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Este projeto objetivou desenvolver um marcador molecular ligado ao gene de resistência a Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), em vista da necessidade de aprimorar os métodos de melhoramento de plantas para atender crescentes demandas de produtividade. O outro objetivo deste trabalho foi a avaliação de uma população segregante F2 e de retrocruzamento (RC1F1) a Meloidogyne incognita raça 3, oriunda do cruzamento das cultivares comerciais Coker 176 (C176) e Coker 371 Gold (C371G). Para o desenvolvimento do marcador ligado ao gene de resistência a TMV, o gene N, foram desenvolvidos iniciadores específicos para regiões conservadas (TIR, NBS e LRR) deste gene com base em sua seqüência. Estes iniciadores foram utilizados para amplificar um marcador cuja ligação ao referido gene foi confirmada em 200 indivíduos de população segregante F2 oriunda do cruzamento entre uma linhagem resistente (Coker176) e outra suscetível ao vírus (Kentucky326). A proporção entre o número de plantas resistentes e suscetíveis (154:46) não diferiu estatisticamente daquela esperada no caso de segregação de um gene dominante de resistência, que seria de 3:1. Os resultados indicaram que o marcador e o gene estão proximamente ligados segundo taxa de recombinação, que foi de 1%. Na avaliação da hereditariedade a M.incognita utilizou-se 141 indivíduos da população segregante F2 oriunda do cruzamento entre uma linhagem resistente (Coker176) e suscetível (Coker 371G) e 138 indivíduos de RC1F1 ([C176 X C371G] X C371G). Os resultados obtidos entre a proporção entre o número de plantas resistentes e suscetíveis da população F2 (102:39) e da RC1F1 (67:71) não diferiu estatisticamente daquela esperada no caso de segregação de um gene dominante de resistência. / The aim of this study is to develop a molecular marker linked to the resistant gene to Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) considering the necessity to improve plant breeding to meet growing demands of productivity. The other goal of this study is to evaluate the mode of inheritance of an F2 segregating population and backcross (BCF1) population of Meloidogyne incognita race 3 originated from cross breeding between commercial cultivars Coker 176 and Coker 371 Gold. For the development of the marker linked to the TMV resistant gene, the N gene, specific primers of this gene were developed for conserved regions (TIR, NBS and LRR) based on their sequence. These primers were used to amplify a marker whose connection with the aforementioned gene was confirmed in 200 individuals in a segregating F2 population originated from the cross breeding between a resistant cultivar (Coker176) and another cultivar which is susceptible to the virus (Kentucky326). The proportion between the number of resistant and susceptible plants (154:46) did not statistically differ from the one expected in the segregation of one dominant resistance, which would be a 3:1 segregation ratio. The results indicated that the marker and the gene are narrowly linked according to recombination ratio 1%. In the heredity evaluation of resistance to M.incognita 141 plants of the segregating F2 population originated from the cross breeding of a resistant (Coker176) and susceptible cultivar (Coker 371G) and 138 plants of backcross BC1F1 ([C176 X C371G) X C3371G) were used. The outcome of the proportion between the number of resistant and susceptible plants of segregating F2 (102:39) and BC1F1 population (67:71) were not statistically different from the ones expected for a monogenic dominant resistance.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:37:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Erica das Gracas Carvalho Nasu.pdf: 620647 bytes, checksum: 4225cd19a1f151776cb1c9ac1db4498f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-04-04 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The tomato crop is strongly affected by the root Knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. This nematode species is widespread in the Western region of Paraná State, Brazil. The strategies currently adopted on the control of this nematode emphasize the search for alternative methods specially those that contributes to the environmental preservation. Manipueira is a waste liquid residue produced by the cassava industry and found in large amounts at Western Paraná. The aim of this work was to study the chemical composition of the manipueira produced in Western Paraná and its nematicide effect on M. incognita, parasite of tomato crop. The chemical analyses were performed with homemade manipueira and industrial manipueira. The industrial manipueira were collected