Seaweed functional strategies, functional groups, and taxon dynamics through a 213-year historical series of Rio De Janeiro Bay.

From Darwin's visit to nowadays, we analyzed the changes in species- and genus-level richness and turnover, equity, diversity, composition, as well as functional group and functional strategy dynamics over a 213-year historical series of the seaweed assemblage from Rio de Janeiro Bay. We developed new analysis methods to serve as a protocol for worldwide functional and bioindicator assessment of seaweed assemblages. Over the two centuries of changes tracked, the integration of taxonomic, functional group, and functional strategy analyses unraveled a trajectory of seaweed assemblage restructuring under human disturbance.

The distribution of seaweed forms and foundational assumptions in seaweed biology.

Seaweeds are the most phylogenetically diverse group of multicellular organisms and rank foremost among marine keystone species. Due to their taxonomic diversity and functional importance, previous studies have classified seaweeds into functional groups based on qualitative or semi-quantitative traits, such as seaweed form, anatomy, and thickness. Despite the widespread use of seaweed functional groups from basic marine ecology to coastal monitoring, it is not known how accurate such morphology-based proposals are in grouping seaweeds by their form.

CSR strategies seasonal cycling: A new mechanism for coexistence among seaweeds.

The stable maintenance of high biological diversity remains a major puzzle in biology. We propose a new mechanism involving the cyclical use of Competitive, Stress-tolerant, and Ruderal (CSR) strategies to explain high biodiversity maintenance. This study examines the interactions among three morphs of the cosmopolitan and commercially important seaweed Ulva Linnaeus.

Methane yield response to pretreatment is dependent on substrate chemical composition: a meta-analysis on anaerobic digestion systems.

Proper pretreatment of organic residues prior to anaerobic digestion (AD) can maximize global biogas production from varying sources without increasing the amount of digestate, contributing to global decarbonization goals. However, the efficiency of pretreatments applied on varying organic streams is poorly assessed. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis on AD studies to evaluate the efficiencies of pretreatments with respect to biogas production measured as methane yield.

Linking centennial scale anthropogenic changes and sedimentary records as lessons for urban coastal management.

Coastal eutrophication and urban flooding are increasingly important components of global change. Although increased seawater renewal by barrier openings and channelizing are common mitigation measures in coastal lagoons worldwide, their effects on these ecosystems are not fully understood. Here, we evaluated the relationships between human interventions in the watershed, artificial connections to the sea, and the sediment burial rates in an urban coastal lagoon (Maricá lagoon, Southeastern Brazil).

Dendritic cells and their relation to apical peridontitis.

The purpose of this manuscript was to re-discuss apical periodontitis, apical biofilm, and its possible relationship with dendritic cells (DC). DCs are potent regulators of the immune system and their function is divided into three categories that involve the presentation of antigens: the presentation of antigens and activation of T cells; a not well established category suggested that DCs induce and maintain immunological tolerance; and the maintenance of the immune memory in conjunction with B cells. DCs in periapical inflammatory lesions are composed of at least two subpopulations that can be distinguished on the basis of ultrastructure and phenotype.

Immediate and residual effects of low-dose nandrolone decanoate and treadmill training on adipose and reproductive tissues of male Wistar rats.

Context: Residual effects after nandrolone decanoate (ND) treatment are not reported.

Objective: Immediate and residual effects of low-dose ND and treadmill training were investigated.

Materials And Methods: Male rats were trained and/or ND-treated for four weeks and the assessments were made after this period or four weeks later.

Effect of 'Try-in' paste removal method on bond strength to lithium disilicate ceramic.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate four methods of Try-in paste removal from a lithium disilicate ceramic surface before cementation and assess the influence on bond strength to a resin luting cement.

Methods: Slices of dentine (1.6mm thick) were sectioned from the crown of human third molars and truncated cone shape cavities were made with diamond burs.