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Achkar R, Erdens M, Scuracchio P, Dias L, Oliveira AS, Souza LF, Acciari TMS, Silva AG, Fachini R, Wendel S. DOIS PACIENTES COM SÍNDROME DE GUILLIAN-BARRÉ APÓS INFECÇÃO POR SARS-COV-2. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.09.860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Silva AG, Silverio AAG, Urias EVR, Júnior RUM, Teles LF, Mota RA, Sales JWB, Porto C, Aguiar RCA. IMPACTO DA HEMOFILIA NAS ATIVIDADES ESCOLARES, LABORAIS E DE LAZER DE PACIENTES ATENDIDOS NO HEMOCENTRO REGIONAL DE MONTES CLAROS/ MINAS GERAIS. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.09.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Oliveira TDO, Costa DS, Alvim-Soares A, de Paula JJ, Kestelman I, Silva AG, Malloy-Diniz LF, Miranda DM. Children's behavioral problems, screen time, and sleep problems' association with negative and positive parenting strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil. Child Abuse Negl 2022; 130:105345. [PMID: 34625278 PMCID: PMC9221927 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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UNLABELLED Families' health, safety, and economic stability were jeopardized during the pandemic. Parental stress is a risk factor for hostile and less supportive parenting. Parenting styles are a set of attitudes, feelings and behaviors related to parenting that modulate the child's psychosocial functioning and might impact on the adaptability to a stressful time. OBJECTIVE To investigate the group differences among children raised by negative and positive parenting families during COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We have done an online survey with 329 parents. Parents answer about parenting strategies and styles, children's behavior, Covid related questions, socio-economic information, sleep and gaming disorders. RESULTS Parents' frequent use of negative strategies were a risk factor to have a negative outcome related to mental health, games, sleep, and children behavior. DISCUSSION Parenting strategies are some targets pointed in this study for intervention. Parents' styles and strategies training to better manage children might be even more important to avoid negative consequences for children in stressful times.
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- T D O Oliveira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Mental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Laboratório de Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Associação Brasileira do Déficit de Atenção, ABDA, Brazil
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- Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Brazil; FMUP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Mental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Laboratório de Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Nussbaumer-Streit B, Ellen M, Klerings I, Sfetcu R, Riva N, Mahmić-Kaknjo M, Poulentzas G, Martinez P, Baladia E, Ziganshina LE, Marqués ME, Aguilar L, Kassianos AP, Frampton G, Silva AG, Affengruber L, Spjker R, Thomas J, Berg RC, Kontogiani M, Sousa M, Kontogiorgis C, Gartlehner G. Resource use during systematic review production varies widely: a scoping review. J Clin Epidemiol 2021; 139:287-296. [PMID: 34091021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to map the resource use during systematic review (SR) production and reasons why steps of the SR production are resource intensive to discover where the largest gain in improving efficiency might be possible. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We conducted a scoping review. An information specialist searched multiple databases (e.g., Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus) and implemented citation-based and grey literature searching. We employed dual and independent screenings of records at the title/abstract and full-text levels and data extraction. RESULTS We included 34 studies. Thirty-two reported on the resource use-mostly time; four described reasons why steps of the review process are resource intensive. Study selection, data extraction, and critical appraisal seem to be very resource intensive, while protocol development, literature search, or study retrieval take less time. Project management and administration required a large proportion of SR production time. Lack of experience, domain knowledge, use of collaborative and SR-tailored software, and good communication and management can be reasons why SR steps are resource intensive. CONCLUSION Resource use during SR production varies widely. Areas with the largest resource use are administration and project management, study selection, data extraction, and critical appraisal of studies.
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- Department of Health Systems Management, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School Of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Cochrane Austria, Danube University Krems, Krems a.d. Donau, Austria
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- National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development Bucharest, Romania; Spiru Haret University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Faculty of Medicine, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace
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- Centro de Análisis de la Evidencia Científica, Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética, España; Techné research group. Department of knowledge engineering of the Faculty of Science. University of Granada. Spain
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- Centro de Análisis de la Evidencia Científica, Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética, España
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- Cochrane Russia at the Russian Medical Academy for Continuing Professional Education (RMANPO) of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation and the Kazan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation
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- Centro de Análisis de la Evidencia Científica, Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética, España
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- Centro de Análisis de la Evidencia Científica, Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética, España
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- Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK; Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences & CINTESIS.UA, University of Aveiro, Campus UNiversitário de Santiago, Portugal
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- Cochrane Austria, Danube University Krems, Krems a.d. Donau, Austria; Department of Family Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC, Univ of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Medical Library, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Nutrition & Metabolism, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal; CINTESIS, NOVA Medical School, NMS, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Cochrane Austria, Danube University Krems, Krems a.d. Donau, Austria; RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Silva AG, Salcedo Rodríguez KL, Contreras Medrano CP, Lourenço GSG, Boldrin M, Baggio-Saitovitch E, Bufaiçal L. Griffiths phase and spontaneous exchange bias in La 1.5Sr 0.5CoMn 0.5Fe 0.5O 6. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 33:065804. [PMID: 33113517 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abc595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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La1.5Sr0.5CoMn0.5Fe0.5O6 (LSCMFO) compound was prepared by solid state reaction and its structural, electronic and magnetic properties were investigated. The material forms in rhombohedral [Formula: see text] structure, and the presence of distinct magnetic interactions leads to the formation of a Griffiths phase above its FM transition temperature (150 K), possibly related to the nucleation of small short-ranged ferromagnetic clusters. At low temperatures, a spin glass-like phase emerges and the system exhibits both the conventional and the spontaneous exchange bias (EB) effects. These results resemble those reported for La1.5Sr0.5CoMnO6 but are discrepant to those found when Fe partially substitutes Co in La1.5Sr0.5(Co1-x Fe x )MnO6, for which the EB effect is observed in a much broader temperature range. The unidirectional anisotropy observed for LSCMFO is discussed and compared with those of resembling double-perovskite compounds, being plausibly explained in terms of its structural and electronic properties.
