bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A comparison between enzyme immunoassay and HPLC for ochratoxin A detection in green, roasted and instant coffee
Authors: Fujii Simone , Ono Elisabete Yurie Sataque , Ribeiro Ricardo Marcelo Reche , Assunção Fernanda Garcia Algarte , Takabayashi Cássia Reika , Oliveira Tereza Cristina Rocha Moreira de , Itano Eiko Nakagawa , Ueno Yoshio , Kawamura Osamu , Hirooka Elisa Yoko
Published: September 2007

An indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ic-ELISA) for ochratoxin A (OTA) detection in green, roasted and instant coffees was developed using anti-OTA monoclonal antibody. Immunological reagents prepared were OTA-BSA (4.76 mg/mL), anti-OTA.7 MAb (2x10³-fold dilution) and HRP-anti IgG (10³-fold dilution). The detection limit was 3.73 ng OTA/g and correlation coefficients (r) between this immunoassay and high performance liquid chromatography were 0.98 for green coffee, 0.98 for roasted and 0.86 for instant. OTA levels detected by ic-ELISA were higher than by HPLC, with ELISA/HPLC ratio of 0.66 - 1.46 (green coffee), 0.96 - 1.11 (roasted) and 0.93 - 1.82 (instant). ELISA recoveries for OTA added to coffee (5 - 70 ng/g) were 81.53 % for green coffee, 46.73 % for roasted and 64.35 % for instant, while recoveries by HPLC were 80.54 %, 45.91 % and 55.15 %, respectively. Matrices interferences were minimized by samples dilution before carrying out the ELISA assay. The results indicate that MAb-based ic-ELISA could be a simple, sensitive and specific screening tool for OTA detection, contributing to quality and safety of coffee products.
Growth and development of Mentha piperita L. in nutrient solution as affected by rates of potassium
Authors: Valmorbida Janice , Boaro Carmen Sílvia Fernandes
Published: September 2007

The influence of potassium on the development of Mentha piperita L. was evaluated in the plants grown in nutritive solution modified by variations in potassium, at 6.0, 3.0, and 1.5 mmol L-1, establishing differences between treatments and corresponding, respectively, to the concentration proposed in Hoagland and Arnon's no. 2 solution and reductions by 50% and 75%. Until 21 days after transplanting, the concentration used was diluted to 50% in the three treatments. Evaluations consisted of leaf area, development of the above-ground part, and dry matter of different plant organs. Plants grown with 1.5/3.0 mmol L-1 K showed greater development of the above-ground part. Other variables were not different among plants in the different treatments.
Rats offspring exposed to Ipomoea Carnea and handling during gestation: neurochemical evaluation
Authors: Schwarz Aline , Hosomi Rosana Zoriki , Flório Jorge Camilo , Bernardi Maria Martha , Górniak Silvana Lima , Spinosa Helenice Souza
Published: September 2007

The present study evaluated the central monoamine levels of male and female adult rat offspring exposed orally by gavage to 0.0, 0.7, 3.0 and 15.0 mg/kg I. carnea aqueous extract daily, from gestation day (GD) 5 to GD 21. Several alterations in the monoamine activity systems were observed. However, the major differences were noted between the 0.0 mg/kg and the no gavage control groups, showing that alterations showing that alterations were not due to the alterations to the aqueous extract. The control data showed that gavage and handling of dams were stressful enough to produce a significant decline in 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and an increase in vanilmandelic acid (VMA), indicating decreased dopamine (DA) and enhanced norepinephrine (NE) activity, respectively.
Assessing of biotic integrity of the fish community in a heavily impacted segment of a tropical river in Brazil
Authors: Pinto Benjamin Carvalho Teixeira , Araújo Francisco Gerson
Published: September 2007

A index of biotic integrity (IBI) was applied to assess the ecological health at seven sites of ca. 338 km extension of the Paraíba do Sul river, in bracketing a large urban-industrial complex. The aim was to evaluate the index response to changes in environmental quality during two seasons (winter/dry versus. summer/wet). Eight metrics were selected to IBI in three categories: 1) species richness and habitat composition; 2) indicator species; and 3) trophic structure. The IBI, based on the least impacted regional condition, showed the highest value at the most upstream site (Queluz=km 0) - Acceptable, then decreasing downstream and reaching the lowest record at Volta Redonda (km 125) - Impacted; afterwards there was an increasing quality toward the most downstream sites until reaching better scores at Além Paraíba (km 338) - Moderate Impacted/ Acceptable. During the winter/dry seasons a clearer spatial trend was detected when compared with oscillations in summer/wet. The IBI proved to be a suitable tool to evaluate environmental quality in this tropical and very altered large river, since it was sensitive to non-source point pollution changes, which occurred all over the studied area.
Small-scale manjuba fishery around Cardoso Island State Park, SP, Brazil
Authors: Cardoso T. A. , Nordi N.
Published: September 2007

This work was carried out in the Enseada da Baleia and Vila Rápida communities. Data was provided by the Co-Management Committee of the Cardoso Island State Park (PEIC) on manjuba fishery management, technique and strategies used by the fishermen, as well as locally accumulated knowledge. Based on the results, social, ecological, and economic aspects of this type of fishing were analyzed. The importance of the accumulated knowledge and experience of this community, as well as the limitations imposed by local fishing gear, was concluded to be essential in conserving manjuba fishery conditions in the area. Industrial fishing, relevant state legislation, and market conditions were found to be the main obstacles to local fishery. Various proposals are suggested for manjuba fishery management, with emphasis on the need for fishing community participation in whatever measures are ultimately implemented.
Tijuca National Park: two pioneering restorationist initiatives in Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil
Authors: Freitas S. R. , Neves C. L. , Chernicharo P.
Published: September 2007

