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Cancer incidence in indigenous populations of Western Amazon, Brazil
Ethnicity & Health, 2021This study aims to estimate a population-based cancer incidence among indigenous populations in the State of Acre, Brazilian Western Amazon, to provide knowledge about cancer epidemiological profiles contributing to healthcare policies and service planning.
Maria Fernanda de Sousa Oliveira Borges +3 more
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Mercury in birds (aquatic and scavenger) from the Western Amazon
Environmental Research, 2021In the Amazon rainforest, methylmercury (MeHg) is easily biomagnified and bio-accumulated in the aquatic food chain. This unique biome has been studied for occupational and environmental issues related to human health and contamination through fish consumption; however, wildlife studies have not yet addressed fish-eating birds.
Angela N. Dias dos Santos +6 more
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Paxiúba: Traditional Housing in the Western Amazon
Architectural Theory Review, 2021This paper explores the traditional construction method of building with paxiuba (Socratea exorrhiza) in the Amazon—more specifically in the Brazilian state of Acre.
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Diversity of palm uses in the western Amazon
Biodiversity and Conservation, 2007We used palm knowledge to understand the interaction between people and the rainforests and the factors that influence this dynamic process. We interviewed 278 informants in 12 villages in the Pastaza and Madidi areas of the western Amazon basin.
Paniagua Zambrana, N.Y. +5 more
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Dynamics of mercury in the plankton of a hydroelectric reservoir, Western Amazon
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020The energy transfer in the aquatic food chain is an important way for mercury (Hg) to enter other trophic levels. The objective of this work was to evaluate the Hg concentrations in plankton upstream and downstream of the Samuel Hydroelectric Reservoir, Rondônia, Brazil.
Elisabete Lourdes do Nascimento +8 more
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The Western Amazon's "Garden Cities"
Science, 2008ARCHAEOLOGYOn page [1214][1] of this issue of Science , a U.S.-Brazilian research team reports finding a set of "garden cities" built in the forests of the south-central Amazon as early as 1250 C.E.
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Noun classification in the Western Amazon
Language Sciences, 1987Abstract Based on morphosyntactic and typological characteristics, Dixon (1986) differentiates between noun class and noun classification systems. Data from the western Amazon area suggest that this dichotomy is an oversimplification. Moving roughly from north to south, Western Amazonian languages fall into four groups: those with (1) systems ...
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The Late-Quaternary Climate of the Western Amazon Basin
1987Claims that Amazon climates were arid at glacial maxima are without radiocarbon dated evidence to justify them. Although aridity has been demonstrated for areas peripheral to South America, like the Galapagos Islands or northern Venezuela, these sites are separated from the Amazon by such climatic divides as the Andes mountains and the ITCZ ...
Paul A. Colinvaux, Kam-biu Liu
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Hydrogeology of the Western Amazon Aquifer System (WAAS)
Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2016Abstract The Western Amazon Aquifer System (WAAS), as defined and proposed in the present work, encompasses an area of about 2.0·106 km2 located in the northwestern portion of South America. Published and unpublished data were used to define WAAS boundaries and main hydrogeologic characteristics. Petroleum industry data, environmental data, and other
Fátima Ferreira do Rosário +2 more
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