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Shapovalov, Viktor B., Yevhenii B. Shapovalov, Zhanna I. Bilyk, Anna P. Megalinska, and Ivan O. Muzyka. "The Google Lens analyzing quality: an analysis of the possibility to use in the educational process." Освітній вимір 53, no. 1 (December 19, 2019): 219–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/educdim.v53i1.3844.
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Biology is a fairly complicated initial subject because it involves knowledge of biodiversity. Google Lens is a unique, mobile software that allows you to recognition species and genus of the plant student looking for. The article devoted to the analysis of the efficiency of the functioning of the Google Lens related to botanical objects. In order to perform the analysis, botanical objects were classified by type of the plant (grass, tree, bush) and by part of the plant (stem, flower, fruit) which is represented on the analyzed photo. It was shown that Google Lens correctly identified plant species in 92.6% cases. This is a quite high result, which allows recommending this program using during the teaching. The greatest accuracy of Google Lens was observed under analyzing trees and plants stems. The worst accuracy was characterized to Google Lens results of fruits and stems of the bushes recognizing. However, the accuracy was still high and Google Lens can help to provide the researches even in those cases. Google Lens wasn’t able to analyze the local endemic Ukrainian flora. It has been shown that the recognition efficiency depends more on the resolution of the photo than on the physical characteristics of the camera through which they are made. In the article shown the possibility of using the Google Lens in the educational process is a simple way to include principles of STEM-education and “New Ukrainian school” in classes.
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Firmino, Caroline Tavares, Gizely Azevedo Costa, Lucyelen Costa Amorim, Mayara Cazadini Carlos, and Jefferson Luiz Ferrari. "USO DE GEOTECNOLOGIAS PARA AVALIAÇÃO DE MUDANÇAS NA COBERTURA VEGETAL DO ENTORNO DA ILHA DA LUZ." Revista Univap 22, no. 40 (April 24, 2017): 795. http://dx.doi.org/10.18066/revistaunivap.v22i40.1603.
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Os impactos decorrentes da ação antrópica podem ser vistos no solo, nas águas, na flora e na fauna. Como meio de monitorar esses impactos tem sido utilizada técnicas por meio do geoprocessamento, as quais são de suma importância, por fornecerem a possibilidade de monitorar as questões ambientais através de imagens obtidas via sensores orbitais. Objetivou-se analisar as mudanças ocorridas na formação vegetacional do entorno da Ilha da Luz em Cachoeiro de Itapemirim a partir da apreciação de duas imagens do Google Earth. Para a realização da análise temporal as imagens orbitais selecionadas foram importadas do Google Earth para o Autocad, onde foram realizadas as demarcações e medições das formações vegetacionais do entorno da Ilha. Constatou-se um aumento de 1127.0002m² da área vegetacional da Ilha da Luz entre as duas imagens, decorrente da agregação de fragmentos, demonstrando que as ferramentas computacionais são relevantes para avaliação de impactos ambientais.
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Kuete, Victor, and Thomas Efferth. "African Flora Has the Potential to Fight Multidrug Resistance of Cancer." BioMed Research International 2015 (2015): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/914813.
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Background. Continuous efforts from scientists of diverse fields are necessary not only to better understand the mechanism by which multidrug-resistant (MDR) cancer cells occur, but also to boost the discovery of new cytotoxic compounds to fight MDR phenotypes.Objectives. The present review reports on the contribution of African flora in the discovery of potential cytotoxic phytochemicals against MDR cancer cells.Methodology. Scientific databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Knowledge were used to retrieve publications related to African plants, isolated compounds, and drug resistant cancer cells. The data were analyzed to highlight cytotoxicity and the modes of actions of extracts and compounds of the most prominent African plants. Also, thresholds and cutoff points for the cytotoxicity and modes of action of phytochemicals have been provided.Results. Most published data related to the antiproliferative potential of African medicinal plants were from Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria, or Madagascar. The cytotoxicity of phenolic compounds isolated in African plants was generally much better documented than that of terpenoids and alkaloids.Conclusion. African flora represents an enormous resource for novel cytotoxic compounds. To unravel the full potential, efforts should be strengthened throughout the continent, to meet the challenge of a successful fight against MDR cancers.
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Zhang, Guo-Xin, Ling Jin, Hua Jin, and Gui-Sen Zheng. "Influence of Dietary Components and Traditional Chinese Medicine on Hypertension: A Potential Role for Gut Microbiota." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021 (April 20, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5563073.
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Hypertension (HTN) is an important worldwide public health issue affecting human health. The pathogenesis of HTN involves complex factors such as genetics, external environment, diet, and the gut microbial dysbiosis. The gut microbiota, as a medium of diet and drug metabolism, is closely correlated to host’s health and disease (including HTN). Literatures were randomly collected from various databases including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). In this review, we elucidate the relationship between HTN and gut microbiota, as well as concerning the effects of different dietary components, diet-derived microbial metabolites, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on intestinal flora. These studies have shown that diet and TCM can regulate and balance the intestinal flora, which are inclined to increasing the abundance of Akkermansia, Bifidobacterium, and Bacteroides and reducing the ratio of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. Moreover, monitoring the dynamic change of gut microflora may indicate patient prognosis and personalized response to treatment. This review aims to provide novel perspectives and potential personalized interventions for future HTN management from the perspective of gut microbiota.
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Debnath, Bikash, Waikhom Somraj Singh, Sanchari Goswami, and Kuntal Manna. "Taxonomical, Phytochemical, Traditional Explanation, Nutritional Values, and Biological Activities of Certain Edible Medicinal Plants of Tripura, India." Journal of Natural Remedies 21, no. 3 (July 6, 2021): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2021/26118.
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Edible plants are used as valuable sources of food and medicine to prevent nutritional imbalance, illness, and maintenance of human health. This review covers botanical descriptions, phytochemicals studies, traditional comprehensions, dietary values, and biological activities of ten vegetable plants and eight fruit plants of Tripura, India. The book “The Flora of Tripura State” helps to choose the plant species of Tripura, India and PubMed, NCBI, Google scholar databases have been used to describe the plant species briefly. Literature reveals that all the selected edible plants contain bio-active constituents (alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, glycosides, etc.) and give dynamic biological activities. All the plants have a high nutritional value. This review believes it will provide significant advances in the prevention of malnutrition and chronic diseases.
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Dantas, Kessya Lanny Sousa, Kassyo Lenno Sousa Dantas, Eduardo Soares Dos Santos, Júlio Evangelista De Lucena, Milena Sousa Freitas, Francisco Monteiro da Silva Júnior, Adriano Stênio Genaro, Cristiane Santos Silva e. Silva Figueiredo, and Domingos Magno Santos Pereira. "Pharmacological activity and mechanism of action of plants with anti-inflammatory properties found in brazilian flora." Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde 13, no. 1 (January 31, 2021): e5663. http://dx.doi.org/10.25248/reas.e5663.2021.
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Objective: To describe the importance of medicinal plants in the social and pharmacological context, demonstrating the anti-inflammatory therapeutic potential and the mechanism of action of drugs present in the chemical composition of four plants present in the Brazilian flora. Methods: A bibliographic survey on the topic was carried out, using the descriptors: Activity, Anti-inflammatory, Plants, Flora, Brazilian. In Scielo, Google Scholar and PUBMED databases. For the inclusion of works, the following criteria were used: Articles from research relevant to the topic (regardless of date) and relevant publications from the year 2007. Results: The inflammatory process is a target for the treatment of various diseases and development new treatments are needed. We discuss here the anti-inflammatory potential and the mechanism of action of the following plants: Uncaria tomentosa, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi and Mentha piperita demonstrated through in vitro studies and murine models of diseases. The species showed anti-inflammatory action by reducing the production of inflammatory mediators and inhibiting the activity of important pro-inflammatory enzymes, such as phospholipase A2 and cycloxygenase. Final considerations: The four plant species covered in this article had significant anti-inflammatory effects, therefore, they can be suggested as a source of potential new drugs.
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Perugini, Paola. "Relationship between Skin Microbiota and Skin Biophysical Parameters in Inflammatory Skin Disease: A Systematic Review." Clinical Dermatology & Therapy 7, no. 1 (May 7, 2021): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.24966/cdt-8771/100072.
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Many recent studies highlight the importance of skin microbiota for skin health. Alterations in the balance of bacterial flora cause the development of inflammatory skin diseases such as acne, atopic dermatitis, or psoriasis. This systematic review aims to investigate the relationship, in these skin diseases, between skin microbiota and skin biophysical parameters, such as pH, Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL), Hydration (HI) and sebum levels. Google Scholar, Medline via Pubmed, and Web of Science were considered as scientific database to search studies about this topic. Research about acne and psoriasis did not produce any results. For this reason, in this review, only articles concerning atopic dermatitis were discussed. Therefore, a possible correlation between skin barrier functionality and microbial composition was also investigated. So, this could be a starting point for the diagnosis of atopic dermatitis or, more generally, for all inflammatory skin diseases.
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Souza, Alfeu De Arruda, and Jerônimo Siqueira Tybusch. "AS TECNOLOGIAS DE COMUNICAÇÃO DO SÉCULO XXI E O MEIO AMBIENTE: A UTILIZAÇÃO DOS SATÉLITES ORBITAIS COMO INSTRUMENTOS PROBATÓRIOS NA VIOLAÇÃO DO MEIO AMBIENTE." Revista Eletrônica do Curso de Direito da UFSM 8 (March 4, 2013): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/198136948216.
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O Brasil é um país que apresenta uma das maiores coberturas vegetais e biodiversidade do planeta. Os recursos humanos por si só dos órgãos fiscalizadores são insuficientes para gerenciar e fiscalizar um territorio que possui dimensões continentais e que constantemente tem sofrido com a degradação e destruição de sua fauna e flora. Assim, diante da realidade do século XXI os órgãos de fiscalizções do meio ambiente estão cada vez mais utilizando-se das tecnologias de informação e dos sistemas de satélites como poderosas alternativas para fiscalizar os diversos biomas do país. O presente artigo visa abordar, através de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, a utilização das tecnologias de comunicação relacionadas ao mapeamento global e a geolocalização, a exemplo do sistema norte-americano de posicionamento global e dos satélites artificias de mapeamento, pelos órgãos governamentais e o papel que o software google earth poderá desempenhar como elemento de defesa do meio ambiente.