As a contribution to the environmental history of the Tijuca National Park, we report on two pioneering restorationist initiatives and list its the mammal species now found in this urban park. The Tijuca National Park (TNP), a 3,200 ha urban park covered by secondary tropical forest, is located within Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. The two restorationist initiatives were a pioneer tropical forest restoration project in the nineteenth century and a fauna management project in the 70' s. The mammal list presented here was based on specimens in the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro and on publications. The mammal community of TNP is composed of 49 species, of which 11 are on regional red lists, and four are on the 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Occurrence of these threatened species and the park history itself made the TNP a priority site for studying conservation, management, and monitoring. Besides maintaining fauna and flora (including threatened species) diversity, the park benefits the population of Rio de Janeiro by providing water, green areas, and recreational and touristic opportunities.
Plant food resources and the diet of a parrot community in a gallery forest of the southern Pantanal (Brazil)
Authors: Ragusa-Netto J. , Fecchio A.
Published: September 2007

Neotropical parrots usually forage in forest canopies for nectar, flowers, leaves, fruit pulp, and seeds. As they have no all-purpose territories, these birds usually exploit vegetation mosaics in order to use plentiful resources as they become available. In this study we examine the use of a gallery forest in the southern Pantanal (Brazil) by a diverse parrot community that ranged from Brotogeris chiriri (a small species) to Ara chloroptera (a large one). Plant food resources principally used by parrots were abundantly available during the rainy season (fleshy fruits), the annual floods (fleshy fruits), and the dry season (flowers). While both smaller and larger species foraged on fruits, parakeets largely consumed the pulp, while larger parrot species used pulp and seeds. In the dry season parakeets foraged extensively on nectar, especially Inga vera nectar that was abundantly available during the last two months of the dry season, the harshest period of the year. Among larger parrots, only Propyrrhura auricollis frequently harvested nectar. Fruits maturing during floods, despite being fish- or water- dispersed were extensively used by the parrots. Hence, unlike what happens in most other Neotropical dry forests, occurrence of a fruiting peak during the annual flooding, which occurs in the transition from the wet to the dry season, constitutes an extra and significant episode of food availability, since in this period, fruit production normally declines. Therefore, the unique and abundant availability of flowers and fruits in this gallery forest may account for the presence of large parrot populations in the southern Pantanal.
Seasonal variation and food deprivation in common vampire bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Authors: Freitas M. B. , Welker A. F. , Pinheiro E. C.
Published: September 2007

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of seasonal variation and fasting on fat reserves of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus. Plasma free fatty acids (FFA), along with lipid content of the liver and muscles, and fatty acids from the carcass were obtained from bats fed bovine blood and from whom food was subsequently withheld for 24 and 48 h. Animals were caught during both dry and rainy seasons. In general, fat tissue stores were not significantly influenced by seasonal variation. Lipid content of liver, muscles, and carcass decreased during some food deprivation periods, although the concomitant increase expected in plasma FFA was not observed. Lipid metabolism is hypothesized as being continued by the tissues themselves. In addition, free access to food sources (e.g., domestic livestock) throughout the year is believed to contribute to the low seasonal variations in fat reserves observed in the common vampire bat.
Floristic composition, environmental variation and species distribution patterns in burned grassland in southern Brazil
Authors: Overbeck G. E. , Müller S. C. , Pillar V. D. , Pfadenhauer J.
Published: September 2007

In regularly burned grassland on Morro Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, we investigated differences in the floristic composition and their relation to soil properties, aspect and distance from the forest border. In 48 plots of 0.75 m², we identified a total of 201 species from a local species pool of approximately 450 to 500 species. Most species occurred in low frequencies, showing clumpy distribution patterns in the studied area. Multivariate analysis showed that plots close to the forest edge clearly differed from plots in the open grassland concerning composition and structure. Plots exposed to the north differed from plots on the top of the hill both in the composition of species as well as in soil variables, mainly due to shallower soil in the former. No strong relation between soil properties and variation in vegetation composition could be detected at a finer scale. The studied grassland, as all grassland vegetation in southern Brazil, is very rich in species compared to other grassland formations worldwide. However, this high biodiversity and conservational value of Campos vegetation in general has so far not been recognized properly. Disturbance is essential to maintain this open vegetation type and its species richness. Fire should be considered as a management option in the absence of grazing.
Niche differences between two sympatric whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus abaetensis and C. ocellifer, Teiidae) in the restinga habitat of northeastern Brazil
Authors: Dias EJR. , Rocha CFD.
Published: September 2007

