The Extended Log-Logistic Distribution: Properties and Application.

abstract：:The main objective of this work is to evaluate the occurrence of bromophenols (2bromophenol, 4bromophenol, 2,4dibromophenol, 2,6dibromophenol and 2,4,6tribromophenol), in the flesh and guts in two species of the LutjanidaeFamily: Lutjanus synagris and Ocyurus chrysurus. The bromophenols were extracted by steam distill...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Oliveira AS,Silva VM,Veloso MC,Santos GV,Andrade JB

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolated chick retina provides an in vitro tissue model, in which two protocols were developed to verify the efficacy of a peptide in the excitability control of the central gray matter. In the first, extra-cellular potassium homeostasis is challenged at long intervals and in the second, a wave is trapped in a rin...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Lima VM,Piqueira JR,Hanke W

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Amazon river turtles are increasingly threatened by habitat loss and alteration due to the Brazilian energy policy based on construction of hydroelectric dams, meanwhile, populational studies remain scarce. We described the population structure, and established body allometric relationships of Podocnemis unifilis in t...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Miorando PS,Giarrizzo T,Pezzuti JC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotifers have often been used as indicators of sudden changes in physical and chemical features of the aquatic environment. Such features vary greatly during flood pulse events in small lakes connected to major floodplains. However, few are the studies that investigate the consequences of the flood pulse in rotifer sp...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Nova CC,Lopes VG,Souza LC,Kozlowsky-Suzuki B,Pereira TA,Branco CW

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：:In order to map scientists' views on media channels and explore their experiences interacting with journalists, the authors conducted a survey of about 1,000 Brazilian scientists. Results indicate that scientists have clear and high expectations about how journalists should act in reporting scientific information in t...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Massarani L,Peters HP

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this trial was to evaluate the behavioral patterns and performance of lactating sows and their litters under the effect of artificial vocalization. Twenty-eight sows and their litters were distributed in a completely randomized design in a 2x2 factorial scheme (artificial vocalization x lactation week...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Moreira RHR,Oliveira RF,Palencia JYP,Lemes MAG,Silva MD,Garbossa CAP,Abreu MLT,Moura GB,Ferreira RA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report for the first time the occurrence of organic-walled microfossils in Ediacaran limestones and marls of the Frecheirinha Formation, Ubajara Group, and the first Precambrian acritarchs so far reported for northeastern Brazil. The assemblage of the Frecheirinha Formation represents a low-diversity microflora com...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Chiglino L,Gaucher C,Sial AN,Ferreira VP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to study the density of trichomes and hydrocarbons associated with the resistance by antixenosis of 42 subsamples of tomato plants from the Horticultural Germplasm Bank of the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (HGB-UFV) to Liriomyza trifolii. These subsamples were studied in addition to 'Sa...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Fernandes ME,Fernandes FL,Silva DJ,Picanço MC,Jhamc GN,Carneiro PC,Queiroz RB

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:The leprosis disease shows a viral etiology and the citrus leprosis virus is considered its etiologic agent. The disease may show two types of cytopatologic symptom caused by two virus: nuclear (CiLV-N) and cytoplasmic (CiLV-C) types. The aim of this study was to compare the morpho-anatomical differences in the lesion...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Marques JP,Kitajima EW,Freitas-Astúa J,Appezzato-da-Glória B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 40 specimens of the teleost fish Gobioides grahamae Palmer & Wheeler, 1955 were obtained from the municipality of Salvaterra on Marajó Island in the Brazilian state of Pará. Their livers were removed and processed for light microscopy. Overall, 90% of the specimens presented some degree of steatosis of the ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Videira M,Velasco M,Matos P,Clemente SC,Sanches O,Santos P,Matos E

