Bom Jesus Research Articles

Stability of F7:8 snap bean progenies in the Northern and Northwestern regions of Rio de Janeiro State

The objective of this experiment was to assess the genotypes by environment interaction for eight morphoagronomic traits in thirty F7:8 snap bean superior lines and evaluate the pod yield stability. The experiments were carried out in the cities of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, Campos dos Goytacazes and Itaocara, located in the Northern and Northwestern regions of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Experiments were designed in randomized blocks with two replications, using the traditional method (Yates & Cochran, 1938) and the methods proposed by Plaisted & Peterson (1959), Wricke (1965), Kang & Phan (1991) and Lin & Binns (1988), as well. Only the average fiber content in pods revealed no significant genotype x environment interaction, whereas most of the traits showed simple interaction, including pod yield. The results obtained using the methods of Plaisted & Peterson (1959) and Wricke (1965) agreed to a far extent and had a moderate estimate (0.6131) in relation to the traditional method. Both methods highlighted genotypes with pod yield close to the general average, i.e., around 7,546.46 kg ha-1. Kang & Phan's (1991) algorithm was more efficient in optimizing the stability estimates obtained using the methods of Plaisted & Peterson (1959) and Wricke (1965) than the traditional method. Lin & Binns' (1988) procedure revealed the most stable, responsive and productive progenies. Progenies 04, 03 and 10 stood out in all environments.

Patrimônio cultural, histórico e artístico como atrativo turístico: um estudo sobre o Santuário de Congonhas - MG

This article aims to study the relationship between the cultural, historical and artistic heritage and its importance to the development of local tourism. As an object of study was approached the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, in Congonhas-MG, the value style and size as art, history and culture. A city built on gold cycle Minas eighteenth, today Congonhas belongs to Royal Road Circuit and Villages and Farms of Minas Circuit. It has a rich heritage of expressive baroque artist largest of its kind in Brazil: Antonio Francisco Lisboa, the Aleijadinho. The Sanctuary was inscribed in the book of great significance Fine Arts in 1939 by IPHAN. Recognition as world heritage by UNESCO took place on December 06, 1985. The data analysis is related in interviews by professionals of culture, tourism and applications forms for tourists and locals.

Seleção preliminar de genótipos de pinheira em Bom Jesus-PI

The sugar apple (Annona squamosa L.) is native to tropical America, occurring spontaneously in Northeastern Brazil, where it is exploited mainly as subsistence without adequate management and without genetic material selection. An experiment was developed aiming to evaluate yield, physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits of ten sugar apple genotypes in Bom Jesus, Piaui State, Brazil. A completely randomized design with treatments represented by ten genotypes and three replications was adopted. The following variables were evaluated: vitamin C, titratable acidity, soluble solids, SS/TA ratio, longitudinal diameter and transverse, LD/TD, number of seeds per fruit, fruit weight and fruit production per plant. The genotypes were grouped into seven groups, with emphasis on the group III (Gen-02) and group IV (Gen-05), what explicited the differences among sugar apple genotypes studied in relation to the chemical, physical and fruit production. Genotypes GEN-01 and GEN-02 present potential for installation in commercial crops, due to its fruit production, even as natural sources of vitamin C.

Diversity and indices of infestation of fruit flies and their parasitoids in six coffee cultivars in the city of Bom Jesus of Itabapoana, RJ

