bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Testosterone on the Cardiovascular System in Men
Authors: Ruige Johannes B. , Ouwens D. Margriet , Kaufman Jean-Marc
Published: September 2013

Context:

The widespread use of T therapy, particularly in aging males, necessitates knowledge of the relationship between T and the cardiovascular system.

Evidence Acquisition:

The review is based on a 1970 to 2013 PubMed search with terms related to androgens in combination with cardiovascular disease, including T, dihydrotestosterone, trial, mortality, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, blood pressure, endothelial function, dyslipidemia, thrombosis, ventricular function, and arrhythmia. Original articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and relevant citations were screened.

Evidence Synthesis:

Low T has been linked to increased blood pressure, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, thrombosis, endothelial dysfunction, as well as to impaired left ventricular function. On the one hand, a modest association is suggested between low endogenous T and incident cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular mortality, implying unrecognized beneficial T effects, residual confounding, or a relationship with health status. On the other hand, treatments with T to restore “normal concentrations” have so far not been proven to be beneficial with respect to cardiovascular disease; neither have they definitely shown specific adverse cardiovascular effects. The cardiovascular risk-benefit profile of T therapy remains largely evasive in view of a lack of well-designed and adequately powered randomized clinical trials.

Conclusions:

The important knowledge gap as to the exact relationship between T and cardiovascular disease would support a cautious, restrained approach to T therapy in aging men, pending clarification of benefits and risks by adequately powered clinical trials of sufficient duration.
Regional and Overall Aortic Function In Nondiabetic Individuals With Insulin Resistance and Normal Glucose Tolerance
Authors: Stakos Dimitrios A. , Boudoulas Konstantinos D. , Gaillard Trudy R. , Schuster Dara P. , Osei Kwame , Boudoulas Harisios
Published: September 2013

Context:

Insulin resistance is associated with altered vascular function in diabetes.

Objective:

The objective of the study was to define the overall and regional aortic function as well as the changes of aortic function over time in nondiabetic individuals with insulin resistance and a normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

Design:

This was a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis with 12 months follow-up.

Setting:

The setting of the study was in primary care.

Patients:

Nondiabetic individuals (n = 181, mean age 42 ± 8 y) with a normal OGTT and insulin resistance as defined by the insulin sensitivity index (ISI) participated in the study.

Interventions:

ISI was estimated from serial measurements of plasma insulin and glucose during an iv glucose tolerance test. Ascending and abdominal aortic distensibility (AoD) and stiffness index-β (AoSI) were assessed using echocardiography. Carotid-to-femoral artery pulse wave velocity (PWVc-f; an index of overall aortic function) was measured from carotid and femoral arteries Doppler flow velocities recorded simultaneously with an electrocardiogram. Associations between ISI, AoD, AoSI, and PWVc-f were assessed using linear regression analyses and ANOVA. Differences between baseline and 12 months were compared using a paired t test.

Main Outcome Measures:

AoD and AoSI associations as well as changes over a 12-month period in relation to ISI were measured.

Results:

Ascending AoD (P = .01) and ascending AoSI (P = .025) were significantly associated with ISI; in contrast, abdominal AoD and AoSI and PWVc-f did not. Changes in AoD, AoSI, and PWVc-f over time were more prominent in individuals with low ISI compared with those with high ISI.

Conclusions:

The significant associations between ISI and aortic function suggest that insulin resistance may affect the cardiovascular system, even when OGTT is normal.
Comparison of Elastographic Strain Index and Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in 631 Thyroid Nodules
Authors: Magri Flavia , Chytiris Spyridon , Capelli Valentina , Gaiti Margherita , Zerbini Francesca , Carrara Roberto , Malovini Alberto , Rotondi Mario , Bellazzi Riccardo , Chiovato Luca
Published: September 2013

Context:

Ultrasound (US) elastography (USE) was recently been reported as a sensitive, noninvasive tool for identifying thyroid cancer. However, the accuracy of this technique is hampered by the intra- and interoperator variability, some US features of the nodule, and the coexistence of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD).

Objectives:

The purpose of this article was to assess the accuracy of USE findings in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules compared with other US features to evaluate its feasibility in the presence of ATDs and identify the strain index (SI) cutoff with the highest diagnostic performance.

Design:

We evaluated 528 consecutive patients for a total of 661 thyroid nodules. All nodules underwent fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and USE evaluation. The SI was calculated as a ratio of the nodule strain divided by the strain of the softest part of the surrounding normal tissue.

Results:

The median SI value was significantly higher in THY4 and THY5 than in THY2 nodules in ATD-positive, ATD-negative, and ATD-unknown patients. The cutoff of SI for malignancy was estimated to be 2.905 by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis in a screening set (379 FNAC results), and then tested in a replication set (252 FNAC results). In all cases, a SI value of ≥2.905 conferred to the nodule a significantly greater probability of being malignant. This SI cutoff had the greatest area under the curve, sensitivity, and negative predictive value, compared with the conventional US features of malignancy.

