The understanding of the relationships among the different adipose tissue depots as well as accurately predicting their masses is critical for animal growth modeling. Thus, the aims of this study were 1) to evaluate the phenotypic correlations among internal fat…

Visual evaluation of live beef cattle have been largely used to identify more adequate animals for meat production and, in Brazil, even as selection criteria in breeding programs. However, the relationship of these evaluations with feed efficiency traits in feedlot…

The influence of temperature on the fatty acid composition of the oils from conventional and high oleic sunflower genotypes grown in tropical regions was evaluated under various environmental conditions in Brazil (from 0 S to 23 S). The amounts of…

Phytophthora root and stem rot has developed in commercial soybean fields since 2006 in Brazil, and cultivars with resistance to this disease have not been targeted for this region. Thus, the Phytophthora sojae pathotypes are expected to have virulence to…

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Background: To assess trends in mortality after burn injuries treated in a regional specialist burns service between 1982 and 2008.

Methods: Patient and burn-specific information and mortality were collated from written admission ledgers and the hospital coding department for…

Datura stramonium (DS) belongs to the belladonna family, which contains several alkaloids. The plant contains anticholinergics, such as atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine. Intake of high doses of D. stramonium may cause poisoning, visual and auditory hallucinations, and delirium. In this…

The genome sequences of Burkholderia sp. strains CCGE1002 from Mexico and H160 from Brazil, isolated from legume nodules, are reported. Their gene contents in relation to plant-microbe interactions and xenobiotic degradation are discussed., 2012

Ateleutina is a small subtribe of Cryptinae (Ichneumonidae) composed of two genera: Ateleute Förster and Tamaulipeca Kasparyan. Neither of the genera includes species described from South America. In this article five new species of Ateleute (A. ashaninka sp. n. and…

Au tournant des années 70, Paul Chamberland, cofondateur de la revue Parti pris, délaisse le nationalisme québécois pour épouser les idéaux de la contre-culture. Ce mémoire étudie la continuité discursive et poétique de cette conversion en surmontant la tentation de…