Preparation and validation of the content of an instrument to assess the quality of services of reception with risk classification in obstetrics. by Dannielly Azevedo de Oliveira, Douglissandra de Morais Ferreira, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre

“…An instrument was created and divided into 3 modules: with a dimension for the user (module 1), health workers (module 2), and manager (module 3), created based on the theoretical framework according to Donabedian and the objectives proposed by the World Health Organization and Brazilian Ministry of Health. Validated for content by a committee of judges (experts) specializing in the area of the instrument. …”
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Fertility induction associated with improved peripheral reproductive parameters in male Prop1df/dfmice subjected to GH and levothyroxine replacement by Bruna Viscardi Azevedo, Juliana Moreira Marques, Nicholas Trigueiro, Victor Yuji Yariwake, Mariana Matera Veras, Leticia Kaory Tamashiro, Robison Cruz, Luciani R. Silveira de Carvalho

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Perception des végétaux chez les Ribeirinhos d’Amazonie brésilienne by Claire Couly

“…This article deals with the perception that traditional people living in a protected area of the Brazilian Amazon (the Ribeirinhos of the Tapajós National Forest) have of the plants. …”
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A evolução das ilhas de calor noturnas em Três Lagoas/MS no período de fevereiro a junho de 2019 by Juliana Carla Pereira de Freitas, Gislene Figueiredo Ortiz Porangaba, Mauro Henrique Soares da Silva

“…Três Lagoas, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) and like other Brazilian cities, has seen its growth accelerated in recent years with industrialization and the implementation of eucalyptus forestry, intensifying its urbanization and bringing the problems arising from this growth. …”
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Research on the Strength Prediction Model of Softened Mudstone Based on Triaxial Compressive Test of Rock by Kai Yun, Yongquan Zhu, Renyuan Wang, Zhichun Fang

“…For the tertiary mudstone, a triaxial compression test and a Brazilian splitting test are carried out under the conditions of four kinds of water content (0, 10.1%, 12.5%, and 14.1%) and four kinds of confining pressures (0 MPa, 2 MPa, 5 Mpa, and 10 MPa). …”
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Optimization of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Road Bridges Taking into Account Bridge-Vehicle Interaction, Random Pavement Roughness, and Uncertainties by Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel, Guilherme Piva dos Santos

“…For illustrative purposes, the coupled vibration problem of a regular truck traveling on a random road profile over a typical Brazilian bridge is analyzed. Three different scenarios for the MTMD are considered. …”
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Effect of Bedding Structure on the Energy Dissipation Characteristics of Dynamic Tensile Fracture for Water-Saturated Coal by Shuang Gong, Lei Zhou, Zhen Wang, Wen Wang

“…In order to study the energy dissipation patterns during dynamic tensile deformation damage of coal samples, the Brazilian disc (BD) splitting test under impact conditions was conducted on burst-prone coal samples using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) loading system. …”
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Vitamin D Insufficiency Is Associated with Lower Physical Function in Patients with Heart Failure and Diabetes by M. R. Lopes, Paula A. B. Ribeiro, Priscila Ledur, Gabriela C. Souza, Nadine Clausell, Beatriz D. Schaan

“…A cross-sectional study of 146 HF patients, 39.7% with diabetes, at a Brazilian tertiary outpatient clinic was performed. …”
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Intensification of Natural Disasters in the State of Pará and the Triggering Mechanisms Across the Eastern Amazon by Everaldo B. de Souza, Douglas B. S. Ferreira, Luciano J. S. Anjos, Alan C. Cunha, João Athaydes Silva, Eliane C. Coutinho, Adriano M. L. Sousa, Paulo J. O. P. Souza, Waleria P. Monteiro Correa, Thaiane S. Silva Dias, Alexandre M. C. do Carmo, Carlos B. B. Gutierrez, Giordani R. C. Sodré, Aline M. M. Lima, Edson J. P. Rocha, Bergson C. Moraes, Luciano P. Pezzi, Tercio Ambrizzi

“…Based on statistical analyses applied to official data from the Digital Atlas of Disasters in Brazil over the last 25 years, we evidenced a consistent intensification in the annual occurrence of natural disasters in the state of Pará, located in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. The quantitative comparison between the averages of the most intense period of disasters (2017 to 2023) and the earlier years (1999 to 2016) revealed a remarkable percentage increase of 473%. …”
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Competencies developed by students while working in nutrition junior enterprises by Gabriela Gomes de Paiva, Daniele Cristina de Almeida, Letícia Clara Coelho, Simone Cardoso Lisboa Pereira, Bruna Vieira de Lima Costa

“…Introduction: Reflections arise on how junior companies have been structuring themselves alongside the teaching dynamics in Brazilian universities and their effective contributions to the professional training and development of skills of their members. …”
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The Manufacture of GMP-Grade Bone Marrow Stromal Cells with Validated In Vivo Bone-Forming Potential in an Orthopedic Clinical Center in Brazil by Rhayra B. Dias, João A. M. Guimarães, Marco B. Cury, Leonardo R. Rocha, Elaine S. da Costa, Liebert P. Nogueira, Camila Hochman-Mendez, Anneliese Fortuna-Costa, Anna Karoline F. Silva, Karin S. Cunha, Sergio A. L. de Souza, Maria Eugênia L. Duarte, Rafaela C. Sartore, Danielle C. Bonfim

