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Remarkable anti-trichomonas vaginalis activity of plants traditionally used by the Mbyá-Guarani indigenous group in Brazil. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2013
Trichomonas vaginalis, a flagellate protozoan, is the causative agent of trichomonosis, the most common nonviral sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Taking into account the increased prevalence of metronidazole‐resistant isolates, alternative drugs are essential for the successful treatment.
Brandelli CL, Vieira Pde B, Macedo AJ, Tasca T.   +3 more
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A multidisciplinary overview on the Tupi-speaking people expansion. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Expansion of Tupi linguistic subfamilies. Abstract The cultural and biological diversity of South American indigenous groups represent extremes of human variability, exhibiting one of the highest linguistic diversities alongside a remarkably low within‐population genetic variation and an extremely high inter‐population genetic differentiation.
Castro E Silva MA, Hünemeier T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Xavante Longitudinal Health Study in Brazil: Objectives, design, and key results

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 32, Issue 2, March/April 2020., 2020
Abstract Objective The Xavante Longitudinal Health Study was developed to permit granular tracking of contemporary health challenges faced by indigenous communities in Brazil, taking into consideration ongoing historical processes that may be associated with increases in child undernutrition, adult obesity, and cardiovascular disease risks.
James R. Welch, Aline A. Ferreira, Felipe G. Tavares, J. Rodolfo M. Lucena, Maurício V. Gomes de Oliveira, Ricardo V. Santos, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr   +6 more
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Intergranular Clay Films Control Inelastic Deformation in the Groningen Gas Reservoir: Evidence From Split‐Cylinder Deformation Tests

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 124, Issue 12, Page 12679-12702, December 2019., 2019
Abstract Production of oil and gas from sandstone reservoirs leads to small elastic and inelastic strains in the reservoir, which may induce surface subsidence and seismicity. While the elastic component is easily described, the inelastic component, and any rate‐sensitivity thereof remain poorly understood in the relevant small strain range (≤1.0%). To
R. P. J. Pijnenburg, B. A. Verberne, S. J. T. Hangx, C. J. Spiers   +3 more
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Trabalho, subsistência e dinheiro: modos criativos na economia mbya (guarani) contemporânea

Horizontes Antropológicos, 2016
Resumo No presente artigo pretendo apresentar práticas contemporâneas de subsistência adotadas por populações mbya (guarani) no Sul e Sudeste do Brasil, a partir de uma abordagem que articula economia e política, bem como alguns aspectos do xamanismo e ...
Elizabeth Pissolato
doaj   +1 more source

What the Iberian Conquest Bequeathed to Us: The Fruit Trees Introduced in Argentine Subtropic—Their History and Importance in Present Traditional Medicine

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
This contribution presents information about the history of introduction, establishment, and local appropriation of Eurasian fruit trees—species and varieties of the genera Prunus and Citrus—from 15th century in two rural areas of Northern Argentina. By means of an ethnobotanical and ethnohistorical approach, our study was aimed at analysing how this ...
Pablo C. Stampella, Daniela Alejandra Lambaré, Norma I. Hilgert, María Lelia Pochettino, Ana H. Ladio   +4 more
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Honey‐Based Mixtures Used in Home Medicine by Nonindigenous Population of Misiones, Argentina

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Honey‐based mixtures used in home medicine by nonindigenous population of Misiones, Argentina. Medicinal mixtures are an underinvestigated issue in ethnomedical literature concerning Misiones, one of the most bioculturally diverse province of Argentina.
Monika Kujawska, Fernando Zamudio, Norma I. Hilgert, Ana H. Ladio   +3 more
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Luta e resistência: dimensões para a promoção de saúde Mbya Guarani [PDF]

Psicologia USP, 2020
Resumo Esse artigo discute como a luta indígena do povo Mbya Guarani pode ser compreendida como uma dimensão necessária para o estudo da promoção de saúde; luta que se dá em uma situação em que as comunidades manifestam a vivência de uma série de ...
Flaviana Sousa, Ramiro Gonzalez, Danilo Guimarães   +2 more
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DÓ E ALEGRIA: RELAÇÕES ENTRE OS GUARANI-MBYA E SEUS CÃES NO JARAGUÁ/SP

Ambivalências, 2018
Esse artigo tem por objeto as relações estabelecidas entre os Guarani-Mbya e os cachorros domésticos, tendo como foco a convivência cotidiana dos moradores das aldeias indígenas do Jaraguá (zona noroeste de São Paulo) com os cães que ali são abandonados ...
Bruno Silva Santos
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Seguindo o fluxo do tempo, trilhando o caminho das águas

Revista de Arqueologia, 2013
Entre 2008 e 2010 foram realizados estudos com o objetivo produzir um relatório de identifcação de terras indígenas Mbyá-guarani na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
Adriana Schmidt Dias, Sérgio Baptista da Silva   +1 more
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