Conclusion:

The elastographic SI has a high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value for the diagnosis of thyroid malignancy both in the presence and in the absence of ATD. If our data on USE are also confirmed in THY3 nodules, FNAC could be avoided in a number of thyroid nodules with certain features.
Indefatigable: an erect coralline alga is highly resistant to fatigue
Authors: Denny Mark , Mach Katharine , Tepler Sarah , Martone Patrick
Published: September 2013

Intertidal organisms are subjected to intense hydrodynamic forces as waves break on the shore. These repeated insults can cause a plant or animal's structural materials to fatigue and fail, even though no single force would be sufficient to break the organism. Indeed, the survivorship and maximum size of at least one species of seaweed is set by the accumulated effects of small forces rather than the catastrophic imposition of a single lethal force. One might suppose that fatigue would be especially potent in articulated coralline algae, in which the strain of the entire structure is concentrated in localized joints, the genicula. However, previous studies of joint morphology suggest an alternative hypothesis. Each geniculum is composed of a single tier of cells, which are attached at their ends to the calcified segments of the plant (the intergenicula) but have minimal connection to each other along their lengths. This lack of neighborly attachment potentially allows the weak interfaces between cells to act as ‘crack stoppers’, inhibiting the growth of fatigue cracks. We tested this possibility by repeatedly loading fronds of Calliarthron cheilosporioides, a coralline alga common on wave-washed shores in California. When repeatedly loaded to 50–80% of its breaking strength, C. cheilosporioides commonly survives more than a million stress cycles, with a record of 51 million. We show how this extraordinary fatigue resistance interacts with the distribution of wave-induced water velocities to set the limits to size in this species.
Enhancement of paper dry strength by carboxymethylated β-d-glucan from oat as additive
Authors: Song Xianliang , Hubbe Martin A.
Published: September 2013

The hypothesis has been tested that a carboxymethyl hemicellulose improves more effectively the dry strength of papers than a native hemicellulose. To that end, β-d-glucan from oat was treated with an alkaline ethanolic solution of sodium chloroacetate for different times to obtain a range of carboxymethylated β-d-glucan (CM-glucan) samples. The derivatization was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The physical properties of paper concerning burst and tensile strength as well as folding endurance were essentially improved if CM-glucan was added to unbleached kraft fiber suspension from pine before papermaking. The effects could be maximized by a proper selection of carboxymethylation time and the amount of CM-glucan added to the suspension. The effect was also beneficial in the case of recycled fibers.
Cytoarchitectonic and Dynamic Origins of Giant Positive Local Field Potentials in the Dentate Gyrus
Authors: Fernández-Ruiz Antonio , Muñoz Sagrario , Sancho Miguel , Makarova Julia , Makarov Valeri A. , Herreras Oscar
Published: September 2013

To determine why some pathways but not others produce sizable local field potentials (LFPs) and how far from the source can these be recorded, complementary experimental analyses and realistic modeling of specific brain structures are required. In the present study, we combined multiplein vivolinear recordings in rats and a tridimensional finite element model of the dentate gyrus, a curved structure displaying abnormally large positive LFPs. We demonstrate that the polarized dendritic arbour of granule cells (GCs), combined with the curved layered configuration of the population promote the spatial clustering of GC currents in the interposed hilus and project them through the open side at a distance from cell domains. LFPs grow up to 20 times larger than observed in synaptic sites. The dominant positive polarity of hilar LFPs was only produced by the synchronous activation of GCs in both blades by either somatic inhibition or dendritic excitation. Moreover, the corresponding anatomical pathways must project to both blades of the dentate gyrus as even a mild decrease in the spatial synchronization resulted in a dramatic reduction in LFP power in distant sites, yet not in the GC domains. It is concluded that the activation of layered structures may establish sharply delimited spatial domains where synaptic currents from one or another input appear to be segregated according to the topology of afferent pathways and the cytoarchitectonic features of the target population. These also determine preferred directions for volume conduction in the brain, of relevance for interpretation of surface EEG recordings.
Temporally Specific Sensory Signals for the Detection of Stimulus Omission in the Primate Deep Cerebellar Nuclei
Authors: Ohmae Shogo , Uematsu Akiko , Tanaka Masaki
Published: September 2013

The cerebellum is implicated in sensory prediction in the subsecond range. To explore how neurons in the cerebellum encode temporal information for the prediction of sensory events, we trained monkeys to make a saccade in response to either a single omission or deviation of isochronous repetitive stimuli. We found that neurons in the cerebellar dentate nucleus exhibited a gradual elevation of the baseline firing rate as the repetition progressed. Most neurons showed a transient suppression for each stimulus, and this firing modulation also increased gradually, opposed to the sensory adaptation. The magnitude of the enhanced sensory response positively correlated with interstimulus interval. Furthermore, when stimuli appeared unexpectedly earlier than the regular timing, the neuronal modulation became smaller, suggesting that the sensory response depended on the time elapsed since the previous stimulus. The enhancement of neuronal modulation was context dependent and was reduced or even absent when monkeys were unmotivated to detect stimulus omission. A significant negative correlation between neuronal activity at stimulus omission and saccade latency suggested that the timing of each stimulus was predicted by the amount of recovery from the transient response. Because inactivation of the recording sites delayed the detection of stimulus omission but only slightly altered the detection of stimulus deviation, these signals might be necessary for the prediction of stimulus timing but may not be involved only in the generation of saccades. Our results demonstrate a novel mechanism for temporal prediction of upcoming stimuli that accompanies the time-dependent modification of sensory gain in the cerebellum.
The Ability of BDNF to Modify Neurogenesis and Depressive-Like Behaviors Is Dependent upon Phosphorylation of Tyrosine Residues 365/367 in the GABAA-Receptor γ2 Subunit
Authors: Vithlani Mansi , Hines Rochelle M. , Zhong Ping , Terunuma Miho , Hines Dustin J. , Revilla-Sanchez Raquel , Jurd Rachel , Haydon Phillip , Rios Maribel , Brandon Nicholas , Yan Zhen , Moss Stephen J.
Published: September 2013

