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Land use changes and biodiversity loss critically disrupts ecosystem functioning and are major drivers of infectious disease outbreaks. Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, is a multi‐host parasite whose epidemiology has changed due to the expansion of anthropogenic activities over natural areas.
Cecilia S. Andreazzi +8 more
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Soil‐transmitted helminthiasis (STHs) are poverty‐related diseases with high prevalence rates in developing countries. The present study aims to describe the epidemiological scenario of STHs in an urban population in the Brazilian Amazon. A cross‐sectional survey (n = 349 children aged 1–15 years) was carried out to obtain faecal samples and ...
Deiviane Aparecida Calegar +8 more
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Different isolates of Biomphalaria tenagophila show a large spectrum of compatibility to the trematode Schistosoma mansoni, ranging from entirely refractory to highly susceptible. The aim of this study was to verify the pattern of compatibility of two B.
Michele Maria Santos +6 more
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ESTUDO DA MUCOSA ENTERALDE RESERVATÓRIOS EM J EM CÃES [PDF]
Total proctocolectomy with enteral reservoir is, at present, the best technique used for the surgical treatment of some large intestine diseases involving the whole colon.
Moraes, Sandra Pedroso de +4 more
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Rio Doce Acoustic Surveys of Fish Biomass and Aquatic Habitat
ABSTRACT Following the failure of the Fundão mine tailings dam in Brazil, approximately 32 million cubic meters of Fe ore tailings were released into the downstream riverine system. The postevent monitoring surveys implemented the use of noninvasive acoustic methods to improve the understanding of the fish biomass distribution patterns and aquatic ...
Dustin Hobbs +2 more
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Aim: This study aimed to map the concentrations of limnological variables in a reservoir employing semivariogram geostatistical techniques and Kriging estimates for unsampled locations, as well as the uncertainty calculation associated with the estimates.
Cristiano Cigagna +3 more
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Degradation of the Organochlorinated Herbicide Diuron by Rainforest Basidiomycetes
The main organochlorinated compounds used on agricultural crops are often recalcitrant, affecting nontarget organisms and contaminating rivers or groundwater. Diuron (N‐(3,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐N ′,N ′‐dimethylurea) is a chlorinated herbicide widely used in sugarcane plantations.
Caroline Henn +6 more
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We assessed spatial and seasonal changes in the diet of Oligosarcus hepsetus in order to describe the strategy developed by this species that allows their very high abundance in Lajes reservoir, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
F. G Araújo +4 more
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The aim of this preliminary study was to identify microorganisms with antimicrobial resistance profile and biofilm producers in oropharynx of Rupornis magnirostris and Caracara plancus. Six R. magnirostris and six C. plancus maintained in Triage Center for Wild Animals (CETAS) facilities were studied.
Fernanda Alda da Silva +10 more
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AIM: In this investigation we carried out an experiment to assess whether the growth of Egeria najas and E. densa (two rooted submersed Hydrocharitacea, native to South America) are limited by inorganic carbon or not; METHODS: We measured the early plant
Aline de Freitas, Sidinei Magela Thomaz
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