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Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post-release assessment of habitat use and growth

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Dittman, Dawn E.; Chalupnicki, Marc A.; Johnson, James H.; Snyder, James

2015-01-01

One of the depleted endemic fish species of the Great Lakes, Acipenser fulvescens (Lake Sturgeon), has been the target of extensive conservation efforts. One strategy is reintroduction into historically productive waters. The St. Regis River, NY, represents one such adaptive-management effort, with shared management between New York and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Between 1998 and 2004, a total of 4977 young-of-year Lake Sturgeon were released. Adaptive management requires intermediate progress metrics. During 2004 and 2005, we measured growth, habitat use, and survivorship metrics of the released fish. We captured a total of 95 individuals of all stocked ages. Year-class minimal-survival rates ranged from 0.19–2.1%. The size-at-age and length/biomass relationships were comparable to those reported for juveniles in other Great Lakes waters. These intermediate assessment metrics can provide feedback to resource managers who make restoration-program decisions on a much shorter time-scale than the time-frame in which the ultimate goal of a self-sustaining population can be attained.
Entertainment, Dance and Northern Mohawk Showmanship.

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Blanchard, David

1983-01-01

Examines the nature and history of the Kahnawake Mohawk settlement's participation in the entertainment industry, including some of the Iroquoian roots of ritual parody that contributed to Mohawk performance. Notes some of the effects of entertainment on the settlement's traditional culture. (SB)
Mohawk Maximizes Learning

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Weinstein, Margery

2012-01-01

For flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries, it is not enough to teach employees how to be great. The long-time Training Top 125 contender focused last year on helping employees to blaze their own learning paths while meeting organization imperatives. That meant improving the technology that supports employee performance, as well as creating new…
75 FR 66387 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in...

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2010-10-28

...] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing...) announces the availability for public review of a draft national plan to assist States, Federal agencies... Management, National Park Service, and FWS; St. Regis Mohawk Tribe; Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Quantifying Microplastic Pollution in the Mohawk River, Eastern New York State

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Smith, J. A.; Hodge, J.; Kurtz, B. G.; Garver, J. I.

2016-12-01

We are investigating the extent to which microplastic particles are reaching the Mohawk River in upstate New York. Microplastics are commonly defined as plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter, whether deliberately manufactured to be that size or resulting from the fragmentation or erosion of larger pieces of plastic. Despite recent legislative bans, many personal care products such as facial scrubs still use tiny particles of plastic as abrasives. Plastic fibers also make up part of the microplastic load potentially reaching waterways. Microplastic particles are a health hazard for aquatic organisms and an undesirable component of public water supplies. The Mohawk River is the main tributary of the Hudson River, coinciding with the Erie Canal for stretches downriver from Rome, NY, and serves as both the outfall for wastewater treatment plants and the water supply for several municipalities. In some cities along the Mohawk River (e.g., Utica, NY), combined sewer overflows (CSOs) deliver untreated sewage and stormwater directly to the river during heavy rainfall events, increasing the likelihood of microplastic pollution. We used a manta trawl deployed from a rigid inflatable boat to collect 60 samples of planktonic material along the 112-mile section of the Mohawk River and/or Erie Canal between Rome, NY, and the Crescent Dam in Cohoes, NY. Each trawl lasted for 1 mile. We used an Ekman grab sampler to collect 64 samples of channel sediment along the same section of the Mohawk River and/or Erie Canal. Sample processing for planktonic samples includes sieving and wet peroxide oxidation to remove organic material. Sample processing for sediment grab samples includes drying, sieving, density separation, and wet peroxide oxidation. Anthropogenic particles that contain dye are easiest to spot under a microscope. Laboratory analyses indicate that the majority of the planktonic samples include dyed particles in addition to colorless particles likely to be plastic
Groundwater quality in the Mohawk River Basin, New York, 2011

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Nystrom, Elizabeth A.; Scott, Tia-Marie

2013-01-01

Water samples were collected from 21 production and domestic wells in the Mohawk River Basin in New York in July 2011 to characterize groundwater quality in the basin. The samples were collected and processed using standard U.S. Geological Survey procedures and were analyzed for 148 physiochemical properties and constituents, including dissolved gases, major ions, nutrients, trace elements, pesticides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), radionuclides, and indicator bacteria. The Mohawk River Basin covers 3,500 square miles in New York and is underlain by shale, sandstone, carbonate, and crystalline bedrock. The bedrock is overlain by till in much of the basin, but surficial deposits of saturated sand and gravel are present in some areas. Nine of the wells sampled in the Mohawk River Basin are completed in sand and gravel deposits, and 12 are completed in bedrock. Groundwater in the Mohawk River Basin was typically neutral or slightly basic; the water typically was very hard. Bicarbonate, chloride, calcium, and sodium were the major ions with the greatest median concentrations; the dominant nutrient was nitrate. Methane was detected in 15 samples. Strontium, iron, barium, boron, and manganese were the trace elements with the highest median concentrations. Four pesticides, all herbicides or their degradates, were detected in four samples at trace levels; three VOCs, including chloroform and two solvents, were detected in four samples. The greatest radon-222 activity, 2,300 picocuries per liter, was measured in a sample from a bedrock well, but the median radon activity was higher in samples from sand and gravel wells than in samples from bedrock wells. Coliform bacteria were detected in five samples with a maximum of 92 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters. Water quality in the Mohawk River Basin is generally good, but concentrations of some constituents equaled or exceeded current or proposed Federal or New York State drinking-water standards. The standards
Investment recovery program at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

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Kotcamp, R.T.

1993-01-01

Niagara Mohawk Power Company's pioneering investment recovery program was initiated in 1984, Its mission is to dispose of company assets classified as obsolete, scrap, surplus, or retired capital equipment that results from company operations or work projects. These assets include items such as scrap wire, pipe, line hardware, transformers, power station equipment, crates of dusty telephone modems and computer monitors, pallets of residential gas and electric meters, a box of toilet paper holders, burned-out light bulbs, chunks of electric cable, brass and copper valves, electric bills from 1952, and a dozen tattered office chairs. It was risky for Niagara Mohawk to commit money to a program that created a scrap company inside a utility and is not the core business. No one regrets the decision to create and expand investment recovery. The program has contributed more than $35,000,000 ($8,140,585 nuclear division) of cash receipts with an additional $5,000,000 of cost avoidance since its inception. The program has credited these dollars back to the operating departments, which has reduced operating costs thereby improving the open-quotes bottom line.close quotes
New technology and organizational innovation: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and nuclear power

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Stacey, J.E. Jr.

1981-01-01

Questions with regard to organization behavior and decision theory are explored in relation to the decision-making process of a major private electric utility, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., that chose to innovate with nuclear power. The character of the firm is such, relative to size, service area, organizational structure, and socio-political environment, that its experience is important for the further development of theories of organizational innovation. The research attempts to understand the political, economic, and social constraints that limited the set of solutions available to the utility in its search for a suitable electricity-generating mode from the early 1950's to the early 1960's. Two contrasting models of organizational decision-making behavior are used to interpret case-study findings. The initial model is from the electric-utility literature and consists essentially of an economic or benefit/cost model of organizational decision making. The second model is developed from the organizational theory literature and is more complex in the sense that factors other than economics such as organizational inertia, the corporate structure of the utility, fuel-supply history and fuel diversification, electricity-demand-growth expectations, the financial environment, and the psychological appeal of the new technology had important influences on Niagara Mohawk's decision to build Nine Mile Point One. Findings of the case study tend to support the second model in that economics was a necessary but not sufficient reason for Niagara Mohawk to have innovated with nuclear power plants
Laurentide ice sheet meltwater routing along the Iro-Mohawk River, eastern New York, USA

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Porreca, Charles; Briner, Jason P.; Kozlowski, Andrew

2018-02-01

The rerouting of meltwater as the configuration of ice sheets evolved during the last deglaciation is thought to have led to some of the most significant perturbations to the climate system in the late Quaternary. However, the complex pattern of ice sheet meltwater drainage off the continents, and the timing of rerouting events, remains to be fully resolved. As the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) retreated north of the Adirondack Uplands of northeastern New York State during the last deglaciation, a large proglacial lake, Lake Iroquois, found a lower outlet that resulted in a significant flood event. This meltwater rerouting event, from outflow via the Iro-Mohawk River valley (southern Adirondack Mountains) to the spillway at Covey Hill (northeastern Adirondack Mountains), is hypothesized to have taken place 13.2 ka and disturbed meridional circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. However, the timing of the rerouting event is not certain because the event has not been directly dated. With improving the history of Lake Iroquois drainage in mind, we obtained cosmogenic 10Be exposure ages on a strath terrace on Moss Island, along the Iro-Mohawk River spillway. We hypothesize that Moss Island's strath terrace became abandoned during the rerouting event. Six 10Be ages from the strath surface average 14.8 ± 1.3 ka, which predates the previously published bracketing radiocarbon ages of 13.2 ka. Several possibilities for the discrepancy exist: (1) the 10Be age accurately represents the timing of a decrease in discharge through the Iro-Mohawk River spillway; (2) the age is influenced by inheritance. The 10Be ages from glacially sculpted surfaces on Moss Island above the strath terrace predate the deglaciation of the site by 5 to 35 ky; and (3) the abandonment of the Moss Island strath terrace relates to knickpoint migration and not the final abandonment of the Iro-Mohawk River as the Lake Iroquois spillway. Further study and application of cosmogenic 10Be exposure dating in the
Field performance of timber bridges. 13, Mohawk Canal stress-laminated bridge

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P. D. Hilbrich Lee; X. Lauderdale

The Mohawk Canal bridge was constructed in August 1994, just outside Roll, Arizona. It is a simple-span, double-lane, stress-laminated deck superstructure, approximately 6.4 m (21 ft) long and 10.4 m (34 ft) wide and constructed with Combination 16F-V3 Douglas Fir glued-laminated timber beam laminations. The performance of the bridge was monitored continuously for 2...
VTGRAPH:Computer graphics program using ReGIS mode

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Benamar, M.A.; Benouali, N.; Tchantchane, A.; Azbouche, A.; Tobbeche, S. Centre de Developpement des Techniques Nucleaires, Laboratoire des Techniques Nucleaires, Algiers

1993-02-01

A computer graphics program has been developed for plotting spectra generated from different nuclear analysis techniques and discrete data for the VT240 graphics and compatible IBM PC using ST240 configuration. We have used the Remote Graphics Instruction Set (ReGIS) commands
Radiological Survey Results for the Niagara Mohawk Right-of-Way, Tonawanda, New York (TNY004)

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McKenzie, S.P.; Uziel, M.S.

1998-01-01

At the request of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted a radiological survey of a small portion of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation right-of-way in Tonawanda, New York. The purpose of the survey was to determine if radioactive residuals had migrated from or been redistributed onto the Niagara Mohawk right-of-way from the former Linde property to the west. The Linde Air Products Division of Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda New York, had used radioactive materials at that location for work performed under government contract from 1942 through 1948. The survey was performed in May 1996 in response to Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) requirements. These requirements dictate that the radiological status of certain vicinity properties shall be assessed and documented according to prescribed procedures prior to certification of the property for release for unrestricted use. Such release can only be granted if the property is found to be within current applicable authorized limits. The survey included a gamma scan of accessible areas and the collection and radionuclide analysis of soil samples from the portion of right-of-way located east of the former Linde plant site and north of the railway spur entrance gate. Results of the survey indicate that radioactive material probably originating from the Linde plant is located on the Niagara Mohawk right-of-way in the area surveyed. Surface gamma exposure rates were elevated above typical background levels. Four scattered surface soil samples exceeded DOE guideline values for 238 U, and 8 of 13 surface soil samples exceeded DOE guideline values for 226 Ra. The radionuclide distribution in these samples was similar to that found in materials resulting from former processing activities at the Linde site. It is recommended that the property be designated for remedial action by DOE
Mohawk Tannery Hazardous Waste Site in New Hampshire included on EPA List of Targeted for Immediate Attention

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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the list of Superfund sites that Administrator Pruitt has targeted for immediate and intense attention. The former Mohawk Tannery facility (a.k.a. Granite State Leathers) is one of the 21 sites on th
Recent and future developments at the Regie du gaz naturel

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Giroux, J.

1995-01-01

The history of the Quebec Regie du gaz naturel, dating back to 1932, and its role in distributing natural gas in Quebec was described. Among more recent developments construction of a natural gas distribution system on the south shore of Quebec City was discussed. Unlinked mini-systems were built in St-Romuald and Levis. Gas was delivered by truck until an underwater crossing was completed. The federal-provincial infrastructures program was also summarized. The most important ruling by the Regie was the D-94-19 decision on GMi's supply policy and the concept of u mbrella buy-sell . Although this policy was originally approved by the Regie, after consideration of all factors, it was decided that this system was not in line with the deregulation trend and that buyers and sellers could do without GMi's intrusion in their contractual agreements. Issues to be addressed by the Regie in the coming months included transportation service, unbundling, cost allocation and rate of return adjustments mechanism in regards to the recent National Energy Board (NEB) decision on the subject, and separation of (LDC) distribution activities from LDC sales
Childhood asthma and indoor allergens in Native Americans in New York

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Tarbell Alice

2006-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The objective of this study was to assess the correlation between childhood asthma and potential risk factors, especially exposure to indoor allergens, in a Native American population. Methods A case-control study of St. Regis Mohawk tribe children ages 2–14 years, 25 diagnosed with asthma and 25 controls was conducted. Exposure was assessed based on a personal interview and measurement of mite and cat allergens (Der p 1, Fel d 1 in indoor dust. Results A non-significant increased risk of childhood asthma was associated with self-reported family history of asthma, childhood environmental tobacco smoke exposure, and air pollution. There was a significant protective effect of breastfeeding against current asthma in children less than 14 years (5.2 fold lower risk. About 80% of dust mite and 15% of cat allergen samples were above the threshold values for sensitization of 2 and 1 μg/g, respectively. The association between current asthma and exposure to dust mite and cat allergens was positive but not statistically significant. Conclusion This research identified several potential indoor and outdoor risk factors for asthma in Mohawks homes, of which avoidance may reduce or delay the development of asthma in susceptible individuals.
O gênero Monnina (Polygalaceae na Região Sul do Brasil The genus Monnina (Polygalaceae in Southern Brazil

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Raquel Lüdtke

2009-03-01

Full Text Available O trabalho trata do estudo taxonômico do gênero Monnina na Região Sul do Brasil. A metodologia apresentou uma revisão bibliográfica e de herbários nacionais e internacionais, coletas nos Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul, bem como observações das espécies em seus diferentes ambientes de ocorrência. Foram reconhecidas nove espécies para a Região Sul do Brasil: Monnina cardiocarpa A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. cuneata A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. dictyocarpa Griseb., M. itapoanensis Vianna & Marques, M. oblongifolia Arechav., M. resedoides A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. richardiana A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. stenophylla A. St.-Hil. & Moq. e M. tristaniana A. St.-Hil. & Moq. Neste trabalho são fornecidas descrições dos táxons, ilustrações, chaves analíticas, hábitat, distribuição geográfica, observações ecológicas e comentários adicionais.Here we present a taxonomic study of the genus Monnina in Southern Brazil, based on a literature survey and herbaria revision, field work in Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states, and observation of specimens in their native habitats. Nine species were recognized for Southern Brazil: Monnina cardiocarpa A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. cuneata A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. dictyocarpa Griseb., M. itapoanensis Vianna & Marques, M. oblongifolia Arechav., M.Â resedoides A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. richardiana A. St.-Hil. & Moq., M. stenophylla A. St.-Hil. & Moq. and M. tristaniana A. St.-Hil. & Moq. Descriptions, illustrations, analytical keys, data on habitat, geographic distribution, ecological observations and additional comments are presented.
Rehabilitation of Mohawk Lake: Brantford's crown jewel

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Farrell, C.W.; Kube, D.J.

1994-01-01

Mohawk Lake in Brantford, Ontario had been receiving contaminants from various industrial and municipal sources since the late 1800s. The lake suffered a slow death with the absence of any watershed management plan. A citizen committee was established in 1990 to rehabilitate the lake so that its recreational and resource potential could be fully realized. In 1993, the committee obtained government funding to carry out a detailed baseline environmental study of the lake. Lake sediments were found to consist of an upper horizon of poorly consolidated, organic-rich, odoriferous material overlying a more compact sandy layer. Lake water was characterized by high concentrations of nutrients and metals, and high biological oxygen demand. Sediments also had high concentrations of heavy metals and low concentrations of such organic contaminants as pyrene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and polychlorinated biphenyls. The most distinct contaminant appeared to be petroleum hydrocarbons at 0.5-1% concentration. It was determined that lake rehabilitation would require removal of these sediments. Tests indicated that the sediments were non-hazardous non-registrable solid waste, and the preferred removal option was hydraulic dredging into settlement ponds along the undeveloped south shore of the lake. A sediment trap was recommended to be installed at the entrance of the lake, along with a constructed wetland to remove a variety of water pollutants. The sediment dredging, dewatering, trap and wetland installation, and land remediation of the sediment disposal area are estimated to cost ca $3.75 million, and the work will require at least 18 months to complete. 1 fig
Organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, dibenzodioxin, and furan concentrations in common snapping turtle eggs (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) in Akwesasne, Mohawk Territory, Ontario, Canada.

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de Solla, S R; Bishop, C A; Lickers, H; Jock, K

2001-04-01

Subsamples of eight clutches of common snapping turtle eggs (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) were collected from four sites from the territory of the Mohawk Nation, Akwesasne, on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. Egg contents were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dibenzodioxins, and furans. The sites were 2 to 13 km downstream from PCB-contaminated landfill sites. Maximum concentrations of total PCBs in snapping turtle clutches were extremely high, and ranged from 2 378.2 ng/g to 737 683 ng/g (wet weight) and are among the highest recorded in any tissue of a free-ranging animal. Similarly, in a pooled sample of eggs from all four sites, the summed concentrations of non-ortho PCBs (n = 6 congeners) was also very high at 54.54 ng/g and the summed dioxin and furan concentrations (n = 11 congeners) was 85.8 ng/g. Sum organochlorine pesticide levels varied from 28 to 2,264 ng/g among the four sites. The levels of PCBs found in turtle eggs exceed concentrations associated with developmental problems and reduced hatching success in snapping turtles and other species and also exceed the Canadian tissue residue guidelines for toxic equivalency concentrations. The extremely high levels of organochlorine contaminants demonstrate the high degree of contamination in the environment in the Akwesasne area.
Potential of breccia pipes in the Mohawk Canyon Area, Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona

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Wenrich, K.J.; Billingsley, G.H.; Van Gosen, B.S.

1990-01-01

The Hualapai Indian Reservation is on the southwestern corner of the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. Hundreds of solution-collapse breccia pipes crop out in the canyons and on the plateaus of northern Arizona. The pipes originated in the Mississippian Redwall Limestone and stoped their way upward through the upper Paleozoic strata, locally extending into the Triassic Moenkopi and Chinle Formations. The occurrence of high-grade U ore, associated with potentially economic concentrations of Cu, Ag, Pb, Zn, V, Co, and Ni in some of these pipes, has stimulated mining activity in northern Arizona despite the depressed market for most of these metals. Two breccia pipes, 241, and 242, have significant mineralized rock exposed on the Esplanade erosion surface; unfortunately, their economic potential is questionable because of their inaccessibility at the bottom of Mohawk Canyon. All warrant further exploration
Smad3 binds Scleraxis and Mohawk and regulates tendon matrix organization.

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Berthet, Ellora; Chen, Carol; Butcher, Kristin; Schneider, Richard A; Alliston, Tamara; Amirtharajah, Mohana

2013-09-01

TGFβ plays a critical role in tendon formation and healing. While its downstream effector Smad3 has been implicated in the healing process, little is known about the role of Smad3 in normal tendon development or tenocyte gene expression. Using mice deficient in Smad3 (Smad3(-/-) ), we show that Smad3 ablation disrupts tendon architecture and has a dramatic impact on normal gene and protein expression during development as well as in mature tendon. In developing and adult tendon, loss of Smad3 results in reduced protein expression of the matrix components Collagen 1 and Tenascin-C. Additionally, when compared to wild type, tendon from adult Smad3(-/-) mice shows a down regulation of key tendon marker genes. Finally, we have established that Smad3 has the ability to physically interact with the critical transcriptional regulators Scleraxis and Mohawk. Together these results indicate a central role for Smad3 in normal tendon formation and in the maintenance of mature tendon. Copyright © 2013 Orthopaedic Research Society.

St. René: the Patron Saint of Anaesthetists and a Patron Saint of Canada.

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Calverley, R K

1980-01-01

René Goupil, the Patron Saint of Anaesthetists, and a Patron Saint of Canada, was born in Angers, France in 1608 and studied surgery. He joined the Jesuits as a donné or volunteer worker in 1640 and served in the then tiny colony of Quebec as one of the first medical workers of Canada. After earning meritorious praise for his skills, he again volunteered to attend the Hurons at Sainte Marie, a mission far beyond the frontiers. René's canoe party was ambushed. He was captured by the Mohawks and endured eight weeks of cruel torture before being killed on September 29, 1642. René was the first of eight North American martyrs whose dedication was recognized by canonization in 1930. St. René was appointed Patron Saint of Anaesthetists in 1951.
Potential yields of wells in unconsolidated aquifers in upstate New York--Hudson-Mohawk sheet

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Bugliosi, Edward F.; Trudell, Ruth A.; Casey, George D.

1988-01-01

This map shows the location and potential well yields of unconsolidated aquifers in the Hudson-Mohawk region at a scale of 1:250,000. It also delineates segments of aquifers that are heavily used by community water systems and designated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as ' Primary Water Supply ' aquifers, and cites published reports that give detailed information on each area. Most aquifers were deposited in low-lying areas such as valleys or plains during deglaciations of the region. Thick, permeable, well-sorted sand and gravel deposits generally yield large quantities of water, greater than 100 gal/min. Thin sand, sand and gravel deposits, or thicker gravel units that have a large content of silt and fine sand, yield moderate amounts of water, 10 to 100 gal/min. Wells dug in till and those drilled in bedrock commonly yield less than 10 gal/min. (USGS)
Rwanda. Dansk støtte er en god investering

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Larsen, Josefine Kühnel

2012-01-01

Danmark fortsætter militær støtte til Rwanda mens andre lande fryser bistand Rwandas regering har siden 2005 bidraget betydeligt til fredsbevarende operationer. Rwanda har gennem sit styrkebidrag til fredsbevarende operationer potentialet til at spille en væsentlig regional rolle pga. landets...... militære styrke og erfaring med forsoning, konfliktløsning og genopbygning efter krigen og folkemordet i 1994. Aktuelt bidrager Rwanda med 4,577 soldater til fredsbevarende missioner i FN-regi, hvilket betyder, at Rwanda er det land i verden, der leverer det sjette største militære styrkebidrag til FN...
Results of the radiological survey at the Niagara-Mohawk property, Railroad Avenue, Colonie, New York (AL218)

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Marley, J.L.; Carrier, R.F.

1987-12-01

A number of properties in the Albany/Colonie area have been identified as being potentially contaminated with uranium originating from the former National Lead Company's uranium forming plant in Colonie, New York. The Niagara-Mohawk property on Railroad Avenue in Colonie, New York, was the subject of a radiological investigation initiated June 11, 1987. This commercial property is an irregularly shaped lot partially occupied by an electric power substation and associated transmission lines. Portions of the property that were swampy and heavily vegetated were inaccessible to the survey team. There are no buildings on the property. A diagram showing the approximate boundaries and the 15-m grid network established for measurements on the property is shown. The lot included in the radiological survey was /approximately/45 m wide by 246 m deep. Two views of the property are shown. 13 refs., 6 figs., 4 tabs
New Seismic Monitoring Station at Mohawk Ridge, Valles Caldera

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Roberts, Peter Morse [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

2017-09-20

Two new broadband digital seismic stations were installed in the Valles Caldera in 2011 and 2012. The first is located on the summit of Cerros del Abrigo (station code CDAB) and the second is located on the flanks of San Antonio Mountain (station code SAMT). Seismic monitoring stations in the caldera serve multiple purposes. These stations augment and expand the current coverage of the Los Alamos Seismic Network (LASN), which is operated to support seismic and volcanic hazards studies for LANL and northern New Mexico (Figure 1). They also provide unique continuous seismic data within the caldera that can be used for scientific studies of the caldera’s substructure and detection of very small seismic signals that may indicate changes in the current and evolving state of remnant magma that is known to exist beneath the caldera. Since the installation of CDAB and SAMT, several very small earthquakes have already been detected near San Antonio Mountain just west of SAMT (Figure 2). These are the first events to be seen in that area. Caldera stations also improve the detection and epicenter determination quality for larger local earthquakes on the Pajarito Fault System east of the Preserve and the Nacimiento Uplift to the west. These larger earthquakes are a concern to LANL Seismic Hazards assessments and seismic monitoring of the Los Alamos region, including the VCNP, is a DOE requirement. Currently the next closest seismic stations to the caldera are on Pipeline Road (PPR) just west of Los Alamos, and Peralta Ridge (PER) south of the caldera. There is no station coverage near the resurgent dome, Redondo Peak, in the center of the caldera. Filling this “hole” is the highest priority for the next new LASN station. We propose to install this station in 2018 on Mohawk Ridge just east of Redondito, in the same area already occupied by other scientific installations, such as the MCON flux tower operated by UNM.
Viru regi toimkond tänab / Hilje Pakkanen

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Pakkanen, Hilje

2008-01-01

Eesti Vabariigi 90. sünnipäeval 24. veebr. Rakvere Kolmainu kirikus esitatud virulaste regilaulust "Viru regi" (tutvu Lääne-Viru maavalitsuse kodulehel maakond/viru regi all aadressil http://www2.l-virumv.ee/id=23053)
Collective Bargaining Agreement 1985-1987 between Regis College and the Regis College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

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Regis Coll., Denver, CO.

The collective bargaining agreement between Regis College and the Regis College Chapter (50 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period August 1985-August 1987 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and AAUP recognition; faculty-administration relationships; stipends for…
Faculty Handbook. Regis College.

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Regis Coll., Weston, MA.

Regis College policies and procedures are described in this 1976 faculty handbook. Chapter 1 covers college organization and governance, including roles of academic officers and committees. Specific faculty data are presented in Chapter 2, such as definition of academic ranks and titles, recruitment and appointment, promotion, tenure, review,…
Long-term trends in sodium and chloride in the Mohawk River, New York: the effect of fifty years of road-salt application.

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Godwin, K S; Hafner, S D; Buff, M F

2003-01-01

Ecological studies have demonstrated the adverse effects of road-salt, primarily NaCl, on water quality, flora, and fauna. In this study, we quantified changes in ionic composition and solute flux of water draining the Mohawk River Basin (9103 km(2)) in New York State, from 1952 to 1998. Using various statistical, graphical, and modeling techniques, we showed that concentrations ofNa+ and Cl- have increased by 130 and 243%, respectively, while other constituents have decreased or remained constant. The use of de-icing salt on roads within the watershed, which we estimate at 39 kg km(-2) day(-1), appears to be the primary mechanism responsible for reported increases, accounting for the increase in NaCl export from 16 to 46 kg km(-2) day(-1) over the 47-year period.Moreover, despite population decline within this rural upstate watershed, increased environmental stewardship, and The Clean Water Act, concentrations of Na+ and Cl- still increased during the 1990s.
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects collected in 2014 (Polyline Shapefile) southwest and northeast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (NODC Accession 0128255)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This polyline shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Mohawk ROV (remotely operated vehicle)....
Reclaiming food security in the Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke through Haudenosaunee responsibilities.

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Delormier, Treena; Horn-Miller, Kahente; McComber, Alex M; Marquis, Kaylia

2017-11-01

Indigenous Peoples are reclaiming their food security, nutrition, and well-being by revitalizing food systems, livelihoods, knowledge-systems, and governance. Our food security research is guided by sustainable self-determination that focuses on restoring Indigenous cultural responsibilities and relationships to land, each other, and the natural world (Corntassel, 2008). Our Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) research team from Kahnawà:ke, in Quebec, Canada, examines food insecurity experiences in our community to explore ways of upholding our Haudenosaunee responsibilities and enhancing local food security. We collaboratively designed the study and interviewed Kahnawakehró:non (people from the Kahnawake community) with traditional knowledge, extensive community experience, and interests in food and culture. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed by the team. Analysis characterized food insecurity experiences and conditions that challenge and enable food security with attention to traditional food systems, relationships to land, and gender-related responsibilities. Findings show that communal responsibilities generate resilient strategies that provide for all in times of crisis, and long-term food insecurity is managed through social programs, organized charities, and family support. Enhancing food security involves healing and protecting a limited land-base for food production, integrating food production with community priorities for education, training, health, economic development, and scientific innovation. Nurturing spiritual connections with tionhnhéhkwen (life sustaining foods), the natural world, and each other calls for accelerated teaching and practicing our original instructions. Challenges in developing food security leadership, balancing capitalism and subsistence economies, and strengthening social relationships are rooted in the historical colonial and current settler-colonial context that disrupts all aspects of Kanien'kehá:ka society
Long-term trends in sodium and chloride in the Mohawk River, New York: the effect of fifty years of road-salt application

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Godwin, K.S.; Hafner, S.D.; Buff, M.F.

2003-01-01

Sodium and chloride have increased in the last 50 years in this river ecosystem. - Ecological studies have demonstrated the adverse effects of road-salt, primarily NaCl, on water quality, flora, and fauna. In this study, we quantified changes in ionic composition and solute flux of water draining the Mohawk River Basin (9103 km 2 ) in New York State, from 1952 to 1998. Using various statistical, graphical, and modeling techniques, we showed that concentrations of Na + and Cl - have increased by 130 and 243%, respectively, while other constituents have decreased or remained constant. The use of de-icing salt on roads within the watershed, which we estimate at 39 kg km -2 day -1 , appears to be the primary mechanism responsible for reported increases, accounting for the increase in NaCl export from 16 to 46 kg km -2 day -1 over the 47-year period. Moreover, despite population decline within this rural upstate watershed, increased environmental stewardship, and The Clean Water Act, concentrations of Na + and Cl - still increased during the 1990s
Cobertura vegetal e uso da terra na região Araripe Pernambucana.

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SÁ, I. I. S.; GALVÍNCIO, J. D.; MOURA, M. S. B. de; SA, I. B.

2010-01-01

Este estudio desarrolla los municipios de Araripina, Bodocó, Ipubi, Ouricuri y Trinidad. Estos distritos forman el eje de Araripe y se encuentran en el extremo oeste de Pernambuco. Esta región sufre intensos cambios en el paisaje mediante la eliminación de la cubierta vegetal para el uso de leña en la calcinación de la región, así como para las prácticas agrícolas tradicionales. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la vegetación de esta región, basado en la clasifi cación no supervisada de...
Effects of extreme floods on macroinvertebrate assemblages in tributaries to the Mohawk River, New York, USA

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Calderon, Mirian R.; Baldigo, Barry P.; Smith, Alexander J.; Endreny, Theodore A.

2017-01-01

Climate change is forecast to bring more frequent and intense precipitation to New York which has motivated research into the effects of floods on stream ecosystems. Macroinvertebrate assemblages were sampled at 13 sites in the Mohawk River basin during August 2011, and again in October 2011, following historic floods caused by remnants of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The annual exceedance probabilities of floods at regional flow-monitoring sites ranged from 0.5 to 0.001. Data from the first 2 surveys, and from additional surveys done during July and October 2014, were assessed to characterize the severity of flood impacts, effect of seasonality, and recovery. Indices of total taxa richness; Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera (EPT) richness; Hilsenhoff's biotic index; per cent model affinity; and nutrient biotic index-phosphorus were combined to calculate New York State Biological Assessment Profile scores. Analysis of variance tests were used to determine if the Biological Assessment Profile, its component metrics, relative abundance, and diversity differed significantly (p ≤ .05) among the four surveys. Only total taxa richness and Shannon–Wiener diversity increased significantly, and abundance decreased significantly, following the floods. No metrics differed significantly between the July and August 2014 surveys which indicates that the differences denoted between the August and October 2011 surveys were caused by the floods. Changes in taxa richness, EPT richness, and diversity were significantly correlated with flood annual exceedance probabilities. This study increased our understanding of the resistance and resilience of benthic macroinvertebrate communities by showing that their assemblages were relatively impervious to extreme floods across the region.
Migración y representaciones regionales: discursos sobre la Región de Antofagasta

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Luis Miguel Rodrigo

2014-05-01

Full Text Available El estudio de la migración interna se ha basado tradicionalmente en una concepción banal del espacio, sin tener en cuenta cómo las representaciones regionales, el espacio construido socialmente, afectan la decisión de migrar a otra región. Este trabajo utiliza las metodologías del grupo de discusión y el análisis sociológico del discurso para identificar los discursos de los futuros profesionales de otras regiones de Chile sobre la Región de Antofagasta, área minera localizada en el norte del país. A pesar de la prosperidad creciente de esta región durante las dos últimas décadas, los discursos que la representan poseen una denotación negativa, con distintos rasgos según la distancia socioespacial a esta región y el género del hablante. Estas representaciones podrían limitar la llegada de migrantes calificados y mujeres a Antofagasta y afectar negativamente el desarrollo futuro de la región.
Estudo fitoquímico e ensaios biológicos de Davilla Kunthii A. St. Hil (Dilleniaceae)

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Leandro da Silva Nascimento

2014-01-01

O uso de plantas ou extratos de plantas para propósitos medicinais tem sido realizado a milhares de anos. O estudo químico e biológico de plantas constitui numa estratégia alternativa na procura de novos agentes terapêuticos para a identificação de compostos bioativos. A espécie Davilla kunthii A. St. Hil, pertencente à família Dilleniaceae, é conhecida popularmente como cipódefogo e podem ser encontradas em regiões de savana. Este trabalho teve como objetivo realizar o estudo fitoquímico e e...
As Regiões Metropolitanas no Brasil e o problema institucional de cooperação: a trajetória das Regiões Metropolitanas de Natal e Aracaju

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Diego Fiel Santos

Full Text Available O trabalho analisa a evolução do processo de institucionalização das Regiões Metropolitanas brasileiras, tendo como objeto empírico os casos de Natal-RN e Aracaju-SE. Por meio da análise institucional histórica e comparada sobre a constituição dos arranjos normativos das Regiões Metropolitanas de Aracaju e Natal, busca-se compreender como se deu o processo de formação, cooperação na gestão das áreas metropolitanas analisadas. Apesar dos diferentes contextos específicos respectivos de cada Região Metropolitana, observa-se como característica comum em ambas que não existem mecanismos institucionais e de cooperação tanto Federativos quanto intrametropolitanos que incentivem o interesse por parte dos entes federados para a cooperação. Ainda que exista uma frágil motivação política nos dois casos analisados, estes mostram uma baixa institucionalização, o que caracteriza estas duas regiões metropolitanas como um quadro de cooperação incipiente tornando inviável avançar em termos de gestão metropolitana.
Región Occidental

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2014-01-01

Acosta Hoyos, Luis Eduardo, Bibliografía anotada del departamento de Nariño, Pasto, Imprenta Departamental, 1966. Álvarez Lleras, Jorge, El Chocó. Apuntamientos de viajes referentes a esta interesante región del país, Bogotá, Minerva, 1923. Ariza, Andrés de, “Comentos de la rica y fertilísima provincia del Darién, año 1744”, en Anales de instrucción pública Estados Unidos de Colombia, Vol. 5, No. 29, Bogotá, mayo de 1883. Beltrán de Caycedo, M., Informe sobre las provincias del Chocó, s. p. i...
Planeamiento estratégico de la Región Lima Provincias

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Centeno Díaz, Teobaldo Josué; Enríquez Pocomo, Wilder Ever; Rios Marín, Francisco Julio; Villalva Quispe, Carlos Cazeli

2016-01-01

xvi, 213 p. : il. ; 30 cm. La presente tesis desarrolla el Plan Estratégico de la Región Lima Provincias, región con un gran potencial por explotar que podría convertirse en eje de desarrollo de la zona centro occidental peruana, los grandes recursos naturales con los que cuenta, su cercanía a la Ciudad de Lima y los Tratados de Libre Comercio (TLC) suscritos por el Perú con otras naciones son grandes oportunidades para insertarla en la economía nacional y mundial. La metodo...
Roegneria alashanica Keng: a species with the StStStYStY genome constitution.

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Wang, Richard R-C; Jensen, Kevin B

2017-06-01

The genome constitution of tetraploid Roegneria alashanica Keng has been in question for a long time. Most scientific studies have suggested that R. alashanica had two versions of the St genome, St 1 St 2 , similar to that of Pseudoroegneria elytrigioides (C. Yen & J.L. Yang) B.R. Lu. A study, however, concluded that R. alashanica had the StY genome formula typical for tetraploid species of Roegneria. For the present study, R. alashanica, Elymus longearistatus (Bioss.) Tzvelev (StY genomes), Pseudoroegneria strigosa (M. Bieb.) Á. Löve (St), Pseudoroegneria libanoctica (Hackel) D.R. Dewey (St), and Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) Á. Löve (St) were screened for the Y-genome specific marker B14(F+R) 269 . All E. longearistatus plants expressed intense bands specific to the Y genome. Only 6 of 10 R. alashanica plants exhibited relatively faint bands for the STS marker. Previously, the genome in species of Pseudoroegneria exhibiting such faint Y-genome specific marker was designated as St Y . Based on these results, R. alashanica lacks the Y genome in E. longearistatus but likely possess two remotely related St genomes, St and St Y . According to its genome constitution, R. alashanica should be classified in the genus Pseudoroenera and given the new name Pseudoroegneria alashanica (Keng) R.R.-C. Wang and K.B. Jensen.

La región Caribe y la hipótesis del retraso cultural

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José Juan Amar Amar

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo es parte de un estudio que analiza la región Caribe a partir de la hipótesis de William Ogburn sobre el «retraso cultural». En él se describen las nuevas realidades y conceptos de región, el papel de la virtualidad en el desarrollo regional y el rol que juega el conocimiento en el futuro de la región Caribe. Posteriormente, basado en una taxonomía sociológica, el autor sustenta el conflicto de la sociedad del Caribe, generado por los procesos de modernización y la persistencia en el mantenimiento de formas y esquemas mentales propios de la sociedad tradicional, y se destaca el déficit significativo en la inversión en desarrollo humano.
Zoneamento e identificação de Fusarium spp. causadores de podridão de raízes em plantios de erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil. na região do vale do Taquarí, RS.

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Igor Poletto

2010-08-01

Full Text Available Em 2004, foram constatados sintomas da doença podridão-de-raízes em ervais nos municípios da região alta do Vale do Taquari, RS. Com o auxílio de técnicos da EMATER, fez-se um levantamento dos municípios que possuíam ervais com sintomas. Em 10% dos ervais afetados, coletaram-se amostras de raízes que foram enviadas para análise no Laboratório de Fitopatologia pertencente ao Departamento de Defesa Sanitária/CCR/UFSM. Foram isoladas e identificadas cinco diferentes espécies do fungo Fusarium associadas à doença: Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Fusarium decemcellulare, Fusarium tabacinum e Fusarium tricinctum. Todas as espécies se mostraram patogênicas quando inoculadas em plantas de erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil.. No momento da coleta das amostras, levantaram-se informações sobre o manejo do erval e discutiu-se a similaridade entre os sintomas apresentados na erva-mate e em culturas agronômicas bem como hipóteses sobre a origem do inóculo de Fusarium spp. que proporcionou a contaminação dos ervais.
Development and clinical application of respiration gated irradiation system (ReGIS) in heavy ion radiotherapy

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Osaka, Yasuhiro; Tsujii, Hirohiko; Mizoe, Jun-etsu

1999-01-01

In order to achieve maximal radiation dose concentration for thoraco-abdominal tumors and spare normal surrounding tissue in heavy ion therapy, compensation for respiration-related movement is desirable. Hence, a respiration-gated irradiation system (ReGIS) was introduced to the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) in June 1996. In this report, the development and clinical application of ReGIS, as well as the analysis of respiration-related movement and reduction of target volumes are described. When using ReGIS, a sensor emitting infrared rays is attached to the thoracic or abdominal wall to measure respiratory movement. A position-sensitive device (camera) senses these rays to detect sensor locations and data are forwarded to a computer system. A curve representing respiratory cycles is displayed, upon which a trigger level that is part of a respiratory cycle (about a fourth or fifth of the expiratory phase). Beams can be delivered while the respiratory curve is under the trigger level. Thirty-five patients involving 37 irradiated sites (19 lung cancers, 13 hepatomas, 2 mediastinal tumors, and 3 metastatic lung tumors) were retrospectively analyzed. Target volumes were reduced an average of 29.5% (11.0 to 57.9%) using ReGIS. Average tumor respiration-related movement in gated phase was 3.7 mm (0 mm to 14.6 mm). Although irradiation using ReGIS took more time to perform (average 1.62 times non-gated irradiation), it was considered to be acceptable for routine heavy ion therapy. ReGIS has proved to be useful for compensation of respiration-related movement and reduction of target volume in radiotherapy, and this method is sufficiently simple for practical clinical application. (author)
Estudo da região HII galática NGC 2579

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Riffel, R.; Copetti, M. V. F.

2003-08-01

Desde a descoberta dos gradientes de abundância química em galáxias espirais, as regiões HII galáticas têm sido intensamente estudadas com o objetivo de determinar a forma do gradiente de abundância química na Via-Láctea. Entretanto, a forma do gradiente galático continua controversa e existem muitas regiões HII que continuam inexploradas. A região HII galática NGC 2579 é um objeto que aparece em imagens Ha, como uma pequena mancha brilhante de aproximadamente 2 segundos de arco de diâmetro a 20 segundos de arco ao leste de RCW 20, sendo NGC 2579 muitas vezes confundida com esta última. Apesar de seu alto brilho superficial, NGC 2579 é um objeto pouco estudado provavelmente por problemas de identificação deste objeto. Como parte de um projeto de reavaliação dos gradientes de abundância química das regiões HII na Via-Láctea, estamos realizando um estudo extensivo das propriedades físicas básicas como temperatura eletrônica, densidade eletrônica e composição química da região HII galática NGC 2579. Analisamos dados espectrofotométricos de fenda longa na faixa de 3700Å a 7750Å obtidos com o telescópio de 1.52 m do ESO, Chile, em 2002. Determinamos a temperatura eletrônica usando a razão entre as linhas do [OIII] (l4959+l5007/l4363) e a densidade eletrônica pela razão entre as linhas do [SII] (l6716/l6731). As abundâncias químicas do O, N, Cl, S, Ne e He foram determinadas. Realizamos um estudo de imagens fotométricas nas bandas UBVRI obtidas em 2000 no observatório astronômico San Pedro Mártir, México, para identificar e classificar as estrelas ionizantes de NGC 2579 e determinar a distância deste objeto.
Agallas de insectos de la región Rioplatense, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Nicolás KUZMANICH; Alejandra ALTAMIRANO; Adriana SALVO

2015-01-01

Las agallas son estructuras anormales que se desarrollan en las plantas como respuesta a la acción de un agente inductor. La fauna de insectos cecidógenos de la región Neotropical es poco conocida en comparación a otras regiones, y en la Argentina, los registros son particularmente incompletos. Con el objetivo de identificar y caracterizar los insectos cecidógenos presentes en la región Rioplatense, se realizaron relevamientos a campo y revisión bibliográfica. En La Plata, Punta Lara, Punta I...
Impact of human-associated Escherichia coli clonal groups in Antarctic pinnipeds: presence of ST73, ST95, ST141 and ST131.

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Mora, Azucena; García-Peña, Francisco Javier; Alonso, María Pilar; Pedraza-Diaz, Susana; Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel; Garcia-Parraga, Daniel; López, Cecilia; Viso, Susana; Dahbi, Ghizlane; Marzoa, Juan; Sergeant, Martin J; García, Vanesa; Blanco, Jorge

2018-03-16

There is growing concern about the spreading of human microorganisms in relatively untouched ecosystems such as the Antarctic region. For this reason, three pinniped species (Leptonychotes weddellii, Mirounga leonina and Arctocephalus gazella) from the west coast of the Antartic Peninsula were analysed for the presence of Escherichia spp. with the recovery of 158 E. coli and three E. albertii isolates. From those, 23 harboured different eae variants (α1, β1, β2, ε1, θ1, κ, ο), including a bfpA-positive isolate (O49:H10-A-ST206, eae-k) classified as typical enteropathogenic E. coli. Noteworthy, 62 of the 158 E. coli isolates (39.2%) exhibited the ExPEC status and 27 (17.1%) belonged to sequence types (ST) frequently occurring among urinary/bacteremia ExPEC clones: ST12, ST73, ST95, ST131 and ST141. We found similarities >85% within the PFGE-macrorrestriction profiles of pinniped and human clinic O2:H6-B2-ST141 and O16:H5/O25b:H4-B2-ST131 isolates. The in silico analysis of ST131 Cplx genomes from the three pinnipeds (five O25:H4-ST131/PST43-fimH22-virotype D; one O16:H5-ST131/PST506-fimH41; one O25:H4-ST6252/PST9-fimH22-virotype D1) identified IncF and IncI1 plasmids and revealed high core-genome similarities between pinniped and human isolates (H22 and H41 subclones). This is the first study to demonstrate the worrisome presence of human-associated E. coli clonal groups, including ST131, in Antarctic pinnipeds.
Intrusiones de polvo africano en la región Caribe de Colombia

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Omar Javier Ramírez Hernández

2015-02-01

Full Text Available El transporte intercontinental de material mineral desde África hacia el Caribe, Norteamérica y Suramérica es un fenómeno de interés investigativo internacional. Varios estudios han llamado la atención sobre los efectos meteorológicos y las implicaciones climáticas derivadas de la presencia de este aerosol en la atmósfera, como también de los potenciales efectos sobre la salud humana. La región Caribe colombiana no es ajena a esta problemática, pero son escasos los estudios realizados. Por lo anterior, el objetivo de este artículo es identificar eventos de intrusión de polvo de origen africano en la región Caribe de Colombia. Metodológicamente se analizaron mapas de concentración de polvo generados por los modelos GEOS-5, SKIRON, NAAPS y CALIPSO, entre el 01 de enero y el 31 de diciembre de 2012. También se utilizaron imágenes generadas por el sensor satelital MODIS e información de redes de calidad del aire de la región. Según los resultados obtenidos, existen evidencias para afirmar que al norte de Colombia, en la región Caribe, se detectan eventos de intrusión de polvo de origen africano. El periodo del año en que se presentan mayores niveles de concentración es entre marzo y septiembre, sobresaliendo los meses de marzo, junio, julio y agosto.
Índice de Vantagem Comparativa Revelada do Complexo Soja da Região Centro-Oeste Brasileira

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Marciele de Freitas Oliveira

2015-06-01

Full Text Available O Centro-Oeste brasileiro se destaca no setor agrícola por ser uma das principais regiões produtoras e exportadoras de grãos. O objetivo central desse trabalho foi fazer uma caracterização da exportação dos produtos do complexo soja na região Centro-Oeste. Além disso, buscou-se analisar a importância desses produtos para a região. Os dados utilizados nesta pesquisa referem-se à exportação dos produtos do complexo soja na região e no Brasil, oriundos do Sistema de Análise Exterior (ALICE, da Secretaria de Comércio Exterior (SECEX e do World Trade Organization (WTO. Como método de pesquisa, utilizou-se primeiramente o Índice de Vantagem Comparativa Revelada (IVCR, porém, como esse índice apresenta valores positivos assimétricos, recorreu-se ao Índice de Vantagem Comparativa Revelada Simétrica (IVCRS, a fim de suprir essa limitação, pois os valores do IVCRS variam entre -1 e 1. Como resultado constatou-se que a região Centro-Oeste apresenta vantagens comparativas na exportação do complexo soja, porém essa vantagem vem apresentando queda nos últimos anos.
Surveys in 1961 on St. Thomas & St. Croix

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Dahl, Thorkel; Licht, Kjeld de Fine

Registration of towns and buildings erected during the Danish reign of the Caribbean Isles of St. Thomas, St. Jan and St. Croix 1671-1917 (now belonging to the USA under the name of Virgin Islands)....
Latest Quaternary paleoseismology and evidence of distributed dextral shear along the Mohawk Valley fault zone, northern Walker Lane, California

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Gold, Ryan D.; Briggs, Richard; Personius, Stephen; Crone, Anthony J.; Mahan, Shannon; Angster, Stephen

2014-01-01

The dextral-slip Mohawk Valley fault zone (MVFZ) strikes northwestward along the eastern margin of the Sierra Nevada in the northern Walker Lane. Geodetic block modeling indicates that the MVFZ may accommodate ~3 mm/yr of regional dextral strain, implying that it is the highest slip-rate strike-slip fault in the region; however, only limited geologic data are available to constrain the system’s slip rate and earthquake history. We mapped the MVFZ using airborne lidar data and field observations and identified a site near Sulphur Creek for paleoseismic investigation. At this site, oblique dextral-normal faulting on the steep valley margin has created a closed depression that floods annually during spring snowmelt to form an ephemeral pond. We excavated three fault-perpendicular trenches at the site and exposed pond sediment that interfingers with multiple colluvial packages eroded from the scarp that bounds the eastern side of the pond. We documented evidence for four surface-rupturing earthquakes on this strand of the MVFZ. OxCal modeling of radiocarbon and luminescence ages indicates that these earthquakes occurred at 14.0 ka, 12.8 ka, 5.7 ka, and 1.9 ka. The mean ~4 kyr recurrence interval is inconsistent with slip rates of ~3 mm/yr; these rates imply surface ruptures of more than 10 m per event, which is geologically implausible for the subdued geomorphic expression and 60 km length of the MVFZ. We propose that unidentified structures not yet incorporated into geodetic models may accommodate significant dextral shear across the northern Walker Lane, highlighting the role of distributed deformation in this region.
Actividad turística y política territorial en la región del Ática

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Josep Boyra Amposta

2007-01-01

Full Text Available La región del Ática y el área metropolitana de Atenas, en particular, representan en la actualidad el motor socioeconómico de Grecia. En efecto, desde que Atenas fuera declarada capital del Estado Griego Moderno en 1834, la región se ha caracterizado por un gran dinamismo y la paulatina concentración de poderes, bienes y servicios. No obstante, dicha evolución ha tenido como consecuencia profundos cambios territoriales y medioambientales en la región causando así un significativo deterioro de los recursos naturales del Ática. Dicho fenómeno de degradación medioambiental, a escala regional, ha perjudicado la calidad de la experiencia turística limitando así su capacidad de atracción como destino. El presente artículo Actividad turística y política territorial en la región del Ática tiene por objeto analizar los diferentes recursos territoriales del Ática en relación al desarrollo turístico así como la propia evolución del turismo en la región, tanto desde el punto de vista de la demanda como de la oferta de alojamiento. El último apartado está dedicado al análisis de las iniciativas públicas en relación a la protección medioambiental de la región y sus efectos sobre el conjunto del Ática como destino turístico.
Henvisning, assessment og egnethed til musikterapi i psykiatrisk regi

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Hannibal, Niels

2003-01-01

grund for assessmentproceduren i musikterapi regi. Derefter gennemgås assessmentforløbets konkrete opbygning hvor fokus er: musikken som konkret fænomen, som relationelt felt og som symbolsk repræsentation. Der afsluttes med eksemplificering i gennem en case beskrivelse, hvor assessmentforløbet og den...
Three members of Medicago truncatula ST family are ubiquitous during development and modulated by nutritional status (MtST1) and dehydration (MtST2 and MtST3).

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Albornos, Lucía; Martín, Ignacio; Labrador, Emilia; Dopico, Berta

2017-07-10

ShooT specific/Specific Tissue (ST) belong to a protein family of unknown function characterized by the DUF2775 domain and produced in specific taxonomic plant families, mainly Fabaceae and Asteraceae, with the Medicago truncatula ST family being the largest. The putative roles proposed for this family are cell elongation, biotic interactions, abiotic stress and N reserve. The aim of this work was to go deeper into the role of three M. truncatula ST proteins, namely ST1, ST2 and ST3. Our starting hypothesis was that each member of the family could perform a specific role, and hence, each ST gene would be subjected to a different type of regulation. The search for cis-acting regulatory elements (CREs) in silico in pST1, pST2 and pST3 promoters showed prevalence of tissue/organ specific motifs, especially root- and seed-specific ones. Light, hormone, biotic and abiotic related motifs were also present. None of these pSTs showed the same combination of CREs, or presented the same activity pattern. In general, pST activity was associated with the vascular cylinder, mainly in roots. Promoter activation was highly specific and dissimilar during reproductive development. The ST1, ST2 and ST3 transcripts accumulated in most of the organs and developmental stages analysed - decreasing with age - and expression was higher in the roots than in the aerial parts and more abundant in light-grown plants. The effect of the different treatments on transcript accumulation indicated that ST1 behaved differently from ST2 and ST3, mainly in response to several hormones and dehydration treatments (NaCl or mannitol), upon which ST1 transcript levels decreased and ST2 and ST3 levels increased. Finally, the ST1 protein was located in the cell wall whereas ST2 and ST3 were present both in the cytoplasm and in the cell wall. The ST proteins studied are ubiquitous proteins that could perform distinct/complementary roles in plant biology as they are encoded by differentially regulated genes
Factores latentes del desarrollo en los municipios de la Región de Murcia.

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José Alberto Hermoso Gutiérrez

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Un concepto de gran importancia dentro de la Economía lo constituye el desarrollo de una población, y en particular, el desarrollo económico-comercial de poblaciones. En nuestro caso, nos centraremos en los municipios de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, con el fin de analizar las analogías y diferencias existentes entre ellos. En este trabajo, determinaremos factores latentes del desarrollo de los municipios de la Región de Murcia, a través de un conjunto de variables de carácter económico-comercial observadas sobre dichas poblaciones. Asimismo, analizaremos si existen diferencias de tipo económico-comercial, entre grupos homogéneos para el desarrollo, de municipios de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia y obtendremos una representación gráfica del posicionamiento relativo de éstos, aplicando el Análisis Canónico de Poblaciones.
Apendicularias de la región oriental de Venezuela

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Zoppi de Roa, Evelyn

1971-01-01

El presente trabajo es una contribución al estudio de las Apendicularias de la región oriental de Venezuela. Presenta los resultados taxonómicos y de distribución de las especies recolectadas durante los años 1960 a 1962. Las muestras de plancton analizadas indicaron la presencia de 18 especies
Desarrollo humano y género en la región noroeste de México: 1995-2005

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Francisco José Zamudio Sánchez

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Un análisis longitudinal del desarrollo humano por género en tres quinquenios se presenta para la región Noroeste de México. Varios índices e indicadores se usan para exhibir la incorporación de opciones de desarrollo en general y por género. Dentro de la heterogeneidad de los estados en la región se observa un avance en las condiciones de vida y en la equidad de género, más notables de 1995 a 2000. En educación, la región supera al promedio nacional y existe una razonable equidad entre géneros; el ingreso, a excepción de Sinaloa, es mayor que el nacional, con significativa inequidad desfavorable a las mujeres, pero cerrándose el rezago; en salud, Baja California y Sonora (frontera abajo de la media nacional y Baja California Sur y Sinaloa por arriba, es el factor crítico de la región, donde la recurrente diferencia en esperanza de vida entre mujeres y hombres se hace mayor. La ventaja comparativa de la región por su vecindad con Estados Unidos se plasma en el ingreso y la educación, mientras que la violencia erosiona el bienestar de la población. El desarrollo humano y la equidad de género han mejorado pero la violencia e inequidad en sus distribuciones ensombrecen los logros.
Drug abuse among workers in Brazilian regions Uso de drogas entre trabalhadores de regiões do Brasil

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Ovandir Alves Silva

2004-08-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: Many business organizations in Brazil have adopted drug testing programs in the workplace since 1992. Rehabilitation, rather than layoff and disciplinary measures, has been offered as part of the Brazilian employee assistance programs. The purpose study is to profile drug abuse among company workers of different Brazilian geographical regions. METHODS: Urine samples of 12,700 workers from five geographical regions were tested for the most common illicit drugs of abuse in the country: marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamine. Enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS were the techniques utilized for urine testing. The distribution of collected urine samples according to geographical regions was: 72.0% southeast, 13.8% northeast, 7.9% south, 5.7% central west and 0.6% north. RESULTS: Of all samples analyzed, 1.8% was found to be positive for drugs: 0.5% from the south region, 1.1% from northeast, 1.2% from central west, 1.3% from north, and 2.2% from southeast. Of these, 59.9% was marijuana, 17.7% cocaine, 14.6% amphetamine, and 7.7% associated drugs. CONCLUSIONS: The distribution of drugs found in the samples shows a regional variation. Marijuana, however, was found in all regions. Cocaine was seen only in central west and southeast regions. Amphetamine was found in northeast, central west, and southeast regions.OBJETIVO: No Brasil, desde 1992, inúmeras empresas comerciais e industriais vêm adotando programas de controle do uso de drogas de abuso no ambiente de trabalho. Nenhuma medida disciplinar ou demissionária é tomada sem antes se tentar a reabilitação do funcionário. O objetivo do estudo é apresentar o perfil do uso de drogas de abuso entre trabalhadores de diferentes empresas brasileiras. MÉTODOS: Amostras de urina de 12.700 indivíduos provenientes das cinco regiões geográficas brasileiras foram analisadas visando à detecção das principais drogas de abuso
Peter St. John | NREL

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St. John Photo of Peter St. John Peter St. John Researcher III-Chemical Engineering Peter.StJohn @nrel.gov | 303-384-7969 Orcid ID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7928-3722 Education Peter St. John received his engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2015. During his Ph.D., St. John applied
Kortlægning af evalueringer og undersøgelser af vejledning knyttet til vejledning af unge i UU-regi

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Skovhus, Randi Boelskifte; thomsen, rie

2013-01-01

Kortlægning af evalueringer og undersøgelser af vejledning knyttet til vejledning af unge i UU-regi 2004-2013. Et arbejdspapir......Kortlægning af evalueringer og undersøgelser af vejledning knyttet til vejledning af unge i UU-regi 2004-2013. Et arbejdspapir...
SUS Brasil: a região de saúde como caminho

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Lenir Santos

2015-06-01

Full Text Available O presente artigo desenvolve o tema da necessidade de se regionalizar a descentralização no sentido de aglutinar o que esta supostamente poderia ter fracionado. Ao revisitar a diretriz constitucional da descentralização os autores propõem medidas que visem sua garantia ao lado de ferramentas administrativas que permitam a formação de regiões de saúde resolutivas em pelo menos 95% das necessidades de saúde do território regional, para garantir autonomia sanitária. Os autores propõem soluções que passam pela criação de pessoas jurídicas associativas regionais, resultantes da aglutinação dos entes federativos em região de saúde. Apontam ainda o que não deu certo no Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS Brasil em razão tanto de equívocos originados nas melhores intenções, quanto do oportunismo que esses equívocos geraram. Advogam os autores a necessidade de respostas jurídico-administrativas para um SUS de caráter interfederativo tanto na sua gestão, que exige compartilhamentos, quanto no seu financiamento, que se mantém interdependente também. Concluem que o único caminho para o SUS ser nacional, é regionalizá-lo e dotar a região de saúde de todo o instrumental necessário à gestão compartilhada, interfederativa e responsável.

