Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Agribusiness and the “Matogrossization” of Rondônia (Brazilian Amazon): Monocultures, Agrarian Conflicts, and Social Change

This article analyzes the territorial reconfiguration of Rondônia at the beginning of the 21st century, emphasizing the concept of “Matogrossization” as a framework for understanding the profound socio-spatial transformations resulting from the expansion of globalized agribusines...

Da Competição ao Pertencimento: Inovação Pedagógica e Metodologias Ativas como Práticas de Inclusão e Sustentabilidade Educacional

This work presents an educational innovation project developed in a rural public school in the Brazilian Amazon. The project combines flipped classroom methodology, gamification, active learning strategies, and project-based learning to increase student engagement and promote mea...

Genetics of growth resilience- and uniformity-related indicators derived from sparse body weight data in Angus–Brangus cattle under (sub)tropical conditions

Abstract Background Resilience is an important breeding objective in livestock, reflecting the capacity of animals to maintain their performance or recover quickly from short-term environmental perturbations. The derivation of resilience indicators requires longitudinal measureme...