A presente investigação objetivou estudar as relações que se estabelecem entre Aids e religião a partir dos campos sanitário e religioso. Buscou discutir a presença do fator religioso na vivência de portadores do HIV, entendendo esta presença dentro do contexto da relação que historicamente tem se estabelecido entre saúde e religião, fortemente evidenciada nas últimas décadas, principalmente com a atuação das igrejas ou ramos pentecostais. Foi escolhida a metodologia de corte qualitativo e para a construção e análise dos discursos dos sujeitos envolvidos: portadores do HIV freqüentadores de igrejas pentecostais, profissionais de saúde que atendem portadores do HIV e religiosos pentecostais, utilizamos as figuras metodológicas que compõem a proposta do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC). Na análise dos discursos fica evidente a busca da religião após o conhecimento do diagnóstico de HIV, onde a doença é ressignificada à luz do discurso religioso; discute-se a função que a religião tem exercido nestas situações, tanto no sentido do conforto e proteção ao indivíduo quanto à promessa de cura para este e outros males, ocupando um espaço de \"terapia religiosa\". Conclui-se pela identificação de uma relação marcada pela harmonia e pelo conflito entre Aids e religião, porém não se acredita, e portanto não se propõe, a superação deste conflito, mas a necessidade de aprofundar o conhecimento desta relação que é efetiva, visando uma convivência pautada pelo respeito as diferentes posturas próprias de uma sociedade pluralista. / This inquiry has been accomplished in order to study the relationships grounded between Aids and religion from the sanitary and religious fields. lt has discussed the presence of religion in people infected with mv. clarifying this presence within a context that historically has been established between health and religion and that has become strongly enhanced for the last decades, mainly due to the performance of churches and pentecostal branches. The methodology of qualitative cut has been chosen and methodological figures for building up and analysis o f speeches o f the individuais involved : people who are HIV positive and who are members ofPentecostal_Churches, professionals related to health, who care o f lllV positive and people from the Pentecostal Church itself that make up the proposition ofthe Collective Subject Discourse (DSC). lt becomes evident throughout this analysis the seeking of religion following the receiving of the results of the HIV diagnosis where the decease is given a new significance under the light of the religious discourse; it has been discussed the role o f religion in these situations either in terms o f providing comfort and protection to the individual or promise of cure for this or other decease, taking up a \"religious therapy\". Finally, the identification o f the existence o f a relationship enhanced by smoothness and by conflict between Aids and religion, however it is not believed, therefore not proposed the overcoming o f this conflict, nevertheless the necessity o f deepening the knowledge o f this relationship that is effective aiming a respectful coexistence with attitudes that are inherent to a pluralist society.

Thesis (M.Sc. (Plant Production)) -- University of Limpopo, 2014 / In most cases the discipline plant protection is restricted to the protection of propagules, the plants and their produce in storage, while excluding the protection of processed (cooked) food from contaminants. Generally, the German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.) is a serious contaminant of processed food and had recently been viewed as a pest worthy of control in plant protection when viewing the entire value chain of agricultural commodities. Due to the nature of the pest, it is quite difficult to control using registered agrochemicals on the market. An entrepreneur in the rural areas of Limpopo Province developed bait for cockroach control, which was code named Mohlolo during efficacy trials. The use of baiting in cockroach management is currently the sought after approach in the world where cockroaches are problematic. Bait has the advantage over liquid or dust formulations because baiting requires shorter service, has shown increased efficacy, and has reduced environmental contamination. The objectives of this study were to determine whether the effect of MIB would be age related in the suppression of populations of B. germanica under laboratory conditions, and also to investigate whether MIB would reduce populations of B. germanica in residential areas. Five concurrent B. germanica age-related experiments were run in a complete randomized design. 1-d, 2-d, 3-d, 4-d, 5-d old nymphs and adult German cockroach experiments were conducted at Limpopo Agro-Food Technology Station (LATS) laboratory, (53’21,41” S/29 23o 44’19,95”E) hosted at the University of Limpopo. Each age group consisted of 10 nymphs and was put in 250 cm3 container that contained xv Mohlolo insecticide bait (MIB). One gram (1 g) of Mohlolo insecticide bait and moistened cotton wick were put at the bottom centre of the 250 cm3 containers containing nymphs based according to their respective ages. Residential experiments were conducted at UL student apartments. Two Bait containers were then placed in the kitchen, lodge, bathroom and bedroom. In the kitchen MIB containers were put behind the cooking stove and refrigerator, in the lodge the bait was placed next to the study table (because most study tables are also used during the eating time). In the bathroom the baits were put next to toilet seat and lastly in the bedroom, the bait was placed next to study table. According to the results, 100% mortality of 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-days nymphs and adult B. germanica was obtained after 7th, 2nd 3rd 3rd and 4th day, whereas LT50 values ranged from half a day to one and half (1.5) day. The study also demonstrated that B. germanica populations had high LT50 and LT100 values in residential areas compared to LT50 and LT100 values obtained in the laboratory experiments. This is probably due to the fact that residential areas that have low levels of sanitation availed the cockroaches with an opportunity to choose from many foods hence, it reduced the probability for cockroaches to feed on Mohlolo insecticide bait in the respective apartments. Results of this study showed that, Mohlolo bait toxicity and effectiveness as a control agent can reduce infestation of cockroaches in all developmental stages when applied at small quantity. Providing results of this study would provide information on resistance and tolerance of B. germanica nymphs and adult population against MIB in the xvi laboratory and residential areas. It would also provide biological information on the efficacy of MIB against the German cockroaches.