from three cassava industries in the Western Paraná. The homemade manipueira were extracted from four cassava cultivars. The chemical analysis showed presence of nutrients such as N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn in different concentrations from samples of different sources. The pH of the samples ranged from 6.0 to 6.6, DBO from 1.600 to 1.986 mg L-1 and free cyanide (CN-) from 25 to 40 ppm. The nematicide effect of manipueira on M. incognita was tested in vitro, in pots and in the field. in vitro tests followed the completely randomized statistical design with 12 replications. The treatments were manipueira 100%, and manipueira diluted in water at 75%, 50%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 8%, 6%, 4% and 2%, besides water as the negative control and the nematicide Carbofuran 50 mg L-1 as the positive control. Each replication was composed of one eppendorf containing 1 ml of each solution and 500 second stase juvenile stages (J2). After 24 hours, the living and dead nematodes were counted and inoculated on tomato plants cv. Santa Cruz Kada. In total, it was inoculated 1.500 J2/pot in four replications per treatment. The evaluation 45 days after inoculation was based on the number of galls formed per tomato. The in vitro tests showed that the manipueira treatments until 10% dilution had 100% mortality, being statistically different from the other solutions. The nematicide had a better performance than the negative water control. The essay developed in pots was carried out with the treatments manipueira 10%, 25%, 50%, water control and Carbofuran 2 g per pot. The experimental design was completely randomized with 4 replications. Tomato plants were inoculated with 5.000 J2 and rested for 60 days before starting the treatments. After adding the solutions into the pots the tomato plants were cut at the soil level, being replaced by new ones. Variables such as plant height, dry mass, root length, number of galls and eggs per root and the reproduction factor (RF) were analyzed. The results showed that the manipueira treatments had a better performance than the others considering the most of features studied. The best treatments from the pot test were manipueira 10 and 25%. However, manipueira 50% was superior to the others as a nutritional source. The field experiment with tomato plants cv. Santa Cruz Kada,was performed from May to August 2007 in an area infested with M. incognita. The experimental design was completely randomized containing 4 treatments and 4 replications. The assessed variables were plant height, dry and fresh shoot weight, number of galls and eggs per root and fruit yield (g). The best treatments against M. incognita, in the field experiment, were manipueira 10 and 25%. The treatment manipueira 50% was also the most effective in field conditions as a nutritional source. In terms of crop yield, no statistical difference was detected among the manipueira treatments, which were statistically different from the water control and the nematicide. The results suggest that manipueira at 10 or 25% should be alternated with manipueira 50% in order to maximize its effect on M. incognita / A cultura do tomateiro é fortemente afetada por Meloidogyne incognita. As dificuldades de controle deste nematóide enfatizam a necessidade de obtenção de métodos alternativos de controle, os quais contribuam para a preservação do meio ambiente. Manipueira é um resíduo líquido gerado pela indústria da mandioca e encontrada em grande quantidade no Oeste do Paraná. Objetivou-se com o presente trabalho estudar a composição química da manipueira produzida na região Oeste do Paraná, bem como o seu efeito nematicida sobre M. incognita, parasita do tomateiro nesta região. As análises químicas foram realizadas com manipueira caseira e industrial. As amostras de manipueira industrial foram coletadas em três fecularias do Oeste Paranaense e as de manipueira caseira foram extraídas de quatro cultivares de mandioca brava. As análises químicas revelaram teores variados de macro e micronutrientes como N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe e Mn nas amostras analisadas. O pH das amostras variou de 6,0 a 6,6, a DBO de 1.600 a 1.986 mg L-1 e o teor de CN- de 25 a 40 mg L-1. A ação nematicida da manipueira sobre M. incognita foi testada em ensaios in vitro, em vasos em casa de vegetação e a campo. Ensaios in vitro seguiram o delineamento inteiramente casualizado com 12 repetições. Os tratamentos foram manipueira industrial 100%, e diluições em água a 75%, 50%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 8%, 6%, 4% e 2%, além da testemunha com água e o nematicida Carbofuran a 50 mg L-1. Cada repetição