Description of the immature stages of Stenocrates agricola Dechambre & Hardy (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) with redescription of the adult and discussion of its tribal position.

abstract：:This paper records the first report of Megastigmus transvaalensis Hussey (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) in Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) drupes in Sorocaba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. This wasp is an invasive species and was found damaging S. terebinthifolius drupes in urban areas (35...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ferreira-Filho PJ,Piña-Rodrigues FC,Silva JM,Guerreiro JC,Ghiotto TC,Piotrowski I,Dias LP,Wilcken CF,Zanuncio JC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four soybean meal-based diets containing increasing levels of an enzyme complex (E50, E100, E150 and E200 at 50, 100, 150 and 200 g ton-1, respectively) and one soybean meal-based diet without the enzyme complex (E0) were fed in triplicate to M. liza juveniles in a semi-static flow system with 20 fish per tank for 75 ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ramos LRV,Pedrosa VF,Mori A,Andrade CFF,Romano LA,Abreu PC,Tesser MB

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Citrus aurantium L., commonly known as bitter orange, is widely used in folk medicine, but there is little data in the literature about the effects on pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of essential oil obtained from fruits of Citrus aurantium on the maternal reproductive outcome and...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Volpato GT,Francia-Farje LA,Damasceno DC,Oliveira RV,Hiruma-Lima CA,Kempinas WG

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Intensification of aquaculture production systems exposes fish to numerous stressors, which may negatively affect their growth and limit profitability of aquaculture systems. This study determined effects of increasing levels of dietary mannanoligosaccharides on growth and intestine morphology of pacu. Fish (44.04 g) ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sado RY,Bicudo AJ,Cyrino JE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Miconazole is reduced at mercury electrode above pH 6 involving organometallic compound formation, responsible for an anomalous polarographic behavior. The electrodic process presents a large contribution of the adsorption effects. The drug can be determined by cathodic stripping voltammetry from 8.0 x 10(-8) to 1, 5 ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pereira FC,Stradiotto NR,Zanoni MV

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:With the advance and popularization of molecular techniques, the identification of genetic mutations that cause diseases has increased dramatically. Thus, the number of laboratories available to investigate a given disorder and the number of subsequent diagnosis have increased over time. Although it is necessary to id...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Velho RV,Sperb-Ludwig F,Schwartz IV

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglial cells within the developing central nervous system (CNS) originate from mesodermic precursors of hematopoietic lineage that enter the nervous parenchyma from the meninges, ventricular space and/or blood stream. Once in the nervous parenchyma, microglial cells increase in number and disperse throughout the C...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Navascués J,Calvente R,Marín-Teva JL,Cuadros MA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study suggests the employment of accumulated sediments in the reservoir of Tucuruí (Pará /Brazil) to remineralize the surrounding degraded soils. The approach was based on the principles of stonemeal technology. It suggests that the soil can be rejuvenated by crushed rocks rich in macro and micronutrients. Remova...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Theodoro SH,Leonardos OH,Rocha E,Macedo I,Rego KG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pterosaurs possess skeletal pneumatization, which can be assessed externally through the observation of pneumatic foramina. These foramina vary in position, shape, and number among taxa. Here we propose new characters referring to the position and number of pneumatic foramina present in cervical and dorsal vertebrae o...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Buchmann R,Rodrigues T

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:The present work gives continuity in the analysis of the wear influence on cylindrical hydrodynamic bearings by presenting an experimental validation of the wear model previously proposed by the authors. This validation is carried on using the frequency response of the rotor-bearings system in directional coordinates....

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Machado TH,Cavalca KL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the dynamics of cyanobacteria in two deep, eutrophic reservoirs in a semi-arid region of Brazil during periods of stratification and destratification. Four collections were carried out at each reservoir at two depths at three-month intervals. The following abiotic variables were analyzed: water...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Dantas EW,Moura AN,Bittencourt-Oliveira Mdo C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urotrema scabridum Braun 1900 and Urotrema macrotestis Mané-Garzón and Telias 1965 are reported from the small intestine of Eumops glaucinus (Wagner, 1843). The species were differentiated by the body width, the size and position of acetabulum, the size of testis, the caecal termination, and the distribution of vitell...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mello ÉM,Rabelo ÉML,Silva RJD

更新日期：2019-03-21 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：:The genus Lippia (Verbenaceae) comprise around 160 species spread out mainly in South and Central Americas with few African species, some of them with potential medicinal use. Brazil is one the most important centers of diversity with approximately 75% of the species described so far. Innumerous species are endemic an...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sousa SM,Torres GA,Viccini LF

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ucides cordatus is a relevant fishery resource of Brazilian mangroves and requires legal normative to sustainable use based on stock assessment and management. This study evaluated some population parameters (structure, density, abundance, fishery potential and stock) of this crab species in Brazil Southeast (São Paul...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pinheiro MAA,Souza MR,Santos LCM,Fontes RFC

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:In the present study we analyzed morphological and metabolic alterations in dams nursing small litters and their consequences to offspring throughout lactation. Offspring sizes were adjusted to Small Litter (SL, 3 pups/ dam) and Normal Litter (NL, 9 pups/ dam). Body weight, food intake, white adipose tissue (WAT) cont...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Xavier JLP,Scomparin DX,Pontes CC,Ribeiro PR,Cordeiro MM,Marcondes JA,Mendonça FO,Silva MTD,Oliveira FB,Franco GCN,Grassiolli S

更新日期：2019-03-21 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：:In the present work, we report the synthesis and characterization of five (4-alkylalmino-4'-fluoro)-diphenyl sulphones, four of which have not been described before. In a preliminary evaluation of their biological activity, these products showed no effect on several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and yeasts....

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： de Sousa Júnior PT,Miller J,Giesbrecht AM

更新日期：1996-01-01 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 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：:This essay discusses the problem of the lack of dialogue between theory/empirical reality in the construction of the theoretical structure of dissertations and doctorates in Human Sciences in Brazil; taking Geography as an example, Santos (2000) observed this problem, which persists at the national level. The proposal...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Gomes RD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, geochemical and particle size analyses of thirty-four street sediment samples collected from an urban environment around Guanabara Bay, shows highway run-off to be a potential source of heavy metals for the pollution of near-shore sedimentary deposits. Concentrations of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cr and Ni wer...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pereira E,Baptista-Neto JA,Smith BJ,McAllister JJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00