Submitted by Claudia Rocha (claudia.rocha@udesc.br) on 2018-03-01T15:11:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PGPV17MA226.pdf: 296583 bytes, checksum: 632e5c3fdc904ca285838ae8f37c238d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-01T15:11:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PGPV17MA226.pdf: 296583 bytes, checksum: 632e5c3fdc904ca285838ae8f37c238d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-24 / The Cyperus rotundus L. is a perennial and spontaneous herbaceous plant that infers an area of human interest and interferes detrimentally in agricultural activities. Seeking alternatives for a reduction of competition between cultivated and spontaneous plants that can be applied mainly by agroecological farmers, this work had the objective of evaluating the efficiency of C. rotundus biodynamic ashes and High dynamized dilution on C. rotundus control. The studies were conducted from September 2015 to January 2016, in a greenhouse at the Curitibanos Campus of University Federal of the Santa Catarina. The sample was tray 50.5 x 30 x 8 cm, planted ten tubers, repeated four times. In double blind where there are homeopathies. The experiments with ashes of purple nutsedge differed dates 09/12/15 and 09/26/15: T1-control; T2 -20% acetic acid; T3-ash at 30, 31 and 32 days after plan (DAP); T4-ash at 30, 31 and 32 + 60, 61 and 62 (DAP); T5-ash at 30, 31 and 32 + 60, 61 and 62 + 90, 91 and 92 (DAP); T6 - ashes at 30, 31 and 32 + 60, 61 and 62 + 90, 91 and 92 + 120, 121 and 122 (DAP). The experiment with homeopathies: T1- Magnesia carbonica CH10 (centesimal hahnemanniana), T2- Saccharum officinale CH10, T3-Natrum arsenicum CH10, T4-Limestone CH10, T5-control; 20% T6-acid at 35 and 70 (DAP). The weight of the tubers 4.75 ± 0.15 gr per plot; Seeded in sterilized soil, in a greenhouse with irrigation. The double-blind homeopathic applied at 30, 60, 90 and 120 (DAP). Comments extended around 4.5 months. The results were compared by the student's test and then variance when significant. Treatment with 20% acetic acid seeded (09/26/15) - ash tends to better controls with a mean of 47% up to a maximum of 76% mortality. The acid can collaborate without control, with later researches. / A tiririca roxa (Cyperus rotundus L.) planta herbácea perene prejudicial à agropecuária. Avaliaram-se cinzas dinamizadas de tiririca roxa e preparados homeopáticos no seu controle. A amostra foi bandeja 50,5 X 30 X 8 cm, plantado dez tubérculos, repetida quatro vezes. Em duplo cego onde houver homeopatias. Os experimentos com cinzas de tiririca roxa diferiram datas 12/09/15 e 26/09/15: T1-testemunha; T2 –ácido acético a 20%; T3-cinzas aos 30, 31 e 32 dias após plantio (DAP); T4-cinzas aos 30, 31 e 32 + 60, 61 e 62 (DAP); T5-cinzas aos 30, 31 e 32 + 60, 61 e 62 + 90, 91 e 92 (DAP); T6 – cinzas aos 30, 31 e 32 + 60, 61 e 62 + 90, 91 e 92 + 120, 121 e 122 (DAP). O experimento com homeopatias: T1- Magnesia carbonica na CH10 (centesimal hahnemanniana), T2- Saccharum officinale CH10, T3- Natrum arsenicosum CH10, T4- Calcário dolomítico CH10, T5- testemunha (sem intervenção) e T6 - herbicida alternativo (ácido acético a 20%). O tratamento T6 foi utilizado como testemunha aos 35 e 70 dias após a emergência à aplicação do ácido. Os homeopáticos aplicaram-se aos 30, 60, 90 e 120 (DAP). Em todos os experimentos foi avaliado: a) germinação semanal iniciada um mês após o plantio (MAP), b) altura de plantas, c) diâmetro de cada colmo inicial e dos perfilhos nascidos depois de dois (MAP), d) mortalidade semanal decorrido um (MAP); e) pesagem de fração de 30% da matéria fresca de folhas para o teste de matéria seca; f) pesagem da matéria fresca total aérea; g) pesagem da matéria fresca total das raízes e tubérculos; h) pesagem de fração de 30% da matéria fresca de folhas para o teste de matéria seca de folhas; i) pesagem de fração de 30% da matéria fresca de raízes para o teste de matéria seca de raízes e tubérculos; e j) contagem dos perfilhos totais por tratamento após 30 (DAP). Os dados submetidos à análise de variância e comparados pelo teste t de Student a 5% quando significativo. As cinzas dinamizadas e os preparados homeopáticos avaliados apresentaram efeito discreto a nulo sobre as seguintes variáveis: a, b, c, d, e, f. O ácido acético a 20% promoveu morte de até 76% de plantas de C. rotundus e as médias de mortalidade durante a avaliação foram de 47%, 14,8%, 9,6% para os tratamentos com ácido 17 acético a 20% os experimentos: cinzas 26 09; cinzas 12 09 e homeopatias 12 09 respectivamente. Serão necessários estudos para ajustes de cinzas dinamizados e preparados homeopáticos no controle da tiririca. O preparado a base de ácido acético a 20% pode ser usado com outras técnicas agroecológicas, por apresentar viabilidade

