Antioxidant,antimicrobial and toxicological properties of Schinus molle L. essential oils

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Schinus molle L. has been used in folk medicine as antibacterial, antiviral, topical antiseptic, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumoural as well as antispasmodic and analgesic; however, there are few studies of pharmacological and toxicological properties of S. molle essential oils. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of S. molle leaf and fruit essential oils, correlated with their chemical composition and evaluate their acute toxicity. Materials and methods: The chemical composition of S. molle leaf and fruit essential oils were evaluated by GC-FID and GC-MS. Antioxidant properties were determined using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical and β-carotene/linoleic acid methods. Antimicrobial properties were evaluated by the agar disc diffusion method and minimal inhibitory concentration assay. Toxicity in Artemia salina and acute toxicity with behavioural screening in mice were evaluated. Results: The dominant compounds found in leaf and fruit essential oils (EOs) were monoterpene hydrocarbons, namely -phellandrene, β-phellandrene, β-myrcene, limonene and α-pinene. EOs showed low scavenging antioxidant activity by the DPPH free radical method and a higher activity by the β-carotene/linoleic acid method. Antimicrobial activity of EOs was observed for Gram+, Gram– pathogenic bacteria and food spoilage fungi. EOs showed cytotoxicity for Artemia salina and lower toxicity in Swiss mice. Conclusions: The result showed that EOs of leaves and fruits of S. molle demonstrated antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, suggesting their potential use in food or pharmaceutical industries

Avaliação regional de linhagens de feijoeiro comum do grupo preto no norte do Espírito Santo.

Este estudo tem por objetivo divulgar os resultados dos ensaios de VCU?s de 11 genótipos de feijoeiro do grupo preto, conduzidos nos anos de 2013 e 2014 no estado do Espírito Santo.CONAF

Development of an easy and effective attachment system for lower limb prosthesis

This study aimed to introduce a new suspension system that is capable of increasing the amputee’s satisfaction in terms of locking the residual limb inside the prosthetic socket. This paper describes the design and development phases carried out to optimize the final solution. The design system was based on the amputee’s needs and the requirements of prosthetic suspension systems. The final solution is a combination of a guiding and fixation system, to overcome some of the reported problems with the current systems, presenting a new simple suspension method that improves the donning and doffing of prosthesis. The new suspension system is a good alternative system to improve the life quality of amputees with lower activity level on the daily basis and, consequently, ease their rehabilitation.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Avaliação de linhagens de feijoeiro comum de grãos carioca no norte do Espírito Santo.

Este estudo tem por objetivo divulgar os resultados dos ensaios de VCU?s de 14 genótipos de feijoeiro do grupo comercial carioca, conduzidos no ano de 2013 e 2014 no Estado do Espírito Santo.CONAF

Specificity and performance evaluation of a novel RNA-FISH probe for the identification of Rhodotorula sp.

To distinguish Rhodotorula sp., from other microorganisms that produce the same type of alterations on CH materials, proper identification methods must be applied. RNA-fluorescence and in situ hybridization (RNA-FISH) has the potential to specifically identify the target microorganism of interest in complex microbial communities (it is based on hybridization of fluorescently-labeled oligonucleotide probes targeting to specific regions of the ribosomal RNA). Thus, the aim of this study was to design a novel genus specific RNAFISH probe against Rhodotorula sp., and to evaluate its specificity and performance both in silico and experimentally. This will contribute for facilitating Rhodotorula sp., identification in degraded CH materials by RNA-FISH.This work was co-financed by FCT through PTDC/BBB-IMG/0046/2014 project and SFRH/BPD/100754/2014 grant and by ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000004-ALENTEJO 2020 project

Avaliação de linhagens de feijoeiro comum no tabuleiro costeiro do Espírito Santo.

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de divulgar os resultados dos Testes de Adaptação Local, sob a responsabilidade do Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (INCAPER), conduzidos na região dos tabuleiros costeiros do Espírito Santo no período de 2010 a 2012.CONAF

Avaliação de linhagens de feijoeiro comum no Estado do Espírito Santo no período de 2008 a 2009.

Esse trabalho tem por objetivo divulgar os resultados dos ensaios de Teste de Adaptação Local, conduzidos sob a responsabilidade do Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (INCAPER), no Espírito Santo no período de 2008 a 2009.CONAF

Avaliação de linhagens de feijoeiro comum no Estado do Espírito Santo no período de 2008 a 2009.

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Regressão linear para predição do estado nutricional de bananeiras tipo prata.

A avaliação do estado nutricional de bananeiras é fundamental para recomendação de adubação e manejo da cultura. Diversos métodos analíticos são utilizados, mas a segurança dos dados e a demora para a obtenção dos resultados dificulta a tomada de decisão que favorece o aparecimento de sintomas de deficiência e consequente queda de produtividade da lavoura