Geoconservation Initiatives in the State of Paraná (Brazil) by Luiz Alberto Fernandes, Fernanda Caroline Borato Xavier, Kimberlym Tábata Pesch Vieira, Liliane Maia Tcacenco-Manzano

“…A long-standing concern has been the absence of geological content in the curriculum of the Brazilian basic education system. Overcoming this problem will require the incorporation of geology and geoconservation concepts into school curricula and educator training, and the effective communication of their significance to society at large.…”
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Mercados culturais no Brasil: a expansão dos shoppings centers e das livrarias megastores by Carlos Alexsandro de Carvalho Souza

“…It should be noted that the reflections are included on what part of the specialized literature in the social sciences categorizes as creative economy, specially due to the management of the agents involved, of the new aesthetic and symbolic justifications that start to develop a panorama which, based on the general growth of the Brazilian economy in the period considered, indicates the robustness of what can be described as contemporary cultural capitalism. …”
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Leafcutter Ant Nests Inhibit Low-Intensity Fire Spread in the Understory of Transitional Forests at the Amazon's Forest-Savanna Boundary by Karine S. Carvalho, Ane Alencar, Jennifer Balch, Paulo Moutinho

“…In a transitional forest, where the southern Amazon forest meets the Brazilian savanna, we tested whether leaf-cutter ant nests and trails (i) inhibit fire spread due to a lack of fuels, and (ii), thereby, reduce the total burned area during these experimental low-intensity fires, particularly at forest edges where leaf-cutter ant abundance was higher. …”
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Factors associated with overweight among food handlers in public schools by Thamiris Rodrigues Macedo, Adriana Fernandez Versiani dos Anjos, Luana Caroline dos Santos, Maria Flávia Gazzinelli Bethony, Simone Cardoso Lisboa Pereira

“…Overweight was diagnosed by means of body mass index measurements and was correlated to anthropometric, socioeconomic, health history and food habit variables that were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire. 274 subjects participated, among whom 99.6% female, mostly married, adult with primary education and per capita income up to the Brazilian national minimum wage were studied. The prevalence of overweight was 82.80%, positively associated with hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, use of medications, habit of snacking, and inversely with the recommended water intake and physical activity practice. …”
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Democracy and education: Notes over military training in Argentina and Brazil by Ana Penido, Suzeley Kalil Mathias, Eduardo Mei.

“…The differences found between the Argentinian and Brazilian cases clearly illustrate the dilemmas involved in military education. …”
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Raça, cultura e pertencimento: a emergência da noção de diáspora africana by Cauê Gomes Flor

“…In the last twenty years, we have seen substantial transformations both in the place that is attributed to the peoples, cultures and traditions of African origin in the formation of Brazilian society, and in the way national identity is approached in the debates and discussions that are dedicated to the investigation of relations in the contemporary world. …”
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Assessing the MODIS Crop Detection Algorithm for Soybean Crop Area Mapping and Expansion in the Mato Grosso State, Brazil by Anibal Gusso, Damien Arvor, Jorge Ricardo Ducati, Mauricio Roberto Veronez, Luiz Gonzaga da Silveira

“…The area estimates were compared to official agricultural statistics from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and from the National Company of Food Supply (CONAB) at different crop levels from 2000/2001 to 2010/2011. …”
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Hepatitis C Worldwide and in Brazil: Silent Epidemic—Data on Disease including Incidence, Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment by Iara Fabricia Kretzer, Andrea do Livramento, Joel da Cunha, Sabrina Gonçalves, Iraci Tosin, Celso Spada, Aricio Treitinger

“…Currently, the main priorities of Brazilian Ministry of Health's strategies for viral hepatitis management include the prevention and early diagnosis of viral hepatitis infections; strengthening of the healthcare network and lines of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, viral hepatitis, and AIDS; improvement and development of surveillance, information, and research; and promotion of universal access to medication. …”
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Evaluation of microbial activity, N-NH3 and CO2 losses in poultry litter treated with basalt rock powder by Janete Curtis, Augusto Luchese, Robson Missio

“…Purpose Poultry litter (PL) and basalt rock powder (BRP) are raw materials highly produced in some Brazilian regions. The association of these products can generate greater added value for the agribusiness chain and be a sustainable source of fertilizer.Method The experiment consisted of an incubation trial over time for chemical characterization of the materials. …”
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AVALIAÇÃO E COMPARAÇÃO DOS SISTEMAS COLOIDAIS DE LEITES UHT COMERCIALIZADOS NAS REGIÕES SUL E SUDESTE DO BRASIL by Gabriel de A. Farage, Ítalo T. Perrone, Rodrigo Stephani, Nathalia da S. Campos, Natália M. G. Alves

