Tracking atmospheric dispersion of metals in Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan region (Brazil) with epiphytes as bioindicators.

abstract：:Eimeriosis is caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Eimeria and infection affecting most domestic animal species. The aim of this research was to comprehend the impact of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) on eimeriosis induced by Eimeria papillata in mouse jejunum, and how they work as antioxidants and anti-apoptot...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Alkhudhayri A,Al-Shaebi EM,Qasem MAA,Murshed M,Mares MM,Al-Quraishy S,Dkhil MA

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Candidiasis has become an important concern for clinical practice, especially with the increasing incidence of immunocompromised patients. In this scenario, the development resistance to fluconazole presents a challenge for treating these opportunistic infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate some epidemiolog...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Neves-Junior A,Cartágenes-Pinto AC,Rocha DA,de Sá LF,Junqueira Mde L,Ferreira-Pereira A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and reliable method for the measurement of sodium and potassium in blood serum without any sample dilution by using flow injection and atomic absorption spectrophotometry is described. A sample throughout of 100 measurements per hour is possible. Matrix problems have not been encountered. The coefficient of v...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Burguera JL,Burguera M,Gallignani M

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents paleoenvironmental data based on pollen, elemental and isotopic compositions of organic matter (TOC, N, δ(13)C and δ(15)N) and (14)C dating of 170 cm lake sediment record. Samplings have been made in Lagoa Grande at Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira - PETAR, Southern São Paulo State, Southe...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pessenda LC,Saia SE,Gouveia SE,Ledru MP,Sifeddine A,Amaral PG,Bendassolli JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:The present study describes Tereancistrum flabellum n. sp. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae) from the gills of the anostomid fishes Leporinus friderici, Leporinus amblyrhynchus and Leporinus elongatus from two freshwater ecosystems in the south east of Brazil. This new species is mainly characterized by the morpholog...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Zago AC,Yamada FH,Franceschini L,Bongiovani MF,Yamada POF,Silva RJD

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the occurrence, morphology and prevalence of Spirocamallanus krameri, a parasite of Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus collected in state of Pará, Brazil. The morphological and morphometric characteristics are consistent with the species S. krameri, by having a hexagonal mouth opening, 16 cephali...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pinheiro RHS,Cardoso PJC,Monks S,Santos JN,Giese EG

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro metabolism of a widespread natural product, trachyloban-19-oic acid (1), by the fungal species Mucor plumbeus was studied in a sucrose-yeast liquid medium. Two products were isolated, and their structures were determined by spectroscopic means as 7β-hydroxytrachyloban-19-oic acid (5) and trachyloban-19-O-...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santos GFD,Takahashi JA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we prove that the dimension of the second space of reduced L2 cohomology of M is finite if is a complete noncompact hypersurface in a sphere ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Zhu P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of phosphorus (P) on the toxicity of zinc (Zn) for the alga Raphidocelis subcapitata. P was provided in three concentrations: 2.3 x 10-4 mol L-1, 2.3 x 10-6 mol L-1 and 1.0 x 10-6 mol L-1. Algal cells were acclimated to the specific P concentrations before the start of ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodgher S,Contador TM,Rocha GS,Espindola ELG

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract: Riostegotherium yanei from the Itaboraí Basin, Brazil, is the oldest known Xenarthra. This paper aims to describe the internal morphology of the osteoderms of Riostegotherium yanei from the perspective of histology and micro-CT approaches, expanding the available data on cingulate osteoderm microstructure. ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Bergqvist LP,Pereira PVLGC,Machado AS,Castro MC,Melki LB,Lopes RT

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterna hirundinacea (Lesson, 1831) is a migratory seabird that breeds in the Pacific Coast (from Peru to Chile) and along the Atlantic coast of South America from Espírito Santo (Brazil) to Terra del Fuego (Argentina). This paper describes the reproductive success of South American Terns on Cardos Island, Florianopoli...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Fracasso HA,Branco JO

