Jörg Römbke, and Petra Schmidt, and Hubert Höfer

The aim of this study was to evaluate abundance, biomass and diversity of earthworms in the southern coast region of the Mata Atlântica biodiversity hotspot. A total of 51 study sites in pastures, banana monocultures, mixed agroforestry systems, secondary forests in succession and old-growth forests near the coast of Paraná, Brazil, were evaluated. Each site was sampled once. Species richness of the earthworms was generally low and varied little between sites. At all sites except for one, the pe...

Maycira Costa

A área da planície de inundação da Amazônia é estimada em 300 000km² e sua produtividade primária em 1,17 x 10(14) g C yr-1. Deste total de área e produtividade, estimativas sugerem que 43% e 62%, respectivamente, são atribuídos às plantas aquáticas. Estas estimativas variam de acordo com o pulso de inundação. Por exemplo, durante o período de seca as plantas terrestres (herbáceas) geralmente ocupam áreas que apresentam plantas aquáticas na cheia. A área e a produtividade destes ecossistemas são...

Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques, and Luis Antonio Pereira de Souza

The relationship between shallow seismic Wlits and Quaternary sea level changes in Southeastern Brazil is based on boomer profiles and core data ftom the Ubatuba region, northern São Paulo coast. In Flamengo and Palmas bays, the intecpretation of seismic lines revealed the occurrence of four sedimentary units, separated by regionally correlated reflectors. The upper two Wlits correspond to Late Pleistocene and Holocene deposits. The lowermost sedimentary units were correlated to the older Quater...

Marcela Bianchessi da Cunha-Santino, and Lucilia Dias Pacobahyba, and Irineu Bianchini Jr.

AIM: This study aimed at describing and comparing the kinetics of aerobic and anaerobic decomposition of Eleocharis interstincta, Nymphaea sp. and Montrichardia arborescens; METHODS: The samples of aquatic macrophytes and water were collected in the Cantá Stream (02° 49' 11" N and 60° 40' 24" W), Cantá, Roraima, Brazil. The plant material was dried and triturated and for each experimental condition (aerobic and anaerobic) mineralization chambers were prepared with plant fragments and stream wate...

G. Sutherland, and B. Ward, and K. H. Christensen

Microstructure measurements were collected using an autonomous freely rising profiler under a variety of different atmospheric forcing and sea states in the open ocean. Here, profiles of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate, ε, are compared with various proposed scalings. In the oceanic boundary layer, the depth dependence of ε was found to be largely consistent with that expected for a shear-driven wall layer. This is in contrast with many recent studies which suggest highe...

Amir Pirouzian, and Kenneth C Ip, and Henry S O’Halloran

Amir Pirouzian1,3, Kenneth C Ip2, Henry S O’Halloran31The Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, CA, USA; 2The Permanente Medical Group, San Francisco, CA, USA; 3Rady’s Children’s Hospital of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USAPurpose: The current study aims to evaluate both safety and efficacy of Verisyse™ (AMO, Irvine, CA) phakic anterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) in the reduction of clinically significant (>-8 D) myopic anisometropia in children w...

G. Schork, and E. Zaniboni-Filho

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the structure of the fish assemblage in the ten years following the closing of the lake of the Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant. Seasonal collections were conducted from 2001 to 2010. During this period, 44,834 fish were captured, totaling 3,818.01 kg, among 8 orders, 24 families and 84 species. In general, profound changes were not observed in the fish assemblage in the ten years after the formation of the Itá lake. Few species changed in domina...

Masyutkin E. P. , and Avdeyev B. A., and Prosvirnin V. I.

In the paper experimental data showing the magnetic field distribution in the hydrocyclone working chamber according to radius and height have been presented. One of the most important parameter of magnetic hydrocyclones is the distribution of the magnetic field along the radius and height of the working chamber necessary to calculate the coagulation and magnetic forces that act on the particle or the flocculation. The magnetic field intensity has been calculated by the magnetic intensity measur...

Ellen D. Hodnett, and Robyn Stremler, and Stephen H. Halpern, and Julie Weston, and Rory Windrim

Background. Caesarean birth rates in North America continue to rise, in the absence of benefit for mothers and babies. One reason may be that hospitalized labouring women spend most of their labours in recumbent or semi-recumbent positions. Although hands-and-knees position has theoretical advantages, efforts to encourage its adoption in practice are severely hampered by the lack of compelling evidence that it is beneficial. Before a definitive, large scale trial, with spontaneous vaginal birth ...

