Subject: Brazil / Subject term: Latin America / Text availability: Citation in PubAg

1. Is there really natural selection affecting the I frequencies (long hair) in the Brazilian cat populations?

Author:: Ruiz-Garcia, M.
Source:: Journal of heredity 2000 v.91 no.1 pp. 49-57
ISSN:: 0022-1503
Subject:: alleles; climate; genetics; latitude; natural selection; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The scientific literature on cat genetics contains a presumed typical example of natural selection affecting l frequencies (long hair) in 16 Brazilian cat populations. It has been observed that the hotter and more tropical the climate in Brazil, the lower the values of l frequencies in the cat populations. Nevertheless, this study of some new cat populations in Latin America showed that all of the ...
DOI:: 10.1093/jhered/91.1.49
: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/91.1.49

2. The Latin American retail environment

Author:: Stanton, J.L. Jr.
Source:: Journal of food products marketing 2001 v.6 no.4 pp. 3-8
ISSN:: 1045-4446
Subject:: food marketing; retail marketing; economic development; profitability; food industry; Latin America; Brazil; Argentina; Mexico
DOI:: 10.1300/J038v06n04_02
: https://doi.org/10.1300/J038v06n04_02

3. Food Security in Latin America

Author:: Adolfo Chávez; Miriam Muñoz
Source:: Food and nutrition bulletin v.23 no.4 pp. 349-350
ISSN:: 0379-5721
Subject:: food availability; food security; globalization; islands; malnutrition; nutritional status; Andes region; Brazil; Caribbean; Central America; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Although the nutrition situation in most Latin American countries is improving and malnutrition is easing, worrisome factors are emerging. Huge rural-to-urban migrations have been accompanied by a worsening nutrition situation in rural populations, especially in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, a phenomenon not readily apparent from average food availability and malnutrition data. Average figures can ...
DOI:: 10.1177/156482650202300404
: https://doi.org/10.1177/156482650202300404

4. Quality of fruits native to Latin America for processing: Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes)

Author:: Moura, C.F.H.; Alves, R.E.; Filgueiras, H.A.C.; Araújo, N.C.C.; Almeida, A.S.
Source:: Acta horticulturae 2002 v. no.575 pp. -
ISSN:: 0567-7572
Subject:: acidity; orchards; juices; fruits; wild plants; total soluble solids; pectins; enzymes; industry; raw materials; starch; European Union; ascorbic acid; odors; fruit trees; pulp; astringency; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Despite the great potential of mangaba as a fruit tree and even for gum production, it is not cultivated in commercial orchards. Collection of fruits from wild plants is at present the only means of exploitation. The unique flavor and aroma of mangaba make it one of the most popular among the native fruits in the Northeast region of Brazil as a raw material for fruit industries. With the objective ...

5. Latin American deer diversity and conservation: A review of status and distribution

Author:: Manuel Weber; Susana Gonzalez
Source:: EÌcoscience 2003 v.10 no.4 pp. 443-454
ISSN:: 2376-7626
Subject:: Blastocerus dichotomus; Cervus elaphus; Hippocamelus antisensis; Hippocamelus bisulcus; Odocoileus hemionus; Odocoileus virginianus; Ozotoceros bezoarticus; Pudu mephistophiles; conservation status; deer; endangered species; prediction; trade; Brazil; Mexico
Abstract:: ... We reviewed the scientific literature published from 1940 to 2002 on Latin American (Mexican and Central and South American) deer (Mammalia: Cervidae), focusing on conservation status and prediction of geographic distributions. The extant Latin American deer are the most diverse deer assemblage in the world (Cervinae: one genus, one species: Elk [Cervus elaphus]; Odocoilineae: six genera, 18 speci ...
DOI:: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682792
: https://doi.org/10.1080/11956860.2003.11682792

6. Oil palm bud rot in Latin America

Author:: Franqueville, H. De
Source:: Experimental agriculture 2003 v.39 no.3 pp. 225-240
ISSN:: 0014-4797
Subject:: Elaeis guineensis; Elaeis oleifera; genetics; hybrids; indigenous species; infectious diseases; insect vectors; oils; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Latin America; Panama; Suriname
Abstract:: ... In South and Central America, tens of thousands of hectares of oil palms (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) are affected by bud-rot types of disease. Having destroyed entire estates in Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil and Ecuador, they are holding back the development of oil palm cultivation in Latin America. The cause is unknown. Indeed, 30 years after these diseases first wreaked havoc on a large scale ...
DOI:: 10.1017/S0014479703001315
: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479703001315

7. Molecular and morphometric analyses of Xiphidorus species (Nematoda: Longidoridae)

Author:: Claudio M.G. Oliveira; Luiz C.C.B. Ferraz; Ailton R. Monteiro; Brian Fenton; Gaynor Malloch; Roy Neilson
Source:: Nematology v.6 no.5 pp. 715-727
ISSN:: 1388-5545
Subject:: Xiphinema; geographical distribution; morphometry; nematology; phylogeny; principal component analysis; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Xiphidorus nematodes are indigenous to Latin America and have a restricted geographical distribution compared to Xiphinema. A principal component analysis (PCA) based on eight morphometric characters from 39 South American populations clearly separated populations previously identified as X. achalae, X. amazonensis, X. minor, X. saladillensis and X. uruguayensis and three undescribed Xiphidorus sp ...
DOI:: 10.1163/1568541042843487
: https://doi.org/10.1163/1568541042843487

8. Characteristics Attributed to Complementary Foods by Caregivers in Four Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:: Tanushree Dutta; Sara M. Sywulka; Edward A. Frongillo; Chessa K. Lutter
Source:: Food and nutrition bulletin v.27 no.4 pp. 316-326
ISSN:: 0379-5721
Subject:: bananas; beans; caregivers; carrots; chicken meat; children; complementary feeding; complementary foods; developing countries; education programs; eggs; food quality; interviews; mothers; nutrient content; oranges; Brazil; Caribbean; Jamaica; Latin America; Mexico; Panama
Abstract:: ... Attributes that caregivers assign to complementary foods have been primarily described in the context of illness, but attributes assigned to foods in everyday circumstances must be understood to effectively promote good complementary feeding. This study aimed to understand how mothers judge complementary foods to be appropriate by cross-cultural examination of food perceptions in four different La ...
DOI:: 10.1177/156482650602700406
: https://doi.org/10.1177/156482650602700406

9. Global Biomass Energy Potential

Author:: José Roberto Moreira
Source:: Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2006 v.11 no.2 pp. 313-342
ISSN:: 1381-2386
Subject:: alcohols; bioenergy; biomass; carbon; carbon dioxide; climate change; cost effectiveness; crops; electricity; emissions; employment; energy density; forests; fossil fuels; gasification; models; oils; primary energy; rain; reforestation; sugarcane; sustainable development; Africa; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The intensive use of renewable energy is one of the options to stabilize CO₂atmospheric concentration at levels of 350 to 550ppm. A recent evaluation of the global potential of primary renewable energy carried out by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sets a value of at least 2800EJ/yr, which is more than the most energy-intensive SRES scenario forecast for the world energy requireme ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11027-005-9003-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-005-9003-8

10. History of Nuclear Power in Brazil

Author:: Luiz Pinguelli Rosa
Source:: Energy & environment v.17 no.3 pp. 485-495
ISSN:: 2048-4070
Subject:: energy; industry; nuclear power; uranium; Argentina; Brazil; Germany; Latin America; United States
Abstract:: ... The 1973 energy crisis prompted the United States to suspend supplies of enriched uranium to the reactor being built in Brazil, Angra I. In 1975, the Brazil–Germany Nuclear Agreement was announced. The Programme was a failure. Today the Angra II nuclear reactor has been completed, the only reactor completed under the agreement with Germany. Brazil's last military President implemented the Parallel ...
DOI:: 10.1260/095830506778119380
: https://doi.org/10.1260/095830506778119380

11. Sources of reactive nitrogen affecting ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean: current trends and future perspectives

Author:: Martinelli, L.A.; Howarth, R.W.; Cuevas, E.; Filoso, S.; Austin, A.T.; Donoso, L.; Huszar, V.; Keeney, D.; Lara, L.L.; Llerena, C.
Source:: Biogeochemistry 2006 v.79 no.1-2 pp. 3-24
ISSN:: 0168-2563
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; biomass; burning; cities; combustion; crops; ecosystems; emissions; environmental impact; forests; fossil fuels; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen oxides; sewage; sewage treatment; socioeconomic factors; soybeans; surface water; urbanization; Argentina; Brazil; Canada; Caribbean; Latin America; United States
Abstract:: ... While the amount of reactive nitrogen circulating at the global level has increased markedly in the last century, the effects of this increase are largely seen at the regional level due to interacting ecological and socio-economic factors. In contrast with most other regions of the world, Latin America and the Caribbean (LA-Ca) stand out due to the fact that the major input of reactive nitrogen (N ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10533-006-9000-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-006-9000-3

12. Brazilian Páramos IV. Phytogeography of the campos de altitude

Author:: DeForest Safford, Hugh
Source:: Journal of biogeography 2007 v.34 no.10 pp. 1701-1722
ISSN:: 0305-0270
Subject:: allopatry; altitude; ancestry; center of diversity; ecosystems; flora; forests; gravity; habitats; hemicryptophytes; highlands; indigenous species; insects; latitude; mountains; multivariate analysis; phanerophytes; phytogeography; pollination; shrublands; temperature; wind; Andes region; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... This contribution treats the phytogeography of the contemporary campos de altitude flora, with a focus on patterns at the level of genus. Comparative analysis using data from 17 other sites in Latin America is used to describe phytogeographical patterns at the continental scale. Results are combined with those of previous publications to shed light on the biogeographical origins of contemporary fl ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01732.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01732.x

13. Celso Furtado and development: an outline

Author:: Carlos Mallorquín
Source:: Development in practice 2007 v.17 no.6 pp. 807-819
ISSN:: 1364-9213
Subject:: economics; evolution; politics; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... This review essay focuses on the most crucial points in the evolution of Celso Furtado's contribution to economic and political thought in relation to development, in the hope that a wider readership will appreciate the importance of his ideas to Latin America's ‘development’ during the 1960s and 1970s, and perhaps even see value in reviving them. It opens with a description of the background to t ...
DOI:: 10.1080/09614520701628485
: https://doi.org/10.1080/09614520701628485

14. The Effects of Forestry Decentralization on Access to Livelihood Assets

Author:: Anne M. Larson; Pablo Pacheco; Fabiano Toni; Mario Vallejo
Source:: Journal of environment & development 2007 v.16 no.3 pp. 251-268
ISSN:: 1552-5465
Subject:: assets; decentralization; forest management; forests; issues and policy; livelihood; models; monitoring; Bolivia; Brazil; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua
Abstract:: ... Despite its argued theoretical benefits, forestry decentralization in practice can have detrimental effects on forest-dependent peoples, but little is understood about the specific paths by which decentralization affects livelihoods. This article, based on data from research in 2005 in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, presents a working conceptual model for analyzing these inte ...
DOI:: 10.1177/1070496507306220
: https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496507306220