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Vibha, S., Sushmitha S. Hebbar, S. N. Mahalakshmi, and T. R. Prashith Kekuda. "A comprehensive review on ethnobotanical applications and pharmacological activities of Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann (Orchidaceae)." Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics 9, no. 1 (January 15, 2019): 331–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v9i1.2224.
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Orchidaceae is one of the two largest families in angiosperms. Orchids are popular owing to the most beautiful flowers they produce and due to their wide spread ethnobotanical importance. In this review, ethnobotanical uses and pharmacological activities of A. praemorsa is discussed by referring flora, journals, and search engines such as Google scholar, ScienceDirect and Pubmed. Ethnobotanical investigations have revealed the potential therapeutic roles of different parts of A. praemorsa. The orchid is used traditionally by for treating ailments such as stomachache, earache, backache, wounds, neuralgia, rheumatism, eye diseases, sciatica, cough and fracture. A. praemorsa is investigated for various pharmacological activities. Studies have revealed the potential of A. praemorsa to exhibit a range of bioactivities such as anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. In conclusion, A. praemorsa is an extensively used epiphytic orchid for medicinal purposes in several parts of the India and other countries. Major emphasis has to be given in order to conserve this medicinally important orchid species. A. praemorsa can be a promising candidate in terms of its pharmacological potential.
Keywords: Orchids, Orchidaceae, Acampe praemorsa, Ethnobotanical, Pharmacological
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Mogilnicka, Izabella, Pawel Bogucki, and Marcin Ufnal. "Microbiota and Malodor—Etiology and Management." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 8 (April 20, 2020): 2886. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21082886.
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Accumulating evidence indicates that microbiota plays a critical role in physiological processes in humans. However, it might also contribute to body malodor by producing numerous odorous molecules such as ammonia, volatile sulfur compounds or trimethylamine. Although malodor is commonly overlooked by physicians, it constitutes a major problem for many otherwise healthy people. Thus, this review aims to investigate most common causes of malodor and describe potential therapeutic options. We searched PUBMED and Google Scholar databases to identify the clinical and pre-clinical studies on bad body smell, malodor, halitosis and microbiota. Unpleasant smell might originate from the mouth, skin, urine or reproductive fluids and is usually caused by odorants that are produced by resident bacterial flora. The accumulation of odorous compounds might result from diet, specific composition of microbiota, as well as compromised function of the liver, intestines and kidneys. Evidence-based guidelines for management of body malodor are lacking and no universal treatment exists. However, the alleviation of the symptoms may be achieved by controlling the diet and physical elimination of bacteria and/or accumulated odorants.
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Hakdaoui, Sofia, Anas Emran, Biswajeet Pradhan, Abdeljebbar Qninba, Taoufik El Balla, Alfred Homère Ngandam Mfondoum, Chang-Wook Lee, and Abdullah M. Alamri. "Assessing the Changes in the Moisture/Dryness of Water Cavity Surfaces in Imlili Sebkha in Southwestern Morocco by Using Machine Learning Classification in Google Earth Engine." Remote Sensing 12, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12010131.
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Imlili Sebkha is a stable and flat depression in southern Morocco that is more than 10 km long and almost 3 km wide. This region is mainly sandy, but its northern part holds permanent water pockets that contain fauna and flora despite their hypersaline water. Google Earth Engine (GEE) has revolutionized land monitoring analysis by allowing the use of satellite imagery and other datasets via cloud computing technology and server-side JavaScript programming. This work highlights the potential application of GEE in processing large amounts of satellite Earth Observation (EO) Big Data for the free, long-term, and wide spatio-temporal wet/dry permanent salt water cavities and moisture monitoring of Imlili Sebkha. Optical and radar images were used to understand the functions of Imlili Sebkha in discovering underground hydrological networks. The main objective of this work was to investigate and evaluate the complementarity of optical Landsat, Sentinel-2 data, and Sentinel-1 radar data in such a desert environment. Results show that radar images are not only well suited in studying desertic areas but also in mapping the water cavities in desert wetland zones. The sensitivity of these images to the variations in the slope of the topographic surface facilitated the geological and geomorphological analyses of desert zones and helped reveal the hydrological functions of Imlili Sebkha in discovering buried underground networks.
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Baroudi, Kusai, Rushabh Dagli, Namrata Dagli, and Bassel Tarakji. "Oral Paleomicrobiology: Study of Ancient Oral Microbiome." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 16, no. 7 (2015): 588–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1726.
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ABSTRACT Background Paleomicrobiology is a special branch of micropaleontology concerned with the study of bacterial fossils. We have used the term ‘oral paleomicrobiology’, as in this review we have focused on the ancient oral microflora. Recently, dental calculus and dental pulp have been identified as rich sources of ancient microbial DNA. Study of this ancient genetic material opens a new door to the ancient world. This review gives an overview of history of ancient DNA research, various techniques of analyzing ancient DNA in dental calculus and dental pulp, and the implications of the oral paleomicrobiology. Materials and methods A comprehensive literature search was performed in the following databases—pubmed, medline and google scholar for studies published before 10 April, 2015. The following keywords were used—‘ancient DNA’, ‘ancient oral flora, ‘oral paleomicrobiology’ and ‘oral microbiome’, ‘16S rRNA sequencing’. To obtain additional data, a manual search was performed using the reference lists of selected articles. Result As a result of literature search, 27 articles were found in pubmed, 12 in google scholar and one in medline. Eight more articles were selected from the reference list of selected articles. Conclusion The combination of microbiology and paleontology has brought a revolution in the study of human evolution and microbial communities. The naturally well-preserved samples of microbial DNA from dental pulp and microbial colonies trapped in dental calculus are a potential source of microbial genetic material, which will prove invaluable in resolving mysteries of the past. This may be a beginning of a new era of oral paleomicrobiology, which will contribute in our studies about prevention of disease by establishing symbiosis between human beings and their microbiome. How to cite this article Dagli N, Dagli R, Baroudi K, Tarakji B. Oral Paleomicrobiology: Study of Ancient Oral Microbiome. J Contemp Dent Pract 2015;16(7):588-594.
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Han, Lu, Ruizhou Wang, Xia Zhang, Xin Yu, Li Zhou, Tao Song, Xinxin Deng, Yuying Zhang, Liming Zhang, and Changcai Bai. "Advances in Processing and Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine Coptidis rhizoma (Huanglian): A Review." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 102, no. 3 (May 1, 2019): 699–707. http://dx.doi.org/10.5740/jaoacint.18-0303.
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Abstract Coptidis rhizoma (CR), also known as “Huanglian” in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in China, and it is an important species used in medicinal and food applications. It has been processed using a variety of methods, and the processed products have been widely used in clinical practice for thousands of years. However, few reports have focused on the systematic review of its processed products and quality control. In this study, a literature search on processing and quality control of CR was performed by using several literature resources including the Flora of China official website; various scientific databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, the Web of Science, Science Direct, and China Knowledge Resource Integrated; and other web sources such as books and PhD and MS dissertations. Results showed that quality control for different processed products of CR received little or no attention. Its processing still followed ancient methods, and the quality of artifacts in different regions varied. Further attention should be paid to the study of processing technology and quality control with biomarkers. We suggest to establish a quality control mode based on traditional efficacy and with bioactive markers as detection indicators.
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Monterroso-Checa, Antonio, Alberto Redondo-Villa, Massimo Gasparini, Alberto Hornero, Bernardo Iraci, Rafael Martín-Talaverano, Juan Carlos Moreno-Escribano, et al. "A Heritage Science Workflow to Preserve and Narrate a Rural Archeological Landscape Using Virtual Reality: The Cerro del Castillo of Belmez and Its Surrounding Environment (Cordoba, Spain)." Applied Sciences 10, no. 23 (December 3, 2020): 8659. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10238659.
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The main aim of this article is to present a heritage action protocol based on the application of photogrammetric and LiDAR acquisitions, a catalogue of flora and fauna, archeological research, and 3D virtualization for the integrated recovery of a rural cultural heritage site located in the Alto Guadiato Valley of Cordoba, Spain. This joint multidisciplinary action focusing on a common heritage objective has resulted in a comprehensive and innovative action: the virtualization of an 800-hectare multitemporal archeological landscape. The results may be of interest to researchers, educators, and tourism agents, or for the dissemination of scientific knowledge, among other applications. The protocol of actions implemented in the framework of this project can be replicated in sites with similar characteristics, particularly rural areas with well-preserved landscapes that have not been investigated. The main result of the project is the preservation of geomorphological features using remote sensing technologies and the creation of a virtual lookout for this historical and natural landscape (GuadiatVR), which is a very uncommon outcome within the virtualization of historical landscapes. The lookout can be downloaded from Google Play on IOS.
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Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad, María del Carmen Juárez-Vázquez, and Nimsi Campos-Xolalpa. "Medicinal Plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Used as Immunostimulants." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 (2016): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4017676.
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A literature review was undertaken by analyzing distinguished books, undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and peer-reviewed scientific articles and by consulting worldwide accepted scientific databases, such as SCOPUS, Web of Science, SCIELO, Medline, and Google Scholar. Medicinal plants used as immunostimulants were classified into two categories: (1) plants with pharmacological studies and (2) plants without pharmacological research. Medicinal plants with pharmacological studies of their immunostimulatory properties were subclassified into four groups as follows: (a) plant extracts evaluated forin vitroeffects, (b) plant extracts with documentedin vivoeffects, (c) active compounds tested onin vitrostudies, and (d) active compounds assayed in animal models. Pharmacological studies have been conducted on 29 of the plants, including extracts and compounds, whereas 75 plants lack pharmacological studies regarding their immunostimulatory activity. Medicinal plants were experimentally studiedin vitro(19 plants) andin vivo(8 plants). A total of 12 compounds isolated from medicinal plants used as immunostimulants have been tested usingin vitro(11 compounds) andin vivo(2 compounds) assays. This review clearly indicates the need to perform scientific studies with medicinal flora from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, to obtain new immunostimulatory agents.
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Santos, Gabrielli De Almeida, and Jaçanan Eloisa De Freitas Milani. "SYSTEMATIC REVIEW: THE MAIN METHODS OF RESTITUTION OF DEGRADED AREAS IN THE CERRADO." BIOFIX Scientific Journal 6, no. 2 (July 1, 2021): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/biofix.v6i2.79240.
