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Forest loss and the biodiversity threshold: an evaluation considering species habitat requirements and the use of matrix habitats by Estavillo, Candelaria, Pardini, Renata, da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo

“…Habitat loss is the main driver of the current biodiversity crisis, a landscape-scale process that affects the survival of spatially-structured populations…”
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Forest and connectivity loss simplify tropical pollination networks by Ferreira, Patrícia Alves, Boscolo, Danilo, Lopes, Luciano Elsinor, Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo, Viana, Blandina Felipe

“…Mutualistic interactions between plants and pollinators play an essential role in the organization and persistence of biodiversity. The structure of…”
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Biodiversity thresholds in invertebrate communities: The responses of dung beetle subgroups to forest loss by Pinto Leite, Clarissa Machado, Mariano-Neto, Eduardo, Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo da

“…Extinction thresholds have been predicted to be critical values of habitat loss in which an abrupt reduction in populations occurs through the interaction…”
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Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes by Lopes, Jivago da Fonseca, Andrade, Pedro da Rocha, Borges, Magno Tauceda, Krause, Matheus Carret, Simi, Mariano Otto Schmitz, Bohlke, Maristela, Weinert, Leticia Schwerz

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of medical education on hospital hyperglycemia on physician's technical knowledge and the quality of medical…”
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Forest cover, extinction thresholds and time lags in woody plants (Myrtaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: resources for conservation by Rigueira, Dary Moreira Gonçalves, da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo, Mariano-Neto, Eduardo

“…Efforts to conserve tropical forests could be strengthened based on ecological knowledge, such as extinction thresholds in ecological processes. Many studies…”
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Ecological literacy and beyond: Problem-based learning for future professionals by Lewinsohn, Thomas M., Attayde, José Luiz, Fonseca, Carlos Roberto, Ganade, Gislene, Jorge, Leonardo Ré, Kollmann, Johannes, Overbeck, Gerhard E., Prado, Paulo Inácio, Pillar, Valério D., Popp, Daniela, da Rocha, Pedro L. B., Silva, Wesley Rodrigues, Spiekermann, Annette, Weisser, Wolfgang W.

“…Ecological science contributes to solving a broad range of environmental problems. However, lack of ecological literacy in practice often limits application of…”
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Functional complementation of dwf4 mutants of Arabidopsis by overexpression of CYP724A1 by Zhang, Rujia, Xia, Xinjie, Lindsey, Keith, da Rocha, Pedro S.C. Ferreira

“…An essential step in the biosynthesis of bioactive brassinosteroids (BRs) in plants is the hydroxylation at C-22, a reaction catalyzed by P450 enzymes of the…”
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Fostering inter- and transdisciplinarity in discipline-oriented universities to improve sustainability science and practice by Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo da, Pardini, Renata, Viana, Blandina Felipe, El-Hani, Charbel N.

“…Many problems we face today, including sustainability issues, are complex and encompass intertwined systems. As such, they are difficult to understand and…”
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Evaluating forest refugial models using species distribution models, model filling and inclusion: a case study with 14 Brazilian species by Porto, Tiago Jordão, Carnaval, Ana Carolina, da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo

“…Aim: We aimed to assess the generality of existing models of late Quaternary biodiversity refugia in the Brazilian Atlantic forest by testing whether taxonomic…”
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Expression of OsMSR3 in Arabidopsis enhances tolerance to cadmium stress by Cui, Yanchun, Xu, Guoyun, Wang, Manling, Yu, Yan, Li, Mingjuan, da Rocha, Pedro S. C. Ferreira, Xia, Xinjie

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread heavy metal released in the environment as a result of rock mineralization and of anthropogenic activities. Cadmium is highly…”
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Liquid Crystal Formation from Sunflower Oil: Long Term Stability Studies by da Rocha-Filho, Pedro Alves, Maruno, Mônica, Ferrari, Márcio, Topan, José Fernando