Determinação de regiões de órbitas diretas estáveis ao redor da Lua

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de Melo, C. F.; Winter, O. C.; Vieira Neto, E.

2003-08-01

Neste Trabalho estamos investigando regiões do sistema Terra-Lua que contêm órbitas diretas estáveis ao redor da Lua visando a utilização destas órbitas em futuras missões de veículos espaciais como alternativas de trajetórias com baixo custo de manutenção. Adotando-se o problema restrito de três corpos, Terra-Lua-partícula, a localização e a extensão destas regiões de estabilidade foram investigadas numericamente considerando como estável toda órbita que permanece ao redor a Lua por, no mínimo, 1000 dias com energia de dois corpos da partícula em relação à Lua negativa. A estabilidade de tais regiões está associada a duas famílias de órbitas periódicas simples H1 e H2 e a órbitas quase-periódicas associadas a elas. Uma vez identificadas as regiões de estabilidade passamos a analisá-las introduzindo, paulatinamente, outras interações relevantes ao sistema como as perturbações do Sol (via problema restrito de quatro corpos), das marés, da pressão de radiação e do achatamento terrestre. Os resultados encontrados até o momento mostram que a perturbação do Sol é a única que reduz significativamente o tamanho das regiões de estabilidade. Também estamos investigando o comportamento de tais regiões quando características intrínsecas do sistema como as excentricidades das órbitas da Terra e da Lua e a inclinação da órbita Lua são consideradas. Com este estudo estamos reunindo informações que nos permitirão compreender a evolução das regiões de estabilidade no sistema Terra-Lua, bem como estabelecer parâmetros adequados para a utilização das trajetórias estáveis em futuras missões espaciais. Agradecimentos: Este projeto conta com o apoio do CNPq, da Capes e da Fapesp.
Parametrização do modelo 3-PG para eucalipto na região do cerrado de Minas Gerais

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Jarbas Silva Borges

2012-09-01

Full Text Available http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/198050986623O modelo 3-PG é uma ferramenta eficaz para determinação do potencial produtivo de florestas de eucalipto. No entanto, as parametrizações deste modelo, hoje disponíveis, produzem resultados subestimados quando aplicadas à região do Cerrado de Minas Gerais. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi parametrizar o modelo 3-PG para plantios de eucalipto localizados na região do Cerrado de Minas Gerais. Para isso, foram utilizados dados de povoamentos de híbridos clonais de Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla, com idades entre 3 e 84 meses, localizados nas regiões de Curvelo e Itacambira – MG. As estimativas de crescimento obtidas pelo modelo 3-PG foram comparadas com dados de crescimento de povoamentos florestais medidos nas duas regiões, até a idade de 84 meses. O conjunto de valores de parâmetros e variáveis obtidos neste trabalho permitiu simular com acurácia, em termos das variáveis produzidas pelo modelo, os padrões de crescimento de povoamentos florestais presentes na região do Cerrado mineiro. Dessa forma, conclui-se que a parametrização promoveu melhorias no desempenho do modelo que resultaram em estimativas acuradas de crescimento.
Evolución de la malaria en la región Loreto

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Juan Celis S

2003-12-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVOS: Describir la evolución de la malaria en la región Loreto, tanto para malaria vivax como para falciparum, su relación con el total de casos para el Perú y los cambios de políticas en medicamentos. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio observacional, descriptivo. La fuente de información fue la Oficina General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud. RESULTADOS: La incidencia de malaria en Loreto (vivax y falciparum aumenta desde el año 2000 luego de una disminución de 40%. El año 2001 se reporta un incremento de 24% con respecto al 2000 y el 2002, de 52% respecto al 2001. Como porcentaje del total casos en Perú, Loreto aportó 29%, 31%, 44%, 47% y 57% los años 1998 al 2002, respectivamente. Loreto está en alto riesgo desde 1995. En la semana epidemiológica 46 (09 al 15 de noviembre 2003 Loreto (IPA 45 y San Martin (IPA 10 se presentan en condición de riesgo alto. En total, 60,4% de los casos totales procede de Loreto. CONCLUSIONES: La incidencia de la malaria en la región Loreto ha ido en aumento en los últimos 3 años. En los últimos años, los casos de Malaria en el Perú se concentran en la región Loreto.
Uredinales de la región de Urabá, Colombia.

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Pardo Cardona Víctor Manuel

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Se presenta un listado parcial de colecciones de Uredinales en la región de Urabá en el noroccidente Colombiano. La información acerca de la flora de este grupo para Colombia se incrementa con nuevos registros de hospedantes, Uredinales e información sobre la distribución geográfica de las especies.
40 CFR 62.2353 - Identification of sources.

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Avifauna de la región de Soata Departamento de Boyacá, Colombia

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Borrero H. José Ignacio

1955-04-01

Full Text Available Entre el 8 de diciembre de 1952 y el 26 de enero de 1953, el Padre Olivares, O. F. M., hizo una correría por la región de Soatá, Departamento de Boyacá, acompañado por el señor Jorge Hernández, auxiliar de Zoología de este Instituto, con el ánimo de coleccionar aves de la región, habiendo obtenido quinientas veinte pieles que representan treinta familias con ciento diez y ocho especies y subespecies, algunas de ellas de especial Importancia ya desde el punto de vista ornitogeográfico. ya porque sólo se conocen los tipos o muy pocos ejemplares, o porque no habían sido encontradas previamente en Colombia.
Turismo e Gastronomia: a valorização do património gastronómico na região do Algarve

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Henriques, Cláudia; Custódio, Maria João

2010-01-01

A Gastronomia constitui-se como importante atractivo turístico-cultural de um local, região ou pais. Portugal está identificado como um dos melhores destinos de Gastronomia e Vinhos da Europa e no seu Plano Estratégico Nacional de Turismo (2006-2015) “Gastronomia e Vinhos” é considerado um produto turístico a valorizar. No caso da região do Algarve, este produto é identificado como motivação secundária para quase todos os outros produtos estratégicos da região. Neste contexto, e sob o reconhe...
Precisão experimental de ensaios de trigo em regiões homogêneas de adaptação

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Giovani Benin

2013-04-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a adequação de estatísticas de precisão experimental em conjuntos de ensaios de competição de genótipos de trigo (Triticum aestivum, realizados em regiões homogêneas de adaptação. As estatísticas herdabilidade, coeficiente de determinação, valor do teste F para genótipo, índice de diferenciação de Fasoulas, acurácia seletiva e coeficiente de repetibilidade foram calculadas a partir de resultados de produtividade de grãos de trigo de 572 ensaios de competição com 25 genótipos, em quatro regiões homogêneas de adaptação, nas safras de 2007 a 2011. Foram estimadas as correlações lineares entre as estatísticas e realizada a análise de trilha. As estatísticas foram agrupadas pelo método hierárquico de Ward. As médias das estatísticas de cada região de adaptação foram comparadas pelo teste t "bootstrap". As estatísticas acurácia seletiva, coeficiente de determinação, coeficiente de herdabilidade e coeficiente de repetibilidade apresentam relação algébrica e são adequadas para avaliar a precisão experimental de ensaios de competição de trigo em diferentes regiões de adaptação. As regiões utilizadas para avaliação do valor de cultivo e uso do trigo diferem quanto à acurácia seletiva e ao coeficiente de repetibilidade.
Stāstu stāstīšanas izmantošana lasīšanas veicināšanas pasākumos

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Mežjāne, Signe

2014-01-01

Bakalaura darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, vai stāstu stāstīšana ir efektīvs lasīšanas veicināšanas paņēmiens bērniem. Pētījuma problēma ir mūsdienu bērnu nevēlēšanās lasīt, lasīšanu varētu veicināt stāstu stāstīšana bibliotēkās. Darbā tiek analizēts stāstu stāstīšanas process atbilstoši bērnu vecumposmam, izmantojot dažādus runas stilus. Teorētiskā bāze ir balstīta uz Lasītāja reakcijas kritikas teoriju un Runas darbības teoriju. Galvenie pētījuma uzdevumi ir noskaidrot, vai Latvijas bibliotē...
Prevalência de anticorpos para o vírus da varicela-zoster em adultos jovens de diferentes regiões climáticas brasileiras

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Reis Alexanda Dias

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Para avaliar a prevalência da infecção pelo vírus da varicela-zoster, de regiões urbanas de diferentes regiões do Brasil, 975 amostras de soro provenientes de adultos jovens doadores de sangue com idade entre 20 e 29 anos, de cidades de clima tropical (Salvador e Fortaleza e de clima temperado (São Paulo, Curitiba e Porto Alegre foram processadas pelo teste imunoenzimático doméstico para pesquisa de anticorpos IgG anti-Vírus da varicela zoster. A soroprevalência global de anticorpos anti-virus da varicela zoster nas várias regiões estudadas foi de 94,2%. A menor taxa (88,7% foi observada em Fortaleza e a maior em Curitiba (99,5%. A soroprevalência nas regiões de clima tropical (89,4% foi significativamente inferior a soroprevalência nas regiões de clima temperado (97,3%, seguindo um padrão similar à infecção em outros países de clima tropical.
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2010-08-24

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Bæredygtig modeindustri

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Skjold, Else; Kjær, Lykke Bloch; Gerner Nielsen, Elsebeth

2017-01-01

Indlæg om de udfordringer modeindustrien står over for i forhold til bæredygtighed - og de løsningsmodeller der udvikles gennem udvikling og implementering af ny viden på området i regi af Designskolen Kolding......Indlæg om de udfordringer modeindustrien står over for i forhold til bæredygtighed - og de løsningsmodeller der udvikles gennem udvikling og implementering af ny viden på området i regi af Designskolen Kolding...
Governança democrática dos recursos hídricos na região metropolitana de São Paulo : propostas a partir da experiência da região metropolitana de Buenos Aires

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Fantin, Adriana Aghinoni; Zanoni, Luciana Ortiz Tavares Costa; Santos, Marcus Vinicius Monteiro dos

2015-01-01

A Região Metropolitana de São Paulo está vivendo uma profunda crise de seus recursos hídricos, que expõe as fragilidades da atual governança, e nos convida a uma reflexão dos nós críticos que impedem um serviço mais eficiente. O presente trabalho aprofunda a governança, a gestão e a situação atual do saneamento, com base na experiência da Região Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, que vivenciou forte crise na cobertura de água e esgoto, além da contaminação das bacias. Em um processo de privatizaç...
Estratégias de Gestão da Água em Situação de Escassez: Regiões Semiáridas e Mediterrânicas Water management strategies in a scarcity situation: Semi-arid and Mediterranean regions

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Joana Rosado

2010-12-01

Full Text Available No início do século XXI a escassez da água é inquestionável constituindo uma ameaça para a humanidade e para a biosfera. Esta situação é sentida nas regiões Áridas, Semiáridas e Mediterrânicas. A gestão dos recursos aquáticos e da disponibilidade de água é um tema complexo e de uma enorme importância estratégica para o desenvolvimento sustentável. O principal objectivo deste trabalho é apresentar e discutir estratégias de gestão da água em regiões Semiáridas e Mediterrânicas através da revisão da literatura disponível. Conclui-se que as regiões Semiáridas, devido às suas características específicas, sofrerão mais com a escassez. Relativamente ao Mediterrâneo, todos os cenários de evolução futura prevêem uma diminuição da precipitação, tendência que trará graves impactes em termos sociais e ambientais. Interessará às regiões Mediterrânicas implementar as técnicas simples e de baixo custo utilizadas nas regiões Semiáridas, muitas das quais presentemente abandonadas mas com tradições centenárias na história do Mediterrâneo.At the beginning of the 21st century, the shortage of water is unquestionable constituting a threat to humanity and the biosphere. This situation is experienced in arid, Semi-arid and Mediterranean regions. The management of aquatic resources and the availability of water is a complex issue and of a huge strategic importance for sustainable development. The main objective of this paper is to present and discuss strategies for water management in the Mediterranean and Semi-arid regions through a literature review. As a conclusion, the semi-arid regions, due to its specific characteristics, will suffer more with water scarcity. Regarding the Mediterranean, all scenarios of future developments foresee a decline in rainfall, a trend which will bring serious impacts on society and environment. Hence, Mediterranean regions should focus in implementing simple techniques and
Situação da febre maculosa na Região Administrativa de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil

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Virgília Luna Castor de Lima

2003-02-01

Full Text Available A febre maculosa brasileira foi detectada pela primeira vez no Estado de São Paulo em 1929. No entanto, não há registro sistemático de casos neste Estado. Em 1985 ocorreram três casos desta doença no Município de Pedreira, situado na região de Campinas, que fica no nordeste do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, correspondendo à 5ª Região Administrativa, e compreendendo 88 municípios. Alguns estudos foram realizados no Município de Pedreira, mas a falta de registro de casos foi um obstáculo encontrado. Com a finalidade de recuperar o histórico da doença, resolveu-se pesquisar e registrar as ocorrências de febre maculosa na região no período de 1985 a 2000 e analisar o seu comportamento. Foram recuperados todos os registros da doença nos diversos serviços de saúde pública. Observou-se uma ampliação da área de transmissão e a ocorrência de um aumento dos casos suspeitos a partir de 1996, ano em que a doença foi determinada como de notificação compulsória na região. Esta doença foi causa de óbito na maioria dos anos do período de estudo. Conclui-se que a febre maculosa está em ascensão na região e estudos bioecológicos complementares estão sendo desenvolvidos para melhor compreensão da epidemiologia dessa doença, que é mundialmente reconhecida como um problema emergente de saúde pública.
Conflitos Socioambientais Urbanos: Um Estudo Prospectivo na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo

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Mauro Silva Ruiz

2016-09-01

Full Text Available Regiões metropolitanas em nível mundial vêm enfrentando mudanças significativas em seus processos de uso e ocupação do solo tornando-as palco de conflitos socioambientais crescentes. Considerando que esses embates vêm ganhando expressão em regiões densamente ocupadas em nosso país, se delineou como objetivo desse estudo verificar as suas origens e formas de manifestação na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP com vistas a entendê-los, classificá-los e analisá-los. A questão norteadora da pesquisa foi: quais as origens dos principais conflitos socioambientais que se manifestam na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo e como eles podem ser classificados e analisados à luz da literatura existente? Como metodologia, este trabalho baseou-se em revisão bibliográfica e análise documental. Como resultado, constatou-se cinco origens ou formas de manifestação mais comuns, por vezes sobrepostas, relacionadas a: (i urbanização periférica e desigual; (ii operação urbana; (iii ocupação irregular em áreas protegidas; (iv danos e passivos ambientais; e (v degradação de recursos hídricos. Observou-se que, não raro, suas origens e manifestações relacionam-se a deficiências na aplicação e gestão de políticas públicas. Além disso, constatou-se também uma diversidade considerável de abordagem desses conflitos, o que impõe desafios para organizar esta temática de acordo com um ou mais princípios teóricos.
Tipologia das regiões de saúde: condicionantes estruturais para a regionalização no Brasil

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Ana Luiza D´Ávila Viana

2015-06-01

Full Text Available O desenvolvimento socioeconômico, a oferta e a complexidade das ações e dos serviços de saúde no contexto regional podem ser considerados condicionantes estruturais para o êxito do atual processo de regionalização da saúde no Brasil. O presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar os condicionantes estruturais do processo de regionalização por meio da construção de uma tipologia das regiões de saúde no Brasil. Foi construída tipologia das regiões de saúde brasileiras a partir de fonte de dados secundários disponível. A identificação das dimensões e dos grupos - que compõem a tipologia - foi realizada por meio de análise fatorial e de agrupamentos/clusters. Também foram identificados o tipo de prestador de ações e os serviços predominantes na região tanto para a produção ambulatorial quanto para a internação. As regiões foram classificadas em cinco grupos, de forma independente, de acordo com suas características socioeconômicas e de oferta de serviços de saúde. A caracterização das regiões de saúde brasileiras, a partir da tipologia apresentada, demonstra heterogeneidade do território nacional e a complexidade de organizar sistemas de saúde regionais. A tipologia proposta pode auxiliar na investigação e no melhor entendimento desse cenário contraditório e complexo, apoiando o urgente desenvolvimento de políticas públicas regionais integradas que envolvam, concomitantemente, desenvolvimento econômico e social; e o fortalecimento dos espaços de governança regional, a fim de promover a organização de sistemas de saúde regionais alicerçados nos princípios do SUS e numa gestão compartilhada e solidária que tenha como imagem-objetivo a garantia do direito à saúde.
Nargeni festivali avalöök. Nädalavahetusel on Tartus Regiöö

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2007-01-01

Nargeni festivali "Torm ja tung" ja Cyrillus Kreegi muusikapäevade kontsertidest 1.-3. juunini Haapsalus. Tõnu Kõrvitsa teose "Kreegi vihik" esiettekandest ja C. Kreegi reekviemi esitusest 3. juunil Haapsalu lossi kirikus. Festivalist Regiöö maikuu viimasel nädalavahetusel Tartus
Gestão estratégica da região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo - Relatório 1

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Sousa, Vanessa Duarte de

2003-01-01

O projecto “Gestão Estratégica da RLVT”, implementado pela Comissão de Coordenação da Região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, constitui uma experiência inovadora no campo da aplicação prática da monitorização da gestão estratégica de uma região. Com dois documentos de relevo para a Região já editados, o “Guia para a Gestão Estratégica da RLVT” e o “Relatório 0”, apresenta-se agora o “Relatório 1”. A estrutura do “Relatório 1” reproduz a lógica do anterior, encontrando-se organizado por domínios ...
Soroepidemiologia da leptospirose canina na região metropolitana de Natal, estado do Rio Grande do Norte

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Annielle Regina da Fonseca Fernandes

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Objetivou-se com este estudo determinar a frequência de cães soropositivos para anticorpos anti-Leptospira spp. no município de Natal e região metropolitana, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, e identificar fatores de risco associados à infecção. Foram examinadas 365 amostras de soro sanguíneo de cães atendidos na rotina de diversas clínicas veterinárias durante o período de março a novembro de 2011. O diagnóstico sorológico da leptospirose foi realizado pela técnica de soroaglutinação microscópica (SAM, utilizando-se 24 sorovares de Leptospira spp. como antígenos. Dos 365 cães, 25 foram soropositivos para pelo menos um dos sorovares de Leptospira spp., com frequência de 6,8%. Os sorovares com reações sorológicas mais frequentes foram Shermani (40%, Sentot (36% e Copenhageni (20%. O perfil epidemiológico da leptospirose canina na região metropolitana de Natal, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, indica que a infecção ocorre com frequência baixa em comparação com outras regiões, provavelmente devido ao grande percentual de animais vacinados, bem como, sugere-se distribuição homogênea de animais soropositivos na região. Por outro lado, a presença de roedores pode ser um importante fator de risco, uma vez que sorovares mantidos por estes animais foram identificados entre os mais frequentes.

Vidas na Raia: prostituçâo feminina em regiôes de fronteira

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Ana Isabel Blanco García

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Reseña Vidas na Raia: prostituçâo feminina em regiôes de fronteira. Manuela Ribeiro, Manuel Carlos Silva, Johanna Schouten, Fernando B. Riveiro, Octávio Sacramento. Porto: Afrontamento, 2007
78 FR 19632 - Special Local Regulations; St. Thomas Carnival Watersport Activities, Charlotte Amalie Harbor; St...

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...-AA08 Special Local Regulations; St. Thomas Carnival Watersport Activities, Charlotte Amalie Harbor; St... proposes to establish a special local regulation on the waters of Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St Thomas, USVI during the St. Thomas Carnival Watersport Activities, a high speed boat race. The event is...
Regiões e Especialização na Agricultura Cafeeira: São Paulo no Início do Século XX

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Colistete, Renato Perim

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Este artigo analisa a especialização da produção agrícola nas regiões e nas propriedades rurais do estado de São Paulo no início do século XX, após décadas de transformações causadas pela difusão da lavoura do café. O trabalho utiliza dados de mais de 40 mil propriedades rurais para examinar a estrutura de produção e a especialização produtiva em onze regiões que cobrem a totalidade do território do estado de São Paulo no auge da economia cafeeira. Além das regiões, o artigo aborda como as pr...
Necessidades térmicas de videiras na região da Campanha do Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil

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Radünz,André Luiz; Schöffel,Edgar Ricardo; Borges,Carolina Terra; Malgarim,Marcelo Barbosa; Pötter,Gabriela Hermann

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A vitivinicultura, reconhecida por sua importância econômica e social no Rio Grande do Sul, tem ampliado sua fronteira de produção para a região da Campanha. Objetivou-se com o presente trabalho avaliar o comportamento fenológico, bem como a necessidade térmica em graus-dia e a necessidade em dias, de cultivares de uvas finas destinadas à produção de vinhos, quando cultivadas na região da Campanha, local de recente introdução da...
Integração assistencial em região de saúde: paradoxo entre necessidades regionais e interesses locais

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Patty Fidelis de Almeida

Full Text Available Resumo Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar e analisar o desenvolvimento de estratégias regionais para a integração assistencial no contexto das regiões de saúde, com especial foco no papel da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS. Foi realizada análise das atas e observação das reuniões de uma Comissão Intergestores Regional (CIR no período de um ano e também onze entrevistas com gestores/gerentes municipais, regionais e estaduais do estado da Bahia. Os resultados indicam que a APS é um tema pouco frequente nas discussões da CIR, embora a região de saúde enfrente problemas em comum a outras regiões da Bahia e do Brasil como a disputa predatória por médicos e fraca coordenação do cuidado. A meta de conformação de Redes de Atenção à Saúde, coordenadas pela APS, ainda é um objetivo distante diante da premência de garantir acesso à atenção especializada e de urgência/emergência hospitalar na região de saúde, tema que dominou as discussões da CIR, ficando a APS circunscrita aos limites municipais.
ACRR fission product release tests: ST-1 and ST-2

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Allen, M.D.; Stockman, H.W.; Reil, K.O.; Grimley, A.J.; Camp, W.J.

1988-01-01

Two experiments (ST-1 and ST-2) have been performed in the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) at Sandia National Laboratories (SNLA) to obtain time-resolved data on the release of fission products from irradiated fuels under light water reactor (LWR) severe accident conditions. Both experiments were conducted in a highly reducing environment at maximum fuel temperatures of greater than 2400 K. These experiments were designed specifically to investigate the effect of increased total pressure on fission product release; ST-1 was performed at approximately 0.16 MPa and ST-2 was run at 1.9 MPa, whereas other parameters were matched as closely as possible. Release rate data were measured for Cs, I, Ba, Sr, Eu, Te, and U. The release rates were higher than predicted by existing codes for Ba, Sr, Eu, and U. Te release was very low, but Te did not appear to be sequestered by the zircaloy cladding; it was evenly distributed in the fuel. In addition, in posttest analysis a unique fuel morphology (fuel swelling) was observed which may have enhanced fission product release, especially in the high pressure test (ST-2). These data are compared with analytical results from the CORSOR correlation and the VICTORIA computer model
Galleria mellonella infection model demonstrates high lethality of ST69 and ST127 uropathogenic E. coli.

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Majed F Alghoribi

Full Text Available Galleria mellonella larvae are an alternative in vivo model for investigating bacterial pathogenicity. Here, we examined the pathogenicity of 71 isolates from five leading uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC lineages using G. mellonella larvae. Larvae were challenged with a range of inoculum doses to determine the 50% lethal dose (LD50 and for analysis of survival outcome using Kaplan-Meier plots. Virulence was correlated with carriage of a panel of 29 virulence factors (VF. Larvae inoculated with ST69 and ST127 isolates (10(4 colony-forming units/larvae showed significantly higher mortality rates than those infected with ST73, ST95 and ST131 isolates, killing 50% of the larvae within 24 hours. Interestingly, ST131 isolates were the least virulent. We observed that ST127 isolates are significantly associated with a higher VF-score than isolates of all other STs tested (P≤0.0001, including ST69 (P<0.02, but one ST127 isolate (strain EC18 was avirulent. Comparative genomic analyses with virulent ST127 strains revealed an IS1 mediated deletion in the O-antigen cluster in strain EC18, which is likely to explain the lack of virulence in the larvae infection model. Virulence in the larvae was not correlated with serotype or phylogenetic group. This study illustrates that G. mellonella are an excellent tool for investigation of the virulence of UPEC strains. The findings also support our suggestion that the incidence of ST127 strains should be monitored, as these isolates have not yet been widely reported, but they clearly have a pathogenic potential greater than that of more widely recognised clones, including ST73, ST95 or ST131.
Epidemic potential of Escherichia coli ST131 and Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Dautzenberg, M J D; Haverkate, M R; Bonten, M J M; Bootsma, M C J

2016-01-01

Objectives Observational studies have suggested that Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131 and Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 have hyperendemic properties. This would be obvious from continuously high incidence and/or prevalence of carriage or infection with these bacteria in specific patient populations. Hyperendemicity could result from increased transmissibility, longer duration of infectiousness, and/or higher pathogenic potential as compared with other lineages of the same species. The aim of our research is to quantitatively estimate these critical parameters for E. coli ST131 and K. pneumoniae ST258, in order to investigate whether E. coli ST131 and K. pneumoniae ST258 are truly hyperendemic clones. Primary outcome measures A systematic literature search was performed to assess the evidence of transmissibility, duration of infectiousness, and pathogenicity for E. coli ST131 and K. pneumoniae ST258. Meta-regression was performed to quantify these characteristics. Results The systematic literature search yielded 639 articles, of which 19 data sources provided information on transmissibility (E. coli ST131 n=9; K. pneumoniae ST258 n=10)), 2 on duration of infectiousness (E. coli ST131 n=2), and 324 on pathogenicity (E. coli ST131 n=285; K. pneumoniae ST258 n=39). Available data on duration of carriage and on transmissibility were insufficient for quantitative assessment. In multivariable meta-regression E. coli isolates causing infection were associated with ST131, compared to isolates only causing colonisation, suggesting that E. coli ST131 can be considered more pathogenic than non-ST131 isolates. Date of isolation, location and resistance mechanism also influenced the prevalence of ST131. E. coli ST131 was 3.2 (95% CI 2.0 to 5.0) times more pathogenic than non-ST131. For K. pneumoniae ST258 there were not enough data for meta-regression assessing the influence of colonisation versus infection on ST258 prevalence. Conclusions With the currently available data
St. Regis Paper Mill: Architectural and Environmental Survey

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2010-02-01

also be used to whiten the fibers. Caustic soda along with chlorine is used to wash the pulp of impurities and also con- tributes to bleaching...about soldier health than a desire to not complicate clean-up re- sponsibility. Table 1. Locations of friable asbestos. LOCATION AREA ASBESTOS TYPE
A Database Practicum for Teaching Database Administration and Software Development at Regis University

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Mason, Robert T.

2013-01-01

This research paper compares a database practicum at the Regis University College for Professional Studies (CPS) with technology oriented practicums at other universities. Successful andragogy for technology courses can motivate students to develop a genuine interest in the subject, share their knowledge with peers and can inspire students to…
Movimento de expansão dos cursos superiores de enfermagem na região centro-oeste do Brasil: uma perspectiva histórica

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Thais Silva Corrêa Barbosa

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Estudo documental de abordagem histórico social, cujo objeto foi a trajetória de crescimento dos cursos superiores de enfermagem na região Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Os objetivos foram: levantar o número de cursos superiores de enfermagem criados na região Centro-Oeste, na série histórica 1933-2006; comparar o número de cursos vinculados a instituições públicas aos vinculados a instituições privadas na região em estudo; e comentar os nexos entre o contexto histórico e a configuração desses cursos no que se refere à vinculação institucional, ao longo dos anos. Até o final do ano de 1999, haviam sido criados na região Centro-Oeste 14 cursos de enfermagem, dos quais 57% eram privados e 43% públicos. Em decorrência das políticas de educação adotadas no país, principalmente na década de 90, observa-se a criação de mais 30 cursos na região entre os anos 2000 e 2006, perfazendo um total de 44 cursos superiores de enfermagem, dos quais 79,5% são privados e 20,5% públicos, sendo Goiás, o estado com maior concentração destes cursos. A rede privada expandiu-se na região e concentra, atualmente, a grande maioria dos cursos de enfermagem, o que nos faz entender que a mesma determina, quase que por completo, o perfil do futuro profissional de enfermagem.
Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en la región de Murcia, España

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Tormo Díaz María José

1997-01-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTO: La Región de Murcia es un área de alta mortalidad coronaria y cerebrovascular en el contexto español. Además, la tendencia en mortalidad coronaria, descendente en pr��cticamente todas las áreas geográficas españolas, se ha incrementado en ésta ligeramente durante el periodo 1985-1991. En este estudio se evalúan las prevalencias poblacionales de diferentes factores de riesgo cardiovascular en la Región de Murcia. MÉTODOS: El trabajo se ha realizado mediante una encuesta a una población muestral representativa de la población adulta de la región (18-65 años, en la que se obtuvo una tasa de respuesta del 61%. Se realizó medición estandarizada de la tensión arterial, de la obesidad y de los lípidos séricos, junto a la aplicación de un cuestionario sobre consumo de tabaco, actividad física y diabetes. Presentación de datos estandarizados globales y truncados para los grupos de edad de 35-64 años. La recogida de información se llevó a cabo desde noviembre de 1991 a marzo de 1993. RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de consumo de tabaco resultante es de 54,4% en hombres y 31,3% en mujeres. Las cifras de hipertensión son superiores en los hombres (32,3% prevalencia, 16,4% tratamiento, 2,6% control del total de hipertensos y 15,6% control entre sólo los hipertensos tratados que en las mujeres (23,7%, 34,3%, 9,5% y 27,8%, respectivamente. Las cifras medias de colesterol son bajas en ambos sexos así como altas las cifras de HDL-colesterol en todos los grupos de edad. El Índice de Masa Corporal medio es 26,7 en ambos sexos, aunque las mujeres presentan una mayor variabilidad. La prevalencia de diabetes declarada se sitúa alrededor del 3-4%. CONCLUSIONES: Comparadas estas cifras, para los grupos de edad correspondientes, con las proporcionadas por el estudio MONICA y otros estudios en población adulta española se observa que, salvo el elevado consumo de tabaco y el alto índice de obesidad, la prevalencia de factores
33 CFR 100.915 - St. Clair River Classic Offshore Race, St. Clair, MI.

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2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false St. Clair River Classic Offshore Race, St. Clair, MI. 100.915 Section 100.915 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS § 100.915 St. Clair River...
Envelhecimento, emprego e remunerações nas regiões portuguesas: uma análise shift-share

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Paula Albuquerque

2015-01-01

Full Text Available O elevado ritmo de envelhecimento da população portuguesa conduzirá à redução da população em idade de trabalhar, e aumentará a proporção de trabalhadores mais velhos na força de trabalho. Embora se trate de uma tendência nacional, o fenômeno demográfico agregado pode ocultar diferentes dinâmicas nas várias regiões, que importa revelar. Neste trabalho, analisa-se a diferenciação do nível de envelhecimento da força de trabalho das diversas regiões, entre 1989 e 2009, através de uma análise shift-share que permite separar o efeito nacional (crescimento macroeconômico, o efeito proporcional (crescimento setorial, e o efeito diferencial (ou especificamente regional. Analisa-se, também, a evolução do prêmio salarial etário no conjunto da economia e nas suas várias regiões, e quantifica-se o impacto das alterações na estrutura educativa dos dois grupos etários aqui estudados, os trabalhadores com menos de 55 anos e os trabalhadores mais idosos.
Comportamiento del arsénico en suelos de la región lagunera de Coahuila, México

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Guillermo Hernández Ordáz

2013-10-01

Full Text Available El estudio del arsénico (As en la región Lagunera se ha centrado en la calidad y recuperación del agua extraída del subsuelo, que contiene altas concentraciones (> 0.20 mg L-1 del mismo. Diferentes investigaciones han establecido que la adición de fertilizantes fosfatados en suelos agrícolas, favorece la disponibilidad del As en la solución del suelo. Sin embargo, el conocimiento del comportamiento de este metaloide en suelos agrícolas de la región Lagunera, es escaso. Por lo anterior, los objetivos de esta investigación fueron determinar la concentración de arsénico disponible en diferentes suelos de la región y evaluar su comportamiento después de la adición de fósforo soluble. Se describieron cuatro perfiles de diferentes suelos agrícolas, con el fin de captar la mayor variabilidad del metaloide en suelos de la región; tres columnas de cada perfil fueron empleadas como permeámetros para verificar el movimiento vertical del As, después de adicionar fósforo (P y láminas de riego simulando el manejo agrícola. Los suelos fueron caracterizados física y químicamente; el contenido de As inicial se determinó por el método de espectroscopía por generación de hidruros; así como el As disponible final de cada horizonte de los permeámetros; además de la concentración de fósforo soluble final. Los datos se sometieron a un análisis de varianza y a una prueba de medias con Tukey (P ≤ 0.05. Los resultados mostraron que al agregar P a los suelos agrícolas de la región Lagunera, el As disponible en la capa superficial (0-30 cm se incrementó hasta un 662%; aunque este metaloide no rebasó los niveles permisibles que dañen la salud humana, de acuerdo a la Norma Mexicana NOM-147-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2004.
Regionalização, mobilidade pendular e os desafios metropolitanos: o caso da Região Metropolitana de Campinas

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Ednelson Mariano Dota

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Na atual conjuntura de nossa sociedade, velocidade e movimento são dois imperativos e a mobilidade pendular, enquanto fenômeno das grandes aglomerações pode ser indicativo de novas formas de organização das metrópoles e suas respectivas regiões metropolitanas. Portanto, o presente artigo parte da premissa de que a mobilidade pendular e o processo de regionalização da urbanização possuem estreitas relações e a análise conjunta desses dois fatores pode elucidar o entendimento dos complexos processos atuantes na forma urbana recente. Desse modo, o trabalho discute o processo metodológico de criação das regiões metropolitanas no Brasil e propõe a utilização de indicadores relacionados a migração e mobilidade pendular como possibilidade analítica para compreensão dos nexos territoriais da Região Metropolitana de Campinas.
Turismo y Metabolismo Social: Efectos ambientales de la actividad turística en la región Atlántico/Caribe. 1970-2011

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Edgar Eduardo Blanco Obando

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Durante el período de estudio se evidencia que la actividad turística en la región Atlántico/Caribe mantuvo un metabolismo sustentable, debido a condiciones específicas que presentó la expansión del turismo en dicha región.
Do Planejamento ao Ordenamento Territorial: Estudo da Região Costa Oeste do Paraná

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Adriana Eliane CASAGRANDE

2013-06-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar o papel do planejamento, tendo em perspectiva o ordenamento do território na região Costa Oeste do Paraná. Para a realização deste trabalho foram analisados alguns indicadores socioeconômicos fornecidos pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, pelo Instituto Paranaense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (IPARDES e Itaipu Binacional, tais como o Fundo de Participação dos Municípios (FPM, Imposto sobre Circulação dos Municípios (ICMS, Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano por Município (IDH-M e royalties. Com ênfase no planejamento e no ordenamento territorial, analisou-se se esses indicadores têm evidenciado socioeconomicamente os municípios dessa região.
St2-80: a new FISH marker for St genome and genome analysis in Triticeae.

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Wang, Long; Shi, Qinghua; Su, Handong; Wang, Yi; Sha, Lina; Fan, Xing; Kang, Houyang; Zhang, Haiqin; Zhou, Yonghong

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The St genome is one of the most fundamental genomes in Triticeae. Repetitive sequences are widely used to distinguish different genomes or species. The primary objectives of this study were to (i) screen a new sequence that could easily distinguish the chromosome of the St genome from those of other genomes by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and (ii) investigate the genome constitution of some species that remain uncertain and controversial. We used degenerated oligonucleotide primer PCR (Dop-PCR), Dot-blot, and FISH to screen for a new marker of the St genome and to test the efficiency of this marker in the detection of the St chromosome at different ploidy levels. Signals produced by a new FISH marker (denoted St 2 -80) were present on the entire arm of chromosomes of the St genome, except in the centromeric region. On the contrary, St 2 -80 signals were present in the terminal region of chromosomes of the E, H, P, and Y genomes. No signal was detected in the A and B genomes, and only weak signals were detected in the terminal region of chromosomes of the D genome. St 2 -80 signals were obvious and stable in chromosomes of different genomes, whether diploid or polyploid. Therefore, St 2 -80 is a potential and useful FISH marker that can be used to distinguish the St genome from those of other genomes in Triticeae.
La función notarial de los jueces de paz en la región Centro Andina

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Ñahuinlla Alata, Noe Rodecindo

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La Justicia de Paz a cargo de los ciudadanos más reconocidos de la comunidad, en la región andina tiene mayor desarrollo, el 73% de los jueces de paz está en dicha región (un 58% se dedica a la agricultura o a la ganadería). En los pueblos y comunidades de las regiones Junín, Huancavelica, Ayacucho y Apurímac en los últimos año se elige democráticamente. El Juez de Paz conforme a la tradición y costumbres de su comunidad, con las competencias otorgadas, los conflictos los resuelve conforme...

Barreras en el desarrollo de la agroindustria del espárrago en la Región Ica

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Carpio Ventura, Jesús Eliberto; Gaona Abad, Linda Sue; Uculmana Villagómez, Luisa Margarita; Vilca Antezana, Shaska Helena Isabel

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ix, 135 h. : il. ; 30 cm. En los últimos años, el espárrago ha tenido una importante y creciente participación en la actividad económica para la región Ica, representando al 2013 el 39.85% de la producción nacional (Series Históricas de Producción Agrícola – Compendio Estadístico, 2013). Asimismo, desde el 2011 hasta el 2013 Ica ha sido la primera región agroexportadora de espárrago, contribuyendo en el 2013 con el 42.68% del total de toneladas comercializadas a nivel nacional, según el Si...
Establecimiento de la agroindustria palmera en la región del Catatumbo, Norte de Santander (1999 -2010)

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Niyireth Fernanda Gutiérrez Montenegro

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El artículo busca establecer la evolución del cultivo de la palma de aceite en la región del Catatumbo desde la década de los años noventa hasta el año 2010, analizando el modelo económico nacional, regional y departamental que impulsó este tipo de agroindustrias inmersas en políticas de desarrollo rural. A lo largo del análisis, se intenta demostrar que la evolución del cultivo de palma de aceite en la región, no solo respondió a políticas agrarias de fomento empresarial en el Catatumbo, Nor...
Henvisning, assessment og egnethed til musikterapi i psykiatrisk regi

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Niels Hannibal

2003-03-01

Full Text Available I denne artikel beskrives og uddybes emnerne henvisning, assessment og egnethed til musikterapi. Først redegøres for typiske henvisningsgrunde til musikterapi og for hvilken psykoterapeutiskbehandling musikterapien i psykiatrien tilbyder. Derefter gennemgås de egnethedskriterier der ligge til grund for assessmentproceduren i musikterapi regi. Derefter gennemgås assessmentforløbets konkrete opbygning hvor fokus er: musikken som konkret fænomen, somrelationelt felt og som symbolsk repræsentation. Der afsluttes med eksemplifi cering i gennem en case beskrivelse, hvor assessmentforløbet og den efterfølgende egnethedsvurdering gennemgås.
El cultivo de trigo en la Región Semiárida Bonaerense: impacto sobre algunas propiedades químicas del suelo

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DUVAL, M.

2013-08-01

Full Text Available La intensificación de la agricultura en la Región Semiárida se caracterizó por una disminución del área destinada a pasturas, a favor de la superficie con monocultivo de trigo. En este contexto, la rotación de cultivos, la fertilización, el manejo de los residuos y el agua edáfica son aspectos fundamentales para el aumento de la productividad del trigo en esta región. Se planteó como objetivo cuantificar los cambios cuali y cuantitativos en sistemas de producción sobre algunas propiedades de un suelo de la Región Semiárida Bonaerense, luego de 22 años de producción.
Viabilidade do uso da adubação verde nos agroecossistemas da região de São Carlos, SP

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L. F. G. Pinto

1998-06-01

Full Text Available De modo geral, os sistemas de produção agrícola têm levado os agroecossistemas a uma grande instabilidade, acarretando forte degradação ambiental. Este trabalho visa estudar o potencial da utilização de adubação verde na região de São Carlos (SP como uma técnica complementar aos sistemas de produção ora existentes, buscando alcançar um incremento qualitativo de seus agroecossistemas. A delimitação da região estudada baseou-se em características climáticas, geomorfológicas e administrativas, a partir de informações oriundas de mapas temáticos, manipulados por meio de um sistema de informações geográficas (SIG. A unidade de planejamento agroecológico para a região de São Carlos é constituída pelos municípios de Analândia, Itirapina, Santa Maria da Serra, São Carlos, São Pedro e Torrinha. Na região, descreveram-se o clima e os tipos de solo, tendo sido estes últimos agrupados de acordo com suas respectivas texturas e fertilidades. A partir disto, gerou-se um mapa com as zonas edáficas, predominantemente álicas e de textura arenosa. Paralelamente, foram listadas espécies de adubo verde com ecofisiologia compatível com as características edafoclimáticas encontradas, agrupando tais espécies em três classes: exigentes, rústicas e muito rústicas. Finalmente, elaborou-se um mapa com as zonas de cultivo de cada grupo de espécies. Concluiu-se que a adubação verde é uma técnica com potencial para melhorar a qualidade dos agroecossistemas da região de São Carlos.
76 FR 44531 - Safety Zone; Fourth Annual Chillounge Night St. Petersburg Fireworks Display, Tampa Bay, St...

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...-AA00 Safety Zone; Fourth Annual Chillounge Night St. Petersburg Fireworks Display, Tampa Bay, St... proposes to establish a temporary safety zone on the waters of Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida during the Fourth Annual Chillounge Night St. Petersburg Fireworks Display on Saturday, November 19, 2011...
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...-AA00 Safety Zone; Fourth Annual Chillounge Night St. Petersburg Fireworks Display, Tampa Bay, St... Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida during the Fourth Annual Chillounge Night St. Petersburg Fireworks Display on Saturday, November 19, 2011...
Distribuição espacial das internações hospitalares de idosos nas cinco regiões do Brasil

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Freitas, Denise Cuoghi Carvalho Veríssimo; Oliveira Friestino, Jane Kelly; Fontenele Pimenta, Marta Eugênia; Ferreira, José Ferdinando Ramos

2016-01-01

O presente estudo analisa os dados de registros de internações hospitalares de sujeitos com 60 anos e mais no Brasil e sua respectiva distribuição espacial nas cinco regiões do país. Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico, que utiliza dados secundários e retrospectivos referentes às internações hospitalares registrados pelo Sistema Único de Saúde no ano de 2013. Os dados foram obtidos em pesquisa por regiões na base nacional do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde e do ...
O reúso da água e sua possibilidade na região metropolitana de São Paulo

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Pedro Caetano Sanches Mancuso

1992-01-01

Inicialmente este trabalho conceitua reuso de água, apresentando os critérios e padrões de qualidade de água, para suas várias modalidades. Em seguida estuda a oferta e a demanda de água na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, bem como apresenta uma retrospectiva das principais crises no abastecimento da região, em termos de quantidade e qualidade de água. Finalmente, depois de resumir os principais casos de reuso de água em outros países e em São Paulo, o trabalho sugere uma estratégia para o ...
A aplicação do E-marketing em empresas de uma região Ultraperiférica – Região Autónoma da Madeira

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Sandro Sousa

2011-06-01

Full Text Available As regiões ultraperiféricas, caracterizadas pelo seu afastamento, insularidade, pequena superfície, relevo e clima difíceis e dependência económica em certos sectores, procuram cada vez mais investir em novas tecnologias. A aplicação do e-marketing, que surgiu como uma variante do marketing convencional, tem demonstrado ao longo dos últimos anos cada vez mais o seu potencial. Com a crescente evolução das tecnologias, as possibilidades de promoção das empresas aumentaram, verificando-se uma aposta no e-marketing. Através do e-marketing surgiram novas técnicas de negócio suportadas na Internet que permitiram melhorar a relação com o cliente, a distribuição e promoção de produtos e serviços e aumentar o rendimento das empresas. As amplas possibilidades do e-marketing, associadas aos seus reduzidos custos e facilidades de implementação são factores determinantes para essa escolha. Através deste estudo foi possível verificar de que forma foi aplicado o e-marketing nesta região ultraperiférica, como foi efectuado o seu planeamento e os resultados obtidos.
El sistema local de salud en la región Guarijío/Makurawe de Sonora: retos y perspectivas

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Jesús Armando Haro Encinas

1996-01-01

Full Text Available Desde fines de 1992,un equipo interdisciplinario de investigadores de varias instituciones ha venido conduciendo un proyecto de investigación-acción en la región Guarijío / Makurawe de Sonora, con el objetivo de formular un modelo de atención a la salud aplicable a los grupos indígenas en la entidad. 1 Siguiendo el enfoque de los Sistemas Locales de Salud (SILOS, se aplicaron diversas estrategias y metodologías, planteadas de acuerdo a los intereses disciplinarios de los participantes en el equipo. Como resultado, se conformó una propuesta de análisis situacional de la región seleccionada para el estudio, dividida en 9 ejes con sus correspondientes líneas de acción o propuestas estratégicas. El modelo construido muestra que la interdependencia de los fenómenos implicados en el proceso salud / enfermedad en esta región indígena, amerita una visión interdisciplinaria capaz de dar cuenta de la particularidad que adquiere este proceso en el diagnóstico situacional de una región definida como intercultural, como también de un modelo de atención integral sustentado en el concurso de los recursos disponibles, la diversificación de actividades productivas y de otras acciones que reclaman un enfoque intersectorial y requieren para su implementación de la participación de la población.
ST peak during percutaneous coronary intervention serves as an early prognostic predictor in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial

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Lønborg, Jacob; Kelbæk, Henning; Engstrøm, Thomas

2014-01-01

AIMS: To evaluate the clinical importance of the ST peak phenomenon during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS: Continuous ST monitoring was performed in 942 STEMI patients from arrival until 90...... minutes after revascularisation. ST peak was defined as ≥1 mm increase in the ST-segment during PCI compared with the ST elevation before intervention. ST peak was observed in 26.9% of patients. During median follow-up of 4.1 years, 20.7% of patients experienced a major adverse cardiac event (MACE). ST...... and ST peak including ST resolution and epicardial flow, ST peak remained significantly associated with MACE: adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.40 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.95) and 1.41 (95% CI: 1.02-1.96). CONCLUSIONS: In the largest study hitherto evaluating the ST peak phenomenon during primary...
Efetividade do ensaio Trad-MCN para avaliação de contaminantes atmosféricos em regiões brasileiras

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Juliana Caroline Vivian Sposito

2017-05-01

Full Text Available A planta Tradescantia pallida (Rose D.R. Hunt var. purpurea tem sido utilizada em diversos modelos experimentais para detecção de danos morfofisiológicos e genéticos, por ser uma planta sensível a poluentes atmosféricos. No entanto, dentre os biotestes utilizados para avaliação do potencial mutagênico de contaminantes ambientais, o bioensaio de micronúcleo em Tradescantia (Trad-MCN é um dos testes mais utilizados em estudos de monitoramento das condições atmosféricas. Diante do exposto, foi realizada uma revisão de literatura, identificando regiões brasileiras que utilizaram o bioensaio de micronúcleo em Tradescantia para monitorar alterações genéticas advindas da contaminação atmosférica. O levantamento de trabalhos indexados foi realizado em bancos de referência, como Portal de Períodicos CAPES, SciELO, ScienceDirect e PubMed, sendo os mesmos investigados quanto às regiões brasileiras biomonitoradas, período, área, exposição, monitoramento ativo ou passivo e planta natural ou clone. Os resultados indicaram que pesquisas baseadas no bioensaio Trad MCN foram realizadas em diversas regiões brasileiras. Verificou-se que a maioria dos trabalhos são oriundos da região sudeste, especialmente do estado de São Paulo. Esse fato pode ser atribuído ao maior número de indústrias e automóveis em circulação existentes neste estado quando comparado aos demais, podendo interferir diretamente na qualidade do ar, despertando assim o interesse no meio científico. Com base nesta investigação, o bioensaio Trad-MCN revelou eficácia, e a planta Tradescantia demonstrou ser importante indicadora biológica de danos genéticos ocasionados pela exposição aos poluentes atmosféricos, e é amplamente utilizada na região sudeste do país.
Regiões de saúde e escalas geográficas

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Guimarães Raul Borges

2005-01-01

Full Text Available O presente artigo tem como objetivo central discutir o processo de regionalização da saúde no país, considerando-se o novo cenário de direcionamento do investimento de unidades públicas de saúde, a partir da publicação da Norma Operacional de Assistência à Saúde (NOAS - SUS 01/2001. Para isso, um esforço faz-se necessário: o de superação da compreensão predominante a respeito de alguns conceitos, principalmente o de região e de escala geográfica. A proposta de divisão regional dessa NOAS baseia-se no conceito de região de planejamento que, desde a fundação do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, tem subsidiado as políticas territoriais do Estado brasileiro. Contudo, a regionalização da saúde no Brasil é uma necessidade para o fortalecimento do SUS e uma mudança qualitativa da política nacional de saúde. É preciso avançar, relacionando a divisão regional do Brasil com a questão da escala. O que está em questão é se a regionalização da saúde brasileira representa ou não um aprimoramento das mediações entre as diversas escalas do SUS.
A indústria têxtil na região nordeste: gargalos, potencialidades e desafios

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Fernando Luiz Emerenciano Viana

2008-10-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho apresenta uma avaliação da competitividade da Indústria Têxtil na Região Nordeste, bem como uma relação de gargalos, potencialidades e desafios. As observações foram feitas a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Foram realizadas análises da indústria têxtil no âmbito brasileiro e mais detalhadamente no campo de atuação nordestino. Os estados do Ceará, Bahia, Paraíba e Rio Grande do Norte destacaram-se na produção e no número de empregos no setor. Questões logísticas ligadas à integração e adensamento da cadeia produtiva a partir da articulação com a indústria de confecções, infra-estrutura e modernização tecnológica são apontadas como temas recorrentes ao alavancamento da Indústria na Região.
El papel de los sistemas regionales de innovación en ciudades región globales

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Henry Caicedo Asprilla

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Este documento es el resultado de una revisión de la literatura de los trabajos que intentan buscar el nexo entre los sistemas regionales de innovación y desarrollo de las ciudades región globales, y su propósito es mostrar que existe una complementariedad entre estos dos marcos de análisis y la pertinencia que tiene esta en la construcción de la política del desarrollo regional y urbano. Del análisis de los trabajos sobre este par de conceptos se advierte que la falta de una definición universalmente aceptada de región es el principal obstáculo para lograr integrarlos en las agendas de política regional; no obstante las investigaciones evidencian que los spillovers, los servicios intensivos en conocimiento y el diseño de política científica y tecnológica son los mecanismos a través de los cuales el conocimiento y la innovación se integran en el desarrollo regional. En esta perspectiva de análisis se concluye que las ciudades región globales como New York, Londres, Tokyo, Madrid, Milán, Sydney, entre otras son los principales nodos de comercio debido al uso intensivo que hacen del conocimiento.
Intoxicação por Enterolobium contortisiliquum em bovinos na região Nordeste do Brasil

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Roberio G. Olinda

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Descreve-se um surto de fotossensibilização causada por favas de Enterolobium contortisiliquum em bovinos no Estado de Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil. Os sinais clínicos observados foram hiporexia, prostração, perda de peso, edema generalizado, dermatite e icterícia. Havia anemia e atividades séricas de AST, LDH e GGT elevadas. A concentração sérica de ureia encontrava-se levemente aumentada e creatinina, proteínas séricas e albumina estavam em níveis normais. Na necropsia, o fígado estava aumentado de tamanho e difusamente alaranjado e os rins estavam aumentados de volume e apresentavam estriações esbranquiçadas irregulares entremeadas por áreas escuras na superfície subcapsular. Histologicamente, observou-se na pele, dermatite ulcerativa. No fígado havia vacuolização e necrose de hepatócitos da região centrolobular e ocasionalmente necrose individual de hepatócitos em outras regiões. O rim apresentava nefrose tubular tóxica. O diagnóstico diferencial da intoxicação por E. contortisiliquum na região semiárida deve incluir as intoxicações por Brachiaria spp, Panicum dichotomiflorum e Froelichia humboldtiana, que também causam fotossensibilização.
Does the aggressiveness of the prey modify the attack behavior of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae? A agressividade da presa altera o comportamento de ataque do predador Supputius cincticeps (Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae?

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Rafael Braga da Silva

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Does the aggressiveness of the prey modify the attack behavior of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae? The stink bug Supputius cincticeps (Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae is a predator found in several Brazilian regions, which possesses desirable attributes as a natural control agent and in biological control programs. The aim of this study was to test if the attack behavior and predation success of S. cincticeps were affected by prey species. Larvae of Tenebrio molitor (L. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, and Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll (Lepidoptera, Geometridae were offered to S. cincticeps in laboratory bioassays where predatory attack and prey defensive behaviors were observed for 2-hour periods. The attack behavior of S. cincticeps changed with the prey species offered. More than 25% of T. molitor and S. frugiperda larvae were immediately attacked, but T. arnobia was not immediately attacked by S. cincticeps. Successful attack (i.e., successful insertion of the predator stylets into the prey depends on the region of the body attacked, with a greater proportion of successful attacks in the anterior than in the median or posterior regions. Larvae of T. arnobia and S. frugiperda displayed a sequence of abrupt head and body movements in response to S. cincticeps attack. Attempts of predation were more successful on T. molitor and S. frugiperda than on T. arnobia. Information about the differential attack behavior of S. cincticeps on different prey species is important for designing successful biological control programs using this hemipteran predator.A agressividade da presa altera o comportamento de ataque do predador Supputius cincticeps (Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae? O percevejo Supputius cincticeps (Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae é um predador encontrado em várias regiões brasileiras, que possui atributos desejáveis como agente de controle natural ou em
Food Packaging Materials

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1978-01-01

The photos show a few of the food products packaged in Alure, a metallized plastic material developed and manufactured by St. Regis Paper Company's Flexible Packaging Division, Dallas, Texas. The material incorporates a metallized film originally developed for space applications. Among the suppliers of the film to St. Regis is King-Seeley Thermos Company, Winchester, Ma'ssachusetts. Initially used by NASA as a signal-bouncing reflective coating for the Echo 1 communications satellite, the film was developed by a company later absorbed by King-Seeley. The metallized film was also used as insulating material for components of a number of other spacecraft. St. Regis developed Alure to meet a multiple packaging material need: good eye appeal, product protection for long periods and the ability to be used successfully on a wide variety of food packaging equipment. When the cost of aluminum foil skyrocketed, packagers sought substitute metallized materials but experiments with a number of them uncovered problems; some were too expensive, some did not adequately protect the product, some were difficult for the machinery to handle. Alure offers a solution. St. Regis created Alure by sandwiching the metallized film between layers of plastics. The resulting laminated metallized material has the superior eye appeal of foil but is less expensive and more easily machined. Alure effectively blocks out light, moisture and oxygen and therefore gives the packaged food long shelf life. A major packaging firm conducted its own tests of the material and confirmed the advantages of machinability and shelf life, adding that it runs faster on machines than materials used in the past and it decreases product waste; the net effect is increased productivity.
From 21st century skills to 21st century human being

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Hjøllund, Niels-Peder Osmundsen; Jørgensen, Tobias Heiberg

2017-01-01

In Denmark, in Scandinavia and in all of Europe there is a lot of talk about the skills of the future. But if we want our students to aim for and gain a different learning outcome, we must set new and different standards for the way we teach – and start to walk the talk. The focus of the presenta...... CLD and we must take the next step, where we stop thinking about skills and competencies and start thinking and acting on the fundamental existential implication of the 21st century. What we need now is not more 21st century skills, but 21st century human beings....

Regiões e Especialização na Agricultura Cafeeira: São Paulo no Início do Século XX

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Renato Perim Colistete

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Este artigo analisa a especialização da produção agrícola nas regiões e nas propriedades rurais do estado de São Paulo no início do século XX, após décadas de transformações causadas pela difusão da lavoura do café. O trabalho utiliza dados de mais de 40 mil propriedades rurais para examinar a estrutura de produção e a especialização produtiva em onze regiões que cobrem a totalidade do território do estado de São Paulo no auge da economia cafeeira. Além das regiões, o artigo aborda como as propriedades rurais distribuíram seus recursos produtivos entre produto de exportação (café e produtos destinados ao consumo interno. A análise traz à luz novas evidências, corroborando parte da literatura, mas divergindo de outras ideias estabelecidas na historiografia. No início do século XX, virtualmente todas as regiões de São Paulo produziam café, mas quase todas elas se especializaram em mais de um produto agrícola, com a exceção da região da Mogiana. Além das grandes propriedades ressaltadas na literatura, as pequenas propriedades também foram atraídas para a produção de exportação e se especializaram na produção do café. Por sua vez, as grandes propriedades não só se especializaram na produção de alimentos (além do café, mas dominaram a oferta dos principais produtos destinados ao mercado doméstico.
76 FR 55158 - Approval of Noise Compatibility Program for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, MO

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2011-09-06

... Program for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, MO AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration... noise compatibility program submitted by the St. Louis Airport Authority under the provisions of 49 U.S...''). On April 5, 2011, the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps submitted by the St. Louis Airport...
Estudo do comportamento pluvial na região de Dourados, MS

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Fabiane Kazue Arai

2010-12-01

Full Text Available O principal pólo regional da Bacia do Rio Dourados é o município de Dourados, com cerca de 165.000 habitantes, representando 47,8% do total da população inserida na bacia e que se caracteriza como região de grande potencial para o desenvolvimento agrícola; entretanto eventos de curtas estiagens, conhecidos como ““veranicos”” e secas prolongadas, têm inibido a expressão desse potencial. Portanto, o estudo da precipitação torna-se relevante no planejamento de atividades agrícolas, permitindo previsões com melhores aproximações e decisões mais confiáveis. Com base neste enfoque objetivou-se, estudar a distribuição da precipitação pluvial na região de Dourados, MS. Os resultados obtidos permitiram as seguintes conclusões: o regime de precipitação apresenta oscilação unimodal, com período chuvoso compreendido entre os meses de outubro a março; todos os meses da estação chuvosa apresentam drásticas reduções da precipitação média; e a ocorrência de períodos secos de sete dias na estação chuvosa é maior na segunda quinzena de cada mês.
The spread of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Spain: WGS analysis of the emerging high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11/KPC-2, ST101/KPC-2 and ST512/KPC-3.

