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There is no consensus in the literature as to the best platelet-rich plasma (PRP) acquisition method or the ideal platelet concentration to stimulate tissue repair. Besides that, most studies do not provide a clear and replicable description of the methods used, which makes standardization and result comparison difficult. Thus, this study aimed to accurately describe the method and evaluate factors influencing PRP preparation in equines. In this regard, two protocols were used, P1 and P2, based on two centrifugation methods, which differed in blood volume, speed and time, and platelet pipetting and resuspension. In conclusion, factors such as centrifugation strength and time are essential to obtain PRP with adequate platelet count. However, other factors such as tube type and plasma pipetting and resuspension methods directly interfere with the replicability of the technique, and hence influencing PRP applicability.

An experiment was conducted to investigate the development of the digestive system in slow-growing broilers of different strains. The experiment involved a total of 544 one-day-old chicks, 136 of each of four genotypes, namely, Label Rouge Pesadão, Label Rouge Pescoço Pelado, Carijó and Carijó Pescoço Pelado. The birds were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments (genotypes) and eight replicates of 17 animals each. Live weight, digestive tract development and intestinal histomorphometric measurements were evaluated at different ages. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed between the strains for live weight, relative weight and length of digestive tract organs and intestinal histomorphometric measurements at one, seven and 28 days of age. The Carijó strain showed greater weight and development of digestive organs than the Carijó Pescoço Pelado strain. There was a difference (p < 0.05) for histomorphometric measurements of the small intestine between the strains at the evaluated ages. The Carijó Pescoço Pelado and Label Rouge Pescoço Pelado strains showed higher villi and higher villus:crypt ratios in the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The slow-growing strains differ in performance regarding the relative weights and lengths of digestive tract organs and intestinal histomorphometric measurements.

Esta pesquisa apoiada numa heterogênea base metodológica tem como objetivo dissertar sobre a problemática brasileira "Fome x Democracia". Inicialmente é citado as décadas de miséria desde o início do Século XX até o contexto da metade do século XX. Depois, aborda um pouco do debate multidisciplinar Brasileiro sobre o contexto da Ditadura Militar (1960 a 1985). Por sua vez, colocando um pouco mais das Pesquisas Multidisciplinares Brasileiras no início dos anos 1990, o presente texto, investiga também o "Impeachment" o Presidente Fernando Collor como uma verdadeira necessidade no sentido da construção de uma nação com menos miséria. Por fim, tenta compreender os conhecimentos brasileiros produzidos à luz do contexto sócio-econômico dos trabalhos desenvolvidos pela "Ação da Cidadania contra a Fome, a Miséria e pela vida", bem como por aqueles elaborados a partir da implantação do "Bolsa-Família do Governo Lula, lembrando com clareza ética que "quem tem fome não pode esperar" e que esta "luta humanitária" deve ser continuada pela nova presidente Brasileira.

Two experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of "on top" addition of different enzyme complexes, the enzyme α-galactosidase and three sources of the enzyme phytase available on the market, in broiler diets. In the first experiment, 1260 one-day-old Cobb 500® chicks were distributed into seven treatments in a completely randomized design (CRD) with six replicates and 30 birds/replicate. Treatments consisted of combinations of different enzyme complexes, namely, complex A (phytase, protease, xylanase, ß-glucanase, cellulase, amylase, pectinase), complex B (protease and cellulase) and complex C (xylanase, amylase and protease); isolated α-galactosidase (GAL); and three sources of phytase (P1, P2 and P3) in the diet. The treatments were formulated as follows: T1 - basal diet (BD); T2 - BD + enzyme complex A + enzyme complex B (BDAB); T3 - BDAB + GAL; T4 - BD + complex A + GAL; T5 - BD + complex C + P1 + GAL (BDCG); T6 - BDCG + P2; and T7 - BDCG + P3. The following variables were measured in the experimental period of 42 days: feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG), average final weight (AFW), feed conversion (FC), and carcass yield. Significant differences occurred for AFW, WG and FC in the pre-starter phase. In the second experiment, 112 Cobb 500® chicks aged 25 days were distributed into seven treatments in a CRD with four replicates and four birds/replicate. Treatments were the same as in the first experiment. Nutrient digestibility was evaluated in an experimental period of seven days. Differences were found in the metabolism coefficient of ether extract (MCEE). Dietary inclusion of enzyme complexes improves the AFW and WG of chickens from 1 to 7 days of age and MCEE in the grower phase.

