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Micropropagation of ‘Manacá-de-Cheiro’ (Brunfelsia uniflora (Pohl) D. Don), an Ornamental Species Native to Brazil

International Journal of Plant Biology
The introduction of new ornamental species and cultivars is one of the hallmarks of innovation in global floriculture. Brunfelsia uniflora, a subshrub native to Brazil, has white, lilac, and blue flowers on the same plant, in addition to a distinctive ...
Ana Victória Conde van den Broek, Mariana Pelais Leite, Jean Carlos Cardoso   +2 more
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Systems analysis and improvement approach to optimize the hypertension diagnosis and case cascade for PLHIV individuals (SAIA-HTN): a hybrid type III cluster randomized trial

Implementation Science, 2020
Background Across sub-Saharan Africa, evidence-based clinical guidelines to screen and manage hypertension exist; however, country level application is low due to lack of service readiness, uneven health worker motivation, weak accountability of health ...
Sarah Gimbel, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir, Joana Coutinho, Leonel Andela, Bonifacio Cebola, Heidi Craine, Jonny Crocker, Leecreesha Hicks, Sarah Holte, Rodrigues Hossieke, Edgar Itai, Carol Levin, Nelia Manaca, Filipe Murgorgo, Miguel Nhumba, James Pfeiffer, Isaias Ramiro, Keshet Ronen, Nona Sotoodehnia, Onei Uetela, Anjuli Wagner, Bryan J. Weiner, Kenneth Sherr   +23 more
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[Characterization of the acai or manaca (Euterpe oleracea Mart.): a fruit of the Amazon].

Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion, 2008
The objective of this study was to determine the proximal composition, the fatty acid profile, the content of minerals, tannins, polyphenols, anthocyanins, the antioxidant capacity and the color of the acai pulp (Euterpe oleracea Mart) collected in the Venezuelan Amazon from 2 harvests of the year 2005.
Sanabria, Neida, Sangronis, Elba
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IgM and IgG against Plasmodium falciparum lysate as surrogates of malaria exposure and protection during pregnancy

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Difficulties to disentangle the protective versus exposure role of anti-malarial antibodies hamper the identification of clinically-relevant immune targets.
Alfredo Mayor, Carlota Dobaño, Augusto Nhabomba, Caterina Guinovart, Alfons Jiménez, Maria Nelia Manaca, Ruth Aguilar, Arnoldo Barbosa, Mauricio H. Rodríguez, Pau Cisteró, Lazaro M. Quimice, Clara Menéndez, John J. Aponte, Jaume Ordi, Chetan E. Chitnis, Pedro L. Alonso   +15 more
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High production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by maternal blood mononuclear cells is associated with reduced maternal malaria but increased cord blood infection

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Increased susceptibility to malaria during pregnancy is not completely understood. Cellular immune responses mediate both pathology and immunity but the effector responses involved in these processes have not been fully characterized. Maternal
Carlota Dobaño, Tamara Berthoud, Maria Nelia Manaca, Augusto Nhabomba, Caterina Guinovart, Ruth Aguilar, Arnoldo Barbosa, Penny Groves, Mauricio H. Rodríguez, Alfons Jimenez, Lazaro M. Quimice, John J. Aponte, Jaume Ordi, Denise L. Doolan, Alfredo Mayor, Pedro L. Alonso   +15 more
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[Manaca, sweet potato and yam: possible substitutes of wheat in foods for two ethnic population in Venezuelan Amazon].

Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion, 2006
In this study, flours from manaca or acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), and yam (Dioscorea spp.), species grown in the Venezuelan Amazon, were obtained. The proximal composition, water activity (a(w)), Fe, Ca, Zn, Mg, Cu, Na and K content were determined for the flours of manaca, sweet potato and yam. These flours were used as
Elba, Sangronis, Patricia, Teixeira, Mariana, Otero, Marisa, Guerra, Glida, Hidalgo   +4 more
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Lunar influence on Brunfelsia uniflora (Pohl.) D. Don (Manacá-de-cheiro) rooting

Agro@mbiente On-line, 2011
This study aimed to determinate the moon phase’s influence on Brunfelsia uniflora (Pohl.) D. Don. In January 2008, semi woody cuttings were collected in Curitiba, Brazil.
Luciana Leal, Michelle Melissa Althaus Ottmann, Katia Christina Zuffellato-Ribas, Marisa de Cacia Oliveira, Áurea Portes Ferriani   +4 more
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Composição química do óleo essencial e avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana do óleo essencial, extrato etanólico bruto e frações das folhas de Spiranthera odoratissima A. St.-Hil Chemical composition of the essential oil and evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of essential oil, crude ethanol extract and fractions of Spiranthera odoratissima A. St.-Hil. leaves

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2013
A Spiranthera odoratissima A. St.-Hil (manacá) é utilizada popularmente como depurativo do sangue, nas afecções renais e hepáticas (chá das folhas) para dores musculares, de estômago, de cabeça, e disfunções hepáticas (chá das raízes).
B.A. Chaibub, T.B. Oliveira, T.S. Fiuza, M.T.F. Bara, L.M.F. Tresvenzol, J.R. Paula   +5 more
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The role of age and exposure to Plasmodium falciparum in the rate of acquisition of naturally acquired immunity: a randomized controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundThe rate of acquisition of naturally acquired immunity (NAI) against malaria predominantly depends on transmission intensity and age, although disentangling the effects of these is difficult.
Caterina Guinovart, Carlota Dobaño, Quique Bassat, Augusto Nhabomba, Llorenç Quintó, Maria Nélia Manaca, Ruth Aguilar, Mauricio H Rodríguez, Arnoldo Barbosa, John J Aponte, Alfredo G Mayor, Montse Renom, Cinta Moraleda, David J Roberts, Evelin Schwarzer, Peter N Le Souëf, Louis Schofield, Chetan E Chitnis, Denise L Doolan, Pedro L Alonso   +19 more
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Impact of solar dehydration on composition and antioxidant properties of acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
Commercial products derived from the acai fruit (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) are available in Brazil, but in Venezuela, it is only known by ethnic indigenous groups of the Amazon.
Elba Sangronis, Neida Sanabria
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