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Broomrapes (Orobanche sp.) are root holoparasitic plants causing severe damage to various families of horticultural crops. A Preliminary survey was carried in tomato fields infested with orobanche in Potohar plateau of Pakistan. Results indicated that each planting bed comprising10-12 tomato plants contained 7-8 paras...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ahmad T,Ahmad B,Tariq RMS,Syed MZ,Ahmad Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro and in vivo activity of the Lippia alba essential oil (EO) against Aeromonas sp. was evaluated. In the in vitro assay the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and a minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of EO for Aeromonas cells were determined using the microdilution method. Twenty five strains of Aerom...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sutili FJ,Cunha MA,Ziech RE,Krewer CC,Zeppenfeld CC,Heldwein CG,Gressler LT,Heinzmann BM,Vargas AC,Baldisserotto B

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:It is known that hormones influence significantly the prostate tissue. However, we reported that mating induces an increase in androgen receptors, revealing a neural influence on the gland. These data suggested that somatic afferents (scrotal and genitofemoral nerves) and autonomic efferents (pelvic and hypogastric ne...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Diaz R,Garcia LI,Locia J,Silva M,Rodriguez S,Perez CA,Aranda-Abreu GE,Manzo J,Toledo R,Hernandez ME

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work was carried out in two small fishing communities, Barra de Mamanguape and Tramataia, Northeastern Brazil. The aim was to study these traditional fishermen's knowledge and perception about tide and wind classifications, as well as their fishing strategies and techniques. Our research methodology involved vari...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Bezerra DM,Nascimento DM,Ferreira EN,Rocha PD,Mourão JS

更新日期：2012-09-01 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 demonstrates 30 plant bugs species associated with 50 records of prey and six records of mycophagy for Brazil. The data were compiled from Schuh's Catalog, the literature, specimens deposited in entomology museums and exemplars from different regions of Brazil sent for identification. Some of the dat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Nogueira BCF,Ferreira PSF,Coelho LA,Martins DS,Barcellos BD

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Agromyza Fallén (Diptera, Agromyzidae) is a genus of leaf mining flies, including species with high economic importance. The knowledge of this genus is very poor in the neotropics, with 12 known species, only six of them recorded from Brazil. This paper describes two new Agromyza species from "Cerrado" and "Pantanal" ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sousa VR,Couri MS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery calcification is an early marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, but little research has been done in asymptomatic individuals under 45 years. In this cohort study with 17 years of follow-up, 155 participants were assessed in 2016 with a coronary calcium score for the association with cardiovascular ri...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Poletto S,Schvartzman PR,Bruscato NM,Moriguchi E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urolithiasis is a disorder of kidneys in which stones formation occur due to the excessive deposition of minerals in the urinary tract. It affects 12% of the population worldwide. Salvia hispanica seeds are rich source of quercetin which has preventive role in renal stone formation. The study objective was to explore ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Saleem U,Ahmad N,Shah MA,Anwar F,Ahmad B

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil has a high diversity of flies of the genus Drosophila, and part of this richness is represented by the cardini group. We analyzed the fluctuations in the richness and abundance of this group, in environments that had never previously been studied in the northeastern region of Brazil. Among the 28,204 drosophili...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rohde C,Silva DM,Oliveira GF,Monteiro LS,Montes MA,Garcia AC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Tissue engineering holds as a prominent technique to repair or replace the damaged human parts to recreate its native function. In this research, a novel scaffold based on polyurethane (PU) comprising megni oil was electrospun for tissue engineering applications. The obtained polyurethane blended with megni oil nanofi...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Jaganathan SK,Mani MP,Supriyanto E

更新日期：2019-06-19 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：:1) The presence of histamine in prickles and lead and stem tissues of Cnidosculus oligandrus (Mull. Arg) Pax & Hoffm (Euphorbiaceae) is reported. 2) Prickles on stems and leaves have larger amounts of histamine, as determined by the isolated guinea-pig ileum and by fluorimetry of the condensation product of the histam...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Cordeior RS,Aragão JB,Morhy L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a dentary of a new titanosaur sauropod, Baalsaurus mansillai, gen. et sp. nov. from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. The material comes from the Portezuelo Formation, Neuquén Group. Titanosaur sauropods lower jaws are scarce and only nine taxa with dentaries have been described. There are two t...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Calvo JO,Riga BG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several parasitoids attacking the same host may lead to competition. Adult parasitoids' abilities to find, parasitize and defend hosts determine resource's retention potential. In soybean, two egg parasitoid species, Telenomus podisi and Trissolcus urichi (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), compete on the egg masses of Pie...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Cingolani MF,Barakat MC,Liljesthröm GG,Colazza S

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00