The exotic wasp Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hymenoptera: Torymidae): first record and damage on the Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius drupes, in São Paulo, Brazil.

abstract：:Dietary supplements in many countries such as the USA do not require registration prior to commercialization. The Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) registers substances with functional properties as foods. Lutein is a carotenoid with antioxidant activity available on the market. However, no regulatory ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Anselmo CS,Mendes TC,Cabral LM,Sousa VP

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of controlled atmosphere (CA) on quality preservation of 'Laetitia' plums, mainly on internal breakdown, in order to determine the best CA storage conditions. Two experiments were carried out one in 2010, and another in 2011. In 2010, besides cold storage (CS; 21....

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Steffens CA,do Amarante CV,Alves EO,Brackmann A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since William James (1890) first distinguished primary from secondary memory, equivalent to short- and long-term memory, respectively, it has been assumed that short-term memory processes are in charge of cognition while long-term memory is being consolidated. From those days a major question has been whether short-te...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Vianna MR,Izquierdo LA,Barros DM,Walz R,Medina JH,Izquierdo I

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the ability of formulation containing Zingiber officinale (ginger) to reverse health changes promoted by unhealthy diet in Wistar rats. Five compounds from the gingerol family and three from the shogaol family were identified in the chromatographic analyzes of the extract. The animals were fed ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Leal DT,Fontes GG,Villa JKD,Freitas RB,Campos MG,Carvalho CA,Pizziolo VR,Diaz MAN

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Geopropolis is a special type of propolis produced by stingless bees. Several pharmacological properties have been described for different types of geopropolis, but there have been no previous studies of the geopropolis from Melipona mondury. In this study, we investigated the antioxidant, antibacterial, and antiproli...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santos TLAD,Queiroz RF,Sawaya ACHF,Lopez BG,Soares MBP,Bezerra DP,Rodrigues ACBC,Paula VF,Waldschmidt AM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The South American Pleistocene mammal fauna includes great-sized animals that have intrigued scientists for over two centuries. Here we intend to update the knowledge on its palaeoecology and provide new evidence regarding two approaches: energetics and population density and relative abundance of fossils per taxa. To...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Fariña RA,Czerwonogora A,di Giacomo M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens of Leptogium collected in ten localities from the State of Rio Grande do Sul were studied. Sixteen species were found of 28 records mentioned to the state, which represents around 57% of the Leptogium diversity known for Rio Grande do Sul. Leptogium exaratum is proposed as a new species. Leptogium atlanticum...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Kitaura MJ,Koch NM,Lucheta F,Käffer MI,Schmitt JL,Pedroso J,Martins SA,Rodrigues AS,Canêz LS

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The storage of high level radioactive waste is still an unresolved problem of the nuclear industry, being geological disposal the most favoured option and, naturally, the one requiring the strongest geo-mechanical input. Most conceptual designs for the deep geological disposal of nuclear waste envisage placing the can...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sánchez M,Gens A,Olivella S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kidneys in two viviparous species of Neotropical lizards, Notomabuya frenata and Aspronema dorsivittatum (Mabuyidae), were investigated by light and scanning electron microscopy in order to determine the presence of the sexual segment of the kidney (SSK) and to study its morphology. The individuals used in this st...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Novelli IA,Oliveira PR,Castañon MCMN,Silva PC,Sousa BM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia is described. The material consists of an incomplete edentulous lower jaw that was collected from the upper portion of the Portezuelo Formation (Turonian-Early Coniacian) at the Futalognko site, northwest of Neuquén city, Argentina. The overall morphol...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Kellner AWA,Calvo JO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goniopsis cruentata is a common semi-terrestrial crab in Brazilian mangroves and an important fishery resource for traditional communities in the northeastern Brazilian coast. Aiming to contribute to the knowledge about the species, this study evaluated the carapace width and weight growth curves, the relative growth ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Reis CR,Taddei FG,Cobo VJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to assess the accuracy of linear measurements performed with two software packages in multislice (MSCT) and cone beam (CBCT) computed tomography (CT) images. The sample consisted of 10 human mandibles marked standardly 8 times with metallic orthodontic wires. The mandibles underwent both MSCT a...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva AALS,Franco A,Fernandes Â,Costa C,Barbosa JS,Westphalen FH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aged skin, featured with dryness and wrinkles, has received mounting attention due to its adverse influences on beauty. β-Sitosterol and vermicularin are two common active ingredients of Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach., a traditional Chinese medicine, of which the anti-aging effect has been discovered. Their protect...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Haiyuan YU,Shen X,Liu D,Hong M,Lu Y

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate variance components for performance and carcass traits in a paternal broiler line. The (co)variance components were estimated by the restricted maximum likelihood method applied to the animal model, including the fixed effect of group (sex and hatch) and additive genetic and...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Cruz VAR,Grupioni NV,Mendonça GG,Venturini GC,Ledur MC,Peixoto JO,Munari DP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that, during song learning, birds do not only acquire 'what to sing' (the inventory of behavior), but also 'how to sing' (the singing program), including order-features of song sequencing. Common Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos acquire such serial information by segmenting long strings of ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Hultsch H,Todt D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trial was conducted to evaluate the supplementation of E. coli phytase on performance, weight and ash of bones, as well as to determine the bioavailability of P and cost/benefit of its use in diets. A total 1,890 Cobb male day old chicks were assigned to six treatments and seven replicates with 45 birds each, dist...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Dessimoni GV,Sakomura NK,Donato DCZ,Vargas L,MelarÉ M,Pacheco L,DalÓlio FS

