Comparative Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Amended Tropical Soil Microcosms by Natural Attenuation, Bioaugmentation, or Bioenrichment by Vanessa Marques Alvarez, Joana Montezano Marques, Elisa Korenblum, Lucy Seldin

“…In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of monitored natural attenuation, bioenrichment, and bioaugmentation using a consortium of three actinomycetes strains in remediating two distinct typical Brazilian soils from the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes that were contaminated with crude oil, with or without the addition of NaCl. …”
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Calophyllum brasiliense Modulates the Immune Response and Promotes Leishmania amazonensis Intracellular Death by L. Domeneghetti, I. G. Demarchi, J. Z. Caitano, R. B. Pedroso, T. G. V. Silveira, M. V. C. Lonardoni

“…Calophyllum brasiliense is a plant from the Brazilian rain forests and has been used in folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including leishmaniasis. …”
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Switching categories in syntax by Paula Armelin, Dalila Maria de Souza, Lydsson Gonçalves

“… This paper investigates the relationship between infinitival nominalizations and analytical passives in Brazilian Portuguese. Taking Distributed Morphology as a theoretical framework (Halle & Marantz 1993; Marantz 1997), we propose a parallel structure for these formations based on the important similarities they present. …”
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A Velha Novidade da Pandemia: Neoliberalismo, Meio Ambiente e Covid-191 by Victor José Alves Fernandes, Bruno Lucas Saliba de Paula

“…In order to substantiate empirically our investigation, we adopt as a research strategy multi-sited ethnography contributions, through which we juxtapose: (1) the progressive adoption of neoliberal measures, in Brazil and overseas; (2) the intimately related process of environmental deregulamentation in Brazil; and (3) measures taken by the Brazilian government in face of the pandemic of Covid-19. …”
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Study on Stability and Plastic Zone Distribution of Tunnel with Thin Carbonaceous Slate at Different Dip Angles by Jin Zhang, Chuanhao Xi, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Wang

“…First, combined with the Haibaluo tunnel project, Brazilian splitting and uniaxial compression tests of jointed carbonaceous slate are performed. …”
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A Curious Case of Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Seth Shaffer, Mayur Brahmania, Hemant Shah

“…A 49-year-old Brazilian male presented to the emergency department with a five-day history of abdominal pain, dark stools, and syncope. …”
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TOWARDS ANOTHER COSMOPOLITANISM: TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISM OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA by Denise Vitale, Renata Nagamine

“…They began by occupying positions of power in local organizations and, more recently, gained prominence on the national, regional, and global levels. Brazilian Indigenous female leaders have followed the path established by other movements of the Indigenous women in Latin America and also have framed their human rights claims. …”
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Rock Mechanics Characteristics Test and Optimization of High-Efficiency Mining in Dajishan Tungsten Mine by Kang Zhao, Shuijie Gu, Yajing Yan, Qiang Li, Wanqi Xiao, Guoqing Liu

“…In this paper, the uniaxial compression deformation test, Brazilian splitting test, and cornea pressure shear test are carried out for rocks in the Dajishan tungsten mine. …”
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Forensic examinations in the investigations of crimes involving animals: a review by Cristiano Mougenot Mores, Márcio Botelho de Castro, Cristiano Barros de Melo

“…Drawing on the extensive experience of the Federal Police’s criminal investigations in Brazil and the specialized forensic veterinary and scientific expertise developed at the stricto sensu Graduate level at the University of Brasília, this review provides an updated and comprehensive analysis of the most relevant expert examinations supporting investigations into animal-related crimes, with a focus on the Brazilian context. The review covers key aspects of forensic examinations conducted by criminal experts, including forensic entomology, forensic toxicology, imaging techniques, taxonomic identifications, bird rings, investigations of mistreatment, forensic veterinary pathology, forensic genetics, and isotope ratio analysis. …”
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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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Diversity of Mosquito Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil by Ulisses E. C. Confalonieri, Cristina Costa Neto

“…This paper presents a study based on ecological parameters represented by diversity and richness indices applied in a community of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), at the National Forest of Caxiuanã, Melgaço municipality, state of Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon. A total of 25,433 specimens of culicids were collected in the study, from five field collection periods, over 10 months, between 2005 and 2006. …”
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Herbal Medicinal Products from Passiflora for Anxiety: An Unexploited Potential by Lyca R. da Fonseca, Rafaele de A. Rodrigues, Aline de S. Ramos, Jefferson D. da Cruz, José Luiz P. Ferreira, Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva, Ana Claudia F. Amaral