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Oteo, Jesús; Pérez-Vázquez, María; Bautista, Verónica; Ortega, Adriana; Zamarrón, Pilar; Saez, David; Fernández-Romero, Sara; Lara, Noelia; Ramiro, Raquel; Aracil, Belén; Campos, José

2016-12-01

We analysed the microbiological traits and population structure of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates collected in Spain between 2012 and 2014. We also performed a comparative WGS analysis of the three major KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clones detected. Carbapenemase and ESBL genes were sequenced. The Institut Pasteur MLST scheme was used. WGS data were used to construct phylogenetic trees, to identify the determinants of resistance and to de novo assemble the genome of one representative isolate of each of the three major K. pneumoniae clones. Of the 2443 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates identified during the study period, 111 (4.5%) produced KPC. Of these, 81 (73.0%) were K. pneumoniae and 13 (11.7%) were Enterobacter cloacae. Three major epidemic clones of K. pneumoniae were identified: ST11/KPC-2, ST101/KPC-2 and ST512/KPC-3. ST11/KPC-2 differed from ST101/KPC-2 and ST512/KPC-3 by 27 819 and 6924 SNPs, respectively. ST101/KPC-2 differed from ST512/KPC-3 by 28 345 SNPs. Nine acquired resistance genes were found in ST11/KPC-2, 11 in ST512/KPC-3 and 13 in ST101/KPC-2. ST101/KPC-2 had the highest number of virulence genes (20). An 11 bp deletion at the end of the mgrB sequence was the cause of colistin resistance in ST512/KPC-3. KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae are increasing in Spain. Most KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolates belonged to only five clones: ST11 and ST512 caused interregional spread, ST101 caused regional spread and ST1961 and ST678 produced independent hospital outbreaks. ST101/KPC-2 had the highest number of resistance and virulence genes. ST101/KPC-2 and ST512/KPC-3 were recently implicated in the spread of KPC in Italy. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
Team Danmarks støttekoncept

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Storm, Rasmus K.

Evaluering af Team Danmarks støttekoncept 2005-2008 med omfattende analyser af Team Danmarks virke, dets støttekoncept og de samarbejdsrelationer med specialforbund, udøvere, politisk valgte ledere, trænere mv., som udmøntningen af støttekonceptet forudsætter. Herunder analyse af...
Cultura tributaria en el nivel de educación básica regular de la región Puno

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Alcos Chura, Reynaldo

2011-01-01

El trabajo titulado Cultura Tributaria en el Nivel de Educación Básica Regular de la Región Puno, tuvo como objetivo Evaluar el nivel de Conocimiento en Materia Tributaria en la Educación Básica Regular y su incidencia en la Cultura Tributaria, en la Región Puno, durante el periodo 2010, en los niños y jóvenes como futuros contribuyentes. La metodología utilizada se enmarcó en las modalidades de investigación descriptiva, documental, por cuanto se combinan el análisis de documentos y técnicas...
Ocular Toxicity Profile of ST-162 and ST-168 as Novel Bifunctional MEK/PI3K Inhibitors.

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Smith, Andrew; Pawar, Mercy; Van Dort, Marcian E; Galbán, Stefanie; Welton, Amanda R; Thurber, Greg M; Ross, Brian D; Besirli, Cagri G

2018-04-30

ST-162 and ST-168 are small-molecule bifunctional inhibitors of MEK and PI3K signaling pathways that are being developed as novel antitumor agents. Previous small-molecule and biologic MEK inhibitors demonstrated ocular toxicity events that were dose limiting in clinical studies. We evaluated in vitro and in vivo ocular toxicity profiles of ST-162 and ST-168. Photoreceptor cell line 661W and adult retinal pigment epithelium cell line ARPE-19 were treated with increasing concentrations of bifunctional inhibitors. Western blots, cell viability, and caspase activity assays were performed to evaluate MEK and PI3K inhibition and dose-dependent in vitro toxicity, and compared with monotherapy. In vivo toxicity profile was assessed by intravitreal injection of ST-162 and ST-168 in Dutch-Belted rabbits, followed by ocular examination and histological analysis of enucleated eyes. Retinal cell lines treated with ST-162 or ST-168 exhibited dose-dependent inhibition of MEK and PI3K signaling. Compared with inhibition by monotherapies and their combinations, bifunctional inhibitors demonstrated reduced cell death and caspase activity. In vivo, both bifunctional inhibitors exhibited a more favorable toxicity profile when compared with MEK inhibitor PD0325901. Novel MEK and PI3K bifunctional inhibitors ST-162 and ST-168 demonstrate favorable in vitro and in vivo ocular toxicity profiles, supporting their further development as potential therapeutic agents targeting multiple aggressive tumors.
St. John's Wort (image)

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The herb St. John's Wort is believed to be helpful in relieving mild to moderate depression, but should only be taken under a physician's supervision. St. John's Wort may clash with other medications or ...
ACHP | News | St. Elizabeths Programmatic Agreement Signed

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Search skip specific nav links Home arrow News arrow St. Elizabeths Programmatic Agreement Signed St redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus, which is part of the St. Elizabeths National Historic Landmark this project, due to the historic significance of the NHL. GSA's client for the St. Elizabeths
First genome report on novel sequence types of Neisseria meningitidis: ST12777 and ST12778.

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Veeraraghavan, Balaji; Lal, Binesh; Devanga Ragupathi, Naveen Kumar; Neeravi, Iyyan Raj; Jeyaraman, Ranjith; Varghese, Rosemol; Paul, Miracle Magdalene; Baskaran, Ashtawarthani; Ranjan, Ranjini

2018-03-01

Neisseria meningitidis is an important causative agent of meningitis and/or sepsis with high morbidity and mortality. Baseline genome data on N. meningitidis, especially from developing countries such as India, are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the whole genome sequences of N. meningitidis isolates from a tertiary care centre in India. Whole-genome sequencing was performed using an Ion Torrent™ Personal Genome Machine™ (PGM) with 400-bp chemistry. Data were assembled de novo using SPAdes Genome Assembler v.5.0.0.0. Sequence annotation was performed through PATRIC, RAST and the NCBI PGAAP server. Downstream analysis of the isolates was performed using the Center for Genomic Epidemiology databases for antimicrobial resistance genes and sequence types. Virulence factors and CRISPR were analysed using the PubMLST database and CRISPRFinder, respectively. This study reports the whole genome shotgun sequences of eight N. meningitidis isolates from bloodstream infections. The genome data revealed two novel sequence types (ST12777 and ST12778), along with ST11, ST437 and ST6928. The virulence profile of the isolates matched their sequence types. All isolates were negative for plasmid-mediated resistance genes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of ST11 and ST437 N. meningitidis isolates in India along with two novel sequence types (ST12777 and ST12778). These results indicate that the sequence types circulating in India are diverse and require continuous monitoring. Further studies strengthening the genome data on N. meningitidis are required to understand the prevalence, spread, exact resistance and virulence mechanisms along with serotypes. Copyright © 2017 International Society for Chemotherapy of Infection and Cancer. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
78 FR 7663 - SLR; 2013 International Rolex Regatta; St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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2013-02-04

... 1625-AA08 SLR; 2013 International Rolex Regatta; St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands... special local regulations on the waters of St. Thomas Harbor in St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands during... 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. See...
A infraestrutura das escolas de ensino fundamental da Região do Grande ABC paulista

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Paulo Sergio Garcia

2015-03-01

Full Text Available No Brasil, o sistema de avaliação educacional procura investigar e compreender os fatores que influenciam o desempenho dos alunos em testes de larga escala para, com tal entendimento, lançar políticas para melhorar da educação brasileira. Um desses fatores é a infraestrutura das escolas que no cenário brasileiro influencia a aprendizagem dos alunos. Este estudo investiga, explorando, identificando e descrevendo, a infraestrutura das escolas de ensino fundamental da Região do Grande ABC Paulista, coletando informações a partir do Censo escolar de 2013 e analisando-as sob a perspectiva quantitativa. Foram identificadas e analisadas 17 categorias (Água filtrada, Sanitário, Esgoto, Cozinha, Energia Elétrica, Laboratório de informática, Laboratório de Ciências, Biblioteca, TV, DVD, Acesso à Internet, Computadores, Sala de Diretoria, Sala de professores, Impressora, Copiadora e Quadra esportiva e realizadas comparações com o cenário brasileiro. Os resultados mostraram que a infraestrutura escolar da Região está bem consolidada, superando de longe a dura realidade brasileira. Em uma escala desenvolvida por pesquisadores brasileiros para medir a infraestrutura das escolas, a Região está situada no nível avançado (74%. A compreensão de tal realidade pode favorecer a reflexão sobre possíveis alternativas para a organização ou reformas do sistema educacional ou das escolas.
Isolation and characterization of styrene metabolism genes from styrene-assimilating soil bacteria Rhodococcus sp. ST-5 and ST-10.

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Toda, Hiroshi; Itoh, Nobuya

2012-01-01

Styrene metabolism genes were isolated from styrene-assimilating bacteria Rhodococcus sp. ST-5 and ST-10. Strain ST-5 had a gene cluster containing four open reading frames which encoded styrene degradation enzymes. The genes showed high similarity to styABCD of Pseudomonas sp. Y2. On the other hand, strain ST-10 had only two genes which encoded styrene monooxygenase and flavin oxidoreductase (styAB). Escherichia coli transformants possessing the sty genes of strains ST-5 and ST-10 produced (S)-styrene oxide from styrene, indicating that these genes function as styrene degradation enzymes. Metabolite analysis by resting-cell reaction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed that strain ST-5 converts styrene to phenylacetaldehyde via styrene oxide by styrene oxide isomerase (styC) reaction. On the other hand, strain ST-10 lacked this enzyme, and thus accumulated styrene oxide as an intermediate. HPLC analysis showed that styrene oxide was spontaneously isomerized to phenylacetaldehyde by chemical reaction. The produced phenylacetaldehyde was converted to phenylacetic acid (PAA) in strain ST-10 as well as in strain ST-5. Furthermore, phenylacetic acid was converted to phenylacetyl-CoA by the catalysis of phenylacetate-CoA ligase in strains ST-5 and ST-10. This study proposes possible styrene metabolism pathways in Rhodococcus sp. strains ST-5 and ST-10. Copyright © 2011 The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Acopio de residuos sólidos y contaminación del medio ambiente en la Región Lima, 2016

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Gárate Aybar, Rudy Alejandro

2017-01-01

El presente trabajo de investigación titulada Acopio de residuos sólidos y contaminación del medio ambiente en la región Lima, puesto que en la actualidad existen entidades comprometidas al manejo de residuos con el fin de reducir en nivel de contaminación, es por ello nos planteamos el objetivo de identificar la incidencia del acopio de residuos sólidos en la contaminación del medio ambiente en la región Lima. El trabajo de investigación, fue desarrollada en una muestra no ...
Identifying 21st Century Capabilities

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Stevens, Robert

2012-01-01

What are the capabilities necessary to meet 21st century challenges? Much of the literature on 21st century skills focuses on skills necessary to meet those challenges associated with future work in a globalised world. The result is a limited characterisation of those capabilities necessary to address 21st century social, health and particularly…
Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre: uma abordagem a partir do espaço rural

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Osmar Tomaz de Souza

2013-06-01

A gestão do meio ambiente em regiões metropolitanas representa um grande desafio à política ambiental, pois a elevada aglomeração de pessoas e atividades nas metrópoles cria um cenário propício ao aprofundamento dos problemas ambientais. Em especial, as áreas rurais das áreas metropolitanas que tem sido relegado ao plano secundário, embora representem a maior parte da área física dessas regiões e possuam grande diversidade de funções. O objetivo neste trabalho é refletir sobre estes temas com base na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS. Para tanto, são analisados: (a a dinâmica e as funções do seu rural; (b as principais políticas de desenvolvimento e ambientais que nele incidem; c os embates sobre as políticas de desenvolvimento regional neste contexto.
Los efectos globo en los cultivos de coca en la Región Andina (1990-2009

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Leonardo Raffo López

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este artículo es poner a prueba estadísticamente la presencia de efectos globo en los cultivos de coca en el territorio geográfico correspondiente a los principales países productores en la región andina (Colombia, Perú y Bolivia durante el periodo 1990-2009. La metodología empírica se centra en la especificación y estimación de un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas utilizando el método SUR, el cual permite explicar el comportamiento de las hectáreas cultivadas con coca en función de un conjunto de determinantes. Se concluye que hay evidencia empírica a favor de la presencia de efectos globo en la región andina a lo largo del periodo estudiado.
If F(ST) does not measure neutral genetic differentiation, then comparing it with Q(ST) is misleading. Or is it?

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Edelaar, Pim; Björklund, Mats

2011-05-01

The comparison between neutral genetic differentiation (F(ST) ) and quantitative genetic differentiation (Q(ST) ) is commonly used to test for signatures of selection in population divergence. However, there is an ongoing discussion about what F(ST) actually measures, even resulting in some alternative metrics to express neutral genetic differentiation. If there is a problem with F(ST) , this could have repercussions for its comparison with Q(ST) as well. We show that as the mutation rate of the neutral marker increases, F(ST) decreases: a higher within-population heterozygosity (He) yields a lower F(ST) value. However, the same is true for Q(ST) : a higher mutation rate for the underlying QTL also results in a lower Q(ST) estimate. The effect of mutation rate is equivalent in Q(ST) and F(ST) . Hence, the comparison between Q(ST) and F(ST) remains valid, if one uses neutral markers whose mutation rates are not too high compared to those of quantitative traits. Usage of highly variable neutral markers such as hypervariable microsatellites can lead to serious biases and the incorrect inference that divergent selection has acted on populations. Much of the discussion on F(ST) seems to stem from the misunderstanding that it measures the differentiation of populations, whereas it actually measures the fixation of alleles. In their capacity as measures of population differentiation, Hedrick's G'(ST) and Jost's D reach their maximum value of 1 when populations do not share alleles even when there remains variation within populations, which invalidates them for comparisons with Q(ST) . © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Circulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae clone Colombia5 ST289 in nine Latin American countries Circulación de Streptococcus pneumoniae clon Colombia5 ST289 en nueve países de América Latina

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Carolina Firacative

2009-04-01

(A5, A6, A8, A13 y A27 constituyeron 61,4% de los aislamientos. CONCLUSIONES: El clon Colombia5 ST289 está diseminado por América Latina. Esto es importante ya que S. pneumoniae serotipo 5 es causa frecuente de enfermedades invasoras en la Región y está asociado con la resistencia a trimetoprim-sulfametoxazol.
Turismo agroalimentario en áreas de cultivo de manzana en la Región Sur de Brasil

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Fernando Goulart Rocha

2015-01-01

Full Text Available En la Región Sur del Brasil, las experiencias de turismo agroalimentario en los municipios productores de manzana se caracterizan por el modesto aprovechamiento de la fruta como atractivo turístico. En esta sentido, el objetivo del artículo es presentar y discutir el marco actual del turismo agroalimentario de la manzana en la Región Sur de Brasil. La investigación contó con trabajo de campo y el estudio de la bibliografía pertinente en el tema. Para el análisis se recuperan los principios y contenido de la organización de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados y la consideración de las actividades accesorias como una estrategia de diversificación de la renta en la pequeña propiedad familiar. Las conclusiones del estudio son de que con el propósito de mejorar el turismo regional, es importante la concepción de un proyecto de desarrollo que contribuya positivamente hacia los sectores interesados en invertir en esta actividad. Por estos motivos, la cualificación profesional, la organización colectiva de los productores y procesadores, así como la participación del poder público, son imprescindibles para el éxito del turismo agroalimentario de la manzana en la Región Sur de Brasil.

Diversidade genética de Xylella fastidiosa em regiões produtoras de citros na Bahia

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Vinicius Oliveira Casais

2014-01-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar, por meio de marcadores SSR, a diversidade genética de Xylella fastidiosa no Estado da Bahia. Foram estudadas duas das principais regiões produtoras de citros no Estado, o Litoral Norte e o Recôncavo Sul. Para fins comparativos, utilizaram-se dez amostras provenientes do Estado de São Paulo. Foram empregados os seguintes iniciadores: ASSR20, OSSR9, OSSR17, CSSR4, CSSR12 e CSSR20, dos quais os quatro últimos permitiram identificar 22 loci polimórficos. As populações de X. fastidiosa presentes em citros no Estado da Bahia apresentam elevada diversidade genética, com base nos marcadores SSR, com pools gênicos distintos e agrupamento geográfico. No Litoral Norte, as populações do isolado apresentam maior diversidade genética do que as da região do Recôncavo Sul da Bahia.
St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Digital Elevation Model

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — The 1/3 arc-second St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Digital Elevation Model will be used to support NOAA's tsunami forecast system and for...
Radioimmunoimaging of human colon and gastric cancers xenografts by NCC-ST-439 and NCC-ST-433 monoclonal antibodies

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Nakamura, Kayoko; Tsukatani, Yasushi; Nishiguchi, Iku

1987-01-01

Both NCC-ST-439 and NCC-ST-433 are monoclonal antibodies raised against human gastric cancer (St-4) xenografts in nude mice. Imaging and localization experiments were performed by injecting I-125 labeled antibodies into nude mice bearing CO-4 (colon carcinoma) and H-111 (gastric carcinoma). There was uptake of NCC-ST-439 (polymer) into the CO-4, though it was not clearly visualized until 5 days post injection. By injecting NCC-ST-439 (monomer), CO-4 was better seen at day 3, while average accumulation into the tumors decreased compared with NCC-ST-439 (polymer). High radioactivities were observed in the liver and spleen, which was probably due to the immunocomplex with the antigen in the blood. NCC-ST-433 was selectively accumulated into the H-111 with tumor to blood ratio 7.8 at day 7, without significant uptake into the liver and spleen. Significant correlation was also found between the tumor uptake level of NCC-ST-433 and size of tumors. Excellent images of H-111 were obtained 3 days after the injection. NCC-ST-433 holds promise for the radioimmunodetection of gastric cancers. (author)
Hantavirus en roedores de la Octava Región de Chile Hantavirus in rodents of the VIII Region of Chile

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JUAN CARLOS ORTIZ

2004-06-01

Full Text Available La Octava Región de Chile corresponde a la segunda región con el mayor número de casos de Síndrome Cardiopulmonar por Hantavirus (SCPH. Por tal motivo se realizó un estudio para detectar la presencia de anticuerpos contra hantavirus en roedores y su distribución local en la Octava Región. El estudio comprendió las cuatro provincias de la región y consideró once sitios de muestreo. Se capturaron siete especies de roedores, Abrothrix olivaceus fue la más abundante seguida de Oligoryzomys longicaudatus. De los 300 roedores analizados, cinco ejemplares (1,66 % resultaron ser positivos a hantavirus y correspondieron a tres especies de sigmodontinos: a saber, Loxodontomys micropus, que corresponde al único registro de este tipo para la especie en Chile, Abrotrix longipilis y Oligoryzomys longicaudatusThe Eight Region has the second highest number of cases of Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS in humans for Chile. A study was performed to identify the number of rodents serologically positive to hantavirus and their local distribution in this region. To achieve this goal, we sampled eleven sites in the four provinces of the region. Seven rodents species were collected, with Abrothrix olivaceus presenting the largest number of captures followed by Oligoryzomys longicaudatus. Of the 300 rodents analyzed, five (1.66 % were sero-positives to hantavirus and belonged to three different sigmodontine species: Abrothrix longipilis, O. longicaudatus, and Loxodontomys micropus. No previous records of seropositive L. micropus existed.
Draft Genome Sequences of Staphylococcus aureus AMRF1 (ST22) and AMRF2 (ST672), Ocular Methicillin-Resistant Isolates

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Velusamy, Nithya

2014-03-20

Sequence type 22 (ST22) and ST672 are the two major emerging clones of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in India. ST672 strains were found to cause severe ocular infections. We report the draft genome sequences of two emerging strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus, AMRF1 (ST22) and AMRF2 (ST672), isolated from patients with ocular infections.
Draft Genome Sequences of Staphylococcus aureus AMRF1 (ST22) and AMRF2 (ST672), Ocular Methicillin-Resistant Isolates

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Velusamy, Nithya; Prakash, Logambiga; Neelamegam, Sivakumar; Antony, Aju; Prajna, Lalitha; Mohankumar, Vidyarani; Devarajan, Bharanidharan

2014-01-01

Sequence type 22 (ST22) and ST672 are the two major emerging clones of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in India. ST672 strains were found to cause severe ocular infections. We report the draft genome sequences of two emerging strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus, AMRF1 (ST22) and AMRF2 (ST672), isolated from patients with ocular infections.
Faixas críticas de concentrações de nutrientes e avaliação do estado nutricional de cafeeiros em quatro regiões de Minas Gerais

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Martinez Herminia Emilia Prieto

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Os objetivos deste trabalho foram definir as faixas críticas de concentração de nutrientes e avaliar o estado nutricional das lavouras cafeeiras de alta, média e baixa produtividade em quatro regiões do Estado de Minas Gerais. Foram coletadas folhas em 312 unidades amostrais de 168 lavouras, tanto no ano de alta produtividade quanto no de baixa produtividade, conforme o ciclo bienal do cafeeiro. Nas folhas foram determinadas as concentrações de macronutrientes e dos micronutrientes Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn e boro. Com os resultados das análises foliares, estabeleceram-se as faixas críticas das concentrações dos nutrientes no ano de baixa e alta produtividade, em cada região estudada, utilizando como referência lavouras de alta produtividade (mais de 1.800 kg/ha de café beneficiado na média do biênio. Realizou-se ainda o diagnóstico do estado nutricional das lavouras nas regiões em estudo determinando-se as freqüências de nutrientes em níveis deficiente, adequado e excessivo. As faixas críticas não diferiram entre os anos amostrados, tampouco entre as regiões em estudo. Nas regiões amostradas predominam problemas com micronutrientes.
78 FR 16211 - Safety Zone, Corp. Event Finale UHC, St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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2013-03-14

... 1625-AA00 Safety Zone, Corp. Event Finale UHC, St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands... establish a temporary safety zone on the waters of St. Thomas Harbor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands... through Friday, except federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. See the ``Public...
78 FR 23489 - Safety Zone; V.I. Carnival Finale, St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

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78 FR 22778 - Safety Zone; Corp. Event Finale UHC, St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

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... waters of St. Thomas Harbor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands during the Corp. Event Finale UHC, a.... and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you..., St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands. The fireworks will be launched from a barge stationed near the St...
Variabilidade morfodinâmica entre as regiões da Querência e do navio Altair na praia do Cassino, RS

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Espírito Santo, Renato Mendes

2007-01-01

Dissertação(mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Física, Química e Geológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, 2007. A Praia do Cassino, situada ao Sul da desembocadura da Lagoa dos Patos, demonstra uma variação textural e hidrodinâmica influenciada pela deposição de sedimentos sobre a praia e a antepraia. As regiões mais próximas da Lagoa possuem tamanhos de grãos menores que as regiões mais afastadas. A existência de um banco de lama na ante...
Repercusiones de la crisis internacional en el comercio de artesanías en la región Puno 2007 - 2009

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Quispe Quispe, Paulina

2010-01-01

El presente trabajo de investigación, titulado "REPERCUSIONES DE LA CRISIS INTERNACIONAL EN EL COMERCIO DE ARTESANÍAS EN LA REGIÓN PUNO 2007 - 2009" cuyos objetivos específicos fueron: 1) Estudiar de qué manera ha afectado la crisis internacional al turismo en la región Puno. 2) Estudiar cómo ha afectado la crisis internacional al comercio de artesanías en la región Puno. 3) Explicar cómo ha afectado la crisis internacional en los créditos financieros de los comerciantes de artesanías en la R...
Aderência dos cursos de Fisioterapia da região Norte às Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais

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Renato da Costa Teixeira

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: Após a aprovação das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para os cursos de Fisioterapia (DCN/Fisio, houve um expressivo aumento no número de cursos de graduação em Fisioterapia. A região Norte apresentou a maior taxa de crescimento desses cursos, entre 1999 e 2004, existindo atualmente 27 cursos nessa região. A DCN/FISIO trouxe uma mudança no paradigma de formação desse profissional, passando-se a buscar um perfil de egresso generalista, humanista, crítico e reflexivo. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Com a finalidade de analisarmos a aderência dos cursos de fisioterapia da região Norte às DCN/Fisio, realizamos uma análise crítica dos projetos pedagógicos (PPC de dez cursos de Fisioterapia da região, com base na mesma metodologia utilizada pelo Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep em 2006, em estudo semelhante com os cursos de Enfermagem, Medicina e Odontologia. RESULTADOS: A aderência média dos PPC às DCN/Fisio foi de 74%. Encontramos como pontos fortes: a construção coletiva dos projetos pedagógicos, matriz curricular interdisciplinar ou a utilização de metodologias que propiciam essa prática, a integração entre teoria e prática, a presença de mecanismos de controle do Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso, maior abrangência das áreas de atuação profissional durante o estágio supervisionado, o incentivo à produção científica, o equilíbrio entre as cargas horárias dos conteúdos essenciais e a presença de regulamento das atividades complementares. Por sua vez, encontramos como fragilidades: o projeto pedagógico construído por grupos restritos, a transcrição literal de elementos das DCN/Fisio no PPC, metodologias de ensino não condizentes com a perspectiva de formação das DCN/Fisio.
Usos múltiplos da água e sustentabilidade hídrica no entorno de barragens de regiões semi-áridas

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Ferreira de Lucena Pontes, Renato

2010-01-01

Tem como objeto de estudo, a água (levando em conta sua demanda e usos múltiplos em regiões semi-áridas em torno de barragens). Como elemento fundamental a sobrevivência dos seres vivos, a água de boa qualidade tem se tornado, em pleno no século XXI, cada vez mais escassa, sendo também fruto de conflitos. Como recurso natural de maior importância para sobrevivência dos seres vivos, seu uso irracional gera graves conseqüências, principalmente em regiões que apresentam escassez d...
Different properties of polysialic acids synthesized by the polysialyltransferases ST8SIA2 and ST8SIA4.

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Mori, Airi; Hane, Masaya; Niimi, Yuki; Kitajima, Ken; Sato, Chihiro

2017-09-01

Polysialic acid (polySia) is mainly found as a modification of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) in whole embryonic brains, as well as restricted areas of adult vertebrate brains, including the hippocampus. PolySia shows not only repulsive effects on NCAM-involved cell-cell interactions due to its bulky and hydrated properties, but also attractive effects on the interaction with neurologically active molecules, which exerts a reservoir function. Two different polysialyltransferases, ST8SIA2 and ST8SIA4, are involved in the synthesis of polySia chains; however, to date, the differences of the properties between polySia chains synthesized by these two enzymes remain unknown. In this study, to clarify this point, we first prepared polySia-NCAMs from HEK293 cells stably expressing ST8SIA4 and ST8SIA2, or ST8SIA2 (SNP-7), a mutant ST8SIA2 derived from a schizophrenia patient. The conventional sensitive chemical and immunological characterizations showed that the quantity and quality (structural features) of polySia are not so much different between ST8SIA4- and ST8SIA2-synthesized ones, apart from those of ST8SIA2 (SNP-7). Then, we assessed the homophilic and heterophilic interactions mediated by polySia-NCAM by adopting a surface plasmon resonance measurement as an in vitro analytical method. Our novel findings are as follows: (i) the ST8SIA2- and ST8SIA4-synthesized polySia-NCAMs exhibited different attractive and repulsive effects than each other; (ii) both polySia- and oligoSia-NCAMs synthesized by ST8SIA2 were able to bind polySia-NCAMs; (iii) the polySia-NCAM synthesized by a ST8SIA2 (SNP-7) showed markedly altered attractive and repulsive properties. Collectively, polySia-NCAM is suggested to simultaneously possess both attractive and repulsive properties that are highly regulated by the two polysialyltransferases. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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Pobreza multidimensional nos municípios da Região Nordeste

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Ottonelli,Janaina; Mariano,Jorge Luiz

2014-01-01

Na abordagem das capacitações de Sen (1981, 1985, 2000, 2001), a pobreza significa privação em diferentes aspectos da vida. O objetivo deste estudo é mensurar a pobreza multidimensional nos municípios da Região Nordeste por meio da teoria dos conjuntos fuzzy e dados do Censo Demográfico (IBGE, 2010). São utilizados 19 indicadores (funcionamentos) distribuídos em quatro dimensões: educação, saúde, condições habitacionais e renda. Os resultados indicam pobreza, com destaque nas dimensões da ren...
Crise da água na região metropolitana de São Paulo – 2013/2015

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Pedro Roberto Jacobi

2015-12-01

Full Text Available A diminuição dos índices pluviométricos na região sudeste do Brasil apresentavam um cenário previsível de escassez hídrica no ano de 2015. Diante da negação da possível crise, a gestão hídrica restou prejudicada. A situação crítica e a morosidade na proposição de medidas efetivas para minimizar a crise fazem da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo uma área crítica em relação à qualidade e quantidade de água. Da observação dessa nova condição, o presente artigo, além de contextualizar a crise, se propõe a apresentar propostas para gestão dos recursos hídricos no estado.
Territorio, población y vivienda en la región de Murcia 2001-2011

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Juan Ortín García

2013-01-01

Se presenta un análisis de las transformaciones en la vivienda en la Región de Murcia y los procesos dinámicos socio-territoriales que éstos han conllevado, el contexto actual y las perspectivas y propuestas de futuro que debieran suscitarse a partir de lo acontecido.
Casos autóctones de Fasciola hepatica na região de Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brasil

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Tostes Raimundo Alberto

2004-01-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho descreve, a partir da condenação de fígado de bovinos em matadouro, a ocorrência de fasciolose em uma propriedade na região de Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, com a confirmação de ovos de Fasciola hepatica em exame coproparasitológico e a presença de caramujos do gênero Lymnaea. Observou-se que a propriedade ofereceu condições favoráveis ao desenvolvimento do hospedeiro intermediário do parasito e ao surgimento de casos autóctones na região. A verificação desses casos deve servir de alerta para as potenciais perdas econômicas advindas desse tipo de parasitismo.

Reconstrução complexa da região perineoescrotal

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Hamilton Aleardo Gonella

2016-10-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: A Fasceite Necrotizante é uma infecção multibacteriana em região perineal, de rápida progressão e difícil tratamento, sobretudo em pacientes diabéticos, desnutridos e imunossuprimidos. Seu tratamento inclui inicialmente anti-bioticoterapia de amplo espectro e desbridamento precoce, levando a perda tecidualem escroto e períneo, muitas vezes com exposição testicular. A reconstrução perineoescrotal se baseia em retalhos bem vascularizados visando reestabelecimento estético e funcional, porém complicações são frequentes, tornando-se um desafio ao cirurgião plástico. OBJETIVO: Relatar caso de reconstrução de região perineoescrotal realizado no Serviço de Cirurgia Plástica Dr. Linneu Mattos Silveira – PUC-SP bem como as suas intercorrências e terapêutica usada para resolução. METODOLOGIA: relatar método de reconstrução perineoescrotal com retalho fasciocutâneo supero-medial da coxa bem como o tratamento de suas complicações. RESULTADOS: Bom resultado estético-funcional , com integração de enxerto de pele parcial e cobertura total de testículos. Paciente se mostrou satisfeito e retomou suas atividades de vida diária, dando sequência ao seu tratamento para Neoplasia de Reto. CONCLUSÃO: A reconstrução perineal se mostra bastante complexa visto as adversidades apresentadas pelos pacientes acometidos com fasceíte necrotizante, devendo o cirurgião plástico dispor de vasto arsenal terapêutico para melhor resultado estético-funcional.
78 FR 16208 - Safety Zone; V. I. Carnival Finale; St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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2013-03-14

... 1625-AA00 Safety Zone; V. I. Carnival Finale; St. Thomas Harbor; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands AGENCY... establish a safety zone on the waters of St. Thomas Harbor in St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands during the V... between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366...
St. Lucia.

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1987-06-01

The population of St Lucia was 123,000 in 1986, with an annual growth rate of 2%. The infant mortality rate stands at 22.2/1000 live births, and life expectancy is 70.3 years for males and 74.9 years for females. The literacy rate is 78%. St Lucia's labor force is allocated as follows: agriculture, 36.6%; industry and commerce, 20.1%; and services, 18.1%. The gross national product (GNP) was US$146 million in 1985, with an annual growth rate of 3% and a per capita GNP of $1071. St Lucia is a parliamentary democracy modeled on the British Westminster system. The island is divided into 16 parishes and 1 urban area (the capital, Castries). St Lucia is currently a politically stable country, although the high level of youth unemployment is a cause for concern. Ongoing stability may depend on the government's ability to provide services such as jobs and housing. The economy has evolved from a monocrop sugar plantation type to a diversified economy based on agriculture, industry, and tourism. Agriculture, dominated by the banana industry, is characterized by the participation of a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises. Industry is being encouraged through the provision of incentives such as tax rebates. The government is attempting to maintain a sound investment climate through a tripartite dialogue with the private sector and trade unions. Overall economic policy is predicated on the attraction of sound investments, by both local and foreign entities, to accelerate the rate of economic growth, solve the unemployment problem, and generate a solid balance-of-payments position.
Regiões, cidades e comunidades resilientes: novos princípios de desenvolvimento

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Carlos Gonçalves

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Resumo Os efeitos da sucessão/sobreposição de crises ambientais, de insegurança, de governação, financeiras, econômicas e sociais diluíram-se no quotidiano de boa parte das regiões do planeta. Essa presença constante destrói a estabilidade e a previsibilidade associadas aos estádios mais avançados de progresso. A turbulência deixou de ser exceção e passou a ser regra. Neste artigo, discute-se o que vulnerabiliza os territórios e capacita as regiões, as cidades e as comunidades para recuperá-las, quando expostas a crises agudas e/ou prolongadas. Procuram-se justificações para o fato de alguns territórios falharem no esforço de retomar a trajetória pré-crise, enquanto outros cumprem ou superam esse objetivo, robustecendo-se no decurso dos episódios desestabilizadores. Neste artigo, observamos o desenvolvimento regional, urbano e local por meio do paradigma da resiliência evolutiva, identificando os gatilhos e as condições para a sustentabilidade do desenvolvimento, muito para além da lógica reativa de manter, distender ou tentar retomar hipotéticos equilíbrios vigentes pré-crise.
Development of HANARO ST3 shield

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Park, K. N.; Lee, J. S.; Shim, H. S.

2004-12-01

This report contains the design, fabrication and accurate installation of ST3 shield, which would be installed at ST3 beam port of HANARO. At first, we designed and fabricated ST3 shield casemate composed of 14 blocks. We filled it with heavy concrete, lead ingot and polyethylene that mixed B 4 C powder and epoxy. The average filling density of total shield casemate was 4.7g/cm 3 . The developed ST3 shield was installed at the ST3 beam port and the accuracy of installation for each beam path and channel was evaluated. We found that the extraction of neutron beam to meet the requirement of neutron spectrometer is possible. Also, we developed ancillary equipment such as BGU, quick shutter and exterior shield door for the effective opening and closing of neutron beam. As a result of this study, it was found that neutron spectrometer such as neutron reflectometer and high intensity powder diffractomater can be installed at the ST3 beam port
Colgajo miocutáneo de trapecio bilateral para reconstrucción de región cervical posterior

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E. Moretti

Full Text Available La cirugía reconstructiva para la resolución de defectos en la región cervical posterior y occipital muchas veces puede ser un verdadero desafío para los cirujanos plásticos. El colgajo miocutáneo de trapecio es una de las alternativas más utilizadas. En este artículo describimos una variante técnica del colgajo miocutáneo de trapecio basada en un diseño cutáneo bilateral en V-Y, para reconstruir defectos producidos por dehiscencia de heridas con fístula de líquido cefalorraquídeo en región cervical posterior de 2 pacientes de 52 y 72 años, intervenidos quirúrgicamente por hernia discal cervical. Logramos una cobertura total del defecto en ambos casos, con un exitoso aislamiento biológico proporcionado por la importante superficie y volumen brindados por el tercio medio de ambos músculos trapecios. No hubo sufrimiento de los colgajos ni se manifestaron alteraciones en la funcionalidad de los hombros en ambos casos. El cierre del avance en V-Y se hizo sin tensión. En conclusión, si bien existen distintas opciones para reconstruir la región posterior cervical y occipital, este nuevo diseño de colgajo miocutáneo de trapecio es una herramienta segura, de fácil ejecución, reproducible y que conserva la funcionalidad del hombro.
Sistema geovitícola para a produção de uvas para vinho na região do Circuito das Frutas-SP

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Ludmila Bardin-Camparotto

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Nos últimos anos, tem-se observado aumento na produção de uvas destinadas à elaboração de vinhos na região do Circuito das Frutas, Estado de São Paulo, promovido principalmente pelo turismo rural. O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar o potencial climático dessa região para produção de uvas para vinho, utilizando o Sistema de Classificação Climática Multicritérios Geovitícola, baseado nos índices biometeorológicos: heliotérmico, de frio noturno e de seca, considerando as safras de verão e de inverno. Para a safra de verão, foram identificadas áreas com clima quente, úmidas e com noites quentes, situadas na região oeste do Circuito das Frutas; na região centro-leste, as noites foram caracterizadas como temperadas e, nas áreas de altitudes mais elevadas, o clima encontrado foi o temperado quente, sem período seco e com noites temperadas. Para a safra de inverno, os valores de umidade mantiveram-se elevados, com as classes climáticas variando entre quente, temperado quente e temperado, com noites muito frias. O Circuito das Frutas apresentou características que podem favorecer a obtenção de uvas para vinhos brancos e espumantes.
El consumo de tabaco en la Región Americana: elementos para un programa de acción

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Valdés-Salgado Raydel

2002-01-01

Full Text Available El consumo de tabaco es uno de los retos más importantes de la Región de las Américas. Lo anterior no sólo por el gran número de muertes que se atribuyen a su consumo, muchas de las cuales son prematuras, sino por el elevado costo económico y social que la atención médica de las enfermedades causadas por el tabaco y las discapacidades que ellas generan, le imponen a los sistemas de salud y a la sociedad en general. En el panorama epidemiológico de la Región se distinguen los países del Cono Sur, como los de más altos valores de consumo, seguidos por los de la Región Andina y México, siendo las naciones centroamericanas y caribeñas las de menores cifras de prevalencia de fumadores. Sólo Estados Unidos de América y Canadá han logrado disminuir la epidemia de tabaquismo, y en el resto de los países se observa una estabilización e, incluso, una tendencia al incremento. La reducción de la edad de inicio del consumo y el aumento en la proporción de mujeres fumadoras también son rasgos actuales del área. En este artículo se revisan las medidas de control del tabaquismo presentes en las legislaciones de los países de América Latina y se analizan las siguientes características: es una región con productores de tabaco de nivel mundial, con estructura de población joven, y débiles y escasos controles. Se impone como necesidad urgente el establecimiento de medidas económicas, poblacionales, legislativas y de apoyo a la investigación en este tema, que reviertan gradualmente el escenario actual del consumo de tabaco. Partiendo de lo analizado anteriormente, se proponen elementos para un programa de acción.
Teknisk Ståbi

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Teknisk Ståbi er de bygningsprojekterendes og entreprenørers håndbog. Den dækker matematik, fysik, statestik, laster og sikkerhed samt beggematerialerne: beton, stål, træ, murværk, letbeton, glas og endelig fundering. Denne udgave er en næsten totalrevision, baseret på de nye Eurocodes, der afløs...
Gestión de inventarios como factor de competitividad, en el sector metalmecánico de la región occidental de Venezuela

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Gabriel J. Aguilar O.

2009-01-01

Full Text Available La investigación que se presenta a continuación, tiene como objeto analizar la gestión de inventario como factor de competitividad, en las empresas del Sector Metalmecánico de la Región Occidental de Venezuela. La metodología es de tipo descriptivo, no experimental, transeccional. La población se compone de veinte (20 empresas del sector metalmecánico destinadas a la producción de máquinas herramientas, específicamente tornos y fresadoras, circunscritas a la región del occidente de Venezuela, tomándose para el estudio, la totalidad de las mismas. Los resultados obtenidos mediante el análisis estadístico, permiten concluir que la gestión de inventario dentro de la industria metalmecánica de la Región Occidental de Venezuela, no constituye un factor de competitividad en las empresas del sector
El mático de la Región de Cuyo (Argentina)

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Ariza Espinar, Luis; Bonzani, Norma

1992-01-01

Se estudiaron los caracteres morfoanatómicos de valor diagnóstico de dos especies conocidas en la Argentina con el nombre vulgar de "mático" o "matico": una piperácea andina (Piper elongatum Vahl) y una asterácea (Artemisia douglasiana Bess.) asilvestrada y cultivada en la región de Cuyo (Provincia de San Juan, La Rioja, San Luis y Mendoza). Esta última ha despertado el interés de los fitoquímicos y es utilizada como antiulcerosa en medicina popular.
Mobilidade e transporte público na região metropolitana de Londrina-PR: Entre a institucionalidade e a espacialidade

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Vinícius Polzin Druciaki

2016-06-01

Full Text Available A mobilidade urbano-regional tem merecido destaque nos espaços em processo de metropolização. Na Região Metropolitana de Londrina-RML, o único modo vigente de transporte público que atende a essa mobilidade é o Transporte Rodoviário Metropolitano do Interior-TRM. Fatores como a falta de efetivação da região metropolitana, e a ausência de planejamento nessa escala, comprometem a mobilidade pelo transporte público, distoando daquilo que foi preconizado na criação do recorte espacial institucional. Diante disso, problemas pontuais vivenciados pelos usuários do sistema são reflexos de questões estruturais de ordem política, técnica e econômica.
The marine Algal Vegetation of St. Martin, St. Eustatius and Saba (Netherlands Antilles)

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Vroman, M.

1968-01-01

Along the coast of St. Martin, St. Eustatius and Saba the rocks above sea-level often show a number of differently coloured zones. This is clearly visible when the coast over a larger distance is formed by one type of rock, as for instance on Saba. In many places a light-coloured belt is seen above
Agallas de insectos de la región Rioplatense, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Nicolás KUZMANICH

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Las agallas son estructuras anormales que se desarrollan en las plantas como respuesta a la acción de un agente inductor. La fauna de insectos cecidógenos de la región Neotropical es poco conocida en comparación a otras regiones, y en la Argentina, los registros son particularmente incompletos. Con el objetivo de identificar y caracterizar los insectos cecidógenos presentes en la región Rioplatense, se realizaron relevamientos a campo y revisión bibliográfica. En La Plata, Punta Lara, Punta Indio, isla Paulino, Bernal, isla Martín García e isla Oyarvide se recorrieron transectas al azar de una hora por visita. Las agallas se recolectaron para obtención de adultos, que luego se identificaron empleando claves taxonómicas y material de referencia. Se listaron 33 morfoespecies de insectos cecidógenos sobre 26 especies vegetales, de las cuales 8 son interacciones registradas por primera vez de la Argentina y en 3 especies vegetales se registra por primera vez la presencia de agallas. La mayoría de los insectos inductores pertenecieron al Orden Hemiptera y entre ellos, el grupo más frecuente fue Psylloidea. Las familias vegetales Asteraceae y Anacardiaceae concentraron la mayor riqueza de especies cecidógenas. El 55% de las agallas fueron foliares, y el 33% fueron clasificadas morfológicamente como globoides. Se destaca la necesidad de continuar estos estudios en la Argentina.
Centralidade basada em deslocamentos e seus reflexos sobre a estrutura monopolicentrica da região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro

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José André Villas Bôas Mello

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Este artigo tem o objetivo de propor uma categoría de centralidade baseada nos deslocamentos de viagem atraídos por uma região, classificando-os em função dos motivos de viagem e avaliando os reflexos sobre a estrutura monopolicentrica da Região Metropolitana do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (RMRJ. A análise teve como base os dados de origem e destino (OD disponibilizados pela secretaria estadual de transportes, contidos no PDTU, Plano Diretor de Transporte Urbano. Para se definir os limites inferior e superior das classes intituladas eixos de centralidade se utilizou de um modelo de otimização que classifica os dados utilizando “quebras naturais”. A análise permitiu reconhecer a concentração de deslocamentos totais atraídos pelo municipio do Rio de Janeiro, principalmente devido aos volumes originados e mantidos entre as zonas da própria cidade. Também foi possível verificar que o centro é o principal, mas não o único eixo de centralidades, enfatizando que os motivos de viagem podem contribuir para a materialização da monopolicentralidade na região.
El suicidio en la región sureste del estado de Coahuila

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Jana Petrzelová Mazacová; Mayra Aracely Chávez Martínez

2006-01-01

En virtud del alarmante aumento de suicidios en la región sureste del estado de Coahuila (México) durante los años 2002 y 2003, se realizó un estudio para encontrar algunos denominadores comunes como causas de este fenómeno. Dicho estudio constó de dos fases: en la primera se contextualizó el problema y se obtuvieron datos epidemiológicos; la segunda consistió en realizar entrevistas a profundidad para establecer necropsias psicológicas a través de las historias de vida de l...
75 FR 38723 - Safety Zone; St. Ignace 4th of July Fireworks, East Moran Bay, Lake Huron, St. Ignace, MI

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2010-07-06

...-AA00 Safety Zone; St. Ignace 4th of July Fireworks, East Moran Bay, Lake Huron, St. Ignace, MI AGENCY... safety zone on East Moran Bay, Lake Huron, St. Ignace, Michigan. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of East Moran Bay during the St. Ignace 4th of July Fireworks display, July 4, 2010...
Planeamiento estratégico de las cajas municipales de ahorro y crédito de la Región Junín

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Corilla Ruiz, Mariella; Julcarima Iñigo, Gilmar; Meneses Galindez, Carolina; Rodríguez Rivera, Franchesca

2017-01-01

La presente tesis desarrolla un planeamiento estratégico, con el propósito de que las Cajas Municipales de Ahorro y Crédito de la región Junín, se mantengan para el año 2022 como líderes del sector microfinanciero dentro de esta región, mediante la generación de soluciones financieras eficientes y eficaces basadas en incrementar la inclusión y educación financiera, la responsabilidad social y el cuidado del medio ambiente. Así mismo, el presente trabajo tiene por finalidad aume...
Análise normativa para descarte de resíduos de medicamentos - Estudo de caso da Região Sudeste do Brasil

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Falqueto, Elda; Kligerman, Débora Cynamon

2012-01-01

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar aspectos normativos para o gerenciamento de resíduos de medicamentos numa região do Brasil e descrever os elementos fundamentais para a sua prática, valendo-se de exemplos bem-sucedidos e das principais políticas nacionais que norteiam o tema. Este trabalho analisa a legislação federal e da Região Sudeste em relação ao descarte de resíduos de medicamentos visando verificar em que medida as proposições legais contribuem para um gerenciamento eficaz de resíduo...
The Bulimulidae (Mollusca: Pulmonata) from the Región de Atacama, northern Chile.

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Araya, Juan Francisco

2015-01-01

The bulimulid genus Bostryx Troschel, 1847 is the most species-rich genus of land snails found in Chile, with the majority of its species found only in the northern part of the country, usually in arid coastal zones. This genus has been sparsely studied in Chile and there is little information on their distribution, diversity or ecology. Here, for the first time, a formal analysis of the diversity of bulimulids in the Región de Atacama, northern Chile, is reported. Of the seventeen species recorded for the area, most of them were efectively found in the field collections and one record was based on literature. Five taxa are described as new: Bostryx ancavilorum sp. nov., Bostryx breurei sp. nov., Bostryx calderaensis sp. nov., Bostryx ireneae sp. nov. and Bostryx valdovinosi sp. nov., and the known geographic distribution of seven species is extended. Results reveal that the Región de Atacama is the richest region in terrestrial snails in Chile, after the Juan Fernández Archipelago. All of the terrestrial molluscan species occurring in the area are endemic to Chile, most of them with restricted geographic distributions along the coastal zones, and none of them are currently protected by law. Further sampling in northern Chile will probably reveal more snail species to be discovered and described.

The Role of the st313-td Gene in Virulence of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313

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Herrero-Fresno, Ana; Wallrodt, Inke; Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas

2014-01-01

Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ST313 has emerged in sub-Saharan Africa causing severe infections in humans. Therefore, it has been speculated that this specific sequence type, ST313, carries factors associated with increased pathogenicity. We assessed the role in viru...
Poder e identidade grupal: um estudo em corporações musicais da região das vertentes

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Marcos Vieira-Silva

2013-01-01

Full Text Available A investigação produzida buscou compreender a constituição histórica das formações identitárias e suas articulações com as relações de poder, no desempenho das atividades cotidianas de três corporações musicais mineiras. Percebeu-se que o processo identitário dos músicos é permeado pelo prestígio e valor que a tradição musical imprime na região. As diferenciações na produção de identidades individuais e coletivas podem exercer influências nas relações de poder inter e intragrupais. Também, as diversas formas de estabelecimento das relações de poder entre os agentes exercem influências no desenvolvimento do processo grupal e na atividade musical. Atividade, esta, que legitima tanto as identidades coletivas quanto as individuais, mantendo a vida musical da Região das Vertentes viva e intensa através dos tempos.
ST-intuitionistic fuzzy metric space with properties

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Arora, Sahil; Kumar, Tanuj

2017-07-01

In this paper, we define ST-intuitionistic fuzzy metric space and the notion of convergence and completeness properties of cauchy sequences is studied. Further, we prove some properties of ST-intuitionistic fuzzy metric space. Finally, we introduce the concept of symmetric ST Intuitionistic Fuzzy metric space.
Comparação de Indicadores de Desenvolvimento: A Aplicação do IDH e do ISMA na região do Norte Araguaia

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Antônio Augusto Simão Barbosa

2016-06-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal comparar os indicadores IDH e ISMA para avaliação dos municípios da Região Norte Araguaia. A pesquisa bibliográfica buscou primeiramente destacar os elementos teóricos de desenvolvimento sustentável e endógeno. Na sequência, fez-se a pesquisa histórica com resgate da colonização do Estado e da mesorregião Nordeste de Mato Grosso segundo recorte espacial do IMEA que no trabalho denominaremos de e Norte Araguaia em que o levantamento indica que os planos de ocupação e projetos de colonização deixarão externalidades ambientais negativas para a região e estado. Como terceira etapa tem-se a pesquisa descritiva quali-quantitativa, onde se consolida dados socioeconômicos e ambientais da região Norte Araguaia. E, por fim, a pesquisa buscou extrair os principais resultados aplicando o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano IDH e Índice de Sustentabilidade dos Municípios da Amazônia – ISMA, onde os resultados obtidos da comparação do dois indicadores apontaram que devido a sua metodologia o IDH não é capaz de revelar o verdadeiro grau de desenvolvimento da região, já a análise do ISMA apontou para a existência de uma necessidade de ajustes nas políticas institucionais e econômicas para melhorar o desempenho de sustentabilidade, que segundo a metodologia do mesmo apontou que dezenove municípios da região classificaram-se com baixo desenvolvimento sustentável, dois médios e um com índice muito baixo de sustentabilidade.
O efeito fronteira das regiões brasileiras: uma aplicação do modelo gravitacional The border effect in Brazilian regions: a gravity model approach

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Sérgio Leusin Jr.

2009-08-01

Full Text Available Este artigo analisa o efeito fronteira do Brasil e de suas regiões para o ano 1999. Esse efeito foi estimado empiricamente, utilizando-se dados de corte seccional, em um modelo gravitacional com os 26 estados brasileiros, mais o Distrito Federal e 40 países. Apesar de o Brasil ter se engajado em um processo de abertura comercial, como o ocorrido durante a década de 1990, e ter participado de Acordos Preferenciais de Comércio importantes como o Mercosul, constatou-se que o país e algumas de suas regiões apresentam elevados custos de fronteira. Os resultados encontrados indicam que o comércio entre estados brasileiros é 33 vezes superior ao comércio internacional desses estados. Para as regiões brasileiras, o efeito fronteira das regiões Norte e Nordeste é significativamente maior do que aquele observado nas regiões Sul e Sudeste.This paper analyzes the border effect for Brazilian goods market and its regions in 1999. This effect was quantified empirically by using cross-sectional data in a gravitational model for twenty-six Brazilian states plus the Federal District and forty other countries. Despite Brazil's involvement in commercial opening in the 90's, as well as important regional trade agreements such as Mercosul, we noticed that Brazil and some of its regions have high cross-border costs. The finding results of this equation suggest a trade 33 times higher between Brazilian states than the international trade of these states. Regarding each Brazilian region, the border effect found for intra-national trade among Northeast and North regions is significantly higher than the border effect for Southeast and Southern regions.
Paradiplomacia y desarrollo económico en la región transfronteriza de Reynosa-McAllen

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Karla María Nava Aguirre

2018-02-01

Full Text Available La paradiplomacia es un nuevo fenómeno de participación internacional de gobiernos locales y otras entidades no-estatales. La investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la construcción paradiplomática y observar el desarrollo económico en la región transfronteriza Reynosa-McAllen a partir del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN. Se utilizó la investigación cualitativa con un enfoque descriptivo. Los instrumentos de recolección de información fueron la revisión bibliográfica y la entrevista. Los hallazgos demuestran que las actividades de vinculación entre Reynosa y McAllen, obedecen al trabajo en equipo que se realiza principalmente entre el Gobierno Municipal de Reynosa, Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas y la organización McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC, que han incrementado la inversión y empleo generando un desarrollo económico en esta región transfronteriza.
Análise espacial de indicadores integrados determinantes da mortalidade por diarreia aguda em crianças menores de 1 ano em regiões geográficas

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Helena Ferraz Bühler

2014-10-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste estudo é realizar a análise espacial de indicadores integrados de ambiente e saúde relativos aos fatores condicionantes da mortalidade por diarreia em menores de 1 ano nas regiões brasileiras no ano de 2010. Foram formulados 7 indicadores socioambientais, construídos a partir do banco de dados do Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática do Censo Demográfico de 2010. Os dados de óbitos por diarreia em crianças menores de 1 ano e de nascidos vivos foram obtidos das bases de dados dos Sistemas de Informação de Mortalidade e do Sistema de Informação de Nascidos Vivos do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde. As microrregiões situadas nas regiões Norte e Nordeste, apresentaram, em 2009, respectivamente, 5 e 4 vezes mais taxa de mortalidade por diarreia em menores de 1 ano, que a região Sul. As crianças menores de 1 ano residentes nas microrregiões localizadas nas regiões Norte e Nordeste estão mais expostas ao risco de óbito pela diarreia, uma vez que nestes locais concentram-se os piores valores para os indicadores socioambientais relacionados à pobreza e ao saneamento básico. Neste sentido, políticas públicas sociais, econômicas, ambientais, culturais e de saúde devem embasar-se no princípio de equidade para atender as diferentes necessidades locais de cada região.
El factor espacial como determinante de la obesidad en la Región de Murcia

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López Hernández, Fernando Ant.

2008-01-01

Full Text Available La obesidad es uno de los problemas de salud más graves y de más rápido crecimiento en los países desarrollados. Esta enfermedad afecta a un gran porcentaje de la población, abarcando a todas las edades, sexos y condiciones sociales. La prevalencia de la obesidad ha aumentado y continúa incrementándose de forma alarmante en nuestra sociedad, adquiriendo proporciones epidémicas. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar los factores desencadenantes de la obesidad en la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, prestando especial interés a aquellos factores que presentan una componente espacial. Para llevara a cabo este estudio epidemiológico se ha realizado una encuesta a 741 individuos en toda la Región, en la que se recoge información tanto de hábitos de vida saludables como medidas antropométricas de los individuos. Los resultados del análisis apuntan a la importancia del factor espacial en la obesidad y presentando el mapa de obesidad de la CARM.
Henkilöstövoimavarojen johtamista megamarketissa

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Setälä, Minna

2016-01-01

Henkilöstö on lähes kaikkien organisaatioiden tärkein voimavara ja menestyksen perusta. Ilman henkilöstön olemassaoloa ja osaamista, ei mikään organisaatio pystyisi toimimaan. Henkilöstövoimavarojen johtamisen tulisikin olla keskeinen osa yrityksen strategista toimintaa. Osaava ja hyvinvoiva henkilöstö tuottaa luonnollisesti vastinetta siihen sijoitetulle pääomalle. Tämä opinnäytetyö tehtiin Vantaalla sijaitsevalle elintarvike- ja päivittäistavaraketjun myymälälle, supermarketille. Tavo...
Masculinities studies in eastern Cuba: imaginaries significations. Estudios de masculinidades en la región oriental de Cuba: develando imaginarios. Estudios de masculinidades en la región oriental de Cuba: develando imaginarios.

