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Structure and dynamics of phytoplankton in an Amazon lake, Brazil

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010
Natural lake systems represent important reservoirs for residential water supply, fish production, recreational activities and enjoyment of their natural beauty. Nevertheless, human impacts may affect their health status resulting in degradation and loss
Ise de Goreth Silva, Ariadne do Nascimento Moura, Enio Wocyli Dantas, Maria do Carmo Bittencourt-Oliveira   +3 more
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Monitoreo de cianobacterias como estrategia para el aseguramiento de la calidad del agua potable distribuida en el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador, El Salvador

Tecnología y ciencias del agua
El lago de Güija posee una superficie aproximada de 45 km2 y una profundidad máxima de 21 m en época seca; forma parte del complejo lagunar homónimo y su importancia como ecosistema fue reconocida en 2010 tras la obtención de su declaratoria como sitio ...
Luis Ortez, Yaneth Alvarado, Gabriela Montes, Alma Aguilar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Centennial-scale precipitation anomalies in the southern Altiplano (18° S) suggest an extratropical driver for the South American summer monsoon during the late Holocene [PDF]

Climate of the Past, 2019
Modern precipitation anomalies in the Altiplano, South America, are closely linked to the strength of the South American summer monsoon (SASM), which is influenced by large-scale climate features sourced in the tropics such as the Intertropical ...
I. A. Jara, A. Maldonado, A. Maldonado, A. Maldonado, L. González, A. Hernández, A. Sáez, S. Giralt, R. Bao, B. Valero-Garcés, B. Valero-Garcés   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Análisis espacio-temporal de florecimientos algales nocivos en un lago-cráter tropical usando datos MODIS (2003-2020)

Revista de Teledetección, 2023
El lago-cráter de Santa María del Oro en el estado de Nayarit, México, presenta Florecimientos Algales (FA) de manera cíclica anual, el florecimiento y posterior decaimiento de estas poblaciones de crea cambios de color en el agua, generalmente en la ...
Lizette Zareh Cortés-Macías, Juan Pablo Rivera-Caicedo, Jushiro Cepeda-Morales, Óscar Ubisha Hernández-Almeida, Ricardo García-Morales, Pablo Velarde-Alvarado   +5 more
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Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
wiley   +1 more source

Tensions and Adaptation in Tropical Medicine: Lagos in the Networks of Malaria Science, 1890s–1906

West Bohemian Historical Review, 2021
This paper probes into the wide array of networks that shaped malaria control in the colonial Lagos during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It highlights the role of tropical locales in the production of medical knowledge, emphasizing the ways colonial doctors read and contributed to imperial discourses on tropical diseases.
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Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
In recent years, incorporating comprehensive cancer screening strategies into routine HIV care has gained growing attention. This survey of 220 sites providing HIV care across 41 countries shows that cervical cancer screening has increased in availability over time.
Rachael A. Pellegrino, Bryan E. Shepherd, Sanjay Pujari, Valeria Fink, Gad Murenzi, Miriam Nakalembe, Sally B. Coburn, Eliane Rohner, Antoine Jaquet, Caroline Lade, Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, Kathryn Anastos, Aggrey Semeere, Lesley S. Park, Limpho Mokone, Simon Boni, I Ketut Agus Somia, Emilia M. Jalil, Adebola Adedimeji, Omenge Orang'o, Michael J. Silverberg, Kumbirai Pise Quarter, Eugène Messou, Jeremy Ross, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Patricia Lelo, Helen Byakwaga, Oliver Ezechi, Jonathan Euvrard, Fernanda Maruri, Chad J. Achenbach, Jessica L. Castilho, on behalf of International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA)   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canine Leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000-2015): Taxonomic Characterisation of Etiological Agents and Geospatial Case Analysis. [PDF]

Zoonoses Public Health
ABSTRACT Introduction Canine Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne zoonotic disease caused by several species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Leishmania braziliensis is the most prevalent species causing tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Miranda LFC, Coelho LFDR, Xavier SCDC, Junior AAVM, Albuquerque RN, da Silva AF, Marcelino AP, Santos FN, Pereira SA, Menezes RC, Schubach AO.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Water Quality and Heavy Metal Concentration across Two Connecting Tropical Lagoons in Lagos, Nigeria

Bio-Research, 2021
Ologe and Badagry Lagoons are important tropical lagoons in Lagos, Nigeria. The water quality and heavy metal concentration were studied for a period of 2 years (Aug. 2016 to Jul. 2018) using standard methods. The least temperature obtained was 28.70±0.05 °C in Ologe Lagoon during the wet season and the maximum recorded was 29.41±0.08 in in Badagry ...
Gabriel Femi Okunade, Misitura Lawal, Roland Efe Uwadiae   +2 more
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Beyond Skin and Eyes: The Medical and Social Burden of Oculocutaneous Albinism in Africa: A Narrative Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni, Niccolò Capurro, Alessandro Svizzero, Valeria Brazzelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source