Submitted by MAYRA CRISTINA TEIXEIRA CAETANO null (mayracae@hotmail.com) on 2016-06-08T19:27:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese - Mayra Caetano.pdf: 1059335 bytes, checksum: e108dcf3dc02d0f804596f8298f62a38 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-06-09T19:15:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 caetano_mct_dr_jabo.pdf: 1059335 bytes, checksum: e108dcf3dc02d0f804596f8298f62a38 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-09T19:15:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 caetano_mct_dr_jabo.pdf: 1059335 bytes, checksum: e108dcf3dc02d0f804596f8298f62a38 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-24 / É importante estudar compostos orgânicos na produção de mudas de T. heptaphylla, principalmente com resíduos considerados problemáticos como compostos a base de lixo urbano e restos vegetais oriundos de podas de árvores, bem como o tipo de água de irrigação utilizada. Com o trabalho o objetivo é analisar os substratos formados pela associação de doses de composto de lixo urbano e composto de poda de árvore, em condição de irrigação com água residuária e potável, nas características biométricas e na composição química foliar das mudas de Tabebuia heptaphylla. O delineamento experimental adotado foi em blocos casualizados em um esquema fatorial 8x2, sendo oito combinações de substratos (S): T1 (100% substrato comercial); T2 (100% C.P.A.); T3 (5% C.L. + 95% C.P.A.); T4 (10% C.L. + 90% C.P.A.); T5 (20% C.L. + 80% C.P.A.); T6 (40% C.L. + 60% C.P.A.); T7 (60% C.L. + 40% C.P.A.); e T8 (100% C.L.), associadas a irrigações com dois tipos de água (residuária e potável). As variáveis avaliadas foram: altura da parte aérea, diâmetro do coleto, massa de matéria seca da parte aérea e análise química foliar para determinação da concentração de macronutrientes. Os tratamentos que proporcionaram o melhor desenvolvimento das mudas de Tabebuia heptaphylla, foram os tratamentos 4 (10% CL + 90% CPA), 5 (20% CL + 80% CPA) e 6 (40% CL + 60% CPA). Sendo assim, os resultados permitem concluir que as combinações entre o composto de árvore e de lixo proporcionam resultados satisfatórios no desenvolvimento das mudas e que a utilização da água residuária influencia positivamente no desenvolvimento destas. / It is important to study organic compounds in the production of T. heptaphylla seedlings, especially with problematic considered as waste compounds to urban waste -based and plant remains derived from tree pruning, as well as the type of irrigation water used. The aim of this work was to analyze the biometric characteristics and the chemical composition of T. heptaphylla seedlings developed on different substrates formed by the association between different doses of urban waste compounds (CL) and compost of prunings trees (CPA) in irrigation condition with wastewater and drinking water. The experimental design was a randomized block in a 8x2 factorial design, with eight different combinations of substrates (S): S1 (100%) commercial substrate); S2 (C.P.A. 100%); S3 (5% + 95% C.L. C.P.A.); S4 (10% + 90% C.L. C.P.A.); S5 (20% + 80% C.L. C.P.A.); S6 (40% + 60% C.L. C.P.A.); S7 (60% + 40% C.L. C.P.A.); and S8 (100% C.L.) and with irrigation with two types of water (wastewater and potable). We evaluated the shoot height, stem diameter and leaf analysis to determine the concentration of macronutrients. Treatments that provided the best development of Tabebuia heptaphylla were treatments 4 (10% CL + 90 % CPA ), 5 (20 % CL + 80 % CPA) and 6 ( 40 % CL + 60 % CPA ) . The results obtained allow to conclude that the combination of the compound of tree and garbage provide satisfactory results development of the seedlings and the use of wastewater positively influences the development of these.

