Population structure and allometry of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in a protected area upstream Belo Monte dam in Xingu River, Brazil.

abstract：:This paper presents a sedimentological and stratigraphical study of Quaternary (Middle to Late Pleistocene/Holocene) continental carbonates outcrops inside Pantanal Basin and its surroundings, especially in Serra da Bodoquena, Pantanal do Miranda and Corumbá/Ladário plateau, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, as well...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Oliveira EC,Rossetti DF,Utida G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical transformations of eremantholide C (1), a sesquiterpene lactone that was isolated from Lychnophora trichocarpha Spreng. led to five new derivatives: 1',2'- epoxyeremantholide C (2), 5-n-propylamine-4,5-dihydro-1',2'-epoxyeremantholide C (3), 5-n-propylammonium-4,5-dihydro-1',2'-epoxyeremantholide C chloride (...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Saúde-Guimarães DA,Raslan DS,Chiari E,De Oliveira AB

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mangiferin, present in Mangifera indica bark, was reported to produce hypoglycemic and antidiabetic activity in an animal model of genetic type 2 diabetes and in streptozotocin diabetic rats. Its effect on diabetic insulin-resistant animals has not been investigated. The current work aimed to explore the effect of man...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Saleh S,El-Maraghy N,Reda E,Barakat W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristic of immersion, involvement and motivation have made serious games an important tool to be used in the medical field. However, there are people that, having some sort of physical disability, are not able to, or do not feel motivated to play. This work presents a strategy to support human- computer int...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Fernandes FG,Cardoso A,Lopes RA

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The atmospheric dispersion atmospheric plume of the metropolitan region and neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro was investigated through elemental analyzes (Na, K, Al, Mn, Pb, Ni, Cr) and stable lead isotopes in two epiphytes; the lichen Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) and the bromeliad Tillandsia usneoides (L.). A...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Marques Junior AN,Panetto DP,Lamego F,Nepomuceno FO,Monna F,Losno R,Guillon R

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sea anemones are considered as polyphagous opportunistic predators and it has been suggested that their diet reflects the structure of the community they inhabit. The feeding ecology of intertidal species is an interesting topic to study due to their wide variety of strategies to obtain food. In this sense, we studied...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Erralde SM,AcuÑa FH

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of the reticulatus species group, C. castelloni Santarém and Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female specimens from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A systematic key, wing photographs and table with numerical characters of females and a synopsis of 24 species of the Culicoides reticulat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santarém MC,Farias ES,Felippe-Bauer ML

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coffee is one of the most important Brazilian agricultural commodities exported, and Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo States are the main coffee producers. Scale insects are important coffee pests, and 73 species of Cerococcidae (3), Coccidae (18), Diaspididae (6), Eriococcidae (1), Ortheziidae (3), Pseudococcidae (21)...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Fornazier MJ,Martins DS,Willink MCG,Pirovani VD,Ferreira PSF,Zanuncio JC

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A relevant series of symmetric supramolecular porphyrins has been obtained by attaching four [RuII(bipy)2Cl] groups to the pyridyl substituents of meso-tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin and its metallated derivatives. These compounds display a rich electrochemistry and versatile catalytic, electrocatalytic and photochemical p...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Araki K,Lima Sde S,Winnischofer H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Leuconostoc belongs to a group of lactic acid bacteria usually isolated from fermented vegetables, which includes species involved in the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS). These biopolymers possess considerable commercial potential. Because of the wide variety of industrial applications of EPS, this st...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Paulo EM,Boffo EF,Branco A,Valente AM,Melo IS,Ferreira AG,Roque MR,Assis SA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we study the problem of modeling identification of a population employing a discrete dynamic model based on the Richards growth model. The population is subjected to interventions due to consumption, such as hunting or farming animals. The model identification allows us to estimate the probability or the ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Loibel S,Andrade MG,do Val JB,de Freitas AR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new N-alkyl-2-mercapto-1-octylamine hydrochlorides were synthesized via the reaction of 1,2-epithio-octane with corresponding amines following by conversion to the hydrochlorides. The disulfides were obtained by oxidation of the respective thiols. Upon biological assay of the products for activity against infecti...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Vieira Filho SA,Nelson DL,Piló-Veloso D

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the relationships between yield and evaporation as a function of lake morphology in semi-arid Brazil. First, a new methodology was proposed to classify the morphology of 40 reservoirs in the Ceará State, with storage capacities ranging from approximately 5 to 4500 hm3. Then, Monte Carlo simulat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Campos JN,Lima IE Neto,Studart TM,Nascimento LS

