Antileishmanial Activity of Warifteine: A Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Isolated from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae) by Eliete Cavalcanti da Silva, Cynthia Dias Rayol, Paloma Lys Medeiros, Regina Célia Bressan Queiroz Figueiredo, Márcia Regina Piuvezan, José Maria Brabosa-Filho, Alexsandro Fernandes Marinho, Teresinha Gonçalves Silva, Gardenia Carmen Gadelha Militão, Ana Paula Pimentel Cassilhas, Paulo Paes de Andrade

“…(Menispermaceae), a plant commonly used for the treatment of various diseases in Brazilian folk medicine. Using the purified warifteine, the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) was determined at 0.08 mg/mL after 72 h in culture, inducing significant changes in the parasite morphology, like aberrant multisepted forms and blebs in the plasma membrane. …”
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Genotoxic Potential and Physicochemical Parameters of Sinos River, Southern Brazil by Madalena C. S. Scalon, Ciliana Rechenmacher, Anna Maria Siebel, Michele L. Kayser, Manoela T. Rodrigues, Sharbel W. Maluf, Marco Antonio S. Rodrigues, Luciano Basso da Silva

“…Water quality analysis demonstrated values above those described in Brazilian legislation in Parobé and Sapucaia do Sul sites, located in the middle and in the lower courses of the Sinos River, respectively. …”
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A construção social da qualidade na produção agroalimentar: o caso do arroz "Amigo do Taim"1 by Flávio Sacco dos Anjos, Gisela Loureiro Duarte

“…The article analyzes the trajectory that culminated in the creation of organic rice "Amigo do Taim", revealing the nature ofthe social ties that were being woven to develop a unique process of social construction of quality in a specifíc region ofRio Grande do Sul, in the close to one ofthe main natural reserves of this Brazilian state, the Taim Ecological Sta-tion. The initiative came amid the search for economic viability for a group of families settled in the extreme south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. …”
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Calibration Method for Confocal X-Ray Microanalysis with Polychromatic Excitation by C. Sosa, V. Stoytschew, J. Leani, H. J. Sánchez, C. A. Pérez, R. D. Perez

“…The developed calibration method was applied for a confocal spectrometer implemented in the Brazilian Synchrotron Radiation Source (LNLS) with white beam. …”
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Predisposing Factors for Pseudoplacentational Endometrial Hyperplasia or Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia in Dogs and Their Association with Pyometra by Clarissa Helena Santana, Monique Ferreira Souza, Laice Alves da Silva, Lucas dos Reis de Souza, André Marcos Santana, Ayisa Rodrigues Oliveira, Tatiane Alves da Paixão, Renato Lima Santos

“…PEH was significantly more frequent in dogs between 4 and 12 years of age and significantly less frequent in Yorkshires than Shih-tzus, as well as in the breed group that includes Brazilian Terriers and Yorkshires. CEH was significantly more frequent in dogs older than 12 years, but no breed predisposition was observed. …”
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Gênero e raça no trabalho em tecnologia da informação (TI) by Jordão Horta Nunes

“…The main data sources come from databases of the Brazilian government (Census, PNAD, RAIS), but also from academic production concerned with IT work, primarily in the sociology of work, economics and scientific policy issues. …”
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Entamoeba histolytica: Gene Expression Analysis of Cells Invading Tissues by Helen C. Fernandes, Ana F. Costa, Michelle A. R. Freitas, Almir S. Martins, Jorge L. Pesquero, Élida M. Rabelo, Maria A. Gomes

“…In this study we used the differential display to select gene segments related to invasiveness of amoeba. One Brazilian strain of E. histolytica in two conditions, able or not to cause lesions in experimental animals, was used. …”
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The genetics and hormonal basis of human gender identity by Rafael Loch Batista, Luciana Mattos Barros Oliveira

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Does drug dispensing influence patients’ medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Elizabete Priscila Costa Santana, Haidelucia Rodrigues Vieira Javarini, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Tiago Marques Reis, Genival Araujo dos Santos-Junior, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha

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Effects of Multipolar Radiofrequency and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Treatment for Face and Neck Rejuvenation by Thais Cristina Ferraz de Oliveira, Sheyla de Fatima Soares Rocha, Daniel Gontijo Ramos, Camila Gontijo Ramos, Michelle Vanessa dos Anjos Carvalho, Mariana Gontijo Ramos

“…The combined multipolar radiofrequency and pulsed electromagnetic field device is effective and safe for treatment of aged skin in Brazilian patients.…”
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Seroprevalence and Seroconversion of Dengue and Implications for Clinical Diagnosis in Amazonian Children by Antonio Camargo Martins, Thasciany Moraes Pereira, Humberto Oliart-Guzmán, Breno Matos Delfino, Saulo Augusto Silva Mantovani, Athos Muniz Braña, Fernando Luiz Cunha Castelo Branco, José Alcântara Filgueira Júnior, Ana Paula Santos, Alanderson Alves Ramalho, Andréia Silva Guimarães, Thiago Santos de Araújo, Cristieli Sérgio de Menezes Oliveira, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Mônica da Silva-Nunes

