El calentamiento global, que conlleva un incremento en el promedio y la varianza de la temperatura a nivel mundial, se ha asociado a una gran variedad de efectos agudos y crónicos sobre la salud, los cuales han sido descritos en la ciudad de Bogotá.…
Conferencia dictada en honor de Eric Berne por Gregory Bateson. El autor revisa algunos de sus conceptos clave, como el de ecología de la mente, percepción de diferencias, la teoría de los tipos lógicos y las metodologías de enseñanza y aprendizaje.…
Edgar Morin’s thought provides us with some clues on understanding the relation between bioethics and ecology. The first one is ethics of life. The second is science of ecosystems –living units. Basically, both have life as their object, but from…
The article analyzes methodological constraints of the economic theory main-stream concerning study of ecological-economic systems and post-normal problems in the social and environmental context of the Anthropocene. Ecological-economic systems are…
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) with pandemic potential is a major worldwide threat to public health. However, vaccine development for this pathogen lags behind as immunity associated with protection is currently largely…
Abstract Background Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV) is the main cause of lung and kidney infections in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia and South Korea. This infectious single-stranded, positive (+) sense RNA virus…
Abstract Bivalve culture is of considerable economic and social interest in northeastern (NE) Brazil. The polyculture is an alternative approach to traditional monoculture for reducing the environmental impact of shrimp farming and improving oyster…
Apesar de proporcionar rápido retorno econômico e estar bastante ajustada a agricultura familiar, o cultivo de amora-preta no Rio Grande do Sul encontra limitações pela carência de informação sobre seu manejo de poda. O trabalho teve por objetivo…
The article discusses the importance of institutional markets for the strengthening of family farming and the development of rural areas. The authors consider that government programs arising in this context represent a line of continuity since the…
Objetivou-se com este estudo gerar equações para estimar o carbono presente na arborização do campus-sede da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, contribuindo para o conhecimento sobre a capacidade das áreas verdes urbanas no sequestro e estocagem de…