Academic Articles & Research Papers

Tissue-specific responses of antioxidant pathways to poor hygiene conditions in growing pigs divergently selected for feed efficiency

Abstract Background Poor hygiene of housing induces a systemic inflammatory response. Because inflammation and oxidative stress are processes that can sustain each other, the ways pigs are able to activate their antioxidant defenses are cri...

Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been related with a decreased probability of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at all stages of the human life, decreasing the risk of diverse disease states and improving quality of l...

UNDERWEIGHT AND SLIMNESS AND THEIR RELATION TO DIETARY HABITS AND BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG SAUDI FEMALE STUDENTS IN TAIBAH UNIVERSITY

Background: Underweight is a term describing a human whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy. Underweight is associated with negative health consequences, such as nutritional deficiency, osteoporosis, and unfavorable pregnancy...

Silicon reduces nitrogen stress and improves growth and yield of forage grass under excessive fertilization in tropical soils

Abstract Inadequate nitrogen (N) fertilization management in pastures is common and can lead to N deficiency or excess, resulting in physiological imbalances in forage grasses across different regions of the world. Silicon (Si) fertigation ...

«Jeg jobber med hjertet» - Innvandreres erfaringer med å arbeide i helse- og omsorgssektoren

Til tross for innvandrernes økende andel og betydning i det profesjonelle helse- og omsorgsarbeidet i alle deler av landet, er vår kunnskap om denne gruppen fortsatt begrenset. Denne artikkelen analyserer dybdeintervjuer med 17 innvandrere ...

Disruption of sleep patterns among secondary school adolescents

Objectives: This study aims to assess sleep disorders among secondary school adolescents and explore the relationship between sociodemographic factors (age, gender, household income, and sleep duration) and the occurrence of these disorders...

Hope level and its associated factors among widowed older adults in long-term care facilities

Abstract Background To investigate the hope level and identify its associated factors among widowed older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using convenience sampling. 228 widowed ol...

PENATALAKSANAAN NON-FARMAKOLOGIS REMINISCENCE GROUP THERAPY SEBAGAI UPAYA UNTUK MENURUNKAN TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA LANSIA

Proses menjadi lanjut usia tidak terlepas dari beberapa perubahan yang menyangkut biologis, psikologis, sosial, dan spritual. Salah satu masalah psikososial yang sering terjadi pada lansia adalah depresi yang disebabkan oleh karena adanya p...

Influence of nursing intervention on patients undergoing hysteroscope examination

Patient-Partners as Educators: Vulnerability Related to Sharing of Lived Experience

Patient-partners are invaluable in health professions’ education. Sharing their lived experiences with prospective and current healthcare providers can provide an opportunity for these participants to hone their patient-centric skills. Howe...

Curva de estimativa das internações hospitalares nas regiões metropolitanas brasileiras: um estudo de série histórica

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar as variações temporais na distribuição das internações hospitalares realizadas no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) em todas as Regiões Metropolitanas brasileiras entre os anos de 1995 e 2006. Trata-se de e...

Active ageing among elderly community members: structural equation modeling analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to propose a structural model of active ageing among elderly community members based on the World Health Organization’s theoretical framework and to identify the most relevant determinants of active ageing to the propos...

A Imaginação criadora como perspectiva do cuidar na enfermagem psiquiátrica

Questionando a fundamentação da prática da enfermagem psiquiátrica e as constantes do pensamento imaginante da enfermeira sobre o doente mental e a contribuição da imaginação criadora sobre o cuidar na enfermagem psiquiátrica, desenvolveu-s...

Psychological and nursing assistance to the elderly in primary care

Objetivo: Descrever o processo de assistência de enfermagem e também psicológica ao idoso na Atenção Primária. Método: Pesquisa descritiva de caráter bibliográfica. Foram analisados 22 artigos publicados entre os anos de 1998 a 2010. Result...

Perfil epidemiológico de mulheres com HPV atendidas em uma unidade básica de saúde Epidemiological profile of women with HPV treated in a basic health unit

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico de mulheres com HPV atendidas em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde. Método: A pesquisa de caráter quantitativo foi realizada em um bairro no município de Santa Cruz/RN, por meio das fichas individuais d...

Microwave Pioneers: Arye Rosen, “Microwaves in Medicine Was Just my Hobby”

This is the fourth article in our continuing series of biographical pieces with a technical lean. The subject of this paper is Professor Arye Rosen, who – while employed full time at RCA Sarnoff Research Laboratory as an engineer and...

Optimal Foraging Algorithm Based on Differential Evolution

The optimal foraging algorithm (OFA) was proposed by summarizing the rules of the animal foraging behavior in a group. Therefore OFA also has the defects of the swarm intelligence algorithm, such as easy to trap into local optimum and low c...

High‐performance optical noncontact controlling system based on broadband PtTex/Si heterojunction photodetectors for human–machine interaction

Abstract Noncontact interaction systems have attracted considerable research attention in recent years because of convenient operation, sterility, and injury prevention. However, the insufficient sensing distance and weak robustness of nonc...

Corrosion Behavior for Sealing Polymer Materials under Simulated Condition for High-Pressure Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis

Sealing is a core factor for the safe operation of high-pressure proton exchange membrane electrolysis cells(PEMECs).To investigate the corrosion behavior of sealing polymer materials，two experimental methods were established: an accelerate...

Sustainable re-use of waste glass, cement and lime treated dredged material as pavement material

The amount of waste materials such as dredged materials (DM) and waste glass (WG) have been growing exponentially since the middle of the 20th century. The most important problem created by them is the lack of space to be used for storage b...