“…We conducted a population-based study between 2010 and 2011, with children aged 6 months to 12 years that were living in the urban area of a small town in the Brazilian Amazon. The prevalence of IgG antibodies against dengue antigens was determined by indirect ELISA technique, and seronegative children were reexamined after 12 months to determine seroconversion rates. …”
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A Multicomponent Particle Model and Linear Fitting Calibration Method for Heterogeneous Rocks by Qifeng Guo, Ying Zhang, Xun Xi, Xu Wu, Meifeng Cai

“…Uniaxial compression, triaxial compression, and Brazilian tests are carried out in the lab. The failure pattern and stress-strain curves are obtained from numerical simulations and verified with those observed in the experiments. …”
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Reappraisal and neotypification of Phyllachora feijoae by L.C. Costa, D.M. Macedo, R.W. Barreto

“…The name Catacauma feijoae, although now regarded as a later synonym of P. feijoae is still mistakenly in use (as, for instance, in the Brazilian list of fungi on plants). The type specimen was most probably deposited in the Botanisches Garten und Museum Berlin-Dahlem (B) and lost or destroyed during World War II, and could not be located. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Differentiation of the Causal Agent of Citrus Black Spot in Brazil by Ester Wickert, Antonio de Goes, Andressa de Souza, Eliana Gertrudes de Macedo Lemos

“…Despite the fact that the fungus and the disease are well studied, little is known about the genetic diversity and the structure of the fungi populations in Brazilian orchards. The objective of this work was study the genetic diversity and population differentiation of G. citricarpa associated with four sweet orange varieties in two geographic locations using DNA sequence of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region from fungi isolates. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antifungal, and Cytotoxicity Activities of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd Leaves by Carla de Moura Martins, Sérgio A. L. de Morais, Mário M. Martins, Luís C. S. Cunha, Cláudio V. da Silva, Carlos H. G. Martins, Luís F. Leandro, Alberto de Oliveira, Francisco J. T. de Aquino, Evandro A. do Nascimento, Roberto Chang

“…The species Inga laurina is native to the Brazilian Cerrado. There are no studies about the chemical composition and biological activities of extracts of this endangered species. …”
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Elderly in the state of co-residence in a town in State Bahia, Brazil by Saulo Sacramento Meira, Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela, Cezar Augusto Casotti, Jorge Costa do Nascimento, Camila Barros Andrade

“…The study elderly subjects are mostly female, with low education level, survive with up to one Brazilian minimum wage and consider themselves happy with life and with the other participants in co-residence. …”
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It's not always easy to buy the idea: strategies, perceptions, and implications of learner-centered teaching in coach education by William das Neves Salles, Lincoln Cruz Martins, Juarez Vieira do Nascimento, Michel Milistetd

“…IntroductionThe study aims to investigate the development of a learner-centered teaching (LCT), a constructivist-based proposal focused on the learner and the learning process, in a university-based coach education program (CEP) through an action research (AR) approach.MethodsParticipants were six students, the researcher and the professor of a Sport Pedagogy course of a public Brazilian university. The classes were taught in a collaborative way between the professor and the researcher, and rubrics were used to guide the LCT development process.Results and discussionThe proposal was developed gradually and progressively in the course, through diversified teaching strategies that prioritized student interaction and reflection. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Pathogenicity of Different Strains of Schistosoma mansoni by Antônio Aurélio Euzébio, Nádia Regina Borim Zuim, Arício Xavier Linhares, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães

“…The pathogenesis of three different Schistosoma mansoni strains from the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais (BH strain) and São Paulo (SJ and SD strains) was evaluated in experimentally infected mice. …”
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From the Criminalization of Substances to the “War on Drugs” Policy: A Century of Prohibitionism in Brazil by José Guilherme Magalhães e Silva, Luís Felipe Zilli, Letícia Godinho de Souza

“…A systematic analysis of national and international legislation reveals that the prohibitionist enterprise was successful in Brazil due to two factors: i) as an ideational set, it was integrated into structuring discursive fields of Brazilian political culture, dialoguing with the stigmatization of marginalized populations and criminalization of their practices; and ii) as an ordering principle of public policy, it has demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability, incorporating elements of alternative models into its framework without compromising its fundamental structures. …”
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Tempos modernos? by Rita Brandão, Mário José Filho

“…All these changes entailed a reduction in the role of the state, which has caused the establishment and growth of instability and fragility in the lives of Brazilian workers. Paradoxically, the governmental agenda has changed its priorities. …”
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