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Assessing the Impact of Using Different Land Cover Classification in Regional Modeling Studies for the Manaus Area,Brazil

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Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection 2015年第6期3卷 77-82页

作者： Sameh Adib Abou Rafee ana beatriz kawashima Marcos Vinícius Bueno de Morais Viviana Urbina Leila Droprinchinski Martins Jorge Alberto Martins Department of Physics Federal University of Technology-ParanaLondrinaBrazil Department of Chemistry Federal University of Technology-ParanaLondrinaBrazil Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil

Land cover classification is one of the main components of the modern weather research and forecasting models, which can influence the meteorological variable, and in turn the concentration of air pollutants. In this study the impact of using two traditional land use classifications, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), were evaluated. The Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF, version 3.2.1) was run for the period 18 - 22 August, 2014 (dry season) at a grid spacing of 3 km centered on the city of Manaus. The comparison between simulated and ground-based observed data revealed significant differences in the meteorological fields, for instance, the temperature. Compared to USGS, MODIS classification showed better skill in representing observed temperature for urban areas of Manaus, while the two files showed similar results for nearby areas. The analysis of the files suggests that the better quality of the simulations favorable to the MODIS file is straightly related to its better representation of urban class of land use, which is observed to be not adequately represented by USGS.

关键词： Land Use and Land Cover Classification Regional Modeling Studies Urban Air Quality

Estimates and Spatial Distribution of Emissions from Sugar Cane Bagasse Fired Thermal Power Plants in Brazil

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Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection 2015年第6期3卷 72-76页

作者： ana beatriz kawashima Marcos Vinícius Bueno de Morais Leila Droprinchinski Martins Viviana Urbina Sameh Adib Abou Rafee Maurício Nonato Capucim Jorge Alberto Martins Department of Physics Federal University of Technology-ParanaLondrinaBrazil Department of Chemistry Federal University of Technology-ParanaLondrinaBrazil Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil

Sugar cane bagasse is one of the largest fuels used for electricity generation in Brazil and its usage has continuously increased to supply the energy demand. This paper presents emission inventory based on power plants burning sugar cane bagasse. The inventory involves the spatial distribution and the estimated flows for the following major pollutants: nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate material (PM), carbon dioxide (CO2) and total organic carbon (TOC). A total of 384 power plants were inventoried, representing a generated power of 9.9 GW, about 26% of the energy produced by thermal power plants sector. The plants are concentrated in two main poles: one of them in S?o Paulo State and nearby areas and the other one in coast of Brazilian Northeast. The limits proposed by the AP-42 Regulations of the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for the emission factors were applied. Additional emission factors identified in the scientific literature were also included in the analysis in order to assess the uncertainties associated to the estimative. The estimated emissions showed values in the range 16.0 - 20.5 Gg?year?1 for NOx, 18.0 - 267.0 Gg?year?1 for MP and 20.5 - 26.7 Tg?year?1 for CO2. The contribution of TOC showed a minor contribution around 10 - 20 Mg?year?1. PM showed to be the most representative pollutant emitted by the thermal plants burning sugar cane bagasse, but with a large range of uncertainty. There is a high level of uncertainty associated to the preparation of cane as well as the use of collectors to control particulate emissions. The adequate control over all stages could reduce the bagasse ash content in 90% or more.

关键词： Atmospheric Emissions Inventory Air Pollution Stationary Sources Sugarcane Bagasse

Conserved Curvature of RNA Polymerase Ⅰ Core Promoter Beyond rRNA Genes: The Case of the Tritryps

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Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2015年第6期13卷 355-363页

作者： Pablo Smircich María ana Duhagon beatriz Garat Molecular Interactions Laboratory School of Sciences University of the Republic Genetics Departament School of Medicine University of the Republic