Este estudo foca uma das mais importantes pragas da fruticultura mundial: as moscas-das-frutas, mas há poucos estudos concernentes a sua associação com frutos de café. O estudo foi conduzido no município de Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, região Noroeste do Estado do Rio de Janeiro com os objetivos de determinar as espécies que ocorrem nos cafezais dessa região, seus respectivos índices de infestação natural e o parasitismo natural dessas espécies. Frutos maduros de seis cultivares de café arábica (Mundo Novo, 2SL Vermelho, Catuaí Amarelo, Catuaí Vermelho, Catuaí 785 e Acauã) foram coletados. Todas as cultivares avaliadas foram infestadas por moscas-das-frutas, as quais se associaram a apenas uma espécie de parasitoide em cada cultivar. Foi obtido um total de 1749 pupários, dos quais emergiram 460 adultos, sendo 441 espécimes de moscas-das-frutas e 19 parasitoides. Quatro espécies de moscas-das-frutas foram obtidas: Anastrepha fraterculus (WiedemaNn, 1830), Anastrepha sororcula (Zucchi, 1979), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) (Tephritidae) e Neosilba pendula Bezzi, 1919 (Lonchaeidae). O índice médio de infestação natural dos frutos de café pelas moscas-das-frutas foi de 291,5 pupários/kg e 0,4 pupários/fruto. Houve uma predominância de A. fraterculus sobre C. capitata, que foi mais frequente apenas em Catuaí Vermelho e Catuaí 785. Patrícia Sobral Silva et al. Todos os parasitoides pertenceram à família Braconidae (Hymenoptera) [Asobara sp., Opius bellus (Gahan, 1930) e Doryctobrachon areolatus (Szépligeti, 1911)], responsáveis por um nível de parasitismo natural muito baixo (1,1%).

Determinação da Estatura por Meio da Medida de Ossos Longos dos Membros Inferiores e dos Ossos da Pelve

Aim: since the Brazilian racial miscegenation is completely sui generis, a study was proposed on human height in order to establish a pattern for long bones of the lower limbs, as well as for the bones of the pelvis. Methodology: the sample included 100 skeletons - being 50 masculine and 50 feminine ones - with previously well known heights, belonging to the Bom Jesus Cemetery at Cuiaba (MT). Femur, tibia, fibula and the bones length of the pelvis were measured. The samples were submitted to statistical analysis through calculations of lineal correlation, lineal regression and Pearson’s t-test. Results: it was obtained a new pattern which allows indirect calculation of the pelvis - iliac bone - participation in the composition of the total height of the person. An actual measurement, just too unknown, in both national and international literature, was established. A trigonometric formula was proposed to calculate the degree of participation of the iliac bone in the body total height. Conclusion: they were also obtained regression formulae for national patterns for femur, tibia and fibula that, since appropriately applied, it will be of interest to estimate the total body stature.

OCORRÊNCIA DE Anaplasma bovis (Donatien & Lestoquard, 1936, Dumler et al. 2001) NA REGIÃO DE BOM JESUS DO ITABAPOANA, RJ

In the present study, 400 capillary blood smears collected from the ear and the tail of 200 bovines were microscopically examined for the presence of hemoparasites. The diagnosis was based on the direct research, semonstrating the etiologic agent inclusions.  Eleven bovines (5.5%) were considered infected by Anaplasma bovis, confirming the presence of this hemoparasite in the city of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, the first city of the northwesten region of the state of Rio de Janeiro to register such occurrence.Keywords: Anaplasma bovis, bovine, hemoparasite, occurrence.

Fertilizantes orgânicos para o cultivo da melancia em Bom Jesus-PI

The watermelon is an important agricultural crop for the Piaui State (Brazil), although the recommendations for its cultivation are adapted from other regions or empirically measured. In this way, a study was developed to evaluate the vegetative and reproductive performance of irrigated watermelon in function of organic fertilization sources and doses in Bom Jesus, Brazil. A completely randomized blocks design was used with treatments distributed in a 2x5 factorial scheme, referring to the organic fertilization sources (bovine and goats) and doses (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 L pit-1) of organic fertilizer, with four repetitions. The organic fertilization, regardless of the source, increased the length and the diameter of the watermelon main stem. The number of fruit per plants obtained after the application of the doses of 10 L pit-1, regardless of the source, was compatible with the production observed in commercial stands. Both cattle and goat manure, at doses of 10 L pit-1, can improve the vegetative and reproductive performance of watermelon and, therefore, can be recommended for this crop.

