Life Sciences

Geophysical study was carried out in some gully erosion sites within Orlu and environs with the objectives of identifying tectonic and neo-tectonic features, delineate their trends and evaluate their effect in gully development and propagation in the study area. Detailed geological field mapping was carried out to characterize the gullies and to estimate the strikes and directional trends of the gullies. Similarly, GIS interpreted Landsat-ETM imageries were also used to determine the lineaments and their trends in the study area.

This study investigated nutrient removal as well as nutrient balance in a vertical flow constructed wetland planted with Andropogongayanus, Chrysopogonzizanioides, Echinochloapyramidalis, Pennisetumpurpureum and Tripsacumlaxum for treating synthetic domestic wastewater. The experiment was conducted under pilot-scale composed of six beds constructed with bricks. Each bed was filled from the bottom to the top with 0.1 m of gravel and 0.6 m of white lagoon sand. Five beds were transplanted wile one unplanted was used as control.

The fetal period is essential for the development of muscle fibers and neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). This study evaluated the effects of maternal protein restriction during pregnancy and lactation on muscle fibers and NMJs of extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle in 21-day-old rat offspring. Wistar rats were divided into a control group consisting of animals born to dams fed a normal protein diet (17% protein) during pregnancy and lactation, and a restricted group consisting of animals born to dams fed a low-protein diet (6% protein) during pregnancy and lactation.

The banana, monocotiledônea belongs to the order Scitaminales, family Musaceae, subfamily Musoideae, genus Musa. Propolis is a resinous substance produced by bees through the collection of secondary metabolites of flora and its complex chemical composition and varied. Because of the fruit in natura are highly perishable, post-harvest losses represent a major problem, which can be minimized with the use of new methodologies in the harvest of fruits.

Introduction: The histological effects of Azadirachta indica (Neem) as a biopesticide, on the liver of Heteropneustes fossilis were determined. The histopathological changes induced in the liver were cytoplasmic vacuolization of the hepatocytes, blood vessel congestion, inflammatory leucocytic infiltration and necrosis. All these alterations in liver histology can be considered to monitor the water contaminated with biopesticides.

Systemic arterial hypertension is a public health problem that is difficult to control. Extrinsic and intrinsic factors consist of elements that hinder their diagnostic and medical follow-up. The present study aims to make an approach about the contributions of pharmaceutical attention in the control of the systemic arterial pressure of elderly patients. This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. For the research, a review of the scientific literature was carried out.

Background: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is rare, but it is the most aggressive thyroid cancer. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), which have self-renewal ability and can generate multi-lineage cells, are potential causative agents for ATC recurrence. To assess the role of CSCs in ATC, we evaluated the sodium-iodide symporter (NIS or SLC5A5) and Phosphatidyl Inositol 3-Kinase (PI3K) mRNA levels in the (CD133pos) CSC fraction of ATC cell lines. Methods: Using magnetic cell sorting, we isolated (CD133pos) CSCs from three ATC cell lines.

Associated certifications of Geographical Indications is the traditional knowledge and food traditions, considering that studies on this subject are important objective to conduct a review of the literature on the laws and regulations on geographical indication.

The unprecedented success of social media combined with the availability of omnipotent multimedia capturing communication devices has promoted a fervid two way interaction between broadcasters and their perspective audiences. The social media success path to preeminence, however, has created disillusioned expectations for analogous results in the arena of digital broadcasting.

The study aimed to assess the vulnerability due to climate change (CC) of rural fresh water and sanitation (RFWS) – an interest issue because of its important role in life as well as sensitivity to CC effects; a case study in coastal area in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (Can Gio district). By index method, applied for the first time in RFWS field, vulnerability (V) was evaluated through 51 indicators. They include 20, 12, and 19 indicators with their weights refecting exposure level (E), sensitivity (S), and adaptive capacity (AC) of the system, respectively.