Differences among sympatric lizard species usually result from differences in the use of three resources: space, time and food or some combination of these three. However, differences in resource utilization among sympatric species may simply reflect their specific ecological needs rather than competitive pressures. In this study, we analyzed the temporal, spatial and food niche of two congeneric teiids (Cnemidophorus abaetensis and C. ocellifer) living sympatrically in the "restinga" habitat of Abaeté in the Salvador Municipality, Bahia State, Brazil to assess the degree of niche differentiation among them. The whiptail species overlapped considerably in an hourly activity (Ojk = 0.93), in microhabitat use (Ojk = 0.97) and in the prey items consumed (Ojk = 0.89). Differences in amount of vegetation in the microhabitats used by both lizard species may have contributed to differences in the activity period and in the distribution of the main prey eaten by these lizards which may, in turn, facilitate their coexistence in Abaeté. Although sympatric C. ocellifer and C. abaetensis in Abaeté differed only slightly in their use of microhabitats, period of activity and diet, the most important niche dimension segregating the two species seemed to be the food niche.
Alternative methodology for isolation of biosurfactant-producing bacteria
Authors: Krepsky N. , Da Silva FS. , Fontana LF. , Crapez MAC.
Published: September 2007

Wide biosurfactant application on biorremediation is limited by its high production cost. The search for cheaper biossurfactant production alternatives has guided our study. The use of selective media containing sucrose (10 g.L-1) and Arabian Light oil (2 g.L-1) as carbon sources showed to be effective to screen and maintain biosurfactant-producing consortia isolated from mangrove hydrocarbon-contaminated sediment. The biosurfactant production was assayed by kerosene, gasoline and Arabian Light Emulsification activity and the bacterial growth curve was determined by bacterial quantification. The parameters analyzed for biosurfactant production were the growth curve, salinity concentration, flask shape and oxygenation. All bacteria consortia screened were able to emulsify the petroleum derivatives tested. Biosurfactant production increased according to the incubation time; however the type of emulsification (non-aqueous phase or aqueous phase) did not change with time but with the compound tested. The methodology was able to isolate biosurfactant-producing consortia from superficial mangrove sediment contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons and was recommended for selection of biosurfactant producing bacteria in tropical countries with low financial resources.
Foraging behavior of Melipona rufiventris Lepeletier (Apinae; Meliponini) in Ubatuba, SP, Brazil
Authors: Fidalgo AO. , Kleinert AMP.
Published: September 2007

This study describes how the foraging activity of Melipona rufiventris is influenced by the environment and/or by the state of a colony. Two colonies were studied in Ubatuba, SP (44° 48’ W and 23° 22’ S) from July/2000 to June/2001. These colonies were classified as strong (Colony 1) and intermediate (Colony 2) according to their general conditions: population and brood comb size and number of food pots. The bees were active from dawn to dusk. The number of pollen loads presented a positive correlation with relative humidity (r s = 0.401; p <0.01) and was highest between 70 and 90%. However, it was negatively correlated with temperature (r s = -0.228; p <0.01) showing a peak between 18 and 23 °C. The number of nectar loads presented a positive correlation with temperature (r s = 0.244; p <0.01) and light intensity (r s = 0.414; p <0.01); it was greater between 50 and 90% of relative humidity and 20 and 30 °C of temperature. They collected more nectar than pollen throughout the day, and were more active between 6 and 9 hours. Workers from Colony 1 (strong) collected nectar in greater amounts and earlier than those from Colony 2 (intermediate). The number of pollen, nectar and resin loads varied considerably between the study days. Peaks of pollen collection occurred earlier in months with longer days and in a hotter and more humid climate. The foraging behavior of M. rufiventris is probably affected by the state of the colony and by environmental conditions, notably temperature, relative humidity, light intensity and length of the day.
Environmental changes and zooplankton temporal and spatial variation in a disturbed brazilian coastal lagoon
Authors: Branco CWC. , Kozlowsky-Suzuki B. , Esteves FA.
Published: September 2007

The Imboassica lagoon, located in the Municipality of Macaé (RJ), is separated from the sea by a sand bar, and its surroundings are partially occupied by residential areas. This coastal lagoon has undergone environmental degradation due to sewage input and artificial sand bar openings. The temporal and spatial variation of environmental variables and zooplankton were studied monthly for four years. There were five artificial openings of the sand bar during the period of study, mostly in the rainy season. Besides osmotic changes, these events caused the drainage of the water of the lagoon into the sea, loss of total organic nitrogen, and an increase of total phosphorus. The zooplankton community of Imboassica lagoon included freshwater and marine taxa, holoplanktonic, meroplanktonic and nectobenthonic forms. Polychaeta, Bivalvia and Gastropoda larvae, and the taxa of Rotifera Hexarthra spp., Lecane bulla, Synchaeta bicornis, nauplii of Cyclopoida and Calanoida copepods were considered constant taxa. Distinct zooplankton assemblages were found during zooplankton spatial surveys in oligohaline and mesohaline conditions. The successful zooplankton populations were either favored by the disturbance of the sand bar opening, such as the veligers of the gastropod Heleobia australis, or capable of fast recovery after the closing of the sand bar, during the succession from a marine into an oligohaline environment, such as Hexarthra spp.. Such populations seemed well adapted to the stress conditions usually found in the lagoon due to osmotic changes, column mixing, nutrient input, and high fish predation pressure. Rare species in the community, such as Moina minuta, presented population increases all over the lagoon under oligohaline conditions.
The remnants of restinga habitats in the brazilian Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: habitat loss and risk of disappearance
Authors: Rocha CFD. , Bergallo HG. , Van Sluys M. , Alves MAS. , Jamel CE.
Published: September 2007

