Americas History
Mostrando 13-24 de 47 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. A historical overview of leprosy epidemiology and control activities in Amazonas, Brazil
Leprosy is an ancient infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. According to comparative genomics studies, this disease originated in Eastern Africa or the Near East and spread with successive human migrations. The Europeans and North Africans introduced leprosy into West Africa and the Americas within the past 500 years. In Brazil, this disease arr
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2015-03
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14. Ecoepidemiology, short history and control of Chagas disease in the endemic countries and the new challenge for non-endemic countries
Chagas disease is maintained in nature through the interchange of three cycles: the wild, peridomestic and domestic cycles. The wild cycle, which is enzootic, has existed for millions of years maintained between triatomines and wild mammals. Human infection was only detected in mummies from 4,000-9,000 years ago, before the discovery of the disease by Carlos
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 21/10/2014
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15. Insights from paleomicrobiology into the indigenous peoples of pre-colonial America - A Review
This review investigates ancient infectious diseases in the Americas dated to the pre-colonial period and considers what these findings can tell us about the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It gives an overview, but focuses on four microbial pathogens from this period: Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Trypanosoma cruzi and
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2014-04
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16. Building "Nuestra América:" national sovereignty and regional integration in the americas
This article explores the history of regional integration in the Americas, drawing lessons from the diverse ways that people have sought to unite the hemisphere. It begins at the point when most of the modern nation-states of Latin America came into being: the nineteenth-century wars for independence. From there, it traces various attempts at regional integr
Contexto int.. Publicado em: 2013-12
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17. History, distribution, and seasonal abundance of the Least Tern Sternula antillarum (Aves: Charadriiformes: Sternidae) in Brazil
We review existing data on the distribution of the Least Tern, Sternula antillarum along the Brazilian coast, based on the literature and museum specimens, and present results of a year-long study (October 2008 to September 2009) on the seasonal abundance of this species on a large tidal flat area, Cajuais Bank, in the State of Ceará, north-eastern Brazil.
Zoologia (Curitiba). Publicado em: 2013-04
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18. Molecular evidence for a recent demographic expansion in the puma (Puma concolor) (Mammalia, Felidae)
The puma is an iconic predator that ranges throughout the Americas, occupying diverse habitats. Previous phylogeographic analyses have revealed that it exhibits moderate levels of genetic structure across its range, with few of the classically recognized subspecies being supported as distinct demographic units. Moreover, most of the species' molecular divers
Genet. Mol. Biol.. Publicado em: 2013
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19. A teologia do laicato na constituição dogmática Lumen gentium e nas conferências gerais do Episcopado da América Latina
This dissertation analyses the theological conception of Christian laymen of the Catholic Church language and doctrine. Part of ecclesiology as the theological place of constant existence of laity in the ecclesial tradition, analyzing the historical and theological factors, in which nuances are evidenced in form and degree of involvement of lay members in Ch
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 28/03/2012
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20. EVENT WORD AND LIBERATION PRAXIS: KARL BARTH¿S ECCLESIOLOGY AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO LATIN-AMERICAN THEOLOGY / PALAVRA EVENTO E PRÁXIS LIBERTADORA: A ECLESIOLOGIA DE KARL BARTH E SUA CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA A TEOLOGIA LATINO-AMERICANA
Karl Barth¿s theology is characterized by the affirmation of the phenomenal character of the manifestation of God in history. It is only truly the Word of God when it touches the human being existentially. It¿s the word that happens at each moment taking the individual to a crisis and, consequently, to take a position. It happens fully in Jesus Christ, the
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 16/03/2012
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21. Las guerras olvidadas del Perú: formación del Estado e imaginario nacional
Unlike other countries of the Americas, Peru lacks a national memory regarding its 19th century civil wars. The latter has been eclipsed by the overwhelming memory of the Pacific War that Peru and Bolivia lost to Chile(1879-1883) The present essay aims to rescue the memory of the 19th century Peruvian civil wars from oblivion, beginning with the wars of inde
Revista de Sociologia e Política. Publicado em: 2012-06
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22. Primeiro Concílio Provincial Mexicano: a ruptura com as práticas religiosas antigas através da normatização do batismo, da confissão e do matrimônio
O presente estudo analisa as constituições divididas em noventa e três capítulos do Primeiro Concílio Provincial Mexicano, realizado em 1555. Neste sentido, temos como problema de pesquisa se a normatização conciliar respeitou ou rejeitou as práticas religiosas antigas. Através da leitura das crônicas religiosas do franciscano Bernardino de Sahagú
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 03/11/2011
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23. Entre vilões e mocinhos: o software livre no contexto das Américas / Between good guys and villains: the free software in the context of the Americas
O presente trabalho faz uma análise do movimento do software livre, um importante movimento de conotação mundial criado para superar as barreiras impostas ao fluxo do conhecimento pela propriedade privada das idéias. O nosso foco não é a luta entre as duas formas de tecnologia de software, livre e proprietária, mas compreender melhor a dinâmica do mo
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 25/03/2011
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24. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in a region of Southern Brazil where the subtype C of HIV-1 infection predominates
Southern Brazil has the highest prevalence rate of AIDS in the country and is the only region in the Americas where HIV-1 subtype C prevails. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in the South region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. METHODS: All pregnant women with HIV infection attending the
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2011-08