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Medicinal plants used in street markets in different regions of Brazil

In Brazil, markets and street markets emerged in 1841 as a solution for the regional supply of products. Street markets and municipal markets constitute a privileged space for traditional expressions and cultures about their ethnobotanical heritage since these places are centers of large numbers of information, underlying an environment of intense cultural exchanges. Bibliographic surveys were carried out on medicinal plants used in Street markets in different regions of Brazil.

Association between work ability and quality of life for taxi drivers

The transport made by taxi drivers allows the ease of locomotion, however these professionals have particularities in their work that can impact on their work ability and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and, work ability and its association with sociodemographic and occupational factors of taxi drivers. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 113 taxi drivers. For the data collection, a questionnaire was used (refined) for sociodemographic-occupational data.

The relationship between blood test, pas score and outer diameter of the appendix in the diagnosis of pediatric acute appendicitis

Acute appendicitis is the common cause of surgery for acute abdominal pain in children. We ought to assess the relationship between white blood cell count, PAS (pediatric appendicitis score) clinical scoring and the measurement of the outer diameter of the appendix. This study includes 480 pediatric patients who underwent surgery for suspected acute appendicitis at the General Surgery Department of the National Center for Maternal and Child Health hospital between May 2019 and December 2019.

IoT applied to work safety in industry 4.0 at the amazonas industrial pole

The study aims to find out factors The Internet of Things (IoT) approach - is a technology that is reconfiguring the sectors of activity, changing the definitions of how objects are connected to each other, today it is being applied in companies and industries, transforming the scenario how companies compete, changing the business models, structure and process of organizations. The following article aims to conceptualize IoT, work safety, industry 4.0 and analyze how these applications are implemented in companies in the industrial pole of Amazonas.

Densidade do solo e estoques de carbono sob diferentes sistemas de uso do solo em Guarujá Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brasil

O sistema plantio direto (SPD) associado ao uso de gramíneas pode aumentar os estoques de carbono no solo. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a densidade do solo(Ds), carbono orgânico total (COT) e os estoques de COT (ECOT) do solo sob diferentes sistemas de uso.

Trends of production of fish in Assam

India is the 2ndlargest producer of fish in the world, it produces 90.40 lakh tonnes of fish in 2012-13.Fishery resource generate employment for about 14 million people either directly or indirectly involved in the agricultural and industrial sectors of fish production, processing, ornaments and related activities. In India the production of fish is done in the oceans, rivers, tributaries, ponds tanks and derelict water bodies of Assam, Orissa, Tripura, Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh.

Weldments with fillet joints submitted to “in-plane” quasi-static and impact torsion loads

This paper presents partial results of a broader research in progress involving fillet joints welded with Gas Metal Arc Welding and using consumables that produce weld metals with a large difference in ultimate tensile stress and ductility (classes AWS ER70S-6 e AWS ER120S-G). Therefore, two kinds of weldments were made with one of the members in “balance” and keeping welds with their original finish.

Efficiency of aerobic physical exercise in chronic orofacial pain: A systematic review

Objective: This systematic review was conducted to the following central question: In adults with chronic or facial pain, which is the efficiency of aerobic physical exercise in reducing pain? Design: Search strategies were developed to electronic database. Results: Four studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. In three transversal studies included it was observed that physical exercise led to an improvement in chronic or ofacial pain, that simple advice is equally as effective as a more intense and comprehensive physiotherapy exercise programme.

Monitoring program for nursing homes: Brazilian municipal proposal based on international standards

Introduction: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) to be pandemic. By March 16, 2020, 139 countries were affected. In this situation, the Scientific Societies decided to prepare this Contingency Plan to guide the response of health services. 4,088,848 COVID-19 cases and 283,153 deaths were confirmed worldwide. Recent data presented by the Ministry of Health in Brazil show that 177,589 cases of coronavirus and 72,597 recovered people have already been registered.

Determination ponctuelle des parametres physico-chimiques d’une colonne d’eau de la baie du banco (lagune ebrie, Côte D’Ivoire)

La baie du Banco est l’une des baies de la lagune Ebrié située dans le bassin sédimentaire Ivoirien au sud du pays. Elle est soumise à une forte pression Anthropique. Des mesures ont été faites à une station de prélèvement de façon ponctuelle. Des paramètres physico-chimiques tels que le pH, la température, la salinité, l’oxygène dissous, le total des solides dissous, la conductivité électrique et la transparence ont été mesurés in situ avec un multiparamètre.