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When There's No November Rain: Developing a Parametric Insurance for Hydroelectric Energy Generators in Brazil. [PDF]
Risk AnalABSTRACT Hydrological risk is a growing challenge for renewable power systems, as droughts reduce generation, increase costs, and expose gaps in risk‐transfer mechanisms. We examine this problem in Brazil, home to the world's sixth‐largest electricity system and highly dependent on hydroelectricity, which accounted for 43% of installed generation ...
Fonseca NC +3 more
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Development of Microsatellite Markers for Ex Situ Management of the Harpy Eagle Using Next Generation Sequencing. [PDF]
Zoo BiolABSTRACT The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), one of the largest birds of prey in the world, is threatened with extinction throughout its entire area of occurrence in the Neotropics. While conservation efforts for the wild populations are crucial, it is also important to focus on ex situ conservation actions.
Kaizer M +7 more
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Occurrence of multiple congenital anomalies in Potamotrygon amandae (Elasmobranchii, Potamotrygoninae) embryos, including the first report of bicephaly. [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract Reports of teratogenic embryos in elasmobranchs have been documented in multiple species, with proposed aetiologies including environmental disturbances, genetic mutations, predation, exposure to endocrine‐disrupting compounds and maternal stress.
de Castro Ribeiro D +2 more
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Haematological values for captive harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2014 Decreasing of harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) populations in natural environments, mainly in non-preserved areas, makes captive population management an important contribution to genetic diversity conservation.
Marcos J. Oliveira +7 more
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Revista Binacional Brasil - Argentina, 2021 O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir a aplicabilidade dos royalties repassados pela Hidrelétrica Binacional de Itaipu, observando seusimpactos no campo educacional.
João Carlos da Silva +1 more
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CLEI Electronic Journal, 2021 In cloud computing resource allocation, Virtual Machine Placement (VMP) is one of the most studied problems with several possible formulations and different optimization criteria.
Fabio Lopez-Pires
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Comparison of methods for determination of nutrient digestibility of a dry kibble diet for ocelots
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2013 In this experiment, methods of total fecal collection (TFC) and internal markers (acid-insoluble ash - AIA, crude fiber - CF, and acid-detergent fiber - ADF) were compared for determination of the coefficients of apparent digestibility (CAD) for dry ...
Anderson L. de Carvalho +7 more
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Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia, 2020 RESUMO:Este artigo traz um estudo de caso sobre o Projeto Novos Rumos 4.0, executado em Foz do Iguaçu/PR, pelo Parque Tecnológico Itaipu – PTI-BR, no ano de 2018.
Kristian Sgorla +2 more
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ABCS Health Sciences, 2021 Introdução: A prevalência de parasitoses em crianças de municípios brasileiros de fronteira é desconhecida. Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de parasitos intestinais em crianças de pré-escola pública de fronteira brasileira e seu perfil socioeconômico
Arthur Luiz de Campos Ferreira +6 more
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RELACult, 2020 No dia 13 de outubro de 1982 as comportas da hidrelétrica de Itaipu Binacional foram fechadas. Esse ato não acabou apenas com o maior salto por volume d’água no mundo, conhecido como Sete Quedas, mas também com o território Guarani nas margens do Rio ...
Clovis Antonio Brighenti +1 more
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