Mitochondria are critical organelles responsible for regulating the metabolic status of skeletal
muscle. These organelles exhibit remarkable plasticity by adapting their volume, structure, …

Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are particles within the size range from 1 to 1000 nm and can
be loaded with active compounds entrapped within or surface-adsorbed onto the polymeric …

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) affected virtually all countries. Uncertain about the health
risk and an increasing financial loss will contribute to widespread emotional distress and …

Introduction Recent decades have seen a major international effort to inventory tree
communities in the Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), but the vast extent and record …

The tree flora of southeastern Brazilian Atlantic forests was investigated according to two main
aspects: (a) the variations in floristic composition of bodi rain and semi‐deciduous forests …

THE CERRADO BIOME OF TROPICAL SOUTH AMERICA COvERS about 2 million km2, an
area approximately the same as that of Western Europe, representing ca. 22% of the land …

Cities nowadays face complex challenges to meet objectives regarding socio-economic
development and quality of life. The concept of “smart cities” is a response to these challenges. …

Context. ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO’s Very Large Telescope
(VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity (RV) precision and extreme spectral …

The extent to which pre-Columbian societies altered Amazonian landscapes is hotly debated.
We performed a basin-wide analysis of pre-Columbian impacts on Amazonian forests by …

The diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is currently based on morphologic
features and immunohistochemical demonstration of KIT (CD117). However, some tumors (in …