Ruminal kinetics and nutritive value of Zuri grass silage harvested at different ages and added with powder molasses.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of regrowth ages and the use of powdered molasses on nutritional characteristics of Zuri grass (Megathyrsus maximus) silages. A completely randomized design was used, in a 3 × 3 factorial scheme: three regrowth ages (65, 80, and 95 days) and three inclusion levels of powdered molasses of sugarcane (0, 20, and 40 g), with four replications. The chemical composition, fermentation parameters, in vitro digestibility, and in vitro degradation kinetics of the silages were evaluated.

Elastic Positron Collisions with 1,1-Difluoroethylene.

This work reports a theoretical investigation on the elastic-positron collision with the 1,1-difluoroethylene molecule for energies up to 10 eV. We have employed the Schwinger multichannel method in the static-plus polarization level of approximation to obtain the integral and differential cross sections. In order to account for the long-range potential due to the permanent dipole moment of the target, the Born-closure procedure has been employed.

Geographic review on the specimens of the Caatinga Biome in the Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (RB) herbarium.

Background: This article provides a quantitative description of flora specimens stored in the Jardim Botânico of Rio de Janeiro Herbarium that belongs to the Federal Conservation Units of Caatinga's phytogeography domain. The Caatinga represents 11% of Brazilian territory and is, in South America, the largest and most biodiverse semi-arid tropical ecoregion, yet only 5% of its territory is covered by Federal Conservation Units, with few collections of flora samples. Thus, providing a georeferenced inventory of existing collections is essential for purposes of species distribution, environmental management and conservation.