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- A G Silva
- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, CONICET, 1900, La Plata, Argentina
- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, 22290-180, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, 22290-180, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Cordeiro BMPC, Carvalho Junior AR, Santos JRA, Araújo AD, Silva AG, Correia MTS, Silva MV, Napoleão TH, Silva LCN, Santos NDL, Paiva PMG. Anticryptococcal activity of hexane extract from Spondias tuberosa Arruda and associated cellular events. J Mycol Med 2020; 30:100965. [PMID: 32307255 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.100965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic systemic mycosis whose treatment is limited to three drugs. In this work, we evaluated the antifungal activity of a hexane extract (HE) from Spondias tuberosa leaves against Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined, and putative mechanisms were evaluated by flow cytometry. In addition, an in vivo infection assay was performed using Tenebrio molitor larvae. Treatment with HE inhibited the growth of standard and clinical isolates of C. neoformans and C. gattii (MICs ranging from 0.78 to 3.12mg/mL), significantly (P<0.05) increased mitochondrial superoxide anion levels, and induced mitochondrial membrane depolarization, loss of lysosomal membrane integrity, and phosphatidylserine externalization. The mean survival time of C. gattii-infected T. molitor larvae significantly (P<0.05) increased from 1.225 days in control to 3.067 and 3.882 days in HE-treated groups (78 and 156mg/kg, respectively). In conclusion, HE showed anticryptococcal activity, induced mitochondrial and lysosomal damage in yeast cells, and exhibited anti-infective action against C. gattii in T. molitor larvae.
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- B M P C Cordeiro
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Bioprospecção da Caatinga, Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil; Departamento de Antibióticos, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Núcleo de Bioprospecção da Caatinga, Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Universidade CEUMA, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Motta IG, Rocha CC, Bisinotto DZ, Melo GD, Ataide Júnior GA, Silva AG, Gonzaga VHG, Santos JA, Freitas BG, Lemes KM, Madureira EH, Pugliesi G. Increased pregnancy rate in beef heifers resynchronized with estradiol at 14 days after TAI. Theriogenology 2020; 147:62-70. [PMID: 32097817 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We aimed to evaluate the treatment with estradiol benzoate (EB) or 17β-estradiol (E2) associated with progesterone (P4) for resynchronization of ovulation 14 days after timed artificial insemination (TAI). In Experiment 1 (Exp. 1), Nelore heifers were submitted to TAI (D0). On D14, the animals received an intravaginal P4 device and were randomly assigned to one of three groups: control (no treatment; n = 17); EB (1 mg EB; n = 17); and E2+P4 (1 mg E2 + 9 mg P4; n = 18). Ultrasonography evaluations were performed daily from D14 to D22 to map follicular and luteal dynamics. On D22, the P4 devices were removed and non-pregnant (NP) animals were determined using corpus luteum blood flow Doppler ultrasonography. In Exp. 2, 1295 beef heifers were resynchronized and randomly allocated to the same experimental groups as described in Exp. 1. On D22, the largest follicle (LF) was measured in NP and a second TAI was performed on D24. In a subset of heifers (n = 337), an estrus detection patch was used between D22 and D24 to monitor estrus expression and the LF was measured at D24. Confirmatory diagnosis of pregnancy was performed between D37-67 and D43-67 after first and second TAI, respectively. In Exp 1, the proportion of heifers with a synchronized follicular wave emergence (from 3 to 5 days after treatment) was greater (P < 0.05) in the EB group (93.8%) than in the control (62.5%) and E2+P4 (64.7%) groups. Structural luteolysis occurred earlier (P < 0.05) in the EB and E2+P4 groups than in the controls. The pregnancy rate after first TAI did not differ (P > 0.1) among the groups at D22 and at confirmatory diagnosis in both experiments. In Exp 2, the potential pregnancy loss between D22 and D37-67 was similar (P > 0.1) in the control (19% [36/185]), EB (15% [28/182]) and E2+P4 (15% [28/184]) groups. The LF diameter (mm) on D22 was greater (P < 0.05) in the control group (11.9 ± 0.1) than in EB (11.3 ± 0.1) and E2+P4 (11.5 ± 0.1). No difference (P > 0.1) was observed in the proportion of heifers detected in estrus, but LF growth rate (mm/day) between D22 and D24 was greater (P < 0.05) in EB group (0.9 ± 0.08) than in control (0.6 ± 0.07) and E2+P4 (0.7 ± 0.09) groups. The pregnancy rate for the second TAI was greater (P < 0.05) in the EB group (47% [94/200]) than in the control (37% [76/203]), but did not differ (P > 0.1) from the E2+P4 group (43% [93/214]). In conclusion, the treatment with 1 mg EB or 1 mg E2 + 9 mg P4 at 14 days post-TAI anticipates luteolysis in NP heifers but does not compromise pregnancy. The EB treatment induces a new synchronized follicle wave emergence and increases the pregnancy rate of resynchronized NP heifers.
