The emergence of two distinct SARS-CoV-2 Gamma related variants during the second wave of COVID-19 in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil and the rapid spread of P.1-like-II SARS-CoV-2 variant transmission and a regionalization in the Western region

COVID-19 has assumed significant and lasting proportions worldwide. Following initial cases in the Western mesoregion, the State of Santa Catarina (SC), southern Brazil, was heavily affected as a whole by the pandemic in early 2021. This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading patterns in the SC state through March 2020 to April 2021 using genomic surveillance. During this period, 23 distinct variants, including two VOCs (Beta and Gamma) were identified, among which, the Gamma and related lineages were predominant in the second pandemic wave within SC. However, a regionalization of P.1-like-II in the Western region was observed, concomitant to the increase in cases, mortality, and case fatality rate (CFR) index. This is the first evidence of the regionalization of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the and highlight the importance of tracking variants, dispersion and their impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the public health system in Brazilian states.

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Epidemiological Profile of Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma in a Region of Southern Brazil

Journal of Skin Cancer ◽

10.1155/2012/917346 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marcelo Moreno ◽

Ricardo Ludwig Schmitt ◽

Maria Gabriela Lang ◽

Vanessa Gheno

Keyword(s):

Cutaneous Melanoma ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Western Region ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Incidence ◽

Malignant Skin ◽

The Western Region ◽

Epidemiological Profile

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is responsible for 75% of deaths from malignant skin cancer. The incidence of CM in the southern region of Brazil, particularly in the western region of Santa Catarina, is possibly higher than estimated. In this study, the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with CM treated in the western region of Santa Catarina was examined. A cross-sectional study was performed with patients diagnosed with CM from January 2002 to December 2009, from 78 counties of the western region of the state of Santa Catarina. Data were collected using a protocol adapted from the Brazilian Melanoma Group and 503 patients were evaluated. The incidence and prevalence of CM found in this region are much higher than those found elsewhere in the country. This fact is most likely due to the phenotypic characteristics of the population and the high incidence of UV radiation in this region due to its location in southern Brazil, as is the case in the countries of Oceania.

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FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA: A ESCOLA COMO ESPAÇO DE DIÁLOGO E FORTALECIMENTO DOCENTE

Colloquium Humanarum ◽

10.5747/ch.2020.v17.h482 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 262-276

Author(s):

Jéssica Luana Casagrande ◽

Camila de Fátima Soares dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Public School ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Educational Practices ◽

Western Region ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Bibliographic Analysis ◽

The Western Region ◽

Made In

This article discusses the continuing education of teachers, with the school itself as a training space. The objective was to reflect on the conditions and assumptions that underlie this training and the vision of teachers and managers, considering the training practices that are developed. The research was made in a public school, located in a county in the Western region of Santa Catarina. Methodologically, a qualitative approach was made, including bibliographic analysis and application of questionnaires for teachers and managers. The analysis of this study enables to understand the importance of building news conditions for the achievement of this training, in order to assume a space that allows teachers to accomodate their needs and improve educational practices.

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MODELOS MATEMÁTICOS PARA AJUSTE DA CURVA DE LACTAÇÃO DE VACAS HOLANDESAS CRIADAS NO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA Mathematical models to adjust the lactation curve of holstein cows raised in the Western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Revista Acadêmica Ciência Animal ◽

10.7213/academica.011.002.ao03 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

Marinês Lazzari ◽

Mariana De Almeida Dornelles ◽

Dionéia Magda Everling ◽

Paulo Santana Pacheco ◽

Julio Viégas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Models ◽

Holstein Cows ◽

Western Region ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Lactation Curve ◽

The Western Region ◽

Santa Catarina State

Identificar entre as diversas funções matemáticas citadas na literatura, a que melhor descreve a curva de lactaçãode vacas leiteiras oriundas de rebanhos do oeste de Santa Catarina. Utilizaram-se 1.284 controles leiteiros de129 vacas da raça Holandesa. Os parâmetros dos modelos foram estimados por meio de regressão não linearpelo procedimento NLIN (SAS System), utilizando-se o método de Gauss-Newton. Os critérios para a escolha domelhor modelo foram: o quadrado médio do resíduo (QMR); o desvio médio absoluto (DMA); o coeficiente dedeterminação (R2); o índice de melhor ajuste; a avaliação visual comparada entre as curvas estimada e observadae o gráfico de distribuição dos resíduos. O modelo de Wood (1967) foi o mais satisfatório para descrever a curvade lactação das vacas, apresentando R2 de 0,95, DMA de 0,56, QMR de 27,57, menor índice (4,86), menores amplitudesdos resíduos (entre 0,5 e -0,5 litros) e curva estimada mais condizente com a observada.

