Desenvolvimento Urbano Sustentável e Planejamento Ambiental: impactos da expansão urbana e provisão habitacional na recente crise hídrica que atinge a RM de Goiânia by Elcileni de Melo Borges, Débora Ferreira da Cunha, Eduarda Marques da Costa, Celene Cunha Antunes Monteiro Barreira

“…Finally, analyzes the overall picture of Brazilian urbanization, focusing on the specific case of the metropolitan area of ​​Goiânia, which records accelerated urban sprawl, scant control over land use and occupation and strong performance of real estate developers in the production of urban built environment, impacting on the degradation of its two main water supply sources (Meia Ponte and João Leite River) and the recent crisis of scarcity water that affects its population.…”
Get full text

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.…”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

Une région, plusieurs mondes, impressions d’une étude de terrain dans la région du Jarí, Amazonie brésilienne, août 2009 by Ana Greising

“…This article is based on a prolonged fieldwork carried out in the Brazilian Amazon region between January and August 2009 for a PhD in geography about the rise and development of the Jarí river region, a trans-border territory between the Amapá and the Pará state. …”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

Crise hídrica e reestruturação produtiva agrícola no Rio Grande do Norte. by Bruno Lopes da Silva, Adriano Lima Troleis

“…For this, some methodological strategies were used, such as: bibliographical research on water crisis and agricultural technical systems; acquisition of data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE, the National Department of Works against drought - DNOCS, the Agricultural Research Company of Rio Grande do Norte - EMPARN, and the Secretariat of Environment and Water Resources of Rio Great North - SEMARH. …”
Get full text

Activation of Human Neutrophils by the Anti-Inflammatory Mediator Esenbeckia leiocarpa Leads to Atypical Apoptosis by Rafael de Liz, Heros Horst, Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti, Tânia Silvia Fröde, Denis Girard

“…Despite the fact that Esenbeckia leiocarpa, a Brazilian plant, possesses potential anti-inflammatory properties, its effect in neutrophils, key players in inflammation, has never been investigated. …”
Get full text

Oxidative Precipitation of Manganese from Acid Mine Drainage by Potassium Permanganate by Regeane M. Freitas, Thomaz A. G. Perilli, Ana Claudia Q. Ladeira

“…The greatest removal, that is, 99%, occurred at pH 7.0, when treated waters presented manganese levels as low as 1.0 mg/L, the limit established by the Brazilian legislation. Birnessite (MnO2), hausmannite (Mn3O4), and manganite (MnOOH) were detected by Raman spectroscopy. …”
Get full text

Reproductive potential of the endangered land crab, Johngarthia lagostoma (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae), from Trindade Island, Brazil by Esli E. D. Mosna, Maria A. M. Oliveira, Marcio C. A. João, Marcelo A. A. Pinheiro

“…Johngarthia lagostoma is an endemic species to Atlantic Oceanic islands (Rocas Atoll, Fernando de Noronha, Ascension, and Trindade), and it is classified as endangered (EN) in Brazilian territory according to IUCN criteria. Until now, the reproductive potential of this species has only been described for the Ascension Island population. …”
Get full text

The Influence of Tensile Strength Difference with Variable Gravel Sizes on the Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in the Conglomerate Reservoir by Junnian Chen

“…To study the tensile strength difference caused by the size of conglomerate gravel, some Brazilian splitting tests were conducted. To find the influence of tensile strength difference on the hydraulic fracture propagation, some true triaxial hydraulic fracturing experiments for layered formations were carried out. …”
Get full text

Associations between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment and Patient Nutritional Status and Height by Mariana F. Granato, Alexandre A. Ferraro, Denise M. Lellis, Erasmo B. Casella

“…The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional profile of a Brazilian cohort of ADHD patients with that of the general population and to analyze the association between ADHD drug treatment (with methylphenidate), nutritional status, and height of these individuals. …”
Get full text

Desafios dos produtores de base familiar na produção do coco em reassentamentos públicos do Vale do São Francisco – Brasil by Guilherme José Ferreira de Araújo, Clélio Cristiano dos Santos, Edvânia Tôrres Aguiar Gomes

“…This thesis integrates the mission of the INNOVATE Project, a collaboration among Brazilian and German universities studying the use of water and soil in the Itaparica region of Pernambuco and Bahia, Brazil.…”
Get full text

Hybrid Finite-Discrete Element Modelling of Excavation Damaged Zone Formation Process Induced by Blasts in a Deep Tunnel by Huaming An, Hongyuan Liu, Haoyu Han

“…After that, the hybrid finite-discrete element method is calibrated by modelling the rock failure process in the uniaxial compression strength (UCS) test and Brazilian tensile strength (BTS) test. Finally, the hybrid finite-discrete element method is used to model the excavation process in a deep tunnel. …”
Get full text

The Mercosur-European Union agreements seen from the perspective of Argentina’s foreign policy by Alejandro Cesar Simonoff

“…This was greatly expedited by the impeachment of former Brazilian President Dilma Roussef, a development that allowed all Mercosur countries to be in the same page regarding the organization´s relationship with the European partners. …”
Get full text

Municipal public spending in environmental management: efficiency and determinants by Vanderléia de Souza da Silva, Johan Hendrik Poker Junior, Marco Antonio Milani Filho, Ieda Kanashiro Makiya, Denise Rugani Topke

“… Brazilian public spending on environmental management is constant, being the state and the municipality of São Paulo the ones that have spent the most on this function. …”
Get full text

Rendre visible les impacts des pesticides du soja : contributions et limites d’un observatoire de science citoyenne à Santarém, Amazonie brésilienne by Emilie Coudel, Stéphanie Nasuti, Danielle Wagner Silva, Marie-Paule Bonnet, Mariana Piva, Beatriz Abreu dos Santos, Ricardo Folhes, Vincent Bonnal, Valéria Fechine, Denise Lima, Carlos José Sousa Passos, Txai Mitt Schwamborn, Ione Nakamura, Gracivane Rodrigues de Moura

“…We conduct a reflection based on a citizen science process we conducted in the region of Santarem, in the Brazilian Amazon, where soybean has been expanding significantly for the past 20 years. …”
Get full text

Insulin Modulates Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-Induced Inflammation by Restoring the Populations of NK Cells, Dendritic Cells, and B Lymphocytes in Lungs by Felipe Beccaria Casagrande, Sabrina de Souza Ferreira, Fernanda Peixoto Barbosa Nunes, Lavínia Maria Dal’Mas Romera, Suelen Silvana dos Santos, Fernando Henrique Galvão Tessaro, Paula Regina Knox de Souza, Sandro Rogério Almeida, Joilson Oliveira Martins

“…Paracoccidioidomycosis, a key issue for Brazilian health service, can be aggravated in patients with impaired immunological responses, such as diabetic patients. …”
Get full text

Avaliação das áreas de preservação permanente da região metropolitana de Goiânia a partir da análise legal e de sistema de informação geográfica by Joildes Brasil, Manuel Eduardo Ferreira, Murilo Raphael Dias Cardoso

“…Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) are spaces specially protected by law, through the Brazilian Forest Code (CFB). These spaces, despite being environmentally fragile, play important ecosystem functions, especially the protection of water resources. …”
Get full text