Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar a pigmentação de gemas de ovos de poedeiras alimentadas com produto comercial (PC), à base de cantaxantina e óleo de sementes de urucum. Utilizaram-se 240 poedeiras comerciais com 55 semanas de idade, que receberam cinco diferentes rações: controle (RC) à base de milho e farelo de soja, RC com dois níveis (70 e 140 ppm) do PC e RC com dois níveis de mistura entre pigmentantes comerciais sintéticos Carophyll® Yellow e Red (20 + 10 ppm) e (15 + 30 ppm) e quatro repetições de 12 aves cada. Foram avaliados o desempenho e a cor das gemas, que foi avaliada utilizando o leque colorimétrico. Não houve efeito sobre o desempenho das poedeiras, exceto para a cor da gema, que apresentou interação dos pigmentantes nos diferentes períodos de avaliação. Aos sete dias de fornecimento, houve estabilização da pigmentação, com uso de 70 ppm do produto comercial, enquanto as gemas oriundas dos ovos das aves que receberam a inclusão de 140 ppm estabilizaram a cor aos 14 dias do fornecimento. O produto comercial à base de cantaxantina e óleo de sementes de urucum é eficiente na pigmentação da gema de ovos em rações à base de milho amarelo.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the egg yolk pigmentation of laying hens fed commercial powdered products (CPP) based on canthaxanthin and urucum seed oil. A total of 240 commercial laying hens at 55 weeks of age were used, which received five different rations: control (CR) based on corn and soybean meal, CR with two levels (70 and 140 ppm) of CPP and CR with two levels of mixture between synthetic commercial pigments Carophyll® Yellow and Red (20 + 10 ppm) and (15 + 30 ppm), and four replicates of twelve birds each. The performance and color of the yolk were evaluated, using the colorimetric fan. There was no effect on the performance of the laying hens, except for the color of the yolk, which showed interaction of the pigmentants in the different periods. At seven days of supply there was stabilization of pigmentation with use of 70 ppm of the commercial powdered product, while egg yolks from hens receiving the inclusion of 140 ppm stabilized color at 14 days of delivery. The commercial product based on canthaxanthin and urucum seed oil is efficient in egg yolk pigmentation in yellow maize based diets.

Abstract The present work aims to study the nonlinear behavior of reinforced concrete structures via Refined Plastic Hinge Method (RPHM). Pseudo-springs are used at the finite element ends, where the gradual loss of stiffness is determined by the combination of the normal force and bending moment (NM) in the cross section. The limiting of the uncracked, elastic and plastic regimes is done in the NM diagram. The concrete cracking is explicitly simulated with two approaches to calculate the effective moment of inertia of the cross section. The displacement-based formulation is referenced to the co-rotational system and coupled with continuation strategies to allow to overcome the possible critical points in the equilibrium paths. For validation of the numerical simulations, the results found with the proposed formulation are confronted with experimental and numerical data present in literature.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to verify the influence of the use of Class II intermaxillary elastics on centric relation (CR) to centric occlusion (CO) occlusal discrepancy. A total of 30 patients had been at the contention stage for at least three months were divided in two groups: G1 - 15 had been submitted to intramaxillary orthodontic mechanics only, and G2 - 15 had used Class II intermaxillary elastics. Distances of horizontal and vertical overlap and the distance or coincidence of the mandibular dental midline in relation to the maxillary midline were measured in CR and CO positions. Intergroup comparisons were performed using the Mann-Whitney test. No statistically significant differences (P>0.05) were found between G1 and G2. Both in the horizontal and vertical directions, these discrepancies were smaller than or equal to 1mm in 96.66 % of the patients. In the transverse plane, there was no discrepancy in 63.33 % of the patients, and in 33.33 % these discrepancies were equal to 0.5 mm. The use of Class II elastic didn't be capable of increasing the occlusal discrepancies between CR and CO.