M.A. / This particular historical-intertextual study that delves into the life and work of the empress Theodora, wife of Justinian I, have as its fundamental source the testimony of the historian Procopius of Caesarea, contemporary of this “Augusta”. Procopius’ main information is contained in the Anekdota or Secret History, a work generally acknowledged by historians and scholars as one of slander. Nevertheless, it is believed to be the most important source of information of Theodora’s controversial and eventful life. The purpose of this study is to examine The Treatment of Theodora, empress of Byzantium. We have selected the works of five modern writers, namely Theodora by the French historian-byzantinist C. Diehl, Theodora Augusta by novelist K. Theocharous, Theodora by the Italian historian P. Cezaretti, Theodora by French novelist Guy Rachet and Flaming Purple by the historical writer G. Roussos. Our research has examined whether these above-mentioned biographers of Theodora have brought to light new and important explanations. These, compared to older or more recent historical documentation, have made it possible to collect as much ‘data’ as possible on Theodora and, by comparing this ‘data’, convey the best appreciation possible about the ‘disputed’ and ‘multifarious’ personality of this empress.

The Emancipation of Celie: The Color Purple as a womanist Bildungsroman The purpose of this essay is to study The Color Purple as a Bildungsroman, focusing on the development of the protagonist, Celie. The Color Purple is related to both the traditional Bildungsroman and to the female Bildungsroman, but the essay shows that it can also be seen as a womanist Bildungsroman. Initially, Celie believes that being a woman inescapably means that she has to serve and obey men and she is oppressed by patriarchy. She is eventually introduced to another way of living by the strong female characters of Sofia and Shug who embrace her in a kind of sisterhood, which is vital for Celie as she has nothing else to help her liberate herself from the patriarchal values that keep her down. In conclusion, this essay shows how Celie has developed from being a young girl, forced to act in an adult way, into a woman who displays signs of all the criteria for having achieved a womanist development: she is grown up (not just acting as though she is), she is in charge of a business, a house and, in short, her life. She is serious, she has a universalist perspective, and most importantly, she loves. Furthermore, the essay highlights which characteristics of her development can be linked to the traditional and the female Bildungsroman and which characteristics can be seen as typical of a womanist Bildungsroman.

The release of biological control agents into the environment is inherently risky: assessment of those risks through on-going, post-release monitoring is very important. Herbivores have the potential to inflict multiple impacts on a host plant’s performance and reproduction. Previous research demonstrates that the effects of herbivory on plants include changes to plant architecture, biomass allocation, flowering time and reproductive success, to list a few. Moreover, when herbivory significantly impacts the population ecology of a dominant community member, other species can be indirectly affected, ultimately influencing plant community ecology. Here I describe an investigation into the impacts of two introduced herbivorous biological control agents: the leaf beetle Galerucella calmariensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and the flower-feeding weevil, Nanophyes marmoratus (Coleoptera: Brentidae) on several characteristics of the host plant species, invasive purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), and its surrounding community. I collected data on 18 invaded communities from around eastern Ontario, including information on feeding damage and the density of each species of biological control, along with data on purple loosestrife’s height and biomass, inflorescence length, inflorescence number and fruit production. The history of each site’s colonization by Galerucella was also considered. I discovered that the density of both Galerucella and Nanophyes at a site was negatively associated with Lythrum fruit production. However, herbivore density was not significantly associated with Lythrum biomass, height or the species richness of the surrounding plant community. This study, conducted 20 years after the initial Ontario release of Galerucella, demonstrates that although vegetative traits of Lythrum do not appear to be significantly impacted by the presence of Galerucella or Nanophyes, reproductive traits are. Twenty years is likely too short a time period to adequately assess the impacts of the release on community species richness, although my data indicate that communities with smaller Lythrum plants tend to have higher species richness. This study covered a small geographical area and data collection was conducted for a single season only; adding additional years and/ or sites is recommended.