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IDENTIFYING SEED UPTAKE PATHWAYS: THE SPREAD OFAGYA AMOAHRICE CULTIVAR IN SOUTHWESTERN GHANA

Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1017/s0014479708006170 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 257-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

K. A. MARFO ◽

P. T. DORWARD ◽

P. Q. CRAUFURD ◽

F. ANSERE-BIOH ◽

J. HALEEGOAH ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rice Variety ◽

Small Scale ◽

Western Region ◽

Seed Systems ◽

Equitable Distribution ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Rainfed Rice ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

The Western Region ◽

Small Scale Farmer

SUMMARYA study was carried out to identify the factors that contributed to the natural spread and uptake of a rainfed rice variety namedAgya Amoahin the Western Region of Ghana after introduction of a small amount (0.5 kg) of seed in 1987 by a small-scale farmer. Fifteen years after its introduction over 73% of rice farmers had grown the variety in the Western Region. Initial awareness of the variety was created by information provided mainly by friends, seeing the variety grown in fields and from relatives. Seed for initial planting of the variety was purchased from other farmers by 67% of farmers, but in the most recent season 77% of farmers used their own saved seed. Annual incremental income per household from the replacement of the previously most widely grown variety withAgya Amoahwas estimated to be US $282. The results show that informal systems can result in relatively fast spread and extensive uptake. Local seed systems need to be understood to design appropriate activities that are likely to lead to rapid spread and equitable distribution of introduced varieties, irrespective of characteristics such as wealth and kin.

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Frugivorous butterflies from the Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0722 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Mara Sabedot Bordin ◽

Marcelo Monteiro ◽

Valéria Wesner Ferreira ◽

Junir Antonio Lutinski ◽

Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Abundant Species ◽

The State ◽

Western Region ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

A Value ◽

The Western Region

Abstract: This study aimed to present a list of the species of frugivorous butterflies occurring in Atlantic Forests, in the Conservation Units: National Forest of Chapecó (FLONA), Ecological Station of Mata Preta (ESEC) and State Park of Araucárias (PAEAR) and adjacent forest fragments, located in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina. Three samplings were conducted between December 2017 and March 2018, totaling 24 days of collection in each sampling area. Van Someren-Rydon traps were used to capture frugivorous butterflies. There were 4,231 frugivorous butterflies belonging to four subfamilies, 12 tribes and 49 species. In all, 37 species of frugivorous butterflies were sampled in FLONA and 29 in adjacent forest fragments. In ESEC, 29 species and 33 in adjacent forest fragments. In PAEAR, 33 species and 28 in adjacent forest fragments. Of the total species registered, 15 species are new records for the state of Santa Catarina and 11 are new records for the western region of the state. The most abundant species for FLONA were: Manataria hercyna (Hübner, 1821) and Hermeuptychia sp. In ESEC, were Hermeuptychia sp. and Yphthimoides ordinaria (Freitas, Kaminski & Mielke, 2012). In PAEAR, greater abundance of Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824) and Eryphanes reevesii (Doubleday, 1849) were verified. For the adjacent forest fragments to Conservation Units, there was a greater abundance of Hermeuptychia sp., Moneuptychia soter (Butler, 1877), Morpho epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796) e Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824). Satyrinae presented higher richness (S = 34) and abundance (90.58%) in all areas sampled. The rarefaction and extrapolation curves for the Conservation Units and adjacent forest fragments showed a greater rise in the FLONA and PAEAR sampling units and their adjacent forest fragments. The estimated sampling coverage for Conservation Unit and forest fragments was above 97%. The richness calculated through the Jackknife 1 estimator, for the FLONA and PAEAR samplings, presented a value of 50.75 and 37.09, respectively. The fauna of frugivorous butterflies from this region, first investigated in areas of Conservation Units, showed to be expressive and well represented in the Atlantic Forest Biome, indicating its potential as a refuge for biodiversity.