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Denise Regina Quaresma da Silva

2013-07-01

Full Text Available In this paper we approached a study about masculinities imaginaries significations in eastern Cuba. Firstly, we rescued relevant moments of the masculinities studies in the country and some theoretical contributions to understand the social production of the masculinities. Besides, we show the qualitative results from the groups with men.En este artículo abordamos un estudio sobre significaciones imaginarias en torno a las masculinidades en la región oriental de Cuba. Primeramente, rescatamos momentos relevantes del desarrollo de los estudios de masculinidades en el país y algunas contribuciones teóricos que consideramos necesarias para comprender la producción de las masculinidades. Presentamos, además, los resultados cualitativos que emergieron de grupos de discusión realizados con hombres.En este artículo abordamos un estudio sobre significaciones imaginarias en torno a las masculinidades en la región oriental de Cuba. Primeramente, rescatamos momentos relevantes del desarrollo de los estudios de masculinidades en el país y algunas contribuciones teóricos que consideramos necesarias para comprender la producción de las masculinidades. Presentamos, además, los resultados cualitativos que emergieron de grupos de discusión realizados con hombres.
Os princípios e técnicas fundamentais de gestão nas micro e pequenas empresas do sector leiteiro : estudo aplicado na região de entre Douro e Minho

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Ribeiro, Luís Carlos Martins

2013-01-01

Mestrado em Gestão Exame Público realizado em 3 de Julho de 2013 No setor primário, nomeadamente na área ligada à pecuária, a região EDM constitui uma das principais regiões, onde predomina a atividade bovino leiteira. É nesta região, sobretudo no concelho de Barcelos, que podemos encontrar um maior número de explorações leiteiras. Todavia, a sobrevivência destas explorações, uma vez que atravessa-mos grandes dificuldades, está cada vez mais posta em causa. Neste sentido, fomos procu...
Baseline risk assessment for exposure to contaminants at the St. Louis Site, St. Louis, Missouri

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1993-11-01

The St. Louis Site comprises three noncontiguous areas in and near St. Louis, Missouri: the St. Louis Downtown Site (SLDS), the St. Louis Airport Storage Site (SLAPS), and the Latty Avenue Properties. The main site of the Latty Avenue Properties includes the Hazelwood Interim Storage Site (HISS) and the Futura Coatings property, which are located at 9200 Latty Avenue. Contamination at the St. Louis Site is the result of uranium processing and disposal activities that took place from the 1940s through the 1970s. Uranium processing took place at the SLDS from 1942 through 1957. From the 1940s through the 1960s, SLAPS was used as a storage area for residues from the manufacturing operations at SLDS. The materials stored at SLAPS were bought by Continental Mining and Milling Company of Chicago, Illinois, in 1966, and moved to the HISS/Futura Coatings property at 9200 Latty Avenue. Vicinity properties became contaminated as a result of transport and movement of the contaminated material among SLDS, SLAPS, and the 9200 Latty Avenue property. This contamination led to the SLAPS, HISS, and Futura Coatings properties being placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The US Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for cleanup activities at the St. Louis Site under its Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The primary goal of FUSRAP is the elimination of potential hazards to human health and the environment at former Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission (MED/AEC) sites so that, to the extent possible, these properties can be released for use without restrictions. To determine and establish cleanup goals for the St. Louis Site, DOE is currently preparing a remedial investigation/feasibility study-environmental impact statement (RI/FS-EIS). This baseline risk assessment (BRA) is a component of the process; it addresses potential risk to human health and the environment associated wi
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Rösing, Lilian Munk

2015-01-01

Om språket är gränsen mellan djur och människor, vad innebär det när hundar talar? I filmen Upp pratar de animerade hundarna, men med sin husses röst. Lilian Munk Rösing ser filmen i sällskap av bland andra Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Žižek och Renata Salecl och finner en röst utan kropp, en kropp besj...
Differences in symptoms, first medical contact and pre-hospital delay times between patients with ST- and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

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Ängerud, Karin H; Sederholm Lawesson, Sofia; Isaksson, Rose-Marie; Thylén, Ingela; Swahn, Eva

2017-11-01

In ST-elevation myocardial infarction, time to reperfusion is crucial for the prognosis. Symptom presentation in myocardial infarction influences pre-hospital delay times but studies about differences in symptoms between patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction are sparse and inconclusive. The aim was to compare symptoms, first medical contact and pre-hospital delay times in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. This multicentre, observational study included 694 myocardial infarction patients from five hospitals. The patients filled in a questionnaire about their pre-hospital experiences within 24 h of hospital admittance. Chest pain was the most common symptom in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (88.7 vs 87.0%, p=0.56). Patients with cold sweat (odds ratio 3.61, 95% confidence interval 2.29-5.70), jaw pain (odds ratio 2.41, 95% confidence interval 1.04-5.58), and nausea (odds ratio 1.70, 95% confidence interval 1.01-2.87) were more likely to present with ST-elevation myocardial infarction, whereas the opposite was true for symptoms that come and go (odds ratio 0.58, 95% confidence interval 0.38-0.90) or anxiety (odds ratio 0.52, 95% confidence interval 0.29-0.92). Use of emergency medical services was higher among patients admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The pre-hospital delay time from symptom onset to first medical contact was significantly longer in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (2:05 h vs 1:10 h, p=0.001). Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction differed from those with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction regarding symptom presentation, ambulance utilisation and pre-hospital delay times. This knowledge is important to be aware of for all healthcare personnel and the general public especially in order to recognise symptoms suggestive of ST-elevation myocardial infarction and
Análisis de la percepción turística en la región Tánger-Tetuán (Marruecos

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José Antonio López Sánchez

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo analiza la actividad turística en la región Tánger-Tetuán (Marruecos. Para ello entre otras acciones se ha realizado un estudio de las principales variables estadísticas disponibles en la zona, un trabajo de campo enmarcado dentro del proyecto de investigación sobre turismo sostenible denominado Ibn Battouta y la realización de una encuesta entre los principales sectores relacionados son las herramientas utilizadas. En este análisis se comparan los valores de la región con otras áreas cercanas dentro del Estrecho de Gibraltar.
Identification and characterization of two novel cytosolic sulfotransferases, SULT1 ST7 and SULT1 ST8, from zebrafish

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Liu, T.-A. [Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606 (United States); Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (China); Bhuiyan, Shakhawat [Division of Arts and Sciences, Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX 75765 (United States); Snow, Rhodora [School of Mathematics and Science, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA 23285 (United States); Yasuda, Shin; Yasuda, Tomoko [Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606 (United States); Yang, Y.-S. [Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (China); Williams, Frederick E.; Liu, M.-Y.; Suiko, Masahito [Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606 (United States); Carter, Glendora [School of Mathematics and Science, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA 23285 (United States); Liu, M.-C. [Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606 (United States)], E-mail: ming.liu@utoledo.edu

2008-08-29

Cytosolic sulfotransferases (SULTs) constitute a family of Phase II detoxification enzymes that are involved in the protection against potentially harmful xenobiotics as well as the regulation and homeostasis of endogenous compounds. Compared with humans and rodents, the zebrafish serves as an excellent model for studying the role of SULTs in the detoxification of environmental pollutants including environmental estrogens. By searching the expressed sequence tag database, two zebrafish cDNAs encoding putative SULTs were identified. Sequence analysis indicated that these two putative zebrafish SULTs belong to the SULT1 gene family. The recombinant form of these two novel zebrafish SULTs, designated SULT1 ST7 and SULT1 ST8, were expressed using the pGEX-2TK glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene fusion system and purified from transformed BL21 (DE3) cells. Purified GST-fusion protein form of SULT1 ST7 and SULT1 ST8 exhibited strong sulfating activities toward environmental estrogens, particularly hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), among various endogenous and xenobiotic compounds tested as substrates. pH-dependence experiments showed that SULT1 ST7 and SULT1 ST8 displayed pH optima at 6.5 and 8.0, respectively. Kinetic parameters of the two enzymes in catalyzing the sulfation of catechin and chlorogenic acid as well as 3-chloro-4-biphenylol were determined. Developmental expression experiments revealed distinct patterns of expression of SULT1 ST7 and SULT1 ST8 during embryonic development and throughout the larval stage onto maturity.
Conocimiento y actitudes sobre el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas de los estudiantes de las universidades de la Región Lima - 2014

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Oscuvilca Tapia, Elsa Carmen; Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión; Sosa Hijar, Walter Jesús; Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión; Cáceres Estrada, Olga; Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión; Peña Ayudante, William Rogelio; Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión; Palacios Solano, Jacinto Jesús; Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión

2017-01-01

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre el conocimiento y las actitudes sobre el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas de los estudiantes de las universidades de la Región Lima - 2014. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo correlacional, transversal, retrospectivo realizado en una muestra de 234 estudiantes de las universidades de la Región Lima; cuenta con el soporte de las teorías de Ajzen y Fishbein y Bandura; los instrumentos para la recolecta de datos válidos y confiables mediante el juicio ...
Disque denúncia como fonte de informações para análises criminais na Região Metropolitana de Salvador 2006-2011

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Portella, Daniel Deivson Alves

2013-01-01

Introdução: O tráfico de drogas pode ser considerado como um dos fatores determinantes para o aumento de homicídios nas metrópoles e nas regiões metropolitanas. A grande frequência de crimes contribuiu para que a população passasse a fazer denúncias anônimas sobre os fatos criminosos através do programa Disque Denúncia,implantado na Bahia desde 2005. Objetivos: Analisar o Disque Denúncia como fonte de informações para análises criminais na Região Metropolitana de Salvador (RMS) de 2006-2011 e...
Répteis e anfíbios de uma região pouco conhecida do sudeste da Amazônia

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Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Amazônia é a maior floresta tropical do mundo e possui uma enorme biodiversidade. Entretanto, algumas regiões ainda são pouco conhecidas. Este trabalho apresenta um inventário da herpetofauna de uma destas regiões, o município de Boca do Acre, no sudoeste do Amazonas. O inventário foi realizado em dois períodos, uma amostragem durante o meio da estação chuvosa e outra ao final da mesma estação. Diversos métodos foram empregados para as amostragens, como armadilhas de interceptação e queda, procuras visuais diurnas e noturnas, procuras de carro em trechos da BR 317, e registros oportunísticos. Cinqüenta e seis espécies de anfíbios e 53 de répteis foram registradas durante o inventário. Vinte e sete espécies foram capturadas nas armadilhas de interceptação e queda e 38 foram encontradas na BR317, sendo as serpentes o grupo mais impactado por atropelamentos. A curva de acumulação de espécies não atingiu a estabilidade indicando que o inventário não está completo. Os resultados demonstram a grande riqueza de espécies desta região, sua importância para a biodiversidade da Amazônia, e a urgência em sua preservação.
Materias primas para pavimentos y revestimientos cerámicos en la región de Murcia

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Fernández, C.

2001-10-01

Full Text Available The clay industry of the Murcia Region has never had a relevant industrial importance, with only around ten brick operations in the last few years. Today only only two brid factories are operative having certain size. The extraordinary industrial development currently experienced by the Region has leaded to the development of new initiatives which need institutional backing. In this framework and under the sponsoring of the Council of Technologies, Industry and Commerce of the Autonomic Community, the Spanish Geological Survey (ITGE has carried out a general survey for raw materials for the ceramic industry in the region, mainly aimed to find clays for ceramic gres and glazed tiles, whose results are discussed in this paper. Murcia has a very complicated geology, being carbonated marine sediments the most important lithologies. Due to it, it is difficult to find no-carbonated shales or clays to produce gres tiles. We have found six zones containing different clay types, that reach a few hundreds million tons of resources. With that clays we have produce in the laboratory gres tiles and glazed tiles of commercial quality.

La industria cerámica de la Región de Murcia no ha tenido gran importancia industrial, limitándose a una decena de fábricas de ladrillos. Hoy en día sólo operan en la región 2 fábricas de ladrillos de cierta entidad. El extraordinario desarrollo industrial que experimenta actualmente la Región suscita nuevas iniciativas empresariales, que precisan del apoyo institucional. En este marco y bajo el auspicio y con la financiación parcial de la Consejería Tecnologías, Industria y Comercio de la Comunidad Autónoma, el Instituto Tecnológico Geominero de España ha realizado en los tres últimos años una investigación general de materias primas para la industria cerámica en la región, especialmente dirigida a localizar arcillas para pavimentos y revestimientos cerámicos, cuyos resultados se exponen en este

St. James marine terminal facility description

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1993-10-01

The US Department of Energy (DOE) currently owns and operates a marine terminal on the west bank of the Mississippi River at St. James, Louisiana. The St. James facility was constructed by the Department to provide marine services associated with the fill and drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil storage facilities located at Bayou Choctaw and Weeks Island, Louisiana. Although strategic to the mission of the SPR in the event of a national emergency, the St. James terminal is situated such that it has a high potential to also serve the commercial industry`s needs for crude oil terminalling and storage. The St. James terminal is located approximately 45 miles west of New Orleans and 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge, and approximately 160 miles upstream from the mouth of the Mississippi River. Construction of the St. James terminal was initiated in 1978 and was completed in 1980. Since then, the terminal has received and transferred over 125 million barrels of crude oil to the SPR sites for storage. For crude oil distribution, the St. James terminal was connected to the neighboring LOCAP terminal by a 0.1 mile 36-inch pipeline in 1981 and to the Capline terminal by a 0.5 mile 30-inch pipeline in 1988. The terminal also has a 30-inch pipeline connection to the Koch oil terminal which was used for initial fill purposes; however, this pipeline has been disconnected and is currently inactive. A complete description of the St. James terminal facilities, operational capabilities, operational certifications, and future Government requirements are presented in Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively.
El ambiente marino costero de la Región La Libertad 2010

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Rebaza Castillo, Víctor; Tresierra, Alvaro; Alfaro Mudarra, Santos; Vásquez Ruiz, Cinthia

2013-01-01

Entre el 26 abril y 10 mayo 2010, se efectuó la evaluación del ambiente costero de la región La Libertad, determinándose que Huanchaco, Salaverry y Magdalena de Cao tienen el más alto grado de contaminación marina. Salaverry y Magdalena de Cao presentan los valores más bajos de diversidad bentónica y de volumen de plancton. Las variables oceanográficas primarias se debieron a procesos de surgencia recientes. La concentración de sólidos suspendidos totales de Chérrepe cumplió con los Estándare...
Convulsão febril na região da Cova da Beira

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Cardoso, Joana de Jesus

2012-01-01

Objetivos: Convulsões Febris são o distúrbio convulsivo mais frequente na população pediátrica. O principal objetivo desta investigação consiste em avaliar a epidemiologia e os fatores de risco associados à Convulsão Febril na Região da Cova da Beira, em crianças dos 0 aos 6 anos. Métodos: Estudo transversal quantitativo/descritivo, com metodologia quantitativa apresenta recolha de dados retrospetivos. A amostra acidental é constituída por todas as crianças dos 0 aos 6 anos que no período ...
Características e frequência das doenças de suínos na Região Central do Rio Grande do Sul

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Juliana S. Brum

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Visando-se determinar as características e frequência das doenças na população suína na região de abrangência do Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM, foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo de todos os diagnósticos de necropsias realizadas nesta espécie no período de 1964 a 2011. Foram separados 564 casos com diagnósticos conclusivos. A criação suína na região de abrangência do estudo é predominantemente familiar e as doenças diagnosticadas, refletem esta realidade. As doenças infecciosas e parasitárias foram as mais prevalentes [380(68,1%], seguidas, em ordem decrescente, das doenças metabólicas e nutricionais [64(11,5%], intoxicações e toxi-infecções [33(5,9%], e distúrbios do desenvolvimento [15(2,7%]. Outras alterações de diversas etiologias, sobretudo de trauma, foram causa de morte em pouco mais de 11% dos protocolos examinados. Doenças bacterianas foram responsáveis por mais da metade das causas de morte ou razão para eutanásia dos suínos estudados, revelando a influência de fatores de manejo, ambientais e nutricionais regional de criação de suínos. A principal doença diagnosticada em suínos na região de abrangência do estudo foi a doença do edema e juntamente com outras formas de infecção por Escherichia coli é responsável por 23% das mortes. Doenças de etiologia viral e neoplasia não são importantes causas de morte em suínos na região estudada. Hepatose nutricional e aflatoxicose são importantes doenças da região e se devem, sobretudo, a fatores de manejo nutricional.
Turismo y paz: una apuesta para el desarrollo en la región de Urabá-Darién

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Pedro Alejandro Villamizar Barahona

2017-05-01

Full Text Available La importancia que el turismo ha cobrado a nivel mundial no ha sido ajena a la realidad de Colombia, lo que lo posiciona hoy en día como uno de los sectores claves para la economía nacional. La mejora en las condiciones de seguridad en el Urabá-Darién ha permitido que la región le haya apostado al turismo como medio para alcanzar el desarrollo, por su capacidad de fortalecer la cohesión social, mejorar los imaginarios sociales y generar ingresos. La apropiación que ha hecho la comunidad de esta región del turismo como medio de desarrollo resulta fundamental para que en un contexto de posconflicto el sector le pueda aportar a la construcción y el mantenimiento de escenarios de paz.
Meteor detection on ST (MST) radars

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Avery, S.K.

1987-01-01

The ability to detect radar echoes from backscatter due to turbulent irregularities of the radio refractive index in the clear atmosphere has lead to an increasing number of established mesosphere - stratosphere - troposphere (MST or ST) radars. Humidity and temperature variations are responsible for the echo in the troposphere and stratosphere and turbulence acting on electron density gradients provides the echo in the mesosphere. The MST radar and its smaller version, the ST radar, are pulsed Doppler radars operating in the VHF - UHF frequency range. These echoes can be used to determine upper atmosphere winds at little extra cost to the ST radar configuration. In addition, the meteor echoes can supplement mesospheric data from an MST radar. The detection techniques required on the ST radar for delineating meteor echo returns are described
Stereospecificity (ST) of the microsomal ethanol oxidizing system (MEOS)

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Alderman, J.; Kato, S.; Lasker, J.; Lieber, C.S.

1987-01-01

The ST of MEOS for the ethanol 1R hydrogen has been variously reported as absolute, partial or absent, with free radical involvement postulated in the latter case. To determine both the ST of MEOS and the participation of free radicals in the reaction, they investigated MEOS ST using 1R[1- 3 H] ethanol as substrate. ST is expressed as the fraction of 3 H labeling in acetaldehyde formed, relative to that in ethanol, and ranges from 0.5 to 0. Partial ST was observed using liver microsomes from both rats and hamsters; it significantly decreased after ethanol feeding. 0.1 mM desferrioxamine (dfx) did not increase ST in any of these microsomal preparations while ferric EDTA decreased it, suggesting that ethanol treatment induces a cytochrome P-450 with lower ST rather than increasing free radical involvement. This is supported by a virtual absence of ST observed in a reconstituted system containing purified hamster P-450/sub ALC/, a liver cytochrome P-450 isozyme induced in hamsters by ethanol treatment. Their results indicate that, unlike other enzymes that oxidize ethanol, MEOS has only partial ST. Thus, ST alone cannot be used as an index of free radical involvement but, when evaluated with the response of ST to dfx, it indicated that MEOS is unlikely to involve free radical attack on ethanol in solution
Captura de tiburones en la región noroccidental de Cuba

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Consuelo Aguilar

2014-07-01

Full Text Available Los tiburones han sido una importante fuente de alimento e ingresos en Cuba. A pesar de esto, es muy escasa la información sobre este grupo y, en las últimas décadas, no han sido objeto de una investigación organizada. De octubre 2009 a junio 2011 se recolectaron datos biológicos (229 tiburones examinados y pesqueros en cuatro sitios de desembarque de la región noroccidental de Cuba. En esta región, los tiburones son capturados en pesquerías comerciales multiespecíficas en la plataforma insular y de manera incidental en pesquerías deportivas de corto radio de acción durante la captura de grandes especies pelágicas de mar abierto. Se registró un total de 17 especies; seis en pesca comercial, dominada por Carcharhinus perezii, Sphyrna mokarran y Carcharhinus leucas, y 14 en pesca deportiva (artesanal de pequeña escala, no propiamente recreacional, dominada por Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus paucus, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Galeocerdo cuvier y Prionace glauca. La CPUE mensual en las pesquerías deportivas, varió de 0,43 a 4,44 tiburones capturados por diez viajes de pesca. La mayoría de los tiburones oceánicos capturados en las pesquerías deportivas son especies altamente migratorias y sus poblaciones muestran gran conectividad ecológica en el Golfo de México y aguas adyacentes. Este hecho y la presencia de una gran proporción de individuos de C. longimanus y C. falciformis por debajo de la longitud de madurez, son resultados que deben ser considerados en los planes regionales de conservación y uso racional de los tiburones.
Reciprocal ST-Segment Changes in Myocardial Infarction: Ischemia at Distance Versus Mirror Reflection of ST-Elevation.

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Vaidya, Gaurang Nandkishor; Antoine, Steve; Imam, Syed Haider; Kozman, Hani; Smulyan, Harold; Villarreal, Daniel

2018-02-01

Reciprocal ST-depression in the electrocardiograms (ECGs) of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) results from either true ischemia at a distance via collateral circulation diverting blood to the infarcted region or an electrical phenomenon that results from a mirror reflection of ST-elevation. We aimed to identify the role of reciprocal ECG changes in predicting collateral circulation to the infarcted area determined angiographically. In a retrospective study, ECG and angiography of 53 STEMI patients admitted to SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2014 were reviewed independently by experts blinded to the results of ECG and coronary angiography. Reciprocal changes (RC) in ECG were present in 41 patients (77%) and on angiography, 14 patients (26%) exhibited collateral vessels to the ischemic areas. No correlation was found between the presence of RC and collateral circulation (P = 0.384), or between the depth of reciprocal ST-depression and the degree of the collateral circulation (P = 0.195). However, 84% of patients without collaterals exhibited resolution of RC after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (P = 0.036), suggesting that the ST depressions that resolved after reperfusion were directly caused by the culprit vessel. Patients without RC presented late after symptom onset (9.25 versus 3.83 hours, P = 0.004), also suggesting time related resolution. RC had no relation to or predictive value for collaterals on angiography. Among late presenting patients, RC were less frequent. Thus, reciprocal ST-depression may represent subendocardial ischemia from the primary coronary event or simply an electrical phenomenon, rather than ischemia at distance from impaired collateral circulation. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Hansen, Peer Henrik

fortæller, hvordan de tidligere modstandsfolk Arne Sejr og Niels Frommelt få år efter befrielsen etablerede deres såkaldte Firma for med støtte fra ledende danske politikere, Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste og CIA at organisere en hemmelig krig mod Sovjetunionens danske støtter. Meget tyder på, at både...
Avaliação do risco epidemiológico e do desempenho dos programas de controle de tuberculose nas Regiões de Saúde do estado de Santa Catarina, 2003 a 2010

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Sergio Adam Mendonça

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: avaliar o risco epidemiológico e o desempenho dos programas de controle de tuberculose segundo Regiões de Saúde do estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, no período de 2003 a 2010. MÉTODOS: estudo ecológico com dados fornecidos pela vigilância epidemiológica estadual, compreendendo 4 indicadores de risco e 11 de desempenho do programa; calculou-se a mediana de cada indicador por Região e atribuiu-se pontos conforme a distribuição percentilar, permitindo-se a criação de um índice de gravidade. RESULTADOS: verificou-se a existência de diferentes níveis de risco de morbimortalidade e distintos índices de desempenho das ações de controle da tuberculose nas Regiões de Saúde; o índice de gravidade permitiu identificar 6 Regiões de maior gravidade, 9 intermediárias e 6 de menor gravidade, com diferenças nos escores de risco e desempenho (p<0,001. CONCLUSÃO: evidenciou-se grande variedade de nichos de gravidade distribuídos nas diversas Regiões, bem como diversidade no empenho da gestão administrativa para seu enfrentamento.
La transformación económica y migratoria de la región Centro de México en el contexto de la crisis

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Ana María Chávez

2000-09-01

Full Text Available En la región Centro de México, donde se ubica la gran metrópoli nacional, los principales estados industriales experimentaron durante los años ochenta una severa crisis económica que propició su reestructuración industrial, la reducción de la inmigración, un aumento notable de la emigración y, en consecuencia, un saldo migratorio negativo para la región. En la primera mitad de los noventa, no obstante, esos estados y la región en conjunto recuperaron parcialmente su dinamismo económico y migratorio.In the central region of Mexico, where the great national metropolis is located, the principal industrial states underwent, during the eighties, a severe economic crisis that led to a process of industrial restructuring, a cutback in immigration, a striking rise in emigration, and therefore a negative migratory balance for the region. In the first half of the nineties, however, those states and the region as a whole partially recovered their economic and migratory dynamism
Escherichia coli ST131, an Intriguing Clonal Group

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Bertrand, Xavier; Madec, Jean-Yves

2014-01-01

SUMMARY In 2008, a previously unknown Escherichia coli clonal group, sequence type 131 (ST131), was identified on three continents. Today, ST131 is the predominant E. coli lineage among extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) isolates worldwide. Retrospective studies have suggested that it may originally have risen to prominence as early as 2003. Unlike other classical group B2 ExPEC isolates, ST131 isolates are commonly reported to produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases, such as CTX-M-15, and almost all are resistant to fluoroquinolones. Moreover, ST131 E. coli isolates are considered to be truly pathogenic, due to the spectrum of infections they cause in both community and hospital settings and the large number of virulence-associated genes they contain. ST131 isolates therefore seem to contradict the widely held view that high levels of antimicrobial resistance are necessarily associated with a fitness cost leading to a decrease in pathogenesis. Six years after the first description of E. coli ST131, this review outlines the principal traits of ST131 clonal group isolates, based on the growing body of published data, and highlights what is currently known and what we need to find out to provide public health authorities with better information to help combat ST131. PMID:24982321
Discussão sobre a Atuação das ITCPs na Região Sul do Brasil

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Louise de Lira Roedel Botelho

2016-06-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho teve como objetivo construir um panorama conceitual sobre a atuação das Incubadoras Tecnológicas de Cooperativas Populares (ITCPs na região sul do Brasil. A metodologia adotada foi a pesquisa quantitativa. Os dados foram extraídos do Mapeamento das Incubadoras Tecnológicas de Cooperativas Populares da Região Sul do Brasil, realizado ao longo dos anos de 2014 e 2015 pela Incubadora Tecnossocial de Cooperativas e Empreendimentos Econômicos Solidários (ITCEES, da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS. Foram aplicados questionários fechados aos coordenadores das ITCPs, além da coleta de dados secundários extraídos de documentos, publicações, sítios na internet, entre outros. Espera-se que esse panorama apresente a real atuação das ITCPs ou, pelo menos, aproxime-se de suas atividades e desafios enfrentados.
Role of myocardial ischemia on exercise-induced ST elevation

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Saito, Muneyasu; Sumiyoshi, Tetsuya; Nishimura, Tsunehiko; Uehara, Toshiisa; Hayashida, Kouhei; Haze, Kazuo; Fukami, Ken-ichi; Hiramori, Katsuhiko

1986-01-01

Exercise-induced ST elevation in patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI) has been recognized to be related to left ventricular (LV) asynergy, however it is also recognized that myocardial ischemia can induce ST elevation. In this study, factors which determine the extent of ST elevation, with special reference to myocardial ischemia, was re-evaluated using quantitative analysis of stress myocardial scintigraphy (S-SG). Among 65 patients with previous anterior myocardial infarction and documented single vessel disease of left anterior descending artery (LAD), 19 patients who had exercise-induced ST elevation (ΔST ≥ 2.0 mm) had more abnormal Q waves (p < 0.01), lower LV ejection fraction (EF) (p < 0.01), more severe LV asynergy (p < 0.05) and less incidence of post-MI angina pectoris (AP) (p < 0.01), compared to those with ΔST < 2.0 mm, indicating that ST elevation is primarily related to LV asynergy. Correlation studies among clinical, angiographic and scintigraphic parameters show that ΔST was significantly related to a size of MI represented by Tl score or relative defect Tl activity and number of abnormal Q waves (No.Q), the magnitude of work load expressed by changes in double product (ΔDP) and intervals between the onset and exercise test, as well as myocardial ischemia expressed by the extent of redistribution (%RD) in S-SG. Among 23 patients with post-MI AP, ΔST significantly correlated with %RD (r = 0.47), indicating that myocardial ischemia can be a mechanism of exercise-induced ST elevation in patients with previous MI. Furtheremore, among those with ST elevation, concave-type ST elevation was more related to myocardial ischemia compared to convex-type ST elevation as expressed by the incidence of post-MI AP and/or significant redistribution. (J.P.N.)
Meningiomas of pineal region in children Meningiomas da região da pineal em crianças

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Hamilton Matushita

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Meningiomas are uncommon tumors in children and either more rarely encountered in the pineal region. We report two cases of meningioma of the pineal region in children. One of these cases was a five years-old girl and the other a one year-old boy. No specific clinical presentation or tomographic examinations findings was identified before treatment, suggestive of a diagnosis of menigioma. The clinical and laboratory features were very similar to the most common tumors of the pineal region. Prior to the surgery, the histology of these tumors was not suspected. Both patients underwent direct surgery and complete removal was achieved by a suboccipital transtentorial approach. The tumors originated from velum interpositum in both cases. At the follow up, one case presented with recurrence six years later, and she underwent a reoperation with total resection without morbidity. Long-term follow up presented no other recurrences.Meningiomas são tumores poucos frequentes em crianças, e mais raramente encontrados na região da pineal. Relatamos dois casos de meningioma da região da pineal em crianças, uma menina de cinco anos e um menino de um ano de idade. Não foi identificada nenhuma forma de apresentação clinica ou caracteristica tomográfica, antes do tratamento, que sugerisse o diagnóstico de meningioma. As características clinicas e laboratoriais encontradas foram similares às de tumores mais frequentes da região da pineal. Ambos os pacientes foram submetidos ao tratamento cirúrgico e a remoção completa foi obtida por abordagem suboccipital transtentorial. Durante o seguimento, um dos pacientes foi reoperado por recorrencia do tumor seis anos após o tratamento inicial. Atualmente, os pacientes encontram-se livres de recorrência tumoral.
La investigación de las primeras ocupaciones humanas en la región Cantábrica

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David Álvarez Alonso

2010-01-01

Full Text Available En el siguiente artículo se presenta una síntesis historiográfica de las investigaciones sobre el Paleolítico inferior de la Región Cantábrica. A modo de resumen se muestra la evolución de las investigaciones cantábricas sobre las primeras etapas paleolíticas, desde los inicios del siglo XX hasta e lmomento actual de la investigación. Un periodo de gran interés, pero frecuentemente supeditado en la Región Cantábrica al importante empuje de los estudios paleolíticos a partir de la riqueza de yacimientos del Paleolítico superior y de los conjuntos rupestres.The following article presents a historiographical synthesis of research on the Lower Paleolithic of Cantabrian Spain. In summary shows the evolution of research on the early Cantabrian Palaeolithic, from the early twentieth century to the present research. A period of great interest but often in the Cantabrian region subject tomajor thrust of Paleolithic studies fromthewealth of the Upper Paleolithic sites and rock sets.
Establecimiento de la agroindustria palmera en la región del Catatumbo, Norte de Santander (1999 -2010

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Niyireth Fernanda Gutiérrez Montenegro

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo busca establecer la evolución del cultivo de la palma de aceite en la región del Catatumbo desde la década de los años noventa hasta el año 2010, analizando el modelo económico nacional, regional y departamental que impulsó este tipo de agroindustrias inmersas en políticas de desarrollo rural. A lo largo del análisis, se intenta demostrar que la evolución del cultivo de palma de aceite en la región, no solo respondió a políticas agrarias de fomento empresarial en el Catatumbo, Norte de Santander, sino a políticas internacionales de erradicación de cultivos de uso ilícito, y del desarrollo de economías extractivas insertadas en el mercado mundial de los agrocombustibles, en donde la economía campesina es desplazada por un nuevo orden de acumulación de capital, enmarcada en las agriculturas comerciales a gran escala.
Obtenção de Parâmetros Ambientais na Região Semiárida da Paraíba por Dados MODIS

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Carlos Antonio Costa dos Santos

Full Text Available Resumo O comportamento espacial e temporal do saldo de radiação (Rn à superfície terrestre tem sido tema de estudos sobre os ecossistemas de regiões semiáridas do globo e poucos estudos têm sido destinados à região semiárida do Brasil, especificamente no ecossistema de Caatinga. Logo, o objetivo deste estudo foi utilizar uma metodologia que não necessite diretamente de dados de superfície para estimar o Rn na região semiárida da Paraíba, a partir de dados orbitais do sensor MODIS, e validar com dados medidos em áreas experimentais de Caatinga em recuperação e degradada. Diante dos resultados encontrados, pode-se constatar a eficácia da metodologia proposta, sendo a mesma mais precisa em áreas com o solo mais descoberto. De acordo com a análise estatística, a metodologia apresentou uma melhor qualidade do ajuste para a área em recuperação, com a variação explicada de 78% e para a área degradada de 61%.
Mercado laboral femenino. Un estudio empírico, desde la perspectiva de la demanda, en la región minera de Antofagasta, Chile

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Paulina Salinas

2010-12-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio –producto de una investigación realizada en el mercado laboral de la Región de Antofagasta–, examina la baja participación de las mujeres en la zona y describe los factores asociados a esta situación. El análisis de los resultados se realizó con base en los discursos de 87 trabajadoras (asalariadas o microempresarias de distintos sectores laborales de la región; se identifican los obstáculos para acceder al mercado, las razones del repliegue de este sector y las medidas que revertirían esta condición. Este estudio corrobora los resultados obtenidos por investigaciones anteriores, y concluye que, a pesar del crecimiento económico de la zona, los factores asociados a este fenómeno se relacionan con la condición minera de la región, la insuficiente capacitación para el empleo, la incompatibilidad entre los roles productivos y reproductivos, las menores oportunidades y la discriminación de género, todas variables de carácter estructural, cultural e institucional.

A geometria do campo magnético na região da nuvem Lupus 1

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Alves, F. P.; Franco, G. A. P.

2003-08-01

Apresentaremos os resultados de uma investigação polarimétrica na região de formação estelar junto à nuvem escura Lupus 1. Esse estudo baseia-se em polarimétria CCD obtida na banda R, e cobre Lupus 1, bem como a área vizinha a essa nuvem contendo a cavidade em 100 mm IRAS. Os dados observacionais foram coletados com o telescópio IAG de 60 cm do Observatório do Pico dos Dias (LNA/MCT - Brasópolis - MG). Nossa primeira análise mostra que uma variação da orientação do campo magnético através da região pode produzir padrões complexos de polarização cuja geometria do campo não pode ser facilmente determinada. Os padrões de polarização são inconsistentes com um campo magnético estritamente uniforme e unidimensional em larga escala. Comparação com a emissão em 100 mm mostra que localmente os vetores de polarização exibem um forte alinhamento com a orientação dos padrões observados em infravermelho.
Psicodiagnostico : a busca de novas abordagens e a maneira como vem sendo desenvolvido pelos psicologos da região do Vale do Paraiba-SP

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Ana Cristina Araujo do Nascimento

1998-01-01

Resumo: O trabalho investiga a prática psicodiagnóstica realizada pelos psicólogos do Vale do Paraíba, no Estado de São Paulo. Objetivamos caracterizar a fonna como esse recurso é desenvolvido na região, no que diz respeito ao modelo utilizado, aos objetivos para sua realização, ao referencial teórico que o fundamenta, aos locais de desenvolvimento e à preparação oferecida pelos cursos de graduação que atendem a região. Da mesma fonna, procuramos saber o nível de conhecimento e engajamento do...
21st Century Skills Map: Geography

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2009-01-01

This 21st Century Skills Map is the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has issued this map for the core subject of Geography.
Curva de estimativa das internações hospitalares nas regiões metropolitanas brasileiras: um estudo de série histórica

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Graziella Denúbila Gomes

2012-03-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar as variações temporais na distribuição das internações hospitalares realizadas no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS em todas as Regiões Metropolitanas brasileiras entre os anos de 1995 e 2006. Trata-se de estudo ecológico de série histórica com dados secundários referentes às 36 regiões metropolitanas brasileiras. Realizou-se a análise descritiva dos dados, correlação de Spearman e curva de estimativa. Os resultados indicam que o Teste F foi significativo em ordem decrescente para os modelos linear (p=0,001, quadrático (p=0,002 e cúbico (p=0,004. Por outro lado, os valores de R2 apresentaram ordem crescente de valores – 0,277; 0,307 e 0,338, respectivamente. O modelo cúbico mostrou que o percentual médio de internações hospitalares em 2006 apresentou tendência de queda quando comparado ao percentual médio de internações no ano de 1995. Conclui-se que o percentual de internações hospitalares realizadas no SUS nas regiões metropolitanas brasileiras decresceu durante o período analisado.
ST Elevation in aVR with Coexistent Multilead ST Depression

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Benjamin Cooper

2017-01-01

Full Text Available History of present illness: An 80-year-old female with a history of Crohn’s disease presented to the emergency department with chest pain. She had two weeks of exertional chest pain that preceded an episode of chest pain immediately prior to arrival associated with diaphoresis. Her pain nearly completely resolved with sublingual nitroglycerin provided by pre-hospital personnel. She was hemodynamically stable with normal vital signs on arrival. An ECG was immediately obtained. Significant findings: The ECG shows ST-segment depressions in precordial leads V3 through V6, and limb leads I, II, and aVL, and 1 mm of ST-segment elevation in aVR. The initial troponin I was elevated at 1.37 ng/mL (upper limit of normal 0.40. Cardiology decided to delay catheterization until the next day when diffuse coronary disease was discovered (including 90% of the left circumflex stenosis, 60% proximal and 75% mid-left anterior descending stenosis, 75% third diagonal branch stenosis, and 90% posterior descending artery stenosis. The following day, the patient went to the operating room for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG. Discussion: Traditionally, lead aVR has not received attention when interpreting acutely ischemic changes on ECG, leading some to refer to it as “the forgotten lead.”1 Current guidelines acknowledge the significance of multilead ST depression with coexistent ST elevation in aVR, and this pattern has been identified as the strongest predictor of severe left main coronary artery and/or 3-vessel disease (LM/3VD.2-3 When this ECG pattern is recognized in patients with ischemic symptoms, the emergency physician should involve cardiology early. When managing patients with suspected LM/3VD, it is important to withhold dual anti-platelet therapy as CABG is likely to be indicated,1,3 and guidelines recommend discontinuing P2Y12 inhibitors like clopidogrel or ticagrelor at least 24 hours prior to urgent CABG.2
The cognitive status of stød

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Clausen, Sara Juul; Kristensen, Line Burholt

2015-01-01

marked. Keeping in mind the cross-distribution between phonetic/phonological markedness and distributional patterns, we investigate here whether stød is also related to accent 1 when it comes to cognitive markedness. We present the results of a psycholinguistic study in which participants attended...... for words with non-stød stems, indicating that the cognitive markedness status of stød corresponds to that of accent 2....
Características morfológicas da região epididimária do pombo doméstico (Columba livia, L.

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Maíra Aparecida Stefanini

1999-01-01

Full Text Available A região epididimária do pombo doméstico compreende a parte principal da rede testicular, os dúctulos eferentes do testículo e o ducto epididimário. Os canais epiteliais da rede testicular são contínuos com o segmento extratesticular da rede, o qual, por sua vez, é seqüente com os dúctulos eferentes proximais e distais e, finalmente, o ducto epididimário se forma em continuidade aos eferentes distais. O epitélio de revestimento deste sistema tubular extratesticular é cúbico simples na rede testicular e pseudo-estratificado colunar nos outros ductos da região epididimária, com células ciliadas e não-ciliadas presentes principalmente nos dúctulos eferentes. As características ultra-estruturais das células epiteliais dos túbulos da região epididimária do pombo, com base comparativa, permitiram inferir que a reabsorção de fluido seminífero parece ser a função principal dessas células, embora outros papéis citofisiológicos foram também propostos, tais como: endocitose adsorptiva, ciliogênese, e possivelmente secreção apócrina nas células não-ciliadas escuras.
Spot Støjbergs støj

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Kock, Christian Erik J

2015-01-01

Inger Støjberg er placeret på en af de mest profilerede poster i Løkkes regering. Spørger du hende om fortiden, taler hun om fremtiden. Spørger du hende om fremtiden, taler hun om fortiden. Ergo: Hun taler udenom, og hun er god til det. Hun er så god, at det skader demokratiet. Lær at spotte hend...
Funciones del Consejo Educativo Institucional y la gestión administrativa en instituciones educativas públicas del distrito de La Perla, Región Callao, 2011

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Ucañán Velásquez, Verónica Noemí

2015-01-01

En la presente investigación “Funciones del Consejo Educativo Institucional y la Gestión Administrativa en Instituciones Educativas Públicas de La Perla, Región Callao, 2011 ”, el objeto de la investigación fue determinar la relación existente entre las funciones del Consejo Educativo Institucional y la Gestión Administrativa en Instituciones Educativas Públicas de la Perla, Región Callao, 2011 . La investigación se desarrolló bajo el método descriptivo – correlacional. Los ...
Sistemas silvopastoriles para mejorar la producción de leche y disminuir el estrés calórico en la región Caribe colombiana

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Barragán Hernández, Wilson Andrés

2013-01-01

La ganadería doble propósito en la región Caribe Colombiana, representa un alto porcentajes del inventario bovino en la región, sin embargo se presenta bajos parámetros productivos y reproductivos que condicionan su inserción en mercados nacionales e internacionales. El uso de sistemas silvopastoriles como alternativas de producción ganadera puede constituirse en una herramienta valiosa para combatir los problemas de degradación y aumentar la productividad del sistema de producción bovino dob...
Aglomerações urbanas e mobilidade populacional: o caso da Região Metropolitana de Campinas

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José Marcos Pinto da Cunha

2016-04-01

Full Text Available Esse artigo analisa, para uma grande aglomeração urbana, a complexidade da dinâmica migratória, que se revela nas diferentes modalidades de movimentos populacionais e nas características dos indivíduos envolvidos nestes deslocamentos, assim como nos elementos estruturais que os condicionam. Baseado em dados de uma pesquisa domiciliar para a Região Metropolitana de Campinas - RMC, realizada em 2007, e nos dados do Censo Demográfico de 2010, esse estudo analisa os aspectos da mobilidade residencial (e dos indivíduos envolvidos em várias de suas facetas, especialmente em termos das características e motivações dos atores envolvidos. Mesmo com a redução da migração externa na região, pode-se notar um significativo potencial endógeno de redistribuição da população em função de sua mobilidade dentro da RMC, muito embora, diferentemente de outras regiões metropolitanas, na de Campinas ainda se verifique que a migração externa, em grande medida, se direciona diretamente para a periferia. A análise de características demográficas e socioeconômicas dos que se movem (e não se movem sugere a existência de coerência entre o que se esperaria observar para uma migração condicionada pelo fator econômico e o posicionamento da RMC no cenário nacional e estadual, assim como pelo processo de produção do seu espaço habitado. A seletividade dos migrantes, em geral, e dos intrametropolitanos, em particular, sugere motivações diferenciadas, das quais, embora ainda não dominante, a questão habitacional se mostra relevante. O estudo também indica que, diferentemente do que ocorria no passado, a periferia metropolitana está se diversificando e incorporando cada vez mais indivíduos e família de mais alta renda.
Federalismo y políticas ambientales en la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Ricardo A Gutiérrez

2012-05-01

Full Text Available La articulación entre la escala metropolitana de los problemas y la multiplicidad de jurisdicciones gubernamentales constituye un desafío para cualquier política ambiental. Centrado en la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, este trabajo aborda la coordinación de políticas ambientales metropolitanas en un contexto federal. La primera parte describe la región metropolitana, el modo en que el federalismo argentino distribuye competencias ambientales entre niveles de gobierno, los mecanismos institucionales para la gestión metropolitana y las características y principales deficiencias de las organizaciones interjurisdiccionales que operan en la región metropolitana. La segunda parte discute los factores que explican esas deficiencias. Se argumenta que las fallas de coordinación metropolitana de políticas ambientales se explican por la interacción entre las instituciones federales y otras variables del sistema político, como la lógica de acumulación partidaria, la configuración de las agendas de gobierno, el papel de las burocracias estatales y el impacto del activismo ambiental.In any metropolitan region, the articulation between metropolitan scale of issues and the multiplicity of government jurisdictions poses a challenge for the implementation of environmental policies. Focused on the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Region, this article examines the coordination of metropolitan environmental policies in a federal context. The first part describes the metropolitan region and its main environmental problems, the way in which Argentine federalism assigns environmental competences to the different government levels and the mechanisms it sets for metropolitan governance, and the characteristics and flaws of the inter-jurisdictional organizations at work in the metropolitan region. The second part discusses the factors explaining those flaws. It argues that the shortcomings of the metropolitan coordination of environmental policies are
VaST: A variability search toolkit

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Sokolovsky, K. V.; Lebedev, A. A.

2018-01-01

Variability Search Toolkit (VaST) is a software package designed to find variable objects in a series of sky images. It can be run from a script or interactively using its graphical interface. VaST relies on source list matching as opposed to image subtraction. SExtractor is used to generate source lists and perform aperture or PSF-fitting photometry (with PSFEx). Variability indices that characterize scatter and smoothness of a lightcurve are computed for all objects. Candidate variables are identified as objects having high variability index values compared to other objects of similar brightness. The two distinguishing features of VaST are its ability to perform accurate aperture photometry of images obtained with non-linear detectors and handle complex image distortions. The software has been successfully applied to images obtained with telescopes ranging from 0.08 to 2.5 m in diameter equipped with a variety of detectors including CCD, CMOS, MIC and photographic plates. About 1800 variable stars have been discovered with VaST. It is used as a transient detection engine in the New Milky Way (NMW) nova patrol. The code is written in C and can be easily compiled on the majority of UNIX-like systems. VaST is free software available at http://scan.sai.msu.ru/vast/.
Chicago-St. Louis high speed rail plan

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Stead, M.E.

1994-01-01

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in cooperation with Amtrak, undertook the Chicago-St. Louis High Speed Rail Financial and Implementation Plan study in order to develop a realistic and achievable blueprint for implementation of high speed rail in the Chicago-St. Louis corridor. This report presents a summary of the Price Waterhouse Project Team's analysis and the Financial and Implementation Plan for implementing high speed rail service in the Chicago-St. Louis corridor
Chicago-St. Louis high speed rail plan

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Stead, M.E.

1994-12-31

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in cooperation with Amtrak, undertook the Chicago-St. Louis High Speed Rail Financial and Implementation Plan study in order to develop a realistic and achievable blueprint for implementation of high speed rail in the Chicago-St. Louis corridor. This report presents a summary of the Price Waterhouse Project Team`s analysis and the Financial and Implementation Plan for implementing high speed rail service in the Chicago-St. Louis corridor.
Data Abstraction Mechanisms in Sina/st

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Meyrowitz, N.K.; Aksit, Mehmet; Tripathi, Anand

1988-01-01

This paper describes a new data abstraction mechanism in an object-oriented model of computing. The data abstraction mechanism described here has been devised in the context of the design of Sina/st language. In Sina/st no language constructs have been adopted for specifying inheritance or
Pretreatment with soluble ST2 reduces warm hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury

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Yin Hui; Huang Baojun; Yang Heng; Huang Yafei; Xiong Ping; Zheng Fang; Chen Xiaoping; Chen Yifa; Gong Feili

2006-01-01

The interleukin-1 receptor-like protein ST2 exists in both membrane-bound (ST2L) and soluble form (sST2). ST2L has been found to play an important regulatory role in Th2-type immune response, but the function of soluble form of ST2 remains to be elucidated. In this study, we report the protective effect of soluble ST2 on warm hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. We constructed a eukaryotic expression plasmid, psST2-Fc, which expresses functional murine soluble ST2-human IgG1 Fc (sST2-Fc) fusion protein. The liver damage after ischemia/reperfusion was significantly attenuated by the expression of this plasmid in vivo. sST2-Fc remarkably inhibited the activation of Kupffer cells and the production of proinflammatory mediators TNF-α and IL-6. Furthermore, the levels of TLR4 mRNA and the nuclear translocation of NF-κB were also suppressed by pretreatment with sST2-Fc. These results thus identified soluble ST2 as a negative regulator in hepatic I/R injury, possibly via ST2-TLR4 pathway
ST segment/heart rate slope as a predictor of coronary artery disease: comparison with quantitative thallium imaging and conventional ST segment criteria

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Finkelhor, R.S.; Newhouse, K.E.; Vrobel, T.R.; Miron, S.D.; Bahler, R.C.

1986-01-01

The ST segment shift relative to exercise-induced increments in heart rate, the ST/heart rate slope (ST/HR slope), has been proposed as a more accurate ECG criterion for diagnosing significant coronary artery disease (CAD). Its clinical utility, with the use of a standard treadmill protocol, was compared with quantitative stress thallium (TI) and standard treadmill criteria in 64 unselected patients who underwent coronary angiography. The overall diagnostic accuracy of the ST/HR slope was an improvement over TI and conventional ST criteria (81%, 67%, and 69%). For patients failing to reach 85% of their age-predicted maximal heart rate, its diagnostic accuracy was comparable with TI (77% and 74%). Its sensitivity in patients without prior myocardial infarctions was equivalent to that of thallium (91% and 95%). The ST/HR slope was directly related to the angiographic severity (Gensini score) of CAD in patients without a prior infarction (r = 0.61, p less than 0.001). The ST/HR slope was an improved ECG criterion for diagnosing CAD and compared favorably with TI imaging
E-st@r-I experience: Valuable knowledge for improving the e-st@r-II design

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Corpino, S.; Obiols-Rabasa, G.; Mozzillo, R.; Nichele, F.

2016-04-01

Many universities all over the world have now established hands-on education programs based on CubeSats. These small and cheap platforms are becoming more and more attractive also for other-than-educational missions, such as technology demonstration, science applications, and Earth observation. This new paradigm requires the development of adequate technology to increase CubeSat performance and mission reliability, because educationally-driven missions have often failed. In 2013 the ESA Education Office launched the Fly Your Satellite! Programme which aims at increasing CubeSat mission reliability through several actions: to improve design implementation, to define best practices for conducting the verification process, and to make the CubeSat community aware of the importance of verification. Within this framework, the CubeSat team at Politecnico di Torino developed the e-st@r-II CubeSat as follow-on of the e-st@r-I satellite, launched in 2012 on the VEGA Maiden Flight. E-st@r-I and e-st@r-II are both 1U satellites with educational and technology demonstration objectives: to give hands-on experience to university students and to test an active attitude determination and control system based on inertial and magnetic measurements with magnetic actuation. This paper describes the know-how gained thanks to the e-st@r-I mission, and how this heritage has been translated into the improvement of the new CubeSat in several areas and lifecycle phases. The CubeSat design has been reviewed to reduce the complexity of the assembly procedure and to deal with possible failures of the on-board computer, for example re-coding the software in the communications subsystem. New procedures have been designed and assessed for the verification campaign accordingly to ECSS rules and with the support of ESA specialists. Different operative modes have been implemented to handle some anomalies observed during the operations of the first satellite. A new version of the on-board software is
Qualidade da madeira serrada na região da Quarta Colônia de Imigração Italiana do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Darci Alberto Gatto

2010-08-01

Full Text Available Este estudo foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade da madeira serrada produzida na Região da Quarta Colônia de Imigração Italiana no Rio Grande do Sul. Três empresas que processam madeiras de pinus foram analisadas com respeito à operação de desdobro e método de secagem empregados, e o teor de umidade da madeira industrializada. Constatou-se que a secagem ao ar livre é o principal método empregado na região, e os defeitos resultantes influenciam negativamente na qualidade da madeira serrada, o que sugere a necessidade de ajustes no método. No entanto, o teor de umidade médio da madeira está dentro dos padrões recomendados para a secagem ao ar livre. Em torno de 75% da madeira serrada na Região, quando úmida, foi classificada como de primeira qualidade. Depois de seca, contudo, apenas 45% das peças foram classificadas como de primeira qualidade e 45% de terceira, sendo os 10% restante incluídos nas categorias super, extra e segunda qualidade.

Ciénaga (Magdalena, una región administrativa o municipio de enclave

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Luis Humberto Hernández

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El análisis sobre las regiones de enclave, el caso del municipio de Ciénaga, en el Magdalena, nos permitió concluir que su proceso de modernización estuvo determinado por la presencia de la empresa multinacional bananera United Fruit Company. La multinacional bananera fue la que introdujo en la región el trabajo asalariado moderno, dislocando las formas serviles y premodernas existentes. Al atraer la mano de obra servil regional, que utilizaban las haciendas ganaderas, y convertirla en mano de obra asalariada, fundamentó sus procesos socioeconómicos y político administrativo modernos.
Planeamiento estratégico de la agricultura en la Región Ancash

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Aguado Alejo, Gilberto Julián; Delgado Colunche, Fernando; Pozo Curo, Carlos

2017-01-01

Siguiendo la metodología del proceso estratégico, que ha sido creada por D’Alessio (2015), se elaboró el presente planeamiento estratégico para la agricultura en la región Ancash. De acuerdo con ello, se continuará produciendo y exportando los principales productos, que son espárragos, palta y alfalfa; pero con tecnología y mano de obra calificada. Esto generará más productividad y rentabilidad. Así, para el año 2027, el sector ocupará el tercer lugar a nivel nacional, con alta...
Electrocardiogram ST-Segment Morphology Delineation Method Using Orthogonal Transformations.

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Miha Amon

Full Text Available Differentiation between ischaemic and non-ischaemic transient ST segment events of long term ambulatory electrocardiograms is a persisting weakness in present ischaemia detection systems. Traditional ST segment level measuring is not a sufficiently precise technique due to the single point of measurement and severe noise which is often present. We developed a robust noise resistant orthogonal-transformation based delineation method, which allows tracing the shape of transient ST segment morphology changes from the entire ST segment in terms of diagnostic and morphologic feature-vector time series, and also allows further analysis. For these purposes, we developed a new Legendre Polynomials based Transformation (LPT of ST segment. Its basis functions have similar shapes to typical transient changes of ST segment morphology categories during myocardial ischaemia (level, slope and scooping, thus providing direct insight into the types of time domain morphology changes through the LPT feature-vector space. We also generated new Karhunen and Lo ève Transformation (KLT ST segment basis functions using a robust covariance matrix constructed from the ST segment pattern vectors derived from the Long Term ST Database (LTST DB. As for the delineation of significant transient ischaemic and non-ischaemic ST segment episodes, we present a study on the representation of transient ST segment morphology categories, and an evaluation study on the classification power of the KLT- and LPT-based feature vectors to classify between ischaemic and non-ischaemic ST segment episodes of the LTST DB. Classification accuracy using the KLT and LPT feature vectors was 90% and 82%, respectively, when using the k-Nearest Neighbors (k = 3 classifier and 10-fold cross-validation. New sets of feature-vector time series for both transformations were derived for the records of the LTST DB which is freely available on the PhysioNet website and were contributed to the LTST DB. The
Home of the 151st Air Refueling Wing

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Caracterización de la región cromosómica 15q11-q13 del genoma humano. Variabilidad genómica en el autismo e identificación de ncRNAs

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Cerrato Rivera, Celia

2007-01-01

La tesis doctoral con título "Caracterización de la región cromosómica 15q11-13 del genoma humano. Variabilidad genómica en el autismo e identificación de ncRNAs" se basa en el estudio de la región cromosómica 15q11-q13, centrándonos en los aspectos de la variabilidad genómica y su significado funcional. En la primera parte del estudio buscamos reordenamientos de 15q11-q13 en pacientes con autismo, mediante la genotipación de marcadores microsatélites cubriendo dicha región, y definimos una d...
Relação entre as anomalias de TSM e qualidade potencial da uva na região nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul

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Gruppelli,Juliano Lisbôa; Marques,Julio Renato; Diniz,Gilberto Barbosa

2008-01-01

Uma das culturas de grande importância para a economia do Rio Grande do Sul é a videira. Embora as produções de vinho, suco de uva e demais derivados da uva e do vinho também ocorreram em outras regiões, a maior concentração encontra-se na região nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul. Um dos principais fatores que influenciam na qualidade potencial da uva é a precipitação. Para a videira, influem não somente a quantidade total de chuvas, mas também sua distribuição ao longo do ciclo vegetativo. Por e...
Flora y vegetación leñosa de los bosques de los Andes en la región de Madidi, La Paz (Bolivia)

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Fuentes Claros, Alfredo Fernando

2016-01-01

Introducción: La región del Madidi en el noroeste de Bolivia es una de las más biodiversas del mundo, por incluir un amplio rango altitudinal desde los 200 hasta más de 6000 m, y floras de los Andes y la Amazonía, dos de las regiones biogeográficas más diversas del mundo. Esta región comprende territorios de tres áreas protegidas de interés nacional (Madidi, Apolobamba y Pilón Lajas), superpuestas a comunidades indígenas, campesinas, y áreas de exploración hidrocarburífera, lo cual ha generad...
St. Louis Airport site environmental report for calendar year 1989, St. Louis, Missouri

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none,

1990-05-01

The environmental monitoring program, which began in 1984, continued during 1989 at the St. Louis Airport Site (SLAPS) in St. Louis County, Missouri. SLAPS and its vicinity properties, including ditches north and south of the site, were designated for cleanup as part of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), a United States Department of Energy (DOE) program to identify and decontaminate or otherwise control sites where residual radioactive material remains from the early years of the nation's atomic energy program. The monitoring program at SLAPS measures radon concentrations in air; external gamma dose rates; and uranium, thorium, and radium concentrations in surface water, groundwater, and sediment. Additionally, several nonradiological parameters are measured in groundwater. To assess the potential effect of SLAPS on public health, the potential radiation dose was estimated for a hypothetical maximally exposed individual. This report presents the findings of the environmental monitoring program conducted at the St. Louis Airport Site (SLAPS) during calendar year 1989. 19 refs., 13 figs., 14 tabs.
Virulence of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 in animal models of infection.

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Girish Ramachandran

2017-08-01

Full Text Available Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type (ST 313 produces septicemia in infants in sub-Saharan Africa. Although there are known genetic and phenotypic differences between ST313 strains and gastroenteritis-associated ST19 strains, conflicting data about the in vivo virulence of ST313 strains have been reported. To resolve these differences, we tested clinical Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 and ST19 strains in murine and rhesus macaque infection models. The 50% lethal dose (LD50 was determined for three Salmonella Typhimurium ST19 and ST313 strains in mice. For dissemination studies, bacterial burden in organs was determined at various time-points post-challenge. Indian rhesus macaques were infected with one ST19 and one ST313 strain. Animals were monitored for clinical signs and bacterial burden and pathology were determined. The LD50 values for ST19 and ST313 infected mice were not significantly different. However, ST313-infected BALB/c mice had significantly higher bacterial numbers in blood at 24 h than ST19-infected mice. ST19-infected rhesus macaques exhibited moderate-to-severe diarrhea while ST313-infected monkeys showed no-to-mild diarrhea. ST19-infected monkeys had higher bacterial burden and increased inflammation in tissues. Our data suggest that Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 invasiveness may be investigated using mice. The non-human primate results are consistent with clinical data, suggesting that ST313 strains do not cause diarrhea.
Virulence of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 in animal models of infection.

