Reliability analysis of reinforced concrete slabs according to NBR 6118 considering the lateral confinement by Gabriel Orso Garcia, Mauro de Vasconcellos Real, Paula Manica Lazzari

“…In this context, this study proposes a reliability analysis of slabs designed according to Brazilian standards, considering or not the phenomenon, with the goal of establishing a comparison between the cases. …”
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Geological Structure Exploration of Karst Collapse Column and Evaluation of Water Insulation Properties of the Mud Part by Shijian Yu, Jiyang Liu, Peng Bai, Hongtao Xu, Runshan He, Yongshen Wang, Dawei Yin

“…Finally, the tensile strength of the mud part was obtained by the Brazilian splitting method, and the water insulation ability of the mud part at the periods when the tunneling roadway and the working face passed the KCC was calculated, respectively. …”
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A Miss Kayapó: ritual, espetáculo e beleza by André Demarchi

“…Held in the city of São Félix do Xingu, in the State of Pará (Brazil), before a large number of indigenous and non-indigenous people, the Beauty Contest is an important ritual to understand the inter-ethnic relations between the contemporary Mebêngôkre and the other Brazilian inhabitants of the region. The idea here is to analyze the aesthetical and ritual forms of appropriation mobilized by the group, as well as the ways by which imagery control is exerted by indigenous peoples in the Contest. …”
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Metaheuristic Approaches for Hydropower System Scheduling by Ieda G. Hidalgo, Regiane S. de Barros, Jéssica P. T. Fernandes, João Paulo F. Estrócio, Paulo B. Correia

“…The proposed methodology is applied to two Brazilian hydroelectric plants, in cascade, that belong to the national interconnected system. …”
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Culture as a dimension of country brand: the highs and lows of Brazil’s brand image by Fabiana Gondim Mariutti, Mirna de Lima Medeiros

“…Brazil’s next most recognized unique cultural aspects were ‘flipflops’, the ‘Amazon’, ‘carnival parades’, ‘Brazil nuts’ and the ‘Brazilian native indigenous people’. Nevertheless, Brazil’s brand image is, to some extent, more favourable than unfavourable. …”
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É possível romper com a herança ibérica? Uma releitura da obra de Raymundo Faoro by Marcos Abraão Fernandes Ribeiro, Wania Amélia Belchior Mesquita

“…With this analysis, we try to bring new elements to reinterpret one of the most important Brazilian intellectuals, whose theses on the conduct of the State are still being addressed to us today.…”
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A Validated Reverse Phase HPLC Analytical Method for Quantitation of Glycoalkaloids in Solanum lycocarpum and Its Extracts by Renata Fabiane Jorge Tiossi, Mariza Abreu Miranda, João Paulo Barreto de Sousa, Fabíola Silva Garcia Praça, Maria Vitória Lopes Badra Bentley, James Dewey McChesney, Jairo Kenupp Bastos

“…Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) is native to the Brazilian Cerrado. Fruits of this species contain the glycoalkaloids solasonine (SN) and solamargine (SM), which display antiparasitic and anticancer properties. …”
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L’odeur de l’axé by Arnaud Halloy

“…I suggest three theoretical claims: the hypothesis of the metonymic function of smells (Howes 1987), i.e. that the very nature of smell—their liminal, intangible and evolutive character, as well as their privileged link to emotions—redouble at the experiential level the rituals’ symbolic function of transformation; the hypothesis of an “olfactive evaluative conditioning” (Zucco 2013) at the heart of the metonymic function of smells; the existence of olfactive practices and “styles,” which are constitutive elements of collective identities in Afro-Brazilian religions.…”
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Computed Tomography to Estimate the Representative Elementary Area for Soil Porosity Measurements by Jaqueline Aparecida Ribaski Borges, Luiz Fernando Pires, André Belmont Pereira

“…The results obtained point out that samples with a section area corresponding to at least 882.1 mm2 were the ones that provided representative values of ϕ for the studied Brazilian tropical soil.…”
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Prevalence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Clone Harboring sfa Gene in Brazil by Terezinha Knöbl, Andrea Micke Moreno, Renata Paixão, Tânia Aparecida Tardelli Gomes, Mônica Aparecida Midolli Vieira, Domingos da Silva Leite, Jesus E. Blanco, Antônio José Piantino Ferreira

