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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleStrengthening Conservation in the Tropics: The Water Canon of Costa RicaFrancisco Benavides, John N. VeenstraProblem statement: The tropics contain primary forests with a significant value for society, as they provide services such as carbon sequestration, soil conservation, bio-prospecting, water storage and others. Competing land uses have not favored conservation during the last several decades and therefore the need for an effective public policy instrument to curtail forest loss is evident. Approach: This article analyzed … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2009 · 6,910 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesA Comparative Analysis of Network Management Protocols in IoT ApplicationsLevi Costa Mota, Edward David Moreno, Admilson Lima Ribeiro, Ricardo J.P.B. SalgueiroThe complexity and growth of new smart objects networks are generating a new demand for the maintenance of these devices, with the need to remotely monitor and control these devices without consuming significant resources. Analyzing the memory and electric power consumption of the protocols used in the management of these networks is a way to highlight the best protocol alternatives … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 9 · 27 Sep 2018 · 7,821 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesImmunomodulatory and Antioxidant Properties of Kaurenoic Acid on Macrophages of BALB/c in VitroJuliana Aparecida Macri, Suelen Santos da Silva, Milena Menegazzo Miranda et al.Kaurenoic acid has been displaying anti-inflammatory effect described in different models. However, the per se immunomodulatory effects of kaurenoic acid remain to be investigated. Thus, the immunomodulatory and antioxidant effects of kaurenoic acid were investigated in vitro on peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice. Kaurenoic acid induced per se the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNFα, IL-1β and IFN-γ while … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 16 Feb 2015 · 7,883 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEffect of Exercise Prior or After Ischemia on the Density of Neurons and Astrocytes in the Brain of RatsLaila Cristina Moreira Damázio, Raphael Teixeira Rocha Melo, Maira de Castro Lima et al.The aim of this study was to analyse the density of astrocytes and neurons in the motor areas of the cortex, striatum and hippocampus of rats that performed exercise before or after cerebral ischemia. A total of 36 Wistar rats were separated into two groups: One that was subjected to Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) and the other that underwent … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 14 Jan 2015 · 7,345 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) in Focus on the Reproductive System and Toxicity in Rat or Mammalian ModelVenkataramanaiah Poli, Srinivasulu Reddy MotireddyAbsalan, F., Saremy, S., Mansouri, E., Moghadam, M. T., Moghadam, A. R. E., & Razie, G. (2016). Effects of Mono-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate and Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Administrations on Oocyte Meiotic Maturation, Apoptosis and Gene Quantification in Mouse Model. Cell Journal, 18(4), 503–513. https://doi.org/10.22074/cellj.2016.4717 Acevedo‐Rodriguez, A., Kauffman, A. S., Cherrington, B. D., Borges, C. S., Roepke, T. A., & Laconi, M. (2018). Emerging … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 6 Jun 2024 · 12,990 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEstimated Acrylamide Intake from Coffee Consumption in Latin AmericaAna Carolina Vieira Porto, Otniel Freitas-Silva, Jeane Santos da Rosa, Leda Maria Fortes GottschalkThe presence of acrylamide in foods such as coffee can pose risks to human health. Coffee consumption and production in Latin America have increased in recent years. According to the FAO, world coffee consumption is divided into five groups of countries according to average yearly per capita consumption: (i) between 8.0 kg and 12 kg; (ii) between 4.1 kg and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 10 Jul 2015 · 7,939 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBooming Medical Tourism and Economic IndicesRamalingam ShanmugamGlobalization in this 21st century unifies nations. The globalization impacts positively to promote trade and services among the nations but it could also harm economic growth and technological innovations in nations as their capital are drained to elsewhere. On its own merits, the globalization is a true manifestation of an open economy. The medical profession is not immune to this … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Mar 2013 · 7,773 accessesView PDFCite