
Lúcio César Dantas de Medeiros, Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Renata Martins Braga, Tatiane Kelly Barbosa de Azevêdo, Pedro Nicó Medeiros Neto, Dulce Maria de Araújo Melo,
ABSTRACT Among the parameters used in the biomass carbonization process, the heating rate is one of the most important. The objective of the present work was to assess the influence of different heating rates on the chemical composition of wood vinegar (WV) from two wood species. Dried disks of Eucalyptus grandis and Mimosa tenuiflora wood were used as raw material. Carbonization runs were carried out in a laboratory muffle furnace at three heating rates (0.7, 1.0 and 1.4 °C/min), with 10 runs at each ...
Tópico(s): Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
2019 - Sociedade de Investigações Florestais | Revista Árvore

Carmino Hayashi, Fábio Meurer, Wilson Rogério Boscolo, Carlos Henrique Figueiredo Lacerda, Lúcio César Barbosa Kavata,
Este experimento foi realizado em um período de 30 dias, objetivando determinar a freqüência de arraçoamento (FA) ideal para o melhor desempenho de alevinos de lambari do rabo-amarelo (Astyanax bimaculatus). Foram utilizados 120 alevinos de lambari com peso vivo inicial de 0,34 ± 0,01 g, distribuídos em 12 tanques-rede experimentais, em um delineamento em blocos inteiramente casualizados, com quatro tratamentos e três repetições. Cada bloco correspondia a uma caixa de fibrocimento de 1000 L contendo ...
Tópico(s): Animal Genetics and Reproduction
2004 - Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Carlos Henrique Figueiredo Lacerda, Carmino Hayashi, Claudemir Martins Soares, Wilson Rogério Boscolo, Lúcio César Barbosa Kavata,
The experiment was carried out aiming to evaluate different substitution levels of corn by cassava meal in grass carp ctenopharyngodon idella fingerlings diets. It was used 120 fingerlings with initial live weigh of 2.51+0.05 g, distributed in 24 net ponds at a randomized blocks design with six treatments and four replications, each block corresponding to a fiber-ciment 1000 L tank with six net ponds (120 L) inside. Each net ponds with five fingerlings was considered an experimental unit. The treatments ...
Tópico(s): Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
2005 - Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (Eduem) | Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences

Lúcio César Dantas de Medeiros, Luiz H. S. Gasparotto,
A paper by Araújo et al. (2018) claims that a variety of compounds present in pyroligneous acid (guaiacol, phenols and furfural) are responsible for the observed antimicrobial activity. We show, on the other hand, that the low pH due to acetic acid present in pyroligneous acid is the real cause of the activity.Pyroligneous acid (PA) was synthesized according to a previous method (Medeiros et al. 2019) with its inhibition activity tested on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus via the agar diffusion ...
Tópico(s): Hibiscus Plant Research Studies
2021 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Applied Microbiology

Maria Ester Ibiapina Mendes de Carvalho, Reynaldo Mendes de Carvalho, Amélia Pasqual Marques, Lorena Mendes de Carvalho Lucio, Antonio César Almeida de Oliveira, Osmar Pinto Neto, Antônio Balbin Villaverde, Carlos José de Lima,
Tópico(s): Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
2016 - Springer Science+Business Media | Lasers in Medical Science

Camila Infantosi Vannucchi, Daniel de Souza Ramos Angrimani, Ana Rodrigues Eyherabide, Claudia Mazzei, Cristina Fátima Lúcio, Paulo César Maiorka, L.C.G. Silva, M. Nichi,
Nonsurgical sterilization methods are considered alternative tools for the worldwide challenge represented by canine overpopulation control. Intratesticular injection of zinc gluconate associated with DMSO arises as an option because of the effortless diffusion throughout the testicular parenchyma. This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of a double testicular injection of zinc gluconate associated with DMSO as a chemical contraceptive for male dogs. The study was conducted with 22 dogs treated ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Biology and Fertility
2015 - Elsevier BV | Theriogenology

