Rabies seropositive individuals, dogs, and healthcare professionals without prior vaccination in four Brazilian Indigenous communities. by Matheus Lopes Ribeiro, Camila Michele Appolinario, Bruna Letícia Devidé Ribeiro, João Henrique Farinhas, Fernando Rodrigo Doline, Gisely Toledo Barone, Juliana Amorim Conselheiro, Vamilton Alvarés Santarém, Leandro Meneguelli Biondo, Andrea Pires Dos Santos, Rogério Giuffrida, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Alexander Welker Biondo, Jane Megid

“…Accordingly, this study aimed to assess rabies serum titers from healthy Indigenous individuals, their dogs, and healthcare professionals of four Indigenous communities from São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. Blood samples were collected, and an epidemiological questionnaire applied. …”
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Vulnerabilidade de inserção no mercado de trabalho dos jovens moradores de favelas de Belo Horizonte by Nícia Raies Moreira de Souza, Juliana de Lucena Ruas Riani

“…This is a phenomenon that has significantly affected a large portion of the young population in Brazil. The main dimensions for the study of social vulnerabilities are work, human capital and social relations. …”
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A Critical and Progressive Review on Maternal and Child Health Policies in India by Prity Kumari, Anand Kumar Chaudhary

“…Although India outperformed the global average in terms of maternal mortality reduction between 1990 and 2016, we still have a long way to go to catch up with large economies such as Brazil (44), China (27) and Japan (5). …”
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Quantum control in size selected semiconductor quantum dot thin films by Kärcher Victor, Reiker Tobias, da Costa Pedro F.G.M., de Camargo Andrea S.S., Zacharias Helmut

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Método multirresíduo de agrotóxicos em polpa de açaí empregando método QuEChERS modificado e UHPLC-MS/MS by Rafael Bel Prestes da Silva, Luana Floriano, Cleusa Fátima Zanchin, Franciele Fátima Machado, Júlia Antunes de Oliveira, Osmar Damian Prestes, Renato Zanella

“…The northern region of Brazil, particularly the states of Pará and Amazonas, concentrates the majority of açaí national production. …”
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Allocation of Interline Power Flow Controller-Based Congestion Management in Deregulated Power System by Muhammad Safdar Sial, Qinghua Fu, Talles Vianna Brugni

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Retóricas em disputa: o debate intelectual sobre as políticas de ação afirmativa para estudantes negros no Brasil by Karine Pereira Goss

“…As much as the entailing of the intellectuals to science and the theoretical matrices they use to explain the nation lies on their relative different positioning to the affi rmative action implementation for black students in Brazil.…”
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FROM ONCOLOGIST TO SURGEON - GENETICS IN COLORECTAL METASTASIS FOR SURGEONS by Marília Polo Mingueti e SILVA, Jorge SABBAGA, Henry Luiz NAJMAN, Carlos David Carvalho NASCIMENTO, Ricardo Lemos COTTA-PEREIRA, João Eduardo Leal NICOLUZZI, Maria Ignez BRAGHIROLI

“…ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common disease, with incidence in Brazil of 45,630 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants between 2023-2025. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…In 2015, however, Zika became a larger concern when a strain of the virus traced to outbreaks in French Polynesia emerged in northeastern Brazil. This strain provoked alarm because of increased incidence of microcephaly in babies born to Zika-infected mothers. …”
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Is COVID-19 pandemic associated with sadness? A prepandemic and postpandemic comparison by Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Elizabet Saes-Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Lauro Miranda Demenech

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze whether the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increment in the feeling of sadness among adults and elderly individuals from southern Brazil. Methods: Two cross-sectional population-based studies were conducted with the same target population in 2016 and 2020 with individuals aged 18 years or older. …”
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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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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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Addressing the Oncologist Shortage in Latin America: Insights From a Survey of Medical Oncology Fellowship Programs by Mauricio Zegarra-López, Alejandro Aranda-Gutierrez, Jose Felipe Muñoz Lozano, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza

“…Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the collected variables.RESULTSIn total, 232 fellowship programs exist in the surveyed nations, of which 444 medical oncologists graduate every year. Only Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru have more than five active fellowship programs. …”
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POSITIONING OF WHEAT CULTIVARS AND THEIR RELATION WITH THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF GRAINS by Willyan Júnior Adorian Bandeira, Ivan Ricardo Carvalho, Murilo Vieira Loro, Leonardo Cesar Pradebon, João Pedro Dalla Roza, Jaqueline Piesanti Sangiovo, Kassiana Kehl

“…An experiment was conducted in 10 environments in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Five wheat genotypes were sown (BRS Parrudo, LG ORO, Mirante, ORS 1403, and TBIO Sinuelo), using a randomized block experimental design with two replications. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…In 2015, however, Zika became a larger concern when a strain of the virus traced to outbreaks in French Polynesia emerged in northeastern Brazil. This strain provoked alarm because of increased incidence of microcephaly in babies born to Zika-infected mothers. …”
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ADMINISTRATION OF EARLY POST-PARTUM ORAL DRENCH IN DAIRY COWS: EFFECTON METABOLIC PROFILE by R. Schallenberger Gonçalves, F. Cardoso, F. de Souza Guagnini, L. J. Reyes Castañeda, F. Gonzalez

“…a total of 48 cows from a herd in r io Grande do s ul state (southern Brazil) was used in the study. The animals were randomly selected and treated orally with d rench ( n = 32, propylene glycol, electrolytes and choline in 40 L of water) and water ( n = 16) used as control. …”
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Productivity and commercial classification of pitaya in orchard with pollination by Cíntia Gonçalves Sena, Deilson de Almeida Alves, Maria do Céu Monteiro Cruz, Núbia Cassiana Santos, João Esdras Lima, Amanda Gonçalves Guimarães

“…The evaluations were carried out on a total of 20 plants from an orchard in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Pollen grains were collected from flowers of the S. undatus species plants for cross-pollination with the species S. monacanthus. …”
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The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals by Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Milena S Marcolino, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Ana Paula Coutinho, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Aranha, Filipe Carrilho, Giovanna Vietta, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, José Miguel Chatkin, Juliana da Silva Nogueira, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Luciana Haddad, Maiara Floriani, Marília Teixeira de Siqueira, Patrícia Ziegelmann, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Pozza, Umbelina Cravo Teixeira Lagioia, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luciane Kopittke

“…**Background:** The economic impact associated with the treatment strategies of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients by hospitals and health-care systems in Brazil is unknown and difficult to estimate. This research describes the investments made to absorb the demand for treatment and the changes in occupation rates and billing in Brazilian hospitals. …”
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ENVOLVER+: a tool for the promotion of positive nursing practice environments by Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Ligia Schacht, Mariana Filipa Mendes Gonçalves, Ana da Conceição Alves Faria, Ana da Conceição Alves Faria, Marlene Patrícia Ribeiro, Marlene Patrícia Ribeiro, João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva, João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva

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