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a potent regulator of neuronal activity, neurogenesis, and depressive-like behaviors; however, downstream effectors by which BDNF exerts these varying actions remain to be determined. Here we reveal that BDNF induces long-lasting enhancements in the efficacy of synaptic inhibition by stabilizing γ2 subunit-containing GABAAreceptors (GABAARs) at the cell surface, leading to persistent reductions in neuronal excitability. This effect is dependent upon enhanced phosphorylation of tyrosines 365 and 367 (Y365/7) in the GABAAR γ2 subunit as revealed using mice in which these residues have been mutated to phenyalanines (Y365/7F). Heterozygotes for this mutation exhibit an antidepressant-like phenotype, as shown using behavioral-despair models of depression. In addition, heterozygous Y365/7F mice show increased levels of hippocampal neurogenesis, which has been strongly connected with antidepressant action. Both the antidepressant phenotype and the increased neurogenesis seen in these mice are insensitive to further modulation by BDNF, which produces robust antidepressant-like activity and neurogenesis in wild-type mice. Collectively, our results suggest a critical role for GABAAR γ2 subunit Y365/7 phosphorylation and function in regulating the effects of BDNF.
Opposite Adaptive Processing of Stimulus Intensity in Two Major Nuclei of the Somatosensory Brainstem
Authors: Mohar Boaz , Katz Yonatan , Lampl Ilan
Published: September 2013

Tactile information ascends from the brainstem to the somatosensory cortex via two major parallel pathways, lemniscal and paralemniscal. In both pathways, and throughout all processing stations, adaptation effects are evident. Although parallel processing of sensory information is not unique to this system, the distinct information carried by these adaptive pathways remains unclear. Usingin vivointracellular recordings at their divergence point (brainstem trigeminal complex) in rats, we found opposite adaptation effects in the corresponding nuclei of these two pathways. Increasing the intensity of vibrissa stimulation entailed more adaption in paralemniscal neurons, whereas it caused less adaptation in lemniscal cells. Furthermore, increasing the intensity sharpens lemniscal receptive field profile as adaptation progresses. We hypothesize that these pathways evolved to operate optimally at different dynamic ranges of sustained sensory stimulation. Accordingly, the two pathways are likely to serve different functional roles in the transmission of weak and strong inputs. Hence, our results suggest that due to the disparity in the adaptation properties of two major parallel pathways in this system, high and reliable throughput of information can be achieved at a wider range of stimulation intensities than by each pathway alone.
Categorical Clustering of the Neural Representation of Color
Authors: Brouwer Gijs Joost , Heeger David J.
Published: September 2013

Cortical activity was measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while human subjects viewed 12 stimulus colors and performed either a color-naming or diverted attention task. A forward model was used to extract lower dimensional neural color spaces from the high-dimensional fMRI responses. The neural color spaces in two visual areas, human ventral V4 (V4v) and VO1, exhibited clustering (greater similarity between activity patterns evoked by stimulus colors within a perceptual category, compared to between-category colors) for the color-naming task, but not for the diverted attention task. Response amplitudes and signal-to-noise ratios were higher in most visual cortical areas for color naming compared to diverted attention. But only in V4v and VO1 did the cortical representation of color change to a categorical color space. A model is presented that induces such a categorical representation by changing the response gains of subpopulations of color-selective neurons.
Short-Term Quetiapine Treatment Alters the Use of Reinforcement Signals during Risky Decision-Making and Promotes the Choice of Negative Expected Values in Healthy Adult Males
Authors: Rock Philippa L. , Harmer Catherine J. , McTavish Sarah F. B. , Goodwin Guy M. , Rogers Robert D.
Published: September 2013

Effective decision-making can involve using environmental signals about the possible good and bad outcomes, and their probabilities, to select optimal actions. Problematic decision-making in psychiatric disorders, and particularly bipolar illness, may result from disrupted use of these reinforcement cues, leading to actions that reflect or precipitate pathological changes in mood. Previous experiments indicate that the processing of reinforcement cues while selecting between risky actions can be influenced by dopamine and serotonin activity. Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent with a complex pharmacology, including antagonist actions at 5-HT2Aand, to a lesser extent, D2receptors. Here, we investigated the effects of (short-term) treatment with quetiapine on the risky decision-making of healthy human adults. Twenty participants received 150 mg of quetiapine XL for 7 d, whereas 20 age- and IQ-matched participants received a placebo. On the eighth day, all participants completed a risky decision-making task that involved making a series of choices between two simultaneously presented gambles that differed in the magnitudes of their possible gains and losses, and the probabilities with which these outcomes were delivered. Quetiapine treatment was associated with a marked tendency to choose options with negative expected values compared with placebo treatment in male but not female participants. Our results demonstrate that antagonism of serotonin and dopamine receptor activity can alter the way individuals use information about gains and losses when selecting between risky actions, possibly reflecting gender-specific differences in risk attitudes. These effects may be beneficial by correcting decision-making biases that feature in mood disorders.
Distinct Regions of Right Temporal Cortex Are Associated with Biological and Human–Agent Motion: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Neuropsychological Evidence
Authors: Han Zaizhu , Bi Yanchao , Chen Jing , Chen Quanjing , He Yong , Caramazza Alfonso
Published: September 2013

