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Four challenges to an effective national nature assessment

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 5, October 2023., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

How do distinct facets of tree diversity and community assembly respond to environmental variables in the subtropical Atlantic Forest?

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring food systems sustainability in heterogenous countries: The Brazilian multidimensional index updated version applicability

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 91-107, February 2023., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

Capacidad de investigación en obesidad infantil en Latinoamérica y en las poblaciones latinas de Estados Unidos: estado de la investigación, problemas, oportunidades y líneas de trabajo para el futuro

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021
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
wiley   +1 more source

Implementación de políticas de prevención y control de la obesidad infantil en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica: lecciones para la investigación y la práctica transfronterizas

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021
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
wiley   +1 more source

Relevance of the Isoflavone Absorption and Testicular Function: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Evidence

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
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
wiley   +1 more source

Diverse groups of fungi are associated with plastics in the surface waters of the Western South Atlantic and the Antarctic Peninsula

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 29, Issue 10, Page 1903-1918, May 2020., 2020
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
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary Metabolites with Antioxidant Activities for the Putative Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): “Experimental Evidences”

open access: yesOxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
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
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons that can be Learned from the Rejection of an Article

open access: yesRAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

Revista HCPA: Contínua evolução

open access: yesClinical and Biomedical Research, 2013
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
doaj   +2 more sources

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