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Factors associated with quality of life with prostate cancer

Objective: To evaluate factors associated with the quality of life of men with prostate cancer. Methodology: This is an analytical, transversal research with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 226 men with prostate cancer under treatment at the AldenoraBello Cancer Hospital. For data collection, a socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle questionnaire and a specific questionnaire were used to evaluate the quality of life in cancer. European Organization for Research of Cancer Quality of Life "Core" Questionnaire 30.

Examination of the impact of contaminated soil on the concentration of heavy metals in vegetables

The aim of this research was to determine the concentration of lead, copper, cadmium, zinc in the soil of different pH, as well as the degree of pollution, and impact of soil contamination on the concentration of heavy metals in vegetables. Stationary research was conducted in 2018 at the Faculty of Technology in Tuzla. The input of heavy metals into vegetables can be monitored with the known content of nutrients in the soil, including cations and anions, dry matter content, moisture, acidity expressed as pH, etc.

Improving the amortization methods of reproduction of the main capital - as the fundamental basis of the company's capitalization

This article analyzes the methods for calculating depreciation from the point of view of the reproduction process of replenishing fixed capital and, as a result, increasing the capitalization of the joint stock company Uzbekistan railways. Considered foreign concept of depreciation policy. A brief retrospective analysis of depreciation from the point of view of the main source of investment processes and their impact on the economic growth rate of the country as a whole has been carried out.

Development of composite lifespan prediction model for expansion joint using field data

In this study, vibration durability test was executed by applying the expansion length of expansion joint at the time of occurrence of water hammer as the operational data of hydraulic actuator on expansion joint, which is vulnerable to water hammer, among the components of plant facility. It was presumed that internal pressure and temperature condition inside the expansion as the factors that accelerate the durability at the time of vibration durability test, which was executed by accelerating the pressure and temperature condition.

The profile of homicide perpetrators in belém-pa: An analysis from feminist criminology

This study aims at showing the Profile of Perpetrators and victims of homicide crime in Belém-Pará and presenting the literature from feminist criminology by addressing female authorship as the central theme of the research and thus arousing interest beyond culture of victimization imposed by patriarchy in a macro sociological perspective in the construction of criminalized women. The methodological course conducts a quantitative study from the records of Bulletins of Police Occurrence of women who committed homicide from 2011 to 2017.

Inhibition of tumoral growth by hydroethanolic extract of peel from campomanesia adamantium (cambess) o. berg. in melanoma

Cerrado, Brazilian biome, presents numerous species of plants with pharmacological potential, among these, there is Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O. Berg. (guavira) whose fruits are associated with various biological activities such as antiproliferative and antimutagenic action.

Influence of fish pond effluent and poultry manure on soil chemical properties, growth and nutrient status of maize (zea mays) in Igbariam, South Eastern Nigeria

The Influence of Fish Pond Effluent and Poultry Manure on Soil Chemical Properties, Growth and Nutrient Status of Maize was investigated during 2017 farming season at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State, ,Nigeria. The experiment which was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design comprised four treatments and three replications.

Smile's aesthetic perception analysis by dental surgeons, dentistry students, and lay people

Introduction: The growing search for esthetics, by patients, requires more and more knowledge about many situations and anatomical variations by both dental surgeons and dentistry students. Therefore, this project's goal is to analyze the smile's alteration of its aesthetic perception by dental surgeons, dentistry students, and lay people. Methods: That was made by means of a survey composed of six smile changes' frontal images, on which the participant chose what looked more and less attractive.

Attention to the health of peoples and traditional populations: propositions in the light of madeleine leininger

Objective: The present study is a reflection from the experience of teaching people and traditional populations in the light of Madeleine Leininger's Transcultural Theory. Method: Report of experience based on the execution of disciplines and groups of scientific initiation that contemplated the study of the health of traditional populations. The theory of cross-cultural care is used as a theoretical contribution, as well as of the interdisciplinary field for the execution of activities.

Management of pasture based on dmpd. review

The aim of this study is to discuss the management of pasture based on potentially digestible dry matter (DMpd). Tropical forage species are used in the extensive system as the main source of roughage for cattle. Tropical forages have nutritional deficiencies, mainly in the dry season, due to the low rainfall and climatic adversities, and it is interesting to use alternatives to supply this deficit or management that help in production of good quality roughage.