abstract：:The focus of this study was to test the hypothesis that there would be no difference between the biocompatibility of resin-modified glass ionomer cements. Sixty male Wistar rats were selected and divided into four groups: Control Group; Crosslink Group; RMO Group and Transbond Group. The materials were inserted into r...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mesquita JA,Lacerda-Santos R,Sampaio GAM,Godoy GP,Nonaka CFW,Alves PM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chicken meat in two different forms (chicken meat and chicken meat powder) were added into white flour and whole wheat blend baguette bread formulations for protein enrichment and finally developing new and healthy snacks. The chicken meat and powder levels were 10% for white flour baguette, and 15% for whole wheat bl...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Cakmak H,Altinel B,Kumcuoglu S,Kisla D,Tavman S

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Antitumor activity of Agaricus subrufescens has been shown on vegetative mycelium and basidiocarp. However, few studies have assessed the effect of A. subrufescens cultivation conditions and extraction methods on antitumor activity. This study evaluated the effect of nitrogen concentration on the cultivation medium of...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Bertéli MB,Lopes AD,Colla IM,Linde GA,Colauto NB

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：: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 classic episode of biological invasion: Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius, 1775) versus Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) - evaluation of the biotic potential. The biotic of the native fly Cochliomyia macellaria and the exotic Chrysomya megacephala was compared, through the reproduct...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Barbosa LS,Couri MS,Coelho VM,Avelino-Capistrano F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of radiation entrance and exit dynamics and energy consumption in a system is important for understanding the environmental processes that rule the biosphere-atmosphere interactions of all ecosystems. This study provides an analysis of the interaction of energy in the form of photosynthetically active radiat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Curado LF,Musis CR,Cunha CR,Rodrigues TR,Pereira VM,Nogueira JS,Sanches L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated an artificial tritrophic exposure system for use in ecotoxicological evaluations of environmental stressors on aphidophagous predators. It consists of an acrylic tube with a Parafilm M sachet containing liquid aphid diet, into which can be added environmental stressors. Immature Cycloneda sanguinea, Harmo...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Paula DP,Souza LM,Andow DA,Sousa AA,Pires CS,Sujii ER

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption of Violet Remazol 5R (VR 5) on wood sawdust modified with succinic anhydride (SSA) as a function of contact time, pH, and initial dye concentrations was investigated using a batch technique under ambient conditions. The SSA obtained was confirmed by IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and 13C NMR, and deg...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pinto TF,Bezerra CW,Silva DS,Silva EC Filho,Vieira AP,Airoldi C,Melo JC,Silva HA,Santana SA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memora nodosa is popularly known as "caroba" and widely found in the Cerrado regions of Brazil. In traditional medicine, the leaves and stems are used for the healing of external ulcer and the roots for abdominal pain. This study investigated the effect of ethanolic roots extract of Memora nodosa (EMN) on the gastric ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva DM,Martins JL,Florentino IF,Oliveira DR,Fajemiroye JO,Tresnvenzol LM,Paula JR,Costa EA

