Introduction Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the most frequent symptoms in women of reproductive age. This is an enigmatic clinical condition that results from the complex interactions of physiological and psychological factors with direct impact on the social, marital, and professional lives of women. Aim To evaluate the quality of life and sexual satisfaction of women who suffer from CPP with or without endometriosis. Method Forty-nine patients who had been diagnosed with endometriosis and 35 patients with CPP diagnosed with another gynecological condition, all 84 of whom were treated at the Chronic Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Clinic at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) from January to July of 2008. The controls were 50 healthy women from the Family Planning Clinic at UNIFESP. Main Outcome Measures World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) quality of life questionnaire and the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). Results No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups with CPP symptoms, in either the results from the WHOQOL-BREF or in the GRISS questionnaire. In both questionnaires, differences were observed when the two groups of symptomatic women were compared with the group of healthy women. Conclusion CPP caused by endometriosis or other gynecological conditions leads to a significant reduction of quality of life and sexual satisfaction.

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Bacteria belonging to the genus Bacillus were isolated from soil samples of Parana´State, Brazil, with the aim of evaluating their potential biological control of soybean seed pathogens. Strain PRBS-1 was selected, showing similar effectiveness to that of the strain AP-3, used as a reference due to its known antibiotic potential. The sequencing of the ribosomal 16S rRNA gene confirmed that both strains belong to the species B. subtilis, although showing high genetic diversity in relation to this species. Both strains inhibited five soybean seed pathogenic fungi in vitro, Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum truncatum, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Macrophomina phaseolina and Phomopsis sp. Furthermore, the metabolites of AP-3 increased production of root hairs, while the metabolites of PRBS-1 stimulated outgrowth of lateral roots in soybean. The antibiotic effect of both strains seemed to be related to compounds of the iturin group, while the root growth promotion by PRBS-1 was at least partially related to the production of indoleacetic acid. The results have shown the potential of using selected strains of B. subtilis in the biological control of seed pathogens, as well as in promoting soybean growth.

This paper presents a framework based on machine learning algorithms to predict nutrient content in leaf hyperspectral measurements. This is the first approach to evaluate macro- and micronutrient content with both machine learning and reflectance/first-derivative data. For this, citrus-leaves collected at a Valencia-orange orchard were used. Their spectral data was measured with a Fieldspec ASD FieldSpec® HandHeld 2 spectroradiometer and the surface reflectance and first-derivative spectra from the spectral range of 380 to 1020 nm (640 spectral bands) was evaluated. A total of 320 spectral signatures were collected, and the leaf-nutrient content (N, P, K, Mg, S, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) was associated with them. For this, 204,800 (320 × 640) combinations were used. The following machine learning algorithms were used in this framework: k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN), Lasso Regression, Ridge Regression, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Decision Tree (DT), and Random Forest (RF). The training methods were assessed based on Cross-Validation and Leave-One-Out. The Relief-F metric of the algorithms’ prediction was used to determine the most contributive wavelength or spectral region associated with each nutrient. This approach was able to return, with high predictions (R2), nutrients like N (0.912), Mg (0.832), Cu (0.861), Mn (0.898), and Zn (0.855), and, to a lesser extent, P (0.771), K (0.763), and S (0.727). These accuracies were obtained with different algorithms, but RF was the most suitable to model most of them. The results indicate that, for the Valencia-orange leaves, surface reflectance data is more suitable to predict macronutrients, while first-derivative spectra is better linked to micronutrients. A final contribution of this study is the identification of the wavelengths responsible for contributing to these predictions.