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most frequent and lethal neoplastic disease among women worldwide. Psidium Guajava is a promising functional food against cancer, owing to a variety of bioactive compounds. This study aimed to evaluate the anticarcinogenic potential of Pedro Sato (PS), Hitigio (HI) and Tsumori (TS) guava cultivars...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Correa MG,Couto JS,Trindade BB,Abreu JP,Nakajima VM,Oliveira FL,Farah A,Teodoro AJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The jelly palm plant [Butia capitata (Martius) Beccari] is a native palm of the Cerrado biome used for many purposes in northern Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Dormancy is common in palm seeds, resulting in slow and uneven germination that may take years to complete. Modification in the growth pattern, anatomical paramet...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Costa BNS,Costa IJS,Souza GA,Santos DND,Silveira FAD,Melo ET,Martins AD,Pasqual M,Setotaw TA,Rodrigues FA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most prominent fields of environmental chemistry is the study and the removal of micro-pollutants from aqueous matrices. Analytical techniques for their identification and quantification are becoming more sensitive and comprehensive and, as a result, an increasing number of drugs have been detected in envir...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Morais RL,Santiago MF,Zang JW,Fonseca-Zang WA,Schimidt F

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work, the ester synthesis in organic media catalyzed by lipases immobilized on chrysotile was studied. Lipases of different sources (Mucor javanicus, Pseudomonas cepacia, Rhizopus oryzae, Aspergillus niger and Candida rugosa) were immobilized on chrysotile, an inexpensive magnesium silicate, and used fo...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva JE,Jesus PC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to study the reduction in the capsaicin toxicity by encapsulation in liposomes. Capsaicin was extracted from peppers and characterized with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). We determined the zeta potential, polydispersivity index (PdI) and vesicle size of liposomes. Wistar ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Cirino LM,Vergne DM,Santana PF,Almeida ED,Costa LP,Albuquerque-Júnior RL,Lima-Verde IB,Padilha FF,Cardoso JC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmaceutical care is a professional practice seeking the responsible provision of drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing Drug-Related Problems (DRP). The study aims to describe and evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical care given to patients being treated for tuberculosis (TB). Study concurrent, long...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Lopes ARV,Miranda SS,Ceccato MDGB,Silveira MR,Resende NH,Carvalho WS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term potentiation (LTP) is the enhancement of postsynaptic responses for hours, days or weeks following the brief repetitive afferent stimulation of presynaptic afferents. It has been proposed many times over the last 30 years to be the basis of long-term memory. Several recent findings finally supported this hyp...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Izquierdo I,Cammarota M,Da Silva WC,Bevilaqua LR,Rossato JI,Bonini JS,Mello P,Benetti F,Costa JC,Medina JH

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways mediate β cell growth, proliferation, survival and death. We investigated whether protein restriction during pregnancy alters islet morphometry or the expression and phosphorylation of several proteins involved in the phosphatidylinositol ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Salvatierra CS,Reis SR,Pessoa AF,De Souza LM,Stoppiglia LF,Veloso RV,Reis MA,Carneiro EM,Boschero AC,Colodel EM,Arantes VC,Latorraca MQ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a metabolic disorder characterized by a loss of bone mass and structure and increasing the risk of fragility fractures, mostly among postmenopausal women. Sheep is a recognized large animal model for osteoporosis research. An experimental group of ewes (3-4 years old) was subjected to ovariectomy (OVX)...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Coelho CA,Bordelo JP,Camassa JA,Barros VA,Babo PS,Gomes ME,Reis RL,Azevedo JT,Requicha JF,FaÍsca P,Carvalho PP,Viegas CA,Dias IR

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a new four-parameter lifetime model, called the extended log-logistic distribution, to generalize the two-parameter log-logistic model. The new model is quite flexible to analyze positive data. We provide some mathematical properties including explicit expressions for the ordinary and incomplete moments, pr...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Lima SR,Cordeiro GM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cyperaceae species are present in different ecosystems and constitute the herbaceous extract. Of the approximately 5,500 species of the family; a third has Kranz anatomy, representing an important characteristic of the taxonomy and phylogeny of the group. In Cyperus laxus L. (non-Kranz) and Fimbristylis dichotoma ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Martins S,Scatena VL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera) is a major pest of soybean in the Brazil. It is known that the reduction of proteolytic activity by the ingestion of protease inhibitors reduces digestion and larval development of the insects. Control via inhibition of the digestive enzymes necessitates deeper knowledg...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Patarroyo-Vargas AM,Cordeiro G,Silva CRD,Silva CRD,Mendonça EG,Visôtto LE,Zanuncio JC,Campos WG,Oliveira MGA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural complexity of galls depends on species-specific interaction driven by the galling taxa. However, the host plant and environment stressors can impose limits on gall developmental patterns and impact the establishment of gall morphology. Herein, we employed qualitative and quantitative approaches in order...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Oliveira DC,Martini VC,Moreira ASFP,Fuzaro L,GonÇalves LA

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on belowground roots biomass have increasingly reported the importance of the contribution of this compartment in carbon stock maintenance in mangrove forests. To date, there are no estimates of this contribution in Brazilian mangrove forests, although the country has the second largest area of mangroves world...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santos DMC,Estrada GCD,Fernandez V,Estevam MRM,Souza BT,Soares MLG

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most important steps is to clarify the juice, which are added synthetic polymer acrylamide base, aiming the fast settling of impurities present in the juice. However, this input is expensive and may have carcinogenic and neurotoxic actions to humans. The search for new natural flocculants that have similari...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Freita CM,Freita LA,Tralli LF,Silva AF,Mendes FQ,Teixeira V,Mutton MJR

更新日期：2017-10-01 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