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Study shows challenge of promoting citizen science to help prevent disasters caused by flooding
Publicado em 05 outubro 2022
An application developed in collaboration with vulnerable communities to provide early warnings about the risk of flooding and environmental disasters has become public policy in Brazil and the methodology is being replicated for use elsewhere. With the practical results achieved in 2022, some of the discussions on proposals to improve flood risk management started at least two years ago.
An article published in Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal reflects one of the [...]
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Computational tool uses DNA-encoded approach to integrate and analyze different health databases
Publicado em 04 outubro 2022October 4, 2022 by FAPESP Brazilian researchers have created an innovative and agile computational tool to link and analyze different health databases with millions of patient records. Called Tucuxi-BLAST, the platform encodes identification records in a database, such as patient name, mother's name and place of birth, using letters that represent the nucleotides in a DNA sequence (A, T, C or G). This "conversion" of individuals to DNA enables accurate record linkage across [...]Medical Xpress (Reino Unido) -
Study reveals main target of SARS-CoV-2 in brain and describes effects of virus on nervous system
Publicado em 01 outubro 2022A Brazilian study published in the journal PNAS describes some of the effects infection by SARS-CoV-2 can have on the central nervous system. A preliminary version (not yet peer-reviewed) posted in 2020 was one of the first to show that the virus that causes COVID-19 can infect brain cells, especially astrocytes. It also broke new ground by describing alterations in the structure of the cortex, the most neuron-rich brain region, even in cases of mild COVID-19. The cerebral cortex is the [...]Medical Xpress (Reino Unido) -
Risk of urban tree falls in São Paulo is influenced by building height and neighborhood age, study shows
Publicado em 29 setembro 2022According to a study in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, the factors that most influence and increase the risk of tree failure in São Paulo (the capital of São Paulo state in Brazil) are the height of nearby buildings and the age of the neighborhood. Sidewalk width and tree height are the next most significant variables. Tree failure in streets with buildings of five or more stories is double the average for the city as a whole, the researchers found. It is [...]Phys.Org (Reino Unido) -
Risk of urban tree falls is influenced by building height and neighborhood age, Brazilian study shows
Publicado em 29 setembro 2022According to a study reported in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, the factors that most influence and increase the risk of tree failure in São Paulo (the capital of São Paulo state in Brazil) are the height of nearby buildings and the age of the neighborhood. Sidewalk width and tree height are the next most significant variables. Tree failure in streets with buildings of five or more stories is double the average for the city as a whole, the [...]Bioengineer (Reino Unido) -
Brazilian soybean growers' use of biofertilizer examined
Publicado em 28 setembro 2022Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Using biofertilizer on 80% of their planted area, Brazilian soybean growers are enjoying the environmental and economic benefits of employing the microbiome instead of chemical fertilizers. The microbiome is the community of fungi, bacteria and other microorganisms in a given environment. In farming, it provides the nutrients required by crops and boosts yields. Its use has many economic and environmental benefits. The case of Brazilian soybeans is one of 14 [...]Phys.Org (Reino Unido) -
Team reports on a fungus that simultaneously combats two of the worst threats to banana plantation yields
Publicado em 28 setembro 2022The banana borer Cosmopolites sordidus and the disease Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum, are among the most harmful pests that threaten the livelihoods of banana growers, who face major challenges in attempting to control them. The former is a species of weevil that bores into the plant's rhizome (the underground stem that produces roots and shoots), weakening its root system, reducing nutrient absorption and significantly lowering yield. The adult insect [...]Phys.Org (Reino Unido) -
Fungus simultaneously combats two of the worst threats to banana plantation yields
Publicado em 28 setembro 2022The banana borer Cosmopolites sordidus and the disease Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum, are among the most harmful pests that threaten the livelihoods of banana growers, who face major challenges in attempting to control them. The former is a species of weevil that bores into the plant’s rhizome (the underground stem that produces roots and shoots), weakening its root system, reducing nutrient absorption and significantly lowering [...]Bioengineer (Reino Unido) -
Researchers identify genes potentially responsible for sugarcane's resistance to pests, cold and drought
Publicado em 27 setembro 2022September 27, 2022 by Ricardo Muniz, FAPESP A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil has identified A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil has identified orphan genes in wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum), a species with exceptional resistance to biotic stresses such as nematodes, fungi, bacteria and other pests and diseases, and abiotic stresses such as cold, drought, salinity and nutritionally deficient [...]Phys.Org (Reino Unido) -
Researchers identify genes potentially responsible for sugarcane’s resistance to pests, cold and drought
Publicado em 27 setembro 2022A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil identified orphan genes in Wild sugarcane, Saccharum spontaneum, a species with exceptional resistance to biotic stresses such as nematodes, fungi, bacteria and other pests and diseases, and abiotic stresses such as cold, drought, salinity and nutritionally deficient soil. A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil identified orphan genes in Wild sugarcane, Saccharum [...]Bioengineer (Reino Unido)