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The Cerrado occupies 24% of the Brazilian territory, half Amazon extension, and despite having the richest flora among the world’s savannas, it has been suffering deforestation rates as same as Amazon. Consequently, it is estimated that 57% of Cerrado is degraded. In this context, the present paper aimed to accomplish a systematic review of the last 10 years which answered the following question: “what are the main methods of restitution of degraded areas in the Cerrado?”. Therefore, the methodology was divided into 5 stages: papers identification in the research platform Google Scholar; title screening to exclude duplicates; variable eligibility; inclusion and analysis. Within the 44 analyzed papers, the biggest amount of publication occurred in 2011. Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais e Mato Grosso do Sul were the states with more publications. The most studied Cerrado physiognomic vegetation was the Cerrado sensu stricto. Active restitution was the most abundant. 80% of the papers were labelled as restoration and the rest as recovery. Based on this study it is conclude that the most used restitution method in the Cerrado degraded areas was the active restoration with drift planting and direct seeding.
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Amiri, A., F. Firoozeh, M. Zibaei, and A. Khaledi. "Effects of Probiotics on Human Health and Disease: A Review." Acta Medica Bulgarica 48, no. 1 (April 1, 2021): 95–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0015.
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Abstract Alteration of the gut microbiome in order to achieve a balance in the normal flora of the intestine could be very beneficial in maintaining the health of the human. Probiotics are living microbial supplements that are added to the diet and have beneficial effects on the host by improving the balance of the intestinal microflora. The purpose of this study is to review previous studies on the effects of probiotics on human health and various diseases. The Farsi and English electronic databases such as, SID, Iranmedex, Magiran, Google Scholar, PubMed and ISI Web of Knowledge were searched and the published articles that have studied the effects of probiotics on the prevention and treatment of various diseases were included in the study. The review of published articles related to the subject showed that consumption of probiotics, prebiotics and proper diet have the significant effects on the health of the digestive system and has reduced and improved symptoms of different disorders and diseases. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying mechanisms of probiotic function and confirm the role of the probiotics in preventing and treating various types of cancers and other diseases.
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Pereira Junior, Antônio Carlos, Ana Paula Madalena da Silva, Juliana Mendes Nascimento, Maritza Regina Stuart, and Bianca Pimentel. "Métodos e eficácia da antissepsia cirúrgica das mãos no pré-operatório." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 9 (July 23, 2021): e15710917836. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i9.17836.
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Objetivo: Esta pesquisa visa buscar e comparar os métodos utilizados na realização da antissepsia cirúrgica das mãos no pré-operatório e avaliar qual método se mostra mais adequado e mais eficaz para o uso da equipe cirúrgica, visando uma assistência mais segura ao paciente. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura exploratória de abordagem qualitativa onde foram feitas buscas de materiais publicados entre os anos de 2010 e 2019 na base de dados “Google Acadêmico”, onde foram encontrados materiais que subsidiaram o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa. Resultados: Todos os métodos e técnicas utilizados para a realização da antissepsia cirúrgica das mãos apresentam resultados satisfatórios na eliminação da flora residente e transitória, porém, a antissepsia realizada com solução alcoólica foi a que se mostrou mais eficaz. Conclusão: Com os resultados encontrados nesta pesquisa, conclui-se que ela contribui com a qualidade do serviço prestado pela equipe cirúrgica e com o enfermeiro como gestor do centro cirúrgico, servindo de embasamento para a tomada de decisão frente às necessidades e quanto à forma mais adequada de realização da antissepsia cirúrgica das mãos no pré-operatório, proporcionando uma assistência de qualidade e maior segurança para o paciente cirúrgico.
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Shakya, Dhana Ratna, Sandesh Raj Upadhaya, and Milan Thapa. "Cannabis Use and Abuse in Nepal: A Review of Studies." Journal of Nepal Medical Association 59, no. 241 (September 11, 2021): 954–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6931.
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Nepal is a geographically, ecologically, bio-culturally and ethnically diverse country. Cannabis has been a flora, used in various forms and ways and its effect has been variably a matter of concern in Nepal. Perception to its use has also been changing with time with the dynamics of various factors and trends around and in the world. The views of its proponents at times appear with relatively more powerful influence among people though the views of the opponents seem less, and relatively less influential. Proponents advocate for its legalization with highlights of its different uses and benefits whereas opponents, mainly mental health professionals point out sporadically its adverse consequences, mainly in psychological health. The purpose of this review is to explore the existing literature regarding cannabis use and abuse in Nepal. Search for articles for this review was performed in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Nepal Journal Online. We summarize and discuss about cannabis in various aspects in the Nepalese context. The overarching objective is to reflect upon the ongoing debate regarding its harm and benefits, thereby upon the issue of its legalization in Nepal.
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Wasana, Keddagoda Gamage Piyumi, Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake, Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana Jayatilaka, and Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna. "Antidiabetic Activity of Widely Used Medicinal Plants in the Sri Lankan Traditional Healthcare System: New Insight to Medicinal Flora in Sri Lanka." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021 (February 9, 2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6644004.
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The use of medicinal plant extracts and their isolated bioactive compounds for the management of diabetes mellitus has been tremendously increased in recent decades. The present study aimed at providing in-depth information on medicinal flora that has been widely used in the Sri Lankan traditional healthcare system for the management of diabetes mellitus. The data of this review article were obtained from published articles from January 2000 to September 2020 in scientific databases of PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. In this review, a total number of 18 medicinal plants with the antidiabetic activity were expressed, and their isolated antidiabetic active compounds were highlighted as new drug leads. Results of the reported studies revealed that medicinal plants exert a potent antidiabetic activity via both in vitro and in vivo study settings. However, bioactive compounds and antidiabetic mechanism (s) of action of many of the reported medicinal plants have not been isolated/elucidated the structure in detail, to date. Reported antidiabetic medicinal plants with other properties such as antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic activities deliver new entities for the development of antidiabetic agents with multiple therapeutic targets. This is a comprehensive review on potential antidiabetic activities of the Sri Lankan medicinal plants that have been widely used in the traditional healthcare system. The information presented here would fill the gap between the use of them by traditional healers in the traditional medicine healthcare system in Sri Lanka and their potency for development of new drug entities in future.
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Fernandes, Rachel de Moura Nunes, and Elisandra Scapin. "PLANTAS TÍPICAS DO CERRADO BRASILEIRO USADAS COMO INIBIDORES DA ACETILCOLINESTERASE: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA." DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar da Universidade Federal do Tocantins 7, no. 3 (July 21, 2020): 20–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.20873/uftv7-8048.
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O bioma Cerrado vem se destacando quanto à fonte de compostos bioativos devido à sua flora vegetal, estimada em cerca de sete mil espécies. O uso de plantas para o tratamento de doenças é tão antigo quanto à espécie humana e essa utilização saiu do âmbito do empirismo e hoje ganha status de ciência. Dentre as doenças com maiores índices de crescimento da taxa de mortalidade destacamos a Doença de Alzheimer (DA), a qual está associada ao “déficit” nos níveis de neurotransmissores cerebrais, dentre eles a acetilcolina, responsável pela memória e raciocínio lógico. Os medicamentos modernos elevam os níveis desse neurotransmissor pela inibição da enzima acetilcolinesterase (AChE). Atualmente, as pesquisas buscam novos inibidores da AchE a partir de extratos de plantas. Neste estudo foi realizada uma busca bibliográfica em periódicos especializados nas bases Scientific Eletronic Library Online, Science Direct e Google Acadêmico, utilizando-se as seguintes palavras-chaves: atividade anticolinesterásica e Cerrado. Como resultado obteve-se 28 estudos que após serem submetidos à análise dos títulos possibilitaram a recuperação de 16 trabalhos publicados entre 2009 e 2019. Ao todo foram identificados estudos com 31 famílias botânicas, sendo que a família Fabaceae foi à majoritária. Contabilizou-se 61 espécies analisadas, sendo que 57% apresentaram atividade anticolinesterásica.
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Saraiva, Flávia Renata De Sousa, Luiza Marly Freitas De Carvalho, and Liejy Agnes Dos Santos Raposo Landim. "Depressão e disbiose." Nutrição Brasil 18, no. 3 (February 13, 2020): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.33233/nb.v18i3.3522.
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O presente estudo tem como temática a relação entre depressão e disbiose por entender que os alimentos influenciam no funcionamento do corpo e da mente. O objetivo foi realizar uma revisão integrativa sobre disbiose e presença de transtorno depressivo. Para a seleção da amostra definiu-se critérios de artigos indexados de 2014 a 2019, publicados em periódicos nacionais e internacionais, disponibilizados na íntegra em língua portuguesa e inglesa. A coleta de dados foi realizada na base Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS), Lilacs, Scielo, PubMed, e Google Acadêmico, utilizando os seguintes descritores: Disbiose; Depressão; Consumo Alimentar. A busca resultou em 23 artigos após utilização dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão; restaram 6 artigos para análise, interpretação e discussão. Observou-se que nos estudos analisados pode-se perceber que há uma correlação entre disbiose e depressão. De modo que o envolvimento entre nutrientes e a depressão tem um papel fundamental na gênese da depressão. Conclui-se que a deficiência ou carência de nutrientes em decorrência dos distúrbios da microbiota leva a diminuição de serotonina, e consequentemente a quadros depressivos. A alimentação saudável torna-se primordial para o equilíbrio da flora intestinal e para o tratamento da depressão.Palavras-chave: consumo alimentar, depressão, disbiose
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Adiri, Charles O., Uchenna I. Nwagha, Tochukwu C. Okeke, and Emmanuel O. Izuka. "Gynaecological bacterial infections: the physical and psychosocial consequences and challenges of management in resource-limited settings." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 10 (September 26, 2019): 4114. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20194373.
