Children and Pesticides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…But how would parents respond if they suddenly turn around, and their toddler is holding a can of household aerosol insect killer? …”
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Indeterminación cuántica, libertad y responsabilidad by Carlos G. Patarroyo G.

“…En el presente artículo se mostrará que toda defensa de la libertad que recurra a la mecánica cuántica ha de poder sortear al menos dos problemas: el que plantea el que he decidido llamar el principio de escala, y el que resulta de lo que Robert Kane define como el principio de suerte. …”
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Does hospital strategic alliance affect the paediatric service capacity of local hospitals? A difference-in-differences econometric analysis by Zhanchun Feng, Qian Fu, Li Zhang, Xiaolu Yu, Cuiping Xiao, Cuili Yang

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Avaliação de boas práticas e de protocolos de segurança durante a pandemia de Covid-19 em unidades de alimentação e nutrição by Lígia Cunha Marques, Gabriela Pimenta Silva, Dângela Pinheiro Silva, Mirella Rocha Rodrigues, Antônio Augusto Ferreira Carioca, Lia Silveira Adriano

“…Resultados: As principais não conformidades identificadas foram uso de equipamentos de proteção individual (EPI), troca de luvas a cada mudança de atividade, utilização correta da máscara, lavagem de mãos antes e depois de tocar na máscara, higienização dos alimentos in natura, demarcações de distanciamento mínimo, uso obrigatório de tapetes sanitizantes e a propagação de recursos de comunicação visual sobre medidas preventivas. …”
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Isolation and Evaluation of <i>Rhizopus arrhizus</i> Strains from Traditional Rice Wine Starters (<i>Jiuqu</i>): Enzyme Activities, Antioxidant Capacity, and Flavour Compounds by Bo Wan, Tian Tian, Ying Xiong, Siqi Wang, Xinyu Luo, Weifang Liao, Pulin Liu, Lihong Miao, Ruijie Gao

“…Strains W17 and W42 exhibited the highest enzyme activities and antioxidant capacities, with a total phenolic content of 828 mg/L, total flavonoids of 215 μg/L, and an ABTS scavenging rate of 96.3%. …”
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Brain Oscillations Elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: A Putative Index of Untreated Essential Hypertension by Christos Papageorgiou, Efstathios Manios, Eleftheria Tsaltas, Eleni Koroboki, Maria Alevizaki, Elias Angelopoulos, Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos, Charalabos Papageorgiou, Nikolaos Zakopoulos

“…Positive correlations were noted between ABPM variables and Delta (1–4 Hz) oscillations during the tolerance phase; in high-alpha (10–12 Hz) oscillations during the stress unit and posttest phase; and in low-alpha (8–10 Hz) oscillations during CPT phases overall. …”
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Correlation between Therapeutic Efficacy of CD34+ Cell Treatment and Directed In Vivo Angiogenesis in Patients with End-Stage Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease by Tien-Hung Huang, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Yi-Ling Chen, Pei-Hsun Sung, Chi-Hsiang Chu, Mel S. Lee, Yuan-Ping Lin, Hon-Kan Yip, Fan-Yen Lee

“…We proposed that DIVAA may be a reliable tool for assessing coronary vascularization after CD34+ cell treatment.…”
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Impacts psycho-sociaux des espaces verts dans les espaces urbains by Sandrine Manusset

“…This article proposes a first frame of definition of the societal approach of the town planning of tomorrow, seen by the inhabitants and the users of the urban spaces, by leaning on a first exploratory bibliographical synthesis on the "Positive impacts of the vegetal in town". …”
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A Rare Case of Testicular Tuberculosis Mimicking as Testicular Malignancy by S. Rishabh, K. Krishnamoorthy, T. Joseph Pratheeban, E. Mathan, O. M. Rahman Shahul Hameed

“…Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography revealed metabolically active lesions in both testes and several lymph nodes. …”
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Can the human body cope with extreme heat in a changing climate? by Pieter Vancamp