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Qualitative monitoring of corn silage stored in commercial bunker silos and used as feed for dairy cattle in the western region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2019v40n4p1695 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 1695

Author(s):

Laura Caroline Di Domenico Giombelli ◽

Eduardo Roscamp ◽

Fábio José Gomes ◽

Claiton André Zotti ◽

Ana Luiza Bachmann Schogor

Keyword(s):

Sampling Method ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Corn Silage ◽

Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽

Western Region ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Technical Data ◽

The Western Region ◽

Silage Process

Corn ensiling is a feed preservation practice used for ruminant production. During the process of making and opening the silos, the quality of the silage may change due to the entrance of air, which can cause damage and decrease the voluntary intake of the animals. The objective of this work was to evaluate the chemical composition of corn silages during their use in commercial bunker silos, as well as to correlate this with qualitative and quantitative characteristics related to the silage making process. Technical data on silage making and samples were collected from 14 bunker silos, with five samples collected along each silo (at 10, 30, 50, 70 and 90% of their lengths); additionally, two sampling methodologies were compared (“W” vs. layer collections in silo panels: top, middle and bottom). The values for the pH and titratable acidity (TA) were significant (p < 0.05) in relation to the sampling method, where the pH of the top was higher (3.8±0.5) than that of the middle and the bottom layers (3.6±0.3 and 3.5±0.3); therefore, the TA was lower in the top of the silos. The dry matter, ashes, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, pH, TA, as well as the silo sampling method during the unloading of commercial bunker silos did not differ for any of the variables (p < 0.05). Also, the particle size did not differ during the unloading of the commercial bunker silos (p > 0.05). According to the collected technical data, 78.57% of the bunker silos were built directly on the ground, the harvesting equipment was mostly borrowed from municipalities or farmers’ associations (for 35.7 and 28.5% of the farms, respectively), and in only 64.2% of the farms, the harvester was sharpened before silage cutting. Good practices were applied during the corn silage process and throughout the use of the silos, homogeneous quality was detected in the western region of Santa Catarina. Either “W” or layer collections can be used to sample corn silage.

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Calvatia guzmanii sp. nov. (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota) from Paraná State, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.85.2.1 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 85 (2) ◽

pp. 35 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

CAMILA R. ALVES ◽

VAGNER G. CORTEZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Western Region ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Short Pedicel ◽

The Western Region ◽

Semideciduous Seasonal Forest ◽

A New Species

A new species of Calvatia is described from a semideciduous seasonal forest fragment in the western region of Paraná State, southern Brazil. Calvatia guzmanii is proposed as new based on the combination of dark brown and spiny to velvety exoperidium, prominent subgleba and echinulate-reticulate basidiospores with a short pedicel. A comparison with morphologically similar Calvatia species is giv

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O perfil das pequenas propriedades leiteiras na região Oeste de Santa Catarina / The profile of the small dairy farms in the western region of Santa Catarina

Brazilian Journal of Development ◽

10.34117/bjdv7n12-558 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (12) ◽

pp. 118517-118530

Author(s):

Tarish Brandalize Lopes Da Silva ◽

César Augustus Winck ◽

José Francisco Manta Bragança

Keyword(s):

Dairy Farms ◽

Western Region ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

The Western Region

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Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Strategic Responses in Brazilian Textile Industry

Revista Organizações em Contexto ◽

10.15603/1982-8756/roc.v13n25p175-194 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (25) ◽

pp. 175

Author(s):

Ivanete Schneider Hahn ◽

Flavia Luciane Scherer ◽

Fernando Gazzoni ◽

Laleska Lebioda ◽

Tailine Mayer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Textile Industry ◽

Institutional Environment ◽

Adjustment Process ◽

Small Enterprises ◽

Western Region ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Strategic Responses ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Micro And Small Enterprises ◽

The Western Region

This study aimed to identify the strategic responses of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the textile industry located in the western region of Santa Catarina to the institutional environment. Therefore, we proceed a multiple case study, conducted through semi-structured interviews with the managers of six companies in the textile industry, located in the western region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The main contributions of this study are that the strategic responses of companies are basically reactive (acquiescence and compromise) tied with normative environmental and cultural-cognitive pressures. As they are under to similar pressures from the institutional environment, companies show similar structures and processes, and the adjustment process of these companies can be characterized as normative and mimetic isomorphism.

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