更新日期：2016-07-11 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate potential DNA damage and cytotoxicity in pathology laboratory technicians exposed to organic solvents, mainly xylene. Peripheral blood and buccal cells samples were collected from 18 technicians occupationally exposed to organic solvents and 11 non-exposed individuals. The technic...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： de Aquino T,Zenkner FF,Ellwanger JH,Prá D,Rieger A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the existing collaboration networks in the Brazilian scientific output in Evolutionary Biology, considering articles published during the period from 2000 to 2012 in journals indexed by Web of Science. The methodology integrates bibliometric techniques and Social Network Analysis resources to des...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santin DM,Vanz SA,Stumpf IR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study area is located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, among the municipalities of Pedro Leopoldo, Matozinhos, and Sete Lagoas, with Velhas River as the eastern boundary. It is located in the São Francisco Craton, where carbonated argillo-arenaceous sediments are emplaced giving origin to the Bambuí Group, in...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Galvão P,Hirata R,Cordeiro A,Barbati D,Peñaranda J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of 2% L-glutamine supplementation on myenteric innervation in the ileum of diabetic rats, grouped as follows: normoglycemic (N); normoglycemic supplemented with L-glutamine (NG); diabetic (D); and diabetic supplemented with L-glutamine (DG). The ileums were su...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pereira RV,Linden DR,Miranda-Neto MH,Zanoni JN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A soil isolate, Penicillium janthinellum sw09 has been found to produce significant amounts of an extracellular pectinase subsequently characterized as exo-polygalacturonase (exo-PG). By optimizing growth conditions, P. janthinellum sw09 produced high amount of exo-PG (16.54 units/mL). The crude enzyme was purified by...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ma Y,Sun S,Hao H,Xu C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agapanthus (Agapanthaceae) has 10 species described. However, most taxonomists differ respect to this number because the great phenotypic plasticity of the species. The cytogenetic has been an important tool to aid the plant taxon identification, and to date, all taxa of Agapanthus L'Héritier studied cytologically, pr...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Reis AC,Franco AL,Campos VR,Souza FR,Zorzatto C,Viccini LF,Sousa SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Plutella xylostella L. is one of the main agents to cause damages to plants of Brassica genus, provoking negative impacts in cultures. The use of botanical extracts in plants protection has been related in literature, however, their use in the species analyzed in this study is not yet reported. We assessed the effect ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Couto IF,Fuchs ML,Pereira FF,Mauad M,Scalon SP,Dresch DM,Mussury RM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the seasonal variation in the nutrient and pigment content of leaves from five tree species - of which three are perennial (Cupania vernalis, Matayba elaeagnoides and Nectandra lanceolata) and two are deciduous (Cedrela fissilis and Jacaranda micrantha) - in an ecotone between ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Bündchen M,Boeger MR,Reissmann CB,Geronazzo KM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pollen grain morphology of Bromeliaceae species collected in areas of the Atlantic Rainforest of southeastern Brazil was studied. The following species were analyzed: Aechmea bambusoides L.B.Sm. & Reitz, A. nudicaulis (L.) Griseb., A. ramosa Mart. ex Schult.f., Ananas bracteatus (Lindl.) Schult.f., Billbergia distachi...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva VJ,Ribeiro EM,Luizi-Ponzo AP,Faria AP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Cyperaceae is an angiosperm family with the greatest diversity of species with Kranz anatomy. Four different types of Kranz anatomy (chlorocyperoid, eleocharoid, fimbristyloid and rhynchosporoid) have been described for this angiosperm family, and the occurrence and structural characteristics of these types are import...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Martins S,Alves M,Scatena VL

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:The acceleration of the anthropogenic activity has increased the atmospheric carbon concentration, which causes changes in regional climate. The Gross Primary Production (GPP) is an important variable in the global carbon cycle studies, since it defines the atmospheric carbon extraction rate from terrestrial ecosystem...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Danelichen VH,Biudes MS,Velasque MC,Machado NG,Gomes RS,Vourlitis GL,Nogueira JS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upwelling systems contain a high diversity of pelagic microorganisms and their composition and activity are defined by factors like temperature and nutrient concentration. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) technique was used to verify the spatial and temporal genetic variability of Bacteria and Archaea in...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Coelho-Souza SA,Araújo FV,Cury JC,Jesus HE,Pereira GC,Guimarães JR,Peixoto RS,Dávila AM,Rosado AS

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:The altered expression of the SOX2 transcription factor is associated with oncogenic or tumor suppressor functions in human cancers. This factor regulates the migration and invasion of different cancer cells. In this study we investigated the effect of constitutive SOX2 overexpression on the migration and adhesion cap...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Drakulic D,Vicentic JM,Schwirtlich M,Tosic J,Krstic A,Klajn A,Stevanovic M

更新日期：2015-03-01 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