ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the effects of maternal dietary calcitic seaweed (CSW) on performance and blood metabolites of sows, and on performance, blood metabolites, intestinal microbiota, and parameters of gastrointestinal tract and bone of litters. On d 21 (post-insemination), non-pregnant sows were removed from the trial, remaining 19 sows in control group (without CSW) and 16 sows receiving CSW. Then, a total of 35 sows were allocated in a randomized block design with two treatments: control diet with calcitic limestone plus dicalcium phosphate (CTL) or CTL plus 0.4% CSW. In gestation, sows were fed twice a day (07:00 and 15:00 h) to reach an intake of 2.5 kg animal−1 day−1 divided into two equal meals. On parturition day, sows were offered only 0.5 kg feed animal−1. Throughout lactation, sows were fed three times a day (≅7 kg animal−1 day−1). All diets were provided as mash. Results suggested that sows fed CTL had litters with lower body weight at birth compared with those fed CSW. Sows fed CSW had 14.28% more live-born piglets and lower stillborns. Piglets from sows fed CSW showed greater calcium concentration on d 14 after birth than those from sows fed CTL. Sows fed CSW showed better milk chemical composition and an increase of 27.16% in milk production compared with those fed CTL. Piglets from sows fed CSW had an increase in cecum content in the Enterobacteriaceae count. This study showed that adding 0.4% CSW in the diet of pregnant and lactating sows as an organic calcium source positively influences the number of live-born piglets and the percentage of stillborns. In addition, milk composition and production are also improved without affecting piglets’ biological response.

A redução das áreas verdes urbanas e o consequente aumento das áreas construídas é um dos temas mais discutidos atualmente. Tanto a dinâmica do uso do solo urbano quanto de mudanças climáticas podem comprovar relações entre diversos usos e ocupações do solo e suas consequências para o microclima local. Este trabalho apresenta uma avaliação da influência do uso da terra no clima urbano em uma cidade de pequeno porte. Foram selecionados 4 pontos abrangendo o perímetro urbano de Irati, no estado do Paraná, com diferentes ocupações, e obtidas variáveis de temperatura e umidade relativa com uso de higrômetros adaptados em abrigos termométricos em 4 horários distintos durante 4 dias. A utilização de imagens orbitais de alta resolução possibilitou o mapeamento do uso do solo urbano de áreas de abrangência num raio de 350 metros dos pontos pré-selecionados. Os resultados comprovaram, estatisticamente, que o uso e ocupação do solo interferem nas variáveis climáticas obtidas.

The reduction of urban green areas and consequent increase of the built areas is one of the most widely discussed topics nowadays. Both the urban land use dynamics and the climate changes may prove relationships between different uses and land occupations and their consequences for the local microclimate. This paper presents an assessment of the land use influence in the urban climate in a small town. A total of 4 points covering the urban perimeter of Irati, Paraná, with different occupations were selected and temperature and humidity variables obtained with use of adapted hygrometers in thermometric shelter in 4 different times for 4 days. The use of high resolution satellite images enabled the mapping of urban land use in catchment areas within a radius of 350 meters of pre-selected points. The results statistically showed that the use and occupation of land interfere with the climate variables obtained.

Este escrito comprende una revisión bibliográfica sobre la obesidad infantil en México desde el año 2000 a 2012. La obesidad constituye un problema de salud pública la cual recientemente ha alcanzado proporciones de epidemia en algunos países. Esta patología constituye el principal problema de malnutrición en el adulto y es una enfermedad que ha aumentado notoriamente en la población infantil, ya que se calcula que más de 40 millones de niños padecen sobrepeso u obesidad. Es un trastorno multifactorial en cuya etiopatogenia están implicados factores genéticos, metabólicos, psicosociales y ambientales, por lo que es difícil distinguir en cada caso en particular la importancia relativa de estos factores. La obesidad infantil es uno de los factores de riesgo vinculados al aumento de enfermedad cardiovascular en el adulto, junto con la hipertensión, hipercolesterolemia y diabetes tipo II; se ha identificado que un factor importante en el desarrollo de la obesidad infantil es la influencia de los medios electrónicos que promueven un estilo de vida básicamente sedentario. (MÉD.UIS. 2013;26(1)59:68).

This work is a review of the information about childhood obesity in Mexico from 2000 to 2012. Obesity is a public health problem, which has recently reached epidemic proportions in some countries. This pathology is the main problem of adult malnutrition and has dramatically increased in children, since it is estimated that over 40 million children have overweight or obesity. It involves several factors such as genetic, metabolic, psychosocial and environmental ones. As a result, it is difficult to distinguish their influence in different cases. However, a well-recognized factor in the development of childhood obesity is the media, which promotes a sedentary lifestyle. Childhood obesity is a risk factor associated with cardiovascular disease in adults, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes Type II. (MÉD. UIS. 2013;26(1)59:68).