Marković Maja, and Palić Ksenija

The presence of natural enemies of fish can result in huge economic damage to fish ponds. Direct damages result from the fact that ichthyophagous bird species are capable of eating large quantities of fish in a short time interval, or can cause mechanical injuries to fish which later on become ideal places for the development of secondary infections. In the surviving fish, depending on the depth of the lesions, the healing process takes place either by regeneration or substitution. More serious,...

Yashvant Das, and Uma Charan Mohanty, and Indu Jain

ABSTRACT This study used the Princeton ocean model (POM) which includes second-order turbulent closure scheme to investigate the fluid dynamics of the Bay of Bengal (BoB) in the upper ocean's response to a cyclone. The model uses an orthogonal curvilinear grid and 26 sigma levels in conformity with realistic bottom topography. The model is forced with wind and heat plus salinity fluxes as surface forcing to simulate the BoB's response during a cyclone. In order to provide the realistic cyclonic ...

N. K.-R. Kevlahan, and T. Dubos, and M. Aechtner

In order to easily enforce solid-wall boundary conditions in the presence of complex coastlines, we propose a new mass and energy conserving Brinkman penalization for the rotating shallow water equations. This penalization does not lead to higher wave speeds in the solid region. The error estimates for the penalization are derived analytically and verified numerically for linearized one-dimensional equations. The penalization is implemented in a conservative dynamically adaptive wavelet method f...

Mohammed Tewfik Bouroumi, and Lamia Khadidja Beghdoud, and Walid Hamma

North-west of the country with a coastline has long been the major axis of urbanization. The Oran coast is particularly over-used by unbridled urbanization has given until today no legislation. It is based on a critical observation and objective compared to rapid urbanization of the Algerian coast as the choice of the research topic of this article was chosen. We propose an update of the situation through the case of the municipality of Ain El Türck. Where environmental degradation is the visibl...

J. K. Ridley, and J. A. Lowe, and H. T. Hewitt

It is well accepted that increasing atmospheric CO₂ results in global warming, leading to a decline in polar sea ice area. Here, the specific question of whether there is a tipping point in the sea ice cover is investigated. The global climate model HadCM3 is used to map the trajectory of sea ice area under idealised scenarios. The atmospheric CO₂ is first ramped up to four times pre-industrial levels (4 × CO₂), then ramped down to pre-industrial levels. We also ...

A.-M. Nisumaa, and S. Pesant, and R. G. J. Bellerby, and B. Delille, and J. J. Middelburg, and J. C. Orr, and U. Riebesell, and T. Tyrrell, and D. Wolf-Gladrow, and J.-P. Gattuso

The uptake of anthropogenic CO₂ by the oceans has led to a rise in the oceanic partial pressure of CO₂, and to a decrease in pH and carbonate ion concentration. This modification of the marine carbonate system is referred to as ocean acidification. Numerous papers report the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms and communities but few have provided details concerning full carbonate chemistry and complementary observations. Additionally, carbonate system variab...

Yalçyn, Hasan, and Basmacyoolu, Hatice, and Kemal Ünal, Mustafa

The effects of fish oil and flaxseed in the diets of laying hens on the cholesterol and fatty acid composition of egg lipids were studied. Isa-White laying hens and five experimental diets were used. The first diet was used as the control. Fish oil (1.5%), flaxseed (4.32% and 8.64) or both of them (1.5% fish oil and 4.32% flaxseed) were added to the others and hens were fed for 30 and 60 days. The cholesterol and fatty acid composition of the yolks were determined. No significant difference (p<0...

Seniczak Anna, and Ligocka Anna, and Seniczak Stanisław, and Paluszak Zbigniew

We compared the effect of green algae (dominated by Protococcus sp.) and the earlier studied napa cabbage on the life-history parameters and gut microflora of the oribatid mite Archegozetes longisetosus (a chelicerate model organism). Napa cabbage contained more crude ash, protein, and crude fibre than green algae, but A. longisetosus developed better on the latter food, displaying higher fertility, lower mortality of offspring and shorter development than on napa cabbage. The gut microflora of ...

