Abstract This laboratory study aimed to evaluate the influence of endodontic sealer and cervical limit of root filling on the discoloration of root canal treated teeth. Bovine incisors were randomly distributed into six experimental groups and control (n=21/group), according to the endodontic sealer used [AH Plus (AP); MTA Fillapex (MF) and Sealer Plus BC (SPB)] and the cervical limit of root filling [dental cervix (DC) or 2 mm in apical direction (2mm-AD)]. Tooth discoloration (ΔE) was evaluated by a digital spectrophotometer using the CIED2000 method. Color assessments were performed immediately before (baseline), 1 week, 1, 3, 6 months, and 1 year after obturation. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey’s post-hoc tests (α=5%). Teeth filled with the three sealers showed perceptible tooth discoloration (ΔE≥2.7) in 1 week, maintaining similar values over time. There was a significant difference between MF and SPB sealers in the 2mm-AD groups. In addition, 2mm-AD groups promoted significantly lower discoloration than DC groups for AH (3 months) and SPB (1 and 3 months) sealer,s. Teeth filled with AP, MF, and SPB sealers displayed discoloration from 1 week to one year, with differences between MF and SPB sealers. A cervical limit of filling material at 2 mm from the dental cervix seems more advisable, promoting lower crown discoloration.

Resumo O presente estudo laboratorial teve como objetivo avaliar a influência do cimento endodôntico e do limite cervical da obturação radicular na alteração de cor de dentes tratados endodonticamente. Incisivos bovinos foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em seis grupos experimentais e um controle (n=21/grupo), de acordo com o cimento endodôntico utilizado [AH Plus (AP); MTA Fillapex (MF) e Sealer Plus BC (SPB)] e o limite cervical da obturação [Colo dentário (CD) ou 2mm na direção apical (2mm-DA)]. A alteração de cor (ΔE) foi avaliada por um espectofotômetro digital usando o método CIED2000. As avaliações de cor foram realizadas imediatamente antes (baseline), 1 semana, 1, 3, 6 meses e 1 ano após a obturação. Os dados foram analisados pelos testes ANOVA e post-hoc de Tuckey (α=5%). Dentes obturados com os três cimentos apresentaram alteração de cor perceptível (ΔE≥2.7) em 1 semana, mantendo valores semelhantes ao longo do tempo. Houve uma diferença significativa entre os cimentos MF e SPB nos grupos 2mm-DA. Além disso, os grupos 2mm-DA promoveram uma alteração de cor significativamente menor do que o grupos CD para os cimentos AH (3 meses) e SPB (1 e 3 meses). Os dentes obturados com os cimentos AH, MF e SPB apresentaram alteração de cor entre 1 semana a um ano, com diferenças entre os cimentos MF e SPB. O limite cervical do material obturador a 2mm do colo dentário parece mais aconselhável, promovendo menor alteração de cor da coroa dentária.

Resumo Este artigo analisa as quatro primeiras partes do trabalho de Foucault Nietzsche, a genealogia, a história (1971), demonstrando que há três ênfases elaboradas sobre o procedimento genealógico. Elas são determinantes da própria práxis genealógica do pensador francês. Proponho dois momentos de análise: uma retomada e uma avaliação de aspectos da “leitura” que Foucault faz da genealogia para, a partir deste parti pris: desenvolver a consequência mais importante: ao substituir o corpo como instinto pelo sujeito como função, a genealogia foucaultiana encontra sua originalidade como genealogia de corpos históricos.

Abstract This article analyses the first four parts of Foucault's work Nietzsche, genealogy, history (1971), demonstrating that there are three elaborate emphases on genealogical procedure. They are determinants of the genealogical praxis of the French thinker. I propose two moments of analysis: a resumption and an evaluation of aspects of Foucault's "reading" of genealogy to develop the most important consequence from this parti pris: replacing the body as an instinct by the subject as a function, Foucault's genealogy finds its originality as genealogy of historical bodies.

The incorporation of calcite marble waste in epoxy resin for the production of artificial stone can represent a technical-economical method and environmentally viable, reducing the amount of discarded residue in the environment, and adding economic value to marble waste and enabling the generation of jobs. The production of natural stone in Brazil recorded an exorbitant amount of waste generated in marble processing. Only 75% of marble taken from the deposits it becomes the finished product the rest is discarded. This study aimed to evaluate the mechanical and physical properties of produced artificial marble based in calcite marble waste and epoxy resin. The vacuum vibro compression was used for production as artificial marble and the specimens were cut according to standart NBR 15845. The results indicated that the artificial stones exhibit physical and mechanical results within the expected range for these kinds of materials. Artificial marble with a maximum flexural strength of 31,8 MPa, maximum compressive strength of 85,2 MPa, water absorption below 0.05% and a satisfactory adhesion between load and resin were obtained for the materials produced with 80% wt marble particles and 20% wt epoxy resin, enabling the development of an alternative material for civil construction applications.

