Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
12395 - Fertilidade de Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) alimentada com Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Fertility of Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fed on Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Biological control is an importan practice t in pest management, since it does not contaminate soil, water and no food, and not cause harm to human health and biodiversity of the agroecosystem. Among the Coccinellidae predators, there is the "Ladybug" Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) that acts to control various pests. The aim was to study the reproductive potential of C. maculata fed eggs Ditraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Pyraliadae) in order to use these predators in biological control programs of this pest. The incubation period of eggs of C. maculata was 3.0 days and the number of eggs per clutch was 11.6. The egg viability of C. maculata was 33.7%. The eggs of D. saccharalis were not suitable for C. maculata as affect the viability of eggs of the predator. How are polyphagous feeding habits, the field would Coccinellidae other food options that could improve their reproductive fitness. Therefore, the presence of this predator in agroecosystems should be considered as a sum in the management of D.
Expression of miR-185 targets DNA methyltransferase 1 and Cyclin D2 in IPF and lung cancer in BALF cells: Preliminary results

Epigenetic abnormalities, including DNA methylation have been recently described in IPF and cancer. Moreover, microRNAs miR-17-92, shown to be downregulated in IPF, affect DNA methylation by directly targeting DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) mRNA. We have previously identified the downregulation of miR-185 in the BALF of IPF patients. DNMT1, is targeted by miR-185. MiR-185 also regulates cellular proliferation through an AKT dependent pathway while it targets the G1/S cell cycle progression cyclin D2 (CCND2). We hypothesized that the expression of genes previously shown to be regulated by promoter hypomethylation as well as, the expression of key epigenetic regulators such as DNMTs could explain pathogenic differences and similarities between IPF and lung cancer. Moreover, we hope that future biomarkers will emerge from this Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) study. BALF from 25 IPF patients and 24 lung cancer patients were included in the study. The samples were segregated into groups according to smoking and lung function status. We observed a significant increase in the expression of DNMT1 in IPF relative to CA samples. We also observed a strong positive correlation between DNMT1 and DNMT3B in the two groups of patients. This may be suggestive of relatively higher methyltransferase activity in the IPF BALF cells. Interestingly, CCND2 which has been shown to be overexpressed in IPF tissue samples, also a target of miR-185, was significantly higher in IPF BALF cells relative to CA. These preliminary results suggest that BALF cells have higher DNMT1 expression in IPF relative to CA and that miR-185 may emerge as an important epigenetic regulator in IPF.
Manejo de Neohydatothrips signifer Priesner (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) en maracuyá (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Degener) en el departamento del Huila (Colombia)

Thrips are the main pest of the yellow passion fruit, with a potential of up to 95% damage in vegetative terminals. conventional management for this pest is focused on the use of chemical insecticides, restricting export of the fruit. This research looked at a model of integrated pest management (IPM) for thrips in cultivated passion fruit on three farms in the municipality of La Plata (Huila). There were two plots; one, the IPM model with releases of Chrysoperla externa (30,000 larvae/ha), application ofplant extracts garlic + chili pepper + onion and chemical insecticides according to an action threshold; and the other, with the traditional management of the region. The strategies were evaluated and compared at the technical, environmental and economic levels. Earlier semi-confined studies showed that a field release of C.externa (30,000 larvae/ha) controlled 75.05% of the adult thrips and the mixture (2%) of the plant extracts (garlic + chili pepper + onion) 10% each controlled over 64 ± 5.4%of adults thrips.The population density of N. signifer showed significant differences between IPM (3.61 ±0.402) and the conventional (4.55 ± 0.504); the incidence of injury was not significantly different between the managements. Environmentally, the number of applications per month had significant differences between IPM (1.04 ± 0.22) and conventional (3.33 ± 0.22), this would decrease the potential negative effect on the environment. The economic factor was based on production costs and the cost/benefit ratio, which did not differ significantly between IPM and conventional.
Identifikasi dan Karakterisasi Bakteri Asam Laktat Isolat Susu Segar Sapi Bali (IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM BALI CATTLE’S RAW MILK)

