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Testing the size‐grain hypothesis in a generalist predator: The case of an ant species in the Brazilian savannah

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
In our recent study, we examined whether ants in the Brazilian Cerrado follow the “grain‐size hypothesis,” which proposes that larger ants should have proportionally longer legs to move efficiently across different environments. We used Ectatomma permagnum, a common predatory ant in the Cerrado, measuring hundreds of individuals collected from various ...
A. Sandim, R. Aranda
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Vigor testings for evaluating the physiological quality of chia seeds

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2019
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is a plant native to central and western Mexico and northern Guatemala belonging to the Lamiaceae family, well known for its seeds containing antioxidants, dietary fibers, and ?-linolenic acid, which helps to prevent different ...
Fernanda Brito Cardoso, Carlos Henrique Queiroz Rego, Izabela Cristina de Oliveira, Alan Mario Zuffo, Ana Carina da Silva Cândido, Charline Zaratin Alves   +5 more
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Genotypic Variation and Association Mapping for Plant Stature and Anthesis‐Silking Interval in Set of Temperate‐Adapted Maize Lines Developed by DH and SSD Methods

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT BS39 is a broad‐based population of tropical maize adapted to temperate environments that can provide useful and unique alleles to US Corn Belt breeding programmes. Doubled‐haploid (DH) has been used as an efficient alternative method to speed up the development of maize lines. Our objectives were to compare genetic parameters for plant height
Gabriela dos Santos Pereira, Iara Gonçalves dos Santos, Nathalia Campos Vilela Resende, Anderson Luiz Verzegnazzi, Ursula K. Frei, Rodrigo Oliveira DeLima, Thomas Lübberstedt   +6 more
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Efeito da densidade de criação sobre o desempenho, rendimento de carcaça, produtividade e desenvolvimento ósseo de frangos de corte Cobb 500®

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2017
O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito da densidade de criação de 10, 12, 14 e 16 aves m2 sobre o desempenho, os rendimentos de carcaça e cortes, a produtividade e o desenvolvimento ósseo de frangos de corte Cobb 500®.
Cleoneide dos Santos Henrique, Andréia Fróes Galuci Oliveira, Thales Silva Ferreira, Eduardo Santos Silva, Bruna Finotti Fonseca Reis de Mello, Agner de Freitas Andrade, Vinícius da Silva Freitas Martins, Fernando Oliveira de Paula, Elis Regina de Moraes Garcia, Luís Daniel Giusti Bruno   +9 more
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Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana, Henry Maia Peixoto   +1 more
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Application and Coapplication of Biostimulants Enhance Corn Yield and Profitability

International Journal of Agronomy
The introduction of biostimulants into agriculture has positively impacted both productivity and economic returns, increasing profitability per cultivated area.
Eduardo Pradi Vendruscolo, Fausto Antonio Coli Neto, Sthela Silva Melo, Cássio de Castro Seron, Murilo Battistuzzi Martins, Flávio Ferreira da Silva Binotti, Sebastião Ferreira de Lima, Fernanda Pacheco de Almeida Prado Bortolheiro, Tiago Zoz   +8 more
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“The Excuses We Make”: Defining Eight Corruption Rationalization Categories

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rationalization of corruption allows individuals to detach from moral imperatives, enabling them to perceive unethical or unlawful actions as acceptable or justifiable. Closely linked to the concept of moral disengagement, rationalization involves cognitive distortions that frame inhumane or immoral behavior as neither wrong nor ...
Caio César Coelho Rodrigues
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Manure production and mineral excretion in laying hens supplemented with lycopene and different mineral sources

Ciência Animal Brasileira
The effects of feeding diets containing lycopene and organic or inorganic minerals on commercial laying hens on manure production and characteristics were evaluated.
Elis Regina de Moraes Garcia, Cristiane de Almeida Neves Xavier, Flavia Kleszcz da Cruz, Tania Mara Baptista dos Santos, Brenda Kelly Viana Leite   +4 more
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MISS diversity from saline lakes of Brazilian Pantanal: Origin, potential of preservation and comparison with examples of the Ediacaran‐Cambrian shallow depositional settings

Sedimentology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One of the largest wetlands on Earth, the Brazilian Pantanal contains roughly 10 000 natural lakes, about 1000 of which are hypersaline. In these environmentally stressful settings, animal life struggles to survive, while cyanobacteria form extensive mats.
Lucas V. Warren, Filipe G. Varejão, Lucas Inglez, Maria Julia Arrouy, Beatriz Christofoletti, Mario L. Assine   +5 more
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Screening for diabetes in pharmaceutical professionals in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul

O Mundo da Saúde, 2019
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from the secretion or deficient action of insulin, accounting for more than 90% of the cases of diabetes and is associated with macro and ...
Sheila Karielly Astofe Magalhães Macedo, Fabiana Vicente de Paula, Ângela Cristina Rodrigues da Cunha Castro Lopes, Denise Caroline Luiz Soares, Juliana Galete, Jeniffer Oliveira Lescano de Ávila, Camila Guimarães Polisel   +6 more
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