Compact artificial stones are widely used in buildings around the world, and the expected demand to the next years is increasing. In this study, stone fragments from marble processing are recycled as raw materials for produce compact artificial stones using compaction in a vacuum environment (100 mm Hg). Crushed marble waste (80 and 85%wt) are mixed with unsaturated polyester resin as binder. Materials were processed under compaction pressures of 1 and 10 MPa, for 20 minutes at 90 °C. Artificial marble with flexural ultimate strength of 25 MPa, water absorption below 0.2% and homogeneous particles distribution were obtained to materials produced with 80%wt of marble particles. To artificial marbles with 85%wt of particles, lower flexural ultimate strength and higher water absorption were observed (18 MPa and 0.4% respectively). In addition, the greater compaction pressure used improves slightly values obtained in 3 points bending test. Furthermore, tangent delta peaks at 115 °C were observed to evaluated artificial marbles.

The present work is part of an innovation research project aiming to develop artificial stone from industrial wastes. In principle, the project goal is to fabricate artificial stones with improved characteristics to be used as plates for housing and road construction. In this work, the specific industrial residue was an electrostatically precipitated powder obtained from the initial sintering stage of an integrated steelmaking plant. Plates were produce by vacuum vibro-compression of epoxy resin mixed with 80 and 85 wt% of this specific residue. After curing, the plates were characterized for physical parameters and mechanical properties. The microstructural aspect of the finishing surface was analyzed for both novel artificial stones by scanning electron microscopy. The results indicated that the 80% residue incorporated artificial stone is superior to the 85% residue incorporated and markedly stronger than a commercial artificial stone, incorporated with granite residue, with comparable density and water absorption. These characteristics favor the technical substitution of the presently investigated artificial for the commercial stone. In particular, based on wear tests, the residue incorporated artificial stone would be restricted to application as pavement in medium traffic roads.

O presente estudo ocorreu entre Março de 2007 e Fevereiro de 2008 na Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Carnijó (08° 07′ S e 35° 05′ W), área de Mata Atlântica, localizada no município de Moreno, Pernambuco, Brasil. Os morcegos foram capturados quinzenalmente com redes de neblina por um intervalo de seis horas por noite. A coleta dos ectoparasitos foi realizada com auxílio de pinça e/ou um pincel umedecido com álcool, sendo mantidos em etanol 70%. Os espécimens estão depositados na Coleção Zoológica de Referência da Fundação Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Dezesseis espécies de moscas estreblídeas foram capturadas sobre 10 espécies de morcegos da família Phyllostomidae. Treze espécies de estreblídeas encontradas no presente trabalho foram registradas pela primeira vez para o estado de Pernambuco.

Bat flies were surveyed between March, 2007 and February, 2008, in the Carnijó Private Natural Heritage Reserve (08° 07′ S and 35° 05′ W), an area of Atlantic Rainforest in the municipality of Moreno, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Bats were captured biweekly using mist nets set during six hours each night. The ectoparasites were collected with tweezers and/or a brush wet in ethanol and stored in 70% ethanol. The specimens are deposited in the zoological reference collection of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Sixteen species of streblid bat flies were collected from 10 bat species of the family Phyllostomidae. Thirteen of the these streblid species were recorded for the first time in Pernambuco.

Uma reconstituição dos campos de onda pretéritos no oceano Atlântico Sul foi realizada pelo modelo de ondas WAVEWATCH III onde testes foram feitos para determinar as configurações das grades numéricas mais adequadas para o estudo e para a verificação e calibração da qualidade dos ventos e forçantes selecionadas para a elaboração do hindcast dos campos de onda. Em relação aos campos de vento do modelo observou-se valores subestimados abaixo de 7, 5 m/s e superestimados acima de 7, 5 m/s, quando comparados aos dados de vento medidos das Bacias de Campos e Santos. Portanto foi realizada uma correção nas forçantes de vento para essa região. A avaliação da reconstituição dos campos de onda em eventos severos fez-se a luz de medições do radar de ondas MIROS na plataforma P-25 da PETROBRAS, na Bacia de Campos. A comparação dos dados mostrou que as simulações realizadas com o modelo usando forçantes atmosféricas ajustadas, em geral, reproduzem os estados de mar mais severos medidos de ondas, tanto em termos de altura significativa de onda (Hs), quanto de período de pico (Tp). As simulações, no entanto, podem subestimar detalhes como a intensidade do mar local nos primeiros momentos da tempestade, no caso de estado de mar bimodal e ignorar a presença de campos de onda gerados em sistemas atmosféricos mais compactos, devido à baixa resolução das forçantes atmosféricas empregadas. De uma forma geral, os resultados foram bons e o modelo caracteriza o clima de ondas desta região oeste do oceano Atlântico Sul.

