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Background: Chronic Renal Failure presents high mobility and mortality, sohemodialysis patients change their routine and need more support for coping with the diagnosis. This study aimed to identify the main difficulties experienced by patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method: A cross-sectional study with a sample size of 30 users from a renal replacement therapy clinic through a survey by Likert scale. It was stored and analyzed by SPSS version 18.0. Result: It was observed that 56.67% were males, 33.33% age range was 18 - 30, about the current health status, 40% said that was reasonable.

Identify the available evidence in the literature about the care with the use of humidified incubator for thermoregulation of premature newborns. Methods: integrative review that includes original articles published in scientific journals and without delimitation period. Among the 23 works found, they were analyzed seven productions indexed in basesSciense Direct, Ebsco Hostand Biomedical Literature Citations and Abstracts. Results: The temperature can be controlled in four ways: evaporation, conduction, convection and radiation.

In the present research paper, the Van der Tas Herfindahl index or H index has been applied in order to verify the level of de facto harmonization, and accordingly comparability among the companies analyzed in this research. The primary objective of this dissertation is to determine the maturity level of harmonization degree for specific accounting methods since the mandatory implementation of IFRSs in 2005.The sample constituted by 100 Greek listed companies. The chosen companies were based on their market capitalization.

Objective: To evaluate self-care in elderly men with diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach in which 96 elderly patients attended in an outpatient clinic of endocrinology of a university hospital attended. Data were collected through the Self-Care with Diabetes questionnaire presented through charts, and discussed in light of related literature. Results: The prevalence of the elderly was 60 and 80 years old, retired, brown, married and with low schooling.

Introduction: The success of air travels depends on air traffic controllers (ATC). ATCs are responsible for monitoring airspace, keeping the flow of air traffic safe, providing route information, and support for pilots during flight. All these responsibilities can cause an increase in the chance of developing physical and mental stress. Objective: the objective of this study was to carry out a systematic review about psychological and physiological stress in ATCs. Method: This article is a systematic review about stress in ATCs.

The sharing of knowledge is considered a complex phenomenon and recognized as the most important process in the knowledge conversion spiral. Thus, the purpose of this article is to understand the sharing of knowledge in a radiotherapy organization. For this, a qualitative research was carried out through semi-structured interviews with professionals of the multidisciplinary team of a radiotherapy service in Santa Catarina. Data collection took place between February and April 2018. Six professionals participated in the study. To analyze the data, the technique of content analysis was used.

Background and Study Aims: Peritoneal biopsy remains the best diagnostic method for peritoneal tuberculosis in developing countries including Morocco, with significant morbidity and mortality. Hence the need to establish a non invasive diagnostic score of peritoneal tuberculosis from biochemical parameters measured in the ascites fluids. Patients and Methods: Prospective mono-centric study over a period of 4 years, including patients with isolated ascites, and those with peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Malaysia is a middle-income country that developed in the 1970s, has become a supplier of raw materials in emerging economy. The economic growth of the country was mainly due to exports that include mainly electronics. Therefore, the country was hit by the global recession from 2001 to 2002. Moreover, the GDP of Malaysia grew by only 0.5% in 2001, due to a decline in estimated exports at 11%. However, as the substantial financial incentive of $ 1.9 billion minimized recession impact on the economy and the economy resumed in 2002 that was growing by 4.1%.

Malnutrition has been defined as a pathological condition resulting from a relative or absolute deficiency or excess of one or more nutrients. Malnutrition continues to be a growing problem in most developing countries. It comprises of four forms – under-nutrition, over-nutrition, imbalance and specific deficiency. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of malnutrition among children. To assess factors contributing to malnutrition among children. To find out association of prevalence of malnutrition with factors contributing to malnutrition.

Nowadays there has been a significant increase in the use of Information Technologies (IT) in education, especially in distance education (DE), in which the use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) is very common. However, in such environments it is difficult the teacher to observe the state of attention as well as the satisfaction of an apprentice with respect to the content presented to him, unlike what occurs in face-to-face teaching.In view of this, many researchers have invested in the development ofintelligent technologies that can help in this task.