RESUMEN: El objetivo de este estudio fue verificar la influencia del uso de los elásticos intermaxilares Clase II en la discrepancia oclusal entre la relación céntrica (RC) y la oclusión céntrica (OC). Un total de 30 pacientes que permanecieron en la fase de contención durante al menos tres meses se dividieron en dos grupos: G1 - 15 fueron sometidos solamente a la mecánica ortodóncica intramaxilar, y G2 - 15 habían utilizado elásticos de clase II intermaxilar. Se midieron las distancias de traslapo horizontal y vertical y la distancia o coincidencia de la línea mediana dentaria mandibular con respecto a la línea mediana maxilar en las posiciones RC y OC. Las comparaciones entre grupos se realizaron mediante la prueba de Mann-Whitney. No se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (P> 0.05) entre G1 y G2. Tanto en las direcciones horizontal como vertical, estas discrepancias fueron menores o iguales a 1 mm en el 96,66 % de los pacientes. En el plano transversal, no hubo discrepancia en el 63,33 % de los pacientes, y en un 33,33 % estas discrepancias fueron iguales a 0,5 mm. El uso de la clase II elástica no logró aumentar las discrepancias entre RC y OC.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a taxa de assentamento larval e recuperação de sementes de ostras da espécie Crassostrea brasiliana, em laboratório, através do uso de coletores plásticos, epinefrina (C9H13NO3 C4H6O6) e pó de concha em tanques de assentamento. Foram utilizados coletores plásticos de polipropileno, presos a armações de bambu. O material foi escolhido devido à boa maleabilidade, o que facilita o destacamento das sementes. Foram realizados dois experimentos, o primeiro entre fevereiro e abril de 2008, e o segundo entre novembro e dezembro de 2008 no Laboratório de Moluscos Marinhos da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. No primeiro experimento, testaram-se coletores de plástico arranhado consorciado com pó de concha em um tanque de assentamento, enquanto que no segundo foram utilizados dois tanques de assentamento, um contendo os coletores de plástico consorciado com pó de concha e apenas pó de concha, e, no outro tanque, utilizou-se epinefrina como estimulador da metamorfose. Foi realizada a quantificação das larvas assentadas nos coletores plásticos e a taxa de recuperação e integridade das sementes após o destacamento. No primeiro experimento, recuperaram-se 48,83% de sementes em relação às larvas D utilizadas. Deste percentual, 4,9% assentaram em coletores plásticos e 43,93% em pó de concha. No segundo experimento, a porcentagem de sementes assentadas em relação ao total de larvas utilizadas foi de 55,78% com o uso de epinefrina, 78,62% no tratamento com coletor mais pó de concha e de 58,33% no tratamento só com pó de concha. Assim, verifica-se que o uso de coletor mais pó de concha resulta em maior recuperação de sementes se comparado com os demais tratamentos.

