INTRODUCTION This study aimed to inventory the phlebotomine sandfly fauna present in the urban area of Juiz de Fora, with an emphasis on the genus Lutzomyia. METHODS Capture was performed from March to September 2012, using HP light traps placed at peridomestic sites, in a municipal kennel and a forest biome. RESULTS A total of 133 specimens were captured, representing eight species of the ...

This study looks at the communication between users concerning health risks, with the aim of exploring their use of fora and assessing whether participants establish a niche with like-minded users during these exchanges. By integrating a corpus linguistic approach with content analysis and multiple studies on computer mediated health discourse, this study analyses the intense attention paid to ...

Este artigo propõe analisar alguns esquemas estabelecidos das redes ilegais do narcotráfico, sobretudo, o atacado de pasta base e cocaína na fronteira Brasil/Bolívia. A metodologia pesquisa utilizada foi a etnografia, que possibilitou entender os fatos partir dos atores sociais envolvidos nessas práticas. Por fim, algumas reflexões foram levantadas sobre procedimentos regulares dinâmicos funcio...

The aim of this study was to systematically review the efficacy of brief intervention (BI) in reducing alcohol use in women. We performed an electronic search across all databases using Thomson Reuters (formerly ISI) Web of Knowledge to identify multidisciplinary content. The term “brief intervention” was associated with the words “alcohol” and “women.” We selected studies published between 200...

recently, zhang and song [q. zhang, y. song, fixed point theory forgeneralized $varphi$-weak contractions,appl. math. lett. 22(2009) 75-78] proved a common fixed point theorem for two mapssatisfying generalized $varphi$-weak contractions. in this paper, we prove a common fixed point theorem fora family of compatible maps. in fact, a new generalization of zhangand song's theorem is given.