Abstract The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters associated with progenies from the recurrent selection program for grain yield in soybean. The evaluation of S0:1 progenies was in Lavras in the 2015/2016 crop year. The S0:2 progenies were evaluated in Lavras, Nazareno, and Itutinga. The S0:3 progenies were evaluated in Lavras, Ijaci, and Itutinga in the following crop years. The following traits were evaluated: days to flowering, days to full maturity, bottom pod height, plant height, lodging, and grain yield. The expected gain and gain achieved from selection, genetic correlation, and correlated response were estimated. The variance components show variability among the progenies. It was possible to obtain gains from selection for grain yield for all selection intensities (1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30%). The variability and the high performance of the progenies indicate that implementation of the recurrent selection program can be successful.

Abstract Although cultivars of autogamous plants are homogeneous genotypes, they may show natural variability due to mechanical mixing, natural hybridization, and mutation. The aim of the present study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters and to identify and select superior genotypes that associate good performance in traits of interest from a heterogeneous population derived from the cultivar BRS Favorita RR. The evaluation experiments were carried out in two crop years and five cities of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in a lattice design, using progenies and the control ‘BRS Favorita RR’. Plant height, first pod height, days to full maturity, lodging score, and grain yield were evaluated. For estimation of the variance components, analysis of deviance was performed by the restricted maximum likelihood (REML) method. The results show that there is difference among treatments and that it is possible to select progenies that outperform the control for all traits evaluated.

Introdução: A infecção materna pelo HIV e comorbidades associadas podem ter duas consequências para a saúde fetal, a transmissão vertical e o desfecho perinatal adverso. Após o sucesso em reduzir a transmissão vertical, deve-se dar atenção ao risco potencial de nascimento pretermo (PRT) e de restrição de crescimento fetal (RCF). Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência de PRT e RCF em gestantes de baixa renda, infectadas pelo HIV, usuárias de terapia antirretroviral atendidas em hospital público terciário e verificar sua relação com o estágio da infecção viral. Casuística e métodos: Dentre os 250 partos de gestantes infectadas pelo HIV, ocorridos em um hospital universitário na cidade de Vitória, estado do Espírito Santo, Sudeste do Brasil, entre novembro de 2001 e maio de 2012, foram selecionadas 74 gestações não-gemelares, com idade gestacional confirmada por ultrassonografia e as dimensões neonatais: peso ao nascer (PN), comprimento (CN) e perímetros cefálico (PC) e abdominal (PA). Os dados foram extraídos dos prontuários clínicos e laboratoriais e o desfecho sumarizado como nascimento pretermo (PRT < 37 semanas), baixo peso ao nascer (BPN < 2500g) e como pequeno (PIG), adequado (AIG) e grande (GIG) para a IG, definido como tendo um menor valor, entre e maior que ± 1.28 z/IG escore, o critério clínico usual para demarcar os percentis 10 e 90. Resultados: PRT foi observado em 17,5%, BPN em 20,2% e PN, CN, PC e PA PIG em 16,2%, 19,1%, 13,8% e 17,4%, respectivamente. As respectivas proporções observadas nos casos de HIV e AIDS foram: PRT: 5,9 versus 27,5%, BPN: 14,7% versus 25,0%, PFN PIG: 17,6% versus 15,0%, CN: 6,0% versus 30,0%, PC: 9,0% versus 17,9% e PA: 13,3% versus 21,2%; somente a diferença de CN PIG foi estatisticamente significativa. Dentre 15 neonatos com BPN, oito (53,3%) eram somente PRT, quatro (26,7%) PIG somente e três (20,0%) PRT e PIG. Concomitância no mesmo caso de pelo menos duas dimensões PIG foi observada frequentemente. Conclusão: A proporção de baixo peso ao nascer foi maior que a prevalência local e brasileira e foi observada uma tendência para maior proporção de dimensões fetais PIG que a distribuição populacional esperada nesta pequena casuística de filhos de gestantes infectadas pelo HIV, usuárias de antirretrovirais, de baixa renda e assistidas em hospital público terciário. Observou-se também tendência para maior prevalência de PTR, BPN e dimensões fetais PIG em recém-nascidos de mães com AIDS comparados com os de mães infectadas por HIV sem AIDS.