15. Genetic variation in populations of the cacao wilt pathogen, Ceratocystis cacaofunesta

Author:: Engelbrecht, C.J.B.; Harrington, T.C.; Alfenas, A.C.; Suarez, C.
Source:: Plant pathology 2007 v.56 no.6 pp. 923-933
ISSN:: 0032-0862
Subject:: Ceratocystis fimbriata; DNA fingerprinting; Theobroma cacao; genetic markers; genetic variation; hosts; mitochondrial DNA; nuclear genome; pathogens; vascular wilt; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Ceratocystis cacaofunesta (= Ceratocystis fimbriata) causes a lethal wilt disease of cacao (Theobroma cacao) in Latin America. Polymorphic microsatellite markers, (CAT)₅ nuclear DNA fingerprints and Hae III mitochondrial DNA fingerprints were used to compare genetic diversity among isolates of C. cacaofunesta collected from populations in western Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Rondônia and Bah ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01735.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01735.x

16. Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil. VI. Natural history of the infestation in laboratory-raised Wistar rats

Author:: Feldmeier, Hermann; Witt, Lars; Schwalfenberg, Stefan; Linardi, Pedro M.; Ribeiro, Ronaldo A.; Capaz, Raphael A. C.; Van Marck, Eric; Meckes, Oliver; Mehlhorn, Heinz; Mencke, Norbert; Heukelbach, Jörg
Source:: Parasitology research 2007 v.102 no.1 pp. 1-13
ISSN:: 0932-0113
Subject:: Tunga penetrans; basement membrane; dermis; epidemiology; histopathology; humans; immunology; models; morbidity; natural history; parasites; parasitoses; pathophysiology; rats; scanning electron microscopy; therapeutics; Brazil; Caribbean; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Tungiasis is endemic in many countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa, and it is associated with severe morbidity. The pathophysiological and immunological characteristics of the ectoparasitosis are not well understood, and no effective therapy is currently available. The aim of this study was to describe the natural history of tungiasis in laboratory-raised Wistar rats. Th ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00436-007-0731-4
PubMed:: 17851690
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0731-4

17. Land Reform, Rural Social Relations and the Peasantry

Author:: AKRAM-LODHI, A. HAROON
Source:: Journal of agrarian change 2007 v.7 no.4 pp. 554-562
ISSN:: 1471-0358
Subject:: case studies; community supported agriculture; econometric models; farm families; farm ownership; farmers; food production; foods; land reform; land rights; peasantry; politics; rural sociology; small-scale farming; social networks; socioeconomic status; Africa; Asia; Brazil; Cuba; Latin America
Abstract:: ... A new book, Promised Land: Competing Visions of Agrarian Reform, edited by Peter Rosset, Raj Patel and Michael Courville is considered. This book, via both general analytical treatment and a series of case studies set in Latin America, Asia and Africa, offers a powerful critique of the World Bank's market-led agrarian reform (MLAR) and provides an alternative model of agrarian reform, the 'food so ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2007.00156.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0366.2007.00156.x

18. Trade and Biotechnology in Latin America: Democratization, Contestation and the Politics of Mobilization

Author:: NEWELL, PETER
Source:: Journal of agrarian change 2008 v.8 no.2-3 pp. 345-376
ISSN:: 1471-0358
Subject:: agricultural biotechnology; agricultural policy; attitudes and opinions; genes; genetic engineering; politics; trade liberalization; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... This research explores the role of agrarian and environmental movements in contesting the development and promotion of agricultural biotechnology through trade liberalization in Latin America. Organized around themes of mobilization, participation and representation, it raises key questions about who mobilizes and how, and about the strategic dilemmas that arise when movements with different histo ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2008.00173.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0366.2008.00173.x

19. Changing Drivers of Deforestation and New Opportunities for Conservation

Author:: RUDEL, THOMAS K.; DEFRIES, RUTH; ASNER, GREGORY P.; LAURANCE, WILLIAM F.
Source:: Conservation biology 2009 v.23 no.6 pp. 1396-1405
ISSN:: 0888-8892
Subject:: biodiversity; case studies; deforestation; ecosystems; environmental stewardship; forest growth; globalization; highlands; humans; land cover; lowlands; markets; meta-analysis; population growth; rain forests; ranchers; tropical forests; tropics; urbanization; Brazil; Indonesia; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Over the past 50 years, human agents of deforestation have changed in ways that have potentially important implications for conservation efforts. We characterized these changes through a meta-analysis of case studies of land-cover change in the tropics. From the 1960s to the 1980s, small-scale farmers, with state assistance, deforested large areas of tropical forest in Southeast Asia and Latin Ame ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01332.x
PubMed:: 20078640
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01332.x

20. Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the human botfly, Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Oestridae)

Author:: BITARELLO, BÁRBARA DOMINGUES; TORRES, TATIANA TEIXEIRA; LYRA, MARIANA LÚCIO; DE AZEREDO-ESPIN, ANA MARIA LIMA
Source:: Molecular ecology resources 2009 v.9 no.1 pp. 409-411
ISSN:: 1755-0998
Subject:: Dermatobia hominis; alleles; bot flies; genetic markers; heterozygosity; humans; loci; parasites; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... In this report, we describe the development of 17 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the human botfly, Dermatobia hominis, an obligatory parasite of mammals of great veterinary importance in Latin America. The number of alleles ranged from 5 to 21 per locus, with a mean of 12.2 alleles per locus. The expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.2571 to 0.9206 and from 0.2984 to 0.9291 in two populati ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02454.x
PubMed:: 21564664
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02454.x

21. The MST and the EZLN Struggle for Land: New Forms of Peasant Rebellions

Author:: VERGARA-CAMUS, LEANDRO
Source:: Journal of agrarian change 2009 v.9 no.3 pp. 365-391
ISSN:: 1471-0358
Subject:: activists; globalization; labor; land rights; livelihood; peasantry; politics; rural sociology; Brazil; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... In this article, the author reviews some of the conclusions of the literature on peasant rebellions in the light of current land struggles of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) in Brazil and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Chiapas, Mexico. The author argues that conventional explanations of peasant rebellions are inappropriate for the analysis of current land struggles ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2009.00216.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0366.2009.00216.x

22. Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus genotype A from Argentina and Brazil

Author:: Mbayed, Viviana Andrea; Piñeiro y Leone, Flavia Guadalupe; Pezzano, Silvana Claudia; Campos, Rodolfo Héctor
Source:: Archives of virology 2009 v.154 no.3 pp. 525-529
ISSN:: 0304-8608
Subject:: Hepatitis B virus; amino acids; genotype; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... To study the diversification of hepatitis B virus genotype A in Latin America, we analyzed seven new Argentinian isolates and published sequences from Argentina and Brazil and other countries from the region. We found that the European subgenotype A2 prevailed in most of the countries except for Brazil, where the African subgenotype A1 predominated. A2 isolates did not differ significantly from th ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00705-009-0328-6
PubMed:: 19225714
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-009-0328-6

23. New neotropical distribution records of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Author:: López-Martínez, Víctor; Saavedra-Aguilar, Mario; Delfín-González, Hugo; Figueroa-de la Rosa, J.I.; García-Ramírez, María de J.
Source:: Neotropical entomology 2009 v.38 no.2 pp. 213-218
ISSN:: 1519-566X
Subject:: tropics; Braconidae; species diversity; new geographic records; Panama; Chile; Costa Rica; Brazil; Mexico; Guatemala
Abstract:: ... New distribution records of 22 braconid species belonging to Agathidinae, Braconinae, Helconinae, Homolobinae and Rogadinae subfamilies from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama are presented. Agathirsia ninesevenci Pucci & Sharkey is reported for the first time from Mexico; Homolobus acares van Achterberg, H. antefurcalis van Achterberg and H.infumator (Lyle) from Costa Rica; T ...
DOI:: 10.1590/S1519-566X2009000200008
PubMed:: 19488510
: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-566X2009000200008

24. Physicochemical and mechanical characterization of galactomannan from Mimosa scabrella: Effect of drying method

Author:: Vendruscolo, Cristina W.; Ferrero, Carmen; Pineda, Edgardo A.G.; Silveira, Joana L.M.; Freitas, Rilton A.; Jiménez-Castellanos, Maria Rosa; Bresolin, Tania M.B.
Source:: Carbohydrate polymers 2009 v.76 no.1 pp. 86-93
ISSN:: 0144-8617
Subject:: vacuum drying; Mimosa scabrella; seeds; biopolymers; galactomannans; hydrocolloids; spray drying; physicochemical properties; mechanical properties; Latin America; Brazil
Abstract:: ... The galactomannan from Mimosa scabrella Bentham was extracted on a pilot plant scale and dried either by vacuum oven (GVO) or by spray-drier (GSD) to evaluate the effect of the drying technique on the powder quality and its applicability as excipient in solid dosage forms. The analysis by high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) coupled to multiangle laser light scattering (MALLS) su ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.09.028
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.09.028

25. The efficacy of monepantel, an amino-acetonitrile derivative, against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep in three countries of southern Latin America

Author:: Bustamante, Miguel; Steffan, Pedro E.; Bonino Morlán, Jorge; Echevarria, Flavio; Fiel, César A.; Cardozo, Herculano; Castells, Daniel; Hosking, Barry C.
Source:: Parasitology research 2009 v.106 no.1 pp. 139-144
ISSN:: 0932-0113
Subject:: Cooperia curticei; Cooperia oncophora; Haemonchus contortus; Nematodirus spathiger; Ostertagia; Teladorsagia; Trichostrongylus axei; Trichostrongylus colubriformis; anthelmintics; gastrointestinal nematodes; sheep; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... The efficacy of the novel anthelmintic, monepantel (an amino-acetonitrile derivative), was investigated in sheep naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes in five studies in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Monepantel, administered at 2.5 mg/kg liveweight, was highly effective (>99.7%) against Haemonchus contortus, Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta, Trichostrongylus axei, Trichostrong ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00436-009-1638-z
PubMed:: 19789895
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1638-z

26. Trypanosoma cruzi infection: do distinct populations cause intestinal motility alteration

Author:: de Melo Medeiros, Monica; Araújo-Jorge, Tania C.; Batista, Wanderson S.; da Silva, Tshaca Mahatma Oara Alves; de Souza, Andréa Pereira
Source:: Parasitology research 2010 v.107 no.1 pp. 239-242
ISSN:: 0932-0113
Subject:: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; adults; alternative medicine; gastrointestinal motility; mice; mortality; parasitemia; patients; prospective studies; public health; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important public health problem in Latin America. Disturbances in gastrointestinal motility are observed in 15-20% of patients at the chronic phase. We previously observed a decrease in intestinal motility in mice infected with Y strain from T. cruzi. Thus, we decided to test if infection with other T. cruzi strains also caused the intestinal dist ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00436-010-1871-5
PubMed:: 20454805
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1871-5

27. A summit of cladistics: abstracts of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society and VIII Reunión Argentina de Cladística y Biogeografía

Author:: Szumik, Claudia; Goloboff, Pablo
Source:: Cladistics 2010 v.26 no.2 pp. 202-226
ISSN:: 0748-3007
Subject:: Opiliones; biogeography; frogs; funding; genes; heat; molecular systematics; phylogeny; society; students; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America; United States
Abstract:: ... The 27th meeting of the Willi Hennig Society was held at the Sierras de San Javier, Tucumán (27-31 October 2008), jointly with the VIII Reunión Argentina de Cladística y Biogeografía. This was the second Hennig meeting held in South America and the third in Latin America. The event was attended by 129 participants from 16 countries, with the strongest presence from Argentina, USA and Brazil. As po ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00285.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00285.x