Visando a produção de um alimento que possua elevados teores de compostos bioativos, a piramidação de genes é uma técnica capaz de estimular o acúmulo e a expressão de novas classes de flavonoides em tecidos vegetais, como por exemplo, o tomate roxo, rico em antocianinas. As antocianinas podem atenuar o processo inflamatório através da modulação da cascata de sinalização e da expressão de enzimas, sendo este um dos possíveis mecanismos de ação que leva a promoção da saúde, atribuído a esta classe de compostos. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a ação anti-inflamatória do extrato de tomate roxo, obtido por piramidação dos genes Anthocyanin Fruit (Aft), Aubergine (Abg) e atroviolaceum (atv), em camundongos submetidos ao modelo de peritonite induzida por lipopolissacarídeo (LPS). O fruto tomate vermelho - Micro Tom (MT) e o transformado foram caracterizados quanto ao seu perfil de compostos fenólicos. A casca do tomate roxo, rica em antocianinas, apresentou conteúdo de fenólicos totais dez vezes maior quando comparado à casca do MT, apresentando também maiores quantidades de ácido ascórbico e capacidade antioxidante avaliado nos métodos DPPH e ORAC; em relação à polpa e casca do tomate vermelho e a polpa do tomate roxo. Os principais flavonoides identificados na casca do tomate roxo, por CLAE-DAD, foram: as antocianidinas petunidina (86,5 mg/100 g b.u.), delfinidina (6,85 mg/100 g b.u.), principalmente na forma acilada, e o flavonol rutina (106,26 mg/100 g b.u.). A propriedade anti-inflamatória dos compostos fenólicos foi avaliada através de um modelo de peritonite, em camundongos, induzida por LPS. O extrato aquoso do tomate roxo, rico em antocianinas (2 e 4 mg petunidina eq./100 g peso corpóreo) foi administrado, por via oral, 30 minutos antes do estímulo inflamatório. No exsudato peritoneal, coletado após 3h do estímulo, foi observada, no grupo que recebeu 4 mg quando comparado ao grupo estimulado com LPS, uma redução significativa (p<0,05) de cerca de 37% no número de leucócitos totais e de 64% na expressão gênica de mRNA de COX-2 e na produção de citocinas pró-inflamatórias (TNF-&#945;, IL-1&#946;, IL-2, IL-6 e MCP-1), assim como um aumento significativo da citocina anti-inflamatória IL-10. Em estudo de absorção, os metabólitos: delfinidina aglicona (m/z 303) e malvidina aglicona (m/z 331) foram detectados, por cromatografia líquida ESI-MS/MS, nas amostras de fígado dos animais eutanasiados após 30 minutos de administração do extrato do tomate roxo. Portanto, os resultados demonstram que as antocianinas presentes no tomate roxo, por meio dos metabólitos encontrados no fígado dos animais, apresentam atividade anti-inflamatória através do controle do influxo leucocitário, da modulação da expressão gênica de COX-2 e da produção citocinas. / Aiming to produce a food having high contents of bioactive compounds, the gene pyramiding is a technique capable of stimulating the expression and accumulation of new classes of flavonoids in plant tissues, such as purple tomato, rich in anthocyanins. Anthocyanins may attenuate the inflammatory process by modulating the signaling cascade and expression of enzymes, which is one of the possible mechanisms of action that leads to health promotion, assigned to this class of compounds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory action of the purple tomato paste, obtained by pyramiding of genes Fruit Anthocyanin (Aft), Aubergine (Abg) and atroviolaceum (atv) in mice submitted to peritonitis model induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The tomato fruit - Micro Tom (MT) and the transformed were characterized according to their profile of phenolic compounds. The purple tomato peel, rich in anthocyanins, phenolics content presented ten times higher compared to the shell of the MT, and also provides increased amounts of ascorbic acid and antioxidant activity in the DPPH rated and the ORAC methods; than the pulp and peel the tomato pulp and purple tomatoes. The main flavonoids identified in tomato peel purple, by HPLC-DAD were: petunidin the anthocyanidins (86.5 mg / 100 g wb), delphinidin (6.85 mg / 100 g wb), especially in the acylated form, and flavonol rutin (106.26 mg / 100 g bu). The