“…The Brazilian biodiversity offers a multiplicity of raw materials with great potential in cosmetics industry applications. Some vegetable oils and fatty esters…”
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CLINICAL RESULT OF PATIENTS WITH DISTAL BICEPS TENDON RUPTURE WITH ENDOBUTTON by Alencar, Jonatas Brito DE, Bernardes, Diego Frade, Souza, Clodoaldo José Duarte DE, Girão, Marcos Antônio Silva, Rocha, Pedro Henrique Messias DA, Façanha, Fernando Antônio Mendes

“…To evaluate the results obtained in the repair of distal biceps injury using the single-incision approach with endobutton use; complications; and ability to…”
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The plant P1B‐type ATPase AtHMA4 transports Zn and Cd and plays a role in detoxification of transition metals supplied at elevated levels by Mills, Rebecca F., Francini, Alessandra, Ferreira da Rocha, Pedro S.C., Baccarini, Paul J., Aylett, Melissa, Krijger, Gerard C., Williams, Lorraine E.

“…The transition metal Zn is essential for many physiological processes in plants, yet at elevated concentrations this, and the related non‐essential metal Cd,…”
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Habitat Amount, Habitat Heterogeneity, and Their Effects on Arthropod Species Diversity by Travassos-De-Britto, Bruno, Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo da

“…Not all studies have empirically supported the model that predicts a positive relationship between habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity. We hypothesized that…”
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Regional distribution patterns can predict the local habitat specialization of arachnids in heterogeneous landscapes of the Atlantic Forest by Porto, Tiago Jordão, Pinto‐da‐Rocha, Ricardo, Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo, Andersen, Alan

“…Aim This study formally evaluates the ability of three models to use geographical data on species distribution to predict the habitat use patterns of species…”
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Immunoexpression of Transforming Growth Factor Beta and Interferon Gamma in Radicular and Dentigerous Cysts by de Moraes, Maiara, DDS, PhD, da Rocha Neto, Pedro Carlos, DDS, MSc, de Matos, Felipe Rodrigues, DDS, PhD, Diniz de Sousa Lopes, Maria Luiza, DDS, MSc, Medeiros de Azevedo, Paulo Roberto, MSc, de Lisboa Lopes Costa, Antonio, DDS, PhD

“…Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the immunohistochemical expression of transforming growing factor beta (TGF-β) and…”
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Passive Restoration in Biodiversity Hotspots: Consequences for an Atlantic Rainforest Lizard Taxocene by Guerrero, Agustín Camacho, da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo

“…Long-term conservation in biodiversity hotspots depends on the recovery of communities in secondary forest fragments. In most cases, however, recovery…”
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GradientLand Software: A landscape change gradient generator by Cambui, Elaine Cristina Barbosa, Nogueira de Vasconcelos, Rodrigo, Boscolo, Danilo, Bernardo da Rocha, Pedro Luís, Miranda, José Garcia Vivas

“…In landscape ecology, there is a lack of free software that can simulate sequential processes of habitat loss using neutral landscape models. Such a tool would…”
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PIWIL2 is overexpressed in adenomyotic lesions of women with diffuse adenomyosis by Mattia, Marília M. C., Fernandes, Alexandra C. P., Genro, Vanessa K., de Souza, Carlos Augusto B., da Rocha Olsen, Pedro, Cunha-Filho, João Sabino

“…Purpose Adenomyosis has been studied throughout the years, however, its aetiology and physiopathology are still unknown. The aim of this study was to identify…”
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Nitrogen mineralisation and N2O emissions in pure and mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus urograndis and Acacia mangium by Santos, Felipe Martini, Balieiro, Fabiano de Carvalho, Ataíde, Danilo Henrique dos Santos, Rocha, Pedro Vaz da, Alves, Bruno JR, Chaer, Guilherme M

“…We hypothesised that N inputs to the soil from residues of adult trees of Acacia mangium Willd. increase soil nitrate availability and consequently induce…”
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