In human lateral temporal cortex, some regions show specific sensitivity to human motion. Here we examine whether such effects reflect a general biological–nonbiological organizational principle or a process specific to human–agent processing by comparing processing of human, animal, and tool motion in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment with healthy participants and a voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) study of patients with brain damage (77 stroke patients). The fMRI experiment revealed that in the lateral temporal cortex, the posterior superior temporal sulcus shows a preference for human and animal motion, whereas the middle part of the right superior temporal sulcus/gyrus (mSTS/STG) shows a preference for human and functional tool motion. VLSM analyses also revealed that damage to this right mSTS/STG region led to more severe impairment in the recognition of human and functional tool motion relative to animal motion, indicating the causal role of this brain area in human–agent motion processing. The findings for the right mSTS/STG cannot be reduced to a preference for articulated motion or processing of social variables since neither factor is involved in functional tool motion recognition. We conclude that a unidimensional biological–nonbiological distinction cannot fully explain the visual motion effects in lateral temporal cortex. Instead, the results suggest the existence of distinct components in right posterior temporal cortex and mSTS/STG that are associated, respectively, with biological motion and human–agent motion processing.
Syntactic prominence in Icelandic Experiencer arguments: quirky subjects vs. dative objects
Authors: Rott Julian A.
Published: September 2013

As has often been demonstrated, Icelandic Quirky Subjects largely behave like canonical nominative subjects and unlike topicalized objects. Among verbs selecting for Quirky Subjects, experiential predicates with a dative Experiencer subject and a nominative Stimulus object are the most common type. Recently, several studies have proposed a sub-class within this group of dat-nom-verbs, characterized by an alternation in their argument mapping. Here, both the dative Experiencer and the nominative Stimulus can occur as either the syntactic subject or object.This paper empirically investigates this class as well as the extent to which its alternation is determined by semantic and pragmatic factors.
Typology of nominal and adjectival suppletion
Authors: Vafaeian Ghazaleh
Published: September 2013

This article presents a sample-based typological account of suppletion in nouns and adjectives. The distribution of the grammatical categories involved in the suppletive forms is presented along with the lexical meanings most commonly found to be suppletive. It is demonstrated that nominal suppletion is not a rare phenomenon and most commonly involves the feature
Caracterização de terras pretas arqueológicas no sul do estado do Amazonas
Authors: Santos Luís Antônio Coutrim dos , Campos Milton César Costa , Aquino Renato Eleotério de , Bergamin Anderson Cristian , Silva Douglas Marcelo Pinheiro da , Marques Junior Jose , França Ana Beatriz Coelho
Published: September 2013

As Terras Pretas Arqueológicas (TPAs) são unidades de solo que apresentam como características alta fertilidade, coloração escura e presença de fragmentos cerâmicos. Sobre a formação das TPAs, a hipótese mais bem aceita entre os pesquisadores é que essas foram originadas a partir de processos antrópicos provocados pelos homens pré-colombianos. Diante disso, objetivou-se caracterizar TPAs localizadas nos municípios de Apuí e Manicoré, na região sul do Estado do Amazonas. Foram selecionados sete locais de ocorrência de TPAs, sendo abertas trincheiras e os perfis do solo caracterizados morfologicamente. Procedeu-se à coleta de amostras de solo em cada horizonte para as seguintes análises físicas e químicas: composição granulométrica, argila dispersa em água, grau de floculação, densidade do solo, densidade de partículas e porosidade total, pH em água e KCl, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ e Al3+ trocáveis, P disponível, H+Al e C orgânico, além dos teores dos óxidos do ataque sulfúrico, óxidos livre e formas mal cristalizadas. A textura dos horizontes A antrópicos variaram de franco-arenosa a franco-argilosa. Os fragmentos cerâmicos e material lítico apresentaram-se em quantidades e profundidades semelhantes no horizonte A dos perfis estudados, sugerindo certa similaridade dos fatores antrópicos que promoveram sua formação. Os horizontes antrópicos dos perfis P3, P4 e P7 apresentaram caráter eutrófico e teores altos a muito altos de fósforo disponível, quando comparados aos perfis P1, P2, P5 e P6, evidenciando heterogeneidade das TPAs.
Influência da posição na encosta na manifestação do caráter coeso em solos da formação Macacu, no estado do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Ramos Michele Ribeiro , Curcio Gustavo Ribas , Dedecek Renato Antonio , Melo Vander de Freitas , Uhlmann Alexandre
Published: September 2013

A coesão de alguns horizontes de certos solos interfere diretamente no crescimento de plantas, provocando redução da profundidade efetiva, do volume de raízes e da emergência de plântulas, em decorrência da redução da disponibilidade de água e ar no solo. Neste estudo, objetivou-se caracterizar, por meio dos atributos físicos, a coesão de horizontes de solos, em razão das posições dos perfis em duas topossequências em área de sedimentos Terciários da Formação Macacu, no município de Itaboraí, RJ. As encostas das topossequências possuíam Argissolo Amarelo distrocoeso típico, no segmento superior, e Latossolo Amarelo distrocoeso típico, no segmento inferior. Os horizontes subsuperficiais coesos apresentaram valores máximos de densidade próximos de 1,78 Mg m-3. Evidenciou-se a forte tendência da manifestação do caráter coeso, em que as variações foram abruptas nos parâmetros físicos entre o horizonte A e os horizontes inferiores BA e Bw dos perfis. Os solos do segmento inferior da vertente apresentaram maior umidade de campo, condutividade hidráulica e água disponível. A manifestação do caráter coeso foi mais significativa nos solos dos segmentos superiores. Os atributos que melhor segregaram as amostras por causa da posição na vertente foram a densidade e macroporosidade, para o segmento superior, e água disponível e porosidade total, para o segmento inferior da vertente. Os solos posicionados no final da vertente apresentaram maiores teores de água; essa maior umidade deve ter sido responsável por amenizar a coesão. Este estudo ressaltou a importância das investigações sobre as variações do grau de coesão dos horizontes no perfil e dos solos, ao longo das vertentes, relacionando-o aos seus fluxos hídricos.
Symbiotic capability of calopo rhizobia from an agrisoil with different crops in Pernambuco
Authors: Calheiros Altanys Silva , Lira Junior Mario de Andrade , Soares Débora Magalhães , Figueiredo Márcia do Vale Barreto
Published: September 2013