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Ramachandran, Girish; Panda, Aruna; Higginson, Ellen E; Ateh, Eugene; Lipsky, Michael M; Sen, Sunil; Matson, Courtney A; Permala-Booth, Jasnehta; DeTolla, Louis J; Tennant, Sharon M

2017-08-01

Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type (ST) 313 produces septicemia in infants in sub-Saharan Africa. Although there are known genetic and phenotypic differences between ST313 strains and gastroenteritis-associated ST19 strains, conflicting data about the in vivo virulence of ST313 strains have been reported. To resolve these differences, we tested clinical Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 and ST19 strains in murine and rhesus macaque infection models. The 50% lethal dose (LD50) was determined for three Salmonella Typhimurium ST19 and ST313 strains in mice. For dissemination studies, bacterial burden in organs was determined at various time-points post-challenge. Indian rhesus macaques were infected with one ST19 and one ST313 strain. Animals were monitored for clinical signs and bacterial burden and pathology were determined. The LD50 values for ST19 and ST313 infected mice were not significantly different. However, ST313-infected BALB/c mice had significantly higher bacterial numbers in blood at 24 h than ST19-infected mice. ST19-infected rhesus macaques exhibited moderate-to-severe diarrhea while ST313-infected monkeys showed no-to-mild diarrhea. ST19-infected monkeys had higher bacterial burden and increased inflammation in tissues. Our data suggest that Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 invasiveness may be investigated using mice. The non-human primate results are consistent with clinical data, suggesting that ST313 strains do not cause diarrhea.
Sustentabilidade e condições de vida em áreas urbanas: medidas e determinantes em duas regiões metropolitanas brasileiras

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Tánia Moreira Braga

2006-08-01

Full Text Available Este artigo é parte de um esforço acadêmico recente de criação de ferramentas de mensuração do fenômeno sustentabilidade. Apresenta sistema de índices de sustentabilidade urbana, aplicando-o a 57 municípios das Regiões Metropolitanas de São Paulo e Belo Horizonte, Brasil. O sistema de índices foi criado considerando, principalmente, três fatores: a incorporação das dimensões econômica, ecológica, político-social, espacial (ou territorial e de planejamento; b adoção da escala urbana/metropolitana; e c incorporação de indicadores institucionais capazes de avaliar a capacidade do sistema político e da sociedade em oferecer respostas aos desafios presentes e futuros da sustentabilidade. Os resultados obtidos mostram a existência de dois padrões claros nas duas regiões. O primeiro, de desequilíbrio entre qualidade ambiental e desenvolvimento humano, verificado no município central e nos municípios fortemente industrializados de ambas as regiões. O segundo, mais sustentável, de equilíbrio entre qualidade ambiental e desenvolvimento humano, verificado em municípios com diferentes perfis em ambas as regiõesThis paper develops an Urban Sustainability Index System as part of a broader effort to provide better quality data and statistical analysis for local environmental decision-making. We show that urban sustainability can be measured in a comprehensive and synthetic way. In providing fair comparison across cities while keeping sensibility to local context, this index system can be used by policy-makers as a powerful tool to identify critical trends and policy gaps. This Urban Sustainability Index System has been applied to 57 cities in the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The results indicate two different paths in relation to sustainability. The first is characterized by a gap between environmental quality and human development, leading away from sustainability. It is followed by the core
Variabilidade Espacial e Intranual das Chuvas na Região Sul de Moçambique, África Austral

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Dionísio Inocêncio Uele

Full Text Available Resumo Estudos sobre a climatologia das chuvas na região Sul de Moçambique (RSM são essenciais para o planejamento de diversas atividades humanas, com destaque para agricultura. Assim, o diagnóstico das tendências sazonais e mensais das chuvas é necessário, principalmente por se tratar de uma região com irregular distribuição espaço-temporal das chuvas. A variação da chuva mensal e sazonal na RSM foi analisada com base em séries climáticas de 45 anos (1960-2004. Aplicou-se na identificação de regiões com chuvas mensais homogêneas a análise de agrupamento (método de Ward. Com base na análise de agrupamento identificaram-se três grupos de estações com chuvas mensais homogêneas (G1, G2 e G3 e outras três estações que não foram agrupadas (NDg. As chuvas apresentaram gradiente espacial negativo na direção de G1 para G3 (nordeste-sudoeste, e totais entre os maiores nas estações do NDg (próximas ao litoral. O período chuvoso mostrou padrão similar, com maior comprimento nas estações do G1 e NDg e, menor nas estações do G3. As variabilidades sazonais e mensais das chuvas na RSM são condicionadas pelos Ciclones Tropicais, Sistemas Frontais, e a influência da Corrente Quente do Canal de Moçambique, enquanto as variabilidades espaciais são, principalmente, definidas pela Zona de Convergência Intertropical.
Recursos forestales y etnobotánica. en la región milpera de Yucatán, México

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J. V. Cob Uicab

2003-01-01

Full Text Available En la región milpera de Yucatán, México existen áreas de reserva forestal tradicional que han sido establecidas por comunidades campesinas. En dichas áreas los grupos humanos de la región practican sus propias políticas tradicionales conservacionistas. En este estudio se plantea la importancia del manejo, conocimientos tradicionales y aprovechamiento de las reservas forestales. El estudio se realizó bajo la siguiente metodología: las áreas se delimitaron por medio de entrevistas e imágenes de satélite; se realizaron levantamientos florísticos por el método de barrido; se llevaron a cabo muestreos aleatorios en cinco comunidades. Con esta información se definieron: riqueza de especies, índice de diversidad, estructura de la vegetación y aprovechamiento de los recursos vegetales. Estadísticamente se observaron diferencias significativas entre las comunidades estudiadas con respecto a composición florística y entre las áreas se aprecia una tendencia similar al cotejar los diversos usos.
Estructura de autocorrelación espacial de la actividad comercial en los municipios de la Región de Murcia.

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Juana María Vivo Molina

2004-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo, se realiza una aproximación al estudio de la dependencia entre variable económica y localización espacial aplicando la metodología de la Teoría de las Variables Regionalizadas (TVR. En particular, nos centraremos en la localización de actividades económico-comerciales de los municipios de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia (CARM. Aplicando métodos estadísticos para la reducción de datos que nos permiten eliminar información redundante, detectamos estructuras latentes en el desarrollo económico-comercial dentro de los municipios de la CARM. La metodología TVR nos permite constatar la presencia de correlación espacial, considerando los municipios de la Región de Murcia georeferenciados dentro del plano topográfico, en las estructuras latentes detectadas.
Henkilöstötilinpäätös konsultointiyritykselle

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Halmesvaara, Riikka

2010-01-01

Tämän toiminnallisen opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli antaa Konsultointiyritykselle kokonaiskuvaa henkilöstöstä tekemällä ilmapiirikartoitustutkimus sekä kirjallinen henkilöstötilinpäätös, joka koostui henkilöstötuloslaskelmasta ja henkilöstökertomuksesta. Työ suoritettiin tutkimuksellisena kehittämishankkeena konsultointiyritykselle. Tutkimusongelmana oli kuvata Konsultointiyrityksen osaamispääomaa ja henkilöstön rakennetta sekä luoda työkalu strategiassa määriteltyjen henkilöstöä koskevien o...
Trabalho em saúde: retrato dos agentes comunitários de saúde da região Nordeste do Brasil

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Paloma Ribeiro Pires Simas

Full Text Available Resumo O objetivo deste estudo consistiu em caracterizar o perfil e os aspectos relacionados à gestão do trabalho dos agentes comunitários de saúde na Região Nordeste do Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, que contemplou 535 agentes comunitários distribuídos em 107 unidades básicas de saúde da Região Nordeste do Brasil. Os dados foram extraídos de oito blocos de questões referentes à Percepção dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde sobre aspectos: sociodemográficos, econômico e político; mecanismos de contratação e remuneração; valorização do trabalhador, condições de trabalho e processos de formação dos agentes. Os resultados apontam que a proporção de agentes comunitários contratados pela administração direta na Região Nordeste é predominante. A forma de inserção dos agentes comunitários nos serviços de saúde se deu por concurso seguido de seleção pública. A administração direta é a principal forma de contratação, no entanto, novas modalidades, como as fundações de direito público e privado, organizações sociais e consórcios intermunicipais, constituem alternativas adotadas pelos gestores, produzindo um conjunto de fragilidades provocadas pela flexibilização das relações de trabalho.
Flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L. na região de Viçosa, MG

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Anna Frida Hatsue Modro

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Procurou-se conhecer a flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L. na região de Viçosa, MG, em período de entressafra de mel, entre agosto e dezembro de 2005. O experimento foi realizado em dois apiários distintos, cada um com cinco colmeias. As cargas retidas nos coletores de pólen instalados nas colmeias foram analisadas quanto à origem botânica. As plantas em floração no entorno dos apiários foram coletadas e identificadas. A maioria das plantas de importância polinífera para abelhas na região de Viçosa era nativa, localizada em jardins e com hábito arbóreo. Pela análise palinológica, verificou-se que espécies como Anadenanthera colubrina, Arecaceae sp., Baccharis dracunculifolia, B. melastomaefolia, Coffea spp., Emilia sagittata, Eugenia uniflora, Mikania cordifolia, M. hirsutissima, Myrcia fallax, Psidium guajava, Vernonia condensata, V. diffusa, V. lanuginosa e V. mariana são potenciais recursos poliníferos a serem utilizados no período de entressafra do mel. Os resultados indicaram a importância de plantas localizadas em áreas abertas para o forrageamento de pólen por A. mellifera e confirmaram o potencial polinífero da região estudada, durante o período de entressafra do mel.
St. John's Wort (Hypericum Perforatum) and Pregnancy

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... best live chat Live Help Fact Sheets Share St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Tuesday, 01 May 2018 ... risk. This sheet talks about whether exposure to St. John’s Wort may increase the risk for birth ...
Notas para la catalogación como municipios turísticos en el interior de la región de Murcia

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Mercedes Millán Escriche

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo hace un ejercicio de síntesis de los antecedentes legislativos sobre turismo y, de igual modo, de la Ley de Turismo de la Región de Murcia, poniendo especial atención en los aspectos que se refieren a la localización espacial de esta actividad y, sobre todo, en la nueva figura del Municipio Turístico y en los requisitos exigibles a las poblaciones que pretendan obtener esa calificación. En este sentido se analizan aquellas fuentes que permitan realizar una evaluación de la oferta turística de interior a escala municipal, tanto desde un punto de vista cuantitativo como cualitativo, para establecer una primera aproximación de las poblaciones de la Región de Murcia que pueden ser los futuros Municipios Turísticos.
ST2 IN REJECTION OF THE TRANSPLANTED HEART

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O. P. Shevchenko

2015-01-01

Full Text Available This review summarizes the current literature devoted to the analysis of prognostic role of ST2 biomarker in rejection of the transplanted heart. ST2 is one of the most promising diagnostic markers of the development and severity of heart failure as well as the mortality risk in patients with cardiovascular diseases. ST2 is expressed in cardiomyocytes in response to a variety of pathological processes and mechanical damage to the heart, which allows diagnosing cardiovascular diseases before clinical manifestations. Presumably, measuring the level of ST2 in heart transplant may have diagnostic and prognostic value in the assessment of graft and risk of rejection. Currently, accumulated clinical data on the role of given biomarker in heart transplantation are not enough, and further research on the relation of ST2 levels with different clinical and laboratory parameters in heart recipients is necessary.

Dimensionering af stålrammebygninger mod kipning

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Rapporten beskriver en metode til dimensionering af stålrammebygninger mod kipning. Metoden er baseret dels på elasticitetsteoretiske overvejelser, dels på forsøg udført med 3-charniers stålrammmer i fuld skala....
CRE proposal for the tariffs of use of natural gas distribution networks

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Syrota, J.

2003-12-01

Each French manager of a natural gas distribution network has its own tariff of network use. This document defines the general tariffing rules applicable to all natural gas distribution networks (options, penalties in case of overstepping of the subscribed daily capacity, special option for the supply of the 'Gaz de Barr' network, services included in the tariff). The detailed tariffs of use are given for each gas utility (Gaz de France, Gaz de Bordeaux, Gaz de Strasbourg, Regie Municipale de Colmar (Vialis), Gaz Electricite de Grenoble, Regie Municipale de Dreux (GEdia), Gaz de Barr, Service Gaz et Eau de la Ville de Guebwiller, Syndicat Intercommunal de Huningue, St Louis, Hegenheim et Village Neuf, Regie d'Equipement et Gaz de la Vienne etc..). (J.S.)
GeoTIFF of 3x3 m Bathymetry for St. Thomas & St. John, 2011, UTM 20N NAD83

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This image represents a LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) 3x3 meter resolution bathymetric surface for an area of shallow seabed surrounding St. Thomas and St....
Los órganos de control institucional y su incidencia en la gestión municipal de los gobiernos locales de la región Puno 2007 - 2010

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Guerra Pineda, Victor Melitón

2012-01-01

El trabajo de investigación titulado "Los Órganos de Control Institucional y su incidencia en la Gestión Municipal de los gobiernos locales de la Región Puno 2007-2010", se realizó con el objetivo de: determinar la incidencia de las labores de control ejecutadas por los Órganos de Control Institucional en la gestión municipal de los gobiernos locales de la región de Puno. La investigación fue descriptiva prepositiva, con diseño simple. La muestra de estudio estuvo constituida por cuatro (04) ...
Plutonium-induced osteosarcomas in the St. Bernard

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Taylor, G.N.; Thurman, G.B.; Mays, C.W.; Shabestari, L.; Angus, W.; Eaton, J.; Hitchman, J.

1978-01-01

Thirteen osteosarcomas have been observed among the 7 St. Bernards that have died following the injection of 239 Pu. Preliminary data indicate that the St. Bernard is about 6 times more sensitive than the Beagle, and about 150 times more sensitive than the average person is to 239 Pu-induced bone sarcomas. Thus, the St. Bernard may be an excellent model to study the pathogenesis of bone cancer induction, to evaluate the relationship between spontaneous susceptibility and radiosensitivity, and to determine whether or not radiosensitivity significantly affects the toxicity ratio
Prevalência de paracoccidioidomicose-infecção determinada através de teste sorológico em doadores de sangue na região Noroeste do Paraná, Brasil

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Maluf Márcia Luzia Ferrarezi

2003-01-01

Full Text Available No presente trabalho, empregamos uma metodologia de alta sensibilidade, o teste de ELISA clássico, com o objetivo de avaliar os níveis de anticorpos anti Paracoccidioides brasiliensis em indivíduos saudáveis, residentes na região Noroeste do Paraná. Foram analisados 680 soros de doadores de sangue aprovados pela triagem sorológica clássica de Bancos de Sangue. Os doadores eram residentes em quatro municípios. O exo-antígeno empregado foi o Ag7dias, soros diluídos 1/400, conjugado anti-IgG humana marcada com peroxidase e revelada com orto-fenilenodiamina. Foi possível detectar 181 (27% soros com níveis de anticorpos acima do valor de corte. Essa porcentagem variou entre os municípios amostrados: Campo Mourão, Maringá, Cianorte e Umuarama. Nossos resultados, aliados às condições climáticas e geográficas favoráveis, além de relatos anteriores de casos de PCM autóctones da região, permitem sugerir que a região Noroeste do Paraná seja região endêmica para PCM.
Principle Findings from Development of a Recirculated Exhaust Gas Intake Sensor (REGIS) Enabling Cost-Effective Fuel Efficiency Improvement

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Schnabel, Claus [Robert Bosch LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (United States)

2016-03-30

Kick-off of the Bosch scope of work for the REGIS project started in October 2012. The primary work-packages included in the Bosch scope of work were the following: overall project management, development of the EGR sensor (design of sensor element, design of protection tube, and design of mounting orientation), development of EGR system control strategy, build-up of prototype sensors, evaluation of system performance with the new sensor and the new control strategy, long-term durability testing, and development of a 2nd generation sensor concept for continued technology development after the REGIS project. The University of Clemson was a partner with Bosch in the REGIS project. The Clemson scope of work for the REGIS project started in June 2013. The primary work-packages included in the Clemson scope of work were the following: development of EGR system control strategy, and evaluation of system performance with the new sensor and new control strategy. This project was split into phase I, phase II and phase III. Phase I work was completed by the end of June 2014 and included the following primary work packages: development of sensor technical requirements, assembly of engine testbench at Clemson, design concept for sensor housing, connector, and mounting orientation, build-up of EGR flow test benches at Bosch, and build-up of first sensor prototypes. Phase II work was completed by the end of June 2015 and included the following primary work pack ages: development of an optimizing function and demonstration of robustness of sensor, system control strategy implementation and initial validation, completion of engine in the loop testing of developed control algorithm, completion of sensor testing including characteristic line, synthetic gas test stand, and pressure dependency characterization, demonstration of benefits of control w/o sensing via simulation, development of 2nd generation sensor concept. Notable technical achievements from phase II were the following
Planeamiento Estratégico Y Su Repercusión En La Gestión Empresarial Del Sector Turismo De La Región Puno, 2015 - 2016

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Rosas Rojas, Nilda

2016-01-01

La investigación titulada: Planeamiento estratégico y su repercusión en la gestión empresarial del sector turismo de la región de Puno 2015 – 2016. Tiene como objetivo Explicar la repercusión del planeamiento estratégico en la gestión empresarial del sector turismo de la región de Puno, durante el año 2015-2016. La investigación pertenece al tipo de investigación explicativa, diseño no experimental. Se utilizó el muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia que fueron 100 emp...
Flora coralinal no geniculada de la región macaronésica: evidencias moleculares de su singularidad y relaciones biogeográficas con la flora europea

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Peña Freire, Viviana; Afonso-Carrillo, Julio; de Clerck, Olivier; Barreiro, Rofolfo; Gil-Rodríguez, María C.; Viera-Rodríguez, Maria A.; Neto, Ana I.; Le Gall, Line

2013-01-01

XIX Simposio de Botánica Criptogámica, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 24-28 de junio de 2013. Después de las primeras contribuciones a la flora coralinal de la región macaronésica por parte de Lamarck (1815), Montagne (1840) y Viera (1868-1869), han sido unos pocos ficólogos los que han aportado nuevas especies para los diferentes archipiélagos que componen esta región (Foslie 1905, 1906, May 1912, Lemoine 1929). Aparte del componente endémico de su flora, otras especies citadas presentan una...
La fluoración de aguas en la región de Murcia

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Marín Camaches Maria Dolores; Pacheco Martínez Francisco; Martínez Gambín Remedios; Gomez Campoy Elisa; Gutierrez Molina Carolina

1998-01-01

FUNDAMENTO: El objeto de este trabajo es exponer las concentraciones naturales del ión fluor en las aguas de abastecimiento público de todos los municipios de la Región de Murcia en el año 1991, así como la evolución de dichas concentraciones en el periodo 1992-96 en el que se ha producido una fluoración en el suministro de agua como medida sanitaria pública. MÉTODOS: Los métodos utilizados para las determinaciones han sido el de la valoración potenciométrica mediante adición estándar y el de...
Configuración de la migración interna en la región del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero de Colombia

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Edisson Castro-Escobar

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El documento describe cómo han sido los patrones de migración interna en los municipios que conforman la región del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero de Colombia, tomando como referencia los movimientos recientes de población a partir del censo general de 2005 realizado por el Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Se usaron algunas representaciones cartográficas y sociogramas para mostrar las redes de movilidad, los sentidos y la magnitud de los flujos migratorios. Los resultados indican ciertas tendencias de recomposición poblacional que debilitan la estructura demográfica en algunos municipios al tiempo que se refuerza el efecto de concentración urbana de las ciudades principales y las zonas conurbadas. Los focos receptores de migrantes son especialmente las ciudades capitales de la región y los distritos urbanos de Medellín, Bogotá y algunos municipios del Valle y el Tolima.
Sarampo: custo da hospitalização e vacinação na região de Londrina - Paraná

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Elma Mathias Dessunti

1990-12-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo se propõe a analisar os casos de sarampo na região de Londrina-PR, bem como verificar os custos de um paciente internado e os custos da vacina nas redes pública e particular. Os dados foram coletados junto ao Hospital Universitário Regional do Norte do Paraná, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde da Fundação Caetano Munhoz da Rocha e a uma clfnica particular, em janeiro de 1989. Concluiu-se que o sarampo continua sendo uma doença endêmica na região estudada, sendo que 11,9% de todos os casos necessitaram de internação hospitalar. Observou-se também que, com o custo de uma hospitalização, num período de seis dias, seria possível imunizar 3144 crianças na rede pública e 94 crianças na rede particular.
Migración, Remesas y Distribución del Ingreso: El caso de la Región Centro Occidente de México, 2000-2008

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José César Lenin Navarro Chávez

2010-06-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo muestra un diagnóstico del fenómeno migratorio así como un análisis de la distribución del ingreso, con y sin remesas, en la región centro occidente de México durante el periodo 2000-2008. Ello con la finalidad de distinguir el nivel de concentración del ingreso en la región y el papel que juegan las remesas. En el documento se podrá distinguir que tanto la población de origen mexicano que reside en Estados Unidos como las remesas que envían a sus comunidades de origen han aumentado. Por otro lado, a partir de la determinación del coeficiente de Gini, tomando como punto de referencia el ingreso corriente de los hogares con y sin transferencias (incluye al factor remesas, fue posible apreciar que la región y los estados que la conforman se caracterizaron durante el periodo de estudio por poseer altos niveles de concentración del ingreso y que las transferencias contribuyen en la disminución de la inequidad en la distribución del ingreso. Con ello se denota el importante papel que juegan las remesas en la vida de los hogares mexicanos.
St. Louis FUSRAP Lessons Learned

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Eberlin, J.; Williams, D.; Mueller, D.

2003-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to present lessons learned from fours years' experience conducting Remedial Investigation and Remedial Action activities at the St. Louis Downtown Site (SLDS) under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). Many FUSRAP sites are experiencing challenges conducting Remedial Actions within forecasted volume and budget estimates. The St. Louis FUSRAP lessons learned provide insight to options for cost effective remediation at FUSRAP sites. The lessons learned are focused on project planning (budget and schedule), investigation, design, and construction
21st Century Skills Map: The Arts

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Dean, Colleen; Ebert, Christie M. Lynch; McGreevy-Nichols, Susan; Quinn, Betsy; Sabol, F. Robert; Schmid, Dale; Shauck, R. Barry; Shuler, Scott C.

2010-01-01

This 21st Century Skills Map is the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has issued this map for the core subject of the Arts.
Characterisation of Australian MRSA strains ST75- and ST883-MRSA-IV and analysis of their accessory gene regulator locus.

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Full Text Available BACKGROUND: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have become a major problem in Australia. These strains have now been isolated throughout Australia including remote Indigenous communities that have had minimal exposure to healthcare facilities. Some of these strains, belonging to sequence types ST75 and ST883, have previously been reported to harbour highly divergent alleles of the housekeeping genes used in multilocus sequence typing. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: ST75-MRSA-IV and ST883-MRSA-IV isolates were characterised in detail. Morphological features as well as 16S sequences were identical to other S. aureus strains. Although a partial rnpB gene sequence was not identical to previously known S. aureus sequences, it was found to be more closely related to S. aureus than to other staphylococci. Isolates also were screened using diagnostic DNA microarrays. These isolates yielded hybridisation results atypical for S. aureus. Primer directed amplification assays failed to detect species markers (femA, katA, sbi, spa. However, arbitrarily primed amplification indicated the presence of unknown alleles of these genes. Isolates could not be assigned to capsule types 1, 5 or 8. The allelic group of the accessory gene regulator (agr locus was not determinable. Sequencing of a region of agrB, agrC and agrD (approximately 2,100 bp revealed a divergent sequence. However, this sequence is more related to S. aureus agr alleles I and IV than to agr sequences from other Staphylococcus species. The predicted auto-inducing peptide (AIP sequence of ST75 was identical to that of agr group I, while the predicted AIP sequence of ST883 was identical to agr group IV. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The genetic properties of ST75/ST883-MRSA may be due to a series of evolutionary events in ancient insulated S. aureus strains including a convergent evolution leading to agr group I- or IV-like AIP sequences and a recent acquisition of SCCmec IV
Plutonium-induced osteosarcomas in the St. Bernard

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Taylor, G.N.; Thurman, G.B.; Mays, C.W.; Shabestari, L.; Angus, W.; Atherton, D.R.

1981-01-01

Fourteen osteosarcomas were observed among the eight St. Bernards that died following the injection of 239 Pu. Early data tentatively indicate that the St. Bernard is about 5 times more sensitive than the beagle and about 130 times more sensitive than the average person is estimated to be to 239 Pu-induced bone sarcomas. Thus the St. Bernard may be an excellent model in which to study the pathogenesis of bone cancer induction, to evaluate the relationship between spontaneous susceptibility and radiosensitivity, and to determine whether radiosensitivity significantly affects the toxicity ration of 239 Pu/ 226 Ra
St. Vicent Ferrer’s Catalán sermon on St. Martin of Tours

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Ferreiro, Alberto

2013-12-01

Full Text Available One of the most widely venerated saints in the Middle Ages was St. Martin of Tours whose cult continues to this day in many parts of the world. In the Middle Ages, he became as popular as other major saints such as Thomas Becket, Santiago de Compostela and the Virgin Mary. St. Martin’s cult became very prominent in the Iberian Peninsula before and after the emergence of the cult of Santiago de Compostela. In St. Vicent Ferrer’s voluminous sermons this one in Catalán is dedicated to this most venerated Gallic saint. The most important late antique and early medieval sources that form the background of this sermon are by Sulpicius Severus- the Gallus and Vita Sancti Martini. In the high Middle Ages, however, his cult was popularized through the Legenda Aurea written by the Dominican Jacobus of Voragine, who synthesized Sulpicius’ two works on St. Martin. Moreover, St. Vicent preached not to make any major doctrinal breakthroughs- his main interest was to evangelize, not to write academic theology- he nevertheless exhibited great creativity. The object of this study is St. Vicent’s Catalán sermon Alius Sermo Sancti Martini, CXXXIV.Uno de los santos más venerados en la edad media fue San Martín de Tours, cuyo culto continúa hasta hoy en muchas partes del mundo. En la edad media, se hizo tan popular como otros grandes Santos: Thomas Becket, Santiago de Compostela y la Virgen María. El culto de San Martín se hizo prominente en la Península Ibérica antes y después de la aparición del culto a Santiago de Compostela. En los sermones voluminosos de San Vicente Ferrer esta uno en Catalán que está dedicado a este santo tan venerado de Galia. Las fuentes más importantes procedentes de la antigu.edad tardía y principios medievales que forma el fondo de este sermón son Gallus y la Vita Sancti Martini de Sulpicio Severo. Sin embargo, en la alta edad media, su culto se popularizó a través de la Legenda Aurea escrita por el dominico
Informe: La Región 2 debe mejorar sus procesos internos relacionados con los acuerdos de asistencia de Puerto Rico

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Informe #17-P-0402, 25 de sept de 2017 . La Región 2 pudo haber utilizado ineficientemente más de $217,000 en fondos públicos al no confirmar que se usó el equipo tal como estaba planeado ni que obtuvo apoyo para costos complementarios previamente...
Frauen mit Eßstörungen im Ausdauersport

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Bös, Annette

2003-01-01

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht das Phänomen Eßstörungen bei Ausdauersportlerinnen. Auf dem Hintergrund des identitätstheoretischen Ansatzes von Stahr et al. (1995) geht es um die Frage nach den Hauptverursachungsmomenten der Eßstörungen von sieben jungen Sportlerinnen. Im Rahmen einer qualitativen Sozialforschungsarbeit wurden sieben Athletinnen in einem problemzentrierten Interview zur Phase ihrer Eßstörungserkrankung befragt. Die Arbeit setzt sich zum Ziel, einen Beitrag zur systematisch...

Los mercados voluntarios de carbono en Norteamérica y su gobernanza: ¿qué reglas aplican para el comercio internacional de emisiones en la región?

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Lucatello, Simone

2012-01-01

Tras analizar las tendencias de los mercados voluntarios de carbono en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México, se observa que existe una situación dinámica en la región, con un panorama legislativo cambiante en la materia, aunque resta por aclarar cómo funcionarán los marcos regulatorios e institucionales de dichos mercados. Dadas las fallas regulatorias en los mercados internacionales, este artículo explora cuáles serían, entonces, las opciones de gobernanza de estos mecanismos en la región norteam...
Migrações e a dispersão espacial da população nas regiões de Influência das principais metrópoles Brasileiras

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Carlos Lobo

2011-06-01

Full Text Available A segunda metade do século passado é central na análise da distribuição espacial da população brasileira. Em poucos anos, diante do processo de urbanização e industrialização do país, resultado em boa medida da dinâmica migratória interna, grande parte da população e das atividades econômicas passou a se concentrar nos principais centros urbanos, sobretudo nos grandes aglomerados metropolitanos. Contudo, desde o final da década de 1970, alguns autores já aventavam a hipótese de reversão da polarização no Brasil, tal como formulado pelos modelos aplicados nos países desenvolvidos. Afora as recorrentes controvérsias sobre o tema, que acarretaram a difusão de expressões como "reversão da polarização", "desconcentração concentrada", "desenvolvimento poligonal", entre outras, essa pesquisa tem como objetivo principal avaliar a atual magnitude da dispersão espacial da população brasileira, tendo como base as Regiões de Influência das principais metrópoles do país, conforme recorte proposto pelo IBGE. Para tanto, foram utilizadas as bases referentes aos Censos Demográficos de 1991 e 2000, que possibilitaram identificar os fluxos de população. Mesmo que os resultados não sejam conclusivos para todas as Regiões de Influência, no caso específico de São Paulo os valores para os estoques e fluxos, associados à dimensão distância, indicam a intensificação na ocupação dos espaços fora dos limites das Regiões Metropolitanas. O crescimento da emigração para a Região de Influência da metrópole paulista parece confirmar uma espécie de "dispersão polinucleada", observando-se claros sinais de expansão no interior da Região de Influência, o que sugere o fortalecimento de determinados centros regionais e um maior dinamismo da economia local.
Kirjallisuuskatsaus tiimityöstä

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Uimi, Jutta

2012-01-01

Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu Tiivistelmä Laurea Lohja Hoitotyön koulutusohjelma Uimi Jutta Kirjallisuuskatsaus tiimityöstä Vuosi 2012 Sivumäärä 43 Tämän opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli kuvata kirjallisuuskatsauksen muodossa, miten tiimityö määritellään terveydenhuollon organisaatiossa ja tiimityön käytettävyyttä sekä millaisissa yhteyksissä tiimityötä käytetään. Tarkoituksena oli tuottaa tutkittua tietoa tiimityöstä Helsingin ja Uudenmaan sairaanhoitopiiriin (HUS) kuulu...
Neandertales en el centro peninsular: tecnocomplejos musterienses en la región de Madrid = Neanderthals in central Iberian: Mousterian technocomplex in the region of Madrid

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Concepción Torre Navas

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Durante los últimos años, la investigación sobre el Paleolítico en la región de Madrid ha proporcionado nuevos yacimientos y datos que permiten llevar a cabo una actualización de nuestro conocimiento del poblamiento humano de esta región durante el Pleistoceno superior. Las condiciones geo-litológicas de la cuenca sedimentaria madrileña, sumada a la peculiar fisiografía de sierra, pie de monte y cuenca drenada por una densa red fluvial, proporciona un contexto singular en el que el poblamiento parece organizarse funcionalmente atendiendo a los rasgos que cada contexto posee. Las comunidades musterienses supieron sacar provecho de una ordenada estructuración funcional del espacio. En este trabajo además de realizar una actualización del conocimiento en la región, planteamos como los grupos musterienses organizaron de manera planificada y complementaria la explotación de los distintos recursos en nuestra región respondiendo a patrones similares al de otras regiones europeas.In recent years, research on the Paleolithic in the region of Madrid has provided new archaeological sites, sequences and interpretations that allow us to update our knowledge about the human settlement in this region during the upper Pleistocene. Geo-lithological conditions of the Madrid sedimentary basin, combined with the peculiar physiography compose by mountains, slopes and basin drained by a dense river network provides a unique context in which the settlement seems to have been organized as a response to each particular context. During millennia, Mousterian communities learned to use a functional structure of space in order to organize the global activities. In this work, in addition to update our knowledge of the Mousterian occupation this region, we propose the existence of a organizational and complementary model of resource exploitation similar to other european regions.
Sistema regional de inovação: estudo das regiões brasileiras Regional innovation system: a study of brazilian regions

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Giovana F. Rossi Casali

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho analisou o processo de formação regional do Brasil, os desequilíbrios existentes entre as regiões e as perspectivas futuras. Teve como proposta básica analisar o possível processo de convergência de renda das regiões brasileiras, utilizando o conceito de gap tecnológico. Segundo esse conceito, os desequilíbrios regionais são o resultado de diferentes taxas de desenvolvimento econômico, que, por sua vez, resultam de diferentes níveis de desenvolvimento tecnológico, os quais, por fim, são consequências de condições históricas, sociais e culturais específicas de cada região. Dessa forma, pressupôs-se a existência de relação positiva entre nível de desenvolvimento tecnológico, dependência tecnológica, dependência econômica, nível de desenvolvimento econômico e convergência de renda. Os resultados mostram que, em relação à possibilidade de as regiões e os estados menos desenvolvidos realizarem o catching up com aqueles mais desenvolvidos, as variáveis que representam tanto a geração quanto a apropriação de novas tecnologias são significativas e diretamente relacionadas com o produto. Dessa forma, pode-se afirmar que o catching up seria possível caso houvesse um maior investimento no processo de desenvolvimento e apropriação de novas tecnologias por parte dos governos regionais.This research developed an analysis on the regional imbalances at the Brazilian economy, the historic formation of the regions and perspectives. As a result of the distinctive courses followed by each region, an economical concentration process occurs in the Southeast. In this sense, this study intended to analyze the possible process of the Brazilian regional formation, using the concept of technological gap. The result show that, in relation to the possibilities of the regions and states that are less developed to accomplish the catching up with those that are more developed, the variables that represent generation
Financiamento de longo prazo e o crescimento econômico da região nordeste do Brasil: uma análise através de vetores autorregressivos

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Barbosa Filho, David Gerôncio

2011-01-01

O presente estudo investiga a relação entre o sistema financeiro, mais especificamente, o desenvolvimento do mercado de crédito, representado pelo financiamento de longo prazo do BNDES, e o crescimento econômico da região Nordeste do Brasil, cuja proxy é o comportamento do PIB da região. A análise utilizou dados anuais dos desembolsos do BNDES para os setores da Agropecuária, Indústria Extrativa, Indústria de Transformação e para o setor de Comércio e Serviços, no período de 19...
ST-segment resolution with bivalirudin versus heparin and routine glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors started in the ambulance in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients transported for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: The EUROMAX ST-segment resolution substudy.

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Van't Hof, Arnoud; Giannini, Francesco; Ten Berg, Jurrien; Tolsma, Rudolf; Clemmensen, Peter; Bernstein, Debra; Coste, Pierre; Goldstein, Patrick; Zeymer, Uwe; Hamm, Christian; Deliargyris, Efthymios; Steg, Philippe G

2017-08-01

Myocardial reperfusion after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be assessed by the extent of post-procedural ST-segment resolution. The European Ambulance Acute Coronary Syndrome Angiography (EUROMAX) trial compared pre-hospital bivalirudin and pre-hospital heparin or enoxaparin with or without GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPIs) in primary PCI. This nested substudy was performed in centres routinely using pre-hospital GPI in order to compare the impact of randomized treatments on ST-resolution after primary PCI. Residual cumulative ST-segment deviation on the single one hour post-procedure electrocardiogram (ECG) was assessed by an independent core laboratory and was the primary endpoint. It was calculated that 762 evaluable patients were needed to show non-inferiority (85% power, alpha 2.5%) between randomized treatments. A total of 871 participated with electrocardiographic data available in 824 patients (95%). Residual ST-segment deviation one hour after PCI was 3.8±4.9 mm versus 3.9±5.2 mm for bivalirudin and heparin+GPI, respectively ( p=0.0019 for non-inferiority). Overall, there were no differences between randomized treatments in any measures of ST-segment resolution either before or after the index procedure. Pre-hospital treatment with bivalirudin is non-inferior to pre-hospital heparin + GPI with regard to residual ST-segment deviation or ST-segment resolution, reflecting comparable myocardial reperfusion with the two strategies.
St. Sofia in Ohrid, space, structure, forms: Sources

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Korać Vojislav

2008-01-01

Full Text Available This work comments in particular on studies dealing with the church of St. Sofia in Ohrid. Among them are the monographs of two authors, Barbara Maria Schellewald (Die Arhitektur der Sophien Kirchen in Ohrid, Bon 1986 and Boris Čipan (Sveta Sofija, katedralen hram na ohridskata arhiepiskopija, Skopje 1995. Special attention is devoted to the typological interpretation of St. Sofia, to its initial design as a triple-nave basilica with a dome at the centre. Insightful descriptions are given about the older monuments in the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. Special attention is paid to the external architectonic workmanship. The western façade of St. Sofia demonstrates the features of Late Byzantine architecture, while the eastern façade directly reveals the triple-nave spatial design. That is why this article on St. Sofia contains sketches of the western and the eastern façades, illustrating the features of its architectonic specificities. On the whole, the author presents St. Sofia in Ohrid as a unique work of architecture of the Byzantine region. .
The 21st Century as Whose Century?

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David Scott

2015-08-01

Full Text Available Macro-analysis and East-West encounter are shown through consideration of objective yet subjective constructed concepts for the international system and international economy in the 21st century. Three paradigms are considered, namely the 21st century as the Pacific Century, as Chinas Century and as the Asian Century. Overlaps are shown between these three paradigms, as also developments in time, and gradually shift in geographical location. The Pacific Century, and its associated Rimspeak, was the paradigm emerging in the late 1970s, knitting together Americas West Coast and the Japanese economy. By the late 1980s this was already shifting to talk of the 21st century likely to be an Asian Century model, mark-1, based on the Pacific Asia dynamism shown by the Asian Tigers and Japan. However, the Asian financial crash of 1997-8, and the economic downturn in Japan, meant that such an Asian Century seemed premature as the 21st century arrived. Instead, it was Chinas economic growth that seemed most evident, and with it the concept of the 21st century as Chinas Century. However, in turn that has already been modified during the first decade of the century by Indias arrival as a rapidly growing economy. Consequently the 21st century as Chinas Century and as Indias Century has been combined into talk of an Asian Century, mark-2.
Caracterização dos granulitos e migmatitos da região de Alfenas, MG

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Elisa Levatti Alexandre

2013-01-01

Na região de Alfenas, MG, em perfil de norte para sul, a seguinte sucessão de associações de rochas é observada: i) migmatitos, gnaisses e rochas ultramáficas afetados intensamente por zona de cisalhamento; ii) granulitos aluminosos de alta pressão; iii) conjunto de granada granulitos, máficos e félsicos, com lentes ou veios de charnockito e hornblenda-biotita granito, formados por fusão in situ e; iv) unidade de diatexito com paleossoma de hornblenda-biotita gnaisse e granulit...
Variabilidade espacial e temporal do recrutamento de Pollicipes pollicipes na região de Sines

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Mateus, David José Rodrigues

2017-01-01

Pollicipes pollicipes é um crustáceo cirrípede que habita o intertidal rochoso em locais muito expostos à ondulação. O percebe é um recurso natural com valor económico e bastante explorado em Portugal. O recrutamento é um processo chave que afeta a dinâmica populacional desta espécie. O presente trabalho realizado na região de Sines, SW de Portugal, teve como objetivos principais estudar: a variação temporal e espacial do recrutamento do percebe num substrato artificial novo (“barticle”) e...
Estudio geológico de la región entre Cuzco y Machu Picchu

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Full Text Available La région comprise entre Cuzco et Machu Picchu est située sur la terminaison orientale de la 'déflexion d'Abancay'. On y observe la superposition de deux cycles tectorogéniques: le cycle hercynien et le cycle andin. Nous verrons pourquoi l'existence du Précambrien est problématique. La série du Paléozoïque inférieur est analogue à celle connue depuis le Nord de l'Argentine. Au Dévonien supérieur à lieu la tectonique éohercynienne. Les structures qui en résultent sont polyphasées et accompagnées par 2 schistosités. Le Paléozoïque supérieur, semblable à celui du reste du Pérou, repose en discordance angulaire sur les roches plissées à l'éohercynien. En concordance sur le Paléozoïque supérieur vient la série Méso-Cénozoïque, marine jusqu'au Crétacé puis continentale. Du Lias au Sénonien notre région constitue la transition entre 2 bassins subsidents, l'un marin, l'autre continental (Altiplano. Au Sénonien la mer se retire et commence le dépôt d'une épaisse série de Couches Rouges. La sédimentation continentale est interrompue à l'Eocène supérieur-Oligocène Inférieur par la phase paroxysmale de la tectonique andine. Les failles préexistantes rejouent soit en faille inverse soit en décrochement selon leur orientation par rapport à la direction de raccourcissement. Ces rejeux complexes peuvent entraîner des inhomogénéités dans la répartition de la déformation souple et provoquer de nouvelles failles en grosses perpendiculaires aux structures. L'Oligocène voit le dépôt de molasses conglomératiques discordantes sur le substratum plissé à l'Eocène sup.-Oligocène inférieur. Le Tertiaire se termine par la mise en place à l'Oligo-Miocène de batholites granodioritiques et par un magmatisme effusif au Mio-Pliocène. Le cycle andin est bouclé par la dernière phase de la tectonique andine (Pliocène suivie par quelques manifestations volcaniques au Quaternaire. La región comprendida entre
St Sava and the cloud-chasers

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Loma Aleksandar

2013-01-01

A gloss in the Nomocanon of St Sava condemns folk superstitions related to magically provoking hailstorms and eclipses. St Sava’s miracle with the king of Hungary as described in his Vitae seems to go back to the same complex of popular beliefs. Its acceptance by the hagiography was probably due to the influence of the figure of prince magician as common to the Serbian and the Russian oral epics.
St. Augustine in Twentieth-Century Music

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Petersen, Nils Holger

2012-01-01

A discussion - in a cultural historical perspective - of primarily two important twentieth-century musical works setting texts by St Augustine: Klaus Huber's Soliloquia Sancti Aurelii Augustini and Michael Tippett's The Vision of Saint Augustine.......A discussion - in a cultural historical perspective - of primarily two important twentieth-century musical works setting texts by St Augustine: Klaus Huber's Soliloquia Sancti Aurelii Augustini and Michael Tippett's The Vision of Saint Augustine....
Mobilidade e vulnerabilidade no litoral Norte de São Paulo: articulações escalares entre o lugar e a região na urbanização contemporânea

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Eduardo Marandola Jr

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Na urbanização brasileira, assistimos a contínua metropolização e a formação de aglomerações urbanas que extrapolam a dimensão do intraurbano, formando regiões de urbanização maiores e interligadas, cúmplices dos processos de produção de riscos. Nesse sentido, a escala regional torna-se fundamental para integrar processos locais (que se manifestam no lugar e aqueles de ordem maior, como a distribuição espacial da população e as mudanças ambientais. Exploramos esta discussão no Litoral Norte do Estado de São Paulo, região que passa por mudanças ambientais de toda ordem, ao mesmo tempo em que presencia processos de mudança populacional, com grandes empreendimentos, intensa urbanização e consequências à recente Região Metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte, criada em 2012. A partir da análise de lugares específicos, problematizamos a relação vulnerabilidade do lugar, contextualizados na escala regional da aglomeração urbana de Caraguatatuba e São Sebastião, área de maior conurbação na região.
Henkilöstötilinpäätös Yritys Oy

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Turunen, Tytti

2011-01-01

Tämän opinnäytetyön aiheena oli Yritys Oy:n henkilöstötilinpäätös vuodelta 2009. Henkilöstötilinpäätös jaetaan kahteen osaan, henkilöstötuloslaskelmaan ja henkilöstökertomukseen. Tavoitteena oli laatia Yritys Oy:lle henkilöstötilinpäätöksestä malli, jota yritys voi käyttää ja hyödyntää tulevaisuudessa henkilöstötilinpäätöstä laatiessa. Tavoitteena oli myös antaa kehittämisehdotuksia, minkälaista tietoa kannattaa kerätä seuraavia henkilöstötilinpäätöksiä varten. Henkilöstötilinpäätöksen tavoit...
Usos de remesas procedentes de España en la región Pacífica Colombiana

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María Gertrudis Roa-Martínez

2011-07-01

Full Text Available Este artículo explora los usos de remesas que tienen los hogares colombianos con experiencia migratoria en la región del Pacífico con una metodología cuantitativa. Describe las características socio-demográficas principales de los remitentes de remesas y los hogares beneficiarios (especialmente en cabeza del beneficiario que recibe el giro bancario y la distribución del gasto en los hogares.
Usos y destinos de los suelos en la región de Cuetzalán, Puebla, México

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Miguel Alvarado Corona

2012-02-01

Full Text Available La región de Cuetzalán se localiza en la Sierra Norte del estado de Puebla. Los suelos corresponden a condiciones de montaña de carácter intertropical, factor climático favorable al desarrollo de cultivos templados y tropicales, pero que contribuyen a la erosión del suelo. El estudio tiene la finalidad de identificar las unidades o grupos de suelos representativos, sus usos actuales y su capacidad agrológica o clases de tierras, en función de su potencialidad. Se utilizó la metodología conformada por tres fases de caracterización, de diagnóstico y propositiva. La caracterización se obtuvo, de la compilación de la información bibliográfica, consulta de la cartografía temática del Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI, de los usos del suelo actuales y del cotejo de esta información, con las verificaciones de campo. En el diagnóstico se determina la capacidad y limitantes de uso, aplicando el método del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA y el de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO por su enfoque interdisciplinario. En la última fase se determinaron las propuestas de los destinos del suelo. Se concluye que más del 60% de la región de Cuetzalán debe destinarse al aprovechamiento sustentable de los recursos forestales, a la vida silvestre, al turismo ecológico y a la recreación. Se recomiendan para la zona actividades de alfarería y cerámica, aprovechando los yacimientos de arcillas no expansivas y caolín, así como realizar investigaciones para el rescate de la diversidad biótica y social de la región.
21st Century Skills Map: World Languages

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Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2011

2011-01-01

This 21st Century Skills Map is the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has issued this map for the core subject of World Languages. [Funding for this paper was provided by EF Education.
Estratégias integradas de regeneração em regiões industriais: uma aproximação com a conjuntura pós-década de 1990 no Sul Fluminense

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Raphael Jonathas da Costa Lima

Full Text Available A proposta do artigo é discutir a constituição de novos arranjos institucionais em regiões de perfil industrial, caracterizadas pela presença de setores como a siderurgia e a indústria automobilística. A análise recai sobre iniciativas forjadas em contextos economicamente deprimidos por processos de saída e fechamento de indústrias, reestruturação produtiva e downsizing. O foco está em descrever estratégias e mobilizações cunhadas no seio de organizações públicas e privadas orientadas sob a perspectiva de revitalização dessas áreas degradadas. A discussão aborda a conjuntura do Sul Fluminense, região que viu reforçado, nos últimos anos, um discurso pró-regionalização e cooperação entre seus municípios. O artigo indica que a região progressivamente se segmenta entre uma extensão em fase de expansão, puxada pela indústria automobilística, e outra estagnada pela dependência frente à atividade de um grande agente econômico. Conclui-se que isso termina instituindo limitações estruturais e comprometendo os planos de um desenvolvimento mais integrado da região.

Clinically Relevant ESBL-Producing K. pneumoniae ST307 and E. coli ST38 in an Urban West African Rat Population

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Katharina Schaufler

2018-02-01

Full Text Available High-risk ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E have been described in wild birds and rodents worldwide. Rats are of special interest not only due to their indicator role for environmental pollution with multi-resistant bacteria but also as possible infection source. Data on the presence of high-risk ESBL-E in urban wildlife from Africa remain scarce, however. Twenty-nine animals from three different rat (Rattus species were captured in the city of Conakry (Guinea, West Africa in 2015. Rectal swabs were analyzed for ESBL-E using selective media. Species typing and phenotypic antimicrobial resistance analysis to broad-spectrum beta-lactams and other classes of antimicrobials was performed for Enterobacteriaceae-like isolates using the VITEK®2 system (BioMérieux, Germany. Confirmed ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae were whole-genome sequenced and resistance genes, phylogenetic background and genes related to bacterial fitness and virulence were analyzed. In total, six of twenty-nine rats (20% carried ESBL-E (K. pneumoniae and E. coli. All ESBL-producers were multi-drug resistant with blaCTX−M−15 as the dominating ESBL-type. Interestingly, ESBL-associated clonal lineages E. coli ST38 and K. pneumoniae ST307 were found. The ESBL-plasmid in K. pneumoniae ST307 revealed high sequence similarities to pKPN3-307_TypeC, a >200 kbp IncFII plasmid originating from a human clinical ST307 isolate. This was in contrast to the core genome: the rat isolate was distantly related to the human clinical ST307 isolate (27 SNPs/Mbp. In addition, we identified π-fimbrial, capsule 2, and glycogen synthesis clusters in the rodent ST307 isolate, whose involvement in the adaptation to survival outside the host and in human urinary tracts has been suggested. Our results demonstrate the presence of clinically relevant, ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae ST307 and E. coli ST38 clonal lineages in an urban West African rat population. The human community is likely
St Sava and the cloud-chasers

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Loma Aleksandar

2013-01-01

Full Text Available A gloss in the Nomocanon of St Sava condemns folk superstitions related to magically provoking hailstorms and eclipses. St Sava’s miracle with the king of Hungary as described in his Vitae seems to go back to the same complex of popular beliefs. Its acceptance by the hagiography was probably due to the influence of the figure of prince magician as common to the Serbian and the Russian oral epics.
Manufacturing and Design Engineering Students St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park.

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Mitchell, Leah

2012-01-01

Poster with details of project to improve ease of movement for Kirton Stirling chairs in St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin. Third year students in the B Eng (Honours) Manufacturing and Design Engineering course at Bolton St. completed a project in conjunction with St. Mary‟s Hospital, Phoenix Park. The staff in St Mary‟s were experiencing difficulty in moving the Kirton Stirling chairs (pictured above). These chairs are used to transport elderly patients from one location to another. ...
Multidimensional Space-Time Methodology for Development of Planetary and Space Sciences, S-T Data Management and S-T Computational Tomography

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Andonov, Zdravko

This R&D represent innovative multidimensional 6D-N(6n)D Space-Time (S-T) Methodology, 6D-6nD Coordinate Systems, 6D Equations, new 6D strategy and technology for development of Planetary Space Sciences, S-T Data Management and S-T Computational To-mography. . . The Methodology is actual for brain new RS Microwaves' Satellites and Compu-tational Tomography Systems development, aimed to defense sustainable Earth, Moon, & Sun System evolution. Especially, extremely important are innovations for monitoring and protec-tion of strategic threelateral system H-OH-H2O Hydrogen, Hydroxyl and Water), correspond-ing to RS VHRS (Very High Resolution Systems) of 1.420-1.657-22.089GHz microwaves. . . One of the Greatest Paradox and Challenge of World Science is the "transformation" of J. L. Lagrange 4D Space-Time (S-T) System to H. Minkovski 4D S-T System (O-X,Y,Z,icT) for Einstein's "Theory of Relativity". As a global result: -In contemporary Advanced Space Sciences there is not real adequate 4D-6D Space-Time Coordinate System and 6D Advanced Cosmos Strategy & Methodology for Multidimensional and Multitemporal Space-Time Data Management and Tomography. . . That's one of the top actual S-T Problems. Simple and optimal nD S-T Methodology discovery is extremely important for all Universities' Space Sci-ences' Education Programs, for advances in space research and especially -for all young Space Scientists R&D!... The top ten 21-Century Challenges ahead of Planetary and Space Sciences, Space Data Management and Computational Space Tomography, important for successfully de-velopment of Young Scientist Generations, are following: 1. R&D of W. R. Hamilton General Idea for transformation all Space Sciences to Time Sciences, beginning with 6D Eukonal for 6D anisotropic mediums & velocities. Development of IERS Earth & Space Systems (VLBI; LLR; GPS; SLR; DORIS Etc.) for Planetary-Space Data Management & Computational Planetary & Space Tomography. 2. R&D of S. W. Hawking Paradigm for 2D
The significance of early post-exercise ST segment normalization.

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Chow, Rudy; Fordyce, Christopher B; Gao, Min; Chan, Sammy; Gin, Kenneth; Bennett, Matthew

2015-01-01

The persistence of ST segment depression in recovery signifies a strongly positive exercise treadmill test (ETT). However, it is unclear if early recovery of ST segments portends a similar prognosis. We sought to determine if persistence of ST depression into recovery correlates with ischemic burden based on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). This was a retrospective analysis of 853 consecutive patients referred for exercise MPI at a tertiary academic center over a 24-month period. Patients were stratified into three groups based on the results of the ETT: normal (negative ETT), persistence (positive ETT with >1mm ST segment depression at 1minute in recovery) and early normalization (positive ETT with normalization, while 105 patients met criteria for persistence. The persistence group had a significantly greater SSS (8.48±7.77) than both the early normalization (4.34±4.98, pnormal (4.47±5.31, pnormalization and normal groups were not statistically different and met the prespecified non-inferiority margin (mean difference 0.12, -0.66=lower 95% CI, pnormal and 7.4% of early normalization groups. Among patients with an electrically positive ETT, recovery of ST segment depression within 1minute was associated with a lower SSS than patients with persistence of ST depression beyond 1minute. Furthermore, early ST segment recovery conferred a similar SSS to patients with a negative ETT. These results suggest that among patients evaluated for chest pain with a positive ETT, early recovery of the ST segment during recovery is associated with a significantly less ischemic burden on subsequent MPI and thus may represent a false positive finding in exercise treadmill testing. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Serum soluble ST2 is associated with ER-positive breast cancer

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Lu, Da-peng; Zhou, Xiang-yu; Yao, Lu-tian; Liu, Cai-gang; Ma, Wei; Jin, Feng; Wu, Yun-fei

2014-01-01

ST2, a member of the interleukin (IL)-1receptor family, regulates Th1/Th2 immune responses in autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. However, the role of ST2 signaling in tumor growth and metastasis of breast cancers has not been investigated. This study investigated the possible role of soluble ST2 (sST2) in breast cancer. The serum levels of IL-33, sST2, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in 150 breast cancer patients and 90 healthy women were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Estrogen receptor(ER), progesterone receptor, human epithelial receptor (HER)-2, and cell cycle regulated protein Ki-67 were measured. Clinical stage, tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and histological type were also recorded. The serum levels of sST2, IL-33, and VEGF were significantly higher in breast cancer patients than in the control group (P < 0.05, each). Serum sST2 levels in ER-positive breast cancer patients were significantly associated with age, histological type, clinical stage, tumor size, and Ki-67 status (P < 0.05, each). Moreover, the serum levels of IL-33 and sST2 in breast cancers significantly correlated with VEGF levels (IL-33: r = 0.375, P < 0.0001; sST2: r = 0.164, P = 0.045). Serum levels of sST2, IL-33, and VEGF decreased after modified radical mastectomy in ER-positive breast cancers. Serum levels of IL-33, sST2, and VEGF and clinicopathological factors were not significantly correlated with disease-free survival and overall survival of ER-positive breast cancer women during follow-up. Serum sST2 levels in ER-positive breast cancer patients are significantly associated with factors that indicate poor prognosis
78 FR 22416 - Amendment of Class E Airspace; St. Helena, CA

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2013-04-16

... more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * AWP CA E5 St. Helena, CA [Amended] Napa County Fire... the name of the heliport listed in the Class E airspace for St. Helena, CA. St. Helena Fire Department Heliport has been changed to Napa County Fire Department Heliport, St. Helena, CA. This action does not...
Environmental Assessment on the leasing of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, St. James Terminal, St. James Parish, Louisiana

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1995-01-01

The US Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to lease the Strategic Petroleum Reserve's (SPR) St. James Terminal to private industry. The St. James Terminal consists of six storage tanks, a pumping station, two maine docks and ancillary facilities. DOE believes that the St. James Terminal presents an opportunity to establish a government- industry arrangement that could more effectively use this asset to serve the nations's oil distribution needs, reduce the operational cost of the SPR, and provide a source of revenue for the Government. DOE solicited interest in leasing its distribution facilities in a notice published March 16, 1994. In response, industry has expressed interest in leasing the St. James Terminal, as well as several DOE pipelines, to enhance the operation of its own facilities or to avoid having to construct new ones. Under such a lease, industry use would be subordinate to DOE use in the event of a national energy emergency. This Environmental Assessment describes the proposed leasing operation, its alternatives, and potential environmental impacts. Based on this analyses, DOE has determined that the proposed action is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) OF 1969 and has issued the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Danmarks Største Fossiler

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Lindow, Bent Erik Kramer; Cuny, Gilles Guy Roger

2008-01-01

For 8 millioner år siden myldrede Nordsøen af en mangfoldighed af hajer, hvaler, havskildpadder og sæler, mange flere end i dag. Blandt dem finder man Danmarks største fossiler som er udstillet på Museum Sønderjylland - Naturhistorie og Palæontologi i Gram.......For 8 millioner år siden myldrede Nordsøen af en mangfoldighed af hajer, hvaler, havskildpadder og sæler, mange flere end i dag. Blandt dem finder man Danmarks største fossiler som er udstillet på Museum Sønderjylland - Naturhistorie og Palæontologi i Gram....
A ciência nas regiões brasileiras: evolução da produção e das redes de colaboração científica

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Otávio José Guerci SIDONE

Full Text Available Resumo A recente evolução da ciência brasileira é caracterizada pelo crescimento acelerado da produção científica e pela intensificação da colaboração entre seus pesquisadores. Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar elementos sobre o papel da geografia na evolução da produção e colaboração científica no Brasil entre 1992 e 2009, por meio da identificação de padrões espaciais e da importância relativa das regiões em termos de produção, especialização científica e grau de interação colaborativa com outras regiões. Para este estudo, foram desenvolvidas (i uma base de dados única, composta por mais de um milhão de pesquisadores e sete milhões de publicações científicas registradas na Plataforma Lattes, e (ii diferentes redes de colaborações (coautoria científicas entre regiões e estados brasileiros. Embora os principais resultados apontem para a heterogeneidade espacial da produção e colaboração científica, existem fortes evidências de um processo de desconcentração espacial ao longo do tempo associado à expansão das redes de colaboração e ao aumento da participação de autores das regiões cientificamente menos tradicionais, tais como Sul e Nordeste. Observam-se diferenças acentuadas entre as distribuições regionais da produção e as configurações espaciais das redes de cada área do conhecimento. Neste trabalho ressalta-se a importância das redes de colaboração científica no tocante à formulação de políticas de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação no Brasil no sentido de promover o incremento de qualidade e a desconcentração regional da atividade científica e, consequentemente, o desenvolvimento das regiões menos favorecidas.
Eficiencia productiva de la industria venezolana del hierro en la Región Guayana

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Jairo J. Pico F.

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo general de la investigación fue analizar la eficiencia productiva de la industria venezolana de Hierro de Reducción Directa (HRD en la Región Guayana en el periodo 2005 al 2009. La investigación fue explicativa. El método aplicadofue el hipotético deductivo con un diseño no experimental de corte transversal. La recolección de datos fue documental y la población fueron los reactores ubicados en la Región Guayana, ya que allí es donde se concentra toda la producción de HRD de Venezuela. La técnica de análisis de los datos aplicada fue Análisis Envolvente de Datos. Los resultados, indican que la producción de HRD está en descenso por la disminución de oferta de insumos (factores externos y la ineficiencia del manejo de insumos (factores internos, siendo la más significativa los factores externos que representa un 74% de la producción y una perdida de 17.569 miles de toneladas, lo que significa un descenso de 1,02 miles de Toneladas anuales en los niveles de producción equivale una pérdida de 23.330 miles de toneladas en el lapso 2005-2009, un 38,7% de producción. Se concluye que es ineludible un cambio de actitud con criterio de competitividad en la conducción de la gestión de los procesos de producción de reducción directa de hierro
Diagnostics of ST Plasmas in NSTX: Challenges and Opportunities

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Johnson, D.; Efthimion, P.; Foley, J.; Jones, B.; Mazzucato, E.; Park, H.; Taylor, G.; Levinton, F.; Luhmann, N.

2001-01-01

This paper will highlight some of the challenges and opportunities present in the diagnosis of spherical torus (ST) plasmas on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) and discuss the corresponding diagnostic development that is presently underway. After a brief description of diagnostic systems currently installed, examples of ST-specific diagnostic challenges will be highlighted, as will another case, where the ST configuration offers opportunities for new measurements
Detection of ST772 Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Bengal Bay clone and ST22 S. aureus isolates with a genetic variant of elastin binding protein in Nepal

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R.H. Pokhrel

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Genetic characteristics were analysed for recent clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA respectively in Kathmandu, Nepal. MRSA isolates harbouring Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL genes were classified into ST1, ST22 and ST88 with SCCmec-IV and ST772 with SCCmec-V (Bengal Bay clone, while PVL-positive MSSA into ST22, ST30 and ST772. ST22 isolates (PVL-positive MRSA and MSSA, PVL-negative MRSA possessed a variant of elastin binding protein gene (ebpS with an internal deletion of 180 bp, which was similar to that reported for ST121 S. aureus previously outside Nepal. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the ebpS variant in ST22 might have occurred independently of ST121 strains. This is the first report of ST772 PVL-positive MRSA in Nepal and detection of the deletion variant of ebpS in ST22 S. aureus.
ST Safety What's on?

