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A case study of technical university students’ perceptionsof campus art in Taiwan

The purpose of the study was to examine technical college students’ perceptions of campus art. The subjects were 384 students from a technical college in southern Taiwan. The instrument was a questionnaire called Campus Art questionnaire consisting of8 items, which can explain 61.76% of variance and the value of Cronbach's Alpha was .836. It took the subjects a few minutes tocomplete Campus Art Questionnaire in spring, 2019; the researchers collected the data from the questionnaire and analyzed the data by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

Pulmonary hypertension in chronic kidney disease - epidemiology, consequences, and associated factors

Pulmonary hypertension is a prevalent clinical condition in chronic renal patients can be present since the early stages of chronic kidney disease and several studies have correlated pulmonary hypertension with increased morbidity and mortality at different stages of chronic kidney disease, including post-transplantation.

Fatores relacionados ao desenvolvimento da hipertensão em trabalhadores brasileiros segundo a matriz de corvalán

A hipertensão arterial sistêmica é um agravo que atinge a maioria dos brasileiros e, especificamente, a classe dos trabalhadores. Assim, objetivou-se identificar os fatores relacionados ao desenvolvimento da hipertensão arterial em trabalhadores brasileiros e construir ações e indicadores por meio da matriz de Corvalán. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo-exploratório desenvolvido em duas etapas.

The innovative potential of icts in the learning of mathematical contents from the use of photomath

This article seeks to discuss the use of ICT in the teaching-learning process of mathematics at university using mobile technologies (smartphones) as a didactic resource for learning mathematical content. It aims to analyze the students' perceptions regarding the use of ICT in their learning using the Photomath application. The exploratory study performed with students in the Calculus discipline showed that 100% of students claim to use mobile technologies for study purposes.

Anthropometrically determinant of undernutrition among selected adolescent girls

Present investigation was carried out on correlation between dietary habit and anaemia among 600 adolescent girls of 16-18years from Parbhani district, Maharashtra. Information regarding socio economic background of selected adolescent girls was collected by personal interview method with a pre-planned questionnaire. The anthropometric status of selected adolescent girls was determined by recording height (cm), weight (kg) and BMI was calculated using value of height and weight. On the basis of BMI, adolescent girls were categorized into different grades of under nutrition.

A governança da cadeia de valor do dendê na percepção dos atores sociais integrados, estado do pará

The objective of work was to analyze how family farmers integrated into the palm oil value chain, in the Baixo Tocantins, state of Para, perceive their partnership with Agropalma, and with the other actors involved in the chain's governance. The information was collected through documentary survey and analysis, in addition to data from the field research with 56 social subjects linked to the chain.

Cognitive profile of elderly in primary health care

To investigate the cognitive profile of elderly assisted in Primary Health Care. Descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in the city of Campina Grande, in the state of Paraíba (PB), from January to March 2018. The sample consisted of 50 elderly individuals - 10 subjects from each District. An instrument containing questions related to the sociodemographic profile, self-reported health problems and the Mini Mental StateExamination (MMSE) was used.

Atendimento ao servidor de saúde em tempos de covid-19 em salvador-ba: um relato de experiência

A COVID-19 é uma doença causada pelo novo Coronavírus (SARS-CoV2). Os profissionais da saúde que estão na linha de frente atuando na prestação de serviços e cuidados aos pacientes com COVID-19 estão mais suscetíveis a contaminação. Objetivou-se relatar a experiência do Núcleo de Apoio e Atendimento ao Trabalhador de um Distrito Sanitário de Salvador-Bahia.

Sars-Cov-2 and cardiovascular diseases: major considerations and systematic review

Introduction: In the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) scenario, COVID-19 disease is associated with vascular inflammatory processes, myocarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias, thus, its mortality is associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, and hypertension. The mechanisms are that cardiovascular disease and pharmacological inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 can increase ACE2 levels, and coronavirus infection can decrease ACE2.

Determinants of neural tube defect spinal bifida in tigray region Ethiopia a case control study 2015/16

Background- Spinal bifida is a common congenital malformation in human and is defined as a disorder of the spinal vertebra due to a failure to closure the caudal part of the Neural tube or a baby's spine does not close completely during early pregnancy. Spinal bifida is one of the complex disorder that cause lifelong disability, dependency and it has an impact on the growth and development of a country. However, evidences on the determinants of spinal bifida in Ethiopia are scarce.