Parasitic nematodes have been reported as one of the major constraints to soybean production worldwide. The majority of nematodes are so-called “free-living” and feed mainly on bacteria, fungi, protozoa and other ne...Parasitic nematodes have been reported as one of the major constraints to soybean production worldwide. The majority of nematodes are so-called “free-living” and feed mainly on bacteria, fungi, protozoa and other nematodes. In Burkina Faso, the presence of parasitic nematodes has been reported in crops such as rice and sorghum. The objective of this study was to identify the genera and species of nematodes associated with soybean production in Burkina Faso. Investigations were carried out on 24 genotypes of a medium-maturity group of soybean at the Farako-Ba research station. Soil samples were taken from the trial soil before its installation. At harvest, soil samples with roots were taken from each genotype in the elementary plots. The composite sample is represented by 4 lots of soil samples with roots. Extractions and counts of nematodes were performed on the different lots. In total, 7 genera of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with soybean were identified. Among these genera, Pratylenchus (100% of infected genotypes), Helicotylenchus (97.28%) and Scutellonema (94.44%) were the most prevalent in terms of frequency and abundance. Some soybean genotypes were less susceptible to the genus Pratylenchus is known to be highly pathogenic in soybean. These were mainly the genotypes TGX2025-10E, TGX2023-3E and TGX2025-14E.展开更多
Background:This research values the antioxidant activity and its responsible molecules in six essential oils from medicinal plants in the Ecuadorian Andes.Methods:The chemical composition of essential oils was determi...Background:This research values the antioxidant activity and its responsible molecules in six essential oils from medicinal plants in the Ecuadorian Andes.Methods:The chemical composition of essential oils was determined using gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry.For evaluated the antioxidant activity of essential oils was use tree spectrophotometric methods:diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH),2,2’-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)(ABTS)andβ-Carotene bleaching test.The essential oils with good activity were determined the responsible molecules using the Bioautographic HP-TLC-DPPH method.Results:The scavenging capacity of the radicals was assessed with DPPH and ABTS methods,the best results were found in the oils of M.mollis IC_(50) DPPH 2.80 mg/ml and IC_(50) ABTS 0.205 mg/mL and in A.glutinosa IC_(50) DPPH 12.972 mg/mL and IC_(50) ABTS 0.321 mg/mL,the results were compared with a pattern of natural reference in this case,the essential oil of T.vulgaris IC_(50) DPPH 0.474 mg/mL and IC_(50) ABTS 0.272 mg/mL.The evaluation of the antioxidant activity was determined by theβ-carotene bleaching test,the most notable activity results were from M.mollis IC_(50)0.119 mg/mL,A.glutinosa IC_(50)0.062 mg/mL and B.latifolia IC_(50)0,064 mg/mL.DPPH bioautography revealed the active molecules antioxidants in oils for M.mollis were thymol acetate(7.73%)and carvacrol acetate(24.52%),for A.glutinosa wasγ-muurolene(2.68%),and for B.latifolia Z-caryophyllene(2.99%),aristolochene(0.11%)and cis-cadin-4-en-7-ol(4.11%).Conclusion:The results of antioxidant activity shown in descending order that the essential oils of:M.mollis,A.glutinosa and B.latifolia,are those with the highest activity using the DPPH and ABTS methods.Theβ-Carotene bleaching test method confirms the 3 oils as the most active in the following order:A.glutinosa,B.latifolia and M.mollis.An antioxidant bioautographic study identified the molecules responsible for the activity in three essential oils with good activity.展开更多