foi constituída por um tubo eppendorf contendo 1 ml das respectivas soluções e 500 formas infestantes J2 de M. incognita raça 3. Após 24 h da montagem do experimento, procedeu-se à contagem de nematóides vivos e mortos e a inoculação em vasos contendo duas plantas de tomate Santa Cruz Kada para os tratamentos até 25% de diluição. Foram inoculados 1.500 J2/vaso em quatro repetições. As avaliações em vaso ocorreram 45 dias após a inoculação, tendo-se contado o número total de galhas por sistema radicular de tomateiro. Os resultados demonstraram que os tratamentos com manipueira até 10% de diluição foram superiores aos demais, não diferindo estatisticamente ente si e apresentando 100% de mortalidade in vitro. A suspensão nematicida mostrou-se superior à testemunha com água. Os ensaios em vasos, contendo plantas de tomate Sta Cruz Kada, previamente inoculadas com M. incognita, foram realizados com os tratamentos manipueira a 10%, 25% e 50%, além da testemunha com água e o nematicida Carbofuran 2 g por vaso. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualisado com 4 repetições. Foram analisadas variáveis como altura de plantas, massa seca da parte aérea, comprimento de raízes, número de galhas e de ovos por raiz e o fator de reprodução (FR) em vasos. Os resultados mostraram que os tratamentos com manipueira foram superiores aos demais para a maioria das variáveis avaliadas. Os melhores tratamentos em vaso para o controle de M. incognita foram manipueira a 10 e 25%. No entanto, manipueira a 50% foi superior aos demais como fonte nutricional. O ensaio a campo foi realizado no período de maio a agosto de 2007 em área infestada com M. incognita e cultivada com tomateiro cv. Sta Cruz Kada. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado com 4 tratamentos e 4 repetições. As variáveis avaliadas a campo foram altura de plantas, massa fresca e seca da parte aérea, número galhas e ovos por raiz e peso de frutos (g). Os melhores tratamentos a campo no controle de M. incognita foram manipueira a 10 e 25%. O tratamento manipueira 50% foi o mais relevante como fonte nutricional. Em termos de produtividade a campo, não houve diferença estatística entre os tratamentos com manipueira, mas sim dos mesmos em relação à testemunha com água. Os resultados sugerem que em futuros ensaios sejam intercaladas aplicações de manipueira a 10 ou 25% com manipueira mais concentrada a 50%, com o objetivo de maximizar o efeito da mesma no controle de M. incognita em tomateiro

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:37:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gilmar_Franzener.pdf: 521065 bytes, checksum: a750f49965ab340e0084ddc88e2023d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-10-03 / The aim of this work was evaluate the potential of the aqueous extract (EA) of Tagetes patula against Meloidogyne incognita in tomato plants. EA of flowers, leaves and roots were obtained by infusion in the proportion of 50 g of vegetable dehydrated material in 1000 mL of distilled water. EA was tested in vitro on eggs and second-stage juveniles (J2) of M. incognita without dilution and diluted 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4 (extract:water, v/v) and in plants of tomato cv. "Kadá" cultivated in pots, without dilution and diluted 1:1. For in vivo assays, EA were sprayed in the leaves, soil or both, and weekly for eight weeks, just in the transplanting (one week before inoculation with pathogen), and together or one week after inoculation. EA of flowers, leaves and roots inhibited the hatching, the mobility, and caused mortality of J2 in vitro. Greater effect nematicide was obtained with roots extract that promoted the mortality of up to 68% of J2. In tomato plants were not obtained satisfactory results with just an application of EA, independent of the time and application forms, so much in the development of plants as in the galling and M. incognita reproduction. Weekly applications promoted increase in the plants development and inhibited the galling and the nematode population. Greater results were obtained by flower EA, following by leaves and smaller or non results with root EA. EA of flower without dilution inhibited in up to 62.2% the galling and 61.5 and 52.8% the number of J2 in the soil and eggs in the roots, respectively. Applications in the soil and in the aerial part presented similar results. These results indicate the potential of T. patula EA, maily of flowers, in tomato plants protection to M. incognita, and that, possibly, besides of nematicide or nematostatic effect, involves the enhances resistance of the plants to nematode / O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito protetor do extrato