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The issue of man and various aspects of his knowledge are the subject of various sciences, psychology, sociology, ethics, history, medicine, and so on. These are sciences that each deal with a particular perspective on human thought. “Zar Universe” is one of the subjects that has long been the subject of struggle between Confirmers and Deniers and has been studied in various sciences. Therefore, in this article, we are going to look at the positive and the neglected words and, given these, we can take a small step to make it clear.

Introduction: Mosquito borne diseases pose an immense public health concern and its related knowledge, practices and behavior of the young adult population is essential to develop behavioral change communication messages and policymaking for its prevention and control.

Neurodegenerative diseases have an increasing prevalence in the population over 65 years of age. In this context, adenosine antagonists have a neuromodulatory role mainly in the hippocampus region, contributing to the maintenance and improvement of memory. Adenosine antagonists are promising in studies of preventive drugs for complications of neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of 7- (β-hydroxyethyl) theophylline and 8-phenyl theophylline, on the acquisition and retention of spatial memory of mice.

Background: Hypertensive disorders have become increasingly prevalent and complicate an increasing number of pregnancies. Hypertensive disorders are the most common medical complications of pregnancy.1 Hypertension affects 10% of all pregnancies and is accompanied by an increase in fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Objectives: 1) To study the prevalence of hypertension in pregnant women 2) To create awareness among pregnant women about prevention of hypertension during pregnancy.

Vitamin B12 is a crucial B vitamin. It is needed for nerve tissue health, brain function, and the production of red blood cells. Vitamin B12 deficiency is common, especially among the older population (1). The clinical manifestations and complications of vitamin B12 deficiency result from the effects of low vitamin B12 levels on the body systems, including: impaired cognition, depression, delusions, sensory loss, autonomic dysfunction, pancytopenia, macrocytosis, and cardiomyopathy. (2).

Objective: To describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the sychometric properties of instruments for measuring quality of life. Methods: This is a systematic review, carried out independently by two researchers. The following keywords were used as search criteria: Transcultural adaptation, quality of life, questionnaire; Transcultural adaptation, quality of life, instrument; Instrument, validation, quality of life; questionnaire, validation, quality of life. After the unification of the two collections, the titles, abstract and full text were analyzed.

The alcohol intake according to its rules and norms can be classified in six stages being abuse, pathological, alcoholism, alcoholism, addiction, drunkenness among others. Excessive consumption of alcohol by women is growing every day with negative repercussions on physical, mental and social health. The present study aims to trace the profile of alcoholism in women from a city of Cariri Cearense. A descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach was carried out. The sample consisted of 50 women residing in the municipality of Brejo Santo - Ce.

Backgroud of the study: Pain is considered as important vital signs.1 Open wound have potential for serious bacterial wound infection Surrounding the relationship between stress, pain and delayed healing of acute and chronic wound healing process is a complex one2. Infra red light felt as Gentle heat, and improves blood circulation (by 400% within a few minutes!), hydration and oxygenation in the area.

Introduction: The number of subjects with 80 years old or over are increasing, In wide world . Objectives: To evaluate body composition and functional capacity of elderly people living São Paulo., Method: This was a cross-sectional study, that recruited 65 subjects older than 74.6 years, in São Paulo. All participants underwent bioimpedance and six-minute walk tests. Results: The mean age was 78.8 ± 4.4., BMI was 27.4 ± 5.6. Overall, 61.6% were women. No loss of lean mass in the studied population, but women had a lower percentage of lean mass when compared to the men.

Introduction: Our aim of this study was to investigate a new method of repairing intestinal injuries in the intra-abdominal inflammatory environment and compare it with simple hand suturing method. this method which include imaginative or telescopic bowel anastomoses previously jus used in urologic operations. Method: 16 dogs were divided in to two equal groups of 8. intra-abdominal infection was induced in all dogs by a small perforation in the small bowel.