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台灣位居亞太地區中心,是東南亞與東北亞的航路要衝,具有極優越的航路位置,運用此種有利條件,將臺灣發展成為亞太海運轉運中心,有助於提高我國經貿航運地位.本研究之主要目的在於1.區域經濟以及區域營運中心之探索2.區域營運中心中,轉運中心的地位及角色3.臺灣成為轉運中心的機會及作法4.在逐步成為轉運中心的情勢下,臺灣貨櫃航商因應此種環境變化,所採取的策略 研究本研究之結論為1.在亞太地區中,轉運中心的形成非唯一性2.臺灣成為轉運中心,貨櫃行商所能利用的優勢為地理區位.產業條件.大陸市場 港埠設施,其中產業條件未利用.大陸市場未開放.港埠優勢未伸張3.貨櫃行商之策略,成本領導徹底,集中化未實行 ,差異化各有所長.

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The probing behavior and feeding activity of green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer, on Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis- transgenic potatoes, insecticide treated potatoes, and host plants with different preference were electronically monitored. I found that first, transgenic potatoes had no effect on green peach aphid probing suggesting that transmission of green peach aphid-borne viruses would not be affected. Second, the probing behavior of green peach aphid was not modified by the insecticides, aldicarb, Admire, and Di-syston. However, the postfeeding behavior of aphids was different over time and with insecticides, which might have an influence on virus transmission in the field. Third, the probing behavior of green peach aphid on host plants with different preference varied. Aphids probed more when they moved from a higher-preference host plant (radish) to a lower preference host plant (potato). In addition, the settling rate was low when aphids were moved from higher to lower preference host plants. This difference might affect virus transmission in the field. Vector efficiency, relationship of virus transmission between vector and host plants, and vector control strategies are discussed. In addition, the probing behavior of two mosquito species, Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi, on mice was recorded electronically to examine waveform patterns and to quantify sporozoite output. My studies indicated that sporozoite output of malaria-infected mosquitoes was not detected by using the electronic monitoring system. The relationship between waveform patterns and penetration activities of mosquitoes needs clarification before further studies can be conducted. / Graduation date: 1994

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2005. / Bibliography: leaves 65-76.

Stimulus-responsive colloidosomes which completely dissolve upon a mild pH change are developed. pH-Responsive nanoparticles that dissolve upon a mild pH increase are synthesized by a nanoprecipitation method and are used as stabilizers for a double water-in-oil-in-water Pickering emulsion. These emulsions serve as templates for the production of pH-responsive colloidosomes. Removal of the middle oil phase produces water-core colloidosomes that have a shell made of pH-responsive nanoparticles, which rapidly dissolve above pH 7. The permeability of these capsules is assessed by FRAP, whereby the diffusion of a fluorescent tracer through the capsule shell is monitored. Three methods for tuning the permeability of the pH-responsive colloidosomes were developed: ethanol consolidation, layer-by-layer assembly and the generation of PLGA-pH-responsive nanoparticle hybrid colloidosomes. The resulting colloidosomes have different responses to the pH stimulus, as well as different pre-release permeability values. Additionally, fundamental studies regarding the role of particle surface roughness on Pickering emulsification are also shown. The pH-responsive nanoparticles were used as a coating for larger silica particles, producing rough raspberry-like particles. Partial dissolution of the nanoparticle coating allows tuning of the substrate surface roughness while retaining the same surface chemistry. The results obtained show that surface roughness increases the emulsion stability of decane-water systems (to almost twice), but only up to a certain point, where extremely rough particles produced less stable emulsions presumably due to a Cassie-Baxter wetting regime. Additionally, in an octanol-water system, surface roughness was shown to affect the type of emulsion generated. These results are of exceptional importance since they are the first controlled experimental evidence regarding the role of particle surface roughness on Pickering emulsification, thus clarifying some conflicting ideas that exist regarding this issue.

Membrane proteins constitute approximately 30% of all genes in the human genome and two large families of membrane proteins are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and Solute Carriers (SLCs) with about 800 and 380 human genes, respectively. In Papers I, II and IV, we report 16 novel human Adhesion GPCRs found by searches in NCBI and Celera databases. In Paper I, we report eight novel human GPCRs, and six in Paper II. We identified two new human Adhesion GPCRs and 17 mouse orthologs in Paper IV. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that the 16 novel human genes are additional members of the Adhesion GPCR family and can be divided into eight phylogenetic groups. EST expression charts for the entire repertoire of Adhesions in human and mouse were established, showing widespread distribution in both central and peripheral tissues. Different domains were found in their N-terminus, some, such as pentraxin in GPR112, indicates that they take part in immunological processes. In Paper III, we discovered seven new human Rhodopsin GPCRs. In Paper V, we present the identification of two new human genes, termed SLC6A17 and SLC6A18 from the Solute Carriers family 6 (SLC6). We also identified the corresponding orthologs and additional genes from the mouse and rat genomes. We analysed, in total, 430 unique SLC6 proteins from 10 animal, one plant, two fungi and 196 bacterial genomes. In Paper VI, we provide the first systematic analysis of the evolutionary history of the different SLC families in Eukaryotes. In all, we analysed 2403 sequences in eight species and we delineate the evolutionary history of each of the 46 SLC families.

Graduation date: 1993