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Forests and natural environments are valuable sources of organisms capable of degrading plant cell wall carbohydrates. In the present study, two isolates, Penicillium polonicum and Penicillium chrysogenum , obtained from Brazilian Cerrado soil, along with a previously characterized isolate of Trichoderma harzianum , were evaluated for their ability to produce carbohydrate-active enzymes when grown in the presence of wheat bran...
A nonlinear windkessel model for cardiovascular dynamics: Variable compliance and pathological simulationsNARA Subscribed
Lumped-parameter cardiovascular models are computationally efficient and physiologically interpretable, but many still represent arterial compliance as linear and pressure-independent. Here, we introduce a nonlinear extension of a classical closed-loop Windkessel model by defining aortic compliance as an exponential function of aortic pressure. The heart, systemic circulation, and pulmonary circulation are represented as an RL...
Facial abnormalities and brain defects in aborted equine fetuses are rarely reported, and the causes that predispose the occurrence of this condition are difficult to identify. This work reports the morphological and tomographic findings of a case of cryptophthalmia, microphthalmia, oronasal malformation, and hydrocephalus in an aborted equine fetus with umbilical cord torsion in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, from a primip...
Activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) or subcutaneous adipose tissue (iWAT in mice) is a strategy to regulate metabolic homeostasis. The NAD + -dependent deacetylase Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) plays an essential role in energy metabolism and inflammation and is a promising target to tackle obesity and associated comorbidities. We have previously reported the beneficial effect of moderate SIRT1 overexpression in protecting mice again...
Effects of deforestation on multitaxa community similarity in the Brazilian Atlantic ForestNARA Subscribed
Habitat loss can lead to biotic homogenization (decrease in β diversity) or differentiation (increase in β diversity) of biological communities. However, it is unclear which of these ecological processes predominates in human‐modified landscapes. We used data on vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants to quantify β diversity based on species occurrence and abundance among communities in 1367 landscapes with varying amounts of h...
Camera trap surveys of A tlantic F orest mammals: A data set for analyses considering imperfect detection (2004–2020)NARA Subscribed
Camera traps became the main observational method of a myriad of species over large areas. Data sets from camera traps can be used to describe the patterns and monitor the occupancy, abundance, and richness of wildlife, essential information for conservation in times of rapid climate and land‐cover changes. Habitat loss and poaching are responsible for historical population losses of mammals in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity...