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HPV Infection and Cervical Screening in Socially Isolated Indigenous Women Inhabitants of the Amazonian Rainforest. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Indigenous women from the Amazon regions have some of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world. This study evaluated cervical cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) in native women that differ by lifestyle and interaction with western society ...
Allex Jardim Fonseca +8 more
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The Return of Napoleon Chagnon: On American “Cowboys” and Amazonian Indians, again
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2013 The immediate motive for the writing of this paper is the renewed interest in the controversial anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, whose name, scientific work and authority (or the dubious value thereof) is firmly linked to the Yanomami people of South ...
Gordana Gorunović
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Descolonizando Decolonizing Linguistics, or the Perils of Refusing Pero no Mucho
Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 198-206, April 2026.Kakaretso Tshekatsheko eno e e tseneletseng ya Decolonizing Linguistics e baya kgatiso eno mo gare ga dikganetsano tsa Amerika Borwa ka ga sekolone go botsolotsa melelwane ya dipuisano tsa segompieno tsa go tlosa bokolone mo thutapuong ya Seesemane. Ke ikaegile ka tshekatsheko ya ga Cusicanqui ya mogopolo wa go ganetsa sekolone, le mogopolo wa ga Bispo,
Rodrigo Borba
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Microbiome and well-being: a meta-analysis
npj Biofilms and MicrobiomesThe human microbiome may play a significant role in both health and disease. However, most studies to date have focused on the microbiome’s role in pathogenesis, while its potential role in promoting well-being remains underexplored.
Marta Kowal +5 more
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Trayectorias Humanas Trascontinentales, 2022 O movimento indígena em Roraima tem sido pioneiro em discutir pautas para melhorias nas comunidades. Busca-se discutir como esse movimento social levou à imprensa - Portal G1 RR - denúncia importante sobre o surto de malária e casos de desnutrição nas ...
Josué FERREIRA, Tatiane HILGEMBERG
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Cosmovision as Cognitive Technology: The Case of Mesoamerican Medicinal Knowledge
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 92-110, January 2026.Abstract We examine the use of cognitive technologies in the acquisition and retention of botanical and medicinal knowledge. We focus on the Cruz‐Badianus codex, a 16th‐century Nahua (Aztec) herbarium which discusses the use of plants for a range of illnesses.
Johan De Smedt, Helen De Cruz
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1991 Relata-se a evolução dos perfis de morbidade de índios da etnia Yanomámi atendidos na Casa do Índio na cidade de Boa Vista, Roraima, no período de janeiro de 1987 a agosto de 1989. Dentre 495 internações, constatou-se que os principais agravos observados
Oneron A. Pithan +2 more
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Epidemia da insônia: Kopenawa e a equivocidade do esquecimento
Griot, 2021 Friedrich Nietzsche dizia que a transcendência e a negação da vida, próprias do niilismo reativo que caracteriza a autofagia do Ocidente, eram subprodutos do excesso de memória, plasmado em ressentimento e “espírito de vingança”.
Maurício Fernando Pitta
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2217-2236, December 2025.ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso +13 more
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Contaminação de corpos hídricos por mercúrio
AmbienteResumo: O presente artigo busca expor os prejuízos que a extração garimpeira aurífera ilegal promove nos corpos hídricos, em destaque os impactos culturais que refletem na população indígena Yanomami, localizada, em sua maioria, no curso superior dos ...
Amanda de Almeida Rodrigues +5 more
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