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Diabetes is a chronic systemic disease affecting 8.3% of the general population, thus constituting an important clinical and financial problem for healthcare systems throughout the world. Complications of diabetes damage...

Resumo O artigo apresenta uma análise crítica do debate acadêmico e político sobre o ativismo judicial nos Estados Unidos. Ele apresenta, em primeiro lugar, a emergência do ativismo como um problema de debate públi...

É frequente encontrarmos a aplicação da etimologia do termo Inglês “nurse” à palavra Portuguesa “enfermeiro”. Mas a primeira vem do latim “nutrix”, e a segunda tem origem em infirmarius, palavra do Latim...

O objetivo é analisar aspectos do curso do jogo que delineou a versão final da meta quatro do novo Plano Nacional de Educação do Brasil. No cumprimento desse propósito, utilizamos a análise documental como procedim...

A semi-analytical formalism for the optical properties of a metal-insulator-metal periodic nanostructure using coupled-mode theory is presented. This structure consists in a dielectric layer in between two metallic layer...

O presente artigo aborda o pan-americanismo, um movimento de integração entre os países das Américas que ganhou força sob a liderança dos Estados Unidos a partir do fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Esse movimento tin...

This paper reports on miniaturized hydrogen sensing platforms, exploring several means of fabricating nano‐ structured films and evaluating their sensing characteris‐ tics. Palladium-sputtered nanoporous organosilica...

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of alternative protein sources (castor bean cake, sunflower cake, and sunflower seed) to soybean meal on the intake and performance of 40 lambs, initially w...

This article explores selected aspects of narrative expression of identification with social entities in Holocaust survivors’ oral history testimonies, including the related conflicts of identities. In its empirical di...

Resumo Este trabalho objetiva analisar o fenômeno da repetência escolar no Brasil e em Portugal, por meio dos dados do Programa Internacional de Avaliação de Estudantes [Programme for International Student Assessment...

In wild animals, containment is the moment of greatest stress caused by the investigator to the animal due to its natural resistance to the moment of capture, handling, containment and transport, attitudes frankly contra...

Resumo A partir de sua experiência de trabalho com a educação em saúde, o autor discute as novas demandas da saúde que requerem profissionais críticos e reflexivos, competentes para o trabalho em equipe colaborativ...

Resumo O presente ensaio aborda as três grandes condições de emergência da noção de saúde mundial, com especial referência à África: (i) o risco pandêmico e outros problemas sanitários comuns; (ii) as evoluç...

Este artigo apresenta uma análise de estudos de impactos ambientais de refinarias de petróleo. Realizou-se uma análise crítica sobre a saúde coletiva com vistas a propor uma ecologia de saberes alternativa ao modelo...

Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease characterized by complex immune disturbances concerning humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. Despite intensive research, many pathological processes regarding this diso...

A fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)- based aptamer biosensor (aptasensor) for sensitive determination of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was developed. The energy donor and acceptor were 5′-carboxyfluorescein ...

Abstract This work involved a serological investigation of tick-borne pathogens in opossums in eight municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Serum samples from 109 opossums (91 Didelphis aurita and 18 Didelphi...

People usually start thinking about death when something tragic happens, including in the sport context. At the beginning of 20th century, in South Brazil, four rowers died while they practiced their sport, coming back f...

The comparative investigation of two chemical polishing methods as applied to GaAs substrates is carried out. In both cases the equal etchant Br2+HBr was used. The comparison of etching rates and of surface morphology is...

Recently, there has been increasing interest in utilizing solar thermophotovoltaics (STPV) to convert sunlight into electricity, given their potential to exceed the Shockley-Queisser limit. Encouragingly, there have also...

Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy of lowtemperature b¢-Ag<sub>8</sub>SnSe<sub>6</sub> crystalcarried out. Energy dispersive spectrum shows only peaks related to Ag<sub>8</sub>SnSe&...