N. C. Hsu, and R. Gautam, and A. M. Sayer, and C. Bettenhausen, and C. Li, and M. J. Jeong, and S.-C. Tsay, and B. N. Holben

Both sensor calibration and satellite retrieval algorithm play an important role in the ability to determine accurately long-term trends from satellite data. Owing to the unprecedented accuracy and long-term stability of its radiometric calibration, SeaWiFS measurements exhibit minimal uncertainty with respect to sensor calibration. In this study, we take advantage of this well-calibrated set of measurements by applying a newly-developed aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval algorithm over land ...

Hontangas P.H.

Worapong Usawakesmanee, and Sujira Ayusuk, and Naiyana Pengseng, and Sunisa Siripongvutikorn

Green-curry paste with additional amount of garlic was developed and its consumer acceptability was investigated.Quality changes in the marinated white shrimp stored at 4±2ºC for 15 d was monitored. Total viable count in the marinated shrimp was 10⁶ cfu/g while that of un-marinated shrimp (control) was 10⁷ cfu/g at the end of the storage. Total volatile basicnitrogen (TVB-N) of the marinated shrimp and the control increased from 7.39 and 7.69 mgN/100 g sample to 48.95 and 1...

Priyadarshani Arvind Kadus, and Surendra M Vedpathak

Oral administration of medicated fats (oil or ghee) is termed as Snehapana. It is an essential step before Vamana (therapeutic emesis) and Virechana (therapeutic purgation). Ayurveda physicians often experience a poor compliance in 10-15% patients for oral administration of medicated fats especially in escalating doses. Incomplete Snehapana sometimes creates a problem for a physician to prepare the patient for these processes. These inconveniences made us think about effective alternatives to co...

J. F. Price

The ocean thermal field is often represented in hurricane-ocean interaction by a metric termed upper Ocean Heat Content (OHC), the vertical integral of ocean temperature in excess of 26&amp;deg;C. High values of OHC have proven useful for identifying ocean regions that are especially favorable for hurricane intensification. Nevertheless, it is argued here that a more direct and robust metric of the ocean thermal field may be afforded by a vertical average of temperature. In the simplest version,...

Héctor Reyes-Bonilla, and Laura Elena Escobosa-González, and Amílcar L. Cupul-Magaña, and Pedro Medina-Rosas, and Luis E. Calderón-Aguilera

El conocimiento ecológico de corales arrecifales en el Pacífico mexicano es escaso, por lo que el objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la estructura de la comunidad de corales hermatípicos en el arrecife de Carrizales, Colima, mediante el uso de transectos y buceo autónomo (junio y octubre 2005, septiembre 2006). De las 13 especies de corales encontradas, Pocillopora verrucosa fue la más abundante y siete representan nuevos registros, sobresaliendo Psammocora contigua, primer registro para el...

Luiz Antonio dos Anjos

Estudou-se o crescimento e o estado nutricional, por meio de índices antropométricos, de 185 crianças (97 meninos e 88 meninas) em idade escolar (7,0-10,9 anos) de baixa renda familiar do município de Nova Iguaçu, Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil). A antropometria nutricional identificou 3,52 e 6,25% das crianças como desnutridas recentes e crônicas, respectivamente; valores que se comparam aos descritos para crianças faveladas do Município do Rio de Janeiro. Em geral, as medianas de altura das ...

W. Adey, and P. Lebednik, and S. Hetzinger, and R. S. Steneck, and U. G. Wortmann, and J. Halfar, and B. Williams, and M. Joachimski

The oxygen isotopic composition and Mg/Ca ratios in the skeletons of long-lived coralline algae record ambient seawater temperature over time. Similarly, the carbon isotopic composition in the skeletons record <i>&delta;</i>¹³C values of ambient seawater dissolved inorganic carbon. Here, we measured <i>&delta;</i>¹³C in the coralline alga <i>Clathromorphum nereostratum</i> to test the feasibility of reconstructing the intrusion of anthropogenic CO₂ into the north...

A. Wonaschütz, and M. Coggon, and A. Sorooshian, and R. Modini, and A. A. Frossard, and L. Ahlm, and J. Mülmenstädt, and G. C. Roberts, and L. M. Russell, and S. Dey, and F. J. Brechtel, and J. H. Seinfeld

During the Eastern Pacific Emitted Aerosol Cloud Experiment (E-PEACE), a plume of organic aerosol was produced by a smoke generator and emitted into the marine atmosphere from aboard the R/V <i>Point Sur</i>. In this study, the hygroscopic properties and the chemical composition of the plume were studied at plume ages between 0 and 4 h in different meteorological conditions. In sunny conditions, the plume particles had very low hygroscopic growth factors (GFs): between 1.05 and 1.09 for 30 nm an...