"Restingas" (herbaceous/shrubby coastal sand-dune habitats) used to cover most of Rio de Janeiro State coast, and have suffered extensive degradation over the last five centuries. Using satellite images and field work, we identified the remaining restingas in the State, recording the factors that might cause their degradation. We used two mosaics of Landsat 7 scenes (spatial resolution 15 and 30 m) to map and evaluate preliminarly the remaining areas and conservation status. Each remnant area was checked in the field, degraded areas within it were mapped and subtracted from the remnants. We identified 21 restinga remnants totalling 105,285 ha. The largest and smallest restinga remnants were Jurubatiba (25,141 ha) and Itaipu (23 ha), respectively. We identified 14 causes of degradation. The most important were vegetation removal for housing developments, establishment of exotic plant species, change of original substrate, and selective removal of species of economic importance for the horticultural industry. All restingas had disturbed parts under strong pressure due to human activities. Due to intense habitat loss, and occurrence of endemic/threatened vertebrate species in restinga habitats, we strongly indicate the implementation of new conservation units to protect these fragile remnants. This habitat is steadily decreasing and most remnants lack legal protection. Therefore, under the current human pressure most of this unique habitat is likely to be lost from the State within the next few years.
Hook selectivity of the pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) in the Pantanal, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Authors: Peixer J. , Petrere Jr. M.
Published: September 2007

The Pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus is the most captured fish species in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, and since 1994, its maximum sustainable yield had already been exceeded. Its capture is carried out only by hooks, as mesh gears are forbidden either for professional or for recreational fishing. The aim of this study was to determine selectivity for different hook sizes used in P. mesopotamicus fishing and to verify which sizes capture only adults. Data were collected in the rivers Miranda, Aquidauana, and Vermelho, in January, March, and April 2002. Six longlines with eight hook sizes were used and we adopted the hook opening as a measure related to selectivity. Different hooks captured individuals of the same length and their medians were similar, evidencing the great overlap among sizes. Regression results showed no significant relationship between ln[c2 (l)/c1 (l)] and total length of captured individuals. In addition, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test also did not detect significant differences in the size of captured fish. Several hypotheses, such as the selectivity models, shape of selection curves, scarcity of large fishes, and behavior are used in order to explain the absence of hook selectivity for this species. Size of recruitment for this gear was 28 cm of total length, when individuals are still immature.
Two new records of Pycnogonids on the Uruguayan coast
Authors: Carranza A. , Borthagaray AI. , Genzano GN.
Published: September 2007

The Pycnogonida from Uruguayan waters are scarcely known, and their reports are markedly discontinuous. In this paper, several individuals of two previously unrecorded Pycnogonids at the shallow rocky subtidal and lower intertidal fringes of Cerro Verde (Rocha, Uruguay) are reported. The specimens were assigned to Pycnogonum pamphorum Marcus, 1940 and Anoplodactylus petiolatus (Kroyer, 1844). This is the first record of these species on the Uruguayan coast and the southernmost record of P. pamphorum, previously recorded only in Santos, Brazil (type locality).
Diversity of cetaceans as tool in monitoring environmental impacts of seismic surveys
Authors: Parente Cristiano Leite , Araújo Janaína Pauline de , Araújo Maria Elisabeth de
Published: September 2007

New information about the effects of seismic surveys on cetaceans is causing increasing concern about the impact of this type of activity on marine life. The effects described include behavioral responses and changes in vocalization patterns, diversion of migratory routes, damage to the auditory system, and an increase in strandings. Although such effects could affect the diversity of species in areas where seismic research has been carried out, there is no scientific information on this subject. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between seismic surveys, oceanographic data and diversity of cetaceans recorded in Brazil following the stepping up of seismic survey activities between 1999 and 2004. The study is based on oceanographic data from the Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA Project), sightings made during seismic surveys, progress reports from Brazilian research projects to the International Whaling Commission, Brazilian seismic survey reports available at the Escritório de Licenciamento de Petróleo e Nuclear of the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (ELPN-Ibama) and complementary data from the webpage of the Agencia Nacional de Petróleo e Gás Natural (ANP). The results suggest a decrease in the diversity of species in the face of an increase in the number of seismic surveys during the years 2000 and 2001, even though there was no significant change in oceanographic patterns in this period, and that a relationship exists between diversity of cetaceans and intensity of seismic surveys between 1999 and 2004. It is recommended that data collection be improved in order to evaluate this hypothesis properly. The results suggest that species diversity might be used as a long-term indicator of the impact of seismic surveys on cetaceans.
Biologia populacional de Pachyurus bonariensis Steindachner, 1879 (Perciformes, Sciaenidae), uma espécie alóctone no sistema hidrográfico da laguna dos patos, Brasil
Authors: Dufech Ana Paula Sassanovicz , Fialho Clarice Bernhardt
Published: September 2007

O gênero Pachyurus é amplamente distribuído nas maiores bacias hidrográficas da América do Sul, sendo representado na região sul do continente somente pela espécie Pachyurus bonariensis, na bacia do Prata (rios Uruguai, Paraná e Paraguai). A ocorrência desta espécie no sistema hidrográfico da laguna dos Patos é recente. Além disso, pouco se sabe acerca da biologia populacional e distribuição de P. bonariensis nessa região. Nesse sentido, foram analisados os seguintes aspectos populacionais da espécie: abundância, constância de ocorrência, dimorfismo sexual e proporção sexual. Discute-se ainda, o estabelecimento de P. bonariensis no sistema hidrográfico da laguna dos Patos. Os espécimes foram amostrados na praia das Pombas, lago Guaíba, Parque Estadual de Itapuã, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Foram capturados 101 indivíduos, sendo 82 fêmeas, 15 machos e quatro sexualmente imaturos. A espécie foi constante ao longo do período de estudo (junho de 2002 a julho de 2003), sendo sua abundância mais elevada em janeiro e abril de 2003. As fêmeas foram maiores e significativamente mais abundantes que os machos (chi2 = 43,12; p < 0,05). Esses resultados, juntamente com a identificação de fêmeas sexualmente maduras, sugerem atividade reprodutiva desta espécie, indicando que P. bonariensis é uma espécie alóctone que se estabeleceu com sucesso no sistema da laguna dos Patos.
Biogeography and conservation of the herpetofauna of the Upland Pine-Oak Forests of Honduras
Authors: Wilson Larry David , Townsend Josiah Harold
Published: September 2007

