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Method developed by Brazilian researchers identifies coordinated action by fake users who give negative ratings to products sold by online stores.

A study shows that simple changes would guarantee mobility and autonomy for the growing population of seniors in São Paulo City, Brazil.

Projects presented during the 4th BRAINN Congress in Brazil combine physical rehab treatments with technology. Fun and electronic games can make sessions more stimulating for patients with motor limitations.

The asteroid makes a complete circuit around the Sun every 12 years, corresponding with the orbital period of Jupiter, which shares its orbit but travels in the opposite direction.

Device stores information in its own structure, dispensing with the need for a complementary memory unit. Architecture can be used as platform for fabrication of super-compact counters or calculators.

Researchers at the INSPER in Brazil and the LSE in the UK evaluated factors such as the equivalence, prescription, and substitution of generics.

Book describes urban structure and lifestyle in a housing project for navvies and other employees of the British-run São Paulo Railway, which took coffee to the Port of Santos, Brazil.

A bacterium found in the Santos Estuarine System off the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil, produces a biopolymer that has yet to be characterized.

Methodology is being developed by multinational Seven Bridges in collaboration with the Brazilian Initiative on Precision Medicine. Novelty was presented during the 4th BRAINN Congress.

Collaborative study by Brazilian and Dutch researchers recommends use of bacterial inoculants.

This state of matter, obtained in the largest particle accelerators in operation today, is believed to have predominated in the universe for a fraction of a second after the Big Bang.

Researchers have retrieved the genetic history of people who live in quilombo remnants in São Paulo State, Brazil.

In vitro study by Brazilian researcher affiliated with George Mason University was presented to 4th BRAINN Congress at the University of Campinas in São Paulo State.

Researchers have discovered how chemical ripeners act on the molecular level in sugarcane to increase sucrose storage in the plant.

In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, researchers show that the therapeutic effect is relatively short-lived in patients with more autoreactive lymphocytes before treatment.

In an article published in Metabolism, researchers at the University of São Paulo suggest bloodstream levels of vitamin D can influence gut microbiota composition and cardiometabolic risk.

Growing two crops in the same area enhances land-use efficiency while boosting atmospheric carbon sequestration and soil nutrient cycling.

In an article published in Nature Communications, researchers describe a cascade of events that unbalances the immune system, increasing the risk of recurring infections and death.

Researchers have published an article in The Astrophysical Journal suggesting that asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are evidence of a chaotic phase in our Solar System's infancy.

Participants in workshops held at University of São Paulo's Oceanographic Institute in Brazil learn to use teaching methods based on scientific questions and hands-on science classroom activities.

Budgetary stability is key to long-term planning and research, according to a discussion at the launch of physicist Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite's autobiography.

Sensor identifies presence of antigen molecules in blood serum, rapidly providing positive or negative result.

Covering concepts, models and systems, the book has already been published in Portuguese and Spanish and is considered essential reading for students.

Research conducted by a PhD student at University of São Paulo's Ribeirão Preto Medical School in Brazil won four awards in 2016.

Researchers have theoretically developed a system comprising silicon microdisks with cavities that would enable optical and mechanical waves vibrating at tens of GHz to interact.

Seven categories of coastal habitat will be covered, with analysis of the role of biodiversity in ecosystem services.

Researchers have developed a solution that recognizes pornographic content by using a combination of machine learning techniques and analysis of static and moving images.

Coffee’s characteristics relate not only to caffeine but also to substances belonging to a class of compounds that confer the flavor of mint and the aroma of sandalwood, according to researchers from Brazil and France.

Scientists discover a species of crustacean that uses color shifts as camouflage to hide in seaweed and escape predators.

Phenomenon can be used in technology for processors and various types of sensors.