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Analogies Between the Cracking Noise of Ethanol-Dampened Charcoal and Earthquakes by Ribeiro, H V, Costa, L S, Alves, L G A, Santoro, P A, Picoli, S, Lenzi, E K, Mendes, R S

“…We report on an extensive characterization of the cracking noise produced by charcoal samples when dampened with ethanol. We argue that the evaporation of…”
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Identifying and modeling patterns of tetrapod vertebrate mortality rates in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by Antonio, F.J., Mendes, R.S., Thomaz, S.M.

“…The accidental oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has caused perceptible damage to marine and freshwater ecosystems. The large quantity of oil leaking at…”
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Annihilation dynamics of stringlike topological defects in a nematic lyotropic liquid crystal by Guimarães, R R, Mendes, R S, Fernandes, P R G, Mukai, H

“…Topological defects can appear whenever there is some type of ordering. Its ubiquity in nature has been the subject of several studies, from early Universe to…”
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Statistics of football dynamics by MENDES, R. S, MALACARNE, L. C, ANTENEODO, C

“…We investigate the dynamics of football matches. Our goal is to characterize statistically the temporal sequence of ball movements in this collective sport…”
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What haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients think about health and oral care: A qualitative study in a Brazilian health service by Mendes, S.R., Silva, M.E.S., Firmo, J.O.A., Abreu, M.H.N.G.

“…Differences in the perceptions of treatment between healthcare team and patients should be identified, aiming to provide a more humanised health care. We…”
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Earthquake-like patterns of acoustic emission in crumpled plastic sheets by Mendes, R. S, Malacarne, L. C, Santos, R. P. B, Ribeiro, H. V, Picoli, S

“…We report remarkable similarities in the output signal of two distinct out-of-equilibrium physical systems —earthquakes and the intermittent acoustic noise…”
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Ehrlichia canis in dogs in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil: Serology, molecular detection and associated factors by Tanikawa, A., Labruna, M.B., Costa, A., Aguiar, D.M., Justiniano, S.V., Mendes, R.S., Melo, A.L.T., Alves, C.J., Azevedo, S.S.

“…This study investigated infection by Ehrlichia spp. agents by PCR, immunofluorescence assay test (IFAT), and by Giemsa-stained blood smears in 108 dogs from a…”
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Modeling Biomass and Nutrients in a Eucalyptus Stand in the Cerrado by Marco B. X. Valadão, Karla M. S. Carneiro, Fabiana P. Ribeiro, Jonas Inkotte, Maísa I. Rodrigues, Thallita R. S. Mendes, Daniel A. Vieira, Renan A. M. Matias, Mirella B. O. Lima, Eder P. Miguel, Alcides Gatto

“…The prediction of biological processes, which involve growth and plant development, is possible via the adjustment of mathematical models. In forest areas,…”
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Spatial and temporal variability of canopy cover and understory light in a Cerrado of Southern Brazil by Lemos-Filho, J P, Barros, C F A, Dantas, G P M, Dias, L G, Mendes, R S

“…Canopy cover has significant effects on the understory environment, including upon light availability for seedling growth. The aim of the present study was to…”
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Statistical properties of the circulation of magazines and newspapers by jr., S. Picoli, Mendes, R. S, Malacarne, L. C

“…We analyze data sets containing the circulation of magazines and newspapers. We show that the cumulative distribution follows, in the range of large…”
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Scaling behavior in the dynamics of citations to scientific journals by Jr, S. Picoli, Mendes, R. S, Malacarne, L. C, Lenzi, E. K

“…We analyze a database comprising the impact factor (citations per recent items published) of scientific journals for a 13-year period (1992–2004). We find that…”
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Similarities between the dynamics of geomagnetic signal and of heartbeat intervals by Picoli jr., S, Mendes, R. S, Malacarne, L. C, Papa, A. R. R

“…We analyze the dynamics of a widely used measure of geomagnetic activity —the Dst index— and compare our findings with those found in healthy human heartbeat…”
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Empirical analysis on the connection between power-law distributions and allometries for urban indicators by Alves, L.G.A., Ribeiro, H.V., Lenzi, E.K., Mendes, R.S.

“…We report on the existing connection between power-law distributions and allometries. As it was first reported in Gomez-Lievano et al. (2012) for the…”
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Spatial correlations, clustering and percolation-like transitions in homicide crimes by Alves, L. G. A., Lenzi, E. K., Mendes, R. S., Ribeiro, H. V.

“…The spatial dynamics of criminal activities has been recently studied through statistical physics methods; however, models and results have been focusing on…”
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An expansion approach in rubber elasticity by Bienzobaz, P.F., Malacarne, L.C., Mendes, R.S., Lenzi, E.K.

“…We introduce an expansion approach to obtain the elastic free energy density in rubber elasticity. This new approach presents fast convergence for whole range…”
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Scaling laws and universality in the choice of election candidates by Mantovani, M. C, Ribeiro, H. V, Moro, M. V, Picoli, S, Mendes, R. S

“…Nowadays there is an increasing interest of physicists in finding regularities related to social phenomena. This interest is clearly motivated by applications…”
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Nasal patency after open rhinoplasty with spreader grafts by de Pochat, Victor D, Alonso, Nivaldo, Mendes, Rogério R.S, Cunha, Marcelo S, Menezes, José V.L

“…Summary Background Spreader grafts have been used in cosmetic rhinoplasty, but little information is available about the objective results of treatment. This…”
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Universal bursty behaviour in human violent conflicts by Picoli, S., Castillo-Mussot, M. del, Ribeiro, H. V., Lenzi, E. K., Mendes, R. S.

“…Understanding the mechanisms and processes underlying the dynamics of collective violence is of considerable current interest. Recent studies indicated the…”
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Microbial hydroxylation of sclareol by Rhizopus stolonifer by Díez, D, Sanchez, J M, Rodilla, J M, Rocha, P M, Mendes, R S, Paulino, C, Marcos, I S, Basabe, P, Urones, J G

“…Incubation of sclareol with Rhizopus stolonifer affords in high yield a mixture of triols with 18-hydroxy-sclareol as the main component…”
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Integrated assessment of biomarker responses and microbiological analysis of oysters from São Luís Island, Brazil by Ribeiro, E.B., Bastos, L.S., Galeno, L.S., Mendes, R.S., Garino, F., Carvalho-Neta, R.N.F., Costa, F.N.

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the use of biochemical biomarkers and microbiological analysis to identify levels of oyster contamination at different…”
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