The upland pine-oak forest herpetofauna constitutes the smallest segment distributed in the major habitat types in Honduras, due to its occurrence at moderate elevations in relatively inhospitable environments, compared to more mesic habitats in the country. This segment, however, is subject to considerable environmental threat as a consequence of annual burning and logging. Of the 356 herpetofaunal species known from Honduras, 105 are known from these habitats. These forests occur throughout much of the mountainous interior of Honduras. They are subject to the Intermediate Dry climate. Four salamanders, 27 anurans, four turtles, 29 lizards, and 41 snakes comprise the herpetofauna. These species are partitioned into restricted, widespread, and peripheral distributional categories. They can be allocated to eleven broad distributional categories, with most belonging to the category containing species whose ranges extend from somewhere in Mexico north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to somewhere in South America. The large majority are terrestrial forest inhabitants, arboreal forest inhabitants, terrestrial pondside species, or terrestrial forest pondside species. Most species are judged common, with the next largest group considered to be of infrequent occurrence, and the smallest group of rare occurrence. Upland pine-oak forest species are distributed among four ecophysiographic areas, with the greatest number of species being found in the Southeastern Uplands. Construction of a CBR diagram illustrates that the herpetofaunas of the Northwestern and Northeastern Uplands, the Northeastern Uplands and Southeastern Uplands, and the Southeastern Uplands and Southwestern Uplands are about equally related to one another. The greatest significance of the upland pine-oak forest herpetofauna lies in the relatively high percentage of members presently possessing stable populations, indicating their apparent greater ability to resist anthropogenic habitat disturbance. Few species currently have populations in decline, but about a third lack sufficient data to characterize their population status, indicating the need for considerable additional fieldwork before their conservation issues can be properly addressed.
Chave de identificação ilustrada para os gêneros de Syrphinae (Diptera, Syrphidae) de ocorrência no sul do Brasil
Authors: Marinoni Luciane , Morales Mírian Nunes , Spaler Ílven
Published: September 2007

Apesar da riqueza e abundância de Syrphidae na Região Neotropical, a literatura sobre a família nessa Região é relativamente escassa. A identificação de espécimes pertencentes a Syrphidae e, em especial, à subfamília Syrphinae, torna-se muitas vezes difícil pelo fato desse grupo possuir grande variação morfológica entre as espécies de um mesmo gênero. Com o propósito de auxiliar a identificação do grupo é apresentada uma chave ilustrada para as subfamílias Eristalinae, Microdontinae e Syrphinae e para os gêneros de Syrphinae com ocorrência nos estados do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina e Paraná, região Sul do Brasil. Espécies de onze gêneros têm sido registradas para a região: Allograpta Osten Sacken, Argentinomyia Lynch Arribálzaga, Leucopodella Hull, Notosyrphus Vockeroth, Ocyptamus Macquart, Platycheirus Lepeletier & Serville, Pseudodoros Becker, Salpingogaster Schiner, Syrphus Fabricius, Toxomerus Macquart e Xanthandrus Verral.
First unprovoked seizure: clinical and electrographic aspects
Authors: Vieira Simone Carreiro , Liberalesso Paulo Breno Noronha , Spinosa Mônica Jaques , Ortega Adriana Banzzatto , Olmos Alaídes Suzana Fojo , Löhr Júnior Alfredo
Published: September 2007

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate classification, EEG tracings and neuroimage following the first episode of unprovoked epileptic seizure in a pediatric population. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with first episode of unprovoked epileptic seizure from May 2000 to May 2005 were included. All subjects were submitted to EEG and cranial CT in the first 72 hours after the event. Seizures were classified according to the ILAE classification criteria of 1981. RESULTS: 387 patients, 214 (55.3%) male, average age 4.2 years. Neuropsicomotor development was normal in 315 (81.4%) patients. Seizure classification: 167 (43.15%) generalized, tonic-clonic being the most frequent of these (105/62.85%), followed by typical absence (22/13.17%), clonic (20/11.98%), tonic (13/7.78%) and atonic (7/4.19%). Focal seizures: 220 (56.85%), complex partial with secondary generalization as the most common of these (81/36.82%). EEG was normal in 208 (53.75%) cases. Brain atrophy was the most frequent abnormality on cranial CT. DISCUSSION: The majority of the children had normal neurodevelopment after a first unprovoked epileptic seizure. Partial seizures were more frequent than generalized seizures. Early EEG identifies interictal paroxysms or focal slowing in virtually half the patients.
Ictal fear: semiologic characteristics and differential diagnosis with interictal anxiety disorders
Authors: Rosa Vivianne Pellegrino , Araújo Filho Gerardo Maria de , Rahal Márcio Andriani , Caboclo Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira , Sakamoto Américo Ceiki , Yacubian Elza Márcia T.
Published: September 2007

