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Inpatient treatment for severe obesity: A retrospective cohort study in Brazil, comparing exposure variables in a secondary data analysis.
PLoS One
January 2025
Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Introduction: Very low-calorie diets with hospitalization have demonstrated promise as a viable therapeutic option for severe obesity and its associated comorbidities. However, large studies providing a comprehensive longitudinal observation of patients undergoing this therapy are lacking. We evaluated the effectiveness of treating severe obesity in hospitalized patients, using very low-calorie diets and clinical support to develop lifestyle changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe GrassSyn dataset: Soil organic carbon stocks in Brazilian grassy ecosystems.
J Environ Qual
December 2024
Departamento de Solos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Although ecosystem management and restoration are known to enhance carbon storage, limited knowledge of ecosystem-specific soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and processes hinders the development of climate-ready, biodiversity-focused policies. Baseline SOC stocks data for specific ecosystems is essential. This paper aims to: (i) examine SOC stock variability across major grassy ecosystems in Brazil and (ii) discuss data limitations and applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecular dissection of laboratory contamination between two schistosome populations.
Parasit Vectors
December 2024
Disease Intervention and Prevention Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, P.O. Box 760549, San Antonio, TX, 78245, USA.
Background: Genomic analysis has revealed extensive contamination among laboratory-maintained microbes including malaria parasites, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Salmonella spp. Here, we provide direct evidence for recent contamination of a laboratory schistosome parasite population, and we investigate its genomic consequences. The Brazilian Schistosoma mansoni population SmBRE has several distinctive phenotypes, showing poor infectivity, reduced sporocyst number, low levels of cercarial shedding and low virulence in the intermediate snail host, and low worm burden and low fecundity in the vertebrate rodent host.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdentifying borderline traits in a Brazilian community sample using the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2 factors.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother
December 2024
Universidade São Francisco, SP, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on evaluating the effectiveness of the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2 (IDCP-2) in identifying individuals with high levels of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) traits in a Brazilian community sample.
- The research involved 1,469 adults who completed various personality assessments, leading to the identification of three distinct profiles of BPD traits based on a specific model.
- The results indicated that IDCP-2 factors are quite effective in distinguishing BPD traits, with a recommended cutoff score of 22 to accurately identify those at high risk of BPD.
Well-managed grass is a key strategy for carbon storage and stabilization in anthropized Amazon soils.
J Environ Manage
December 2024
Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (LNBR/CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro 10000, Polo II de Alta Tecnologia, Campinas, SP, 13083-100, Brazil; Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil. Electronic address:
Soils under anthropic use in the Amazon region are often associated with soil carbon (C) stock losses. More recently, the restoration of degraded pastures and the introduction of integrated systems have changed this pattern, and soil C accumulation is often observed. This study evaluated an 11-year field experiment to quantify soil C changes and elucidate C stabilization mechanisms in areas under anthropic uses in the southern Amazon of Brazil.
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