Objective:To determine the incidence of preeclampsia(PE)and preterm PE in Spain and to identify the risk factors for developing the disease.Methods:This is a multicenter prospective cohort study performed at six mater...Objective:To determine the incidence of preeclampsia(PE)and preterm PE in Spain and to identify the risk factors for developing the disease.Methods:This is a multicenter prospective cohort study performed at six maternity units across Spain.Women with singleton pregnancies attending their first-trimester routine visit at the hospital were offered participation.Maternal and pregnancy characteristics,including mean arterial pressure,as well as ultrasound findings were recorded.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify independent risk factors for subsequent development of PE.Results:A total of 5868 pregnancies were recruited for this study,including 174(3.0%)cases of PE,47(0.8%)cases of preterm PE and 127(2.2%)cases of term PE.Median maternal age was 33.9 years(interquartile range:30.1 to 36.9)and median gestational age at the routine visit was 12.7 weeks(interquartile range:12.3 to 13.0).However,293(5.0%)of the women were on aspirin treatment during pregnancy,likely reducing the true incidence of the disease.As expected,increasing body mass index(P<0.001),uterine artery pulsatility index(P=0.011)and mean arterial pressure(P<0.001),assisted conception(P=0.013),previous personal(P<0.001)or family history of PE(P=0.024)and chronic hypertension(P=0.001)were identified as independent risk factors for developing subsequent PE during pregnancy.Screening for PE by maternal factors alone leads to a detection rate of 36.8%(64/174)at 10.0%(587/5868)screen positive rate.Conclusion:In Spain,3.0%of singleton pregnancies are complicated by PE and 0.8%require delivery before term due to its severity.Screening of PE by risk factors alone is only able to detect about 40%of total PE at 10%screen-positive rate.展开更多
Many fungi limit onion production in Burkina Faso. This study aims to identify the main Fusarium species associated with onion plant in field in order to determine those involved in seedling damping-off and bulb rot, ...Many fungi limit onion production in Burkina Faso. This study aims to identify the main Fusarium species associated with onion plant in field in order to determine those involved in seedling damping-off and bulb rot, and develop adequate management strategies of these diseases. For this purpose, 36 isolates of Fusarium were isolated from onion plants in 17 sites and subjected to molecular analysis and biometric characterization. The results revealed that the isolates belong to five Fusarium species: Fusarium oxysporum (44.44% of the isolates), Fusarium proliferatum (41.66%), Fusarium solani (5.55%), Fusarium fujikuroi (5.55%) and Fusarium thapsinum (2.77%). Fusarium oxysporum, F. proliferatum, F. solani and F. fujikuroi had faster mycelial development, with a growth rate of 7.72 - 8.27 mm/d, than F. thapsinum (6.52 mm/d). Conidia of F. oxysporum, F. proliferatum and F. solani were longer (4.74 - 5.96 μm) than those of F. fujikuroi and F. thapsinum (3.20 - 4.04 μm). Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum, respectively, had the largest and most partitioned conidia.展开更多
The HGM(Hydraulic Gradient Method),it is used in most of the current commercial software,such as EPANET,WaterCAD,MikeNet,among others,the same that corresponds to an iterative method that depends on initial estimated ...The HGM(Hydraulic Gradient Method),it is used in most of the current commercial software,such as EPANET,WaterCAD,MikeNet,among others,the same that corresponds to an iterative method that depends on initial estimated parameters and programming structures that ensure convergence to obtain results with the highest precision,in addition to this the method makes use of non-linear equation systems.Likewise,the execution time for large extensions of water distribution networks is considerably high.On the other hand,the PM(Perturbation Method),is a new direct solution method,which makes use of principles of quantum mechanics to transform nonlinear equations into simpler linear systems.Obtaining a simple and robust optimization method that only requires simple and direct mathematical processes.Using the MathCad and Python programming languages as a verification tool,multiple tests were carried out,the results for the hydraulic parameters showing that the flow rates and pressures obtained by the HGM and the PM are extremely similar,in the same way the execution time(time run)have been 77.09%favorable to the PM.In other words,the PM presents efficiency to estimate the hydraulic characteristics such as the pressures at the nodes and the velocities in the pipes of the drinking water distribution networks.展开更多
