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Four challenges to an effective national nature assessment
Abstract Comprehensive biodiversity assessments play an essential role in strengthening global and national conservation strategies. The recently announced first U.S. National Nature Assessment (NNA) provides an unparalleled opportunity to comprehensively review status and trends of biodiversity at all levels.
Carlos Carroll +4 more
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In this study, we measure different aspects of biodiversity in Subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest communities, taking into account the overlap between functional and phylogenetic structures. Our study shows that species richness, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity respond differently to environmental gradients, particularly when ...
Joice Klipel +11 more
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Abstract Countries with large territories marked by heterogeneity lack tools to monitor their distinct food systems sustainability. The multidimensional index for sustainable food systems (MISFS) was designed to measure food system sustainability locally, using the Brazilian territory.
Marina Maintinguer Norde +6 more
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Resumen La obesidad infantil es un problema grave en Latinoamérica y entre la población latina de EE. UU. Para ser eficaces, las políticas de salud pública tienen que estar guiadas por evidencias contextuales pertinentes, lo cual exige una capacidad de investigación sostenida a través del tiempo.
Deborah Salvo +13 more
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Resumen Aunque se han hecho avances en el desarrollo y aplicación a gran escala de intervenciones eficaces contra la obesidad infantil, los retos siguen siendo importantes. Nuestro objetivo era comprender las causas del éxito de Estados Unidos y los países latinoamericanos en la implementación de políticas y programas (PYP) contra la obesidad e ...
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla +6 more
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Isoflavone is a phytoestrogen found in different types of food that can act as endocrine disrupters leading to testicular dysfunction. Currently, fragmented data on the action of this compound in the testicles make it difficult to assess its effects to define a safe dose.
Amanda Alves Lozi +7 more
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Abstract Marine plastic pollution has a range of negative impacts for biota and the colonization of plastics in the marine environment by microorganisms may have significant ecological impacts. However, data on epiplastic organisms, particularly fungi, is still lacking for many ocean regions.
Ana L. d. F. Lacerda +3 more
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal motor neuron disorder that is characterized by progressive loss of the upper and lower motor neurons at the spinal or bulbar level. Oxidative stress (OS) associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and the deterioration of the electron transport chain are factors that contribute to neurodegeneration and ...
Jamire M. Silva +11 more
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Lessons that can be Learned from the Rejection of an Article
Neste editorial eu gostaria de compartilhar com a comunidade um aprendizado: lições aprendidas do que um periódico científico pode proporcionar aos colegas pesquisadores ao optar por não publicar o manuscrito submetido.
Wesley Mendes-Da-Silva
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Revista HCPA: Contínua evolução
A Revista do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre/Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul apresenta um longo histórico de evolução científica desde suas primeiras edições, em 1981, até a sua versão mais atual (maio de 2013) no ...
Flávio Pereira Kapczinski +2 more
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