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Análise de esteróides em extratos vegetais e estudo fitoquímico e biológico preliminar de Brunfelsia uniflora. [PDF]

, 2009
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas, Curso de Química.Brunfelsia uniflora, é uma planta nativa, conhecida popularmente como manacá, pertencente à família Solanaceae.
Queiroz, Gustavo Silva
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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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Statistical methodology for the evaluation of vaccine efficacy in a phase III multi-centre trial of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND\ud \ud There has been much debate about the appropriate statistical methodology for the evaluation of malaria field studies and the challenges in interpreting data arising from these trials.\ud \ud METHODS\ud \ud The present paper describes ...
Amanda Leach, Bejon, P, Williamson John, Mohamed, Ali, Mohamed, A, Lievens, M, Mmbando Bruno, Lievens Marc, Williamson, John, Marc Lievens, John J Aponte, Ali Mohamed, Leach, Amanda, Bruno Mmbando, Aponte John J, Mmbando, Bruno, Philip Bejon, Bejon, Philip, Mmbando, B, Aponte, John J, Bejon Philip, Aponte, JJ, Lievens, Marc, Leach Amanda, Williamson, J, Leach, A, Mohamed Ali, John Williamson   +27 more
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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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Exposure to organochlorine compounds at the aerly stages of DDT use for indoor residual spraying in domestic environments in Manhiça, Mozambique. [PDF]

, 2011
Past and present uses of DDT and pyrethroids have led to their incorporation into humans, mainly through the food chain and sometimes by direct exposure. The present work focuses on establishing the levels of DDT, its analogous compounds (DDE and DDD),
Manaca, Maria Nélia Joquim
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Assessment of exposure to DDT and metabolites after indoor residual spraying through the analysis of thatch material from rural African dwellings [PDF]

, 2011
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.[Introduction]
Sacarlal, Jahit, Grimalt Obrador, Joan, Maria N. Manaca, Manaca, Maria Nélia Joquim, 1980-, Pedro L. Alonso, Sunyer, Jordi, Garí de Barbarà, Mercè, 1982-, Joan O. Grimalt, Raquel Gonzalez, Carlota Dobaño, Sunyer Deu, Jordi, Dobaño, Carlota, Clara Menendez, Manaca, María N., Jordi Sunyer, Alonso, Pedro L., Merce Gari, Grimalt, Joan O., Menéndez, Clara, González, Raquel, Jahit Sacarlal, Garí, Mercè   +21 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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Anti-inflammatory effect of Spiranthera odoratissima A. St.-Hil. leaves involves reduction of TNF-alpha

, 2012
Spiranthera odoratissima A. St.-Hil., 'manaca', is a medicinal species used in Brazil, especially in central region, for the treatment of several diseases such as pain and inflammation.
de Brito, Adriane Ferreira, Nascimento, Marcus Vinicius M., Florentino, Iziara Ferreira, Silva, Roberto do Nascimento, Costa, Elson Alves, Vanderlinde, Frederico Argollo, Galdino, Pablinny Moreira, de Paula, Jose Realino   +7 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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