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A disease predictive model based on epidemiological factors for the management of bacterial leaf blight of rice

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Rice is a widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population. Approximately 90% of the world’s rice is grown in Asian continent and constitutes a staple food for 2.7 billion people worldwide. Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is one of the d...

Protocolo de enfermería para la valoración y manejo integral de las lesiones cutáneas asociadas a la humedad (LESCAH)
Nursing protocol for the assessment and comprehensive management of skin lesions associated with humidity (LESCAH)

Las lesiones cutáneas asociadas a la humedad (LESCAH) pueden ocasionar daños como quemaduras y heridas abiertas que complican la recuperación de los pacientes. Objetivo: desarrollar un protocolo de enfermería para la valoración y manejo integral de las LESCAH. Metodología: estudio cualitativo y des...

Análise da susceptibilidade e patogenicidade dos fômites de Sars-Cov-2 no Brasil: revisão da literatura

J. Health Sci. Inst; 41 (2), 2023
Objetivo – Verificar a suscetibilidade de criação de fômites de Sars-Cov-2 de acordo com temperatura, umidade e período de exposição. Métodos – Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura, entre março de 2021 e junho de 2022, utilizando-se a Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), PubMe...

Incidencia de la humedad relativa en la transmisión de la COVID-19
Impact of relative humidity on COVID-19 transmission

Introducción: El nuevo patógeno SARS-CoV-2 presenta una rápida propagación, y es el causante de la enfermedad del Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Dado que este virus es reciente, el aumento de los casos de la enfermedad COVID-19 ha sido una gran amenaza, a lo que le ha sumado la no existencia de inform...

House dust mite fauna characterization in the city of Rio de Janeiro and its importance in allergy diagnosis

Introduction: The home environment is one of the most favorable spaces for the development of mites because of its low light, humidity, and temperature. Thus, it contributes to the growing cases of allergies among atopic individuals. Objective: To investigate the faunal profile of house dust mites in the...

Maintenance of sterility in SMS packaging in dental environments: concern with biosafety

Acta sci., Health sci; 44 (), 2022
Healthcare services must be guided by biosafety practices and microbial control. This control is highly influenced by humidity, which directly impacts the maintenance of sterility of the materials used in the appointments. High concentration of moisture, in the form of aerosol, splashes and ...

Use of microalgal biomass as functional ingredient for preparation of cereal based extrudates: impact of processing on amino acid concentrations and colour degradation kinetics

Abstract Suitability of developing Spirulina incorporated cereal based low cost nutritious extrudates was analysed against extrusion processing parameters. Most significant extrusion processing parameters considered for present study were feed moisture (20-25%), die temperature (100-120 °C) and screw s...

Seasonal variation in the essential oil from Varronia curassavica jacq. accessions

Varronia curassavica has anti-inflammatory properties because of the terpenes, α-humulene and β-caryophyllene, present in the essential oil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of seasonality on the essential oil of V. curassavica accessions. Leaves from six accessions were collec...

The influence of hypothermia prevention by application of skin moisture absorbent on the value of body temperature, body weight and blood parameters in piglets

Reducing the mortality rate is of a great economic importance for pig farming. Therefore, it is necessary to define the conditions in the farrowing unit based on the performance of the piglets, and specific hematological and biochemical parameters. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the impor...

Scrotal thermographic profile and seminal characteristics of Mangalarga Marchador stallions bred in the Atlantic Rainforest biome

The objective of this study was to determine the scrotal thermographic profile and to verify the influence of temperature and humidity of the humid tropical climate on testicular temperature and seminal quality of Mangalarga Marchador stallions. The thermal profiles of the proximal, middle, and distal zo...