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Pregnant Females as Historical Individuals: An Insight From the Philosophy of Evo-Devo
(Frontiers Media, 2021-01-20)
Criticisms of the "container" model of pregnancy picturing female and embryo as separate entities multiply in various philosophical and scientific contexts during the last decades. In this paper, we examine how this model ...
Survey on virtual coaching for older adults
(Sage, 2020-12)
Virtual coaching has emerged as a promising solution to extend independent living for older adults. A virtual coach system is an always-attentive personalized system that continuously monitors user's activity and surroundings ...
Global CO2 emissions from dry inland waters share common drivers across ecosystems
(Springer Nature, 2020-05-01)
[EN] Many inland waters exhibit complete or partial desiccation, or have vanished due to global
change, exposing sediments to the atmosphere. Yet, data on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
from these sediments are too scarce ...
One-Step Isolation of Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids from Psychotria Leiocarpa Leaves and Their Antiviral Activity on Dengue Virus Type-2
(Sociedade Brasileira de Química, 2020-10)
The leaf MeOH extract of Psychotria leiocarpa (Rubiaceae) showed in vitro non-cytotoxic and anti-dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV2) activity in human hepatocarcinoma cell lineage (HepG2). A one-step and cost-effective ...
Mobile Genetic Elements Harboring Antibiotic Resistance Determinants in Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates from Bolivia
(Frontiers Media, 2020-05-13)
Using a combination of short- and long-read DNA sequencing, we have investigated the location of antibiotic resistance genes and characterized mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in three clinical multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter ...
Cost-Free LTC Model Incorporated into Private Pension Schemes
(MDPI, 2021-02-25)
Long-term care coverage is not integrated into an individual’s retirement strategy. It is an additional public health service that is not considered into private pension funds. Nevertheless, this coverage is not sufficient ...
JolasMATIKA: An Experience for Teaching and Learning Computing Topics From University to Primary Education
(IEEE, 2020-08)
Contribution: A learning-by-teaching methodology through games can be used to promote informatics (computer science) in primary and secondary education. Applying the proposed activities can change students' perception of ...
Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma Present Specific RNA Profiles in Serum and Urine Extracellular Vesicles Mirroring the Tumor Expression: Novel Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers for Disease Diagnosis
(MDPI, 2020-03-14)
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) comprises a group of heterogeneous biliary cancers with dismal prognosis. The etiologies of most CCAs are unknown, but primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a risk factor. Non-invasive diagnosis ...
The DNA methylome of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) reflects intrinsic and extrinsic factors in intestinal mucosal cells
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-04-12)
Abnormal DNA methylation has been described in human inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). As other complex diseases, IBD results from the balance between genetic ...
Increased Th17-Related Cytokine Serum Levels in Patients With Multiple Polyps of Unexplained Origin
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020-03)
OBJECTIVES: Most patients with multiple colonic polyps do not have a known genetic or hereditary origin. Our aim was to analyze the presence of inflammatory cytokines and levels of glucose, insulin, and C-reactive protein ...