Las técnicas fueron la entrevista semi-estructurada y la observación participante. La información se consignó en el diario de campo. El universo de trabajo fueron las familias de los resguardos de Pancitará y Caquiona. Las unidades de análisis las conformaron cinco familias que cumplían los criterios de inclusión: auto adscripción indígena, los ingresos económicos, la tenencia de dos o más hijos y la escolaridad de la madre.  Resultados: Para los integrantes de este pueblo indígena la boca es necesaria para comer y comunicarse. Las personas reconocen las enfermedades y otras dolencias en su cavidad oral y disponen de conocimientos y destrezas para enfrentarlas, principalmente plantas medicinales y medicamentos farmacéuticos. La caries dental es reconocida como la única enfermedad que afecta a la boca. Se reconoce un origen mágico de las aftas bucales. Los cuidados de la boca implican el uso de cepillo y crema dental y la masticación de una planta -chulco-. Conclusiones. La autoatención en salud oral es una estrategia que le permite a este pueblo indígena solucionar parcialmente los inconvenientes relacionados con su salud/enfermedad oral.

Preliminary Geologic Map of the Vermejo Peak area, Colfax and Taos Counties, New Mexico and Las Animas and Costilla Counties, Colorado

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Fridrich, Christopher J.; Shroba, Ralph R.; Pillmore, Charles L.; Hudson, Adam M.

2009-01-01

This geologic map covers four 7.5-minute quadrangles-The Wall, NM-CO (New Mexico-Colorado), Vermejo Park, NM-CO, Ash Mountain, NM, and Van Bremmer Park, NM. The study area straddles the boundary between the eastern flank of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the western margin of the Raton Basin, with about two-thirds of the map area in the basin. The Raton Basin is a foreland basin that formed immediately eastward of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains during their initial uplift, in the Late Cretaceous through early Eocene Laramide orogeny. Subsequently, these mountains have been extensively modified during formation of the Rio Grande rift, from late Oligocene to present. The map area is within that part of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that is called the Culebra Range. Additionally, the map covers small parts of the Devil's Park graben and the Valle Vidal half-graben, in the northwestern and southwestern parts of the map area, respectively. These two grabens are small intermontaine basins, that are satellitic to the main local basin of the Rio Grande rift, the San Luis Basin, that are an outlying, early- formed part of the rift, and that separate the Culebra Range from the Taos Range, to the southwest.

Marketing viral en medios sociales:¿qué contenido es más contagioso y por qué?

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Paús, Fermín

2014-12-01

Full Text Available El marketing viral es una de las herramientas más relevantes del marketing digital que ha tomado gran relevancia luego de la explosión de los medios sociales. El siguiente ensayo brinda un entendimiento integral del fenómeno contagioso a través del estudio de tres elementos claves: su importancia dentro del contexto actual, su definición y su vinculación con el boca a boca tanto offline (Word of Mouth como online (Electronic Word of Mouth y por último, el entendimiento de qué contenido es más viral y por qué. Esta última sección identifica las principales características del contenido contagioso y explica de manera simple por qué los usuarios pasan algunos contenidos y no otros a sus pares. De esta manera, el siguiente ensayo es una buena combinación entre conceptos teóricos y prácticos que resulta en una excelente guía para profundizar el entendimiento del fenómeno y perfeccionar el uso de la herramienta.

Mnemosyne o el imperio de los sentidos. Literatura e imagen en Almudena Grandes: Malena es un nombre de tango

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M.ª Teresa García-Abad García

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Si bien los códigos de la imagen han acompañado a la escritura desde sus orígenes, la irrupción del cine afianza su consagración en nuestro panorama cultural, y su rastro reclama una atención cada vez más necesaria para alcanzar una adecuada competencia lectora. La literatura de Almudena Grandes acude a intertextos visuales como herramienta básica de construcción ficcional, un recorrido que rescata a través de la memoria un paisaje de sensaciones en el que la palabra puede deshacerse en la boca “como un buñuelo de viento” o ser escrita con los ojos como afirmara Gertrude Stein: “Las palabras realmente importantes son aquellas que escribo con los ojos. Los oídos y la boca no cuentan”. El artículo indaga asimismo en claves de comprensión para la reciente adaptación cinematográfica de la novela Malena es un nombre de tango.

Laceração canicular: a utilização do bastão de Veirs modificado

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Silvia Helena Tavares Lorena

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Os autores descrevem a utilização do bastão de Veirs modificado como modelador intracanalicular, facilitando a sutura do canalículo lacrimal e evitando a sua estenose. A técnica consiste na introdução do bastão de Veirs modificado no lúmen canalicular pelo ponto lacrimal, em direção ao saco lacrimal. A seguir as terminações distal e proximal do canalículo lesado são identificadas e a região lateral e medial da mucosa canalicular são suturadas boca a boca, com pontos separados de polivicryl 8.0, deixando bem coaptadas as bordas da ferida, ao redor do bastão. A reconstrução da ferida é completada por planos. O fio de mononylon 6.0 do bastão que se exterioriza pelo ponto lacrimal será fixado à pele da pálpebra em ângulo reto. O bastão permanece por 4 a 6 semanas no lúmen canalicular.

Group Flow and Group Genius

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Sawyer, Keith

2015-01-01

Keith Sawyer views the spontaneous collaboration of group creativity and improvisation actions as "group flow," which organizations can use to function at optimum levels. Sawyer establishes ideal conditions for group flow: group goals, close listening, complete concentration, being in control, blending egos, equal participation, knowing…

O homem dos ratos, Schreber e Kafka: destinos possíveis para a hostilidade El hombre de los ratones, Schreber y Kafka: destinos posibles para la hostilidad The rat man, Schreber and Kafka: possible vicissitudes to hostility

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Sissi Vigil Castiel

2012-01-01

Full Text Available A clínica psicanalítica impõe a observação, por vezes muito presente em determinados quadros, das tendências hostis que aparecem de forma manifesta ou fantasiada. Partindo dessa constatação e sustentado na releitura dos textos freudianos, este trabalho propõe uma reflexão sobre as tendências agressivas e suas implicações na clínica da neurose obsessiva e da paranoia, já que entendemos que a intensidade da hostilidade nessas patologias se coloca, muitas vezes, como um impasse para o tratamento. Os quadros clínicos serão exemplificados por meio do caso do Homem dos Ratos e da história de Schreber. Posteriormente, passaremos a discutir dois textos de Kafka, a fim de indicar uma saída para a elaboração da hostilidade no sentido de simbolizar e de sublimar as tendências agressivas.La clínica psicoanalítica impone la observación, algunas veces muy presente en determinados cuadros, de las tendencias hostiles que aparecen de forma manifiesta o fantaseada. Partiendo de esa constatación y sostenido en la relectura de los textos freudianos, este trabajo propone una reflexión sobre las inclinaciones agresivas y sus implicaciones en la clínica de la neurosis obsesiva y de la paranoia, ya que entendemos que la intensidad de la hostilidad en esas patologías se coloca, muchas veces, como un impasse para el tratamiento. Los cuadros clínicos serán ejemplarizados por medio del caso del Hombre de los Ratones y de la historia de Schreber. Posteriormente, pasaremos a discutir dos textos de Kafka, con el fin de indicar una salida para la elaboración de la hostilidad en el sentido de simbolizar y de sublimar las inclinaciones agresivas.The psychoanalytical practice demands the observation of acted or fantasized hostile tendencies which are very common in certain cases. We believe that the intensity of hostility has an increase in cases like obsessive neurosis and paranoia and often become an impediment to treatment. Considering such

An iridium abundance anomaly at the palynological Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in northern New Mexico

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Orth, C.J.; Gilmore, J.S.; Knight, J.D.; Pillmore, C.L.; Tschudy, R.H.; Fassett, J.E.

1981-01-01

An iridium abundance anomaly, with concentrations up to 5000 parts per trillion over a background level of 4 to 20 parts per trillion, has been located in sedimentary rocks laid down under freshwater swamp conditions in the Raton Basin of northeastern New Mexico. The anomaly occurs at the base of a coal bed, at the same stratigraphic position at which several well-known species of Cretaceous-age pollen became extinct. Copyright ?? 1981 AAAS.

The status of rabies in Ethiopia: A retrospective record review

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UM ESTUDO SOBRE O ARREPENDIMENTO DE ADOLESCENTES PROPRIETÁRIOS DE APARELHO CELULAR NA CIDADE DE CURITIBA [doi: 10.5329/RECADM.20050402009

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Pedro José Steiner Neto

2005-11-01

Full Text Available Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Resumo As reações afetivas que os consumidores experimentam em um processo de compra têm a maioria dos seus estudos voltada para a satisfação do consumidor. Contudo, emoções negativas, como o arrependimento, são de extrema importância, embora pouco estudadas. Dessa maneira, o presente trabalho tem dois objetivos, além de colaborar para o desenvolvimento da literatura, também o de verificar se o esforço empreendido pelo consumidor no processo de busca de informações influencia o seu grau de arrependimento, ao mesmo tempo que  analisa a relação da intensidade do arrependimento com futuras intenções de reclamação, divulgação a terceiros (boca-a-boca negativo e recompra. Os resultados com a amostra composta de adolescentes sugerem que: a busca de informação não influencia a intensidade do arrependimento; a probabilidade de boca-a-boca negativo e reclamação aumentam juntamente com a intensidade do arrependimento; e, as pessoas com alto grau de arrependimento tendem a não efetuar a recompra. Quando a amostra é estratificada pelo gênero, evidencia-se que a hipótese de quanto maior a intensidade do arrependimento, maior  a probabilidade de reclamação, é confirmada para o sexo masculino e rejeitadas para o sexo feminino.   Palavras-chave: Satisfação do consumidor; reações afetivas; arrependimento.   Abstract The affective reactions experienced by consumers in a purchase process have most of their studies focused on consumer's satisfaction. However, negative emotions, such as regret, have extreme importance, although there is little research addressing this issue. Other than collaborating for the literature development, the present thesis has two objectives: verify if the effort undertaken by the consumer in the searching information process influences his or her regret degree and analyze the relation between regret intensity and future

Impactos del Turismo y de la Conmutación Centrípeta-Centrífuga en el Sur de Chile: Enfoques Clásicos y Nuevos para su Interpretación || Impacts of Tourism and of Centripetal-Centrifuge Commutation in Southern Chile: Classic and New Focuses on its Interpretation

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Soza-Amigo, Sergio

2016-06-01

Full Text Available Dadas las cercanías que presentan Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt y EntreLagos al Parque Nacional Puyehue (PNP, se revisan los impactos económicos de un incremento de las visitas a este último y, empleando como proxy del mercado laboral la conmutación, se estudian los cambios salariales requeridos para motivar un aumento de trabajadores en la zona. Se destaca como novedad lo que se ha denominado efecto “boca-a-boca-del-conmutante" y el uso de una formulación que explica cómo los ingresos afectan la conmutación. La investigación responde a: es relevante el aporte del turismo en estas localidades?; existe correlación entre un efecto alométrico con los salarios requeridos? y, regiones con alto PIB per cápita o ingresos promedios capturan en términos netos más conmutantes?. Las fuentes de información son el CENSO del año 2002 (Censo02, la Encuesta Nacional de Caracterización Socioeconómica del año 2009 (Casen09, y la Nueva Encuesta Suplementaria de Ingresos del año 2012 (Nesi12. Los resultados indican que el turismo no es gravitante, que regiones con altos PIB per cápita y/o salarios presentan en términos netos más conmutantes y, que el efecto boca-a-boca se puede determinar. || Given the closeness of Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt and Entre Lagos to Puyehue National Park (PNP, this article reviews the economic impact of the increased visits. We also study the salary changes required in order to motivate work in the area, using commutation as proxy of the labour market. As a novelty, the so-called “commuter-word-of-mouth" effect is to be highlighted, as well as the use of a formulation that explains how income affects commutation. This research provides answers to the following questions: Is the contribution of tourism relevant to these villages? Is there some correlation between an allometric effect and the required salaries? And do higher GDP per capita regions attract more commuters, in net numbers? The sources of

Group devaluation and group identification

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Leach, C.W.; Rodriguez Mosquera, P.M.; Vliek, M.L.W.; Hirt, E.

2010-01-01

In three studies, we showed that increased in-group identification after (perceived or actual) group devaluation is an assertion of a (preexisting) positive social identity that counters the negative social identity implied in societal devaluation. Two studies with real-world groups used order

EFECTOS DE LA DESNUTRICIÓN PROTEICA EN LA ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA

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LISÍMACO VALLEJO CUELLAR

2014-11-01

Full Text Available El objetivo propuesto consiste en comparar los efectos nutritivos de las proteínas de la soya versus caseína con respecto del crecimiento y la actividadfísica de la natación, y algunos parámetros bioquímicos en ratones Wistar jóvenes. La muestra constó de 24 ratones, divididos en cuatro grupos (I, II, III y IV. El I recibió dieta con base en soya y el II caseína, los grupos III y IV sirvieron como control. Los grupos I y II realizaron actividad física de la natación, con una frecuencia de cinco días a la semana, fueron sacrificados al 28 día del experimento. Se realizaron test de laboratorio y análisis clínicos de algunos parámetros bioquímicos como sangre, úrea, proteínas totales, albúmina, globulina y la relación albúminaglobulina; de algunos parámetros hematológicos como el hematocrito, hemoglobina y hemacias. Peso del animal, peso del corazón y peso relativo del corazón. Palabras claves: Ratones Wistar, Desnutrición Proteica, Soya-Caseína, Natación.

Lie groups and algebraic groups

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We give an exposition of certain topics in Lie groups and algebraic groups. This is not a complete ... of a polynomial equation is equivalent to the solva- bility of the equation ..... to a subgroup of the group of roots of unity in k (in particular, it is a ...

Cambios en la morfometría bucal y su relación con la dieta de Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791 en el centro-sur de Chile Changes in mouth morphometries as related to the diet of Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791 from south-central Chile

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FREDDY DUARTE

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Varias especies de peces carnívoros, a medida que crecen, tanto el tamaño corporal como el de la boca, se relacionan positivamente con el tamaño de las presas. Sin embrago, el número y la biomasa de las presas consumidas por los peces no presentan un patrón tan claro. Para verificar estas relaciones en el pez Thyrsites atun, se recolectaron entre los meses de febrero y abril de 2004, un total de 140 ejemplares, desde desembarques de naves pesqueras industriales y semiindustriales en la región centro-sur de Chile. Se estableció la dieta de T. atun mediante descriptores cuantitativos de frecuencia, número y peso de las presas, los cuales se compararon entre peces subadultos y adultos. También registramos medidas morfométricas bucales para compararlas con el tamaño del pez y de las presas, y también se estimó el volumen de la boca para relacionarlo con el número y peso de las presas ingeridas. En sus tractos digestivos se encontraron cuatro especies de presas, Euphausia sp., Todarodes filippovae, Strangomera bentincki y Engraulis ringens, siendo esta última la presa más frecuente (99,9 %. Las medidas bucales resultaron dependientes del tamaño del depredador. Igualmente el tamaño de las presas resultó ser dependiente del tamaño del depredador, así como de las medidas bucales. Además, el volumen de la boca se relacionó positivamente con la longitud del depredador, y tanto el número como el peso de las presas se correlacionaron con el tamaño y volumen de la boca. Thyrsites atun se alimenta en la zona nerítica de peces de pequeño tamaño que viven en cardúmenes. Al aumentar de tamaño T. atun se alimentaría de presas más grandes, y consecuentemente al incrementarse el volumen de la boca puede comer una mayor cantidad y biomasa de presasIn several species of carnivorous fishes, as they grow, body size and that of the mouth are related positively with prey size, however, the number and biomass of preys consumed by the fish

Enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico

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Herrero Pérez D.

2009-12-01

Full Text Available El paciente acude a la farmacia quejándose de un “quemazón que siente en la boca del estómago” que viene padeciendo desde hace unos días y que mejora con la toma de antiácidos, pero sólo durante una hora, reproduciéndose los síntomas tras este tiempo.

Embriotoxicidad del bromato de potasio en raton (Mus musculus)

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Grecia Landeo; José L. Pino

2013-01-01

Se evaluó in vivo los efectos de bromato de potasio (KBr0 3 ) sobre el desarrollo de embriones pre- implantacionales de ratón. Ratonas preñadas fueron tratadas con una dosis única de KBr0 3 (68,5 mg/kg de peso corporal; n= 8) y un grupo control (C) tratado con agua destilada (n= 7) en el día 1; al cuarto día de preñez, las hembras fueron sacrifi cadas, los embriones fueron extraidos de los oviductos y de los cuernos uterinos para la evaluación. El KBr0 3 produjo un retraso en el desar- rollo ...

Embriotoxicidad del bromato de potasio en raton (Mus musculus)

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Gonzales, José M; Pino, José L

2007-01-01

Se evaluó in vivo los efectos de bromato de potasio (KBr0(3)) ()sobre el desarrollo de embriones preimplantacionales de ratón. Ratonas preñadas fueron tratadas con una dosis única de KBr0(3) (68,5 mg/kg de peso corporal; n= 8) y un grupo control (C) tratado con agua destilada (n= 7) en el día 1; al cuarto día de preñez, las hembras fueron sacrificadas, los embriones fueron extraidos de los oviductos y de los cuernos uterinos para la evaluación. El KBr0(3) produjo un retraso en el desarrollo e...

Embriotoxicidad del bromato de potasio en raton (Mus musculus

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Grecia Landeo

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó in vivo los efectos de bromato de potasio (KBr0 3 sobre el desarrollo de embriones pre- implantacionales de ratón. Ratonas preñadas fueron tratadas con una dosis única de KBr0 3 (68,5 mg/kg de peso corporal; n= 8 y un grupo control (C tratado con agua destilada (n= 7 en el día 1; al cuarto día de preñez, las hembras fueron sacrifi cadas, los embriones fueron extraidos de los oviductos y de los cuernos uterinos para la evaluación. El KBr0 3 produjo un retraso en el desar- rollo embrionario, encontrándose un 76,9±7,8 y 11,2±5,5 en porcentaje de blastocistos y mórulas respectivamente en el C en comparación de un 34,8±11,2 y 49,3±11,9 de la misma relación en el grupo tratado, mostrando diferencias signifi cativas(p<0,05. En cuanto a la calidad embrionaria, se observó un incremento en el porcentaje de embriones de baja calidad (grado III y degenerados en el grupo tratado, pero esta diferencia no es estadísticamente signifi cativa (p>0,05. En conclusión podemos decir que el KBr0 3 produce un efecto dañino sobre el embrión, causando retraso en su desarrollo.

