Do State-owned Enterprises in Brazil Require a Risk Premium Factor? by Rafaela Vitoria, Aureliano Angel Bressan, Robert Aldo Iquiapaza

“…Consistent with past evidence of structural change in the beta coefficient during financial crises, the more recent economic recession of 2014 to 2016 in Brazil presents an opportunity to demonstrate the disadvantages of allocating investment in companies that are publicly traded, but are controlled by the government. …”
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Public Knowledge about and Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Urban Divinópolis, Brazil by Carina Margonari, Júlia Alves Menezes, Marcele Neves Rocha, Kamila Nunes Maia, Michael Éder de Oliveira, Amanda Luisa Fonseca, Fabrizio Furtado de Sousa, Eduardo de Castro Ferreira, Ana Paula Madureira, Maria Norma Melo, Rodrigo Pedro Soares

“…In the past two decades, Divinópolis, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, has exhibited the potential for a disease outbreak, with the appearance of CL, and VL cases (human and canine). …”
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Hypertension Management in Brazil: Usual Practice in Primary Care—A Meta-Analysis by Rafael V. Picon, Juvenal S. Dias-da-Costa, Flavio D. Fuchs, Maria Teresa A. Olinto, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Sandra C. Fuchs

“…The search of population-based studies conducted in Brazil was undertaken using PubMed, EMBASE, and Brazilian databases. …”
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Analysis of depression in Brazil and the feasibility of incorporating pharmacogenomics as an auxiliary tool in antidepressant treatment by Rafaela Slaviero Pinheiro Cerdeira, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata

“…Abstract Depression has substantially increased in the last 10 years in Brazil, and mental health became a concerning issue for the public health globally, especially considering the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Mapping relief units and geosites of Seridó UNESCO Global Geopark, Northeastern Brazil by Marco Tulio Mendonca Diniz, George Pereira de Oliveira, Diogo Bernardino Santos de Medeiros, Jucielho Pedro da Silva, Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento, Matheus Dantas das Chagas, Antonio Carlos Barros Correa, Vanda Claudino-Sales

“…The present work aims to identify landforms up to the fourth taxon, corresponding to types of relief forms, according to Ross's (1992) methodological proposal for the geomorphological mapping of Brazil. Landform hierarchy was established following the morphological taxon typology proposed by the RadamBrasil Project and described by Ross (1992). …”
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Observational assessment of the hygienic conditions of three fairs in the municipality of Manaus, AM, Brazil by L. E. S. Lima, M. A. Oliveira, I. N. B. Bussons, M. F. S. Gomes, A. T. Oliveira, M. R. F. M. Bussons

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Perception of violence by transvestigender people in Brazil and its implications for primary health care by Mônica Machado Cunha e Mello, Rodrigo Otávio Moretti-Pires, Marcos Claudio Signorelli

“…ABSTRACT Objective The study aims to describe the violence perceived by transvestigender people in Brazil, linking it to primary healthcare. Methods Fourteen transvestigender people in Brazil were interviewed through 2 focus groups and 8 interviews, conducted between December 2021 and April 2022. …”
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Genomic deletions on 16p11.2 associated with severe obesity in Brazil by Izadora Sthephanie da Silva Assis, Izadora Sthephanie da Silva Assis, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Rafaela de Freitas Martins Felício, Lohanna Palhinha, Gabriella de Medeiros Abreu, Gabriella de Medeiros Abreu, Tamara Silva, Fernanda Cristina Carvalho Mattos, Eliane Lopes Rosado, Verônica Marques Zembrzuski, Mario Campos Junior, Clarissa Menezes Maya-Monteiro, Pedro Hernán Cabello, João Regis Ivar Carneiro, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca

“…This female patient exhibited MS, and moderate binge-eating disorder.ConclusionOur study showed three genomic deletions at the 16p11.2 region in patients with severe obesity from Brazil. These results support the clinical utility of genetic testing to identify patients with the genetic form of obesity who may benefit from specific medical treatment, family genetic counseling, and targeted therapeutic intervention.…”
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Land Use Intensification Effects in Soil Arthropod Community of an Entisol in Pernambuco State, Brazil by G. M. Siqueira, E. F. F. Silva, J. Paz-Ferreiro