OBJETIVO: avaliar os efeitos de um programa educativo e assistencial frente a reincidência de gestação em adolescentes. MÉTODOS: estudo descritivo e retrospectivo, realizado no setor de Planejamento Familiar da Universidade Federal de São Paulo a partir de dados coletados em 264 prontuários de adolescentes que tinham como antecedente ao menos uma gravidez anterior a matrícula. RESULTADOS: os dados revelam que a menarca ocorreu, em média, aos 12,2 anos, a sexarca aos 15 e a primeira gravidez um ano após. Ao se matricularem no programa 73,5% possuíam uma gestação e 2% duas. O condom e os hormonais foram os contraceptivos mais utilizados. A reincidência de gravidez foi observada em 4,9% das adolescentes. CONCLUSÕES Os dados encontrados reforçam a importância do oferecimento de programas de planejamento familiar, que englobem a educação e a assistência com oferta do método contraceptivo, voltados a adolescentes.

RESUMOBacillus subtilis, bactéria habitante natural do solo, produz antibióticos, enzimas e fitohormonios que proporcionam benefícios para as plantas. Essa espécie microbiana é também descrita como rizobactéria promotora de crescimento de plantas (RPCP). Sementes de milho, algodão e soja foram inoculadas com células de B. subtilis formulado com farinha de ostras objetivando-se avaliar a emergência e o desenvolvimento das plantas. A inoculação proporcionou aumento de emergências em algodão e soja. Além disso, a inoculação com o produto biológico incrementou significativamente a produção de massa seca, na parte aérea do milho. Os teores de fósforo e nitrogênio foram maiores no tecido foliar de milho, inoculados com a bactéria e farinha de ostras, comparando-se com a testemunha. A interação do resíduo orgânico com a bactéria proporcionou ganhos no crescimento e nutrição das plantas. A inoculação de sementes com B. subtilis, formulado com o resíduo orgânico, apresentou-se como uma alternativa tecnológica viável para a inoculação de sementes.Termos para indexação: Rizobactérias, nutrição de plantas, emergência, resíduos orgânicos. ABSTRACTBacillus subtilis is a soil bacteria able to synthesize antibiotics, enzymes and phytohormones importants for plant growth. This specie is also classified in plant growth as promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). A biological product containing oyster meal and cells of B. subtilis was inoculated in seeds of corn, cotton and soybean. This inoculation increased emergence in cotton and soybean. The growth of corn was stimulated by seed inoculation with B. subtilis and organic amendment. The concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen significantly increased in the corn treated with the product. The interaction bacteria with organic amendment provided increments in plant growth. The inoculation of seeds with B. subtilis and amendments is promising technological alternative for seed treatment.

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Bacillus subtilis e adubação nitrogenada na produtividade do milho RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da inoculação com Bacillus subtilis e adubação nitrogenada sobre o desenvolvimento e a produtividade do milho. O estudo foi conduzido em uma área experimental, no Centro de Treinamento do EMATER, em Teresina, PI. Os tratamentos foram dispostos em um delineamento em blocos ao acaso sob arranjo fatorial de 5 x 2, sendo cinco doses de N (0, 40, 80, 120 e 160 kg N ha-1) e dois tratamentos microbiológicos (com e sem inoculação). No tratamento com inoculação foi utilizado um produto formulado contendo Bacillus subtilis, estirpe PRBS-1. O plantio foi realizado em parcela experimental de 3,2 m x 5,0 m e as coletas dos dados foram realizadas aos 50 e 76 dias após a emergência para a avaliação do desenvolvimento e produtividade de grãos, respectivamente. Houve efeito significativo para inoculação e doses de N sobre todas as variáveis avaliadas, exceto para a altura das plantas. Houve aumento significativo para o acúmulo de N na parte aérea e a leitura de clorofila com a inoculação de Bacillus subtilis. As maiores produtividades de grãos foram encontradas com a utilização de doses iguais ou superiores a 120 kg ha-1 de N com o uso da inoculação. A inoculação das sementes com Bacillus subtilis, associada à adubação nitrogenada, melhorou o desenvolvimento e aumentou a produtividade de grãos do milho. Palavras-chave: Inoculação, produção de grãos, rizobactéria, Zea mays.