Metaconglomerados e rochas associadas do Grupo São Roque a norte da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil

The São Roque Group is composed of rocks deposited in marine environment with coeval volcanic activity, the Morro Doce Formation is dominated by meta-arkose and feldspatic meta-sandstone with expressive metaconglomeratic lenses, which form a sequence regarded as the basal unit of São Roque Group. Metavolcanic acidic and basic rocks interspersed in this sequence are an important tectonic and geochronologic marker (1.75-1.79 Ga). The petrographic study of the granite pebbles from the Morro Doce Formation metaconglomerates allowed the identification of four petrographic varieties: porphyritic biotite monzogranite, inequigranular monzogranite, equigranular monzogranite and inequigranular leucogranite. The comagmatic character of these pebbles is confirmed by petrographic and geochemical data. Acid metavolcanic rocks interlayered with meta-arkose and metaconglomerates in the Morro do Polvilho region correspond to trachydacite and porphyritic meta-rhyolite. The meta-arkose shows geochemical affinities with metaconglomerate granitic pebbles, and differs from the acid metavolcanic rocks both in their geochemical signature and in its sedimentary fabrics. Their geochemical characteristics are typical of within-plate magmatism, especially the low mg # (~ 20), high Zr (560-730 ppm), Y, Nb, and low Sr (70-120 ppm), and is similar to the acid metavolcanics from the on Espinhaço Supergroup. The Jaraguá amphibolite body, still of unknown age, seems to be intrusive into the Morro Doce Formation, and has geochemical characteristics akin to ocean-floor magmatism, with low concentrations of incompatible elements such as Rb, Nb and Th, and are similar to supracrustal metabasics from the Pirapora do Bom Jesus region

Prevalência de sintomas de asma em lactentes, pré-escolares e escolares em área coberta pelo Programa Saúde da Família, Pelotas, RS, Brasil

Palavras-chave: asma; prevalencia; saude da crianca; estudos transversais; atencao primaria a saude. Summary This cross-sectional study aims to identify the prevalence of asthma symptoms in infants, preschool and school children, between one and nine years old, in an area covered by the Bom Jesus Family Health Unit (FHU) in Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, during 2007 based on a questionnaire on asthma symptoms (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood - Isaac). Children presenting four or more wheezing episodes during the previous year, or one to three episodes associated to disturbed sleep due to wheezing or night coughing and wheezing following physical exercises, were considered asthmatic. In the selected age group 1,140 children were found. The prevalence of asthma was 22.6%. Infants presented higher prevalence of asthma. There was no association between asthma and sex or skin color. The prevalence of active asthma was considered high (20%), but is similar to other national studies.

Surto de diarréia por rotavírus no município de Bom Jesus (PI)

This study focused a diarrhea outbreak caused by rotavirus in a city of Piauí State aiming to identify the etiology, protocol of assistance to cases. A case series was carried out with 22 children assisted for acute diarrhea in 2006 in Health Units of Bom Jesus city. The data were collected by means of interviews utilizing forms that were with the help of the children's parents and analysis of the appointment files was performed. Most of the families (59.1%) had a monthly income inferior to the minimum wage, 59.1% utilized septic cesspool, 77.3% consumed water from the public supply system and 54.5% did not drink filtered water. As to age, 54.5% ranged from one to four years, the majority of them featuring an adequate nutritional condition. Among the 22 samples rectal swab collected for coproculture, the following were isolated: E. coli (69.6%), Klebsiella sp (95.6%), Proteus Mirabilis (47.8%). Regarding the 16 samples of feces in natura for the assessment of rotavirus, 100% were positive for G2 genotype; 93.3% for P4 serotype and 7.2% were not typified. We concluded that a continuous monitoring of circulating genotypes is essential, which implies the need of training health professionals to tackle diarrhea down.

