Perception of the value of generic drugs in São Paulo, Brazil by Elene Paltrinieri Nardi, Marcos Bosi Ferraz

“…Three groups of participants were surveyed: (i) 50 customers while they were visiting commercial pharmacies located in São Paulo city, Brazil, (ii) 25 patients and 25 companions while they were waiting at the university outpatient clinic, and (iii) 50 healthcare opinion-leaders from government, hospitals, health plans, academia, and pharmaceutical companies. …”
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MOBILIZAÇÃO ÉTNICA NA CIDADE DE SÃO PAULO: O CASO DOS ÍNDIOS PANKARARU by MARCOS ALEXANDRE DOS SANTOS ALBUQUERQUE

“…ABSTRACT: This article aims to analyze the role of the masks (praiás) of the Pankararu Indians (PE) in the political mobilization in São Paulo city, Brazil. At this place, the category of tradition works to close the demands and offer of goods and rights between Indians and the city of São Paulo. …”
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In the concrete jungle: the animalivorous bat Tonatia bidens (Phyllostomidae) recorded in the metropolis of São Paulo, Brazil by Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino, Adriana Ruckert da Rosa, Débora Cardoso de Oliveira

“…Despite their relative generalist habits and although T. bidens has been recorded in large forest remnants inside cities, we report here for the first time an individual found inside the garage of a house in an urban area of São Paulo city. We suggest that the lack of suitable roosting sites, rather than prey, is the limiting factor for the presence of this species in urban areas. …”
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Polymorphism in the desmid Cosmarium abbreviatum var. minus (Zygnemaphyceae) and its taxonomic implications Polimorfismo na desmidiácea Cosmarium abbreviatum var. minus (Zygnemaphy... by Carlos E. de M Bicudo

“…Polymorphism in a population of the desmid (Zygnemaphyceae) Cosmarium abbreviatum Raciborski var. minus (West & West) Krieger & Gerloff is reported from material collected from 3 stations at the Lily Pond located in the Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga, São Paulo City, southern Brazil. From the examination of approximately 200 plants, 6 different morphological expressions were described and the following remarks made: 1) a detailed analysis of sample populations is absolutely necessary for the definition of species and infraspecific categories among desmids; 2) the morphological characteristics presently used for the delimitation of certain species, which are built up of individuals of very small size, seem to have no great taxonomical significance when only isolated individuals are analysed; and 3) taxa, such as Cosmarium angulosum Bréb. var. angulosum f. angulosum, C. abbreviatum Rac. var. minus (West & West) Krieg. & Gerl., C. succisum G.S. …”
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The constitution of São Paulo urban space (Brazil). Aspects about the indian question in the contradictory relation between city and rural space by Anselmo Alfredo

“…We dial in this article with de aprehension of how, inspite of São Paulo city has only been constituted as such in the last decades of nineteenth century, the meanings that the urbanization of São Paulo will realize was already pressuposted in the agrarian espacialities of colonial period. …”
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Tinnitus prevalence in the city of São Paulo by Jeanne Oiticica, Roseli Saraiva Moreira Bittar

“…INTRODUCTION: The public and private health care in the city of São Paulo has no data on tinnitus prevalence.OBJECTIVE: Determine tinnitus prevalence in São Paulo city.STUDY DESIGN: Series study.METHODS: Cross-sectional study by field questionnaire with 1960 interviews. …”
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Gamma radiation treatment applied to microbial decontamination of products derived from eggs collected from the retail market in São Paulo by S. Aquino, C.C. Lui, B. Corrêa

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of 60 samples of derivated egg products and evaluate the effects of gamma radiation of cobalt-60, using the dose of 5 and 10 kGy, for decontamination of products collected in the retail market in the São Paulo city. The bacterial count was performed by the most probable number (MPN) and the fungal counts by serial dilution after plating surface. …”
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Human Papillomavirus prevalence, viral load and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-infected women by José E. Levi, Maria C.S. Fink, Cynthia L.M. Canto, Nadily Carretiero, Regina Matsubara, Iara Linhares, Gérson B. das Dores, Adauto Castelo, Aluísio Segurado, David E. Uip, José Eluf Neto

“…HIV-infected women from São Paulo city were enrolled in a cross-sectional study on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) prevalence and their association with laboratory markers of AIDS, namely HIV viral load and CD4+ cell counts. …”
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O espanhol na cidade de São Paulo: quem ensina qual variante a quem? by Talia Bugel

“…This paper deals with interaction of Spanish variants in a foreign language classroom, in some of the best know Spanish language institutes in São Paulo city. The research started with as evaluation of the teaching material used, in the light of contemporary trends in modern language teaching. …”
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The physical capacity of different professional groups of Brazilian Amazonians, studied by cycle ergometry () by F. L. Vichi, J. M. Souza

“…As a general generalization the amazonians, although living in an environment of very high temperatures and humidity, are in about the same physical condition as those living in the interior of State of São Paulo (city of Ribeirão Preto). The amazonian rural workers reached better physical condition when compared to those studied in the State of São Paulo. …”
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Soil nailing wall with vertical nails to displacement reduction: Brazilian Practice by André Querelli, Tiago de Jesus Souza, André Augusto Cepeda

