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Dwarf planet Quaoar hosts a ring that shouldn’t be there
Publicado em 15 de fevereiro de 2023
Astronomers discovered that dwarf planet Quaoar, which resides in the outer solar system, sports a strange ring around it. And according to researchers, this lumpy ring of material is so far from the icy world’s surface that theory says it should have formed a moon instead.
“At the end of the day, this ring is not where we expect it to be,” Bruno Morgado, an astronomer at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and lead author of the new study, tells [...]
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Brazil has two populations of American bullfrogs, an unique species that transmits a lethal fungus
Publicado em 09 setembro 2022Researchers on the University of São Paulo (USP) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) have performed probably the most complete genetic evaluation ever of the American bullfrog (Aquarana catesbeiana) in Brazil, concluding that there are two populations of the species right here, residing on frog farms or invading native ecosystems. Bullfrogs are thought of the world’s foremost invasive amphibian. An article on the examine is revealed in Scientific Reports. “We [...]ver notícia -
Gravitational motion of sun and moon influences habits of animals and vegetation, research reveals
Publicado em 06 janeiro 2022The rhythms of exercise in all organic organisms, each vegetation and animals, are carefully linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the sun-Earth-moon system. This reality has been considerably uncared for by scientific analysis however is foregrounded in a research by Cristiano de Mello Gallep on the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) within the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and Daniel Robert on the University of Bristol within the United Kingdom. An article [...]ver notícia -
Study exhibits how waste will be transformed into supplies for superior industries
Publicado em 10 dezembro 2021Between 118 and 138 million tons of natural waste are generated yearly worldwide, with waste from the meals manufacturing and distribution chain accounting for 100 million tons of the total. Only about 25% of all this biowaste is collected and recycled. The different 75% is just thrown away, representing an enormous lack of potential assets and main harm to the setting. These numbers are from a report printed in 2018 by the European Environment Agency. Its statistics are the newest out there [...]ver notícia -
Life expertise shapes canines’ interplay with people
Publicado em 17 novembro 2021It’s an on a regular basis scene. Pooch desires a tasty-looking piece of cake that is sitting on the desk. What does he do? He gazes longingly on the titbit, ogles his grasp or mistress, and glances again on the cake. This “conversation” with people will get him what he desires. Communication between canines and people involving an alternate of appears is quite common, however totally different life experiences can change it, in line with a research carried out on the [...]ver notícia -
Highly Abundant Virus in Humans Could Be a Biomarker for COVID-19
Publicado em 07 novembro 2021Torquetenovirus (TTV) is one of the viruses most frequently found in the human organism. It is also common in monkeys and domestic animals. Its presence has not been associated with any known disease, but its excessive replication is a sign that something is wrong with the immune system. The correlation between high TTV load and immunosuppression has been used in medicine in certain contexts, such as monitoring transplant patients who take medication to prevent rejection of the transplanted [...]ver notícia -
Heparin Reduces Death Rate Among COVID-19 Patients
Publicado em 02 novembro 2021Prophylactic administration did not present useful inside the randomized scientific trial described inside the article. The study involved 465 victims dealt with at 28 hospitals in six worldwide places, along with Brazil. “We believe these results should change clinical practice,” Elnara Negri, a co-author of the article, knowledgeable Agência FAPESP. Negri is a professor and physician at So Paulo’s Syrian-Lebanese Hospital and Hospital das Clnicas (HC), the hospital [...]ver notícia -
Curcumin Effective Against Leishmaniasis Parasite
Publicado em 21 agosto 2021According to the article on the research, which was supported by So Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP, functions of seven.8-15.6 micrograms per milliliter (g/mL) of curcumin related to blue LED irradiation (? = 450 5 nm), with a light-weight dose of 10 J/cm2, efficiently inactivated immune system cells (macrophages) contaminated with Leishmania braziliensis, the most typical species of the parasite in Brazil, in addition to Leishmania main. ‘Substance extracted from turmeric was [...]ver notícia -
Study: Fire in wet area of the Amazon destroys 27% of trees in up to three years
Publicado em 17 agosto 2021Even in the wettest parts of the Amazon, the impact of forest fires, which spread through these areas only during extreme droughts, is sufficient to change the characteristics of the vegetation in the coming decades, although it is not as significant as in other parts of the biome. According to an innovative study that measured the effects of fire in situ, burned forest in a wet area loses 27.3% of its stem density on average. The destruction affects mainly trees of small and medium [...]ver notícia -
Impact of Lack of Exercise in Aged Women During COVID-19 Quarantine
Publicado em 03 julho 2021Researchers on the University of So Paulo (USP) in Brazil performed a analysis examine involving 34 ladies aged 50-70 to investigate the consequences of various bodily coaching packages. ‘The adverse effect on aged womens health during COVID-19 isolation is mainly due to sedentary lifestyle.’ “It’s important to stress that these women were already considered physically inactive before the pandemic, in the sense that they didn’t exercise regularly. With [...]ver notícia