Environmental changes that have occurred due to the use of fossil fuels have driven the search for alternative sources that have a lower environmental impact. First-generation biofuels were derived from crops such as sugar ...

Abundance and respiration of free and attached microorganisms were monitored during the decomposition of the seagrass Scirpus maritimus leaves in laboratory microcosms for 30 days. There was a clear succession between ...

The effects of cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As), dosed alone or in combination have been poorly investigated in crustaceans. Besides, it is not known if dietary supplementation of exogenous antioxidants, like lipoic acid (LA), ...

PURPOSE: To study the lesions in the lung of rabbits caused by ischemia/reperfusion hepatic (I/R) after the use of N-acetyl-cysteine(NAC). METHODS: Twenty-four rabbits distributed in two groups: control group GI (n = 12) ...

PURPOSE: To study the lesions in the lung of rabbits caused by ischemia/reperfusion hepatic (I/R) after the use of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC). METHODS: Twenty-four rabbits distributed in two groups: control group GI (n = 12) ...

Recent studies indicate that Oithona spp. contribute significantly to total copepod biomass. Little is known, however, about their ecological significance, particularly in the case of the estuarine Oithona nana. A study ...

Background Human toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis with a worldwide distribution but is underdiagnosed with an underestimated impact on human health. The ingestion of embryonated eggs of Toxocara spp. present on the ...

Human toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis with a worldwide distribution but is underdiagnosed with an underestimated impact on human health. The ingestion of embryonated eggs of Toxocara spp. present on the hands or in ...

In many cases in large urban centers, which have appropriate waterbodies, small-scale fisheries are the only source of cheap protein for the poor. In Lago Paranoá, located in Brasília, the capital city of Brazil, fishing ...

Modeling the distribution patterns of the estuarine macrobenthic community has revealed itself as a difficult task due to spatio-temporal heterogeneity. This study uses ordinary kriging and Poisson modeling to generate ...

Dynamic simulations of 18 ECOPATH mass-balance marine trophic models are used to explore the stability of systems when briefly impacted by a fishery on the key ‘wasp–waist’ populations occurring at intermediate trophic ...

This paper introduces the stochastic version of the Geometric Machine Model for the modelling of sequential, alternative, parallel (synchronous) and nondeterministic computations with stochastic numbers stored in a (possibly ...

This paper introduces the stochastic version of the Geometric Machine Model for the modelling of sequential, alternative, parallel (synchronous) and nondeterministic computations with stochastic numbers stored in a (possibly ...

This study investigates what is the role of strategic profiles and management control instruments in organisations’ innovation process. Based in a survey using structural equation modelling (121 companies), we confirm ...

A mathematical and computational modeling of a photobioreactor for the determination of the transient temperature behavior in compact tubular microalgae photobioreactors is presented. The model combines theoretical concepts ...

The TRAIN-SEA-COAST Programme (TSC) was created in 1993 by the United Nations Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea. The overall goal of the Programme is capacity building at the local level. The Programme is ...

Memory is measured by measuring retrieval. Retrieval is often triggered by the conditioned stimulus (CS); however, as known since Pavlov, presentation of the CS alone generates extinction. One-trial avoidance (IA) is a ...

This essay explores how Tomson Highway uses the narrative genre as a space to perform a speech act of resistance against colonialism through an approach that departs from contemporary discussions on genre theory and ...

Drama confirms the roots of Indigenous literatures in traditional storytelling performances; therefore it contributes to a theoretical approach to literary genres that is Indigenous-centered and focuses on how stories shape ...