DOES THE PRESENCE OF EXOTIC SPECIES DECREASE THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE SPECIES IN BRAZILIAN SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FORESTS?

Does the presence of exotic species decrease the initial development of native species in Brazilian seasonally dry tropical forests?

ABSTRACT We assessed the impacts of the biological invasion of Azadirachta indica on the quality of plant species native to a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest.We planted Amburana cearensis, Libidibia ferrea, Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, and Cenostigma pyramidale individuals alone and interacting with the exotic species.We measured their diameters Tampers

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De-escalation strategies for non-pharmaceutical interventions following infectious disease outbreaks: a rapid review and a proposed dynamic de-escalation framework

Abstract Background The severity of COVID-19, as well as the speed and scale of its spread, has posed a global challenge.Countries around the world have implemented stringent non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) to control transmission and prevent health systems from Braces being overwhelmed.These NPI have had profound negative social and economi

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Leave no child behind: Using data from 1.7 million children from 67 developing countries to measure inequality within and between groups of births and to identify left behind populations.

BackgroundGoal 3.2 from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) calls for reductions in national averages of Under-5 Mortality.However, it is well known that within countries these reductions can coexist with left behind populations that have mortality rates higher than national averages.To measure inequality in under-5 mortality and to identify le

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Removal of leftover feed shapes environmental microbiota and limits houseflies-mediated dispersion of pathogenic bacteria in sow breeding farms

Abstract Background Intensive swine breeding industry generates a complex environment where several microbial interactions occur and which constitutes a challenge for biosafety.Ad libitum feeding strategies and low levels of management contribute to residual and wasted feed for lactating sows, which provides a source of nutrients and microbial sour

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