aquoso (EA) de Tagetes patula em tomateiro a Meloidogyne incognita. EA de flores, folhas e raízes foram obtidos por infusão na proporção de 50 g de material vegetal desidratado em 1000 mL de água destilada. O EA foi testado in vitro sobre ovos e juvenis de segundo estádio (J2) de M. incognita sem diluição e diluído 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 e 1:4 (extrato:água, v/v) e em plantas inoculadas de tomateiro cv. Kadá cultivadas em vasos, sem diluição e diluído 1:1. In vivo os EAs foram aplicados somente na parte aérea, no solo ou em ambos, semanalmente até oito semanas, somente no transplante (uma semana antes da inoculação), somente na inoculação e uma semana após a inoculação. Os EAs de flores, folhas e raízes inibiram a eclosão e a motilidade, e causaram mortalidade de J2 in vitro. Maior efeito nematicida foi obtido com extrato de raíz que promoveu a mortalidade de até 68% dos J2. Em plantas de tomateiro não foram obtidos resultados expressivos com apenas uma aplicação de EA, independente da época e forma de aplicação, tanto no desenvolvimento de plantas como na formação de galhas e reprodução de M. incognita. Aplicações semanais promoveram efeito positivo no desenvolvimento das plantas e negativo na formação de galhas e na população do nematóide. Melhores resultados foram obtidos pelo EA de flor, seguido de folhas e menores ou nenhum com EA de raiz. EA de flor sem diluição inibiu em até 62,2% a formação de galhas e 61,5 e 52,8% o número de J2 no solo e de ovos nas raízes, respectivamente. Aplicações no solo e na parte aérea apresentaram resultados semelhantes. Estes resultados indicam o potencial do EA de T. patula, sobretudo de flores, em proteger tomateiro a M. incognita, e que, possivelmente, além de efeito nematicida e/ou nematostático, envolve o aumento da resistência das plantas ao nematóide.

<p>“Fröknarna von Pahlen”, is a series of novels written by the author Agnes von Krusenstjerna. Especially the fourth and fifth parts, published in 1933, raised questions about sexuality, especially about what was conceived as perverse and provoking descriptions. “Fröknarna von Pahlen” became a part of heated debates about what is acceptable to write about. How can the so called Pahlen feud be understood from an intersectional perspective, and from a focus on values, and by discussing imagined communities? The purpose is to find out what is going on in these debates. Six different values are being pointed out; art and skill, truth, freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the value in the young, the value in female perspectives, and moral values. There is a number of knot points tied to these values, and differentiating processes such as sex, class, age, ethnicity, religion etc. are all intertwined in these debates. From an intersectional understanding, none of these processes are more primal than another. The knot points are both of an emotional nature and thematic. The individual voices that emerge in the feud are named small narratives, and the more intersubjective narratives are called grand narratives. These narratives are being investigated rhetorically; for instance how some stories can appear more as truths than others, and it is analyzed how they separate people in groups and create hierarchies. They are also being seen from an emotional perspective; how individual feelings are a part of emotions, larger contexts and meaning coherences. These feelings are also understood as actions. Throughout the investigation there is a hermeneutic will to make things intelligible, and respect and point out the many different perspectives. This is being made in a cultural relativistic attempt. By focusing on imagined communities, different comradeships and groups in the feud can be pointed out. People can consider themselves parts of these groups, but they can also, more or less involuntarily, be considered as parts of these groups. In the writers opinion, the most important question is how “extreme” sexual descriptions an author is allowed to bring forth.<em></em><em></em></p>

This dissertation studies quantum invariants of knots and links, particularly the colored Jones polynomials, and their relationships with classical invariants like the hyperbolic volume and the A-polynomial. We consider the volume conjecture that relates the Kashaev invariant, a specialization of the colored Jones polynomial at a specific root of unity, and the hyperbolic volume of a link; and the AJ conjecture that relates the colored Jones polynomial and the A-polynomial of a knot. We establish the AJ conjecture for some big classes of two-bridge knots and pretzel knots, and confirm the volume conjecture for some cables of knots.

