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Environmental Sustainability in Rural Businesses in Brazil

Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental
Objective: To analyze the impacts of entrepreneurship and cooperative practices on the environmental sustainability of rural businesses in Brazil.   Theoretical Framework: Rural entrepreneurship and cooperativism are fundamental strategies for balancing productivity and natural resource preservation.
Claudino Anacleto de Andrade Neto, Rubenia de Oliveira Costa, Mayria Rufino Sarmento, Luan Xavier Santos, Anderson Bruno Anacleto de Andrade, Marilia Hortência Batista Silva Rodrigues   +5 more
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Always Be Prepared: Lessons Learned From Risk‐Coping Strategies of Thai Households in the Wake of Two Major Economic Crises

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aimed to comparatively examine the function of three risk‐coping strategies, namely savings, borrowings, and work‐hour adjustments, during two major economic crises in Thailand. Using the Socioeconomic Survey (SES) collected by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in Thailand, we examined data from the 1998 financial crisis and the
Aeggarchat Sirisankanan, Papar Kananurak
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The limits of Agrarian reform in Brazil = 巴西土地改革的局限

, 2011
Brazil is probably the only country that experienced a deep and complex process of growth and promote economic development without substantial change on the issue of land ownership.
FALEIROS, Rogério, FALEIROS, Rogério Naques, VARGAS, Neide César   +2 more
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Beyond Tradition: An Integrated Toxicological, Ecological, and Public Health Perspective on Aristolochic Acids

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aristolochia species have long been used in traditional medicine for their presumed anti‐inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. However, extensive toxicological and epidemiological evidence now demonstrates that these plants contain aristolochic acids (AAs) I and II, highly potent nephrotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic ...
Victor Ventura de Souza, Lara Rodrigues De Andrade, Tatiana da Silva Souza   +2 more
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Soil contamination by zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites of mammals in Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil

Medicina Veterinária, 2019
The increase of canine population in urban areas, which englobes stray or domiciled dogs, has an important epidemiological role in soil contamination of public areas.
Naiara Mirelly Marinho da Silva, Marcos Antônio Bezerra Santos, Breno Barros de Santana, Lucia Oliveira de Macedo, Leucio Câmara Alves, Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos, Gílcia Aparecida de Carvalho   +6 more
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Health Biomarkers of Pesticide Exposure in Rural Populations of Santa Fe, Argentina: Oxidative Stress and Genotoxicity

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to quantify pesticide residues in environmental matrices and plasma and to evaluate their potential effects on oxidative stress and DNA damage in rural populations of Santa Fe province. Soil and rainwater samples were collected, and biological samples and semistructured surveys were obtained from volunteers in three ...
María Priscila Dechiara, Carlina Leila Colussi, Lucía Magdalena Odetti, Damián Marino, María Fernanda Simoniello   +4 more
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Spatio-temporal modelling of Leishmania infantum infection among domestic dogs: a simulation study and sensitivity analysis applied to rural Brazil. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2019
Buckingham-Jeffery E, Hill EM, Datta S, Dilger E, Courtenay O.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Human Health Risk Assessment From Exposure to Toxic Metals in Soils and Leafy Vegetables in Smallholder Farms of Northeastern Brazil

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assessed human health risks associated with exposure to potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in soils and leafy vegetables cultivated in smallholder agricultural systems in Northeastern Brazil. Soil and vegetable samples were collected from 18 agricultural areas and analyzed for cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), nickel
Fernando Ferreira da Cunha Filho, Alex Souza Moraes, João Paulo Siqueira da Silva, Edvane Borges da Silva, Ademir Amaral, André Maciel Netto   +5 more
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Effect of cow's milk protein allergy during infancy on eating behavior at 4 years of age: A cohort study

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This study aimed to investigate the eating behaviors of preschool children who had been exposed to a restricted diet due to an oral food challenge‐confirmed diagnosis of cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) during early infancy. Methods This prospective cohort study compared the eating behaviors of Brazilian children previously ...
Anne Jardim‐Botelho, Marcela Barros Barbosa de Oliveira, Jackeline Motta‐Franco, Tatiane Graça Martins, Sarah Cristina Fontes Vieira, Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto, Aline Vieira Bezerra, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel   +7 more
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The regulatory frameworks surrounding CRISPR‐edited papaya and their impact on international commerce

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract The papaya tree (Carica papaya L.), native to the Americas, is cultivated in tropical regions and holds substantial economic importance, with an estimated export volume of 365 000 t in 2023. However, diseases caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, and nematodes can lead to severe losses.
Luíza Favaratto, Mirielson L da Silva, David S Buss, Oeber F Quadros, Raul Tapia‐Tussell, José A Ventura, Antonio Alberto R Fernandes, Patricia M B Fernandes   +7 more
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