Ashley M. Fowler, and Rowan C. Chick, and John Stewart

Abstract Knowledge of connectivity and population structure is integral to the sustainable management of fished populations, yet such information is unavailable for many species over scales relevant to their exploitation. We examined broad-scale patterns and drivers of adult movement for a putatively mobile carangid (Pseudocaranx georgianus) on Australia’s southeast coast using an angler tag-recapture dataset. More than 6300 individuals were tagged and released across 1007 km of coastline, with ...

N. D. Cullen, and A. K. Verma, and M. C. Bourke

<p>For decades researchers have used the micro-erosion meter and its successor the traversing micro-erosion meter to measure micro-scale rates of vertical erosion (downwearing) on shore platforms. Difficulties with “upscaling” of micro-scale field data in order to explain long-term platform evolution have led to calls to introduce other methods which allow for the measurement of platform erosion at different scales. Structure from motion photogrammetry is fast emerging as a reliable, cost-effect...

Joanna Kowalska, and Konrad Wołowski

An account is given of the occurrence of Pediastrum (Chlorophyceae, Sphaeropleales) in five eutrophic coastal lakes (Jamno, Bukowo, Gardno, Łebsko and Sarbsko) in northern Poland, together with morphological data of the species and more detailed taxonomic and ecological information for three taxa which appear to be rare world wide. These are P. musterii, P. orientale and P. alternans; the first is recorded for the first time from central Europe. P. orientale and P. alternans show considerable mo...

S.B.R. Castro, and C.A.G. Leal, and F.R. Freire, and D.A. Carvalho, and D.F. Oliveira, and H.C.P. Figueiredo

The aim of this work was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Brazilian plants extracts against fish pathogenic bacteria. Forty six methanolic extracts were screened to identify their antibacterial properties against Streptococcus agalactiae, Flavobacterium columnare and Aeromonas hydrophila. Thirty one extracts showed antibacterial activity.<br>O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a atividade antibacteriana de extratos de plantas brasileiras contra bactérias patogênicas para peixes. A ati...

A. Cherchi, and C. Buosi, and P. Zuddas, and G. De Giudici

A monitoring survey of the coastal area facing the industrial area of Portoscuso-Portovesme (south-western Sardinia, Italy) revealed intense bioerosional processes. Benthic foraminifera collected at the same depth (about 2 m) but at different distances from the pollution source show extensive microbial infestation, anomalous Mg/Ca molar ratios and high levels of heavy metals in the shell associated with a decrease in foraminifera richness, population density and biodiversity with the presence of...

Robertha Carvalho Nakamura, and Luciana de Abreu, and Bruna Duque-Estrada, and Carla Tamler, and Andreia Pizarro Leverone

BACKGROUND: Nail psoriasis may affect up to 90% of patients with psoriasis in the course of the disease throughout their lives and it is often a therapeutic challenge to dermatologists. Topical treatments described in the literature have demonstrated variable efficacy, and unsatisfactory results have been associated to inefficient penetration of the active ingredient into the nail plate and proximal nail fold. Recently the use of clobetasol on nail lacquer vehicle has been suggested, with satisf...

G. Nagendra Prabhu, and M Chandrasekaran

L - Glutaminase, a therapeutically and industrially important enzyme, was produced from marine Vibrio costicola by a novel solid state fermentation process using polystyrene beads as inert support. The new fermentation system offered several advantages over the conventional systems, such as the yield of leachate with minimum viscosity and high specific activity for the target product besides facilitating the easy estimation of biomass. The enzyme thus produced was purified and characterised. It ...

M. J. Filipiak, and C. D. Jeffery, and C. J. Merchant, and H. Kettle, and C. L. Gentemann

The effect of diurnal variations in sea surface temperature (SST) on the air-sea flux of CO₂ over the central Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean Sea (60 S–60 N, 60 W–45 E) is evaluated for 2005–2006. We use high spatial resolution hourly satellite ocean skin temperature data to determine the diurnal warming (ΔSST). The CO₂ flux is then computed using three different temperature fields – a foundation temperature (<i>T_f</i>, measured at a depth where there is no diur...