“…The proposed model is a soil nailing of approximately 18m high in a homogeneous subsoil in São Paulo city. Comparing situations with and without vertical nails, as if an inclined face (slope), the results showed that adding those nails could reduce horizontal displacements. …”
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The Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis A Virus Strains Circulating during Hepatitis A Outbreaks in São Paulo, Brazil, from September 2017 to May 2019 by Samira Chuffi, Michele S. Gomes-Gouvêa, Luciana V. B. Casadio, Ana Catharina S. S. Nastri, Mario P. Gonzalez, André L. F. Cotia, Amanda G. D. Aranda, Simone B. Tenore, Suzane K. Ono, Fernanda M. Malta, Geraldine Madalosso, Paulo R. A. Ferreira, Flair J. Carrilho, João R. R. Pinho

“…This outbreak expanded to North and South America, including Brazil, particularly in São Paulo city with 1547 reported cases from 2016 to 2019. …”
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Observações sobre os mosquitos Culex da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil Observations on Culex mosquitoes of S. Paulo City, Brazil by Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, George Kenge Ishiata, Ernesto Xavier Rabello, Maria das Dores Cotrim

“…<br>With the use of New Jersey-50 light traps, a survey of Culex mosquitoes was made in the urban área of São Paulo City, Brazil. Beside Culex pipiens fatigans several other species were found, mainly represented by Culex chidesteri, C. dolosus and C. bidens. …”
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Determination of Natural Radionuclides (Ra-226, Po-210, Ra-228 and K-40) and Cs-137 in Fish Consumed in the City of São Paulo by Andressa Nery, Barbara Paci Mazzilli, Marcelo Bessa Nisti, Catia Heloisa Rosignoli Saueia

“…Six fish species were selected among the most available and consumed in São Paulo city: anchovy, tuna, dogfish, croaker, hake and sardine. …”
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The role of globalization in drug development and access to orphan drugs: orphan drug legislation in the US/EU and in Latin America [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/3ix] by Renée J.G. Arnold, Lida Bighash, Alejandro Bryón Nieto, Gabriela Tannus Branco de Araújo, Juan Gabriel Gay-Molina, Federico Augustovski

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Expanded uncertainty assessment in fish samples analyzed by INAA and AAS by Bruno Tappiz, Edson Gonçalves Moreira

“… Measurement uncertainty was estimated following the EURACHEM guide (Quantifying Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement) for the elements As, Br, Cl, Co, Cr, Cs, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Rb, Sb, Se and Zn determined by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) and for the elements Cd, Hg and Pb determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) in the fillet of the most consumed fish species at São Paulo city, Brazil. INAA expanded uncertainties ranged from 1.0 to 21% and the main contributions were due the counting statistics of sample and pipetted standards. …”
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Two new species of Drosophila belonging to the canalinea group (Diptera, rosophilidae) Duas novas espécies de Drosophila do grupo canalinea (Diptera, Drosophilidae) by Vilma Ratcov, Carlos R. Vilela

“…Drosophila piratininga sp. nov. and Drosophila sampa sp. nov., belonging to the canalinea group of the subgenus Drosophila, are described based mostly on wild-caught specimens collected at a forest reserve of the Cidade Universitária "Armando de Salles Oliveira", an urban remnant of the montane Atlantic Forest located at west São Paulo city, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The two species are readily distinguished from each other mostly by having different wing patterns: the main crossveins being remarkably clouded in the first one and unclouded in the latter. …”
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Premature childbirth: pregnant women's characteristics of a population in the South area of São Paulo by Aline Zorzim Berger, Vivian Inácio Zorzim, Elias Ferreira Pôrto, Fábio Marcon Alfieri

“…Abstract Objectives: to identify the characteristics of pregnant women who had premature child-birth (PPT) in the South region of São Paulo city. Methods: a cross-sectional observational study with a data collection of 122 medical files on pregnant women who had PPT in 2013. …”
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The use of health geography modeling to understand early dispersion of COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil. by Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Raul Borges Guimarães, Rafael de Castro Catão, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Thomas Nogueira Vilches, Edmur Pugliesi

“…We identify two patterns based on surveillance data: one by contiguous diffusion from the capital metropolitan area, and the other hierarchical with long-distance spread through major highways that connects São Paulo city with cities of regional relevance. This knowledge can provide real-time responses to support public health strategies, optimizing the use of resources in order to minimize disease impact on population and economy.…”
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Blood collection on filter paper for HIV antibodies detection: experience of SampaCentro Project by Marcia J. Castejon, Rosemeire Yamashiro, Carmem A. F. Oliveira, Carmen Lúcia Soares, Maria Amélia S. M. Veras

“…The evaluation of the kit lot for HIV antibodies detection was performed using delta (d) values from the results of 774 DBS samples from volunteers men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited in the central region of São Paulo city, Brazil. Results: DBS blood collection was performed without complications. …”
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