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Gynecological bacterial infections (GBIs) are prevalent in our environment and as a result pose a number of physical, social and psychological consequences. These infections are acquired through several ways. Treating GBIs is a daunting task making its control the most important strategy to alleviating its physical and psychosocial consequences. To highlight the physical, social, and psychological consequences of gynaecological bacterial infections in our resource limited setting. To highlight the hugely unresolved challenges associated with the management of gynecological bacterial infections in our resource-limited setting. Several databases (Medline, Google Scholar, Pubmed, WHO’s Hinari and Wikipedia) and some selected websites were searched using the following keywords: gynecological infections, vaginal infections and discharges, vaginal flora, sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, syndromic management and challenges, psychosocial consequences, alternative medicine. A total of 5470 relevant articles were obtained between 1947 and 2018. Out of these only 256 relevant articles on the topic were reviewed. However, 213 were dropped for having an incomplete submission. Forty-three (43) articles were fully accessed and referenced. The high prevalence of GBIs poses a lot of burden on the reproductive and socio-economic lives of our women. This should be matched by behavioral changes, prompt diagnosis and early treatment; facilitated by accessible and affordable health care through improved government funding.
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Gomes, Rafaela Prado, José Wislan Lima de Andrade, and Gladslene Góes Santos Frazão. "O ponto de vista da população sergipana quanto aos produtos apícolas." Pubvet 15, no. 9 (September 2021): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v15n09a908.1-5.
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Os produtos apícolas são mel, cera, própolis, geleia real, pólen e apitoxina. O Brasil é um dos maiores exportadores de mel de abelha, devido a grande variedade de flora e clima tropical. Para garantir a inocuidades dos produtos apícolas é necessário a presença de um responsável técnico no estabelecimento e na fiscalização do serviço de inspeção. O objetivo é conhecer o ponto de vista da população sobre os produtos apícolas no estado de Sergipe, e seu entendimento da importância de consumir um produto que passou por um serviço de inspeção, seus hábitos de consumo e onde ele é adquirido. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de um aplicativo intitulado de Software Aplicativo Google Docs com a elaboração de perguntas e foi compartilhada majoritariamente por meio de aplicativos de mensagens e depois colhidas as informações para análise. Os resultados foram de 163 questionários respondidos por sergipanos, no qual a maioria diz conhecer sobre a importância de adquirir produtos apícolas que tem inspeção e o responsável técnico. O consumo de mel, segundo a maioria é baixo, mas consideram o sabor o mais atrativo apesar de os valores e o hábito hoje dificultarem o crescimento nas vendas. O produto mais consumido é o mel e o supermercado é o local onde as pessoas mais compram esses produtos.
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Palacios Vega, Juan José, Ricardo Zárate-Gómez, Reynaldo Javier Minaya Vela, Manuel Martín Brañas, and Julinho Edilberto Benavides Rios. "Predicción de la pérdida de la cobertura vegetal por aumento de áreas urbanas en Iquitos, Perú." Ciencia Amazónica (Iquitos) 7, no. 1 (January 14, 2020): 37–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.22386/ca.v7i1.263.
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La pérdida del bosque amazónico ocasionada por el crecimiento de las ciudades afecta de manera directa al clima, generando islas de calor en áreas urbanas y un deterioro o pérdida de hábitats naturales de especies de flora y fauna en áreas periurbanas. No existe mucha información espacial sobre los cambios de cobertura vegetal ocasionados por el crecimiento urbano, ni sobre sus efectos en un mediano y largo plazo, a pesar que el conocimiento de estos cambios es fundamental para la planificación y la gestión del territorio urbano y rural. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar un escenario de predicción para la pérdida del bosque en la ciudad de Iquitos al 2029. Para ello se procesaron en Google Earth Engine (GEE) datos del Índice de Vegetación de Diferencia Normalizada (NDVI) de imágenes Landsat del periodo 1999 y 2018, lo que permitió, aplicando Redes Neuronales Artificiales y Autómatas Celulares, generar un escenario para el año 2029. El principal cambio para el año 2029 se corresponde con las categorías de “vegetación no intervenida” y “construido”, pronosticando una pérdida de 375 ha en el primero y un aumento de 318 ha en el segundo. Se concluye que GEE permite obtener datos procesados de imágenes de satélite que son útiles y efectivos, los escenarios obtenidos fueron moderados y sustanciales, con una tendencia a la pérdida de la vegetación por aumento de la categoría “construido” en la ciudad de Iquitos y alrededores.
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Sobrinho, Maurício Tadeu, Fabrício Bau Dalmas, Renata Aparecida Costa, and Antonio Roberto Saad. "Conflitos decorrentes da ocupação do solo nas margens da represa Guarapiranga, no município de Embu Guaçu, em consonância com a legislação ambiental vigente." Revista Principia - Divulgação Científica e Tecnológica do IFPB 1, no. 33 (May 16, 2017): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.18265/1517-03062015v1n33p21-28.
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<p>The Forest Code (Federal Law 12.651/12) defined limits for the occupation and use of soil, creating the Permanent Preservation Areas (PPA), because the occupation and human activities, exercised on the banks of the great water-supply reservoirs, increases constantly, impairing the quality of water, the flora and fauna, phenomenon known as anthropic activity. The Guarapiranga Reservoir is located in the southwest of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo; covering part of the Cotia, Embu, Itapecerica da Serra, Juquitiba, São Lourenço da Serra, Embu Guaçu and São Paulo municiçpalities. The objective of this study is to observe the situation of the area covered by surroundings of the Guarapiranga Reservoir and its tributary basin, in particular in the Embu Guaçu municipality, as regards the use of water and soil occupation, in line with the Brazilian Forest Code and relevant legislation. They were used geo-processing techniques to define the use of the banks of the reservoir within the Area of Permanent Protection (with 100 meters in rural areas and 30 meters in urban). This delimitation was carried out on Google Earth a program QGIS. This application of geoprocessing technique was accompanied by field work through which it was possible, to analyze the occupation and soil use in the study area. As final result, it was observed that, except special cases, the law determining the use of soil within the Permanent Preservation Areas, is being respected in the municipality of Embu Guaçu.</p>
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SPATARU, Diana, Angela PARASCHIV, and Ion BERDEU. "A narrative synthesis on the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile." One Health & Risk Management 2, no. 2 (April 6, 2021): 11–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.38045/ohrm.2021.2.02.
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Introduction. Clostridium difficile has been identified as the leading cause of antibiotic therapy-associated diarrhea and colitis, which has evolved from sporadic complications of antimicrobial therapy to severe, sometimes fatal events that have eventually become an endemic life-threatening issue among hospitalized and immunosuppressed patients worldwide.
Material and methods. The analysis of the relevant bibliographic sources retrieved from the PubMed, Google Scholar, and other platforms was carried out. All the articles related to these research objectives were selected, followed by exclusion of articles focused on clinics and diagnosis. The study included 43 content-based relevant articles. This present article reveals the evolving epidemiology of C. difficile infection (CDI).
Results. Clostridium difficile is a sporulated bacterium responsible for infectious diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis, showing high morbidity and mortality rates among patients, especially in high-risk groups. C. difficile mainly affects hospitalized people over 65 years old, who have been exposed earlier to antibiotics. The risk factors for C. difficile in these individuals include depletion of the protective intestinal flora by antibiotics and a low immune response to C. difficile due to both advanced age and medical comorbidities. The major outbreaks commonly occur in health care, as well as in long-term care institutions. However, CDI is not supervised in the Republic of Moldova.
Conclusions. A system for reporting and monitoring of C. difficile infection needs to be implemented in order to promptly and efficiently manage hospital outbreaks.
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Costa, Aderson Barbosa, Antonio Flávio Costa Pinheiro, Otávio Augusto De Oliveira Lima Barra, and Fábio Perdigão Vasconcelos. "Dinâmica Costeira e Formação de Spit na Praia do Porto, Município de Itarema, Estado do-Ceará." Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física 13, no. 4 (June 11, 2020): 1610. http://dx.doi.org/10.26848/rbgf.v13.4.p1610-1628.
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A pesquisa analisou o processo de formação de um spit na Praia do Porto, ambiente estuarino do Município de Itarema, costa oeste do Ceará. Analisamos os processos erosivos e sedimentares para compreender a evolução morfodinâmica da linha de costa. A metodologia utilizada foi a coleta de dados em campo, entrevistas com moradores, obtenção de imagens por Drone, análise de documentação oficial e de imagens do Google Earth em série histórica de 2004 a 2018. O spit apresenta crescimento rápido de área, de 222m² em 2004 para 171.233m² em 2006. Entre 2006 e 2014 não ocorreram alterações significativa na área. De 2014 a 2018 o spit voltou a crescer em área atingindo 227.886m². Durante esse período ocorreu uma significativa alteração na morfologia, com progradação da praia na face exposta à ação das ondas e marés e processos erosivos na área de manguezal próximo ao spit. A elevação do nível do mar associada às alterações climáticas, modificações na descarga fluvial sólida e a ação antrópica com ocupação de dunas representam influência nos processos morfodinâmicos, causando alterações na linha de preamar. A área estuarina apresenta manchas de óleo provenientes de embarcações pesqueiras, colocado em risco flora e fauna estuarina e marinha. Ocorre também acúmulo de lixo e lançamentos de efluentes domésticos e industriais, poluindo as águas. Observou-se ainda que nessa região as políticas de gestão costeira não têm sido implementadas de forma constante, não conseguindo resultados consistentes na mitigação dos problemas do litoral, entre eles os de erosão costeira e de poluição ambiental.
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Novaes, Thiago Emanuel Rodrigues, and Ana Selia Rodrigues Novaes. "Potenciais e usos medicinais do jericó, Selaginella convoluta (Arn.) Spring, no bioma Caatinga: uma breve revisão." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 1 (January 24, 2021): e43810111989. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i1.11989.