“…Ultra high temperature (UHT) milk has great relevance in the Brazilian dairy market. Thermal processing, physical-chemical and compositional properties have relevant impact on the quality of milk processed via UHT. …”
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Semaglutide, type 2 diabetes, and the risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy by Fernando K. Malerbi, Marcello C. Bertoluci

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Penile Cancer: Innovations in Ultrastructural and Vibrational Markers by Joel Félix Silva Diniz-Filho, Ana Caroline Muniz Silva, Antônio Augusto Lima Teixeira, Bruna Larissa Nolêto Sousa, Ralph Santos-Oliveira, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva, Clenilton Costa dos Santos, Luciana Magalhães Rebelo Alencar

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The hypothalamus as the central regulator of energy balance and its impact on current and future obesity treatments by Bruna Bombassaro, Eliana P. Araujo, Licio A. Velloso

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Metformin ameliorates peripheral neuropathy in diabetic rats by downregulating autophagy via the AMPK pathway by Fangqin You, Diya Xie, Cheng Li, Lihang Yang, Fengmin Liu

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Mobilização para além das fronteiras: semelhanças transnacionais dos movimentos sociais de origem virtual pelo mundo by Luciana de Oliveira Leal Halbritter, Maria Inácia D\u2019Ávila Neto

“…These movements are not a Brazilian originality, as they repeat similar movements in other countries. …”
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Laypersons’ Esthetic Perception of Different Dentogingival Characteristics Based on Smile Dynamics: Cross-Sectional Study by Adriana S. Malheiros, Julianne R. Barboza, Sebastião M. Pinheiro Neto, Daniela B. Dibai, Etevaldo M. Maia Filho, Célia Maio Pinzan-Vercelino, Meire C. Ferreira, Rudys R. J. Tavarez

“…Smile and facial dynamics influence the perception of dentogingival alterations among Brazilian laypeople. Diastema is an alteration that interferes with the isolated evaluation of the lower third of the face and the facial set.…”
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Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study by Amanda da Rocha Oliveira Cardoso, Anna Carolina Galvão Ferreira, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi

“…Methods: An ecological study was conducted on asthma-related hospitalizations and mortality in Brazil from 2013 to 2023, using data extracted from the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System and the Mortality Information System. …”
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The Political Economy of Tourism in Brazil (2003-2016): a “Positive” yet still Neoliberal Agenda? by Thiago Duarte Pimentel, Mariana Pereira Chaves Pimentel, Marcela Costa Bifano de Oliveira, Dominic Lapointe

“…To illustrate our model, we used secondary data from the period of the Workers’ Party governments in Brazil (Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, 2003–2010, and Dilma Rousseff, 2011–2016), as previous studies indicate that this period was marked by a notable increase and qualitative shift in the tourism sector in Brazilian history. Our findings reveal that tourism in Brazil underwent a profound transformation, both quantitatively and qualitatively, during the analyzed period. …”
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Resistance to antibiotics and presence of plasmid in enterobacteria and staphylococcus aureus in the sector of diet of a public hospital by Simone Cardoso Lisboa Pereira, Roberta Silva Ribeiro, Denise Mara Soares Bazzolli, Maria Cristina Dantas Vanetti

“…The presence of enterobacteria resistant to antibiotics and the presence of plasmid DNA in the isolates were evaluated in a sector of dietary action a Brazilian public hospital. The enumeration and isolation of enterobacteria were done in samples collected from food handlers, utensils, and food processing surfaces. …”
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Biotechnological Approach for Development and Characterization of Protein Feed for <i>Melipona quadrifasciata</i> by Patrícia Miranda-Pinto, Jullio Kennedy Castro Soares, Irys Hany Lima Gonzalez, Yuri Ribeiro Diogo, Lívia Soman de Medeiros, Luciana Chagas Caperuto, Patrícia Locosque Ramos, Tiago Maurício Francoy, Michelle Manfrini Morais

“…To address this, we developed a fermented protein feed using microorganisms from pollen of <i>Melipona quadrifasciata,</i> a species commonly found in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The fermented feed consisted of a protein bran mixture, sugar syrup, and an inoculant derived from species’ fermented pollen. …”
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