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Caatinga's black snake Boiruna sertaneja is a Pseudoboini species, endemic of the Caatinga biome. It is rare and fits in five traits that suggest it deserve more attention in reproduction research and conservation policies. Here we provide information on reproductive biology of B. sertaneja by adding new data abou...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Guedes T,Guedes A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic microbial detection and control in laboratory animal facilities is essential to guarantee animal welfare, data validity and reproducibility. Helicobacter spp. are known to affect mice health, what may interfere with experimental outcomes. This study aimed to screen for Helicobacter spp. in mice from animal ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Matos-Rodrigues GE,Masseron CC,Silva FJMD,Frajblat M,Moreira LO,Martins RAP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each animal species selects specific microhabitats for protection, foraging, or micro-climate. To understand the distribution patterns of small mammals on the ground and in the understorey, we investigated the use of microhabitats by small mammals in a deciduous forest of southern Brazil. Ten trap stations with seven ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Melo GL,Miotto B,Peres B,Cáceres NC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania amazonensis is the main agent of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease associated with anergic immune responses. In this study we show that the crude antigen of Leishmania amazonensis (LaAg) but not L. braziliensis promastigotes (LbAg) contains substances that suppress mitogenic and spontaneous prolife...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pinheiro RO,Pinto EF,Benedito AB,Lopes UG,Rossi-Bergmann B

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piper aduncum found naturally in the Amazon and southeastern Brazil, is known for its secondary metabolites that have activity on insects. Anticarsia gemmatalis and Spodoptera frugiperda are among the major insect pests associated with agricultural production. This research evaluated the biological activity of hexane,...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Lucena DC,Bertholdo-Vargas LR,Silva WC,Machado AF,Lopes TS,Moura S,Barros NM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The golden mussel, Limnoperna fortunei, is among the most devastating invasive species in freshwater habitats worldwide, leading to severe environmental disturbances and economic losses. Therefore, management efforts would be greatly improved by methods that efficiently detect and quantify the abundance of the golden ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pie MR,Ströher PR,Agostinis AO,Belmonte-Lopes R,Tadra-Sfeir MZ,Ostrensky A

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:Two major memory systems have been recognized over the years (Squire 1987): the declarative memory system, which is under the control of the hippocampus and related temporal lobe structures, and the procedural or habit memory system, which is under the control of the striatum and its connections. Most if not all learn...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rossato JI,Zinn CG,Furini C,Bevilaqua LR,Medina JH,Cammarota M,Izquierdo I

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem bleeding disease (resinosis) of coconut palm is caused by Thielaviopsis paradoxa and is very important in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Understanding the epidemiological behavior of the disease is essential for establishing more efficient control strategies. Thus, we characterized the temporal progression and spa...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Carvalho RR,Souza PE,Warwick DR,Pozza EA,Filho JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primaquine and chloroquine are used for the treatment of malaria; evidence from the literature suggests that these drugs may induce oxidative stress. In this study we investigated the effects of primaquine and chloroquine on oxidative damage and DNA damage in brain, liver and kidney of rats after 7, 14 and 21 days of ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Giovanella F,Ferreira GK,de Prá SD,Carvalho-Silva M,Gomes LM,Scaini G,Gonçalves RC,Michels M,Galant LS,Longaretti LM,Dajori AL,Andrade VM,Dal-Pizzol F,Streck EL,de Souza RP

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Leaves of Psidium guajava L. (guava) have been widely used in the popular way for prevention and treatment of various diseases. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory potential of leaves aqueous extract from three cultivars of P. guajava (Pedro Sato, Paluma and Século XXI) on α-amylase, α-gly...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Simão AA,Marques TR,Marcussi S,Corrêa AD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life history traits are considered key indicators of plant invasibility. Among them, the germination behavior of seeds is of major relevance because it is influenced by environmental factors of invaded ecosystem. Here, we investigated how seed traits and seed tolerance to environmental factors on seed germination of C...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Leal LC,Meiado MV,Lopes AV,Leal IR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given a montmorillonitic clay soil at high porosity and saturated by monovalent counterions, we investigate the particle level responses of the clay to different external loadings. As analytical solutions are not possible for complex arrangements of particles, we employ computational micromechanical models (based on t...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Narsilio GA,Smith DW,Pivonka P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two nitrogen-fixing Bacillus azotofixans strains were shown to produce an inhibition zone against themselves in plate assays. The B. azotofixans type strain P3L-5, chosen for further studies, produced inhibition zones against various Bacillus strains and other bacterial genera. This antibacterial substance was ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Seldin L,Penido EG

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the physiological effects of a pesticide based on Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel-WP®) added in the water and diet of Piaractus mesopotamicus during 24 and 48 h. It was added 0.13 g of de B. thuringiensis per kg of commercial feed; and for the fish subjected to the biopesticide in the water of th...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mariano WS,Azevedo SB,Gomes FL,Lima LBD,Moron SE,Tavares-Dias M

更新日期：2019-06-19 00:00:00