28. Current Status and Bottle Neck of Octopod Aquaculture: The Case of American Species

Author:: Iker Uriarte; José Iglesias; Pedro Domingues; Carlos Rosas; María T. Viana; Juan C. Navarro; Pedro Seixas; Erica Vidal; Alberto Ausburger; Sandra Pereda; Félix Godoy; Kurt Paschke; Ana Farías; Alberto Olivares; Oscar Zuñiga
Source:: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2011 v.42 no.6 pp. 735-752
ISSN:: 0893-8849
Subject:: Octopus vulgaris; aquaculture; egg incubation; environmental factors; experts; health status; juveniles; markets; Brazil; Chile; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The increasing market demand for cephalopods and the experiences obtained with different species has boosted the interest in developing their culture in Latin America. In 2008, an international workshop was held in Puerto Montt, Chile, with 14 experts in experimental cephalopods aquaculture from Brazil, Chile, Spain, and Mexico. Several topics were approached within the holobenthic species Octopus ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2011.00524.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.2011.00524.x

29. Genetic analysis of ticks belonging to the Rhipicephalus sanguineus group in Latin America

Author:: Jonas Moraes-Filho; Arlei Marcili; Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos; Leonardo J. Richtzenhain; Marcelo B. Labruna
Source:: Acta tropica 2011 v.117 no.1 pp. 51-55
ISSN:: 0001-706X
Subject:: Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rhipicephalus turanicus; genetic techniques and protocols; haplotypes; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; ticks; Brazil; Italy; Latin America; Mexico; South Africa; Spain
Abstract:: ... Phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences were generated from Rhipicephalus sanguineus group specimens collected in 29 localities among 9 Latin-American countries, plus ticks collected in South Africa, Spain, and Italy. Sequences from Latin America generated six different haplotypes (A, B, C, D, E, and F). Phylogenetic analyses generated trees that segregated our tick sequenc ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.09.006
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.09.006

30. Large-scale ecological restoration of high-diversity tropical forests in SE Brazil

Author:: Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues; Sergius Gandolfi; André Gustavo Nave; James Aronson; Tiago Egydio Barreto; Cristina Yuri Vidal; Pedro H.S. Brancalion
Source:: Forest ecology and management 2011 v.261 no.10 pp. 1605-1613
ISSN:: 0378-1127
Subject:: biodiversity; ecological restoration; ecosystem services; forest ecosystems; habitat fragmentation; indigenous species; land use; landowners; landscapes; large farms; mixed cropping; models; motivation; plantations; private lands; riparian areas; riparian forests; small farms; tropical forests; tropics; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The complex interactions among endangered ecosystems, landowners’ interests, and different models of land tenure and use, constitute an important series of challenges for those seeking to maintain and restore biodiversity and augment the flow of ecosystem services. Over the past 10 years, we have developed a data-based approach to address these challenges and to achieve medium and large-scale ecol ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.005

31. Locating REDD: A global survey and analysis of REDD readiness and demonstration activities

Author:: Gillian A. Cerbu; Brent M. Swallow; Dara Y. Thompson
Source:: Environmental science & policy 2011 v.14 no.2 pp. 168-180
ISSN:: 1462-9011
Subject:: Internet; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; biodiversity; carbon sinks; deforestation; developing countries; e-mail; forests; geographical distribution; governance; greenhouse gas emissions; humans; international organizations; interviews; issues and policy; models; opportunity costs; politics; questionnaires; surveys; threatened species; tropics; Africa; Brazil; Indonesia; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Mechanisms that support reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD/REDD+) have potential to counteract a large share of global greenhouse gas emissions if implemented effectively across the tropics. In 2007 the conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change called upon parties and international organizations to promote REDD through investm ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.09.007
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2010.09.007

32. Performance of coconut embryo culture accessions introduced at the International Coconut Genebank for Latin America and the Caribbean (ICG-LAC)

Author:: Ledo, A.S.; Ramos, S.R.R.; Diniz, L.E.C.; Konan, J.L.K.; George, M.L.
Source:: Acta horticulturae 2011 v. no.918 pp. 161-166
ISSN:: 0567-7572
Subject:: bacteria; coconuts; culture media; embryo culture; endosperm; fruits; fungi; germination; germplasm; plant tissues; storage time; tissue culture; trees; Brazil; Caribbean; Cote d'Ivoire; India; Latin America; Pacific Ocean Islands; Sri Lanka
Abstract:: ... The present work is a partial report for the introduction of eleven accessions of dwarf coconut and one accession of giant coconut tree into the International Coconut Genebank for Latin America and the Caribbean (ICG-LAC), a partnership between Embrapa Coastal Tablelands (CPATC) and Bioversity International, coordinated by Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT). These accessions, originated fr ...

33. Spatial evolutionary and ecological vicariance analysis (SEEVA), a novel approach to biogeography and speciation research, with an example from Brazilian Gentianaceae

Author:: Lena Struwe; Peter E. Smouse; Einar Heiberg; Scott Haag; Richard G. Lathrop
Source:: Journal of biogeography 2011 v.38 no.10 pp. 1841-1854
ISSN:: 0305-0270
Subject:: Gentianaceae; bedrock; biogeography; habitats; phylogeny; soil types; spatial data; temperature; vegetation; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Aim Spatial evolutionary and ecological vicariance analysis (SEEVA) is a simple analytical method that evaluates environmental or ecological divergence associated with evolutionary splits. It integrates evolutionary hypotheses, phylogenetic data, and spatial, temporal, environmental and geographical information to elucidate patterns. Using a phylogeny of Prepusa Mart. and Senaea Taub. (Angiosperma ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02532.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02532.x

34. Taking advantage of storm and waste water retention basins as part of water use minimization in industrial sites

Author:: Karla Patricia Oliveira-Esquerre; Asher Kiperstok; Mario Cezar Mattos; Eduardo Cohim; Ricardo Kalid; Emerson Andrade Sales; Victor Matta Pires
Source:: Resources, conservation, and recycling 2011 v.55 no.3 pp. 316-324
ISSN:: 0921-3449
Subject:: basins; databases; effluents; geographic information systems; industrial applications; metallurgy; storms; stormwater; sustainable technology; wastewater; water flow; water harvesting; water pollution; water reservoirs; water reuse; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... A methodology for water use minimization has been developed by the Clean Technology Network of Bahia over a 10 year period in joint cooperative programs with the chemical, petrochemical and copper metallurgy industries located in the largest Industrial Complex in Latin America, in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. The methodology comprises a set of tools including reconciled aqueous stream balances, databa ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.10.004
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.10.004

35. Advances of hydroponics in Latin America

Author:: Rodríguez-Delfín, A.
Source:: Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.947 pp. 23-32
ISSN:: 0567-7572
Subject:: peat; agricultural soils; rice; poverty; sawdust; potatoes; sand; mosses and liverworts; tomatoes; growers; strawberries; certification; hydroponics; viruses; horticulture; urban agriculture; profits and margins; cities; seed tubers; gravel; pumice; family support; lettuce; statistics; income; rivers; quartz; microirrigation; nutrition; wool; pepper; developed countries; Costa Rica; Mexico; Chile; Latin America; Colombia; Bolivia; Ecuador; Andes region; Brazil; Peru
Abstract:: ... Hydroponics has been used during years for research in the field of plant mineral nutrition and related topics. Today the soilless culture method is the most intensive horticulture production and is being applied with success in developed countries for commercial purposes. The growing and future of hydroponics in Latin America will much depend of the developing and adaptation of less sophisticated ...
DOI:: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.947.1
: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.947.1

36. Agrarian structure, foreign investment in land, and land prices in Brazil

Author:: Sérgio Sauer; Sergio Pereira Leite
Source:: Journal of peasant studies 2012 v.39 no.3-4 pp. 873-898
ISSN:: 1743-9361
Subject:: agricultural land; collective action; ethanol; grains; issues and policy; land values; sugars; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The recent global rush for farmland in Latin America has produced a dramatic increase in the level of foreign investment in land in Brazil. The current trend accentuates the ongoing process of foreignization of agriculture associated with the production of grains, sugar, ethanol and other commodities, increasing land prices. In response, the Brazilian government reestablished a legal mechanism for ...
DOI:: 10.1080/03066150.2012.686492
: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2012.686492

37. Birth weight, current body mass index, and insulin sensitivity and secretion in young adults in two Latin American populations

Author:: A.A.M. Silva; C.J.N. Santos; H. Amigo; M.A. Barbieri; P. Bustos; H. Bettiol; R.J. Rona
Source:: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases 2012 v.22 no.6 pp. 533-539
ISSN:: 0939-4753
Subject:: birth weight; blood glucose; body mass index; fasting; insulin; insulin resistance; insulin secretion; linear models; regression analysis; young adults; Brazil; Chile
Abstract:: ... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although studies have shown association of birth weight (BW) and adult body mass index (BMI) with insulin sensitivity in adults, there is limited evidence that BW is associated with insulin secretion. We assessed the associations between BW and current BMI with insulin sensitivity and secretion in young Latin American adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two birth cohorts, one from Ri ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.09.012
PubMed:: 21543197
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2010.09.012

38. Conspicuous multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis cluster strains do not trespass country borders in Latin America and Spain

Author:: Viviana Ritacco; María-José Iglesias; Lucilaine Ferrazoli; Johana Monteserin; Elis R. Dalla Costa; Alberto Cebollada; Nora Morcillo; Jaime Robledo; Jacobus H. de Waard; Pamela Araya; Liselotte Aristimuño; Raúl Díaz; Patricia Gavin; Belen Imperiale; Vera Simonsen; Elsa M. Zapata; María S. Jiménez; Maria L. Rossetti; Carlos Martin; Lucía Barrera; Sofia Samper
Source:: Infection, genetics, and evolution 2012 v.12 no.4 pp. 711-717
ISSN:: 1567-1348
Subject:: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; databases; genotype; immigration; multiple drug resistance; patients; restriction fragment length polymorphism; strain differences; tuberculosis; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Latin America; Peru; Spain; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain diversity in Ibero-America was examined by comparing extant genotype collections in national or state tuberculosis networks. To this end, genotypes from over 1000 patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosed from 2004 through 2008 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and Spain were compared in a database constructed ad h ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.06.006
PubMed:: 21718805
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2011.06.006

39. Geographical origin and drying methodology may affect the essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill) N.E. Brown

Author:: Simone Teles; José Alberto Pereira; Carlos H.B. Santos; Renata V. Menezes; Ricardo Malheiro; Angélica M. Lucchese; Franceli Silva
Source:: Industrial crops and products 2012 v.37 no.1 pp. 247-252
ISSN:: 0926-6690
Subject:: Lippia alba; carvone; drying; essential oils; field experimentation; gases; germacrene; ginger; grasses; leaf oils; leaves; lipid content; medicinal plants; provenance; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown, the ginger grass, is a medicinal and aromatic plant widely used in Latin America. In this work the effect of the geographical origin and different drying methodologies on L. alba leaves production, essential oil content and composition were evaluated. Field experiments were conducted in three different municipalities (Amargosa, Cruz das Almas and Santo Antônio de Je ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.12.029
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.12.029

