Life Sciences

The psychologically impactful hair loss caused by a hereditary pattern, known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA), can occur in men as in women. Among medicines, finasteride has been used in association with blend-containing growth factors. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the association between finasteride & blend-containing growth factors using a bacterial reverse mutation assay. Both compounds or in the mixture were subjected to TA97a, TA98, TA100, and TA102 with (+S9) and without (-S9) metabolic activation, using different concentration and combinations.

There is considerable agreement that neither type of fertilizer can be used without good agricultural production, and that organic matter and mineral fertilizers play their role (Dudal, 2002; FAO, 1999). A test was conducted in the Ngandajika region using a mineral fertilizer (DAP), a manure combining bat-guano and DAP, and a manure combining Tithonia diversifolia and DAP. The following results were recorded: Of two varieties, QPM3 yielded 3.87 Mg/Ha higher than Mus1 yielded 3.08 Mg/Ha.

La communauté des névroptères oufourmilions (Myrmeleontidae) sont des insectes cosmopolites. Un inventaire de ces Myrmeleontidae, a été réalisé pendant de 15 mois consécutifs dans trois zones agro-écologiques (zone soudanienne, zone soudano-sahélienne et zone sahélienne) du Burkina Faso. Ces captures ont été faites la journée à l’aide d’un filet entomologique et durant la nuit en utilisant un piège lumineux. Cette étude a permis de recenser 51 espèces de Myrmeleontidae et une abondance différente en fonction des zones climatiques (p<0,001).

Doxycycline has been widely studied for off-label use as neuroprotective and is capable to reduce oxidative stress in several neurodegenerative diseases. However, it is necessary to assess the safety of long-term exposure to doxycycline once neurodegenerative diseases generally require chronic treatments. Thus, we evaluated the safety of doxycycline in chronic use through hematological, biochemical, redox, and histological analysis. Male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: control (saline 0.9%) and experimental (10 mg/kg doxycycline/day), for 93 days, n=8 animals/group.

Objetivo: Contribuir para pesquisa em saúde e Enfermagem. Ao analisar as possibilidades e desafios de valorização dos servidores da saúde de acordo com a Política Nacional de Humanização- PNH, em um Hospital de ensino vinculado a uma Instituição de Ensino Superior. Método: Optou-se por uma abordagem qualitativa, utilizando-se da entrevista semiestruturada para coleta de informações. As informações foram avaliadas a partir da Teoria da Ação Comunicativa de Habermas, como subsídio de suporte para análise da existência de valorização nas relações interpessoais entre os servidores.

Information on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) is important to help decision-makersabout the consequences of human activities on the environment. Understanding the action of biophysical and socioeconomic factors on temporal and spatial scales helps in understanding landscape transformations. Information about LULC are produced on global, national, and regional scales. Ibicoara is a municipality located in the state of Bahia, Brazil, within the region of Chapada Diamantina.

A adiposidade localizada provoca alterações na superfície corporal e na autoestima, principalmente da população feminina, gerando um aumento na procura de tratamentos não invasivos. Sendo assim, um método inovador utilizado pela Fisioterapia Dermatofuncional para minimizar os efeitos da gordura localizada é a técnica de criolipólise, a qual consiste no resfriamento do tecido adiposo subcutâneo de forma não invasiva, provocando assim uma paniculite localizada que consequentemente induz a morte adipocitária por apoptose, reduzindo desta forma o tecido adiposo subcutâneo.

Budget The actinobacteria compose a phylum of Gram-positive bacteria that have a wide morphological and physiological variety. They are presented in the form of cocci or bacilli, and their reproduction is characterized by the formation of spores and septate pseudohyphae resembling that of fungi. Among the genera, Streptomyces sp. stands out for its complexity and variety in the production of secondary metabolites from which most of the antibiotics known and employed in human and veterinary medicine have been produced.

A descoberta de nutracêuticos, em frutas, possibilita novas alternativas não somente para a indústria farmacêutica e alimentícia, mas também abre novas oportunidades para a criação de alternativas que buscam a utilização de seus resíduos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar uma revisão integrativa da literatura a fim de compreender a composição química e o potencial biológico dos nutracêuticos em frutas. Foi feita uma busca das referências nas bases Periódicos CAPES, Google Scholar e Pubmed em novembro de 2022.

The object of the article contemplates the preliminary result of a qualitative methodology for mapping non-forest classes present in the Brazilian Amazon through the use of C-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images, more specifically, Sentinel-1, in order to better assist interpreters in the process of visual interpretation of these targets. To this end, elements of visual interpretation considered essential for the distinction of non-forest targets will be presented.