“…With record-breaking temperatures signalling the onslaught of more frequent and severe heatwaves, one cannot help but wonder: can our bodies endure the relentless march towards a hotter world? And how can we best anticipate to protect ourselves and our peers?…”
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Antifungal Potential of Phytochemicals against Mauginiella scaettae, the Plant Pathogen Causing Inflorescence Rot of Date Palm by Eimad Dine Tariq Bouhlali, Mgal Derouich, Reda Meziani, Adil Essarioui

“…E. torquata and S. molle caused the greatest sporulation reductions of about 88.05% and 36.11%, respectively. …”
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The influence of complexity: a bibliometric analysis of complexity science in healthcare by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kate Churruca, Louise A Ellis, Chiara Pomare, Janet C Long

“…We also identified variation in the influence of this literature at article level, and to a lesser extent by topic of focus.…”
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Florida Foliage House Plant Care: Adenium swazicum by Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen

“… Adenium swazicum is a species of desert rose whose gray-green leaves appear folded and are velvety to touch. It is sought after by collectors for its graceful, weeping branches and delicate flowers that occur in various shades of pink. …”
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Recent Advances in Potential Clinical Application of Ghrelin in Obesity by Christine Delporte

“…Several classes of ghrelin-related pharmacological tools for the treatment of obesity have been or could be developed to modulate the identified molecular targets.…”
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Hubungan Status Gravida dan Usia Ibu terhadap Kejadian Preeklampsia di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2012-2013 by Oktaria Denantika, Joserizal Serudji, Gusti Revilla

“…Djamil Padang on 2012 – 2013.The research was did in January 2014 to February 2014 at Medical Records department using cross sectional study comparative’s design toward 81 preeclamptic patients and 81 pregnant women who didn’t preeklampsia, which gave birth in RSUP Dr. …”
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A Mathematical Model of Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis: Dying to Know Why FasL is a Trimer by Ronald Lai, Trachette L. Jackson

“…Analysis andsimulation suggest that if the death signal is to be successful at low-receptor, high-ligand concentration, Fas trimerization is unlikely tobe the driving force in the signal propagation. …”
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Impact of Wash Oil Composition on Degradation: A Comparative Analysis of “Light” and “Heavy” Oils by Denis Miroshnichenko, Artem Bannikov, Leonid Bannikov, Olexandr Borisenko, Andrei Shishkin, Pavels Gavrilovs, Volodymyr Tertychnyi

“…The LO is characterised by a higher total concentration of alkyl derivatives (48 wt.% compared to 44 wt.% for the HO). …”
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THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES by V. V. Pavlov

“…Here, a 'three-pronged consensus' exists: functioning and efficiency of the decision-making process is primarily a result of presidential actions; the President will make the best decision after becoming aware of the whole range of possible alternatives and assessing the consequences of each policy option; the position of the National Security Advisor, who is often one of the closest officials to the President and serves as a coordinator of the decision-making process, is considered to be one of the most notable in today's U.S. presidential administrations - and the most influential of those not being a subject to approval by the legislative branch of U.S. government. …”
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Rett syndrome complicated by diabetes mellitus type 1 by Yasutaka Kuniyoshi, Satoru Takahashi

“…Clinical features, including breathing abnormalities, bruxism, abnormal tone and inappropriate laughing, met the diagnostic criteria for RS. …”
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Comparación entre el Índice de Precipitación Estandarizado (SPI) y el Índice de Evapotranspiración Estandarizado (SPEI) para la sequía agrícola en el valle del Mantaro, Perú... by Víctor Antonio Ángeles Clemente, Del Piero R. Arana-Ruedas, Steve Dann Camargo Hinostroza, Oketta Onafuje

“…En segundo lugar, el SPEI toma en consideración los cambios de precipitación y temperatura, lo que conduce a una comprensión del calentamiento global. …”
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