Cadastral PLSS Standardized Data - PLSSIntersected (Raton) - Version 1.1

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Efecto inmunosupresor de la infección por Trypanosoma musculi (Mastigophora: Trypanosomatidae en la toxoplasmosis experimental Immunosuppressor effect of Trypanosoma musculi (Mastigophora: Trypanosomatidae on experimental toxoplasmosis

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Loretta Piccolo-Johanning

2013-06-01

Full Text Available La prevalencia de infecciones por Toxoplasma gondii en el ser humano es de 5-90% según la zona geográfica; en Costa Rica por ejemplo, la seroprevalencia es de un 58%, por lo que es importante comprender algunos procesos inmunológicos, propios en estas afectaciones parasitarias. Con el objeto de determinar si el Trypanosoma musculi ejerce procesos de inmunosupresión sobre Toxoplasma gondii se realizó un experimento en el que se inocularon ratones Swiss con T. musculi cuatro, cinco, seis y siete días previos a la infección con T. gondii, ocurriendo la inmunosupresión cuando la inoculación con T. musculi fue hecha cuatro días antes. Además, la cantidad de tripomastigotos inoculados no influyó en el proceso. Se probaron tres cepas de T. gondii aisladas de las heces de un gato casero (TFC, de un Leopardus pardalis (TLP, de un Leopardus wiedii y de la carne de un Bos taurus (TBT. La cepa TLP resultó ser muy patógena, matando a los animales en un tiempo corto, independientemente de la inoculación con T. musculi; para las otras cepas se mantuvo el patrón de inmunosupresión en los ratones. Se reporta entonces un modelo experimental de inmunosupresión, aspecto muy en boga en este momento, por su relación con enfermedades que inducen esta condición en el ser humano, especialmente a enfermedades como el cáncer y el SIDA. Este modelo es más fácil de aplicar experimentalmente que el correspondiente con T. lewisi previamente descrito, el cual usa ratas blancas de más difícil manejo que los ratones usados en este estudio.The immunosuppression caused by species of the gender Trypanosoma has been widely documented. The influence over experimental infections with Toxoplasma gondii is evident when using Trypanosoma lewisi, a natural parasite of white rats. We decided to test the effect of Trypanosoma musculi from mice, an organism with very similar biological characteristics to T. lewisi, to see if this trypanosomatid could induce a similar

Group Cohesion in Experiential Growth Groups

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Steen, Sam; Vasserman-Stokes, Elaina; Vannatta, Rachel

2014-01-01

This article explores the effect of web-based journaling on changes in group cohesion within experiential growth groups. Master's students were divided into 2 groups. Both used a web-based platform to journal after each session; however, only 1 of the groups was able to read each other's journals. Quantitative data collected before and…

Which finite simple groups are unit groups?

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Davis, Christopher James; Occhipinti, Tommy

2014-01-01

We prove that if G is a finite simple group which is the unit group of a ring, then G is isomorphic to either (a) a cyclic group of order 2; (b) a cyclic group of prime order 2^k −1 for some k; or (c) a projective special linear group PSLn(F2) for some n ≥ 3. Moreover, these groups do all occur a...

The social in scene in significant materiality = O social em cena na materialidade significante

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Suzy Lagazzi

2010-07-01

Full Text Available This paper analyses the movies: Tropa de Elite, Tereza and Boca de Lixo, with the aim of providing visibility, in the imbrication of different significant materialities, for the discursive work of textualizing social differences. In the theoretical and methodologicalperspective of the materialistic Discourse Analysis, this text allows us to observe the functioning of the contradiction during the oppositional naturalization that structures most of the relations which organize our society, presenting the resistance as a process of possible displacement.Este artigo reúne análises de Tropa de Elite, Tereza e Boca de Lixo com o objetivo de dar visibilidade, na imbricação de distintas materialidades significantes, ao trabalho discursivo de textualização da diferença no social. Na perspectiva teórico-metodológica da Análise do Discurso materialista, este texto permite-nos observar o funcionamento da contradição em meio à naturalização opositiva que estrutura grande parte das relações que organizam nossa sociedade atual, apresentando a resistência como um processo de deslocamento possível.

Exercício físico regular diminui o estresse oxidativo pulmonar em ratos após exposição aguda ao carvão mineral El ejercicio físico regular reduce la respuesta oxidativa pulmonar en los ratones después de la exhibición afilada al carbón mineral Regular physical exercises decrease the oxidant pulmonary stress in rats after acute exposure to mineral coal

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Ricardo A. Pinho

2006-04-01

pulmonar después de la inhalación de polvo de carbón mineral. Veinticuatro ratones varones Wistar (200-250g fueron aleatoriamente divididos en 2 grupos con los mandos respectivos (, n = 6 y Ningún -, n = 6. Los animales recibieron, por instilación traqueal polvo de carbón mineral (3mg/0,5ml salina, 3 dias/semana, durante 3 semanas o 0,5ml de solución salina 0,9%. Cuarenta ocho horas después de la última instilación, el grupo especializado fue sometido a un programa de ejercicio progresivo en la cinta durante 12 semanas (a 17m.min-1, 50min.dia-1, 10% de inclinación. Cuarenta ocho horas después de la última sesión de entrenamiento, todos los animales fueron sacrificados por decapitación y los pulmones y el músculo sóleo fueron extirpados por cirugía para el análisis bioquímico subsecuente. La actividad de la citrato-sintetasa fue determinada en los músculos así como los daños y perjuicios en los lipidos y las proteínas se estimaron en los pulmones para la concentración de TBARS y para la determinación de carbonilo de estos grupos, respectivamente. Los resultados mostraron que el ejercicio físico regular reduce los niveles presentes de TBARS significativamente en los ratones especializados y reduce los niveles de la oxidación en las proteínas en ambos grupos cuando se compararon los grupos respectivos. Los resultados permitieron sugerir que el ejercicio físico regular en la cinta es un agente capaz minimizarlos daños y perjuicios oxidativos pulmonares inducidos por la inhalación de partículas de carbón mineral.Several studies have pointed the regular low to moderate intensity physical exercise an important agent to combat the oxidant stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the physical exercise in the pulmonary oxidant response after inhaling mineral coal dust. Twenty-four male Wistar rats (200-250 g were randomly divided in two groups with their respective controls (trained, n = 6; non-trained, n = 6. All animals

Efectos sobre el sistema nervioso central del extracto etanólico y fracciones de hygrophila tyttha leonard

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Ariza, Sandra Y; Rincon, Javier; Guerrero, Mario F

2008-01-01

Se evaluó en ratones albinos ICR el perfil de actividad que sobre el sistema nervioso central ejercen el extracto etanólico y las fracciones acuosa, clorofórmica, metanólica y hexánica obtenidas de Hygrophila tyttha (Acanthaceae. NV: amansamachos). Para tal fin se utilizaron pruebas destinadas a detectar posible actividad ansiolítica (laberinto en cruz elevado), antidepresiva (nado forzado), anticonvulsivante (pentilentetrazol, electrochoque) e hipnótica (potenciación de sueño inducido por pe...

Development of the near field geochemistry model

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Arcos, D.; Bruno, J.; Duro, L.; Grive, M.

2000-01-01

This report discusses in a quantitative manner the evolution of the near field geochemistry as a result of the interactions between two different introducing granitic groundwaters and the FEBEX bentonite as a buffer material. The two granitic groundwaters considered are: SR-5 water, sampled in a borehole at 500 m depth in Mina Ratones, and a mean composition of different granitic groundwaters from the iberian Massif. The steel canister has also been introduced by considering the iron corrosion in anoxic conditions. (Author)

Development of the near field geochemistry model; Desarrollo de un modelo geoquimico de campo proximo

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Arcos, D.; Bruno, J.; Duro, L.; Grive, M.

2000-07-01

This report discusses in a quantitative manner the evolution of the near field geochemistry as a result of the interactions between two different introducing granitic groundwaters and the FEBEX bentonite as a buffer material. The two granitic groundwaters considered are: SR-5 water, sampled in a borehole at 500 m depth in Mina Ratones, and a mean composition of different granitic groundwaters from the iberian Massif. The steel canister has also been introduced by considering the iron corrosion in anoxic conditions. (Author)

Cyclic Soft Groups and Their Applications on Groups

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Hacı Aktaş

2014-01-01

Full Text Available In crisp environment the notions of order of group and cyclic group are well known due to many applications. In this paper, we introduce order of the soft groups, power of the soft sets, power of the soft groups, and cyclic soft group on a group. We also investigate the relationship between cyclic soft groups and classical groups.

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... A Sauceda-Carvajal1 P J García-Ramírez1 N Flores-Ramírez2. Centro de Investigación en Micr¸o y Nanotecnología, Universidad Veracruzana, 94292, Boca del Río, Veracruz, México; Faculty of Wood Engineering and Technology, University Michoacana of San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán 58060, México ...

Toxicidad sub-crónica y prueba de irritabilidad ocular del extracto acuoso de las hojas de Plantago major (Plantaginaceae

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Mildred García González

2003-09-01

Full Text Available Se utilizaron 20 ratones albinos de la cepa NGP, machos, distribuidos en dos grupos de diez ratones cada uno con peso promedio de 20.15 ± 0.059 g los animales que recibieron el tratamiento (2000 mg/kg y de 21.62 ± 0.03 g los animales que recibieron el control (0.5 ml de agua desionizada. Todos los tratamientos fueron administrados diariamente durante 5 días consecutivos por semana durante un período total de 40 días. No se presentó mortalidad con la dosis administrada por vía oral, sin embargo los animales presentaron disminución del reflejo de enderezamiento, de la actividad prensil anterior y posterior y de la reacción de alarma. Para la prueba de irritabilidad ocular se utilizaron 5 conejos de la cepa New Zeland, machos con peso promedio de 3.640 Kg. Se inoculó el ojo derecho con 200 µl del preparado acuoso (100 mg/ml y el ojo izquierdo se instiló con 200 µl de agua destilada. La inoculación se realizó diariamente por un periodo de 5 días consecutivos, no se observó ninguna manifestación de irritabilidad ocular en el ojo de los conejosFor the sub-chronic toxicity an aqueous preparation of Plantago major leaves was tested in 20 male NGP mice, with an average weight of 20.15 g and separated in two groups of ten individuals each. The dose used was 2000 mg/kg and the control group received 0.5 ml of distilled water. The extract administration was done daily during five days at week for a total period of 40 days. Signs of sub-chronic toxicity were observed in the days two and 12 of treatment. No significant change in corporal weight was observed. The ocular irritation was tested in five New Zeland male rabbits, with an average weight of 3.640 kg. The dose used was a 200 µl the preparation (100 mg/ml of Plantago major leaves, instill into the right eye and the control was used the left eye instill 200 µl of distilled water. The administration was done daily during five days. The extract shows no significant irritation during the

Group typicality, group loyalty and cognitive development.

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Patterson, Meagan M

2014-09-01

Over the course of childhood, children's thinking about social groups changes in a variety of ways. Developmental Subjective Group Dynamics (DSGD) theory emphasizes children's understanding of the importance of conforming to group norms. Abrams et al.'s study, which uses DSGD theory as a framework, demonstrates the social cognitive skills underlying young elementary school children's thinking about group norms. Future research on children's thinking about groups and group norms should explore additional elements of this topic, including aspects of typicality beyond loyalty. © 2014 The British Psychological Society.

Ordered groups and infinite permutation groups

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1996-01-01

The subjects of ordered groups and of infinite permutation groups have long en­ joyed a symbiotic relationship. Although the two subjects come from very different sources, they have in certain ways come together, and each has derived considerable benefit from the other. My own personal contact with this interaction began in 1961. I had done Ph. D. work on sequence convergence in totally ordered groups under the direction of Paul Conrad. In the process, I had encountered "pseudo-convergent" sequences in an ordered group G, which are like Cauchy sequences, except that the differences be­ tween terms of large index approach not 0 but a convex subgroup G of G. If G is normal, then such sequences are conveniently described as Cauchy sequences in the quotient ordered group GIG. If G is not normal, of course GIG has no group structure, though it is still a totally ordered set. The best that can be said is that the elements of G permute GIG in an order-preserving fashion. In independent investigations around that t...

CORRELATION BETWEEN GROUP LOCAL DENSITY AND GROUP LUMINOSITY

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Deng Xinfa [School of Science, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031 (China); Yu Guisheng [Department of Natural Science, Nanchang Teachers College, Jiangxi 330103 (China)

2012-11-10

In this study, we investigate the correlation between group local number density and total luminosity of groups. In four volume-limited group catalogs, we can conclude that groups with high luminosity exist preferentially in high-density regions, while groups with low luminosity are located preferentially in low-density regions, and that in a volume-limited group sample with absolute magnitude limit M{sub r} = -18, the correlation between group local number density and total luminosity of groups is the weakest. These results basically are consistent with the environmental dependence of galaxy luminosity.

Pharmacological activity of the essential oil of Satureja viminea (Lamiaceae

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Adriana Suárez

2003-03-01

Full Text Available The aqueous extract and the essential oil of Satureja viminea (Lamiaceae were tested. General physiologic effects were assessed through the Hippocratic screening test. Non fasted female Sprague Dawley rats were utilized and 250, 500, 750 and 1000 mg/kg doses were used. Two animals were used for each dosage level and for the vehicle alone. Exploratory behavior and curiosity were measured using a hole board apparatus and placing non-trained mice on the board and recording the number of holes explored in a 5 minute period. The Boissier chimney test was used to evaluate motor coordination. Muscle strength was assessed through a grasping test where mice were hung by their fore-limbs 40 cm above the base on a horizontal metal stainless bar. In all these tests, 3 groups of 6 albino mice, were treated with 1000 mg/kg of each the essential oil of S. viminea, the vehicle and diazepan (1 mg/kg as a positive control. Analgesic activity was explored in Sprague-Dawley rats. The tail flick method described by D`Amour and Smith (1941 modified by CYTED was implemented on three groups (6 rats each of animals treated with, each the essential oil of S. viminea (1000 mg/kg, the vehicle and indomethacine. The test was carried out just before and 30, 60 and 120 min after oral treatment. Peristaltic activity was measured in albino mice, three groups of 6 animals each, treated orally with each the essential oil of S. viminea (1000 mg/kg, the aqueous extract (1000 mg/kg, and the vehicle. The marker used was activated carbon. Animals were sacrificed 30 min after the marker was given and the percent of total small intestine traversed by it was calculated. Also a lethal dose 50 (LD 50 was determined with the Spearman-Karber method. A dose-related spontaneous motor activity reduction was observed. Exploratory behavior and curiosity were diminished. The grasping strength of mice was reduced. A very clear and significant analgesic effect was observed with the oral

What Is a Group? Young Children's Perceptions of Different Types of Groups and Group Entitativity.

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Maria Plötner

Full Text Available To date, developmental research on groups has focused mainly on in-group biases and intergroup relations. However, little is known about children's general understanding of social groups and their perceptions of different forms of group. In this study, 5- to 6-year-old children were asked to evaluate prototypes of four key types of groups: an intimacy group (friends, a task group (people who are collaborating, a social category (people who look alike, and a loose association (people who coincidently meet at a tram stop. In line with previous work with adults, the vast majority of children perceived the intimacy group, task group, and social category, but not the loose association, to possess entitativity, that is, to be a 'real group.' In addition, children evaluated group member properties, social relations, and social obligations differently in each type of group, demonstrating that young children are able to distinguish between different types of in-group relations. The origins of the general group typology used by adults thus appear early in development. These findings contribute to our knowledge about children's intuitive understanding of groups and group members' behavior.

Disorders Incidence and Analysis of a Flat Stabilization Splint as Its Therapy Levantamento de Incidência de DTMS e Análise da Efetividade da Placa de Mordida Plana Como Terapia TMJ

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João Ricardo T. Milam

2004-10-01

Full Text Available In this research, temporomandibular disorder signs and symptoms incidence were detected in two groups of patients. Group I was composed of 40 patients (23,9% who presented TMJ disorders drawn out of a 167 patients universe that were referred to be treated in the Dental Clinics of the State University of Londrina; Group II was composed by 24 individuals (48% which presented TMJ disorders, selected from a larger group of 50 Dental College students of the same University. The clinical and anamnesis examination were performed according to the International Society of Head Symptoms (IHS criteria for diagnosis and classification of headaches, cranial neuralgias and facial pain, associated with the TMJ disorders Research Diagnosis Criteria. The diagnosed signs and symptoms in both groups, supported by the criteria mentioned above, consisted of patients presenting TMJ and/or masticatory muscles pain, movement limitation while opening and closing the mouth, even with mandibular locking, irradiated facial, neck and shoulders pain, a painful click or crepitation while opening the mouth, stimulated pain while yawning, chewing or wide opening the mouth, bruxism and pain related to occlusal problems. Only in Group I it was also analyzed the effectiveness of a hard acrylic flat stabilization splint use in the control of the presented signs and symptoms, as a reversible occlusal therapy, which showed to be efficient in all cases, eliminating pain symptoms. Neste trabalho foram levantadas as incidências de sinais e sintomas de desordens têmporo-mandibulares (DTMs em dois grupos de pessoas: Grupo I: composto de 40 pessoas (23,9% que apresentaram incidência de DTMs em um universo de 167 pacientes pesquisados nos serviços prestados nas clínicas do Curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL. Grupo II: composto de 24 pessoas (48% que apresentaram incidência de DTMs de um universo de 50 alunos pesquisados do mesmo Curso. O exame anamn

Between-group competition elicits within-group cooperation in children

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Majolo, Bonaventura; Maréchal, Laëtitia

2017-02-01

Aggressive interactions between groups are frequent in human societies and can bear significant fitness costs and benefits (e.g. death or access to resources). During between-group competitive interactions, more cohesive groups (i.e. groups formed by individuals who cooperate in group defence) should out-perform less cohesive groups, other factors being equal (e.g. group size). The cost/benefit of between-group competition are thought to have driven correlated evolution of traits that favour between-group aggression and within-group cooperation (e.g. parochial altruism). Our aim was to analyse whether the proximate relationship between between-group competition and within-group cooperation is found in 3-10 years old children and the developmental trajectory of such a relationship. We used a large cohort of children (n = 120) and tested whether simulated between-group competition increased within-group cooperation (i.e. how much of a resource children were giving to their group companions) in two experiments. We found greater within-group cooperation when groups of four children were competing with other groups then in the control condition (no between-group competition). Within-group cooperation increased with age. Our study suggests that parochial altruism and in-group/out-group biases emerge early during the course of human development.