Cultivo da mamoneira influenciada por diferentes populações de plantas

O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o desenvolvimento e a produtividade da cultura da mamoneira cultivar Guarani, influenciada por diferentes populações de plantas, em sequeiro. O experimento foi realizado em Bom Jesus (GO). Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso com quatro repetições. Foram realizados cinco tratamentos: Tratamento nº 1- 1 x 1 m com 10.000 plantas ha-¹; Tratamento n.º 2- 0,90 x 0,70 m com 15.873 plantas ha-¹; Tratamento nº 3- 1 x 0,50 m com 20.000 plantas ha-¹; Tratamento nº 4- 0,90 x 0,50 m com 22.222 plantas ha-¹; Tratamento nº 5- 1,50 x 0,50 m com 13.333 plantas ha-¹. Foram colhidos dados de altura de plantas, altura de inserção do 1º racemo, número de racemos por planta, comprimento de racemos, diâmetro caulinar e produtividade. A altura do primeiro racemo, o número de racemos por planta e o diâmetro do caule foram influenciados pelas diferentes populações de plantas; para altura de planta, comprimento de racemos e produtividade, não houve qualquer efeito significativo entre os tratamentos.

Preliminary study of insect attraction by a mixture of semiochemicals containing 1,2,4-Trimethoxybenzene in domestic citric-culture

In this work we describe a new efficient strategy for the preparation of 1,2,4-trimethoxybenzene (3) in 56% overall yield. The compound 3 was used in a preliminary study of insect attraction by a mixture of semiochemicals called TIV, composed of indol (1), vanillin (2) and 1,2,4-trimethoxybenzene (3), in eight Mc Phail style traps installed at a domestic orchard of citric-culture, containing 120 trees not infected by plagues in Bom Jesus Farm, located next to a patch of the Atlantic Forest, at Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Microhabitat use by Cnemidophorus vacariensis (Squamata: Teiidae) in the grasslands of the Araucaria Plateau, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Microhabitat use by Cnemidophorus vacariensis Feltrim & Lema, 2000 as studied between October 2006 and September 2007 in two rocky formations in the municipality of Bom Jesus. The area was searched randomly between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm and the microhabitat used by the lizards was recorded. Our observations revealed that C. vacariensis has terrestrial habits and prefers open areas. Burrows are the main microhabitat used by the species (56.38%). When in activity, 54.76% of the individuals were observed under rocks, and 38.1% on the ground where herbaceous vegetation was present. The rocks under which they constructed their burrows were on average significantly thicker during warmer seasons temperatures (x¯ = 13,45cm) with respect to colder seasons (x¯ = 9,85cm). The rocks selected by the adults (x¯ = 12.94 cm) were on average significantly thicker than those selected by the juveniles (x¯ = 9.86cm). There were no statistically significant differences between sexes with respect to rock thickness.

Reaction of coffee genotypes to different populations of Meloidogyne spp.: detection of a naturally virulent M. exigua population

The reaction of seven genotypes of Coffea arabica to 10 Meloidogyne spp. populations collected mainly from coffee plantations in Brazil and Costa Rica was evaluated under greenhouse conditions. The inoculum consisted of 10,000 eggs per plant. Evaluations were done 8 months after inoculations considering the root fresh weight, gall and egg mass indices, number of eggs per gram of root and reproduction factor (RF). The cultivars Obata IAC 1669-20, Sarchimor IAC 4361 and Tupi Amarelo IAC 5111 exhibited susceptibility to the four Brazilian M. exigua populations tested. However, cv. Tupi Vermelho IAC 1669-33 revealed resistance (RF value of 0.7) to the M. exigua population from Lavras, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. A population of M. exigua from Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, was highly virulent on cv. IAPAR 59 (RF= 165.7), bearing resistance gene Mex-1, and was also virulent on genotype Paraiso (H 419-5-4-5-2) (RF=396.2). A Meloidogyne sp. population on coffee from Garca, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, reproduced at low rates (RF ranging from 0.1 to 3.9) on all genotypes. All tested cultivars were susceptible to M. incognita and M. paranaensis. M. mayaguensis of guava from Parana State, Brazil, reproduced at low rates in all coffee genotypes; however, another population of coffee, from Costa Rica, was more aggressive and showed RF value that ranged from 0.8 to 12.4. Results of this study point for the first time to the ability of a naturally occurring M. exigua population to overcome the resistance conferred by the Mex-1 gene.