“…Thus, this article was based on a search into the uses of the main species of the genus Passiflora with anxiolytic activity and its main secondary metabolites and some pharmacological studies, patents, and registered products containing Passiflora. Furthermore, the Brazilian Regulatory Health Agency Datavisa, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the United Kingdom, and the European Medicines Agency websites were consulted. …”
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BidCorpus: A multifaceted learning dataset for public procurementHugging Face by Weslley Lima, Victor Silva, Jasson Silva, Ricardo Lira, Anselmo Paiva

“…To address this issue, we introduce BidCorpus, a novel and comprehensive dataset consisting of thousands of documents related to public procurement, specifically bidding notices from Brazilian public websites. The dataset was labeled using weak supervision techniques, manual labeling, and BERT-based language models. …”
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Use of Molecular Methods for the Rapid Mass Detection of Schistosoma mansoni (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) by Roberta Lima Caldeira, Liana Konovaloffi Jannotti-Passos, Omar Dos Santos Carvalho

“…The low stringency-polymerase chain reaction (LS-PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays were used to detect the presence of S. mansoni DNA in (1) Brazilian intermediate hosts (Biomphalaria glabrata, B. straminea, and B. tenagophila) with patent S. mansoni infections, (2) B. glabrata snails with prepatent S. mansoni infections, (3) various mixtures of infected and noninfected snails; and (4) snails infected with other trematode species. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography of Van Der Waals Heterostructures Using Extreme Ultraviolet Light by Felix Wiesner, Johann J. Abel, Muhammad Hussain, Vipin Krishna, Alisson R. Cadore, Juan P. G. Felipe, Ana M. Valencia, Martin Wünsche, Julius Reinhard, Marco Gruenewald, Caterina Cocchi, Gerhard G. Paulus, Giancarlo Soavi, Silvio Fuchs

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Agronomic Performance of Irrigated and Rainfed Arabica Coffee Cultivars in the Cerrado Mineiro Region by Giovani Belutti Voltolini, Gladyston Rodrigues Carvalho, Vinícius Teixeira Andrade, André Dominghetti Ferreira, Francislei Vitti Raposo, João Paulo Felicori Carvalho, Diego Junior Martins Vilela, Cleidson Alves da Silva, Jéfferson de Oliveira Costa, Guilherme Barbosa Abreu, Juliana Costa de Rezende Abrahão, César Elias Botelho, Denis Henrique Silva Nadaleti, Marcelo Ribeiro Malta, Vânia Aparecida Silva, Sônia Maria de Lima Salgado, Reginério Soares de Faria, Antônio Carlos Baião de Oliveira, Antônio Alves Pereira

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Sérgio Ferro au prisme d’une histoire brésilienne,(re-)lire Dessin-chantier by Sandra Fiori

“…Based on the account of this biographical path, the article offers a brazilian point of view on Dessin-chantier, evokes the way in which Ferro’s theoretical work continue to be discussed in Brazil and then, highlights its basic political dimension.…”
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Effects of a 12-Week Exercise Training Program on Physical Function in Institutionalized Frail Elderly by Cristiane Batisti Ferreira, Pâmela dos Santos Teixeira, Geiane Alves dos Santos, Athila Teles Dantas Maya, Paula Americano do Brasil, Vinícius Carolino Souza, Cláudio Córdova, Aparecido Pimentel Ferreira, Ricardo Moreno Lima, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega

“…With the increase in life expectancy, the Brazilian elderly population has risen considerably. …”
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Macro/Microtesting and Damage and Degradation of Sandstones under Dry-Wet Cycles by Xinrong Liu, Zijuan Wang, Yan Fu, Wen Yuan, Luli Miao

“…In terms of the degradation of mechanical parameters of rock mass in the hydrofluctuation belt of a reservoir bank slope arising from rainfall and the reservoir level fluctuation, the moderately weathered sandstone in a side slope of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region is selected as a research object to carry out “drying-saturation-drying” tests for disks with two thicknesses (h=25 mm, h=50 mm) in different cycles; a spiral CT machine, an ultrasonic velocity meter, and a light Schmidt hammer are utilzed to conduct nondestructive testing on dry-wet cycles; through the Brazilian splitting test, the uniaxial tensile strength of “dry” and “saturated” sandstones under different dry-wet cycles is obtained. …”
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Entrepreneurial university: a study at the Federal University of Fronteira Su by Rivaldo de Almeida Arruda, Humberto Tonani Tosta, Kelly Cristina Benetti Tonani Tosta

“…Theoretical Framework: Entrepreneurial education initiatives, especially in Brazilian federal universities, need to be reviewed to bring not only regional economic development but also sustainable social development. …”
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