INTRODUCTION: Ictal fear (IF) is one of the most frequent emotional auras. It is the sole or predominant manifestation of simple partial seizures or initial expression of a complex partial seizure. It is more often experienced in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), probably associated with mesial temporal structures, like the amygdala. Anxiety disorders are very common psychiatric disorders associated with epilepsy, with a prevalence of 15 to 25%. OBJECTIVES: To describe three patients with IF with refractory mesial TLE, also presenting the results of EEG, imaging exams, neuropsychological, quality of life and psychiatric evaluations. METHODS AND RESULTS: Three case reports of patients with refractory mesial TLE and IF followed up in the outpatient's clinic at the Epilepsy Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, were submitted to presurgical evaluation and corticoamygdalohippocampectomy. Two patients presented ictal scalp-sphenoidal EEG onset on left side. Two patients had major depressive disorder in psychiatric evaluation. CONCLUSION: Although IF is the most frequent ictal psychological symptom, anxiety and mood disorders are very common psychiatric comorbidity in patients with epilepsy. It was concluded that differential diagnosis of interictal anxiety disorders, panic attacks and IF can be difficult, and requires careful management.
História da epilepsia: um ponto de vista epistemológico
Authors: Gomes Marleide da Mota
Published: September 2007

INTRODUÇÃO: A história da epilepsia estuda a evolução do conhecimento médico com as suas contradições e incrementos aqui abordados eurocentristicamente. A literatura relacionada é rica e extensa. METODOLOGIA: Revisão narrativa baseada em fatos históricos sobre epilepsia em perspectiva epistemológica. OBJETIVOS: Apresentar uma breve resenha da evolução do conhecimento e de fatos no decorrer de quase 2300 anos desde Hipócrates até meados do século XIX, na virada para a epileptologia moderna que tem como símbolo, John Hughlings Jackson (1834-1911). Mencionar, da era pré-moderna, as hipóteses sobre a origem das crises epilépticas (CE) no organismo humano e suas causas e os conseqüentes procedimentos terapêuticos. Arrolar, dos anos subseqüentes ao mestre inglês, aspectos fundamentais da epileptologia moderna através dos seus Centros precursores, personalidades e fatos mais marcantes: terapia medicamentosa e cirúrgica, diagnóstico neurofisiológico e o retorno à abordagem integrada biopsicossocial patrocinada pela Campanha Global Contra Epilepsia, Saindo das sombras. Considerar: personalidades com/ou apenas hipoteticamente com epilepsia; literatura feita por escritores com epilepsia ou expectadores das CE de pessoas com epilepsia ou conhecedores de relatos secundários delas; livros médicos e periódicos precursores sobre epilepsia. CONCLUSÃO: A história da epilepsia consegue fazer uma resenha da evolução do conhecimento médico o que pode ser feito for fatos científicos e suas interfaces socioculturais. Ela demonstra, por exemplo, a importância histórica do método dedutivo-hipotético na elucidação da fisiopatogenia da epilepsia, magistralmente feita por John Hughlings Jackson, ao lado do mais usualmente usado nas Ciências, o indutivo.
Drug-induced gingival enlargement - Part II. Antiepileptic drugs: not only phenytoin is involved
Authors: Lin Katia , Guilhoto Laura M. F. F. , Yacubian Elza Márcia Targas
Published: September 2007

INTRODUCTION: Gingival enlargement is the term now used to describe medication-related gingival overgrowth or gingival hyperplasia, a common reactionary phenomenon that occurs with the use of several types of therapeutic agents, including antiepileptic drugs. This disorder has been recognized since 1939, shortly after the introduction of phenytoin. METHODS: Review of literature concerning etiology, pathogenesis and management of antiepileptic drug induced gingival enlargement. CONCLUSIONS: It is important that neurologists become aware of the potential etiologic agents of antiepileptic drug induced gingival enlargement and its characteristic features in order to be able to prevent, diagnose and successfully manage it.
Structure, organization, and functions of cellulose synthase complexes in higher plants
Authors: Festucci-Buselli Reginaldo A. , Otoni Wagner C. , Joshi Chandrashekhar P.
Published: September 2007

Annually, plants produce about 180 billion tons of cellulose making it the largest reservoir of organic carbon on Earth. Cellulose is a linear homopolymer of beta(1-4)-linked glucose residues. The coordinated synthesis of glucose chains is orchestrated by specific plasma membrane-bound cellulose synthase complexes (CelS). The CelS is postulated to be composed of approximately 36 cellulose synthase (CESA) subunits. The CelS synthesizes 36 glucose chains in close proximity before they are further organized into microfibrils that are further associated with other cell wall polymers. The 36 glucose chains in a microfibril are stabilized by intra- and inter-hydrogen bonding which confer great stability on microfibrils. Several elementary microfibrils come together to form macrofibrils. Many CESA isoforms appear to be involved in the cellulose biosynthetic process and at least three types of CESA isoforms appear to be necessary for the functional organization of CelS in higher plants.
Activation of phospholipase PLA2 actvity in Ricinus communis leaves in response to mechanical wounding
Authors: Domingues Sarah J.S. , Souza Thiago F. de , Soares Alexandra M.S. , Jacinto Tânia , Machado Olga L.T.
Published: September 2007