Estimation of production characteristic curves of geothermal wells and of the permeability of rocky formations through one single mass flow-pressure-enthalpy (W-P-h) measurement at the wellhead; Estimacion de curvas caracteristicas de produccion de pozos geotermicos y de permeabilidades de formaciones rocosas a partir de una sola medicion flujo masico-presion- entalpia (W-P-h) a boca de pozo

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L Moya, Sara; Aragon, Alfonso [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

1997-12-31

The proposed methodology described ahead (Moya et al.,1996; Moya et al.,1997a, 1997b and 1997c) simplifies the construction of production characteristic curves of geothermal wells and of its associated thermal productivity, in requiring one single measurement of mass flow-pressure-enthalpy (W-P-h) at the wellhead. Therefore it is an ecological option, technically and economically more feasible. On the other hand, the methodology also allows to diagnose the rocky formation absolute permeability in the well feeding zone. This permeability is usually determined through well bottom pressure tests, than in some cases are difficult to interpret. The permeability inferred by means of the proposed technology represents a complementary tool for these field tests and for the laboratory measurements on drilling cores. [Espanol] La metodologia propuesta que se describe a continuacion [Moya et al., 1995d; Moya et al., 1996; Moya et al., 1997a, 1997b y 1997c] simplifica la construccion de curvas caracteristicas de produccion de pozos geotermicos y de su productividad termica asociada al requerir solo una medicion de flujo masico-presion-entalpia (W-P-h) a boca de pozo. Es por tanto una alternativa ecologica, tecnica y economicamente mas factible. Por otra parte, la metodologia tambien permite diagnosticar el valor de la permeabilidad absoluta de la formacion rocosa en la zona de alimentacion al pozo. Esta permeabilidad se determina usualmente a partir de pruebas de presion a fondo de pozo que en algunos casos son dificiles de interpretar. La permeabilidad inferida mediante la metodologia propuesta representa una herramienta complementaria a estas pruebas de campo y a las mediciones de laboratorio sobre nucleos de perforacion.

Estimation of production characteristic curves of geothermal wells and of the permeability of rocky formations through one single mass flow-pressure-enthalpy (W-P-h) measurement at the wellhead; Estimacion de curvas caracteristicas de produccion de pozos geotermicos y de permeabilidades de formaciones rocosas a partir de una sola medicion flujo masico-presion- entalpia (W-P-h) a boca de pozo

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L Moya, Sara; Aragon, Alfonso [Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

1998-12-31

The proposed methodology described ahead (Moya et al.,1996; Moya et al.,1997a, 1997b and 1997c) simplifies the construction of production characteristic curves of geothermal wells and of its associated thermal productivity, in requiring one single measurement of mass flow-pressure-enthalpy (W-P-h) at the wellhead. Therefore it is an ecological option, technically and economically more feasible. On the other hand, the methodology also allows to diagnose the rocky formation absolute permeability in the well feeding zone. This permeability is usually determined through well bottom pressure tests, than in some cases are difficult to interpret. The permeability inferred by means of the proposed technology represents a complementary tool for these field tests and for the laboratory measurements on drilling cores. [Espanol] La metodologia propuesta que se describe a continuacion [Moya et al., 1995d; Moya et al., 1996; Moya et al., 1997a, 1997b y 1997c] simplifica la construccion de curvas caracteristicas de produccion de pozos geotermicos y de su productividad termica asociada al requerir solo una medicion de flujo masico-presion-entalpia (W-P-h) a boca de pozo. Es por tanto una alternativa ecologica, tecnica y economicamente mas factible. Por otra parte, la metodologia tambien permite diagnosticar el valor de la permeabilidad absoluta de la formacion rocosa en la zona de alimentacion al pozo. Esta permeabilidad se determina usualmente a partir de pruebas de presion a fondo de pozo que en algunos casos son dificiles de interpretar. La permeabilidad inferida mediante la metodologia propuesta representa una herramienta complementaria a estas pruebas de campo y a las mediciones de laboratorio sobre nucleos de perforacion.

¿Se ha extinguido la infestación por chinche de cama (cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758) en Venezuela?

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Reyes Lugo, Matías; Rodríguez Acosta, Alexis

2009-01-01

La chinche de cama (Cimex lectularius Linneaus 1758), es un insecto de hábitos nocturnos, principalmente parásito de los humanos pertenece a la familia Cimicidae del orden Hemiptera. Entre diferentes huéspedes de este insecto se incluyen las ratas, ratones, palomas, pollos, murciélagos y otros animales domésticos. Para alimentarse las chinches pican al huésped utilizando un sistema bucal perforador del tipo hemíptero. Los pacientes presentan una urticaria, probablemente de origen alérgica, ca...

Producción de proteínas recombinantes de Plasmodium falciparum en Escherichia coli

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Ángela Patricia Guerra

2016-04-01

Conclusión. El uso de cepas de E. coli genéticamente modificadas fue fundamental para alcanzar altos niveles de expresión de las cuatro proteínas recombinantes evaluadas y permitió obtener dos de ellas en forma soluble. La estrategia utilizada permitió expresar cuatro proteínas recombinantes de P. falciparum en cantidad suficiente para inmunizar ratones y producir anticuerpos policlonales y, además, conservar proteína pura y soluble de dos de ellas para ensayos futuros.

Defining the cause of reduced progesterone levels during pregnancy in Kiss1/Gpr54 mutant mice

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MILLÁN ESTEBAN, DAVID

2015-01-01

[ES] La kisspeptina, un neuropéptido codificado por el gen Kiss1, es requerida para la activación del eje reproductivo en la pubertad en los mamíferos y para el mantenimiento de la fertilidad en adultos. Los ratones que no tienen kisspeptina o que tienen mutaciones en el correspondiente receptor, GPR54, no entran en la pubertad y son estériles. Tienen gónadas subdesarrolladas (hipogonadismo), bajos niveles de hormona gonadotrópica (hipogonadotropismo), y bajos niveles de esteroides sexuales....

Desarrollo de un nuevo modelo de Aspergilosis Pulmonar en rata consideraciones previas, estudio comparativo y aplicaciones al diagnóstico de la enfermedad

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Caballero de Toro, Jesús

2005-01-01

Aspergilosis incluye una gran cantidad de enfermedades, incluida la Aspergilosis Invasora. El objetivo de esta tesis es el estudio de la Aspergilosis invasora en humanos. En primer lugar se evalúan los perfiles proteicos de A. fumigatus crecidos en diferentes medios y su capacidad antigénica. Posteriormente se realiza una evaluación de la capacidad de infección de A. fumigatus en modelos animales en ratones y ratas. Se desarrolla un nuevo modelo de infección transtorácia con hifas. Finalmente...

Seismic hazard and risk assessment for large Romanian dams situated in the Moldavian Platform

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Moldovan, Iren-Adelina; Popescu, Emilia; Otilia Placinta, Anica; Petruta Constantin, Angela; Toma Danila, Dragos; Borleanu, Felix; Emilian Toader, Victorin; Moldoveanu, Traian

2016-04-01

public training for evacuation. The work is supported from PNII/PCCA 2013 Project DARING 69/2014, financed by UEFISCDI, Romania. Bureau GJ (2003) "Dams and appurtenant facilities" Earthquake Engineering Handbook, CRS Press, WF Chen, and C Scawthorn (eds.), Boca Raton, pp. 26.1-26.47. Bureau GJ and Ballentine GD (2002) "A comprehensive seismic vulnerability and loss assessment of the State of Carolina using HAZUS. Part IV: Dam inventory and vulnerability assessment methodology", 7th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21-25, Boston, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA. Moldovan IA, Popescu E, Constantin A (2008), "Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Romania: application for crustal seismic active zones", Romanian Journal of Physics, Vol.53, Nos. 3-4

Hybrid Arrays for Chemical Sensing

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Kramer, Kirsten E.; Rose-Pehrsson, Susan L.; Johnson, Kevin J.; Minor, Christian P.

In recent years, multisensory approaches to environment monitoring for chemical detection as well as other forms of situational awareness have become increasingly popular. A hybrid sensor is a multimodal system that incorporates several sensing elements and thus produces data that are multivariate in nature and may be significantly increased in complexity compared to data provided by single-sensor systems. Though a hybrid sensor is itself an array, hybrid sensors are often organized into more complex sensing systems through an assortment of network topologies. Part of the reason for the shift to hybrid sensors is due to advancements in sensor technology and computational power available for processing larger amounts of data. There is also ample evidence to support the claim that a multivariate analytical approach is generally superior to univariate measurements because it provides additional redundant and complementary information (Hall, D. L.; Linas, J., Eds., Handbook of Multisensor Data Fusion, CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2001). However, the benefits of a multisensory approach are not automatically achieved. Interpretation of data from hybrid arrays of sensors requires the analyst to develop an application-specific methodology to optimally fuse the disparate sources of data generated by the hybrid array into useful information characterizing the sample or environment being observed. Consequently, multivariate data analysis techniques such as those employed in the field of chemometrics have become more important in analyzing sensor array data. Depending on the nature of the acquired data, a number of chemometric algorithms may prove useful in the analysis and interpretation of data from hybrid sensor arrays. It is important to note, however, that the challenges posed by the analysis of hybrid sensor array data are not unique to the field of chemical sensing. Applications in electrical and process engineering, remote sensing, medicine, and of course, artificial

Multifractal analysis of forest fires in complex regions

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Vega Orozco, C. D.; Kanevski, M.; Golay, J.; Tonini, M.; Conedera, M.

2012-04-01

indicates the scaling of overdense regions and strong singularities, and for q analysis for forest fires in canton Ticino are performed using raw data, the anthropogenic- and natural-caused patterns and the random patterns simulated within the three different support domains. Results of these different patterns are compared. These analyses revealed non-linear behaviour of the generalized dimensions Dq, depicting inhomogeneous nature of the physical fire-ignition conditions as well as the presence of nonlinear interactions between scales. Keywords: forest fires, point process, box counting, fractal dimension, multifractal. [1] Mandelbrot, B. (1982). The Fractal Geometry of Nature. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. [2] Seuront, L. (2009). Fractals and Multifractals in Ecology and Aquatic Science. Boca Raton (USA): CRC Press.

Electromagnetic methods for rapidly characterizing porosity distributions in the upper part of the Biscayne aquifer, southern Florida

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Mount, G. J.; Comas, X.; Cunningham, K. J.

2010-12-01

Gregory J. Mount1, Xavier Comas1, and Kevin J. Cunningham2 1Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 2U.S. Geological Survey, 3110 SW 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315 Although conventional hydrological techniques of aquifer characterization, which rely on data obtained from boreholes and wells can provide very valuable direct information about porosity, storativity and transmissivity, they are invasive and can often become time consuming and relatively expensive. Near-surface electromagnetic techniques, such as ground penetrating radar (GPR), provide indirect measurements of aquifer properties that complement traditional point measurements and provide a laterally continuous subsurface image in an efficient and cost effective manner with a minimal impact on the environment. We investigated the carbonate rocks of the uppermost part (3-5 meters) of the Biscayne aquifer in Everglades National Park to better understand the distribution of karst features that can create concentrated flow of groundwater, nutrients, and contaminants. As the Biscayne aquifer is the primary source of drinking water for millions of people in southern Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties, knowledge about these features could create a more complete understanding of a critical natural resource. These macroporous elements contribute to the overall storage, permeability, and transmissivity of the aquifer and for that reason, delineation of their distribution and areal extent should aid in the development of more accurate groundwater flow models. The macroporous elements create numerous hyperbolic diffractions in GPR common offset profiles, and these diffractions are used directly used to estimate two-dimensional (2D) models of electromagnetic (EM) wave velocity in the subsurface. Such models are further contrasted with one-dimensional (1D) velocity models using GPR common mid-point surveys at selected locations. In order to estimate

Walter Rowe Courtenay, Jr. (1933–2014)

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Benson, Amy J.

2016-01-01

WALTER R. COURTENAY, JR., ichthyologist and retired professor, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, died in Gainesville, Florida, on 30 January 2014 at age 80. Walt was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, on 6 November 1933, son of Walter and Emily Courtenay. Walt's interest in fish began at a young age as evidenced by a childhood diary in which at 13 years of age he wrote about his first catch—a two-and-a-half pound “pike” from Lake Winnebago. When Walt turned ten, the family moved from Wisconsin to Nashville, Tennessee, the move precipitated by his father accepting a position as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. During those early days in Nashville, Walt's father would take summers off and travel to Michigan to teach at Camp Miniwanca along the shore of Lake Michigan where father and son honed their angling skills. It was also at that time Walt's father had definite views on what his son should be doing in adult life—in Walt's case it was to become a medical doctor. However, his Woods Hole internship in marine biology and oceanography toward the end of his undergraduate years was a transformative experience for him so much so that he abandoned all ideas of becoming a medical doctor and instead specialized in ichthyology and oceanography. Apart from the inherent interest and opportunities Woods Hole opened to him, being back at the shore of a large body of water, in this case the Atlantic Ocean, was far more interesting than sitting in lectures on organic chemistry. With that, Walt completed his B.A. degree at Vanderbilt University in 1956. In 1960 while in graduate school in Miami, Walt met and married Francine Saporito, and over the next several years had two children, Walter III and Catherine. He went on to receive his M.S. in 1961 from The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami on the systematics of the genus Haemulon (grunts) and his Ph.D. degree in 1965 working under his advisor C. Richard �

Hacia una medicina personalizada y sostenible

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Bru, Miquel; Ràmia, Mike

2017-01-01

El concepto de 'medicina personalizada' se encuentra recientemente en boca de todos en los ambientes biomédicos. Este cambio de paradigma en el modo de entender la sanidad se plantea como la capacidad realizar acciones “a medida” de cada paciente, siguiendo sus preferencias y características únicas durante todo el proceso asistencial, incluyendo prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento y seguimiento posterior. Este cambio tiene importantes be...

Quando o Usuário se torna um Publicitário: Motivações para Ewom - Propaganda Boca a Boca Eletrônica - No Facebook

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Deborah do Espírito Santo Serra; Maria T. Soto-Sanfiel

2014-01-01

This qualitative exploratory and descriptive research study seeks to obtain information on “electronic Word of mouth” via social networking websites. Specifically, it aims to further our knowledge of both the identification of the Uses and Gratifications sought (manifest and latent motivations) by the users through becoming part of eWOM practices on Facebook, and also the gratifications obtained from such behaviors. After interviewing 25 individuals using an open ended questionnai...

What Is a Group? Young Children’s Perceptions of Different Types of Groups and Group Entitativity

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Plötner, Maria; Over, Harriet; Carpenter, Malinda; Tomasello, Michael

2016-01-01

To date, developmental research on groups has focused mainly on in-group biases and intergroup relations. However, little is known about children’s general understanding of social groups and their perceptions of different forms of group. In this study, 5- to 6-year-old children were asked to evaluate prototypes of four key types of groups: an intimacy group (friends), a task group (people who are collaborating), a social category (people who look alike), and a loose association (people who coincidently meet at a tram stop). In line with previous work with adults, the vast majority of children perceived the intimacy group, task group, and social category, but not the loose association, to possess entitativity, that is, to be a ‘real group.’ In addition, children evaluated group member properties, social relations, and social obligations differently in each type of group, demonstrating that young children are able to distinguish between different types of in-group relations. The origins of the general group typology used by adults thus appear early in development. These findings contribute to our knowledge about children's intuitive understanding of groups and group members' behavior. PMID:27010484

Geology along Mosca Pass Trail, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

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Lindsey, David A.; Klein, Terry L.; Valdez, Andrew; Webster, Robert J.

2012-01-01

Mosca Pass Trail takes the hiker on a journey into the Earth's crust. Here you can see the results of tremendous tectonic forces that bend and tear rocks apart and raise mountain ranges. The trail begins near the Sangre de Cristo fault, which separates the Sangre de Cristo Range from the San Luis Valley. The valley is part of the Rio Grande rift, a series of fault basins extending from southern New Mexico to central Colorado, wherein the Earth's crust has been pulled apart during the last 30 million years. Thousands of feet of sediment, brought by streams mostly from the Sangre de Cristo Range, fill the San Luis Valley beneath the Great Sand Dunes. The trail ends at Mosca Pass overlooking Huerfano Park. The park is part of the larger Raton Basin, formed by compression of the Earth's crust during the Laramide orogeny, which occurred 70–40 million years ago. Massive highlands, the remnants of which are preserved in the Sangre de Cristo Range, were uplifted and pushed over the western side of the Raton Basin. Streams eroded the highland as it rose and filled the Raton Basin with sediment. After the sediment was compacted and cemented to form sedimentary rock, the Huerfano River and other streams began to excavate the basin. Over an unknown but long timespan that probably lasted millions of years, relatively soft sedimentary rocks were removed by the river to form the valley we call "Huerfano Park." Between the ends of the trail, the hiker walks through an erosional "window," or opening, into red sedimentary rocks overridden by gneiss, a metamorphic rock, during the Laramide orogeny. This window gives the hiker a glimpse into the Laramide highland of 70–40 million years ago that preceded the present-day Sangre de Cristo Range. The window is the focus of this trail guide. At the east end of the trail, near Mosca Pass, another trail follows the ridgeline south to Carbonate Mountain. Immediately after reaching the first summit above tree line, this trail crosses a

Extra-virgin olive oil and its phenolic extract prevent inflammatory response and joint damage in murine experimental arthritis; El aceite de oliva extra virgen y su fracción polifenólica previenen la respuesta inflamatoria y el daño articular en un modelo de artritis experimental en murino

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Rosillo, M.A.; Sanchez-Hidalgo, M.; AlarcOn-de-la-Lastra, C.

