Search Results - "Amaral, M A"
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Knowledge, behavior and practices of the population during the pandemic against the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the state of Alagoas, Brazil
Published in Brazilian journal of biology (2024)“…The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international state of emergency in order to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19. To ensure that there is…”
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The visualisation of fingermarks on Pangolin scales using gelatine lifters
Published in Forensic science international (01-08-2020)“…•The first method to lift and visualise fingermarks off Pangolin scales.•Important development to combat wildlife crime.•Uses adapted gelatine lifters for…”
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Microcontroller-based magnetometer using a single nitrogen-vacancy defect in a nanodiamond
Published in AIP advances (01-02-2020)“…The measurement of magnetic properties of various physical systems with nanometric spatial resolution raises interest in areas such as materials science,…”
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Anthromes displaying evidence of weekly cycles in active fire data cover 70% of the global land surface
Published in Scientific reports (06-08-2019)“…Across the globe, human activities have been gaining importance relatively to climate and ecology as the main controls on fire regimes and consequently human…”
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Dioxins, furans, biphenyls, arsenic, thorium and uranium in natural and anthropogenic sources of phosphorus and calcium used in agriculture
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-05-2016)“…The aim of this study was to assess the presence of dioxins, furans and biphenyls, and the inorganic contaminants such as arsenic (As), thorium (Th) and…”
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Diet and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Scoping Review
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (10-09-2024)“…Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common type of cancer globally. While smoking is a key risk factor, rising cases in non-smokers highlight…”
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Discrete double core skyrmions in magnetic thin films
Published in Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials (01-10-2009)“…We study the Belavin–Polyakov double core skyrmions in two-dimensional isotropic Heisenberg ferromagnets on a discrete square lattice by means of spin dynamic…”
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Asymptotic models and inference for extremes of spatio-temporal data
Published in Extremes (Boston) (01-12-2010)“…Recently there has been a lot of effort to model extremes of spatially dependent data. These efforts seem to be divided into two distinct groups: the study of…”
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The impact of force, time, and rotation on the transfer of ammonium nitrate: A reductionist approach to understanding evidence dynamics
Published in Science & justice (01-03-2022)“…•Novel use of the Instron ElectroPuls™ for forensic applications.•Objective assessment of the impact of force, time, and rotation on trace transfer.•Transfer…”
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Trace evidence dynamics of cocaine on banknotes: A comparison study of paper and polymer banknotes
Published in Science & justice (01-03-2022)“…•Cocaine particulates are readily transferred from banknotes through contact.•More particulates transfer from polymer banknotes than paper banknotes.•Contacts…”
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Abnormal methylation at the KvDMR1 imprinting control region in clinically normal children conceived by assisted reproductive technologies
Published in Molecular human reproduction (01-08-2009)“…Genomic imprinting alterations have been shown to be associated with assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) in animals. At present, data obtained in humans…”
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Sampling of explosive residues: The use of a gelatine-based medium for the recovery of ammonium nitrate
Published in Science & justice (01-11-2020)“…•A new formulation of gel was created for the collection of explosive residues.•The gel was assessed as a collection medium for ammonium nitrate.•Recoveries…”
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A Very Simple Experimental Technique for Characterising and Diagnosing Electrolytic Capacitors
Published in International journal of electrical engineering & education (01-01-2011)“…In this paper, an experimental technique for the offline characterisation of electrolytic capacitors in a wide range of frequencies is presented. The…”
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Effect of granulometric distribution on electromagnetic shielding effectiveness for polymeric composite based on natural graphite
Published in Science and engineering of composite materials (01-01-2019)“…In this study, the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) of polymer composites based on natural graphite in flakes (NGF) and silicone…”
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Bayesian approach to parameter estimation of the generalized pareto distribution
Published in Test (Madrid, Spain) (01-06-2003)“…Several methods have been used for estimating the parameters of the generalized Pareto distribution (GPD), namely maximum likelihood (ML), the method of…”
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Hierarchical space-time models for fire ignition and percentage of land burned by wildfires
Published in Environmental and ecological statistics (01-12-2011)“…Policy responses for local and global fire management as well as international green-gas inventories depend heavily on the proper understanding of the annual…”
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A study on the mechanical behaviour of WC/Co hardmetals
Published in International journal of refractory metals & hard materials (2009)“…The hardmetal cutting tools used in machining are submitted to extreme conditions in terms of temperature and mechanical loading. A better understanding of the…”
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Investigation of different graphite morphologies for microwave absorption at X and Ku-band frequency range
Published in Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics (01-11-2020)“…The different graphite morphologies, like graphite intercalation compound (GIC), expanded graphite (EG), and exfoliated graphite (ExfG), were investigated as…”
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REACTION OF GENOTYPES OF CITRUS SPECIES AND VARIETIES TO XANTHOMONAS CITRI subsp. CITRI UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS
Published in Journal of plant pathology (01-07-2010)“…Resistance of citrus genotypes to Asian citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) was evaluated on 582 accessions (319 varieties of sweet…”
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Generating Annual Fire Risk Maps Using Bayesian Hierarchical Models
Published in Journal of statistical theory and practice (03-07-2014)“…Vegetation fires are an important environmental and socioeconomic problem, and large budgets are spent in fire prevention and fire fighting. Detailed knowledge…”
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