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- I G Motta
- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ourofino Saúde Animal, Cravinhos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health do Brasil LTDA, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rocha RN, Bezerra JC, Ferreira JC, Tavares FB, Silva AG. 1018 New concepts of disability and impairment applied in the occupational health physician evaluation: is there a conflict with bioethics principles? Occup Med (Lond) 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.1100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Carvalho VV, Paulino MF, Detmann E, Chizzotti ML, Martins LS, Silva AG, Lopes SA, Moura FH. Effects of supplements containing different additives on nutritional and productive performance of beef cattle grazing tropical grass. Trop Anim Health Prod 2017; 49:983-988. [PMID: 28386840 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1286-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A grazing trial was carried out to evaluate the inclusion of three feed additives in supplements (crude protein, CP 230 g/kg dry matter, DM) on the performance, voluntary intake, and digestibility of beef heifers grazing Brachiaria decumbens (CP 81 and neutral detergent fiber, NDF 615 g/kg DM). Thirty-five Nellore heifers (21 months of age and 383 ± 6.29 kg of body weight, BW) were used in a completely randomized design. The treatments were as follows: no supplement (control); supplement fed at 1 kg/animal/day without additives (S); supplement with monensin (S + M); supplement with yeast culture (S + YC); and supplement with enzyme complex (S + EC). All of the supplemented heifers had greater (P < 0.1) average daily gain (∼0.186 kg/day) compared to the control treatment (0.014 kg/day). Average daily gain and final BW were similar (P > 0.1) among supplemented heifers. Monensin inclusion in the supplement decreased (P < 0.1) forage DM (expressed as g/kg BW) and NDF intake (expressed as kg/day and as g/kg BW). All of the feed additive inclusions decreased (P < 0.1) NDF digestibility. In conclusion, the heifers' performance was improved by concentrate supplementation. However, the inclusion of additives did not enhance this effect.
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- V V Carvalho
- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil.
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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Velasco Ayuso S, Giraldo Silva A, Nelson C, Barger NN, Garcia-Pichel F. Microbial Nursery Production of High-Quality Biological Soil Crust Biomass for Restoration of Degraded Dryland Soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:e02179-16. [PMID: 27864178 PMCID: PMC5244311 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02179-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are slow-growing, phototroph-based microbial assemblages that develop on the topsoils of drylands. Biocrusts help maintain soil fertility and reduce erosion. Because their loss through human activities has negative ecological and environmental health consequences, biocrust restoration is of interest. Active soil inoculation with biocrust microorganisms can be an important tool in this endeavor. We present a culture-independent, two-step process to grow multispecies biocrusts in open greenhouse nursery facilities, based on the inoculation of local soils with local biocrust remnants and incubation under seminatural conditions that maintain the essence of the habitat but lessen its harshness. In each of four U.S. Southwest sites, we tested and deployed combinations of factors that maximized growth (gauged as chlorophyll a content) while minimizing microbial community shifts (assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing and bioinformatics), particularly for crust-forming cyanobacteria. Generally, doubling the frequency of natural wetting events, a 60% reduction in sunlight, and inoculation by slurry were optimal. Nutrient addition effects were site specific. In 4 months, our approach yielded crusts of high inoculum quality reared on local soil exposed to locally matched climates, acclimated to desiccation, and containing communities minimally shifted in composition from local ones. Our inoculum contained abundant crust-forming cyanobacteria and no significant numbers of allochthonous phototrophs, and it was sufficient to treat ca. 6,000 m2 of degraded dryland soils at 1 to 5% of the typical crust biomass concentration, having started from a natural crust remnant as small as 6 to 30 cm2 IMPORTANCE: Soil surface crusts can protect dryland soils from erosion, but they are often negatively impacted by human activities. Their degradation causes a loss of fertility, increased production of fugitive dust and intensity of dust storms with associated traffic problems, and provokes general public health hazards. Our results constitute an advance in the quest to actively restore biological soil covers by providing a means to obtain high-quality inoculum within a reasonable time (a few months), thereby allowing land managers to recover essential, but damaged, ecosystem services in a sustainable, self-perpetuating way as provided by biocrust communities.
