O experimento foi desenvolvido no município de Silvânia (GO), em pomar comercial de uva `Patrícia' (IAC 871 - 41) durante o período de fevereiro a outubro de 2003. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o comportamento fenológico e as características dos cachos e das bagas da cv. Patrícia em diferentes épocas de poda (13/3, 28/3, 12/4 e 27/4). A duração do ciclo (poda - colheita) foi de 152, 172, 185 e 178 dias para as podas realizadas em 13/3, 28/3, 12/4 e 27/4 respectivamente. As épocas de podas não afetaram significativamente o tamanho e a forma dos cachos, entretanto, grandes e medianamente compactos com comprimento médio de 20,52 cm. O maior diâmetro de baga foi encontrado na poda realizada em 27/4 com 19,14 mm, padrões considerados adequados para a cultivar. As diferentes épocas de poda não exerceram influência sobre os teores de sólidos solúveis totais, com média de 18,4 ºBrix. Todavia, houve variação significativa para a acidez total titulável, evidenciada nas podas de 13/3 e 27/4, respectivamente, com 1,44 e 0,87g de ácido tartárico/100 mL de mosto de uva. As diferentes épocas de poda afetaram significativamente a relação SST/ATT, sendo a menor relação encontrada na poda realizada em 13/3 com apenas 13,0 e a maior na poda de 27/4 com 21,9.

Palavras-chave: cerrado, frutas nativas, Cyclocephala, dioicia funcional, Annona crassiflora, cantarofilia, biologia reprodutiva. ABSTRACT POLLINATION AND FRUIT DEVELOPMENT IN ARATICUMTypical fruit of brazilian Savannah, the araticum, Annona crassilfora Mart., presents economical and feed potential. However, presents low production. The aim of this work was to evaluate the reproductive system of araticum and to identify its possible pollinators. The experiment was conducted in the surroundings of Goiânia city, State of Goiás, Brazil (16°35'56,0" S 49°16'44,4" W; 727 m) and Vila Propício (15°15'37,0" S 48°42'30,9" W; 696 m), during the seasons of 2004 and 2005. The outlining was in random blocks with four treatments: hand cross-pollination (T1); natural pollination (T2); spontaneous self-pollination (T3) and hand self-pollination (T4). Pollen viability was checked using 1% acetic carmine. In 2004, the percentages of fruit set in Goiânia were: 39,46%, 0% and 0% in T1, T2 and T3, respectively. In Vila Propício were: 31,11%, 4,65% and 0% in T1, T2 and T3, respectively. In 2005, the percentages of fruit set in Goiânia were: 64,24%, 4,72%, 0% and 34,38% in T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. In Vila Propício, three species of beetles were collected in araticum's flowers and identified as: Cyclocephala atricapilla Mannerheim, Cyclocephala latericia Hohne e Cyclocephala octopunctata Burmeister. In Goiânia, only Cyclocephala octopunctata Burmeister was collected. Hand crosspollination presented higher fructification. Araticum is a self-compatible species, but mainly allogamous.

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ObjectiveTo evaluate sociodemographic and clinical aspects of patients undergoing operations due to traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus.MethodThis was a retrospective study in which the medical files of a convenience sample of 48 patients operated between 2000 and 2010 were reviewed. The following were evaluated: (1) range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder, elbow and wrist/hand, in degrees; (2) grade of strength of the shoulder, elbow and wrist/hand; (3) sensitivity; and (4) visual analogue scale (VAS) (from 0 to 10). The Student's t, chi-square, Friedman, Wilcoxon and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used (p < 0.05).ResultsThe patients’ mean age was 30.6 years; 60.4% of them had suffered motorcycle accidents and 52.1%, multiple trauma. The mean length of time until surgery was 8.7 months (range: 2–48). Thirty-one patients (64.6%) presented complete rupture of the plexus. The frequent operation was neurosurgery in 39 cases (81.3%). The ROM achieved was ≥30° in 20 patients (41.6%), with a range from 30° to 90° and mean of 73° (p = 0.001). Thirteen (27.1%) already had shoulder strength ≥M3 (p = 0.001). Twenty-seven patients (56.2%) had elbow flexion ≥80°, with a range from 30° to 160° and mean of 80.6° (p < 0.001). Twenty-two had strength ≥M3 (p < 0.001). Twenty-two patients (45.8%) had wrist extension ≥30° starting from flexion of 45°, with a range from 30° to 90° and mean of 70° (p = 0.003). Twenty-seven (56.3%) presented wrist/hand extension strength ≥M3 (p = 0.002). Forty-five (93.8%) had hypoesthesia and three (6.2%) had anesthesia (p = 0.006). The initial VAS was 4.5 (range: 1.0–9.0) and the final VAS was 3.0 (range: 1.0–7.0) (p < 0.001).ConclusionTraumatic lesions of the brachial plexus were more prevalent among young adults (21–40 years), men, people living in urban areas, manual workers and motorcycle accidents, with multiple trauma and total rupture of the plexus. Neurosurgery, with a second procedure consisting of muscle-tendon transfer, was the commonest operation. Surgery for traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus resulted in significant improvement in the ROM and strength of the shoulder, elbow and wrist/hand, improvement of the sensitivity of the limb affected and reduction of the final pain.

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