anti-inflammatory properties of the phenolic compounds was evaluated through a model of peritonitis in mice induced by LPS. The extract of purple tomato, rich in anthocyanins (2 and 4 petunidin mg eq. / 100 g body weight) was administered orally 30 minutes before the inflammatory stimulus. In the peritoneal exudate collected after 3 h of stimulation was observed in the group receiving 4 mg as compared to the LPS stimulated group, a significant reduction (p <0.05) of about 37% in the number of total leukocytes and 64 % mRNA gene expression of COX-2 and production of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-&#945;, IL-1&#946;, IL-2, IL-6 and MCP-1), as well as a significant increase of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. In a study of absorption, the metabolites: aglycone delphinidin (m / z 303) and malvidin aglycone (m / z 331) were detected by HPLC - ESI-MS / MS, in liver samples from animals euthanized 30 minutes after administration the purple tomato extract. Therefore, the results show that anthocyanins present in the purple tomato, through the metabolites found in animal liver, exhibit anti-inflammatory activity by controlling the leukocyte influx, the modulation of gene expression of COX-2 and production cytokines.

With constant technological advancements, the attacks against existing infrastructure is constantly increasing and causing more damage. The current Red and Blue team approach to cybersecurity assessments is used to test the effectiveness of security defenses and in identifying vulnerabilities before they are exploited. Due to a lack of collaboration and inherently contradicting natures of these teams, the credibility of audits is impacted. While this has led to the synergistic and collaborative Purple team, it is important to understand how cybersecurity professionals perceive this new concept and its function. Analyzing perceptions of self-reported cybersecurity professionals via an online survey showed most believed Purple teams were beneficial and should be created from and collaborate with Red and Blue teams. However, past Red team experience was negatively linked to perceived benefit. Those who had more years of experience or had been on Red teams were more likely to believe Purple teams may have ownership or learning issues. Furthermore, professionals identified active managerial involvement and project clarity as critical success factors for Purple teams. Alongside these, management could help find the right skillset, provide resources, and offer active direction in order to avoid issues and maximize outcomes. Based on assessment relevance, a collaborative agreed-upon methodology for Red, Blue, and Purple teams was provided.

This narrative inquiry explores the implementation of multimodal, aesthetic responses to literature in my 12th grade English Language Arts classroom during the spring of 2018. Specifically, the study examines a unit of study for the novel The Color Purple, in which student received arts-based instruction from three different guest teaching artists and were asked to create multimodal final projects that expressed their understanding of the novel. Informed by social semiotic multimodality, the aesthetic theories of Dewey and Rosenblatt, and Bakhtin’s dialogism, this dissertation investigates the ways in which multimodal response to literature serves as a mechanism for making meaning and relevance for students. In light of the dominance of verbocentric modalities of constructing and expressing meaning within institutional schooling, this study explores the possibilities of non-verbocentric modalities and their potential role within the ELA classroom. Examining my data – field notes, audio recordings, video recordings, student surveys and student artifacts – through the lenses of the creation-reflection semiotic cycle (Dewey), and of modal affordances and modal fixing (Kress), I conclude that multimodal response can provide students with important mechanisms for understanding and engaging with literature. Specifically, I lay forth guiding principles for anchoring multimodal response to literary meaning, and for using multimodal response to invite students into the discourse community of the classroom.