In order to investigate the defense response in castor bean (Ricinus communis) against predators, we analyzed the effect of mechanical wounding upon the phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity of leaf extracts. Time course experiments revealed that the highest levels of increased PLA2 activity (ca. two fold) occurred 15 min and 60 min after injury. The induced activities demonstrated high sensitivity towards aristolochic acid (10 mM), a PLA2 inhibitor. Based on SDS-PAGE analysis, the PLA2 activity induced 15 min after wounding migrated with a molecular mass of 40 kDa and was denoted RcPLA2 I. The protein activity induced 60 min after wounding, RcPLA2 II, migrated with a molecular weight of 14 kDa. Furthermore its N-terminal sequence shared homology with PLA2 from elm and rice. The PLA2 enzymes were purified to near homogeneity by a combination of gel filtration and electro-elution of protein bands after native PAGE.
Current diagnosis and management of blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta
Authors: Bansal Vishal , Lee Jeanne , Coimbra Raul
Published: September 2007

The diagnosis and management of aortic lacerations has been gradually improving. Historically, aortic lacerations were a common cause of exsanguination with extremely high mortality rate. However, in modern trauma systems with advanced resuscitation and rapid radiology imaging, the diagnosis of an aortic injury is improving with an emphasis on preventing the progression of intimal flaps and pseudoaneurysms to frank dissection or rupture. Both diagnostic modalities and the paradigm of immediate operative intervention have changed. The evolution of endovascular stenting may play a future role in definitive care.
Prevalência de dilatação da aorta abdominal em coronariopatas idosos
Authors: Meirelles Guilherme Vieira , Mantovani Mario , Braile Domingo Marcolino , Araújo Filho José Dalmo , Araújo José Dalmo
Published: September 2007

CONTEXTO: A realização de programas de triagem para o aneurisma da aorta abdominal de forma indiscriminada auxiliará uma pequena porcentagem de indivíduos, mas ao considerarmos grupos com fatores de risco relacionados à dilatação da aorta, aumentando a probabilidade da doença, este permitirá um direcionamento adequado dos recursos e um benefício maior à população. Programas direcionados pelas sociedades médicas, permitindo um diagnóstico precoce das doenças vasculares e conseqüentemente um melhor preparo do doente, promoveriam melhores taxas de sobrevida com menor morbidade. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência da dilatação da aorta abdominal em uma amostra de pacientes idosos com mais de 60 anos de idade, portadores de coronariopatia aterosclerótica diagnosticada por cineangiocoronariografia. MÉTODOS: Para a seleção dessa amostra, levou-se em consideração o fato de que a avaliação pré-operatória de cirurgia vascular não tenhasido a indicação do cateterismo. Procedeu-se então a avaliação, baseada na anamnese, exame físico e Doppler ultra-som da aorta abdominal. A análise estatística iniciou-se com o teste qui-quadrado, com a posterior análise de regressão logística multivariada e regressão logística univariada, considerando significativo um p < 0,05. RESULTADOS: Dos 180 pacientes, 57 (31,7%) dos casos pertencem ao sexo feminino, e 123 (68,3%) ao masculino. A faixa etária variou entre 60 e 80 anos, com idade média de 66,7 anos. Dos 16 indivíduos portadores de dilatação da aorta abdominal (10 aneurismas e 6 ectasias), apenas um era do sexo feminino. O risco para um indivíduo com 1 lesão aterosclerótica coronariana de apresentar dilatação da aorta abdominal foi de 0,4% no grupo avaliado. Da mesma forma, nos portadores de 2 ou 3 lesões, o risco foi de 1,7%, e naqueles com mais de 3 lesões, de 4,5%. Quando associados ao tabagismo, estes valores alteraram-se respectivamente para 6,9, 11,8 e 27,1%. CONCLUSÃO: O presente estudo permite concluir que a prevalência de dilatação da aorta abdominal foi de 8,9% (16 de 180 pacientes) nesta amostra específica. Apresentou-se de forma mais freqüente nos indivíduos do sexo masculino, tabagistas e em presença de lesões ateroscleróticas difusas das artérias coronárias.
Estudo anatômico das válvulas do tronco gastrocnêmio em cadáveres humanos
Authors: Aragão José Aderval , Reis Francisco Prado , Figueiredo Luis Francisco Poli de , Miranda Junior Fausto , Pitta Guilherme Benjamin Brandão
Published: September 2007

CONTEXTO: As válvulas são estruturas características das veias, importantes na orientação do fluxo sangüíneo. Sua presença no sistema venoso superficial dos membros inferiores tem sido bastante estudada. No entanto, nas veias profundas, como a veia gastrocnêmia, a literatura é escassa. OBJETIVO: Realizar um estudo anatômico das válvulas do tronco gastrocnêmio principal em cadáveres humanos adultos. MÉTODOS: Foram dissecados os troncos gastrocnêmios principais de 80 cabeças de músculos gastrocnêmios de 20 cadáveres adultos do sexo masculino, com idade entre 40 e 68 anos, após fixados e mantidos em solução de formol a 10%. Os troncos e tipos de redes foram classificados de acordo com o proposto por Aragão et al. As válvulas foram estudadas quanto ao número, distribuição, localização e tipo com relação ao tronco, perna, cabeça do músculo e tipo de rede gastrocnêmia. RESULTADO: Em 80 cabeças de músculos gastrocnêmios, foram encontrados 95 troncos gastrocnêmios principais, sendo que 17 deles eram duplicados. Foram encontradas 65 válvulas em 60 troncos gastrocnêmios principais, todas elas do tipo bicúspide, sendo 35 na rede tipo I, 23 na do tipo II e sete na rede tipo III. Em 74% dos casos, as válvulas estavam localizadas no terço proximal do tronco gastrocnêmio principal. CONCLUSÃO: As válvulas foram encontradas em todos os tipos de redes que possuíam tronco gastrocnêmio principal, eram todas do tipo bicúspide e se localizaram predominantemente no terço proximal dos troncos gastrocnêmios principais.
Pseudo-aneurisma de artéria tibial posterior pós-tratamento de fratura de perna com fixador externo: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Authors: Morais Filho Domingos de , El Hosni Jr. Ramzi Abdallah , Diniz Carlos Alberto Morselli , Perozin Igor Schincariol , Gonçalves Juliana Palmeira , Diniz José Antônio Morselli
Published: September 2007

