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Protected areas and the neglected contribution of Indigenous Peoples and local communities: Struggles for environmental justice in the Caatinga dry forest

People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 1739-1755, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Despite evidence about the contribution of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) to conservation, prevailing strategies still seek their separation from nature, often triggering conflicts. Current pledges to expand global protected area coverage suggest a need for the critical analysis of governance quality and the way conservation ...
Neil Dawson, William Douglas Carvalho, Jakelyne S. Bezerra, Felipe Todeschini, Marcelo Tabarelli, Karen Mustin   +5 more
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Modified rush venom immunotherapy in dogs with Hymenoptera hypersensitivity

Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 34, Issue 6, Page 532-542, December 2023., 2023
Background – Hymenoptera envenomation occurs frequently in people and dogs and can trigger anaphylaxis. Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is the only preventative treatment for Hymenoptera hypersensitivity and is indicated for people with severe adverse reactions to insect stings. Rush VIT is an accelerated VIT induction schedule performed in people.
Alexandra Moore, Amanda K. Burrows, Wayne S. Rosenkrantz, Rudayna M. Ghubash, Giselle Hosgood   +4 more
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Fish on Fire: Shifts in Amazonian fish communities after floodplain forest fires

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 60, Issue 8, Page 1637-1646, August 2023., 2023
Amazonian fish communities change after floodplain forest fires. Unburnt forests have diverse fish communities, with a large proportion of unique and small omnivorous species. In contrast, carnivores and detritivores become more common in fire scars and white‐sand savannas formed after forest fires. Less omnivore fish after forest fires can reduce tree
Arnold Lugo‐Carvajal, Milena Holmgren, Jansen Zuanon, Peter van der Sleen   +3 more
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Adiponectin reverses β‐Cell damage and impaired insulin secretion induced by obesity

Aging Cell, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2023., 2023
Incubation of β‐cells with sera or plasma from obese rats and humans hampers mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) relative to sera and plasma from lean rats and humans. Adiponectin, found at elevated levels in lean subjects, supports β‐cell function on its own, in the absence of sera, and also reverses
Ana Cláudia Munhoz, Julian D. C. Serna, Eloisa Aparecida Vilas‐Boas, Camille C. Caldeira da Silva, Tiago G. Santos, Francielle C. Mosele, Sergio L. Felisbino, Vilma Regina Martins, Alicia J. Kowaltowski   +8 more
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Biomedical knowledge graph embeddings for personalized medicine: Predicting disease‐gene associations

Expert Systems, Volume 40, Issue 5, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Personalized medicine is a concept that has been subject of increasing interest in medical research and practice in the last few years. However, significant challenges stand in the way of practical implementations, namely in regard to extracting clinically valuable insights from the vast amount of biomedical knowledge generated in the last few
Joana Vilela, Muhammad Asif, Ana Rita Marques, João Xavier Santos, Célia Rasga, Astrid Vicente, Hugo Martiniano   +6 more
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Equine allergic skin diseases: Clinical consensus guidelines of the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology

Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 175-208, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Allergic skin diseases are common in horses worldwide. The most common causes are insect bites and environmental allergens. Objectives To review the current literature and provide consensus on pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Materials and Methods The authors reviewed the literature up to November 2022.
R. Marsella, S. White, V. A. Fadok, D. Wilson, R. Mueller, C. Outerbridge, W. Rosenkrantz   +6 more
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Non-pharmacological interventions for weight gain in patients with schizophrenia taking antipsychotics [PDF]

, 2009
INTRODUCTION: Schizophrenic patients have a higher prevalence of obesity than the general population. There are several factors implicated in weight gain, including poor dietary conditions, sedentary lifestyle and antipsychotic drugs use. Obesity is also
Allison DB, Almeida B, André F. Reis, Aquila R, Attux C, Attux C, Attux C, Bailey CJ, Brar JS, Bressan RA, Bressan RA, Bressan RA, Cecília Attux, Egger C, Elkis H, Evans S, Faulkner G, Henderson DC, James WP, Kalarchian MA, Khazaal Y, Kim SF, Kinon BJ, Ko YH, Kwon JS, Lane HY, Larissa C. Martini, Littrell KH, Lévy E, Mancini MP, Matsui-Sakata A, Mauri M, Menza M, Meyer JM, Mukherjee S, Nasrallah H, Nasrallah H, Nasrallah HA, Reis AF, Reis JS, Reynolds GP, Rodrigo A. Bressan, Roeder MA, Rucker D, Sartorius N., Scocco P, Sernyak MJ, Strauss J, Templeman LA, Weber M, Weinsier RL, Wetterling T, Wirshing DA, Wu RR, Álvarez-Jiménez M, Álvarez-Jiménez M   +55 more
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Organizações internacionais e controle da hanseníase no Brasil

Hansenologia Internationalis, 1986
Descrevem-se sucintamente as principais modalidades da participação internacional no controle da hanseníase no país, tanto governamentais quanto não governamentais: as primeiras, estabelecidas país a país, ou através da Organização Pan-americana de ...
Aguinaldo GONÇALVES, Neusa Nunes da Silva e GONÇALVES   +1 more
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION: A LITERATURE REVIEW ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 2010
Objetivo: Discutir a estratégia da vigilância epidemiológica para a prevenção e controle das infecções hospitalares. Método: Estudo exploratório e qualitativo de artigos científicos do banco de dados LILACS compreendidos nos últimos cinco anos (2004 ...
Márcia Sandre Coelho, André Luiz de Souza Braga   +1 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN AN OUTPATIENT DIALYSIS SERVICE AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL (2023–2025)

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: In Brazil, an increasing annual number of patients require renal replacement therapy (RRT), and about 30% use vascular access for dialysis; device-related infections are the complications associated with the greatest morbidity and mortality.
Marcos Vinicios Costa Coutinho, Luciana de Oliveira Matias, Diogo Boldim Ferreira, Daniela Vieira da Silva Escudero, Dayana Souza Fram, Lucas Pereira Lima, Thaysa Sobral Antonelli, Felipe Meireles Doria, Eduardo A. Medeiros   +8 more
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