AbstractSome publications have described the pharmacological properties of latices proteins. Thus, in the present study proteins from Plumeria pudica Jacq., Apocynaceae, latex were evaluated for anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities. Obtained data showed that an intraperitoneal administration of different doses of latex was able to reduce the paw edema induced by carrageenan in a dose-dependent manner (better dose 40 mg/kg; 72.7% inhibition at 3rd and 78.7% at 4th hour) and the edema induced by dextran (40 mg/kg; 51.5% inhibition at 30 min and 93.0% at 1st hour). Inhibition of edema induced by carrageenan was accompanied by a reduction of myeloperoxidase activity. Pre-treating animals with latex (40 mg/kg) also inhibited the paw edema induced by histamine, serotonin, bradykinin, prostaglandin E2, compound 48/80. Additionally, the latex (40 mg/kg) reduced the leukocyte peritoneal migration induced by carrageenan and this event was followed by reduction of IL-1β and TNF-α in peritoneal fluid. The latex-treatment (40 mg/kg) reduced the animal abdominal constrictions induced by acetic acid and the first phase on paw licking model induced by formalin. When latex was treated with heat (at 100 °C for 30 min), anti-edematogenic and myeloperoxidase activities were significantly reduced, indicating the involvement of heat-sensitive proteins on anti-inflammatory effect. Our results evidence that latex fluids are a source of proteins with pharmacological properties.

Propôs-se, neste trabalho, avaliar o desempenho agronômico da cebola em diferentes densidades de plantio, em Mossoró, RN. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados completos em esquema fatorial 2 x 5, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram da combinação de duas cultivares de cebola (Vale Ouro IPA 11 e Bella Dura) e cinco densidades de plantio (80, 120, 160, 200 e 240 plantas m-2). As características avaliadas foram: classificação dos bulbos em função do diâmetro transversal; produtividade total, comercial e não comercial; massa média dos bulbos; massa seca dos bulbos e relação do formato de bulbos. A cultivar mais produtiva foi a IPA 11, com produtividade total de 26,76 t ha-1. A densidade que proporcionou maior produtividade total (30,48 t ha-1) foi a de 204 plantas m-2 e comercial (24,74 t ha-1) foi a de 161 plantas m-2. O incremento da densidade reduziu a massa média e seca de bulbo, percentagem de bulbos das classes 2 e 3, mas aumentou a produtividade não comercial, percentagem de bulbos classe 1 (refugo) e relação de formato de bulbo. A cultivar Vale Ouro IPA 11 foi superior ao híbrido Bella Dura com relação à produtividade total de bulbos, massa média de bulbos comerciais e relação de formato, independentemente da densidade de plantio.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the agronomic performance of onions in different planting densities in Mossoró, RN. The experimental design used was a complete randomized blocks in factorial scheme 2 x 5, with four replications. The treatments consisted of the combination of two onion cultivars (Vale Ouro IPA 11 and Bella Dura) and five planting densities (80, 120, 160, 200 and 240 plants m-2). The evaluated characteristics were: classification of bulbs according to the transverse diameter; total, commercial and noncommercial productivity; mean mass of bulb, dry mass of bulb and relative format of bulbs. The most productive cultivar was IPA 11, with total productivity of 26.76 t ha-1. The density that provided the greatest total productivity (30.48 t ha-1) was the 204 plants m-2 and commercial (24.74 t ha-1) was the 161 plants m-2. The increase in density reduced the average of medium and dry bulb mass, bulbs percentage of classes 2 and 3 as well as increased non-commercial yield, percentage of bulbs class 1 (waste) and relation of bulb shape. The cultivar Vale Ouro IPA 11 was superior to the hybrid Bella Dura regarding total bulb yield, average weight of commercial bulbs and format relations, regardless of plant density.

Resulting from ion displacement in a solid under pressure, piezoelectricity is an electrical polarization that can be observed in perovskite-type electronic ceramics, such as PbTiO3, which present cubic and tetragonal symmetries at different pressures. The transition between these crystalline phases is determined theoretically through the bulk modulus from the relationship between material energy and volume. However, the change in the material molecular structure is responsible for the piezoelectric effect. In this study, density functional theory calculations using the Becke 3-Parameter-Lee-Yang-Parr hybrid functional were employed to investigate the structure and properties associated with the transition state of the tetragonal-cubic phase change in PbTiO3 material.