A criterious hindcasting study of the South Atlantic Ocean wave field was made using the model WAVEWATCH III including tests to evaluate which numerical grid would provide the best configuration for the wind and other atmospherics forcing regarding the calibration of the respective fields. It was observed that the wind forcing values were slightly underestimated for speeds below 7.5 m/s and overestimated for speeds above this value for specific sites at Campos and Santos Basins (Brazil). Thus, it was proposed a small correction to compensate any trends in the wind forcing values for the region. The evaluation of resultant wave fields was made using extreme measured sea states at PETROBRAS platform P-25, northern Campos Basin. The comparison of measured and modeled values shows that the adjusted atmospherics forcing provided good results for both significant wave heights (Hs) as well as spectral peak periods (Tp). Although, it was observed that the modeled sea states tend to slightly underestimate the local sea component at the initial storm buildup when a second spectral peak is present. It was also observed that the used numerical grid tends not to capture very compact atmospheric systems due to poor resolution of such small scale features. On a general view, the results reproduce the wave field characteristics of the western South Atlantic Ocean.

A esclerodermia ou esclerose sistêmica progressiva é uma doença auto-imune de causa desconhecida que se caracteriza por fibrose da pele, vasos sanguíneos e de alguns outros órgãos, como os pulmões, coração, rins e trato gastrintestinal. Sintomas atribuíveis ao comprometimento gastrintestinal podem estar presentes em até 50% dos pacientes, sendo os mais freqüentes, relacionados às manifestações esofagianas e anorretais. Anormalidades na motilidade intestinal com freqüência levam a desnutrição, supercrescimento bacteriano e quadro de pseudo-obstrução ou mesmo semi-obstrução intestinal. É apresentado um caso de paciente com esclerodermia há 43 anos, evoluindo com quadro de semi-obstrução, apresentando distensão abdominal, cólicas recorrentes e desnutrição grave. Sem resposta ao tratamento clínico foi submetida à cirurgia que evidenciou quadro obstrutivo por comprometimento ileal, o qual foi tratado por bypass íleo-cólico. Lesão intestinal por esclerodermia levando a quadro de obstrução é raramente descrita na literatura médica e, portanto, o tratamento de escolha ainda não foi definido.

Scleroderma or progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) is a self-immune illness of unknown cause that is characterized by fibrosis of the skin, blood vessels and some other tissues like the lungs, heart, kidneys and gastrointestinal system. Attributable symptoms to the gastrointestinal involvement can be present in up to 50% of the patients, esophageal and anorectal manifestations being more frequent. Abnormalities in the intestinal motility frequently lead to malnutrition, bacterial over-growth and intestinal pseudo-obstruction. We report a case of scleroderma with intestinal pseudo-obstruction presenting chronic abdominal cramps, bloating and malnutrition with no response to clinical approach. Patient underwent surgery with diagnosis of intestinal obstruction by annular ileal fibrosis treated by ileocolic bypass. Intestinal injury causing obstruction is rarely described in the literature and therefore the treatment of choice is not yet defined.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da aplicação de zinco em sementes de sorgo (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) na nutrição, na germinação e no desenvolvimento inicial das plantas, em casa de vegetação. Utilizou-se delineamento inteiramente casualizado dos tratamentos, em esquema fatorial 2x5, duas cultivares de sorgo (BR 304 e BR 310) e cinco doses de Zn (0, 3,57, 7,14, 14,28 e 28,56 g de Zn por kg de sementes), com três repetições. Foram avaliadas as variáveis de germinação (tempo médio, média diária e a velocidade), e 28 dias depois da semeadura, determinou-se a massa da matéria seca e os teores de Zn na parte aérea e nas raízes. A aplicação de Zn nas sementes de sorgo não afetou o acúmulo de matéria seca da parte aérea, entretanto, diminuiu a germinação e o acúmulo de matéria seca das raízes e da planta inteira. O Zn aplicado nas sementes de sorgo acumulou-se principalmente nas raízes. A cultivar BR 304 apresentou maior absorção de Zn e acúmulo de matéria seca, em relação à cultivar BR 310.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of zinc application in sorghum seeds (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) on its nutrition, germination and on the initial development of the plants in greenhouse. A completely randomized design of the treatments was used, in the factorial scheme 2x5, with two cultivars of sorghum (BR 304 and BR 310) and five rates of Zn (0, 3.57, 7.14, 14.28 and 28.56 g of Zn per kg of seeds), with three replicates. The variables of germination (average time, daily average and the speed) were evaluated, and 28 days after sowing dry matter and Zn levels in the aerial part and roots were determined. The Zn application in sorghum seeds did not affect the accumulation of dry matter aerial part, however, it decreased the germination and the accumulation of roots and whole plant dry matter. The Zn applied in sorghum seeds accumulated mainly in the roots. The cultivar BR 304 showed higher Zn absorption and dry matter accumulation than the cultivar BR 310.