40. Growing Latin American Science

Author:: Celia R. S. Garcia; Armando J. Parodi; Glaucius Oliva
Source:: Science 2012 v.338 no.6111 pp. 1127
ISSN:: 0036-8075
Subject:: concentrating; funding; industry; labor force; scientists; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Latin America
Abstract:: ... How can a country rapidly improve its capacity in Science, Technology, and Innovation? Invest in people, as Latin America is doing. For Brazil, supporting this effort through international exchange and increased mobility over the past year will substantially enlarge the nation's corpus of highly qualified scientists and technologists. Argentina has increased its number of doctoral fellowships and ...
DOI:: 10.1126/science.1232223
: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1232223

41. Growth and complementary feeding in the Americas

Author:: C.K. Lutter
Source:: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases 2012 v.22 no.10 pp. 806-812
ISSN:: 0939-4753
Subject:: adults; breast feeding; children; chronic diseases; complementary foods; data collection; diet; growth retardation; infants; malnutrition; overweight; soft drinks; surveys; underweight; Brazil; Caribbean; Latin America; Mexico; United States
Abstract:: ... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To describe growth patterns of young children in Latin America and the Caribbean, the types of nationally representative data available on complementary feeding practices and complementary feeding practices. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data on growth, timing of introduction of liquids and foods, and complementary feeding practices were abstracted from nationally representative survey ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.numecd.2012.07.004
PubMed:: 22917601
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2012.07.004

42. Identification of lineage III of G12 rotavirus strains in diarrheic children in the Northern Region of Brazil between 2008 and 2010

Author:: Luana da Silva Soares; Patrícia dos Santos Lobo; Joana D’Arc Pereira Mascarenhas; Darivaldo Luz Neri; Sylvia de Fátima dos Santos Guerra; Alessilva do Socorro Lima de Oliveira; Régis Piloni Maestri; Darleise de Souza Oliveira; Euzeni Maria de Fátima Costa de Menezes; Alexandre da Costa Linhares
Source:: Archives of virology 2012 v.157 no.1 pp. 135-139
ISSN:: 0304-8608
Subject:: Rotavirus; children; diarrhea; genes; genotype; monitoring; phylogeny; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... This study reports on the surveillance for rotavirus genotypes and the identification of G12 human rotavirus in the Northern Region of Brazil. Rotavirus-positive samples were collected from children <5 years of age with acute diarrhea from January 2008 to October 2010. G2P[4] was the most prevalent genotype, accounting for 45.6% (126/303) of cases. Five rotavirus strains bearing G12P[6] genotype s ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00705-011-1111-z
PubMed:: 21947565
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-011-1111-z

43. Influence of cultivar and environment on quality of Latin American wheats

Author:: Daniel Vázquez; Andrés G. Berger; Martha Cuniberti; Carlos Bainotti; Martha Zavariz de Miranda; Pedro Luiz Scheeren; Claudio Jobet; Javier Zúñiga; Graciela Cabrera; Rubén Verges; Roberto Javier Peña
Source:: Journal of cereal science 2012 v.56 no.2 pp. 196-203
ISSN:: 0733-5210
Subject:: Latinos; agroecological zones; alleles; breads; color; cultivars; falling number; flour; genotype; gluten; glutenins; grain yield; wheat; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Latin America; Paraguay; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... Wheat consumption is growing, with processors asking for wheat-based products showing better and more consistent quality. Genotype, environment and their interaction (G × E) play an important role in the final expression of quality attributes. An international research consortium was developed in order to evaluate the magnitude of genotype, environment and G × E effects on wheat quality of cultiva ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jcs.2012.03.004
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2012.03.004

44. Medical knowledge exchanges between Brazil and Portugal: An ethnopharmacological perspective

Author:: Ivone Manzali de Sá; Elaine Elisabetsky
Source:: Journal of ethnopharmacology 2012 v.142 no.3 pp. 762-768
ISSN:: 0378-8741
Subject:: Abuta; Carapichea ipecacuanha; Curcuma longa; Europeans; Pilocarpus; Ruta; medicinal plants; plant development; socioeconomic status; traditional medicine; Brazil; Latin America; Portugal
Abstract:: ... ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Like many traditional medical systems found at Latin America, the very existence of a Brazilian traditional medical system is debated. Despite the absence of written material and organized knowledge, there is little doubt that Brazilians from all regions and all social classes recognize and access an estimated 4000 plant species with alleged therapeutic purposes as ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.058
PubMed:: 22683904
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.058

45. Occurrence of Diapause and the Role of Andropogon bicornis (Poaceae) Tussocks on the Seasonal Abundance and Mortality of Tibraca limbativentris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Author:: Klein Joana Tartari; Redaelli Luiza Rodrigues; Barcellos Aline
Source:: Florida entomologist 2012 v.95 no.4 pp. 813-818
ISSN:: 1938-5102
Subject:: insects; overwintering; Tibraca limbativentris; hibernation; rice; autumn; fat body; diapause; pests; Andropogon; paddies; grasslands; mortality; adults; crops; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... The rice stalk stink bug, Tibraca limbativentris Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a major pest of rice crops throughout Latin America. We investigated the occurrence of diapause in T. limbativentris, as well as the role of West Indian foxtail, Andropogon bicornis L.(Poaceae), in its seasonal abundance and mortality. This plant grows spontaneously in grasslands from Mexico to Argentina, including ...
DOI:: 10.1653/024.095.0401
: https://doi.org/10.1653/024.095.0401

46. One century of arsenic exposure in Latin America: A review of history and occurrence from 14 countries

Author:: Jochen Bundschuh; Marta I. Litter; Faruque Parvez; Gabriela Román-Ross; Hugo B. Nicolli; Jiin-Shuh Jean; Chen-Wuing Liu; Dina López; María A. Armienta; Luiz R.G. Guilherme; Alina Gomez Cuevas; Lorena Cornejo; Luis Cumbal; Regla Toujaguez
Source:: Science of the total environment 2012 v.429 no. pp. 2-35
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: water supply; heavy metals; mountains; anthropogenic activities; public health; volcanic rocks; oxidation; water pollution; arsenic; pollutants; aquifers; drinking water; lowlands; rivers; sulfide minerals; pH; sulfides; desorption; Argentina; Chile; Honduras; Latin America; Colombia; Bolivia; Paraguay; Ecuador; Andes region; Brazil; Guatemala; Peru; Nicaragua; El Salvador; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... The global impact on public health of elevated arsenic (As) in water supplies is highlighted by an increasing number of countries worldwide reporting high As concentrations in drinking water. In Latin America, the problem of As contamination in water is known in 14 out of 20 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.024
PubMed:: 21959248
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.024

47. Population dynamics of DENV-1 genotype V in Brazil is characterized by co-circulation and strain/lineage replacement

Author:: Betânia Paiva Drumond; Adriano Mondini; Diane J. Schmidt; Irene Bosch; Maurício Lacerda Nogueira
Source:: Archives of virology 2012 v.157 no.11 pp. 2061-2073
ISSN:: 0304-8608
Subject:: Dengue virus; dengue; evolution; fever; genetic variation; genome; genotype; monitoring; population dynamics; viruses; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Following successive outbreaks of dengue fever caused predominantly by dengue virus (DENV) 2 and 3, DENV-1 is now the primary serotype circulating in Brazil. We sequenced and analyzed Brazilian DENV-1 genomes and found that all isolates belong to genotype V and are subdivided into three lineages, which were introduced during four different events. The first introduction occurred in 1984-85, the se ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00705-012-1393-9
PubMed:: 22777179
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-012-1393-9

48. Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): an exploding mite pest in the neotropics

Author:: Ethan C. Kane; Ronald Ochoa; Guy Mathurin; Eric F. Erbe; Jennifer J. Beard
Source:: Experimental & applied acarology 2012 v.57 no.3-4 pp. 215-225
ISSN:: 0168-8162
Subject:: Tenuipalpidae; bananas; coconuts; economic impact; islands; light microscopy; mites; ornamental plants; pests; plantations; scanning electron microscopy; Brazil; Colombia; Mexico; United States; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... Major infestations of the flat mite species Raoiella indica Hirst affecting bananas, palms and other ornamental plants have been reported from the Caribbean islands, Mexico, FL (USA), Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil. Specimens from these localities were examined using traditional light microscopy and low-temperature scanning electron microscopy techniques. While little is known about the biology of ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10493-012-9541-1
PubMed:: 22392436
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-012-9541-1

49. Seasonal AVS–SEM relationship in sediments and potential bioavailability of metals in industrialized estuary, southeastern Brazil

Author:: Erico Casare Nizoli; Wanilson Luiz-Silva
Source:: Environmental geochemistry and health 2012 v.34 no.2 pp. 263-272
ISSN:: 0269-4042
Subject:: bioavailability; estuaries; industrialization; metals; sediments; summer; winter; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... In anoxic sediments, as those found in estuaries, the mobility of metals can be controlled by the formation of stable sulfide complexes. The potential bioavailability of a metal can then be predicted on the basis of the acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extracted metals (SEM) criterion. Distributions of AVS and SEM (Hg, Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, and Ni) along the sediment profiles were determin ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10653-011-9430-2
PubMed:: 21964870
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-011-9430-2

50. Spoligotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from patients residents of 11 states of Brazil

Author:: Harrison Magdinier Gomes; Atina Ribeiro Elias; Maranibia Aparecida Cardoso Oelemann; Márcia Aparecida da Silva Pereira; Fátima Fandinho Onofre Montes; Ana Grazia Marsico; Afrânio Lineu Kritski; Luciano dos Anjos Filho; Paulo C. Caldas; Lia Gonçalves Possuelo; Patrícia Cafrune; Maria Lúcia Rossetti; Norma Lucena; Maria Helena Feres Saad; Hebe Rodrigues Cavalcanti; Clarisse Queico Fujimura Leite; Rossana Coimbra de Brito; Maria Luiza Lopes; Karla Lima; Maisa Souza; Rita de Cássia Trindade; Thierry Zozio; Christophe Sola; Nalin Rastogi; Philip Noel Suffys
Source:: Infection, genetics, and evolution 2012 v.12 no.4 pp. 649-656
ISSN:: 1567-1348
Subject:: Mycobacterium africanum; Mycobacterium bovis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; genotype; patients; population structure; tuberculosis; Brazil; China; Latin America
Abstract:: ... One of the high tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries in the world, Brazil is characterized by considerable differences in TB incidence on regional and state level. In the present study, we describe Brazilian spoligotypes of 1991 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) clinical isolates from patients residents of 11 states from different regions of the country, diagnosed between 1996 and 2005. By ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.08.027
PubMed:: 21907830
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2011.08.027

51. Strategies to promote farm animal welfare in Latin America and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits

Author:: Mateus J.R. Paranhos da Costa; Stella M. Huertas; Carmen Gallo; Osmar A. Dalla Costa
Source:: Meat science 2012 v.92 no.3 pp. 221-226
ISSN:: 0309-1740
Subject:: animal welfare; beef carcasses; carcass quality; education programs; food animals; human resources; laws and regulations; meat production; meat quality; research and development; stakeholders; swine; Brazil; Chile; Latin America; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... Several initiatives, including research and development, increasing stakeholders' awareness and application of legislation and recommendation, have been carried out in Latin America to promote animal welfare and meat quality. Most activities focused on the impact of pre-slaughter conditions (facilities, equipment and handling procedures) on animal welfare and meat quality. The results are encourag ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.03.005
PubMed:: 22503613
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.03.005

