Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer in Brazil and worldwide. Although, it has low lethality, it presents local malignancy, and the ability to invade and destroy adjacent tissues, representing high ...

Plant biomass is a renewable resource with great potential for obtaining a variety of products with different applications. The production of biofuels from vegetable biomass is an alternative to increase ethanol supply and ...

Public safety is a fundamental right of every citizen and it is the duty of the State, as provided in our Constitution, being executed by the police forces at federal and state level. Defense is responsibility of the Armed ...

Infections caused by super-resistant microorganisms represent a major clinical and fiscal burden as a global problem. In addition, microorganisms are responsible for the deterioration of foods that, if consumed, can cause ...

Recent studies have used low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and LEDs (light-emitting diodes - LEDT) to increase muscle performance in experimental models and randomized clinical trials. However, the effects of these therapies ...

The study of living cells, isolated or in tissues, in several applications, requires the use of microscopy techniques. The fluorescence microscopes are specially important for making possible images with enhancement of ...

The great interest to develop microcantilevers sensors is due to several desirable properties, in particular the ability to adjust the size and structure, thus increasing the perspectives for the construction of new sensor ...

The research proposal was found low cost alternative solution to automatize the classification and selection process to recognize fruit ripeness level using biologic behavior instead of human visual inspection. The goal ...

Blood, considered a highly nutritive medium, can be the target of bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic contamination. Blood bags containing erythrocytes, platelets, and plasma, used in hemotherapy for transfusion, are ...

Infectious pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity/mortality, mainly due to the increasing rate of microorganisms resistant to antibiotics. Photodynamic Inactivation (PDI) is emerging as a promising approach, as effects ...