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The greenlight for government buildings: strategies for a low-carbon building portfolio by Adamson, S., Medeiros, A.S.

“…There is a global focus by governments on retrofitting buildings, as well as incorporating energy efficiency into new construction, as a means to address…”
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Biotic responses to multiple aquatic and terrestrial gradients in shallow subarctic lakes (Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada) by Balasubramaniam, A.M., Medeiros, A.S., Turner, K.W., Hall, R.I., Wolfe, B.B.

“…Biotic communities in shallow northern lakes are frequently used to assess environmental change; however, complex interactions among multiple factors remain…”
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Diversity patterns in subarctic stream benthic invertebrate assemblages from the Sahtu Settlement Area, Northwest Territories, Canada by Vinke, K., Medeiros, A.S., Giberson, D.J.

“…Benthic invertebrate assemblages were studied across four streams in the Sahtu Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories between July 2010 and October…”
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Does the change on gastrointestinal tract microbiome affects host? by Beirão, Elisa M., Padovan, Ana Carolina B., Furtado, Juvêncio J.D., Colombo, Arnaldo L., Medeiros, Eduardo A.S.

“…During the past decade, studies on the composition of human microbiota and its relation to the host became one of the most explored subjects of the medical…”
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Benthic Biomonitoring in Arctic Tundra Streams: A Community-Based Approach in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada by MEDEIROS, A.S., LUSZCZEK, C.E., SHIRLEY, J., QUINLAN, R.

“…Recent residential, commercial, and industrial development in the catchments of several Arctic streams has heightened the need to assess these freshwater…”
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Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection at a medical-surgical intensive care unit: Risk factors and mortality by Furtado, Guilherme H.C., MD, Bergamasco, Maria D., MD, Menezes, Fernando G., MD, Marques, Daniel, RN, Silva, Adriana, RN, Perdiz, Luciana B., RN, Wey, Sérgio B., MD, Medeiros, Eduardo A.S., MD

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors and attributable mortality associated with imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa…”
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Preventing catheter-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Impact of an educational program surveying policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters in a Brazilian teaching hospital by Luiz Abramczyk, Marcelo, Carvalho, Werter B., Medeiros, Eduardo A.S.

“…To determine the impact of an educational program on the prevention of central venous catheter-related infections in a Brazilian Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…”
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West meets East: How do rainforest beetles become circum-Pacific? Evolutionary origin of Callipogon relictus and allied species (Cerambycidae: Prioninae) in the New and Old Worlds by Kim, Sangil, de Medeiros, Bruno A.S., Byun, Bong-Kyu, Lee, Seunghwan, Kang, Jung-Hoon, Lee, Bongwoo, Farrell, Brian D.

“…[Display omitted] •The first molecular phylogeny of world prionine longhorn beetles is presented.•Wide ancient distribution of stem lineage Callipogon relictus…”
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Artificial Lighting as a Vector Attractant and Cause of Disease Diffusion by Barghini, Alessandro, de Medeiros, Bruno A. S.

“…BACKGROUND: Traditionally, epidemiologists have considered electrification to be a positive factor. In fact, electrification and plumbing are typical…”
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Preventing catheter-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: impact of an educational program surveying policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters in a Brazilian teaching hospital by Abramczyk, Marcelo Luiz, Carvalho, Werter B, Medeiros, Eduardo A.S

“…Objectives: To determine the impact of an educational program on the prevention of central venous catheter-related infections in a Brazilian Pediatric…”
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Severe nosocomial infections with imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii treated with ampicillin/sulbactam by Levin, Anna S, Levy, Carlos E, Manrique, A.Edison I, Medeiros, Eduardo A.S, Costa, Silvia F

“…Forty consecutive patients with nosomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii were treated with intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam…”
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A system for obtaining soil solution extracts and soil water retention curves using a bench centrifuge with fixed angle rotors by Lozano, J.C., Blanco Rodríguez, P., Vera Tomé, F., Maldonado, R., Medeiros, A.S., Prieto, C.

“…•The device recovers the extracts in an easy way, with reproducible results.•A centrifugation time of 60 min is operationally suitable for the proposed…”
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Biomass burning and carbon monoxide patterns in Brazil during the extreme drought years of 2005, 2010, and 2015 by Ribeiro, I.O., Andreoli, R.V., Kayano, M.T., Sousa, T.R., Medeiros, A.S., Godoi, R.H.M., Godoi, A.F.L., Duvoisin, S., Martin, S.T., Souza, R.A.F.

“…In the 21st century, severe droughts associated with climate change will increase biomass burning (BB) in Brazil caused by the human activities. Recent…”
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Detecting the influence of secondary environmental gradients on chironomid-inferred paleotemperature reconstructions in northern North America by Medeiros, A.S., Gajewski, K., Porinchu, D.F., Vermaire, J.C., Wolfe, B.B.

“…We examine the influence of multiple environmental factors on quantitative reconstructions of past climate that are based on conventional transfer function…”
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Assessment of ecological impairment of Arctic streams: Challenges and future directions by Medeiros, A. S., Williams, A., Milošević, D.

“…As increased growth and development put pressure on freshwater systems in Arctic environments, there is a need to maintain a meaningful and feasible framework…”
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Frequencies of feline blood types in the Rio de Janeiro area of Brazil by Medeiros, Miguel A.S, Soares, Ana Maria, Alviano, Daniela S, Ejzemberg, Regina, Silva, Maria Helena da, Almosny, Nadia Regina

“…Background: The distribution and frequency of blood types in cat populations vary according to geographic region and breed. Frequencies of feline blood types…”
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Control of multi-resistant bacteria and ventilator-associated pneumonia: is it possible with changes in antibiotics? by Jukemura, Elisa M, Burattini, Marcelo N, Pereira, Carlos A P, Braga, Alfésio L F, Medeiros, Eduardo A S

“…Potent antimicrobial agents have been developed as a response to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which especially affect patients with…”
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High gamma dose response of poly(vinylidene fluoride) copolymers by Medeiros, A.S., Faria, L.O.

“…Poly(vinylidene fluoride) [PVdF] is a semicrystalline linear homopolymer known worldwide by its good chemical, mechanical and electromechanical properties. Its…”
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Perceptions and attitudes of the professional staff concerning infection surveillance and control programs in Brazilian hospitals by Guerra, Carla Morales, MD, MSc, Ramos, Monica Parente, MSc, PhD, Penna, Virginia Zagallo, NR, Goto, Janaina Midori, MD, Santi, Leandro Queiroz, MD, de Andrade Stempliuk, Valeska, MSc, PhD, Sallas, Janaina, MSc, Medeiros, Eduardo A.S., MD, PhD

“…Background Several countries have conducted studies to assess the status of their infection control programs (ICP) with the objective of improving quality of…”
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Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo by Furtado, Guilherme H C, Santana, Solange L, Coutinho, Ana Paula, Perdiz, Luciana B, Wey, Sérgio B, Medeiros, Eduardo A S

“…Handwashing compliance was compared at two medical- surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching and a non-teaching hospital. The mean compliance was…”
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