The Color Purple (1982) is a well-known feminist work of literature written by the ‘womanist’ Alice Walker. This analysis sought to analyse Walker’s novel in order to identify and discuss the criticism of patriarchal power relations in the novel. This was done by looking closely at the character of Celie and the characters around her, focusing on, especially, the female characters’ empowerment but also on how the male characters are liberated from patriarchy. The observations were then analysed through a filter based partly on feminist criticism and partly on psychoanalytic concepts adopted and interpreted by feminists. The relevant narrative and story arcs were also analysed through the lens of Walker’s brand of feminism called womanism to explore the importance of female bonding and sisterhood for gaining power and overcoming oppression. In the end, it was concluded that the novel displays an overt breakdown of patriarchy as a destructive force and provides the ideology of womanism as an alternative to the patriarchal ideology.

Orientador: Aloísio Costa Sampaio / Banca: Sarita Leonel / Banca: Terezinha de Fátima Fumes / Resumo: O maracujá 'Roxinho do Kênia' é uma fruta que pode transformar-se numa fonte de renda importante para o agricultor, devido ao elevado valor pago no mercado europeu pela fruta in natura. A nutrição mineral é essencial para elevar a produtividade e melhorar a qualidade dos frutos, sendo o nitrogênio e o potássio os nutrientes mais absorvidos pelo maracujazeiro. Considerando a falta de estudos sobre as quantidades de N, P, K na cultura do maracujazeiroroxo, o presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o desenvolvimento, produtividade e qualidade dos frutos do maracujazeiro 'Roxinho do Kênia' (Passiflora edulis var. edulis Sims), quanto a doses crescentes de NPK. O experimento foi implantado na Fazenda Experimental Lageado, pertencente à Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas - UNESP, localizada no município de Botucatu, Estado de São Paulo. O delineamento estatístico foi em blocos ao acaso, empregando-se doses de NPK (20-05-20): 140, 200, 260, 320, 380 e 440 g/planta, com quatros repetições. As mudas foram plantadas no espaçamento de 2,50 x 2,50m, contendo quatro plantas por parcela. Os parâmetros avaliados foram: altura da planta com 30, 46, 63, 77 e 92 dias pós-plantio; diâmetro do tronco a 30 cm do solo com 30, 46, 63, 77, 92 e 107 dias pósplantio; produção; produtividade; classificação dos frutos por tipo com posterior contagem e pesagem; análise do teor de sólidos solúveis totais, acidez titulável e vitamina C. O aumento nas doses de NPK não influenciou no crescimento em altura e diâmetro do caule das plantas na maioria dos tempos avaliados, porém aos 92 e 107 dias, respectivamente, houve efeito significativo para as doses; a adubação com NPK não influenciou nos demais parâmetros avaliados / Abstract: The passion fruit 'Roxinho of Kênia' is a fruit that can become an important source of income for the farmer because of the high price paid in the European market for fresh fruit. The mineral nutrition is essential to raise productivity and improve fruit quality, with nitrogen and potassium nutrients most absorbed by passion. Considering the lack of studies on the amounts of N, P and K in the culture of the purple passion fruit, this study aimed to evaluate the development, productivity and quality of passion fruit "Roxinho of Kênia" (Passiflora edulis var. Edulis Sims), as to increasing levels of NPK. The experiment was established on the Experimental Farm Lageado belonging to the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences - UNESP, located in Botucatu, São Paulo. The statistical design was randomized blocks, using increasing doses of NPK (20-05-20) at doses of 140, 200, 260, 320, 380 and 440 g / plant, with four replications. Seedlings were planted at a spacing of 2.50 x 2.50 m, containing four plants per plot. The parameters evaluated were: plant height at 30, 46, 63, 77 and 92 days after planting, trunk diameter 30 cm of soil with 30, 46, 63, 77, 92 and 107 days after planting; production, productivity; classification fruit type with subsequent counting and weighing, analysis of Brix, acidity and vitamin C Increasing doses of NPK had no effect on growth in height and stem diameters of plants in most time periods studied, but at 92 and 107 days, respectively, there was a significant effect for the doses, the NPK fertilizer did not influence the other parameters were / Mestre