
Letícia Santos de Lima, Francisco Eustáquio Oliveira e Silva, Paula Rosana Dorio Anastácio, Marina Marcela de Paula Kolanski, Ana Carolina Pires Pereira, Marianne Stéfany Resende Menezes, Evandro Cunha, Márcia N. Macedo,
Abstract The Amazon basin is experiencing severe droughts that are expected to worsen with climate change. Riverine communities are especially vulnerable to these extreme events. This study investigates the experiences of Brazilian Amazonian communities during droughts occurring from 2000-2020. We assess the distribution of settlements at risk of prolonged isolation during extreme low-water periods, along with impacts reported in digital news outlets. Using historic time series of river levels from ...
Tópico(s): Climate change impacts on agriculture
2024 - Nature Portfolio | Communications Earth & Environment

Walter José Fagundes-Pereyra, Gervásio Teles Cardoso de Carvalho, Alfredo de Miranda Góes, Francisco das Chagas Lima e Silva, Atos Alves de Sousa,
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, prevalent in Latin America, particularly in Brazil. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement occur in about 10% of cases. Thirteen patients with PCM involving CNS were studied considering clinical manifestation, neuroradiology and treatment modalities. Age ranged from 30 to 71 years-old (M=47.1+/-11.6 Me=46). There were eleven men and two women. The most frequent symptoms were motor deficits (53. ...
Tópico(s): Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
2006 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Sumani Rebonato Costalonga, Geraldo Gonçalves dos Reis, Maria das Graças Ferreira Reis, Alexandre Francisco da Silva, Eduardo Euclydes de Lima e Borges, Felipe Pinto Guimarães,
O banco de sementes do solo foi estudado em gradientes de cobertura vegetal tendo floresta no topo e pastagem degradada e plantio de eucalipto na encosta, em Paula Cândido (MG). As amostras foram colocadas para germinar em casa de vegetação sob 11,5 e 60% de sombreamento. As sementes germinadas de espécies herbáceas-cipó, arbustivas e arbóreas foram registradas e identificadas, sendo distribuídas em 68 espécies, 47 gêneros e 25 famílias, e as sementes germinadas de graminóides foram apenas quantificadas. ...
Tópico(s): Growth and nutrition in plants
2006 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ | FLORESTA

Luciene Cristina Lima e Lima, Francisco Hilder Magalhães e Silva, Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santos,
O estudo palinológico de Mimosa L. teve por finalidade caracterizar as espécies do gênero ocorrentes na vegetação de caatinga do Nordeste brasileiro. Foram examinadas 39 espécies que tiveram seus grãos de pólen acetolisados, medidos, descritos e ilustrados sob microscopia óptica e eletrônica de varredura. Os resultados permitiram reconhecer seis tipos polínicos e dois subtipos com base na unidade de dispersão. Foi registrada a ocorrência de díades (M. adenophylla Taub., M. ursina Mart.) e mônades ( ...
Tópico(s): Fern and Epiphyte Biology
2008 - Sociedade Botânica do Brasil | Acta Botanica Brasilica

David D.S. Silva, Nilmário Galdino Guedes, Danniel Ferreira de Oliveira, Ramon A. Torquarto, Francisco W. E. L. A. Júnior, Bruno Alessandro Silva Guedes de Lima, Francisco R. P. Feitosa, Rodinei Medeiros Gomes,
Tópico(s): Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
2021 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

A. S. Silva, Francisco de Assis Cardoso Almeida, E. E. Lima, F. L. H. Silva, Josivanda Palmeira Gomes,
Abstract Resumen The drying kinetics of coriander leaves and stems, with or without blanching, was studied at several temperatures (50, 60, 70, and 80°C) at constant air velocity (1.5 m s−1) in a fixed-bed dryer. Three drying models, Henderson and Pabis, Midilli et al., and the Logarithmic, were fitted to the experimental data. According to the results obtained, it was verified that the increase in the temperature of drying air, increases the drying rate of the coriander leaf and stem. Blanching used ...
Tópico(s): Freezing and Crystallization Processes
2008 - Taylor & Francis | Ciencia y Tecnologia Alimentaria
Alinne Santos-da Silva, Francisco de Assis Cardoso Almeida, E. E. Lima, F. L. H. Silva, Josivanda Palmeira Gomes,
Resumen en: The drying kinetics of coriander leaves and stems, with or without blanching, was studied at several temperatures (50, 60, 70, and 80 °C) at constant air...
Tópico(s): Freezing and Crystallization Processes
2008 - Taylor & Francis | Ciencia y Tecnologia Alimentaria