2016-07-01

The consumption of EVOO in Mediterranean countries has shown beneficial effects. A wide range of evidence indicates that the phenolic compounds present in EVOO are endowed with anti-inflammatory properties. In this work, we evaluated the effects of dietary EVOO and treatment with its phenolic extract (PE) in a model of RA, the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. On day 0, DBA-1/J mice were immunized with bovine collagen type II (CII). On day 21, the mice received a booster injection. We have demonstrated that EVOO and its PE decreases joint edema, cell migration, cartilage degradation and bone erosion. Our data indicate that dietary EVOO and PE treatment inhibit JNK, p38 and signal transducer and STAT-3. In addition, both EVOO and PE decrease NF-κB translocation leading to the down-regulation of the arthritic process. These results support the interest of natural diet components in the development of therapeutic products for arthritic conditions. [Spanish] El consumo de Aceite de oliva virgen extra (AOVE) enlos países mediterráneos ha demostrado tener efectos beneficiosos. Una amplia gama de pruebas indica que los compuestos fenólicos presentes en el AOVE tienen propiedades anti-inflamatorias. En este trabajo, se evaluaron los efectos de AOVE y el tratamiento en dieta de su fracción polifenólica (FP) en un modelo de la artritis reumatoide inducida por colágeno (CIA) en ratones. En el día 0, los ratones DBA-1/J se inmunizaron con colágeno bovino tipo II (CII). En el día 21, los ratones recibieron una inyección de refuerzo. Hemos demostrado que el AOVE y su FP disminuyen conjuntamente el edema, la migración celular, la degradación del cartílago y erosión ósea. Nuestros datos indican que la dieta con AOVE y el tratamiento con FP inhiben JNK, p38 y el transductor de señal y activador de la transcripción 3 (STAT-3). Además, tanto el AOVE como la FP disminuyen la translocación NF-κB que conduce a la mejora del proceso artrítico. Estos

Group X

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Fields, Susannah

2007-08-16

This project is currently under contract for research through the Department of Homeland Security until 2011. The group I was responsible for studying has to remain confidential so as not to affect the current project. All dates, reference links and authors, and other distinguishing characteristics of the original group have been removed from this report. All references to the name of this group or the individual splinter groups has been changed to 'Group X'. I have been collecting texts from a variety of sources intended for the use of recruiting and radicalizing members for Group X splinter groups for the purpose of researching the motivation and intent of leaders of those groups and their influence over the likelihood of group radicalization. This work included visiting many Group X websites to find information on splinter group leaders and finding their statements to new and old members. This proved difficult because the splinter groups of Group X are united in beliefs, but differ in public opinion. They are eager to tear each other down, prove their superiority, and yet remain anonymous. After a few weeks of intense searching, a list of eight recruiting texts and eight radicalizing texts from a variety of Group X leaders were compiled.

AREVA group overview; Presentation du groupe AREVA

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2002-02-08

This document presents the Group Areva, a world nuclear industry leader, from a financial holding company to an industrial group, operating in two businesses: the nuclear energy and the components. The structure and the market of the group are discussed, as the financial assets. (A.L.B.)

Abundância e locais de ocorrência do jacaré-de-papo-amarelo (Caiman latirostris, Alligatoridae no noroeste da Ilha de Santa Catarina, SC

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Roberto Fusco-Costa

2008-01-01

Full Text Available http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2008v21n4p183 Este é o primeiro estudo sobre a distribuição e abundância relativa do jacaré-de-papo-amarelo na Ilha de Santa Catarina. Foi estimada a abundância relativa do jacaré ao longo dos rios na Estação Ecológica de Carijós, além de verificar a sua ocorrência em toda a planície do Rio Ratones, noroeste da ilha. A média da abundância relativa foi de 0,25 (±0,07 jacarés/km percorrido, sendo obtida através de contagem noturna. Houve uma fraca correlação do número de jacarés com a temperatura do ar. Através de entrevistas com moradores locais e levantamento noturno da espécie em açudes e rios no entorno da unidade de conservação, foi verificado que os jacarés cobrem toda a planície do Rio Ratones, podendo ser encontrados em habitats naturais (rios, banhados, manguezais e artificiais (canais de drenagem e açudes. Embora este estudo revele informações básicas sobre a distribuição do Caiman latirostris no noroeste da ilha, ele serve como base para futuras pesquisas.

Sensibilidad de diferentes especies de Rhodnius (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae a una cepa brasileña de Trypanosoma rangeli (SC58/KP1-

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Daniella Barreto-Santana

2015-03-01

Materiales y métodos. Se seleccionaron treinta ninfas de cada especie después de xenodiagnóstico artificial en sangre infectada con T. rangeli. Se examinaron periódicamente muestras de heces y hemolinfa. Los insectos con hemolinfas infectadas fueron alimentados en ratones a fin de comprobar la transmisión por picadura y posteriormente disecados para confirmar la infección de las glándulas salivales. Resultados. En Rhodnius pictipes se encontró un mayor porcentaje de infección intestinal que en las otras especies. Se detectaron epimastigotes y tripomastigotes en la hemolinfa de las cuatro especies, y se encontró que el parasitismo fue menor en las especies del linaje R. robustus. Rhodnius robustus y R. neglectus no transmitían T. rangeli a ratones por picadura: después de la disección, sus glándulas no estaban infectadas. Solo un espécimen de R. nasutus y dos de R. pictipes transmitieron el parásito por la picadura. La tasa de infección glandular fue de 16 % para R. pictipes y de 4 % para R. nasutus. Conclusiones. La capacidad infecciosa (hemolinfática, intestinal y glandular y la transmisión de T. rangeli (SC-58/KP1- fueron mayores y más eficientes en R. pictipes. Estos resultados refuerzan la hipótesis de que estos triatominos actúan como filtros biológicos en la transmisión de T. rangeli.

Efecto citoprotector del camu-camu Myrciaria dubia en tres líneas celulares de ratón expuestos in vivo a bromato de potasio

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Alvis Rafael

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó in vivo la capacidad citoprotectora del fruto de Myrciaria dubia (Kunth McVaugh Camu-camu frente al daño mutagénico producido por bromato de potasio (68,5 mg/k sobre tres líneas celulares de ratón (hígado, riñón y células sanguíneas. Se utilizó ratones (n= 120 divididos en tres grupos los cuales bebieron ad libitum: TI= control negativo (solo agua y el grupo TIII (control positivo; El grupo TII bebió el extracto acuoso (2% p/v del fruto de camu-camu. A los diez días se inyectó una dosis única de KBr03 (68,5 mg/kg peso corporal vía intraperitoneal, a los grupos TII y TIII. El tratamiento con camu-camu continuo 35 días más, luego los ratones fueron eutanizados para determinar la frecuencia del daño al DNA mediante el protocolo del ensayo cometa alcalino. El grupo TII mostró en todas las líneas celulares el efecto citoprotector del camu-camu (p< 0,05. El efecto dañino al DNA por la acción oxidativa del KBrO3 es inhibido por el extracto acuoso del fruto de camu camu, probablemente por la presencia de los agentes antioxidantes como el Acido ascórbico y los flavonoides.

Interagency mechanical operations group numerical systems group

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1997-09-01

This report consists of the minutes of the May 20-21, 1971 meeting of the Interagency Mechanical Operations Group (IMOG) Numerical Systems Group. This group looks at issues related to numerical control in the machining industry. Items discussed related to the use of CAD and CAM, EIA standards, data links, and numerical control.

The effect of nutrient enrichment on growth, photosynthesis and hydraulic conductance of dwarf mangroves in Panamá

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Lovelock, C.E.; Feller, Ilka C.; McKee, K.L.; Engelbrecht, B.M.J.; Ball, M.C.

2004-01-01

1. Dwarf stands of the mangrove Rhizophora mangle L. are extensive in the Caribbean. We fertilized dwarf trees in Almirante Bay, Bocas del Toro Province, north-eastern Panama with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to determine (1) if growth limitations are due to nutrient deficiency; and (2) what morphological and/or physiological factors underlie nutrient limitations to growth. 2. Shoot growth was 10-fold when fertilized with P and twofold with N fertilization, indicating that stunted growth of these mangroves is partially due to nutrient deficiency. 3. Growth enhancements caused by N or P enrichment could not be attributed to increases in photosynthesis on a leaf area basis, although photosynthetic nutrient-use efficiency was improved. The most dramatic effect was on stem hydraulic conductance, which was increased sixfold by P and 2-5-fold with N enrichment. Fertilization with P enhanced leaf and stem P concentrations and reduced C:N ratio, but did not alter leaf damage by herbivores. 4. Our findings indicate that addition of N and P significantly alter tree growth and internal nutrient dynamics of mangroves at Bocas del Toro, but also that the magnitude, pattern and mechanisms of change will be differentially affected by each nutrient.

Tamponamento do pH da solução nutritiva na hidroponia de plantas ornamentais.

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Maira C. M. Fonseca

2005-06-01

Full Text Available Seis espécies de plantas ornamentais: Viola tricolor, Antirrhinum majus, Phlox drummondii, Petunia hibrida, Statice sinuata e Alyssum maritimun foram cultivadas em solução nutritiva com e sem agente tamponante, num experimento fatorial inteiramente casualizado com três repetições. Avaliou-se o tempo para germinação, produção de muda, início do florescimento, teores de nutrientes e perdas do vigor e da qualidade das flores. As plantas foram colhidas quando perderam o vigor e a qualidade das flores. Dentre as espécies cultivadas, a que apresentou menor ciclo foi boca-de-leão (Antirrhinum majus. Boca-de-leão (Antirrhinum majus e petúnia (Petúnia x hybrida monstraram-se melhor esenvolvidas quando cultivadas com agente tamponante. Amorperfeito (Viola tricolor e flox (Phlox drummondii tenderam a um melhor desenvolvimento em solução nutritiva sem agente tamponante. Para estátice (Statice sinuata e alisso (Alyssum maritimun as soluções empregadas não resultaram em diferenças significativas no crescimento das plantas, embora o vigor e número de flores de alisso apresentem superioridade em presença de agente tamponante.

Fuel safety research 2001

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Uetsuka, Hiroshi (ed.) [Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment

2002-11-01

The Fuel Safety Research Laboratory is in charge of research activity which covers almost research items related to fuel safety of water reactor in JAERI. Various types of experimental and analytical researches are being conducted by using some unique facilities such as the Nuclear Safety Research Reactor (NSRR), the Japan Material Testing Reactor (JMTR), the Japan Research Reactor 3 (JRR-3) and the Reactor Fuel Examination Facility (RFEF) of JAERI. The research to confirm the safety of high burn-up fuel and MOX fuel under accident conditions is the most important item among them. The laboratory consists of following five research groups corresponding to each research fields; Research group of fuel behavior under the reactivity initiated accident conditions (RIA group). Research group of fuel behavior under the loss-of-coolant accident conditions (LOCA group). Research group of fuel behavior under the normal operation conditions (JMTR/BOCA group). Research group of fuel behavior analysis (FEMAXI group). Research group of radionuclides release and transport behavior from irradiated fuel under severe accident conditions (VEGA group). The research conducted in the year 2001 produced many important data and information. They are, for example, the fuel behavior data under BWR power oscillation conditions in the NSRR, the data on failure-bearing capability of hydrided cladding under LOCA conditions and the FP release data at very high temperature in steam which simulate the reactor core condition during severe accidents. This report summarizes the outline of research activities and major outcomes of the research executed in 2001 in the Fuel Safety Research Laboratory. (author)

Fuel safety research 2000

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Uetsuka, Hiroshi (ed.) [Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment

2001-03-01

In April 1999, the Fuel Safety Research Laboratory was newly established as a part of reorganization of the Nuclear Safety Research Center, JAERI. The new laboratory was organized by combining three pre-existing laboratories, Reactivity Accident Laboratory, Fuel Reliability Laboratory, and a part of Severe Accident Research Laboratory. The Fuel Safety Research Laboratory becomes to be in charge of all fuel safety research in JAERI. Various experimental and analytical researches are conducted in the laboratory by using the unique facilities such as the Nuclear Safety Research Reactor (NSRR), the Japan Material Testing Reactor (JMTR), the Japan Research Reactor 3 (JRR-3) and hot cells in JAERI. The laboratory consists of following five research groups corresponding to each research fields; (a) Research group of fuel behavior under the reactivity initiated accident conditions (RIA group). (b) Research group of fuel behavior under the loss-of-coolant accident conditions (LOCA group). (c) Research group of fuel behavior under the normal operation conditions (JMTR/BOCA group). (d) Research group of fuel behavior analysis (FEMAXI group). (e) Research group of FP release/transport behavior from irradiated fuel (VEGA group). The research activities in year 2000 produced many important data and information. They are, for example, failure of high burnup BWR fuel rod under RIA conditions, data on the behavior of hydrided Zircaloy cladding under LOCA conditions and FP release data from VEGA experiments at very high temperature/pressure condition. This report summarizes the outline of research activities and major outcomes of the research executed in 2000 in the Fuel Safety Research Laboratory. (author)

Análise macroscópica infra-vermelha da difusão do óxido nitroso via inalatória para a cavidade abdominal, em ratos submetidos a pneumoperitônio Análisis macroscópica infrarroja de la difusión del óxido nitroso vía inhalatoria para la cavidad abdominal, en ratones sometidos a pneumoperitoneo Macroscopic infrared analysis of inhaled nitrous oxide diffusion to abdominal cavity in rats submitted to pneumoperitoneum

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Daniel Colman

2004-04-01

con una fuente emisora de calor (resguardo caliente. Diversos autores han descrito la difusión del N2O para cavidades cerradas por métodos como cromatografia gaseosa y analizador de gases, que no permiten un estudio macroscópico detallado del gas. El presente estudio tubo como objetivo la filmación macroscópica en el espectro infrarrojo de la difusión de N2O, utilizado en anestesia inhalatoria, para la cavidad peritoneal de ratones sometidos a pneumoperitoneo de 20 mmHg con aire ambiente. MÉTODO: Los animales fueron divididos en tres grupos, de acuerdo con el anestésico utilizado: I- Control venoso: tiopental intra-peritoneal; II- Control inhalatorio: isoflurano a 1,2% en O2 100%; III- Óxido Nitroso: N2O 66% en oxígeno e isoflurano a 0,6%. Los termogramas provenientes de la descompresión abdominal fueron obtenidos, por medio de un radiómetro AGEMA 550 filmados a 7 cuadros por segundo. RESULTADOS: El N2O se demostró visible al infrarrojo. En el momento de la descompresión abdominal, no hubo en los grupos I y II termogramas con rastros de gases visibles al infrarrojo. Hubo, todavía, rastros de gases visibles al infrarrojo en el grupo III. CONCLUSIONES: Se concluye que el óxido nitroso inhalatorio a 66% se difundió para la cavidad peritoneal de ratones sometidos a pneumoperitoneo de 20 mmHg con aire ambiente, sin aumento de la presión intra-abdominal.BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nitrous oxide (N2O, for its tri-atomic asymmetric structure, has high energy emission and absorption characteristics within the infrared spectrum, with maximum absorption at 4.5 µm, what makes it visible at short infrared, when contrasted with a heat emission source (hot support. Many authors have described N2O diffusion to closed cavities by chromatography methods and gas analyzers, which do not allow a detailed macroscopic study of the gas. This study aimed at macroscopically filming in the infrared spectrum inhaled N2O diffusion to the peritoneal cavity of rats submitted to 20

Cadastral PLSS Standardized Data - PLSSSecond Division (Raton) - Version 1.1

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Earth Data Analysis Center, University of New Mexico — This feature class is part of the Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) CADNSDI publication data set for rectangular and non-rectangular Public Land...

Overgroups of root groups in classical groups

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Aschbacher, Michael

2016-01-01

The author extends results of McLaughlin and Kantor on overgroups of long root subgroups and long root elements in finite classical groups. In particular he determines the maximal subgroups of this form. He also determines the maximal overgroups of short root subgroups in finite classical groups and the maximal overgroups in finite orthogonal groups of c-root subgroups.

Desarrollo de procesos biotecnológicos para la producción heteróloga de proteínas del virus de la rabia para su uso en medicina veterinaria

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Picotto, Leandro Daniel

2018-01-01

El virus de la rabia causa una forma letal de encefalomielitis tanto en seres humanos como en animales. El control de la rabia canina, mediante programas de vacunación masiva y eliminación de los perros callejeros, puede reducir la incidencia de la rabia en humanos. En Argentina, las campañas de vacunación utilizan vacunas producidas en cerebro de ratones lactantes, pero la producción de estas vacunas involucra la manipulación del virus activo y es costosa; además, ha sido desaconsejada por l...

Virulencia de cepas de Listeria monocytogenes procedentes de cabras y sus derivados

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Guicela Ramírez Bernal; Alma Virginia Lara Sagahón; Carlos Gerardo García Tovar; Efrén Díaz Aparicio; Víctor Rubén Tenorio Gutiérrez

2014-01-01

Se evaluó la virulencia de cepas de Listeria monocytogenes todas de serotipo 4b procedentes de cabras y sus derivados. Se observaron niveles de virulencia variables cuando se comparó la virulencia relativa (porcentaje de letalidad) en ratones BALB/c inoculados vía intravenosa o intragástrica y su capacidad para infectar macrófagos J774A.1, y células epiteliales Caco-2. Dos cepas obtenidas de alimento de cabras produjeron 100 % de letalidad por ambas vías de inoculación y no mostraron diferenc...

Patogénesis y neutralización de los efectos locales inducidos por el veneno de la serpiente "terciopelo" (Bothrops asper).

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Gutiérrez, José María; Lomonte, Bruno; Cerdas Fallas, Luis; Rojas Umaña, Ermila; Arroyo Gutiérrez, Olga; Gené, José Antonio

1982-01-01

Se presenta la revisión de varias investigaciones sobre la patogénesis y neutralización de los efectos locales inducidos por el veneno de la serpiente terciopelo. El cuadro local está constituido por mionecrosis, hemorragia y un proceso inflamatorio, además de otras alteraciones vasculares como angionecrosis y trombosis. La necrosis de fibras musculares se desarrolla después de inocular el veneno. La experimentación se realizó en ratones, los que muestran una alta proporción de fibras necróti...

Anti-inflammatory effects of an aqueous extract of Capraria biflora L.

