Issue # 329 _ July 2023
INTERVIEW
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Alexandre de Ávila Gomide: Between dismantling and resilience
IPEA economist discusses new book analyzing the impact of policy dismantling in Brazil since 2016
By Fabrício MarquesSCIENTOMETRICS
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Study estimates influence of experienced researchers in collaborations
243 million articles by 2.6 million coauthors were evaluated
By Fabrício MarquesFunding
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Indicators show a decline in Research and Development in 2020
The pandemic affected private sector investments in Brazil
By Fabrício MarquesOphthalmology
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Biochemists identify retinal changes associated with blindness in preterm infants
By Ricardo ZorzettoPharmacology
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Psychedelics act against depression by stimulating connections between neurons
Antidepressant effect occurs independently of the mechanism that alters perception of reality
By Felipe FlorestiPublic policy
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Most of the organs offered to state health services for transplantation went unused
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeINTERVIEW
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Virginia Ciminelli: Mining territories
By Carlos Fioravanti, Yuri Vasconcelos and Kezia StringhiniEnergy
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Brazilian researchers develop sodium-based battery
New energy storage system could offer an alternative to traditional modules that use lithium
By Domingos Zaparolli