Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Prepapillary Arterial Loop: An Isolated Ocular Disease? Case Report and Literature Review by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Casella AMB, Kheir WJ, Bashshur ZF

“…Ahmad M Mansour,1 Maurizio Battaglia Parodi,2 Antônio Marcelo Barbante Casella,3 Wajiha J Kheir,1 Ziad Fayez Bashshur1 1Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute Milan, Milan, Italy; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, BrazilCorrespondence: Ahmad M Mansour, Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel +961-337-7633, Email ammansourmd@gmail.comPurpose: When branch retinal artery occlusion is linked to prepapillary artery loop, is a systemic work-up necessary?…”
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The Dynamics of Succession of Vegetation in the Post-Shifting Cultivation Area in Central Kalimantan by Ardiatma Maulana, Priyono Suryanto, Widiyatno Widiyatno, Eny Faridah, Bambang Suwignyo

“…Indonesia’s forests is the third largest tropical forest after Brazil and Africa. However, the high rate of forest degradation in Indonesia led this country become one of the most largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. …”
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Children with HIV: A scoping review of auditory processing skills. by Gouwa Dawood, Daleen Klop, Elrietha Olivier, Haley Elliott, Mershen Pillay

“…<h4>Results</h4>Five articles were included in this review (three from Brazil, one each from Mexico and Tanzania). Samples, and methods of testing were heterogeneous. …”
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Peripheral Nerve Repair with Cultured Schwann Cells: Getting Closer to the Clinics by Maria Carolina O. Rodrigues, Antonio Antunes Rodrigues, Loren E. Glover, Julio Voltarelli, Cesario V. Borlongan

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Standardization for Data Generation and Collection in the Dairy Industry: Addressing Challenges and Charting a Path Forward by Michel Baldin, Jeffrey M. Bewley, Victor E. Cabrera, Kevin Jones, Connie Loehr, Gustavo Mazon, Juan D. Perez, Matthew Utt, Jeff Weyers

“…Additionally, we highlight industry-specific case studies, including successful examples from Brazil such as GERAR, which focuses on reproductive performance data, and Labor Rural, which integrates data from multiple farms to provide valuable insights to farmers and milk processors. …”
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Oferta de sódio na alimentação em creches municipais: um risco à saúde by Anabelle Retondario, Débora Letícia Frizzi Silva, Márcia Aurelina de Oliveira Alves, Cláudia Choma Bettega Almeida, Suely Teresinha Schmidt, Sila Mary Rodrigues Ferreira

“…The study was conducted in 4 child daycare centers from a city in the metro- politan region of Curitiba/PR, Brazil, randomly selected after complex sampling techniques. …”
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Intensified Drought Threatens Future Food Security in Major Food-Producing Countries by Zihao Liu, Aifeng Lv, Taohui Li

“…The findings reveal that maize and soybean yield in China, the United States, and Brazil are among the most sensitive and severely affected by drought. …”
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Barriers to leisure-time physical activity in adults living in a low socioeconomic area of the Brazilian Southeast by Michele Santos Cruz, Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia, Douglas Roque Andrade, Alex Antonio Florindo

“… The aim of this study was to describe the main perceived barriers to engagement in leisure-time physical activity and associated factors among adults from the Ermelino Matarazzo district, Sao Paulo, Southeast, Brazil. Data were obtained from a population-based household survey conducted in 2007 involving 889 subjects (≥ 18 years). …”
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ACTH4 -10, Substance P, and Dizolcipine (Mk-801) Accelerate Functional Recovery After Hemilabyrinthectomy in Goldfish by R. Mattioli, J. P. Huston, R. E. Spieler

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Macro-Regional Disparities in Specialized Dental Care for Children in the Brazilian Unified Health System: An Ecological Study by Ricardo Barbosa Lima, Ana Paula Gomes e Moura, Débora Amorim Alves de Aguiar, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Léa Assed Bezerra da Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra da Silva

“…The number of outpatient dental procedures (ODPs) performed by Pediatric Dentists in the SUS was retrieved by the Outpatient Information System (SIA/SUS), considering the period between 2008 and 2022, as well as the five macro-regions of Brazil. Statistical analysis was based on descriptive and analytical approaches. …”
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Intake of S-Methylmethionine Alters Glucose Metabolism and Hepatic Gene Expression in C57BL/6J High-Fat-Fed Mice by Mariana Buranelo Egea, Gavin Pierce, Neil Shay

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Ammonium and nitrate ratios in the cultivation of tobacco plants by Victor Gabriel Souza de Almeida, Girlene Santos de Souza, Gildeon Santos Brito, Alfredo Teles de Jesus Neto, Cristian Martins de Souza, Anacleto Ranulfo dos Santos

“… Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a plant of the Solanaceae family and native to the Americas. Brazil is one of the largest tobacco producers and exporters worldwide, and this crop guarantees the income of many small rural producers. …”
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Sources and methods of phosphorus application in maize cultivation by Idianara Fernanda Pizzatto, Alcir José Modolo, José Ricardo da Rocha Campos, Laércio Ricardo Sartor, Diego Fernando Daniel, Alessandro Bandeira Dalbianco, Rivanildo Dallacort

“…ABSTRACT Despite having a vast area for agricultural production, Brazil is highly dependent on mineral sources for phosphate fertilisers, making their use unsustainable and highly dependent on the international market. …”
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Canine lung carcinoma—A descriptive review by Aleksandra Marcinowska, Aleksandra Marcinowska, Rodrigo Dos Santos Horta, Felisbina Queiroga, Felisbina Queiroga, Antonio Giuliano, Antonio Giuliano, Antonio Giuliano

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Deurbanizing for conservation and adapting: framing ecological restoration as a nature-based solution in La Pletera salt marsh, Catalonia (Spain) by Diego Pereira Lindoso, Dani Boix, Anna Ribas, Jordi Bou, Xavier D. Quintana

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Positive secular trend in excess body weight in adolescents: A comparative study of 2007 and 2017/2018 data. by Fernanda Ulsula de Souza, Clair Costa Miranda, Mateus Augusto Bim, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima, Isadora Gonzaga, Gaia Salvador Claumann, Thais Silva Beltrame, André de Araújo Pinto, Andreia Pelegrini

“…<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed to compare the prevalence of excess weight in adolescents living in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2007 to 2017/2018 and assess associations with physical activity level, screen time, muscle strength, and cardiorespiratory fitness.…”
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Tolerance of high-yielding corn hybrids to drought stress during the early growth stage by Jiovana Kamila Vilas-Boas, Fábio Steiner, Alan Mario Zuffo, Jorge González Aguilera, Charline Zaratin Alves

“…Fourteen corn hybrids commonly grown in the central-western region of Brazil, in Cassilândia, Mato Grosso do Sul, were assessed for drought tolerance during the early plant growth stage. …”
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The diversity of spring hexaploid triticales, differing on the time of the onset of developmental phases under conditions of near Ob region of Western Siberia by M. V. Emtseva, P. I. Stepochkin

“…Late ripening were the samples from Zambia, Brazil, North America. Among triticales from Mexico, Dagestan and Russia both early and late ripening forms occurred. …”
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Temperature-Sensitive Gels for Intratumoral Delivery of β-Lapachone: Effect of Cyclodextrins and Ethanol by Marcilio S. S. Cunha-Filho, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Ramón Martínez-Pacheco, Mariana Landin

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An Observational Cohort Study on Delayed-Onset Infections after Mandibular Third-Molar Extractions by Giulia Brunello, Marleen De Biagi, Giulia Crepaldi, Fernanda Izaura Rodrigues, Stefano Sivolella

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