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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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When intensity of deltamethrin resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. leads to loss of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets bio-efficacy : a case study in north Cameroon [PDF]

, 2016
Background: In Cameroon, insecticide resistance in Anopheles (An.) gambiae s.l. has been reported in several foci, prompting further investigations on associated patterns of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) bio-efficacy.
Awono-Ambene, P., Bouraima, A., Chandre, Fabrice, Corbel, Vincent, Etang, J., Marc, C., Pennetier, Cédric, Piameu, M.   +7 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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Investigations on the ecology and production-biology of the "floating meadows" (Paspalo-Echinochloetum) on the Middle Amazon. Part 1: The floating vegetation and its ecology

, 1970
Investigations on the "floating meadows" (Paspalo-Echinochloetum) of the vârzea- region of central Amazonia in the surroundings of Manaus were made from May 1967 until October 1968.
Junk, W.
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Long-lasting insecticidal nets no longer effectively kill the highly resistant Anopheles funestus of southern Mozambique [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Chemical insecticides are crucial to malaria control and elimination programmes. The frontline vector control interventions depend mainly on pyrethroids; all long-lasting insecticidal nets ...
Abilio, Ana Paula, Alonso, Pedro, Bassat Orellana, Quique, Bulo, Helder, Gilbert, Allison E., Glunt, Katey D., Huijben, Silvie, Macete, Eusebio Víctor, Manaca, Maria Nélia, Paaijmans, Krijn P.   +9 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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Recent advances in cytokine detection by immunosensing [PDF]

, 2016
not availableGuozhen Liu, Meng Qi, Mark R.
Goldys, E., Hutchinson, M., Liu, G., Qi, M., Yang, G.   +4 more
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