This study aimed at the assessment, in the laboratory, of the larval settlement and spat recovery rates of oysters of the species Crassostrea brasiliana using plastic collectors, epinephrine (C9H13NO3 C4H6O6) and shell powder in settlement tanks. Polypropylene was used attached to bamboo frames. The material was chosen due to its pliability - that favours the spat detachment. Two experiments were carried out; the first between February and April 2008, and the second between November and December 2008 at the Marine Mussel Laboratory of Santa Catarina Federal University (Laboratório de Moluscos Marinhos da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina). In the first experiment, the scratched plastic collectors were tested consorting them with shell powder; on the second, the plastic collectors were tested consorted with shell powder, only shell powder and epinephrine as the metamorphosis stimulator. The quantification was carried out of the larvae settled in the plastic collectors, and of the recovery and integrity of the spats after their detachment. The first experiment has shown a recovery rate of 48.83% of the spats in comparison with the D larvae used. From this percentage, 4.9% settled in the plastic collectors and 43.93% in shell powder. The second experiment revealed 55.78% regarding the settled spats in comparison with the total of larvae used (using epinephrine), 78.62% in the treatment with the collector plus shell powder and 58.33% in the treatment only with shell powder. Thus, the use of the collector plus shell powder resulted in a greater spat recovery when compared to the other treatments.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de regulador de crescimento aplicado na semente e foliar e de culturas de cobertura na produtividade do feijoeiro irrigado. O delineamento experimental foi em parcelas subdivididas, em blocos casualizados com quatro repetições. Nas parcelas constaram como culturas utilizadas como coberturas do solo, as leguminosas guandu-anão (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp); estilosantes (Stylosanthes guianensis Aublet Sw. var. vulgaris); crotalária (Crotalaria spectabilis Roth.), e as gramíneas milheto (Pennisetum glaucum L. R. Br.); sorgo granífero (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench); capim mombaça (Panicum maximum Jacq); braquiária (Brachiaria brizantha Hochst ex A. Rich. Stapf.); e braquiária em consórcio com milho (Zea mays L.). Nas subparcelas constaram os seguintes tratamentos: testemunha; 500 mL de regulador de crescimento (RC) em 100 kg de sementes; 250 mL ha-1 de RC no estágio de desenvolvimento V4, tratamento foliar; e 500 mL de RC em 100 kg de sementes e 250 mL ha-1 de RC com aplicação foliar, no estágio de desenvolvimento V4. Aos 84 dias após o corte das culturas de cobertura foi realizada a semeadura do feijoeiro, cultivar BRS Valente, sob pivô central. Foram avaliados o rendimento de grãos e os componentes de rendimento do feijoeiro. O rendimento do feijoeiro não foi positivamente influenciado pelos tratamentos, mas sim pelas culturas de cobertura.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of growth regulator applied in the seed and to foliate and cover crops in the productivity of the irrigated common bean plant. The experimental design was a randomized block on split-plot, with four replications. The plots of the two experiments consisted of CROPS used as soil cover, as the leguminous: Cajanus cajan, Stylosanthes guianensis, Crotalaria spectabilis, and the grasses: Pennisetum glaucum, Sorghum bicolor, Panicum maximum, Brachiaria brizantha, and B. brizantha associated with Zea mays. The subplots consisted of the following treatments: control; 500 mL of growth regulator (RC) in 100 kg of seeds; 250 mL of RC per hectare in the V4 development stage, foliar treatment; and, 500 mL RC in 100 kg of seeds and 250 mL of RC per hectare via foliar, in the V4 development stage. To the 84 days after the cut of the cover crops common bean cultivar BRS Valente was sown. They were evaluated the grain yield, and its components. The common bean grain yield did not significantly influenced the treatments with growth regulator applied via seeds and foliar. The common bean grain yield was positively influenced by predecessor cover crops.

The main viruses involved in acute respiratory diseases among children are: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenzavirus (FLU), parainfluenzavirus (PIV), adenovirus (AdV), human rhinovirus (HRV), and the human metapneumovirus (hMPV). The purpose of the present study was to identify respiratory viruses that affected children younger than five years old in Uberlândia, Midwestern Brazil. Nasopharyngeal aspirates from 379 children attended at Hospital de Clínicas (HC/UFU), from 2001 to 2004, with acute respiratory disease, were collected and tested by immunofluorescence assay (IFA) to detect RSV, FLU A and B, PIV 1, 2, and 3 and AdV, and RT-PCR to detect HRV. RSV was detected in 26.4% (100/379) of samples, FLU A and B in 9.5% (36/379), PIV 1, 2 and 3 in 6.3% (24/379) and AdV in 3.7% (14/379). HRV were detected in 29.6% (112/379) of the negative and indeterminate samples tested by IFI. RSV, particularly among children less than six months of life, and HRV cases showed highest incidence. Negative samples by both IFA and RT-PCR might reflect the presence of other pathogens, such as hMPV, coronavirus, and bacteria. Laboratorial diagnosis constituted an essential instrument to determine the incidence of the most common viruses in respiratory infections among children in this region.