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This systematic review explores the intersection of race, gender, and social class in the context of internationalization of higher education (IHE) research in Brazil. Historically, the development of the Brazilian educational system has responded to the elite's demands and reproduced Western-European values and knowledge. The exponential growth of IHE has led to increased scholarly interest in various interdisciplinary research areas, with a possible move in studies and practices from a neoliberal to a more critical, decolonial, and diverse perspective. This article aims to investigate to what extent Brazilian researchers have investigated the intersectionality of gender, race, and class in IHE. Using two scientific databases, the published between 2015 and 2022. The theoretical framework of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 2002; Collins & Bilge, 2021; Akotirene, 2019) is presented to help recognize the interaction of different social markers of inequalities in IHE. The results pointed to a small number of publications related to this theme and continuous interest in the Science without Borders (SwB) mobility program. A particularly privileged profile of participants in academic mobility programs across various higher education institutions (HEI) in Brazil demonstrated the need for planning and actions to understand the social, historical, and political aspects that perpetuate exclusions. Moreover, this review indicates the importance of addressing colonialism in social dynamics and recognizing the coloniality of power in language policies in IHE. It calls for further investigations that explore the intersections of social markers in IHE processes from a more politically engaged perspective.

The aim of this article is to investigate the influence relationships between factors of an extended model of TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) and the behavioral intention of professors for the acceptance and use of information and communications technology (ICT) in work environment. The model used in this research includes, besides the original TAM variables, another five external variables. Twelve research hypotheses regarding the relationship between TAM factors and the intention and acceptance of ICT in the work environment were elaborated. Data collection was done through a questionnaire available on the Google doc platform to the teachers of the educational institution. The sample is formed by 147 teachers from several courses of one institution in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Initially, the demographic profile data were treated using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factorial analysis, and structural equations, which were the techniques used to test the research hypothesis. All research hypotheses based on the original TAM model were corroborated. Regarding the extended model, one of the external variables was not valid and was excluded from the proposed relations by two hypotheses referring to this construct. The results of the multigroup analysis--which includes the variables demographic, gender, age, schooling, and working time in the institution--showed the significant moderating effect of relationship only for the educational variable.

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Rabies is a severe viral zoonosis of mammals and causes irreversible neurological damage. We describe the clinical presentation and anatomopathological lesions of rabies in a captive lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil. The clinical course of the disease lasted 6 days and was characterized by progressive neurological deterioration and death. The main anatomopathological findings were non-suppurative encephalitis and presence of Negri bodies within neurons. Direct immunofluorescence and mouse inoculation tests were positive for rabies virus. This is the first report of rabies in a lowland tapir and highlights the importance of disease prevention under managed care and continuous control measures in urbanized environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Understanding how wave climate variability and its trends change over time are crucial analyses required to mitigate potential wave-induced impacts and adapt coastal areas to such effects. The long-term trends and breakpoints of the wave energy flux (WEF) and its relationship with teleconnection patterns in southern Brazil were studied using ERA-5 wave reanalysis with validation using a waverider. We determined that the interannual mean WEF (WEFm) and extreme WEF (WEF98) that reaches the southern Brazil have increased over the past four decades, with a increment of 0.063 and 0.17 kW/m/year, respectively 0.63 and 0.29% per year. By the Muggeo method we determined that subperiods with increasing WEFm trends are related to the SSE and SSW quadrants and that these are also the most energetic ones and with the highest annual increment rates of WEFm and WEF98. Our results also suggest that the positive trends observed in interannual WEF values are likely related to the long term transition of cold to warm Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) phase in the western South Atlantic Ocean. From a coastal risk perspective, it is important to understand the relationship between climatic indices and the wave climate to support long-term coastal management policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A large-scale oil spill along the northeastern Brazilian coast in 2019–2020 severely impacted primary manatee habitats in Brazil. This study aimed to assess metal and metalloid contamination in a dead manatee calf found following this oil spill. Several elements were detected, including chromium, iron, nickel, lead, and vanadium, which are crude oil components, and thallium, a component of dispersants used to degrade and dissipate crude oil. The presence of these contaminants in the manatee calf is indicative of maternal exposure, metabolism, and newborn transference via placenta and lactation. This is the first report