Biological Sciences: Recent Submissions

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    • Teaching internship: a look at didactic modalities in botany teaching 

      Severo, Isabel Wosniak; Souza, Edeilson Brito de; Prestes, Rosi Maria; Moço, Maria Cecília de Chiara (2025) [Journal article]
      This article investigates the influence of the teaching methods used by higher education botany professors on the teaching practices of undergraduates in schools. It is based on the premise that pedagogical approaches, ...

    • Astroecology : bridging the gap between ecology and astrobiology 

      Meurer , Juliana Campos; Haqq Misra, Jacob; Mendonça Junior, Milton de Souza (2024) [Journal article]
      Although astrobiology studies how life functions and evolves, ecology is still largely overlooked in astrobiology research. Here we present an argument for astroecology, a merger of ecology and astrobiology, a self-aware ...

    • Perception of biological sciences graduates on botanical training 

      Andriotti Junior, Marcos Aurélio; Marchioretto, Rafaella Migliavacca; Prestes, Rosi Maria; Moço, Maria Cecília de Chiara (2025) [Journal article]
      Botany teaching in school education faces several challenges, including obstacles in the initial training of teachers. Investigating pre-service teachers’ perceptions can improve teaching by emphasizing knowledge related ...

    • Desafios na conservação e no manejo de áreas de reserva legal em ecossistemas campestres e savânicos brasileiros frente às mudanças climáticas globais 

      Tomas, Walfrido Moraes; Baggio, Rodrigo; Berlinck, Christian Niel; Camilo, André Restel; Cunha, Cátia Nunes da; Damasceno Junio, Geraldo; Durigan, Giselda; Silva, Rodrigo Dutra da; Fidelis, Alessandra Tomaselli; Garcia, Letícia Couto; Herrera, Heitor Miraglia; Libonati, Renata; Marengo, José Antonio; Oliveira, Maxwell da Rosa; Overbeck, Gerhard Ernst; Pereira, Alexandre de Matos Martins; Pillar, Valerio de Patta; Pivello, Vânia Regina; Ribeiro, Danilo Bandini; Ribeiro, José Felipe; Sampaio, Alexandre Bonesso; Santos Júnior, Antônio dos; Schmidt, Isabel Belloni; Soriano, Balbina Maria Araújo; Tiepolo, Liliani Marilia; Timo, Thiago Philipe de Camargo e; Urbanetz, Catia; Vieira, Daniel Luis Mascia; Walter, Bruno Machado Teles (2024) [Journal article]
      As áreas de reserva legal (ARLs) são parte fundamental da estratégia brasileira de conservação, juntamente com as áreas de preservação permanente. As ARLs são destinadas à manutenção da biodiversidade e podem ser manejadas ...

    • Estudo da toxicidade da Luehea divaricata Mart. & Zucc. 

      Machado, Clarice Azevedo; Bianchi, Neusa Ribeiro; Alice, Cecilia Ballve; Siqueira, Norma C.S. de (1991) [Journal article]
      A Luehea divaricata Mart. & Zucc., Tiliaceae, foi estudada quanto à sua toxicidade sub-aguda (dois meses) em camundongos.

    • Interaction between bees and the flowers of Clethra scabra Person in the Araucaria Forest in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil 

      Witter, Sídia; Ambrosini, Larissa Bueno; Santos, Mardiore Tanara Pinheiro dos; Silva, Patrícia Nunes; Santos, Bruna Barros Dias (2025) [Journal article]
      Clethra scabra is a plant native to the Araucaria Forest of the Rio Grande do Sul State and provides food resources to flower visitors, however, it is threatened with extinction, and little is known about this interaction. ...

    • Identificação de fenótipos distintos e melhoria do prognóstico usando biomarcadores metabólicos em pacientes com COVID-19 

      Santana, Andressa; Prestes, Gabriele da Silveira; Silva, Marinara Dagostin da; Girardi, Carolina Saibro; Silva, Lucas dos Santos da; Moreira, Jose Claudio Fonseca; Gelain, Daniel Pens; Westphal, Glauco Adrieno; Kupek, Emil; Walz, Roger; Dal Pizzol, Felipe; Ritter, Cristiane (2024) [Journal article]
      Objetivo: Investigar a relação entre os níveis de adipocinas e outros biomarcadores endócrinos e os desfechos em pacientes hospitalizados com COVID-19. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo que incluiu 213 indivíduos com COVID-19 ...

    • O impacto da primeira onda da pandemia de covid-19 na saúde mental de estudantes brasileiros 

      Dalpiaz, Giovana; Scherer, Juliana Nichterwitz; Goularte, Jeferson Ferraz; Serafim, Silvia Dubou; Caldieraro, Marco Antonio Knob; Rosa, Adriane Ribeiro (2021) [Journal article]
      Com a alta disseminação do novo coronavírus, foi necessário adotar intervenções de saúde pública com foco no distanciamento social para diminuir a transmissão do patógeno causador, o SARS-Cov-2. Contudo, essas medidas podem ...

    • Insomnia polygenic component on attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder : exploring this association using genomic data from Brazilian families 

      Carpena, Marina Xavier; Fraga, Brenda Barbon; Silva, Thais Martins da; Oliveira, Angélica Salatino de; Genro, Júlia Pasqualini; Polanczyk, Guilherme Vanoni; Zeni, Cristian Patrick; Schmitz, Marcelo; Chazan, Rodrigo; Hutz, Mara Helena; Rohde, Luis Augusto Paim; Rodrigues, Luciana Tovo (2024) [Journal article]
      Introduction: Insomnia is highly prevalent among individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, the biological mechanisms shared between both conditions is still elusive. We aimed to investigate ...

    • Modulation of neural networks and symptom correlated in fibromyalgia : a randomized double-blind multi-group explanatory clinical trial of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation 

      Alves, Rael Lopes; Zortéa, Maxciel; Vicuña Serrano, Paul Cornelio; Laranjeira, Vani dos Santos; Tocchetto, Betina Franceschini; Ramalho, Leticia; Alves, Camila Fernanda da Silveira; Tomedi, Rafaela Brugnera; Almeida, Rodrigo Pereira de; Bruck, Samara Machado; Medeiros, Liciane Fernandes; Sanches, Paulo Roberto Stefani; Silva Junior, Danton Pereira da; Torres, Iraci Lucena da Silva; Fregni, Felipe; Caumo, Wolnei (2024) [Journal article]
      Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) might modulate neural activity and promote neural plasticity in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). This multi-group randomized clinical trial compared home-based ...