52. Survival In Vitro and Virulence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Açaí Pulp in Experimental Acute Chagas Disease

Author:: Rodrigo Labello Barbosa; Viviane Liotti Dias; Karen Signori Pereira; Flavio Luis Schmidt; Regina Maura Bueno Franco; Ana Maria Aperecida Guaraldo; Delma Pegolo Alves; Luiz Augusto Correa Passos
Source:: Journal of food protection 2012 v.75 no.3 pp. 601-606
ISSN:: 0362-028X
Subject:: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; ambient temperature; antibiotics; basins; dietary supplements; freezing; mice; microscopy; mortality; nutritive value; oral administration; parasitemia; parasites; pulp; sieving; trypomastigotes; virulence; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Chagas disease is a parasitic infection with high socioeconomic impact throughout Latin America. Although this severe, incurable disease can be transmitted by several routes, oral transmission is currently the most important route in the Amazon Basin. Açaí pulp has nutritional properties and is popular throughout Brazil and abroad. However, this pulp has been associated with microepidemics of acut ...
DOI:: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-233
: https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-233

53. Trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from medicinal plants of Northeast of Brazil

Author:: Andrezza Raposo Borges; Juliana Ramos de Albuquerque Aires; Taciana Mirely Maciel Higino; Maria das Graças Freire de Medeiros; Antonia Maria das Graças Lopes Citó; José Arimatéia Dantas Lopes; Regina Celia Bressan Queiroz de Figueiredo
Source:: Experimental parasitology 2012 v.132 no.2 pp. 123-128
ISSN:: 0014-4894
Subject:: parasites; sesquiterpenoids; drug therapy; essential oils; medicinal plants; parasitology; mass spectrometry; lethal concentration 50; Justicia; inhibitory concentration 50; Ocimum gratissimum; macrophages; Trypanosoma cruzi; morbidity; cytotoxicity; amastigotes; mice; adverse effects; Lippia; mortality; chemical composition; monoterpenoids; vaccines; Vitex agnus-castus; chemical analysis; epimastigotes; Chagas disease; gas chromatography; Dysphania ambrosioides; Latin America; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in Latin America. There are no vaccines available, the chemotherapy used to treat this illness has serious side effects and its efficacy on the chronic phase of disease is still a matter of debate. In a search for alternative treatment for Chagas disease, essential oils extracted from traditional medicina ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.06.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2012.06.003

54. Where Do Avian Influenza Viruses Meet in the Americas?

Author:: Gonzalez-Reiche Ana S.; Perez Daniel R.
Source:: Avian diseases 2012 v.56 no.4s1 pp. 1025-1033
ISSN:: 0005-2086
Subject:: Influenza A virus; avian influenza; ecology; genome; monitoring; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; poultry; viruses; wild birds; Argentina; Asia; Barbados; Brazil; Caribbean; Guatemala; Latin America; Mexico; Peru
Abstract:: ... Avian influenza virus (AIV) surveillance has been scarce in most countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Historically, avian influenza surveillance efforts in Central and South America have been localized in places where outbreaks in poultry have occurred. Since the emergence of the H5N1 subtype in Asia, active surveillance in wild birds has increased in a number of Latin American countries, ...
DOI:: 10.1637/10203-041412-Reg.1
: https://doi.org/10.1637/10203-041412-Reg.1

55. A model for estimation of potential generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Brazil

Author:: Marcelo Guimarães Araújo; Alessandra Magrini; Cláudio Fernando Mahler; Bernd Bilitewski
Source:: Waste management 2012 v.32 no.2 pp. 335-342
ISSN:: 0956-053X
Subject:: consumer behavior; developing countries; electronic equipment; electronic wastes; infrastructure; markets; models; sales; waste management; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Sales of electrical and electronic equipment are increasing dramatically in developing countries. Usually, there are no reliable data about quantities of the waste generated. A new law for solid waste management was enacted in Brazil in 2010, and the infrastructure to treat this waste must be planned, considering the volumes of the different types of electrical and electronic equipment generated. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.09.020
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2011.09.020

56. Amazonian forest loss and the long reach of China’s influence

Author:: Philip M. Fearnside; Adriano M. R. Figueiredo; Sandra C. M. Bonjour
Source:: Environment, development and sustainability 2013 v.15 no.2 pp. 325-338
ISSN:: 1387-585X
Subject:: aluminum; beef; business enterprises; deforestation; environmental impact; exports; forests; funding; imports; minerals; railroads; soybean products; Amazonia; Brazil; China; Latin America
Abstract:: ... This paper explores China’s role in deforestation in Latin America. Brazil’s Amazon region contains vast natural resources including land, timber, minerals and hydroelectric potential. China’s strong economy and large demands relative to domestic supplies of these resources mean that China has become Brazil’s largest trading partner, primarily for natural resources. The paper examines how China in ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10668-012-9412-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-012-9412-2

57. Anthropogenic impacts on Iberoamerican coastal areas: Historical processes, present challenges, and consequences for coastal zone management

Author:: João Alveirinho Dias; Alejandro Cearreta; Federico Ignacio Isla; Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
Source:: Ocean & coastal management 2013 v.77 pp. 80-88
ISSN:: 0964-5691
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; climate change; coastal zone management; coasts; environmental protection; sea level; urban development; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America; Portugal; Spain
Abstract:: ... The coastal zone in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Argentina is declared as a common resource. However, since the touristic boom started in the 1960s, these countries have not considered adequately the available management instruments due to the rapid demand for seaside spaces, the interest to improve rapidly the national economy, and the limitations of the scientific knowledge about the impacts on t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.07.025
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.07.025

58. Banana in Latin America and the Caribbean: current state, challenges and perspectives

Author:: Dita, M.A.; Garming, H.; Bergh, I. van den; Staver, C.; Lescot, T.
Source:: Acta horticulturae 2013 no.986 pp. 365-380
ISSN:: 0567-7572
Subject:: Banana bunchy top virus; Fusarium oxysporum; Fusarium wilt; Xanthomonas; abiotic stress; bananas; breeding; center of origin; climate; climate change; continuous cropping; cultivars; exports; fertilizers; fossil fuels; fruits; genomics; income; leaves; markets; models; nutrition; occupational health and safety; pesticides; pests; production technology; quarantine; research and development; soil; technological change; Brazil; Caribbean; Latin America; Peru
Abstract:: ... Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), although not the center of origin of banana, grow 28% of the global production. Approximately 20 million tons (64% of production) are locally consumed, and seven countries of the region are in the top 10 banana exporting nations. In addition, 72% of exported plantains are produced in LAC. In spite of considerable technological change in recent decades in LAC, ...

59. Breeding Hevea brasiliensis for yield, growth and SALB resistance for high disease environments

Author:: Franck Rivano; Carlos R.R. Mattos; Saulo E.A. Cardoso; Malena Martinez; Victor Cevallos; Vincent Le Guen; Dominique Garcia
Source:: Industrial crops and products 2013 v.44 pp. 659-670
ISSN:: 0926-6690
Subject:: Hevea brasiliensis; Microcyclus ulei; breeding; clones; genes; genotype; germplasm; leaf blight; parents; planting; progeny; rubber; seedlings; Brazil; Ecuador; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The CIRAD-Michelin-Brazil (CMB) breeding program was set up in 1992 and has produced several genotypes as alternative varieties for growing in suboptimal regions and areas affected by South American Leaf Blight (SALB). From a large parent population of more than 113 clones, the program developed CMB genotypes evaluated in large-scale clone trials. Based on accurate knowledge of the parents’ agrono ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.09.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.09.005

60. Carbon and water footprint analysis of a soap bar produced in Brazil by Natura Cosmetics

Author:: I.C.M. Francke; J.F.W. Castro
Source:: Water resources and industry 2013 v.1-2 pp. 37-48
ISSN:: 2212-3717
Subject:: Macadamia; carbon; climate change; consumer attitudes; cosmetics; fertilizers; freshwater; outreach; soaps; water footprint; water shortages; water utilities; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Water shortage represents one of the main threats to life on our planet. Indeed, over the last five years, society and corporate businesses alike have expressed increasing concern about the long-term sustainability of water resources while climate change and freshwater scarcity became important issues for building a consistent sustainability strategy. Here we investigated the relationships between ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.wri.2013.03.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2013.03.003

61. Copaifera multijuga ethanolic extracts, oilresin, and its derivatives display larvicidal activity against Anopheles darlingi and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author:: Frances Tatiane Tavares Trindade; Rodrigo Guerino Stabeli; Antônio Almeida Pereira; Valdir Alves Facundo; Alexandre de Almeida e Silva
Source:: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia 2013 v.23 no.3 pp. 464-470
ISSN:: 0102-695X
Subject:: Aedes aegypti; Anopheles darlingi; Copaifera multijuga; antioxidants; bark; bioactive properties; dengue; essential oils; insect vectors; larvae; larvicides; leaf extracts; leaves; lethal concentration 50; malaria; mortality; trees; tropics; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Copaifera spp. is a common tree species found in the tropical region of Latin America, popularly known as copaiba or pau-d’alho. Oil-resin from different Copaifera species and its components present several biological activities such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and insecticidal, including larvicidal activity against mosquitoes. Thus, bark and leaf ethanolic extracts, oil-resin ...
DOI:: 10.1590/S0102-695X2013005000038
: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2013005000038

62. Energy efficiency improvement and CO2 emission reduction opportunities in the cement industry in China

Author:: Ali Hasanbeigi; William Morrow; Eric Masanet; Jayant Sathaye; Tengfang Xu
Source:: Energy Policy 2013 v.57 pp. 287-297
ISSN:: 0301-4215
Subject:: carbon dioxide; cement; cost effectiveness; electricity; energy conservation; energy efficiency; engineering; fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; industry; issues and policy; models; primary energy; Brazil; China; Latin America; Middle East
Abstract:: ... China's annual cement production (i.e., 1868Mt) in 2010 accounted for nearly half of the world's annual cement production in the same year. We identified and analyzed 23 energy efficiency technologies and measures applicable to the processes in China's cement industry. The Conservation Supply Curve (CSC) used in this study is an analytical tool that captures both the engineering and the economic p ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.053
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.053

63. European market environment for selected Latin American tropical fruit species

Author:: Sabbe, S.; Damme, P. van; Verbeke, W.
Source:: Acta horticulturae 2013 no.975 pp. 615-623
ISSN:: 0567-7572
Subject:: Anacardium occidentale; Euterpe oleracea; Myrciaria dubia; Solanum betaceum; Solanum quitoense; cashew fruit; fruit juices; fruit quality; fruits; interviews; juice industry; markets; new products; nutritive value; product development; sensory properties; temperate zones; Brazil; Ecuador; Europe; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Numerous tropical fruit species are commercially restricted to their production areas and only sold on local, regional and national markets. They are virtually unknown to temperate area consumers. However, growing demand in Europe for natural, nutritious and healthy products and new flavours offers interesting perspec¬tives for creating new and international market outlets for novel tropical fruit ...

