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Associação entre ondas de calor e mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares nas capitais brasileiras

As ondas de calor têm sido associadas a morbimortalidade por doenças do aparelho circulatório em diferentes locais, principalmente nos grupos considerados vulneráveis. Esta tese apresenta estudos sobre as características das ondas de calor e abordou seus efeitos nas doenças do aparelho circulatóri...

Influência do pré-alargamento coronário na resistência à fadiga cíclica de instrumentos reciprocantes tratados termicamente

Dent. press endod; 11 (3), 2021
Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a influência do pré-alargamento coronário na resistência à fadiga cíclica de dois instrumentos reciprocantes tratados termicamente. Métodos: 20 instrumentos Reciproc Blue (R25 Blue) e 20 instrumentos X1 Blue (X1) foram utilizados para instrumenta...

Post-cure heat treatments influence on mechanical and optical properties of resin composites

Braz. dent. j; 32 (4), 2021
Abstract This study evaluated the effect of post-cure heat treatment (PCHT) on the Knoop microhardness (KHN), degree of conversion (DC), color changes, and contrast ratio (CR) of four resin composites (RCs): Z100 (3M ESPE), Z350 XT (3M ESPE), Estelite Omega (Tokuyama) and Empress Direct (Ivoclar Vivadent...

Statistical optimization of cellulases by Talaromyces thermophilus utilizing Saccharum spontaneum, a novel substrate

BACKGROUND: At present, cellulases are the most important enzymes worldwide, and their demand has been increasing in the industrial sector owing to their notable hydrolysis capability. RESULTS: In the present study, contrary to conventional techniques, three physical parameters were statistically optimiz...

Efecto de la temperatura sobre la morfología y reproducción en el erizo de mar Arbacia dufresnii (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Rev. biol. trop; 69 (supl. 2), 2021
Introducción: El aumento de los valores del CO2 atmosférico y el consecuente calentamiento del agua de mar constituyen factores de estrés para los ecosistemas marinos, renovando el interés en la fisiología de los equinoideos. El equinoideo Arbacia dufresnii es una especie ampliamente estudiada y con...

Procedimiento para el uso de pirómetros durante la pandemia por COVID-19

Arch. med; 21 (1), 2021
Apreciado editor:La COVID-19, una pandemia sin precedentes causada por el coronavirus SARS-CoV2, ha afectado a millones de individuos desde su aparición en diciembre de 2019. El SARS-CoV2 puede transmitirse directa (tos, estornudo,aerosoles) o indirectamente (contacto con mucosas o superficies inanimada...

Effects of scorpion venom heat-resistant peptide on the hippocampal neurons of kainic acid-induced epileptic rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (5), 2021
Scorpion venom is a Chinese medicine for epilepsy treatment, but the underlying mechanism is not clear. Scorpion venom heat-resistant peptide (SVHRP), a peptide isolated from the venom of Buthus martensii Karsch, has an anti-epileptic effect by reducing seizure behavior according to a modified Racine sca...

Screening and Characterization of Bacillus Strains Producing Highly Thermostable Amylase from Various Hot Springs of Algeria

HIGHLIGHTS Screening extremophile Bacillus strains from various Hot Springs Characterization Of Bacillus Strains Producing Highly Thermostable Amylase Genetic identification of the best strains...

Thermoregulatory and perceptual responses of lean and obese fit and unfit girls exercising in the heat

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (4), 2020
Abstract Objective: To verify the thermoregulatory and perceptual responses of obese and lean girls, either fit or unfit, exercising in the heat at a similar rate of metabolic heat production per unit body mass. Methods: A total of 34 pubescent girls were allocated in four groups: 12 obese fit, 9 obese...