Publications by authors named "C D G Lacerda"

The Amazon forest is the largest source of isoprene emissions, and the seasonal pattern of leaf-out phenology in this forest has been indicated as an important driver of seasonal variation in emissions. Still, it is unclear how emissions vary between different leaf phenological types in this forest. To evaluate the influence of leaf phenological type over isoprene emissions, we measured leaf-level isoprene emission capacity and leaf functional traits for 175 trees from 124 species of angiosperms distributed among brevideciduous and evergreen trees in a central Amazon forest.

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Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common genetic disorder of phenotypic variability with age-dependent penetrance. This study describes the diagnosis, clinical characterization, management, and outcomes of a large patient cohort with plexiform neurofibroma (PN) treated with selumetinib in a real-world clinical setting.

Methods: This single-center observational study consecutively enrolled patients with NF1-PN treated with selumetinib from April 2018 to 2023.

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Objective: To investigate the association of multiple predictors (gait ability, depression, balance, strength of knee extensors on the paretic side, and mobility) with community ambulation (walking speed ≥0.8 m/s) of individuals after chronic stroke.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 60 individuals after chronic stroke with a mean age of 59 (±15.

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  • * The facility was adapted to assess the impact of iron mining waste from a significant dam failure that contaminated marine ecosystems with metals such as iron, arsenic, mercury, and manganese.
  • * Results demonstrated that the marine mesocosm system is a versatile and trustworthy method for studying the specific biological effects of dissolved iron on various reef organisms.
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