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Acosta, Sulay Loy; Muro, Liliana Vicet; López Sacerio, Arelys; Lorenzo Monteagudo, Geidy; Reinoso Peña, Ania; Okwei, Samuel Narku

2003-01-01

Se investigaron los efectos antinflamatorios de las hojas de Capraria biflora L. El extracto acuoso fue preparado al 10% y se administró a ratas en el modelo del edema plantar inducido por carragenina y a ratones en el modelo de peritonitis inducida por el mismo agente. En ambos ensayos, la dosis de 200 mg kg -1 del extracto mostró un efecto similar a la indometacina y el efecto fue dosis-dependiente. Los efectos antinflamatorios de esta planta podrían obedecer a diversos mecanismos y los fla...

Interacciones farmacológicas de las hojas de Maytenus macrocarpa o “chuchuhuasi” con fármacos inhibitorios y estimuladores de la motilidad intestinal

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Meléndez-Espíritu, S.; Huaccho Rojas, Juan Jesús; Santos-Cajahuanca, F.; Abanto-Cabeza, C.; Jáuregui-Farfán, J.; Mendoza-Toribio, J.; Morales-Zenteno, E.; Salgado-Silva, L.; Sueyoshi-Hernández, H.; Robles-Ojeda, M.; Loja Herrera, Berta; Alvarado Yarasca, Ángel Tito; Salazar Granara, Alberto Alcibíades

2013-01-01

OBJETIVO: Determinar las posibles interacciones farmacológicas de las hojas de Maytenus macrocarpa, con fármacos estimulantes e inhibitorios de la motilidad intestinal. MÉTODOS: Se utilizaron 110 ratones albinos machos, con pesos medios de 25 g, se empleó el método de Arbos y col, se administró carbón activado al 5 % vía oral, dosis de 0.1ml/10g, como marcador intestinal. Los grupos experimentales fueron: control (agua destilada 0,3ml), hojas de chuchuhuasi 1 (500mg/kg), hojas de chuchuhua...

Inactivación selectiva del receptor de glucocorticoides en la epidermis de ratón. Defectos en el desarrollo y cáncer de piel

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Latorre Roselló, Víctor

2014-01-01

Los glucocorticoides y su receptor Los glucocorticoides (GCs) son hormonas esteroideas que se sintetizan y secretan en las glándulas adrenales como respuesta a señales de estrés externas y cuya síntesis está regulada por el eje hipotálamo-pituitaria-adrenal (HPA) (Taves et al., 2011). Los GCs, cortisol en humanos y corticosterona en ratones, regulan numerosos procesos fisiológicos como el metabolismo de glucosa y lípidos, la respuesta inflamatoria e inmune, el desarrollo fetal y la prolife...

Efecto antiinflamatorio preclínico del polvo seco de Caléndula officinalis

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Núñez Figueredo, Yanier; Montero Alarcón, Claudia; Agüero Fernández, Sara; Muñoz Cernuda, Adriana

2007-01-01

Para demostrar la actividad antiinflamatoria del polvo seco Caléndula officinalis secado por atomización se emplearon dosis de 50, 150 y 450 mg/Kg y se evaluó el efecto sobre la inflamación aguda provocada por carragenina, dextrán, histamina y serotonina y granuloma inducido por discos de algodón en ratas y edema auricular inducido por aceite de crotón en ratones. El polvo seco mostró efecto inhibitorio sobre los diferentes modelos empleados sin afectar el peso del timo y las glándulas suprar...

Group Milieu in systemic and psychodynamic group therapy

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Lau, Marianne Engelbrecht; Kristensen, Ellids

Objectives: A recent meta-analysis also concluded that psychotherapeutic approaches are beneficial for adult with a history of CSA and maintained for at least six months follow-up. The results suggest that different characteristics of therapy moderate the therapeutic outcome. We found in a random......Objectives: A recent meta-analysis also concluded that psychotherapeutic approaches are beneficial for adult with a history of CSA and maintained for at least six months follow-up. The results suggest that different characteristics of therapy moderate the therapeutic outcome. We found...... in a randomized study of systemic versus psychodynamic group therapy, that the short-term outcome for patients who received systemic group psychotherapy was significantly better than the outcome for patients who received psychodynamic group psychotherapy. The current study assessed the group milieu in both groups....... Methods: This randomized prospective study included 106 women: 52 assigned to psychodynamic group psychotherapy and 54 assigned to systemic group psychotherapy. The Group Environment Scale (GES) was filled in the mid phase of therapy and analysed in three dimensions and 10 subscales. Results: The systemic...

Effect of Mikania glomerata (Asteraceae leaf extract combined with anti-venom serum on experimental Crotalus durissus (Squamata: Viperidae envenomation in rats

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Rafael Stuani Floriano

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Crotalic envenomation represents the highest number of deaths when compared to other snakebite envenomations of medical interest. Crotalic venom has important characteristics such as neurotoxicity, myotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and clotting and hemolytic action. We evaluated the clinical and laboratory aspects of Crotalus durissus terrificus experimental envenomation in Wistar rats treated with antivenom and the aqueous extract of the plant Mikania glomerata. The animals were divided into three groups: Group C (control; Group VS-venom and antivenom; Group VSM-venom, antivenom and aqueous extract of M. glomerata. Crotalic poison caused clinical and laboratory alterations in Wistar mice. Significant linical alterations were: temperature decrease, edema in the venom inoculated member, sedation and a locomotion decrease in groups VS and VSM when compared with group C. A faster recovery from sedation was observed only for animals of group VSM when compared to VS. There was an increase in the number of leukocytes, neutrophils and creatine kinase in the VS and VSM groups, compared to group C. Wistar rats showed a high resistance to crotalic venom. Additional studies with different doses, time of treatment, different administration methods and histopathological and immunological studies are necessary to understand the action of M. glomerata in crotalic accidents. Rev. Biol. Trop. 57 (4: 929-937. Epub 2009 December 01.El envenamiento crotálico representa el número más alto de muertes cuando es comparado con envenenamientos por mordeduras de otras serpientes de interés médico. El veneno crotálico tiene importantes características de acción neurotóxica, miotoxicidad, nefrotoxicidad, coagulación y acción hemolítica. Este trabajo evaluó los aspectos clínicos y de laboratorio del envenenamiento experimental con el veneno de la serpiente Crotalus durissus terrificus en las ratas Wistar tratadas con suero antiofídico y extracto acuoso de M

Tratamento de rânula pela marsupialização: relato de caso = Treatment of ranula by marsupialization: report of a case

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Leite Segundo, Airton Vieira

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Rânula é uma lesão de etiologia traumática que normalmente desenvolve-se devido à ruptura de um ou mais ductos das glândulas salivares, resultando num extravasamento ou retenção do muco no assoalho da boca. O presente artigo tem como objetivo descrever um caso de rânula acompanhado do seu tratamento por meio da técnica de marsupialização

Maintaining the Violent Status Quo: The Political Economy of the Colombian Insurgency

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2002-06-01

negotiations were suspended when the FARC ambushed a senator’s motorcade. Resuming in Tlaxcala, Mexico , in March 1992, discussions were again...Santafé de Bogotá Señor Presidente. Las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, en un gesto de buena voluntad, y como aporte sustancial al ambiente de...sus corregimientos; Puerto Coca, Tiquisio Nuevo, Ventura, Quebrada del Medio , Dos Bocas, Colorado, Caño Guacamayo, Solís, Aguas Negras, Puerto Rico

El alacrán

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Full Text Available Cuando el "tuerto" Armero comenzó a echar espuma por la boca, mientras pateaba y destruía a pisotones una hojita de papel en la Plaza de Bolívar, los bogotanos comprendieron que los autores de "El Alacrán" no habían exagerado las perspectivas del nuevo semanario en su anuncio mural, uno de los más célebres reclamos de nuestra historia públicitaria.

Group decision-making: Factors that affect group effectiveness

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Juliana Osmani

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Organizations are operating in a dynamic and turbulent environment. In these conditions, they have to make decisions for new problems or situations. Most of decisions are therefore non-programmed and unstructured, accompanied by risk and uncertainty. Moreover, the problems and situations are complex. All organizations are oriented towards group decisionmaking processes, as useful tools to cope with uncertainty and complexity. Apart from the necessity, companies are turning towards participatory processes also to benefit from the important advantages that these processes offer. Organizations have realized the importance of group decision-making processes to contribute to the creation of sustainable competitive advantages. Main objective of this paper is to show that group decision-making processes do not offer guarantee for good decisions, because the effectiveness of group is affected by many factors. So, the first thing done in this paper is discussing about the benefits and limitations that accompany the use of groups with decision-making purpose. Afterwards, we stop on the different factors that influence the group’s ability to make good decisions. The aim is to emphasize that regardless of the many advantages of groups, some factors as group size, type of communication within the group, leadership style, the norms, the differentiation of roles and statuses, cohesion and compliance degree should be the main elements to keep into consideration because they affect the effectiveness of group. In this regard, is discussed how such factors influence the quality of decision and then we try to draw some conclusions that can improve and make better and easier group decision-making processes.

Secure Group Communications for Large Dynamic Multicast Group

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Liu Jing; Zhou Mingtian

2003-01-01

As the major problem in multicast security, the group key management has been the focus of research But few results are satisfactory. In this paper, the problems of group key management and access control for large dynamic multicast group have been researched and a solution based on SubGroup Secure Controllers (SGSCs) is presented, which solves many problems in IOLUS system and WGL scheme.

Assessment of Group Preferences and Group Uncertainty for Decision Making

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1976-06-01

the individ- uals. decision making , group judgments should be preferred to individual judgments if obtaining group judgments costs more. -26- -YI IV... decision making group . IV. A. 3. Aggregation using conjugate distribution. Arvther procedure for combining indivi(jai probability judgments into a group...statisticized group group decision making group judgment subjective probability Delphi method expected utility nominal group 20. ABSTRACT (Continue on

Group heterogeneity increases the risks of large group size: a longitudinal study of productivity in research groups.

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Cummings, Jonathon N; Kiesler, Sara; Bosagh Zadeh, Reza; Balakrishnan, Aruna D

2013-06-01

Heterogeneous groups are valuable, but differences among members can weaken group identification. Weak group identification may be especially problematic in larger groups, which, in contrast with smaller groups, require more attention to motivating members and coordinating their tasks. We hypothesized that as groups increase in size, productivity would decrease with greater heterogeneity. We studied the longitudinal productivity of 549 research groups varying in disciplinary heterogeneity, institutional heterogeneity, and size. We examined their publication and citation productivity before their projects started and 5 to 9 years later. Larger groups were more productive than smaller groups, but their marginal productivity declined as their heterogeneity increased, either because their members belonged to more disciplines or to more institutions. These results provide evidence that group heterogeneity moderates the effects of group size, and they suggest that desirable diversity in groups may be better leveraged in smaller, more cohesive units.

Efeitos observados com diferentes doses de morfina subaracnóidea em ratos Efectos observados con diferentes dosis de morfina subaracnoidea en ratones Effects of different spinal morphine doses in rats

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Neuzimar de Souza Freire Silva

2004-02-01

investigar los efectos observados con diferentes dosis de morfina por via subaracnoidea. MÉTODO: Fueron estudiados cinco grupos de siete ratones, 24 horas después de la colocación de catéter subaracnoideo vía cisterna magna bajo anestesia con cetamina y xilazina por la vía muscular. El G1 recibió 10 µl de solución fisiológica; los grupos G2, G3, G4, y G5 recibieron respectivamente 0,1; 0,3; 0,5 y 1 µg de morfina en 10 µl de solución fisiológica. Los animales fueron sometidos al teste de inmersión de la cola en agua caliente en el M0 (antes de la inyección, y M15, M30, M60, M120 y M180 minutos después de la inyección. RESULTADOS: Se observó analgesia en los grupos que recibieron morfina, en diversos momentos, cuando comparados con el grupo control y con el tiempo antes de la inyección de morfina. En el G1 hubo flaqueza de las patas en 4 animales. Ocurrió agitación en M15 en el G2 y en M15 y M30 en el G3. Tremor de mandíbula fue observado en M5, M15, M30, y M60 en el G2; en el G3 fue observado en M5 y M15; en el G4, en M5 y en el G5, en M5. Prurito fue observado en M5, M15, M30 y M60 en el G2; en M5, M15, M30, M60 y M120 en el G3; en M5, M15, M30, M60, y M120 en el G4; en M5, M15, M30, M60 y M120 en el G5. Ausencia de diúresis ocurrió en M60 en el G2; en el M15, M30, M60 y M120 en el G3; en el M60 y M120 en el G4; y en el M30 y M60 en el G5. Sedación ocurrió en M15, M30 y M60 en los grupos 2, 3 y 4; y en M15, M30, M60, y M120 en el G5. Alteración respiratoria fue observada en M15, M30, M60 en el G2; en M15, M30 y M60 en el G3; en M15 y M30 en los grupos 4 y 5. CONCLUSIONES: En este estudio, todas las dosis de morfina subaracnoideas administradas provocaran efectos colaterales; y dosis menores que 1 µg promovieron analgesia de corta duración.BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Spinal morphine promotes adequate pain relief, but is not free from side effects. This study aimed at investigating the effects of different spinal morphine doses. METHODS: Five

Representation Theory of Algebraic Groups and Quantum Groups

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Gyoja, A; Shinoda, K-I; Shoji, T; Tanisaki, Toshiyuki

2010-01-01

Invited articles by top notch expertsFocus is on topics in representation theory of algebraic groups and quantum groupsOf interest to graduate students and researchers in representation theory, group theory, algebraic geometry, quantum theory and math physics

Linear deformations of discrete groups and constructions of multivalued groups

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Yagodovskii, Petr V

2000-01-01

We construct deformations of discrete multivalued groups described as special deformations of their group algebras in the class of finite-dimensional associative algebras. We show that the deformations of ordinary groups producing multivalued groups are defined by cocycles with coefficients in the group algebra of the original group and obtain classification theorems on these deformations. We indicate a connection between the linear deformations of discrete groups introduced in this paper and the well-known constructions of multivalued groups. We describe the manifold of three-dimensional associative commutative algebras with identity element, fixed basis, and a constant number of values. The group algebras of n-valued groups of order three (three-dimensional n-group algebras) form a discrete set in this manifold

Re-Examining Group Development in Adventure Therapy Groups.

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DeGraaf, Don; Ashby, Jeff

1998-01-01

Small-group development is an important aspect of adventure therapy. Supplementing knowledge of sequential stages of group development with knowledge concerning within-stage nonsequential development yields a richer understanding of groups. Integrating elements of the individual counseling relationship (working alliance, transference, and real…

Linking self and group: cognitive routes to self-group overlap as driving forces of group phenomena

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van Veelen, Ruth; Otten, Sabine

2014-01-01

Group affiliation implies that there is overlap in the mental representations of seld and group. Combining research on social cognition and group processes, this symposium brings together various perspectives on self-group overlap and its consequences for intra- and intergroup phenomena.

Post-Disaster Social Justice Group Work and Group Supervision

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Bemak, Fred; Chung, Rita Chi-Ying

2011-01-01

This article discusses post-disaster group counseling and group supervision using a social justice orientation for working with post-disaster survivors from underserved populations. The Disaster Cross-Cultural Counseling model is a culturally responsive group counseling model that infuses social justice into post-disaster group counseling and…

Extra virgin olive oil reduces liver oxidative stress and tissue depletion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids produced by a high saturated fat diet in mice

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Valenzuela, R.

2016-06-01

Full Text Available Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA which are synthesized mainly in the liver have relevant functions in the organism. A diet high in fat (HFD generates an increase in the levels of fat and induces oxidative stress (lipo-peroxidation in the liver, along with a reduction in tissue n-3 and n-6 LCPUFA. Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO is rich in anti-oxidants (polyphenols and tocopherols which help to prevent the development of oxidative stress. This study evaluated the role of EVOO in preventing the induction of fat deposition and oxidative stress in the liver and in the depletion of LCPUFA in the liver, erythrocytes and brain generated by a HFD in C57BL/6J mice. Four experimental groups (n = 10/group were fed a control diet (CD or a HFD for 12 weeks and were respectively supplemented with EVOO (100 mg/day. The group fed HFD showed a significant increase (p Los ácidos grasos poliinsaturados de cadena larga (AGPICL sintetizados principalmente por el hígado, cumplen funciones relevantes en el organismo. Una dieta alta en grasa (DAG genera un incremento en los niveles de grasa y estrés oxidativo (lipoperoxidación en hígado y una reducción en los niveles de AGPICL n-3 y n-6 en diferentes tejidos. El aceite de oliva extra virgen (AOEV es rico en antioxidantes (polifenoles y tocoferoles que ayudan a prevenir el desarrollo del estrés oxidativo. Este trabajo evaluó el rol del AOEV en la prevención del depósito de grasa, estrés oxidativo hepático y reducción de los AGPICL n-3 y n-6 en diferentes tejidos generado por una DAG en ratones C57BL/6J. Cuatro grupos experimentales (n=10/grupo fueron alimentados (12 semanas con dieta control (DC o DAG y suplementados con AOEV (100 mg/día. El grupo alimentado con DAG presentó un incremento (p < 0,05 en la acumulación de grasa y estrés oxidativo hepático, acompañado de una reducción en los niveles de AGPICL n-3 y n-6 en hígado, eritrocitos y cerebro. La suplementación con AOEV logr

Feminist Principles in Survivor's Groups: Out-of-Group Contact.

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Rittenhouse, JoAn

1997-01-01

Illustrates the value of theoretical concepts from Feminist Therapy in the group treatment of women survivors. Theoretical underpinnings are supported using data taken from clinical experience and by examining group themes and out-of-group contact developed from the case sample. Principles regarding feminist groups are proposed. (RJM)

Group as social microcosm: Within-group interpersonal style is congruent with outside group relational tendencies.

