Stage-specific function of sphingolipid synthases in African trypanosomes by Norton Heise, Carolina M. Koeller, Mohamed Sharif, James D. Bangs

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The multifaceted power of biochar: A review on its role in pollution control, sustainable agriculture, and circular economy by Amreen Bano, Mohd Kashif Aziz, Bablu Prasad, Rajesh Ravi, Maulin P. Shah, Pollyanna Vanessa Dos Santos Lins, Lucas Meili, Kumar Suranjit Prasad

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Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of cytomegalovirus (Orthoherpesviridae: <i>Cytomegalovirus: Cytomegalovirus humanbeta5</i>) genetic variants from children and immunocompromise... by Ol’ga E. Van’kova, Nina F. Brusnigina, Nadezhda A. Novikova

“…The obtained results allowed us to establish the similarity of the landscape of CMV genotypes circulating in Russia (Nizhny Novgorod region), Brazil, China and the USA. Conclusion. The obtained data indicate the similarity of the landscape of CMV genotypes circulating in Russia (Nizhny Novgorod region), Brazil, China and the USA: in children, the predominant genotypes are gB1 (40.0%), gB2 (33.3%), gN4a (42.8%), and gN3b (28.6%), while in adults (recipients of solid organs) genotypes gB1 (37.5%), gB2 (37.5%), gN1 (26.3%), and gN4b (26.3%) are prevailed.…”
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Tailor-Made, Linear, and “Comb-Like” Polyester-Based Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermal Behavior of Potential 3D-Printing/Electrospinning Candidates by Franco L. Redondo, Mario D. Ninago, Augusto G. O. de Freitas, Cristiano Giacomelli, Andrés E. Ciolino, Marcelo A. Villar

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Obtaining strength-ductility combination in a laser additive manufactured (FeCoNi)86Al7Ti7 high-entropy alloy at cryogenic temperature by Kaiqiang Xie, Yacheng Fang, Pan Ma, Hong Yang, Shiguang Wan, Konda Gokuldoss Prashanth, Piter Gargarella, Yongkun Mu, Gang Wang, Yandong Jia

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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding self-efficacy in newborns: a birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Lívia Mund de Amorim, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Gabriela Fernandes Kern dos Santos, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…Methods A birth cohort study was conducted involving mothers and newborns soon after childbirth at a public hospital in the city of Canoas, southern Brazil. At the hospital, the lingual frenum of newborns were clinically examined and classified using the Bristol Tongue Assessment Tool. …”
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Dynamic capabilities, Marketing Capability and Organizational Performance by Adriana Roseli Wünsch Takahashi, Sergio Bulgacov, Elder Semprebon, Mônica Maier Giacomini

“…The goal of the study is to investigate the influence of dynamic capabilities on organizational performance and the role of marketing capabilities as a mediator in this relationship in the context of private HEIs in Brazil. As a research method we carried out a survey with 316 IES and data analysis was operationalized with the technique of structural equation modeling. …”
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Planificación estratégica, administraciones locales y desarrollo territorial: una experiencia de la cooperación euro-latinoamericana en Colombia by Carlo TASSARA

“…The Project, led by the Italian Region Emilia Romagna, has established a network of local authorities representing five countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Italy and Spain) for the exchange of best practices and the support to public policies for territorial development and local governance…”
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Attributes of a Relationship Management Model for the Public Sector (CiRS Exec) by Júlio Medeiros, Gisela Demo

“…Thus, this research aims at identifying evidence for validity and reliability of a citizen relationship scale (CiRS Exec) for the Federal Executive Branch in Brazil, as well as a citizen’s satisfaction index. …”
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Construction processes of roof structures: a systematic review by Thaisa Lana Pilz, Mayara Scheuer, Marcell Mariano Corrêa Maceno, Thalyta Genaro, Nicolle Christine Sotsek

“… Despite the fact that the construction industry in Brazil is traditionally recognized for the use of craft construction techniques, in the last few years, there has been a growth in the search for new materials, processes, and technologies for this segment.  …”
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Relevant Factors in The Post-Merger Systems Integration and Information Technology in Brazilian Banks by Marcel Ginotti Pires, Reynaldo Cavalheiro Marcondes

“…The research comprised three of the largest acquiring banks in Brazil. We adopted two methods of research, qualitative, to operationalize the theoretical concepts and quantitative, to test the hypotheses. …”
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Exploring the LEACH routing protocol in wireless sensor networks: a brief analysis by Rita de Fátima Muniz

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A estética contemporânea: nova poética, novo olhar by Cid Ottoni Bylaardt

“…The so-called Post-Modernism in Brazil, as in most western countries, is a multiple phenomenon, full of indetermination. …”
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Moderating effect of economic instability in the relationship between concentration of control and market value: empirical evidence in Latin America by Dante Baiardo C. Cavalcante Viana Junior, Daniel Ferreira Caixe, Vera Maria Rodrigues Ponte

“…For this purpose, we built an unbalanced panel dataset composed of 341 Latin American companies from six countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The results of the dynamic models, estimated using the systemic generalized method of moments, indicate, in general, that concentration of control only reduces the market value of firms in environments with high economic instability. …”
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A verdade em tempos de ditadura militar: reflexões a partir da psicanálise by Nadir Lara Junior

“…For this purpose, we use psychoanalytical theory, which helps us to understand the system of oppression introduced during the military dictatorship in Brazil, as well as the contemporary discursive construction that presents that regime as a "ditabranda" (a Portuguese play on words that roughly means "a soft dictatorship"). …”
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South American Cucurbit Fruit Fly, Anastrepha grandis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems

“…It has been intercepted in the United States in pumpkin from Argentina and Brazil, and in banana debris from Panama. This revised 3-page fact sheet was written by H. …”
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Recriar o espaço de voz do poeta: a memória entre dois mundos by Joseilda de Sousa Diniz

“…Poet, singer, reciter, engraver, who, after a tragic illness in the vocal cords became a researcher and a writer, José Alves Sobrinho was one of the main nomad poetsingers on Northeast Brazil. His name is linked to a period deemed the golden age of Brazilian cantoria and brings a privileged testimony of this effervescent moment, marked by the transition to new technologies of information. …”
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Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study by Liliane Cristina Segura, Henrique Formigoni

“…Although there is a vast national and international literature on capital structure, there are still doubts on the importance of family in business management. In Brazil, due to the large number of family businesses, it is even more evident the need to investigate the issue. …”
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Dynamic of Innovation in Services for Consumers at the Bottom of the Pyramid by Gibson Meira Oliveira, André Gustavo Carvalho Machado

“…To assess the framework behavior in the business practice, a case study was carried out in a retail firm operating in Brazil’s Northeast region whose target consumers are at the BoP. …”
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Tomato Chlorotic Spot Virus by Jane E. Polston, Erin Wood, Aaron J. Palmateer, Shouan Zhang

“…Prior to 2012, TCSV was only known to occur in Brazil and Argentina. It is not known how this virus was introduced into Florida. …”
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