Carlos Miguel Ribeiro

Este artigo foca alguns aspectos e ideias de tarefas a serem exploradas com os alunos relativamente à multiplicação de números decimais, discutindo o conhecimento matemático para o ensino subjacente à preparação e à aplicação de tais tarefas. Discutem-se algumas representações dessa multiplicação e a importância de um rico e fundamentado conhecimento matemático para o ensino como promotor de um conhecimento matemático com significado, por parte dos alunos, por via de uma eficaz navegação entre r...

Leonor Brito L, and Soraida Silva

El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la frecuencia de las fases reproductivas e inducir la germinación de esporas de algas tetraspóricas y cistocárpicas de Gracilariopsis tenuifrons ,provenientes de Chacopata y La Peña,Venezuela,en condiciones controladas de laboratorio (temperatura 22 ±1 ºC,fotoperíodo 12L:12O,salinidad de 36 ±1 PSU e irradiación de 269 µE m-2 s-1 ).La proporción de algas tetrasporofíticas dominó a las gametofíticas.Las vegetativas tuvieron proporciones muy bajas.Solament...

Cintia Nakayama, and Silvio Peixoto, and Diogo Lopes, and Gustavo Vita, and Dariano Krummenauer, and Geraldo Foes, and Ronaldo Cavalli, and Wilson Wasielesky

O presente estudo comparou os métodos manual e elétrico de extrusão do espermatóforo do camarão-rosa Farfantepenaeus paulensis com o objetivo de verificar se os métodos de extrusão exercem influência na quantidade de células espermáticas e na regeneração de novos espermatóforos. Os machos foram extrusados no início (dia zero) e no final do experimento (dia 43) para verificação da eficiência dos métodos no processo de regeneração. A extrusão manual foi realizada por meio de pressão na região do q...

Arcangelo Augusto Signor, and Wilson Rogério Boscolo, and Aldi Feiden, and Fábio Bittencourt, and Anderson Coldebella, and Adilson Reidel

O objetivo neste trabalho foi avaliar o desempenho de pacus (Piaractus mesopotamicus) criados em tanques-rede e alimentados com dietas contendo níveis de proteína bruta (PB) e energia digestível (ED). Foram utilizados 3.960 peixes com 293,38 ± 5,67 g de peso inicial, distribuídos em 18 tanques-rede de 5 m³, com 220 peixes por unidade experimental (44 peixes/m³), em esquema fatorial 3 × 2, composto de três níveis de proteína bruta (25, 30 e 35%) e dois de energia digestível (3.250 e 3.500 kcal/kg...

Caroline A. HABRUN, Gorka SANCHO

Predation risks have been hypothesized to influence spawning behaviors of coral reef fishes that broadcast gametes pelagically. The duration of spawning ascents of 13 species were measured from video footage at a single spawning site for multiple coral reef fishes to investigate if this behavior was influenced by varying risks of predation. Fishes that spawned in pairs had ascents of longer duration than group-spawning species. Duration of spawning ascents did not vary between fishes spawning at...

E. J. Stone, and D. J. Lunt, and J. D. Annan, and J. C. Hargreaves

During the Last Interglacial period (~ 130–115 thousand years ago) the Arctic climate was warmer than today, and global mean sea level was probably more than 6.6 m higher. However, there are large discrepancies in the estimated contributions to this sea level change from various sources (the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and smaller ice caps). Here, we determine probabilistically the likely contribution of Greenland ice sheet melt to Last Interglacial sea level rise, taking into account ice...

Sibel Cakir, and Isin Baral Kulaksizoglu

Sibel Cakir, Isin Baral KulaksizogluIstanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Psychiatry Department, Geropsychiatry Unit, Istanbul, TurkeyAbstract: Agitation is one of the most devastating behavioral symptoms in demented patients but there is little evidence about effective and safe pharmacotherapy. We aimed to determine the effectiveness and safety of mirtazapine in treatment of agitated patients with Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s disease (AD). The consecutive patients with AD who have significant ...