This research refers to the analysis and prediction of rockfall risk,whose objective is to determine the results of the validation of the model and application of modeling in the Rocfall Software,in this way to prepar...This research refers to the analysis and prediction of rockfall risk,whose objective is to determine the results of the validation of the model and application of modeling in the Rocfall Software,in this way to prepare the map of risk areas.Likewise,the general problem was identified:What are the results of the analysis and prediction of risks from rockfall in the city of Huancavelica?To respond to the problem posed,the following steps were carried out:obtaining field information with Drone equipment and using photogrammetric processes the topography of the study area was obtained,identification of unstable areas,trajectories,traces of the previously occurred landslides and five geomechanical stations.The specific weight of eight rock samples in the laboratory of the National University of Huancavelica was also calculated,which served to obtain the weight of the large-scale rock blocks.In addition,the normal and tangential restitution coefficients were calibrated,that is,field trials.Once the data were obtained,modeling was carried out by applying the Rocfall software,whose results of ten trajectories were:final distance reached,bounce height,kinetic energy and translational speed.With these values,risk maps have been prepared,taking into account the areas of housing vulnerability in the city of Huancavelica.Finally,it is proposed to mitigate these risks of rockfall,with dynamic barriers,which is important for the security of housing in the analysis sectors.展开更多
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is the second most important vegetable crop in Burkina Faso and provides an important source of income for those involved in the sector. However, producers are facing significant pre-harvest and...Onion (Allium cepa L.) is the second most important vegetable crop in Burkina Faso and provides an important source of income for those involved in the sector. However, producers are facing significant pre-harvest and post-harvest losses. To date, knowledge of major diseases of the crop is limited, limiting the development of effective control strategies. The objective of this study was to test the pathogenicity of some species of Fusarium. To this end, 33 fungal isolates collected from onion plants in 17 localities and belonging to five Fusarium species were used to inoculate onion seeds and bulbs to determine the pathogenic species responsible for damping-off on seedlings and basal bulb rot in Burkina Faso. The virulence of pathogenic isolates was determined according to the percentages of seedling damping-off evaluated 28 Days After Sowing, and the extent of rot in millimetres on inoculated bulbs. The evaluation of isolates on seedlings revealed that the most pathogenic isolates belong to the species F. proliferatum (I29, I21, I37, I33, I31), F. thapsinum (I35) and F. solani (I38) which resulted in 58.33% - 70.83% of seedling damping-off. The most pathogenic isolates on bulbs belong to the species F. proliferatum (I4, I29, I32) and F. oxysporum (I52, I50, I16) which caused 21.67 to 25 mm of rot on bulbs. Isolate I29 was very virulent on both seedlings and bulbs. The isolates of F. fujikuroi species were all low pathogenic on seedlings but one of them, (I27), expressed average pathogenicity on bulbs.展开更多
文摘Parasitic nematodes have been reported as one of the major constraints to soybean production worldwide. The majority of nematodes are so-called “free-living” and feed mainly on bacteria, fungi, protozoa and other nematodes. In Burkina Faso, the presence of parasitic nematodes has been reported in crops such as rice and sorghum. The objective of this study was to identify the genera and species of nematodes associated with soybean production in Burkina Faso. Investigations were carried out on 24 genotypes of a medium-maturity group of soybean at the Farako-Ba research station. Soil samples were taken from the trial soil before its installation. At harvest, soil samples with roots were taken from each genotype in the elementary plots. The composite sample is represented by 4 lots of soil samples with roots. Extractions and counts of nematodes were performed on the different lots. In total, 7 genera of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with soybean were identified. Among these genera, Pratylenchus (100% of infected genotypes), Helicotylenchus (97.28%) and Scutellonema (94.44%) were the most prevalent in terms of frequency and abundance. Some soybean genotypes were less susceptible to the genus Pratylenchus is known to be highly pathogenic in soybean. These were mainly the genotypes TGX2025-10E, TGX2023-3E and TGX2025-14E.