Introduction: Maternal HIV infection and related co-morbidities may have two outstanding consequences to fetal health: mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and adverse perinatal outcomes. After Brazilian success in reducing MTCT, the attention must now be diverted to the potentially increased risk for preterm birth (PTB) and intrauterine fetal growth restriction (IUGR). Objective: To determine the prevalence of PTB and IUGR in low income, antiretroviral users, publicly assisted, HIV-infected women and to verify its relation to the HIV infection stage. Patients and Methods: Out of 250 deliveries from HIV-infected mothers that delivered at a tertiary public university hospital in the city of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil, from November 2001 to May 2012, 74 single pregnancies were selected for study, with ultrasound validated gestational age (GA) and data on birth dimensions: fetal weight (FW), birth length (BL), head and abdominal circumferences (HC, AC). The data were extracted from clinical and pathological records, and the outcomes summarized as proportions of preterm birth (PTB, < 37 weeks), low birth weight (LBW, < 2500g) and small (SGA), adequate (AGA) and large (LGA) for GA, defined as having a value below, between or beyond the ±1.28 z/GA score, the usual clinical cut-off to demarcate the 10th and 90th percentiles. Results: PTB was observed in 17.5%, LBW in 20.2% and SGA FW, BL, HC and AC in 16.2%, 19.1%, 13.8%, and 17.4% respectively. The proportions in HIV-only and AIDS cases were: PTB: 5.9 versus 27.5%, LBW: 14.7% versus 25.0%, SGA BW: 17.6% versus 15.0%, BL: 6.0% versus 30.0%, HC: 9.0% versus 17.9%, and AC: 13.3% versus 21.2%; only SGA BL attained a significant difference. Out of 15 cases of LBW, eight (53.3%) were preterm only, four (26.7%) were SGA only, and three (20.0%) were both PTB and SGA cases. A concomitant presence of, at least, two SGA dimensions in the same fetus was frequent. Conclusions: The proportions of preterm birth and low birth weight were higher than the local and Brazilian prevalence and a trend was observed for higher proportions of SGA fetal dimensions than the expected population distribution in this small casuistry of newborn from the HIV-infected, low income, antiretroviral users, and publicly assisted pregnant women. A trend for higher prevalence of PTB, LBW and SGA fetal dimensions was also observed in infants born to mothers with AIDS compared to HIV-infected mothers without AIDS.

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an important grain-producing legume that can forego nitrogen fertilization by establishing an efficient symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Although inoculating strains have already been selected for this species, little is known about the genotypic and symbiotic diversity of native rhizobia. Recently, Bradyrhizobium has been shown to be the genus most frequently trapped by cowpea in agricultural soils of the Amazon region. We investigated the genetic and symbiotic diversity of 148 bacterial strains with different phenotypic and cultural properties isolated from the nodules of the trap species cowpea, which was inoculated with samples from soils under agroforestry systems from the western Amazon. Sixty non-nodulating strains indicated a high frequency of endophytic strains in the nodules. The 88 authenticated strains had varying symbiotic efficiency. The SPAD (Soil Plant Analysis Development) index (indirect measurement of chlorophyll content) was more efficient at evaluating the contribution of symbiotic N2-fixation than shoot dry matter under axenic conditions. Cowpea-nodulating bacteria exhibited a high level of genetic diversity, with 68 genotypes identified by BOX-PCR. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene showed a predominance of the genus Bradyrhizobium, which accounted for 70 % of all strains sequenced. Other genera identified were Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, Paenibacillus, Bosea, Bacillus, Enterobacter, and Stenotrophomonas. These results support the promiscuity of cowpea and demonstrate the high genetic and symbiotic diversity of rhizobia in soils under agroforestry systems, with some strains exhibiting potential for use as inoculants. The predominance of Bradyrhizobium in land uses with different plant communities and soil characteristics reflects the adaptation of this genus to the Amazon region.