Biological nitrogen fixation by rhizobium-legume symbiosis represents one of the most important nitrogen sources for plants and depends strongly on the symbiotic efficiency of the rhizobium strain. This study evaluated the symbiotic capacity of rhizobial isolates from calopo (CALOPOGONIUM MUCUNOIDES) taken from an agrisoil under BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS pasture, sabiá (MIMOSA CAESALPINIIFOLIA) plantations and Atlantic Forest areas of the Dry Forest Zone of Pernambuco. A total of 1,575 isolates were obtained from 398 groups. A single random isolate of each group was authenticated, in randomized blocks with two replications. Each plant was inoculated with 1 mL of a bacterial broth, containing an estimated population of 10(8) rhizobial cells mL-1. Forty-five days after inoculation, the plants were harvested, separated into shoots, roots and nodules, oven-dried to constant mass, and weighed. Next, the symbiotic capability was tested with 1.5 kg of an autoclaved sand:vermiculite (1:1) mixture in polyethylene bags. The treatments consisted of 122 authenticated isolates, selected based on the shoot dry matter, five uninoculated controls (treated with 0, 50, 100, 150, or 200 kg ha-1 N) and a control inoculated with SEMIA 6152 (=BR1602), a strain of BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM The test was performed as described above. The shoot dry matter of the plants inoculated with the most effective isolates did not differ from that of plants treated with 150 kg ha-1 N. Shoot dry matter was positively correlated with all other variables. The proportion of effective isolates was highest among isolates from SABIÁ forests. There was great variation in nodule dry weight, as well as in N contents and total N.
Variabilidade espacial de atributos físicos de um latossolo vermelho-amarelo, sob lavoura cafeeira
Authors: Kamimura Karina Marie , Santos Gérson Rodrigues dos , Oliveira Marcelo Silva de , Dias Junior Moacir de Souza , Guimarães Paulo Tácito Gontijo
Published: September 2013

O conhecimento da variabilidade dos atributos físicos do solo é importante para o monitoramento da qualidade do solo, pois eles estão diretamente relacionados com a sustentabilidade da produção agrícola. Este estudo teve como objetivos avaliar e identificar as estruturas de dependência espacial, por meio da construção de semivariogramas, num Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo (LVA), sob lavoura cafeeira; caracterizar as distribuições espaciais dos atributos físicos pela krigagem ordinária; e identificar a camada com maior impedimento físico. O experimento foi conduzido num LVA textura muito argilosa na Fazenda da Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, em Patrocínio, MG. A amostragem foi realizada em trincheiras confeccionadas nas intersecções de uma malha retangular de 40 x 150 m, perfazendo um total de 28 pontos, de onde foram coletadas amostras indeformadas em anéis metálicos de 2,54 cm de altura e 6,30 cm de diâmetro, com auxílio do amostrador tipo Uhland. Cada trincheira possuía três degraus de 2,0 x 1,5 m de superfície, nas camadas de 0,00; 0,10; e 0,25 m, onde se coletaram sete amostras indeformadas em cada degrau, dispostas em forma matricial, totalizando 588 amostras. Os atributos físicos do solo apresentaram estrutura de dependência espacial em todas as camadas, exceto a porosidade total. A técnica de krigagem ordinária demonstrou ser alternativa viável para a estimativa de dados em pontos não amostrados na área experimental. A camada de 0,00-0,03 m apresentou maior impedimento físico ao crescimento de raízes, por apresentar maior densidade e menor macroporosidade do solo.
Water percolation estimated with time domain reflectometry (TDR) in drainage lysimeters
Authors: Silva Alisson Jadavi Pereira da , Coelho Eugênio Ferreira
Published: September 2013

Due to the difficulty of estimating water percolation in unsaturated soils, the purpose of this study was to estimate water percolation based on time-domain reflectometry (TDR). In two drainage lysimeters with different soil textures TDR probes were installed, forming a water monitoring system consisting of different numbers of probes. The soils were saturated and covered with plastic to prevent evaporation. Tests of internal drainage were carried out using a TDR 100 unit with constant dielectric readings (every 15 min). To test the consistency of TDR-estimated percolation levels in comparison with the observed leachate levels in the drainage lysimeters, the combined null hypothesis was tested at 5 % probability. A higher number of probes in the water monitoring system resulted in an approximation of the percolation levels estimated from TDR - based moisture data to the levels measured by lysimeters. The definition of the number of probes required for water monitoring to estimate water percolation by TDR depends on the soil physical properties. For sandy clay soils, three batteries with four probes installed at depths of 0.20, 0.40, 0.60, and 0.80 m, at a distance of 0.20, 0.40 and 0.6 m from the center of lysimeters were sufficient to estimate percolation levels equivalent to the observed. In the sandy loam soils, the observed and predicted percolation levels were not equivalent even when using four batteries with four probes each, at depths of 0.20, 0.40, 0.60, and 0.80 m.
Chemical properties and mineralogy of soils with plinthite and petroplinthite in Iranduba (AM), Brazil
Authors: Garcia Cira Hortensia Pérez , Lima Hedinaldo Narciso , Silva Francisco Weliton Rocha , Neves Junior Afrânio Ferreira , Teixeira Wenceslau Geraldes , Macedo Rodrigo Santana , Tavares Sérgio Guimarães
Published: September 2013