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A Selaginella convoluta (Arn.) Spring, conhecida popularmente como jericó, planta da ressureição, mão-de-sapo, mão-fechada ou pé-de-papagaio, é uma espécie nativa componente da flora do bioma Caatinga que é popularmente utilizada com finalidades terapêuticas. O objetivo do presente estudo é discorrer acerca dos potenciais medicinais do jericó (S. convoluta) na medicina popular nordestina, descrevendo suas propriedades e principais usos pela população. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório de caráter qualitativo, do tipo revisão de literatura, que utilizou 15 trabalhos de características experimentais e exploratórias como referencial para a realização desta pesquisa, encontrados na base de dados Google Acadêmico, por meio da busca com os seguintes termos: “Selaginella convoluta caatinga”, “jericó Selaginella convoluta”, “Selaginella convoluta”, “Selaginella convoluta medicina”, “Selaginella convoluta etnobotânica”, “Selaginella convoluta plantas medicinais” e “Selaginella convoluta comunidade”. Os dados foram organizados em quadros e tabelas no programa Microsoft Excel 365. Os resultados encontrados na literatura sugerem que o jericó é usado principalmente como antidepressivo, diurético, afrodisíaco, no tratamento de tosse, dislipidemia, amenorréia, problemas circulatórios, anti-hemorrágico, aumento da fertilidade feminina, analgésico e anti-inflamatório, por possuir propriedades antioxidantes, antimicrobianas, antifúngicas e antinociceptivas, em decorrência da presença de seus metabólitos secundários, sendo consumido nas formas de chás, xaropes e infusões. Dessa maneira, evidencia-se a Selaginella convoluta como um fitoterápico que possui muitas aplicabilidades na medicina, para alívio, tratamento e cura de enfermidades que acometem o sertanejo. Destaca-se ainda a imprescindibilidade da realização de mais estudos e publicações com a espécie, visto que ela pode ser muito útil para a população.
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Gonçalves Romeiro Ferreira, Helen, José Teixeira de Seixas Filho, and Silvia Conceição Reis Pereira Mello. "Espaços Verdes Na Cidade Do Rio De Janeiro: Gestão E Importância Para O Bem-estar Da População." Cadernos do Desenvolvimento Fluminense, no. 18 (April 30, 2021): 100–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/cdf.2020.54829.
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Este artigo é uma revisão de literatura, que teve por objetivo, levantar informações sobre as práticas de plantio de espécies ornamentais em praças e jardins e da arborização no ambiente urbano, buscando evidenciar a importância dessas práticas para a população da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Os dados utilizados englobam artigos científicos sobre o tema, levantados nas bases de dados Scielo e Google acadêmico, além de trabalhos técnicos e dados oficiais de órgãos públicos. As zonas verdes vão além de fins estéticos, contribuem para o equilíbrio térmico e a redução da poluição sonora, auxiliando de forma significativa o sistema de drenagem das cidades, servindo ainda, para alimentar e abrigar a fauna local, além de trazer conforto psicológico e diminuição do estresse para a população. Entretanto, a arborização constantemente entra em conflito com o desenvolvimento das cidades, devido ao crescimento urbano desenfreado e ao plantio irregular que causam problemas secundários, como levantamento de calçadas, problemas com a fiação aérea ou subterrânea. Esses contratempos acabam dificultando uma convivência harmônica entre a população e natureza. A Fundação Parques e Jardins é a responsável pelo plantio e conservação de árvores e espécies ornamentais na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, o trabalho de valorização da flora realizado por esta Fundação é fundamental para a manutenção dos espaços verdes, mas necessita ser divulgado, para que a população entenda a importância desse trabalho e passe a ser uma forte aliada, dessa forma, os espaços verdes poderão ser melhor preservados trazendo cada vez mais benefícios para a cidade.
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Mahdianpari, Masoud, Bahram Salehi, Fariba Mohammadimanesh, Saeid Homayouni, and Eric Gill. "The First Wetland Inventory Map of Newfoundland at a Spatial Resolution of 10 m Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data on the Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing Platform." Remote Sensing 11, no. 1 (December 28, 2018): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11010043.
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Wetlands are one of the most important ecosystems that provide a desirable habitat for a great variety of flora and fauna. Wetland mapping and modeling using Earth Observation (EO) data are essential for natural resource management at both regional and national levels. However, accurate wetland mapping is challenging, especially on a large scale, given their heterogeneous and fragmented landscape, as well as the spectral similarity of differing wetland classes. Currently, precise, consistent, and comprehensive wetland inventories on a national- or provincial-scale are lacking globally, with most studies focused on the generation of local-scale maps from limited remote sensing data. Leveraging the Google Earth Engine (GEE) computational power and the availability of high spatial resolution remote sensing data collected by Copernicus Sentinels, this study introduces the first detailed, provincial-scale wetland inventory map of one of the richest Canadian provinces in terms of wetland extent. In particular, multi-year summer Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 and optical Sentinel-2 data composites were used to identify the spatial distribution of five wetland and three non-wetland classes on the Island of Newfoundland, covering an approximate area of 106,000 km2. The classification results were evaluated using both pixel-based and object-based random forest (RF) classifications implemented on the GEE platform. The results revealed the superiority of the object-based approach relative to the pixel-based classification for wetland mapping. Although the classification using multi-year optical data was more accurate compared to that of SAR, the inclusion of both types of data significantly improved the classification accuracies of wetland classes. In particular, an overall accuracy of 88.37% and a Kappa coefficient of 0.85 were achieved with the multi-year summer SAR/optical composite using an object-based RF classification, wherein all wetland and non-wetland classes were correctly identified with accuracies beyond 70% and 90%, respectively. The results suggest a paradigm-shift from standard static products and approaches toward generating more dynamic, on-demand, large-scale wetland coverage maps through advanced cloud computing resources that simplify access to and processing of the “Geo Big Data.” In addition, the resulting ever-demanding inventory map of Newfoundland is of great interest to and can be used by many stakeholders, including federal and provincial governments, municipalities, NGOs, and environmental consultants to name a few.
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Muro Recinos, Luis Eslí, Cristian Eduardo Mora Rodríguez, Sandra Viviana Olmedo Galván, and María De Jesús Moo Canul. "Análisis de las estrategias de comunicación y promoción de las páginas web en la difusión de destinos turísticos con ANP: Caso Cozumel." El Periplo Sustentable, no. 37 (December 10, 2019): 278. http://dx.doi.org/10.36677/elperiplo.v0i37.9772.
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Las estrategias de comunicación digital establecen como principal táctica la herramienta de mantener una página web asertiva, la cual pueda conectar más de un sólo mensaje con sus usuarios de manera directa, por ello, el objetivo de esta investigación es identificar y analizar descriptivamente la forma en la que las páginas web comunican como destino turístico a Cozumel y cuál es la importancia que se le está brindando a las Áreas Naturales Protegidas (ANP). La metodología es cualitativa mediante el análisis de las distintas páginas web que lo posicionan como marca destino, es decir, los tres sitios web con mejor ranking en el buscador web de Google y los tres portales oficiales más importantes de órganos gubernamentales, ya que su labor radica en promover el turismo en dicho destino, con las páginas seleccionadas se hizo uso del modelo de análisis de páginas web que considera los elementos de la imagen, título, subtítulo, texto, epígrafe, slogan y blow-outs, basado en los trabajos de Moles & Zeltmann (1975), entre otros, y adicionalmente se realizó un análisis de la imagen principal en un sentido denotativo y connotativo.
Como resultado se obtuvo que en la mayoría de los sitios se cumple con posicionar a Cozumel como un destino turístico, pero ninguno nombra o trata de promover las ANP, no se promociona a los destinos turísticos como lugares que están inmersos en reservas de protección de flora y fauna. Además, resalta la superioridad de los sitios no gubernamentales, estos portales independientes manejan sitios más atractivos que logran ser un factor de decisión en los turistas, mientras que los sitios oficiales mantienen una estrategia más informativa que una de promoción hacia al nuevo turista.
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Belov, A. V., and L. P. Sokolova. "A new survey-reference vegetation map of the Baical region." Geobotanical mapping, no. 2015 (2015): 22–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.31111/geobotmap/2015.22.
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The Baikal region is a vast and complex geographic formation. Its central component is the unique Baikal Lake, recognized by UNESCO as the World Heritage Site. The territory of the Baikal region is located in the center of Asia, connecting two subcontinents: the North and Central Asia. The paper presents the stages of the cartographic studies of vegetation in the south of East Siberia within the Russian Federation, as well as in North Mongolia. All available different-scale vegetation maps of this area, literary and archival sources, and forest inventory data, as well as modern satellite images obtained from the Internet resources (Google Earth) were used to compile the vegetation map of the Baikal region. The main attention was paid to the principles and methods of mapping in 1 : 2 500 000 scale. When creating the legend well-tested for Siberian regions geographical-genetic and structural-dynamic principles of multi-dimensional and multilevel vegetation classification were applied (Sochava, 1979). Accordingly, the legend of the map has a multi-level structure. The highest hierarchical level of the legend is formed by the following vegetation types: high mountain (alpine), taiga (boreal) and steppe. Each type of vegetation is presented by its own set of plant communities of genetically close phratries of formations and their regional groups of formations. The paper describes only the structure of the highest subdivisions of the legend of the vegetation map of the Baikal region, as it is not possible to publish the whole legend due to the limited paper size. However, a fragment of the vegetation map with a full legend is presented. In general, the new map reveals in details the spatial flora-coenotic structure of the vegetation cover of the Baikal region in its evolutionary-genetic and dynamic aspects.
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Chen, Kai, Yu Lou, and Ying Zhu. "Tong Xie Yao Fang: A Classic Chinese Medicine Prescription with Potential for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021 (June 9, 2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5548764.
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The prescription of Tong Xie Yao Fang (TXYF) was derived from the Yuan dynasty “Dan Brook Heart Law,” which was a representative formula for treating liver-spleen disharmony, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The prescription is composed of four herbs for soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen. TXYF is reportedly capable of eliminating discomfort in ulcerative colitis (UC). This classic formula has been widely used for regulating gastrointestinal motor dysfunction and repairing colon mucosa. This review aims to provide current information on the pharmacology and clinical research of TXYF in the treatment of UC, and to critically appraise that information, in order to guide the future clinical use and experimental study of TXYF in the treatment of UC. We searched online databases including PubMed, CNKI, and Google Scholar for research published between 2010 and 2020 on TXYF and its efficacy in the treatment of UC. The findings indicated that TXYF has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, regulates cell signal transduction, brain-gut axis, and intestinal flora in UC, and may promote targeting of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to the colonic mucosa and accelerate healing of the colonic mucosal barrier. In addition, the results of clinical studies showed that TXYF has good efficacy and few adverse reactions in the treatment of UC. Although it has achieved some success, the research is limited by deficiencies; there is a lack of unified standards for the construction of UC animal models and for administration regimen. In addition, the dosage of TXYF is not consistent and lacks pharmacological verification, and clinical trial data are not detailed or sufficiently rigorous. Therefore, a more rigorous, comprehensive, and in-depth study of TXYF in the treatment of UC is needed.
