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A rapid inventory of amphibians, squamates, and bats of Mata de Plátano Field Station and Nature Reserve, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We perform a rapid survey of amphibians, reptiles, and bats at the Mata de Plátano Field Station and Nature Reserve in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a protected reserve adjacent to a larger forest. Our rapid survey resulted in finding 70%, 14%, and 22% of the amphibians, reptiles, and bat fauna, respectively, highlighting that smaller areas can act as refuges ...
Bernstein JM, Calderón-Acevedo CA, Mônico PI, Viñola-Lopez LW, Soto-Centeno JA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Farm Typologies of Banana and Plantain Smallholders: Agricultural Practices and Disease Constraints in Department of Huila, Colombia. [PDF]

Scientifica (Cairo)
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are among the most widely cultivated crops in tropical regions and are consumed worldwide. These agricultural systems provide fundamental products in the Colombian basket of goods and generate the highest domestic rural employment.
Bermeo-Fúquene P, Rico-Sierra EM, Parra-Alferes EB, Navarro-Niño DA, Vargas-Berdugo AM, Varón-Devia EH, Rodríguez-Polanco E.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rapid taxonomic categorization of short, abundant virus sequences for ecological analyses. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We sampled 1086 bats from two, adjacent Puerto Rican caves and tested them for infection by herpesviruses, resulting in 3131 short, viral sequences. Using percent identity of nucleotides and a machine learning algorithm (affinity propagation), we categorized herpesviruses into 43 operational taxonomic units (OTUs).
Sjodin AR, Willig MR, Rodríguez-Durán A, Anthony SJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Estado nutricional infantil no concelho de Portalegre

Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 2021
Objetivos: Determinar a prevalência de baixo peso, peso normal, excesso de peso e obesidade na população em idade escolar numa Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) do concelho de Portalegre e determinar se existe diferença estatisticamente significativa ...
Adriana Gameiro, Victória Garrett
doaj   +1 more source

The Project Management Approach. A Critical Success Factor in Digital Transformation Initiatives

Economics and Culture, 2022
Research purpose. The main objective of this work is to highlight the adoption of project management practices in companies’ digital transformation initiatives as a critical success factor.
Carujo Sofia, Anunciação Pedro Fernandes, Santos João Rocha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation as a Competitive Factor in Supply Chain Management: Proof of Concept in One of the Largest Editorial Groups in Portugal

Economics and Culture, 2021
Research purpose. Through the adoption of the concept of the Proof of Concept, the main objective of this work is to highlight the approach that allows the framework and study of the viability of investments in the digital transformation of companies ...
Carujo Sofia, Santos João Rocha, da Anunciação Pedro Fernandes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuralgia pós-herpética: dois casos clínicos

Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, 2014
A neuralgia pós-herpética (NPH) é a complicação mais frequente do herpes-zóster, caracterizando-se pela presença de dor tipo neuropática de distribuição dermatômica, após manifestação prévia de um quadro agudo de herpes-zóster, geralmente um mês depois ...
Daniel Serrano, Teresa Maya Valente
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of ohmic heating‐ and microwave‐assisted extraction techniques for avocado leaves valorization: Optimization and impact on the phenolic compounds and bioactivities

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 11, Issue 9, Page 5609-5620, September 2023., 2023
The paper addresses the hypothesis that using green extraction techniques may provide time, cost, and energy saving compared to traditional methods. We show that using ohmic (OHAE)‐ and microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE) techniques for Fuerte avocado pruning waste leaves phenolics provides less solvent consumption and better extraction efficiency with
Lale Gumustepe, Nevriye Kurt, Ebru Aydın, Gulcan Ozkan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidratación oral con una solución a base de harina de plátano precocida con electrolitos estandarizados.

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2005
Objetivo. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar si una solución de hidratación oral a base de harina de plátano precocida con electrolitos, además de ser efectiva para tratar la deshidratación, tiene propiedades antidiarreicas.
Carlos Bernal, Gloria Margarita Alcaraz, Jorge Eliécer Botero   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The long road to a sustainable banana trade

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 5, Issue 5, Page 662-671, September 2023., 2023
Bananas are the world's most popular dessert fruit and a staple starch crop for millions in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The banana export trade that supplies North America, Europe, and other wealthy nations has a history fraught with exploitation and conflict.
Daniel P. Bebber
wiley   +1 more source