This study investigates gender income disparity in Portuguese firms using separate Tobit models for men and women. While job segregation seems to be one of the major sources of gender disparity, women do not appear to...
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This study investigates gender income disparity in Portuguese firms using separate Tobit models for men and women. While job segregation seems to be one of the major sources of gender disparity, women do not appear to be systematically underpaid in predominantly female occupations, regardless of the industry. The authors found that gender pay gap is larger in domestic firms, and it increases with employees' accumulated tenure and decreases with advanced education for women and on labor market entry. Despite showing some encouraging cracks, the glass ceiling still continues to prevent women from reaching top management positions. Finally, despite it appears wage disparity does exist, and it will probably continue to exist, the results point towards a window of opportunity for women.
The present study aimed to comparatively analyze the antibacterial activity,combined with antibiotics,and toxicological activity of the essential oil of *** *** its major compound,*** phytochemical analysis of the ess...
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The present study aimed to comparatively analyze the antibacterial activity,combined with antibiotics,and toxicological activity of the essential oil of *** *** its major compound,*** phytochemical analysis of the essential oil was performed by gas chromatography coupled with mass *** minimum inhibitory concentration and combined antibiotic activity were performed by *** melanogaster was the model organism chosen to evaluate the toxicological response of *** chromatographic assay showed eugenol as the major compound of the essential oil of *** *** microbiological assays showed that in terms of antibacterial activity,both products showed similar activity,quite significant in Gram-negatives,such as those of strains of Pseudomonas *** results were verified in the modulatory activity,allowing the verification that the bioactivity performed by the essential oil of *** *** mainly influenced by its major *** the EC50 of the compounds varied subtly,the essential oil was less toxic compared to *** information obtained in the present study demonstrates that the essential oil of *** *** a promising antibacterial agent and better tolerated than its majority compound alone,in the model organism ***.
Objective: As isolates of Cryptococcus are frequently kept collection stocks in institutions, sometimes without proper characterization, we sought to determine the genotype profiles, protease and phospholipase activit...
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Objective: As isolates of Cryptococcus are frequently kept collection stocks in institutions, sometimes without proper characterization, we sought to determine the genotype profiles, protease and phospholipase activities “in vitro” and the susceptibility testing for azoles and amphotericin B. Methodology: 84 isolates from several regions of Brazil (40 samples from clinical origin and 44 isolates from environmental origin) were maintained at the microorganism’s bank of the Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) of the São Paulo University, in São Paulo, Brazil. This isolates was submitted fungal strains determination, DNA extraction and purification, determination of genotype by URA5 gene RFLP of CGB-positive isolates, protease and phospholipase activity and susceptibility to antifungals. Results: Of six CGB positive isolates tested by RFLP-PCR, only four presented a genomic profile consistent C. gattii species (VGII), while two other were C. neoformans (VNI and VNIII), indicating the existence of canavanine-resistante C. neoformans isolates in the culture collections. The clinical isolates secreted higher levels of phospholipase and environmental isolates but no differences were observed for the protease levels. Almost all isolates were sensible to azoles and amphotericin B. Conclusion: We point out in this research the existence of C. neoformans strains resistant to canavanine and intrinsic characteristic of C. gatti. These results demonstrate the importance to perform a detailed characterization of isolates kept in culture collections.
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