Indicadores antropométricos de obesidade em portadores da síndrome de Down entre 15 e 44 anos

O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade, a correlação entre o Índice de massa corporal (IMC) e os índices: Razão cintura quadril (RCQ) e Circunferência de cintura (CC) e comparar, entre os gêneros, a relação entre os índices em portadores da síndrome de Down (SD) com idades entre 15 e 44 anos. A amostra foi constituída por 33 portadores da SD residentes nos municípios de Itaperuna - RJ e Bom Jesus do Itabapoana - RJ, de ambos os gêneros, sendo 15 do sexo feminino com idade entre 14 e 38 anos (média ± DP; 23,8 ± 7,4 anos; IMC = 29,67 ± 5,64 kg/m²) e 18 do sexo masculino com idade entre 14 e 44 anos (média ± DP; 26,4 ± 8,4 anos; IMC = 27,68 ± 5,97 kg/m²). As medidas antropométricas de massa corporal, estatura, cintura e quadril, foram utilizadas para obtenção do IMC, da RCQ e da CC. Os níveis de associação foram verificados através do teste de Spearman e de Pearson quando apropriados e apresentaram os coeficientes de correlação mais elevados entre as variáveis IMC e CC nos grupos masculino (r = 0,926; p = 0,000), feminino (r = 0,874; p = 0,000) e também no geral (r = 0,892; p = 0,000). Assim, as associações mais fortes entre os indicadores antropométricos IMC e CC sugerem que estes indicadores integrados são bons preditores da obesidade generalizada e central, também em portadores de SD.

Comparative study of the manual handgrip force in individuals with Down syndrome

Introduction: The strength of manual handgrip has showed to be important for constituting a relevant indicator to assess the strength of the subjects carrying Down syndrome. The objective of this study was to compare the strength of the manual handgrip between left and right hands of men and women carriers of the Down syndrome (DS), in the cities of Itaperuna and Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Materials and Methods: In this comparative study of transversal cut, 28 subjects, all carriers of DS, moderately active, 12 of whom were females aging between 14 and 38 years (24.08±6.77) and 16 males aging between 14 and 44 years (27.13±8.83) were investigated. All subjects were enrolled in Associacao dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais in their respective counties. Muscle strength was evaluated by dynamometry with the handgrip. Results: The analysis of the two-way variant showed significant difference (p<0.05) between genders (male versus female) on the right (p=0.001) and left hand (p=0.001), with higher values found in the male gender. Discussion: The male bearers of DS showed an average of the isometric strength of the handgrip superior to the female subjects in both right and left hands.