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Ibama, Brown, and Dapa Idaminabo Nengi. "The boom, the blunder and the brunt of Wetlands conversion and urbanisation in Port Harcourt Municipality." International Journal of Hydrology 4, no. 5 (October 12, 2020): 243–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.15406/ijh.2020.04.00251.
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Port Harcourt municipality as a developing city has over the years been inundated with rapid urbanisation and continuous city expansion. This development has led to an increasing demand for more land to cope with such pace of transformation. Land as a natural resource is finite, yet the demand for more land is unlimited. Based on this increasing demand for land for infrastructural, commercial, residential, institutional and industrial services, government, individuals and communities alike have resort to the reclamation and conversion of available wetlands within the Port Harcourt municipality. This study sets out to identify the boom, the blunder and the brunt of wetlands reclamation and conversion within Port Harcourt Municipality; with specific objectives to ascertain the nature of spatial expansion within the wetland areas in Port Harcourt municipality; identify the extent to which urban growth has affected land use in the wetland areas within Port Harcourt municipality; and to establish the boom, blunder and the brunt of wetland depletion and conversion for urban land uses within the Port Harcourt municipality. The study adopts a quasi-experimental research design, it involves the gathering of retrospective data from various sources without the manipulation of the data sources. Sampling technique was multi-stage; listing of all forty-one wetland settlements; three settlements were purposively selected for ease of access and growing insecurity. Satellite images of the study sites were obtained from Google earth, delineated and gridlines were superimposed on the images. A time series analysis using ERDAS imagine 2014 version, was used to show spatial changes between the years 1986 to 2000, and 2000 to 2016, a time period spanning thirty years. The study indicates that from 1986 to 2000, Port Harcourt municipality lost a total of 1,255,500 m2, this translates to a 5% loss. This loss occurs at an average rate of 89,678.57m2 per annum. From 2000 to 2016, the rate of loss was 108,956.25m2 per annum, and approximately 7.69% of wetlands totalling 1,743,300m2 was lost to urbanisation. Improved urban services, economic prosperity, increased revenue represents some of the boom. Unnecessary incursion into the wetlands by groups, depletion of habitat for flora and fauna species, development of unplanned settlements is some of the blunders and declining urban quality of life, massive urban flooding, pressure on existing urban services, depletion of the already lean state resources are the brunt. Some recommendations include; conduct periodic geospatial mapping of wetlands to enable the listing of identified wetlands and identify existing species of flora and fauna for conservation, tourism development and preservation; there should be a strengthened development control framework to guide and encourage professionally trained and equipped manpower to manage wetlands and ensure acceptable best practices.
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Pinheiro, Luciana Belso, Israly Alves de Brito, and Josué Pereira da Silva. "USO E OCUPAÇÃO DO SOLO NA ZONA URBANA DO MUNICÍPIO DE AURORA-CE EM DECORRÊNCIA DA CONSTRUÇÃO DE LOTEAMENTOS E DA ATIVIDADE AGROPECUÁRIA DE PEQUENO PORTE." Revista de Agroecologia no Semiárido 3, no. 3 (January 16, 2020): 03. http://dx.doi.org/10.35512/ras.v3i3.3558.
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<p>Este resumo busca abordar sobre o uso e ocupação de solo de uma área localizada na zona urbana do município de Aurora-CE em decorrência da construção e da atividade agropecuária de pequeno porte. Buscou-se descrever as atividades desse processo de loteamento, ocupação irregular na planície de inundação e atividade agropecuária de pequeno porte. Também se identificou os impactos na natureza causados por assoreamento da planície, a remoção da cobertura vegetal a perda da flora e fauna, a redução da matéria orgânica e a contaminação do solo pelo esgoto. As condições do relevo e a especulação imobiliária vem causando sérios danos ambientais. Sendo assim, este resumo visa identificar quais são as ações antrópicas no uso e ocupação do solo e as descrevê-las, e a partir disso relatar sobre os impactos ambientais que ocorrem nesta área. Para isso, utilizou-se como método o estudo de campo juntamente com pesquisas sobre solos, a geologia, a geomorfologia e o clima do município e sobre as causas dos impactos ambientais, sendo também utilizado como recursos o uso de softwares, Google Earth e o Qgis para mapeamento e análise topográfica da área estudada. Isso mostra, que com o processo de ocupação do solo para a construção do loteamento ocorre o assoreamento da planície e com a sua intensificação haverá uma área plana, intensificando o impacto ambiental deste local. Já a agropecuária de pequeno porte realizada na área da planície de inundação próximo ao Rio Salgado para o desenvolvimento dessa atividade foi necessário a retirada da vegetação nativa para o cultivo de capim, em que ocasionou o processo de irrigação, gerando possivelmente o aumento a salinização do solo, podendo acontecer o processo de desertificação e com a remoção da vegetação haver a perda da flora e da fauna que também acontece a diminuição dos habitats naturais, a redução da matéria orgânica e da atividade microbiológica. Com o solo exposto faz com que ocorra o assoreamento do Rio Salgado e a poluição do solo a partir de esgoto e lixo que o contamina. O estudo dessa área surgiu da necessidade de conhecer o processo de uso e ocupação do solo e os seus impactos ambientais em uma escala local, pois são poucas ou até mesmo não existentes as pesquisas voltadas para esse assunto no município. A falta de estudos sobre a dinâmica dos fatores naturais para a implantação dos mesmos contribui para que as atividades e intervenções espaciais provoquem sérios impactos ambientais. Dada a importância do assunto, torna-se necessário o desenvolvimento de pesquisas sobre as ações antrópicas que ocorrem no município de Aurora- CE para que aconteça uma possível diminuição desses impactos ambientais e o uso de ocupação do solo de forma menos agressiva. Dessa forma, podendo haver uma investigação no processo de como acontece o uso e ocupação desse solo para que haja a utilização adequada dessas práticas nessas áreas.</p>
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Toker, M., E. Çolak, and F. Sunar. "SPATIOTEMPORAL CHANGE ANALYSIS OF THE PROTECTED AREAS: A CASE STUDY – İĞNEADA FLOODPLAIN FORESTS." International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLIII-B3-2021 (June 29, 2021): 735–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xliii-b3-2021-735-2021.
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Abstract. Protected areas are important with land or water body ecosystems that have biodiversity, flora and fauna species. In Turkey, National Parks are one of the protected areas managed according to the National Parks Law No. 2873. Among them, the İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park, located in İğneada town in the province of Kırklareli, Turkey has been declared as a national park in 2007, and has an importance being a rare ecosystem, which consists of wetland, swamp, lakes and coastal sand dunes. Planning of Protected Areas can be done in a variety of ways, taking into account the balance of protection/use and should follow policies and guidelines. Today, for the sustainability and effective management of forest ecosystems, remote sensing technology provides an effective tool for assessing and monitoring ecosystem health at different temporal and spatial scales. In this study, potential temporal changes in the National Park were analyzed with Landsat satellite time series images using two different methods. First method, the Landtrendr algorithm (Landsat-based Detection of Trends in Disturbance and Recovery) developed for multitemporal satellite data, uses pixel values as input data and analysis them by using regression models to capture, label and map the changes. In this context, Landsat satellite time series images were taken quinquennial between 1987 and 2007 and biennially until 2017 for Landtrendr analysis (i.e. before and after its declaration as a National Park, respectively). As a second approach, the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud-based platform, which facilitates access to high-performance computing resources to process large long-term data sets, was used to analyze the impact of land cover changes. The results showed that the area was subjected to various pressures (i.e. due to illegal felling, pollution, etc.) until it was declared as a National park. Although there was general improvement and recovery after the region declared as a Park, it was seen that the sensitive dynamics of the region require continuous monitoring and protection using geo-information technologies.
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Monica, Moryella, and Andree Kurniawan. "Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Gastrointestinal Involvement: A Systematic Review." Medicinus 8, no. 2 (April 16, 2021): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.19166/med.v8i2.3443.
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<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) toward the end of January 2020. There is still limited evidence to explain the gastrointestinal involvement in COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to further investigate current evidence describing the gastrointestinal involvement in COVID-19 patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This systematic review has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020181584). A systematic search of literature for observational and randomized controlled trial was conducted in PubMed, PubMed central, and Google Scholar through April 16, 2020. Two reviewers independently searched and selected. The risk of bias was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality assessment tool.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,480 articles were screened from which 12 articles with 5584 subjects were selected. SARS-CoV-2 can invade human body by binding to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptor which also located to small intestinal epithelial cells, crypt cells and colon. The virus itself may cause disorders of the intestinal flora. The diagnosis should be based on a set of symptoms diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort or pain, combined with positivity of faecal PCR test. Treatment of COVID-19 mainly is supportive care. The probiotic may modulate the gut microbiota to alter the gastrointestinal symptoms and reduced enteritis, ventilator associated pneumonia, and reverse certain side effect of antibiotics<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our synthesis of literature showed that there was no good evidence yet in overall area of gastrointestinal manifestations in COVID-19. Future research is needed to explore all areas, especially in mechanism and treatments</p>
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Schoeck, R. J. "Chaucerian Irony Revisited: A Rhetorical Perspective." Florilegium 11, no. 1 (January 1992): 124–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/flor.11.010.
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The topic of my paper is a broad one, for it embraces a range of questions within its field, which is Chaucerian irony as seen from the perspective of mediaeval rhetoric. My excuse for speaking on so broad a topic — and one unlikely to appeal to modernists or post-modernists, and certainly not to post-contemporaries — is in some part, I must confess, the desire to share my reflections with an audience composed of a goodly number of teachers and scholars of my own generation. Those who are of a younger generation may well feel like the German mediaevalists who greeted me at Trier in 1987 with a question about the Schoeck of Schoeck and Taylor published many years ago: "But he's dead, isn't he?" After retirement one cannot avail oneself of too many opportunities to assure his contemporaries that in point of fact he is not dead.
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Radler de Aquino, Maria Eduarda. "RESUMO DE TCC: PROJETO DE REQUALIFICAÇÃO DA ORLA DA LAGOA DE PIRATININGA, NITERÓI, RIO DE JANEIRO." MIX Sustentável 5, no. 4 (November 14, 2019): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.29183/2447-3073.mix2019.v5.n4.139-139.