B. E. L. Baêta, Diego Jorge Maia Lima, S. Queiroz Silva, Sérgio Francisco de Aquino,
This paper evaluated the treatment of textile wastewater in submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (SAMBR) operated on a bench scale. Particularly, the influence of operational conditions, such as the applied organic rate (OLR) and the dilution factor (for toxicity attenuation) of the textile wastewater, was evaluated on color and organic matter removal. In addition, the effect of powdered activated carbon (PAC) on SAMBR-1 and the addition of yeast extract (source of the redox mediator riboflavin) ...
Tópico(s): Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
2016 - Springer Science+Business Media | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Kelly Mônica Marinho e Lima, José Francisco Silva Costa‐Júnior, Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque Pereira, Liliam Fernandes de Oliveira,
Ultrasonography (renamed from the Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine in January 2014), the official English-language journal of the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM), is an international peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to practice, research, technology, and education dealing with medical ultrasound, Aims and Scope:Ultrasonography (renamed from the Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine in January 2014), the official English-language journal of the ...
Tópico(s): Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
2017 - Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine | ULTRASONOGRAPHY

Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Fábio Ribeiro, Rômulo Teixeira de Mello, Francisco C Lima e Silva, José Augusto Nogueira-Machado,
Departamento de Analises Clinicas e Toxicologicas,Faculdade de Farmacia *Departamento deParasitologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Caixa Postal486, 30l6l-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil **SantaCasa de Misericordia, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrasilKey words: Schistosoma mansoni - drug resistance -evolutive stage - oxamniquine - experimentalchemotherapy
Tópico(s): Parasites and Host Interactions
1998 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Fernando Saragosa Rossi, Gustavo André de Araújo Santos, Luciano de Souza Maria, Thaís Lourençoni, Tatiane Deoti Pelissari, João Lucas Della-Silva, José Wagner Oliveira Júnior, Adriana de Avila e Silva, Mendelson Lima, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, José Francisco de Oliveira‐Júnior, Newton La Scala, Carlos Antônio da Silva,
Greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and sinks are an important global concern. Monitoring the spatiotemporal variations of GHG concentrations, particularly carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), is crucial for identifying potential sources and sinks and moving toward a sustainable future. Therefore, via a time-series of remote data and multispectral images , this study evaluates the CO 2 spatiotemporal dynamics and related factors during 2015–2018 in one of the world's main agricultural frontier areas, the state of Mato Grosso ( ...
Tópico(s): Fire effects on ecosystems
2022 - Elsevier BV | Journal of South American Earth Sciences

João Francisco Cordeiro Pedrazzi, Frederico Rogério Ferreira, Danyelle Silva-Amaral, Daniel de Alencar Lima, Jaime E. C. Hallak, Antônio Waldo Zuardi, Elaine Aparecida Del Bel, Francisco Silveira Guimarães, Karla Cristinne Mancini Costa, Alline C. Campos, Ana C. S. Crippa, José A. Crippa,
Tópico(s): Pancreatic function and diabetes
2022 - Springer Science+Business Media | Psychopharmacology

Luiz Francisco Rocha e Silva, Émerson Silva Lima, Marne Carvalho de Vasconcellos, Elenn Suzany Pereira Aranha, David Siqueira Costa, Elba Vieira Mustafa, Sabrina Kelly Reis de Morais, Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim, Sergio Massayoshi Nunomura, Lena Struwe, Valter Ferreira de Andrade‐Neto, Adrian Martin Pohlit,
Tachia sp. are used as antimalarials in the Amazon Region and in vivo antimalarial activity of a Tachia sp. has been previously reported. Tachia grandiflora Maguire and Weaver is an Amazonian antimalarial plant and herein its cytotoxicity and antimalarial activity were investigated. Spectral analysis of the tetraoxygenated xanthone decussatin and the iridoid aglyone amplexine isolated, respectively, from the chloroform fractions of root methanol and leaf ethanol extracts was performed. In vitro ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies
2013 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Paulo Igor Barbosa e Silva, Maria Zuleide de Negreiros, Karidja Kalliany Carlos de Freitas Moura, Francisco Cláudio Lopes de Freitas, Glauber Henrique de Sousa Nunes, Paulo Sérgio Lima e Silva, Leílson Costa Grangeiro,
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o crescimento do pimentão cv. Atlantis sob diferentes arranjos espaciais. Foram avaliados três arranjos de espaçamentos entre fileiras duplas e fileiras simples de plantio (1,5x0,5, 1,6x0,4 e 1,7x0,3 m), e quatro espaçamentos entre plantas nas fileiras (0,2, 0,3, 0,4 e 0,5 m), combinados em esquema fatorial. Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com três repetições e parcelas subdivididas no tempo. A avaliação de crescimento foi realizada em nove épocas ...
Tópico(s): Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
2010 - Embrapa Informação Tecnológica | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira

