Há uma grande necessidade de ampliar o conhecimento sobre a micobiota associada à flora da Caatinga. Dentre as espécies vegetais que ocorrem naturalmente no bioma, Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc., popularmente conhecido como licurizeiro, é considerado das principais palmeiras região semiárida brasileira. Diante disso, buscando identificar os fungos ascomicetos se desenvolvem em suas folhas, real...

Selection of the requirements for the next release of a software product is a inherently complex task due to the high volume of intricate requirements and to the varied interests of the stake holders involved. In this paper we apply integer linear programming techniques to aid requirements managers of product software companies in release planning. The applied techniques take candidate requirem...

Accurate characterization of spatial patterns and temporal variations in dryland vegetation is great importance for improving our understanding terrestrial ecosystem functioning under changing climates. Here, we explored the spatiotemporal variability phenology using satellite-observed Solar-Induced chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) along North Australian Tropical T...

Nutrient overload induces constitutive S6K1 (S6 kinase 1) activation, which leads to insulin resistance by suppressing insulin-induced class I PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) signalling [Um, Frigerio, Watanabe, Picard, Joaquin, Sticker, Fumagalli, Allegrini, Kozma, Auwerx and Thomas (2004) Nature 431, 200-205]. This finding gave rise to the question of the mechanism by which nutrients, such as...

Introduction The Caribbean and West Indies are surrounded on 3 sides by endemic zones for most of the major deep mycoses. To the north in the United States there are the southernmost limits of the endemic areas of histoplasmosis and blastomycosis with coccidioidomycosis further to the west in Texas. In Mexico significant numbers of cases of sporotrichosis and mycetoma (madura foot) are seen, wh...

Energy and water availability were identified as the first order controls of evapotranspiration(ET) in ecohyrodrology. With a ~1,000 km precipitation gradient and distinct wet-dry climate,the North Australian Tropical Transect (NATT) was well suited for evaluating how energy andwater availabilities constrain water use by vegetation, but has not been done yet. In this study,we addressed this que...

Aim: To determine seroprevalence and haematological parameters of some wild and semidomesticated birds naturally infected with avian pox virus (APV). Methods: A total of 160 birds belonging to 12 species were used for the study. Serum samples obtained from these birds were analyzed for antibodies to Avian Pox Virus (APV) using agar gel precipitation test. Natt-Herricks methods and thin blood sm...

Introduction Myositis is a general term used to define the inflammation of muscles. In the acute forms of myositis, this inflammation is caused by trauma, infection, certain drugs and even exercise. The chronic and sometimes progressive form of myositis is a rare condition that affects 10 in one million people each year. There has been considerable research into the pathological conditions of t...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Succinylcholine, a depolarizing muscular blocker, has widespread use for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department, and operating room. The advantageous pharmacologic profile includes onset of action (40-60 secs), short duration (6-10 mins), better conditions such as ease laryngoscopy diaph...