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INTRODUÇÃO Este artigo apresenta um recorte da pesquisa realizada para elaboração do Trabalho Final de Graduação, cuja proposta é um Projeto de Requalificação da orla da Lagoa de Piratininga, na Cidade de Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.O trabalho partiu da identificação e delimitação do trecho da orla, que vem sofrendo com problemas gerados pelo abandono e pela ocupação irregular, como redução do espelho d´água, devido ao assoreamento da Lagoa causado pelo lançamento de lixo e resíduos de construções, de esgoto sanitário, entre outros, até o projeto de requalificação da área.A Lagoa de Piratininga é uma das microbacias da Região Oceânica e a maioria das nascentes dos corpos hídricos que contribuem para a sua existência se localiza em áreas cobertas por florestas em bom estado de conservação. Os percursos naturais dos rios e córregos que integram esta sub-bacia foram alterados e canalizados, o que contribuiu para a deterioração da Lagoa e sua borda.A Lagoa está passando por um acelerado processo de expansão residencial e comercial. O trecho da orla, onde se propõe a requalificação vem sendo ocupada por uma população de baixa renda, ao longo dos anos; na maioria pescadores que tiram da Lagoa a sua fonte de renda e por trabalhadores do setor terciário. Esses moradores são carentes de espaços públicos voltados ao lazer e precisam, também melhorar as condições de acesso às moradias e à própria Lagoa.2. METODOLOGIAComo método, o trabalho parte de um embasamento teórico-conceitual, levantamentos bibliográficos, com coleta de dados em publicações acadêmicas, plantas da Prefeitura e referencial de projetos; levantamentos de campo, a partir de visitas in loco, com observações diretas não participativas, registros fotográficos e Base Google Earth.Os dados foram tratados a partir da confecção de mapas (biofísicos, figura e fundo, gabarito e uso do solo), cortes e desenhos. Foram utilizados, ainda, programas computacionais, como AutoCad e PhotoShop. Nos levantamentos foram constatados os principais problemas e necessidades dos moradores e o potencial paisagístico e ambiental do local. Foram realizadas análises morfológicas e mapeados os principais elementos da forma urbana, identificados no local por meio de registros fotográficos e do redesenho de alguns mapas da Prefeitura para atualização de dados, além de serem identificadas e respeitadas as massas vegetadas que permitem a sobrevida e a recuperação futura do ecossistema lagunar. 3. PROPOSTAS DE PROJETOO projeto de requalificação da orla inclui a reformulação do traçado geométrico das vias, melhoria dos passeios (acessibilidade), localização e especificação de arborização e mobiliário, além da introdução e/ou reformulação de espaços de socialização já existentes, que visam, sobretudo, a atividades educativas, culturais e esportivas, guardando as características ambientais (vegetal e animal) e os atributos da paisagem do local. Ao mesmo tempo cria novas áreas de lazer comunitário e espaços para permitir a continuidade da pesca, que se configura como a principal atividade de subsistência da comunidade. A proposta visa, ainda, à reintrodução da flora nativa nas margens da Lagoa, auxiliando a recuperação de micro biomas (recomposição da fauna e melhoraria do conforto ambiental).
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França, Luiz Carlos Moraes, Antônio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Rachel Verdan Dib, Pablo Luiz Santos Couto, Virginia Paiva Figueiredo Nogueira, Leandra da Silva Paes, Larissa Alves Moura de Moraes, and Juliana Rodrigues da Silva Gomes. "Terapia floral e sua representação social para professores de um centro universitário." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 9 (July 31, 2021): e48010918454. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i9.18454.
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Objetivo: Analisar os conteúdos que integram a representação social da terapia floral em sua análise estrutural para professores de um centro universitário. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, pautado na Teoria das Representações Sociais em sua abordagem estrutural com 66 professores universitários de um Centro Universitário localizado no município de Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Foi coletado um questionário sociodemográfico e a técnica de evocação livre ao termo indutor “Terapia Floral” via Google Forms. Critérios de inclusão: Participação voluntária por meio da assinatura do Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido (TCLE). Resultados e Discussão: O grupo compreende a terapia floral como algo proveniente da natureza, através do uso de essências, com potencial alternativo para tratamento. O termo natureza e essência, presentes no possível núcleo central é reforçado pelas demais periferias, como confirmado pela análise de similitude, que mostra natureza como sendo o elemento com ligações mais fortes da representação. Conclusão: Há carência de estudos sobre a temática, reforçando a importância de mais publicações, capacitação e treinamento de profissionais para a utilização dessa prática já autorizada legalmente para realização no Sistema Único de Saúde.
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Bahlai, Christie A., and Douglas A. Landis. "Predicting plant attractiveness to pollinators with passive crowdsourcing." Royal Society Open Science 3, no. 6 (June 2016): 150677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150677.
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Global concern regarding pollinator decline has intensified interest in enhancing pollinator resources in managed landscapes. These efforts frequently emphasize restoration or planting of flowering plants to provide pollen and nectar resources that are highly attractive to the desired pollinators. However, determining exactly which plant species should be used to enhance a landscape is difficult. Empirical screening of plants for such purposes is logistically daunting, but could be streamlined by crowdsourcing data to create lists of plants most probable to attract the desired pollinator taxa. People frequently photograph plants in bloom and the Internet has become a vast repository of such images. A proportion of these images also capture floral visitation by arthropods. Here, we test the hypothesis that the abundance of floral images containing identifiable pollinator and other beneficial insects is positively associated with the observed attractiveness of the same species in controlled field trials from previously published studies. We used Google Image searches to determine the correlation of pollinator visitation captured by photographs on the Internet relative to the attractiveness of the same species in common-garden field trials for 43 plant species. From the first 30 photographs, which successfully identified the plant, we recorded the number of Apis (managed honeybees), non- Apis (exclusively wild bees) and the number of bee-mimicking syrphid flies. We used these observations from search hits as well as bloom period (BP) as predictor variables in Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) for field-observed abundances of each of these groups. We found that non- Apis bees observed in controlled field trials were positively associated with observations of these taxa in Google Image searches (pseudo- R 2 of 0.668). Syrphid fly observations in the field were also associated with the frequency they were observed in images, but this relationship was weak. Apis bee observations were not associated with Internet images, but were slightly associated with BP. Our results suggest that passively crowdsourced image data can potentially be a useful screening tool to identify candidate plants for pollinator habitat restoration efforts directed at wild bee conservation. Increasing our understanding of the attractiveness of a greater diversity of plants increases the potential for more rapid and efficient research in creating pollinator-supportive landscapes.
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Domingos, Alline Thamara de Sousa, Monasses Marques da Nóbrega, and Rogério Alexandrino da Silva. "Biologia das abelhas Apis Mellifera: Uma revisão bibliográfica." ACTA Apicola Brasilica 4, no. 1 (December 31, 2016): 08. http://dx.doi.org/10.18378/aab.v3i2.4584.
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<p>As abelhas melíferas são de suma importância para a diversidade biológica dos ecossistemas, sendo as mais usadas a serviço da polinização de plantas, por causa das suas características e adaptação das estruturas florais. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar uma revisão literária sobre os estudos relacionados a biologia das abelhas, visando a tecer reflexões sobre esse tema no contexto da apicultura. Os dados foram coletados no período de junho de 2016, utilizando abordagem quantitativa e descritiva, através de livros e seguintes bases de dados: SciVerse Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) e a Ferramenta de Pesquisa Acadêmica (Scholar Google). A busca foi desenvolvida utilizando-se o descritor de assunto, morfologia, reprodução e genética de <em>Apis mellifera</em>, referida em periódicos sobre o tema. Observa-se um aumento gradativo de informações coletadas pela temática dos descritores mencionados. Finalmente, as informações aqui registradas poderão servir como base para novos estudos.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>Biology of bees Apis mellifera: A literature review</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p><p>Honey bees are very important for biological diversity of ecosystems, the most used in the service of pollination of plants, because of their characteristics and adaptation of floral structures. The aim of this study was to review the literature on studies related to the biology of bees, aiming to weave reflections on this issue in the context of beekeeping. Data were collected from June 2016, using quantitative and descriptive approach, through books and following databases: SciVerse Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the Academic Research Tool (Google Scholar). The search was developed using the descriptor, morphology, reproduction and genetics of Apis mellifera, said in journals on the subject. It is observed a gradual increase of information collected by the theme of the above descriptors. Finally, the information recorded here may serve as a basis for further studies.<strong></strong></p>
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Veiga, Allan, Antonio Saraiva, and Cláudia da Silva. "The Online Pollen Catalogs Network (RCPol)." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (May 17, 2018): e25658. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.25658.
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Aiming at promoting interaction among researchers and the integration of data from their pollen collections, herbaria and bee collections, RCPol was created in 2013. In order to structure RCPol work, researchers and collaborators have organized information on Palynology and trophic interactions between bees and plants. During the project development, different computing tools were developed and provided on RCPol website (http://rcpol.org.br), including: interactive keys with multiple inputs for species identification (http://chaves.rcpol.org.br); a glossary of palinology related terms (http://chaves.rcpol.org.br/profile/glossary/eco); a plant-bee interactions database (http://chaves.rcpol.org.br/interactions); and a data quality tool (http://chaves.rcpol.org.br/admin/data-quality). Those tools were developed in partnership with researchers and collaborators from Escola Politécnica (USP) and other Brazilian and foreign institutions that act on palynology, floral biology, pollination, plant taxonomy, ecology, and trophic interactions. The interactive keys are organized in four branches: palynoecology, paleopalynology, palynotaxonomy and spores. These information are collaboratively digitized and managed using standardized Google Spreadsheets. All the information are assessed by a data quality assurance tool (based on the conceptual framework of TDWG Biodiversity Data Quality Interest Group Veiga et al. 2017) and curated by palynology experts. In total, it has published 1,774 specimens records, 1,488 species records (automatically generated by merging specimens records with the same scientific name), 656 interactions records, 370 glossary terms records and 15 institutions records, all of them translated from the original language (usually Portuguese or English) to Portuguese, English and Spanish. During the projectʼs first three years, 106 partners, among researchers and collaborators from 28 institutions from Brazil and abroad, actively participated on the project. An important part of the project's activities involved training researchers and students on palynology, data digitization and on the use of the system. Until now six training courses have reached 192 people.
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Langgut, Dafna. "Prestigious fruit trees in ancient Israel: first palynological evidence for growing Juglans regia and Citrus medica." Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 62, no. 1-2 (May 18, 2015): 98–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07929978.2014.950067.
