Preparation and characterization of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and Poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) nanofibers for controlled release applications containing simvastatin (SIM) produced by Solution Blow Spinning (SBS) were investigated. Nanofibers with PLA/PEG ratios of 9: 1, 8: 2 and 7: 3), with the incorporation of 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 % simvastatin were prepared from chloroform (15% w/v). In this study, a 24 + 3 experim...
The objective of this study was to characterize the goat milk microbiota by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene associated with different lactation periods and when goats are reared in different geographic regions. In the first chapter, we present a theoretical reference that covers a brief history about the study of microbial communities and the methods used for this and ending with a presentation of metagenomic stud...
Enzyme additives may be included in fish feed to aid the action of pancreatic enzymes such as amylase, protease and lipase, or can increase the uptake of previously unavailable nutrients by the absence of specific enzymes to degrade the physical barriers of fibrous components of the cell wall, especially the non-starch polysaccharides. The objectives of this work were to evaluate the influence of enzymatic addi...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of forage palm based feed silages on nutrient intake, apparent nutrient digestibility, nitrogen and water balance, as well as the bioeconomic performance and etology of lambs in feedlot. 40 crossbred lambs with initial body weight of 18.85 ± 1.2 kg were distributed in five treatments in a completely randomized design with eight replicates. The treatments co...
The management of the caatinga can be an alternative to improve the quantity and quality of the forage and, consequently, the animal performance. Thus, there is a need for the development of lines of studies that report the qualitative and quantitative changes of native Caatinga forages, as well as the cycling of nutrients in this system. The general objective of the thesis was to evaluate the contribution of t...
Nitric Oxide (NO) is a relevant component in physiological processes of cardiovascular system. Evidence suggests that NO plays a major role in regulating blood pressure and impaired NO bioactivity, which is an important component of hypertension. Pharmacological compounds that release NO could exert beneficial effects in arterial hypertension. We investigated whether cyclohexane nitrate (HEX) could act as a NO ...
Hyptis suaveolens L. Poit. (Lamiaceae) is used in the treatment of gastric problems and inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the duodenal anti-ulcer, intestinal antiinflammatory and anti-diarrheal activity of the crude ethanol extract (EtOHE-Hs) and the hexane phase (HexFa-Hs) obtained from aerial parts of Hyptis suaveolens. In the duodenal ulcer model induced by cysteamine, the EtOHE-Hs (31.25, 62.5, 125...
Introduction: Persuasive communication is a strategy used in different fields as a way to influence behavior. Objective: Developing light-hard technologies directed at modeling the use of condoms by women in social vulnerability, as a behavior to prevent STI/HIV. Method: Theoretical, methodological and descriptive-transversal study, grounded on the Theory of Action Reasoned, with quantitative and qualitative ap...
This study deals with the Burmese refugee’s reception in Thailand. It emphasizes the Thai border villagers’ solidarity while receiving those refugees and the influence of this solidarity on the development of Thai public policies for refugees. One feature of this case is the fact that Thailand has not signed international refugee protocols and therefore has no legal obligation in front of the international comm...
Brazil has great potential for pasture farming, due to the territorial expansion and the diversity of vegetation. Therefore, it is necessary to know the quality of the selected diet and the consumption by small ruminants in grazing to make the correction of the feed and thus improve the productive indexes. The objective of this study was to develop models with the NIRS technique, so that they can be used to mon...