We studied the herpetofaunal community from the Atlantic forest of Morro São João, in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, and present data on species composition, richness, relative abundance and densities. We combined three sampling methods: plot sampling, visual encounter surveys and pit-fall traps. We recorded sixteen species of amphibians and nine of reptiles. The estimated densities (based on re...

This study assesses the effectiveness of stratification, based on photo-interpreted forest types, for strategic inventory. It uses results (from stratified sampling) for Total Merchantable Volume (TMV) in 18 Inventory Areas in Tasmanian State forest. The variance of the TMV as determined from stratified sampling is compared with the estimated variance of a simple random sample using the same nu...

BACKGROUND [11C]Befloxatone measures the density of the enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) in the brain. MAO-A is responsible for the degradation of different neurotransmitters and is implicated in several neurologic and psychiatric illnesses. This study sought to estimate the distribution volume (VT) values of [11C]befloxatone in humans using an arterial input function. METHODS Seven healthy...

Aggregation of hyperphosphorylated tau is a major hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD). In vivo imaging with PET may offer important insights into pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnosis, and disease progression. We describe different strategies for quantification of 18F-AV-1451 (T807) tau binding, including models with blood sampling and noninvasive alte...

1. There is currently much interest in replacing the design-based component of conventional distance sampling methods by a modelling approach where animal densities are related to environmental covariates. These models allow identification of relationships between density and covariates. One of the uses of such models is to assess the effects of some intervention on numbers for species of conse...

Background There is a great need for simple and inexpensive methods to quantify ammonia emissions in multi-plot field trials. However, that meet these criteria have be thoroughly validated. In the calibrated passive sampling approach, acid traps placed center of quadratic plots absorb ammonia, enabling relative comparisons between plots. To emissions, trap samplings are scaled by means transfer...

powdery mildew disease caused quality and quantity losses of sugar beet production. therefore, five spraying treatments and three sugar beet variety were conducted in split plot design with four reapplications during consecutive two years in kermanshah and mashhad regions. in order to control of disease, tridimorph fungicide was used. spraying treatments were in main plot and variety in the sub...