Large areas of Plinthosols with ferruginous materials such as plinthite and/or petroplinthite are fairly common in the Brazilian Amazon basin. This work was carried out to investigate the chemical behavior, mineralogical composition and weathering stage of four representative soil profiles with plinthite and petroplinthite, in Iranduba, AM (Central Amazon). Three well-drained soil profiles at high elevations were studied (P1, Plinthic Vetic Ferralsol; P2 and P3, Vetic Endopetric Plinthosol) and a contrasting poorly drained soil (P4 Haplic Plinthosol), located at low elevation. After profile descriptions, soil samples were collected from each horizon, air-dried, sieved (2 mm), and analyzed for particle-size distribution, pH, exchangeable cations (Al3+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, and Na+), as well as available P and total organic carbon (TOC) content. The minerals present in the clay and sand fractions, as well as in the ferruginous materials were identified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The weathering stage of these soils was assessed by means of Ki and Kr indexes, and the amounts of free and amorphous Fe and Al oxides by using dithionite citrate bicarbonate (DBC) and ammonium oxalate dissolution procedures, respectively. The results showed that all soils were extremely unfertile, with pH levels ranging between strong and moderate acidity, very low sum of bases and organic matter content, and of available P. The mineralogy of the soil profiles was very similar, mainly of the well-drained soils, with predominance of kaolinite and quartz in the clay and sand fractions, respectively. In the poorly-drained P4, 2:1 clay particles were also observed. These profiles can be considered highly developed according to the Ki index, however, the Ki value of P4 was higher, indicating that this soil was less developed than the others. In summary, these profiles with plinthite and petroplinthite can be characterized as highly developed and infertile soils and are, with exception of P4, well-drained.
Desenvolvimento de mudas de pinhão-manso irrigadas com água salina
Authors: Matos Fábio Santos , Rocha Ednaldo Cândido , Cruvinel Clair Kássio Lamberty , Ribeiro Rodney Alves , Ribeiro Ricardo Pires , Tinoco Camila Faleiro
Published: September 2013

O uso de água salina na irrigação torna-se importante alternativa diante daescassez de água de boa qualidade em todo o mundo. O pinhão-manso (Jatropha curcas L.) possui baixa exigência hídrica, sobrevive e apresenta produção satisfatória em solos de baixa fertilidade. No entanto, a sua produção é maior em cultivos irrigados, o que reforça a necessidade de desenvolvimento de pesquisas para uso de água salina. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito de diferentes níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação nas características morfofisiológicas de mudas de pinhão-manso. Para isso, foi conduzido experimento em casa de vegetação com interceptação de 50 % da radiação solar, localizada na Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Ipameri, Goiás. O experimento foi conduzido em vasos com capacidade de 4 L de solo, utilizando-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro tratamentos e cinco repetições. As plantas foram irrigadas diariamente com 150 mL de água não salina, durante os 30 primeiros dias após a germinação das sementes. Do 31º ao 50º dia, as plantas foram submetidas a quatro tratamentos: plantas diariamente irrigadas com água de condutividade elétrica igual a 0,5; 8; 16 e 24 dS m-1. Aos 50 dias após a germinação, analisaram-se as seguintes características nas mudas de pinhão-manso: número de folhas; altura de planta; diâmetro de ramo; teor relativo de água; área foliar; clorofila total; razões de massa radicular, massa caulinar, massa foliar e parte aérea/sistema radicular; e biomassa total. Os resultados evidenciaram que as mudas de pinhão-manso irrigadas com água de condutividade elétrica 8 dS m-1 não apresentaram redução do crescimento vegetativo. Todavia, a água de irrigação com condutividade elétrica 16 dS m-1 causou redução no crescimento vegetativo e elevou a senescência e abscisão foliar. Água com condutividade elétrica elétrica de pinhão-manso na fase de mudas.
Organic acid adsorption and mineralization in oxisols with different textures
Authors: Andrade Felipe Vaz , Mendonça Eduardo de Sá , Silva Ivo Ribeiro da
Published: September 2013