Bali cattle is an indigenous spesies in Bali, which pay great attention due to its uniqueness. Numerousarticles have been published on Bali cattle especially related to its disease, nutritional requirement forgrowth and domestication. Nevertherless, it was no any report has been published on the lactic acidbacteria (LAB) assosiated with the cattles raw milk and its potential used as probiotic. This work isaimed to identify LAB isolated from bali cattle raw milk and its resistance to secondary bile acid (sodiumdeoxy cholic), a prequisite in development of probiotic for human. The results revealed that based upon thehomology studies of the variable region I, II, and III sequences of the 16S rDNA showed that 44 out of 62isolates were closely related to Pediococcus acidilactici; 11 out of 62 isolats were closely related to Enterococusgallinarum, five out of 62 isolates were closely related to Lactococcus garvieae, while only one isolate was closely related to Lactobacillus plantarum and Weisella confusa. Some isolates showed resistant to 0.2-0.6mM deoxy cholic acid, which might be also resist in human gastrointestinal tract conditions. Based onthose finding, it can be concluded that the LAB associated with raw bali cattle milk were closey related toP. acidilactici, E. gallinarum, Lac. garvieae, Lb. plantarum and W. confusa, which different from thosecommonly LAB found in others cattle raw milk. Somes isolates were potential to be developed as probioticfrom human helath.
Comparative genomics and systems biology of environmental stress responses relevant to fungal virulence

The ability to sense and adapt to environmental stress is a major factor for fungi such as Candida glabrata and Aspergillus fumigatus to colonize a host niche and therefore for pathogenesis. Herein, I assess the role of the putative C. glabrata stress activated protein kinase signalling architecture in hyperosmotic stress adaptation using gene disruption, and gene expression microarrays. I report that, apart from the induction of glycerol biosynthetic genes, the transcriptional response of wild-type C. glabrata subjected to hyperosmotic stress is dissimilar to S. cerevisiae (< 20% concordance) despite sharing approximately 90% of their genetic repertoire. Transcription profiling of mutants disrupted in signalling genes (HOG 1 and STE11), revealed a significant component (approximately 30%) of transcription that was independent of the extant Shol signalling. In parallel, a library of null mutant strains disrupted in 186 C. glabrata putative transcription factor ORFs was developed and screened for sensitivity to the anti-fungal compound fluconazole, identifying novel determinants of fluconazole sensitivity (including a regulator of aromatic acid biosynthesis and several mediator complex subunits). In a separate study, to avoid using in vitro approximations of host niche stressors, the transcriptional response of A. fumigatus cells during early stage infection in a murine model in invasive aspergillosis was investigated. This revealed an A. fumigatus gene expression programme governing metabolic and physiological adaptation, which may allow the organism to prosper within the mammalian niche. The transcriptional response to nutritional cues was also studied in C. glabrata and mapped to molecular interaction networks inferred by homology with S. cerevisiae. Transcription profiling of C. glabrata exposed to serum (10% v/v) revealed upregulation of amino acid uptake and catabolism and repression of carbon catabolic pathways in favour of high mannose glycan biosynthesis.
Gene expression profiling of eukaryotic microalga, Haematococcus pluvialis

Under environmental stress, such as strong irradiance or nitrogen deficiency, unicellular green algae of the genus Haematococcus accumulate secondary carotenoids, i.e. astaxanthin, in the cytosol. The induction and regulation of astaxanthin biosynthesis in microalgae has recently received considerable attention owing to the increasing use of secondary carotenoids as a source of pigmentation for fish aquacultures, and as a potential drug in cancer prevention as a free-radical quencher. Accordingly, this study generated expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from a library constructed from astaxanthin-induced Haematococcus pluvialis, Partial sequences were obtained from the 5' ends of 1,858 individual cDNAs, and then grouped into 1,025 non-overlapping sequences, among which 708 sequences were singletons, while the remainder fell into 317 clusters. Approximately 63% of the EST sequences showed similarity to previously described sequences in public databases. H. pluvialis was found to consist of a relatively high percentage of genes involved in genetic information processing (15%) and metabolism (11%), whereas a relatively low percentage of sequences was involved in the signal transduction (3%), structure (2%), and environmental information process (3%). In addition, a relatively large fraction of H. pluvialis sequences was classified as genes involved in photosynthesis (9%) and cellular process (9%). Based on this EST analysis, the full-length cDNA sequence for superoxide dismutase (SOD) of H. pluvialis was cloned, and the expression of this gene was investigated. The abundance of SOD changed substantially in response to different culture conditions, indicating the possible regulation of this gene in H. pluvialis.
Effects of pH, Buffer System and Lactate on the Simulated Ischemia-reperfusion Injury of H9c2 Cardiac Myocytes

