Knee pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life by Alberto de Vitta, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão, Matias Noll

“…Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and impact on the quality of life of knee pain in Brazilian adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on a population survey with 600 individuals interviewed using questionnaires including a) sociodemographic and labor aspects; b) physical activity level (IPAC questionnaire); c) musculoskeletal symptoms (Nordic questionnaire); and d) quality of life (SF-36). …”
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Removal of Toxic Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions in Integrated Clay Adsorption and Electroflotation by Raimundo Nonato Pereira Teixeira, Vicente Oliveira Sousa Neto, Juliene Tomé Oliveira, Lucas Fontenele Amorim, Eliezer Fares Abdala Neto, Diego de Quadros Melo, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Bonglee Kim, Jorge Marcell Coelho Menezes, Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento

“…The adsorbent materials used were two Brazilian soil clays classified as sodium clay (SC) and ferric clay (FC). …”
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Les politiques d’appui à l’agriculture familiale au Brésil et au Maroc : quelques éléments de comparaison by Nicolas Faysse, Philippe Bonnal, Eric Sabourin

“…Moreover, since 2003, Brazilian policies involve more pluri-dimensional approaches that aim to develop the territories where family farms and native communities are more present.…”
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Luttes pour l’environnement et droit à la ville dans la capitale du Minas Gerais (Brésil) by Pauline Bosredon, Frédéric Dumont, Valentina Bonafine , Alexandre Magno Alves Diniz

“…In Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais, as in many Brazilian cities, with the growth of the population, the "natural" environment was profoundly modified. …”
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Effects of auriculotherapy on blood pressure levels in hypertensive adults and older adults by Victor Hugo Martins Santos, Margani Cadore Weis-Maia, Camila Maria Cenzi, Jaqueline Costa Lima, Camila de Souza dos Santos, Marina Nolli Bittencourt

“…Contributions to practice: auriculotherapy can help regulate blood pressure, promote greater autonomy for nurses and patient-centered care. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-6r8y39d.…”
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Predictors of HIV testing adherence among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study by Laelson Rochelle Milanês Sousa, Raphael Augusto Gir de Carvalho, Daniel de Macêdo Rocha, Marcela Antonini, Milton Jorge de Carvalho Filho, Maria Wiklander, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis

“…This study aimed to analyze the predictors for adherence to HIV infection testing among Brazilian men who have sex with men. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1438 participants, online selected for convenience in all regions of Brazil. …”
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Challenges to mangroves of the Semiarid Equatorial Coast of Brazil in the Anthropocene by Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Alexander Cesar Ferreira, Rebecca Borges, Raymond Ward

“…The semiarid northeast coast of Brazil harbours just less than 44,300 ha of mangroves, 4% of Brazilian total. Notwithstanding this relatively small area, these forests have high ecological and economic importance, sustaining traditional fisheries and protecting biodiversity, including many threatened species. …”
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Discovering Accessible Financial Systems Resources for Emergent Users by Luciano Arruda Teran, Caio Pinheiro de Carvalho, Juliana Álvares Caruso, Marcelle Pereira Mota

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Victus Exergame: An Approach to Rehabilitation of Amputees Based in Serious Game by Rafael Luz Melo, Vítor da Silva Moreira, Érico Marcelo Hoff do Amaral, Julio S. Domingues Júnior

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Dinâmica espaço-temporal das frentes pioneiras no Estado do Pará by Marcelo Thalês, René Poccard-Chapuis

“…Reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is the target of numerous public policies seeking to promote more sustainable forms of territorial development. …”
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Effects of tributyltin on placental and reproductive abnormalities in offspring by Charles S. da Costa, Hanin Alahmadi, Genoa R. Warner, Maria Tereza Nunes, Glaecir Roseni Mundstock Dias, Leandro Miranda-Alves, Jones B. Graceli

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Evaluating a Serious Game for Math: Is it Useful and Fun? by Diego Fellipe Tondorf, Marcelo da Silva Hounsell, Vanessa Andrade Pereira

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Homossexualidade em animais não-humanos by José Carlos Camillo

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Discontinuity in the history of taphonomy: rediscovery of early works during the second half of the twentieth century by André Silva, Hermínio Ismael de Araújo Júnior, Rodolfo Dino

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O Diálogo entre o urbanismo português e os rios como identidade territorial brasileira by Margarida Valla

“…In expeditions through Brazilian territory these technicians were also responsible for drawing maps in order to demarcate the land border, in confrontation with the Spanish crown, later recognized by European countries.The Philosophical Journey by Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, following the Rio Negro, Rio Branco, Rio Madeira and Rio Guaporé describes the Mato Grosso region and the border line, with references always related to the course of those rivers and their tributaries. …”
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Pierre Monbeig e o vacilo de uma tradição nos trópicos by César Simoni Santos

“…However, I am confident that the experience of getting acquainted with the Brazilian reality opened for Pierre Monbeig the opportunity for the commencement of a re-elaboration not only of Geography’s theoretical and conceptual outline, but also of its own epistemological status — and this is what I intend to demonstrate here. …”
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Instance maps as an organising concept for complex experimental workflows as demonstrated for (nano)material safety research by Benjamin Punz, Maja Brajnik, Joh Dokler, Jaleesia D. Amos, Litty Johnson, Katie Reilly, Anastasios G. Papadiamantis, Amaia Green Etxabe, Lee Walker, Diego S. T. Martinez, Steffi Friedrichs, Klaus M. Weltring, Nazende Günday-Türeli, Claus Svendsen, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Mark R. Wiesner, Martin Himly, Iseult Lynch, Thomas E. Exner

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A framework to support the development of empathetic games by Vinicius Ferreira Galvão, Cristiano Maciel, Eunice Pereira dos Santos Nunes, Kamila Rios da Hora Rodrigues

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Agriculture familiale et politiques publiques de développement territorial : le cas du Brésil de Lula by Jean Philippe Tonneau, Eric Sabourin

“…The permanence of family agriculture in the Brazilian history is explained by its adaptation and resistance capacity, even towards unrealistic projects of modernization which did not take into account the comparative advantages of family agriculture. …”
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Propagation Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks Applied to Viticulture by Felipe Pinheiro Correia, Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar, Waslon Terllizzie Araújo Lopes, Mauro Soares de Assis, Brauliro Gonçalves Leal

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