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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 55 Supplement 1, Published: 2022

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Premature mortality due to four main non-communicable diseases and suicide in Brazil and its states from 1990 to 2019: A Global Burden of Disease Study

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Suicide mortality among older adults in Brazil between 2000 and 2019 - estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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The burden of mental disorders attributable by cocaine use: Global Burden of Diseases Study in Brazil, 1990 and 2019

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The burden of suicide in Brazil: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Mortality and years of life lost to death or disability by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil: Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990 and 2019

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Incidence and mortality rates of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx cancers in Brazil: time-trend and age-period-cohort analysis from the last 30 years, Global Burden of Disease Study

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The burden of low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and gout and their respective attributable risk factors in Brazil: results of the GBD 2017 study

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Prevalence, incidence, and years-lived with disability due to oral disorders in Brazil: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Excess Mortality due to natural causes among whites and blacks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

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Burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to dietary risks in Brazil, 1990-2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Maternal Mortality in Brazil, 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Prostate cancer mortality in Brazil 1990-2019: geographical distribution and trends

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Exposure to and Burden of Major Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors in Brazil and its States, 1990-2019: The Global Burden of Disease Study

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The increasing burden of pancreatic cancer in Brazil from 2000 to 2019: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

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Trend of the Burden of Larynx Cancer in Brazil, 1990 to 2019

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Health impacts caused by excessive sodium consumption in Brazil: results of the GBD 2019 study

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in a large Brazilian urban center

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Burden of Cardiovascular diseases attributable to risk factors in Brazil: data from the "Global Burden of Disease 2019" study

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Burden of disease attributable to Risk Factors in Brazil: an analysis of national and subnational estimates from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study

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Road traffic injuries and deaths and the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990 to 2019

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Physical activity to prevent stroke mortality in Brazil (1990-2019)

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HIV incidence estimates by sex and age group in the population aged 15 years or over, Brazil, 1986-2018

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News

2022-05-11 12:00:45

SciELO Preprints server completes two years of operation, contributing to the advancement of Open Science

Launched in April 2020 as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic and part of the positioning of the SciELO Program as an open science program, the SciELO Preprints server completes two years of operation. … The post SciELO Preprints server completes two years of operation, contributing to the advancement of Open Science first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-04-25 12:00:02

Become a crowd preprint reviewer and support public feedback on preprints

Following our successful attempt last year, we are excited to announce that ASAPbio will carry on with group preprints evaluation activities in 2022. If you are a researcher in infectious diseases, join us in supporting public preprints review by becoming a group preprints reviewer! … The post Become a crowd preprint reviewer and support public feedback on preprints first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-04-21 12:00:08

A milestone for the open access book: 50,000 open access books in DOAB and counting

A milestone for open access - the Directory of Open Access Books now includes over 50,000 open access books published in 90 languages by 560 academic book publishers. The directory, representing scholarship from authors and publishers around the globe, is openly available to the scholarly community and the general public at large. … The post A milestone for the open access book: 50,000 open access books in DOAB and counting first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-04-18 16:35:59

Scholarly publishing and electric cars: A comment on “The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?”

The big idea: should we get rid of the academic paper?, published in the Guardian, argues that because scholarly publishing is an old practice and because it’s flawed, it should be replaced by something more “modern”. Glenn Hampson, Executive Director of the Science Communication Institute (SCI) and Program Director of the Open Scholarship Initiative (OSI) comments on the article. … The post Scholarly publishing and electric cars: A comment on “The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?” first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-04-14 18:15:02

A comment on “The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?”

In The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?, published in The Guardian, Stuart Ritchie argues for a radical action: scientists should abandon the current format of the scientific paper, which is static and not interactive. Adeilton Brandão, Editor in Chief of Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz and researcher at Fiocruz, comments on the article. … The post A comment on “The big idea: should we get rid of the scientific paper?” first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-04-08 14:00:19

New international recommendations for open access publishing – #BOAI20

On the 20th anniversary of the BOAI, when the concept of "open access" was coined, the Open Access Initiative announces new international recommendations that aim to dismantle inequalities and achieve greater equity and inclusiveness in creating, contributing to, accessing, and benefiting from knowledge. … The post New international recommendations for open access publishing – #BOAI20 first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-03-29 19:30:12

SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with the Vice-Rector of Culture and Open Science at the University of Coimbra, Delfim Ferreira Leão

As part of the ten years celebratory event, which is proposed as a forum for the recognition of advances, challenges, and debates on the future of the digital book in the light of open access and open science, we interviewed speakers and authorities from institutions linked to the development of SciELO. Delfim Leão, Vice-Rector of Culture and Open Science at the University of Coimbra, is the fourth interviewed. … The post SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with the Vice-Rector of Culture and Open Science at the University of Coimbra, Delfim Ferreira Leão first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-03-28 18:10:12

SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with the Brazilian Association of University Publishers (ABEU)

As part of the ten years celebratory event, which is proposed as a forum for the recognition of advances, challenges, and debates on the future of the digital book in the light of open access and open science, we interviewed speakers and authorities from institutions linked to the development of SciELO. Rita Argollo, director of ABEU, is our third interviewee. … The post SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with the Brazilian Association of University Publishers (ABEU) first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-03-25 19:00:23

SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with OAPEN Foundation director and DOAB Foundation co-director, Niels Stern

As part of the ten years celebration event, intended as a forum to recognize the advances and challenges, and to debate on the future of digital books in the light of open access and open science, we’ve interviewed speakers and officials from institutions directly linked to the development of SciELO. We continue this series of interviews with Niels Stern, director of the OAPEN Foundation and co-director of the DOAB Foundation. … The post SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with OAPEN Foundation director and DOAB Foundation co-director, Niels Stern first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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2022-03-25 15:12:07

SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with the Directors of the Founding Publishers

As part of the ten years celebratory event, intended as a forum to recognize the advances and challenges, and to debate on the future of digital books in the light of open access and open science, we’ve interviewed speakers and officials from institutions directly linked to the development of SciELO. We started the series with the directors of Fiocruz, UFBA and Fundação Editora Unesp Publishers. … The post SciELO Books 10 Years: Interview with the Directors of the Founding Publishers first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

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