Animal-plant interactions are important for the recovery of diversity and processes in secondary forests, which increasingly dominate the tropical landscape.We used a combination of observational and experimental approaches to study the interactions of ants with diaspores across a successional gradient of forests in Southern Brazil, from August 200

Hierarchy is one of the most conspicuous features of numerous natural, technological and social systems.The underlying structures are typically complex and their most relevant organizational principle is the ordering of the ties among the units they are made of according to a network displaying hierarchical features.In spite of the abundant presenc

Traffic related noise is currently considered as an environmental pollution.Paper presents results of multidirectional study attempting to serve urban traffic without the need to erect noise barriers interfering urban Briefs space.Initial concept of the road expansion included construction of 1000 m of noise barriers dividing city space.Improvement

Nanotechnology is associated with the development of particles in the nano-size range that can be used in a Jackets/Outerwear wide range of applications in the medical field.It has gained more importance in the pharmaceutical research field particularly in drug delivery, as it results in enhanced therapeutic drug performance, improved drug solubili