of mother-calf metal transfer in manatees, highlighting the species' vulnerability and potential long-term population dynamics effects, and the first report for several metals and metalloids in these animals, laying the foundation for future research efforts. These findings highlight the urgent need for continued environmental monitoring, ecotoxicological assessments, and conservation initiatives. • The 2019 oil spill severely impacted manatee habitats along the Brazilian coast. • Several metals and metalloids were detected in an infant manatee after the oil spill. • Maternal exposure, metabolism, and newborn placental transference are probable. • This is the first study to report mother-calf metal transfer in manatees. • The findings raise concerns about potential long-term population effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research aimed to investigate the factors that affect the return to work of individuals with traumatic paraplegia and to characterize post-injury work by means of a cross-sectional epidemiological study without statistical inference. The participants were patients at the Spinal Cord Injury Program of the Sarah Rehabilitation Hospital, Salvador, Brazil. The descriptive analysis used mean and standard deviation for continuous variables and proportions for categorical variables. Male predominated among the 42 respondents, with a mean age of 36 years. Mean schooling years was 9 years. Twenty-two respondents returned to work, 21 of which were in the informal labor market. Mean time to return to work was 3 years. The main reasons for returning to work were need for money, personal satisfaction and contact with other people. In this study, returning to work is relevant for adults with spinal cord injury, providing them with higher income and better quality of life. We also noted the importance of higher education level for the successful return to work. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the return to work process, the qualification and professional rehabilitation of these workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considerable evidence shows that adolescent intimate relationships influence the course of adult relationships, that is, whether relationship experiences are characterized by abuse or violence, or healthy, equitable dynamics. Controlling behaviors (CBs)—a phenomenon related to intimate partner violence (IPV)—are pervasive in adolescent intimate relationships, yet there is a lack of consensus on how to conceptualize them and subsequently, limited research which explores the role of CBs, including their role as warning signs for other forms of harm and abuse. As such, there are gaps in integrating CBs in policy and program interventions that could prevent IPV from the earliest stages. This article presents findings from in-depth qualitative research on adolescent relationship violence conducted in under studied settings of Brazil and Honduras. Adolescents described using or experiencing CBs in at least one form in 147 interviews with girls/young women and boys/young men aged 14–24 in rural and urban sites. Drawing from these empirical findings and conceptual and theoretical aspects from the literature, this article analyzes CBs in adolescent relationships and how they relate to IPV. By doing so, it seeks to offer a conceptual framework on CBs that could better inform policies and programs by being reflective of adolescent experiences, and ultimately more nuanced in promoting healthy adolescent relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The structures in the built environment, particularly concerning morphology are reflected in different housing development projects, which rely heavily on a technical insight. In this context, this research aims to analyze the implantation and typologies of a low-income housing development located in the South of Brazil. Specifically, it was analyzed the layout andstyle of the studied housing development, relating these characteristics with water resource planning aiming in highlighting guidelines to assist in the system design and solutions for rainwater harvesting. It is believed that this research can provide discussions on the subject and present subsidies to architectural projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A coastal inflection of ∼45 km in the extreme south of Brazil demonstrates differences in coastline behavior with areas of deposition towards north and areas of severe erosion towards south, threatening coastal occupation. These areas are believed to be controlled by the sand wave behavior of the coastline with adjacent erosion and progradation areas that have relevant alongshore sediment transport imposed by S quadrant waves. In this study, we quantified the rates of change of coastline and described the erosion and deposition controls behind it, using ultra-high-resolution orbital images and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) orthomosaics obtained between 2005 and 2020 for three urbanized beach sectors within the area, i.e., the São Simão, Mostardense, and Lighthouse Beaches. The rates of change of coastline were calculated using the change polygon method. The results indicated total recession values > 40 m at the Mostardense and Lighthouse beaches corresponding to a rate of ∼3 m/y. Such values characterized the coastal erosive hotspots that have not been previously identified in the area. Future coastlines were projected from the estimated annual variation rates. Buildings previously destroyed or threatened by marine/wind processes were also mapped. A continuous high-resolution and high-frequency coastal monitoring approach for the area is essential for planning the future development of these beaches to minimize and possibly avoid environmental degradation. • New erosive hotspots under discussion in extreme south of Brazilian Coast. • Drone surveys applied for coastal management in sand beaches. • Socio-environmental impacts of unplanned urbanization in Brazilian Coast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract: Strongly-deformed marbles may be easily