Ética, moral e política na visão de professores brasileiros e alemães! by Thomas Leihãuser

“…O discurso apreendido mediante a técnica do grupo focal permite, à luz da teoria da consciência da vida cotidiana, mostrar que os dois grupos voltamse para a ética, a moral e a política na sua reflexão sobre a prática de ensino dessas disciplinas com jovens em ambos os países. …”
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Hypomagnesemia, insulin secretion and action in patients without diabetes, 1 year after kidney transplantation by Rasmus K. Carlsen, Anders Åsberg, Anders Åsberg, My Svensson, My Svensson, Kåre I. Birkeland, Kåre I. Birkeland, Hanne S. Jørgensen, Hanne S. Jørgensen, Iain Bressendorff, Hanne L. Gulseth, Hanne L. Gulseth, Karsten Midtvedt, Espen Nordheim, Espen Nordheim, Trond G. Jenssen

“…First and second phase insulin secretion was assessed using the Stumvoll equation. Participants were categorized into tertiles by plasma magnesium levels, (<0.7, 07–0.78,>0.78 mmol/L).ResultsWe included 208 patients (62% men, median age 51 years). …”
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Semantic-Aware Top-k Multirequest Optimal Route by Shuang Wang, Yingchun Xu, Yinzhe Wang, Hezhi Liu, Qiaoqiao Zhang, Tiemin Ma, Shengnan Liu, Siyuan Zhang, Anliang Li

“…In KOR-SP, we define a dominance relationship between two partially explored routes which leads to a smaller searching space and consider the semantic similarity of keywords and the number of single POI’s services. …”
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Terroir and farming practices drive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in French vineyards by Patricia Battie-Laclau, Adrien Taudière, Mathilde Bernard, Lucas Bodénan, Myriam Duchemin, Yvan de Roman, Azimê Yol, Dominique Barry-Etienne

“…The effect of terroir on AMF communities is partially explained by distance decay and soil properties, but the majority of variation is still explained only by the terroir identity. …”
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Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study by Jean Adams, Martin White, Peter Scarborough, Richard Smith, Emma J Boyland, Hannah Forde

“…We merged concepts derived from the four workshops to develop a master map and then invited feedback from participants via email to generate a final concept map.Results The concept map shows how the reactions of stakeholders to the regulations may reinforce or undermine the impact on the commercial food system, health and society. …”
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CUL4-Based Ubiquitin Ligases in Chromatin Regulation: An Evolutionary Perspective by Makiko Nakagawa, Tadashi Nakagawa

“…Although Cullin (CUL) proteins lack intrinsic enzymatic activity, they participate in the formation of active ubiquitin ligase complexes, known as Cullin-Ring ubiquitin Ligases (CRLs), through their association with ROC1 or ROC2, along with substrate adaptor and receptor proteins. …”
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Environmental-economic evaluation of sugar cane bagasse gasification power plants versus combined-cycle gas power plants by F. Mohammadi, M.A. Abdoli, M. Amidpour, H. Vahidi, S. Gitipour

“…The results revealed the vital need of biomass power plants to governmental support in order to compete with fossil power plants by participation of private sector.…”
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Adaptive cognitive control in 4 to 7-year-old children and potential effects of school-based yoga-mindfulness interventions: an exploratory study in Italy by Lisa Toffoli, Giulia Stefanelli, Giulia Manca, Fiorella Del Popolo Cristaldi, Gian Marco Duma, Michele Guidi, Francesca Incagli, Luca Sbernini, Luca Sbernini, Vincenza Tarantino, Giovanni Mento, Giovanni Mento

“…However, the developmental evidence in this domain remains limited.MethodsTo address this gap, our study delves into the exploration of different mechanisms underlying adaptive CC in a substantial cohort of young children (211 participants aged between 4 and 7 years). We utilized the Dynamic Temporal Prediction (DTP) task and a modified version of the Flanker task to assess the effect of context predictability on motor preparation/inhibition and interference control, respectively. …”
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The relationships between meteorological parameters and air pollutants in an urban environment by I. Kayes, S.A. Shahriar, K. Hasan, M. Akhter, M.M. Kabir, M.A. Salam

“…Regression analysis resulted that both the multiple non-linear and linear model performed similar for predicting concentrations of particulate matters but for gaseous pollutants both model performances were poor. …”
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Digital Words of Wisdom? Digital Storytelling with Older People – Ponderings of a (fairly) new PhD Research Candidate and a (growing) older Digital Storytelling practitioner by Jenkins Tricia