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This article describes the earliest evidence for the growing of two prestigious fruit trees:Juglans regia(Persian walnut) andCitrus medica(citron) in ancient Israel. The study also tries to identify the origin of these trees as well as their influence on Jewish tradition and culture. The palynological information from the Southern Levant supports the hypothesis of the survival ofJ. regiaduring the Last Glacial period in some areas of Eurasia. Accumulating palynological information as well as archeobotanical evidence ofJ. regiaplant remains from northern Israel from ∼1800 years BCE suggests the beginning of horticulture of walnut in the Southern Levant. The growing of walnut within Israel probably started in the north, and nearly one millennium later, palynological evidence indicates thatJ. regiacultivation had spread also to the Judean Mountains. Walnut is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Song of Solomon (6:11). From the interpretation of this text as well other Jewish texts and the available palynological diagrams, it is clear that since the Persian period (fifth to fourth centuries BCE),J. regiawas well established in ancient Israel. Citron, although being one of the four species of the Jewish feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), is not native to the flora of the Near East. The earliest archeobotanical evidence of the growing ofC. medicain Israel was recently discovered in a Royal Persian garden in Ramat Rahel near Jerusalem, dated to the fifth to fourth centuries BCE.C. medicaseems to have made its way to Ramat Rahel from India via Persia. From that point on, citron gradually penetrated the Jewish culture and tradition. The citron is not mentioned in the Bible, and the association between the citron and thePürî `ëc hädär(Leviticus 23:40), translated “fruit of the goodly tree,” was only made during the first century AD.
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Real Luna, Natalia, Graciela Alcántara Salinas, Jaime Ernesto Rivera Hernández, Edgardo Zalazar Marcial, and Juan Antonio Pérez-Sato. "The melliferous flora of Veracruz, Mexico." Agro Productividad 14, no. 4 (May 20, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.32854/agrop.v14i4.1932.
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Objective: To contribute to the knowledge of the situation of the melliferous flora in Veracruz for pollinators and to communicate it for the benefit of beekeepers and stingless beekeepers, as well as to develop comprehensive strategies with these activities. Design/Methodology/Approach: The information was obtained through a bibliographic review in reference databases such as Scopus, Web of Science Group, Academic Google, Elsevier and Springer Link, using the following keywords: flora, bees, pollinators, honey, pollen. Results: 63 families were recorded, with 176 genera and 216 species of melliferous flora, finding that the largest number of species are found in the Fabaceae family (20%) and Asteraceae (16.55%). There were also 44 crops with 22 families. Study Limitations/Implications: There were no limitations in conducting this study. Findings/Conclusions: The greatest diversity of melliferous flora species is seen in wild plants, and strategies need to be implemented for their protection and multiplication. For these actions, various actors must be involved at different levels of government, educational and private institutions, civil society, farmers, beekeepers, and stingless beekeeping. Conservation actions include the use of melliferous plants in gardens and their protection in crops, sites surrounding crops and on edges. It is necessary to preserve natural landscapes and restore damaged ones, as well as to lead favorable practices in pollinator-dependent crops.
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Huang, Peng. "PO-227 Study On The Effect Of Exercise On Intestinal Flora And Its Mechanism." Exercise Biochemistry Review 1, no. 5 (October 4, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.14428/ebr.v1i5.10563.
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Objective To explore the relationship between exercise and intestinal microbes, and to analyze the effect of exercise on intestinal microflora to affect the health, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the study of the future exercise and the intestinal microorganism.
Methods the PUBMED and Google academic articles were used to retrieve articles related to intestinal microorganism and exercise from June 1, 2008 to June 1, 2018. The key words: "Exercise" and "Microbiome (intestinal microorganism)". Inclusion criteria: (1) study on the correlation between intestinal flora and host.(2) The study of the effect of exercise intervention on intestinal flora. (3) exercise changes the intestinal flora and affects the physiological and pathological state of the host. A total of 76 Chinese and English related literatures were retrieved, and 32 articles were included in the final analysis according to the screening criteria.
Results there are several important correlations between the intestinal microflora and the host: (1)the intestinal microorganism has the function similar to the endocrine organ, which can produce a large number of hormones in the body, release it into the blood and play its role in the distal organ. (2) the immune system components in the host are directly or indirectly regulated by microbes, such as the metabolites of microbes that induce the expression of immune cells, promote or inhibit the occurrence of inflammatory reactions.(3) Intestinal microbes affect the metabolism of the body and participate in the synthesis of vitamins and the absorption of calcium and magnesium plasma. The effect of exercise on intestinal flora is mainly reflected in the following aspects: (1) the general influence of exercise on the intestinal physiology; reducing the digestion time of food in the gastrointestinal tract, thus affecting the composition of the intestinal flora. Exercise reduces gastrointestinal blood flow and affects gastrointestinal endocrine changes. (2) There were great changes in the intestinal microflora of obese mice induced by high fat diet. Exercise could normalize the abnormal groups of the mice and improve the anxiety induced by high fat diet. (3) The mice in the exercise group showed a higher concentration of n-butyric acid than those in the lack of exercise, suggesting that the change in the intestinal microbial environment caused by exercise may be an important reason for the improvement of gastrointestinal diseases. (4) Exercise to improve cardiopulmonary endurance can increase the diversity of intestinal flora, and the diversity of intestinal flora is positively correlated with host health and other related indicators.(5) Exercise affects the number and diversity of intestinal microflora and leads to changes in certain specific strains, and the changes in most specific strains are closely linked to the health level of the body and the production of chronic diseases.
Conclusions as a kind of non drug intervention with great potential and effective, exercise can regulate the number and diversity of the intestinal microorganism in the host, so as to improve the physiological and pathological state of the host and promote the health.
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Micheal, Olayanju, Folasayo, and Olubode, Oluseun Sunday. "Floristic Response of Herbaceous Flora to Intensive Cropping Systems: A Case of Ajibode-sasa Arable Agroecosystem, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria." Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, December 31, 2020, 25–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jaeri/2020/v21i1030171.
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Agriculture a most significant land use types which alter natural ecosystem dynamics. Arable farming exerts much pressure on plant biodiversity, especially when practiced intensively in urban centers. There is dearth of information on floristic changes due to intensive arable farming in urban agroecosystems in developing countries. The study therefore assessed floristic changes resulting from and intensive farming practices at Ajibode-Sasa agricultural landscape. Ajibode-Sasa agroecosystem is a complex mix of arable cropping system between latitude N07°28′, E003°53′ and longitude N07°28′, E003°54. Comparative floristic surveys were conducted in 2016 and 2020 using quadrats (1 m2) systematically laid on 18 Transects ranging from 50 – 250 m long. A total of 224 and 184 quadrats were laid in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Reduction in numbers of quadrats laid resulted from physical anthropogenic development after the 2016 survey. Species identification followed standard procedures, and quantitative occurrence data were collected for determination of species composition and computation of relative importance values (RIV) and diversity indices. Land-use changes over four years period was determined using Google earth and QGIS. Herbacous plant composition with 123 cumulative number of species in both years reduced from 98 species in 2016 to 85 species in 2020 species RIV of species ranged from 0.038 – 14.803. Tridax procumbens had the highest RIV (14.803) in 2016, while it was Acmella brachyglossa (13.248) 2020. Species richness and floral diversity was high with Shannon-Weiner Index (3.081 and 3.088) and Dominance (0.09388 and 0.08746) in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Intensive cultivation favoured introduction and spread of invasive species like Tridax procumbens and Tithonia diversifolia. Eight introduced and invasive species were newly enumerated in 2020, with a total of 38 herbaceous species no longer encountered in 2020. Concerted efforts should be made to conserve native flora on the agroecosystem through sustainable practices like crop rotation and short fallow.
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"Deforestation Analysis using Unsupervised Clustering and Satellite Images." International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 9, no. 4 (April 10, 2020): 1651–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.f4335.049620.
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Expansion of farmland and unplanned land encroachments have increased as the earth's population boomed, which has led to uncontrolled deforestation across the world. Deforestation and industrialization have given rise to global warming, causing mayhem in the current ecosystem. The weather patterns are disrupted, and natural calamities are occurring more frequently. The after-effects of these events have to lead to dramatic losses in flora and fauna. Even though a large part of India's land is urbanized, there are many protected areas in specific parts of the country that represent significant vegetation that has been affected if we observe from the scale of a subcontinent. In this paper, we aim to trace the deforestation in the Sundarbans from 1988 to 2019. This period is essential as a lot of industrialization and population boom happened during this time. We have selected the Sundarbans because mangroves are a natural defense to cyclones and also provide shelter to a plethora of living organisms. Our study area covers more than 7000 square kilometers of the Indian Sundarbans. The satellite images are from Landsat-5, Landsat-7, and Landsat-8, which are orthorectified. We make use of open-source software like Quantum GIS (QGIS), Google Earth Engine (GEE), and Google Colab, which is a Python IDE in this project. We make use of the K-means clustering, which is an unsupervised learning algorithm. Here, we have described a method to analyze deforestation accurately using low-cost techniques, which can be used by underdeveloped nations and private organizations to help in the fight against illegal deforestation.
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Gharirvand Eskandari, Elham, Mahbubeh Setorki, and Monir Doudi. "Medicinal Plants With Antileishmanial Properties: A Review Study." Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, June 28, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/pbr.v6i1.3422.
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Background: Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by various species of the Leishmania parasites. An effective vaccine or drug to prevent the infestation or a suitable medication to cure the disease without side effects has not been provided yet.
Objectives: The use of medicinal herbs in the treatment of many diseases, especially parasitic ones, dates back to prehistoric times. This article is a review study on these herbs used for the treatment of leishmaniasis.
Methods: In this regard, we searched PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases. We prepared this review on the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with medicinal plants because of the prevalence of this disease, chemical drugs’ failure to fully control it, increase in the number of reports on drug resistance, and contradictory research on the side effects of synthetic drugs.
Results: In general, the use of medicinal herbs for the treatment of various diseases has a long history. Because of Iran’s diverse climate and flora, we have the potential to identify the active herbal ingredients in different indigenous plants of the country and extract them to produce them on an industrial scale. Conclusion: In this article, several herbs used to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis from the past to today in Iran and other countries are studied and evaluated.