Organic acids play an important role in the nutritional conditions of plants. Their relevance is related to their formation dynamics, mineralization rate and adsorption by soil colloids. This study was carried out to evaluate the dynamics of mineralization and adsorption of organic acid (acetic acid - AA, citric acid - CA and humic acid - HA) applied to the soil. Samples of two Oxisols were used: Rhodic Haplustox (LV) and Typic Haplustox (LVA). The mineralization experiment was arranged in a 2 x 3 x 5 factorial design, based on the factors: two soils (LV and LVA) x three organic acid (OA) types (AA, CA and HA) x five OA rates (0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 mmol dm-3). Organic carbon mineralization in samples was measured by the C-CO2 efflux, produced by the microbial activity, in a 30-day (measurements after 4, 8, 12, 21, and 30 days) and in a 4-day experiment (measured after 24, 48, 72 and 96 h). Organic acid adsorption was tested in a 2 x 2 x 5 x 4 factorial design, with the factors and levels: two Oxisols; two organic acids (AA and CA); five OA rates (0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 mmol dm-3) and four adsorption periods (6, 24, 48, and 72 h). The C-CO2 production of soil treated with CA was highest. In the adsorption experiment, the affinity of CA to soil adsorption sites was greatest. The adsorption of organic acids to soils may be an important mechanism by which bioavailability and thus mineralization capacity by microbial activity are reduced.
Doses de gesso em cafeeiro: influência nos teores de cálcio, magnésio, potássio e ph na solução de um latossolo vermelho distrófico
Authors: Ramos Bárbara Zini , Toledo João Paulo Vaz Floriano , Lima José Maria de , Serafim Milson Evaldo , Bastos Ana Rosa Ribeiro , Guimarães Paulo Tácito Gontijo , Coscione Aline Renée
Published: September 2013

O desbalanço entre Ca2+, Mg2+ e K+ no solo como consequência das aplicações elevadas de gesso deve-se às relações de tamanho (raio iônico) e densidades de cargas (relação carga/raio) de cada espécie iônica. Quanto maior a densidade de carga, mais intensa será a ligação iônica do cátion com íons de cargas opostas como OH- e SO4-2. Dessa maneira, o uso excessivo de gesso agrícola, sem considerar o balanço de cargas das partículas do solo; o equilíbrio iônico; e a CTC podem resultar em expressiva lixiviação ao longo do perfil do solo. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de elevadas doses de gesso (0, 7 e 56 t ha-1) nos teores de Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ e pH na solução de um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico cultivado com cafeeiro, obtida pelo método adaptado do extrato aquoso. O solo foi amostrado nas profundidades de 0,15-0,25; 0,35-0,45; 0,75-0,85; 1,15-1,25 e 2,35-2,45 m na linha de plantio, em quatro tratamentos: G-0 - gesso no preparo (aplicação ocorreu em setembro de 2008, distribuído a lanço, na quantidade de 2 t ha-1) e sem gesso na linha de plantio; G-7 - gesso adicionado durante a preparação do solo (2 t ha-1), na mesma condição do G-0 e 7,0 t ha-1 de gesso na linha de plantio; G-56 - gesso adicionado durante a preparação do solo (2 t ha-1), na mesma condição do G-0 e 56 t ha-1 de gesso na linha de plantio (nessas parcelas experimentais as entrelinhas de plantio foram cobertas com braquiária); e CV-7: ausência de braquiária na entrelinha, com gesso no preparo e 7 t ha-1 de gesso na linha, com três repetições distribuídas em blocos ao acaso, totalizando 60 amostras. Após 16 meses da adição de gesso, observou-se redução do pH na solução do solo nas profundidades de 0,15-0,25; 0,35-0,45 e 0,75-0,85 m. A aplicação de gesso agrícola foi eficiente na melhoria do ambiente radicular no subsolo, aumentou a concentração de Mg2+ e Ca2+ na solução do solo, mas reduziu o K+ em profundidade, a partir de 0,85 m. Os teores de Ca2+ e Mg2+ trocáveis na solução do solo estiveram acima do nível crítico; entretanto, os teores de K+ trocável se mantiveram na faixa do valor crítico, indicado para o desenvolvimento da cultura.
Nutrient extraction and exportation by common bean cultivars under different fertilization levels: II - micronutrients
Authors: Fernandes Adalton Mazetti , Soratto Rogério Peres , Santos Letícia Andriani dos
Published: September 2013

Where the level of agricultural technology is higher, common bean cultivars with a higher yield potential possibly require greater amounts of micronutrients. In Brazil however, there is a lack of information about the micronutrient extraction and exportation by the main grown cultivars. The objective of this study was to evaluate micronutrient (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) extraction and exportation by common bean cultivars Pérola and IAC Alvorada, under different levels of NPK fertilization, on a dystroferric Red Nitosol, in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block (split plot) design with four replications. The plots consisted of six treatments based on a 2 x 3 factorial model, represented by two cultivars and three NPK levels (PD0 - 'Pérola' without fertilization, PD1 - 'Pérola' with 50 % of recommended fertilization, PD2 - 'Pérola' with 100 % of recommended fertilization, AD0 - 'IAC Alvorada' without fertilization, AD1 - 'IAC Alvorada' with 50 % of recommended fertilization, and AD2 - 'IAC Alvorada' with 100 % of recommended fertilization) and subplots sampled seven times during the cycle. Higher levels of NPK fertilization increased micronutrient extraction by both cultivars, and treatments with 100 % of recommended NPK fertilization extracted on average 167 g B, 58 g Cu, 1,405 g Fe, 1,213 g Mn and 211 g Zn per hectare. Regardless of the treatment, the highest demand period for B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in both cultivars occurred at the R7 stage (pod formation), i.e. 42 to 55 days after emergence (DAE). The amount of B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn exported depended mainly on the level of NPK fertilization used, with values per hectare ranging from 38 to 90 g of B, 12 to 26 g of Cu, 222 to 568 g of Fe 234 to 467 g of Mn, and 40 to 96 g of Zn.
Propriedades físicas e químicas em diferentes usos do solo no Brejo Paraibano
Authors: Silva Antonio Sousa , Silva Ivandro de França da , Ferreira Leonardo Elias , Borchartt Lucas , Souza Mayara Andrade , Pereira Walter Esfrain
Published: September 2013