Luiz Eduardo Wildemberg, Aline Helen da Silva Camacho, Renan Lyra Miranda, Paula Condé Lamparelli Elias, Nina Rosa de Castro Musolino, Debora Nazato, Raquel S. Jallad, Martha Katherine Paniagua Huayllas, José Ítalo Soares Mota, Tobias Skrebsky de Almeida, Evandro Portes, Antônio Ribeiro‐Oliveira, Lúcio Vilar, César Luiz Boguszewski, Ana Beatriz Winter Tavares, Vânia dos Santos Nunes Nogueira, Tânia Longo Mazzuco, Carolina Garcia Soares Leães, Nelma Verônica Marques, Leila Chimelli, Mauro Antônio Czepielewski, Marcello D. Bronstein, Júlio Abucham, Margaret de Castro, Leandro Kasuki, Mônica R. Gadelha,
Abstract Context Artificial intelligence (AI), in particular machine learning (ML), may be used to deeply analyze biomarkers of response to first-generation somatostatin receptor ligands (fg-SRLs) in the treatment of acromegaly. Objective To develop a prediction model of therapeutic response of acromegaly to fg-SRL. Methods Patients with acromegaly not cured by primary surgical treatment and who had adjuvant therapy with fg-SRL for at least 6 months after surgery were included. Patients were considered ...
Tópico(s): Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
2021 - Oxford University Press | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Cristiano Spada, Cesare Hassan, Miguel Muñoz‐Navas, Horst Neuhaus, Jacques Devière, Paul Fockens, Emmanuel Coron, Gérard Gay, Ervin Tóth, Maria Elena Riccioni, Cristina Carretero, Jean Pierre Charton, A. Van Gossum, C Wientjes, Sylvie Sacher‐Huvelin, Michel Delvaux, Artúr Németh, Lucio Petruzziello, César Prieto de Frías, Rupert Mayershofer, Leila Aminejab, Evelien Dekker, Jean–Paul Galmiche, Muriel Frederic, Gabriele Wurm Johansson, Paola Cesaro, Guido Costamagna,
Background Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) represents a noninvasive technology that allows visualization of the colon without requiring sedation and air insufflation. A second-generation colon capsule endoscopy system (PillCam Colon 2) (CCE-2) was developed to increase sensitivity for colorectal polyp detection compared with the first-generation system. Objective To assess the feasibility, accuracy, and safety of CCE-2 in a head-to-head comparison with colonoscopy. Design and Setting Prospective, multicenter trial ...
Tópico(s): Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
2011 - Elsevier BV | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Inayara Cristina Alves Lacerda, Fátima C. O. Gomes, Beatriz M. Borelli, César Lúcio Lopes de Faria, Glória Regina Franco, Marina de Moraes Mourão, Paula B. Morais, Carlos A. Rosa,
We used a cultivation-independent, clone library-based 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis to identify bacterial communities present during traditional fermentation in sour cassava starch, cachaça and cheese production in Brazil. Partial 16S rRNA gene clone sequences from sour cassava starch samples collected on day five of the fermentation process indicated that Leuconostoc citreum was the most prevalent species, representing 47.6% of the clones. After 27 days of fermentation, clones (GenBank accession ...
Tópico(s): Food composition and properties
2011 - Springer Nature | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

César Lúcio Lopes de Faria, Tânia Oliveira, Vera Lúcia dos Santos, Carlos A. Rosa, José D. Ardisson, W. A. A. Macedo, Armindo Santos,
Abstract In this work, we have developed a chemical process to agglomerate activated-gamma alumina microparticles. It is based on the sol–gel process. The process which was developed preserves the characteristics of porosity of the alumina microparticles. It allows us to obtain dried spheres with or without the introduction of a biomass type MDF (medium density fiberboard) with the following characteristics: medium diameter between 2.5 and 3.3 mm; narrow diameter range; high sphericity (⩾0.90); high ...
Tópico(s): Fluoride Effects and Removal
2008 - Elsevier BV | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Carla D. Las Casas Lima, M.M.O.P. Cerqueira, Elaine G. Ferreira, César Lúcio Lopes de Faria, David Lee Nelson, Luiz Simeão do Carmo, C.A.R. Rosa,
Tópico(s): Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
2008 - Springer Science+Business Media | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Velia Verónica Rangel-Ramírez, Hilda M. González-Sánchez, César Lucio-García,
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles derived from the endosomal compartment, which are released by all kinds of eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. These vesicles contain a variety of biomolecules that differ both in quantity and type depending on the origin and cellular state. Exosomes are internalized by recipient cells, delivering their content and thus contributing to cell-cell communication in health and disease. During infections exosomes may exert a dual role, on one hand, they can transmit ...
Tópico(s): Mosquito-borne diseases and control
2022 - Taylor & Francis | Infectious Diseases

