Human-environment interaction during the Holocene in Eastern South America: Rapid climate changes and population dynamics. by Astolfo G M Araujo, Letícia Cristina Correa, Glauco Constantino Perez, Enrico Dalmas Di Gregorio, Mercedes Okumura

“…The obtained results suggest that the extent of the areas that were somewhat depopulated during the mid-Holocene is larger than previously thought; not only Central Brazil, but parts of the Amazon and the Pantanal (close to the Bolivian border) seem to show the same pattern. …”
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The occupational roles of hospitalized people due to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome by Natália Augusto Nunes Gil, Marysia Mara Rodrigues do Prado De Carlo

“…Quantitative data were collected by means of the application of the protocol “List of Identification of Occupational Roles”, validated in Brazil, and analyzed by Fisher Exact Test. Interviews were carried out with 20% of the persons of the group of study, for collection of qualitative data, and analyzed according to the content analysis method. …”
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Uma investigação da relação entre o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), a inflação e o desemprego no Brasil (de 1999 a 2015) by Diogo Del Fiori, Salomão Franco Neves, Hecília Ricardo da Silva, Raphael Ribeiro Costa

“…This monograph aimed to investigate the relation between Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation and unemployment in Brazil from 1999 to 2015. To achieve the objective, we used a descriptive methodology, ex post facto and quantitative method, using the linear regression model to investigate the relations along with the analysis of the average rate of change of the period. …”
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The effects of magnesium supplementation in autoimmune rheumatic diseases by Aaron Lerner, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Carina Benzvi, Motti Haimi

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Effects of an Educational Comic Book on Knowledge Related to the Safe Use of Fluoride Toothpaste in Children by Henrique Cesar de Souza Perez, Luciane Zanin de Souza, Flávia Martão Flório

“…Thirty-eight teachers from three daycare centers in the city of Porto Real, Brazil, participated in the year 2021, being carried out in three stages: 1: teachers answered a questionnaire for the identification of their sociodemographic and professional profile, in addition to prior knowledge about oral health. …”
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The Hölder and Minkowski Inequalities Utilizing a Fractional Operator Involvement of Pseudo-Operator by Hadiseh Fallah Andevari, Azizollah Babakhani, Daniela Oliveira

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Barriers and facilitators of participants and non-participants of physical activity at the workplace by Antonio José Grande, Valter Silva

“…One of these interventions in the workplace is exercise, popularly called in Brazil Labor Gymnastics. The objective of the study was to describe self-reported barriers and facilitators for workers participating and not participating in an exercise program at the workplace. …”
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Energia eólica no Brasil: a contribuição do Nordeste e do Rio Grando do Norte na diversificação da matriz energética by Maria Eduarda Medeiros da Silva, José Alderir da Silva

“…The adopted method will be a qualitative analysis using a deductive strategy, starting with a general analysis of the world, Brazil, the Northeast region, and finally, Rio Grande do Norte. …”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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