We elucidated the effects of various components of ischemic medium on the outcome of simulated ischemia-reperfusion injury. Hypoxia for up to 12 hours induced neither apoptotic bodies nor LDH release. However, reoxygenation after 6 or 12 hours of hypoxia resulted in a marked LDH release along with morphological changes compatible with oncotic cell death. H9c2 cells were then subjected to 6 hours of simulated ischemia by exposing them to modified hypoxic glucose-free Krebs-Henseleit buffer. Lowered pH (pH 6.4) of simulated-ischemic buffer resulted in the generation of apoptotic bodies during ischemia, with no concomitant LDH release. The degree of reperfusion-induced LDH release was not affected by the pH of ischemic buffer. Removal of sodium bicarbonate from the simulated ischemic buffer markedly increased cellular damages during both the simulated ischemia and reperfusion. Addition of lactate to the simulated ischemic buffer increased apoptotic cell death during the simulated ischemia. Most importantly, concomitant acidosis and high lactate concentration in ischemic buffer augmented the reperfusion-induced oncotic cell death. These results confirmed the influences of acidosis, bicarbonate deprivation and lactate on the progression and outcome of the simulated ischemia-reperfusion, and also demonstrated that concomitant acidosis and high lactate concentration in simulated ischemic buffer contribute to the development of reperfusion injury.
Influence of Introduction History on Genetic Variation in Introduced Populations: A Case Study of Oregon Chub

AbstractPopulation introductions and reintroductions have become a common tool for conserving threatened species, but oftentimes introduced populations have reduced the genetic diversity compared with the source population they were founded from. Population introductions played an important role in the recovery of the Oregon Chub Oregonichthys crameri, a small floodplain minnow found in western Oregon. Unlike many introduction efforts, introduced populations of Oregon Chub were founded using large numbers of individuals (hundreds in many cases) and each population had a unique introduction history (e.g., number of founders, source populations selected, duration of the introduction effort). We used microsatellite loci to examine 13 introduced populations and their respective sources to evaluate how well the introduction program captured genetic diversity present in the wild populations. Genetic variation was reduced by roughly 25% in one introduced population, and three introduced populations showed eviden.
Generalized aggregation operators for intuitionistic fuzzy sets

The generalized ordered weighted averaging (GOWA) operators are a new class of operators, which were introduced by Yager (Fuzzy Optim Decision Making 2004;3:93–107). However, it seems that there is no investigation on these aggregation operators to deal with intuitionistic fuzzy or interval‐valued intuitionistic fuzzy information. In this paper, we first develop some new generalized aggregation operators, such as generalized intuitionistic fuzzy weighted averaging operator, generalized intuitionistic fuzzy ordered weighted averaging operator, generalized intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid averaging operator, generalized interval‐valued intuitionistic fuzzy weighted averaging operator, generalized interval‐valued intuitionistic fuzzy ordered weighted averaging operator, generalized interval‐valued intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid average operator, which extend the GOWA operators to accommodate the environment in which the given arguments are both intuitionistic fuzzy sets that are characterized by a membership function and a nonmembership function, and interval‐valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets, whose fundamental characteristic is that the values of its membership function and nonmembership function are intervals rather than exact numbers, and study their properties. Then, we apply them to multiple attribute decision making with intuitionistic fuzzy or interval‐valued intuitionistic fuzzy information. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Wildlife Tourism: Impacts, Management, and Planning

The publishers of this edited volume rightly claim that it should be required reading for a varied audience interested in wildlife tourism including tourism professionals, wildlife managers, recreation managers, researchers, and general readers with an interest in the role of wildlife tourism. I volunteered to review this book, since I readily confess to being a wildlife tourist at times, and I was curious as to the inner workings of the industry. This volume provides an eye-opening viewpoint on wildlife tourism to someone outside the field
L'impiego della propoli nell'alimentazione delle anatre da carne

The Authors refer the results of a research about the use of propolis in ducks feeding. Added to rations at the doses of 20 and 40 p.p.m. from 1 to 60 d of age, propolis has improved the weight gain (resp. 10.50% and 13.50%), the feed utilisation (resp. 17.00% and 23.00%), the carcass (resp. 5.50% and 10.50%), the meat yield (resp. 10.00% and 21.00%), the meat digestibility (resp. 4.30% and 7.00% of digestible protein after in vitro pepsinic digestion), the tenderness (resp. -25.50% and -45.00% of connective tissue after in vitro tripsinic digestion) and skin pigmentation. (resp. 10.50% and 18.00%). The use of the propolis at lower dose (10 p.p.m.) does not seem to offer better advantages. Regardless to the dose, propolis has not positive or negative effects on the chemical composition and the health status.
Inhibition Activity of Plants on IgE-mediated Degranulation of RBL-2H3 Cells

