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Dietary Changes, Fluid Replacement, Food Supplements and Drugs : Demonstration of Ergogenic Action and Potential Health Risks
by: shinta, 12 pagesIn Brazil, the indiscriminate use of different drugs, for both ergogenic and aesthetic purposes, has attracted atten- tion and caused concern. Such use is being increasingly spread ...
Cataract prevalence in Central-West region of Sao Paulo State, Brazil
by: shinta, 5 pagesCataract is the main treatable cause of blindness all over the world and still is responsible for more than 75% of world blindness. Blindness from cataract incapacitates individuals, ...
Anthropometric evaluation, risk factors for malnutrition, and nutritional therapy for children in teaching hospitals in Brazil
by: shinta, 6 pagesOver recent decades, the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) has expressively decreased among children aged
The prevalence of malnutrition and its risk factors in children attending outpatient clinics in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
by: shinta, 7 pagesThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and its risk factors in children aged 0-10 years attending outpatient clinics in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. A
Technical efficiency, farm size and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazonian Forest
by: shinta, 23 pagesThe aim of this paper is to estimate the impact of farm productivity on defo- restation and to analyse whether this effect depends on farm size. Census-tract-level data from the Censo ...
BRAZILIAN DEVELOPMENT AND DEFORESTATION OF AMAZONIA : AN ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION APPROACH
by: shinta, 11 pagesThis paper examines Brazilian government development decisions and how they relate to the forces and issues behind the current trend of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. More specifically, ...
Decentralization and Water Pollution Spillovers : Evidence from the Redrawing of County Boundaries in Brazil
by: shinta, 54 pagesWe examine the effect of political decentralization on pollution spillovers across jurisdictional boundaries. Upstream water use has spillover effects on downstream jurisdictions, and greater ...
Do Balance-Sheet Effects Matter for Brazil?
by: shinta, 24 pagesThe past ten years have seen a number of currency crises, typically followed by a sharp drop in output in the countries involved. An explanation advanced for both the crisis and the ...
Campaigning with Partners for the MDGs: a case study of Brazil
by: shinta, 16 pagesPart of a series to share good practices from countries successfully promoting and advancing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this case is intended to help UNDP Country ...