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Zhou X, Smith H, Giraldo Silva A, Belnap J, Garcia-Pichel F. Differential Responses of Dinitrogen Fixation, Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria and Ammonia Oxidation Reveal a Potential Warming-Induced Imbalance of the N-Cycle in Biological Soil Crusts. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164932. [PMID: 27776160 PMCID: PMC5077114 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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N2 fixation and ammonia oxidation (AO) are the two most important processes in the nitrogen (N) cycle of biological soil crusts (BSCs). We studied the short-term response of acetylene reduction assay (ARA) rates, an indicator of potential N2 fixation, and AO rates to temperature (T, -5°C to 35°C) in BSC of different successional stages along the BSC ecological succession and geographic origin (hot Chihuahuan and cooler Great Basin deserts). ARA in all BSCs increased with T until saturation occurred between 15 and 20°C, and declined at 30-35°C. Culture studies using cyanobacteria isolated from these crusts indicated that the saturating effect was traceable to their inability to grow well diazotrophically within the high temperature range. Below saturation, temperature response was exponential, with Q10 significantly different in the two areas (~ 5 for Great Basin BSCs; 2-3 for Chihuahuan BSCs), but similar between the two successional stages. However, in contrast to ARA, AO showed a steady increase to 30-35°C in Great Basin, and Chihuhuan BSCs showed no inhibition at any tested temperature. The T response of AO also differed significantly between Great Basin (Q10 of 4.5-4.8) and Chihuahuan (Q10 of 2.4-2.6) BSCs, but not between successional stages. Response of ARA rates to T did not differ from that of AO in either desert. Thus, while both processes scaled to T in unison until 20°C, they separated to an increasing degree at higher temperature. As future warming is likely to occur in the regions where BSCs are often the dominant living cover, this predicted decoupling is expected to result in higher proportion of nitrates in soil relative to ammonium. As nitrate is more easily lost as leachate or to be reduced to gaseous forms, this could mean a depletion of soil N over large landscapes globally.
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- Xiaobing Zhou
- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences,Tempe, AZ 85287, United States of America
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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- U. S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, UT 84532, United States of America
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- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences,Tempe, AZ 85287, United States of America
- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States of America
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- U. S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, UT 84532, United States of America
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- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences,Tempe, AZ 85287, United States of America
- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States of America
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Prado DML, Rocco EA, Silva AG, Rocco DF, Pacheco MT, Furlan V. Effect of exercise training on ventilatory efficiency in patients with heart disease: a review. Braz J Med Biol Res 2016; 49:S0100-879X2016000700301. [PMID: 27332771 PMCID: PMC4918788 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20165180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The analysis of ventilatory efficiency in cardiopulmonary exercise testing has proven useful for assessing the presence and severity of cardiorespiratory diseases. During exercise, efficient pulmonary gas exchange is characterized by uniform matching of lung ventilation with perfusion. By contrast, mismatching is marked by inefficient pulmonary gas exchange, requiring increased ventilation for a given CO2 production. The etiology of increased and inefficient ventilatory response to exercise in heart disease is multifactorial, involving both peripheral and central mechanisms. Exercise training has been recommended as non-pharmacological treatment for patients with different chronic cardiopulmonary diseases. In this respect, previous studies have reported improvements in ventilatory efficiency after aerobic exercise training in patients with heart disease. Against this background, the primary objective of the present review was to discuss the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in abnormal ventilatory response to exercise, with an emphasis on both patients with heart failure syndrome and coronary artery disease. Secondly, special focus was dedicated to the role of aerobic exercise training in improving indices of ventilatory efficiency among these patients, as well as to the underlying mechanisms involved.
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- D M L Prado
- Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP , Brasil, Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP , Brasil, Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP , Brasil, Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
- Universidade Santa Cecília, Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP , Brasil, Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Santa Cecília, Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP , Brasil, Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Santa Cecília, Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP , Brasil, Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP, Brasil
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- Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP , Brasil, Grupo TotalCare-Amil, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Prado DML, Rocco EA, Silva AG, Rocco DF, Pacheco MT, Silva PF, Furlan V. Effects of continuous vs interval exercise training on oxygen uptake efficiency slope in patients with coronary artery disease. Braz J Med Biol Res 2016; 49:e4890. [PMID: 26871969 PMCID: PMC4742972 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20154890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) is a submaximal index incorporating
cardiovascular, peripheral, and pulmonary factors that determine the ventilatory
response to exercise. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of
continuous exercise training and interval exercise training on the OUES in patients
with coronary artery disease. Thirty-five patients (59.3±1.8 years old; 28 men, 7
women) with coronary artery disease were randomly divided into two groups: continuous
exercise training (n=18) and interval exercise training (n=17). All patients
performed graded exercise tests with respiratory gas analysis before and 3 months
after the exercise-training program to determine ventilatory anaerobic threshold
(VAT), respiratory compensation point, and peak oxygen consumption (peak
VO2). The OUES was assessed based on data from the second minute of
exercise until exhaustion by calculating the slope of the linear relation between
oxygen uptake and the logarithm of total ventilation. After the interventions, both
groups showed increased aerobic fitness (P<0.05). In addition, both the continuous
exercise and interval exercise training groups demonstrated an increase in OUES
(P<0.05). Significant associations were observed in both groups: 1) continuous
exercise training (OUES and peak VO2 r=0.57; OUES and VO2 VAT
r=0.57); 2) interval exercise training (OUES and peak VO2 r=0.80; OUES and
VO2 VAT r=0.67). Continuous and interval exercise training resulted in
a similar increase in OUES among patients with coronary artery disease. These
findings suggest that improvements in OUES among CAD patients after aerobic exercise
training may be dependent on peripheral and central mechanisms.