X. F. Zhao, and S. X. Huang, and D. X. Wang

This paper addresses the problem of estimating range-varying parameters of the height-dependent refractivity over the sea surface from radar sea clutter. In the forward simulation, the split-step Fourier parabolic equation (PE) is used to compute the radar clutter power in the complex refractive environments. Making use of the inherent Markovian structure of the split-step Fourier PE solution, the refractivity from clutter (RFC) problem is formulated within a nonlinear recursive Bayesian state e...

Stephanie Morrison, and Sandi Spaulding, and Jeff Holmes, and Mary Jenkins

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) impairs gait performance, which can lead to falls and decreased quality of life. This study examined the feasibility of implementing a novel home-based intervention designed to elicit gait improvement in individuals with PD. Methods: Five participants with PD completed a two-week home-based gait retraining intervention designed around guided video feedback. Semi-structured interviews were conducted postintervention and two months postintervention to acquire ...

E. W. Blockley, and M. J. Martin, and A. J. McLaren, and A. G. Ryan, and J. Waters, and D. J. Lea, and I. Mirouze, and K. A. Peterson, and A. Sellar, and D. Storkey

The Forecast Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) is an operational ocean analysis and forecast system run daily at the Met Office. FOAM provides modelling capability in both deep ocean and coastal shelf sea regimes using the NEMO (Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean) ocean model as its dynamical core. The FOAM Deep Ocean suite produces analyses and 7-day forecasts of ocean tracers, currents and sea ice for the global ocean at 1/4° resolution. Satellite and in situ observations of temperature...

Flávia Freitas Coelho, and Liene Deboni, and Frederico Santos Lopes

Pistia stratiotes is an aquatic macrophyte that grows in temporary-ponds in the southern Pantanal, Brazil. It reproduces both sexually and asexually and is usually observed forming dense mats on the water surface, a condition favored by the plant’s vegetative reproduction coupled with an ability for rapid growth. In this study we examined the effect of densely crowded conditions on the production of reproductive and vegetative structures. In addition, we verified whether there is a trade-off bet...

Shyam Sunder Grover, and Ananya Doda, and Nupur Gupta, and Inderjeet Gandhoke, and Jyoti Batra, and Charoo Hans, and Shashi Khare

Background & objectives: Resistances to carbapenem group of antimicrobials among Escherichia coli due to production of carbapenemases, especially the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) types, pose serious challenges in the treatment of infections in healthcare settings. This study was undertaken to detect NDM producing E. coli isolates from hospitalized patients with urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods: A total of 30 non-repetitive isolates of E. coli from hospitalized patients with clinical...

Huriye Arıman Karabulut

Margarete Consorti Bellan, and Vanessa Cortez Alves, and Mayza Luzia dos Santos Neves, and José Luiz Tatagiba Lamas

ABSTRACT Objective: To adapt a pre-existing educational game, making it specific to the teaching of blood pressure auscultatory measurement, and to apply this game in a pilot study. Method: The original game cards were altered by the authors and submitted to content validation by six experts in the field. After redesigns, the game was applied to 30 subjects, who answered a questionnaire (pre-test and post-test) on auscultatory measurement. Data were analyzed descriptively and by the paired Stu...

Adriana de Araújo Maia, and Michelle Lima Cantisani, and Eglaise de Miranda Esposto, and Wanderson Clay Porcino Silva, and Elizabeth Cristina dos Praseres Rodrigues, and Dália dos Prazeres Rodrigues, and Norma dos Santos Lázaro

Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolados de peixes de água doce e de frangos foram submetidos ao teste de suscetibilidade aos antimicrobianos utilizando quatorze drogas, com o objetivo de determinar e confrontar os padrões de suscetibilidade deste microrganismo. As cepas oriundas de peixes pertenciam à coleção do Laboratório de Bacterioses/IV/UFRRJ. Para o isolamento das cepas, foram selecionados miúdos (fígado) e cortes (coxa e sobrecoxa) de frangos adquiridos em estabelecimentos comerciais no município...

ALDO PACHECO FERREIRA

Livers from 108 birds found prostrate or dead in Ilha Grande Bay between 2005 and 2010 were analyzed for 16 PCB congeners (IUPAC numbers 8, 18, 28, 31, 52, 77, 101, 118, 126, 128, 138, 149, 153, 169, 170, and 180). The species analyzed were Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus 1758), Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758), Egretta thula (Molina 1782), and Ardea cocoi (Linnaeus 1766). The analysis were performed using Origin software (7.5, 2004) with a significant level of p<0.05. Data were checked for adhe...