Semirames Silva, Ana Paula Moisés de Sousa, Josivanda Palmeira Gomes, Romário Oliveira de Andrade, Gustavo Santos de Lima, Eliezer da Cunha Siqueira, Wilton Silva, Cleide Silva e Silva, Francisco de Sales Oliveira Filho, Ana Regina Nascimento Campos,
Among several biodegradable coatings used to extend the shelf life of fresh fruits, those that can be obtained from Moringa oleifera stand out due to their extraordinary biochemical, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Another aspect is their constitution which is composed of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals and natural bioactive compounds, that can be applied for the development of functional foods due to their nutritional and pharmaceutical properties. The ...
Tópico(s): Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
2021 - Southern Cross Publishing | Australian Journal of Crop Science

Iana Tavares Favero, Gabriel Eduardo Favero, Katherine Fiedler Choi‐Lima, Heleno Francisco dos Santos, João Pedro Souza‐Alves, Josenildo de Souza e Silva, João Lucas Leão Feitosa,
Abstract The West Indian manatee ( Trichechus manatus ) is a Vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss in the coast of north‐eastern Brazil. This study investigates how the distribution and habitat use of the West Indian manatee is influenced by resource availability in a scenario of freshwater limitation. Land‐based and boat surveys were conducted to record manatee sightings and habitat use, in a total of 206 hours of observation. Manatee abundance was significantly influenced by freshwater availability, ...
Tópico(s): Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
2020 - Wiley | Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Sérgio Luiz Ferreira‐Silva, E.N. Silva, Fabrício E. L. Carvalho, Cristina Sá De Lima, Francisco Abel Lemos Alves, Joaquim Albenísio Gomes da Silveira,
Tópico(s): Nematode management and characterization studies
2010 - Elsevier BV | Scientia Horticulturae

B. E. L. Baêta, Héctor Javier Luna Wandurraga, Ananda Lima Sanson, S.Q. Silva, Sérgio Francisco de Aquino,
This work investigated the anaerobic degradation of the model azo dye Remazol Yellow Gold RNL in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) and two submerged anaerobic membrane (SAMBR) bioreactors, one of which (SAMBR-1) was operated with powdered activated carbon (PAC) in its interior. The reactors were operated at 35 °C with a hydraulic retention time of 24 h in three operational phases, aimed to assess the effect of external sources of carbon (glucose) or redox mediator (yeast extract) on the ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
2013 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Environmental Management

Sanmy Silveira Lima, Adejardo Francisco da Silva Filho, Ignez de Pinho Guimarães, Gabriela M. Almeida,
O uso e interpretação de dados e imagens obtidos através de sensores remotos permitem importantes aplicações nas geociências. Neste artigo, foram utilizados dados aeromagnéticos e SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) com resolução de 30 metros para, respectivamente, capturar indicadores geológicos e geomorfológicos na porção oeste do Batólito Ipojuca-Atalaia. Técnicas de geoprocessamento foram utilizadas para correlacionar os fatores geológicos e geomorfológicos e como produto final obter a compartimentação ...
Tópico(s): Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
2021 - University of Minho | Physis Terrae - Revista Ibero-Afro-Americana de Geografia Física e Ambiente