64. Exploration for Triatoma virus (TrV) infection in laboratory-reared triatomines of Latin America: a collaborative study

Author:: Gerardo A. Marti; María G. Echeverría; María L. Susevich; Soledad Ceccarelli; Agustín Balsalobre; … Jorge E. Rabinovich; Lileia Diotaiuti; Diego M.A. Guérin
Source:: International journal of tropical insect science 2013 v.33 no.4 pp. 294-304
ISSN:: 1742-7592
Subject:: Chagas disease; Cripavirus; Triatoma infestans; Triatoma virus; adverse effects; death; feces; genome; host range; insect colonies; insectaries; insects; laboratory rearing; mathematical models; plant diseases and disorders; plant viruses; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; sublethal effects; viruses; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Triatoma virus (TrV) is a small, non-enveloped virus that has a+ssRNA genome and is currently classified under the Cripavirus genus of the Dicistroviridae family. TrV infects haematophagous triatomine insects (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), which are vectors of American trypanosomosis (Chagas disease). TrV can be transmitted through the horizontal faecal–oral route, and causes either deleterious subletha ...
DOI:: 10.1017/S1742758413000337
: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758413000337

65. Grievances, agency and the absence of conflict: The new Suzano pulp investment in the Eastern Amazon

Author:: Markus Kröger
Source:: Forest policy and economics 2013 v.33 pp. 28-35
ISSN:: 1389-9341
Subject:: business enterprises; correlation; forest plantations; paper; politics; pulp and paper industry; rivers; trees; wood pulp; Amazonia; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... In November 2013, Suzano Papel e Celulose, a Brazilian paper company, is projected to inaugurate the world's largest pulp mill in Imperatriz in the remote state of Maranhão, Eastern Amazon. This investment will further consolidate Brazil's position as the leading exporter of wood-pulp coming from vast, corporate-controlled industrial plantations. These inland forestry investments are a feature of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.02.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2013.02.005

66. Influence of climate conditions on aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk from Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Author:: Lídia Cristina Almeida Picinin; Mônica Maria Oliveira Pinho Cerqueira; Eugênia Azevedo Vargas; Ângela Maria Quintão Lana; Isabela Maia Toaldo; Marilde T. Bordignon-Luiz
Source:: Food control 2013 v.31 no.2 pp. 419-424
ISSN:: 0956-7135
Subject:: Codex Alimentarius; acceptable daily intake; aflatoxin M1; animal and human health; climatic factors; control methods; dairy farming; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; fluorescence; humans; liquid chromatography; milk; raw milk; risk; screening; tropics; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contamination in milk is a potential risk for animal and human health. The occurrence of AFM1 in raw milk from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in different climate conditions was evaluated. A total of 129 milk samples were collected from dairy farms in three distinct periods (dry period, transition period and rainy period), and analyzed by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.10.024
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.10.024

67. Less than Adequate Vitamin D Status and Intake in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Problem of Unknown Magnitude

Author:: Alex Brito; Héctor Cori; Manuel Olivares; María Fernanda Mujica; Gustavo Cediel; Daniel López de Romaña
Source:: Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.1 pp. 52-64
ISSN:: 0379-5721
Subject:: adolescents; adults; biomarkers; blood; food intake; health surveys; latitude; pigmentation; preschool children; public health; school children; systematic review; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin status; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Guatemala; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is unknown. To examine the prevalence data available on vitamin D deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean. A systematic review was conducted in 2011. Studies using biochemical biomarkers and dietary intake estimation were included. Studies conducted in apparently healthy individuals, independently of age, latitude, ski ...
DOI:: 10.1177/156482651303400107
: https://doi.org/10.1177/156482651303400107

68. New mite invasions in citrus in the early years of the 21st century

Author:: Francisco Ferragut; Denise Navia; Ronald Ochoa
Source:: Experimental & applied acarology 2013 v.59 no.1-2 pp. 145-164
ISSN:: 0168-8162
Subject:: trees; population dynamics; lemons; Eutetranychus orientalis; orchards; Araneae; invasive species; Citrus; leaves; buds; host plants; mites; control methods; travel; Schizotetranychus; fruits; trade; Eutetranychus banksi; natural enemies; Portugal; India; Latin America; Mediterranean region; Middle East; Spain; Brazil; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... Several mite species commonly attack cultivated citrus around the world. Up to 104 phytophagous species have been reported causing damage to leaves, buds and fruits, but only a dozen can be considered major pests requiring control measures. In recent years, several species have expanded their geographical range primarily due to the great increase in trade and travel worldwide, representing a threa ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10493-012-9635-9
PubMed:: 23135361
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-012-9635-9

69. Panorama of the banana industry in Latin America and the Caribbean islands, with a special focus on Brazil

Author:: Reinhardt, D.H.; Santos-Serejo, J.A. dos; Souz, J. da S.
Source:: Acta horticulturae 2013 no.986 pp. 27-37
ISSN:: 0567-7572
Subject:: Inia; bananas; business enterprises; climate change; control methods; crop management; crops; cultivars; disease control; environmental factors; exports; growers; highlands; industry; islands; lowlands; management systems; markets; nutritive value; pests; plantations; stakeholders; tropics; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; Latin America; Mexico; Peru; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... As a natural product of excellent nutritional value that is consumed in almost equivalent volumes as other important staple crops, banana is the most important fruit in the world. This is also true of Latin America, embracing some large producers such as Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, and some exporters of excellence, such as Ecuador and Costa Rica. The banana industry in Latin America and the Carib ...

70. Regulatory T cells in cutaneous lesions of patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis

Author:: Aline Alves de Lima Silva; Mirian N. Sotto; Maria Irma Seixas Duarte; Carla Pagliari
Source:: Microbial pathogenesis 2013 v.65 no. pp. 36-40
ISSN:: 0882-4010
Subject:: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; T-lymphocytes; fungi; immune response; immunohistochemistry; interleukin-10; lungs; mucosa; mycoses; patients; skin lesions; transforming growth factor beta; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, with high incidence in Brazil and very significant in Latin America. The disease is clinically classified as acute, subacute or chronic where the primary lesion initiates in the lungs and can spread to other organs such as the skin and mucous membranes. The lesions are characterized by ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.micpath.2013.09.004
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2013.09.004

71. Response to Father Zimmermann (1871–1950): the first Brazilian diatomist. Was Father Zimmermann the first ‘Brazilian’ diatomist?

Author:: Weliton José Da Silva; Mariângela Menezes
Source:: Diatom research 2013 v.28 no.3 pp. 219-220
ISSN:: 2159-8347
Subject:: Bacillariophyta; nationalities and ethnic groups; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Studies of Brazilian diatoms are among the oldest in Latin America. However, the history of diatomology in Brazil has only recently been explored in detail. During this time, some equivocated interpretations have been committed. One was about the nationality of Father Karl Zimmermann, recently published in Diatom Research. We are compelled to clarify this point in order to contribute to the histor ...
DOI:: 10.1080/0269249X.2013.783510
: https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2013.783510

72. Systematic documentation of new vaccine introduction in selected countries of the Latin American Region

Author:: Lúcia H. de Oliveira; Cristiana M. Toscano; N. Jennifer Sanwogou; Cuauhtémoc Ruiz-Matus; Gina Tambini; Mirta Roses-Periago; Jon K. Andrus
Source:: Vaccine 2013 v.31 pp. C114
ISSN:: 0264-410X
Subject:: cost effectiveness; decision making; developing countries; funding; immunization; interviews; issues and policy; morbidity; mortality; systematic review; vaccines; Bolivia; Brazil; Latin America; Nicaragua; Peru; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... Countries in Latin America were among the first developing countries to introduce new vaccines, particularly rotavirus (RV) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), into their national immunization schedules. Experiences and lessons learned from these countries are valuable to donors, immunization partners, and policy makers in other countries wishing to make informed decisions on vaccine intro ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.032
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.032

73. Systematic review of pneumococcal disease costs and productivity loss studies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:: Luciana Bahia; Cristiana M. Toscano; Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto; Denizar Vianna Araujo
Source:: Vaccine 2013 v.31 pp. C33
ISSN:: 0264-410X
Subject:: burden of disease; children; cost effectiveness; cost estimates; cost of illness analysis; databases; decision making; health care costs; human capital; morbidity; mortality; society; systematic review; vaccines; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... Pneumococcal disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality associated with significant economic burden for healthcare systems and society.To systematically review pneumococcal disease cost of illness and productivity loss studies in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.A search of relevant databases was performed till November 2011. A broad and sensitive search strategy was used ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.030
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.030

74. Terrestrial oligochaete research in Latin America: The importance of the Latin American Meetings on Oligochaete Ecology and Taxonomy

Author:: George G. Brown; Mac. A. Callaham; Cintia C. Niva; Alexander Feijoo; Klaus D. Sautter; Samuel W. James; Carlos Fragoso; Amarildo Pasini; Rüdiger M. Schmelz
Source:: Applied soil ecology 2013 v.69 pp. 2-12
ISSN:: 0929-1393
Subject:: biodiversity; earthworms; ecotoxicology; indicator species; invasive species; molecular genetics; professionals; researchers; scientists; students; taxonomy; technicians; Brazil; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Over 1100 species of oligochaetes are known from Latin America (LA), of which most are earthworms. Enchytraeid research is not so well developed, mainly due to their small size, the difficulty of identification, and the general ignorance of LA scientists of this family. Some countries, such as Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have active taxonomists, and hence tend to have better knowledge of oligochae ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.006
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.006

75. Towards the establishment of a consensus real-time qPCR to monitor Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in patients with chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy: A substudy from the BENEFIT trial

Author:: Otacilio C. Moreira; Juan David Ramírez; Elsa Velázquez; Myllena F. A. Dias Melo; Carolina Lima-Ferreira; Felipe Guhl; Sergio Sosa-Estani; Jose Antonio Marin-Neto; Carlos A. Morillo; Constança Britto
Source:: Acta tropica 2013 v.125 no.1 pp. 23-31
ISSN:: 0001-706X
Subject:: parasites; drug therapy; DNA primers; blood; parasitemia; patients; Trypanosoma cruzi; cardiomyopathy; monitoring; silica gel; clinical trials; kinetoplast DNA; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; parasite load; satellite DNA; Chagas disease; genetic variation; Argentina; Latin America; Colombia; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is an accurate method to quantify Trypanosoma cruzi DNA and can be used to follow-up parasitemia in Chagas disease (CD) patients undergoing chemotherapy. The Benznidazole Evaluation for Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT) study is an international, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of benznida ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.08.020
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.08.020

76. Water, sanitation and health: an intra-urban comparison in the municipality of Caraguatatuba, Brazil

Author:: Igor C. Johansen; Roberto Luiz do Carmo; Maria do Carmo D. Bueno
Source:: Water international 2013 v.38 no.7 pp. 888-901
ISSN:: 1941-1707
Subject:: at-risk population; cluster analysis; dengue; geographic information systems; risk; sanitation; urbanization; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The rapid urbanization of Latin America during the twentieth century resulted in poor sanitation conditions that exposed its population to significant health risks. One of the most important examples is outbreaks of dengue fever, a multifactoral disease resulting in part from unsanitary water. This work seeks to understand the possible interrelation between the distribution of environmental sanita ...
DOI:: 10.1080/02508060.2013.856834
: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.856834