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- D M L Prado
- Amil, Grupo TotalCare, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Amil, Grupo TotalCare, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Amil, Grupo TotalCare, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Santa Cecília, Santos, SP, Brasil
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- Amil, Grupo TotalCare, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Amil, Grupo TotalCare, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Souza BHS, Silva AG, Janini JC, Boica Júnior AL. Antibiosis in Soybean Genotypes and the Resistance Levels to Spodoptera eridania (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Neotrop Entomol 2014; 43:582-7. [PMID: 27194067 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-014-0241-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The southern armyworm (SAW) Spodoptera eridania (Cramer) is one of the most common armyworm species defoliating soybeans. Preliminary screening trials have indicated that some soybean genotypes exhibit resistance to SAW. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the development of SAW larvae fed on ten soybean genotypes in order to identify genotypes with antibiosis-type resistance. Neonate SAW larvae were daily fed with young leaves collected from plants at the vegetative growth stages V4-V5. Larval development and survival were recorded. Genotypes PI 227687 and PI 227682 delayed larval, pupal, and larva-adult development and yielded larvae with the lowest weight and survival and pupae with the lowest weight. Genotypes IAC 100 and DM 339 also negatively affected larval and pupal development and larval survival but at a lower level. Based on our results, the soybean lines PI 227687 and PI 227682 could be used as sources of genes for soybean breeding programs aiming to develop high yield, SAW-resistant cultivars. Moreover, further trials must be carried out under field conditions to validate if the commercial cultivars IAC 100 and DM 339, which expressed moderate levels of antibiosis-type resistance in the laboratory, are effective in suppressing SAW larvae populations.
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- B H S Souza
- Depto de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, 14884900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.
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- Depto de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, 14884900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil
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- Depto de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, 14884900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil
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- Depto de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, 14884900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil
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Valente EEL, Paulino MF, Detmann E, Valadares Filho SC, Chizzotti ML, Silva AG, Maciel IFS. Grazing behavior and locomotion of young bulls receiving different nutritional plans in a tropical pasture. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2014; 26:1717-25. [PMID: 25049762 PMCID: PMC4092885 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to compare visual observation and an electronic grazing time method and to evaluate the effects of nutritional plans on intake, grazing behavior and horizontal and vertical locomotion of young bulls in a tropical pasture. Thirty-nine Nellore young bulls with an average body weight of 345±9.3 kg kept in pasture were used. The experimental treatments consisted of: restricted: animals kept in a plot with a low mass of forage receiving mineral mixture only; control: animals receiving mineral mixture only; HPHC: a high protein and high carbohydrate supplement; HPLC: a high protein and low carbohydrate supplement; LPHC: a low protein and high carbohydrate supplement; LPLC: a low protein and low carbohydrate supplement. GPS collars equipped with activity sensors were used. Information about head position, latitude, longitude and altitude were recorded. Daytime grazing behavioral patterns monitored by a continuous focal animal recording method was compared to behavior estimated by the activity sensor. Feed intake was estimated by a marker method. The Restricted group presented lower (p<0.05) intake of dry matter and TDN. However, difference in dry matter intake was not found (p>0.05) between non-supplemented and supplemented animals. Difference was not found (p>0.05) in daytime grazing time obtained by visual observation or the activity sensor method. The restricted group showed longer (p<0.05) grazing time (9.58 h/d) than other groups, but difference was not found (p>0.05) in the grazing time between Control (8.35 h/d) and supplemented animals (8.03 h/d). The Restricted group presented lower (p<0.05) horizontal locomotion distance (2,168 m/d) in comparison to other groups (2,580.6 m/d). It can be concluded that the use of activity sensor methods can be recommended due to their being similar to visual observation and able to record 24-h/d. While supplements with high carbohydrates reduce pasture intake, they do not change grazing behavior. Moderate supplementation (until 50% of protein requirement and 30% of energy requirement) of beef cattle on tropical pasture has no effect on daily locomotion.