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Many biomolecular processes involve mechanical force-induced reactions in the cell, such as translocation, and mechanical stretching of biopolymers. Recent advances in single molecule manipulation techniques make it possible to apply mechanical force to individual biomolecules and study their dynamics. To gain molecular level understanding of these processes and to interpret the single-molecule experiments, we used Langevin dynamics simulations of coarse-grained biopolymer models. Our result show that the mechanism of translocation of proteins through pores depends on the pore diameter, on the magnitude of the pulling force and on whether the force is applied at the N- or the C-terminus of the chain. In addition, the translocation kinetics of peptides varies with their stability. The mechanism of protein translocation is found to be different from that of a structureless polypeptide of the same length. We further showed that unfolding mechanism of translocation process is different from when the same protein is stretched between its C- and N-termini. We also studied the mechanical and chemical/thermal denaturation of proteins. We observed that the free energy profile along the mechanical reaction coordinate and the chemical reaction coordinate are different. In our protein model, the mechanical and chemical/thermal denaturation cannot be simply explained in terms of a simple onedimensional free energy landscape. We further analyzed the spontaneous folding and refolding under a constant force and found that refolding generally occurs via different mechanisms. Similarly, we investigated the protein unfolding/refolding under the applied force that varies with a constant loading rate. This study shows that unfolding/refolding pathways are generally similar for low loading/unloading rates while they become different for high loading/unloading rates. Finally, we studied the dynamics of molecular friction knots formed by a pair of polymer strands. We examined different knot types, and different polymer sequences. Depending on the knot type and the nature of the polymer, we observed two different behaviors when the force F is exerted to separate the polymer strands. The knot between polymer strands can be strong (the time [tau] the knot stays tied increases with the force F applied to separate the strands) or weak ([tau]decreases with increasing F).

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傘型迴歸函數是類似傘的形狀的迴歸函數，只要符合先上升後下降的趨勢皆為傘型迴歸函數。無母數迴歸函數中最常見的方法之一是樣條(Splines)迴歸函數。樣條為充分平滑分段多項式函數，而節點(knots)為平滑多項式函數連接的地方。在本論文中，將節點以等距離擺放並以AIC(Akaike information criterion)值得到合理的節點數。用三種方法的樣條迴歸函數去估計傘型函數。第一種為RSPL(restrictted spline regression)，也就是有形狀限制時的樣條迴歸函數。第二種是CSPL(concave spline regression)，是參考Meyer寫的樣條迴歸函數，此樣條迴歸函數為凹函數(concave function)。最後一種則稱SPL(spline regression)，為沒有形狀限制也不是凹函數的樣條函數。以IMSE為評估標準，IMSE越小，則代表此方法估計的越好。由模擬結果，在估計先上升後下降的函數時，用RSPL的方法去估計會得到最小的IMSE；而在估計凹函數時，則是CSPL會得到最小的IMSE。利用RSPL和SPL兩個方法估計由中央氣象局蒐集最近13年(1998-2010)的月均溫資料並探討最近幾年的月均溫資料趨勢是否有改變。未來假如需要估計傘型函數時，則可利用本篇所述的方法去估計。 / In this thesis, we consider the problem of estimating a regression function assuming the regression function is unimodal. The proposed method is to model the regression function as linear combination of B-spline basis functions with equally spaced knots, and the number of knots is determined using AIC (Akaike information criterion). Specific constraints are placed on the coefficients of basis functions to ensure that estimated regression function is unimodal. The coefficients are estimated using least square method. The proposed method is refered as RSPL and is compared with two other methods: SPL and CSPL, where SPL is similar to RSPL except that the coefficients of basis functions are estimated without any constraints, and CSPL gives concave regression function estimates. Simulation results show that RSPL outperforms SPL and CSPL when the true regression function is unimodal but not concave, and CSPL outperforms RSPL and SPL when the true regression function is concave. Also, RSPL is applied to temperature data to estimate temperature trend within one year.