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Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus: The Immune–Pathophysiological Interface of the Placenta

Journal of Immunology Research
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection represents a critical threat to maternal–fetal health due to its ability to cross the placental barrier, converting this normally protective organ into a direct target of viral infection.
Carla de Fátima Silva Menezes, Lívia Carício Martins, Gustavo Batista Ferro, Leticia Vieira Teixeira, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa   +6 more
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The distribution and amount of carbon in the largest peatland complex in Amazonia [PDF]

, 2014
This work was funded by NERC grants NE/I021217/1 and NE/J50001X/1.Peatlands in Amazonian Peru are known to store large quantities of carbon, but there is high uncertainty in the spatial extent and total carbon stocks of these ecosystems.
Draper, FC, Torres Montenegro, Luis, Honorio Coronado, EN, Luis Torres Montenegro, Ricardo Zaráte, Roucoux, Katherine H, Mitchard, Edward T A, Honorio Coronado, Euridice N, Lahteenoja, Outi, Draper, Frederick C, Roucoux, KH, Zarate, Ricardo, Frederick C Draper, Edward T A Mitchard, Torres Montenegro, L, Euridice N Honorio Coronado, Lawson, IT, Outi Lähteenoja, Katherine H Roucoux, Roucoux, Katherine Helen, Ian T Lawson, Baker, Timothy, Lahteenoja, O, Honorio Coronado, Euridice, Draper, Frederick, Lawson, Ian Thomas, Baker, Timothy R, Zarate, R, Lawson, Ian T, Valderrama Sandoval, Elvis, Baker, TR, Valderrama Sandoval, E, Mitchard, Edward, Mitchard, ETA, Timothy R Baker, Elvis Valderrama Sandoval   +35 more
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The application of geomatic technologies in an indigenous context : Amazonian Indians and indigenous land rights [PDF]

, 2010
Indigenous people have employed Western analogue techniques (maps, charts, etc) to support their land rights ever since their traditional territories came under threat.
Menell, David
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Cascade of flight interception traps for large scale exploration of the otherwise unreachable canopy insect fauna

Scientific Reports
We present here an efficient system of flight intercept traps developed to be set at the forest structure in tropical or temperate environments to assess the vertical structure of the insect fauna, including the ground level and the canopy at different ...
José A. Rafael, Francisco Limeira-de-Oliveira, Ismael B. Oliveira, Sheila P. Lima, Alice Tôrres, Daniell R. R. Fernandes, Dalton S. Amorim   +6 more
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Impact of forest concessions on local jobs in central amazon

Trees, Forests and People, 2020
In the humid tropics, forest concessions have become the main mechanism of access to public forest resources. In Brazil, forest concessions began in 2006 with the creation of local jobs as one of its assumptions.
Jime Rodrigues Ribeiro, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Ricardo Bruno Nascimento dos Santos   +2 more
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Evaluating Various Essential Oils for the Control of Anthracnose in Chives

Horticulturae
Chives (Allium fistulosum L.) are a globally consumed culinary condiment susceptible to diseases that cause yield losses. Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum spaethianum, significantly affects chive production. This study evaluated essential oils (EOs)
Carina Nascimento Silva, André Luis Willerding, Francisco Célio Maia Chaves, Luiz Alberto Guimarães Assis, Rogério Eiji Hanada   +4 more
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Amazonian understory forests change phosphorus acquisition strategies under elevated CO2

Nature Communications
The potential for the Amazon forest to continue functioning as a carbon (C) sink strongly depends on soil nutrient availability, particularly phosphorus (P), and on plants’ ability to adjust nutrient acquisition strategies.
Nathielly P. Martins, Lucia Fuchslueger, Laynara F. Lugli, Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes, Richard J. Norby, Iain P. Hartley, Izabela Aleixo, Fabricio B. Baccaro, Barbara N. S. Brum, Crisvaldo Cássio Silva de Souza, Carine M. Cola, Raffaello Di Ponzio, Amanda Damasceno, Tomas F. Domingues, Vanessa R. Ferrer, Katrin Fleischer, Sabrina Garcia, Alacimar Guedes, Florian Hofhansl, David M. Lapola, Juliane G. Menezes, Anna C. M. Moraes, Ana Caroline Miron, Leonardo Ramos de Oliveira, Cilene Palheta, Iokanam S. Pereira, Maria Pires Martins, Gyovanni Ribeiro, Jéssica Schmeisk-Rosa, Anja Rammig, Flavia D. Santana, Yago R. Santos, Lara Siebert Silva, Bruno Takeshi T. Portela, Gabriela Ushida, Carlos A. Quesada   +35 more
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Seasonality in CO2 and H2O flux at an Eastern Amazonian Rain Forest [PDF]

, 2002
Previous studies of CO2 fluxes in Amazonia have suggested seasonal variation in net ecosystem exchange. We find little evidence of this seasonality at a new site in eastern Amazonia, despite the expectation that this site would be particularly sensitive ...
Palheta, P., Grace, J., Costa, J. M. N., Clement, R. J., Meir, P., Costa, J. de P. R., Ruivo, M. de L., Costa, A. L., Malhi, Y., Leal, L. do S. M., Carswell, F. E.   +10 more
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Impacts of urbanization on energy balance in a central Amazonia city

Scientific Reports
We investigate the components of radiation and energy balance and heat storage flux in an urban area of Central Amazonia, during the wet and dry seasons of 2022.
Denisi Holanda Hall, Luiz Antonio Candido, Bruno Takeshi Tanaka Portela, Gilberto Fisch, Rita Valéria Andreoli, Rodrigo Augusto Ferreira Souza, Adam Stapleton, Alacimar Viana Guedes, Anne Cristiny Santos de Mendonça, Carla de Souza Farias, Jailson Ramos da Mata, Joice de Jesus Machado, Marcelo Crestani Mota, Maria Juliana de Melo Monte, Ranyelli Cunha de Figueiredo, Regison da Costa de Oliveira, Thiago de Lima Xavier, Cléo Quaresma Dias-Júnior   +17 more
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Integrated chemical profiling of Camellia sinensis teas marketed in Brazil: Physicochemical, mineral, and volatile compound characterization

Food Chemistry Advances
Tea derived from Camellia sinensis is among the most widely consumed beverages worldwide, valued for its sensory diversity and health-promoting properties.
Natalie da Silva Aragão, Midori Nakamura Marques, Bruna Ribeiro de Lima, Ariane de Aguiar Queiros, Esther Belo de Souza, Raimundo Carlos Pereira Júnior, Wallice Paxiúba Duncan, Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar, Vanessa de Souza Marinho, Francisca das Chagas do Amaral Souza   +9 more
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