COMPOSIÇÃO QUÍMICA E DEGRADABILIDADE in situ DA MATÉRIA SECA DE LEGUMINOSAS NO SEMI-ÁRIDO BAIANO

Na tentativa de prover alternativas para a instabilidade climática da região semi-árida brasileira foi realizado um experimento para avaliar a composição bromatológica e a degradabilidade in situ da matéria seca de leguminosas arbóreas no semi-árido baiano. As leguminosas avaliadas foram Muquem (Albizia polyantha), Tamboril (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) e Leucena (Leucaena leucocephala). Foram coletadas amostras em três florestas do município de Bom Jesus da Lapa, no estado da Bahia, uma amostra composta em cada floresta. Determinaram-se os teores de matéria seca, proteína bruta, fibra em detergente neutro, fibra em detergente ácido, hemicelulose, matéria orgânica, material mineral e a degradabilidade in situ da matéria seca. As plantas estudadas apresentaram em torno de 45% de matéria seca. O teor de proteína bruta das leguminosas Muquem e Leucena, apesar da diferença estatística, foram muito próximos (17,0%). Houve diferença para a qualidade das fibras sendo o menor valor de fibra em detergente neutro observado para a Leucena, seguido do Muquem e Tamboril. A Leucena, durante todo o período de incubação, apresentou maior digestibilidade ruminal seguido do Muquem e do Tamboril. Pode-se concluir que, apesar da superioridade da Leucena, a leguminosa Tamboril, bem como o Muquem, podem ser alternativas para a alimentação de bovinos no ecossistema caatinga.

Identifying necessities of day-care centers children and their families: the use of medical history as an instrument for integral care of preschool children

Currently, day-care centers and daily pre-schools are important socio-educative devices for a good infantile quality oflife. The objective of this study is to identify necessities of children and their families through medical histories of preschool childrenregistered in the Day-care center Creche Bom Jesus in Diamantina-MG. These descriptions, elaborated and collected by the team of theExtension Program “Nursing in a Day-care Center” of the Department of Nursing of Federal University of the Vale do Jequitinhonhaand Mucuri-UFVJM. Results show the reality in health of children and their families, offering information for making an action plan inhealth to be developed in the day-care center.

Anfíbios Anuros do Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus, sudeste do Brasil, e suas relações com outras taxocenoses no Brasil

Apresentamos as 24 espécies de anfíbios anuros que ocorrem no Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus (PEFBJ), Pedregulho, São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Barycholos ternetzi, Rhinella rubescens, Scinax canastrensis e Phyllomedusa ayeaye correspondem a novos registros para o estado de São Paulo, sendo a última espécie incluída na lista de espécies ameaçadas de extinção do Ibama e IUCN. Para caracterizar a taxocenose de anuros do PEFBJ, comparamos sua composição de espécies com a de outras 66 localidades em diversos biomas e fitofisionomias do Brasil. As 67 taxocenoses foram ordenadas e agrupadas por meio de uma Análise de Coordenadas Principais (ACOP) e uma Análise de Agrupamento (Cluster Analysis). As análises multivariadas permitiram a identificação de quatro grupos: um de taxocenoses amazônicas; dois de taxocenoses de Mata Atlântica, sendo um composto por floresta ombrófila densa dos estados da Bahia e Espírito Santo e sua transição com a floresta estacional semidecidual (Minas Gerais), e o outro por localidades de floresta ombrófila densa dos estados do Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Paraná e suas transições com a floresta ombrófila mista, floresta estacional semidecidual, além de taxocenoses do Bioma Pampa; no quarto grupo foram incluídas as taxocenoses de biomas que apresentam fitofisionomias mais abertas, como Caatinga, Cerrado, Pantanal e a Mata Atlântica (floresta estacional semidecidual). Os agrupamentos faunísticos obtidos indicam que as composições de espécies das 67 localidades analisadas estão fortemente relacionadas com o tipo de vegetação onde ocorrem. A grande diversidade observada entre as fisionomias vegetais pode ser relacionada às variações topográficas e climáticas encontradas nos diferentes biomas examinados (Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica, Pampa e Pantanal). A taxocenose de anuros do PEFBJ foi agrupada àquelas presentes em biomas com fitofisionomias abertas (quarto grupo), apresentando grande similaridade com as faunas de Cerrado e da floresta estacional semidecidual presente no Bioma Mata Atlântica do estado de São Paulo.

Gemologic Characterization and Mineral Chemistry of Blue Tourmalines from the Peg-Matitic Body of Bom Jesus, Banabuiú - Ceará, Northeast Brazil

Gemologic Characterization and Mineral Chemistry of Blue Tourmalines from the Peg-Matitic Body of Bom Jesus, Banabuiú - Ceará, Northeast Brazil