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Little-Known Fruits Contain Powerful Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidant Agents

Little-Known Fruits Contain Powerful Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidant Agents

Five native Brazilian berries, four of which belong to the genus Eugenia, are just starting to become well-known among scientists but are not yet familiar to the wider public, let alone shoppers. Their bioactive properties are so outstanding that they may soon be on display in supermarkets and highly ranked as fashionable foods.

In addition to their nutritional value, the five fruit trees native…

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Company Innovates by Using Magnetic Resonance to Evaluate Food Quality

Company Innovates by Using Magnetic Resonance to Evaluate Food Quality

The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the technology is also used in other areas, such as agribusiness, where its applications include quality analysis of seeds and other products of animal and plant origin. NMR has recently reached the retail commerce sector, where it expedites the assessment of meat and fruit quality by supermarkets.

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Virtual Reality, Videogames and Robots as Tools in Physical Rehabilitation

Virtual Reality, Videogames and Robots as Tools in Physical Rehabilitation

Technologies originally designed for entertainment, such as electronic games, gesture recognition sensors and virtual reality (VR) goggles, can make rehabilitation sessions more enjoyable and effective as well as help patients with motor limitations recover at least part of their autonomy.

Two projects with this aim were presented at the end of March during the 4th BRAINN Congress, held at the…

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Researchers Isolate Bacterium That Produces Plastic from Methane

Researchers Isolate Bacterium That Produces Plastic from Methane

The turbid and polluted waters of the Santos Estuarine System off the coast of São Paulo State in Brazil may offer a means for the sustainable production of a high value-added plastic.

Researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo’s Environmental Training & Research Center (CEPEMA-USP) have isolated a bacterium from the southern coast of the state that produces biopolymer, a polymer…

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Intercropping with Macadamia Protects Coffee and Boosts Yield

Intercropping with Macadamia Protects Coffee and Boosts Yield

Brazil is by far the world’s largest coffee producer, with production estimated at 49.7 million 60 kg bags in 2016. Consolidated data for 2015 show Brazil producing 43.2 million bags, Vietnam 27.5 million, Colombia 13.5 million, Indonesia 11 million, and Ethiopia 6.4 million. Brazil’s coffee groves total 2.26 million hectares in area, with 290,000 owners and more than 8 million workers.

This vast…

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E-Jets E2 fleet reunion! Three E190-E2 jets take some “rest” at the tarmac at th...

E-Jets E2 fleet reunion! Three E190-E2 jets take some “rest” at the tarmac at th…

E-Jets E2 fleet reunion! Three E190-E2 jets take some “rest” at the tarmac at the Embraer Gavião Peixoto Unit, in São Paulo State countryside. The flight test campaign is moving along. The fourth aircraft, featuring the full interior, will join the certification campaign in the coming months. Source

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