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Goldberg, Simon B; Hoyt, William T

2015-06-01

The notion that individuals' interpersonal behaviors in the context of therapy reflects their interpersonal behaviors outside of therapy is a fundamental hypothesis underlying numerous systems of psychotherapy. The social microcosm hypothesis, in particular, claims the interpersonal therapy group becomes a reflection of group members' general tendencies, and can thus be used as information about members' interpersonal functioning as well as an opportunity for learning and behavior change. The current study tested this hypothesis using data drawn from 207 individuals participating in 22 interpersonal process groups. Ratings were made on 2 key interpersonal domains (Dominance and Affiliation) at baseline and at Weeks 2, 5, and 8 of the group. Two-level multilevel models (with participants nested within groups) were used to account for the hierarchical structure, and the social relations model (SRM; Kenny, 1994) was used to estimate peer ratings (target effects in SRM) unconfounded with rater bias. Participants showed consensus at all time points during the interpersonal process groups on one another's levels of dominance and affiliation. In addition, self- and peer ratings were stable across time and correlated with one another. Importantly, self-ratings made prior to group significantly predicted ratings (self- and peer) made within the group, with effect sizes within the medium range. Taken together, these results provide robust support for the social microcosm hypothesis and the conjecture that interpersonal style within-group therapy is reflective of broader interpersonal tendencies. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

Permutation groups

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Passman, Donald S

2012-01-01

This volume by a prominent authority on permutation groups consists of lecture notes that provide a self-contained account of distinct classification theorems. A ready source of frequently quoted but usually inaccessible theorems, it is ideally suited for professional group theorists as well as students with a solid background in modern algebra.The three-part treatment begins with an introductory chapter and advances to an economical development of the tools of basic group theory, including group extensions, transfer theorems, and group representations and characters. The final chapter feature

Influência do consumo de etanol nas glândulas salivares

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Carrard, Vinicius Coelho et al.

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: Realizar uma revisão da literatura sobre os efeitos do consumo de etanol nas glândulas salivares. Fonte de dados: Foi realizada uma busca no banco de dados Medline, utilizando as palavras alcohol/ ethanol, salivary glands. Síntese dos dados: Tem sido observada na população uma elevação no consumo de bebidas alcoólicas pela população, ocasionando alterações em diversos sistemas. Aumento de volume das glândulas salivares e redução do fluxo salivar são freqüentes em indivíduos alcoolistas. Como a saliva tem propriedades protetoras, a redução do fluxo torna a boca mais suscetível a injúrias, como as relacionadas à cárie e à periodontite. Podem ser observadas alterações morfológicas, como acúmulo de tecido adiposo, hiperplasia dos ductos e redução da proporção de células acinares. O consumo de etanol é responsável ainda pela redução dos níveis de imunoglobulinas presentes na saliva. A degradação do etanol gera metabólitos tóxicos, como o acetaldeído, que podem modificar a função das glândulas salivares. Existe a possibilidade de a saliva redistribuir o acetaldeído na boca, potencializando o dano produzido pelo consumo de etanol. Além disso, outros mecanismos podem estar presentes, como redução das prostaglandinas, desnutrição, alterações do sistema imune e estresse oxidativo, este último envolvido na patogênese de uma série de doenças crônico-degenerativas, entre elas o câncer. Conclusões: Os pacientes alcoolistas devem receber uma atenção especial em relação aos cuidados bucais, pois suas condições locais e sistêmicas os tornam mais suscetíveis a doenças da boca, como cárie, periodontite e câncer.

Group identity and positive deviance in work groups.

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Kim, Moon Joung; Choi, Jin Nam

2017-12-05

This study examines why and how identity cognitions, including group identification and individual differentiation, influence the positive deviance of employees. We identify the risk-taking intention of employees as a critical psychological mechanism to overcome stigma-induced identity threat of positive deviance. The analysis of data collected from 293 members comprising 66 work teams reveals that the relationship between individual differentiation and positive deviance is partially mediated by risk-taking intention. The indirect effect of group identification on positive deviance through risk-taking intention is also significant and positive in groups with low conformity pressure, whereas the same indirect effect is neutralized in groups with high conformity pressure. The current analysis offers new insights into the way the group context and the identity cognition of members explain the development of positive deviance and workplace creativity.

When are emotions related to group-based appraisals? A comparison between group-based emotions and general group emotions.

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Kuppens, Toon; Yzerbyt, Vincent Y

2014-12-01

In the literature on emotions in intergroup relations, it is not always clear how exactly emotions are group-related. Here, we distinguish between emotions that involve appraisals of immediate group concerns (i.e., group-based emotions) and emotions that do not. Recently, general group emotions, measured by asking people how they feel "as a group member" but without specifying an object for these emotions, have been conceptualized as reflecting appraisals of group concerns. In contrast, we propose that general group emotions are best seen as emotions about belonging to a group. In two studies, general group emotions were closely related to emotions that are explicitly measured as belonging emotions. Two further studies showed that general group emotions were not related to appraisals of immediate group concerns, whereas group-based emotions were. We argue for more specificity regarding the group-level aspects of emotion that are tapped by emotion measures. © 2014 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Emotional collectives: How groups shape emotions and emotions shape groups.

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van Kleef, Gerben A; Fischer, Agneta H

2016-01-01

Group settings are epicentres of emotional activity. Yet, the role of emotions in groups is poorly understood. How do group-level phenomena shape group members' emotional experience and expression? How are emotional expressions recognised, interpreted and shared in group settings? And how do such expressions influence the emotions, cognitions and behaviours of fellow group members and outside observers? To answer these and other questions, we draw on relevant theoretical perspectives (e.g., intergroup emotions theory, social appraisal theory and emotions as social information theory) and recent empirical findings regarding the role of emotions in groups. We organise our review according to two overarching themes: how groups shape emotions and how emotions shape groups. We show how novel empirical approaches break important new ground in uncovering the role of emotions in groups. Research on emotional collectives is thriving and constitutes a key to understanding the social nature of emotions.

«Dejarse caer para después poder quizá levantarse ...» o el tema mitológico del descenso a los infiernos en Rayuela de Julio Cortázar*

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Agata Šega

2015-04-01

Full Text Available En la novela Rayuela, definida por Luis Harss (81978, 269 como «una obra terapéutica», el autor, Julio Cortázar, pone en la boca de Traveler, el amigo y el segundo yo del protagonista Horacio Oliveira, el consejo siguiente: Lo malo en vos – dijo Traveler – es que cualquier problema lo retrotraés a la infancia. Ya estoy harto de decirte que leas un poco a Jung, che (41: 3911.

Improvement of irradiation facilities performance in JMTR

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Kanno, Masaru; Sakurai, Susumu; Honma, Kenzo; Sagawa, Hisashi; Nakazaki, Chousaburo

1999-01-01

Various kinds of irradiation facilities are installed in the JMTR for the purpose of irradiation tests on fuels and materials and of producing radioisotopes. The irradiation facilities have been improved so far at every opportunity of new irradiation requirements and of renewing them which reached the design lifetime. Of these irradiation facilities, improvements of the power ramping test facility (BOCA/OSF-1 facility) and the hydraulic rabbit No.2 (HR-2 facility) are described here. (author)

Petroleum-influenced beach sediments of the campeche bank, Mexico: Diversity and bacterial community structure assessment

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Rosano-Hernandez, M. C.; Ramirez-Saad, H.; Fernandez-Linares, L.; Xoconostle, B.

2009-07-01

In Mexican, either spilled or seeped out petroleum impacts nearly 300 km of the beach between Dos Bocas (Tabasco State) to Champoton town (Campeche State), where between 9 to exceptionally 9 to exceptionally 300 tonnes of oil as tar balls have been measured. This study was focused to explore, for the first time, the bacterial diversity and community structure ({alpha}-diversity)- in a kilometric scale on petroleum influenced sediments of 100 km of sandy beach. (Author)

Petroleum-influenced beach sediments of the campeche bank, Mexico: Diversity and bacterial community structure assessment

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Rosano-Hernandez, M. C.; Ramirez-Saad, H.; Fernandez-Linares, L.; Xoconostle, B.

2009-01-01

In Mexican, either spilled or seeped out petroleum impacts nearly 300 km of the beach between Dos Bocas (Tabasco State) to Champoton town (Campeche State), where between 9 to exceptionally 9 to exceptionally 300 tonnes of oil as tar balls have been measured. This study was focused to explore, for the first time, the bacterial diversity and community structure (α-diversity)- in a kilometric scale on petroleum influenced sediments of 100 km of sandy beach. (Author)

Automorphism group of nonabelian groups of order p{sup 3}

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Sarmin, Nor Haniza [Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru (Malaysia); Barakat, Yasamin [Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Islamic Azad University-Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

2014-06-19

Let G be a nonabelian group of order p{sup 3}, where p is a prime number. Then G is a two generated group that its commutator, centre and Frattini subgroup coincide and are of order p. Hence, the quotient group of G over its centre and also Frattini quotient group of G, both are of order p{sup 2}. However, the first mentioned quotient is isomorphic to the inner group of G, which is a normal subgroup of automorphism group of G. Whereas, Frattini quotient group of G is an abelian elementary group that can be considered as a vector space of dimension two over Z{sub p}, the field of integers modulo p. In this paper, we consider to apply these properties of G to characterize the automorphism group of G.

Group performance and group learning at dynamic system control tasks

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Drewes, Sylvana

2013-01-01

Proper management of dynamic systems (e.g. cooling systems of nuclear power plants or production and warehousing) is important to ensure public safety and economic success. So far, research has provided broad evidence for systematic shortcomings in individuals' control performance of dynamic systems. This research aims to investigate whether groups manifest synergy (Larson, 2010) and outperform individuals and if so, what processes lead to these performance advantages. In three experiments - including simulations of a nuclear power plant and a business setting - I compare the control performance of three-person-groups to the average individual performance and to nominal groups (N = 105 groups per experiment). The nominal group condition captures the statistical advantage of aggregated group judgements not due to social interaction. First, results show a superior performance of groups compared to individuals. Second, a meta-analysis across all three experiments shows interaction-based process gains in dynamic control tasks: Interacting groups outperform the average individual performance as well as the nominal group performance. Third, group interaction leads to stable individual improvements of group members that exceed practice effects. In sum, these results provide the first unequivocal evidence for interaction-based performance gains of groups in dynamic control tasks and imply that employers should rely on groups to provide opportunities for individual learning and to foster dynamic system control at its best.

How to conduct focus groups: researching group priorities through discussion.

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1992-01-01

Focus groups serve to uncover priorities and beliefs of a target group, but health project designers do not always take the time to seek this information beforehand. Focus groups also allow various local subgroups to communicate their concerns before the project starts. Focus groups can also breed ideas and dialogue that individual interviews cannot and they provide baseline information so managers can determine if attitudes or priorities have resulted from the project. Diverse people have different beliefs, e.g., women who have young children view oral rehydration therapy differently from women with no children. Project designers can use these basic differences to arrive at some conclusions about general attitudes. Focus group facilitators should have a discussion outline to help keep the group on the topic of concern. They should limit sessions to 60-90 minutes. Each focus groups should include 8-10 people. It is important to have members of various community subgroups in each group. Yet group designers should be careful not to include within the same group, those who may intimidate other people in the group, e.g., in situations where farmers depend on middlemen, farmers may not be open if middlemen are also in the focus group. Facilitators should launch each session with an attempt to encourage the members to be open and to feel comfortable. For example, in Malawi, a facilitator leads her focus group discussions with songs. Stories are another icebreaker. It is important that all focus groups centering around a certain project discuss the same topics. Facilitators need to stress to the group that all discussions are to be kept confidential. The designers should also carefully word the questions so that facilitators will not impart their bias. Facilitators should not direct the group to certain conclusions, but instead keep the discussions focused.

Structural features and electronic properties of group-III-, group-IV-, and group-V-doped Si nanocrystallites

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Ramos, L E; Degoli, Elena; Cantele, G; Ossicini, Stefano; Ninno, D; Furthmueller, J; Bechstedt, F

2007-01-01

We investigate the incorporation of group-III (B and Al), group-IV (C and Ge), and group-V (N and P) impurities in Si nanocrystallites. The structural features and electronic properties of doped Si nanocrystallites, which are faceted or spherical-like, are studied by means of an ab initio pseudopotential method including spin polarization. Jahn-Teller distortions occur in the neighborhood of the impurity sites and the bond lengths show a dependence on size and shape of the nanocrystallites. We find that the acceptor (group-III) and donor (group-V) levels become deep as the nanocrystallites become small. The energy difference between the spin-up and spin-down levels of group-III and group-V impurities decreases as the size of the Si nanocrystallite increases and tends to the value calculated for Si bulk. Doping with carbon introduces an impurity-related level in the energy gap of the Si nanocrystallites

Aislamiento y algunas propiedades de la toxina Be1 del veneno de Brachistosternus ehrenbergii (Gervais, 1841 (Scorpiones:Bothriuridae

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Catherina Ramos

2013-05-01

Full Text Available Mediante cromatografía de intercambio catiónico en CM-Sephadex C-25 (16 x 1,1 cm con buffer acetato de amonio 0,05 M a pH 7, del veneno del escorpión Brachistosternus ehrenbergii fue aislada una proteína con acción tóxica sobre ratones albinos. En este sistema la toxina interactúa con el gel y es eluida al final luego de usar el mismo buffer conteniendo NaCl 0,6M. La toxina fue denominada Be1 y es una proteína básica que constituye el 8,1% de la proteína total del veneno. La pureza de la toxina fue evaluada por electroforesis en condiciones nativas, de acuerdo al método de Reisfeld, y en condiciones denaturantes por el método de Schägger y von Jagow, determinándose que la toxina es una sola cadena polipeptídica de 6,3 kDa. La inoculación de 60 μg de toxina en ratones albinos, vía intraperitoneal, genera la aparición de algunos signos locales como hipersecreción salival, seguido por afección respiratoria, arrastre de las patas posteriores, hasta finalmente al cabo de 2 horas, producir la muerte. Vía intramuscular (7,6 μg, Be1 produce parálisis temporal de la extremidad inoculada. La toxina no tiene actividades de fosfolipasa, proteasa, acetilcolinesterasa ni actividad inhibidora de acetilcolinesterasa.

Geometric group theory

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Druţu, Cornelia

2018-01-01

The key idea in geometric group theory is to study infinite groups by endowing them with a metric and treating them as geometric spaces. This applies to many groups naturally appearing in topology, geometry, and algebra, such as fundamental groups of manifolds, groups of matrices with integer coefficients, etc. The primary focus of this book is to cover the foundations of geometric group theory, including coarse topology, ultralimits and asymptotic cones, hyperbolic groups, isoperimetric inequalities, growth of groups, amenability, Kazhdan's Property (T) and the Haagerup property, as well as their characterizations in terms of group actions on median spaces and spaces with walls. The book contains proofs of several fundamental results of geometric group theory, such as Gromov's theorem on groups of polynomial growth, Tits's alternative, Stallings's theorem on ends of groups, Dunwoody's accessibility theorem, the Mostow Rigidity Theorem, and quasiisometric rigidity theorems of Tukia and Schwartz. This is the f...

ALIGNMENTS OF GROUP GALAXIES WITH NEIGHBORING GROUPS

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Wang Yougang; Chen Xuelei; Park, Changbom; Yang Xiaohu; Choi, Yun-Young

2009-01-01

Using a sample of galaxy groups found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4, we measure the following four types of alignment signals: (1) the alignment between the distributions of the satellites of each group relative to the direction of the nearest neighbor group (NNG); (2) the alignment between the major axis direction of the central galaxy of the host group (HG) and the direction of the NNG; (3) the alignment between the major axes of the central galaxies of the HG and the NNG; and (4) the alignment between the major axes of the satellites of the HG and the direction of the NNG. We find strong signal of alignment between the satellite distribution and the orientation of central galaxy relative to the direction of the NNG, even when the NNG is located beyond 3r vir of the host group. The major axis of the central galaxy of the HG is aligned with the direction of the NNG. The alignment signals are more prominent for groups that are more massive and with early-type central galaxies. We also find that there is a preference for the two major axes of the central galaxies of the HG and NNG to be parallel for the system with both early central galaxies, however, not for the systems with both late-type central galaxies. For the orientation of satellite galaxies, we do not find any significant alignment signals relative to the direction of the NNG. From these four types of alignment measurements, we conclude that the large-scale environment traced by the nearby group affects primarily the shape of the host dark matter halo, and hence also affects the distribution of satellite galaxies and the orientation of central galaxies. In addition, the NNG directly affects the distribution of the satellite galaxies by inducing asymmetric alignment signals, and the NNG at very small separation may also contribute a second-order impact on the orientation of the central galaxy in the HG.

Hiperplasia epitelial focal de la boca en Colombia (Enfermedad de Heck

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Gerzaín Rodríguez Toro

1989-12-01

Full Text Available El estudio de biopsias orales remitidas al INS por médicos y odontólogos en Servicio Social Obligatorio en la Amazonía y la Orinoquía y de especímenes de consulta enviados desde el Chocó, Boyacá y el Quindío, demuestra la amplia difusión de la hiperplasia epitelial focal en Colombia. La entidad tiene predominio notorio en las comunidades indígenas. Las lesiones son pápulas numerosas en las mucosas del labio inferior, los carrillos y los bordes de la lengua, que afectan a menores de 16 años y a algunos adultos.Tienden a evolucionar durante años y son asintomáticas. La histopatología revela hiperplasia epitelial global, anastomosis de las crestas, células mitosoides, vacuolización alta y frecuente binucleación de queratinocitos en la mitad superior del epitelio. Con la técnica de PAP y con M.E. se demuestra antígeno de Papilomavirus en las células malpighianas altas y en las células córneas paraqueratósicas. La HEP debe ser bien reconocida por médicos y odontólogos, principalmente por aquellos que prestan su servicio a comunidades indígenas.

Rubble-Mound Breakwater Stability Tests for Dos Bocas Harbor, Tabasco, Mexico

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Carver, Robert

1999-01-01

...). The initial purposes of the investigation were to determine, by two-dimensional flume tests, the stability response of three alternate armorings for the proposed breakwater and to evaluate overall...

24 CFR 982.612 - Group home: State approval of group home.

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2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Group home: State approval of group... Types Group Home § 982.612 Group home: State approval of group home. A group home must be licensed..., Retardation, or Social Services) as a group home for elderly persons or persons with disabilities. ...

