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Abstract Hydropower is considered essential in meeting the increasing demand in low carbon energy in the context of climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by hydroelectric reservoirs have nevertheless become a major concern to the energy sector.
Maud Demarty +4 more
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The present study aims to compare yield and quality of pequi pulp oil when applying two distinct processes: in the first, pulp drying in a tray dryer at 60ºC was combined with enzymatic treatment and pressing to oil extraction; in the second, a simple ...
Renata Gomes de Brito Mariano +2 more
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Biodiversity-based supply chains of the Cerrado biome: opportunities and obstacles [PDF]
Agribusiness expansion has led to the conversion of almost half of the Brazilian Cerrado native vegetation area in monoculture, pastures and wood plantations.
Deane de Abreu Sá Diniz, Janaina +3 more
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Production of Pequi Powder by Drying Pulp
The pequi tree is a native plant of the Brazilian cerrado, and the scientific name is Caryocar brasiliense, whose fruits are called pequi, appreciated for its pleasant peculiarities of color, aroma and flavor. The objective of this work is to transform pequi pulp into powder, aiming at maintaining the flavor.
Aluizio Paulo Rodrigues Silva +3 more
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Flow chart of the transesterification process followed to produce the biodiesels. ABSTRACT The current study analyzes the performance and emission attributes of different blends (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% being termed as MB0, MB20, MB40, MB60, MB80 and MB100, respectively) of biodiesel derived from Raphanus Sativus, Jatropha, and Balanites ...
Jatoth Heeraman +6 more
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of vegetable oils from plants grown in Brazil, first using the in vitro batch culture, and then evaluating the oil with methane (CH4) reducing potential in an in vivo experiment. The in vitro experiment
Danielle S. Freitas +10 more
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Cross-linked coacervates of cashew gum and gelatin in the encapsulation of pequi oil [PDF]
: Pequi oil is rich in bioactive compounds which can be encapsulated to increase protection against extrinsic environmental factors. A delayed degradation of pequi oil may occur by using microencapsulation technology, in addition to masking unpleasant ...
Joana de Barros Alexandre +6 more
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ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal diseases remain a significant global health concern, primarily due to the limitations of current pharmacological treatments, which often come with adverse side effects and high recurrence rates. This situation highlights the urgent need for safer and more effective alternatives.
Isabel Sousa Alcântara +7 more
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Foreign Body Granuloma in the Tongue by a Pequi Spine [PDF]
Substances considered foreign to the human organism can penetrate it due to local trauma, initially causing an acute inflammatory response against these substances, involving a neutrophilic infiltrate that, when it fails to deal with these foreign bodies, ends up generating a granulomatous inflammatory response.
Rafael Martins Afonso Pereira +5 more
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Beyond Dung: Attractiveness of Native and Exotic Fruits to Dung Beetles in the Brazilian Savanna
ABSTRACT Dietary breadth enhances animal resilience in environments where resources are unpredictable or declining, enabling species to exploit alternative food sources when primary ones are scarce. In dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae), frugivory is an increasingly recognised foraging strategy, particularly in tropical regions experiencing ...
César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa +3 more
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