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Luciana Alves

@lualves.bsky.social
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Demographer and Epidemiologist. Associate Professor at University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Mortality, ageing and health. Co-Editor-in-Chief at Reports in Public Health.

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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Glad to announce that the third article from Anderson Gonçalves’ doctoral thesis has been published in @cadernossp.bsky.social . This study aims to analyze population aging in Brazil by combining chronological age and characteristics of population subgroups according to geographic region and sex.
https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/11596/20952
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I am pleased to announce our new piece with Mariana Calderón Jaramillo and colleagues Jeroen Spijker and Elisenda Renteria. @iussp.bsky.social www.niussp.org/health-and-m...
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Measuring life expectancy with care needs in Ibero-American countries  - N-IUSSP
Increasing life expectancy across the world calls for a comprehensive understanding of how these additional years are lived by individuals. By estimating years of life expectancy with care needs in .....
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I’m very happy to share our new paper with Mariana Calderón-Jaramillo and colleagues Jeroen Spijker and Elisenda Renteria.. The study measures the Years of Life Expectancy with Care Needs combining (multi)morbidity and social care needs states. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Thrilled to share our recently published paper in Canadian Studies in Population, based on the Master's dissertation of João Victor Antunes Lopes, whom I had the pleasure of supervising. (1/2) Full article here: rdcu.be/ewgip
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I’m glad to share our latest publication based on Anderson’s PhD thesis. The paper examines disparities in population aging in Brazil using an innovative metric — the relative age combined with characteristics approach. The full article is available at the link below.
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Fast and slow aging in Brazil: An analysis of inequalities in population dynamics across social groups
To analyze the inequalities of population aging in Brazil by a new measure – relative age combined with characteristics approach.Data from the 2015–2016 Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We’re excited to share our latest article, 'Estimating depression-free life expectancy in the hearing-impaired population in Brazil', now published in Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População. Link: www.scielo.br/j/rbepop/a/3...
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Estimating depression-free life expectancy in the hearing-impaired population in Brazil
Abstract Individuals with hearing impairments are more vulnerable to depression. According to...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Foi publicado no @nexojornal.bsky.social um ensaio de nós, Editoras-chefe de Cadernos de Saúde Pública, sobre Internacionalização da publicação científica em um mundo multipolar. Acesse a matéria na íntegra no link abaixo: pp.nexojornal.com.br/ponto-de-vis...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The new editorial of Reports in Public Health (CSP) discusses the challenges of internationalizing knowledge produced in the Global South. Internationalization must broaden access and not reproduce geopolitical asymmetries. Access the editorial at: cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.ph...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
It is a pleasure to share the article 'Effect of happiness and functional disability on older people’s survival' with my student from the Graduate Program in Public Health at Unicamp. Check out the full article at the link below. www.scielo.br/j/csp/a/R6yN...
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Effect of happiness and functional disability on older people’s survival
The aim was to investigate survival and risk of death within a ten-year period according to...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The March editorial of Reports in Public Health (CSP) addresses a very important topic in today's scientific publishing: the negative effects of predatory journals on science as a whole. Access the full editorial at the link: cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.ph...
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Predatórias? | Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Cadernos de Saúde Pública | Reports in Public HealthRua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480Rio de Janeiro RJ | 21041-210 | Brasilcontato: cadernos@fiocruz.br
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
No dia 12 de março estarei na ENSP/Fiocruz participando desta mesa que faz parte das atividades de recepção dos novos estudantes da Pós-graduação da Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. É uma alegria e uma honra participar desse evento que também será transmitido ao vivo. Te espero lá.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
É um prazer anunciar o nosso novo paper publicado na Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População - Rebep. Esse é um dos artigos da tese do Anderson Gonçalves defendida no Programa de Pós-graduação em Demografia na Unicamp. #LADDEM #demografiaunicamp Acesse aqui: www.scielo.br/j/rbepop/a/P...
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Aïda Solé-Auró @asoleauro.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
📢 JOB ALERT We are seeking candidates for a new position in DEMOGRAPHY & POPULATION HEALTH! ⏰Apply by: FEB 2nd 2025 More info 👇
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Vegard Skirbekk @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
My book, "Decline and Prosper!", presents a comprehensive and evidence-based overview of the causes and consequences of global fertility decline. I argue that low fertility is inevitable, yet also has positive effects. We should help people have the children they want bit.ly/35Hm3Yk
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Decline and Prosper!
This book considers the historical context as well as the full breadth of factors that drive fertility rates across the globe.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
The November editorial of Cadernos de Saúde Pública (Reports in Public Health), signed by us, the editors-in-chief, highlights that using artificial intelligence in the editorial process brings significant benefits. Access it in full at: lnkd.in/d3uusPwQ
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
I'm excited to share the new paper of my PhD student, whom I co-supervise in the graduate program in collective health at Unicamp. Access the article at the link below: lnkd.in/d6bxGzFe
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Na última 3a feira foi ao ar mais um episódio da "Entrevista com os Autores" de Cadernos de Saúde Pública. Essa Comunicação Breve traz o conceito de inteligência epidemiológica no Sistema Único de Saúde. Link: encurtador.com.br/GZckr www.youtube.com/watch?v=42s1...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
Entre os dias 23 a 26 de setembro de 2024 acontecerá em Brasília o 23o Encontro da Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais. Eu estarei na mesa que irá discutir e celebrar os 40 anos da REBEP. Te espero na 4a feira, dia 25/09 às 14:30h, na sala Núcleo Bandeirantes. #Abep2024
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Malaria and Infectious Disease Modelling at IMECC/Unicamp. It was an excellent event. I had the chance to exchange experiences and get new insights. I hope this Workshop happens every year.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 06/08/2024
Ontem foi publicado no Jornal da Unicamp uma matéria fruto da tese de doutorado em demografia do Anderson Gonçalves (1/2). Confira a matéria na íntegra no link abaixo: jornal.unicamp.br/edicao/710/o...