Patrı́cia Marques de Oliveira, Francisco Cardoso, Débora Palma Maia, Mauro César Quintão Cunningham, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, César Reis,
There are few studies of language and speech in patients with Sydenham's chorea (SC). We have done an acoustic analysis of fundamental frequency (F0), duration and intensity of declarative and interrogative sentences made by 20 SC patients, 20 patients with rheumatic fever (RF) without chorea, and compared them with 20 healthy age-matched controls (CO). Each group included 12 females. We found that there is no difference between the RF and CO groups in all studied parameters. Patients with SC, however, ...
Tópico(s): Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
2010 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Everardo Álvarez-Hernández, Ingris Peláez‐Ballestas, Annelies Boonen, Janitzia Vázquez‐Mellado, Adolfo Hernández-Garduño, Fernando Carlos Rivera, Leobardo Terán‐Estrada, Lucio Ventura‐Ríos, Cesar Ramos‐Remus, Cassandra Michele Skinner‐Taylor, María Victoria Goycochea-Robles, Ana Guislaine Bernard-Medina, Rubén Burgos‐Vargas,
The cost of certain diseases may lead to catastrophic expenses and impoverishment of households without full financial support by the state and other organizations. To determine the socioeconomic impact of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cost in the context of catastrophic expenses and impoverishment. This is a cohort-nested cross-sectional multicenter study on the cost of RA in Mexican households with partial, full, or private health care coverage. Catastrophic expenses referred to health expenses ...
Tópico(s): Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
2012 - Elsevier BV | Reumatología Clínica (English Edition)

Rianne Gomes Vilela, Kjersti Gjerde, Lúcio Frigo, Ernesto César Pinto Leal‐Junior, Rodrigo Álvaro Brandão Lopes-Martins, Brígida Mônica Kleine, Igor Prokopowitsch,
Low-level laser therapy is a tool employed in the management of post-operative inflammation process and in the enhancement of reparative process. The aim of the study was to perform histological evaluation of dental and periodontal ligament of rats central upper-left incisor teeth re-implanted and irradiated with low-level laser (InGaAl, 685 nm, 50 J/cm(2)) 15, 30, and 60 days after re-implantation. Seventy-two male rats had the central upper left incisor removed and kept for 15 min on dry gauze ...
Tópico(s): dental development and anomalies
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | Lasers in Medical Science

Rodney Capp Pallotta, Jan Magnus Bjordal, Lúcio Frigo, Ernesto César Pinto Leal‐Junior, Simone A. Teixeira, Rodrigo Labat Marcos, Luciano Ramos, Felipe de Moura Messias, Rodrigo Álvaro Brandão Lopes-Martins,
Arthritis of the knee is the most common type of joint inflammatory disorder and it is associated with pain and inflammation of the joint capsule. Few studies address the effects of the 810-nm laser in such conditions. Here we investigated the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT; infrared, 810-nm) in experimentally induced rat knee inflammation. Thirty male Wistar rats (230–250 g) were anesthetized and injected with carrageenan by an intra-articular route. After 6 and 12 h, all animals were killed ...
Tópico(s): Infrared Thermography in Medicine
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | Lasers in Medical Science

Marília Greco, Ana Paula Silva, Edgar Merchán-Hamann, Mauro Lúcio Jerônymo, Júlio César Andrade, Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco,
OBJETIVO: Descrever o comportamento bissexual masculino quanto à identidade sexual, uso de preservativo, freqüência de relações sexuais e tipos de parceria e verificar diferenças entre práticas protegidas nas suas relações com homens e mulheres. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal aninhado em coorte de homossexuais e bissexuais HIV negativos implantada em 1994 em Belo Horizonte (Projeto Horizonte). Dos 1.025 voluntários recrutados entre 1994 e 2005, foram selecionados 195 que relataram, na admissão, ter ...
Tópico(s): Sex work and related issues
2007 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista de Saúde Pública

Débora Palma Maia, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Mauro César Quintão Cunningham, Francisco Cardoso,
The authors investigated obsessive-compulsive behavior, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 50 healthy subjects, 50 patients with rheumatic fever without chorea, and 56 patients with Sydenham chorea. Obsessive-compulsive behavior, OCD, and ADHD were more frequent in the Sydenham chorea group (19%, 23.2%, 30.4%) than in the healthy subjects (11%, 4%, 8%) and in the rheumatic fever without chorea group (14%, 6%, 8%). ADHD was more common in persistent ...
Tópico(s): Eating Disorders and Behaviors
2005 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Neurology

