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Project risks and regulation in transport infrastructure : a study in Brazilian agencies concessions planning process [Artigo de periódico]
Concession of transport assets has been widely adopted in transport infrastructure projects to improve efficiency. In developing countries, e.g., Brazil, many concessions have been conducted with the goal of contributing ...
Low serum uric acid levels and levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease [Artigo de periódico]
Background Levodopa is the most used and effective medication for motor symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD), its long-term use is associated with the appearance of levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID). Uric acid (UA) is believed ...
Avaliação da reatividade de argilas calcinadas brasileiras utilizando o ensaio R3 [Trabalho completo publicado em evento]
Prevalence of functional dependence and chronic diseases in the community-dwelling Brazilian older adults : an analysis by dependence severity and multimorbidity pattern [Artigo de periódico]
Background Despite the advancements in knowledge about health care for older adults, essential gaps persist regarding the effects of chronic diseases as epidemiological markers of the state of functional dependence. This ...
Are abandoned grasslands within forest plantations effective for the conservation of grassland birds? [Artigo de periódico]
The decline and fragmentation of grasslands in recent years have stimulated efforts to preserve this ecosystem. However, even legally protected remnant grasslands are threatened by changes in the structure and composition ...
A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil [Artigo de periódico]
A new species of Characidium is described from the tributaries of the rio Tocantinzinho, rio Tocantins basin, located in the southern portion of the Chapada dos Veadeiros, at about 1,200 meters of elevation, Goiás, Brazil. ...
Molecular species delimitation of the genera Anodus, Argonectes, Bivibranchia and Micromischodus (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) [Artigo de periódico]
A good taxonomic assessment of specimens is an essential task to many biological studies and DNA data have provided additional sources of information to assist in the disentanglement of taxonomic problems among living ...
A new miniature species of Odontocharacidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Río Orinoco basin, Venezuela [Artigo de periódico]
A new species of Odontocharacidium is described from the upper Río Orinoco basin, in Venezuela. The new species is distinguished from its only congener, Odontocharacidium aphanes, by the presence of: the antorbital, the ...
Integrating citizen-science and planned-survey data improves species distribution estimates [Artigo de periódico]
Aim: Mapping species distributions is a crucial but challenging requirement of wildlife management. The frequent need to sample vast expanses of potential habitat increases the cost of planned surveys and rewards accumulation ...
Genetic differentiation in East African ethnicities and its relationship with endurance running success [Artigo de periódico]
Since the 1960s, East African athletes, mainly from Kenya and Ethiopia, have dominated long-distance running events in both the male and female categories. Further demographic studies have shown that two ethnic groups are ...