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Flood impact on income inequality in the Itapocu River basin, Brazil
Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Disasters worldwide tend to affect the poorest more severely and increase inequality. Brazil is one of the countries with high income‐inequality rates and has unplanned urbanization issues and an extensive disaster risk profile with little knowledge on how those disasters affect people's welfare.
Rafael Silva Araújo +3 more
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Riparian reserves protect butterfly communities in selectively logged tropical forest
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 1524-1535, June 2022., 2022 Mandatory conservation set‐asides around streams or rivers (riparian buffers) have an important role in protecting the abundance and composition of primary forest butterfly assemblages within selective logging concessions in tropical rainforests. This study highlights the need to assess the conservation value of protecting unlogged riparian forest ...
Gabriela Montejo‐Kovacevich +4 more
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Molecular Mechanisms of Coffee on Prostate Cancer Prevention
BioMed Research International, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common types of cancer among men, and coffee is associated with a reduced risk of developing PCa. Therefore, we aim to review possible coffee molecular mechanisms that contribute to PCa prevention. Coffee has an important antioxidant capacity that reduces oxidative stress, leading to a reduced mutation in cells.
Julia Montenegro +3 more
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Revisiting a place‐based policy: Transformations in Northeast Brazil
Growth and Change, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 2412-2436, December 2021., 2021 Abstract Despite being the second most populated region in Brazil, the Northeast has persistently accounted for a small share of national income. A well‐known attempt to develop the region was made in 1959 with the creation of SUDENE, a big push type of place‐based policy resulting in an intensification of industrial investments.
Solmaria Halleck Vega
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Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 331-e92, August 2021., 2021 Background MicroRNAs (miRNA) are short, single‐stranded RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in a post‐transcriptional manner. Their expression is proposed to be tissue‐specific and alterations in miRNA expression have been detected in many diseases. Objective To compare miRNA expression in the skin of healthy Labrador and golden retrievers, and
Marie Isabel Morlang +3 more
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Comparação de métodos de extração de nutrientes para a formulação de biofertilizantes no semi-árido nordestino. [PDF]
, 2020 A substituição de insumos químicos por orgânicos tem permitido, pelo menos em parte, que os esforços tecnológicos sejam direcionados a propostas agroecológicas.
ALBUQUERQUE, T. C. S. de +1 more
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EXTRAÇÃO DE FIBRAS DE COCO PARA APLICAÇÃO EM MATERIAIS DE ENGENHARIA
Revista UniVap, 2017 As fibras de coco são material orgânico abundante em nosso país, estas podem ser extraídas do mesocarpo do fruto verde, por meio de reações químicas em ambiente básico.
Richard Antony Barbosa França +3 more
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Ciência Rural, 2008 O ácido hialurônico (AH) é uma macromolécula com importância na área médica, na área farmacêutica e na indústria de cosméticos. O cordão umbilical e a crista de galo são os tecidos mais ricos neste polissacarídeo.
Claudia Severo da Rosa +4 more
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Extração e purificação de enzimas
Vetor, 2007 As enzimas têm uma extraordinária capacidade para catalisar reações metabólicas. Nos últimos anos, tem havido uma rápida evolução na produção de enzimas, tanto experimentalmente como em escala industrial.
E. Baraj, Walter Augusto-Ruiz
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Identificação e caracterização da repelência à água em alguns solos brasileiros
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 1998 Desde 1986, vem-se observando o fenômeno de repelência à água, em amostras de horizontes coletadas para levantamentos de solos realizados pelo Departamento de Solos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) e pela EMBRAPA - Centro Nacional ...
D. V. Pérez, S. M. Simão, A. Salatino
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