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ABSTRACT The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others.

ABSTRACT In 2000, Cleide Costa published a paper presenting the state of knowledge of the Neotropical Coleopte ra, with a focus on the Brazilian fauna. Twenty-four years later, thanks to the development of the Coleoptera section of the Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna (CTFB - Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil) through the collaboration of 100 coleopterists from all over the globe, we can build on Costa’s work and present an updated overview of the state of knowledge of the beetles from Brazil. There are currently 35,699 species in 4,958 genera and 116 families known to occur in the country, including representatives of all extant suborders and superfamilies. Our data show that the Brazilian beetle fauna is the richest on the planet, concentrating 9% of the world species diversity, with some estimates accounting to up to 15% of the global total. The most diverse family in numbers of genera is Cerambycidae (1,056 genera), while in number of species it is Chrysomelidae (6,079 species). Conotrachelus Dejean, 1835 (Curculionidae) is the most species-rich genus, with 570 species. The French entomologist Maurice Pic is the author who has contributed the most to the naming of species recorded from Brazil, with 1,794 valid names in 36 families, whereas the Brazilians Ubirajara R. Martins and Maria Helena M. Galileo are the only ones among the top-ten authors to have named species in the 21st century. Currently, approximately 144 new species of Brazilian beetles are described each year, and this average is projected to increase in the next decade to 180 species per year, or about one new Brazilian beetle every two days.

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a concordância entre dois programas computacionais de análise do consumo alimentar de crianças de 6 a 30 meses. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Foram selecionadas 100 crianças de 6 a 30 meses de idade entre 407 crianças cujas mães responderam o recordatório de 24 horas em visitas domiciliares. Foram comparados: 1) as gramaturas das medidas caseiras dos 10 alimentos mais consumidos entre os dois programas e em relação a uma tabela de pesos e medidas nacional; 2) os valores médios do consumo de consumo de energia e nutrientes. A análise estatística foi feita através do coeficiente de correlação de Spearman e metodologia descrita por Bland & Altman. RESULTADOS: Foram observadas diferenças entre as gramaturas em relação à medida caseira correspondente para quase todos os alimentos selecionados. Comparando as médias de consumo entre os dois programas, observamos maior correlação entre o consumo de carboidratos (r=0,81) e menor correlação para o consumo de zinco (r=0,52). As médias de consumo de energia e de macronutrientes pelo programa Virtual Nutri foram superiores aos valores obtidos pelo NutWin, enquanto que para o consumo de micronutrientes observamos valores superiores na análise pelo program NutWin. O consumo de vitamina C e retinol revelou diferença reduzida entre os programas. CONCLUSÃO: Os programas selecionados para análise do consumo dietético infantil apresentam diferenças quanto às gramaturas utilizadas, que se refletem através das diferenças na estimava de energia e nutrientes consumidos.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the agreement between two nutrition software applications frequently used to estimate food intake in children from 6 to 30 months of age. METHODS: One hundred children, from 6 to 30 months, were sampled from 407 children, whose mothers answered a 24-hour recall. Interviews took place in the households. Sizes of portions for the 10 most frequently consumed foods were compared based on both software applications. Portion sizes in each software application were compared to the national table of portion sizes. Estimated energy intake and nutrients were also analyzed. The statistical analysis was conducted using the Spearman correlation coefficient and the Bland & Altman method. RESULTS: There were great differences between portion sizes in each software application in relation to the corresponding portion size in the national table for almost all foods selected. Comparing the mean intake between the two software applications, the greatest correlation was between carbohydrates (r=0.81) and the smallest correlation was observed for zinc (r=0.52). The mean energy intake and macronutrient intake by the Virtual Nutri program were higher than values based on the NutWin application. On the other hand, values of micronutrient intake were higher on the NutWin software. The two software applications differed slightly on the intakes of vitamin C and retinol. CONCLUSION: The choice of software application may play an important role when estimating the food intake of children, both in relation to portion sizes and also because of food composition tables.

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