Local Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants in a Rural Community in the Agreste of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. [PDF]
The use of medicinal plants is an important source of therapeutic resources in rural communities and the wide versatility of some species may attract interest for prospecting studies. The aim of this study was to record and analyze local knowledge and the use of medicinal plants in the rural community of Malícia, municipality of Araçagi, Paraíba State,
da Costa Ferreira E +7 more
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Intracultural variation in the knowledge of medicinal plants in an urban-rural community in the atlantic forest from northeastern Brazil. [PDF]
This study assessed the intracultural knowledge of the use of medicinal plants in an urban‐rural community in an Atlantic forest fragment in northeastern Brazil. We examined the importance of native and exotic species and the effects of gender and age on that knowledge.
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Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. [PDF]
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC). In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ ...
Zank S, Hanazaki N.
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For a Typology of Participation in Community Artistic Practices: the experience of three theater groups in Brazil and Portugal [PDF]
The article aims to address the participatory dimension as a central feature in contemporary artistic creation, deepening the relationship between processes and results.
Bezelga, isabel +2 more
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Croton cordiifolius Baill. is a shrub known as “quebra‐faca” and is used to treat inflammation, pain, wounds, and gastrointestinal disturbances in the semiarid region in the northeast of Brazil. In an ethnobotanical survey in the state of Pernambuco, “quebra‐faca” use was cited in 33% of the interviews.
Lenise de Morais Nogueira +12 more
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Desafios e perspectivas para a cadeia brasileira do tomate para processamento industrial. [PDF]
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MELO, P. C. T. de, VILELA, N. J.
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Fragmentation and destruction of a habitat are strongly relevant aspects to determine the richness and the dynamics of the mammals in ecosystems. This study, developed from October, 2010 to July, 2011 in three Atlantic Forest remnants in Ipumirim, SC, Brazil, aims at identifying the diversity of large‐ and medium‐sized nonflying mammals and verifying ...
Juliano André Bogoni +9 more
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Quality assessment of snacks obtained by extrusion of whole amaranth grains or defatted amaranth flour and their mixtures with corn grits [PDF]
Despite its nutritional benefits and potential as a functional food, amaranth is still little known in Brazil. In order to increase its consumption, the inclusion of amaranth in the formulation of conventional products has been recommended, such as in ...
Arêas, José Alfredo Gomes +1 more
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What speech-language pathologists and students of speech-pathology understand as fluency and disfluency [PDF]
PURPOSE: to check the understanding of current students (those who are in 3rd and 4th year) and Speech-Language Pathology professionals about the concepts of fluency and dysfluency, the components and aspects that affect fluency and the sorts of speech ...
Chiappetta, Ana Lúcia de Magalhães Leal +3 more
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Teste de modelo agrometeorológico de monitoramento e de estimativa de produtividade do cafeeiro (Coffea arabica L.). no Estado de São Paulo. [PDF]
O desenvolvimento de modelo agrometeorológico que possibilite a estimativa de quebra de produtividade antecipada é importante para subsidiar programas de previsão de safras de café. Uma boa estimativa da produtividade implica na utilização de modelos que
BRUNINI, O. +5 more
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