El papel de las agencias de seguros en la competencia entre compañías aseguradoras by Leonardo Medrano

“…Este artículo estudia el mercado de seguros cuando las compañías aseguradoras (aseguradoras) venden sus pólizas por medio de agencias de seguros (agencias o agentes). Analiza los efectos de las comisiones por ventas pagadas a las agencias en las primas de seguros y en el bienestar del consumidor. …”
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REASONS AND REAL SELVES by Manuel Vargas

“…La mayoría de las teorías sobre la responsabilidad parten de uno de dos puntos prominentes: la idea de que el agente debe tener alguna conexión caracterológica o expresiva con la acción o, alternativamente, la idea de que el agente debe responder en algún sentido a razones. …”
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Antimicrobial Ionic Liquids with Fumarate Anion by Biyan He, Guangnan Ou, Changyi Zhou, Meihong Wang, Suyan Chen

“…The shortage of new antimicrobial drugs and increasing resistance of microbe to antimicrobial agents have been of some concern. The formulation studies of new antibacterial and antifungal agents have been an active research field. …”
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“Dalla Russia con… ”: turismo e turisti nella saga di James Bond by Hélène Chevrier, Chloé Huvet

“…“Ci possiamo incontrare alla moschea di Santa-Sofia, come se fossimo dei turisti qualunque”, propone James Bond all’agente russa Tatiana Romanova nel film A 007, dalla Russia con amore (1963). …”
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Strategies to improve the quality of wheat flour in baking: a review by Mariana de Paula Kraüss Ferreira, Vitor Anselmo da Guia Ribeiro, Jefferson Henrique Tiago Barros, Caroline Joy Steel

“…To meet these particular demands, wheat flour mills and baking industries turn to ingredients, additives, and processing aids. These improving agents act on the gluten network and other flour components, adapting them to produce various products with the desired technological and sensory properties. …”
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Utilización regional de baculovirus en el control de plagas hortícolas by Ricardo Salvador, J. Niz, A. Pedarros, G. Quintana

“…Su aplicación permite el control de plagas claves en cultivos de lechuga, tomate, berenjena, morrón y maíz en elevados porcentajes de efectividad. El empleo de estos agentes en la horticultura va en aumento a nivel regional. …”
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In Vitro Activity of Geldanamycin Derivatives against Schistosoma japonicum and Brugia malayi by David Wenkert, Bernadette Ramirez, Yuehai Shen, Michael A. Kron

“…GA derivatives are being evaluated as anti-neoplastic agents, but their utility against parasites whose heat shock proteins (Hsps) have homology with human Hsp90 is unknown. …”
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Multidrug Resistance: An Emerging Crisis by Jyoti Tanwar, Shrayanee Das, Zeeshan Fatima, Saif Hameed

“…The resistance among various microbial species (infectious agents) to different antimicrobial drugs has emerged as a cause of public health threat all over the world at a terrifying rate. …”
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Resolução eletrônica de conflitos em agências reguladoras by Sérgio Guerra, Natasha Schmitt Caccia Salinas

“…Os MERC adotados por agências reguladoras têm especificidades na medida em que desempenham funções não apenas extrajudiciais, mas também extrajurisdicionais. Para além de resolver conflitos entre agentes econômicos regulados e consumidores, os MERC são também importantes ferramentas para auxiliar nas ações regulatórias, fiscalizatórias e sancionadoras das agências. …”
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Regional anesthesia and muscle-wasting diseases in pediatrics: A focused educational review by Amr Elhamrawy, Islam Elmitwalli, Candice Burrier, Giorgio Veneziano, Joseph D. Tobias

“…Given the progressive multi-system involvement associated with the muscular dystrophies, perioperative care and the use of general anesthetic agents and opioids may result in postoperative respiratory failure. …”
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Role of Oxidants in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Pneumoconioses, Constrictive Bronchiolitis, and Chronic Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia by William N. Rom

“…These etiologic agents are phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages or bronchial epithelial cells and release chemotactic factors that recruit inflammatory cells to the lung. …”
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Empowering Diabetes Management Through Blockchain and Edge Computing: A Systematic Review of Healthcare Innovations and Challenges by K. Tlemcani, K. Azbeg, E. Saoudi, L. Fetjah, O. Ouchetto, S. Jai Andaloussi

“…We analyzed 52 studies, categorizing findings into three key areas: enhanced data security and privacy through decentralized frameworks and tamper-proof storage; real-time data processing, enabled by edge computing for immediate analytics and alerts; and scalability, achieved via hybrid architectures that optimize data handling. …”
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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement by N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

“…Because recurrent polychondritis is a rare pathology, due to low awareness and low alertness of physicians, correct diagnosis is established only in 68 % of recurrent polychondritis patients after one year. …”
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Prevalence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Clone Harboring sfa Gene in Brazil by Terezinha Knöbl, Andrea Micke Moreno, Renata Paixão, Tânia Aparecida Tardelli Gomes, Mônica Aparecida Midolli Vieira, Domingos da Silva Leite, Jesus E. Blanco, Antônio José Piantino Ferreira

“…The virulence genes found in these strains reveal some similarity with extraintestinal E. coli (ExPEC), thus alerting for potential zoonotic risk.…”
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Effects after inhalation of (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan and relation to mould exposure in the home by Lena Beijer, Jörgen Thorn, Ragnar Rylander

“…Background: Damp conditions indoors favour the growth of microorganisms, and these contain several agents that may cause inflammation when inhaled. Moulds contain a polyglucose in their cell wall, defined as (1→3)-β-D-glucan, exhibiting effects on inflammatory cells.…”
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Natural Products for Cancer Therapy: A Review of Their Mechanism of Actions and Toxicity in the Past Decade by Yasir Osman Ali Abdalla, Bavani Subramaniam, Shaik Nyamathulla, Noorasyikin Shamsuddin, Norhafiza M. Arshad, Kein Seong Mun, Khalijah Awang, Noor Hasima Nagoor

“…Despite the positive attributes of natural products, there are many questions pertaining to their mechanism of actions and molecular targets that impede their development as therapeutic agents. One of the major challenges in cancer research is the toxicity exerted by investigational agents towards the host. …”
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Screening Wild Birds for Tick-Borne Zoonotic Pathogens in Portugal by Filipa Loureiro, João R. Mesquita, Luís Cardoso, Sérgio Santos-Silva, Guilherme Moreira, Jaqueline T. Bento, Vanessa Soeiro, Andreia Gonçalves, Filipe Silva, Patrícia F. Barradas, Ana C. Matos, Manuela Matos, Ana Cláudia Coelho

“…Wild birds may be involved in the transmission of agents of infectious diseases, including zoonoses, a circumstance which raises a number of public and animal health issues. …”
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The Critical Management of Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review by Emilio Moreno-González, Antonio Ibarra

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An Update on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: 2015 Consensus Guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver by Robert P Myers, Hemant Shah, Kelly W Burak, Curtis Cooper, Jordan J Feld

“…Specifically, direct-acting antiviral agents with dramatically improved rates of virological clearance compared with standard therapy have been developed and interferon-free, all-oral antiviral regimens have been approved. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of chronic constipation in adults: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, Ye. A. Poluektova, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Shifrin, T. L. Lapina, M. F. Osipenko, V. I. Simanenkov, I. B. Khlynov

“….), intake of psyllium, laxatives, including first of all of polyethyleneglycol, at insufficient response enterokinetic agents. Conclusion. Successful treatment of constipation requires correct detection of its cause, following essential dietary recommendations and stepwise application of pharmaceutical agents.…”
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