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O papel da participação das mulheres no mercado de trabalho para a gentrificação... / RP [1]
O papel da participação das mulheres no mercado de trabalho para a gentrificação, a dinâmica dos preços dos imóveis e o desenvolvimento das amenidades urbanas
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The association of maternal exposure to ambient temperature with low birth weight in term pregnancies varies by location: in Brazil, positive associations may occur only in the Amazon region
2022Exposure to ambient temperature has been linked to adverse birth outcomes in several regions, including the USA, Australia, China, countries in the Middle East, and European countries. To date, no studies were performed ... -
Prenatal exposure to wildfire-related air pollution and birth defects in Brazil
2022BBackground Birth defects are a major cause of poor health outcomes during both childhood and adulthood. A growing body of evidence demonstrated associations between air pollution exposure during pregnancy and birth defects. ... -
Increased preterm birth following maternal wildfire smoke exposure in Brazil
2022Preterm birth (PTB) complications are the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, responsible for approximately 1 million deaths in 2015, according to the World Health Organization. Those infants born ... -
Birth weight following pregnancy wildfire smoke exposure in more than 1.5 million newborns in Brazil: a nationwide case-control study
2022Air pollution exposure has been associated with critical neonatal morbidities, including low birth weight (LBW). However, little is known on short-term exposure to wildfire smoke and LBW. In this study, we estimated the ... -
Destaques dos Projetos de Pesquisa : 2021 e 2022
2022Em muitas regiões do Brasil ocorrem conflitos sobre o uso da água, que tendem a se acentuar em razão da mudança climática e do aumento da demanda. Os mecanismos existentes no país para a gestão de recursos hídricos não ... -
Health impacts of wildfire-related air pollution in Brazil: a nationwide study of more than 2 million hospital admissions between 2008 and 2018
2021We quantified the impacts of wildfire-related PM2.5 on 2 million hospital admissions records due to cardiorespiratory diseases in Brazil between 2008 and 2018. The national analysis shows that wildfire waves are associated ... -
Greenness around Brazilian schools may improve students’ math performance but not science performance
2022Green spaces play a vital role in the social, economic, and physical well-being of people. To further research on this topic, in this paper, we estimated the association of greenness and academic performance at the ... -
Increased preterm birth following maternal wildfire smoke exposure in Brazil
2022Preterm birth (PTB) complications are the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, responsible for approximately 1 million deaths in 2015, according to the World Health Organization. Those infants born ... -
The impact of long-term weather changes on air quality in Brazil
2022In this study, we estimate the weather-related increases in ambient air pollution (CO, NO2, SO2, O3 and PM2.5) in Brazil between 2003 and 2018. The impact of long-term weather changes on each air pollutant was defined as ... -
Nationwide assessment of green spaces around 186,080 schools in Brazil
2021Green spaces in cities play an important role in people's social, economic and physical well-being. Children spend a large proportion of their time at school, and to date there have been no studies that have investigated ... -
Air quality around schools and school-level academic performance in Brazil
2022High levels of air pollution surrounding schools may be posing a risk to children’s health, including cardiorespiratory diseases and cognitive deficits. The literature on the effects of air pollution outside schools on ... -
Schools exposure to air pollution sources in Brazil: A nationwide assessment of more than 180 thousand schools
2021A growing body of evidence demonstrates that children at schools who are exposed to increased concentrations of air pollutants may have a higher risk for several health problems, including cognitive deficits. In this paper ... -
The association of maternal exposure to ambient temperature with low birth weight in term pregnancies varies by location: In Brazil, positive associations may occur only in the Amazon region
2022Exposure to ambient temperature has been linked to adverse birth outcomes in several regions, including the USA, Australia, China, countries in the Middle East, and European countries. To date, no studies were performed ... -
Green areas and students’ academic performance in the Federal District, Brazil: An assessment of three greenness metrics
2021Most of the epidemiological investigations looking at the health benefits of green spaces have measured the level of green areas by using only one approach, mainly the Normalized Difference Index – NDVI (a satellite-derived ... -
Proximity of schools to roads and students’ academic performance: A cross-sectional study in the Federal District, Brazil
2021Investigations of the educational implications of children’s exposure to air pollutants at school are crucial to enhance our understanding of the hazards for children. Most of the existing literature is based on studies ... -
Birth weight following pregnancy wildfire smoke exposure in more than 1.5 million newborns in Brazil: a nationwide case-control study
2022Air pollution exposure has been associated with critical neonatal morbidities, including low birth weight (LBW). However, little is known on short-term exposure to wildfire smoke and LBW. In this study, we estimated the ... -
Performance of HCV Antigen Testing for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Antiviral Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2022Background and Aims. Active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is based on the detection of HCV RNA that it is effective but presents high cost and the need to hire trained personnel. This systematic review and meta-analysis ...