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in soil arthropod community of an entisol brought about by different land use systems under semiarid climate in Pernambuco State, Brazil. The soil invertebrate community was sampled using pitfall traps from areas with eight vegetation types by the end of the austral winter. …”
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Large-Scale Assessment of Soil Physical Quality of Rural Settlements in the Southeast of Goiás, Brazil by Anderson Rodrigo Da Silva, Wênio Vieira, Ítalo Rômulo Mendes de Souza

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Earnings attainment in the three main cities of Southeastern Brazil: social networks and communities of worship by Silvio Segundo Salej Higgins, Jorge Alexandre Barbosa Neves, Luciano Mattar

“…Abstract Following the field of insertion into the labor market, we tested the classic hypothesis of the strength of weak ties in the three largest cities in the Southeast Region of Brazil, with a focus on communities of religious worship. …”
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An Ecological Comparison of Floristic Composition in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Southeast Brazil: Implications for Conservation by Sérgio de Faria Lopes, Ivan Schiavini, Ana Paula Oliveira, Vagner Santiago Vale

“…We examined floristic patterns of ten seasonal semideciduous forest sites in southeastern Brazil and conducted a central sampling of one hectare for each site, where we took samples and identified all individual living trees with DBH (diameter at breast height, 1.30 m) ≥4.8 cm. …”
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Diversity of Soil Filamentous Fungi Influenced by Marine Environment in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil by Igor Vinícius Pimentel Rodrigues, Katia Regina Assunção Borges, Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento, Juliano dos Santos, Alexandre Santana Azevedo, Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra

“…One of the most impacted ecosystems in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, is the Jansen Lagoon State Park, an important tourist spot, which has suffered anthropogenic actions such as the dumping of household waste (sewage) in its body of water. …”
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Comparative Costs of Growing Citrus in Florida and Sao Paulo (Brazil) for the 2000-01 Season by Ronald P. Muraro, Thomas H. Spreen, Marcos Pozzan

“… The states of Florida and Sao Paulo (Brazil) combined account for approximately 85 percent of the world's production of orange juice. …”
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Pilidiella tibouchinae sp. nov. associated with foliage blight of Tibouchina granulosa (quaresmeira) in Brazil by B.E.C. Miranda, R.W. Barreto, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald

“…Tibouchina granulosa (Melastomataceae), Brazilian glorytree (Brazilian common name – quaresmeira), a common tree of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, is widely used as an ornamental for its violet or pink blossoms. …”
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Simultaneous Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents Associated with Higher Economic Class in the Northeast of Brazil by Arley Santos Leão, Nara Michelle Moura Soares, Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva, Sara Maria Thomazzi

“…The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of simultaneous health risk behaviors and associated socioeconomic factors in adolescents living in the metropolitan region of Aracaju, State of Sergipe, Brazil. Methods. The sample consisted of 2,207 high school students aged 13–18 years. …”
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Ecosystem Services Assessment of Geosites in the Seridó Aspiring UNESCO Geopark Area, Northeast Brazil by Matheus Silva, Kátia Mansur, Marcos Nascimento

“…An example of a Brazilian project in such an area is the Seridó Aspiring UNESCO Geopark, the focus of this study, located in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte – Northeast Brazil. It encompasses six municipalities with a notable geodiversity, ranging from the Riacian to the Quaternary. …”
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Soil health of bananas cultivated in Ribeira River Valley – the major producing region of Brazil by Cavalieri-Polizeli Karina Maria Vieira, da Silva Anderson Lucas, Cremonesi Marcus, Lima Juliana Domingues, Cipriano Patriciani Estela, Cherubin Maurício Roberto, Rozane Danilo Eduardo

“…The experimental area included three counties: Eldorado, Registro and Sete Barras, located in Baixo Vale do Ribeira, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. In each county, soil from banana orchards was compared with soil collected from the natural Atlantic Forest in the transitional regeneration phase, in split-plot design, considering each county as a block. …”
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Contributions of abiotic nature to riverine populations in the Amazon, Brazil: an analysis based on geoenvironmental units by Raimundo Humberto Cavalcante Lima, Maria Da Gloria Motta Garcia

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Erratum to “DNMT3A Mutations in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in South Brazil” by Annelise Pezzi, Lauro Moraes, Vanessa Valim, Bruna Amorin, Gabriela Melchiades, Fernanda Oliveira, Maria Aparecida da Silva, Ursula Matte, Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira, Rosane Bittencourt, Liane Daudt, Lucia Silla

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