Calophyllum brasiliense Modulates the Immune Response and Promotes Leishmania amazonensis Intracellular Death by L. Domeneghetti, I. G. Demarchi, J. Z. Caitano, R. B. Pedroso, T. G. V. Silveira, M. V. C. Lonardoni

“…Calophyllum brasiliense is a plant from the Brazilian rain forests and has been used in folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including leishmaniasis. …”
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Switching categories in syntax by Paula Armelin, Dalila Maria de Souza, Lydsson Gonçalves

“… This paper investigates the relationship between infinitival nominalizations and analytical passives in Brazilian Portuguese. Taking Distributed Morphology as a theoretical framework (Halle & Marantz 1993; Marantz 1997), we propose a parallel structure for these formations based on the important similarities they present. …”
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A Velha Novidade da Pandemia: Neoliberalismo, Meio Ambiente e Covid-191 by Victor José Alves Fernandes, Bruno Lucas Saliba de Paula

“…In order to substantiate empirically our investigation, we adopt as a research strategy multi-sited ethnography contributions, through which we juxtapose: (1) the progressive adoption of neoliberal measures, in Brazil and overseas; (2) the intimately related process of environmental deregulamentation in Brazil; and (3) measures taken by the Brazilian government in face of the pandemic of Covid-19. …”
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Study on Stability and Plastic Zone Distribution of Tunnel with Thin Carbonaceous Slate at Different Dip Angles by Jin Zhang, Chuanhao Xi, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Wang

“…First, combined with the Haibaluo tunnel project, Brazilian splitting and uniaxial compression tests of jointed carbonaceous slate are performed. …”
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Configuração espacial da geografia alimentar em Sergipe by Sônia de Souza Mendonça Menezes, Paulo Adriano Santos Silva, Heberty Ruan Conceição Silva

“…The heterogeneity of food grown in Sergipe is based on the intrinsic relation with family agriculture, however, some products are also grown in medium and large rural establishments. The actions of the Brazilian State, through public policies and government programs, in line with the actions of the different government agencies of Sergipe, directly influenced the strengthening of the different food producing branches. …”
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A Curious Case of Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Seth Shaffer, Mayur Brahmania, Hemant Shah

“…A 49-year-old Brazilian male presented to the emergency department with a five-day history of abdominal pain, dark stools, and syncope. …”
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TOWARDS ANOTHER COSMOPOLITANISM: TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISM OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA by Denise Vitale, Renata Nagamine

“…They began by occupying positions of power in local organizations and, more recently, gained prominence on the national, regional, and global levels. Brazilian Indigenous female leaders have followed the path established by other movements of the Indigenous women in Latin America and also have framed their human rights claims. …”
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Populações tradicionais e inclusão social no Brasil:Um paralelo entre as políticas de acesso à terra e à educação superior por indígenas e quilombolas by Ana Lúcia Aguiar Melo, José Luiz de Moura Filho

“…The land has always been an asset targeted by capital, and education has become more and more commodified, with the presence, even, of international conglomerates in the Brazilian system. In order to tackle the social inequalities that have deepened during decades of liberal governments, ethnic movements have been demanding the construction of public policies that, although they seek common objectives, deal with the segments according to their specificities. …”
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Effect of mesostructure on quasi-static and dynamic tensile strength of rock: insights from a breakable grain-based model by Cheng Pan, Xing Li, Guangming Zhao, Bing Cheng

“…This study examines the effect of rock mesostructure on tensile strength using a breakable grain-based model (GBM) implemented within the UDEC software. The Brazilian disk model was established to simulate the quasi-static and dynamic tensile behaviors of rocks under varying mineral average grain sizes, grain size distributions, and grain roundness, respectively. …”
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Rock Mechanics Characteristics Test and Optimization of High-Efficiency Mining in Dajishan Tungsten Mine by Kang Zhao, Shuijie Gu, Yajing Yan, Qiang Li, Wanqi Xiao, Guoqing Liu

“…In this paper, the uniaxial compression deformation test, Brazilian splitting test, and cornea pressure shear test are carried out for rocks in the Dajishan tungsten mine. …”
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Forensic examinations in the investigations of crimes involving animals: a review by Cristiano Mougenot Mores, Márcio Botelho de Castro, Cristiano Barros de Melo