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- E E L Valente
- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Marechal Cândido Rondon, 85960-000, PR, Brazil
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Barros MS, Resende LC, Silva AG, Ferreira Junior PD. Morphological variations and sexual dimorphism in Chelonoidis carbonaria (Spix, 1824) and Chelonoidis denticulata (Linnaeus, 1766) (Testudinidae). BRAZ J BIOL 2012; 72:153-61. [PMID: 22437396 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842012000100018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chelonoidis Dcarbonaria and C. denticulata are two tortoises which are widely distributed Brazil. Although they occur sympatrically in different areas, C. carbonaria prefers open areas, while C. denticulata chooses forest areas. Significant morphological variations can be observed in these species due to the fact that they occupy a vast and environmentally diverse area. Data on shell shape of captive individuals reveal important differences between the two species, mainly in the plastron scutes, carapace width, and head length. Variation in shape is greater in C. carbonaria than in C. denticulata, which may be associated to a more elaborate and complex mating ritual. The shell shape in C. denticulata is more elongated than in C. carbonaria due to ecological habits. These aspects lead to a greater restriction in shape, limiting variation and dimorphism. In C. carbonaria, the shell opening is larger than in C. denticulata, which affords greater variation in shape. A more elongated shell facilitates movements of C. denticulata in densely forested areas. Yet, this characteristic reduces shell opening, lessening the possibilities of variation in form.
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- M S Barros
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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Lemo A, Silva AG, Tucherman M, Talerman C, Guastelli RL, e Borba CL. Risk reduction in musculoskeletal practice assistance professional nursing pilot in semi intensive care unit. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 41 Suppl 1:1869-72. [DOI: 10.3233/wor-2012-0400-1869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- A Lemo
- Centre for Occupational Health, Albert Einstein Hospital Israeli Brazilian Benefit Society, Address: Avenue Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Occupational Health, Albert Einstein Hospital Israeli Brazilian Benefit Society, Address: Avenue Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Occupational Health, Albert Einstein Hospital Israeli Brazilian Benefit Society, Address: Avenue Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Occupational Health, Albert Einstein Hospital Israeli Brazilian Benefit Society, Address: Avenue Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Occupational Health, Albert Einstein Hospital Israeli Brazilian Benefit Society, Address: Avenue Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Occupational Health, Albert Einstein Hospital Israeli Brazilian Benefit Society, Address: Avenue Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Bundaleski N, Shaw BJ, Silva AG, Moutinho AMC, Teodoro OMND. Novel approach to the semi-empirical universal theory for secondary electron yield. Scanning 2011; 33:266-269. [PMID: 21710633 DOI: 10.1002/sca.20257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The universal semi-empirical equation has been commonly used to quantitatively describe the energy dependence of the secondary electron yield (SEY). It is even used as a first reliability test for experimental data. The equation is based on the assumption that the stopping power is constant along the electron trajectory. In this article, we derive a novel analytical expression based on a more advanced model which considers linear stopping power dependence on penetration depth. Although coinciding with the universal equation at low energies, the novel function has lower intensity in the higher energy range. The models were compared with experimental SEY data of different metals, taken from literature, as well as freshly cleaved highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, measured in the frame of this work. It is confirmed that the novel expression better describes the experimental data.
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- N Bundaleski
- CeFITec, Department of Physics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, Portugal.
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Silva AG, Parra-Murillo CA, Valentim PT, Morais JSV, Plentz F, Guimarães PSS, Vinck-Posada H, Rodriguez BA, Skolnick MS, Tahraoui A, Hopkinson M. Quantum dot dipole orientation and excitation efficiency of micropillar modes. Opt Express 2008; 16:19201-19207. [PMID: 19582012 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.019201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The relative intensity of photonic modes in microcavity pillars with embedded self-assembled quantum dots is shown to be a sensitive function of quantum dot dipole orientation and position. This is deduced from a comparison of experiment and calculated intensities of light emission for many nominally identical pillars. We are able to obtain the overall degree of in-plane polarization of the quantum dot ensemble and also to obtain information on the degree of polarization along the growth axis.
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- A G Silva
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Silveira-Lacerda EP, Silva AG, Junior SF, Souza MA, Kesper N, Botelho-Filho A, Umezawa ES. Chagas' disease: application of TESA-blot in inconclusive sera from a Brazilian blood bank. Vox Sang 2004; 87:204-7. [PMID: 15569074 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2004.00571.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The procedure used for screening Trypanosoma cruzi-infected blood donors by using two serological techniques has frequently led to discordant results. The TESA-blot, a confirmatory test for Chagas' disease, was applied in a survey of inconclusive sera from a Brazilian blood bank. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred and forty-eight sera, obtained from blood donors at the HRU-Fundação Hemominas, were tested by using the TESA-blot assay, a Western blotting method. Of these 448 sera, 348 had previously been determined as inconclusive for Chagas' disease owing to discordance between the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS The TESA-blot was positive for 2.87% (10/348) of the inconclusive sera, and 100% positive and negative for the sera from chagasic (n=50) and non-chagasic (n=50) donors, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results clearly indicate the need to improve the diagnosis of Chagas' disease in blood banks by using new confirmatory diagnostic test(s). The TESA-blot, a new test with trypomastigote fractions of the T. cruzi Y strain, has made new approaches to the confirmation of Chagas' disease possible.