“…The questions focus on the measurement of value, both in terms of participation in Digital Storytelling as a process and in the stories themselves. …”
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Development and validity test of impression management efficacy scale based on self-presentation behavior of Chinese youth on social media by Yixuan Liu, Ke Lei

“…It aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of their ability and self-efficacy in managing impressions within social media environments.MethodsFor this study, 18 young individuals were selected to participate in in-depth interviews. The specific dimensions of IME were identified through the application of grounded theory categorization. …”
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Efficacy of Plantago major Homoeopathic Mother Tincture as Mouth Wash in Comparison with Chlorhexidine Gluconate (0.2%) Mouthwash in Management of Oral Hygiene among Students: A Do... by Kunal Deshmukh, Sahana Hegde Shetiya, Parth Aphale, Anindita Dutta, Dharmendra B. Sharma, Garvit Singh

“…Materials and Methods: A double-blind, randomized controlled parallel trial was conducted for 1 month. Sixty participants (15 males and 45 females) aged 18–22 years were randomly allocated into two groups by computer-generated random number; Group A: CHX gluconate 0.2% and Group B: P. major (mother tincture). …”
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Effects of Chronic Stress and Comfort Food in Testicular Morphology in Adult Wistar Rats by Carina F. Barnabé, Roger G. Marchon, Maria V. C. Pinto, Bianca M. Gregório, Anneliese Fortuna-Costa, Francisco J. B. Sampaio, Diogo B. De Souza

“…Conclusion: Both chronic stress and comfort food consumption resulted in morphological alterations of the testes but the consumption of comfort foods during chronic stress partially prevented the stress-induced detrimental effects on testes.…”
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The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The study involved 60 patients with AO (waist circumference ≥80 cm in women and ≥94 cm in men) and NAFLD who provided written informed consent to participate in the study. The age of the patient ranged from 18 to 59 years. …”
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Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol by Nathan Turley, MA, MBA, Karolina Kogut, BA, Barbara Burian, PhD, Rachel Moyal-Smith, DrPH, PA-C, James Etheridge, MD, MPH, Yves Sonnay, MScPH, William Berry, MD, MPH, Alan Merry, MD, MBChB, Alexander Hannenberg, MD, Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, Roger D. Dias, MD, PhD, MBA, Kathryn Hagen, MD, George Molina, MD, MPH, Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, Carla Williams, RN, MHSM, Mary E. Brindle, MD, MPH, FRCSC

“…We anticipate the results of this study will optimize SSC usage at the participating surgical sites, help shape and refine the toolkit, and improve its usability and application at future sites.…”
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The impact of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese youth smokers by Ka Yan Ho, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, Ting Mao, Funa Yang, Mulualem Getaneh Belay, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Mak Yim Wah

“…This study adopted a cross-sectional design at the Youth Quitline, which is the only government-funded hotline providing telephone smoking cessation counselling to Hong Kong smokers aged 25 or younger. Of the 142 participants at the six-month follow-up, 75 were in the drinking group and 67 in the non-drinking group. …”
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An Investigation of the Association between Transversus Abdominis Myofascial Structure and Activation with Age in Healthy Adults using Ultrasound Imaging by Nathaly Gaudreault, Justine Benoît-Piau, Jan Paul van Wingerden, Carla Stecco, Frédérique Daigle, Guillaume Léonard

“… # Methods Eighty-six adults aged 18 to 77 participated in this study. An ultrasound image of their transversus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique and associated fasciae was first captured at rest, then during a contraction of the transversus abdominis. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Dermatoses Observed in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients at the National Teaching Hospital (NTH-HKM) of Cotonou, Benin by Hugues Adégbidi, Fabrice Akpadjan, Odile Houngbo, Jacques Vigan, Bérénice Dégboé, Nadège Agbessi, Christiane Koudoukpo, Félix Atadokpèdé

“…Chronic hemodialysis patients who did not wish to participate in the survey were excluded. Results. 87 patients were included in the study for a hospital frequency of 33.8%. …”
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Association between the body roundness index and female infertility: a cross-sectional study from NHANES by Ming Liu, Yifang Zhang, Jian Liu

“…Additionally, we assessed the ability of BRI and BMI to predict infertility risk using receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis and calculate the area under the curve (AUC),sensitivity, and specificity.ResultsIn the study, 1463 women aged 20 to 45 participated, and 172 of them were found to be infertile. …”
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RISKS OF LOSING CONTROLLABILITY WHILE LIBERALIZING THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY by Yu. S. Petrusha

“…Herewith, preserving the state monopoly on regime provision for the operation of the electric-power system should not leave out the industry appeal for outside investment and is regulated by the optimal degree and intensity of the state participation in governing the electric-power supply industry. …”
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