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A Zona Franca de Manaus e o capitalismo no Brasil
Estudos Avançados, 2005 EXPECTATIVAS de integração à nação e ameaças de internacionalização são constantes na história da Amazônia. A Operação Amazônia e a implantação da Zona Franca de Manaus, um de seus mais emblemáticos capítulos, despertaram essas expectativas, mas também ...
José Seráfico, Marcelo Seráfico
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Trends in the Use and Indications for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Between 2005 and 2017: A State-Wide Descriptive Cohort Analysis. [PDF]
Aust N Z J Obstet GynaecolABSTRACT Background Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was first developed to overcome male factor infertility. ICSI has increased in uptake globally, including in cases where its use is non‐essential for fertilisation. Aims To identify temporal trends in the use of, and indications for ICSI in an Australian context.
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The Effect of Pubertal Status on Self-Regulation of Behavior and Executive Functions-A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Dev PsychobiolABSTRACT Behavioral self‐regulation (SR) refers to a set of abilities that enable flexible, adaptive, and goal‐directed behavior, including the abilities known as hot (emotional regulation) and cool (e.g., controlled attention) executive functions (EFs).
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Obesity is an independent risk factor for heart failure: Zona Franca Cohort study. [PDF]
Clin Cardiol, 2010 Baena-Díez JM +9 more
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Ouabain-induced hypertension in rats: Mechanisms, variability and translational implications. [PDF]
Exp PhysiolAbstract Ouabain‐induced hypertension is a multifactorial and condition‐dependent phenomenon involving coordinated actions across vascular, renal and central nervous system pathways. At the vascular level, ouabain inhibits Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase, particularly the α2‐isoform, leading to elevated intracellular Ca2⁺, enhanced vasoconstriction and structural ...
Feijó PRO, Quintas LEM.
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Estimation of future extreme rainfall in Barcelona (Spain) under monofractal hypothesis
International Journal of Climatology, Volume 43, Issue 9, Page 4047-4068, July 2023., 2023 This study compared two geometry‐based methods for scaling rainfall to 5‐min resolution from daily climate outputs at a local scale (Barcelona, Spain). Results showed a consensual increase of the extreme rainfall on a subdaily scale for return periods between 2 and 100 years by the end of the century.
Robert Monjo +9 more
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Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 541-556, September 2022., 2022 The concept of bioeconomy is increasingly gaining attention in South America as a potential strategy to foster sustainability transitions. As bioeconomy development is intertwined with often contested questions of natural resource governance, it is important that the promotion of bioeconomy takes place in an inclusive manner. In three case studies from
Karen M Siegel +4 more
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Riparian reserves protect butterfly communities in selectively logged tropical forest
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 1524-1535, June 2022., 2022 Mandatory conservation set‐asides around streams or rivers (riparian buffers) have an important role in protecting the abundance and composition of primary forest butterfly assemblages within selective logging concessions in tropical rainforests. This study highlights the need to assess the conservation value of protecting unlogged riparian forest ...
Gabriela Montejo‐Kovacevich +4 more
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The Queens Give Heat: Haitian Women's Spiritual Play‐Labor in Rara
Feminist Anthropology, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 252-270, November 2021., 2021 Abstract Every year in Haiti and its diaspora, the Lenten and Vodou festivals of Rara occur through Easter Sunday. In this article, I argue that religious performances, such as Rara, are critical sites of Black women's social and economic empowerment. In particular, the women performers of Rara or the queens use Rara to empower themselves.
Elena Herminia Guzman
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Fluorinated Quaternary Ammonium Salts in Colorectal Cancer Cells and In Silico Pharmacology. [PDF]
Adv Pharmacol Pharm SciColorectal cancer (CRC) is a multifactorial disease driven by genetic and epigenetic alterations that modulate specific metabolic pathways. Despite the availability of effective treatments like 5‐fluorouracil (5‐FU), pharmacological therapy for CRC still faces significant challenges, including drug resistance, toxicity, and limited specificity ...
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