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Jacot, C

2001-01-01

Du premier coup de pioche jusqu'à la mise en place de la tente abritant le buffet offert lors de la cérémonie d'achèvement d'un projet, la division ST est sur les rangs et apporte son savoir faire. Ces projets nombreux et pluridisciplinaires sont étudiés, se réalisent, s'exploitent et font l'objet de maintenance jusqu'à leur démantèlement. Durant leurs cycles de vie, la division ST avance les compétences professionnelles spécifiques à chaque corps de métiers incluant le recours à de nombreux contrats avec des entreprises extérieures pour réaliser les travaux sur les sites du CERN. Pour en conserver la maîtrise, la division ST applique une gestion de projet, une assurance de la qualité et s'attache tout particulièrement à la sécurité, à la réglementation, à la prévention des risques et la gestion de ceux-ci. Sous la supervision du DSO, un ensemble de procédures et de démarches a été développé afin de faciliter les tâches du maître d'ouvrage et des entreprises contractantes, c...
Simulation of ground-water flow in the St. Peter aquifer in an area contaminated by coal-tar derivatives, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Water Resources Investigation

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Lorenz, D.L.; Stark, J.R.

1990-01-01

A model constructed to simulate ground-water flow in part of the Prairie du Chien-Jordan and St. Peter aquifers, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was used to test hypotheses about the movement of ground water contaminated with coal-tar derivatives and to simulate alternatives for reducing the downgradient movement of contamination in the St. Peter aquifer. The model, constructed for a previous study, was applied to simulate the effects of current ground-water withdrawals on the potentiometric surface of the St. Peter aquifer. Model simulations predict that the multiaquifer wells have the potential to limit downgradient migration of contaminants in the St. Peter aquifer caused by cones of depression created around the multiaquifer wells. Differences in vertical leakage to the St. Peter aquifer may exist in areas of bedrock valleys. Model simulations indicate that these differences are not likely to affect significantly the general patterns of ground-water flow
Crustáceos decápodos asociados a comunidades algales en la región de Santa Marta, Caribe colombiano

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Campos C. Néstor Hernando

1995-11-01

Full Text Available Bimonthly sampling during a one year period was carried out on three biotopes in the Santa Marta region (Bahía de Gayraca: Lithothamnion; Bahía de Chengue: Halimeda; Bahra de Concha: Sargassum in order to determine the crustacean population associated with to them. A total of 1309 individuals of 58 species were collected. Only two species appeared at the three habitats, Mithraculus forceps y Pagurus brevidactylus. Some species were found to characterize the habitat sampled in the Santa Marta región. Lysmata wurdemanni has been found in Santa Marta only in Halimeda; some galatheids are frequently found in the Lithothamnion habitat; the spider crabs Acanthonix petiveri and Epialtus brasiliensis were found exclusively in the Sargassum habitat.Con el fin de evaluar las poblaciones de crustáceos decápodos asociadas a comunidades algales, se adelantaron muestreos bimensuales durante un año en tres comunidades de la región de Santa Marta, (Bahía de Gayraca: algas coralinácea del género Uthothamnion; Bahra de Chengue: algas del género Halimeda; Bahía de Concha: algas del género Sargassum. Se recolectaron 1.309 individuos pertenecientes a 58 especies de crustáceos decápodos. Del total de especies, sólo dos estuvieron presentes en los tres hábitats (Mithraculus forceps y Pagurus brevidactylus. Para cada una de las tres comunidades se pudieron identificar algunas especies que las caracterizan en la región de Santa Marta: Lysmata wurdemanni en el área de estudio no ha sido capturada en otro hábitat diferente a Halimeda; miembros de la familia Galatheidae son frecuentes en Uthothamnion; los cangrejos araña Acanthonix Petiveri y Epialtus brasiliensisse encontraron únicamente en Sargassum.
Mapeamento da flora apícola arbórea das regiões pólos do estado do Piauí

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Divane de Lima Aleixo

2015-06-01

Full Text Available O conhecimento da flora apícola de uma determinada região constitui uma ferramenta essencial para que o apicultor otimize a sua produção. O presente estudo desenvolvido no Estado do Piauí teve como objetivo identificar e catalogar as espécies apícolas arbóreas existentes nas regiões consideradas polo do Estado (Regiões Norte, Serra da Capivara, Picos e Simplício Mendes, bem como observar o período de florescimento e sua aptidão a néctar e/ou pólen pelas abelhas. O levantamento apibotânico foi realizado entre os meses de agosto de 2009 a dezembro de 2010. Foram feita coleta do material vegetal mensalmente, de acordo com o período de floração, e para verificar a presença de abelhas. O material vegetal foi herborizado conforme as técnicas usuais em botânica, e encaminhado para o Laboratório de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande – Campus de Pombal para serem identificadas. Foram catalogadas 38 espécies de plantas arbóreas, sendo que destas, 11 espécies apresentaram floração na estação da seca, sete plantas com floração na estação da chuva e 18 plantas apresentaram floração passando de uma estação para outra, e 16 espécies que apresentam aptidão a pólen e a néctar pelas abelhas. Entre as 17 famílias das espécies identificadas e catalogadas nas microrregiões do semi-árido temos: Anacardiaceae, Bignoniaceae, Burseraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Fabaceae-Faboideae, Fabaceae-Mimosoideae, Lecythydaceae, Leguminosae-Caesalpinoideae, Leguminosae- Mimosoideae, Leguminosae, Mimosaceae, Moringaceae, Myrtaceae, Rhamnaceae, e Sapindaceae.
Griffiss Air Force Base integrated resource assessment. Volume 3, Electric resource assessment

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Armstrong, P.R.; Shankle, S.A.; Elliott, D.B.; Stucky, D.J.; Keller, J.M.; Wahlstrom, R.R.; Dagle, J.E.; Gu, A.Y.

1993-09-01

The US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) has tasked the US Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) to identify, evaluate, and assist in acquiring all cost-effective energy projects at Griffiss Air Force Base (AFB). FEMP, with support from the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), is designing this model program for federal customers served by the Niagara Mohawk Power Company. The program with Griffiss AFB will (1) identify and evaluate all cost-effective electric energy projects; (2) develop a schedule for project acquisition considering project type, size, timing, capital requirements, as well as energy and dollar savings; and (3) secure 100% of the financing required to implement electric energy efficiency projects from Niagara Mohawk and have them procure the necessary contractors to perform detailed audits and install the technologies. This report provides the results of the electric energy resource opportunity (ERO) assessments performed by PNL at one of Niagara Mohawk`s primary federal facilities, the ACC Griffiss AFB facility located near Rome, New York. The results of the analyses of EROs are presented in seven common energy end-use categories. A narrative description of each ERO provides information on the initial cost, energy and dollar savings; impacts on operations and maintenance (O&M); and, when applicable, a discussion of energy supply and demand, energy security, and environmental issues. The evaluation methodology and technical and cost assumptions are also described for each ERO. Summary tables present the operational performance of energy end-use equipment before and after the implementation of each ERO and the results of the life-cycle cost analysis indicating the net present value (NPV) and savings-to-investment ratio (SIR) of each ERO.
Pobreza multidimensional nos municípios da Região Nordeste

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Janaina Ottonelli

2014-10-01

Full Text Available Na abordagem das capacitações de Sen (1981, 1985, 2000, 2001, a pobreza significa privação em diferentes aspectos da vida. O objetivo deste estudo é mensurar a pobreza multidimensional nos municípios da Região Nordeste por meio da teoria dos conjuntos fuzzy e dados do Censo Demográfico (IBGE, 2010. São utilizados 19 indicadores (funcionamentos distribuídos em quatro dimensões: educação, saúde, condições habitacionais e renda. Os resultados indicam pobreza, com destaque nas dimensões da renda e da educação, principalmente nos estados de Maranhão, Alagoas, Piauí e Paraíba. Políticas de redução da pobreza precisam considerar quais são as privações sofridas pelas pessoas e as particularidades do local onde vivem.
Frequência de ocorrência de carcinoma basocelular palpebral na região Centro-Oeste paulista e características dos portadores

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Silvia Narikawa

2011-08-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Observar a frequência de ocorrência do carcinoma basocelular palpebral na região Centro-Oeste paulista e descrever o perfil demográfico dos portadores. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, de amostragem aleatória, realizado em doze cidades da região Centro-Oeste do Estado de São Paulo. Foram examinados 11.167 indivíduos. Os pacientes foram avaliados em uma Unidade Móvel, com atendimento oftalmológico completo. O diagnóstico de carcinoma basocelular palpebral foi feito através do exame clínico e biomicroscópico da lesão. Os pacientes diagnosticados foram encaminhados ao Ambulatório de Plástica Ocular da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu para tratamento. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de frequência de ocorrência. RESULTADOS: Cinco casos de carcinoma basocelular palpebral foram identificados na amostra, correspondendo a uma frequência de ocorrência de 0,045%. Quatro pacientes eram do sexo feminino, a maioria com idade maior ou igual a 70 anos e todos os casos tinham a cor da pele branca. Apenas três indivíduos encaminhados compareceram ao serviço para exérese da lesão e confirmação diagnóstica. CONCLUSÃO: O carcinoma basocelular palpebral acomete 0,045% dos habitantes da região Centro-Oeste paulista, afetando principalmente o sexo feminino, na faixa etária próxima dos 70 anos.

Grumman OV-1C in flight

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1983-01-01

Grumman OV-1C in flight. This OV-1C Mohawk, serial #67-15932, was used in a joint NASA/US Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity (USAAEFA) program to study a stall-speed warning system in the early 1980s. NASA designed and built an automated stall-speed warning system which presented both airspeed and stall speed to the pilot. Visual indication of impending stall would be displayed to the pilot as a cursor or pointer located on a conventional airspeed indicator. In addition, an aural warning at predetermined stall margins was presented to the pilot through a voice synthesizer. The Mohawk was developed by Grumman Aircraft as a photo observation and reconnaissance aircraft for the US Marines and the US Army. The OV-1 entered production in October 1959 and served the US Army in Europe, Korea, the Viet Nam War, Central and South America, Alaska, and during Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the Middle East. The Mohawk was retired from service in September 1996. 133 OV-1Cs were built, the 'C' designating the model which used an IR (infrared) imaging system to provide reconnaissance.
Moving towards first science with the St. George recoil separator

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Meisel, Zachary; Berg, G. P. A.; Gilardy, G.; Moran, M.; Schmitt, J.; Seymour, C.; Stech, E.; Couder, M.

2015-10-01

The St. George recoil mass separator has recently been coupled to the 5MV St. Ana accelerator at the University of Notre Dame's Nuclear Science Lab. St. George is a unique tool designed to measure radiative alpha-capture reactions for nuclei up to A = 40 in inverse kinematics in order to directly obtain cross sections required for astrophysical models of stellar and explosive helium burning. Commissioning of St. George is presently taking place with primary beams of hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. In this presentation, results will be shown for the measured energy acceptance of St. George, which compare favorably to COSY results when employing the calculated optimal ion-optical settings. Additionally, future plans will be discussed, such as assessing the angular acceptance of St. George and the re-integration of HiPPO at the separator target position to provide a dense, windowless helium gas-jet target. The material presented in this work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation Grant No. 1419765.
St. Bernard Parish : la crise d’un territoire suburbain St. Bernard Parish, the crisis of a suburban territory

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Jean-Marc Zaninetti

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Situé à l’est de La Nouvelle-Orléans, St. Bernard Parish est l’un des territoires les plus vulnérables au risque d’ondes de tempêtes de toute la région métropolitaine. Après avoir été ravagée par le cyclone Katrina en 2005, St. Bernard peine à se redresser et montre le plus faible niveau de reprise de toute la région du Golfe du Mexique frappée par Katrina. De plus, la reconstruction est freinée par des polémiques virulentes qui nous rappellent les pires années des tensions raciales des années 1960. Cet article s’intéresse aux relations supposées entre les fragmentations urbaines et la faculté d’adaptation aux risques naturels. L’étude du cas de St. Bernard illustre la force d’inertie des territoires et comment de vieilles querelles ville-banlieue affaiblissent la résilience urbaine.Located east of New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish is one of the most vulnerable parts of the greater New Orleans metropolitan area to storm surges. After having been devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, St. Bernard still struggles to recover from the storm, and displays the lowest recovery level of the entire Katrina-hit Gulf Coast area so far. Moreover, reconstruction is hampered by loud polemics that remind us of the worst years of racial polarization during the 1960’s. This paper explores the possible linkage between urban fragmentations and adaptive capacity to natural hazard. The St. Bernard case-study illustrates the strength of path dependency, and how long-entrenched suburb-central city mistrust hampers urban resilience.
Materials for the 21st century

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Segal, David

2017-01-01

The book is a general text that shows how materials can contribute to solving problems facing nations in the 21st century. It is illustrated with diverse applications and highlights the potential of existing materials for everyday life, healthcare and the economies of nations. There are 13 chapters and a glossary of 500 materials with their descriptions, historical development, their use or potential use and a range of references. Specific areas include synthetic polymers (e.g. nylon), natural polymers (e.g. proteins, cellulose) and the role of materials in the development of digital computers and in healthcare. Solid-state lighting, energy supplies in the 21st century, disruptive technologies and intellectual property, in particular patents, are discussed. The book concludes by asking how the 21st century will be characterised. Will it be the Silicon Age, Genomic Age or New Polymer Age, as examples?
Analyse of Maintenance Cost in ST

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Jenssen, B W

2001-01-01

An analyse has been carried out in ST concerning the total costs for the division. Even though the target was the maintenance costs in ST, the global budget over has been analysed. This has been done since there is close relation between investments & consolidation and the required level for maintenance. The purpose of the analyse was to focus on maintenance cost in ST as a ratio of total maintenance costs over the replacement value of the equipment, and to make some comparisons with other industries and laboratories. Families of equipment have been defined and their corresponding ratios calculated. This first approach gives us some "quantitative" measurements. This analyse should be combined with performance indicators (more "qualitative" measurements) that are telling us how well we are performing. This will help us in defending our budget, make better priorities, and we will satisfy the requirements from our external auditors.
St. Croix trap study

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — The data set contains detailed information about the catch from 600 trap stations around St. Croix. Data fields include species caught, size data, trap location...
Church of St. Peter and Paul in the village under Kopaonik

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Raičević Slobodan

2009-01-01

Full Text Available In the border of the municipality towards Kosovo, Kuršumlija preserved the St. Cemetery's church of Peter and Paul in village Lukovo near the famous rehabilitation center Lukovo's spa. Church is one nave with a semicircular apse at the east vaults with semicircular arch reinforced with cross section curve, which relies on a few strong pilasters placed inside long walls. According to folk tradition the church was built in the middle ages and served to diggers and foundries of lead ores of King Milutin. Upon termination of exploitation ore the church neglected and in the 19th century it suffered its first renewal 1871st and another 1895th year. Saved epigraphic inscription with carved year of renewal (1895th, icons and wall decor of the church provide information about reliably judging its recent history and artistic value. Soon after the bricklaying work 1895th Church has received from the altar wall of icons, and after that, and mural painting small artistic value. The crown of the vault is painted Pantocrator, about whose performances are painted scenes of the Transfiguration, Ascension of Christ, Vavedenje and Entry into Jerusalem. On the western wall are shown the Dormition of the Mother of God and in the first zone are shown standing figures of Sts. Constantine and Helena, St. Simon Mir refills and St. Prince Lazar - kefaloforos. On the triumphal arch are Old. Testament scenes of hospitality and sacrifice of Abraham and in the apse bust of God Savaot. In the zone of standing figures are shown Sts. Druid, St. Czar Uroš and St. King Stephen, St. Sunday, St. Petka, St. Procopius, and St. George. From the figures standing at the altar of bishops are shown St. John Chrysostom, St. Sava Serbian, St. Basil the Great and St. Athanasius. There was saved the altar compartments with icons. At the czar's gate are shown Blagovesti and in the order of main icons: Christ Almighty, Mother of God with Christ, St. John the Forerunner, icons of patron St
Principal Component Surface (2011) for St. Thomas East End Reserve, St. Thomas

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Clinical significance of stress-induced ST segment changes in patients with previous myocardial infarction

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Futagami, Yasuo; Hamada, Masayuki; Makino, Katsutoshi; Ichikawa, Takehiko; Konishi, Tokuji

1984-01-01

To explain the clinical significance of stress(st)-induced ST-segment (ST) changes postinfarction, 93 patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI) were performed st- 201 Tl myocardial single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and compared ST changes with SPECT, coronary arteriographic and left ventriculographic findings. 30 out of 93 cases (32%) had ST depression, 20 (21.5%) had ST elevation, 9 (10%) had both ST depression and elevation and remaining 34 (36.5 %) had no significant ST changes. In single vessel disease, ST depression were noted in 29% (12/42), while in multivessel disease, 53% (27/51). 35 out of 39 cases (90%) with ST depression had transient perfusion defect but no apparent relation was noted between location of ST depression on ECG and region of transient perfusion defect in SPECT. All of 28 cases with ST elevation were noted in anterior MI cases, and 26 out of these showed severe LV wall motion abnormality in contrast left ventriculography and broad anterior permanent defect in SPECT. Only 15 cases (54%) showed slight redistribution. Thus, we conclude that in patients with previous MI, st-induced ST depression seems to reflect myocardial ischemia and ST elevation possibly related abnormal LV wall motion. (author)
Crisis y transformaciones recientes en la región vitivinícola argentina. Mendoza y San Juan, 1970-2005

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Rodolfo A. Richard-Jorba

2008-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo traza un panorama de los cambios verificados en la vitivinicultura de la gran región productora de vinos de la Argentina durante los últimos 35 años, con especial mención a las innovaciones institucionales, impresariales, técnicas y laborales registradas. La mención de algunos antecedentes sobre un siglo de trayectoria vitivinícola permiten apreciar con mayor claridad las transformaciones recientes de la agroindustria y el papel de los diferentes actores sociales involucrados. Particularmente destacados son los cambios operados por el Estado, que actuó como promotor, regulador y empresario, desregulador y, nuevamente, promotor, pero siempre articulado con los sectores empresarios. El acelerado proceso de cambios desde la década de 1990 supuso una reorientación de la actividad, otrora concentrada en el mercado interno, para posicionar a la región en lugares de creciente relevancia en el mercado internacional de vinos finos. El análisis a escala regional se complementa, finalmente, con los cambios que se producen a escala de empresas y las estrategias que desarrollan para crecer y competir.
ST-segment depression in aVR as a predictor of culprit artery in acute inferior wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

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Ahmed Hafez el-neklawy

2014-03-01

Conclusions: ST depression in aVR is common in patients with LCX-related acute inferior myocardial infarction. The ST changes in this lead are associated with an excellent specificity and a good sensitivity in differentiating LCX from RCA as the IRA.
Enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en niños de la Región de Murcia

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Espín M.I.

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: La disponibilidad de una vacuna neumocócica conjugada plantea la necesidad de conocer la incidencia y características de la enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en niños de la Región de Murcia, con la finalidad de obtener información que pueda ser de utilidad para establecer adecuadamente las indicaciones de vacunación. Métodos: Se ha realizado una búsqueda retrospectiva de casos de enfermedad invasiva por Streptococcus pneumoniae en menores de 15 años de edad atendidos en hospitales de la Región de Murcia durante el período 1991-2000. Las fuentes de datos utilizadas han sido las bases de datos de los Servicios de Microbiología, el Conjunto Mínimo de Datos Básicos, registro de altas pediátricas y Registro EDO. Resultados: La tasa de incidencia para el período 1996-2000 fue, para los menores de 1 año, de 18,25 por 10(5 personas-año en el caso de enfermedad invasiva (10,6 para meningitis; para los menores de 2 años, de 13,6 para enfermedad invasiva (6 para meningitis; para menores de 5 años, de 8,9 (1,35 para meningitis, y para los menores de 15 años, de 3,7 (1,3 para meningitis. El 28% de los casos presentaba factores de riesgo. Las complicaciones alcanzaron el 35,2% y las secuelas el 5%. La letalidad fue del 11,8%. Los serogrupos prevalentes fueron el 19, el 6, el 18, el 5, el 14 y el 23. Conclusiones: El alto porcentaje de casos con factores de riesgo de enfermedad neumocócica invasiva aconseja la implantación de programas de vacunación dirigidos a todos los niños con factores de riesgo. La incidencia de enfermedad neumocócica invasiva encontrada en la Región de Murcia difiere de la de otras zonas geográficas; sin embargo, la incidencia de meningitis es similar a la de otros estudios. La gravedad de la enfermedad justifica la realización de estudios coste-efectividad para valorar la posible incorporación de la vacuna en el calendario vacunal.
Fibrosarcoma en región geniana

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Guillermo Sánchez Acuña

2012-06-01

Full Text Available El fibrosarcoma es la neoplasia maligna mesodérmica de más incidencia.Los autores se vieron motivados a presentar un caso clínico con esta entidad con el objetivo de enfatizar en la importancia del correcto manejo diagnóstico y terapéutico en función de la rehabilitación de estos pacientes. Se presenta un caso clínico de un paciente de 54 años de edad con antecedentes de HTA controlada, que 23 años atrás comenzó con aumento de volumen en región geniana izquierda, motivo por el que fue intervenido quirúrgicamente en los años 1987, 1991 y 2009, en otros servicios de Cirugía Máxilofacial con diagnóstico histopatológico de neurofibroma, que acudió a consulta presentando una lesión de 5 cm de diámetro, con patrón de crecimiento rápido, que sangraba espontáneamente, la cual le comprimía el globo ocular izquierdo limitándole la apertura palpebral. Luego de realizársele el estudio preoperatorio correspondiente, se decidió tratamiento quirúrgico, se obtuvo un diagnóstico concluyente a través del estudio inmunohistoquímico de fibrosarcoma de grado intermedio de diferenciación, de marcada inmunorreactividad CD34 (+, focal, Vimentina (+, focal. Se concluye que el tratamiento de esta entidad es quirúrgico, teniendo en cuenta las normas oncológicas actuales, y su enfoque terapéutico debe ser multidisciplinario en aras de lograr una correcta rehabilitación funcional y estética del paciente. La inmunohistoquímica constituye un arma diagnóstica concluyente que contribuye a instaurar tratamiento adecuado en estas lesiones.
At stå i det åbne

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Hansen, Finn Thorbjørn

Bogen At stå i det åbne: Dannelse gennem filosofisk undren og nævær er en pædagogisk-filosofisk undersøgelse af, hvad det vil sige at stå i et "undringsfællesskab" i en undervisnings- og vejledningssituation. Ved at trække på den eksistentiel-fænomenologiske og filosofisk-hermeneutiske forskning ...
Three centuries of multi-storied St. Petersburg

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Lavrov, Leonid; Perov, Fedor; Eremeeva, Aleksandra; Temnov, Vladimir

2018-03-01

The article is devoted to assessment of the role of high-rise buildings in the St. Petersburg historic city's ensemble. Features of formation of city architectural look, the conditions of city typical silhouette's appearance which is characterized by the contrast of a small number of high-rise structures with a low horizontal mass building are observed. The consequences of the emergence of a significant number of great height buildings, the silhouette of which conflicts with the traditional St. Petersburg landscape's compositional principles, are analyzed. The economic reasons of high-rise construction of residential and office buildings are given. The conclusions about the prospects of St. Petersburg high-rise construction in the light of city-building and economic factors are made.
Orthodoxy and Islam. St. Cyril and St. Gregory Palamas in Dialogue with Muslims

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Grzegorz Makal

2014-12-01

Full Text Available The purpose of this study is to present the role of the Holy Fathers in the dialogue between the Orthodox and theMuslims. The first part of the article talks about the mission of St. Cyril in Baghdad Caliphate in historical perspective. Itdeals with his dialogue with Islam and presents an analysis of the arguments used by both sides. In the second part I talkabout the dialogue of St. Gregory Palamas with Muslims in the context of the mission of Cyril, comparing the argumentsof both fathers and their attitudes towards the dialogue with Islam. Finally, the theory of the “biblical roots of Europe” isaddressed, drawing on the example of the abovementioned Holy Fathers. In the article some excerpts from Palamas’worksare published in Polish for the first time.
Rotavirosis en niños de la región de la Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

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Fabiano Guerra-Sanches

2013-10-01

Full Text Available La infección por rotavirus es la principal causa de diarrea aguda en el mundo. Se estima que esta infección es responsable de aproximadamente 138 millones de casos de diarrea aguda y de 44 mil muertes al año en niños con edad menor de cinco años. Objetivos: Determinar la frecuencia de rotavirosis en niños con gastroenteritis atendidos en los servicios de salud de la región de la Baixada Fluminense. Material y métodos: Entre enero de 2009 y abril de 2010 se colectaron muestras fecales de 1067 niños menores de cinco años afectados de gastroenteritis. Se utilizó la técnica de reacción inmunocromatográfica para detectar antígenos de rotavirus (Rotavirus Tira Látex Test Bioeasy. Resultados: El 21,3% de los niños examinados tuvieron antígenos de rotavirus en las muestras fecales. No se encontró diferencias entre niños y niñas. Conclusiones: La incidencia de rotavirosis en la región de la Baixada Fluminense se encuentra en un nivel medio en comparación con poblaciones semejantes en países de Latinoamérica.
Hemodiálisis en tiempo de terremoto informe desde la región del biobío-chile

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S.M. Carlos Zúñiga, Dr.

2010-07-01

Full Text Available El terremoto/tsunami grado 8,8 en la escala de Richter que afectó a nuestro país el 27 de febrero/2010, junto con provocar la pérdida de vidas humanas y cuantiosos daños materiales, dejó en evidencia la escasa preparación de la red de salud para enfrentar esta emergencia y especialmente lo relacionado con la terapia de diálisis. De los 1644 pacientes en hemodiálisis crónica en la Región del Bíobío, se registraron seis fallecidos (0,36% en el período post catástrofe inmediato. Hubo pocos casos de rabdomiolisis por aplastamiento con insuficiencia renal aguda, y ninguno requirió apoyo de diálisis. En el programa de peritoneodiálisis crónica ambulatoria no se reportaron casos de pacientes fallecidos. El presente informe reporta la situación de la terapia de diálisis y sus dificultades durante la catástrofe en la región, las acciones que contribuyeron a su rápida normalización y nuestras propuestas para elaborar en Chile un plan de diálisis en emergencias.
Increased serum concentrations of soluble ST2 predict mortality after burn injury.

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Hacker, Stefan; Dieplinger, Benjamin; Werba, Gregor; Nickl, Stefanie; Roth, Georg A; Krenn, Claus G; Mueller, Thomas; Ankersmit, Hendrik J; Haider, Thomas

2018-06-27

Large burn injuries induce a systemic response in affected patients. Soluble ST2 (sST2) acts as a decoy receptor for interleukin-33 (IL-33) and has immunosuppressive effects. sST2 has been described previously as a prognostic serum marker. Our aim was to evaluate serum concentrations of sST2 and IL-33 after thermal injury and elucidate whether sST2 is associated with mortality in these patients. We included 32 burn patients (total body surface area [TBSA] >10%) admitted to our burn intensive care unit and compared them to eight healthy probands. Serum concentrations of sST2 and IL-33 were measured serially using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. The mean TBSA was 32.5%±19.6%. Six patients (18.8%) died during the hospital stay. Serum analyses showed significantly increased concentrations of sST2 and reduced concentrations of IL-33 in burn patients compared to healthy controls. In our study cohort, higher serum concentrations of sST2 were a strong independent predictor of mortality. Burn injuries cause an increment of sST2 serum concentrations with a concomitant reduction of IL-33. Higher concentrations of sST2 are associated with increased in-hospital mortality in burn patients.
Characterization of StABF1, a stress-responsive bZIP transcription factor from Solanum tuberosum L. that is phosphorylated by StCDPK2 in vitro.

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Muñiz García, María Noelia; Giammaria, Verónica; Grandellis, Carolina; Téllez-Iñón, María Teresa; Ulloa, Rita María; Capiati, Daniela Andrea

2012-04-01

ABF/AREB bZIP transcription factors mediate plant abiotic stress responses by regulating the expression of stress-related genes. These proteins bind to the abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive element (ABRE), which is the major cis-acting regulatory sequence in ABA-dependent gene expression. In an effort to understand the molecular mechanisms of abiotic stress resistance in cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), we have cloned and characterized an ABF/AREB-like transcription factor from potato, named StABF1. The predicted protein shares 45-57% identity with A. thaliana ABFs proteins and 96% identity with the S. lycopersicum SlAREB1 and presents all of the distinctive features of ABF/AREB transcription factors. Furthermore, StABF1 is able to bind to the ABRE in vitro. StABF1 gene is induced in response to ABA, drought, salt stress and cold, suggesting that it might be a key regulator of ABA-dependent stress signaling pathways in cultivated potato. StABF1 is phosphorylated in response to ABA and salt stress in a calcium-dependent manner, and we have identified a potato CDPK isoform (StCDPK2) that phosphorylates StABF1 in vitro. Interestingly, StABF1 expression is increased during tuber development and by tuber-inducing conditions (high sucrose/nitrogen ratio) in leaves. We also found that StABF1 calcium-dependent phosphorylation is stimulated by tuber-inducing conditions and inhibited by gibberellic acid, which inhibits tuberization.

Desempenho de genótipos de bananeira na região de Jataí-GO

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Silvia Correa Santos

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o desenvolvimento e a produção de seis genótipos de bananeira nas condições bioclimáticas do Sudoeste Goiano. O experimento foi conduzido em área experimental na Fazenda Aroeira localizada no Município de Jataí-GO, microrregião do sudoeste Goiano. Em dois ciclos de produção, foram avaliados os genótipos 'Caipira' (AAA, 'Thap Maeo' (AAB, 'FHIA-01' (AAAB, 'FHIA-21' (AAAB, 'FHIA-18' (AAAB, descritos pela Embrapa como resistentes à Sigatoka, e a 'Terra' (AAB - subgrupo Terra, cultivada tradicionalmente pelos produtores da região. O experimento foi montado num delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados, com seis tratamentos (genótipos e seis repetições, em condições de sequeiro com espaçamento de 3 x 2 m. A caracterização do desenvolvimento e do rendimento dos genótipos foi realizada com as seguintes avaliações: NDPC - número de dias do plantio à colheita; MC - massa do cacho (kg; NP - número de pencas; CE - comprimento do engaço (cm; Ø - diâmetro do engaço (mm; ME - massa do engaço (kg; Ø2ªP - diâmetro do fruto da segunda penca (mm; C2ªP - comprimento do fruto da segunda penca (mm; M2ªP - massa da segunda penca (kg; N2ªP - número de frutos da segunda penca; ØPSFL - diâmetro do pseudocaule na floração (cm, NFC - número de folhas na colheita, e APF - altura da planta na floração. Observou-se um regime hídrico bem definido, com uma estação chuvosa de outubro a março e um período seco de abril a setembro. Considerando que diferentes ambientes influenciam no desempenho dos genótipos de banana e na manifestação dos caracteres, o bom desenvolvimento desses genótipos indica a adaptação às condições climáticas da região. De acordo com os dados de produção do segundo ciclo, os genótipos 'FHIA-18', 'FHIA-01' e 'FHIA-21' apresentaram características agronômicas favoráveis e podem ser indicados como alternativas de cultivo aos produtores da regi
Environmental Assessment on the leasing of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, St. James Terminal, St. James Parish, Louisiana

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to lease the Strategic Petroleum Reserve`s (SPR) St. James Terminal to private industry. The St. James Terminal consists of six storage tanks, a pumping station, two maine docks and ancillary facilities. DOE believes that the St. James Terminal presents an opportunity to establish a government- industry arrangement that could more effectively use this asset to serve the nations`s oil distribution needs, reduce the operational cost of the SPR, and provide a source of revenue for the Government. DOE solicited interest in leasing its distribution facilities in a notice published March 16, 1994. In response, industry has expressed interest in leasing the St. James Terminal, as well as several DOE pipelines, to enhance the operation of its own facilities or to avoid having to construct new ones. Under such a lease, industry use would be subordinate to DOE use in the event of a national energy emergency. This Environmental Assessment describes the proposed leasing operation, its alternatives, and potential environmental impacts. Based on this analyses, DOE has determined that the proposed action is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) OF 1969 and has issued the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
Carl Størmer Auroral Pioneer

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Egeland, Alv

2013-01-01

This biography summarizes the seminal contributions to auroral and space science of Carl Størmer (1874 - 1957). He was the first to develop precise photographic methods to calculate heights and morphologies of diverse auroral forms during four solar cycles. Størmer independently devised numerical techniques to determine the trajectories of high-energy charged particles allowed and forbidden in the Earth’s magnetic field. His theoretical analyses explained cosmic ray access to the upper atmosphere, 20 years before they were identified by other scientists. Størmer’s crowning achievement, “The Polar Aurora,” published when he was 81 years old, stands to this day as a regularly cited guide in graduate-level courses on space physics. The authors present the life of this prodigious scientist in relation to the cultural life of early 20th century in Norway and to the development of the space sciences in the post-Sputnik era.
Paradiplomacia y desarrollo económico en la región transfronteriza de Reynosa-McAllen

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Nava Aguirre, Karla María; Córdova Bojórquez, Gustavo

2018-01-01

Resumen: La paradiplomacia es un nuevo fenómeno de participación internacional de gobiernos locales y otras entidades no-estatales. La investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la construcción paradiplomática y observar el desarrollo económico en la región transfronteriza Reynosa-McAllen a partir del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN). Se utilizó la investigación cualitativa con un enfoque descriptivo. Los instrumentos de recolección de información fueron la revisión bibl...
Distribuição de Aglomerados Subnormais na Rede Urbana e nas Grandes Regiões Brasileiras

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Vanessa Gapriotti Nadalin; Cleandro Krause; Vicente Correia Lima Neto

2014-01-01

A precariedade urbana e habitacional é heterogênea no Brasil, o que torna necessário fazer análises territoriais. Este trabalho analisa dados do Censo Demográfico 2010 relativos aos aglomerados subnormais (AS), buscando identificar comportamentos diferenciados nos municípios segundo uma rede urbana e sua inserção regional. Escolheu-se como classificação dos municípios brasileiros em rede urbana o estudo Regiões de Influência das Cidades 2007 (IBGE, 2008), ou REGIC, tendo sido encontradas quat...
Liderazgo y desempeño académico de los docentes de la Red Educativa Sin Fronteras de la provincia de Chincheros, región Apurímac - 2012.

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Vilca Vilavila, Tania.

2015-01-01

En el presente trabajo de investigación se pretende determinar la relación del Liderazgo con el Desempeño Académico Docente de los docentes de la Red Educativa Sin Fronteras de la provincia de Chincheros región Apurímac- 2012. Para lograr el objetivo de investigación se formuló la siguiente hipótesis: Existe una relación significativa entre el Liderazgo y el Desempeño Académico de los docentes de la Red Educativa Sin Fronteras de la provincia de Chincheros región Apurímac - 2012. Para probar ...
GeoTIFF of 3x3 m Bathymetry for St. Thomas & St. John, 2011, UTM 20N NAD83 (NCEI Accession 0131858)

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21st Century leadership skills for learning networks

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Basten, Floor; Evers, Arnoud; Geijsel, Femke; Vermeulen, Marjan

2018-01-01

Ultimate goal: to prepare pupils for a life in a society that requires 21st century skills and actions Immediate focus: teachers and principals develop 21st century skills in the practice of their work → together with researchers principals co-create tools to support teacher learning.
St. Louis encephalitis virus possibly transmitted through blood transfusion-Arizona, 2015.

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Venkat, Heather; Adams, Laura; Sunenshine, Rebecca; Krow-Lucal, Elisabeth; Levy, Craig; Kafenbaum, Tammy; Sylvester, Tammy; Smith, Kirk; Townsend, John; Dosmann, Melissa; Kamel, Hany; Patron, Roberto; Kuehnert, Matthew; Annambhotla, Pallavi; Basavaraju, Sridhar V; Rabe, Ingrid B

2017-12-01

St. Louis encephalitis virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that infrequently causes epidemic central nervous system infections. In the United States, blood donors are not screened for St. Louis encephalitis virus infection, and transmission through blood transfusion has not been reported. During September 2015, St. Louis encephalitis virus infection was confirmed in an Arizona kidney transplant recipient. An investigation was initiated to determine the infection source. The patient was interviewed, and medical records were reviewed. To determine the likelihood of mosquito-borne infection, mosquito surveillance data collected at patient and blood donor residences in timeframes consistent with their possible exposure periods were reviewed. To investigate other routes of exposure, organ and blood donor and recipient specimens were obtained and tested for evidence of St. Louis encephalitis virus infection. The patient presented with symptoms of central nervous system infection. Recent St. Louis encephalitis virus infection was serologically confirmed. The organ donor and three other organ recipients showed no laboratory or clinical evidence of St. Louis encephalitis virus infection. Among four donors of blood products received by the patient via transfusion, one donor had a serologically confirmed, recent St. Louis encephalitis virus infection. Exposure to an infected mosquito was unlikely based on the patient's minimal outdoor exposure. In addition, no St. Louis encephalitis virus-infected mosquito pools were identified around the patient's residence. This investigation provides evidence of the first reported possible case of St. Louis encephalitis virus transmission through blood product transfusion. Health care providers and public health professionals should maintain heightened awareness for St. Louis encephalitis virus transmission through blood transfusion in settings where outbreaks are identified. © 2017 AABB.
The Regie de l'Energie: reasons for existence, procedures and challenges

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Guerin, J.A.

1998-01-01

The mandate of the Quebec's Regie de l'energie (Quebec Energy Board) was described and discussed. The role of the Board is to oversee the supply of energy for the province, to ensure that these needs are met in a context of sustainable development, to monitor the pricing of energy products for the public, to protect the interest of consumers, and to ensure an equitable treatment for distributors. Another role of the Board is to deal with consumer complaints on matters of electricity, natural gas and petroleum products pricing. Specific aspects of the Board's role regarding the sale and distribution of electricity, natural gas and petroleum products are addressed. Some recent major reports prepared by the Board and submitted to the government of Quebec concerning the modalities of establishing and implementing a pricing regime for the supply of electricity, price and quantity of wind energy in Hydro-Quebec's portfolio, and the price and quantity of small hydro generation in the Hydro-Quebec portfolio, are also described
Análise de viabilidade técnica e econômica do uso de água de chuva em uma indústria metalmecânica na região metropolitana de Curitiba PR

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Celimar Azambuja Teixeira

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Resumo Este estudo tem por objetivo verificar a possibilidade de aproveitamento da água da chuva em uma indústria metalmecânica localizada no município de São José dos Pinhais, região metropolitana de Curitiba, considerando o volume de chuvas, necessidade da indústria, as características de qualidade da água de chuva da região, além de uma simulação da cobrança pelo uso da água e emissão dos seus efluentes lançados em um córrego próximo. Nesta avaliação, verificou-se que o aproveitamento da água de chuva pode ser viável devido ao comportamento hidrológico da região e a qualidade dessa água, verificada por ensaios de laboratório. Além disso, realizou-se uma simulação para estimar a provável economia ao se evitar o pagamento pela captação e emissão dos lançamentos nos corpos d’água da região, além do orçamento do reservatório proposto para o armazenamento da água de chuva.
Colaboración científica entre países de la región latinoamericana

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Russell, Jane M.

2007-06-01

Full Text Available An analysis of the scientific collaboration among Latin American countries registered between 1975 and 2004 in the Science Citation Index database, Web of Science online version, revealed a steady increase in the number of publications, more marked in the last decade, as well as in the percentages that these represent in the total number of publications authored by regional scientists. Differences were found between countries in the magnitude of these increases, the smaller countries showing the highest levels of collaboration, especially with respect to those publications also involving scientists from institutions outside the Latin American region. The most common subject areas of intra-regional collaboration were Biology, Health, Physics, and Chemistry. Participating institutions from outside the region in intra-regional co-authorship were most commonly European (40% of cases and North American (38%. The impact of papers as measured by a normalized h-index, involving scientists from outside the region was greater than that found for all intra-regional publications. The dominant bilateral regional collaboration was between Brazil and Argentina which in recent years has focused on topics in the Health Sciences and Astronomy. A detailed analysis of Physics papers showed that institutions from Brazil and Argentina are the most productive in intra-regional collaborations and Condensed Matter, the most studied subject.

Un análisis de la colaboración científica entre los países de América Latina a través de documentos registrados de 1975-2004 en el Science Citation Index versión Web of Science, revela un aumento paulatino en el número total de trabajos principalmente en la última década, así como en los porcentajes de éstos del total de publicaciones registradas por la región. La magnitud de estos aumentos varía; los países más pequeños mostraron los niveles más altos de colaboración, en especial
Concentración territorial de las empresas en la región chorotega: un análisis mediante técnicas de economia espacial

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Rafael Arias Ramírez

2011-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo que aquí presentamos es resultado de un estudio más amplio que se está realizando sobre la competitividad territorial y mercado de trabajo en la región Chorotega y forma parte de la investigación que en economía regional hemos venido realizando en el Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas (IICE desde el año 2005. En este estudio aplicamos una serie de instrumentos técnicos, propios de la economía regional, para identificar la localización espacial de las empresas al interior de la región Chorotega y su grado de asociación espacial (cluster. Para lograr lo anterior se utilizaron aplicaciones del Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG y el Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA.
Fusion power core engineering for the ARIES-ST power plant

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Tillack, M.S.; Wang, X.R.; Pulsifer, J.; Malang, S.; Sze, D.K.; Billone, M.; Sviatoslavsky, I.

2003-01-01

ARIES-ST is a 1000 MWe fusion power plant based on a low aspect ratio 'spherical torus' (ST) plasma. The ARIES-ST power core was designed to accommodate the unique features of an ST power plant, to meet the top-level requirements of an attractive fusion energy source, and to minimize extrapolation from the fusion technology database under development throughout the world. The result is an advanced helium-cooled ferritic steel blanket with flowing PbLi breeder and tungsten plasma-interactive components. Design improvements, such as the use of SiC inserts in the blanket to extend the outlet coolant temperature range were explored and the results are reported here. In the final design point, the power and particle loads found in ARIES-ST are relatively similar to other advanced tokamak power plants (e.g. ARIES-RS [Fusion Eng. Des. 38 (1997) 3; Fusion Eng. Des. 38 (1997) 87]) such that exotic technologies were not required in order to satisfy all of the design criteria. Najmabadi and the ARIES Team [Fusion Eng. Des. (this issue)] provide an overview of ARIES-ST design. In this article, the details of the power core design are presented together with analysis of the thermal-hydraulic, thermomechanical and materials behavior of in-vessel components. Detailed engineering analysis of ARIES-ST TF and PF systems, nuclear analysis, and safety are given in the companion papers
Algunos aspectos de los Aenigmata Symphosii: título, autor y relación con la Historia Apollonii regis Tyri

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María José Muñoz Jiménez

1987-12-01

Full Text Available Symphosius is not the name of the author of the collection of a hundred riddles contained in the Anthologia Latina; in fact, the original title of the collection might well be the Aenigmata Symphosii by an anonymous author. Notwithstanding, it is possible that this author and that of the Historia Apollonii regis Tyri are one and the same person.
Atuação do Nutricionista no Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar na Região Sul do Brasil

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Rafaela da Silveira Corrêa

Full Text Available Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a adequação dos parâmetros numéricos mínimos de referência com relação às atribuições obrigatórias do nutricionista da região Sul do Brasil de acordo com a Resolução do CFN 465/2010. Estudo transversal com amostra representativa de Responsáveis Técnicos do PNAE que atuam na alimentação escolar na região Sul do Brasil (PR, SC e RS. Os questionários foram encaminhados por meio eletrônico. Comparou-se o resultado obtido com o preconizado pela Resolução CFN 465/2010, quanto à realização das atribuições obrigatórias e adequação aos parâmetros numéricos mínimos definidos por esta legislação. Os resultados apontam para a não conformidade de 71,6% dos municípios da Região Sul no que tange o quantitativo de nutricionistas definido pelos parâmetros numéricos mínimos de referência. Esta inadequação se reflete no cumprimento das atribuições do nutricionista no PNAE. Essas inadequações reforçam a necessidade de formação de parcerias e do trabalho intersetorial para o fortalecimento da execução do PNAE, além de ratificarem a necessidade de se garantir condições de trabalho para que o profissional possa exercer suas atividades conforme planejado.
Molecular evidence for the thriving of Campylobacter jejuni ST-4526 in Japan.

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Hiroshi Asakura

Full Text Available Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. This study aimed at a better understanding of the genetic diversity of this pathogen disseminated in Japan. We performed multilocus sequence typing (MLST of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from different sources (100 human, 61 poultry, and 51 cattle isolates in Japan between 2005 and 2006. This approach identified 62 sequence types (STs and 19 clonal complexes (CCs, including 11 novel STs. These 62 STs were phylogenetically divided into 6 clusters, partially exhibiting host association. We identified a novel ST (ST-4526 that has never been reported in other countries; a phylogenetic analysis showed that ST-4526 and related STs showed distant lineage from the founder ST, ST-21 within CC-21. Comparative genome analysis was performed to investigate which properties could be responsible for the successful dissemination of ST-4526 in Japan. Results revealed that three representative ST-4526 isolates contained a putative island comprising the region from Cj0737 to Cj0744, which differed between the ST-4526 isolates and the reference strain NCTC11168 (ST-43/CC-21. Amino acid sequence alignment analyses showed that two of three ST-4526 isolates expressed 693aa- filamentous hemagglutination domain protein (FHA, while most of other C. jejuni strains whose genome were sequenced exhibited its truncation. Correspondingly, host cell binding of FHA-positive C. jejuni was greater than that of FHA-truncated strains, and exogenous administration of rFHA protein reduced cell adhesion of FHA-positive bacteria. Biochemical assays showed that this putative protein exhibited a dose-dependent binding affinity to heparan sulfate, indicating its adhesin activity. Moreover, ST-4526 showed increased antibiotic-resistance (nalidixic acid and fluoroquinolones and a reduced ability for DNA uptake. Taken together, our data suggested that these combined features contributed to the clonal thriving of ST
CDC WONDER: Population - Bridged-Race July 1st Estimates

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Perinnöstä luopuminen

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Skoutti, Miia

2013-01-01

Tämän opinnäytetyön keskeisenä aiheena oli tutkia perinnöstä luopumiseen liittyviä edellytyksiä ja seurauksia. Tarkoituksena oli käsitellä perinnöstä luopumista erilaisista näkökulmista sekä miettiä joitakin siihen johtavia syitä. Opinnäytetyöhön sisältyy olennaisesti myös yleisesti perintöoikeudellisten asioiden selvittäminen. Opinnäytetyön alussa lukijalle selitetään lyhyesti sitä, mitä on lakimääräinen perimysjärjestys, ja miten perintöä voi Suomessa saada. Lisäksi huomiota kiinnitetään lu...
Omsorg/støtte i ungdomsskolen

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Vasseng, Eli Dahl

2012-01-01

Master's thesis in Special education Denne studien handler om forholdet mellom lærer-elev og ser på hvordan ungdomsskoleelever beskriver omsorgsfulle/støttende lærere og den betydning det har for motivasjon i skolearbeid og læringsmiljø. Jeg har tatt utgangspunkt i ungdomsskoleelevenes forståelse av fenomenet omsorg/støtte og brukt en fenomenologisk tilnærming med intervju som metode. Seks elever fra ungdomstrinnet ble intervjuet og jeg har brukt en intervjuguide som er bygget på det teore...

Statistics in the 21st century

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Wells, Martin T; Wells, Martin T

2001-01-01

Exactly what is the state of the art in statistics as we move forward into the 21st century? What promises, what trends does its future hold? Through the reflections of 70 of the world's leading statistical methodologists, researchers, theorists, and practitioners, Statistics in the 21st Century answers those questions. Originally published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association, this collection of vignettes examines our statistical past, comments on our present, and speculates on our future. Although the coverage is broad and the topics diverse, it reveals the essential intell
Energirenovering af større bygninger

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Mortensen, Lone Hedegaard; Birck Laustsen, Jacob; Vorre, Mette Havgaard

involverede parter i et renoveringsprojekt om, hvordan energirenoveringsprojekter gennemføres i alle faser. SBi-anvisning 269 kan bruges som styringsredskab for bygherrer og kravgrundlag for rådgivere, entreprenører og andre parter, der leverer ydelser til bygherren. For institutioner, der stiller kapital til......SBi-anvisning 269 omhandler metode og proces for gennemførelse af energirenoveringsprojekter for større bygninger fra idefase til driftsfase. Større bygninger omfatter etageboliger, bygninger til privat handel- og service samt offentlige institutioner. Anvisningen giver vejledning for de...
Violencia institucional hacia las mujeres en la región sur de México

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Angélica Aremy Evangelista García

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Para comprender las formas en que se produce y reproduce la violencia contra las mujeres en la región sur de México, se identificaron las relaciones estructurales de desigualdad que la generan, así como las construcciones culturales y simbólicas que la refuerzan. Las violencias vividas por las mujeres tienen como trasfondo estructural la exclusión, la discriminación y la falta de acceso a mejores condiciones de vida, pero la violencia institucional, que no ha sido identificada en su exacta dimensión, se basa en un Estado miope sin contraparte ciudadana y se expresa en la imposibilidad de que las mujeres ejerzan sus derechos.
Comparações entre as propriedades químicas de solos das regiões da floresta amazônica e do cerrado do Brasil Central Comparisons of chemical properties of forest (Amazon region and savanna soils (central region of Brazil

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J.L.I. Demattê

1993-09-01

Full Text Available Foi estudada uma série de propriedades dos solos das regiões Amazônica e de cerrado. Para a região de cerrado, selecionou-se 17 perfis do Triângulo Mineiro, 6 perfis da região de Goiás e 5 perfis do Sudeste de MT, todos publicados em boletins de solo da EMBRAPA, sendo a maioria latossolos. Na Amazônia, selecionaram-se dados dos Boletins do Projeto RADAM BRASIL, sendo 76 perfis ao todo, retirados desde a região do Pará até o Acre; destes, 38 são latossolos e 38 podzólicos vermelho amarelo (PVA. Para fins de comparação entre os solos as seguintes profundidades foram padronizadas: 0-10 cm; 10-40 cm; 40-80 cm; 80-100 cm. Não foi considerada a camada de serapilheira. Os solos da região do cerrado são mais intemperizados do que os da região Amazônica, havendo dominância de mineralogia oxídica, mais estável do que a dos solos da região Amazônica, onde a mineralogia é caulinítica com contribuição de minerais 2:1. Apesar disso, a CTC dos latossolos da Amazônia não difere da CTC dos solos de cerrado. Na região Amazônica os latossolos apresentam Ki diferenciado, sendo um grupo de solos com Ki na faixa de 0,8-1,5 típico dos latossolos e um grupo na faixa de 2,0-2,2. O grupo dos PVA possui Ki superior a 2,0. Na região de cerrado o Ki varia de 0,6 a 1,5. Os solos da região Amazônica são mais ácidos e apresentam valores de Al trocável significativamente superiores do que os da região de cerrado, o que requer mais corretivos de que o Cerrado. Há grande diferença entre a saturação por bases (V e o pH nos solos das duas regiões. Na região Amazônica a elevação do pH segue a elevação do V enquanto que no cerrado isto não ocorre. Em conseqüência deste fato, o manejo químico em relação à quantidade de calcário deve ser diferenciado entre as regiões. O teor de carbono orgânico nos solos de textura arenosa, a média é sempre maior para a região Amazônica. Entretanto, para todas as profundidades estudadas
31st Annual conference and the 21st annual theoretical seminar of the South African Institute of Physics

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1986-01-01

The 31st annual conference and the 21st annual theoretical seminar of the South African Institute of Physics was held from 7-11 July 1986 at the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg. This publication contains only the abstracts of seminars delivered on the conference. The topics that were covered include the various facets of physics such as solid state physics, nuclear and particle physics, optics and spectroscopy, solar-terrestrial physics, education, and applied and industrial physics
Efectos genotóxicos asociados a metales pesados en una población humana de la región de La Mojana, Colombia, 2013

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Clelia Rosa Calao

2015-08-01

Conclusión. Estos resultados sugieren que el daño genético registrado en pobladores de la región de La Mojana, Colombia, puede estar asociado a la presencia de los metales estudiados en las muestras de sangre.
Viabilidade econômica do cultivo de abacaxi no arenito Caiuá, região noroeste do Estado do Paraná = Economic feasibility of pineapple culture in the Caiuá sandstone area, northwestern Paraná State

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Aguinaldo José Freitas Leal

2009-04-01

Full Text Available A área da região noroeste do Estado do Paraná, sobre o arenito Caiuá, carece de opções de exploração agrícola economicamente viáveis. Assim, o abacaxi apresenta-se como opção de cultivo, entretanto, necessitando de maiores estudos referentes à sua exploraçãonesta região. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a viabilidade socioeconômica do cultivo desta frutífera na região de Umuarama, Estado do Paraná em relação às principais regiões fornecedoras de abacaxi para o Estado. Para tanto, visitaram-se três propriedades nos municípios de Umuarama, Cafezal do Sul e Cruzeiro do Oeste, objetivando levantar os coeficientes técnicos desta atividade e seus indicadores de lucratividade. A região analisada apresenta boa capacidade competitiva em relação às regiões tradicionalmente produtoras (Frutal, Estado de Minas Gerais e Guaraçaí, Estado de São Paulo, principalmente pela proximidade do mercado consumidor. O abacaxi é uma excelente opção de cultivo no contexto da agricultura familiar.The northwestern region of the state of Paraná, in the Caiuásandstone area, lacks options for economically feasible agricultural exploration. Thus, pineapple appears as a growth option, needing further studies regarding its exploration in that region. Thepresent review aimed to evaluate the feasibility of this culture and analyze the competitiveness of this region of Umuarama, Paraná State, compared to the state’s main pineapple supplying regions. For this purpose, three producers in Umuarama, Cafezal do Sul and Cruzeiro do Oeste were visited, in order to survey the technical coefficient of this culture and its profit indicators. The analyzed region presents a good and competitive capacity compared to other traditional fruitproducers, mainly due to the proximity of consumer markets. Pineapple is an excellent choice of culture in the familiar agricultural context.
77 FR 23322 - Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting

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2012-04-18

... The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory... St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets NW., Washington, DC. The sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and... law school clinics: teaching administrative law to future attorneys. The Committee will also discuss...
Forestaciones en tierras agrarias de la Región de Murcia : cambios medioambientales y paisajísticos

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González Botía, Miguel Ángel

2017-01-01

El objetivo principal de esta tesis ha sido el estudio de las consecuencias derivadas de las forestaciones de tierras agrarias abandonadas en la Región de Murcia (FOTARM), considerada una medida agroambiental de la PAC, que pretende paliar los graves problemas de erosión, degradación y desertificación, derivados de dicho abandono. Primeramente se ha realizado un minucioso análisis de las forestaciones, que se llevaron a cabo en dos periodos: el primero (y principal) de 1994 a 1999, (llegando ...
Trabalho, saúde e migração nos canaviais da região de Ribeirão Preto (SP, Brasil: o que percebem e sentem os jovens trabalhadores?

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André de Mello Galiano

Full Text Available A migração de jovens do nordeste brasileiro em busca de emprego na região Sudeste é historicamente recorrente. Este estudo objetivou compreender como jovens trabalhadores foram atraídos para o corte de cana-de-açúcar na região de Ribeirão Preto (SP e conhecer como percebiam suas condições de trabalho e suas repercussões em sua saúde. Na pesquisa, de abordagem qualitativa, foram entrevistados 14 trabalhadores migrantes do Maranhão, de ambos os sexos, com idades entre 18 e 24 anos, entre julho de 2008 e maio de 2009. Os relatos obtidos indicaram que a migração dos jovens trabalhadores em busca de trabalho não foi uma opção, mas a única alternativa frente à realidade na região de origem. Revelaram sentimento de frustração quando perceberam que o trabalho real era bem diferente do imaginado. Os jovens apresentaram desesperança quanto às suas perspectivas de futuro e demonstraram preocupação com as possíveis consequências para sua saúde. Apesar de explicitar desapontamento com a realidade, manifestaram intenção de retorno para as lavouras da cana em outras safras, mostrando conformismo com sua realidade social. O estudo possibilitou aprofundar conhecimentos acerca da exploração da força de trabalho empregada na cultura da cana-de-açúcar na maior região produtora do país, mostrando que os trabalhadores percebem como precárias e desgastantes as condições a que são submetidos.
A percepção ambiental entre os habitantes da região noroeste do estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Livia Melo Villar

Full Text Available Foi desenvolvido um estudo para avaliar a percepção ambiental de indivíduos residentes do Município de Itaperuna, localizado na região Noroeste do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Foram selecionados 243 indivíduos, entre os meses de julho a outubro de 2005, que responderam sobre questões que abordavam a relação indivíduo/ambiente; ações individuais em favor da área ambiental; preocupação com o impacto ambiental e consumo; hábitos pessoais e ambiente. Com base na análise das respostas dos indivíduos, foi observada maior percepção ambiental em indivíduos mais velhos em relação a crianças e jovens. Este resultado demonstra que os programas de educação ambiental nesta região devem ser voltados para crianças e adolescentes, para que os mesmos se tornem adultos conscientes, uma vez que os indivíduos respondentes apresentaram grande interesse pelos temas ambientais e disposição para participar de campanhas e ações de recuperação ambiental.
Book of specifications (StLB) and solar technology in data processing

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Jaehnig, W; Schiemann, W

1982-06-01

The book of specifications (StLB) is to create a common language for a system of integrated data processing in building construction to be used by all those participating in the process of construction. The StLB comprises e.g. special sectors from the field of framework construction and extension as well as of technical extension. Special performance sectors concerning solar energy are not yet included in the StLB. It can be expected that relevant texts for solar technology shall be included along with other editorial work. At present, analogous texts from various performance sectors can be transferred to solar technology. Different user programmes are available for the data-related utilization of the StLlB. The article illustrates the fields of application of the StLB and its data-related utilization procedure including text input as well as the various devices which are suitable for the individual processes of the StLB.
Perfil dos professores de ensino medio profissionalizante de enfermagem na região de Piracicaba

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Greicelene Aparecida Hespanhol Bassinello

2002-01-01

Resumo: O objetivo de conhecer as escolas e traçar o perfil dos professores de nível médio profissionalizante de enfermagem na região de Piracicaba e discuti-lo à luz da sociologia das profissões, justifica-se por questionamentos da prática profissional como enfermeiro-docente, sobretudo em relação à prática pedagógica. Para tanto resgatou-se a história do ensino de enfermagem no Brasil, com ênfase no ensino médio profissionalizante e no cenário de formação de docente de nível médio. A caract...
El registro civil e identificación en la región y el mundo

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Felix Ortega de la Torre

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Realiza un repaso histórico, así como un recorrido por el desarrollo del proceso registral civil en la región latinoamericana. Enfatiza en la importancia que existe en la relación entre el registro de personas y el desarrollo, la democracia, la gobernabilidad; así como para la inclusión, la transparencia, la seguridad, la eficiencia de recursos y la generación de un Estado moderno digital. Puntualmente, analiza los modelos de registro e identificación, el fortalecimiento del registro civil en el siglo veintiuno, las tendencias futuras, el registro universal y sus nuevos desafíos
The mean, the median, and the St. Petersburg paradox.

