The use of aluminum alloys in manufacturing industry has increased significantly in recent
years. This is because primarily to their ability to combine lightness and strength in a single …

… The model has been successfully used to simulate NBS performance with DEM grid resolutions
of 25–100 m and time steps ranging from 2 to 20 s. The input data requirements are: (i) …

Our review focuses on the projections of climate change in the Brazilian semiarid region, the
Caatinga, based on recent publications about global climate change and biology. We found …

Brazil currently has one of the fastest-growing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemics in the world. Because of limited available data, assessments …

Lignin, elemental, and stable carbon isotope compositions are reported for local plants and
for coarse (>63 µm) and fine (<63 µm) suspended particulate materials collected along a …

… The mean age was 57·1 years (SD 15·2), 127 (40%) were women, 191 (60%) were men,
and the mean body-mass index was 29·7 kg/m 2 (SD 5·6). At hospital discharge, 304 (97%) of …

Background & Aims: Few controlled studies have addressed the issue of effective medical
treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We herein assessed the effect of …

Background A Zika virus epidemic emerged in northeast Brazil in 2015 and was followed by
a striking increase in congenital microcephaly cases, triggering a declaration of an …

Aim To evaluate the activity of various root canal irrigants on bovine pulp tissue. Methodology
The irrigants tested were: 0.5, 1.0 and 2.5% sodium hypochlorite; 2% aqueous solution of …

Background The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (Portuguese acronym, “ERICA”)
is a multicenter, school-based country-wide cross-sectional study funded by the Brazilian …