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O envelhecer de cada um - Jornal da Unicamp
Pesquisador leva em conta diferenças regionais e outros fatores para mensurar envelhecimento do brasileiro
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 19/07/2024
No próximo dia 26/07, Carlos Beluzo vai defender sua tese. Importante dizer que é o segundo trabalho que usa modelos de Inteligência Artificial/Machine Learning no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Demografia da Unicamp. Dessa vez uma tese. (1/3)
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 10/07/2024
Join us at UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo for an interesting workshop titled: 'Artificial Intelligence for Malaria and Infectious Disease Modeling'
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
On the past 3rd and 4th of June, CSP celebrated its 40th anniversary. Months of work culminated in a video that showcases the journal's history, principles, and behind-the-scenes moments (1/2) Watch the institutional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTx3...
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Vídeo institucional de Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Apresentamos o vídeo institucional de Cadernos de Saúde Pública (CSP), um periódico científico voltado para a produção de conhecimento no campo da Saúde Coletiva e disciplinas afins. Desde 1985, CSP publica artigos que impulsionam o conhecimento e promovem debates acadêmicos que auxiliam na formulação de políticas públicas. Acesse o site de CSP: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp. Neste vídeo, você conhecerá: 📝 Nossa história e missão na editoria científica. 🌐 Nossos princípios com a Ciência Aberta, a democracia, o impacto social, a diversidade e a equidade. 🔍 Nossa política editorial. 👥 E nossos bastidores.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 28/05/2024
Essa semana foi publicada a notícia do Projeto Malária no Jornal da Unicamp. Agradeço ao meu grupo de pesquisa, o NEPO, o IFCH, a Unicamp, a Fundação Bill & Melinda Gates, CNPq, DECIT/Ministério da Saúde. jornal.unicamp.br/.../na-trilh.... #LADDEM
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 15/05/2024
Check out our new article 'Years of Healthy Life among Older Adults in Brazil: An Analysis Based on the Global Activity Limitation Indicator, 1998 and 2008' published in RELAP. GALI is an innovative indicator in Brazil. Access link: revistarelap.org/index.php/re...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
No dia 19/04 foi lançado o podcast que o IFCH-UNICAMP gravou comigo e o Carlos Beluzo. Nesse episódio falamos sobre o “Projeto Malária” e contamos alguns detalhes sobre o processo de execução do projeto. Link: Youtube: lnkd.in/dWNYEDHG Spotify: lnkd.in/dwmJdeYm Podcast in Portuguese.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
Final Seminar of the Grand Challenges Brazil Malaria - GC Malaria in Brasília for the final delivery of the Malaria Project. A special thank you to my competent and dedicated team. And my thanks to the funders: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CNPq, and DECIT-Ministry of Health.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
Brazil's new it-town for Carnival 2024. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
When an undergraduate student asks you for help with R analyses and you lose control and start doing analyses that aren't your business.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
40 anos de CSP. Orgulho de fazer parte dessa história e desse time. www.instagram.com/reel/C3AKwWj...
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Marco Albertini @marcoalbertini.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
12-month position @ UniBo we are looking for a researcher interested in the social stratification aspects of the utilization of ICT among the older population. The successful candidate will be part of a lively research group. Deadline: 29th February 2024.   bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/asse...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
Paradise. Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Arraial D'Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
The CSP Editorial is now available in Portuguese and English. In 2024, CSP celebrates its 40th anniversary and we have a lot to celebrate. cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.ph...
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Ilya Kashnitsky @ikashnitsky.phd · 09/01/2024
🎨 a great #rstats color palette from @andrew.heiss.phd 🔗 www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2023/09...
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Emerson Baptista @emersonbaptista.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
New paper out - Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality in Mexican Municipalities: A Spatio-Temporal Approach link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Diego Alburez @demography.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
In our new paper, we present the first set of global protections of kinship structures for the 1950-2100 period. How will families change in the future and how many relatives will we have as populations grow older? Check it out here 👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Diego Alburez @demography.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
I enjoyed talking to @theatlantic.bsky.social about cousins for this piece,featuring other kinship demographers: "With fewer of them around, cousins may need to depend on one another even more. Families are shrinking—but that doesn’t mean they need to come apart" www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
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The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 03/12/2023
Primavera Sound São Paulo. Brazil.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Novo artigo publicado na Relap. Com Cristian Schroder. revistarelap.org/index.php/re...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 24/11/2023
Our podcast about healthy ageing in Brazil. Unfortunately, only in Portuguese. Ontem foi ao ar nosso podcast sobre envelhecimento no Brasil. Acesse o programa na íntegra no link abaixo. @unicampoficial youtu.be/J5EwqzjlLI0?...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
About last night. Alanis Morissette World Tour 2023. São Paulo, Brazil.
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Diego Alburez @demography.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Check out this 3 year postdoc focused on modelling kinship and intergenerational processes in demography with the amazing Ridhi Kashyap at Oxford Sociology. Kinship! 🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
12th Unicamp Race. Running is really cool. #Unicamp #demography #Brazil
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Lili Vargha @lilivargha.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
We are happy to announce our first EAPS Parent Network webinar! ⭐JOIN US 📅11 October, 13:00-14.30 CEST ⭐We will introduce the network and have Agnese Vitali as a special guest. ⭐Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Salvador, Brazil.
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 27/09/2023
This is very cool. My word cloud from the Pubmed abstracts. Thanks for sharing the app @edhagen.net. Just enter your name. shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/pubm…
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Luciana Alves @lualves.bsky.social · 15/08/2023
Descobrindo essa nova rede social.
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