In this study, the inhibitory activities of fifty plant extracts on IgE-mediated degranulation in the rat basophilic leukemia cell line (RBL-2H3 cells) were measured; the release of interleukin (IL)-4 and β-hexosaminidase from IgE-sensitized cells treated with the plant extracts was measured; and the effects of the plant extracts on cell viability were tested. The results of the analysis of plant extracts at 20 ㎍/㎖, including the aerial part of Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch, exhibited suppressive activities upon the release of IL-4. Furthermore, several plant extracts including methanol extracted from Lindera erythrocarpa Makino (aerial part) at the same concentration significantly inhibited the release of β-hexosaminidase. Twenty-six of the plant extracts, including methanol extract of Weigela subsessilis (Nakai) L. H. Bailey (branch), showed a cell proliferation effect of over 80% at 100 ㎍/㎖. In conclusion, the results suggest that the leaf/stem of Geum japonicum Thunb. and the stamen/ovary of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. , which exhibited effective inhibition on β-hexosaminidase release and IL-4 release from mast cells and showed high cell viability, could be useful candidates as anti-allergy materials.
Estimating intake and digestibility of native Flint Hills hay.

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Reproductive Biology and Growth of the Temperate Damselfish

Demographic characteristics of the temperate damselfish Parma microlepis, from Sydney, Australia, are described. Data are presented on polychromatism, age, growth, and reproductive biology. Juvenile P. microlepis could be distinguished from adults on the basis of color. Fish with juvenile coloration ranged in age from zero to 7+ years, but most (88%) were less than 3 years old and less than 115 mm SL. Adult P microlepis are permanently sexually dichromatic; males are dark brown to black and females light brown to yellow. Tetracycline experiments indicated that increments in otoliths were deposited annually. Eighty-five percent of adults were less than 20 years old, but a maximum age of 37 years was recorded. The rate of growth (K = 0.41) of P. microlepis was similar to that reported for some tropical pomacentrids. The size of fish was a poor predictor of age, and all adults over 8 years old were 126-144 mm SL. Both sexes attained sexual maturity at two to 5+ years of age, and mature animals were generally over 105 mm SL with a maximum size of 160 mm. Histological sections of gonadal tissue and relationships between both size/sex and age/sex demonstrated that P microlepis was gonochoristic. Maturation of gonads commenced 1-2 months before the spawning season that extended over a 3-4 month period from August to January, the austral spring to summer period. Gonads of both sexes were in resting stage (early stage of gametogenesis) 1-2 months after the spawning season. Substantial visceral fat deposits were only found between spawning peaks. This study demonstrated that P microlepis is a fastgrowing (to 8+ years), relatively long-lived pomacentrid with the potential to reproduce for more than 30 years. The implications of longevity to population dynamics are discussed.
Oxidative capacity of human muscle fiber types: Effects of age and training status

Morphometry and oxidative capacity of slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type IIa and IIb) muscle fibers obtained from vastus lateralis needle biopsies were compared between younger (21-30 yr) and older (51-62 yr) normal fit (maximal O2 uptake = 47.0 vs. 32.3 ml.kg-1.min-1) and endurance-trained (66.3 vs. 52.7 ml.kg-1.min-1) men (n = 6/group). The older groups had smaller type IIa (31%) and IIb (40%) fiber areas and fewer capillaries surrounding these fibers than did younger groups. The reduced type II fiber areas and capillary contacts associated with aging were also observed in the older trained men. However, the capillary supply per unit type II fiber area was not affected by age but was enhanced by training. Additionally, on the basis of quantitative histochemical analysis, succinate dehydrogenase activities of type IIa fibers in the older trained men [4.07 +/- 0.68 (SD) mmol.min-1.l-1] were similar to those observed in younger trained men (4.00 +/- 0.48 mmol.min-1.l-1) and twofold higher than in older normal fit men (2.01 +/- 0.65 mmol.min-1.l-1; age x fitness interaction, P < 0.05). Type I muscle fibers were unaffected by age but were larger and had more capillary contacts and higher succinate dehydrogenase activities in the trained groups. The findings of this study suggest that aging results in a decrease in type II fiber size and oxidative capacity in healthy men and that this latter effect can be prevented by endurance training. Conclusions regarding the effects of age and training status on muscle capillarization depend largely on how these data are expressed.