A substituição da vegetação nativa no Brejo Paraibano, inicialmente por cana-de-açúcar e mais recentemente por pastagens, em relevo fortemente ondulado, causaram sérios problemas de degradação do solo. Atualmente, partes dessas pastagens estão dando lugar ao plantio de sabiá (MIMOSA CAESALPINIAEFOLIA: Benth). Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, analisar o efeito dessas mudanças nas propriedades físicas e químicas do solo e no desenvolvimento das raízes. O experimento foi conduzido no município de Areia, PB, em um Argissolo Vermelho-Amarelo distrófico. Os tratamentos foram representados por três diferentes usos: mata secundária, cultivo de sabiá e pastagem com braquiária (BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS: ). As amostras de solo foram coletadas nas diferentes áreas, em três posições da encosta: parte superior, mediana e inferior. Em cada posição, coletou-se solo em três diferentes pontos em quatro profundidades: 0,0-2,5; 2,5-5,0; 5,0-10,0; e 10,0-20,0 cm, para análises físicas e de raízes. Foram feitas amostras compostas para as análises químicas e do conteúdo de argila. O experimento foi conduzido num delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com medidas repetidas no espaço. Observou-se que a agregação, densidade e a porosidade total apresentaram melhores resultados na área de mata nativa secundária. A substituição da área de pasto por sabiá prejudicou a agregação, mas não alterou a densidade e a porosidade total do solo. Os teores de nutrientes foram maiores na área de sabiá, embora sejam significativos apenas para o K e a saturação por bases. As mudanças no uso do solo sempre causam degradação de suas propriedades físicas e químicas, mas, quando essa substituição é feita por um sistema menos agressivo, é difícil perceber modificações em pouco tempo de uso.
Impacto do manejo dos resíduos da colheita, do preparo do solo e da adubação na produtividade de eucalipto
Authors: Paes Frederico Alfenas Silva Valente , Lima Augusto Miguel Nascimento , Hakamada Rodrigo Eiji , Barros Nairam Félix de
Published: September 2013

Tem sido cada vez maior a preocupação das empresas do setor florestal em adotar práticas pautadas na conservação do solo e da água. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar o impacto do manejo dos resíduos da colheita, do preparo do solo e do uso de resíduos industriais, na fertilidade do solo e produtividade de eucalipto. O experimento foi iniciado após o corte raso de um plantio comercial de EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS, onde os resíduos da colheita foram manejados (retirada de todo o resíduo; remoção da casca e dos galhos com diâmetro superior a 3,0 cm; e manutenção de todos os resíduos na superfície do solo). Em seguida, realizaram-se o preparo do solo (com subsolador de uma e três hastes), a aplicação dos resíduos industriais (resíduo de celulose e cinzas) na superfície do solo e o plantio de mudas de EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS X E. UROPHYLLA Foi utilizado o delineamento em blocos ao acaso, contendo oito tratamentos e quatro repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram da combinação dos diferentes tipos de manejo dos resíduos da colheita, preparo do solo e aplicação dos resíduos industriais. Cada parcela experimental foi composta por cinco linhas com 19 plantas cada. Aos 83 meses após o plantio, foram medidos o DAP (diâmetro à altura do peito) e a altura das árvores, para cálculo do volume de madeira. A fertilização e a manutenção dos resíduos da colheita florestal elevaram os teores de Ca2+ e Mg2+ trocáveis no solo. A manutenção total dos resíduos vegetais na área após a colheita resultou em aumento de 71,7 m³ ha-1 de madeira, quando comparado à remoção de todos os resíduos. Não houve diferença entre os modos de preparo do solo com subsolador de uma e três hastes, quanto ao volume de madeira. Os maiores volumes de madeira foram obtidos dos tratamentos que receberam as maiores quantidades de resíduo de celulose e cinzas, ao mesmo tempo em que foi mantida parte do resíduo vegetal após a colheita. A aplicação do resíduo de celulose e cinzas favoreceu a manutenção e, ou, aumento da produtividade do eucalipto.
Cultura, material escolar e formação de professores: como disciplinar o corpo - imagens e textos
Authors: Corrêa Rosa Lydia Teixeira
Published: September 2013

A cultura material encerra em seu interior concepções educativas por meio de prescrições escolares que indicam o que e como ensinar. Nesta perspectiva é analisada a revista de Educação Física, organizada pelo órgão do Centro Militar de Educação Física do Rio de Janeiro, de periodicidade mensal e editada entre os anos de 1932 a 1939. Essa revista foi usada no processo de formação de professores no Curso Normal de Educação Física. Suas edições estão situadas no período de criação desse curso em Curitiba, por meio da fundação da escola de Educação Física e Desportos do Paraná. Aborda-se em particular o curso normal de educação física cursado em dois anos em Escolas Normais destinadas à formação de professores primários, onde o professor obteria o diploma de normalista especializado em educação física. O propósito deste trabalho é analisar o conteúdo dessas revistas para apreender a concepção de educação física nelas contida em consonância com os ideais do período no qual elas são produzidas e entram em circulação. Para tanto, se procede a uma apreciação interpretativa que aponta para um entendimento disciplinar de cunho moral de formação que deveria ser disseminada pelos docentes nos estabelecimentos de ensino primário.