“…Here, we described standard procedures adopted in our facility for the manufacture of clinical-grade BMSC products with a preserved capacity to generate bone in vivo in compliance with the Brazilian regulatory guidelines for cells intended for use in humans. …”
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Spatio-temporal Distribution of Aboveground Forest Biomass and Carbon in Tropical Dry Forest under Anthropogenic Pressure, Brazil by Gabriela Salami, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira, José Antônio Aleixo da Silva, Fernando José Freire, Emanuel Araújo Silva, Marco Antonio Diodato, Dhonatan Diego Pessi

“…The present study aimed to characterize the spatiotemporal variability of aboveground biomass and carbon in two fragments of Dry Tropical Forest in the Brazilian semi-arid region using the kriging interpolation technique. …”
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Research on the influence of loading rate on the dynamic initiation fracture toughness of CMDB propellant by Jian Zheng, Xuan Wu, Zhengwei Sun, Zongtao Guo, Menglong Zhang, Xiong Chen

“…The dynamic mechanical properties test of the cracked straight through flattened Brazilian disc (CSTFBD) specimens were conducted using a modified Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). …”
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Experimental study on the strengthening mechanism of carbon fiber-reinforced sand powder 3D-printed rock-like materials by Lishuai Jiang, Xin He, Ye Zhao, Pimao Li, Yang Zhao, Zongke Wang, Dingrui Guo, Qi Gu

“…Uniaxial compression and Brazilian splitting tests were conducted on the treated specimens to evaluate the impact of carbon fiber on their macroscopic mechanical properties. …”
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Obesity Cut-Off Points Using Prepregnancy Body Mass Index according to Cardiometabolic Conditions in Pregnancy by Renata O. Neves, Alexandre da S. Rocha, Bruna O. de Vargas, Daniela C. Kretzer, Salete de Matos, Marcelo Z. Goldani, Lisia von Diemen, José A. de A. Magalhães, Juliana R. Bernardi

“…In this prospective study, singleton pregnant women from the fetal medicine service of the Brazilian Unified Health System were included. The pregnancy, perinatal, and newborn data were obtained from the clinical medical records. …”
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The assessment of change in human heat stress risk in Brazil projected by the CMIP6 models by Laila K Gohar, Dan Bernie, Damian Wilson, Kate Willett, Richard Betts

“…Thresholds that require significant reduction in physical activity are estimated to be exceeded for most of northern Brazilian if the increase in global temperature reaches 2 °C. …”
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Bacterial communities as bioindicators of climate change in freshwater ecosystems: Tank bromeliads as model systems by Daniel Di Pace Soares Penna, Gustavo Quevedo Romero, Mark P. Nessel, Angélica L. González, Valéria Maia Oliveira

“…This study used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to examine bacterial communities in bromeliads along a latitudinal gradient on the Brazilian coast, using a space-for-time substitution approach. …”
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Accuracy of the combined method (auscultation and pH measurement) and ultrasonography for confirmation of gastric tube placement: a study protocol for a prospective study by Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimenes, Rosana Aparecida Pereira, Mayara Carvalho Godinho Rigobello, Jorge Elias Junior, Carlos Alberto Grespan Bonacim, Renata Cristina de Campos Pereira Silveira, Fernanda Caroline Bonardi, Roosevelt Santos Nunes

“…Data will be collected in the clinical and surgical wards, intensive care unit and coronary care unit of a Brazilian teaching hospital. The sample will consist of 385 assessments, performed in adult patients that agree to participate in the study and that receive an NGT. …”
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Characterization of Scintillation Events With Basis on L1 Transmissions From Geostationary SBAS Satellites by Alison Moraes, Jonas Sousasantos, Emanoel Costa, Bruno Augusto Pereira, Fabiano Rodrigues, João Francisco Galera Monico

“…Abstract Signals recorded by two stations in the Brazilian region: [Fortaleza (3.74°S, 38.57°W) and Inconfidentes (22.31°S, 46.32°W)], receiving L1 transmissions from different geostationary satellites, were used to evaluate the amplitude scintillation index S4 and several characteristics of scintillation events (continuous record with S4 > 0.2) during nighttime hours (18:00 LT–02:00 LT) in the years 2014–2016. …”
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Type I Fracture Toughness Test of Rock-like Materials Based on the Particle Flow Method by Ling Yue, Bangyong Yu, Chengxi Zhao, Fei Guo, Fei Huang

“…In order to investigate the feasibility and reliability of the three-dimensional particle flow method in simulating the type I fracture toughness test, four types of numerical samples were established by particle flow code PFC3D: straight crack three-point bending (SC3PB), edge cracked flattened semicircular disc (ECFSD), cracked chevron notched Brazilian disc (CCNBD), and edge cracked flattened ring (ECFR). …”
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