Pelotas


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Pe·lo·tas

(pə-lō′təs, pĭ-lô′täs)
A city of southern Brazil on a lagoon south-southwest of Pôrto Alegre. It is a major producer of dried beef.
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Pelotas

(Portuguese peˈlɔtas)
n
(Placename) a port in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul on the Canal de São Gonçalo. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
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Pe•lo•tas

(pəˈloʊ təs)

n.
a city in S Brazil. 197,092.
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In the Laboratory of Propagation of Fruit Plants of the Department of Phytotechnology of the Eliseu Maciel School of Agronomy of the Federal University of Pelotas, we have sought to research micropropagation and minipropagation allied to the clonal gardens kept in a protected place, reducing the physical space and improving, mainly, the crop protection control.
Advances in vegetative propagation of Olive tree/Avancos na propagacao vegetativa de Oliveira
(1) Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Veterinaria, Faculdade de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Capao do Leao, RS, Brasil.
Leukoencephalomalacia in horses associated with immature corn consumption/Surto de leucoencefalomalacia em equinos associado ao consumo de milho verde
minuta were collected in full bloom in two distinct locations, in Cangugu, RS, Brazil, at coordinates 31[degrees] 26' 36" S 52[degrees] 38' 19" W (Location 1) and in Pelotas, RS, Brazil, at coordinates 31[degrees] 37' 22" S 52[degrees] 31' 32"W (Location 2).
Extracts of Tagetes minuta L. front of bacteria regarding bovine mastitis
Na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul no ano de 2010, um estudo que entrevistou 2.448 individuos constatou que 21,7% dos homens e 29,2% das mulheres caracterizavam-se como obesos (indice de massa corporal > 30kg/m2) (Linhares e colaboradores, 2012).
Satisfaction with current weight and motivation for weight loss in obese individuals linked to Basic Health Care in the city of Pelotas-RS/SATISFACAO COM O PESO ATUAL E MOTIVACAO PARA PERDA DE PESO EM INDIVIDUOS COM OBESIDADE VINCULADOS A UNIDADES BASICAS DE SAUDE NO MUNICIPIO DE PELOTAS-RS
The biological assay was carried out with 24 Wistar/UFPel strain rats (male, adults), provided by the Bioterio Central da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Central Vivarium of the Federal University of Pelotas).
Biological effect of olive leaves (Olea europaea l.) extracts on rats subjected to hyperlipidic diet/ Efeito biologico do extrato de folhas de oliveira (Olea europaea l.) em ratos submetidos a dieta Hiperlipidica
As duas obras sao abordadas levando em consideracao a relacao estabelecida entre o objeto e o gesto de uso levando em consideracoes algumas premissas: a relacao do objeto antigo com a sua tradicao simbolica na uma cultura local social e economica na cidade de Pelotas, no interior do Rio Grande do Sul, local onde reside a artista.
What remains and what is broken in the loss and destruction poetic in Raquel Ferreira's labyrinth house/O que resta e o que se quebra na poetica da perda e da destruicao na casa labirinto de Raquel Andrade Ferreira