Biological nitrogen fixation, performed by diazotrophic bacteria, plays an important role in the maintenance of agricultural systems, as it contributes with significant amounts of the nitrogen (N) needed for plant growth, totally or partially exempting the use of industrial N fertilisers. Twenty-five bacterial strains isolated from nodules of Leucaena leucocephala and Phaseolus vulgaris trap plants were studied. These nodules were formed after inoculation with suspensions of soil samples collected close to the root system of Sesbania virgata. In previous studies, these bacteria were identified as Cupriavidus necator. This study aimed to evaluate the ability of these strains to fix N2 in the free-living state and to use carbon (C) sources; their resistance to antibiotics; growth in media with different pH values and salt concentrations and symbiotic efficiency with L. leucocephala and P. vulgaris. In each test, these strains were compared to C. taiwanensis LMG 19424T. Although a high variability regarding antibiotic resistance, salt tolerance and use of C sources were observed among the 25 C. necator strains, a large group behaved similar regarding salt tolerance (20 strains) and antibiotic resistance (22 strains). C. necator strains behaved in a different way of LMG 19424T. Only one of the 25 strains studied, UFLA02-69, was not able to establish symbiosis with its trap species, P. vulgaris. Only the strains LMG19424T and UFLA01-672 were efficient in symbiosis with L. leucocephala. The ability to use C sources, grow in different pHs and salt concentrations and resistance to several antibiotics, may grant high saprophytic competence and greater competitivity to these strains in relation to the native Leguminosae-nodulating bacterial populations, suggesting potential use in inoculant strain selection studies for legumes cultivated in soils with a wide range of pH and salt concentrations.

OBJETIVO: analisar a habilidade de ortodontistas e leigos para perceber as assimetrias faciais causadas por desvios mandibulares. MÉTODOS: foram obtidas fotografias frontais da face de dois indivíduos, sendo um do sexo masculino e outro do sexo feminino. As fotografias foram tiradas em Posição Natural de Cabeça (PNC) com desvios mandibulares progressivos - em 2, 4 e 6mm -, partindo-se da posição de Máxima Intercuspidação Habitual (MIH). Para testar a reprodutibilidade do método, utilizaram-se os Coeficientes de Correlação Intraclasse (ICC) e o teste de Kappa ponderado.As diferenças entre os examinadores leigos e ortodontistas foram investigadas através do teste de Mann-Whitney, enquanto a análise de Friedman foi utilizada para investigar as diferenças nos escores para os progressivos avanços mandibulares. Todas as estatísticas foram executadas com nível de confiabilidade de 95%. RESULTADOS: os ortodontistas foram hábeis em perceber os desvios somente a partir de 4mm, quando comparados à posição de MIH (p≤0,05), enquanto os leigos tiveram o mesmo padrão para o indivíduo do sexo feminino. Porém, ao examinar o sujeito do sexo masculino, os leigos não observaram nenhuma alteração executada a partir de MIH (p>0,05). De modo geral, apesar de as medianas atribuídas pelos ortodontistas terem sido menores que as dos leigos, essa diferença foi significativa apenas para o desvio de 6mm, em ambos os pacientes. CONCLUSÕES: ortodontistas e leigos avaliaram a assimetria mandibular de modo diferente, visto que ortodontistas tendem a ser mais críticos quando as assimetrias são mais severas. Conclui-se, ainda, que existe variação na avaliação das assimetrias faciais dependendo do paciente examinado, principalmente entre os examinadores leigos.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze orthodontists' and laypersons' perceptions of facial asymmetries caused by mandibular changes. METHODS: The faces of two patients, a man and a woman, were photographed in natural head position, and additional photos were produced with progressive mandibular shifts of 2, 4 and 6 mm from maximum intercuspation (MI). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and weighted kappa coefficients were used to test method reproducibility. The differences in scores for mandibular positions between orthodontists and lay examiners were examined using Friedman analysis. All statistical analyses were performed at 95% confidence interval. RESULTS: Orthodontists only perceived shifts greater than 4 mm from MI position (p<0.05), and laypersons had similar results when analyzing the woman's photos. However, when examining the man's photos, laypersons did not perceive any change in relation to MI (p>0.05). Although median scores assigned by orthodontists were, in general, lower than those of laypersons, this difference was only significant for the 6-mm shift in both patients. CONCLUSIONS: Orthodontists and laypersons evaluated mandibular asymmetries differently. Orthodontists tended to be more critical when asymmetries were more severe. The evaluation of facial asymmetries also varied according to what patient was being examined, particularly among lay examiners.

