Publications by authors named "Fernanda Serra"
Modern morphometric-based approaches provide valuable metrics to quantify and understand macroevolutionary and macroecological patterns and processes. Here we describe TriloMorph, an openly accessible database for morpho-geometric information of trilobites, together with a landmark acquisition protocol. In addition to morphological traits, the database contains contextual data on chronostratigraphic age, geographic location, taxonomic information and lithology of landmarked specimens.
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- The Early Ordovician period is important for understanding life evolution on Earth, marking a shift between the Cambrian Explosion and the Ordovician Radiation, with limited fossils from the late Cambrian.
- This study investigates the assembly of trilobite and echinoderm communities in regions across Morocco, France, and Argentina, revealing that trilobite dispersal increased over time, while echinoderm dispersal remained constant.
- The findings suggest that the rise in trilobite dispersal was influenced by various factors, like changes in ocean conditions and tectonic activities, indicating a complex ecosystem structure during the initial phases of the Ordovician Radiation.
Hunger is suppressed after resistance exercise with moderate-load compared to high-load resistance exercise: the potential influence of metabolic and autonomic parameters.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab
February 2020
The purpose of present study was to compare the effects of moderate-load versus high-load resistance exercise (RE) on hunger response, blood lactate, glucose, and autonomic modulation in trained men, and to examine the correlations between these parameters. For this, 11 recreationally resistance-trained males performed 2 randomized trials: moderate-load (6 sets at 70% 1-repetition maximum (1RM) and a 90-s rest interval between sets) and high-load (6 sets at 90% 1RM and a 180-s rest interval between sets) leg-press exercise until movement failure. The subjective rating of hunger was obtained through a visual analog scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to assess the protective effects of oral and topical treatment with (BP) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl) induced toxicity. Fifty-six rats were divided into seven groups: A: CCl only; B: CCl+oral BP; C: CCl and topical BP; D: CCl+oral and topical BP; E: oral BP only; F: negative control; and G: positive control (cyclophosphamide). The animals were treated for 10 weeks.
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