Este trabalho, de caráter conceitual, explora a comunicação como um processo imprescindível para a gestão do conhecimento nas instituições de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação tecnológica (PD&I). Apresenta como uma alternativa à criação, compartilhamento e disseminação do conhecimento nestas instituições o…

This paper investigates and analyses the process of building a knowledge management (KM) model at Brazil‟s Embrapa (The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation). Embrapa is a world class knowledge organization whose mission is to provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development…

The tingid Leptopharsa heveae, known as the lace bug, occurs in large populations in rubber tree plantations, limiting the production of latex due to losses of photosynthetic area and weakening of the infested trees. The alternative for the use of…

To successfully substitute sucrose for sweeteners, further studiesmust be carried out based on previous knowledge of sweetener concentration to determine the equivalent sweetness of such compounds. In this work, sweetness equivalence of strawberry-flavored yogurt with different sweeteners and/or their combinations…

Heat shock (HS) leads to the activation of molecular mechanisms, known as HS-response, that prevent damage and enhance survival under stress. Plants have a flexible and specialized network of Heat Shock Factors (HSFs), which are transcription factors that induce the…

In integrated pest management (IPM), biological control is one of the possible options for the prevention or remediation of an unacceptable pest activity or damage. The success of forecast models in IPM depends, among other factors, on the knowledge of…

Fatores climáticos, como as altas temperaturas ambientais no semiárido do Nordeste, podem influenciar a atividade reprodutiva do macho caprino. Sabe-se que nessa espécie, a sazonalidade reprodutiva é uma característica importante na limitação da produtividade. Dentre as raças caprinas, a Moxotó…

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The aim of this paper is to present procedures and tools used for quality control and statistical analysis of high-density microarray (Affymetrix GeneChip®) to search for genes that may be differentially expressed and that may provide clues to unravel parasite…