Abelian groups

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Fuchs, László

2015-01-01

Written by one of the subject’s foremost experts, this book focuses on the central developments and modern methods of the advanced theory of abelian groups, while remaining accessible, as an introduction and reference, to the non-specialist. It provides a coherent source for results scattered throughout the research literature with lots of new proofs. The presentation highlights major trends that have radically changed the modern character of the subject, in particular, the use of homological methods in the structure theory of various classes of abelian groups, and the use of advanced set-theoretical methods in the study of undecidability problems. The treatment of the latter trend includes Shelah’s seminal work on the undecidability in ZFC of Whitehead’s Problem; while the treatment of the former trend includes an extensive (but non-exhaustive) study of p-groups, torsion-free groups, mixed groups, and important classes of groups arising from ring theory. To prepare the reader to tackle these topics, th...

Clifford algebras, spinors, spin groups and covering groups

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Magneville, C.; Pansart, J.P.

1991-03-01

The Dirac equation uses matrices named Υ matrices which are representations of general algebraic structures associated with a metric space. These algebras are the Clifford algebras. In the first past, these algebras are studied. Then the notion of spinor is developed. It is shown that Majorana and Weyl spinors only exist for some particular metric space. In the second part, Clifford and spinor groups are studied. They may be interpreted as the extension of the notion of orthogonal group for Clifford algebras and their spaces for representation. The rotation of a spinor is computed. In the last part, the connexion between the spinor groups and the Universal Covering Groups is presented [fr

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Williams Gregorio Meléndez Rodríguez

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó  un estudio geoquímico en muestras de aguas de la Cuenca del Río Tuy, con el propósito de determinar la evolución del grado de contaminación que presenta este importante cuerpo de agua. Durante el muestreo fueron realizadas mediciones en campo de los parámetros pH, conductividad, temperatura y alcalinidad; las muestras fueron filtradas a 0,45 µm y determinadas las concentraciones de Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl-, SO42-, HCO3- y NO3-. Los resultados obtenidos indican que las zonas que presentan mayor contaminación corresponden a Guayas, Ocumare, Lagartijo y Boca de Cagua, y así como los afluentes correspondientes a las quebradas Cúa, Charallave y Guayas, y los ríos Caucagua y Guaire, evidenciado por los altos valores de conductividad y los mayores valores de concentraciones de las especies Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl-, SO42- y HCO3-, no obstante en las zonas aguas arriba en el río desde la Colonia Tovar hasta El Consejo, las concentraciones fueron similares a las de afluentes considerados como no contaminados. En cuanto al NO3- este presentó sus máximos en Boca de Paparo, Hacienda Buen Paso Hacienda Santa Teresa y Tácata, atribuido a las actividades agropecuarias.

Salud bucal de un grupo de cazadores recolectores prehistóricos

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Solomita Banfi, Fátima

2001-01-01

Full Text Available La patología dental es particularmente interesante por su asociación con la ingesta de alimentos, brinda valiosa información para la reconstrucción de dietas, modos de preparación de alimentos y la utilización de la boca como instrumento. Como parte de las investigaciones realizadas sobre la colección esqueletal procedente del sitio Isla Barranquita I (Dpto. Garay, Santa Fe se relevaron macroscópicamente las patologías dentales más frecuentes: perdida de piezas dentales antemortem, absceso dental, caries, periodontitis, hipoplasia y cálculo. La muestra está compuesta por los restos de 17 individuos de entre 0 y 55 años de edad que fueron exhumados de un enterratorio de tipo secundario. Se observó un elevado índice de caries por boca, especialmente entre individuos juveniles, y calculo dental en grado medio a avanzado entre juveniles y adultos. No se detectó la presencia de periodontitis ni abscesos. La presencia de hipoplasia no fue relevante para la muestra analizada. Se puede concluir un estado de salud bucal regular por la presencia de caries, sin embargo no se hallaron enfermedades infecciosas ni nutricionales para el grupo de cazadores recolectores que habitó el sitio hace unos 1200 años.

El sistema de señalización de la reelina en la homeostasis y en la inflamación del colon

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Carvajal Vázquez, Ana Eloisa

2016-01-01

En 1951, Falconer describió por primera vez un tipo de ratones mutantes espontáneos a los que denominó reeler, los cuales presentaban una mutación autosómica recesiva que les provocaba anormalidades arquitectónicas severas en la corteza cerebral. En 1995 se clonó el gen que codifica la Reelina y se descubrió que el ratón “reeler” no expresaba Reelina (D’Arcangelo y cols., 1995). La Reelina es una glicoproteína de la matriz extracelular de gran tamaño (420 KDalton) fundamental para la regul...

Oxidative stress in a model for experimental diabetic retinopathy: treatment with antioxidants

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Miranda, M; Muriach, M; Johnsen, S; Bosch-Morell, F; Araiz, J; Romá, J; Romero, FJ

2004-01-01

Propósito: La retinopatía diabética es la primera causa de ceguera en países desarrollados, aunque lo mejor para prevenir las complicaciones es un adecuado control glucémico, este no siempre se puede conseguir. Por tanto, es necesario el uso de terapias coadyuvantes que ayuden a prevenir o retrasar la aparición de complicaciones propias de la diabetes. Se han estudiado los cambios bioquímicos y funcionales que ocurren en la retina de ratones diabéticos, y la capacidad del ebselen y la luteína...

Comparación de tres técnicas de trazado retrógrado para la identificación del origen espinal del nervio ciático en ratón.

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Myriam L. Velandia; José V. Montoya; Marlén Martínez; Sandra Perdomo; Jaime E. Castellanos

2002-01-01

En el presente trabajo se compararon tres técnicas para la aplicación de dos tipos de trazadores retrógrados fluorescentes (Dil y Fluorogold), con el fin de identificar las neuronas motoras y sensoriales que contribuyen con fibras al nervio ciático en ratones adultos. Se ensayó la aplicación de cristales directamente en el nervio, la inyección intraneural y la impregnación del nervio seccionado usando una cámara de silicona. La localización específica de las neuronas motoras en la médula espi...

•Antinocicepción opioide del extracto metanólico del Chuchuhuasi (Maytenus krukovii) en un modelo de dolor visceral en ratón.

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Zimic C, Zimic C; Sánchez L, Sánchez L; Zapater L, Zapater L; Arias M, Arias M; Ulffe G, Ulffe G; Páucar R, Páucar R; Ibáñez V, Lucy; Castañeda C, Benjamín; Salinas I, Salinas I; Arrambide J, Arrambide J

2006-01-01

Evaluamos la acción antinociceptiva del extracto metanólico del Chuchuhuasi (Maytenus krukovii), al 20%, administrado por vía oral, en ratones albinos, machos, raza Webster Suizo obtenidos del Centro Nacional de Producción de Biológicos del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, utilizando un modelo de dolor visceral, mediante la administración de ácido acético al 2%, vía intraperitoneal, a la dosis de 0,05 ml/10g de peso. Observamos una disminución del 50% del número de contorsiones abdominales, en r...

Acción del extracto etanólico de las hojas de Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz. Pav.) Briq. “chuchuhuasi” sobre la motilidad intestinal

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Alosilla Uscamaita, Annie; Chaves Palomares, Fátima; Ascaño Ramírez, Alberto; Cornejo Liñán, Maria; Huamán Castro, Cynthia; Medina Morales, John; Tomaylla Lima, Frank; Torres Otarola, Claudia; Tordoya Rodríguez, Luis; Vargas Castillo, Hector; Loja Herrera, Berta; Alvarado Yarasca, Ángel; Salazar Granara, Alberto

2013-01-01

OBJETIVODeterminar el efecto del extracto etanólico de las hojas de Maytenus macrocarpa, “chuchuhuasi” sobre la motilidad intestinal en ratón.MATERIAL Y MÉTODOSe utilizó 50 ratones albinos machos, con pesos medios de 25 g, se empleó el método de Arbos y otros, se administró carbón activado al 5 % vía oral, dosis de 0.1ml/10g, como marcador intestinal. Los grupos experimentales fueron: Control (agua destilada 0.1 ml/10g de peso corporal), Sulfato de Atropina 1 mg/kg, Neostigmina 1 mg/kg, extra...

Estudio ultraestructural de la fagocitosis de promastigotes y amastigotes de Leishmania mexicana por la línea de células dendríticas FSDC

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Ladys Sarmiento; Martha Ayala; Sandra Peña; Gerzaín Rodríguez; Zelandia Fermín; Felix J. Tapia

2006-01-01

Introducción. Las células dendríticas están presentes en la mayoría de los tejidos, ellas capturany presentan antígenos para activar a los linfocitos T. Objetivo. Se describe ultraestructuralmente la fagocitosis de Leishmania mexicana por lalínea de células dendríticas FSDC, una línea de células de Langerhans obtenida de la epidermisfetal de ratón, e inmortalizada por la transducción retroviral del oncogen v-myc. Materiales y métodos. Se obtuvieron amastigotes de la lesión de ratones ...

Caracterización biológica de variantes de placa de la cepa vacunal 17d contra la fiebre amarilla

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Rojas, María; Camacho, Marcela; Grosso, María

2009-01-01

La vacuna colombiana 17D, contiene por lo menos cuatro fenotipos, denominados pequeño (0.3 – 1.2 mm), mediano (1.3 – 2.1 mm), grande (2.2 – 3.0 mm) y extragrande (>3.1 mm). La composición y distribución porcentual de esos fenotipos, varió entre lotes y entre ampolletas de un mismo lote. Cada variante fue clonada por dilución de la vacuna y su efecto virulento fue analizado en ratones; el fenotipo de placa pequeño estuvo ligeramente sub representado en los lotes analizados y mostró una viru...

Presence of Trypanosoma cruzi in tissues of experimentally infected Wistar rats and their fetuses

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Alarcón, Maritza; Lugo de Yarbuh, Ana; Moreno, Elio A; Payares, Gilberto; Araujo, Sonia; Colmenares, Melisa

2006-01-01

Este estudio fue realizado con un grupo de ratas juveniles hembras (Rattus norvegicus) cepa Wistar con 20 días de nacidas y 250 grs. de peso. Cada rata fue inoculada inyectándole por vía intraperitoneal 0.1 mL de la suspensión sanguínea con 1x105 tripomastigotes sanguícolas de Trypanosoma cruzi (cepa I/PAS/VE/00/PLANALTO). Los parásitos fueron aislados de Panstrongylus geniculatus, naturalmente infectado y capturado en un área urbana del valle de Caracas, Venezuela y mantenidos en ratones NMR...

Quantum isometry groups

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Jyotishman Bhowmick

2015-11-07

Nov 7, 2015 ... Classical. Quantum. Background. Compact Hausdorff space. Unital C∗ algebra. Gelfand-Naimark. Compact Group. Compact Quantum Group. Woronowicz. Group Action. Coaction. Woronowicz. Riemannian manifold. Spectral triple. Connes. Isometry group. Quantum Isometry Group. To be discussed.

Perceptual grouping and attention: not all groupings are equal.

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Kimchi, Ruth; Razpurker-Apfeld, Irene

2004-08-01

We examined grouping under inattention using Driver, Davis, Russell, Turatto, & Freeman's (2001) method. On each trial, two successive displays were briefly presented, each comprising a central target square surrounded by elements. The task was to judge whether the two targets were the same or different. The organization of the background elements stayed the same or changed, independently of the targets. In different conditions, background elements grouped into columns/rows by color similarity, a shape (a triangle/arrow, a square/cross, or a vertical/horizontal line) by color similarity, and a shape with no other elements in the background. We measured the influence of the background on the target same-different judgments. The results imply that background elements grouped into columns/rows by color similarity and into a shape when no segregation from other elements was involved and the shape was relatively "good." In contrast, no background grouping was observed when resolving figure-ground relations for segregated units was required, as in grouping into a shape by color similarity. These results suggest that grouping is a multiplicity of processes that vary in their attentional demands. Regardless of attentional demands, the products of grouping are not available to awareness without attention.

Group Work: How to Use Groups Effectively

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Burke, Alison

2011-01-01

Many students cringe and groan when told that they will need to work in a group. However, group work has been found to be good for students and good for teachers. Employers want college graduates to have developed teamwork skills. Additionally, students who participate in collaborative learning get better grades, are more satisfied with their…

Working with Group-Tasks and Group Cohesiveness

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Anwar, Khoirul

2016-01-01

This study aimed at exploring the connection between the use of group task and group cohesiveness. This study is very important because the nature of the learner's success is largely determined by the values of cooperation, interaction, and understanding of the learning objectives together. Subjects of this study are 28 students on the course…

Group Insight Versus Group Desensitization in Treating Speech Anxiety

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Meichenbaum, Donald H.; And Others

1971-01-01

Results of this study indicated that the insight group was as effective as the desensitization group in significantly reducing speech anxiety over control group levels as assessed by behavioral, cognitive, and self-report measures given immediately after posttreatment and later at a three-month follow-up. (Author)

Small Group Research

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McGrath, Joseph E.

1978-01-01

Summarizes research on small group processes by giving a comprehensive account of the types of variables primarily studied in the laboratory. These include group structure, group composition, group size, and group relations. Considers effects of power, leadership, conformity to social norms, and role relationships. (Author/AV)

PRIMER REGISTRO DE EPIBIONTES EN EJEMPLARES JUVENILES DE CROCODYLUS ACUTUS EN EL MEDIO SILVESTRE

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CUPUL-MAGAÑA FABIO GERMÁN

2005-06-01

Full Text Available Se registra por vez primera la presencia de cuatro géneros de diatomeas (Amphora, Cymbella, Navicula y Nitzschia, un alga azul-verde del género Trichodesmium y colonias de protozoarios ciliados del género Epistylis, como epibiontes de cocodrilos de río juveniles (Crocodylus acutus. Los epibiontes se encontraron en la región ventral del cuerpo de cocodrilos juveniles, menores de 75 cm de largo, capturados en el estero Boca Negra, Jalisco, México.

Gingivitis ulceronecrosante aguda

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Eduardo de la Teja-Ángeles

2015-11-01

Full Text Available La gingivitis ulcerativa necrosante, conocida por sus siglas en inglés como GUN (anteriormente se le conocía como enfermedad de Vincent o “boca de trinchera” por afectar a soldados en guerra, es una enfermedad poco frecuente.1-6 Se caracteriza por ser una infección aguda y dolorosa en la que las encías sangran, hay necrosis de las papilas interdentales y ataque al estado general.

The Power of Comparative Physiology: Evolution, Integration and Applied

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2003-03-01

and olive ridley marine turtle hatchlings. T.T. Jones, R.R. Reina Symposium and P.L. Lutz. Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca 44.0 REGULATION OF VERTEBRATE... preference of 16[deg]C acclimated emabs was a genseralist woodrat, with a choice bersween control anod 50% juniper diet under Wsarm (26 1 4.6fdeg]C and thsey...and Olive Ridley Marine Turtle Harvey B. Lillywhite’, Jaishri G. Mceon2, Gopinathan K. Menon’. Ming C. Tuo: ’University, Hatchllngs of Florida

Business application of viral marketing and Electronic Word-of-mouth. Firm opinions.

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Virginia Aguilar Arcos; Sonia San Martín Gutiérrez; René Payo Hernanz

2013-01-01

[ES] La práctica tradicional del boca-oreja, natural desde hace años como modo de publicidad efectiva sin recurrir a grandes inversiones ni contrataciones en medios masivos se ha convertido en una nueva posibilidad de marketing con la llegada de las nuevas tecnologías e Internet. Así ha aparecido una nueva estrategia de marketing que consiste en explotar las redes sociales preexistentes para producir incrementos exponenciales en conocimiento de marca, denominada marketing viral. El efecto "bo...

Group Leader Development: Effects of Personal Growth and Psychoeducational Groups

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Ohrt, Jonathan H.; Robinson, E. H., III; Hagedorn, W. Bryce

2013-01-01

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to compare the effects of personal growth groups and psychoeducational groups on counselor education students' (n = 74) empathy and group leader self-efficacy. Additionally, we compared the degree to which participants in each group valued: (a) cohesion, (b) catharsis, and (c) insight. There were no…

Group-analytic training groups for psychology students: A qualitative study

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Nathan, Vibeke Torpe; Poulsen, Stig

2004-01-01

This article presents results from an interview study of psychology students' experiences from group-analytic groups conducted at the University of Copenhagen. The primary foci are the significance of differences in themotivation participants'  personal aims of individual participantsfor particip......This article presents results from an interview study of psychology students' experiences from group-analytic groups conducted at the University of Copenhagen. The primary foci are the significance of differences in themotivation participants'  personal aims of individual participantsfor...... participation in the group, the impact of the composition of participants on the group process, and the professional learning through the group experience. In general the interviews show a marked satisfaction with the group participation. In particular, learning about the importance of group boundaries...

Framing effects in group investment decision making: role of group polarization.

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Cheng, Pi-Yueh; Chiou, Wen-Bin

2008-02-01

Prospect theory proposes that framing effects result in a preference for risk-averse choices in gain situations and risk-seeking choices in loss situations. However, in group polarization situations, groups show a pronounced tendency to shift toward more extreme positions than those they initially held. Whether framing effects in group decision making are more prominent as a result of the group-polarization effect was examined. Purposive sampling of 120 college students (57 men, 63 women; M age = 20.1 yr., SD = 0.9) allowed assessment of relative preference between cautious and risky choices in individual and group decisions. Findings indicated that both group polarization and framing effects occur in investment decisions. More importantly, group decisions in a gain situation appear to be more cautious, i.e., risk averse, than individual decisions, whereas group decisions in the loss situation appear to be more risky than individual decisions. Thus, group decision making may expand framing effects when it comes to investment choices through group polarization.

When are emotions related to group-based appraisals? : A comparison between group-based emotions and general group emotions

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Kuppens, Toon; Yzerbyt, Vincent Y.

2014-01-01

In the literature on emotions in intergroup relations, it is not always clear how exactly emotions are group-related. Here, we distinguish between emotions that involve appraisals of immediate group concerns (i.e., group-based emotions) and emotions that do not. Recently, general group emotions,

Cooperation during cultural group formation promotes trust towards members of out-groups.

