Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial consortia are an alternative to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers that affect the environment, fix atmospheric nitrogen, and can therefore be used as plant growth promoters, synthesize various substances such as auxins, vitamins, and total proteins, and fix atmospheric biofertilizers and soil conditioners. The present study aimed to obtain and develop, by biotechnological means, two consortia of cyanobacteria isolated from the root and rhizosphere of Carica papaya grown in sandy loam soil. The culture was carried out in Blue Green Medium without modified nitrogen (BG11₀), with aeration of 0.32 L min⁻¹, at a light intensity of 48.83 μEm⁻²s⁻¹, and a temperature of 22 ± 2 °C. Two consortia consisting of Nostoc commune, Aphanothece minutissima, Planktothrix sp. (C1), Nostoc commune, Calothrix sp., and Aphanothece minutissima (C2) were isolated and morphologically identified. The effective development of these consortia was verified at the laboratory level by obtaining biomass in dry weight as well as photosynthetic pigments, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Germination parameters were determined in seeds of Cucumis sativus L. var. Market plus treated with the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria consortia, obtaining a higher germination percentage (>90%), greater root length (>6 cm), and higher vigour index I (513), II (13.02) for the C2 consortium. This broadens the spectrum of rhizosphere-derived microorganisms with potential as growth biostimulators.

La viruela del mono (mpox) es un virus de la misma familia que la viruela humana, detectada en regiones boscosas tropicales en mayo de 2022 en el Reino Unido y posteriormente en América Latina. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue estudiar, mediante modelos matemáticos, la infectividad del Monkeypox en Norteamérica en comparación epidemiológica con Sudamérica. Se ha tomado en cuenta los datos de contagiados por la viruela del mono tanto en Norteamérica y Sudamérica entre inicio de junio 2022 y fines de febrero 2023. Realizando la dispersión pandémica, se determinó que el modelo matemático de estimación es ; con el cual se estimó el número de personas contagiadas con la viruela del mono, tanto en Norteamérica como en Sudamérica. Se determinó modelo matemático de estimación de la velocidad de contagios con la viruela del mono, tanto de Norteamérica como de Sudamérica, es: . A nivel de significancia del 5 %, las varianzas de las constantes ( ) de los dos modelos son homogéneas, los contagios por la viruela del mono en Norteamérica como en Sudamérica tienen diferencia no significativa; las constantes de proporcionalidad de los modelos son iguales y existe una “correlacion muy fuerte” entre el tiempo y las personas contagiadas por la viruela del mono (mpox).

The quality factors of prickly pear juice (Opuntia ficus indica), such as the flow index, consistency index, and yield stress index, proved to be important in the rheological characterization and acceptance of this food; reducing the challenges for technologies related to this product. The objectives were to characterize the rheology of prickly pear juice, determine the flow index, yield stress threshold, consistency index (K) and Pearson regression coefficients (r) and determination (r² × 100) for a temperature of 20 °C and concentrations of 5, 15, 25, and 40 °Brix. The methodology was based on the rheology of natural prickly pear juice, red-violet variety, mixed with 25% cold boiled water (p/p), with a pH of 3.64 and acidity of 0.85%. Measurements were carried out using a concentric cylinder viscometer, with a thermostatic bath for temperature control within a 0.5 °C range, from 15 °C to 70 °C, obtaining the shear stress (τ) corresponding to the strain rate gradients (γ). To determine the yield stress (τ₀) of the Herschel-Buckley rheological model (τ = K * γⁿ + τ₀), the procedure followed the theory of Bronshtein, et al. [1]. The flow index (n) and yield stress (τ₀) for prickly pear juice at concentrations of 5, 15, 25, and 40 °Brix were 0.5826, 0.7302, 0.7901, and 0.8611; and 58.0935, 65.2047, 73.3424, and 94.2155, respectively, which were progressive and directly proportional to the concentrations; concluding that the consistency index decreases and increases within the working concentration range, while the yield stress and flow index increase, and the regression (r) and determination (r² × 100) coefficients show a perfect correlation between shear stress (τ) and strain rate gradient (γ).

Objective. Determine was mathematically modeled using the expression , which is a predictive equation. Using this model, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 worldwide was estimated.Design. Correlational, prospective, predictive and transversal study. Participans. The data on deceased individuals due to the COVID-19 disease up to November 5, 2022, was considered. Main measurement. This data was used to analyze the pandemic dispersion, which was determined to exhibit logistic sigmoidal behavior. By deriving Equation 3, the rate of deaths due to COVID-19 worldwide was calculated, obtaining the predictive model represented in Figure 3.Results. Using Equation (5), the critical time and the maximum speed and the date when the global death rate due to COVID-19 reached its maximum was July 6, 2021. The Pearson correlation coefficient between the elapsed time () and the number of deceased individuals () worldwide, based on 33 cases, was . Conclusions. This indicates that the relationship between elapsed time and the number of deceased individuals is real, with no significant difference, showing that the predictive model provides a high estimation of the correlated data.There is a "very strong correlation" between elapsed time () and the number of deceased individuals () with 87,7 % of the variance in explained by , ue to the COVID-19 disease. These models help us predict the behavior of disease like COVID-19.

Understanding the thermo-rheological properties of fruit-based beverages is critical for optimizing their industrial processing, stability, and sensory quality. This study evaluates the viscosity and flow behavior of depectinized passion fruit nectar (P. ligularis), standardized to 25° Brix, across a temperature range of 5 to 85°C. Apparent viscosity was measured using a Brookfield DV3T rotational viscometer with concentric cylinder geometry. The nectar displayed Newtonian flow behavior, maintaining consistent viscosity regardless of shear rate. Viscosity decreased significantly with rising temperature, from 0.00778 Pa·s at 5°C to 0.00018 Pa·s at 85°C. The Arrhenius model was applied to describe the temperature dependence of viscosity, yielding an activation energy (Ea) of 38.35 kJ/mol. The model fit was statistically robust (R² = 0.9913; RMSE = 0.000485 Pa·s), indicating predictable thermal behavior. Enzymatic depectinization played a key role in achieving this flow profile, eliminating structural polysaccharides that would otherwise induce non-Newtonian characteristics. These findings are industrially relevant for the design of efficient pasteurization, pumping, and packaging systems, especially for clean-label juice products. By characterizing the thermo-rheological response of this underexplored tropical nectar, this study contributes original data to the field of food engineering and supports the formulation of stable, energy-efficient fruit-based beverages.

The calculation of Bernoulli and Euler numbers is based on the fact that these numbers appear in various mathematical expressions and engineering phenomena. Although computers and software programs can generate large quantities of these numbers, only a limited number are published in current references. Consequently, their use often results in unsatisfactory approximations. The objective was to calculate and evaluate the first twenty (20) Bernoulli and Euler numbers, subsequently applying them to mathematics and proposing their use in environmental engineering. There is a wide variety of relationships involving Bernoulli and Euler numbers that appear in several practical mathematical applications. In both cases, the most effective relationships used in this study are binomial expansions. By employing the appropriate and proposed equations, the Bernoulli and Euler numbers were calculated both manually and mechanically, successfully determining the number of values set as the goal. Finally, Bernoulli and Euler numbers significantly contribute to the estimation of various processes and mathematical applications, such as calculating the integrals of In (cos x) and sec(ax)/x; respectively.