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Brazil: Modernity and Mobility [PDF]

, 2015
This essay examines the field of Brazilian mobility studies, concentrating mainly on recent (2010-2013) scholarship by Portuguese-speaking Brazilian academics published in English-language journals. The mass demonstrations and violent protests that have
Cooper, Martin
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Brazil’s new president and ‘ruralists’ threaten Amazonia’s environment, traditional peoples and the global climate

Environmental Conservation, 2019
Summary Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil’s new president) and “ruralists” (large landholders and their representatives) have initiated a series of measures that threaten Amazonia’s environment and traditional peoples, as well as global climate.
L. Ferrante, P. Fearnside
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geographic Expansion of Sporotrichosis, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Brazil has experienced geographic expansion of zoonotic sporotrichosis. Social problems in the country contribute substantially to the expansion. A comprehensive sporotrichosis control program is beyond the sphere of public health.
I. D. Gremião, M. Oliveira, Luisa Helena Monteiro de Miranda, Dayvison F. Saraiva Freitas, S. Pereira   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mitochondrial DNA disorders in neuromuscular diseases in diverse populations

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuromuscular features are common in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders. The genetic architecture of mtDNA disorders in diverse populations is poorly understood. We analysed mtDNA variants from whole‐exome sequencing data in neuromuscular patients from South Africa, Brazil, India, Turkey and Zambia. In 998 individuals, there were two definite
Fei Gao, Katherine R Schon, Jana Vandrovcova, Özlem Yayıcı Köken, Sharika Raga, Kireshnee Naidu, Maryke Schoonen, Nimita Rani, Pedro Tomaselli, Dipti Baskar, Musambo Kapapa, Ipek Polat, Lindsay A Wilson, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Uluç Yiş, Bevinahalli N Nandeesh, David Bearden, Michelle Kvalsund, Franclo Henning, Seena Vengalil, Atchayaram Nalini, Claudia F. R. Sobreira, Wilson Marques, Haluk Topoloğlu, Michael G Hanna, Sireesha Yareeda, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Francois H van der Westhuizen, Izelle Smuts, Surita Meldau, Jo Wilmshurst, Büşranur Çavdarlı, Jeannine Heckmann, Patrick F Chinnery, Rita Horvath   +34 more
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Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae Rondani,1840: range extension and new records from lowland Bolivia [PDF]

Check List, 2010
During a field trip to the town of El Carmen in de Department of Santa Cruz we captured 108 specimens of Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae). Among the specimens examined, we found five species of sand fly comprising four genera. Four species (Lutzomyia
Reginaldo Brazil, Wagner Passos, Beatriz Brazil, Miroslav Temeljkovitch, José Filho   +4 more
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Syndemic, infodemic, pandemic of COVID-19: Towards a pandemiology of emerging diseases

Salud Colectiva, 2021
As the basis for a theory of the co-occurrence of epidemic and pandemic processes, the article begins with a discussion of the concept of syndemic, created during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to understand the social, behavioral, and cultural components of ...
Naomar Almeida-Filho
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Visiting Brazil – Brazil revisited [PDF]

disP - The Planning Review, 2016
Vor genau 15 Jahren hat disP – The Planning Review ein erstes Sonderheft «Brasilien» herausgegeben, jetzt folgt das zweite.
openaire   +2 more sources

Analysis of the Longitudinal Behavior of Serum Levels of Soluble Flt1 and Placental Growth Factor in Pregnant Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study analyzed longitudinal trajectories of soluble Flt1 (sFlt1) levels, placenta growth factor (PlGF) levels, and sFlt1:PlGF ratios in a cohort of pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Blood samples were collected (14–18, 24–26, 30–32, 34–36, and 38–40 weeks), stored at −80°C, and evaluated for serum levels ...
Nilson R. de Jesús, Guilherme R. de Jesús, Marcela I. Lacerda, Flávia C. dos Santos, Jeane de S Nogueira, Luiz Cristóvão Porto, Evandro S. F. Coutinho, Evandro M. Klumb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is the Molecular Signature of Mind–Body Interventions? A Systematic Review of Gene Expression Changes Induced by Meditation and Related Practices

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
There is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of mind–body interventions (MBIs) in improving mental and physical health, but the molecular mechanisms of these benefits remain poorly understood.
Ivana Buric, Ivana Buric, Miguel Farias, Jonathan Jong, Christopher Mee, Inti A. Brazil, Inti A. Brazil, Inti A. Brazil, Inti A. Brazil   +8 more
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A farsa que se repete: ataque ao “marxismo cultural” e à educação crítica no Governo Bolsonaro

Confluenze, 2021
In this text I seek to identify the implicit interests of the attacks on the supposed "cultural Marxism", which according to the Bolsonaro’s government predominates in the Brazilian public education. Using the method of historical-dialectical materialism,
Carlos Soares Barbosa
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