Bruno Garcia Botaro, Ygor Vinícius Real de Lima, Cristina Simões Cortinhas, Luís Felipe Prada e Silva, Francisco Palma Rennó, Marcos Veiga dos Santos,
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of genetic polymorphism of kappa-casein, breed and seasonality on the physicochemical characteristics, composition and stability of milk in commercial dairy herds. A total of 879 milk and blood samples were collected from 603 Holstein and 276 Girolando cows, obtained during rainy and dry seasons. Milk samples were analyzed to determine the physicochemical characteristics, composition and ethanol stability, while blood samples were subjected ...
Tópico(s): Animal Genetics and Reproduction
2009 - Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Glauber Weder dos Santos Silva, Emanoel Fhilipe Leite Souza, Romeika Carla Ferreira de Sena, Izabella Bezerra de Lima Moura, Maura Vanessa Silva Sobreira, Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de Miranda,
Objective To analyze cases of violence against transvestites and transsexuals based on their sociodemographic profile. Method Cross-sectional, descriptive research performed in Cajazeiras / Paraíba, consisting of 16 transvestites and transsexuals. Data collection took place in April 2014 and was analyzed descriptively. Results The typology of violence that victimized transvestites and transsexuals were: verbal (91.96%), psychological (58.33%) and physical (33.33%), often between 24 hours and six months ...
Tópico(s): Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
2016 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL | Revista gaúcha de enfermagem

Paulo Alexandre Costa Rocha, J.W. Carneiro de Araujo, R. Lima, M.E. Vieira da Silva, Daniel Albiero, Carla Freitas de Andrade, Francisco Olímpio Moura Carneiro,
Due to the growing importance of wind power as a clean and renewable energy source, the use of small-scale wind turbines in urban environments has increased lately. The blade pitch control is an effective method to improve the aerodynamic response of a wind turbine, usually applied to large-scale wind turbines. This study presents the effects of varied blade pitch on the aerodynamic performance of a small-size wind turbine. The blades were sketched out according to the Blade Element Moment (BEM) ...
Tópico(s): Wind and Air Flow Studies
2018 - Elsevier BV | Energy

Lays Arnaud Rosal Lopes Rodrigues, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins, Luciana Melo de Farias, Ana Karolinne da Silva Brito, Geovanni de Morais Lima, Vanessa Brito Lira de Carvalho, Cristian Francisco de Carvalho Pereira, Aírton Mendes Conde Júnior, Tatiana Saldanha, José Alfredo Gomes Arêas, Kaesel Jackson Damasceno e Silva, Karoline de Macêdo Gonçalves Frota,
We investigated the hypocholesterolemic and liver-protective effects of cooked and germinated whole mung beans. Hamsters were fed for 28 days on diets rich in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, differing only in protein source (20%): casein, cooked whole mung bean, and germinated mung bean. After 28 days, we found reduced plasma concentrations of total cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol, increased faecal cholesterol excretion, and reduced levels of asparagine aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase ...
Tópico(s): Phytase and its Applications
2018 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Nutrients
Gabriel Zanuto Sakita, Paulo de Mello Tavares Lima, Adibe Luiz Abdalla Filho, Thiago Francisco Ventoso Bompadre, Vagner Ovani, Camila de Miranda e Silva Chaves, Beatriz Elisa Bizzuti, Wilian dos Santos da Costa, Tiago do Prado Paim, Tania Sila Campioni, Pedro de Oliva Neto, Hermann Bremer‐Neto, Hélder Louvandini, Adibe Luiz Abdalla,
Food security and climate change concerns are pressing livestock production industry to seek sustainable practices to increase productivity while reducing the intensity of enteric methane (CH 4 ) emissions. In this scenario, the use of enzyme products in ruminant nutrition may be an important alternative to meet future increased demands for animal products with reduced environmental impacts. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of treating forage with a fibrolytic enzymes extract ( ...
Tópico(s): Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
2022 - Elsevier BV | Animal Feed Science and Technology

Denison de Oliveira Couto, Arnaldo Aires Peixoto, João Luís Melo de Farias, Diogo de Brito Sales, João Paulo Aquino Lima, Raphael Silva Rodrigues, Francisco Albano de Meneses,
OBJETIVO: Análise comparativa da mortalidade em dois subgrupos de pacientes com sepse, diferenciados pela idade e sexo, admitidos na unidade de cuidados intensivos de um hospital de ensino. MÉTODOS: De dezembro de 2005 a abril de 2008, de um total de 628 pacientes admitidos na unidade de cuidados intensivos, 133 tinham o diagnóstico de sepse e foram separados em dois subgrupos com base na idade: subgrupo G1, com idades entre 14 - 40 anos e subgrupo G2, com idade acima de 50 anos. Os pacientes com ...
Tópico(s): Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
2011 - Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira | Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva