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Hayden, Benjamin Y; Platt, Michael L

2009-06-01

The St. Petersburg Paradox is a famous economic and philosophical puzzle that has generated numerous conflicting explanations. To shed empirical light on this phenomenon, we examined subjects' bids for one St. Petersburg gamble with a real monetary payment. We found that bids were typically lower than twice the smallest payoff, and thus much lower than is generally supposed. We also examined bids offered for several hypothetical variants of the St. Petersburg Paradox. We found that bids were weakly affected by truncating the gamble, were strongly affected by repeats of the gamble, and depended linearly on the initial "seed" value of the gamble. One explanation, which we call the median heuristic , strongly predicts these data. Subjects following this strategy evaluate a gamble as if they were taking the median rather than the mean of the payoff distribution. Finally, we argue that the distribution of outcomes embodied in the St. Petersburg paradox is so divergent from the Gaussian form that the statistical mean is a poor estimator of expected value, so that the expected value of the St. Petersburg gamble is undefined. These results suggest that this classic paradox has a straightforward explanation rooted in the use of a statistical heuristic.
Geology of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Rankin, Douglas W.

2002-01-01

The rocks of St. John, which is located near the eastern end of the Greater Antilles and near the northeastern corner of the Caribbean plate, consist of Cretaceous basalt, andesite, keratophyre, their volcaniclastic and hypabyssal intrusive equivalents, and minor calcareous rocks and chert. These rocks were intruded by Tertiary mafic dikes and tonalitic plutons. The oldest rocks formed in an extensional oceanic environment characterized by abundant keratophyre and sheeted dikes. Subduction-related volcanism of the east-west-trending marine Greater Antilles volcanic arc began on St. John near the transition between the Early and Late Cretaceous. South-directed compression, probably caused by the initial collision between the Greater Antilles arc of the Caribbean plate and the Bahama platform of the North American plate, deformed the Cretaceous strata into east-west-trending folds with axial-plane cleavage. Late Eocene tonalitic intrusions, part of the Greater Antilles arc magmatism, produced a contact aureole that is as much as two kilometers wide and that partly annealed the axial-plane cleavage. East-west compression, possibly related to the relative eastward transport of the Caribbean plate in response to the beginning of spreading at the Cayman Trough, produced long-wavelength, low-amplitude folds whose axes plunge gently north and warp the earlier folds. A broad north-plunging syncline-anticline pair occupies most of St. John. The last tectonic event affecting St. John is recorded by a series of post-late Eocene sinistral strike-slip faults related to the early stages of spreading at the Cayman Trough spreading center and sinistral strike-slip accommodation near the northern border of the Caribbean plate. Central St. John is occupied by a rhomb horst bounded by two of these sinistral faults. Unlike other parts of the Greater Antilles, evidence for recent tectonic movement has not been observed on St. John.
Región e integración fronteriza México-Estados Unidos

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Miguel Ángel Vázquez Ruiz

1999-01-01

Full Text Available El proceso de globalización de los procesos económicos, a primera vista sugiere un mundo de dimensiones homogéneas, muy interrelacionado entre sí y con igualdad de oportunidades de desarrollo para todos los países. Pero la realidad se desenvuelve en otra lógica: la globalización impulsa dinámicas muy segmentadas, donde el mundo vive las paradojas de la conformación de bloques regionales entre países y de regiones diferenciadas al interior de estos. En este sentido, uno de los espacios donde en la actualidad, por una razón u otra, se dan relaciones peculiares, son las fronterizas. Hay países donde los vínculos fronterizos se expresan como conflictos étnicos y religiosos; en cambio en otros, las conexiones más importantes son de índole económica y demográfica. Este es el caso de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, espacio donde se reproduce una de las relaciones binacionales más intensas entre países. En el presente artículo, se pretende avanzar en hacer una relectura de la frontera norte de México y sur de Estados Unidos, considerándola una región integrada por dos subregiones: la estadounidense y la mexicana. Para ello, se pasa revista a los más importantes enfoques teóricos para entender esa realidad, y se propone su revisión a la luz de las constantes modificaciones en ésta, que conducen a agotamientos muy rápidos en los ? paradigmas? de análisis que cada autor del tema utiliza. Este planteamiento se documenta con la aportación de elementos cuantitativos y cualitativos acerca de las partes que configuran la región y, particularmente, se destacan las distintas modalidades de corredores económicos como medios de vinculación entre las ? subregiones ?. Se plantea también reflexionar acerca de aspectos poco estudiados en estas últimas, como sería el perfil de los actores empresariales, básico para entender sus niveles de competitividad en la globalización a partir de una plataforma regional.
Agua y Plan Hidrológico en la Región de Murcia

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Miguel Ángel Tobarra González

2002-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se plantea la necesidad de contemplar el agua como un activo social y no sólo como un mero factor de producción, admitiendo que esta última concepción proporciona un alto valor a la producción final agraria regional. Se hace, además, un análisis de las demandas y consumos de agua, se estudian las causas y consecuencias de la escasez de recursos hídricos que conduce inevitablemente a la sobreexplotación de los acuíferos. Finalmente se estudian los precios y problemas de los distintos tipos de agua que se consumen en la región de Murcia y las razones por las cuales es necesario que cuanto antes se culmine el Plan Hidrológico Nacional.
Pobreza y Ocupación Laboral Urbana en la Región Centro

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Liliana E. Pereyra

2007-08-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo es tratar de explorar si existe un espacio socio-económico homogéneo entre las provincias que componen la Región Centro, en dos dimensiones: la incidencia de la pobreza, y las características de la ocupación laboral. Las restantes secciones, de naturaleza empírica, están destinadas a analizar en forma concreta las disparidades de la pobreza e indigencia, por una parte, y de los indicadores de la ocupación laboral, por otra. A continuación se presenta la intensidad y categoría ocupacional relacionadas con la condición pobreza o no. Finalmente, se resumirán los hallazgos más relevantes y se plantearán algunas recomendaciones.
De asalariado a empresario: la reinserción laboral de los migrantes internacionales en la región centro-occidente de México.

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Jean Papail

2002-01-01

Full Text Available La migración de mexicanos a los Estados Unidos se incrementó en gran medida durante los últimos veinte años, particularmente desde la región centrooccidental del país, y se volvió una migración más urbana. Los datos de una encuesta realizada en el 2000 en varias ciudades medias de esta región sobre las modalidades de reinstalación de los migrantes internacionales en sus lugares de origen permiten analizar las reconversiones de estatus, esencialmente del cambio de trabajador asalariado a no asalariado. Las trayectorias laborales, los niveles de ingreso de los migrantes en los Estados Unidos y los montos y usos de las remesas enviadas a los lugares de origen hacen evidente la importancia del trabajo migratorio en las inversiones y en la creación de empleos en las economías locales, pero también las limitaciones de estos recursos en la perspectiva del desarrollo local.

Descripción de la pesquería artesanal de peces, en tres puertos pesqueros de la IV región, Coquimbo, Chile.

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Rigoberto Víquez Portuguez

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un seguimiento de la pesca artesanal de peces en las caletas de Coquimbo, Guanaqueros y Tongoy en la IV región, Chile, entre junio de 1995 y junio de 1996. El estudio comprendió un análisis de las especies capturadas , biomasa de ellas, artes de pesca empleadas y desembarque en cada caleta por medio de formularios acordados en un proyecto convenio tripartito entre la Federación de Trabajadores del Mar (FETRAMAR de la provincia de Elqui F.G., el Servicio Nacional de Pesca de la IV región (SERNAP y la Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN. Se capturó un total de 27 especies de interés comercial y las especies de mayor relevancia fueron la anchoveta (Engraulis ringens y el jurel (Trachurus murphyi, capturadas con red de cerco; la merluza (Merluccius gayi y la reineta (Brama austalis capturadas con espinel.
Presidentes de Latinoamérica: problematizando o contexto político e comunicacional da região no conjunto da documentários.

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Rafael Foletto

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Visualiza-se na série de documentários Presidentes de Latinoamérica, exibida em diversas televisões públicas e estatais da América Latina, no sistema comunicativo multiestatal TeleSUR, também disponível na internet, um interessante parâmetro para compreender o cenário contemporâneo da América Latina, a partir das entrevistas e declarações dos chefes de Estado da região. Os documentários investigados se apresentam como relevantes porque oferecem importantes ângulos para se observar as mudanças que vêm acontecendo no continente, igualmente a forma como essas transformações são apresentadas em produtos midiáticos pela série ressaltarem questões como a identidade cultural e a constituição da cidadania comunicativa na região e a construção de ações positivas de integração regional.
Alternative Fuels Data Center: St. Louis Airport Relies on Biodiesel and

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Superando a pobreza: o papel do capital social na região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte

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Diogo Henrique Helal

Full Text Available Este artigo aborda o papel do capital social na superação da pobreza em áreas urbanas. Diferente de outros estudos que adotam uma perspectiva macro para capital social, este o analisa como algo inerente à esfera das interações entre indivíduos, sendo capaz também de trazer retornos individuais. Capital social é mensurado com base na associação dos indivíduos em diversos tipos de organizações sociais. A hipótese, de que, mesmo controlando-se por variáveis de capital humano e origem socioeconômica, quanto maior o estoque de capital social de um indivíduo maior será sua chance de obter uma renda que lhe permita superar a linha de pobreza, foi testada por meio de um modelo de regressão logística, que estimou o efeito de variáveis (teste e de controle na probabilidade de um indivíduo superar a linha da pobreza. Os dados para este estudo são secundários, oriundos da edição de 2002 da Pesquisa da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (PRMBH/UFMG. Os resultados mostram que ser membro de organizações sociais (redes de relacionamento tem um efeito significativo nas chances de se escapar da pobreza em uma grande região metropolitana do Brasil (Belo Horizonte. A conclusão destaca, neste sentido, a importância dos retornos individuais das redes sociais.
Ocorrência de declínio dos citros na região Noroeste do Paraná

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Pedro Antonio Martins Auler

2011-03-01

Full Text Available O declínio dos citros é uma anomalia vascular que provoca grandes prejuízos à produção de citros. Sua causa é controversa, e fatores bióticos e abióticos têm sido sugeridos. Embora detectado desde 1979 afetando plantas em pomares do Estado de São Paulo, sua ocorrência ainda não foi relatada em certas regiões produtoras de citros do Brasil. Este trabalho teve como objetivo comprovar, por meio de testes diagnósticos, a ocorrência do declínio dos citros no polo citrícola da região noroeste do Paraná. Foi realizado em pomar experimental de laranjeira 'Valência' (Citrus sinensis L. Osb. enxertada em limoeiro 'Cravo' (C. limonia Osb. plantado em 1994 no município de Nova Esperança. Os testes de teor de zinco na madeira e da absorção de água com injeção no tronco confirmaram a presença de declínio dos citros. Os sintomas da doença foram caracterizados por folhas pequenas, sem brilho e com menor turgidez, redução nos fluxos de brotação, morte da extremidade de ramos e redução da produção e do tamanho de frutos. A primeira ocorrência de declínio dos citros foi observada aos sete anos após o plantio, e aos quinze anos atingiu 31% das plantas.
Bovine-associated MRSA ST398 in The Netherlands

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Tavakol Mehri

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract During routinely screening (50.000 milk samples on an annual basis 14 MRSA ST398 strains were identified in the period of January 2008 to September 2008 in 14 different dairy herds located in the provinces Overijssel and Gelderland, The Netherlands. Molecular analysis was performed by Cfr9I PFGE, ST398-specific diagnostic PCR, spa typing, SCCmec typing and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL gene PCR. The molecular analyses of 14 MRSA (one MRSA strain per herd strains revealed that all strains belong to ST398 with 3 closely related spa types (t011, t108 and t889, all commonly found in pigs and carry 2 different SCCmec types, IVa and V. All MRSA strains were resistant to two or more classes of antibiotics and also PVL negative. The majority of farms (n = 9, 64% harboured combined livestock with both cows and pigs present. Our study contributes to the growing evidence that MRSA ST398 is transmitted among various animal species and can be considered as an etiological agent of mastitis in dairy cows.
Methylphenidatinduceret ST-elevations-myokardieinfarkt

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Ruwald, Martin Huth; Ruwald, Anne-Christine Huth; Tønder, Niels

2012-01-01

Adult attention deficit and hyperkinetic disorder (ADHD) is increasingly diagnosed and treated with methylphenidate. We present the case of an 20 year-old man, who was diagnosed with ADHD and suffered a ST elevation acute myocardial infarction due to coronary vasospasm related to an overdose...
Simple stålrammebygninger

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Ellum, J.C.

Anvisningen gennemgår dimensioneringen og bringer detaljerede konstruktionstegninger til simple stålrammebygninger, dvs. lukkede, fritliggende bygninger i én etage, hvor tagkonstruktionen ud over egenlast kun er påvirket af naturlaster, dvs. sne og vind. Dimensioneringen sker ved at udfylde et di...
Right bundle branch block and anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction.

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Trofin, Monica; Israel, Carsten W; Barold, S Serge

2017-09-01

We report the case of an acute anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction with new left anterior fascicular block and pre-existing right bundle branch block. Due to a wide right bundle branch block, no ST segment elevation was visible in lead V1. The left anterior fascicular block was caused by proximal occlusion of the left artery descending and disappeared after acute revascularization. However, also the R' of the right bundle branch block became significantly shorter after revascularization, dismanteling a minor ST segment elevation. The ST elevation in lead V1 in anterior wall infarction and right bundle branch block may merge with the R' and cause a further QRS widening as an "equivalent" to the ST elevation.
MHD simulation of relaxation to a flipped ST configuration

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Kagei, Y [Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Himeji Institute of Technology, Himeji, Hyogo (Japan); Nagata, M [Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Himeji Institute of Technology, Himeji, Hyogo (Japan); Suzuki, Y [Center for Promotion of Computational Science and Engineering, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Taito-ku, Tokyo (Japan); Kishimoto, Y [Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka-machi, Ibaraki (Japan); Hayashi, T [National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu (Japan); Uyama, T [Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Himeji Institute of Technology, Himeji, Hyogo (Japan)

2003-02-01

The dynamics of spherical torus (ST) plasmas, when the external toroidal magnetic field is decreased to zero and then increased in the opposite direction, has been investigated using three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) numerical simulations. It has been found that the flipped ST configuration is self-organized after the ST configuration collapses because of the growth of the n = 1 mode in the open flux region and a following magnetic reconnection event. During the transition between these configurations, not only the paramagnetic toroidal field but also the poloidal field reverses polarity spontaneously. (letter to the editor)
Bathymetry (2011) of the St. Thomas East End Reserve

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This image represents a LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) 0.3x0.3 meter resolution depth surface for the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER), St. Thomas in the...
Actividad física deportiva en una muestra representativa de la población de la Región de Murcia

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Martínez-Ros M.T.

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Estimar la prevalencia de realización de actividad física (AF deportiva intensa en la Región de Murcia según sexo y edad y analizar su asociación con los principales determinantes demográficos, socioeconómicos, así como con otros factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Método: Encuesta sobre una muestra representativa de la población de 18 a 65 años de la Región de Murcia mediante un muestreo aleatorio polietápico con definición de cuotas muestrales. El número de personas entrevistadas fue de 3.091. Se recogió, a través de un cuestionario validado, la frecuencia y duración de realización de AF intensa deportiva durante las 2 semanas previas a la realización de la encuesta. Además, se obtuvo información sobre variables socioeconómicas, hábito tabáquico, presión arterial, peso, talla y una analítica de sangre para determinar los lípidos plasmáticos. La AF intensa o vigorosa (≥ 6 equivalentes a la tasa metabólica basal se midió en kcal/día y se redujo a h/sem, considerando 3 categorías diferentes: ninguna AF, menos de 2 h/sem, e igual o más de 2 h/sem. Resultados: Globalmente, el 17,8% (intervalo de confianza [IC] del 95%, 16,6-19,0 de la población adulta de la Región de Murcia realiza AF intensa ≥ 2 h/sem. Por sexos las cifras varían siendo el doble en varones (23,1%; IC del 95%, 21,0-25,2 que en las mujeres (12,5%; IC del 95%, 10,9-14,1. En el análisis mediante regresión logística la mayor frecuencia de realización de AF deportiva intensa se asoció con la edad, el nivel de estudios y la situación de empleo. En los varones, además, con la ocupación y la residencia en áreas urbanas. Conclusiones: En el período de estudio, una de cada 5 personas adultas en la Región de Murcia realizó AF deportiva intensa con una frecuencia y duración compatible con la prevención de episodios isquémicos coronarios.
Policy perspective on the global use of Smokeless Tobacco (ST: a literature review

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Kamran Siddiqi

2018-03-01

gaps in the implementation of key demand-reduction measures with regard to ST. Methods A series of focused literature reviews was conducted and findings were synthesized by relevant Articles (6 - 14 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC. Results We found sufficient evidence to support implementation of key demand-reduction measures for ST. For example, raising taxes can reduce ST consumption, with price elasticity on a par with, or sometimes higher than, cigarettes. Similarly, graphic pictorial warnings on ST packaging are far more effective than text-only warning labels. But despite supportive evidence, countries have either not implemented measures or have kept the bar much lower than that for cigarettes. For example, very few countries regulate the contents of ST products. Some have raised ST taxes but not to the extent of cigarette taxes, risking product substitution. Similarly, health-warning requirements for ST are less strict than those for cigarettes. Even where strong policies exist, compliance has been poor. For example, despite bans on ST advertising, most suppliers continue to promote products, especially at points of sale and via print and digital media. Consequently, ST demand-reduction measures have had limited impact. Conclusions The full implementation of FCTC Articles 6-14 is likely to reduce the global demand for ST, but their current state of implementation lags behind that for cigarettes. The existing policy gaps can be addressed through better knowledge of ST products, setting unambiguous standards, innovative systems for tax administration, building capacity in testing ST products and undertaking targeted research.
Estudo sobre o consumo de defensivos agrícolas na região de Irati (PR / Study on pesticides consumption in the region of Irati (PR

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Elias Trevisan

2011-08-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho foi realizado no Município de Irati (PR, localizado na Região Centro-Sul do Estado do Paraná. A região possui uma economia baseada na agricultura com produção de milho, feijão, soja, trigo cebola, batata e outras olerícolas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi efetuar um levantamento dos agrotóxicos, quanto à quantidade, marcas e classes aplicados nas lavouras da Região de Irati, Paraná, no sentido de avaliar os possíveis danos ambientais. Os dados para análise foram fornecidos pela SEAB Núcleo Regional de Irati, onde as informações foram disponibilizadas junto à Secretaria da Agricultura e Meio Ambiente. Os dados revelam que na Região de Irati é alto o consumo de agrotóxicos, levando a impactos e desequilíbrios ambientais, que precisam ser acompanhados e monitorados de forma permanente. Constata-se o consumo elevado de agrotóxicos tanto de toxidez como periculosidade ambiental Classe I e Classe II.AbstractThis study was conducted in the city of Irati (PR, located in the Central Region of the State of Paraná. The region has an economy based on agriculture with production of corn, beans, soybeans, wheat, onions, potatoes and other vegetables. The aim of this study is to carry out a survey on pesticides, as well as quantity, brands and grades applied to crops in the region of Irati in order to assess possible environmental damage. The data for analysis were provided by SEAB Regional Center of Irati, where the information was available from the Secretary of Agriculture and the Environment. The data show that in the region of Irati consumption of pesticides is high, leading to imbalances and environmental impacts that need to be tracked and monitored on an ongoing basis. There is high consumption of both pesticides and toxic environmental hazard Class I and Class II.
Spatial variability of the rainfall erosivity in southern region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil Variabilidade espacial da erosividade da chuva na região sul de Minas Gerais, Brasil

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Regimeire Freitas Aquino

2012-10-01

do uso local da terra. Para tanto, determinou-se o fator erosividade para séries de precipitação pluviométrica, utilizando dados de precipitações obtidas junto à Agencia Nacional de Água - ANA, constituindo-se séries históricas que variaram de 15 a 40 anos. Os índices de erosividade mensais e anuais foram obtidos, utilizando a equação de Fournier utilizada em Lavras, MG e a variabilidade espacial da erosividade foi realizada com base nos princípios da geoestatística, considerando-se apenas a distância que os separa, construindo-se o semivariograma experimental isotrópico. O ajuste do semivariograma foi realizado com base no método dos Mínimos Quadrados Ponderados e no grau de dependência espacial. Definida a estrutura e o ajuste do semivariograma passou-se à fase de geração dos mapas de krigagem, gerando o comportamento espacial das erosividades, na região Sul de Minas Gerais. Observou-se que a região Sul de Minas Gerais apresenta elevados padrões de erosividade, com amplitude de 5.145 a 7.776 MJ mm ha-1 h-1 ano-1, para Ijaci (região norte e Itajubá (região sul, respectivamente. Os índices de erosividade da região do Sul de Minas Gerais foram considerados elevados e com forte influência da topografia, associados às características climáticas. Maiores erosividades estão associadas às áreas de maior altitude, como ao longo da Serra da Mantiqueira e em planaltos e serras elevadas no centro-norte da região. A abordagem geoestatística com dados de longo prazo de chuva para a região Sul de Minas Gerais, que é uma região relativamente heterogênea em termos de altitude, profundidade do solo e declive, mostrou-se adequada à proposta do presente estudo.
El papel de los sistemas regionales de innovación en ciudades región globales

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Henry Caicedo Asprilla

2011-01-01

Este documento es el resultado de una revisión de la literatura de los trabajos que intentan buscar el nexo entre los sistemas regionales de innovación y desarrollo de las ciudades región globales, y su propósito es mostrar que existe una complementariedad entre estos dos marcos de análisis y la pertinencia que tiene esta en la construcción de la política del desarrollo regional y urbano. Del análisis de los trabajos sobre este par de conceptos se advierte que la falta de una definición unive...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Rio de Janeiro hospitals: dissemination of the USA400/ST1 and USA800/ST5 SCCmec type IV and USA100/ST5 SCCmec type II lineages in a public institution and polyclonal presence in a private one.

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Caboclo, Roberta Mello Ferreira; Cavalcante, Fernanda Sampaio; Iorio, Natalia Lopes Pontes; Schuenck, Ricardo Pinto; Olendzki, André Nogueira; Felix, Maria José; Chamon, Raiane Cardoso; dos Santos, Kátia Regina Netto

2013-03-01

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have changed since certain non-multiresistant MRSA lineages have emerged in hospitals. In this study, 99 MRSA isolates, 77 from a public and 22 from a private hospital, were characterized. Isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, whereas staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) typing and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes were assessed by polymerase chain reaction. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing analyses were carried out to determine the MRSA lineages. High rates of resistance were found to erythromycin (96%), ciprofloxacin (93%), and clindamycin (90%). The SCCmec types found were as follows: type II (14.2%), III (62.6%), and IV (23.2%). Approximately 85% of type III isolates was related to the Brazilian epidemic clone in both hospitals. For type IV isolates, 94.4% were related to both USA400/ sequence type (ST) 1 and USA800/ST5 lineages in the public hospital, whereas the USA400/ST1, USA800/ST5, USA1100/ST30, and EMRSA (Epidemic MRSA)-15/ST22 lineages were detected in the private hospital. Among the SCCmec II isolates, approximately 85% were related to the USA100/ST5 lineage. Three MRSA isolates were positive to Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes. The study showed that there was an emergence of USA400/ST1, USA800/ST5 SCCmec IV, and USA100/ST5 SCCmec II MRSA lineages in both hospitals. There was a dissemination of them in the public hospital and a polyclonal presence of the MRSA isolates in the private hospital. The spread of these lineages can be facilitated by the characteristics of the health institution. Copyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Doppler derived gradient of ST Jude Mechanical Prosthesis, early postoperative assessment

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Shaikh, A.H.; Hanif, B.; Adil, A.; Hashimi, S.; Qazi, H.A.; Mujtaba, I.

2010-01-01

Objective: To determine the doppler derived mean gradients of St Jude mechanical prosthesis in early postoperative period in patients undergoing valve replacement at a tertiary care cardiac centre. Methods: Medical records of 190 consecutive patients who underwent 233 mitral, aortic or dual (mitral and aortic) valve replacement by St Jude bileaflet mechanical prosthesis at Tabba Heart Institute, between March 2006 to December 2008 were reviewed. Doppler derived mean gradients were assessed predischarge and recorded. Results: There were 98 (51.5%) males and 92 (48.5%) females in the study cohort. The mean age was 40 +- 14 years. Of the total, 101 (53%) had mitral, 46 (24.2%) had aortic and 43 (22.6%) patients had dual valve replacement. Doppler derived mean gradient was assessed across 144 mitral and 89 aortic St Jude mechanical prosthesis. Doppler derived mean gradient for St Jude mitral prosthesis was 3.5 mm Hg and for St Jude aortic prosthesis was 10.2 mm Hg. Conclusions: The study determines baseline gradients across mitral and aortic St Jude mechanical prosthesis in our population. These can be used as reference gradients to assess St Jude prosthetic valve function in patients who did not have early postoperative doppler assessment. (author)
Organ accumulation and subcellular location of Cicer arietinum ST1 protein.

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Albornos, Lucía; Cabrera, Javier; Hernández-Nistal, Josefina; Martín, Ignacio; Labrador, Emilia; Dopico, Berta

2014-07-01

The ST (ShooT Specific) proteins are a new family of proteins characterized by a signal peptide, tandem repeats of 25/26 amino acids, and a domain of unknown function (DUF2775), whose presence is limited to a few families of dicotyledonous plants, mainly Fabaceae and Asteraceae. Their function remains unknown, although involvement in plant growth, fruit morphogenesis or in biotic and abiotic interactions have been suggested. This work is focused on ST1, a Cicer arietinum ST protein. We established the protein accumulation in different tissues and organs of chickpea seedlings and plants and its subcellular localization, which could indicate the possible function of ST1. The raising of specific antibodies against ST1 protein revealed that its accumulation in epicotyls and radicles was related to their elongation rate. Its pattern of tissue location in cotyledons during seed formation and early seed germination, as well as its localization in the perivascular fibres of epicotyls and radicles, indicated a possible involvement in seed germination and seedling growth. ST1 protein appears both inside the cell and in the cell wall. This double subcellular localization was found in every organ in which the ST1 protein was detected: seeds, cotyledons and seedling epicotyls and radicles. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Grumman OV-1C in hangar

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1983-01-01

Grumman OV-1C in the hangar used at the time by the Army at Edwards Air Force Base. This OV-1C Mohawk, serial #67-15932, was used in a joint NASA/US Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity (USAAEFA) program to study a stall-speed warning system in the early 1980s. NASA designed and built an automated stall-speed warning system which presented both airspeed and stall speed to the pilot. Visual indication of impending stall would be displayed to the pilot as a cursor or pointer located on a conventional airspeed indicator. In addition, an aural warning at predetermined stall margins was presented to the pilot through a voice synthesizer. The Mohawk was developed by Grumman Aircraft as a photo observation and electronic reconnaissance aircraft for the US Marines and the US Army. The OV-1 entered production in October 1959 and served the US Army in Europe, Korea, the Viet Nam War, Central and South America, Alaska, and during Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the Middle East. The Mohawk was retired from service in September 1996. 133 OV-1Cs were built, the 'C' designating the model which used an IR (infrared) imaging system to provide reconnaissance.

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Acupuntura y electroacupuntura en el alivio del dolor de la osteoartrosis de la región lumbar

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Boch Váldes, Fe; Rabí Martínez, María del Carmen; Hernández Arteaga, Manuel; García Jacomino, José C

2001-01-01

La osteoartrosis de la región lumbar es causa importante de dolor o incapacidad física. Las diferentes terapias usadas no siempre son eficaces, y los fármacos empleados no están exentos de reacciones indeseables. Su tratamiento ha experimentado una tendencia hacia la utilización de métodos más conservadores, incrementándose en los últimos años el uso de la acupuntura y la electroacupuntura. En este estudio comparamos la eficacia de ambas, pues en la literatura revisada existen criterios contr...
La violencia en la región noroeste de Chihuahua. Experiencias e impactos desde la comunidad educativa

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Marcos J. Estrada Ruiz; Adán Cano Aguilar

2013-01-01

La violencia escolar ha sido un tema explorado de manera importante en los últimos años desde la investigación educativa en México, sin embargo, en contextos de alta violencia no se han mostrado los impactos de la violencia extraescolar y estructural, en la escuela y en otros espacios comunitarios. El artículo presenta resultados de una investigación que tuvo por objetivo reconstruir el impacto de la violencia en la región noroeste de Chihuahua, desde la comunidad educativa (docentes, padres,...
Regionalizacion de caudales mensuales en la región hidrográfica del Titicaca Puno Perú

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Lujano Laura, Apolinario; Autoridad Nacional del Agua – Perú; Quispe Aragón, José Pitágoras; Autoridad Nacional del Agua – Perú; Lujano Laura, Efraín; Universidad Peruana Unión – Perú

2017-01-01

RESUMENLa presente investigación se realizó en la Región Hidrográfica del Titicaca, Perú. El objetivo principal fue desarrollar modelos regionales de caudales medios mensuales y de persistencia de los principales ríos, aplicado a la problemática de la estimación de caudales en cuencas sin registro hidrométrico. Se tomaron como variables independientes las características climáticas y fisiográficas de las cuencas en estudio y como variable dependiente los caudales medios mensuales y de persist...
Neutron flux distribution measurement in the Fort St. Vrain initial core (results of Fort St. Vrain start-up test A-7)

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Marshall, A.C.; Brown, J.R.

1975-01-01

A description is given of a test to measure the axial flux distribution at several radial locations in the Fort St. Vrain core representing unrodded, rodded, and partially rodded regions. The measurements were intended to verify the calculational accuracy of the three-dimensional calculational model used to compute axial power distributions for the Fort St. Vrain core. (U.S.)
Tecnologia da erva-mate solúvel

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Berté, Kleber Alves dos Santos

2011-01-01

Resumo: A erva-mate (Ilex paguariensis A. St.-Hil.) é uma árvore da família Aquifoliaceae, que ocupa uma região da América do Sul de aproximadamente 540.000 km², situada entre o noroeste Argentino, o leste do Paraguai e sul do Brasil. Os estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul são os maiores produtores e consumidores de erva-mate. O chimarrão é a bebida mais apreciada e o seu consumo está vinculado às tradições e hábitos culturais predominantemente na região sul do país. O desen...
Alternativas legales para negociación de la quinua de pequeños productores en la región Junín

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Ricardo Solis Reategui

2015-06-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente trabajo es mostrar la situación de los pequeños productores de quinua de la región Junín y como la implementación que ya se ha dado en otras partes del país podrían mejorar su entorno con el uso de herramientas legales que podrían asegurar sus producciones a mejores precios y con mejor trato al productor original. Para la recopilación de la información se recurrió a la revisión de literatura especializada. Entre los hallazgos se puede mencionar que los pequeños productores expresan que los acopiadores y las empresas exportadoras no muestran interés alguno en apoyarlos. Para ellos el fin de los acopiadores y el exportador es lucrar a través de conseguir un menor precio en el productor. Entre las conclusiones del trabajo se puede mencionar que existe muy poca asociatividad en la región Junín, algunas instituciones del Estado y regionales apoyan el desarrollo asociativo pero de manera incipiente y con muy poca información. La quinua de la región Junín es considerada orgánica, y el precio que se paga por ella es bastante bajo respecto de la calidad de la misma comparativamente con la quinua de la costa, que trata de alcanzar el mismo precio pero con una producción intensiva con el uso de pesticidas y bioquímicos que limitan su ingreso a determinados mercados. Las autoridades locales y regionales deben ayudar a desarrollar pequeñas cadenas para mejorar la producción de quinua a través de asesoría técnica, consecuentemente un buen producto permitirá exigir un mejor precio y condiciones de pago.
Control Strategy Tool (CoST)

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — The EPA Control Strategy Tool (CoST) is a software tool for projecting potential future control scenarios, their effects on emissions and estimated costs. This tool...
Flebotomíneo em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica na Região Metropolitana do Recife, PE

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Silva,Dílvia Ferreira; Vasconcelos,Simão Dias

2005-01-01

Foi realizada uma investigação sobre a distribuição da fauna flebotomínica em 4 fragmentos da Mata Atlântica na Região Metropolitana do Recife. Consistiu na captura de insetos adultos com auxilio de armadilhas luminosas CDC. 1.173 espécimes distribuídos em 11 espécies de Lutzomyia: Lutzomyia evandroi, Lutzomyia choti, Lutzomyia walkeri, Lutzomyia umbratilis, Lutzomyia brasiliensis, Lutzomyia sordellii, Lutzomyia claustrei, Lutzomyia wellcomei, Lutzomyia fluviatilis, Lutzomyia furcata e Lutzom...
Genomic Epidemiology of Hypervirulent Serogroup W, ST-11 Neisseria meningitidis.

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Mustapha, Mustapha M; Marsh, Jane W; Krauland, Mary G; Fernandez, Jorge O; de Lemos, Ana Paula S; Dunning Hotopp, Julie C; Wang, Xin; Mayer, Leonard W; Lawrence, Jeffrey G; Hiller, N Luisa; Harrison, Lee H

2015-10-01

Neisseria meningitidis is a leading bacterial cause of sepsis and meningitis globally with dynamic strain distribution over time. Beginning with an epidemic among Hajj pilgrims in 2000, serogroup W (W) sequence type (ST) 11 emerged as a leading cause of epidemic meningitis in the African 'meningitis belt' and endemic cases in South America, Europe, Middle East and China. Previous genotyping studies were unable to reliably discriminate sporadic W ST-11 strains in circulation since 1970 from the Hajj outbreak strain (Hajj clone). It is also unclear what proportion of more recent W ST-11 disease clusters are caused by direct descendants of the Hajj clone. Whole genome sequences of 270 meningococcal strains isolated from patients with invasive meningococcal disease globally from 1970 to 2013 were compared using whole genome phylogenetic and major antigen-encoding gene sequence analyses. We found that all W ST-11 strains were descendants of an ancestral strain that had undergone unique capsular switching events. The Hajj clone and its descendants were distinct from other W ST-11 strains in that they shared a common antigen gene profile and had undergone recombination involving virulence genes encoding factor H binding protein, nitric oxide reductase, and nitrite reductase. These data demonstrate that recent acquisition of a distinct antigen-encoding gene profile and variations in meningococcal virulence genes was associated with the emergence of the Hajj clone. Importantly, W ST-11 strains unrelated to the Hajj outbreak contribute a significant proportion of W ST-11 cases globally. This study helps illuminate genomic factors associated with meningococcal strain emergence and evolution.
The Changing Pattern of Population Structure of Staphylococcus aureus from Bacteremia in China from 2013 to 2016: ST239-030-MRSA Replaced by ST59-t437.

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Li, Shuguang; Sun, Shijun; Yang, Chentao; Chen, Hongbin; Yin, Yuyao; Li, Henan; Zhao, Chunjiang; Wang, Hui

2018-01-01

To investigate the epidemiology and genetic structure of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in China, a total of 416 isolates from 22 teaching hospitals in 12 cities from 2013 and 2016 were characterized by antibiogram analysis, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), spa typing and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec ) typing. The predominant meticillin-susceptible (MSSA) genotypes in 2013 were ST188 (19.1%), ST7 (8.7%), and ST398 (7.8%), respectively, and they continued to be the main genotypes in 2016. The prevalence of meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were 36.5% (66/181) and 36.6% (86/235) in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Interestingly, the susceptibility rates of MRSA to rifampicin and fluoroquinolones increased significantly from 2013 to 2016 ( P competition and fitness measurements were performed. Importantly, ST239-t030-MRSA displayed lower growth rate and lower competitive advantage compared to ST59-t437-MRSA. Together, our findings reveal that fitness advantage of ST59-t437-MRSA over ST239-t030-MRSA may lead to changes in genetic structure and increased susceptibility of MRSA to rifampicin and fluoroquinolones in Chinese patients with S. aureus bacteremia. Our study supports temporal dynamics in MRSA clone diversities, further providing critical insights into the importance of continued monitoring of MRSA.
Housing Service: Receptions of the CERN and St.-Genis-Pouilly Hostels

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2005-01-01

Opening times Please note the new and definitive opening times of the Receptions of the hostels on the Swiss site of CERN and in St. Genis : CERN hostels St.-Genis hostel from Monday to Friday 7:30 - 19:30 8:00 - 12:00 16:00 - 19:00 Saturday 9:00 - 13:00 closed Sunday 9:00 - 13:00 closed Outside these times keys to rooms reserved in advance can be obtained from the guards on duty at the main entrance to the Meyrin, Switzerland, CERN site (Gate B), where they are deposited some fifteen minutes after the closure of the Reception. As for the St. Genis hostel, for arrivals on Saturdays and Sundays, the keys are deposited with the guards in advance on the preceding Friday evening. Reminder : reservations, whether for the CERN hostels or the St. Genis hostel, are available through the Reception of the CERN hostels. Once the reservation has been confirmed, in the case of St. Genis, all other business, including payment, is dealt with by the St. Genis hostel reception. As far as possible, all r...
Procesos de formación y aprendizajes políticos de los campesinos de la ANUC en la región de los Montes de María: una lectura generacional

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Jorge Enrique Aponte Otálvaro; Nydia Constanza Mendoza Romero

2015-01-01

El artículo analiza los procesos de formación y los aprendizajes políticos de tres generaciones de campesinos de la región de los Montes de María articulados a la Asociación Nacional de Usuarios Campesinos (anuc), a partir de tres reflexiones: reconocer las organizaciones sociales como escenarios formativos en los cuales se constituyen subjetividades; visibilizar la anuc como referente de lucha para los campesinos en la región de los Montes de María; y evidenciar las continuidades, rupturas y...
Exercise induced ST elevation and residual myocardial ischemia in previous myocardial infarction

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Shimonagata, Tsuyoshi; Nishimura, Tsunehiko; Uehara, Toshiisa; Hayashida, Kohei; Saito, Muneyasu; Sumiyoshi, Tetsuya

1987-01-01

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of stress induced ST elevation on infarcted area in 65 patients with previous myocardial infarction (single vessel disease) who had stress thallium scan. Stress induced ST changes on infarcted area were compared with quantitative assessment of myocardial ischemia (thallium ischemic score; TIS) and extent of myocardial infarction (defect score; DS) derived from circumferential profile analysis. In patients with previous myocardial infarction in less than 3 month from the onset (n = 36), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and extent of abnormal LV wall motion were not significantly different between patients with stress induced ST elevation ( ≥ 2 mm, n = 26) and those with stress induced ST elevation ( < 2 mm, n = 10), while, in patients with previous myocardial infarction in more than 3 month (n = 29), patients with stress induced ST elevation ( ≥ 2 mm, n = 15) showed left ventricular dyskinesis more frequently than those with ST elevation ( < 2 mm, n = 14). In addition, the former showed significantly higher DS and significantly lower TIS than the latter. In patients with previous myocardial infarction in less than 3 month, patients with ST elevation ( ≥ 2 mm, n = 15) with prominent upright T wave (n = 15) had transient thallium defect in infarcted area in 73 % and they had significantly higher LVEF and TIS than those with ST elevation ( < 2 mm, n = 11). These results indicated that ST elevation in infarcted area reflect different significance according to the recovery of injured myocardium and stress induced ST elevation with prominent upright T wave in infarcted area reflect residual myocardial ischemia in less than 3 month from the onset of myocardial infarction. (author)
The First Outbreak Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii ST208 and ST195 in China

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Junyan Qu

2016-01-01

Full Text Available This study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients and molecular mechanisms of the first outbreak mainly caused by sequence types (STs 208 multidrug resistant (MDR Acinetobacter baumannii in China. A total of 10 clinical samples were collected from 5 patients who were involved in the outbreak. Bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivity tests were performed by the VITEK-2 COMPACT automated system. MICs of tigecycline for clinical isolates were determined using broth microdilution. The clonal relatedness of A. baumannii clinical isolates in our local settings was determinated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE and multilocus sequence typing (MLST. A total of 7 A. baumannii strains were isolated and all were MDR strains; two of them were carbapenem-nonsusceptible strains. blaOXA-23 was the only acquired carbapenemase gene in the isolates. The isolates belonged to a single clonal pulsotype determined by PFGE and two sequences types (STs determined by MLST. The isolates belonged to the globally disseminated clonal complex 92, among which ST195 and ST208 were the most common sequence types (71.43% and 28.57%. The outbreak was successfully controlled by stringent infection control measures, especially improving the hand hygiene compliance and enhancing antimicrobial stewardship. In conclusion, this is the first description of an outbreak caused mainly by A. baumannii of ST208 in China. Infection control measures should be strengthened when infection outbreaks in hospital.
Henkilöstöjohtamisella vaikutusta työhyvinvointiin : Henkilöstöjohtamisen käsikirja tukena esimiestyön haasteissa

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Viitasaari, Tuomas

2014-01-01

Yhteiskunnallisesti katsottuna työhyvinvointi on tärkeässä asemassa. Hyvällä johtamisella voidaan vaikuttaa työhyvinvointiin ja sen parantamiseen. Tässä opinnäytetyössä tutkitaan käytännön henkilöstöjohtamista ja henkilöstöjohtamisen käsikirjan merkitystä esimiestyössä. Opinnäytteeni ensimmäisenä tavoitteena on vastata siihen, mikä on hyvää henkilöstöjohtamista ja miten sitä voidaan tukea. Toinen tavoite on työpaikkani SPR Kontti kierrätystavarataloketjun toimeksiannon mukaisesti tutkia henki...
St. Anselm and Teaching

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Evans, Gillian R.

1976-01-01

Discusses the educational principles and methods of the medieval philosopher and theologian, St. Anselm. Educational practices of medieval monastic schools, town schools, private tutors, and pastoral teaching are discussed. Available from: Taylor & Francis Ltd., P.O. Box 9137, Church Street Station, New York, N.Y. 10049. (Author/DB)
77 FR 20843 - National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

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2012-04-06

... World War II Defensive Complex, Sabena Rd., Sinapalu, 12000250 NEW YORK Saratoga County Mohawk Valley... Administration Hospital Historic District (United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals), 1515 W. Pleasant...
Using SDI-12 with ST microelectronics MCU's

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Saari, Alexandra [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Hinzey, Shawn Adrian [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Frigo, Janette Rose [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Proicou, Michael Chris [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Borges, Louis [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

2015-09-03

ST Microelectronics microcontrollers and processors are readily available, capable and economical processors. Unfortunately they lack a broad user base like similar offerings from Texas Instrument, Atmel, or Microchip. All of these devices could be useful in economical devices for remote sensing applications used with environmental sensing. With the increased need for environmental studies, and limited budgets, flexibility in hardware is very important. To that end, and in an effort to increase open support of ST devices, I am sharing my teams' experience in interfacing a common environmental sensor communication protocol (SDI-12) with ST devices.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from Human Patients, Upper Austria

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Metz-Gercek, Sigrid; Mittermayer, Helmut

2009-01-01

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal type ST398 is usually associated with animals. We examined 1,098 confirmed MRSA samples from human patients and found that 21 were MRSA ST398. Most (16) patients were farmers. Increasing prevalence from 1.3% (2006) to 2.5% (2008) shows emergence of MRSA ST398 in humans in Austria. PMID:19402964

The mean, the median, and the St. Petersburg paradox

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Benjamin Y. Hayden

2009-06-01

Full Text Available The St.~Petersburg Paradox is a famous economic and philosophical puzzle that has generated numerous conflicting explanations. To shed empirical light on this phenomenon, we examined subjects' bids for one St.~Petersburg gamble with a real monetary payment. We found that bids were typically lower than twice the smallest payoff, and thus much lower than is generally supposed. We also examined bids offered for several hypothetical variants of the St.~Petersburg Paradox. We found that bids were weakly affected by truncating the gamble, were strongly affected by repeats of the gamble, and depended linearly on the initial ``seed'' value of the gamble. One explanation, which we call the extit{median} extit{heuristic}, strongly predicts these data. Subjects following this strategy evaluate a gamble as if they were taking the median rather than the mean of the payoff distribution. Finally, we argue that the distribution of outcomes embodied in the St.~Petersburg paradox is so divergent from the Gaussian form that the statistical mean is a poor estimator of expected value, so that the expected value of the St.~Petersburg gamble is undefined. These results suggest that this classic paradox has a straightforward explanation rooted in the use of a statistical heuristic.
Fossil fuels in the 21st century.

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Lincoln, Stephen F

2005-12-01

An overview of the importance of fossil fuels in supplying the energy requirements of the 21st century, their future supply, and the impact of their use on global climate is presented. Current and potential alternative energy sources are considered. It is concluded that even with substantial increases in energy derived from other sources, fossil fuels will remain a major energy source for much of the 21st century and the sequestration of CO2 will be an increasingly important requirement.
Capacidad de gestión en la producción y comercialización de ladrillo de los micro y pequeños empresarios de la región Puno

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Calla Fernández, Juan Fredy

2014-01-01

La investigación "Capacidad de gestión en la producción y comercialización de ladrillo de los micro y pequeños empresarios de la región Puno", cuyo objetivo es determinar la influencia de la gestión empresarial en la producción y comercialización del ladrillo de los micro y pequeños empresarios en la región Puno. El método aplicado es el estudio exploratorio, descriptivo y casual. Y se llegó a la siguiente conclusión: de 41 empresas productoras de ladrillos, de las cuales el 23.53% se ubican ...
Intervenção governamental, crescimento e bem-estar: efeitos da política de Equalização das Taxas de Juros do crédito rural nas regiões brasileiras

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Débora Freire Cardoso

2014-09-01

Full Text Available O objetivo geral do trabalho é avaliar os impactos dos gastos governamentais com a política de Equalização das Taxas de Juros (ETJ no crescimento econômico e bem-estar das cinco macrorregiões brasileiras. As simulações foram realizadas através do Projeto de Análise de Equilíbrio Geral da Economia Brasileira (PAEG. Verifica-se que a política de ETJ proporciona crescimento econômico nas regiões Centro-Oeste, Nordeste e Sul superior a seu custo. Por outro lado, nas regiões Norte e Sudeste, observa-se queda no PIB mediante os gastos com a ETJ. Para o Brasil, a política é custo-efetiva e apresenta retorno de 34%. Além disso, todas as regiões são beneficiadas em termos de bem-estar. Conclui-se que a política de ETJ é eficiente e contribui para a redução das disparidades regionais.
Fort St. Vrain circulator operating experience

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Brey, H.L.

1988-01-01

Fort St. Vrain, on the system of Public Service Company of Colorado, is the only high-temperature gas-cooled power reactor in the United States. Four helium circulators are utilized in this plant to transfer heat from the reactor to the steam generators. These unique machines have a single stage axial flow helium compressor driven by a single stage steam turbine. A single stage water driven (pelton wheel) turbine is the back-up drive utilizing either feed water, condensate, or fire water as the driving fluid. Developmental testing of the circulators was accomplished prior to installation into Fort St. Vrain. A combined machine operating history of approximately 250,000 hours has shown these machines to be of conservative design and proven mechanical integrity. However, many problems have been encountered in operating the complex auxiliaries which are necessary for successful circulator and plant operation. It has been 15 years since initial installation of the circulators occurred at Fort St. Vrain. During this time, a number of significant issues had to be resolved dealing specifically with machine performance. These events include cavitation damage of the pelton wheels during the initial plant hot functional testing, cracks in the water turbine buckets and cervic coupling, static shutdown seal bellows failure, and, most recently, degradation of components within the steam drive assembly. Unreliable operation particularly with the circulator auxiliaries has been a focus of attention by Public Service Company of Colorado. Actions to replace or significantly modify the existing circulators and their auxiliaries are currently awaiting decisions concerning the long-term future of the Fort St. Vrain plant. (author). 10 refs, 7 figs, 2 tabs
Fort St. Vrain circulator operating experience

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Brey, H. L.

1988-08-15

Fort St. Vrain, on the system of Public Service Company of Colorado, is the only high-temperature gas-cooled power reactor in the United States. Four helium circulators are utilized in this plant to transfer heat from the reactor to the steam generators. These unique machines have a single stage axial flow helium compressor driven by a single stage steam turbine. A single stage water driven (pelton wheel) turbine is the back-up drive utilizing either feed water, condensate, or fire water as the driving fluid. Developmental testing of the circulators was accomplished prior to installation into Fort St. Vrain. A combined machine operating history of approximately 250,000 hours has shown these machines to be of conservative design and proven mechanical integrity. However, many problems have been encountered in operating the complex auxiliaries which are necessary for successful circulator and plant operation. It has been 15 years since initial installation of the circulators occurred at Fort St. Vrain. During this time, a number of significant issues had to be resolved dealing specifically with machine performance. These events include cavitation damage of the pelton wheels during the initial plant hot functional testing, cracks in the water turbine buckets and cervic coupling, static shutdown seal bellows failure, and, most recently, degradation of components within the steam drive assembly. Unreliable operation particularly with the circulator auxiliaries has been a focus of attention by Public Service Company of Colorado. Actions to replace or significantly modify the existing circulators and their auxiliaries are currently awaiting decisions concerning the long-term future of the Fort St. Vrain plant. (author). 10 refs, 7 figs, 2 tabs.
St. Lawrence action plan meter

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1992-12-31

The purpose of this bulletin is to report on the progress achieved under the St. Lawrence Action Plan. Under each of the Action Plan`s five objectives, it outlines environmental management indicators which identify actions taken and shows the results. This report presents the data collected in late August 1992 on the activities carried out by all partners of both governments involved in SLAP. The objectives examined in the bulletin are: to reduce by 90% the liquid toxic waste discharged by the 50 plants targeted for priority action; to prepare remediation plans for contaminated federal sites and restore wetlands; to conserve 5000 additional hectares of habitat and create a marine park; to develop and implement recovery plans for mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and plants; and to determine the state of the St. Lawrence River.
Sistemas de culturas com milho sob semeadura direta na região Nordeste do Brasil

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Richardson Soares de Souza Melo

2013-09-01

Full Text Available A grande dificuldade de implantação da semeadura direta no Nordeste é a produção e o acúmulo de fitomassa na superfície do solo. Há necessidade de se desenvolver sistemas de culturas para região Nordeste, que produzam grandes quantidades de fitomassa, para permanecer por maior tempo na superfície, oferecendo proteção ao solo. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a capacidade de produção de fitomassa de diferentes sistemas de culturas e sua influencia na produtividade do milho na microrregião de Guarabira - PB. Foram instalados seis sistemas de culturas: semeadura direta com milho (SD; semeadura direta com milho + mucuna (SDM; semeadura direta com milho + guandu (SDG; semeadura direta com milho + guandu + mucuna (SDGM; semeadura direta com milho + fava (SDF e semeadura direta com milho + fava + mucuna (SDFM, na presença e ausência de adubação mineral com N-P-K, avaliados durante 9 anos. Foram avaliados o percentual de cobertura e a quantidade de fitomassa sobre o solo, bem como a produtividade de grãos de milho. A adubação mineral e as leguminosas proporcionaram acréscimos variando entre 22% e 49% de produtividade de grãos de milho entre os sistemas de cultivo. Com o passar dos anos, os sistemas de culturas promoveram estoque de fitomassa com acréscimos de até 76% na superfície do solo e, embora a precipitação seja um fator limitante para produção de fitomassa, o uso das leguminosas e da adubação mineral com N-P-K nos sistemas de culturas facilitaram a implantação do sistema de semeadura direta na região estudada.
Influence of ST-segment recovery on infarct size and ejection fraction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention

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Hallén, Jonas; Ripa, Maria Sejersten; Johanson, Per

2010-01-01

In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolytics, electrocardiogram-derived measures of ST-segment recovery guide therapy decisions and predict infarct size. The comprehension of these relationships in patients undergoing mechanical reperfusion is limited. We...
Cambio temporal en la huella ecológica de la región de Murcia y su uso como indicador de desertificación

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E. Hernández Laguna

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Numerosos estudios han alertado sobre el proceso de desertifi cación en la Región de Murcia, en el Sureste de la Península Ibérica. Su clima semiárido junto con la defi ciente gestión de sus fértiles suelos, son responsables de la degradación de sus recursos naturales. La Huella Ecológica de una población es una medida de la presión sobre la tierra en términos de hectáreas de tierra per capita necesarias para el sostenimiento de dicha población dada la tecnología usada. Junto con la biocapacidad de la tierra, HE mide la sostenibilidad del territorio. En este trabajo, se mide la HE de la Región de Murcia para dos años consecutivos, 1995 y 2001. Un claro paralelismo es observado entre la variación de este indicador y la desertifi cación.
Actividades físico-deportivas realizadas durante el tiempo de ocio por adolescentes escolarizados de la región de Murcia (España

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Eliseo García Cantó

2011-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de esta investigación es comprobar las actividades físico-deportivas que realizan los adolescentes de la Región de Murcia durante su tiempo de ocio. La muestra es representativa de la población adolescente escolarizada de la Región de Murcia y está compuesta por 888 sujetos de edades comprendidas entre 14 y 17 años. La información ha sido recogida a través del Inventario de Actividad Física Habitual para Adolescentes (IAFHA que ha sido validado y utilizado en recientes investigaciones. Los resultados obtenidos nos indican que un tercio de los adolescentes (33,1% realizan ejercicio físico o deporte durante su tiempo libre. Por el contrario, la mayoría de los encuestados (66,9%, afirma no realizar actividades físico-deportivas como opción de aprovechamiento del tiempo libre, siendo las mujeres las que destacan significativamente por su grado de sedentarismo.
Examining the 21st Century Classroom: Developing an Innovation Configuration Map

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Donovan, Loretta; Green, Tim D.; Mason, Candice

2014-01-01

Despite it being the second decade of the 21st century, there still exists a range of definitions of what a 21st century learning environment is. This can be troublesome for teacher educators as we strive to prepare teachers for environments we can't clearly describe. In order to describe a 21st century learning environment, we developed an IC Map…
Cleavage of ST6Gal I by Radiation-Induced BACE1 Inhibits Golgi-Anchored ST6Gal I-Mediated Sialylation of Integrin β1 and Migration in Colon Cancer Cells

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Lee, Minyoung; Park, Jung-Jin; Ko, Young-Gyu; Lee, Yun-Sil

2012-01-01

Previously, we found that β-galactoside α2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6Gal I), an enzyme that adds sialic acids to N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and is frequently overexpressed in cancer cells, is up-regulated by ionizing radiation (IR) and cleaved to a form possessing catalytic activity comparable to that of the Golgi-localized enzyme. Moreover, this soluble form is secreted into the culture media. Induction of ST6Gal I significantly increased the migration of colon cancer cells via sialylation of integrin β1. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying ST6Gal I cleavage, solubilization and release from cells, and addressed its functions, focusing primarily on cancer cell migration. We performed immunoblotting and lectin affinity assay to analyze the expression of ST6 Gal I and level of sialylated integrin β1. After ionizing radiation, migration of cells was measured by in vitro migration assay. α2, 6 sialylation level of cell surface was analyzed by flow cytometry. Cell culture media were concentrated and then analyzed for soluble ST6Gal I levels using an α2, 6 sialyltransferase sandwich ELISA. We found that ST6Gal I was cleaved by BACE1 (β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme), which was specifically overexpressed in response to IR. The soluble form of ST6Gal I, which also has sialyltransferase enzymatic activity, was cleaved from the Golgi membrane and then released into the culture media. Both non-cleaved and cleaved forms of ST6Gal I significantly increased colon cancer cell migration in a sialylation-dependent manner. The pro-migratory effect of the non-cleaved form of ST6Gal I was dependent on integrin β1 sialylation, whereas that of the cleaved form of ST6Gal I was not, suggesting that other intracellular sialylated molecules apart from cell surface molecules such as integrin β1 might be involved in mediating the pro-migratory effects of the soluble form of ST6Gal I. Moreover, production of soluble form ST6Gal I by
Early effect of two successive thinnings in western hemlock.

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George R. Staebler

1957-01-01

The Hemlock Experimental Forest near Grays Harbor in western Washington was established in 1949 in cooperation with the St. Regis Paper Company. A major effort in this cooperative research program is a study of commercial thinning in a stand of nearly pure, well stocked, even-aged western hemlock that originated in 1903, after logging.
Influence of ST-segment recovery on infarct size and ejection fraction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention

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Hallén, Jonas; Ripa, Maria Sejersten; Johanson, Per

2010-01-01

percutaneous coronary intervention. Three methods for calculating and categorizing ST-segment recovery were used: (1) summed ST-segment deviation (STD) resolution analyzed in 3 categories (> or = 70%, > or = 30% to or = 2 mm). Infarct size and ejection fraction were assessed at 4 months by cardiac magnetic...... resonance imaging. All 3 ST-segment recovery algorithms predicted the final infarct size and cardiac function. Worst-lead residual STD performed the same as, or better than, the more complex methods and identified large subgroups at either end of the risk spectrum (median infarct size from the lowest...
Perfil sociodemográfico da população que demanda assistência médico-hospitalar em região do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1988

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Montero D'Oleo Rafael de Jesus

1992-01-01

Full Text Available Fez-se um estudo descritivo, retrospectivo do Perfil Sócio-Econômico da População que demanda Assistência Médico-Hospitalar em uma Região do Nordeste do Estado de São Paulo (Brasil, comparando-se os resultados de pesquisas anteriores. Foram estudados 126.297 egressos de 25 hospitais gerais da Região em 1988, segundo sexo, grupo etário, local de residência, fonte de financiamento e coeficiente de internação. Os resultados mostraram que a distribuição da demanda segundo sexo e idade é semelhante à conhecida na literatura. Sugere-se que a regionalização da assistência, apesar dos planos e da legislação pertinente, é insatisfatória e fortemente influenciada pela presença de grandes centros urbanos e pelo desenvolvimento socioeconômico. Há participação de várias modalidades de financiamento e diminuição da participação dos órgãos oficiais ao longo do tempo. A região estudada apresentou elevado coeficiente de internação aliado à baixa utilização de leitos hospitalares.
Evolutionary history of the alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (ST8Sia) gene family: tandem duplications in early deuterostomes explain most of the diversity found in the vertebrate ST8Sia genes.