RESUMO Nos estudos sobre comunidade há, principalmente, duas perspectivas. As discussões clássicas consideram como principal foco a diferenciação entre comunidade e sociedade, sendo que a comunidade tem como características a homogeneidade, a base territorial e o sentimento de localidade. Já as perspectivas contemporâneas avançam nas análises ao considerar as diferenças individuais, além da base territorial não ser critério essencial para sua existência, pois é possível pertencer a uma comunidade mesmo à distância. Considerando as mudanças que o conceito de comunidade passaram e a importância do seu entendimento na atualidade, o presente artigo tem como objetivo compreender as principais discussões de comunidade e as características das comunidades rurais Custódia, Ribeirão, São Domingos e Tambiocó, no município de Catalão (GO). Os procedimentos adotados para a elaboração desse artigo foram levantamento e revisão de obras pertinente à temática e aplicação de formulário de entrevista a 75 responsáveis pelas unidades produtivas das localidades selecionadas, o que representou um percentual de 34,70% das famílias, sendo 19 (35,18%) na Custódia, 21 (35%) na Ribeirão, 17 (33,33%) na São Domingos e 18 (35,29%) na Tambiocó.

The objective of this study was to quantitatively evaluate scientific publications on cattle foot and claw diseases using the Scopus database. A combination of keywords "hoof disease AND bovine OR cattle with the following being the most frequent: digital dermatitis (17%), sole ulcer (15%), and white line disease (11%). When grouped, laminitis-related diseases represented 48% and infectious diseases represented 38% of the studies. Overall, just over half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases, bovine digital dermatitis is the most studied disease. Grouping related disorders revealed that laminitis-related diseases are being studied more than infectious diseases since the 1980s, from when studies on individual foot diseases in cattle increased to the detriment of studies that aimed to evaluate them as a unique problem. Our study, the first scientometric analysis in the subject area, compiles valuable information that can help researchers to develop future projects. OR cow" was used. Publications were classified according to the type, language, subject area, source title, author, affiliation, and country/territory. The documents were grouped later into thematic topics. The diseases evaluated in each study were quantified separately and in related groups, and distributed by decades. The frequencies of the thematic topics and diseases were compared by the chi-square test for adherence. In total, 642 publications were analyzed (595 articles, 46 reviews, and 1 note). Most of these papers were written in English (518). The main subject areas were Veterinary; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Journal of Dairy Science was the journal that published most articles in the area, with the best citations (SCImago Journal Rank = 1.21). The authors with the highest number of publications were Johann Kofler with 19, and David Nixon Logue and Jan Keith Shearer with 18 documents each. By affiliation, the institution with the highest number of publications was the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. By country or territory, the United States of America (22%), the United Kingdom (17%), Germany (11%), and Canada (10%) together accounted for 60% of the publications. The classification of the documents into thematic topics resulted in four groups: Specific hoof diseases (70%), General hoof diseases (14%), Lameness (11%), and Healthy hoof characterization (5%). Eighteen foot and claw diseases have been studied, with the following being the most frequent: digital dermatitis (17%), sole ulcer (15%), and white line disease (11%). When grouped, laminitis-related diseases represented 48% and infectious diseases represented 38% of the studies. Overall, just over half a century of research on cattle foot and claw diseases, bovine digital dermatitis is the most studied disease. Grouping related disorders revealed that laminitis-related diseases are being studied more than infectious diseases since the 1980s, from when studies on individual foot diseases in cattle increased to the detriment of studies that aimed to evaluate them as a unique problem. Our study, the first scientometric analysis in the subject area, compiles valuable information that can help researchers to develop future projects.

