Registry

Registries of cases with neural tube defects in Denizli, Turkey, 2004-2010

A. G. Tomatir, B. Vural, K., Acikbas, I., and Akdag, B., “Registries of cases with neural tube defects in Denizli, Turkey, 2004-2010”, vol. 13, pp. 8537-8543, 2014.

Neural tube defects (NTD) are among the most common congenital abnormalities, with an incidence of 3 per 1000 live births in Turkey. In a study of major congenital abnormalities in the city of Denizli, Turkey, abnormalities of the central nervous system are particularly common (31.1%). The objective of this study was to develop a registry of cases with NTDs in Denizli. Cases that had been diagnosed with NTD between January 2004 and September 2010 in State Hospitals of Central Denizli were retrospectively examined. The diagnoses were established based on the ICD-10 criteria.

Revisiting the Brazilian scenario of registry and protection of cultivars: an analysis of the period from 1998 to 2010, its dynamics and legal observations

C. D. Marinho, Martins, F. J. O., Amaral, S. C. S., Júnior, A. T. Amaral, Gonçalves, L. S. A., and de Mello, M. P., “Revisiting the Brazilian scenario of registry and protection of cultivars: an analysis of the period from 1998 to 2010, its dynamics and legal observations”, vol. 10, pp. 792-809, 2011.

During the last 20 years, the national production of grains has increased 156.1%; productivity increased 93.8% and there has been an increase of 29.1% in cultivated area. Currently, agribusiness is responsible for 40% of Brazilian exports. Nevertheless, there is little quantitative information on the main plant species of economic interest that have been registered and protected in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supply Ministry (MAPA) by public and private companies, as well as by public-private partnerships.