Este trabalho descreve um caso de pseudo-aneurisma da artéria tibial posterior devido ao uso de fixador externo para tratamento de fratura dos ossos da perna (técnica de Ilizarov), bem como as técnicas utilizadas para seu tratamento. A compressão guiada por ultra-som e a injeção de trombina guiada por ultra-som foram realizadas, sem sucesso. O tratamento definitivo do pseudo-aneurisma e reconstrução arterial foi conseguido através do tratamento cirúrgico clássico, usando enxerto interposto de veia safena magna homóloga invertida. As indicações, vantagens e desvantagens das técnicas de tratamento não invasivo (compressão guiada por ultra-som e injeção de trombina guiada por ultra-som) e as possíveis causas de sua incapacidade na obliteração do pseudo-aneurisma são discutidas. Também foi realizada a revisão de casos de pseudo-aneurisma da artéria tibial posterior na literatura médica, encontrando-se apenas um caso semelhante, entre 24 publicados.
Aneurisma de aorta abdominal justa-renal: correção endovascular combinada com derivação ilíaco-renal direita para criar colo proximal adequado
Authors: Bredarioli Matheus , Dalio Marcelo Bellini , Bezerra Cleber Aparecido Pita , Piccinato Carlos Eli , Cherri Jesualdo
Published: September 2007

Homem de 78 anos de idade, portador de múltiplas morbidades clínicas deu entrada na emergência com um aneurisma de aorta abdominal justa-renal em condições hemodinâmicas estáveis. A tomografia computadorizada caracterizou aneurisma de 6 cm de diâmetro, e a distância do colo proximal do aneurisma era de 5 mm em relação à artéria renal direita e 28 mm à esquerda. Em virtude das condições clínicas do paciente, optou-se pelo reparo endovascular, mas previamente fez-se uma derivação ilíaco-renal direita com enxerto de politetrafluoretileno, via retroperitoneal para se criar um colo proximal adequado. Após quatro dias, o aneurisma de aorta abdominal foi corrigido colocando-se uma endoprótese Excluder® sem intercorrências. O seguimento pós-operatório evidenciou boa perfusão do rim esquerdo e ausência de migração ou endoleak da endoprótese. Este caso ilustra a combinação de técnicas para tornar possível o reparo de aneurisma de aorta abdominal justa-renal em pacientes de alto risco cirúrgico e anatomia desfavorável.
Research proposal: evaluation of ART in adult patients
Authors: Zanata Régia Luzia
Published: September 2007

The primary objective of the Atraumatic RestorativeTreatment (ART) is to reduce the indication of tooth extraction by means of a low-cost technique. Considering the difficulties of Brazilian public services to meet the demand of care of the low-income population, with lack of care to the adult population, which usually receives only emergency care, the aim of this study is to assess the performance of high-viscosity glass ionomer cements accomplished by the modified atraumatic restorative treatment in one- and multiple-surface cavities, compared to the conventional restorative approach. It will be analyzed the clinical performance of the materials; cost (material and human resources); patient satisfaction with the treatment received; and preventive effect of treatment.
Research proposal: evaluation of the ART approach in elderly patients
Authors: Rabello Tiago
Published: September 2007

With the increase of life expectancy in the world's population, oral health care of elderly people has attracted considerably more attention over the last years. Many elderly may benefit from oral health promotion measures that involve the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) approach. The purpose of this study will be to evaluate, over 3 years of follow-up, the clinical behavior of atraumatic restorations placed in elderly patients. The study will comprise a structured interview, intraoral clinical examination, oral hygiene instructions and the atraumatic restorative treatment. Intraoral examination will be carried out as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Small to medium size class I, II or V cavities without pulp involvement and spontaneous painful symptomatology will be selected to undergo the atraumatic restorative treatment. The restorations will be evaluated by direct observation at baseline and after 6, 12, 24 and 36 months, using modified USPHS criteria. Two dentists with training and expertise in the ART approach, but who will not participate in the ART procedures, will evaluate the restorations.
Adenoma alveolar
Authors: Saito Eduardo Haruo , Aaraujo Luciana Ribeiro de , Carneiro Leonardo Hoehl , Oliveira Neto Antonio Ambrosio de , Correa João Carlos , Teixeira Luiz Sérgio Carvalho
Published: September 2007

O adenoma alveolar é uma neoplasia benigna rara dos pulmões, com poucos casos descritos na literatura. Freqüentemente, o paciente é assintomático e apresenta-se com um achado acidental em telerradiografias de tórax de um nódulo solitário e bem circunscrito. O diagnóstico definitivo é histológico e o tratamento consiste na ressecção cirúrgica do nódulo.