Regulation of Metabolic Disease-Associated Inflammation by Nutrient Sensors by Alex S. Yamashita, Thiago Belchior, Fábio S. Lira, Nicolette C. Bishop, Barbara Wessner, José C. Rosa, William T. Festuccia

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SIGMA: Wireless System with Geolocation for Environmental Monitoring by Christian Tipantuña, Jeaneth Acero, Christian Reyes, Danny S. Guamán, José Estrada-Jiménez

“…Low-cost devices (sensors) distributed throughout the city to collect and deliver information on concentrations of gaseous pollutants in real time are essential for preserving the health of the citizens. This kind of technology can contribute to improving air quality by controlling the emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere. …”
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Vitamin D, Essential Minerals, and Toxic Elements: Exploring Interactions between Nutrients and Toxicants in Clinical Medicine by Gerry K. Schwalfenberg, Stephen J. Genuis

“…In clinical medicine, increasing attention is being directed towards the important areas of nutritional biochemistry and toxicant bioaccumulation as they relate to human health and chronic disease. Optimal nutritional status, including healthy levels of vitamin D and essential minerals, is requisite for proper physiological function; conversely, accrual of toxic elements has the potential to impair normal physiology. …”
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Alpha-Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein: An Erythroid Molecular Chaperone by Maria Emília Favero, Fernando Ferreira Costa

“…The aim of this paper is to summarize current information concerning the structure and function of AHSP, focusing on its role in normal erythropoiesis and its relevance in health and disease.…”
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Determinants and factors of labour capital modification in the context of economic socialisation by R. M. Sadykov, V. Ya. Akhmetov

“…The main parameters, characteristics and sources of labour capital development have been identified: educational and professional level, health and professional longevity, sanitary and hygienic conditions and a healthy working environment, labour and creative activity, social responsibility and participation in management.…”
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Oxy-inflammation in hyperbaric oxygen therapy applications by Gerardo Bosco, Andrea Brizzolari, Matteo Paganini, Enrico Camporesi, Alessandra Vezzoli, Simona Mrakic-Sposta

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Nutritional Supplementation with the Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus Reduces Oxidative Stress in Children with HIV by Marcela S Figueira, Luana A Sá, Amanda S Vasconcelos, Danilo R Moreira, Paula SOC Laurindo, Danielle RG Ribeiro, Rogério S Santos, Paulo Guzzo, Maria F Dolabela, Sandro Percario

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Impact of dental caries on their quality of life in preschools peruvians by Tania Adriana Cosme Raymundo

“…Conclusions: Despite a high prevalence of dental caries in children, this condition had a medium impact on their Oral Health Related Quality of Life, according to the perception of their parents.…”
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Los betabloqueadores como primera opción del tratamiento en la hipertensión no complicada ¿posible o no? by Alberto Morales Salinas

“…<p>Hasta la publicación de la guía del <em>National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence</em> del 2006, existía consenso en las principales directrices de hipertensión arterial, en cuanto a que los beta-bloqueadores podían utilizarse como tratamiento de primera línea en la hipertensión arterial no complicada. …”
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Metabolomic analysis of murine tissues infected with Brucella melitensis. by Bárbara Ponzilacqua-Silva, Alexis S Dadelahi, Charles R Moley, Mostafa F N Abushahba, Jerod A Skyberg

“…Brucella is a gram negative, facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that constitutes a substantial threat to human and animal health. Brucella can replicate in a variety of tissues and can induce immune responses that alter host metabolite availability. …”
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Sustainable agriculture of Serbia through the prism of the renewable energy sources market by Parušić Vesna, Kljajić Nataša, Grujić-Vučkovski Biljana

“…The agricultural sector significantly endangers the environment and human health through the excessive use of chemical agents and the use of heavy machinery. …”
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Training Program to Modify Manual Wheelchairs to Simplified Power Wheelchairs for Community Dwelling Elderly People and Caregivers by Suchitporn Lersilp, Supawadee Putthinoi, Theeratorn Lersilp, Kewalin Panyo, Autchariya Punyakaew

“…Mobility aids, particularly power wheelchairs, are necessary for elderly individuals who have health problems and disabilities. However, there is a limitation in providing power wheelchairs for such people in the community. …”
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Automatized Calculating System for a Ketogenic Diet: CETORAP by Ligia M. Marcos Plasencia, Edelsia Rojas Massipe, Amarilis Barbié Rubiera