Renato C. Matos, Lúcio Angnes, Mário César Ugulino de Araújo, Teresa Cristina Bezerra Saldanha,
Flow injection amperometric quantification of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), epinephrine (EP) and dipyrone (DI) in mixtures (in the μg g−1 range) was successfully performed by using an array of microelectrodes with units modified by the electrodeposition of different noble metals, together with multivariate calibration analysis. The four groups of microelectrodes utilized included a pure gold electrode and electrodes modified by electrodeposition of platinum, palladium or a mixture of platinum + palladium. ...
Tópico(s): Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
2000 - Royal Society of Chemistry | The Analyst

Gil Sander Próspero Gama, Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó, Caio Sérgio Santos, Renato Vinícius Oliveira Castro, Tatiane Kelly Barbosa de Azevêdo, Lúcio César Dantas de Medeiros,
ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess the effect of progressive neutralization on the antimicrobial properties against bacteria and yeasts of wood vinegar obtained from the pyrolysis of Eucalyptus urograndis (clone I144) wood. Wood samples were carbonized at a heating rate of 0.9 °C min-1 until a final temperature of 450 °C, totalizing 8 hours of carbonization. The raw pyrolysis liquids were left to settle, and the aqueous fraction was separated. Then, the aqueous fraction (raw wood vinegar - WV) was purified ...
Tópico(s): Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
2023 - Sociedade de Investigações Florestais | Revista Árvore

Paulo Renato Schneider, Fabiano de Oliveira Fortes, Luis Henrique da Silva Souza, Alessandro Dal’Cól Lúcio, César Augusto Guimarães Finger, Paulo Sérgio Pigatto Schneider,
A mortalidade de povoamentos de Acacia mearnsii De Wild. foi estudada tomando por base parcelas permanentes estratificadas em diferentes espaçamentos e sítios. Os resultados permitiram concluir que a probabilidade de mortalidade (PM) pode ser estimada por meio de uma função probabilística em relação ao inverso do diâmetro à altura do peito (d) e da idade (t): PM = {1+ EXP(-9,5593 . d-1 + 104,9543 . t-1)}-1. Mediante a correlação de Pearson, verificou-se uma alta associação entre a taxa de mortalidade com a ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2005 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA | Ciência Florestal

Raquel Amorim, Marcelo Damião Ferreira de Meneses, Júlio C. Borges, Luiz C. S. Pinheiro, Lúcio Ayres Caldas, Cláudio César Cirne-Santos, Marcos V. Palmeira‐Mello, Alessandra Mendonça Teles de Souza, Helena Carla Castro, Izabel Christina Nunes de Palmer Paixão, Renata de Mendonça Campos, Ingrid E. Bergmann, Viviana Malirat, Alice M. R. Bernardino, Moacyr Alcoforado Rebello, Davis Ferreira,
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Archives of Virology

Arthur José Pontes Oliveira de Almeida, Júlio César Pinheiro Lúcio de Oliveira, Larisse Virgolino da Silva Pontes, Javanyr Frederico de Souza Júnior, Tays Amanda Felisberto Gonçalves, Sabine Helena Dantas, Mathania Silva de Almeida Feitosa, Antônia Oliveira Silva, Isac Almeida de Medeiros,
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are bioproducts of cellular metabolism. There is a range of molecules with oxidizing properties known as ROS. Despite those molecules being implied negatively in aging and numerous diseases, their key role in cellular signaling is evident. ROS control several biological processes such as inflammation, proliferation, and cell death. The redox signaling underlying these cellular events is one characteristic of the new generation of scientists aimed at defining the role ...
Tópico(s): Skin Protection and Aging
2022 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
James C. Cokendolpher, César Raziel Lucio-Palacio, Wojciech Staręga,
The taxonomy of the monotypic genus Diguetinus Roewer, 1912 is discussed with a redescription of the only named species. The redescription, illustrations, and photographs are based upon male and female type specimens as well as a pair of more recently collected specimens from a relatively nearby location; both in Jalisco, Mexico. The genitalia are illustrated for the first time. A distribution map is provided with all verified records from iNaturalist included from: Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Guanajuato, ...
Tópico(s): Turtle Biology and Conservation
2021 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa

Arthur José Pontes Oliveira de Almeida, Mathania Silva de Almeida Rezende, Sabine Helena Dantas, Sonaly de Lima Silva, Júlio César Pinheiro Lúcio de Oliveira, Fátima de Lourdes Assunção Araújo de Azevedo, Rayanne Maira Felix Ribeiro Alves, Geovânia Maria Sales de Menezes, Pablo Ferreira dos Santos, Tays Amanda Felisberto Gonçalves, Valérie B. Schini‐Kerth, Isac Almeida de Medeiros,
The global population above 60 years has been growing exponentially in the last decades, which is accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of age-related chronic diseases, highlighting cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, and heart failure. Aging is the main risk factor for these diseases. Such susceptibility to disease is explained, at least in part, by the increase of oxidative stress, in which it damages cellular components such as proteins, DNA, and lipids. ...
Tópico(s): Inflammasome and immune disorders
2020 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Aníbal Ramírez‐Soto, César Raziel Lucio-Palacio, Rafael Rodríguez‐Mesa, Ixchel Sheseña‐Hernández, Fadi N. Farhat, Bernardino Villa‐Bonilla, Laura Landa Libreros, Gabriela Gutiérrez Sosa, Omar Trujillo Santos, Israel Gómez Sánchez, Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza,
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests (TMCFs) are among the vegetation types facing the greatest threats, both globally and in Mexico. Ecological restoration of TMCFs is a priority in several tropical countries. In this paper, we propose that restoration of TMCFs based on applied nucleation methods should be accompanied by a set of additional mechanisms that form a six‐prong strategy. In our experience, the essential set of tools to ensure positive results is composed of (1) a diagnostic‐prescriptive stage; ( ...
Tópico(s): Forest ecology and management
2018 - Wiley | Restoration Ecology
Gillian Bloomfield, Karin R. Bucht, José Carlos Martínez-Hernández, Aníbal Ramírez‐Soto, Ixchel Sheseña‐Hernández, César Raziel Lucio-Palacio, Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza,
The United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) provide an ambitious and comprehensive framework for addressing the development needs on a global, regional, and national scale. In order for the SDG targets to be obtainable, diverse stakeholders need the technical, institutional, and organizational capacity to implement the wide variety of initiatives covered under these goals. Inspired by a 2016 workshop, this article synthesizes capacity-building themes and strategies for the following approaches ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural Innovations and Practices
2017 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Luiz Antônio Zanão Júnior, Renildes Lúcio Ferreira Fontes, Júlio César Lima Neves, Gaspar Henrique Korndörfer, Vinícius Tavares de Ávila,
Although silicon is not recognized as a nutrient, it may benefit rice plants and may alleviate the Mn toxicity in some plant species. The dry matter yield (root, leaf, sheaths and leaf blade) and plant architecture (angle of leaf insertion and leaf arc) were evaluated in rice plants grown in nutrient solutions with three Mn doses, with and without Si addition. The treatments were arranged in a 2 x 3 factorial [with and without (2 mmol L-1) Si; three Mn doses (0.5; 2.5 and 10 µmol L-1)], in a randomized ...
Tópico(s): Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
2010 - Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo | Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo

Clécio Ênio Murta de Lucena, João Lúcio dos Santos Júnior, César Alencar de Lima Resende, Vănia Fonseca do Amaral, Alexandre de Almeida Barra, Joño Henrique Pena Reis,
Abstract Purpose. To investigate the number of cores required to diagnose breast cancer using ultrasound (US)‐guided core needle biopsy. Methods. US‐guided core biopsy of 150 masses was performed in 144 patients. For each mass, 6 cores were obtained and analyzed separately. The histopathologic diagnosis was classified as benign, malignant, or normal breast tissue. Each core was analyzed separately. For diagnostic purposes, the cases were grouped as follows: group G1 comprised the first core; group ...
Tópico(s): Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
2007 - Wiley | Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Magali Soares dos Santos, Célia Lúcia de Luces Fortes Ferreira, Paulo Cézar Gomes, Jósé Lúcio dos Santos, Paulo César Pozza, Elisa Teshima,
Objetivou-se com este trabalho verificar o efeito do fornecimento de um "pool" de Lactobacillus sp. de origem suína para leitões nas fases de aleitamento e de creche sobre a contagem fecal de Lactobacillus, coliformes, Clostridium e Enterococcus. Foram analisadas 81 amostras fecais coletadas aos 7, 28 e 49 dias de idade, provenientes de leitões distribuídos em um delineamento experimental de blocos casualizados com três tratamentos (A- ração controle, B- ração contendo promotor de crescimento e C- ...
Tópico(s): Infant Nutrition and Health
2003 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE LAVRAS | Ciência e Agrotecnologia