Results from a fuzzy model show that intervention measures impede the spread of COVID-19 even with the vaccine

The fuzzy approach shows that intervention measures impede the spread of COVID-19. Even with the vaccine, the infection rate could be worse if safety measures are weakened. Results assist government decision making to minimize the spread of the pandemic by combining physical distancing measures with vaccines to contain the resurgences of the disease. Read More →

Body in contemporary discourse

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The recent context we have been living in, in which social, political, and religious polarization stands out, allows and updates various and conflicting discourses about the body. Two important articles propose an in-depth reflection and debate on this broad topic. Read More →

Trabecular bone score and its evolving role in the assessment and management of clinical conditions

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Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a noninvasive measure of bone quality. A low TBS indicates degraded bone microarchitecture, predicts osteoporotic fracture, and is partially independent of clinical risk factors and bone mineral density. Today TBS has an evolving role in the assessment and management of several clinical conditions. Read More →

The unsaid about “eadization” in Higher Education

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It is understood that the Brazilian Higher Education concept of “eadization” is recent and must be monitored so that its identity and function are not lost. It is possible to observe that the flexibility given by the insertion of a percentage (up to 40%) in the workload of face-to-face higher education courses dedicated to Distance Education supports a process of reconfiguration from the symbiosis. Read More →

Hybridization with transcription factor AREB increases drought resistance in elite soybean cultivars

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Soybean cultivation requires attention due to its susceptibility to drought. The introgression of the AtAREB1 transgene into the LS93-0375 and BMX Desafio RR elite cultivars conferred a better physiological performance to the genotypes, proving to be an effective mechanism of genetic engineering for the reduction of the effects of water deficit. Read More →

Cameras and monitors improves experimental surgeries for correcting incisional hernia in rats

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The use of cameras and screens in surgical procedures with Wistar rats has demonstrated efficacy and high performance. The 50x magnified visualization with a low-cost system circumvents one of the main difficulties of experimental studies, enabling further research with biocompatible models that generate more accurate results. Read More →

“NÓIS É*”: childhoods and feminisms in social practices of peripheral collectives on the pandemic

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Due to the covid-19 pandemic, collectives contributed to maintaining the life of the peripheric population. The performance of women and their relationship with children allowed us to think about the possible construction of a collective pedagogy that approaches the Common, a principle based on collaboration and self-management, opposing hierarchies and patriarchy. Read More →

Brusone: Wheat blast disease requires chemical control management and increased genetic resistance of crops

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A fungal disease that attacks wheat cultivation threatens world food security by compromising up to 100% of infected crops. Research points to the importance of making crops less susceptible by combining chemical control and genetic resistance protocols to increase productivity and reduce losses. Read More →

Analysis brings a retrospect of more than 20 years of hipmagnesemia cases in cows

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When magnesium levels in the blood are low, hypomagnesemia occurs. The disease occurs in ruminants and is responsible for important economic losses in beef herds in Argentina. The analysis of 20 years of cases of this disease demonstrates similarities in patterns of seasonality, management and associated climatic conditions, dietary factors, among others. Read More →

More benefits, fewer risks: Tranexamic acid reduces bleeding and prevents complications in laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Flowchart of the patient analysis in English. At recruitment, starting from the total number of patients (62), 1 was excluded, 0 did not meet the criteria, 0 refused to participate. Allocation: starting from "Control - non-randomized (61)" comes out two arrows forming two horizontal columns. First column: allocated to control group (31), received tranexamic acid (0), follow-up (31), analysis (31). Second column allocated to the group that received tranexamic acid (30), received tranexamic acid (30), follow-up (30), analysis (30).

Medicine’s accessibility, easy administration protocol and absence of thrombogenic adversities indicate that tranexamic acid is a safe and low-cost strategy, applicable to all phases of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery, optimizing recovery and reducing hospital stay of patients. Read More →