Multifunctional microorganisms (MMs) can have beneficial effects on plants through direct and indirect mechanisms. This study aimed to determine the effect of MMs on shoot and root biomass production; gas exchange; content of macronutrients in the shoots, roots and grains; yield components; and grain yield of common bean plants. A completely randomized design with twenty-six treatments and three replications was used under controlled conditions. Treatments consisted of the application of MMs and their combinations in pairs, with the nine rhizobacteria isolates BRM 32109, BRM 32110 and 1301 (Bacillus sp.), BRM 32111 and BRM 32112 (Pseudomonas sp.), BRM 32113 (Burkholderia sp.), BRM 32114 (Serratia sp.), 1381 (Azospirillum sp.) and Ab-V5 (Azospirillum brasilense); an edaphic fungal isolate T-26 (Trichoderma koningiopsis); and a control (without MMs). These MMs were applied at three time points: microbiolization of the seeds, watering the soil seven days after sowing (DAS) and spraying the plants with 21 DAS. In comparison to the control plants, the isolates 1301 and T-26, in addition to the combinations Ab-V5 + T-26, BRM 32114 + BRM 32110 and 1381 + T-26, provided better results, with an increase of 36.5% in the grain yield, a higher accumulation of biomass (78.0%) and a higher content of N, P and K (42.6, 67.8 and 25.7%, respectively) in the shoots of common bean plants. Therefore, the results allow us to infer that the use of MMs is a good strategy for increasing common bean grain yields.

This study aimed to carry out the morphological characterization of the remaining specimens of the Curraleiro horse in municipalities of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Forty male horses were evaluated using the age of five years as a criterion. Sixteen linear measurements and 13 zootechnical indices were obtained. Subsequently, the mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and covariances of these measures and indices were obtained using the software IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows. The measures withers height (WH), croup height (CH), midback height (MH), sternum-to-ground height (SH), chest index (CI), and estimated weight (W) allowed characterizing Curraleiro horses as small-sized, light, and fast, with proportional measures. The dactyl-thoracic index (DTI), body index (BI), conformation index (CFI), load index 1 and 2 (LOI1 and LOI2), and compactness index 1 and 2 (COI1 and COI2) showed that the Curraleiro horse has an intermediate capacity for speed and strength, bearing considerable weight on the back, with saddling aptitude and fast work. These results represent the beginning of the formation of a database that may contribute to future studies and the conservation of the Curraleiro horse in the state of Goiás.

Há um grande número de estudos sobre o Partido dos Trabalhadores, abordando desde a sua origem, organização e dinâmica interna até a sua relação com o eleitorado. A legenda, ao longo dos anos, tem apresentado os maiores índices de preferência partidária vis-à-vis as demais, fenômeno esse conhecido como petismo. O artigo propõe-se a analisar a outra face desse fenômeno: a rejeição que parcela do eleitorado tem demonstrado a esse partido, o antipetismo. Queremos saber quem é o eleitor antipetista, com base nos dados do Estudo Eleitoral Brasileiro (Eseb) 2014. Nosso objetivo principal é identificar e caracterizar o perfil do eleitor antipetista, por meio da estatística descritiva, e estabelecer uma comparação com o eleitor antipartidário. Em seguida, recorrendo a um modelo de regressão logística ajustado, detectar o impacto de algumas variáveis sobre a probabilidade de o entrevistado ser identificado como antipetista. Os resultados mostraram que a avaliação negativa do desempenho do governo da presidente Dilma Rousseff e o voto nos candidatos do PSDB nas eleições presidenciais são variáveis determinantes para um eleitor ser antipetista.

This article aims at discussing the access of deaf individuals to higher education, specifically to the Technology and Tourism Management Course at the Goiás State University, Cora Coralina Campus., based on Law 10,436/02 which guarantees Libras is used as the deaf community official language and the Decree 5,626/05 which regulates the implementation of Libras as a discipline in higher education and as a compulsory instruction language in teaching contexts. Thus, our proposal seeks to demonstrate socialization and acceptance regarding deaf students, assessing how they feel, and their expectations throughout the inclusion process. We carry out this analysis resorting to reflections such as Santos (2016), Costa (2014) and Bisol, Valentini, Simioni e Zanchin (2010). By taking into account such a theoretical survey, we will discuss how deaf individuals are being integrated in higher education.