Desertification risk assessment in Northeast Brazil: Current trends and future scenarios

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 224-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Marcia D. S. P. Vieira ◽  
Javier Tomasella ◽  
Alexandre A. Barbosa ◽  
Minella A. Martins ◽  
Daniel A. Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Brazil Current ◽  
Desertification Risk

scholarly journals Evaluation of indicators for desertification risk assessment in part of Thar Desert Region of Rajasthan using geospatial techniques

2018 ◽  
Vol 127 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar S Salunkhe ◽  
A K Bera ◽  
S S Rao ◽  
V Raghu Venkataraman ◽  
Uday Raj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Thar Desert ◽  
Geospatial Techniques ◽  
Desert Region ◽  
Desertification Risk

scholarly journals Nitrogen-Use Efficiency, Nitrous Oxide Emissions, and Cereal Production in Brazil: Current Trends and Forecasts

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e0135234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Viana Pires ◽  
Dênis Antônio da Cunha ◽  
Sabrina de Matos Carlos ◽  
Marcos Heil Costa
Keyword(s):  
Nitrous Oxide ◽  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Nitrous Oxide Emissions ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Brazil Current ◽  
Cereal Production ◽  
Use Efficiency

scholarly journals ACCESS TO SPACE IN BRAZIL - CURRENT AND FUTURE SCENARIOS

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-406
Author(s):  
Carlos Antônio M. Kasemodel
Keyword(s):  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Brazil Current

scholarly journals Major drivers of land degradation risk in Western Serbia: Current trends and future scenarios

2021 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 107377
Author(s):  
Veljko Perović ◽  
Ratko Kadović ◽  
Vladimir Đurđević ◽  
Dragana Pavlović ◽  
Marija Pavlović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Degradation ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Current Trends

scholarly journals Mutational Spectrum of Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes among Women in Northeast Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela ES Felix ◽  
Rodrigo Santa Cruz Guindalini ◽  
Yonglan Zheng ◽  
Tom Walsh ◽  
Elisabeth Sveen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Cancer Susceptibility ◽  
African Ancestry ◽  
Breast Cancer Susceptibility ◽  
Cancer Risk Assessment ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Pathogenic Variants ◽  
Cancer Susceptibility Genes ◽  
Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes

Abstract Purpose: There is a paucity of data on the spectrum and prevalence of pathogenic variants among women of African ancestry in the Northeast region of Brazil. Methods: We performed BROCA panel sequencing to identify inherited loss-of-function variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes among 292 Brazilian women referred to a single institution cancer risk assessment program. Results: The study included a convenient cohort of 173 women with invasive breast cancer and 119 women who were cancer-free at the time of ascertainment. The majority of the women self-reported as African-descended (67% for cases and 90.8% for controls). Thirty-seven pathogenic variants were found in 36 (20.8%) patients. While the spectrum of pathogenic variants was heterogeneous, the majority (70.3%) of the pathogenic variants were detected in high-risk genes BRCA1 , BRCA2 , PALB2 , and TP53 . Pathogenic variants were also found in the ATM , BARD1 , BRIP1 , FAM175A , FANCM , NBN , and SLX4 genes in 6.4% of the affected women. Four recurrent pathogenic variants were detected in 11 patients of African ancestry. Only one unaffected woman had a pathogenic variant in the RAD51C gene. Conclusion: The high prevalence and heterogenous spectrum of pathogenic variants identified among self-reported African descendants in Northeast Brazil is consistent with studies in other African populations with a high burden of aggressive young onset breast cancer. It underscores the need to integrate comprehensive cancer risk assessment and genomic testing in the management of newly diagnosed Black women with breast cancer across the African Diaspora, enabling improved cancer control in admixed underserved and understudied populations.

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