文摘Background:This research values the antioxidant activity and its responsible molecules in six essential oils from medicinal plants in the Ecuadorian Andes.Methods:The chemical composition of essential oils was determined using gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry.For evaluated the antioxidant activity of essential oils was use tree spectrophotometric methods:diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH),2,2’-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)(ABTS)andβ-Carotene bleaching test.The essential oils with good activity were determined the responsible molecules using the Bioautographic HP-TLC-DPPH method.Results:The scavenging capacity of the radicals was assessed with DPPH and ABTS methods,the best results were found in the oils of M.mollis IC_(50) DPPH 2.80 mg/ml and IC_(50) ABTS 0.205 mg/mL and in A.glutinosa IC_(50) DPPH 12.972 mg/mL and IC_(50) ABTS 0.321 mg/mL,the results were compared with a pattern of natural reference in this case,the essential oil of T.vulgaris IC_(50) DPPH 0.474 mg/mL and IC_(50) ABTS 0.272 mg/mL.The evaluation of the antioxidant activity was determined by theβ-carotene bleaching test,the most notable activity results were from M.mollis IC_(50)0.119 mg/mL,A.glutinosa IC_(50)0.062 mg/mL and B.latifolia IC_(50)0,064 mg/mL.DPPH bioautography revealed the active molecules antioxidants in oils for M.mollis were thymol acetate(7.73%)and carvacrol acetate(24.52%),for A.glutinosa wasγ-muurolene(2.68%),and for B.latifolia Z-caryophyllene(2.99%),aristolochene(0.11%)and cis-cadin-4-en-7-ol(4.11%).Conclusion:The results of antioxidant activity shown in descending order that the essential oils of:M.mollis,A.glutinosa and B.latifolia,are those with the highest activity using the DPPH and ABTS methods.Theβ-Carotene bleaching test method confirms the 3 oils as the most active in the following order:A.glutinosa,B.latifolia and M.mollis.An antioxidant bioautographic study identified the molecules responsible for the activity in three essential oils with good activity.
基金Leonardo grant from the BBVA Foundation.iMaterna Foundation(Registry No:2148)provided smaller grants to support the study.
文摘Objective:To determine the incidence of preeclampsia(PE)and preterm PE in Spain and to identify the risk factors for developing the disease.Methods:This is a multicenter prospective cohort study performed at six maternity units across Spain.Women with singleton pregnancies attending their first-trimester routine visit at the hospital were offered participation.Maternal and pregnancy characteristics,including mean arterial pressure,as well as ultrasound findings were recorded.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify independent risk factors for subsequent development of PE.Results:A total of 5868 pregnancies were recruited for this study,including 174(3.0%)cases of PE,47(0.8%)cases of preterm PE and 127(2.2%)cases of term PE.Median maternal age was 33.9 years(interquartile range:30.1 to 36.9)and median gestational age at the routine visit was 12.7 weeks(interquartile range:12.3 to 13.0).However,293(5.0%)of the women were on aspirin treatment during pregnancy,likely reducing the true incidence of the disease.As expected,increasing body mass index(P<0.001),uterine artery pulsatility index(P=0.011)and mean arterial pressure(P<0.001),assisted conception(P=0.013),previous personal(P<0.001)or family history of PE(P=0.024)and chronic hypertension(P=0.001)were identified as independent risk factors for developing subsequent PE during pregnancy.Screening for PE by maternal factors alone leads to a detection rate of 36.8%(64/174)at 10.0%(587/5868)screen positive rate.Conclusion:In Spain,3.0%of singleton pregnancies are complicated by PE and 0.8%require delivery before term due to its severity.Screening of PE by risk factors alone is only able to detect about 40%of total PE at 10%screen-positive rate.
基金the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Ouagadougou(S.I.C.O.)and the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research(INERA)for their financial support for this work
文摘Many fungi limit onion production in Burkina Faso. This study aims to identify the main Fusarium species associated with onion plant in field in order to determine those involved in seedling damping-off and bulb rot, and develop adequate management strategies of these diseases. For this purpose, 36 isolates of Fusarium were isolated from onion plants in 17 sites and subjected to molecular analysis and biometric characterization. The results revealed that the isolates belong to five Fusarium species: Fusarium oxysporum (44.44% of the isolates), Fusarium proliferatum (41.66%), Fusarium solani (5.55%), Fusarium fujikuroi (5.55%) and Fusarium thapsinum (2.77%). Fusarium oxysporum, F. proliferatum, F. solani and F. fujikuroi had faster mycelial development, with a growth rate of 7.72 - 8.27 mm/d, than F. thapsinum (6.52 mm/d). Conidia of F. oxysporum, F. proliferatum and F. solani were longer (4.74 - 5.96 μm) than those of F. fujikuroi and F. thapsinum (3.20 - 4.04 μm). Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum, respectively, had the largest and most partitioned conidia.
