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Tungiasis Infestation in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
Tungiasis is caused by the jigger flea Tunga penetrans. We describe a case of severe infestation from Kigoma region, Western Tanzania. A 19-year-old male with epilepsy and mental disability presented with ulcerated and inflamed toes. Clinical examination
Behamana, Emmanuel, Heukelbach, Jorg, Mazigo, Humphrey D, Zinga, Maria   +3 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of fluralaner against canine generalized demodicosis

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019
Demodicosis is a parasitic dermatopathy, resulting from the excessive proliferation of Demodex mites. The rate at which this disease is encountered in the pet clinic is high, despite recent advances in the treatment of the disease. The aim of this study,
Natália Lôres Lopes, Flavia Clare Goulart Carvalho, Renata Berman, Marília Alves Machado, Carolina de Moraes Barbalho Trivisol-Medeiros, Julio Israel Fernandes   +5 more
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Growth, Solute Accumulation, and Ion Distribution in Sweet Sorghum under Salt and Drought Stresses in a Brazilian Potiguar Semiarid Area

Agriculture, 2023
Agriculture in semiarid regions commonly face problems because of salt and availability of irrigation water. Considering this, studies on cultures resistant to salt and water stresses involving sweet sorghum are required.
Gabriela Carvalho Maia de Queiroz, José Francismar de Medeiros, Rodrigo Rafael da Silva, Francimar Maik da Silva Morais, Leonardo Vieira de Sousa, Maria Vanessa Pires de Souza, Elidayane da Nóbrega Santos, Fagner Nogueira Ferreira, Juliana Maria Costa da Silva, Maria Isabela Batista Clemente, Jéssica Christie de Castro Granjeiro, Matheus Nathan de Araújo Sales, Darcio Cesar Constante, Reginaldo Gomes Nobre, Francisco Vanies da Silva Sá   +14 more
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Zoonotic potential of multidrug-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli obtained from healthy poultry carcasses in Salvador, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
The zoonotic potential to cause human and/or animal infections among multidrug-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from avian origin was investigated. Twenty-seven extraintestinal pathogenic E.
José Vitor Lima-Filho, Liliane Vilela Martins, Danielle Cristina de Oliveira Nascimento, Roberta Ferreira Ventura, Jacqueline Ellen Camelo Batista, Ayrles Fernanda Brandão Silva, Maria Taciana Ralph, Renata Valença Vaz, Carlos Boa-Viagem Rabello, Isabella de Matos Mendes da Silva, Joaquim Evêncio-Neto   +10 more
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Productivity and technological quality in sugarcane ratoon under subsoiling between planting rows in the northeast region of Brazil

Dyna, 2023
Different soil management systems can change the sugarcane yield and quality parameters for sugar/ethanol production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of subsoiling on the inter-row of sugarcane ratoons after the second harvest on
Evanilson Paulino da Silva, Ceres Duarte Guedes Cabral de Almeida, Mário Monteiro Rolim, Djalma Euzébio Simões Neto, Wanderson José de Oliveira, Manasses Mesquita da Silva   +5 more
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Influence of Botanical Origin on the Optical, Surface, and Nanomechanical Properties of Nanocellulose‐Based Films: A Comparative Study

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of the processing and multiscale characterization of nanocellulose films from different botanical sources. ABSTRACT Although the influence of botanical origin on nanocellulose properties is well recognized, an integrated multiscale framework linking chemical composition, fractal surface descriptors, and nanomechanical behavior ...
Márcia da Silva Costa, Erveton Pinheiro Pinto, Mário Vanoli Scatolino, Rodrigo Prioli Menezes, Adriano Reis Prazeres Mascarenhas, Matheus Cordazzo Dias, Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli, Lina Bufalino, Francisco Tarcísio Alves Junior, Tiago Marcolino de Souza   +9 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo, Thaís Aparecida Silva, Rodrigo Ananias Barreiros Silva, Paulo de Souza‐Junior   +5 more
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Larviculture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in biofloc and clear water systems: masculinization with 17 α-methyltestosterone

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
We evaluated the use of the hormone 17α-methyltestosterone during the larviculture of Nile tilapia in biofloc and clear water systems. A completely randomized experimental design was adopted with four treatments and four replications: biofloc system ...
Ugo Lima Silva, Plinio Gomes Júnior, Dario Rocha Falcon, Nivaldo Nascimento, Renata Akemi Shinozaki-Mendes   +4 more
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The Marginal Peasant in Rural Brazil [PDF]

American Anthropologist, 1965
IN DESCRIBING the structure of their agricultural economy, Brazilian writers customarily distinguish four major types of crop and livestock establishments. First, there is the plantation which is the large estate devoted to the production of a single crop, a large part of which finds its way to foreign markets.
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