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Potential suicide risk among the college student population: machine learning approaches for identifying predictors and different students' risk profiles

Psicol. reflex. crit; 37 (), 2024
Background Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people and university students. Research has identified numerous socio-demographic, relational, and clinical factors as potential predictors of suicide risk, and machine learning techniques have emerged as promising ways to improve risk...

Thermographic Control of Pediatric Dental Patients During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemics Using Smartphones

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the reliability of infrared (IR) thermal camera connected to smartphones, already used in medicine for diagnostic purposes, as an easy tool for access screening to pediatric dentistry services. Material and Methods: After the preventive telephone triage, thirty orthodont...

In Vitro Study of Tooth Surfaces After Interproximal Enamel Reduction: Extraoral Scanner and SEM Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective To perform a morphological evaluation concerning the extent of interproximal enamel reduction (IPR) with different manual instruments in different types of teeth and a qualitative analysis of enamel surface characteristics at the contact point before and after IPR. Material and Metho...

Orthodontic Emergencies and Perspectives During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Italian Experience

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the types of dental emergencies that occurred during the lockdown period in Italy (12th March-4th May) and to investigate future therapeutic preferences related to the use of different types of appliances. Material and Methods: A questionnaire dedicated to assessing d...

Dentoalveolar Effects Following Maxillary Expansion: Comparison Between Dental and Skeletal Anchorage

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the dento-alveolar effects between dental and skeletal anchored expansion devices to achieve maxillary expansion in different groups of patients: pure dental anchorage was used in growing patients and skeletal anchorage in adult patients. Linear, angular and volumetric par...

Medidas de contenção de tipo lockdown para prevenção e controle da COVID-19: estudo ecológico descritivo, com dados da África do Sul, Alemanha, Brasil, Espanha, Estados Unidos, Itália e Nova Zelândia, fevereiro a agosto de 2020

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 30 (1), 2021
Objetivo: Descrever as medidas de contenção de tipo lockdown e a incidência da COVID-19 em sete países: África do Sul, Alemanha, Brasil, Espanha, Estados Unidos, Itália e Nova Zelândia. Métodos: Estudo ecológico descritivo, com dados da incidência diária dos casos confirmados de COVID-19 entr...

Série histórica da COVID-19 em diferentes países

Objetivo: analisar casos acumulados da COVID-19 em Brasil, Espanha, Itália, China e EUA. Métodos: estudo ecológico, com uso de dados secundários. Realizou-se série temporal de casos cumulativos de COVID-19 por 28 dias, após o 100º caso confirmado de cada país (baseado nas estatísticas do Worldom...

The 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic in Italy: immunologic and cultural hurdles on the road to a cure

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (3), 2020

Covid-19 in Italy: A lesson to be learned

No epicentro da epidemia: um olhar sobre a Covid-19 na Itália

OBJETIVO: refletir sobre os impactos da COVID-19 no norte da Itália, epicentro europeu da pandemia. DESENVOLVIMENTO: a abordagem desenvolvida foi a partir do surgimento da doença, sua chegada na Itália e suas repercussões, não apenas no âmbito sanitário, como também nos relacionamentos humanos e ...