文摘The HGM(Hydraulic Gradient Method),it is used in most of the current commercial software,such as EPANET,WaterCAD,MikeNet,among others,the same that corresponds to an iterative method that depends on initial estimated parameters and programming structures that ensure convergence to obtain results with the highest precision,in addition to this the method makes use of non-linear equation systems.Likewise,the execution time for large extensions of water distribution networks is considerably high.On the other hand,the PM(Perturbation Method),is a new direct solution method,which makes use of principles of quantum mechanics to transform nonlinear equations into simpler linear systems.Obtaining a simple and robust optimization method that only requires simple and direct mathematical processes.Using the MathCad and Python programming languages as a verification tool,multiple tests were carried out,the results for the hydraulic parameters showing that the flow rates and pressures obtained by the HGM and the PM are extremely similar,in the same way the execution time(time run)have been 77.09%favorable to the PM.In other words,the PM presents efficiency to estimate the hydraulic characteristics such as the pressures at the nodes and the velocities in the pipes of the drinking water distribution networks.
文摘This research refers to the analysis and prediction of rockfall risk,whose objective is to determine the results of the validation of the model and application of modeling in the Rocfall Software,in this way to prepare the map of risk areas.Likewise,the general problem was identified:What are the results of the analysis and prediction of risks from rockfall in the city of Huancavelica?To respond to the problem posed,the following steps were carried out:obtaining field information with Drone equipment and using photogrammetric processes the topography of the study area was obtained,identification of unstable areas,trajectories,traces of the previously occurred landslides and five geomechanical stations.The specific weight of eight rock samples in the laboratory of the National University of Huancavelica was also calculated,which served to obtain the weight of the large-scale rock blocks.In addition,the normal and tangential restitution coefficients were calibrated,that is,field trials.Once the data were obtained,modeling was carried out by applying the Rocfall software,whose results of ten trajectories were:final distance reached,bounce height,kinetic energy and translational speed.With these values,risk maps have been prepared,taking into account the areas of housing vulnerability in the city of Huancavelica.Finally,it is proposed to mitigate these risks of rockfall,with dynamic barriers,which is important for the security of housing in the analysis sectors.
基金the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Ouagadougou(S.I.C.O)and the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research(INERA)for their financial support for this work.
文摘Onion (Allium cepa L.) is the second most important vegetable crop in Burkina Faso and provides an important source of income for those involved in the sector. However, producers are facing significant pre-harvest and post-harvest losses. To date, knowledge of major diseases of the crop is limited, limiting the development of effective control strategies. The objective of this study was to test the pathogenicity of some species of Fusarium. To this end, 33 fungal isolates collected from onion plants in 17 localities and belonging to five Fusarium species were used to inoculate onion seeds and bulbs to determine the pathogenic species responsible for damping-off on seedlings and basal bulb rot in Burkina Faso. The virulence of pathogenic isolates was determined according to the percentages of seedling damping-off evaluated 28 Days After Sowing, and the extent of rot in millimetres on inoculated bulbs. The evaluation of isolates on seedlings revealed that the most pathogenic isolates belong to the species F. proliferatum (I29, I21, I37, I33, I31), F. thapsinum (I35) and F. solani (I38) which resulted in 58.33% - 70.83% of seedling damping-off. The most pathogenic isolates on bulbs belong to the species F. proliferatum (I4, I29, I32) and F. oxysporum (I52, I50, I16) which caused 21.67 to 25 mm of rot on bulbs. Isolate I29 was very virulent on both seedlings and bulbs. The isolates of F. fujikuroi species were all low pathogenic on seedlings but one of them, (I27), expressed average pathogenicity on bulbs.