“…<strong>Conclusions:</strong> The created system gives possibilities to make ketogenic diet which contributes to keep health on epileptic patients.<strong><br /></strong>…”
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Financial Accessibility and Poverty Reduction in Northern Uganda, Lango Sub-Region by Eton, Marus, Picho Epiphany, Odubuker, Mary, Ejang, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…While there are isolated pockets of poverty reduction as expressed by participants’ ability to own personal assets and easily manage their dependency burdens, a few individuals have access to better health facilities. The strides to promote financial accessibility are highly commendable, though poverty remains problematic even among those who have access to financial resources. …”
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Assessment of the Quality of Water From River Rwizi-Mbarara City. by Aruho, Bosco

“…Several parameters exceeded the permissible limits of international standards, highlighting potential risks to human health and aquatic ecosystems. The study concluded that River Rwizi's water quality is deteriorating due to pollution from agricultural runoff, industrial waste, and domestic activities. …”
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Investigating vegetable contamination in indigent communities by heavy metals: a case of food safety in Bushenyi, Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Food contamination by heavy metals is a health burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we illustrate this burden by quantifying levels of Cd, Cr, Ni, Co, Pb, Fe, Cu and Zn in vegetables from Bushenyi District (Uganda). …”
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Diversity at Landscape Level to Increase Resilience. A Review by Benson, Turyasingura, Ayiga, Natal, Majaliwa, Mwanjalolo

“…Hence, building on these insights, diversity at landscape level is paramount to promoting resilient livelihoods as a means of improving the health and functioning of socio-ecological systems, as well as a mechanism for achieving food security. …”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment and Modelling of Roof-Harvested Rainwater Quality in Kigezi Highlands, Uganda by Philip, Tibenderana, Moses, Nduhira Twesigye-omwe, Agwe, Tobby Michael, Abdulkadir, Taofeeq S, Denis, Byamukama

“…Access to water supply is essential to good life and health. It is crucial and pivotal to many other goals highlighted in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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A European aerosol phenomenology – 9: Light absorption properties of carbonaceous aerosol particles across surface Europe by Jordi Rovira, Marjan Savadkoohi, Gang I. Chen, Griša Močnik, Wenche Aas, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Begoña Artiñano, Minna Aurela, John Backman, Sujai Banerji, David Beddows, Benjamin Brem, Benjamin Chazeau, Martine Collaud Coen, Cristina Colombi, Sebastien Conil, Francesca Costabile, Esther Coz, Joel F. de Brito, Kostas Eleftheriadis, Olivier Favez, Harald Flentje, Evelyn Freney, Asta Gregorič, Martin Gysel-Beer, Roy Harrison, Christoph Hueglin, Antti Hyvärinen, Matic Ivančič, Athina-Cerise Kalogridis, Hannes Keernik, Granakis Konstantinos, Paolo Laj, Eleni Liakakou, Chunshui Lin, Stefano Listrani, Krista Luoma, Marek Maasikmets, Hanna E. Manninen, Nicolas Marchand, Sebastiao Martins dos Santos, Saliou Mbengue, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Doina Nicolae, Jarkko V. Niemi, Michael Norman, Jurgita Ovadnevaite, Jean-Eudes Petit, Stephen Platt, André S.H. Prévôt, Manuel Pujadas, Jean-Philippe Putaud, Véronique Riffault, Martin Rigler, Matteo Rinaldi, Jaroslav Schwarz, Sanna Silvergren, Erik Teinemaa, Kimmo Teinilä, Hilkka Timonen, Gloria Titos, Anna Tobler, Jeni Vasilescu, Stergios Vratolis, Karl Espen Yttri, Eduardo Yubero, Naděžda Zíková, Andrés Alastuey, Tuukka Petäjä, Xavier Querol, Jesús Yus-Díez, Marco Pandolfi

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Effectiveness of Electronic Quality Improvement Activities to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People With Chronic Kidney Disease in General Practice: Cluster Randomized Trial... by Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Barbara Hunter, Natalie Lumsden, Adrian Laughlin, Rita McMorrow, Douglas Boyle, Patty Chondros, Shilpanjali Jesudason, Jan Radford, Megan Prictor, Jon Emery, Paul Amores, An Tran-Duy, Craig Nelson

“… BackgroundFuture Health Today (FHT) is a program integrated with electronic medical record (EMR) systems in general practice and comprises (1) a practice dashboard to identify people at risk of, or with, chronic disease who may benefit from intervention; (2) active clinical decision support (CDS) at the point of care; and (3) quality improvement activities. …”
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