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Linking Endotoxins, African Dust PM10 and Asthma in an Urban and Rural Environment of Puerto Rico

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
African Dust Events (ADE) are a seasonal phenomenon that has been suggested to exacerbate respiratory and proinflammatory diseases in Puerto Rico (PR). Increases in PM10 concentration and the effects of biological endotoxins (ENX) are critical factors to consider during these storms.
Mario G. Ortiz-Martínez, Rosa I. Rodríguez-Cotto, Mónica A. Ortiz-Rivera, Cedric W. Pluguez-Turull, Braulio D. Jiménez-Vélez, Helen C. Steel   +5 more
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On Colour, Category Effects, and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Critical Review of Studies and Further Longitudinal Evidence

Behavioural Neurology, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
The role of colour in object recognition is controversial; in this study, a critical review of previous studies, as well as a longitudinal study, was conducted. We examined whether colour benefits the ability of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients and normal controls (NC) when naming items differing in colour diagnosticity: living things (LT) versus ...
F. Javier Moreno-Martínez, Inmaculada C. Rodríguez-Rojo, Andrea Romigi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seed size and viability: implications on the evolution and conservation of Phaius tankervilleae (orchidaceae) [PDF]

, 2017
Phaius tankervilleae es una orquídea terrestre altamente apreciada como ornamental y medicinal, razón por la cual se encuentra en peligro de extinción en algunos países como Australia y Japón.
Duarte, Evelyn Raquel, Küppers, Guillermo Federico, Mangeón, Vanesa, Niella, Fernando Omar, Rocha, Sandra Patricia   +4 more
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Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil)

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Traditional knowledge is an important source of obtaining new phytotherapeutic agents. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted in Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District (NSACD), located in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil using semi‐structured questionnaires and interviews.
Isanete Geraldini Costa Bieski, Fabrício Rios Santos, Rafael Melo de Oliveira, Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Miramy Macedo, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Domingos Tabajara de Oliveira Martins, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +7 more
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Intra‐lesional injections of recombinant human epidermal growth factor promote granulation and healing in advanced diabetic foot ulcers: multicenter, randomised, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind study

International Wound Journal, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 432-443, December 2009., 2009
Fernández‐Montequín JI, Valenzuela‐Silva CM, González Díaz O, Savigne W, Sancho‐Soutelo N, Rivero‐Fernández F, Sánchez‐Penton P, Morejón‐Vega L, Artaza‐Sanz H, García‐Herrera A, González‐Benavides C, Hernández‐Cañete CM, Vázquez‐Proenza A, Berlanga‐Acosta J, López‐Saura PA, for the Cuban Diabetic Foot Study Group.
José I Fernández‐Montequín, Carmen M Valenzuela‐Silva, Odalys González Díaz, William Savigne, Natasha Sancho‐Soutelo, Fidel Rivero‐Fernández, Pablo Sánchez‐Penton, Lourdes Morejón‐Vega, Heriberto Artaza‐Sanz, Arístides García‐Herrera, Cecilio González‐Benavides, Carlos M Hernández‐Cañete, Alberto Vázquez‐Proenza, Jorge Berlanga‐Acosta, Pedro A López‐Saura, for the Cuban Diabetic Foot Study Group   +15 more
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El papel de la legislación ambiental en el manejo sostenible de las orquídeas silvestres de México

Botan‪ical Sciences
Antecedentes: Muchas orquídeas silvestres de México con valor ornamental están en riesgo y deberían ser manejadas de manera sostenible. El país cuenta con una normatividad ambiental para la protección y manejo de su flora silvestre, pero se desconoce su
Juan Martínez-Hernández, Marisol Anglés-Hernández, Alejandro Ortega-Argueta, Rodolfo Solano   +3 more
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Isolamento e identificação de fungos micorrízicos rizoctonióides associados a três espécies de orquídeas epífitas neotropicais no Brasil Isolation and identification of rhizoctonia-like mycorrhizal fungi associated to three neotropical epiphytic orchid species in Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2005
Distúrbios causados pelo homem têm resultado no aumento do risco de extinção de diversos táxons de orquídeas nativas da Mata Atlântica no Brasil. Na natureza, orquídeas utilizam obrigatoriamente fungos endomicorrízicos para a germinação de sementes e ...
Olinto Liparini Pereira, Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya, Christtianno de Lima Rollemberg, Guilherme Montandon Chaer   +3 more
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Floral Handedness in Mormodes Orchids: Revisiting Charles Darwin's Observations

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 6, November 2025.
In this study, we scrutinized floral enantiostyly in Mormodes orchids, a unique trait within Orchidaceae first observed by Charles Darwin. We hypothesize how intricate column twisting drives strategic pollinarium placement onto opposite sides of the thorax of male euglossine bees, enhancing cross‐pollination.
Arthur Domingos‐Melo, Dhenife Mirelly Silva, Paulo Milet‐Pinheiro   +2 more
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Utilidad de los portales en línea de ciencia ciudadana para estudios florísticos: Orquídeas de Santa María Yucuhiti, Oaxaca, México

Botan‪ical Sciences
Antecedentes: La belleza de las orquídeas atrae el interés de usuarios de portales de ciencia ciudadana, convirtiéndolos en fuentes adicionales de información para estudiar la biodiversidad.
Ubaldo Edgar García-López, Magaly Ruiz-Santiago, Luicita Lagunez-Rivera, Rodolfo Solano   +3 more
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Sistemática del género neotropical Brassavola (Orchidaceae)

Caldasia, 2020
El género Brassavola pertenece a la subtribu Laeliinae (Orchidaceae); crece en tierras bajas, desde Méxi-co hasta el norte de Argentina. La similitud vegetativa y floral de las plantas ha dificultado la delimitación de las especies. En esta investigación
Eliana Noguera-Savelli
doaj   +1 more source