Flávia Maria da Silva Carmo, Lucas Marinho Poeiras, Andrea Brandão Gonçalves, Sabrina Marinho de Mello, João Augusto Alves Meira‐Neto, Eduardo Euclydes de Lima e Borges, Alexandre Francisco da Silva,
As sementes no solo desempenham o importante papel de promover a regeneração da vegetação e a conservação da biodiversidade local, mas, a despeito dessa importância, estão sujeitas a fatores bióticos e abióticos que podem inibir sua germinação, entre eles efeitos alelopáticos desencadeados pelas plantas que estão presentes no ambiente do solo. Neste trabalho foi testada a hipótese de que a germinação das sementes presentes no banco do solo sob vegetação de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual (FES) é ...
Tópico(s): Plant Parasitism and Resistance
2012 - Sociedade de Investigações Florestais | Revista Árvore

Rafaela Cristina da Cunha, Francisco de Assis de Oliveira, Maria Williane de Lima Souza, José Francismar de Medeiros, Luan Alves Lima, Mychelle Karla Teixeira de Oliveira,
... FRANCISCO DE ASSIS DE OLIVEIRA1; MARIA WILLIANE DE LIMA SOUZA1; JOSÉ FRANCISMAR DE MEDEIROS1; LUAN ALVES LIMA1; MYCHELLE KARLA TEIXEIRA DE OLIVEIRA1 1 Departamento de Ciências Ambientais e Tecnológicas, UFERSA; Avenida Francisco Mota, 572, 59625-900, Bairro Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN, Brasil, e-mail: rafacris_dantas@hotmail.com; thikaoamigao@ufersa.edu.br; williane-lima@hotmail.com; jfmedeir@ufersa.edu.br; luanefa2@yahoo.com.br; mymykar@gmail.com 1 RESUMO A utilização de água salina na agricultura é um grande desafio ...
Tópico(s): Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
2017 - UNIVERSIDADE EST.PAULISTA JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO | Irriga

B. E. L. Baêta, Diego Jorge Maia Lima, S.Q. Silva, Sérgio Francisco de Aquino,
Anaerobic-aerobic combined system was efficient in removing aromatic amines, VFA, SMP and color from azo dye effluents.PAC played a key role in reducing SMP accumulation in anaerobic environment.Yeast extract, a cheap source of redox mediators, enhance color removal in the anaerobic reactor.The aerobic post-treatment unit completely removed the aromatic amines and VFA from the anaerobic effluent.
Tópico(s): bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
2014 - Elsevier BV | Chemical Engineering Journal
Marcondes Lima da Costa, Hermann Behling, José Francisco Berrêdo, Marciléia Silva do Carmo, Natalino Valente Moreira de Siqueira,
Mangroves constitute an expressive ecosystem in the northeastern Amazon region and one of the best examples of them is located in the marine coastal plain of Para State close do Braganca City in northern Brazil. They were the subjects of our multidisciplinary researches carried out in past years. The gotten data included palynology, mineralogy, multi-element geochemistry and radiocarbon dating in order to get information about their formation conditions and transformation. This can help identify ...
Tópico(s): Coastal and Marine Dynamics
2004 - Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia | Brazilian Journal of Geology

João da Luz Freitas, Raullyan Borja Lima e Silva, Francisco de Oliveira Cruz, Patrick de Castro Cantuária, Tonny David Santiago Medeiros, Erick Silva dos Santos,
O estudo avaliou a composição florística e a diversidade da vegetação do trecho denominado Alto Cajari, na Reserva Extrativista do Rio Cajari, abrangendo os municípios de Mazagão, Laranjal do Jari e Vitória do Jari no estado do Amapá.Foram alocadas 27 parcelas de 20 x 100 m, totalizando uma área amostrada de 5,4 hectares. Em cada parcela foi realizada a identificação e contagem do número de indivíduos com DAP ≥ 9 cm.As tipologias vegetais encontradas no Alto Cajari são predominantemente dos ecossistemas ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2018 - UNIVERSIDADE CESUMAR | Revista em Agronegócio e Meio Ambiente