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- E P Silveira-Lacerda
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Andrade-Filho AS, Figueirôa FS, Santiago-Figueirôa CL, Silveira DB, Andrade-Souza YM, Bandeira ER, Souza AP, Silva AG. [Transient ischemic attacks in a patient with superior vena cava obstruction: case report]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 1998; 56:491-3. [PMID: 9754435 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000300023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The superior vena cava obstruction is a relatively rare condition. We report the case of a 42 year old man suffering of hypertension for about fifteen years. He reported a cervical and thoracic pain for one year, that was related to a 95% of occlusion on the right coronary artery. An angioplasty has been done but the patient still related the thoracic pain. Afterwards the patient had recurrent episodes of right hemiplegia and hypertensive emergencies that have been treated with anti-hypertensive agents. A venous disease was suspected because of cyanosis in the face especially when episodes of transient ischemic attacks occurred. A venography showed obstruction of the right jugular vein near the junction with the superior vena cava. In conclusion, it was not possible to define with certainty the relationship between the two pathologies presented by the patient, even so, we call attention to the improvement of the neurological symptoms after the control of superior vena cava obstruction with the treatment.
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- A S Andrade-Filho
- Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia (FM/UFBA), Hospital Santa Isabel, Salvador BA, Brasil
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Pereira SR, Travassos CE, Huguenim A, Guimarães AC, Silva AG, Guimarães MA. Western blot detection of infectious bursal disease virus infection. Braz J Med Biol Res 1998; 31:671-4. [PMID: 9698773 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x1998000500011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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In order to evaluate the use of a Western blot methodology for the diagnosis of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) infection, chickens were experimentally infected with IBDV strains and tested for the presence of viral antigens and antibodies by a blocking Western blot test (bWB). The viral proteins obtained from the bursa of Fabricius (BF) were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane after sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and the chicken sera obtained by heart puncture were used for the detection of these proteins. In order to eliminate nonspecific reactions, we used a rabbit anti-chicken serum (blocking tool). By the use of the bWB test, two distinct viral proteins of 43-kDa (VP2) and 32-kDa (VP3) were detected. We suggest the use of this methodology for the detection of IBDV infection in animals suspected of having IBDV reinfection and a chronic subclinical form of the disease. With the use of the rabbit anti-chicken sera for blocking, this method is practical, sensitive and less time consuming.
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- S R Pereira
- Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Lamas M, Campos JR, Silva AG. Identification of a novel glucocorticoid response unit (GRU) in the 5'-flanking region of the mouse IL-2 receptor alpha gene. Cytokine 1997; 9:973-81. [PMID: 9417808 DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1997.0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Glucocorticoid hormones inhibit the production of IL-2 and upregulate mouse interleukin 2 receptor alpha (IL-2Ralpha) gene expression in T cell lines by increasing its transcription rate. Now, the authors have used functional approaches to search for regulatory elements present in the 5'-flanking region of the IL-2Ralpha gene responsible for this effect. An important regulatory region was detected between -1382 and -1100 bp from the transcription initiation site. Within this region the authors characterized two 20 bp long cis-acting regulatory elements, named G1 and G2, which are involved in the modulation of the expression of the IL-2Ralpha gene by glucocorticoids. G1 contains a relatively well-conserved GRE half palindrome site, able to bind a partially purified glucocorticoid receptor but giving rise to an unstable complex. The G2 regulatory element contains no consensus sequences of binding sites for GR nor for any other described transcriptional factors but is able to form complexes with factors present in liver or T cells. Whereas G1 or G2 alone were unable to induce a glucocorticoid-response, the contiguous presence of G1 and G2 gave rise to an efficient response. Therefore, it is postulated that the glucocorticoid-induction of IL-2Ralpha gene is mediated, at least partly, through G1 and G2 elements which constitute a novel multicomponent glucocorticoid response unit (GRU).
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- M Lamas
- Departamento de Immunologia, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, CSIC, Madrid 28006, Spain
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De Brito T, Sandoval MP, Silva AG, Saad RC, Colaiacovo W. Human intestinal spirochetosis. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 1996; 29:313-7. [PMID: 8768578 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86821996000400001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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De Brito T, Sandoval MP, Silva AG, Saad RC, Colaiacovo W. Intestinal spirochetosis: first cases reported in Brazil and the use of immunohistochemistry as an aid in histopathological diagnosis. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 1996; 38:45-52. [PMID: 8762639 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Colonization of the colon and rectum by intestinal spirochetes is detected for the first time in Brazil in 4 of 282 (1.41%) patients who had undergone sigmoidoscopy and/or colonoscopy with a histopathological diagnosis of chronic non specific-colitis. This frequency is probably underestimated, since surgically obtained specimens were not considered in the present study. Histopathological diagnosis was performed using routine stains like hematoxylin-eosin which showed the typical, of 3-microns thick hematoxyphilic fringe on the brush border of the surface epithelium, and by silver stains like the Warthin-Starry stain. Immunohistochemical procedures using two, polyclonal, primary antibodies, one against Treponema pallidum and the other against Leptospira interrogans serovar copenhageni serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae cross-reacted with spirochetal antigen/s producing a marked contrast of the fringe over the colonic epithelium, preserving the spiral-shaped morphology of the parasite. In one case with marked diarrhea, immunohistochemistry detected spirochetal antigen/s within a cell in an intestinal crypt, thus demonstrating that the infection can be more widely disseminated than suspected using routine stains. Immunohistochemical procedures, thus, greatly facilitate the histological diagnosis of intestinal spirochetosis and may contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy performed in one case showed that the spirochete closely resembled the species designated as Brachyspira aalborgi.
