Medicinal plants used in Rondônia, Western Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2014 This study refers to the use of medicinal plants by populations in the Western Amazon and provides information that can be used in phytochemical studies. It draws upon the traditional knowledge regarding the use of medicinal plants in five regions of the state of Rondônia, in the Brazilian Amazon, focusing on native species.
Santos, M.R.A. +2 more
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The Land Question in Amazonia: Cadastral Knowledge and Ignorance in Brazil’s Tenure Regularization Program [PDF]
, 2015 In the Brazilian Amazon, a quest˜ao fundi´aria (the land question) has been asked and answered in a variety of ways since the region was opened up tolarge-scale migration and development projects in the 1960s.
Agrawal +40 more
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Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]
, 2020 We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Calvopina, M +5 more
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Evaluating multiple causes of persistent low microwave backscatter from Amazon forests after the 2005 drought [PDF]
, 2017 Amazonia has experienced large-scale regional droughts that affect forest productivity and biomass stocks. Space-borne remote sensing provides basin-wide data on impacts of meteorological anomalies, an important complement to relatively limited ground ...
Braswell, Bobby H. +8 more
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Statistical prediction of terrestrial water storage changes in the Amazon Basin using tropical Pacific and North Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2014 Floods and droughts frequently affect the Amazon River basin, impacting transportation, agriculture, and ecosystem processes within several South American countries.
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The Fuse Platform: Integrating data from IoT and other Sensors into an Industrial Spatial Digital Twin [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesDigital Twins as virtual representations of industrial assets are being used to assimilate varied sources of data for improved awareness and decision making in operations and process optimisation. This paper explores the integration of IoT sensors into a
G. Biegel, N. Bower, W. Castelnau
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Behavior and thermal comfort of light and dark coat dairy cows in the Eastern Amazon
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the behavior and thermal comfort of 20 Girolando cows (5/8-H/G), with light and dark coats, in the wettest period of the year, in Santarém, Pará, Brazil, in pasture with access to shade, and plenty of drinking water and ...
Welligton Conceição da Silva +8 more
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Old carbon contributes to aquatic emissions of carbon dioxide in the Amazon [PDF]
, 2014 Knowing the rate at which carbon is cycled is crucial to understanding the dynamics of carbon transfer pathways. Recent technical developments now support measurement of the <sup>14</sup>C age of evaded CO<sub>2</sub> from fluvial
Garnett, M.H. +3 more
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Amazonian Robustas – new Coffea canephora coffee cultivars for the Western Brazilian Amazon
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2020 Amazonian Robustas are ten new clones of high yield potential with characteristics typical of the botanical varieties conilon and robusta. With individual registration, the new cultivars were developed to be grown together with other clones, with ...
Alexsandro Lara Teixeira +9 more
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Breast Cancer Awareness Among Western Amazon Women
ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2015 Introduction: Epidemiological studies suggest that endogenous and environmental risk factors play an important role in the breast cancer etiology.
Marla Presa Raulino Schilling +4 more
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