“…Isolates collected from 12 Brazilian poultry farms mostly belonged to serogroup O6, followed by serogroups O2, O8, O21, O46, O78, O88, O106, O111, and O143. …”
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Trends and transitions: mapping a decade of conservation research in Brazil’s federal protected areas by Ana Carolina da Silva, Franklin Galvão, Nelson Cosmo

“…The COVID-19 pandemic impacted research, together with the dismantling of scientific institutions by the Brazilian government compromised scientific progress, reflected in a decline of 54% in publications. …”
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Wing Morphometry and Acoustic Signals in Sterile and Wild Males: Implications for Mating Success in Ceratitis capitata by João Maria Gomes Alencar de Souza, Paulo Augusto de Lima-Filho, Wagner Franco Molina, Lúcia Maria de Almeida, Milson Bezerra de Gouveia, Francisco Pepino de Macêdo, Raul Alberto Laumann, Beatriz Aguiar Jordão Paranhos

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Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with HIV Vulnerability according to Sexual Orientation by Maria Aparecida A. O. Serra, Antoninho B. Milhomem, Samae B. Oliveira, Francisca Aline A. S. Santos, Roberta Araújo e Silva, Ana Cristina P. J. Costa, Maria da Conceição S. O. Cunha, Antônio Uelton A. Silva, Roberto Wagner J. F. Freitas, Márcio Flávio M. Araújo

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Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil in Diet to Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) by Márcia Valéria Silva do Couto, Natalino da Costa Sousa, Higo Andrade Abe, Joel Artur Rodrigues Dias, Carlos Alberto Martins Cordeiro, Peterson Emmanuel Guimarães Paixão, Thays Brito Reis Santos, Fernanda dos Santos Cunha, Juliana Oliveira Meneses, Ricardo Marques Nogueira Filho, Carol Nunes Costa Bomfim, Cláucia Aparecida Honorato, Bruno Trindade Cardoso, Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto

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Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger by Xosé Somoza Medina

“…This article analyses the relationship between cinema and the city of Porto, from the first film episodes to the co-financing by the local Film Commission of the film Porto, by Brazilian-born filmmaker Gabe Klinger. The study contrasts the way in which local director Manoel de Oliveira projected the city of Porto in his works, with the objective and qualitative analysis of Gabe Klinger’s film. …”
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Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“…This 3-page fact sheet explains how to differentiate Florida bonneted bats from velvety free-tailed bats and Brazilian free-tailed bats and explains what to do if you find one of these endangered bats. …”
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Mobiliser le paysage pour observer les territoires : quelles démarches, pour quelle participation des acteurs ? by Pierre Dérioz, Philippe Béringuier, Anne-Élisabeth Laques

“…Still in its first stages, the second case study shows an attempt to combine a landscape-oriented approach and remote sensing data, and thus to produce spacialised informations about land-use, agrodiversity and biodiversity in western brazilian Amazonia (High-Solimoes).…”
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Explainable AI associates ECG aging effects with increased cardiovascular risk in a longitudinal population study by Philip Hempel, Antônio H. Ribeiro, Marcus Vollmer, Theresa Bender, Marcus Dörr, Dagmar Krefting, Nicolai Spicher

“…We validated an AI-ECG model, originally trained on Brazilian data, using a German cohort with over 20 years of follow-up, demonstrating similar performance (r 2 = 0.70) to the original study (0.71). …”
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Two new species of Hypancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Xingu, Amazon, Brazil by Leandro Melo de Sousa, Erilda Barbosa de Sousa, Renildo de Oliveira Ribeiro, Mark H. Sabaj, Jansen Zuanon, Lúcia Rapp Py-Daniel

“…Abstract Hypancistrus was proposed as a monotypic genus for a highly unique species, H. zebra, known only from a short stretch of the Middle rio Xingu on the Brazilian Shield. Subsequent studies added eight species, all described from river systems draining the Guiana Shield. …”
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Breastfeeding duration: does parity influence? A longitudinal investigation: the pro-saude study by REBECA N.M. DA SILVA, EDUARDO FAERSTEIN

“…This study aims to investigate how parity influences breastfeeding duration among Brazilian women and to examine the relationship between the number of siblings and the duration of breastfeeding for each child. …”
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