“…Drawing on the extensive experience of the Federal Police’s criminal investigations in Brazil and the specialized forensic veterinary and scientific expertise developed at the stricto sensu Graduate level at the University of Brasília, this review provides an updated and comprehensive analysis of the most relevant expert examinations supporting investigations into animal-related crimes, with a focus on the Brazilian context. The review covers key aspects of forensic examinations conducted by criminal experts, including forensic entomology, forensic toxicology, imaging techniques, taxonomic identifications, bird rings, investigations of mistreatment, forensic veterinary pathology, forensic genetics, and isotope ratio analysis. …”
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Desenvolvimento econômico em cidades da fronteira amazônica: ações, escalas e recursos para Oiapoque-AP by Gutemberg de Vilhena Silva

“…Initially, this work evaluates general information with statistical data from the last census of Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) and Portal Transparência from the Brazilian Federal Government. Next, an assessment of the factors that directly influence the economic development from Oiapoque is made. …”
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Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“…This 3-page fact sheet explains how to differentiate Florida bonneted bats from velvety free-tailed bats and Brazilian free-tailed bats and explains what to do if you find one of these endangered bats. …”
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Territorialidade de espaço público em uma cidade ribeirinha na Amazônia Setentrional Brasileira – Afuá, Pará by José Marcelo Martins Medeiros, Jacy Côrrea Neto, Mariana Martins Medeiros

“…The Brazilian Amazon manifests itself in various urban spatial forms. …”
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Campos de dunas em Jericoacoara: intervenções humanas como possível indicador de mudança na dinâmica morfológica by Antonio Jeovah Meireles, Adryane Gorayeb, Narcélio de Sá Pereira Filho

“…The morphology of the Jericoacoara National Park in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará consists of a headland covered by a mobile dune field consisting of large mobile barchans dune fields that migrate from east to west. …”
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Action / Participation by Stéphane Huchet

“…Since the 1960s, Brazilian art is characterized by a significant presence of practices which try to establish a singularizing aesthetic relationship with the public. …”
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Diversity of Mosquito Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil by Ulisses E. C. Confalonieri, Cristina Costa Neto

“…This paper presents a study based on ecological parameters represented by diversity and richness indices applied in a community of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), at the National Forest of Caxiuanã, Melgaço municipality, state of Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon. A total of 25,433 specimens of culicids were collected in the study, from five field collection periods, over 10 months, between 2005 and 2006. …”
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Herbal Medicinal Products from Passiflora for Anxiety: An Unexploited Potential by Lyca R. da Fonseca, Rafaele de A. Rodrigues, Aline de S. Ramos, Jefferson D. da Cruz, José Luiz P. Ferreira, Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva, Ana Claudia F. Amaral

“…Thus, this article was based on a search into the uses of the main species of the genus Passiflora with anxiolytic activity and its main secondary metabolites and some pharmacological studies, patents, and registered products containing Passiflora. Furthermore, the Brazilian Regulatory Health Agency Datavisa, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the United Kingdom, and the European Medicines Agency websites were consulted. …”
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BidCorpus: A multifaceted learning dataset for public procurementHugging Face by Weslley Lima, Victor Silva, Jasson Silva, Ricardo Lira, Anselmo Paiva

“…To address this issue, we introduce BidCorpus, a novel and comprehensive dataset consisting of thousands of documents related to public procurement, specifically bidding notices from Brazilian public websites. The dataset was labeled using weak supervision techniques, manual labeling, and BERT-based language models. …”
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Use of Molecular Methods for the Rapid Mass Detection of Schistosoma mansoni (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) by Roberta Lima Caldeira, Liana Konovaloffi Jannotti-Passos, Omar Dos Santos Carvalho

“…The low stringency-polymerase chain reaction (LS-PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays were used to detect the presence of S. mansoni DNA in (1) Brazilian intermediate hosts (Biomphalaria glabrata, B. straminea, and B. tenagophila) with patent S. mansoni infections, (2) B. glabrata snails with prepatent S. mansoni infections, (3) various mixtures of infected and noninfected snails; and (4) snails infected with other trematode species. …”
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