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Harduin-Lepers, Anne; Petit, Daniel; Mollicone, Rosella; Delannoy, Philippe; Petit, Jean-Michel; Oriol, Rafael

2008-09-23

The animal sialyltransferases, which catalyze the transfer of sialic acid to the glycan moiety of glycoconjugates, are subdivided into four families: ST3Gal, ST6Gal, ST6GalNAc and ST8Sia, based on acceptor sugar specificity and glycosidic linkage formed. Despite low overall sequence identity between each sialyltransferase family, all sialyltransferases share four conserved peptide motifs (L, S, III and VS) that serve as hallmarks for the identification of the sialyltransferases. Currently, twenty subfamilies have been described in mammals and birds. Examples of the four sialyltransferase families have also been found in invertebrates. Focusing on the ST8Sia family, we investigated the origin of the three groups of alpha2,8-sialyltransferases demonstrated in vertebrates to carry out poly-, oligo- and mono-alpha2,8-sialylation. We identified in the genome of invertebrate deuterostomes, orthologs to the common ancestor for each of the three vertebrate ST8Sia groups and a set of novel genes named ST8Sia EX, not found in vertebrates. All these ST8Sia sequences share a new conserved family-motif, named "C-term" that is involved in protein folding, via an intramolecular disulfide bridge. Interestingly, sequences from Branchiostoma floridae orthologous to the common ancestor of polysialyltransferases possess a polysialyltransferase domain (PSTD) and those orthologous to the common ancestor of oligosialyltransferases possess a new ST8Sia III-specific motif similar to the PSTD. In osteichthyans, we have identified two new subfamilies. In addition, we describe the expression profile of ST8Sia genes in Danio rerio. Polysialylation appeared early in the deuterostome lineage. The recent release of several deuterostome genome databases and paralogons combined with synteny analysis allowed us to obtain insight into events at the gene level that led to the diversification of the ST8Sia genes, with their corresponding enzymatic activities, in both invertebrates and vertebrates. The
Evolutionary history of the alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (ST8Sia gene family: Tandem duplications in early deuterostomes explain most of the diversity found in the vertebrate ST8Sia genes

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Petit Jean-Michel

2008-09-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The animal sialyltransferases, which catalyze the transfer of sialic acid to the glycan moiety of glycoconjugates, are subdivided into four families: ST3Gal, ST6Gal, ST6GalNAc and ST8Sia, based on acceptor sugar specificity and glycosidic linkage formed. Despite low overall sequence identity between each sialyltransferase family, all sialyltransferases share four conserved peptide motifs (L, S, III and VS that serve as hallmarks for the identification of the sialyltransferases. Currently, twenty subfamilies have been described in mammals and birds. Examples of the four sialyltransferase families have also been found in invertebrates. Focusing on the ST8Sia family, we investigated the origin of the three groups of α2,8-sialyltransferases demonstrated in vertebrates to carry out poly-, oligo- and mono-α2,8-sialylation. Results We identified in the genome of invertebrate deuterostomes, orthologs to the common ancestor for each of the three vertebrate ST8Sia groups and a set of novel genes named ST8Sia EX, not found in vertebrates. All these ST8Sia sequences share a new conserved family-motif, named "C-term" that is involved in protein folding, via an intramolecular disulfide bridge. Interestingly, sequences from Branchiostoma floridae orthologous to the common ancestor of polysialyltransferases possess a polysialyltransferase domain (PSTD and those orthologous to the common ancestor of oligosialyltransferases possess a new ST8Sia III-specific motif similar to the PSTD. In osteichthyans, we have identified two new subfamilies. In addition, we describe the expression profile of ST8Sia genes in Danio rerio. Conclusion Polysialylation appeared early in the deuterostome lineage. The recent release of several deuterostome genome databases and paralogons combined with synteny analysis allowed us to obtain insight into events at the gene level that led to the diversification of the ST8Sia genes, with their corresponding enzymatic
Bulding and Ornamental Stone in the History of St Petersburg Architecture

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Bulakh, Andrey

2013-04-01

First, the Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral and some mansions are used to demonstrate Russian stones in the architectural décor of St Petersburg, XVIII-XX cc. These rocks are granites from Vyborg and Sortavala, lime tufa from Gatchina, marbles from Ruskeala and Juven at the Ladoga Lake, Tivdian marble, Shokshian quartzite, and black aspid slate of the Onega Lake. Later German and Polish sandstones and Finnish soap stone came to the city. Second, there is given a review of rock types used in St Petersburg at XX-XXI cc. margins. They are granites, granosyenites, syenites, gneisses, marbles, limestones both from Russia and from abroad. Which ones are more usual? From what regions did Russian stone come? References: 1) A.G.Bulakh, N.B.Abakumova, J.V.Romanovsky. St Petersburg: a History in Stone. 2010. Print. House of St Petersburg State University. 173 p. 2) A.Ya. Tutakova, A.Z. Romanovskiy, A.G. Bulakh, V.I. Leer. Dimension Stone of the Leningrad Region. Granites of the Karelia Isthmus in Architecture of the Modern St Petersburg. 2011. St Petersburg. 78 p. (In Russian).
Tumor da região do terceiro ventrículo diagnóstico eletrencefalográfico

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Paulino W. Longo

1948-06-01

Full Text Available Depois de rápidas considerações sobre as dificuldades do diagnóstico topográfico dos tumores da região do terceiro ventrículo e sobre as aquisições recentes da eletrencefalografia nesse sentido, os AA. apresentam a observação de uma paciente de 36 anos de idade, com história de 4 meses, portadora de uma síndrome de hipertensão intracraniana grave, acompanhada de hemiparesia esquerda muito discreta e alterações psíquicas. O exame do liqüido cefalorraquidiano revelou hipertensão e a eletrencefalografia evidenciou alterações difusas e bilaterais, ao lado de surtos persistentes e repetidos de ritmo teta, simétrica e sincronicamente reproduzidos, em áreas centrais e parietais de ambos os hemisférios, bem como ondas de ritmo delta focal, no lobo frontal direito, com típicas figuras de reversão. Os primeiros foram atribuídos ao edema cerebral e à hipertensão intracraniana, enquanto que estas (as ondas de ritmo teta acompanhadas de ritmo delta focal frontal direito foram interpretadas como dependentes de tumor cerebral profundamente situado, mediano, da região do terceiro ventrículo, comprometendo secundariamente o lobo frontal direito. A ventriculografia, em parte, e a intervenção cirúrgica subseqüente, confirmaram o diagnóstico, revelando a existência de um tumor cístico pediculado, que, da sela turca invadia o terceiro ventrículo e a parte profunda do lobo frontal direito (craniofaringioma.

Simple stålrammebygninger

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Ellum, J.C.; Buhelt, M.

Ved en simpel stålrammebygning forstås i anvisningen en lukket, fritliggende bygning i én etage, hvor tagkonstruktionen ud over egenlast kun er påvirket af naturlaster, dvs. sne og vind. Dimensioneringen af de bærende konstruktioner gennemføres ved at benytte publikationens omfattende tabeldata o...
The structural features of the sulfated heteropolysaccharide (ST-1) from Sargassum thunbergii and its neuroprotective activities.

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Jin, Weihua; Liu, Bing; Li, Shuai; Chen, Jing; Tang, Hong; Jiang, Di; Zhang, Quanbin; Zhong, Weihong

2018-03-01

Polysaccharide (ST) was prepared from Sargassum thunbergii using hot water. Two fractions (ST-1 and ST-2) were prepared using anion exchange chromatography. One desulfated polysaccharide (ST-1-DS) was also prepared. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) performed on ST-1-DS showed that the desulfated polysaccharides contained methyl glycosides of mono-sulfated and di-sulfated galacto-fucooligosaccharides. This result suggested that ST-1 might contain sulfated galactofucan, which consists of a backbone of alternating (Gal) n and (Fuc) n and sulfated randomly on Gal and mainly on C-2 in Fuc. In addition, ST-1 was degraded in 1M sulfuric acid. The solution was centrifuged, and the supernatant was concentrated and precipitated in ethanol to obtain the precipitate (ST-1-P). ST-1-P was then separated using gel chromatography and anion exchange chromatography to obtain the oligomers. ESI-MS spectra of oligomers indicated that ST-1 mostly contained sulfated glucuronomannan and fucoglucuronan. ESI-MS with collision-induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-CID-MS/MS) suggested that glucuronomannan contained alternating 2-linked Man and 4-linked GlcA, while fucoglucuronan contained 4-linked glucuronan with branched Fuc at C-3. Finally, the neuroprotective activities of ST, ST-1, ST-2 and MIX (a mixture of ST-1 and ST-2) were determined. ST showed the most neuroprotective activity, which indicated that ST might be a good candidate for curing neurodegenerative diseases. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Inferior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Associated with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

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Oliver Koeth

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM is usually characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning. Due to the clinical symptoms which include chest pain, electrocardiographic changes, and elevated myocardial markers, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is frequently mimicking ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the absence of a significant coronary artery disease. Otherwise an acute occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery can produce a typical Takotsubo contraction pattern. ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI is frequently associated with emotional stress, but to date no cases of STEMI triggering TCM have been reported. We describe a case of a female patient with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by TCM.
Detection of ST-T Episode Based on the Global Curvature of Isoelectric Level in ECG

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Kang, D. W.; Jun, D. G.; Lee, K. J.; Yoon, H. R. [Yonsei University, Seoul (Korea)

2001-04-01

This paper describes an automated detection algorithm of ST-T episodes using global curvature which can connect the isoelectric level in ECG and can eliminate not only the slope of ST segment, but also difference of the baseline and global curve. This above method of baseline correction is very faster than classical baseline correction methods. The optimal values of parameters for baseline correction were found as the value having the highest detection rate of ST episode. The features as input of backpropagation Neural Network were extracted from the whole ST segment. The European ST-T database was used as training and test data. Finally, ST elevation, ST depression and normal ST were classified. The average ST episode sensitivity and predictivity were 85.42%, 80.29%, respectively. This result shows the high speed and reliability in ST episode detection. In conclusion, the proposed method showed the possibility in various applications for the Holter system. (author). 17 refs., 5 figs., 4 tabs.
Kalkgraslandvegetaties van de St. Pietersberg ten zuiden van Maastricht

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Willems, J.H.; Blanckenborg, F.G.

1975-01-01

In this publication the authors describe the grassland communities rich in species especially those which occur on basic soils. The investigation was done in the Belgian part as well as in the Dutch part of St. Pietersberg situated south of the Dutch town of Maastricht. See map – fig. 1. St.
Merging formation of FRC and its application to high-beta ST formation

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Ono, Y.; Inomoto, M.; Ueda, Y.; Matsuyama, T.; Ohshima, Y.; Katsurai, M.

2001-01-01

Merging formation of field-reversed configuration (FRC) explored not only a new scenario of highly-efficient FRC formation/amplification experiment but also a new boundary research between FRC, spheromak and spherical tokamak (ST). A new finding is that the produced FRC is transformed stably into an ultra-high-β ST by applying external toroidal field B t,ext . The toroidal field was observed to vanish around magnetic axis after the B t,ext application to the FRC, indicating formation of diamagnetic ST. The hollow current profile of FRC was maintained during the equilibrium transition, eliminating a need for the difficult hollow-current-formation process of start-up discharge of high-β ST. The energy-conversion effect of merging transformed the force-free merging spheromaks with paramagnetic current into the FRC with diamagnetic current and the further application of B t,ext did the FRC into the ultra-high-β (>60%)/diamagnetic ST, indicating the close relationship between FRC and ST in second stability. (author)
ST Elevation in AVR: When Time May Not Mean Muscle

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2017-10-31

REPORT TYPE 1013112017 Presentation 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE ST Elevation in AVR: When Thne May Not Mean !Vfu&cle 6. AUTHOR{S) Capt \\Villiam T...ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST -Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Report of the Arnerican College of C ardiology Foundation/ Ameri can...C7Q n ([) G) ro )::>t w :J r+ c.. < -· ro ti) ti) ro ti) OJ m ti) -ro n Take home points •Don’t ignore ST elevation in aVR •Look closely
Valoración desde la perspectiva de los orientadores de Educación Secundaria de la Región de Murcia del portal de Atención a la Diversidad ORIENTAMUR.

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Cristel Caja Núñez

2017-01-01

Full Text Available En el presente trabajo se pretende dar a conocer las opiniones que albergan los orientadores de Educación Secundaria sobre la adecuación y utilidad de los recursos ofertados por la Consejería de Educación y Universidades de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, en materia de atención a la diversidad, a los centros educativos de Educación Secundaria de esta región, desde el portal de Atención a la Diversidad: ORIENTAMUR. Es un estudio principalmente de carácter descriptivo realizado a través de una encuesta a orientadores de secundaria que han querido colaborar en este proyecto. Los resultados nos muestran que existe una satisfacción general en torno a este portal, especialmente en cuanto a su disposición web, manejo y funcionamiento. Sin embargo, algunos aspectos relacionados con los recursos disponibl es podrían perfeccionarse haciendo que esta página web sea y continúe siendo un referente para todos los orientadores de esta región.
Desacoples entre desigualdades sociales, distribución del ingreso y patrones de urbanización en ciudades latinoamericanas. Reflexiones a partir de la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (RMBA

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Ramiro Segura

2017-04-01

Full Text Available Por medio del análisis de la producción científica sobre las grandes ciudades latinoamericanas en las últimas décadas –con un énfasis especial en la evolución de la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires– este artículo reflexiona sobre un escenario paradójico: mientras en la última década muchos países de la región han implementado políticas que lograron reducir (levemente la desigualdad de ingresos, se verifica la continuidad del movimiento expansivo de áreas metropolitanas fragmentadas que incrementan no solo la desigualdad en el acceso a la ciudad y a sus bienes, servicios y oportunidades, sino que también consolidan –articuladas con la segmentación del sistema educativo y el mercado de trabajo– redes y circuitos sociales segregados. Ante este panorama se sostiene como hipótesis que la continuidad del patrón de urbanización excluyente limita los efectos de las políticas redistributivas y torna necesaria una política del uso del suelo para impactar en las desigualdades de la región.
LiDAR Relative Reflectivity Surface (2011) for the St. Thomas East End Reserve, St. Thomas

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This image represents a LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) 0.3x0.3 meter resolution relative seafloor reflectivity surface for the St. Thomas East End Reserve...
Nordeste industrial: a fragmentação territorial de uma região periférica

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da Silva Filho, Luís Abel; da Silva, Fábio José Ferreira; de Queiroz, Silvana Nunes

2015-01-01

A concentração industrial no Brasil condicionou uma série de investigações acerca de suas causas e consequências em âmbito regional e local. Diante disso, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a concentração industrial no Nordeste brasileiro, a partir da distribuição espacial da mão de obra formal, adotado como indicador de desempenho das atividades industriais na região. Para tanto, recorre-se a revisão de literatura e, em seguida, utilizam-se métodos de análise regional. Os dados são da Re...
"Vi er ikke støttepædagoer"

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Knudsen, Louise Stjerne

2014-01-01

Hvilket talent(udviklings)miljø har talentfulde gymnasieelever brug for, og hvordan ’plejer’ man dem bedst muligt, så de ikke føler, at de bliver ’støttepædagoger’?......Hvilket talent(udviklings)miljø har talentfulde gymnasieelever brug for, og hvordan ’plejer’ man dem bedst muligt, så de ikke føler, at de bliver ’støttepædagoger’?...
The Danish St. Croix Project

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J. Douma, Michael; Rasmussen, Anders Bo

2014-01-01

H. Seward, commonly viewed as an anti-colonizationist, was at least a mild proponent of colonization in its earliest stages. The paper demonstrates further that in the summer of 1862 the St. Croix colonization project was an important stepping stone in the Lincoln administration’s legal......Working from previously unknown sources in Danish archives, this article establishes for the first time the important role that the island of St. Croix played in the Lincoln Administration’s considerations on colonizing African Americans abroad. The paper argues that U.S. Secretary of State William....... The substantial conclusion of the paper is that, contrary to earlier perceptions in the historiography, African American colonization during the Civil War was not led and directed entirely from Washington. Rather, in this case, the Danish minister proposed a colonization plan and then worked with the United...
46 CFR 7.85 - St. Simons Island, GA to Little Talbot Island, FL.

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2010-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false St. Simons Island, GA to Little Talbot Island, FL. 7.85... BOUNDARY LINES Atlantic Coast § 7.85 St. Simons Island, GA to Little Talbot Island, FL. (a) A line drawn from latitude 31°04.1′ N. longitude 81°16.7′ W. (St. Simons Lighted Whistle Buoy “ST S”) to latitude 30...
Aligning Business and Education: 21st Century Skill Preparation

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Campbell, Charles L., Jr.; Kresyman, Shelley

2015-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to explore stakeholder perceptions concerning four key 21st century skills required for graduates to be successful in today's workplace, and to report on common themes surrounding how a post-secondary school in the Southwest United States is preparing graduates with predominant 21st Century skills: interpersonal…
Preparing Students for the Future--21st Century Skills

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Velez, Alejandra

2012-01-01

The 21st century economy is driven by information and communication technologies (ICT). This change has made innovation, manufacturing and production of products and services, rather than manufacturing of material goods, the driving force of economies of leading countries (Wagner, 2008). Due to this shift, today's 21st century society and…
Welcome to Toronto. Welcome to the CIHR

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Malcolm King

2000-01-01

Full Text Available May 6 to 10, 2000 is a great time for the Canadian respiratory community. It is the 100th anniversary of our Lung Association, and it is our chance to host the respiratory world at the American Lung Association, American Thoracic Society International Conference and the Canadian Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. The name Toronto comes from a Mohawk word meaning 'meeting place'. The rivers that run into Lake Ontario were traditional gathering places for the aboriginal peoples that lived in this area before the coming of the European settlers. My ancestors include both Mohawks and the Mississaugas of the Credit, the native tribe that occupied the Toronto area as its traditional territory until the late 18th century.
Hmong Political Involvement in St. Paul, Minnesota and Fresno, California

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Yang Lor

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Over the past several years, Hmong in the United States have gained prominence for their increasing involvement in politics. Most of the attention has understandably focused on Fresno, California and St. Paul, Minnesota, home to the two largest Hmong populations in this country. While the Hmong communities in both cities are similar in size and have made significant political progress as evidenced by the election of Hmong candidates, the Hmong community in St. Paul has made greater inroads in the political realm. In addition to the elections of two Hmong candidates to the Minnesota State Legislature and two to the St. Paul School Board, the Hmong community in St. Paul has been able to engage local and state governments in Minnesotato address issues that affect the Hmong community. Through interviews, census data, and newspaper coverage of political campaigns, I show that Hmong in St. Paul have achieved greaterrepresentation in local and state governments and received greater support from government officials than Hmong in Fresno because Minnesota offers a social, economic, and politicalcontext that is favorable to fostering Hmong political involvement. Compared to Hmong in Fresno, Hmong in St. Paul have higher levels of socioeconomic resources and are more visible given their large size relative to other minority groups. They live in a region with consistently high levels of political participation and have political candidates who devote resources to mobilizing the Hmong community. Moreover, the Hmong vote has been critical to the success of Hmong candidates in St. Paul, an indication of the increasing political clout of the Hmong community there and a major reason why politicians in Minnesota are more willing to respond toissues that affect the Hmong community. Overall, this study highlights the importance of local and regional context in understanding the political incorporation of immigrants.
Projections of Climate Change over China for the 21st Century

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LUO Yong; ZHAO Zongci; XU Ying; GAO Xuejie; DING Yihui

2005-01-01

The projections of climate changes in China for the 21st century by about 40 climate scenarios and multi-model ensembles have been investigated in this research. All the models with the different scenarios project a warming of 1.2℃ to 9.2℃ in China by the end of 21st century. Most of the projections point show the increasing of precipitation in China for the 21st century.
Estudio biológico pesquero de centolla y centollón en la XII Región

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Guzmán, L.; Daza, E.; Canales, C.; Cornejo, S.; Quiroz, J.C.; González, M.

2004-01-01

El estudio estuvo orientado a disponer de un diagnóstico de la pesquería de centolla (Lithodes santolla) y centollón (Paralomis granulosa) en la región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena sobre la base de antecedentes bilógico pesqueros recogidos en campañas específicas de pesca y puertos de desmbarque, además de evaluar las medidas de administración vigentes y proponer eventuales nuevas medidas. Se inició el 26 de agosto de 2002 y la toma de información de terreno terminó a fines de noviembre ...

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Outpatients in Northern Japan: Increasing Tendency of ST5/ST764 MRSA-IIa with Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element.

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Aung, Meiji Soe; Kawaguchiya, Mitsuyo; Urushibara, Noriko; Sumi, Ayako; Ito, Masahiko; Kudo, Kenji; Morimoto, Shigeo; Hosoya, Shino; Kobayashi, Nobumichi

2017-07-01

Arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) is a genomic island of staphylococcus and is considered to confer enhanced ability to survive and growth on host bacterial cells. ACME has been typically identified in Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL)-positive ST8 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with SCCmec type IVa (USA300 clone), and it is also found in other lineages at low frequency. Prevalence and molecular characteristics of PVL + and/or ACME + MRSA were investigated for 624 clinical isolates collected from outpatients in northern Japan from 2013 to 2014. Both PVL genes and ACME type I were detected in nine isolates (1.4%), which were ST8-MRSA-SCCmec IVa/spa type t008/agr-I; whereas solely PVL genes were positive in two isolates, ST30-MRSA-SCCmec IV and ST59-MRSA-SCCmec V. ACME type II' (previously referred to as ACME ΔII) was detected in 36 isolates (5.8%) with SCCmec II and V (32 and 4 isolates, respectively), exhibiting an increased rate within SCCmec II-MRSA (7.1%) compared with our previous studies (0.86-4.5%, 2008-2011). ACME II'-positive MRSA strains were classified into ST5-SCCmec IIa/V or ST764-SCCmec IIa belonging to five different spa types, with t002 being dominant. They harbored mostly enterotoxin gene clusters (seg-sei-sem-sen-seo-seu) and some more enterotoxin genes (seb1, seb2, sec3, sel, sep), showing resistance to more antimicrobials than ST8-MRSA-SCCmec IVa. ACME-SCCmec composite island (CI) of the 36 ACME II'-positive MRSA was classified into five types (ii)-(vi), among which type (ii) (orfX-ΨSCC ΔJ1 SCCmec I -ACME II'-SCCmec II) was dominant and subdivided into the A3 variant and the less common A2 variant. CI types (v) and (vi) were considered novel genetic organizations having speG (acetyltransferase genes for polyamines) in inserted SCC4610/SCC266-like genetic elements. The present study revealed increased prevalence and genetic diversity of the ST5/ST764-MRSA-SCCmec II with ACME II' in northern Japan.
21st centuries skill implication on educational system

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Wrahatnolo, T.; Munoto

2018-01-01

The purpose of this article is to identify skill needed in 21st centuries and its implication on Indonesia’s educational system. This research found that the 21st centuries skill application has more measurable benefits in some sections of life, such as critical thinking and problem solving, initiative, creativity, and entrepreneurship, communication, teamwork, metacognition (change of mindset), digital literature. This study applied qualitative data analysis. The data were taken from different sources and literature. The analysis showed that The 21st centuries education concept’s implementation can be applied in the curriculum of the required subject that is addressed to achieve learning and innovation skills competence and also technology and information media skills competence. While supporting subject group directed to achieve life and career skills competence. All subjects are the derivation from core subject 3R, which are reading, writing, and arithmetic. Based on the description above, it can be concluded that 21st centuries skill needs; (1) a life planning; (2) flexibility and adaptability; (3) initiative and self-management (4) entrepreneurship; (5) social and cultural interaction; (6) productivity and accountability; (7) leadership; (8) critical thinking, (9) problem solving; (10) communication; (11) collaboration and teamwork; (12) lifelong learning; and (13) digital literation.
Anstrengelsesinduceret ST-segmentdepression efter akut myokardieinfarkt. Forekomst og prognostisk betydning

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Mickley, H; Pless, P; May, O

1989-01-01

On the basis of a review of 20 investigations (3,587 patients), the prevalence of significant ST-segment-depression (ST-depr) in patients performing an exercise test 9-30 days after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was found to be 33% (3-70%). The reason for the considerable variation is due...... to a combination of several factors: 1) different and frequently incomplete definition of significant ST-depr; 2) heterogenically composed patient groups (first vs subsequent AMI, different prevalence of infarct types and localization, consecutive vs selected patients, +/- cardioactive drugs during the exercise...
Constructive singularities and energy efficiency of St. Petersburg historic circuses

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Sysoeva, Elena; Trushina, Ekaterina

2017-10-01

The article is devoted to the design and construction of St. Petersburg circuses during the period since 1822 till nowadays. The article presents the characteristics of all eight historic buildings of St. Petersburg and their structural and architectural features. The article raises some issues of energy-optimal shape of a building on the example of St. Petersburg modern circus building. There are several historical drawings and photographs of the circus buildings. The article includes overview of normative regulation of circus buildings in Russia since the middle of the twentieth century and prospects for the future.
Colombia - Estados Unidos y los cambios políticos en la región: una aproximación

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Roberto González Arana; Horacio Godoy

2007-01-01

Este trabajo se propone analizar la dinámica actual de las relaciones entre Colombia y los Estados Unidos, las negociaciones de cara al Tratado de Libre Comercio y la influencia del conflicto colombiano en el tipo de relaciones políticas y económicas bilaterales. Los recientes cambios políticos en la región afectan no sólo las relaciones bilaterales entre Colombia y sus vecinos sino también tienen una incidencia en las relaciones con los Estados Unidos. Para ello, se eval...
Conflictos sociales y desarrollo local: distrito de Chamaca, provincia de Chumbivilcas, región de Cusco 2013-2014

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Ormachea Cayllahua, Franklin Rene

2015-01-01

El conflicto social, es un síntoma de la visión prospectiva hacia el desarrollo de la población y con ello el equilibrio general y bienestar social, por ello la inquietud de investigar los conflictos sociales y el desarrollo Local en el Distrito de Chamaca, Provincia de Chumbivilcas, Región de Cusco en el periodo de 2013 – 2014, población que presenta necesidades básicas insatisfechas, deficiente conocimiento de la administración pública y sus procedimientos administrativos, restricción presu...
Rentabilidad comercial en el desarrollo sostenible de los productores de quinua en la región de Puno

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Jilapa Humpiri, Ruben Wilfredo

2009-01-01

La implantación de proyectos de alta rentabilidad para la exportación pude tener un impacto importante en la economía y contribuir a generar negocios rentables para los involucrados en la cadena productiva; que permita un crecimiento económico sostenible. En la presente investigación se reporta el análisis de la situación real de los agricultores de quinua, cuyo objeto general fue "evaluar la rentabilidad comercial en relación al desarrollo sostenible de los productores de quinua en la región...
Department of Energy: Nuclear S&T workforce development programs

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Bingham, Michelle; Bala, Marsha; Beierschmitt, Kelly; Steele, Carolyn; Sattelberger, Alfred P.; Bruozas, Meridith A.

2016-01-01

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories use their expertise in nuclear science and technology (S&T) to support a robust national nuclear S&T enterprise from the ground up. Traditional academic programs do not provide all the elements necessary to develop this expertise, so the DOE has initiated a number of supplemental programs to develop and support the nuclear S&T workforce pipeline. This document catalogs existing workforce development programs that are supported by a number of DOE offices (such as the Offices of Nuclear Energy, Science, Energy Efficiency, and Environmental Management), and by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Naval Reactor Program. Workforce development programs in nuclear S&T administered through the Department of Homeland Security, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Defense are also included. The information about these programs, which is cataloged below, is drawn from the program websites. Some programs, such as the Minority Serving Institutes Partnership Programs (MSIPPs) are available through more than one DOE office, so they appear in more than one section of this document.
Orthophoto Mosaic (2012) of the St. Thomas East End Reserve

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This 0.3x0.3 meter imagery mosaic of the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER), St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands was created by the National Oceanic and...
Building a Stückelberg portal

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Feng, Wan-Zhe [Center for Fundamental Physics and Institute for Advanced Study,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong); Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut),80805 München (Germany); Shiu, Gary; Soler, Pablo; Ye, Fang [Center for Fundamental Physics and Institute for Advanced Study,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong); Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin,Madison, WI 53706 (United States)

2014-05-15

We construct explicit string theory models realizing the recently proposed “Stückelberg Portal” scenario, a framework for building Z{sup ′} mediation models without the need to introduce unwanted exotic matter charged under the Standard Model. This scenario can be viewed purely field-theoretically, although it is particularly well motivated from string theory. By analyzing carefully the Stückelberg couplings between the Abelian gauge bosons and the RR axions, we construct the first global intersecting brane models which extend the Standard Model with a genuine hidden sector, to which it is nonetheless connected via U(1) mass mixings. Utilizing the explicit models we construct, we discuss some broad phenomenological properties and experimental implications of this scenario such as Z−Z{sup ′} mixings, dark matter stability and relic density, and supersymmetry mediation. With an appropriate confining hidden sector, our setup also provides a minimal realization of the hidden valley scenario. We further explore the possibility of obtaining small Z{sup ′} masses from a large ensemble of U(1) bosons. Related to the Stückelberg portal are two mechanisms that connect the visible and the hidden sectors, namely mediation by non-perturbative operators and the hidden photon scenario, on which we briefly comment.
AM-37 and ST-36 Are Small Molecule Bombesin Receptor Antagonists.

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Moody, Terry W; Tashakkori, Nicole; Mantey, Samuel A; Moreno, Paola; Ramos-Alvarez, Irene; Leopoldo, Marcello; Jensen, Robert T

2017-01-01

While peptide antagonists for the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (BB 2 R), neuromedin B receptor (BB 1 R), and bombesin (BB) receptor subtype-3 (BRS-3) exist, there is a need to develop non-peptide small molecule inhibitors for all three BBR. The BB agonist (BA)1 binds with high affinity to the BB 1 R, BB 2 R, and BRS-3. In this communication, small molecule BBR antagonists were evaluated using human lung cancer cells. AM-37 and ST-36 inhibited binding to human BB 1 R, BB 2 R, and BRS-3 with similar affinity ( K i = 1.4-10.8 µM). AM-13 and AM-14 were approximately an order of magnitude less potent than AM-37 and ST-36. The ability of BA1 to elevate cytosolic Ca 2+ in human lung cancer cells transfected with BB 1 R, BB 2 R, and BRS-3 was antagonized by AM-37 and ST-36. BA1 increased tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGFR and ERK in lung cancer cells, which was blocked by AM-37 and ST-36. AM-37 and ST-36 reduced the growth of lung cancer cells that have BBR. The results indicate that AM-37 and ST-36 function as small molecule BB receptor antagonists.
76 FR 77208 - Affirmation of Vertical Datum for Surveying and Mapping Activities for the Islands of St. Croix...

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2011-12-12

... Datum for Surveying and Mapping Activities for the Islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas... datum for surveying and mapping activities for the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas of the... by other Federal surveying and mapping agencies on St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas, with the...
Hemodialysis Infection Prevention Protocols Ontario—Shower Technique (HIPPO-ST: A Pilot Randomized Trial

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S. Daisy Kosa

2017-03-01

Discussion: This HIPPO-ST pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of the larger HIPPO-ST study, especially given the high levels of education success with the HIPPO-ST arm and the low levels of contamination in the control arm.
The non-marine Mollusca of St. Martin (Lesser Antilles)

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Coomans, H.E.

1967-01-01

After our studies about the marine mollusks of St. Martin, (COOMANS 1963a, 1963b), this publication will deal with the land and freshwater shells of the island. The non-marine mollusks of St. Martin were already fairly well known at the end of the last century (MAZÉ 1890, p. 22—34), who mentioned 36
33 CFR 165.762 - Security Zone; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Security Zone; St. Thomas, U.S....762 Security Zone; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. (a) Location. Moving and fixed security zones are established 50 yards around all cruise ships entering, departing, moored or anchored in the Port of St. Thomas...
Federalismo e gastos em saúde: competição e cooperação nos municípios da região metropolitana de São Paulo

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Patrícia Siqueira Varela

2012-08-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do trabalho é examinar implicações da estrutura federativa brasileira na avaliação comparativa de desempenho dos gastos públicos no setor saúde. Busca discutir a responsabilização dos gestores públicos municipais e avaliar a eficiência técnica dos municípios da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo nas ações de atenção básica à saúde. A atenção básica é a única subfunção de competência exclusiva dos gestores locais; as demais ações em saúde são compartilhadas entre os próprios municípios e com os outros entes federativos, União e estados. Para explorar as características de cooperação e competição do federalismo, são analisados dados levantados relativos aos municípios e agregados para as diferentes regiões de saúde que compõem a Região Metropolitana. O foco do estudo é a avaliação da eficiência técnica, capacidade de uma entidade obter máximos outputs com menor quantidade de insumos, realizada com o uso da metodologia Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA. Os resultados indicam grande dispersão dos dados dos municípios tanto em termos de despesa quanto da quantidade de procedimentos realizados, incluindo a cobertura dos principais programas de atenção básica, o Programa de Saúde da Família e o Programa de Agentes Comunitários de Saúde; e apontam menos de 20% dos municípios como eficientes. A análise dos municípios dentro de suas respectivas regiões sugere a prevalência de práticas de competição sobre as de cooperação. Tais informações podem contribuir para melhorar a integração dos serviços de saúde em redes de atenção e para repensar os pactos estabelecidos entre os municípios de uma determinada região de saúde. Além disso, este artigo, ao apontar potencialidades e limites de metodologias/técnicas para geração de informações úteis à tomada de decisão, pode contribuir para o debate atual em torno da controladoria no setor público.
Axial Fatigue Tests at Zero Mean Stress of 24S-T and 75S-T Aluminum-alloy Strips with a Central Circular Hole

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Brueggeman, W C; Mayer, M JR

1948-01-01

Axial fatigue tests at zero mean stress have been made on 0.032- and 0.064-inch 24S-T and 0.032-inch 75S-T sheet-metal specimens 1/4, 1/2, 1, and 2 inches wide without a hole and with central holes giving a range of hole diameter D to specimen width W from 0.01 to 0.95. No systematic difference was noted between the results for the 0.032-inch and the 0.064-inch specimens although the latter seemed the more consistent. In general the fatigue strength based on the minimum section dropped sharply as the ration D/W was increased from zero to about 0.25. The plain specimens showed quite a pronounced decrease in fatigue strength with increasing width. The holed specimens showed only slight and rather inconclusive evidence of this size effect. The fatigue stress-concentration factor was higher for 75S-T than for 24S-T alloy. Evidence was found that a very small hole would not cause any reduction in fatigue strength.
ST product characteristics and relationships with perceptions and behaviors among rural adolescent males: a qualitative study.

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Couch, Elizabeth T; Darius, Ellen F; Walsh, Margaret M; Chaffee, Benjamin W

2017-12-01

Although smoking declines in the United States, the prevalence of male adolescent smokeless tobacco (ST; moist snuff and chewing tobacco) use remains unchanged. ST product characteristics, such as flavoring, packaging, and branding, could influence adolescents' ST initiation and continued use. This qualitative study examines the potential role of product characteristics in shaping ST-related perceptions and behaviors among rural adolescent males. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted at three California rural high schools. ST users were asked about their experiences and perceptions related to product characteristics. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using a general inductive approach. Participants associated flavored ST with appealing non-tobacco products, such as chewing gum and alcohol. Availability of different varieties and flavors stimulated interest and curiosity in sampling or switching between ST products. Time-limited promotional flavors and packaging also enhanced product appeal. Adolescent ST users preferred certain brands based on perceived brand features and perceived nicotine content, associating higher-strength brands as better suited for experienced ST users. Brand preferences frequently reflected perceived ST brand popularity within peer groups. Based on these observations, potential ST regulation and health education campaigns to address misconceptions about ST characteristics could influence adolescents' ST-related perceptions and reduce ST use among this vulnerable population. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
Minor Electrocardiographic ST-T Change and Risk of Stroke in the General Japanese Population.

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Ishikawa, Joji; Hirose, Hideo; Schwartz, Joseph E; Ishikawa, Shizukiyo

2018-06-25

Minor ST-T changes are frequently observed on the electrocardiogram (ECG), but the risk of stroke associated with such changes is unclear.Methods and Results:In 10,642 subjects from the Japanese general population, we evaluated minor and major ST-T changes (major ST depression ≥0.1 mV) on ECGs obtained at annual health examinations. At baseline, minor ST-T changes were found in 10.7% of the subjects and 0.5% had major ST-T changes. Minor ST-T changes were associated with older age, female gender, higher systolic blood pressure, presence of hyperlipidemia, and use of antihypertensive medication. There were 375 stroke events during the follow-up period (128.7±28.1 months). In all subjects, minor ST-T changes (HR, 2.10; 95% CI: 1.57-2.81) and major ST-T changes (HR, 8.64; 95% CI: 4.44-16.82) were associated with an increased risk of stroke, but the stroke risk associated with minor ST-T changes had borderline significance after adjustment for conventional risk factors (P=0.055). In subgroup analysis, the risk of stroke was significantly associated with minor ST-T changes in subjects who had hyperlipidemia (HR, 1.75; 95% CI: 1.15-2.67) compared to those without hyperlipidemia (HR, 1.01; 95% CI: 0.64-1.59; P for interaction=0.016), even after adjustment for ECG-diagnosed left ventricular hypertrophy. Minor ST-T changes were particularly associated with a higher risk of stroke in subjects with hyperlipidemia and this association was independent of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy.
El consumo de tabaco en la Región Americana: elementos para un programa de acción

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Raydel Valdés-Salgado

2002-01-01

Full Text Available El consumo de tabaco es uno de los retos más importantes de la Región de las Américas. Lo anterior no sólo por el gran número de muertes que se atribuyen a su consumo, muchas de las cuales son prematuras, sino por el elevado costo económico y social que la atención médica de las enfermedades causadas por el tabaco y las discapacidades que ellas generan, le imponen a los sistemas de salud y a la sociedad en general. En el panorama epidemiológico de la Región se distinguen los países del Cono Sur, como los de más altos valores de consumo, seguidos por los de la Región Andina y México, siendo las naciones centroamericanas y caribeñas las de menores cifras de prevalencia de fumadores. Sólo Estados Unidos de América y Canadá han logrado disminuir la epidemia de tabaquismo, y en el resto de los países se observa una estabilización e, incluso, una tendencia al incremento. La reducción de la edad de inicio del consumo y el aumento en la proporción de mujeres fumadoras también son rasgos actuales del área. En este artículo se revisan las medidas de control del tabaquismo presentes en las legislaciones de los países de América Latina y se analizan las siguientes características: es una región con productores de tabaco de nivel mundial, con estructura de población joven, y débiles y escasos controles. Se impone como necesidad urgente el establecimiento de medidas económicas, poblacionales, legislativas y de apoyo a la investigación en este tema, que reviertan gradualmente el escenario actual del consumo de tabaco. Partiendo de lo analizado anteriormente, se proponen elementos para un programa de acción.Tobacco consumption is one of the most important public health challenges faced in the Americas. This is not only due to the great number of deaths attributable to smoking, many of which are premature, but also to the high economic and social costs of medical care and the burden of disease and disability imposed by tobacco

Evidências da evolução dos sistemas de paleodrenagens na plataforma continental da região de São Sebastião (litoral norte do estado de São Paulo

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Luis Américo Conti

2009-11-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho apresenta aspectos da relação entre a evolução da paleodrenagem e evolução do nível do mar pós Ultimo Máximo Glacial (UMG para a região da plataforma continental da região de São Sebastião, Litoral norte do Estado de São Paulo – Brasil. Para tal, foram analisados modelos topográficos de detalhe da região de Plataforma Continental a partir de Modelos Digitais de Terreno além de dados de subsuperfície obtidos a partir de linhas sísmicas de alta resolução. Dois grandes sistemas de paleodrenagens foram identificados e descritos para a área. Ambos os sistemas fluviais apresentam boas evidencias de preservação tanto em topografia de fundo (ainda que recoberto por sedimentos transgressivos marinhos quanto em subsuperfície, associado a feições de corte e preenchimento (escavação de superfície regressiva erosiva. O conjunto de evidencias do estabelecimento de paleodrenagens foi denominado neste trabalho como Sistemas Canal/Vale (SCV. No caso da região estudada, é possível observar que os registros dos SCVs apresentam dimensões consideravelmente grandes (tamanho dos vales/canais em relação à atual rede de drenagem costeira na área. Modelos descritos na literatura sugerem que rápidas transgressões marinhas tendem a amplificar o efeito erosivo da passagem da linha de costa e afogamento dos canais o que poderia explicar a incongruência entre as características dos sistemas hidrológicos atuais e os registros geológicos e geomorfológicos, sugerindo que os processos de subida do nível do mar pós UMG deve ter sido rápido o suficiente, na região estudada para que pequenos canais fluviais (como o Rio Juqueriquerê tenham sido fortemente erodidos, formando feições como vales e canais escavados de dimensões consideráveis
La región-capital, un escenario para pensar vivienda

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Clemencia Escallón

2008-05-01

Full Text Available El artículo describe la primera fase de la investigación sobre la dinámica de la producción de vivienda en el eje de sabana occidente, producto del convenio entre la Universidad de Los Andes y la organización Bouwcentrum Colombia. La caracterización de los cinco municipios del eje: Funza, Madrid, Mosquera, Bojacá y Facatativa, el análisis de las características poblacionales y las propuestas de ordenamiento territorial frente al análisis de la oferta de vivienda en el mercado formal en el período 2002 -2007 y las propuestas de gestión planteadas por los alcaldes recientemente electos, permiten identificar comportamientos de la oferta y condiciones de la demanda con las cuales se construye un primer panorama de reflexión de la vivienda en la región capital. Interesa al Grupo de Investigación en Vivienda contar con más y mejores elementos de análisis que permitan contribuir al debate sobre la vivienda de interés social y la condición necesaria de un nuevo producto, un nuevo gestor y la búsqueda de un nuevo enfoque.
Tendencias en la investigación de la Cerámica Neolítica en la Región Cantábrica

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Cubas Morera, Miriam

2009-01-01

Full Text Available La investigación de la Prehistoria reciente en la Región cantábrica ha estado supeditada a los avances en el campo de los estudios sobre el Paleolítico. Los grandes conjuntos con arte rupestre orientaron, desde un primer momento, el planteamiento de las actuaciones arqueológicas. Esto ha provocado que la Prehistoria reciente ocupase un papel más modesto en el ámbito de la investigación arqueológica regional. En este artículo se exponen las principales líneas de investigación en las que se han basado los estudios sobre el material cerámico adscrito al Neolítico en la Región cantábrica. Pretendemos señalar los hitos fundamentales que evidencian las distintas tendencias en la investigación de la cerámica neolítica en relación con las dinámicas y trayectorias a una escala más amplia. Sin embargo, estas tendencias no se enmarcan en un momento temporal concreto, ya que continúan siendo empleadas en la actualidad.
Caracterización del estado de salud de los adultos mayores en la región La Libertad (Perú

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Zoila Esperanza Leiton Espinoza

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: caracterizar el estado de salud de los adultos mayores en la región La Libertad (Perú. Materiales y métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio, transversal. Se utilizaron las escalas de valoración Minimental State Examination ( MMSE , The Mini Nutri - tional Assessment ( MNA-SF , Geriatric Oral Health Assessment, Index ( GOHAI , Functional Assessment Stages (Fast, Escala de Depresión de Yesavage Y Sheikh, Test de Morisky Green, Índice de Katz y Escala de Lawton para actividades de la vida diaria. Se aplicó en las 12 pro - vincias de la región La Libertad. Muestra de 1110 adultos mayores. Resultados: Este artículo presenta solo una parte de los resultados obtenidos en la investigación realizada con los adultos mayores en la región la Libertad - Perú. El 93,6 % presentó cognición normal. La mayoría percibió su salud como regular. Actividad física adecuada 18,3-27,7 %. Estado nutricional normal 61,1%. Necesitan atención oral 39,7 %. Satisfecho sexualmente 41,9 %. Sus valores más importantes son amor y respeto y 73,3 % está preparado para morir. Vacunados contra influenza 50,5 %. No realizan mamografía ni Papanicolaou 76 % y 70,9 % y un 65 % de varones no realizó examen de próstata. Presentan enfermedad 67,6 %, siendo las principales hipertensión arterial, artritis y diabetes mellitus. Sufrieron caídas 30,5 %. Incontinencia urinaria en mujeres 36,3 %-45,6 % y varones 30%-49%. Depresión 28,9 %. Polifarmacia 35 %. Independientes en actividades básicas e instrumentales de la vida diaria 83,4 % y 60 %, respectivamente. No tienen seguro de salud 20,7 %. Conclusiones: Los problemas más importantes se evidencian en inadecuada actividad física, riesgo/malanutrición, escasa cobertura de vacunas y detección de cáncer de mama, cuello uterino y próstata. La hipertensión arterial, artritis y diabetes mellitus poco controladas con significativa presencia de polifarmacia y la no tenencia de seguro de salud.
Topical application of ST266 reduces UV-induced skin damage

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Guan L

2017-11-01

Full Text Available Linna Guan,1 Amanda Suggs,1 Emily Galan,1 Minh Lam,1 Elma D Baron1,2 1Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, 2Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA Abstract: Ultraviolet radiation (UVR has a significant impact on human skin and is the major environmental factor for skin cancer formation. It is also believed that 80% of the signs of skin aging are attributed to UVR. UVR induces inflammatory changes in the skin via the increase in oxidative stress, DNA damage vascular permeability, and fluctuation in a myriad of cytokines. Acutely, UVR causes skin inflammation and DNA damage, which manifest as sunburn (erythema. ST266 is the secretome of proprietary amnion-derived cells that have been shown to reduce inflammation and accelerate healing of various wounds by promoting migration of keratinocytes and fibroblasts in preclinical animal studies. We hypothesized that ST266 has anti-inflammatory effects that can be used to reduce ultraviolet (UV erythema and markers of inflammation. In this study, we examined the in vivo effects of ST266 on post UV-irradiated skin by measuring erythema, level of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD, and expression level of xeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group A (XPA. We demonstrated that ST266 has the potential to reduce the acute effects of UV-induced skin damage when applied immediately after the initial exposure. In addition, ST266 is shown to reduce erythema, increase XPA DNA repair protein, and decrease damaged DNA. Keywords: ST266, photoaging, erythema, CPD, XPA, UV-induced DNA damage
Fenologia de Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil. (Lythraceae em Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brasil Phenology of Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil. (Lythraceae in Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

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L.W. Santos

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil. é uma espécie da flora do cerrado usada na medicina popular como anti-úlcera, antifúngica, antibactericida, anti-inflamatória, febrífuga, para emagrecimento e no tratamento de pneumonia, dores de estômago e coceiras. Estudou-se a fenologia de L. pacari no cerrado do Parque Estadual da "Serra Azul", região de Barra do Garças-MT (15º 51' 58" S e 52º 15' 37" W, à 645 m de altitude, durante o período de 24 meses. Verificou-se que as fenofases são sazonais, com floração nos meses de abril a agosto, frutificação de junho a setembro, brotação no início da estação chuvosa de outubro a dezembro e queda de folhas de julho a setembro, no final da estação seca.Lafoensia pacari is a species from the Brazilian cerrado used in folk medicine to control ulcers, fungal and bacterial diseases, inflammations, fevers, pneumonia, stomachaches, and itching, as well as to lose weight. L. pacari phenology was studied for 24 months in the cerrado at "Serra Azul" State Park, in the region of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (15º 51' 58" S and 52º 15' 37" W, at 645 m altitude. Phenophases are seasonal, with flowering from April to August, fruiting from June to September, sprouting from October to December, during the beginning of the rainy season, and leaf fall from July to September, at the end of the dry season.
Reliability and Validity of Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century Measurement Benchmarks

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Floyd, Natosha N.

2016-01-01

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century Measurement Benchmarks (SL21). The instrument consists of 19 items with three subscales: Building the 21st Century Learning Environment Subscale, Teaching for 21st Century Learning Subscale, and Leading the Way to 21st Century…
Incidencia, mortalidad y prevalencia de enfermedad renal crónica terminal en la región del Bajo Lempa, El Salvador: 10 años de registro comunitario

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Ramón García-Trabanino

2016-09-01

Conclusiones: En esta región la incidencia de ERCT es elevada. Pocos reciben TSR. La mortalidad es alta, aun con TSR. Son mayormente varones adultos (9:1. Los determinantes sociales inciden en la alta mortalidad.
Lixiviação e persistência de ametryn em solos da região canavieira do nordeste brasileiro

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Silva, Kaliane de Souza

2016-01-01

O uso de herbicidas sem os conhecimentos básicos de suas interações com o solo e clima representa alto risco de contaminação ambiental e redução da biodiversidade. Para evitar esses problemas é fundamental compreender a dinâmica do herbicida no solo. Dois experimentos foram conduzidos, visando avaliar a dinâmica do ametryn em cinco solos da região canavieira do Nordeste brasileiro: Neossolo Quartzarênico; Argissolo; Espodossolo; Latossolo e Cambissolo. O primeiro experimento...
75 FR 32813 - St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Alcoholic Beverage Control Ordinance

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2010-06-09

... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin...: This notice publishes the Secretary's certification of the amended St. Croix Chippewa Indians of... Country. The St. Croix Tribal Council of the adopted this amended Liquor Ordinance on December 3, 2009...
75 FR 21243 - Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; St. George

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2010-04-23

... Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; St. George AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service... (APA). The Pribilof Island Community of St. George Island, Traditional Council (Council) petitioned... St. George Island to take male fur seal young of the year during the fall. NMFS solicits public...
Os espaços livres e edificados e a forma urbana no vetor norte da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte

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Marieta Cardoso Maciel

2014-06-01

Full Text Available As formas urbanas são decorrentes das alterações ambientais do lugar, ou seja, das suas condições físicas, biológicas e antrópicas, sendo a última a principal indutora de transformações. As cidades e suas paisagens alteram-se quando mudam as condições socioeconômicas e culturais, como ocorre em Belo Horizonte, capital de Minas Gerais, que se expande além de seus limites físicos e políticos, conurbando-se com os demais municípios da Região Metropolitana. As ocupações ocorrem desordenadamente, ocasionando problemas de gestão pública, saneamento, mobilidade, além de problemas de ordem ambiental. O presente trabalho aborda a área conurbada da Região Norte da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (RMBH, chamada de “Vetor Norte”, e sua relação com os espaços livres públicos existentes, através de análises qualitativas e quantitativas. Ainda que os espaços livres públicos sejam considerados como permanências no tecido urbano, os espaços edificados ampliam-se, respeitando ou não as legislações vigentes. A ocorrência maior deste conflito está localizada, principalmente, na área abordada, impulsionada pela construção da Linha Verde e de outros equipamentos, razão da sua escolha para o estudo. Através do conhecimento destes espaços, com base nas variáveis históricas e contemporâneas, será possível construir um referencial metodológico das relações entre os espaços livres públicos, os espaços edificados e a forma urbana. Os espaços livres podem ser considerados elementos estruturantes da forma da cidade, e de legítima importância para a qualidade de vida urbana.
Fluoruro en el agua subterránea: niveles, origen y control natural en la región de Tenextepango, Morelos, México

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Rafael Huízar Álvarez

2016-08-01

Full Text Available El agua subterránea que consume la población en la región de Tenextepango, Morelos, contiene fluoruro en concentración que varía de 0.5 a 1.9 mg/L, causando problema de fluororis dental a la población. El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer los niveles de fluoruro en el agua subterránea, su distribución y su procedencia en la región de Tenexpenango, Morelos, México. Para esto se elaboró el modelo hidrogeológico soportado con análisis químicos del agua obtenida en 17 pozos y cinco manantiales; el pH, alcalinidad, CE y temperatura del agua se registraron en campo. La concentración de cationes, aniones y elementos traza se determinó por ICP-MS. Los resultados indican que la concentración de fluoruro, y temperatura del agua subterránea, son mayores en los pozos que extraen agua sin interrupción y menor en aquéllos que bombean solo nueve horas-día. La variación de estos parámetros sugiere que los primeros extraen agua de un flujo con mayor profundidad de recorrido con respecto al agua de otros pozos, indicando que el incremento en el tiempo de extracción induce un flujo vertical de agua (ascendente permitiendo que en tales pozos se descargue un sistema de flujo más profundo, cuyo contenido de fluoruro y valor de temperatura son sensiblemente mayores al resto de los demás pozos. Como conclusión, la fuente del fluoruro al agua subterránea en esta región está en las rocas que conforman del relieve que rodea la planicie y principalmente en aquel ubicado fuera de la planicie hacia el noreste (Sierra Nevada. El fluoruro es liberado al agua subterránea por el proceso del intemperismo químico de rocas ígneas intermedias y félsicas.
Los obstáculos de la gobernabilidad en la región del Catatumbo: una aproximación desde la política de seguridad democrática 2002 – 2010

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Díaz Henríquez, Raquel Dilia

2015-01-01

El propósito de esta investigación es verificar si la implementación de la política de seguridad democrática en la región del Catatumbo permitió recuperar la gobernabilidad en la zona de estudio. Por esa razón se describen y analizan las características de la región, las lógicas operativas de los actores armados, así como, los efectos de la implementación de la política pública de seguridad democrática y la incidencia de lo anterior en la construcción de la gobernabilidad. A la luz de los aut...
AM-37 and ST-36 Are Small Molecule Bombesin Receptor Antagonists

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Terry W. Moody

2017-07-01

Full Text Available While peptide antagonists for the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (BB2R, neuromedin B receptor (BB1R, and bombesin (BB receptor subtype-3 (BRS-3 exist, there is a need to develop non-peptide small molecule inhibitors for all three BBR. The BB agonist (BA1 binds with high affinity to the BB1R, BB2R, and BRS-3. In this communication, small molecule BBR antagonists were evaluated using human lung cancer cells. AM-37 and ST-36 inhibited binding to human BB1R, BB2R, and BRS-3 with similar affinity (Ki = 1.4–10.8 µM. AM-13 and AM-14 were approximately an order of magnitude less potent than AM-37 and ST-36. The ability of BA1 to elevate cytosolic Ca2+ in human lung cancer cells transfected with BB1R, BB2R, and BRS-3 was antagonized by AM-37 and ST-36. BA1 increased tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGFR and ERK in lung cancer cells, which was blocked by AM-37 and ST-36. AM-37 and ST-36 reduced the growth of lung cancer cells that have BBR. The results indicate that AM-37 and ST-36 function as small molecule BB receptor antagonists.
AM-37 and ST-36 Are Small Molecule Bombesin Receptor Antagonists

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Moody, Terry W.; Tashakkori, Nicole; Mantey, Samuel A.; Moreno, Paola; Ramos-Alvarez, Irene; Leopoldo, Marcello; Jensen, Robert T.

2017-01-01

While peptide antagonists for the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (BB2R), neuromedin B receptor (BB1R), and bombesin (BB) receptor subtype-3 (BRS-3) exist, there is a need to develop non-peptide small molecule inhibitors for all three BBR. The BB agonist (BA)1 binds with high affinity to the BB1R, BB2R, and BRS-3. In this communication, small molecule BBR antagonists were evaluated using human lung cancer cells. AM-37 and ST-36 inhibited binding to human BB1R, BB2R, and BRS-3 with similar affinity (Ki = 1.4–10.8 µM). AM-13 and AM-14 were approximately an order of magnitude less potent than AM-37 and ST-36. The ability of BA1 to elevate cytosolic Ca2+ in human lung cancer cells transfected with BB1R, BB2R, and BRS-3 was antagonized by AM-37 and ST-36. BA1 increased tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGFR and ERK in lung cancer cells, which was blocked by AM-37 and ST-36. AM-37 and ST-36 reduced the growth of lung cancer cells that have BBR. The results indicate that AM-37 and ST-36 function as small molecule BB receptor antagonists. PMID:28785244
Qualidade física do solo em um latossolo vermelho da região sudoeste dos cerrados sob diferentes sistemas de uso e manejo

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José Antônio Maior Bono

2013-06-01

Full Text Available A busca de sistemas de manejo do solo como aqueles que integram lavoura e pecuária, visando à recuperação e, ou, manutenção da qualidade do solo, é fundamental para o manejo sustentável da agropecuária. A hipótese deste estudo é que o uso do solo em sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária melhora as suas propriedades físicas, contribuindo dessa maneira para uma exploração agrícola sustentável do solo na região sudoeste do Cerrado. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a influência de diferentes sistemas de manejo em algumas propriedades físicas de um solo na região dos Cerrados. O solo é classificado como Latossolo Vermelho distrófico, na região do Cerrado, onde foram avaliados os seguintes sistemas de manejo: solo sob vegetação natural; solo com implantação de lavoura de soja durante um ano e seguido de três anos de pastagens; solo com implantação de lavoura de soja durante quatro anos, seguidos por quatro anos de pastagem; solo com lavoura de soja contínua em sistema de plantio direto; e solo com pastagem continuamente. Foram avaliadas a densidade do solo, a resistência do solo à penetração e a estabilidade dos agregados em água, no período de 1995 a 2006. O uso do solo com a forrageira BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS como pastagem contínua proporcionou menor impacto nas propriedades físicas do solo, em relação aos manejos com integração lavoura-pecuária e lavoura contínua.
Produção científica e tecnológica das regiões metropolitanas brasileiras The scientific and technological production of Brazilian metropolitan

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Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque

2005-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo faz uma avaliação da produção científica e tecnológica das regiões metropolitanas no Brasil a partir de estatísticas de patentes (depositadas no INPI e de artigos científicos (indexados pelo ISI. O trabalho está dividido em cinco seções. A seção 1 resenha brevemente a literatura sobre interação entre ciência e tecnologia, desde o ponto de vista da abordagem dos sistemas nacionais de inovação. A seção 2 apresenta as bases de dados e um quadro geral da produção científica e tecnológica do Brasil. A seção 3 focaliza as regiões metropolitanas do Brasil, avaliando a distribuição das atividades científicas e tecnológicas entre elas e comparando-a com outros países. A seção 4 avalia as diferentes especializações científicas e tecnológicas das regiões metropolitanas avaliadas. A seção 5 conclui o trabalho.This paper evaluates the scientific and technological production of Metropolitan Areas in Brazil. The data are from the Brazilian Patent Office (Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial - INPI and from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI. The first section surveys the literature on interactions between universities and firms. The second section presents the data bases and a general picture of the Brazilian scientific and technological production. The third section focuses the Metropolitan Areas. The fourth section evaluates the different scientific and technological specializations of these Areas. The fifth section concludes the paper, discussion connections and disconnections in the Brazilian National System of Innovation.
The Gadaba and the "non-ST" Desia of Koraput, Orissa

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Berger, P.; Pfeffer, G.; Dehera, D.K.

2002-01-01

ABSTRACT: "Tribal studies" in Orissa (India) mainly focus on that part of the indigenous population of the hills, which is defined as " Scheduled Tribe" ("ST") by the administration. The southern-most Koraput District is no exception to that custom and the "non-ST" population of the region,
Tritium stripping in a nitrogen glovebox using SAES St 198

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Klein, J.E.; Wermer, J.R.

1994-01-01

SAES metal getter material St 198 was chosen for glovebox stripper tests to evaluate its effectiveness of removing tritium from a nitrogen atmosphere. The St 198 material is unique from a number of other metal hydride-based getter materials in that it is relatively inert to nitrogen and can thus be used in nitrogen glovebox atmospheres. Six tritium stripper experiments which mock-up the use of a SAES St 198 stripper bed for a full-scale (10,500 liter) nitrogen glovebox have been completed. Experiments consisted of a release of small quantity of protium/deuterium spiked with tritium which were scaled to simulate tritium releases of 0.1 g., 1.0 g., and 10 g. into the glovebox. The tritium spike allows detection using tritium ion chambers. The St 198 stripper system produced a reduction in tritium activity of approximately two orders of magnitude in 24 hours (6--8 atmosphere turn-overs) of stripper operation

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