In trypanosomatids, the RNA polymerase I （RNAPI）-dependent promoters controlling the ribosomal RNA （rRNA） genes have been well identified. Although the RNAPI transcription machinery recognizes the DNA conformation instead of the DNA sequence of promoters, no con- formational study has been reported for these promoters. Here we present the in silico analysis of the intrinsic DNA curvature of the rRNA gene core promoters in Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leiskmania major. We found that, in spite of the absence of sequence conservation, these promoters hold conformational properties similar to other eukaryotic rRNA promoters. Our results also indicated that the intrinsic DNA curvature pattern is conserved within the Leishmania genus and also among strains of T. cruzi and T. brucei. Furthermore, we analyzed the impact of point mutations on the intrinsic curvature and their impact on the promoter activity. Furthermore, we found that the core promoters of protein-coding genes transcribed by RNAPI in T. brucei show the same conserved conformational characteristics. Overall, our results indicate that DNA intrinsic curvature of the rRNA gene core promoters is conserved in these ancient eukaryotes and such con- served curvature might be a requirement of RNAPI machinery for transcription of not only rRNA genes but also protein-coding genes.

关键词： Intrinsic curvature RNA polymerase I Core promoter Trypanosoma Leishmania

Non-Protein-Coding RNAs and their Interacting RNA-Binding Proteins in the Plant Cell Nucleus

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Molecular Plant 2010年第4期3卷 729-739页

作者： Celine Charon ana beatriz Moreno Florian Bardou Martin Crespi University Paris-Sud Institut de Biologie des Plantes UMR8618 Orsay Cedex F-91405 France CNRS Orsay Cedex F-91405 France Institut des Sciences du Vegetal CNRS F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex France

The complex responses of eukaryotic cells to external factors are governed by several transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Several of them occur in the nucleus and have been linked to the action of non-proteincoding RNAs （or npcRNAs）, both long and small npcRNAs, that recently emerged as major regulators of gene expression. Regulatory npcRNAs acting in the nucleus include silencing-related RNAs, intergenic npcRNAs, natural antisense RNAs, and other aberrant RNAs resulting from the interplay between global transcription and RNA processing activities （such as Dicers and RNA-dependent polymerases）. Generally, the resulting npcRNAs exert their regulatory effects through interactions with RNA-binding proteins （or RBPs） within ribonucleoprotein particles （or RNPs）. A large group of RBPs are implicated in the silencing machinery through small interfering RNAs （siRNAs） and their localization suggests that several act in the nucleus to trigger epigenetic and chromatin changes at a whole-genome scale. Other nuclear RBPs interact with npcRNAs and change their localization. In the fission yeast, the RNA-binding Mei2p protein, playing pivotal roles in meiosis, interact with a meiotic npcRNA involved in its nuclear re-localization. Related processes have been identified in plants and the ENOD40 npcRNA was shown to re-localize a nuclear-speckle RBP from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in Medicago truncatula. Plant RBPs have been also implicated in RNA-mediated chromatin silencing in the FLC locus through interaction with specific antisense transcripts. In this review, we discuss the interactions between RBPs and npcRNAs in the context of nuclear-related processes and their implication in plant development and stress responses. We propose that these interactions may add a regulatory layer that modulates the interactions between the nuclear genome and the environment and, consequently, control plant developmental plasticity.

关键词： Abiotic/environmental stress gene silencing Arabidopsis RNA-binding proteins non-protein-coding RNAs nucleus.

Monoclonal Antibody Production and Immunolocalization of a Salinity Stress-Related Protein in Rice (Oryza sativa)

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Rice science 2011年第2期18卷 95-101页

作者： Jackson MARCONDES ana beatriz GARCIA Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense

Among various physiological responses to salt stress, the synthesis of a lectin-related protein of 14.5 kDa was observed in rice plants （Oryza sativa L.） under the treatment of 170 mmol/L NaCl. In order to better understand the role of the SALT protein in the physiological processes involving salinity, it was irnmunolocalized in mesophilic cells of leaf sheath and blade of a rice variety IAC-4440 following monoclonal antibodies produced by hybridome culture technique. This variety turned out to be an excellent model for that purpose, since it accumulates SALT protein even in absence of salt treatment and it has been classified as moderately sensitive to salinity and a superior grain producer. This feature was relevant for this work since it allowed the use of plants without the deleterious effects caused by salinity. Immunocytochemistry assays revealed that the SALT protein is located in the stroma of chloroplasts under non-stressing condition. Since the chloroplast is the main target affected by salinity and considering that the SALT protein does not present any apparent signal peptide for organelle localization, its lectin-like activity seems to play an important role in the establishment of stable complexes, either to other proteins or to oligosaccharides that are translocated to the chloroplast.

