Issue # 263 _ January 2018

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The monkey alarm
In cities where it is controlled by vaccination, yellow fever is decimating populations of wild primates, whose deaths indicate areas where the virus is transmitted By

S&T Policy

EDUCATION

New doorways to college

Developments in affirmative action add diversity to university admission pathways

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Data Management

High-quality information

Researchers propose strategies to improve the reliability of online biodiversity databases

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Scientometrics

The metropolis and science

Study analyzes papers by authors from 2,000 cities around the world and ranks São Paulo among the 20 with the highest scientific output

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JOURNALS

Tactics designed to raise impact

Brazilian journals tighten up procedures and turn to specialist editorial support in an effort to increase citations

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Science

Health

Another possible cause of autism

Inflammation reduces connections in neurons generated in the lab using cells from the teeth of children with the neurological disorder

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GENETICS

Accelerated DNA deterioration

Brazilian researchers test male hormone’s ability to alleviate symptoms of rare disease that affects blood cell production

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Botany

Colonization via water

Group of carnivorous plants recognized for being aquatic species originated in Brazil, indicates phylogenetic study

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ENTOMOLOGY

Invisible moths

These very small Insects spend most of their lives as larvae inside stems and leaves

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PHYSICS

The effects of quantum turbulence

Disturbing a cloud of cold rubidium atoms produces a wave phenomenon similar to light

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physics

When light attracts light

Brazilian researchers show that two photons can couple, exhibiting similar behavior to electron pairs in superconductors

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Technology

PAPER INDUSTRY

Paper from cane fiber and leaves

Companies use sugarcane waste to produce printer paper and packaging

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PHARMACY

An eclectic plant

Jambu is used not only in the kitchen but also in cosmetics, and could be used in dentistry and to kill ticks

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HYDROLOGY

Flood warning

System developed at USP could help reduce the disruption caused by urban river flooding

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Humanities

Social Sciences

Routes in transformation

São Paulo has become the main distribution center for popular Chinese products in Brazil, replacing Ciudad del Este in Paraguay

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GENDER

New family structures in Brazilian homes

Research identifies a process of female emancipation within the family since the 1970s in Brazil

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