77. The challenge of building effective hybrid organizations in Brazil

Author:: A.M. de Britto Pires; F. Lima Cruz Teixeira; H.N. Hastenreiter Filho; S.R. Góes Oliveira
Source:: Journal on chain and network science 2013 v.13 no.1 pp. 83-97
ISSN:: 1875-0931
Subject:: business enterprises; case studies; engineering; governance; information technology; interviews; markets; oil and gas industry; oils; qualitative analysis; schools; universities; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Since 1996, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, the biggest oil company in Latin America, has been supporting a programme for the design, customization, and implementation of tri-lateral collaborative arrangements called the Centres and Networks of Excellence (CNE) Programme, in areas which are critical to the company's competitiveness. This programme is aligned with the Open Innovation proposal ...
DOI:: 10.3920/JCNS2013.x223
: https://doi.org/10.3920/JCNS2013.x223

78. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the factors associated with Leishmania infantum infection in dogs in Brazil

Author:: Vinícius Silva Belo; Claudio José Struchiner; Guilherme Loureiro Werneck; David Soeiro Barbosa; Robson Bruniera de Oliveira; Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira Neto; Eduardo Sérgio da Silva
Source:: Veterinary parasitology 2013 v.195 no.1-2 pp. 1-13
ISSN:: 0304-4017
Subject:: diagnostic techniques; gender; Leishmania infantum; visceral leishmaniasis; systematic review; experts; purebreds; issues and policy; databases; ownership; cohort studies; dogs; models; risk factors; chickens; meta-analysis; vegetation; hairs; Latin America; Brazil
Abstract:: ... The risk factors associated with canine visceral leishmaniosis (CVL) in Brazil are unclear and controversial. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to identify the best evidence available in this field and to determine the gaps in existing knowledge. Literature searches were carried out using four databases, the reference lists within articles, and references provided by ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.010
PubMed:: 23561325
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.010

79. Conservation of migratory Magellanic penguins requires marine zoning

Author:: David L. Stokes; P. Dee Boersma; Javier Lopez de Casenave; Pablo García-Borboroglu
Source:: Biological conservation 2014 v.170 pp. 151-161
ISSN:: 0006-3207
Subject:: age structure; biodiversity; breeding; bycatch; coastal water; humans; juveniles; migratory behavior; migratory species; mortality; natural resources conservation; oils; penguins; pollution; remote sensing; satellites; species recruitment; swimming; zoning; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America; Uruguay
Abstract:: ... Conservation of migratory species requires an understanding of their migration path and pattern. We used band returns and satellite tracking to characterize the seasonal migration of Magellanic penguins breeding in southern Argentina, with the purpose of identifying an effective conservation approach for this species. Band returns show these penguins migrate annually to the coastal waters of north ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.024
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.024

80. Cultivation of red seaweeds: a Latin American perspective

Author:: Leila Hayashi; Cristian Bulboa; Paul Kradolfer; Gonzalo Soriano; Daniel Robledo
Source:: Journal of applied phycology 2014 v.26 no.2 pp. 719-727
ISSN:: 0921-8971
Subject:: Eucheuma; Gracilaria; Gracilariopsis; Kappaphycus; business enterprises; coasts; industry; macroalgae; markets; raw materials; research and development; Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Latin America; Mexico; Peru; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... The Latin American seaweed industry plays an important role at a global scale as 17 % of all seaweeds and 37 % of red seaweeds for the phycocolloid industry comes from this region. Increased market demand for algal raw materials has stimulated research and development into new cultivation technologies, particularly in those countries with economically important seaweed industries such as Argentina ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10811-013-0143-z
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-013-0143-z

81. Evidence of substantial recombination among Trypanosoma cruzi II strains from Minas Gerais

Author:: Rodrigo de Paula Baptista; Daniella Alchaar D’Ávila; Marcela Segatto; Ítalo Faria do Valle; Glória Regina Franco; Helder Magno Silva Valadares; Eliane Dias Gontijo; Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão; Sérgio Danilo Junho Pena; Egler Chiari; Carlos Renato Machado; Andréa Mara Macedo
Source:: Infection, genetics, and evolution 2014 v.22 pp. 183-191
ISSN:: 1567-1348
Subject:: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; clones; gene frequency; genetic markers; haplotypes; homologous recombination; linkage disequilibrium; loci; microsatellite repeats; mitochondria; parasites; patients; population structure; provenance; reproduction; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Due to the scarcity of evidence of sexuality in Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, it has been general accepted that the parasite reproduction is essentially clonal with infrequent genetic recombination. This assumption is mainly supported by indirect evidence, such as Hardy–Weinberg imbalances, linkage disequilibrium and a strong correlation between independent sets of gene ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.11.021
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2013.11.021

82. Forest pit viper (Bothriopsis bilineata bilineata) bite in the Brazilian Amazon with acute kidney injury and persistent thrombocytopenia

Author:: P.P.Q. Torrez; R. Said; M.M.M. Quiroga; M.R. Duarte; F.O.S. França
Source:: Toxicon 2014 v.85 pp. 27-30
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: accidents; antibiotics; antivenoms; blood; edema; erythema; forests; hospitals; kidneys; patients; snake bites; snakes; temperature; thrombocytopenia; Amazonia; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... There are six species of Bothriopsis in Latin America, accidents caused by this genus are unusually reported. A 37-year-old man admitted thirty hours after a snakebite to the emergency department of Santarém City Hospital (SCH), northern Brazil. The patient presented local erythema, edema, increased local temperature and blister with serous fluid in the right arm. He developed acute kidney injury ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.04.001
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.04.001

83. From crossbreeding to biotechnology-facilitated improvement of banana and plantain

Author:: Rodomiro Ortiz; Rony Swennen
Source:: Biotechnology Advances 2014 v.32 pp. 158-169
ISSN:: 0734-9750
Subject:: DNA fingerprinting; Musa acuminata; Musa balbisiana; Nematoda; ancestry; bacteria; bananas; climate change; crops; cultivars; diploidy; disease resistance; female fertility; flow cytometry; fruit yield; fungi; gene banks; genetic background; genetic engineering; genetic improvement; genetic markers; home gardens; host plants; hybridization; hybrids; micropropagation; molecular biology; mutants; parthenocarpy; pathogens; pests; plantains (fruit); polyploidy; seed germination; seedlings; seeds; staple foods; transgenes; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Cameroon; Cote d'Ivoire; Guadeloupe; Honduras; India; Kenya; Latin America; Malaysia; Nigeria; Tanzania; Trinidad and Tobago; Uganda
Abstract:: ... The annual harvest of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) is approximately 145milliontons worldwide. About 85% of this global production comes from small plots and kitchen or backyard gardens from the developing world, and only 15% goes to the export trade. Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana are the ancestors of several hundreds of parthenocarpic Musa diploid and polyploid cultivars, which show multip ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.09.010
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.09.010

84. Knowledge and Perceived Implementation of Food Safety Risk Analysis Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Author:: C. Cherry; A. Hofelich Mohr; T. Lindsay; F. Diez-Gonzalez; W. Hueston; E. Sampedro
Source:: Journal of food protection 2014 v.77 no.12 pp. 2098-2105
ISSN:: 0362-028X
Subject:: European Union; e-mail; food safety; industry; professionals; risk analysis; safety standards; surveys; trade; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Latin America; Mexico; United States
Abstract:: ... Risk analysis is increasingly promoted as a tool to support science-based decisions regarding food safety. An online survey comprising 45 questions was used to gather information on the implementation of food safety risk analysis within the Latin American and Caribbean regions. Professionals working in food safety in academia, government, and private sectors in Latin American and Caribbean countri ...
DOI:: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-234
: https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-234

85. Moko Disease-Causing Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum from Brazil Extend Known Diversity in Paraphyletic Phylotype II

Author:: Albuquerque Greecy M. R.; Santos Liliana A.; Felix Kátia C. S.; Rollemberg Christtianno L.; Silva Adriano M. F.; Souza Elineide B.; Cellier Gilles; Prior Philippe; Mariano Rosa L. R.
Source:: Phytopathology 2014 v.104 no.11 pp. 1175-1182
ISSN:: 0031-949X
Subject:: DNA repair; Ralstonia solanacearum; bananas; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; genes; paraphyly; phylotype; potatoes; tomatoes; virulent strains; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The epidemic situation of Moko disease-causing strains in Latin America and Brazil is unclear. Thirty-seven Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Brazil that cause the Moko disease on banana and heliconia plants were sampled and phylogenetically typed using the endoglucanase (egl) and DNA repair (mutS) genes according to the phylotype and sequevar classification. All of the strains belonged to phylo ...
DOI:: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-13-0334-R
: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-13-0334-R

86. Oil and development in Brazil: Between an extractive and an industrialization strategy

Author:: M. José Paz
Source:: Energy Policy 2014 v.73 pp. 501-511
ISSN:: 0301-4215
Subject:: economic performance; industrialization; natural resources; oils; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... In the wake of the commodity boom, “new development strategies” in Latin America are centering on the industrialization of natural resources, thereby questioning the “resource curse” thesis and linking the economic performance of this activity with the institutional framework. In this context, the aim of this paper focusing on the Brazilian oil sector is to analyze the implementation of a resource ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.021
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.021

87. Prevalence of Chagas disease in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Author:: Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo; Alberto Novaes Ramos; Carlos Henrique Alencar; Jorg Heukelbach
Source:: Acta tropica 2014 v.130 pp. 167-174
ISSN:: 0001-706X
Subject:: Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; databases; disease prevalence; females; meta-analysis; people; public health; risk; surveys; systematic review; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Chagas disease is a major public health problem in Brazil and Latin America. During the last years, it has become an emerging problem in North America and Europe due to increasing international migration. Here we describe the prevalence of Chagas disease in Brazil through a systematic review. We searched national and international electronic databases, grey literature and reference lists of select ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.002
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.002

88. Social learning for sustainability: supporting sustainable business in Brazil regarding multiple social actors, relationships and interests

Author:: Marcia Juliana d’Angelo; Janette Brunstein
Source:: international journal of sustainable development and world ecology 2014 v.21 no.3 pp. 273-289
ISSN:: 1745-2627
Subject:: business enterprises; ecology; interviews; learning; social environment; social problems; stakeholders; sustainable agriculture; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Finding solutions for complex environmental, economic and social issues in organisations relies on coordinated actions among several social actors that are involved in the sustainable development web and demands that they learn new business methods. In this scenario, which involves multiple social actors, relationships, contexts and interests, social learning has emerged as a hybrid approach to re ...
DOI:: 10.1080/13504509.2014.902868
: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2014.902868

89. Two decades of proteomics in Latin America: A personal view

Author:: Gabriel Padrón; Gilberto B. Domont
Source:: Journal of proteomics 2014 v.107 pp. 83-92
ISSN:: 1874-3919
Subject:: Araneae; Escherichia coli; Scorpiones; economic outlook and situation; gels; humans; mass spectrometry; mice; parasites; politics; polyacrylamide; pregnancy; proteins; proteomics; snakes; Brazil; Cuba; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Proteomics is the charming young daughter of classical protein chemistry. It was conceived in 1975, year of invention of the first proteomic technique, the procedure to separate Escherichia coli and mouse tissue proteins in a two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel. Pregnancy, however, lasted for over 10years and deliverance occurred together with sister protein mass spectrometry. Jointly, the two tech ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.03.045
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2014.03.045