关键词： salt stress SALT protein immunocytochemistry chloroplast rice

Effects of melatonin on the oxidative damage and pancreatic antioxidant defenses in ceruleininduced acute pancreatitis in rats

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Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International 2014年第4期13卷 442-446页

作者： Cristina Carrasco ana beatriz Rodríguez José A Pariente Department of Physiology Neuroimmunophysiology and Chrononutrition Research Group University of Extremadura

BACKGROUND： Oxidative stress is recognized as a pivotal effector of several pathogenic processes, including acute pancreatitis. Reactive oxygen species not just cause damage on the main cellular components, but also influence the expression of antioxidant system genes. Antioxidant molecules, such as melatonin, could be good candidates for the treatment of this multidimensional disease. The present study was to evaluate the chemopreventive effect of melatonin in a rat model of ceruleininduced acute ***： Four subcutaneous injections of cerulein（20 μg/kg body weight） were given to Wistar rats at two hours intervals;melatonin was injected intraperitoneally（25 mg/kg body weight）30 minutes before each injection of cerulein. Lipid peroxidation,protein oxidation（carbonyl groups）, total antioxidant status,and glutathione peroxidase activity were determined in pancreatic tissue using commercial ***： The chemopreventive administration of melatonin caused a reduction in lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation due to injections of cerulein. Additionally, melatonin treatment was also able to revert glutathione peroxidase activity and total antioxidant status near to control levels, suggesting that melatonin could prevent from oxidative phenomena in the pancreas, such as lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation,and could stimulate, directly or indirectly, the expression of antioxidant ***： Melatonin, a polyvalent antioxidant, protected the pancreatic damage via the decrease of oxidative stress andincrease of the activities of antioxidant enzymes in ceruleininduced acute pancreatitis.

关键词： acute pancreatitis antioxidants cerulein melatonin oxidative stress

Quality of Life in Congenital Heart Disease Patients according to Their anatomical and Physiological Classification

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Congenital Heart Disease 2023年第2期18卷 197-206页

作者： Efrén Martínez-Quintana Hiurma Estupiñán-León ana beatriz Rojas-Brito Liuva Déniz-Déniz Alejandro Barreto-Martín Fayna Rodríguez-González Cardiology Service Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular-Materno InfantilLas Palmas de Gran Canaria35016Spain Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Faculty of Health SciencesUniversidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria35016Spain Ophthalmology Service Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr.NegrínLas Palmas de Gran Canaria35012Spain

Background:Living well is as important as living *** objective of this study is to assess quality of life(QoL)in congenital heart disease(CHD)according to current AHA/ACC anatomical and physiological ***:Cross-sectional study examining the World Health Organization QoL Bref questionnaire(WHOQoL-Bref)in consecutive outpatient CHD patients from a single ***:191 CHD patients were *** age was 28±13 years and 59%were male.44(23%),115(60%)and 33(17%)CHD patients showed mild,moderate and great anatomical defects respectively while 69(36%)patients were in physiological Stage A,27(14%)in Stage B,84(44%)in Stage C and 11(6%)in Stage *** significant differences were seen in relation the anatomical classification and the different sections of the WHOQoL-Bref *** patients in Stages C and D had significant lower physical domain scores than patients in the Stage A(panalysis showed that having a higher educational level was a protective factor[OR 0.32(95%CI,0.12-0.87),p=0.026]while being married or cohabit was a risk factor[OR 3.46(95%CI,1.13-10.63),p=0.030]for having a worse rated ***,having a worse functional class(NYHA≥2)[OR 3.44(95%CI,1.20-9.81),p=0.021]was associated with dissatisfaction with ***:Patients with advanced physiological stages scored lower on the physiological *** statistical significance was seen,according to the anatomical and physiological classification,in the psychological,social relationship and environmental domains.

