Public Hearing Aid Policies in Brazil: Operational Gaps, Replacement Costs, and Data Governance in the Unified Health System (SUS). [PDF]
Bento RF, Gândara MER, Penteado SP.
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ABSTRACT Implications of obesity and weight loss (WL) for energy and protein metabolism are not fully understood, particularly in senior dogs. This study evaluated changes in body composition, energy expenditure (EE), protein turnover (PT), and voluntary physical activity (VPA) in senior dogs in maintenance and after 10% and 20% WL.
Ticiane Giselle Bitencourt Freire +9 more
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Political Connections, Subsidized Loans, and Capital Markets Development
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the relationship between political connections and firms' financing decisions in Brazil using large datasets on campaign contributions, loans from the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), and financial variables from Capital IQ.
Eduardo Kazuo Kayo
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[Advanced chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease in Latin America: Gaps in continuity of care, the strategic role of kidney transplantation, and challenges for health governanceDoença renal crônica avançada e terminal na América Latina: lacunas no continuum de cuidados, papel estratégico do transplante renal e desafios para a governança em saúde]. [PDF]
Grinblat N, Menjívar A, Beltrán M.
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ABSTRACT Pluriliteracies teaching for deeper learning (PTDL) focuses on the development of learners’ disciplinary literacies in additional languages. This study investigates teacher‐made materials through PTDL within a government‐supported initiative in the Basque Country (2022–2026).
Darío Luis Banegas +2 more
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Mechanical Power Indexed to Estimated Functional Residual Capacity as a Predictor of Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: <i>Post Hoc</i> Analysis. [PDF]
Monares-Zepeda E +4 more
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Nine ant taxa were identified in a Brazilian hospital, with Tapinoma melanocephalum and Dorymyrmex brunneus being the most abundant. Eighty‐five percent of collected ants yielded detectable bacterial growth, including clinically relevant genera such as Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and Pluralibacter.
Luana Biggi Souza +10 more
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Care trajectories of women with advanced breast cancer at the end of life. [PDF]
Vaz DC +11 more
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Phylogenetic distance of host does not explain phenotypic differences of Meloidogyne incognita parasitism at 25 dpi. Summary The plant–parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita is the pathogen with the broadest host range among all known biotrophic interactions.
Victor Hugo Moura de Souza +11 more
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Design of the VPDrought experiment in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest at the Pfynwald research platform. Summary Atmospheric and soil drought are major, yet typically confounded, drivers of tree stress. Rising vapor pressure deficit (VPD) may impair forest function independently of soil moisture decline, yet stand‐scale experimental separation ...
Marcus Schaub +9 more
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