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The classic episode of biological invasion: Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius, 1775) versus Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) - evaluation of the biotic potential. The biotic of the native fly Cochliomyia macellaria and the exotic Chrysomya megacephala was compared, through the reproduct...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Barbosa LS,Couri MS,Coelho VM,Avelino-Capistrano F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streamwater is affected by several processes in the watershed including anthropogenic activities that result in changes in water quality as well as in the functioning of these stream ecosystems. Therefore, this work aims to evaluate the concentration of major ions (Ca(2+), Mg(2+), Na(+), K(+), NH4(+), NO3(-), NO2(-), ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva DM,Camargo PB,McDowell WH,Vieira I,Salomão MS,Martinelli LA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the existing collaboration networks in the Brazilian scientific output in Evolutionary Biology, considering articles published during the period from 2000 to 2012 in journals indexed by Web of Science. The methodology integrates bibliometric techniques and Social Network Analysis resources to des...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santin DM,Vanz SA,Stumpf IR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida is a human fungal pathogen that causes a wide range of diseases. Candida albicans is the main etiologic agent in these diseases; however, infections can be caused by non-albicans Candida species. Virulence factors such as biofilm production, which protect the fungus from host immunity and anti-fungal drugs, ar...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Scorzoni L,Menezes RT,Pereira TC,Oliveira PS,Ribeiro FC,Santos ELS,Fugisaki LRO,Oliveira LD,Amorim JBO

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The Epinephelidae form a group of species of high biological and economical interests. It´s phylogeographic patterns are not well known especially the distributed populations in the western region of the Atlantic Ocean. Among the representatives is a small species called Cephalopholis fulva, Coney, which presents a wi...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： De Souza AS,Dias Júnior EA,Galetti PM Jr,Machado EG,Pichorim M,Molina WF

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of Aspergillus niger was investigated on the strength of cotton textile specimens impregnated with nano-wollastonite, and then compared with normal specimens. Cotton strips were cut and prepared in warp and wept directions according to the standard specifications ASTM D-5035. Results showed that incubation of ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Taghiyari HR,Majidinajafabadi R,Vahidzadeh R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental heterogeneity is a factor which can help explain the higher local species richness. The objective of this study was to test if richness and composition of anurans species are related to available microhabitats and landscape type of sampled sites. We assume that a higher number of microhabitats increase e...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Figueiredo GT,Storti LF,Lourenço-DE-Moraes R,Shibatta OA,Anjos LD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese Islands are covered with weathered volcanic rocks and soils. Terraced rice field are located in green-tuff areas which are very fertile but where landslides occur associated to strong earthquakes. The Xray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence analyses of the soils in landslide area identified predominant smecti...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Tazaki K

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Properties of L(+) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) of Electrophorus electricus (L.) electric organ were studied, comparing the substrates pyruvate and lactate. Electric organ LDH is a soluble enzyme with a pH optimum of 7.4 for pyruvate and 9.0 for lactate. The apparent Km was lower for pyruvate (Km = 2.5 X 10(-4) M) than...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Torres-da Matta J,Nery da Matta A,Hassón-Voloch A

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analogue experiments were carried out to get insights into the processes governing positive inversion during the foreland propagating thrust tectonics in the southern Serra do Espinhaço, a Brasiliano/Panafrican foldthrust belt in southeast Brazil. In particular, model listric half-grabens were inverted by applying con...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Gomes CJ,Martins-Neto MA,Ribeiro VE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estuarine sediments represent important pools of trace metals, released from both anthropogenic and natural sources. Fluctuations in the water column physicochemical conditions, on the other hand, may transfer metals from solid to liquid compartment and resulting in contamination of the surrounding environment. The pr...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva CARE,Fonseca EMD,Grotto BW,Souza FES,Baptista JA Neto

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programs of Science and Technology research have grown significantly in Brazil over the last decades. Until the 1980s the so-called undirected programs, without specific goals and requiring only scientific merit, prevailed. The few programs with defined goals in this period were never objectively assessed. The same si...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pian CA,Meneghini R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Byrsonima sericea leaves are extensively used in folk medicine in Brazil against gastric disorders. This study investigated the chemical constituents of B. sericea leaf ethanolic extract (BSLE) and its potential gastroprotective activity, with its possible mechanism of the action using ethanol to induce gastric mucosa...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodrigues PA,Morais SM,Souza CM,Magalhães DV,Vieira IG,Andrade GM,Rao VS,Santos FA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black Mulberry (Morus nigra L.) belongs to Moraceae family. The present study evaluated the possible genotoxic and/or protective activities of black mulberry fruit juice (BMFJ), in vitro, using mitomycin C (MMC) as a positive control, by chromosomal aberrations and micronucleus assays. Human lymphocytes were treated w...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Yilmaz S,Uçar A,Göktaş B

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00