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First report of Panstrongylus lignarius , Walker, 1873 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), in the State of Rondônia, Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: This study reports, for the first time, the presence of Panstrongylus lignarius in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. METHODS: Specimen of P.
Flávio Aparecido Terassini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Devising new ways to make local retail contribute to urban vibrancy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In most of the Western world, local independent stores are becoming ever more rare. Retail is increasingly dominated by large players - big retailers, global franchises and digital giants like ...
Vitaud, Laetitia
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The mediating role of shame in the relationship between adolescent hairpulling and co‐occurring anxiety and depressive symptomology

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This study found that shame is a significant mediator in positive associations between hairpulling severity and depression and anxiety severity within a community sample of adolescents with clinical levels of hair‐pulling severity. It also found high levels of trance‐pulling and post‐pulling rituals.
Talia F. Mayerson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphology and Allometry of Juvenile Açaí Palms Under Cultivation Conditions in Central Amazonia

open access: yesHorticulturae
Two Amazonian species of açaí palm trees (Euterpe oleracea and Euterpe precatoria) are exploited in the commercial production of açaí pulp or juice. While E. oleracea benefits from developed cultivation technologies, E. precatoria lacks such advancements.
Jhon Paul Mathews Delgado   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Western Amazonian Richness Gradient for Squamate Reptiles: Are There Really Fewer Snakes and Lizards in Southwestern Amazonian Lowlands?

open access: yesDiversity, 2019
The lowland rainforests of the Amazon basin harbor some of the most species-rich reptile communities on Earth. However, there is considerable heterogeneity among climatically-similar sites across the Amazon basin, and faunal surveys for southwestern ...
Daniel L. Rabosky   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic carbon transport and C/N ratio variations in a large tropical river: Godavari as a case study, India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This study gives an insight into the source of organic carbon and nitrogen in the Godavari river and its tributaries, the yield of organic carbon from the catchment, seasonal variability in their concentration and the ultimate flux of organic and ...
Balakrishna, Keshava, Probst, Jean-Luc
core   +2 more sources

Selecting new Brachiaria humidicola hybrids for western Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesTropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales, 2013
Brachiaria humidicola is a perennial and stoloniferous forage grass, with excellent adaptation to infertile soils and waterlogging. Producers in northern Brazil have become interested in this species, especially after the degradation of large areas of lowly permeable soils sown with B. brizantha cv.
Giselle M.L. de Assis   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Heat and Cold Waves in Brazil: An ERA5‐Based Analysis of Trends and Seasonality (1980–2024)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study uses ERA5 reanalysis data to assess changes in extreme heat and cold events across Brazil from 1980 to 2024. Results reveal a sharp increase in heatwave frequency and a general decline in coldwave occurrences, though regional variations are substantial.
Alindomar Lacerda Silva, Scott Sheridan
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing the deforestation of the Amazon through farming system intensification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The Amazon has become the last Far West of the planet. Today, the attention is focused on some sectors in which the region plays a major role: the mineral richness of the soil - especially hydro fuels - biodiversity, climate change and the coca ...
Bommel, Pierre   +5 more
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Vegetation response to extreme climate events on the Mongolian Plateau from 2000 to 2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Climate change has led to more frequent extreme winters (aka, dzud) and summer droughts on the Mongolian Plateau during the last decade. Among these events, the 2000–2002 combined summer drought–dzud and 2010 dzud were the most severe on vegetation.
Batkhishig, Ochirbat   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

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