confused with linear and elongated carbonatite intrusions. Both rocks may present similar texture and foliation to the host rock, or even cross cutting field relationships, which could be interpreted either as igneous or high-grade metamorphosed marble. Diagnostic criteria are even more complex when there is evidence of melting of the metasedimentary carbonate rock, such as has been described in the Himalayas and in the Eastern Ghats, India. In the Alto Moxotó Terrane, a high-grade gneissic domain of the Borborema Province, Northeastern Brazil, there are metacarbonates associated with banded gneisses and different metaplutonic rocks. Field evidence indicates the absence of other metasedimentary rocks associated with these marbles, thus suggesting that these carbonates were separated from other siliciclastic metasedimentary rocks. The presence of marble also suggests that it may represent the initial stage of a crustal carbon recycling into the mantle. These marbles present many field similarities to carbonatites (e.g., fluid-flow structure) and, together with metagranites and metamafic intrusions, may represent a major collisional tectonic suture. A detailed study of the carbon, oxygen and strontium isotopic composition of these marbles is presented. This study aims to identify the origin of the different isotopic components. It is argued that these rocks were subjected to temperature and pressure conditions that were sufficiently high to have melted them. The isotopic data presented here support this interpretation and indicate the mixing of two components: (i) one characterized by radiogenic Sr isotopes and mantle-like carbon isotopes, which is associated with the gneissic and mafic rocks, and (ii) another characterized by low 87Sr/86Sr ratios and highly positive δ13C values. Available geochemical data for the upper Paleoproterozoic indicate that the 87Sr/86Sr ratio of ocean water, varying between 0.7050 (2.25±0.25Ga) and 0.7047 (1.91Ga), falls within the lower range of the samples from Itatuba and thus reinforces the interpretation that these marbles are sedimentary-derived and were partially contaminated by interaction with the host gneissic and mafic rocks. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Low bone mineral density (BMD) has been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, but data on associated factors are still unclear, and to our knowledge, no reports are available in Brazil. Our goal was to evaluate BMD in HIV patients attending an outpatient clinic in Vitoria, Brazil. A sectional study was performed in 300 HIV-infected patients to measure BMD by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Age, gender, anthropometric parameters, nadir and current CD4 cell count, HIV viral load, smoking habit, and current antiretroviral therapy (ART) associations were investigated by multivariable analysis. Based on World Health Organization T-score ranges, low BMD (T-score <−1.0 standard deviation [SD] in postmenopausal women and men aged 50 and older or Z-score <− 2.0 SD in premenopausal women and men below the age of 50) was detected in 54.7% (95% confidence interval: 49.1–60.3%) of the 300 enrolled patients. The observed median age was 46 yr (interquartile range: 39–52), 58% were male, 88.5% were on ART, and 21.4% smoked. The following factors were identified, by multiple logistic modeling, as being independently associated with low BMD: (1) male gender (4.6 [1.28–16.39]), (2) body mass index lower than 25 kg/m2 (2.9 [1.31–6.49]), (3) menopause (13.4 [2.53–71.12]), and (4) HIV-1 undetectable viral load (7.9 [1.96–32.25]). Conversely, zidovudine (0.2 [0.04–0.85]) and nevirapine (0.1 [0.02–0.38]) use were inversely associated with low BMD. Low BMD was frequently found in our cohort of about 300 Brazilian HIV-infected subjects. This study upports the need for periodic DXA testing in HIV outpatient clinics. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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Rising concentrations of plastics in the oceans are leading to increasing negative interactions with marine biota, including ingestion by endangered and/or economically important seafood species such as fish. In this paper, we visually evaluated plastic debris ingestion by 965 specimens of eight commercially exploited fish species from different marine habitats off the southeast-south coast of Brazil. All species ingested plastics, with pelagic animals having higher amounts, frequency of occurrence, diversity and sizes of ingested items than demersal-pelagic and demersal animals. Highest frequency of occurrence (FO%) of plastic ingestion (25.8%) was observed for the pelagic skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Scombridae), and lowest (5%) for the demersal bluewing searobin Prionotus punctatus (Triglidae). Microplastics predominated in all species, and fibers/lines and fragments were the main items found, possibly derived from fishing materials. The most abundant plastic colors were transparent, black and blue, and the most common polymers were polyamide and polyurethane. With the available data, no relationship between the size of the individuals and amount of ingested plastics was observed. Considering the negative impacts of plastic ingestion on marine fish, and potentially on human health due to their consumption, understanding ingestion patterns is critical for better evaluating their origin and possible causes, and consequently for helping define prevention strategies for this problem. Image 1 • Eight species of marine fish ingested plastics with frequency of 13.9%. • Microplastics were most common in all species, mainly fibers and fragments. • Most plastics were transparent, black and blue, made of polyamide and polyurethane. • Pelagic fish ate plastics more frequently, and in higher amount, diversity and size. • Fish size did not influence amounts of ingested plastics. Eight exploited marine fish species in Brazil were shown to ingest plastics. Fish ate mainly transparent, black and blue microplastics made of PA and PU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]