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Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) presents in vegetables and is routinely used as a color fixative and as a preservative for meat and fish. Chronic ingestion of NaNO2 induced abnormalities in the biochemical parameters associated with the oxidative stress. The present study was carried out to investigate the protective efficacy of alpha lipoic acid (ALA) on the liver and kidney function tests and the oxidative stress alteration induced by NaNO2 in male albino rats; moreover the microscopical examination was studied.

Consumed worldwide, coffee is a very popular drink, with distinctive aroma and flavor. Coffee beverage is produced from ripe fruit of known species of the genus Coffea, in which Coffeaarabica, Coffealiberica and Coffearobusta stand out. Coffee quality is defined by a set of physical, chemical, sensory and safety attributes, able to meet the taste of different types of consumers. This study analyzed six samples of coffees, three with registration: Sample A, Sample B and Sample C, and three without registration of ANVISA: Sample A. Sample B and Sample C.

Introduction: Non-small cell tumor is the most common type of lung carcinoma and the treatment involves surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. In this sense, the search for new chemical substances with characteristics of selectivity, effectiveness and low toxicity have been investigated in the treatment of cancer. Studies show that sericin, a protein extracted from silkworm cocoons, has antitumor and pro-apoptotic activity. Objective: To analyze the potential antitumor effect of sericin on non-small cell lung cancer cell line.

Resistant varieties developed through plant breeding have made much contribution to Agriculture. This is because stability in crop production depends more on resistant varieties. Based on this, detailed review on the cytoplasm resistance and cytoplasm defense was carried out to enable Plant breeders develop yam genotypes with acquired disease resistance. Therefore yam plants that failed to inherit resistance genes could be made to acquire cytolasmic resistance mechanisms through field evaluation in hotspot agro ecologies.

The sustainability of organic rice agribusiness is determined by the performance of the agribusiness system consisting of subsystems providing production inputs, on-farm subsystems, processing/ handling results subsystems, marketing subsystems and supporting element subsystems. In Indonesia, especially East Priangan is known as an area of organic rice development. Currently, the development performance shows a decrease in indicators including productivity, production, planting area and the number of farmers involved in organic rice cultivation.

Objectives: This study aimed to obtain information about the dietary pattern and feeding problems of autistic children in Mumbai. Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted on autistic children from various special schools in Mumbai. Fifty autistic and fifty age and gender matched typically developing (TD) children were selected for the study. The age group of children was 5-15 years. General information, details about their eating behavior and food habits of the children was collected from parents using a questionnaire.

In this text, we introduced results of a research about the teaching praxis from the Federal Institute of Science and Technology of Maranhão (IFMA), Campus São João dos Patos. We accomplished an investigation along with licensed teachers, bachelors and technologists (these two last areas without specific formation of the teaching) through focus groups, but also considering the institutional documents. We resorted to the social and collective memory theory to understand the teaching praxis at IFMA.

The Environmental Education developed at school is deemed essential to stimulate the participative and reflective position in the resolution of socio-environmental issues. This study refers to field research conducted in four (04) educational institutions with the objective of verifying the curricular constituents of the Environmental Education presented in public and private schools in Paramirim, State of Bahia, and the understanding of sixth-graders students concerning the environment.

The main objective of this research is to describe the epidemiological characteristics of Dengue in the period from January 2007 to December 2016 and its relationship with environmental aspects in the city of Augustinópolis, State of Tocantins. The research has a descriptive and crosscutting approach of quantitative approach. The sample of this research was composed of all the reported cases of Dengue in the period from January 2007 to December 2016 in the municipality of Augustinópolis, State of Tocantins, provided by the Notification of Injury Information System (SINAN).

In this article we analyze the discursive forms present in the mediatic discourse of an international periodical about the coverage of the murder of Councilwoman Marielle Franco and the relations between police violence and racism, impregnated in the debate about the coverage of the event.