90. Two interbreeding populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains coexist in cachaça fermentations from Brazil

Author:: Fernanda Badotti; Sibelle T. Vilaça; Armando Arias; Carlos A. Rosa; Eladio Barrio
Source:: FEMS yeast research 2014 v.14 no.2 pp. 289-301
ISSN:: 1567-1356
Subject:: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; alleles; fermentation; heterozygosity; hybrids; phylogeny; vines; wine industry; wine yeasts; winemaking; wines; Brazil; Europe; Japan; Latin America; North America; Western Africa
Abstract:: ... In this study, the phylogenetic relationships between cachaça strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from different geographical areas in Brazil were obtained on the basis of sequences of one mitochondrial (COX2) and three nuclear (EGT2, CAT8, and BRE5) genes. This analysis allowed us to demonstrate that different types of strains coexist in cachaça fermentations: wine strains, exhibiting al ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1567-1364.12108
: https://doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12108

91. Use of the new Nitrogen Index tierzero to assess the effects of nitrogen fertilizer on N2O emissions from cropping systems in Mexico

Author:: Vinisa Saynes; Jorge A. Delgado; Caleb Tebbe; Jorge D. Etchevers; Daniel Lapidus; Adriana Otero-Arnaiz
Source:: Ecological engineering 2014 v.73 pp. 778-785
ISSN:: 0925-8574
Subject:: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; carbon dioxide; cropping systems; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrous oxide; nutrient use efficiency; Brazil; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Mexico is one of the largest users of N fertilizer in the world, and the 2nd largest user in Latin America after Brazil. Across large areas of Mexico, N fertilizers are being over-applied, resulting in lower N use efficiency. Mexico’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory (in CO2 equivalents) reports that agricultural production contributes to about 12% of the country’s emissions, with N2O–N emissions fr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.063
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.063

92. Acute cerebellar dysfunction with neuromuscular manifestations after scorpionism presumably caused by Tityus obscurus in Santarém, Pará / Brazil

Author:: Pasesa P.Q. Torrez; Mariana M.M. Quiroga; Paulo A.M. Abati; Melissa Mascheretti; Walter Silva Costa; Luciana P. Campos; Francisco O.S. França
Source:: Toxicon 2015 v.96 pp. 68-73
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Tityus; accidents; acute respiratory distress syndrome; ataxia (disorder); cerebellum; death; heart failure; kidneys; muscles; nausea; patients; public health; rhabdomyolysis; sensation; skeletal muscle; vomiting; Amazonia; Brazil; India; Latin America; Middle East; Northern Africa
Abstract:: ... Scorpionism is a public health problem in many tropical countries, especially in North Africa, South India, Latin America and the Middle East. In Brazil, patients with severe scorpion envenoming have mainly cardiovascular events, including acute heart failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, death is rare. We described 58 accidents presumably caused by Tityus obscurus in Brazilian A ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.12.012
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.12.012

93. Anthropo-entomophagy in Latin America: an overview of the importance of edible insects to local communities

Author:: E.M. Costa-Neto
Source:: Journal of insects as food and feed 2015 v.1 no.1 pp. 17-23
ISSN:: 2352-4588
Subject:: adults; animal proteins; animals; edible insects; eggs; entomophagy; honey; larvae; marketing; medicine; multicultural diversity; nutritive value; nymphs; pollen; propolis; pupae; renewable resources; sensory properties; urban areas; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Latin America; Mexico; Peru; Venezuela
Abstract:: ... Anthropo-entomophagy has evolved in many ways, from the point of view of collection, marketing and consumption, and for the insects’ organoleptic qualities. Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico due to their sociocultural origin, stand out as the Latin American countries that have the habit of consuming insects by presenting both a biological and an ethnic diversity. Edible specie ...
DOI:: 10.3920/JIFF2014.0015
: https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2014.0015

94. Comparative analysis of nutritional compositions of transgenic RNAi-mediated virus-resistant bean (event EMB-PV051-1) with its non-transgenic counterpart

Author:: José L. V. Carvalho; Juliana de Oliveira Santos; Carmine Conte; Sidney Pacheco; Elsa O. P. L. Nogueira; Thiago L. P. O. Souza; Josias C. Faria; Francisco J. L. Aragão
Source:: Transgenic research 2015 v.24 no.5 pp. 813-819
ISSN:: 0962-8819
Subject:: Bean golden mosaic virus; backcrossing; beans; crop production; cultivars; humans; nutrient content; nutrition assessment; transgenic plants; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Golden mosaic is among the most economically important diseases that severely reduce bean production in Latin America. In 2011, a transgenic bean event named Embrapa 5.1 (EMB-PV051-1), resistant to bean golden mosaic virus, was approved for commercial release in Brazil. The aim of this study was to measure and evaluate the nutritional components of the beans, as well as the anti-nutrient levels in ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11248-015-9877-5
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-015-9877-5

95. Desertification Research in Argentina

Author:: Laura Torres; Elena M. Abraham; Clara Rubio; Celia Barbero‐Sierra; Manuel Ruiz-Pérez
Source:: Land degradation & development 2015 v.26 no.5 pp. 433-440
ISSN:: 1085-3278
Subject:: United Nations; arid lands; databases; desertification; dimensions; indigenous knowledge; issues and policy; politics; social networks; soil erosion; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... In Latin America, Argentina is second – behind Brazil – in extent of drylands: 55% of its territory. Research on desertification and dryland degradation has a lengthy tradition, being undertaken even prior to the establishment of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The paper aims to analyse desertification research in Argentina, the disciplines from which its knowledge arises ...
DOI:: 10.1002/ldr.2392
: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2392

96. Distribution and environmental impact evaluation of metals in sediments from the Doce River Basin, Brazil

Author:: Camila V. A. Santolin; Virgínia S. T. Ciminelli; Clésia C. Nascentes; Cláudia C. Windmöller
Source:: Environmental earth sciences 2015 v.74 no.2 pp. 1235-1248
ISSN:: 1866-6280
Subject:: aluminum; basins; chromium; cobalt; copper; environmental impact; food industry; geochemistry; gold; iron; lead; manganese; mercury; minerals; mining; monitoring; physicochemical properties; sampling; sediments; steel; toxicity; water quality; watersheds; zinc; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... The Doce River Basin (DRB) is located in the southeastern region of Brazil and is home to the largest steel complex in Latin America, including the largest open pit mining industry in the world. Several economic activities are performed along the DRB, including mining, agriculture, and food industry activities. The mining activities involve the exploration of a range of minerals and gold on a smal ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12665-015-4115-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4115-2

97. Effects of artesunate against Trypanosma cruzi

Author:: Gabriela Carina Olivera; Miriam Postan; Mariela Natacha González
Source:: Experimental parasitology 2015 v.156 pp. 26-31
ISSN:: 0014-4894
Subject:: Plasmodium falciparum; Trypanosoma cruzi; amastigotes; benznidazole; chloroquine; drug resistance; drugs; epimastigotes; inhibitory concentration 50; mice; parasites; risk; structure-activity relationships; therapeutics; toxicity; Argentina; Brazil; Latin America; Nicaragua
Abstract:: ... Therapy against Trypanosma cruzi relies on only two chemically related nitro-derivative drugs, benznidazole and nifurtimox, both limited by poor efficacy and toxicity. It is suspected that with prolonged usage of these drugs, resistant parasites will be selected, which results in risk for treatment failure over the time. Herein, we studied the in vitro activity of artesunate, the most effective dr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.05.014
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2015.05.014

98. Good news from Latin America and the Caribbean: national and international restoration networks are moving ahead

Author:: Cristian Echeverría; Cecilia Smith‐Ramírez; James Aronson; José I. Barrera‐Cataño
Source:: Restoration ecology 2015 v.23 no.1 pp. 1-3
ISSN:: 1061-2971
Subject:: catalysts; ecological restoration; ecosystems; Argentina; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Cuba; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Degradation of ecosystems is ongoing in Latin America but there is also a strong upswing in conservation and restoration efforts. SIACRE – the Ibero‐American and Caribbean Society for Ecological Restoration – is playing a key role in coordinating and promoting this trend at international, national, and subnational levels. In October 2014, SIACRE members organized the first national seminar on ecol ...
DOI:: 10.1111/rec.12174
: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12174

99. Humane Education in Brazil: Organisation, Challenges and Opportunities

Author:: Róber Bachinski; Thales Tréz; Gutemberg G. Alves; Rita de C.M. Garcia; Simone T. Oliveira; Luciano da S. Alonso; Júlio X. Heck; Claudia M.C. Dias; João M. Costa Neto; Alexandro A. Rocha; Valeska R.R. Ruiz; Rita L. Paixão
Source:: ATLA. Alternatives to laboratory animals v.43 no.5 pp. 337-344
ISSN:: 0261-1929
Subject:: higher education; laboratories; laws and regulations; science education; secondary education; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Humane education and the debate on alternatives to harmful animal use for training is a relatively recent issue in Brazil. While animal use in secondary education has been illegal since the late 1970s, animal use in higher science education is widespread. However, alternatives to animal experiments in research and testing have recently received attention from the Government, especially after the f ...
DOI:: 10.1177/026119291504300508
: https://doi.org/10.1177/026119291504300508

100. Identification of two phylogenetic lineages of equine hepacivirus and high prevalence in Brazil

Author:: Andreza Soriano Figueiredo; Elisabeth Lampe; Márcia Paschoal do Espírito-Santo; Francisco Campello do Amaral Mello; Fernando Queiroz de Almeida; Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos; Tatianne Leme Oliveira Santos Godoi; Luana Avila Giorgia Dimache; Debora Regina Lopes dos Santos; Livia Melo Villar
Source:: veterinary journal 2015 v.206 no.3 pp. 414-416
ISSN:: 1090-0233
Subject:: Hepatitis C virus; genetic variation; genome; horses; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; viruses; Brazil; Latin America
Abstract:: ... Non-primate hepacivirus (NPHV), as described in horses, is the virus most genetically related to hepatitis C virus (HCV). Although detected worldwide, limited data on genomic variability and distribution of NPHV are available in Latin America. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity and prevalence of equine NPHV in Brazil. Thirteen percent of 202 equines from three Brazilian ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.015
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.015

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31. Locating REDD: A global survey and analysis of REDD readiness and demonstration activities

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33. Spatial evolutionary and ecological vicariance analysis (SEEVA), a novel approach to biogeography and speciation research, with an example from Brazilian Gentianaceae

34. Taking advantage of storm and waste water retention basins as part of water use minimization in industrial sites

35. Advances of hydroponics in Latin America

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46. One century of arsenic exposure in Latin America: A review of history and occurrence from 14 countries

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48. Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): an exploding mite pest in the neotropics

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51. Strategies to promote farm animal welfare in Latin America and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits

52. Survival In Vitro and Virulence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Açaí Pulp in Experimental Acute Chagas Disease

53. Trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from medicinal plants of Northeast of Brazil

54. Where Do Avian Influenza Viruses Meet in the Americas?

55. A model for estimation of potential generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Brazil

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62. Energy efficiency improvement and CO2 emission reduction opportunities in the cement industry in China

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67. Less than Adequate Vitamin D Status and Intake in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Problem of Unknown Magnitude

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