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Pan, Xiaofei Sophia; Houser, Daniel

2013-07-07

People often cooperate with members of their own group, and discriminate against members of other groups. Previous research establishes that cultural groups can form endogenously, and that these groups demonstrate in-group favouritism. Given the presence of cultural groups, the previous literature argues that cultural evolution selects for groups that exhibit parochial altruism. The source of initial variation in these traits, however, remains uninformed. We show here that a group's economic production environment may substantially influence parochial tendencies, with groups formed around more cooperative production (CP) displaying less parochialism than groups formed around more independent production (IP) processes. Participants randomized into CP and IP production tasks formed cultural groups, and subsequently played hidden-action trust games with in-group and out-group trustees. We found CP to be associated with significantly greater sharing and exchanging behaviours than IP. In trust games, significant parochial altruism (in-group favouritism combined with out-group discrimination) was displayed by members of IP groups. By contrast, members of CP groups did not engage in either in-group favouritism or out-group discrimination. Further, we found the absence of out-group discrimination in CP to persist even following 'betrayal'. Finally, belief data suggest that members of CP are not more intrinsically generous than IP members, but rather more likely to believe that out-group trustees will positively reciprocate. Our results have important implications for anyone interested in building cooperative teams, and shed new light on connections between culture and cooperation.

The Effects of Music and Group Stage on Group Leader and Member Behavior in Psychoeducational Groups for Children of Divorce

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Cercone, Kristin; DeLucia-Waack, Janice

2012-01-01

This study examined the effects of music and group stage on group process and group leader and member behavior within 8-week psychoeducational groups for children of divorce. Audiotapes of group sessions were rated using the Interactional Process Analysis and the Group Sessions Ratings Scale. Both treatment groups were very similar in terms of…

O leigo e o suporte básico de vida El lego y el soporte básico de vida Laypeople and basic life support

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Aline Maino Pergola

2009-06-01

Full Text Available A capacitação do leigo para o atendimento precoce em situações de emergência e instituição do suporte básico de vida (SBV é fundamental para salvar vidas e prevenir seqüelas. O objetivo foi identificar o conhecimento dos leigos sobre SBV. Utililizou-se entrevista estruturada em linguagem não-técnica. A amostra compreendeu 385 sujeitos, a maioria (57,1% do sexo feminino com ensino médio completo e superior incompleto (53,7%. Verificou-se apenas 9,9% conhecem a manobra de respiração boca-a-boca; 84,2% conhecem a técnica de compressão torácica externa (CTE, e destes, 79,9% sabem sua finalidade. Apenas 14,5% sabem posicionar a vítima para realizar a CTE; 82,4% referem uma freqüência menor que 60 CTE/minuto. Por não apresentarem adequada informação e fundamentação das etapas do SBV, os leigos podem prestar atendimento incorreto à vítima de emergência, acarretando prejuízos à reanimação.La capacitación del lego para la atención precoz en situaciones de emergencia e aplicación del soporte básico de vida (SBV es fundamental para salvar vidas y prevenir secuelas. El objetivo fue identificar el conocimiento de los legos sobre SBV. Se utililizó la entrevista estructurada en un lenguague no técnico. La muestra comprendió 385 sujetos, la mayoría (57,1% del sexo femenino con enseñanza media completa y superior incompleta (53,7%; Los que conocen la maniobra de respiración boca a boca son apenas 9,9%; 84,2% conocen la técnica de compresión toráxica externa (CTE y de estos, 79,9% saben su finalidad. Apenas 14,5% saben posicionar a la víctima para realizar la CTE, 82,4% refieren una frecuencia menor que 60 CTE/minuto. Por no presentar adecuada información y fundamentos de las etapas del SBV, los legos pueden prestar una atención incorrecta a la víctima de emergencia, ocasionando perjuicios en la reanimación.Training laypeople to give first aid in emergency situations and offer basic life support (BLS is crucial

E-groups training

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2012-01-01

There will be an e-groups training course on 16 March 2012 which will cover the main e-groups functionalities i.e.: creating and managing e-groups, difference between static and dynamic e-groups, configuring posting restrictions and archives, examples of where e-groups can be used in daily work. Even if you have already worked with e-groups, this may be a good opportunity to learn about the best practices and security related recommendations when using e-groups. You can find more details as well as enrolment form for the training (it’s free) here. The number of places is limited, so enrolling early is recommended.   Technical Training Tel. 72844

Definable Group Extensions and o-Minimal Group Cohomology via Spectral Sequences

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BARRIGA, ELIANA

2013-01-01

We provide the theoretical foundation for the Lyndon-Hochschild-Serre spectral sequence as a tool to study the group cohomology and with this the group extensions in the category of definable groups. We also present various results on definable modules and actions, definable extensions and group cohomology of definable groups. These have applications to the study of non-definably compact groups definable in o-minimal theories (see [1]). Se presenta el fundamento teórico para las sucesiones...

Oral cancer preventive campaigns: are we reaching the real target?

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Renato Paladino Nemoto

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Introduction: Oral cavity malignant neoplasms have a high mortality rate. For this reason, preventive campaigns have been developed, both to educate the population and to diagnose lesions at an early stage. However, there are studies that contest the validity of these endeavors, principally because the target audience of the campaigns may not conform to the group at highest risk for oral malignancy. Objective: To describe the profile of patients who avail themselves of the preventive campaign, identify the presence of oral lesions in that population, and compare that data with the epidemiological profile of patients with oral cancer. Methods: Cross-sectional historical cohort study performed by analysis of epidemiological data of the campaign "Abra a Boca para a Saúde" collected in the years from 2008 to 2013. Results: In the years analyzed, 11,965 people were treated and 859 lesions were diagnosed, all benign. There was a female predominance (52.7%, with mean age of 44 years (±15.4 years; 26% were smokers and 29% reported alcohol consumption. It is known that the group at highest risk to develop oral cancer is 60to 70-year-old men, who are alcoholic smokers. Conclusion: The population that seeks preventive campaigns is not the main risk group for the disease. This fact explains the low number of lesions and the lack of cancer detection.

Efeitos do esteróide anabólico nandrolona sobre o músculo sóleo de ratos submetidos a treinamento físico através de natação: estudo histológico, histoquímico e morfométrico Efectos del esteróide anabólico nandrolona sobre el músculo soleo de ratones sometidos a entrenamiento físico a través de natación: estudio histológico, histoquímico y morfométrico Effects of the anabolic steroid nandrolone on the soleum muscle of rats submitted to physical training through swimming: histological, histochemical and morphometrical study

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José Carlos Silva Camargo Filho

2006-10-01

Full Text Available Este estudo teve por objetivo analisar as alterações histológicas, histoquímicas e morfométricas das fibras do músculo sóleo de ratos submetidos a um programa de natação, associado ou não à administração do esteróide anabólico decanoato de nandrolona. Foram utilizados 22 ratos Wistar machos, 12 dos quais receberam injeção intramuscular do esteróide (5mg/kg e 10, óleo mineral (5mg/kg, duas vezes por semana. Os animais foram submetidos a 42 sessões de natação por nove semanas (de segunda a sexta-feira, com aumento progressivo de carga por meio do tempo de natação. Após o sacrifício, o músculo sóleo esquerdo foi retirado, imerso em n-hexana e acondicionado em nitrogênio líquido. Cortes do terço médio desse músculo foram feitos em micrótomo criostato (-20ºC e corados pela técnica HE e pelo método histoquímico NADH-TR. Os animais submetidos a treinamento físico e a esteróide (TA ou óleo mineral (TO apresentaram fibras musculares com maior diâmetro, quando comparados com os animais-controle (NTA e NTO. Não houve diferença significativa entre as medidas das médias dos diâmetros das fibras dos grupos NTA e NTO e entre TA e TO. Nos grupos TA e NTA notou-se acentuado processo de fagocitose, arredondamento e hialinização das fibras musculares. Já nos grupos TA, TO e NTA observou-se perda da atividade enzimática oxidativa. Os resultados sugerem que a natação produz hipertrofia muscular de forma semelhante, tanto no grupo que recebeu esteróide como no que recebeu óleo mineral. No entanto, o grupo que recebeu esteróide apresentou sinais claros de maior degeneração muscular.Este estudio ha tenido como objetivo analizar las alteraciones histológicas, histoquímicas y morfométricas de las fibras del músculo soleo de ratones sometidos a un programa de natación, asociado o no a la administração del esteróide anabólico decanoato de nandrolona. Fueron utilizados 22 ratones Wistar machos, 12 de los

Trajectory grouping structure

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Maike Buchin

2015-03-01

Full Text Available The collective motion of a set of moving entities like people, birds, or other animals, is characterized by groups arising, merging, splitting, and ending. Given the trajectories of these entities, we define and model a structure that captures all of such changes using the Reeb graph, a concept from topology. The trajectory grouping structure has three natural parameters that allow more global views of the data in group size, group duration, and entity inter-distance. We prove complexity bounds on the maximum number of maximal groups that can be present, and give algorithms to compute the grouping structure efficiently. We also study how the trajectory grouping structure can be made robust, that is, how brief interruptions of groups can be disregarded in the global structure, adding a notion of persistence to the structure. Furthermore, we showcase the results of experiments using data generated by the NetLogo flocking model and from the Starkey project. The Starkey data describe the movement of elk, deer, and cattle. Although there is no ground truth for the grouping structure in this data, the experiments show that the trajectory grouping structure is plausible and has the desired effects when changing the essential parameters. Our research provides the first complete study of trajectory group evolvement, including combinatorial,algorithmic, and experimental results.

Inter-group and intra-group assertiveness: adolescents' social skills following cultural transition.

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Korem, Anat; Horenczyk, Gabriel; Tatar, Moshe

2012-08-01

The goals of this study were to examine intra-group and inter-group assertiveness among adolescents, and to compare these two domains of assertiveness between cultural groups in Israel. Measures of intra-group and inter-group assertiveness were developed, and questionnaires were administrated to 441 immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), 242 immigrants from Ethiopia and 333 non-immigrants. Compared to non-immigrants, FSU and Ethiopian immigrants' inter-group assertiveness was lower. Girls reported higher levels of inter-group assertiveness than boys. Each of the immigrant groups rates itself as equally assertive as the non-immigrant group and more assertive than the other immigrant group. Also, a difference between inter-group and intra-group assertiveness was found among the FSU immigrants. It is argued that adolescents' assertiveness following cultural transition is associated with socio-cultural context, and the implications of this conclusion are discussed. Copyright © 2011 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Effectiveness of Group Supervision versus Combined Group and Individual Supervision.

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Ray, Dee; Altekruse, Michael

2000-01-01

Investigates the effectiveness of different types of supervision (large group, small group, combined group, individual supervision) with counseling students (N=64). Analyses revealed that all supervision formats resulted in similar progress in counselor effectiveness and counselor development. Participants voiced a preference for individual…

The group-as-a-whole-object relations model of group psychotherapy.

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Rosen, D; Stukenberg, K W; Saeks, S

2001-01-01

The authors review the theoretical basis of group psychotherapy performed at The Menninger Clinic and demonstrate how the theory has been put into practice on two different types of inpatient units. The fundamental elements of the theory and practice used can be traced to object relations theory as originally proposed by Melanie Klein. Her work with individuals was directly applied to working with groups by Ezriel and Bion, who focused on interpreting group tension. More modern approaches have reintegrated working with individual concerns while also attending to the group-as-a-whole. Historically, these principles have been applied to long-term group treatment. The authors apply the concepts from the group-as-a-whole literature to short- and medium-length inpatient groups with open membership. They offer clinical examples of the application of these principles in short-term inpatient settings in groups with open membership.

Group lending and the role of the group leader

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Eijkel, van, R.; Hermes, N.; Lensink, B.W.

2011-01-01

This paper investigates strategic monitoring behavior within group lending. We show that monitoring efforts of group members differ in equilibrium due to the asymmetry between members in terms of future profits. In particular, we show that the entrepreneur with the highest future profits also puts in the highest monitoring effort. Moreover, monitoring efforts differ between group members due to free-riding: one member reduces her level of monitoring if the other increases her monitoring effor...

Citizens' action group

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Andritzky, W.

1978-01-01

For the first empirical study of citizens' action groups 331 such groups were consulted. Important information was collected on the following aspects of these groups: their self-image, areas and forms of activities, objectives and their extent, how long the group has existed, successes and failures and their forms of organisation. (orig.) [de

Facilitating Group Decision-Making: Facilitator's Subjective Theories on Group Coordination

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Michaela Kolbe

2008-10-01

Full Text Available A key feature of group facilitation is motivating and coordinating people to perform their joint work. This paper focuses on group coordination which is a prerequisite to group effectiveness, especially in complex tasks. Decision-making in groups is a complex task that consequently needs to be coordinated by explicit rather than implicit coordination mechanisms. Based on the embedded definition that explicit coordination does not just happen but is purposely executed by individuals, we argue that individual coordination intentions and mechanisms should be taken into account. Thus far, the subjective perspective of coordination has been neglected in coordination theory, which is understandable given the difficulties in defining and measuring subjective aspects of group facilitation. We therefore conducted focused interviews with eight experts who either worked as senior managers or as experienced group facilitators and analysed their approaches to group coordination using methods of content analysis. Results show that these experts possess sophisticated mental representations of their coordination behaviour. These subjective coordination theories can be organised in terms of coordination schemes in which coordination-releasing situations are facilitated by special coordination mechanisms that, in turn, lead to the perception of specific consequences. We discuss the importance of these subjective coordination theories for effectively facilitating group decision-making and minimising process losses. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0901287

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Adel López Gómez

1968-05-01

Full Text Available Así como el sueño de los hambrientos está poblado de apetitosas viandas, misia Cruzanita Romero vagaba. a lo largo de su intranquilo reposo por un mundo sonoro de fuentes cristalinas e inalcanzables. Y mientras el agua fluía sobre la tierra o se elevaba en ágiles arcos, o reposaba en transparentes vasijas, sus piernas y sus manos permanecían inmóviles. Pero su boca aparecía entreabierta, reseca, sollozante y trémula.

Músicos de viento: afecciones bucales asociadas a instrumentos musicales de viento

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Mendes, Claudia Andrea; Fernández, Rocío; Gamino, Adriana; Quevedo, José; Dorati, Pablo Javier; De Vicente, Cecilia; Felipe, Pablo; Barilaro, Hilda Liliana; Canale, Luis; Sirimarco, Karina; González, Stella; Rimoldi, Marta Lidia

2017-01-01

Los instrumentos de viento son un elemento extraño en la boca que pueden producir a corto o largo plazo alteraciones orofaciales: apiñamiento, desgastes incisales, hipertonía muscular, maloclusión dental, problemas periodontales, entre otras. El objetivo de este proyecto, surge, en la necesidad de realizar estudios clínicos que nos permitan obtener evidencias de la naturaleza de la relación entre los instrumentos de viento y la cavidad bucal para posteriormente poder optimizar los posibles tr...

In the Mouth of the World: Brazilian cinema affects racialized

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Teresa Cristina Furtado Matos

2013-07-01

Full Text Available This article analyzes the movie Na Boca do Mundo (1978, by Antônio Pitanga, from the point of view of the affective relations between blacks, whites and mestizos in Brazil. The movie explores the tensions produced by a love triangle between a black man, a mestizo woman and a white woman, from different social classes. Staging and discussing themes like miscegenation and the affective-sexual relationships in Brazil, marked by conflicts where themes as whitening and social uplift play an important role.

Any of them will do: In-group identification, out-group entitativity, and gang membership as predictors of group-based retribution.

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Vasquez, Eduardo A; Wenborne, Lisa; Peers, Madeline; Alleyne, Emma; Ellis, Kirsty

2015-05-01

In non-gang populations, the degree of identification with an in-group and perceptions of out-group entitativity, the perception of an out-group as bonded or unified, are important contributors to group-based aggression or vicarious retribution. The link between these factors and group-based aggression, however, has not been examined in the context of street gangs. The current study assessed the relationship among in-group identification, perceptions of out-group entitativity, and the willingness to retaliate against members of rival groups who did not themselves attack the in-group among juvenile gang and non-gang members in London. Our results showed the predicted membership (gang/non-gang) × in-group identification × entitativity interaction. Decomposition of the three-way interaction by membership revealed a significant identification × entitativity interaction for gang, but not for non-gang members. More specifically, gang members who identify more strongly with their gang and perceived a rival group as high on entitativity were more willing to retaliate against any of them. In addition, entitativity was a significant predictor of group-based aggression after controlling for gender, in-group identification, and gang membership. Our results are consistent with socio-psychological theories of group-based aggression and support the proposal that such theories are applicable for understanding gang-related violence. Aggr. Behav. 41:242-252, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Introduction to Sporadic Groups

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Luis J. Boya

2011-01-01

Full Text Available This is an introduction to finite simple groups, in particular sporadic groups, intended for physicists. After a short review of group theory, we enumerate the 1+1+16=18 families of finite simple groups, as an introduction to the sporadic groups. These are described next, in three levels of increasing complexity, plus the six isolated ''pariah'' groups. The (old five Mathieu groups make up the first, smallest order level. The seven groups related to the Leech lattice, including the three Conway groups, constitute the second level. The third and highest level contains the Monster group M, plus seven other related groups. Next a brief mention is made of the remaining six pariah groups, thus completing the 5+7+8+6=26 sporadic groups. The review ends up with a brief discussion of a few of physical applications of finite groups in physics, including a couple of recent examples which use sporadic groups.

Group learning

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Pimentel, Ricardo; Noguira, Eloy Eros da Silva; Elkjær, Bente

The article presents a study that aims at the apprehension of the group learning in a top management team composed by teachers in a Brazilian Waldorf school whose management is collective. After deciding to extend the school, they had problems recruiting teachers who were already trained based...... on the Steiner´s ideas, which created practical problems for conducting management activities. The research seeks to understand how that group of teachers collectively manage the school, facing the lack of resources, a significant heterogeneity in the relationships, and the conflicts and contradictions......, and they are interrelated to the group learning as the construction, maintenance and reconstruction of the intelligibility of practices. From this perspective, it can be said that learning is a practice and not an exceptional phenomenon. Building, maintaining and rebuilding the intelligibility is the group learning...

Is self-esteem predictor of in-group bias and out-group discrimination?

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Jelić, Margareta

2009-01-01

Previous research has found that, in cases of intergroup conflict, people are likely to evaluate their groups more positively than the groups they do not belong to, but are also more ready to derogate the out-group. Two important factors need to be taken into consideration to explain these processes: self-esteem and group status. We explored the role of personal and social self-esteem in predicting in-group bias and out-group discrimination on two conflicted ethnic groups living in Vukovar. C...