International issue | January 2020

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The impact of brain circulation
Compared to other countries, Brazil sends fewer scientists abroad and has no policies to take advantage of their experiences By

S&T Policy

INDICATORS

Change with stability

Report highlights the 2018 investments of FAPESP both in research in collaboration with businesses and in the international recognition of science produced in São Paulo

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Science olympics

A place for girls in mathematics

A girls-only competition seeks to create a more welcoming environment for female talent in the subject

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Scientific publications

Increasing research visibility

Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public

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University autonomy

Tools for planning the future

Stable funding at state universities in São Paulo has allowed for continual education about financial management

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University autonomy

The race for excellence

Strong performance in international rankings and against benchmarks reflects a drive for research impact at state universities in São Paulo

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University autonomy

Fuel for innovation

Stable funding stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector and in signing technology transfers

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Pesquisa fapesp 20 years

Growth in numbers

Brazil’s research indicators have improved consistently over the past two decades

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Pesquisa fapesp 20 years

Legacies of the genome

Magazine followed the evolution of sequencing projects that improved disease diagnosis and led to the development of innovative treatments

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Science

Environment

How to monitor forest fires

Data from NASA and INPE satellites confirm an increased number of fires in the Amazon

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Oceanography

Revelations from a submerged archipelago

Beaches, rivers, and mangroves covered a mountain range that was above sea level 40 million years ago

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GEOGRAPHY

The dance of the dunes

Researchers collect precise data on the movement of sand dunes in Lençóis Maranhenses

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Physics

The unexpected power of friction

Brazilian and German scientists explain the unexpected motion of the barrel in the explosive ping-pong ball experiment

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Medicine 

Cleaning the blood to treat yellow fever

Experimental plasma exchange therapy reduced mortality to 5% last year in São Paulo (2019)

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Epidemiology

Health in the balance

Modeling shows that spending cuts in primary care could curb the decline in premature mortality

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GENETICS

Scattered ancestry

Mestizos from Brazil's southern states have more Amerindian DNA lineages than modern-day indigenous groups in the region

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Technology

SPACE

Pinpoint vision

A space camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth orbit

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Biomedical engineering

Affordable treatment

Brazilian software aims to expand access to radiation therapy in developing countries

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Aviation

Cleaner flight

Embraer and WEG team up to develop electric propulsion systems for aviation

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Precision livestock farming

Weighing the herd

Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms

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Humanities

Public health

Disarming violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests

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Paleoanthropology

Diaspora 2.5 million years ago

Chipped stone artifacts found in Jordan may be evidence of archaic humans leaving Africa 400,000 years earlier than previously thought

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Urbanism

Enhanced treatment

Studies identify new evidence that cash transfer programs help fight tuberculosis in Brazil

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