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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 1932. / Vita. "Pigeons were selected as subjects for this investigation."--P. 26. Published also as Comparative psychology monographs, v. 9, serial no. 45, February, 1934. Bibliography: p. 45-48.

Lantmäteriet is developing an application that can show a three-dimensional representation of Sweden based on the data that Lantmäteriet has. The purpose of this application is to be able to crowdsource improvements and changes to the map data that Lantmäteriet has, it will also be able to be used to improve a case's information for easier and faster turnaround at Lantmäteriet. In this Project, I examine how best to use this map data to generate nature such as vegetation in this application to improve usability, and make it easier for the user to know where they are in the application. During the process, I designed a nature generator that uses polygon triangulation to better generate nature.

Fusarium graminearum is a major fungal pathogen of wheat and other small grain cereal crops globally, causing Fusarium ear blight (FEB) disease. Like many other plant pathogens, F. graminearum is predicted to produce in planta secreted effector proteins that modulate plant metabolism to suppress or re-programme plant defences. Understanding the molecular functions of Fg effectors will help to elucidate the processes underlying wheat spike colonisation and fungal pathogenicity. With the aim of identifying Fg effector proteins that can suppress host plant defences, I selected using next generation sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, a set of small secreted proteins (SSP) to express in planta using the Barley stripe mosaic virus over-expression system (BSMV-VOX). I then tested whether expression of any of these SSPs enhanced Fg fungal infection of susceptible wheat spikes. Amongst the set of Fg SSP tested, FgSSP8, which encodes a ribonuclease protein, induced strong symptoms of necrosis in N. benthamiana leaves when infiltrated via the BSMV:FgSSP8. Three other genes tested (FgSSP7, FgSSP6 and FgSSP5) enhance FEB disease formation in the majority of the experiments when overexpressed in wheat ears prior to infecting with F. graminearum. FgSSP6 and FgSSP7 belong to the cerato-platanin protein (CPP) family. In several other plant pathogenic fungi, CPPs have been implicated in a number of virulence and plant protection mechanisms, including induction of host plant cell death, binding specific polymers and/or expansin-like activity. FgSSP5 encodes a protein that possesses the pfam domain RALF (Rapid alkalinization factor; PF05498.6). RALF domain-containing proteins are predominately found in plants and play a role in plant development regulating tissue expansion and/or negatively regulating pollen tube elongation. BLAST analyses identified RALF domain containing proteins in a restricted range of different pathogen species. Based on the VOX results and biochemical tests, our hypothesis is that pre-elevated cerato-platanins (FgSSP6 and FgSSP7) levels in the apoplast/surrounding the hyphae could initially shield the hyphae from detection by the plant, but late induce an intense defence response culminating in cell death to benefit the necrotrophic phase of Fg by increasing nutrient availability. FgSSP5 may be a specific virulence factor that manipulates a key plant process, by alkalinising the plant environment during infection, and using the same plant receptor repertoire used to recognise plant proteins. Once the mechanisms are further understood, these genes/proteins could potentially be novel intervention targets either for conventional chemistries and/or for methods such as host-induced gene silencing to achieve FEB disease and/or mycotoxin control. The characterisation of single and double gene deletion F. graminearum mutants is in progress.

Introdução: As particularidades da anatomia e a localização topográfica da orelha a tornam uma estrutura única no corpo humano, existindo diversas situações clínicas em que a sua reconstrução (total ou parcial) pode ser necessária. Devido à dificuldade técnica, as complicações pós-operatórias são freqüentes. Objetivos: Realizar análise epidemiológica dos pacientes submetidos à reconstrução de orelha devido a causas congênitas (microtia) e adquiridas (trauma, queimaduras e outras), com avaliação comparativa dos resultados, para definir qual grupo teria menores índices de complicações. Método: Realizada análise retrospectiva de 279 casos de reconstrução de orelha realizados de 1994 a 2004 na Disciplina de Cirurgia Plástica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Os pacientes foram separados em portadores de deformidades congênitas ou adquiridas e analisados comparativamente. Resultados: O sexo masculino foi mais prevalente tanto entre os pacientes portadores de deformidades congênitas (61,3%) quanto entre aqueles com deformidades adquiridas (68,75%). A média de idade no início dos procedimentos cirúrgicos foi de 14,3 anos nos pacientes com deformidades congênitas e 29,5 nas deformidades adquiridas. Trauma foi a principal causa de deformidade adquirida (55% dos casos adquiridos), seguido pelas queimaduras (29% dos casos adquiridos) e a única deformidade congênita observada no estudo foi a microtia. Em média, os pacientes dos grupos necessitaram de 4,2 cirurgias, mas aqueles com seqüelas de queimaduras foram submetidos a um número significativamente maior de procedimentos (5,9 - p < 0,01). As principais complicações foram a exposição de cartilagem (15,1% do total de casos), sem diferença entre os grupos, e a brida retroauricular (16,5% do total de casos), sendo esta última mais freqüente nos casos de microtia e seqüelas de queimaduras. Conclusões: Os casos de perda traumática mostraram menor índice de complicações quando comparados àqueles submetidos a reconstrução por microtia ou após queimadura. / Introduction: The distinctive anatomic features and topography render the ear unique in the human body. Total or partial reconstruction of the ear may be required in many clinical conditions, but because technical difficulties are common, the rate of postoperative complications increases. Objectives: To analyze the epidemiologic data of patients who underwent surgery for reconstruction of the ear due to congenital conditions (microtia) or acquired deformities (trauma, burns and others), and to compare the results in order to define which group had the lowest rate of complications. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted with 279 cases of ear reconstruction performed between 1994 and 2004 by the Discipline of Plastic Surgery of the University of São Paulo Medical School. The patients were initially separated in two groups, according to their condition (congenital or acquired), to compare their data. Results: Male was the prevailing gender in both groups of ear deformities: congenital (61.3%) and acquired conditions (68.7%). The patients with congenital deformities had a mean age of 14.3 years at the beginning of the treatment, whereas the patients with acquired deformities were 29.5 years old, in average. The major causes of acquired deformities were trauma (55% of the cases in this group) and burns (29%). The only cause of congenital deformity observed was microtia. Patients required an average of 4.2 surgical procedures. However, those with sequelae of burn injuries were submitted to a significantly higher number of procedures (5.9 - p < 0.01). Cartilage exposure (15.1% of the total) and postauricular bridles (16.5%) were the major complications observed in this study. The latter was more common among those cases with microtia and sequelae of burns. Conclusions: Patients with traumatic injuries had a better outcome after surgery than those with microtia or burn injuries, because of a lower rate of complications.