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Violence is a daily phenomenon characterized as a social issue of multiple causes and factors that affects all social classes, especially the most defenseless individuals. Overthirty years ago, violence against women began to receive more attention, becoming a relevant and alarming issue of both Security and Public Health. Thus, this paper aims to verify the distribution of cases of violence against women in mandatory reports in the State of Pará, between 2014 and 2016, and to analyze the prevalence of factors associated with these types of violence.

Supplier selection problem (SSP) is one of the important elements in supply chain management which provides a better decision tool for the selection of the supplier. In this paper, a multiple sourcing supplier selection (F-SSP) problem is introduced as a fully fuzzy multi- objective linear programming problem. While the F-SSP is converted into the corresponding -SSP based on the cut of the fuzzy numbers, an interactive fuzzy goal programming approach is applied to obtain the - best compromise solution.

There has been an increasing interest in the use of vegetable-fiber-reinforced structural concrete elements in many countries recently. Vegetable fibers facilitate the production of structural elements that are cheaper, lighter and they improve the mechanical properties of the cement, and provide aural and thermal insulation. Vegetable fibers are preferred because they increase the ductility of the material; this has the important effect of improving dissipation capacity when fissures occur. In addition, the manufacturing cost of this material is very low.

Background: Hypertension has been, worldwide, considered a multifactorial disease. This study aims to prove the multifactorial of hypertension and suggest a new line of research on improving stratification scores for risk identification for high blood pressure. Methods: This is a quantitative, an observational cross-sectional, descriptive and experimental.

Children who are victims of trauma often experience poor academic performance either through form absences or grades. Likewise, children’s exposure to domestic violence, a trauma often unexpressed or recognized, negatively impacts their academic outcomes.

This study aimed to review the results of scientific papers on the main ethno-pharmacological studies carried out with species from the Brazilian Caatinga Region. We searched the electronic databases: SciELO, PubMed, LILACS and CAPES. The period of time was defined as 10 years, having as key words: hypoglycemic, vegetable (extract), phytotherapic and biotechnological potential. The Caatinga is one of the main Brazilian biomes. It represents considerable plant diversity and has numerous species used by the population for many purposes.

PPH is a sporadic phosphorous deficiency metabolic disorder affecting adult buffaloes around the world both during advanced pregnancy and post partum period. Feeding of cruciferous plants, sugar cane tops, sugar beets exacerbate phosphorous deficiency either due to their low phosphorous content or an account of certain inhibitor factors that prevent proper absorption of dietary phosphorous. The serum phosphorous levels in affected buffaloes are as low as 0.9 mg/dl and usually half of the normal (5.0 mg/dl) values.

Pleurotus citrinopileatus, an excellently edible mushroom, was examined for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities. The aqueous ethanolic extract of the mushroom was used for the study. The mushroom possessed profound antioxidant activity as evidenced from its ability to scavenge DPPH., ABTS.+, hydroxyl and nitric oxide radicals. The extract also reduced ferric ions into ferrous ions and prevented ROS induced lipid peroxidation to a significant level. Anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties of this mushroom was tested on Swiss albino mice model.

The present study was conducted with an objective to standardize the formulation and process protocol for the development of starch based biodegradable antimicrobial films for the extension of shelf-life of food and food products. The processing technology of starch edible films was optimized using response surface methodology with different levels of starch (4%, 5%, 6% w/v) incorporated with 0.3% level of Sodium alginate and 5% of glycerol at drying temperature 35⁰C. The starch level was standardized as 6% on the basis of biochemical characteristics viz.

Using IT in education has become prevalent worldwide. It is believed that IT not only motivates students to learn in class, but also encourages students to take the initiative to explore and inquire subject matters outside classroom by themselves (i.e. independent learning). The Hong Kong Education Bureau offered a series of professional development programmes to principals, vice principals, middle managers as well as teachers who have joined the "Support Scheme for e-Learning in Schools" since April 2014 to 2016/17 school year to further equip schools to implement e-learning.