Soybean is one of the main species of cultivated plants in the world, having an important role in the food sector and as raw material. Several types of stressors cause losses in soybean, such as nematodes. Using drones, the study determined the best spectral band for the detection of two types of nematodes. … Read More →
Discourses about the excluded: to whom is the public space?
Who speaks for the homeless population of big cities? There are public policies aimed at this excluded population, there are the positions of different citizens in relation to the problem, and there are also the legal-administrative positions of the municipality. An analysis is made about the polemic coverage in Folha de S. Paulo regarding this population. … Read More →
Perception of professors regarding the transition to emergency remote teaching in a large public university in Mexico during the pandemic
We present the results of a follow up questionnaire to a non-random sample of 513 teachers from the largest public university in Mexico. The purpose was to delve on issues identified in a questionnaire applied at the start of the pandemic, to identify and describe the opinions, experiences, characteristics and conditions in which higher education teachers transitioned to remote teaching. … Read More →
Evaluation of 42 rootstocks behavior in Citriculture
Citrus culture is the cultivation of citrus fruits, especially orange and lime. This practice is one of the most important sectors of agribusiness in Brazil and generally utilizes the rootstock technique. The analysis evaluates the behavior of 42 rootstocks of “Valência Late” orange trees during the seedling. The results point to some possible alternatives for new rootstocks that will be field tested. … Read More →
Charcoal from slaughterhouse waste and maravalha are a sustainable alternative for domestic use
Considering the increase in effluent generation in poultry slaughterhouses in recent years, as a result of the growing demand for chicken meat around the world, combined with the need to develop new forms of renewable energy it was possible to produce charcoal for barbecue using sludge from poultry slaughterhouse and shavings of Pinus spp. … Read More →
Conflicting voices: speaking and keeping silent
Is speaking or being silent a choice? Faced with the multiplicity of spoken and silent voices in our world, the “experience of language” in a period of political repression, as shown in the work Retrato calado [Silenced Portrait], by Salinas Fortes, is the starting point to reflect on the limits between the duty of speaking/writing and witnessing. … Read More →
Sequencing of the first case of the monkeypox virus in Brazil
Monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus endemic to the African continent, has been reported in 33 non-endemic countries since May 2022. We report an almost complete genome of the first confirmed case of MPXV in Brazil. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was completed in 18 hours, from DNA extraction to consensus sequence generation. … Read More →
Genomic monitoring of Holstein cattle as a strategy in dairy production
Dairy production is one of the most important sectors of the Uruguayan economy. The genetic disorders of the “Holstein” breed cause production problems, compromising the sustainability of the milk production. The genomic monitoring of carrier animals is necessary to avoid the spread of lethal and semi-lethal alleles and to reduce the economic losses to dairy farming. … Read More →
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