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Biocultural Determinants of Mothers' Complementary Feeding Decisions in the Urban Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Objective Complementary feeding (CF) occurs during a critical period of infant growth and development with life‐long health implications. Despite international efforts, there remains significant variation in the adequacy of complementary diets across settings. In Brazil, there is marked variation in adherence to CF guidelines and infant growth
Piperata BA, Fannin SF, Cestonaro T, Brito-Azevedo AC, de Cássia Tavares da Silva V, Mendonça Freire Pereira J, Bittencourt Tavares Oliveira R.   +6 more
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Análise do comportamento do riacho Bacuri por meio da curva cota-volume

Novos Cadernos NAEA, 2023
Durante o processo de urbanização, a população de Imperatriz-MA ocupou as áreas de margem do riacho Bacuri, que diariamente recebe lixo e esgoto doméstico em seu leito, o qual, também, por falta de manutenção, fica parcialmente obstruído, e sofre a ...
Alcenor Ferreira de Melo Junior, Marcelo dos Santos Targa, Celso de Souza Catelani, Adriana Mascarette Labinas   +3 more
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Socioecology and Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Quilombolas Living in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Objectives This cross‐sectional study presents socioecological, epidemiological aspects, and the seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in a group of quilombola (afro‐derived) communities in the states of Pará and Tocantins, in the Brazilian Amazon, to evaluate the impact ...
Pereira KAS, de Lima LNF, Botelho BJS, Lima CNC, Pinheiro WF, Eleres VM, Dos Santos Brito WR, Dos Santos BC, de Lima ACR, Lopes FT, Abreu IN, da Silva Torres MK, Lima SS, Monteiro JC, da Silva ANMR, Guerreiro JF, Vallinoto IMVC, Silva HP, Vallinoto ACR, Feitosa RNM.   +19 more
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The Platonia insignis Mart. as the Promising Brazilian ‘Amazon Gold’: The State-of-the-Art and Prospects

Agriculture, 2022
Bacuri (Platonia insignis) is a monotype belonging to the Clusiaceae family. Of Amazonian origin, it is highly appreciated for fresh consumption, mainly due to its peculiar sensory characteristics.
Simone Kelly Rodrigues Lima, Angélica Gomes Coêlho, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo   +4 more
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Caracterização termofísica de polpas de bacuri [PDF]

Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 2006
SUMMARY THERMOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BACURI PULP. Thermophysical properties, specific heat, density, thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of bacuri pulps at different concentrations were studied. The specific heat was determined by the mixture calorimeter method; the density was determined by the pycnometer; the thermal diffusivity was ...
Muniz, Marcelo B., Queiroz, Alexandre José de M., Figueiredo, Rossana M.F. de, Duarte, Maria Elita M.   +3 more
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Biological Potential of Products Obtained from Palm Trees of the Genus Syagrus

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Medicinal plants have been used for centuries by communities worldwide, as they have diverse biological properties and are effective against numerous diseases. The genus Syagrus stands out for its versatility and for so many activities presented by these palm trees, mainly due to its rich chemical and fatty acid compositions.
Davi de Lacerda Coriolano, Maria Helena Menezes Estevam Alves, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti, Samuel Martins Silvestre   +3 more
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Physicochemical characterization of the pulp oil of bacuri Attalea phalerata Mart. ex Spreng. (Arecaceae)

Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, 2020
The aim of the study was to characterize the pulp oil of bacuri Attalea phalerata Mart. ex Spreng. (Arecaceae) according to official analytical methods.
Michelle Cardoso Coimbra, Débora Maria Moreno Luzia, Neuza Jorge   +2 more
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Elaboração de granola com adição de polpa e castanha de Bacuri para consumo com iogurte

Evidência, 2017
A granola e o iogurte são produtos alimentícios que trazem benefícios para a saúde. A adição de frutos não convencionais com características nutricionais e sensoriais diferenciadas pode aumentar esses benefícios.
Viviane da Silva Mendoza, Luana de Leon dos Santos, Eliana Janet Sanjinez-Argadoña   +2 more
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Redução de aminoácidos em polpas de bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart), cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Willd ex-Spreng Schum) e murici (Byrsonima crassifolia L.) processado (aquecido e alcalinizado) Amino acids reduction in processed (heated and alkalinized) pulps of bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart), cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Willd ex-Spreng Schum) and murici (Byrsonima crassifolia L.)

Acta Amazonica, 2010
A literatura científica é pobre a respeito de frutas da Amazônia, como o murici, e suas características químicas devem ser estudadas. Por isso, esta pesquisa teve por proposta determinar o perfil aminoacídico das polpas de bacuri, cupuaçu e murici sob ...
Alexandre Porte, Claudia Moraes Rezende, Octavio Augusto Ceva Antunes, Luciana Helena Maia   +3 more
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Systematic Mapping of the Production Chain of “Bacuri” (Platonia insignis Mart.) in Brazil

Sustainability, 2022
The Amazon contains the most significant number of known species on the planet, where fruits with peculiar characteristics can be found. The bacuri (Platonia insignis) is a native fruit of this region and has gained prominence over the years. A data survey was conducted to understand the bacuri production chain system and its economic potential.
Simone Kelly Rodrigues Lima, Eder Johnson de Area Leão Pereira, Gabriela de Oliveira Machado, Robson Alves da Silva, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo   +7 more
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