Dez estirpes de rizóbios, sendo oito isoladas de amostras de solos coletadas próximo ao sistema radicular de Sesbania virgata, no Sul de Minas Gerais, e duas recomendadas como inoculante para o caupi (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) usadas como referências, foram avaliadas quanto a: diversidade genética, eficiência simbiótica em caupi, tolerância a altas temperaturas e concentrações salinas, valores extremos de pH e 15 tipos de antibióticos. A análise de diversidade genética utilizando a técnica do Rep-PCR, com o primer BOX, revelou alta diversidade, pois cada estirpe apresentou perfil único de DNA. O teste de eficiência simbiótica conduzido em vasos de Leonard indicou que as estirpes UFLA 03-30 e UFLA 03-38 demonstraram alto potencial em fixar N2 em simbiose com o caupi, proporcionando resultados de matéria seca da parte aérea e dos nódulos, eficiência relativa e acúmulo de N na parte aérea superiores aos das estirpes recomendadas como inoculantes. Todas as estirpes cresceram em meios com valores de pH variando de 4,0 a 9,0. Em relação à tolerância aos antibióticos, foi observado que as estirpes eficientes em fixar N2 em simbiose com o caupi foram as que apresentaram tolerância a um maior número desses compostos. No entanto, estas estirpes mostraram comportamentos semelhantes em relação a tolerância a salinidade, constituindo o grupo de maior sensibilidade. Com exceção das estirpes UFLA 03-84 e UFLA 03-37, as demais toleraram até 40 ºC. Embora as estirpes estudadas tenham sido isoladas de solos da mesma região, com exceção das recomendadas para inoculante oriundas da Amazônia, foi observado que elas apresentaram comportamentos distintos quando submetidas aos diferentes testes de diversidade genética, fenotípica e simbiótica, justificando a importância de incluir estes testes no processo de seleção de estirpes simbióticas em caupi.

The genetic diversity of ten Bradyrhizobium strains was evaluated for tolerance to high temperatures, to different salinity levels and for the efficiency of symbiosis with cowpea plants (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). Eight of these strains were isolated from nodules that appeared on cowpea after inoculation with suspensions of soil sampled from around the root system of Sesbania virgata (wand riverhemp) in ecosystems of South Minas Gerais. The other two strains used in our analyses as references, were from the Amazon and are currently recommended as cowpea inoculants. Genetic diversity was analyzed by amplifying repetitive DNA elements with the BOX primer, revealing high genetic diversity with each strain presenting a unique band profile. Leonard jar assays showed that the strains UFLA 03-30 and UFLA 03-38 had the highest N2-fixing potentials in symbiosis with cowpea. These strains had more shoot and nodule dry matter, more shoot N accumulation, and a higher relative efficiency than the strains recommended as inoculants. All strains grew in media of pH levels ranging from 4.0 to 9.0. The strains with the highest N2-fixing efficiencies in symbiosis with cowpea were also tolerant to the greatest number of antibiotics. However, these strains also had the lowest tolerance to high salt concentrations. All strains, with the exceptions of UFLA 03-84 and UFLA 03-37, tolerated temperatures of up to 40 ºC. The genetic and phenotypic characteristics of the eight strains isolated from soils of the same region were highly variable, as well as their symbiotic efficiencies, despite their common origin. This variability highlights the importance of including these tests in the selection of cowpea inoculant strains.

Este trabalho analisa as principais propostas de abordagem pedagógica e diversificação de cenários do processo de ensino apresentadas pelas escolas selecionadas pelo Programa de Incentivo a Mudanças Curriculares nas Escolas de Medicina (Promed), instituído em 2002 pelos ministérios da Saúde e da Educação. Foi realizada pesquisa documental, utilizando-se roteiro com base no termo de referência do programa para a leitura dos projetos. Verificou-se que todas as escolas selecionadas já se encontravam em processo de mudança curricular por ocasião do edital Promed. Embora buscassem alcançar os objetivos apresentados pelo programa, os projetos selecionados apontaram diferentes caminhos para sua realização. Conhecer essas propostas e a maneira como se articularam entre si e com o objetivo final do Promed é de capital importância para os educadores da área de saúde envolvidos com mudanças curriculares em suas instituições, bem como para os gestores dessa área que vêm apresentando suas demandas em consonância com as necessidades de saúde da população

The aim of this study was to analyze the main pedagogical proposals and range of scenarios in the teaching process in the schools selected by the Program to Promote Curricular Changes in Medical Schools (PROMED), established in 2002 by the Brazilian Ministries of Health and Education. A document search was conducted, using a script based on the Program's term of reference for reading the proposals. All of the selected schools were already undergoing a process of curricular reform at the time of the PROMED Call for Proposals. Although they were all seeking to achieve the objectives laid out by the Program, the selected proposals identified different paths for this purpose. Knowledge of the proposals and the way they interrelate is of capital importance for educators in the health field involved in curricular changes in their institutions, as well as for health system administrators that have raised their demands in keeping with the population's health needs