Parametric and non-parametric data-driven analytics for socioeconomic challenges in a contemporary world by Thyago C. C. Nepomuceno

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A Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus: ação social além-fronteiras by Nina Rosas

“…Taking into consideration the contingences of each region, the UCKG tries to make and link new faithful through the social action organized mainly by organizations such as Sisterhood and Woman in Action, and by the Associação Beneficente Cristã, which has been already closed in Brazil. On the one hand, the church establishes partnerships with governmental institutions in order to promote itself as a social welfare organization. …”
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Promoção de saúde e participação social: o modelo de atenção básica do Sistema de Saúde Brasileiro by Breno Augusto Fontes, Rogério de Lima, Jorge Alexandro de Lima

“…The health reform in Brazil has introduced a number of management mechanisms which incorporate popular participation, and, on the other hand, emphasis on health promotion. …”
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Moradores de cortiço, capitães da areia e cobradores urbanos: personagens excluídos da construção da ordem nacional by Eliana Kuster

“…This essay provides an overview of urban issues in Brazil from the point of view of the construction of a national order that accrues for the organization of urban space and their dilemmas concerning the issues of dwellings. …”
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The Impact of the International Accounting Convergence on Income Smoothing in Brazillian Companies by Roberto Carlos Klann, Ilse Maria Beuren

“…In Brazil, the converg ence to IASB standards began in 2008 with the entry into force of the Lawn. 11.638/07. …”
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South American Cucurbit Fruit Fly, Anastrepha grandis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“…It has been intercepted in the United States in pumpkin from Argentina and Brazil, and one adult was found in banana debris from Panama. …”
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Afinidade, afetividade, organização: processos de mobilização de black blocs by Victor José Alves Fernandes, Yurij Castelfranchi

“…Secondly, we proceed to map the analysis on black bloc’s mobilization processes in Brazil and abroad. Finally, we take on our interviews’ content analysis, provided with theoretical elements extracted from the expert literature on one hand and, on the other hand, with ethnographical experience. …”
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Main street retail districts or shopping centers? comparing the preferences of low-income consumers by Juracy Parente, Marcelo Moll Brandão, Ana Paula Miotto, Flávia Plutarco

“…With the increasing purchasing power, degree of discernment and mobility of low-income consumers in Brazil, we believe that street retail districts, without intense efforts for revitalization, will tend to enter a severe process of deterioration.…”
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Brazilian Peppertree Thrips Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) by Patricia Prade, Carey R Minteer, James P Cuda

“… The Brazilian peppertree thrips, Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), is an insect native to Brazil (Figure 1). This species has been studied for the last 20+ years as a potential biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), in Florida (Cuda et al. 2008; Cuda et al. 2008; Manrique at al. 2014; Wheeler et al. 2016a, b). …”
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Sociabilidade e cidadania: os espaços públicos de Salvador como entrelaçamento do concreto, do simbólico e do imaginário by Cíntia San Martin Fernandes

“…For this purpose, the author chose Salvador, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, as a constitutive example of a city that builds its sociability, its daily interlacement, not on instrumental rational relationships (ruled by objective and regulating ends and means), but on sensitive reason (ruled by sensitivities, such as art, aesthetics, the body and gestures). …”
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Defining neonatal status epilepticus: A scoping review from the ILAE neonatal task force by Magda L. Nunes, Elissa G. Yozawitz, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Renée A. Shellhaas, Efraín Olivas‐Peña, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Ronit M. Pressler, Chahnez C. Triki, Hans Hartmann, Terrie Inder, Geraldine B. Boylan, Kette Valente, Solomon L. Moshe, Eli M. Mizrahi, Nicholas S. Abend

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Factors associated with perceived changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in the Brazilian university community during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“…Methods: It is an observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted with the academic community of higher education institutions in Brazil. A structured and validated questionnaire was utilized, and multinomial logistic regression was applied with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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A indústria cultural brasileira na formulação de Renato Ortiz by Marcelo Ridenti

“…The article focuses on Renato Ortiz’s interpretation of the culture industry in Brazil. The hypothesis proposed by him became a reference for other authors and a part of a common consolidated knowledge, which does not always recognize its origin in the work of Ortiz. …”
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The afterlife of François Le Moyne’s Annunciation on eighteenth-century Portuguese azulejos by Rosário Salema de Carvalho

“…Nonetheless, these works remain highly significant, as they were the main vehicles for the dissemination of images in the 18th century. In Portugal (and Brazil), researchers have found 34 eighteenth-century azulejo panels inspired by this composition. …”
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Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida: Sweet Orange Scab (SOS) by Kuang-Ren Chung, Lavern W. Timmer

“…SOS is common in humid citrus growing areas of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay), but its presence has not been confirmed elsewhere. …”
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The Lychee Erinose Mite Aceria litchii (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae) by Alexandra M. Revynthi, Jonathan H. Crane, Jeff Wasielewski, Paul E. Kendra, Daniel Carrillo

“… The lychee erinose mite is an important pest of lychee and is found in lychee-producing countries in Asia and South America and in Australia, Hawaii, and Brazil, where it has has caused an estimated 70–80% yield reduction and a 20% increase in production costs. …”
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Speed and Longevity: Elements of the Internationalization of Technology-Based Firms by Dinorá Eliete Floriani, Sílvio Luís de Vasconcellos, Carine Leticia Morandi, Svante Andersson

“…Using a qualitative approach, we conducted a multiple case study of four internationalized TBFs from Brazil. Our findings suggest that the level of creativity required by clients impacts both the speed of internationalization and the longevity of international operations. …”
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West Indian Fruit Fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Gary J. Steck, Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), occurs throughout the Caribbean, south to southern Brazil. It is the most abundant species of Anastrepha in the West Indies and one of the most abundant species in Panama. …”
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On the small scale nonlinear theory of operator spaces by Braga, Bruno M., Chávez-Domínguez, Javier Alejandro

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Equally weighted portfolios and “momentum effect”: an interesting combination for unsophisticated investors? by Fabio Civiletti, Carlos Heitor Campani, Raphael Roquete

“…The proposed portfolios’ performances were assessed from January 2009 to December 2018 and compared to the performance of BOVA11 (Exchange Traded Fund which aims to replicate Ibovespa, the main stock market index in Brazil). Transaction costs were considered. The results corroborate the hypothesis of the “momentum effect”. …”
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