Ice in the Tropics: the Export of ‘Crystal Blocks of Yankee Coldness’ to India and Brazil [PDF]
The Boston natural ice trade thrived during 1830-70 based upon Frederic Tudor’s idea of combining two useless products – natural winter ice in New England ponds and sawdust from Maine’s lumber mills. Tudor ice was exported extensively to the tropics from
Herold, Marc W.
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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil
ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira +2 more
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Exemption or illusion? The impact of a youth tax policy on house asking prices in Portugal
Abstract Affordable housing has become an increasing challenge for young individuals in Portugal, where rising house prices and precarious employment conditions hinder homeownership. To address this barrier, the Portuguese Government introduced a tax exemption for individuals under 35 purchasing their first home.
Luís Clemente‐Casinhas, Sofia Vale
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O “espírito do comentário” – a idéia de educação e de cultura como demarcadores étnicos
Este trabalho investiga a memória dos ativistas de esquerda da comunidade judaica, sua participação na Associação Scholem Aleichem (ASA) e no Instituto Cultural Israelita Brasileiro² (ICIB), respectivamente localizados nas cidades do Rio de Janeiro e São
Joana Bahia
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Efeito da aplicação de zinco nos teores do nutriente no solo e folhas do maracujá amarelo em Latossolo Amarelo distrocoeso de Tabuleiro Costeiro. [PDF]
O maracujazeiro é cultivado nos Latossolos dos Tabuleiros Costeiros nos Estados da Bahia, Sergipe, Espírito Santo e Rio de Janeiro, que são profundos, porém distrocoesos.
BORGES, A. L., SANTOS, J. DE S. SANTOS
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Development Lending and Debt Discipline: The Political Economy of External Finance in Brazil
ABSTRACT This article examines Brazil's External Financing Commission (COFIEX), a centralized body that approves all public‐sector external borrowing and exemplifies efforts in middle‐income democracies to reconcile fiscal restraint with the demands of strategic public investment.
Benjamin Vidmar, Felipe Krause
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Antes da estabilização ortográfica ocorrida no século XX, o topônimo Bahia teve, pelo menos, oito heterografias comprovadas; neste texto, serão apresentadas mais três grafias menos recorrentes encontradas no Dicionário Histórico do Português do Brasil (DHPB), em documentos entre os séculos XVI e XVIII.
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Does Sickle Cell Anaemia Have a Relationship With Avascular Pulp Necrosis? A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT This systematic review examined the relationship between sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited genetic hemoglobinopathy, and avascular pulp necrosis (APN) in intact teeth. A comprehensive search of eight electronic databases was performed up to December 2024.
Elidiane Elias Ribeiro +5 more
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Study of inheritance and identification of QTLs linked to Ceratocystis wilt resistance in cacao [PDF]
Ceratocystis wilt (CW) in cacao, caused by Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, is a drastic disease that results in plant death. The pathogen was recently identified in the major cacao-producing region of Brazil-Bahia.
Clément, Didier +5 more
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Mediation of Polygenic Asthma Risk Through Gene Expression
We apply published PRSs in African‐ancestry individuals and quantify the extent to which the PRS‐asthma relationship is mediated by clinical biomarkers and gene‐expression signatures of asthma. We found the best PRS to be the one derived using the largest sample size and including African‐ancestry individuals.
Rakesh Natarajan +29 more
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