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La propagación de la COVID-19 en España y Brasil según tiempo y clima

Objetivo: Este artículo de investigación busca conocer la influencia de la propagación del virus COVID-19 a través de la temperatura y de la humedad en España y Brasil. Métodos: Para el cálculo de la variación mensual del índice de propagación del virus COVID-19 por provincias en España se han...

Home measures against low air humidity which may alleviate health problems

ABSTRACT Objective Humidity and temperature are fundamental for the balance in the life cycle of living beings and, consequently, for maintaining the well-being of the human population and reducing the prevalence of infectious diseases. Thus, in order to mitigate the impact of climate change, especially...

Influence of socioeconomic disparities, temperature and humidity in kidney stone composition

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (4), 2020
Abstract Introduction: Large variations in demographic, economic and environmental factors might influence the worldwide distribution of urolithiasis, but scarce data are available concerning their associations with stone composition. We aimed to evaluate the frequency and composition of kidney stones a...

Prevalência e fatores associados a sintomas de eczema atópico em adolescentes e adultos residentes na Região Sul do Brasil – Resultados do Global Asthma Network (GAN)

Objetivo: Embora o objetivo da Rede Global de Asma (GAN) seja entender o estado atual do eczema atópico (EA), sua prevenção e melhoria geral em seu manejo, particularmente em países de baixa e média renda, ela permite a avaliação de outras doenças alérgicas, como a asma (A) e a rinite alérgica ...

Influence of climate on the number of hospitalizations for nephrolithiasis in urban regions in Brazil

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (2), 2020
Abstract Introduction: Nephrolithiasis has a worldwide prevalence of approximately 5 to 15%, and its occurrence is associated with age, sex, race, dietary habits, geographic location, climatic conditions, and other factors. The objective of the present study was to determine the association between clim...

Effects of inclusion of patauá, Oenocarpus bataua meal on elephant grass silage

Acta amaz; 50 (2), 2020
Elephant grass silages have high moisture content, causing nutrient loss, mainly by effluent production. The use of moisture absorbent additives, such as patauá, Oenocarpus bataua meal, can be a strategy to reduce losses in these silages. The aim of this study was to determine the fermentation losses, m...

Effect of the addition of manioc starch, water and inulin on the technological characteristics of bicuda pâté (Sphyraena tome, Fowler, 1903)

Rev. chil. nutr; 47 (3), 2020
Fish and fish products are an outstanding source of essential protein and micronutrients. In cured meats, such as pâté, the technological characteristics are fundamental to the final quality of the product. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the addition of manioc starch, water and inuli...

Sixteen properties of Eucalyptus Tereticornis wood for structural uses

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (2), 2020
Forest Red Gum eucalypt provides a versatile wood and is converted into different purposes. However, such wood is somewhat limited in structural ends, which highlights the need to exploit this gap through diffusion of mechanical properties of suchtimber. This study aimed to evalua...

Condições de ambiência em restaurantes comerciais

Demetra (Rio J.); 15 (1), 2020
Introdução: Ambiência é a organização que um espaço físico recebe, envolvendo questões técnicas e estruturais do ambiente. Além do espaço físico, é também levado em consideração que, nesse espaço, haverá relações sociais e interpessoais e que, portanto, o local deve ser acolhedor e c...