Climatological aspects and changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in Viçosa-Minas Gerais.

abstract：:Lutjanids are marine fish and commonly inhabit coral reefs, which have migratory habits and feed in a general way, due to these characteristics, are susceptible to infections by parasites, such as cuculanid nematodes. This work aimed to report for the first time, the occurrence of Dichelyne (Dichelyne) bonacii in Braz...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Alves AM,Calassans TAS,Freire JF,Souza GTRE,Takemoto RM,Melo CM,Jeraldo VLS,Madi RR

更新日期：2019-12-02 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：:Cesium atomic beam clocks have been the workhorse for many demanding applications in science and technology for the past four decades. Tests of the fundamental laws of physics and the search for minute changes in fundamental constants, the synchronization of telecommunication networks, and realization of the satellite...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ahmed M,Magalhães DV,Bebeachibuli A,Müller ST,Alves RF,Ortega TA,Weiner J,Bagnato VS

更新日期：2008-06-01 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 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：: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：: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：: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

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 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 EEG has been widely employed in the assessment of electrophysiological changes induced by distinct medications. Its sensibility in detecting alterations produced by a specific substance may be enhanced by methods of quantitative analyses (qEEG). The present study aimed at investigating the modulatory effects of br...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sampaio I,Puga F,Veiga H,Cagy M,Piedade R,Ribeiro P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Knowledge about the botanical source of honey is very important for the beekeeper while it indicates adequate and abundant supply sources of nectar and pollen for the bees, thus contributing toward improved yield. The present study means to identify the pollen types occurring in 58 samples of honey produced in two sta...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sodré Gda S,Marchini LC,Carvalho CA,Moreti AC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penguins identify their mate or chick by an acoustic signal, the display call. This identification is realized in a particularly constraining environment: the noisy world of a colony of thousands of birds. To fully understand how birds solve this problem of communication, we have done observations, acoustic analysis, ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Aubin T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Patagonia, knowledge about the interaction among tephritids and the native flora is very scarce. In this study we identified for the first time two tephritid species (Cecidochares sp. and Neosphaeniscus m-nigrum) associated with the capitula of Chuquiraga avellanedae. This is the first record of a host plant for th...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Martinez FJ,Norrbom AL,Schliserman P,Campanella MV

更新日期：2020-10-12 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：:Peptides are remarkably reactive molecules produced by a great variety of species and able to display a number of functions in uni-and multicellular organisms as mediators, agonists and regulating substances. Some of them exert cytotoxic effects on cells other than those that produced them, and may have a role in cont...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodrigues EG,Dobroff AS,Taborda CP,Travassos LR

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mangroves function as a natural coastline protection for erosion and inundation, providing important environmental services. Due to their geographical distribution at the continent-ocean interface, the mangrove habitat may suffer heavy impacts from global climate change, maximized by local human activities occurring i...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Godoy MD,de Lacerda LD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of stocking density and dietary supplementation of probiotic (Lactobacillus) on growth, traits of carcass, lymphoid organs and intestinal microbial count of Japanese quail. Quail chicks (one week old) were randomly allotted to 6 groups in a 2×3 factorial experiment included 2 levels...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mahrose KM,Elhack MEA,Mahgoub SA,Attia FAM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet known to science, is just one among many negative consequences of Amazon deforestation. Deforestation affects indigenous communities, rive...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ellwanger JH,Kulmann-Leal B,Kaminski VL,Valverde-Villegas JM,Veiga ABGD,Spilki FR,Fearnside PM,Caesar L,Giatti LL,Wallau GL,Almeida SEM,Borba MR,Hora VPD,Chies JAB

更新日期：2020-04-17 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 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：:The intercropping is an important cultural practice commonly used in pest management. It is based on the principle that increased plant diversity in the agro-ecosystem can lead to reductions of pest populations in the crop. The current study aimed to assess the impact the colored fiber cotton-cowpea intercropped syste...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Fernandes FS,Godoy WAC,Ramalho FS,Malaquias JB,Santos BDB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of different carbohydrate and lipid (CHO/L) ratios on the performance and energy metabolism of hybrid catfish (♂Pseudoplatystoma corruscans × ♀ Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum). One hundred and sixty-eight fish (104.9±16.5 g BW) were distributed into 24 100-L tanks. The ex...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Okamura D,Fortes-Silva R,Paulino RR,Araújo FG,Costa DVD,Pereira RT,Rosa PV

更新日期：2019-11-25 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：: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：:In order to produce transgenic goats with hG-CSF, a total of 24 adult Saanen and 48 adult undefined breed goats were used as donors and recipients, respectively. Donors were estrus-synchronized with vaginal sponges and superovulated by a treatment with 200 mg FSH given twice daily in decreasing doses over 3 days start...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Freitas VJ,Serova IA,Andreeva LE,Dvoryanchikov GA,Lopes ES Jr,Teixeira DI,Dias LP,Avelar SR,Moura RR,Melo LM,Pereira AF,Cajazeiras JB,Andrade ML,Almeida KC,Sousa FC,Carvalho AC,Serov OL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia kururiensis is a diazotrophic bacterium originally isolated from a polluted aquifer environment and presents a high level of similarity with the rice endophyte "B. brasilensis" species. This work assessed the ability of B. kururiensis to endophytically colonize rice plantlets by monitoring different tissu...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mattos KA,Pádua VL,Romeiro A,Hallack LF,Neves BC,Ulisses TM,Barros CF,Todeschini AR,Previato JO,Mendonça-Previato L

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:In the Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus, the significance of a conspecific alarm call was investigated in two seasons, winter and spring. Two qualitatively different behavioral responses were displayed by the receivers in reply to playbacks: call(s) and/or taking flight(s). The comparative analysis of the number of ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Nicolas G,Fraigneau C,Aubin T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00