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- T De Brito
- Institute of Tropical Medicine and University Hospital, University of S. Paulo Medical School, Brazil
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Lamas M, Sanz E, Martin-Parras L, Espel E, Sperisen P, Collins M, Silva AG. Glucocorticoid hormones upregulate interleukin 2 receptor alpha gene expression. Cell Immunol 1993; 151:437-50. [PMID: 8402947 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.1993.1252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We present evidence that glucocorticoid hormones increase expression of IL-2Rec alpha chain on T cells by regulating IL-2Rec alpha gene transcription. We have previously reported that glucocorticoids can upregulate IL-2Rec alpha mRNA and protein expression in some T cell hybrids. In the present study we show that the glucocorticoid analogue dexamethasone increases mRNA levels of the endogenous IL-2Rec alpha gene and the expression of plasmids containing 5'-flanking sequences of the IL-2Rec alpha gene linked to CAT reporter genes transiently transfected into different cell lines. We show that the dexamethasone effect depends on cis-acting regulatory elements in a segment (-1835/-802) of the mouse gene that also contains cytokine response elements and a inducible DNase I-hypersensitive site. Dexamethasone responses of IL-2Rec alpha-CAT reporter gene constructs were observed in a CTL line, in an IL-3-dependent bone marrow-derived cell line, and in COS7 monkey kidney cells. In the latter the response depended on cotransfection of a glucocorticoid receptor expression vector. The biological relevance of the glucocorticoid-mediated upregulation of the IL-2Rec alpha gene is discussed.
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- M Lamas
- Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Madrid, Spain
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Silva AG, Huber JT, Herdt TH, Holland R, Degregorio RM, Mullaney TP. Morphological alterations of small intestinal epithelium of calves caused by feeding soybean protein. J Dairy Sci 1986; 69:1387-93. [PMID: 3722548 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(86)80545-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Sixteen male Holstein calves were fed milk replacer (14% solids) containing 23% crude protein from: 100% milk protein; or 66% soybean protein concentrate plus 34% milk protein as the only nutrients at 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, and 12% body weight from 1 to 7 wk of age, respectively. Eight calves were sensitized to soybean by feeding 66% soybean protein concentrate plus 34% milk protein for 21 d and eight were not sensitized by feeding 100% milk protein. Afterward, each calf received one of the diets for 10 d followed by the other diet for an additional 10 d. During the 2nd wk of the initial period each calf was surgically fitted with a duodenal cannula for biopsy of intestinal mucosa. Biopsies were taken at surgery and on the last day of each period. Feeding 66% soybean protein concentrate plus 34% milk protein resulted in lower body weight gain, decreased feed efficiency, higher rectal temperatures, increased diarrhea, and villus atrophy. Diminished villi size supports other studies reporting allergic reaction to soybean protein and was associated with the poor performance observed in calves fed soybean protein.
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Huber JT, Silva AG, Campos OF, Mathieu CM. Influence of feeding different amounts of milk on performance, health, and absorption capability of baby calves. J Dairy Sci 1984; 67:2957-63. [PMID: 6530491 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(84)81659-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The influence of feeding high milk on performance, health, and absorption capability of the small intestine was studied in Holstein calves (eight males and eight females). Animals were kept in outdoor hutches bedded with straw. Treatments consisted of two quantities of milk: 1) 4.1 kg of whole milk from 3 to 48 days of age when calves were weaned and 2) gradually increasing milk from 4.1 to 7.0 kg during the first 2 wk of treatment and feeding 7.6 kg per day thereafter until day 42. Milk was reduced gradually during the 7th wk. Intake of milk averaged 4.1 and 6.7 kg per animal per day. Commercial starter, alfalfa hay, and water were offered ad libitum to all calves. Higher milk resulted in larger weight gains (615 versus 538 g/day) and less starter intake. Total dry matter intake, feed efficiency, and scour scores were not different between treatments, but rectal temperatures were greater on high milk. Female calves fed high milk showed less xylose absorption and more days medicated than females fed less milk.
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We have investigated the production of interleukin 2 (IL-2) by human T cells after their stimulation by phytohaemagglutinin (PHA). T cells isolated by rosetting with sheep erythrocytes produced high levels of IL-2. Further separation of rosette-forming cells, according to the expression of Fc receptors for IgG, showed that TG and non-TG cells are equally able to produce IL-2. The release of IL-2 by TG cells did not require DNA synthesis or functional Rc gamma receptors, since positively selected TH cells produced IL-2, even though they lacked lymphoproliferative responses to PHA and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.
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Silva AG. [Homage to Prof. Exequiel González Cortés]. Rev Med Chil 1978; 106:235-8. [PMID: 351763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Silva AG. [Essay on the historical development of internal medicine in Chile]. Rev Med Chil 1972; 100:1012-23. [PMID: 4566067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Silva AG. [Immunological diseases]. Rev Med Chil 1969; 97:1-22. [PMID: 4182934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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