Abrupt Geographical Transition between Aposematic Color Forms in the Spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) by Vinton Thompson, Gervasio S. Carvalho

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The Relevance of HLA Sequencing in Population Genetics Studies by Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Diogo Meyer

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Functional Capacity, Lipid Profile, and Associated Factors in Older Adults Living in Urban and Rural Areas by Francieli Cristina Comelli Medeiros, Clodoaldo Antônio De Sá, Eduardo Ottobeli Chielle, Fátima Ferretti, Rosana Amora Ascari, Gabriela Peretro, Vanessa da Silva (Corralo)

“…Sociodemographic data were collected, and functional strength, aerobic capacity, and lipid profile of older adults living in the southern region of Brazil were evaluated. Only total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were associated with place of residence (p<0.05), and living in the countryside was associated with low aerobic capacity (p=0.010). …”
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CHEMOTYPE VERBOCCIDENTAFURAN IN Baccharis punctulata (Asteraceae): FURANIC SESQUITERPENES CORRELATION AND MOLECULAR DOCKING INTO THE BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR by Jociani Ascari, Murilo S. de Oliveira, André L. Rüdiger, Elaine Elisabetsky, Domingos S. Nunes, Jorge Iulek, Dilamara R. Scharf, Gustavo Heiden

“…(Asteraceae) specimens for the first time in Brazil. The variation of this compound found in male and female specimens may be associated to the existence of more than one type of chemotype, influenced by geographic variation, climatic conditions, stage of the vegetative cycle, genetic and ecological factors. …”
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Financialization against Industrialization: a regulationnist approach of the Brazilian Paradox by Eliane Araújo, Miguel Bruno, Débora Pimentel

“…Consequently, the prospects of Brazil’s macroeconomic performance depend crucially on the reactions of the current mode of regulation, and the regime of accumulation, to the challenges posed by the current stage of evolution of the global economy. …”
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Right Testicular Artery Occlusion and Acute Appendicitis by Angiostrongylus costaricensis by Luis Enrique Sánchez-Sierra, Roberto Antonio Martínez-Quiroz, Héctor S. Antúnez, Humberto Cabrera-Interiano, Fernando Josué Barrientos-Melara

“…This parasite can be found from the southern United States to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. In 1983, Morera and Ruiz published the first case of a testicular artery occlusion by A. costaricensis. …”
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Imaging Review of Procedural and Periprocedural Complications of Central Venous Lines, Percutaneous Intrathoracic Drains, and Nasogastric Tubes by Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Klaus L. Irion, Carolyn Allen, Daniel Marafiga de Godoy, Ali Nawaz Khan

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Tuberculosis in the incarcerated population by Pablo Cristiano de Souza, Rodrigo de Macedo Couto, Alec Brian Lacerda, Pãmela Rodrigues de Souza Silva, Omar Ariel Espinosa, Jaqueline Costa Lima

“…The incidences were estimated, evaluating their distributions in the municipalities of Mato Grosso - Brazil through the analysis of spatial clusters Gi*. …”
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Instrumental practice and body discomfort: study with musicians of violin and viola by Clarissa Stefani Teixeira, Rubian Diego Andrade, Fausto Kothe, Érico Pereira Gomes Felden

“…This way, this study aimed for to identify the complaint of discomfort musculoskeletal in the different corporal areas with the positions adopted during the 11 musicians strings instrumental practices (violin and viola) of an orchestra semi-professional of the South Brazil region. Data collection was carried out in 2011. …”
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Demonstration of sizing nursing staff methods in intensive care by Érica Batassini, João Lucas Campos de Oliveira, Mariur Gomes Beghetto

“…Method: descriptive, retrospective study that compiled the Nursing Activities Score scores of patients in five Intensive Care Units of a hospital in southern Brazil. Two calculations were used to size the nursing staff. …”
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Law Enforcement's Role in Tackling Illegal Gold Mining for Sustainable Development Goals by Puji Prayitno Kuat, Pandu Ramadhan Galih, Nuha Ilmawan Faiz

“…This study uses a qualitative research design to evaluate law enforcement efforts in Brazil, Ghana, and Indonesia. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews involving law enforcement personnel, government officials, environmental experts, and local community members affected by mining activities. …”
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Striking the Right Balance by Monica Verdoia, MD, PhD, Rasha Al-Bawardy, MD, Maria Antonieta Albanez A. de Medeiros Lopes, MD, Aaysha Cader, MD, MSc, Mayank Dalakoti, MD, Anas Merdad, MD, Yubrine Moraa Gachemba, MD, Hazel Mburu, MD, Sarah Rosanel, MD, Alan Sigal, MD

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A Critical and Progressive Review on Maternal and Child Health Policies in India by Prity Kumari, Anand Kumar Chaudhary

“…Although India outperformed the global average in terms of maternal mortality reduction between 1990 and 2016, we still have a long way to go to catch up with large economies such as Brazil (44), China (27) and Japan (5). …”
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Asymmetric Effects of Trade Openness and National Income on Government Size in BRICS Countries: New Evidence for Wagner’s Law by Дхиани Мехта, Никундж Патель

“… The growing economic prominence of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) has attracted considerable attention to the macroeconomic dynamics driving their development. …”
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Quantum control in size selected semiconductor quantum dot thin films by Kärcher Victor, Reiker Tobias, da Costa Pedro F.G.M., de Camargo Andrea S.S., Zacharias Helmut

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Why Is Participation Low in Referendums? Lessons from Latin America by Eli Gavin Rau, Radha Sarkar, Susan C. Stokes

“…We draw on cross-national evidence, qualitative research in Colombia, and quantitative analysis of municipal-level referendum voting behavior in Brazil. The key to understanding low voter turnout in these settings is the relatively weaker incentives that political parties have to turn out the vote when control over office is not at stake. …”
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Prevalence of COVID-19 among healthcare workers before and after vaccination by Karina Pinheiro Teixeira dos Reis, Mirelle de Oliveira Saes, Ivy Bastos Ramis

“…Methods: a cross-sectional and observational study that assessed cases of flu syndrome that occurred between March 2020 and December 2021 in healthcare workers vaccinated and unvaccinated with CoronaVac or Astrazeneca in a hospital in the extreme south of Brazil. The study included cases of flu syndrome characterized and monitored by the institution’s occupational health sector and who underwent diagnostic tests by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. …”
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La Inserción internacional de Suramérica: la apuesta por la Unasur by Carlos Alberto Chaves García

“…In like manner, the new experience of regional cohesion responds to the projection of the geostrategic interests of Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela, as an expression of the competence of the leadership of said scheme for regional cooperation and integration.…”
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Unsteady Squeezing Flow and Heat Transfer Analysis of Magnetohydrodynamic Third-grade Nanofluid between Two Disks Embedded in a Porous Medium subjected to Thermal Radiation using H... by Gbeminiyi Musibau Sobamowo, Ahmed Amoo Yinusa, Mufutau Adekojo Waheed, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

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How legitimate are urban climate planning processes? A comparative assessment of Accra, Ahmedabad, Bonn and São Paulo by Niklas Wagner, Minal Pathak

“…By analysing UCAPs of four cities from different regions of the world - Accra (Ghana), Bonn (Germany), São Paulo (Brazil), and Ahmedabad (India) - we unpack the quality of UCAP creation processes in terms of their legitimacy including whether and how key stakeholders were involved in shaping the plan. …”
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