Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
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Brazil invests in housing-first program : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
In the 1990s, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) psychologist Sam Tsemberis introduced an innovative “Housing First” program in several US cities to aid homeless people with chronic mental illness. Over time, the program expanded to include the broader homeless population. The underlying principle of Tsemberis’s approach is that providing stable housing is the first essential ...
5G technology made in Brazil : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Experts predict that 5G technology will radically improve public telecommunications performance both in remote areas and in urban centers. Whereas current 4G (and now 4.5G) networks have average speeds ranging from 15 Mbps to 25 Mbps, with a top speed of 300 Mbps, 5G technology promises average speeds of 50 Mbps and peak speeds as high as 2 ...
PhDs in Brazil and São Paulo : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
The figure for Brazil is 6% higher than in 2017, when 21,591 PhDs were awarded. São Paulo, which saw a slight growth of 0.5% over 2017, accounted for 32% of all doctorates granted in Brazil. The three state universities (USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP) awarded 23% of the country's PhDs in 2018 and 76% of all PhDs granted by state universities that year. There is a strong association1 between the ...
Brazilian science attracting attention worldwide - FAPESP
Published annually by Clarivate Analytics, a list of the most cited scientists of the previous decade highlights a paradox in Brazilian research: despite constant growth of the country’s scientific output, few of its papers have a major international impact. In the 2021 edition of the list, released on November 16, only 21 of the 6,602 elite authors are from institutions in Brazil (0.3% of ...
A Brazilian satellite : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
If all goes as planned, in 2018 Brazil will launch the first mid-size satellite fully designed and built within its borders. Called Amazonia 1, it was developed in the laboratories of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and its mission will be to monitor Brazil’s natural resources. It is an Earth-monitoring satellite, the first based on a multi-mission platform—a generic ...
Understanding the Brazilian genome : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Researchers from the Biosciences Institute at the University of São Paulo (USP) launched the "DNA do Brasil" (Brazilian DNA) initiative in December 2019 with the aim of mapping the genome of 15,000 Brazilians aged 35–74. The first results are expected to be released in 2025. The objective is to learn about genetic variations typical to the population that could cause disease, and armed with ...
Climate crisis impacts food production - FAPESP
The cultivation of rice and beans, two central ingredients in the Brazilian diet, faces challenges related to rising global temperatures, higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and declining water availability for irrigating crops. Confronted with the worsening climate crisis, the country needs to invest in the research and development of technologies capable of …
The internationalization of research : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Between 1994 and 2019, FAPESP invested R$1.88 billion (in 2019 values) in funding lines 1 related to the internationalization of scientific research. In 2019 alone, the foundation allocated R$199 million to these areas, corresponding to 15.9% of its total annual funding (R$1.26 billion) The Research Internship Abroad program (BEPE) is currently ...
Brazilian Scientific Production : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Brazilian Scientific Production. 10 years of indexed science done in Brazil: results and impact. Issue # 210. aug 2013.