关键词： Quality of life congenital heart disease complexity

Intraexaminer repeatability and agreement in stereoacuity measurements made in young adults

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International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition) 2015年第2期8卷 374-381页

作者： beatriz Antona ana Barrio Isabel Sanchez Enrique Gonzalez Guadalupe Gonzalez Department of Optics II (Optometry and Vision) Faculty of Optics and Optometry Complutense University of Madrid

AIM: To determine the repeatability and agreement of stereoacuity measurements made using some of the most widely used clinical tests: Frisby, TNO, Randot and ***: Stereoacuity was measured in two different sessions separated by a time interval of at least 24 h but no longer than 1wk in 74 subjects of mean age 20.6y using the four methods. The study participants were divided into two groups: subjects with normal binocular vision and subjects with abnormal binocular ***: Best repeatability was shown by the Frisby and Titmus [coefficient of repeatability(COR): ±13 and±12s arc respectively] in the subjects with normal binocular vision though a clear ceiling effect was *** the subjects with abnormal binocular vision, best repeatability was shown by the Frisby(COR: ±69s arc)and Randot(COR: ±72s arc). In both groups, the TNO test showed poorest agreement with the other ***:Therepeatabilityofstereoacuitymeasures was low in subjects with poor binocular vision yet fairly good in subjects with normal binocular vision with the exception of the TNO test. The reduced agreement detected between the tests indicates they cannot be used interchangeably.

关键词： stereoacuity repeatability agreement tereopsis

Mannosylated glycans impair normal T-cell development by reprogramming commitment and repertoire diversity

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Cellular & Molecular Immunology 2023年第8期20卷 955-968页

作者： Manuel M.Vicente Inês Alves Ângela Fernandes ana M.Dias beatriz Santos-Pereira Elena Pérez-Anton Sofia Santos Tao Yang Alexandra Correia Anja Münster-Kühnel Afonso R.M.Almeida Sarina Ravens Gabriel A.Rabinovich Manuel Vilanova ana E.Sousa SaloméS.Pinho i3S–Institute for Research and Innovation in Health University of PortoPortoPortugal Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar(ICBAS) University of PortoPortoPortugal Graduate Program in Areas of Basic and Applied Biology(GABBA) ICBASUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal Faculty of Medicine University of PortoPortoPortugal Nephrology Department Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do PortoPortoPortugal Institute of Immunology Hannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany Institute of Clinical Biochemistry Hannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes Faculdade de MedicinaUniversidade de LisboaLisboaPortugal Laboratorio de Inmunopatología Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental(IBYME)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET)Ciudad de Buenos AiresArgentina Laboratorio de Inmuno-oncología Translacional Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental(IBYME)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET)Ciudad de Buenos AiresArgentina Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales(FCEyN) Universidad de Buenos AiresCiudad de Buenos AiresArgentina

T-cell development ensures the formation of diverse repertoires of T-cell receptors(TCRs)that recognize a variety of *** is a major posttranslational modification present in virtually all cells,including T-lymphocytes,that regulates activity/*** these structures are known to be involved in TCR-selection in DP thymocytes,it is unclear how glycans regulate other thymic development processes and how they influence susceptibility to ***,we discovered stage-specific glycome compositions during T-cell development in human and murine thymocytes,as well as dynamic *** restricting the N-glycosylation profile of thymocytes to high-mannose structures,using specific glycoengineered mice(Rag1CreMgat1fl/fl),we showed remarkable defects in key developmental checkpoints,includingß-selection,regulatory T-cell generation andγδT-cell development,associated with increased susceptibility to colon and kidney inflammation and *** further demonstrated that a single N-glycan antenna(modeled in Rag1CreMgat2fl/fl mice)is the sine-qua-non condition to ensure normal *** conclusion,we revealed that mannosylated thymocytes lead to a dysregulation in T-cell development that is associated with inflammation susceptibility.

关键词： N-glycosylation T-cell development Thymocytes Glycocalyx Inflammation