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The quality of life is directly associated to possible problems of chronic pain and dysfunction of the human body. The temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are defined as, disorders that affect the chewing muscles, temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and other structures of the stomatognathic system. Signs and symptoms can hinder the performance of routine activities the academic performance of an individual. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and TMDs in students from the initial and final phases of the Dentistry course at Unoesc and to compare the two groups.

A pesquisa tem como objetivo a análise da posição dos Tribunais brasileiros quando confrontados com a possibilidade de denúncia unilateral dos contratos e a garantia do equilíbrio das relações, principalmente em tempos de crise como a propagada pela COVID19, isto é, como desenvolver métodos que evitem a quebra da função social e boa-fé objetiva entre os contratantes. O trabalho foi desenvolvido pelo método da pesquisa qualitativa e pesquisa bibliográfica, analisando decisões, o contexto legislativo aplicável, projeto de lei e a doutrina jurídica.

Bullying is defined as a set of intentional aggressions practiced in an unequal power relationship, bringing numerous psychological, physical, social, and learning consequences for the individual. In addition, it affects 43% of children and youth in Brazil, according to the UN. In view of this wide scope, it must be combated in order to provide a better quality of life for students.

The study aimed to characterize patients with sepsis in a hospital environment. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study, carried out from October 2017 to April 2018, in a teaching hospital in the Northeast Region of Brazil. The sample consisted of 74 patients admitted to the infirmary and the general intensive care unit. Among those surveyed, 54.1% of males, ages ranged from 20 to 90 years, with a mean of 52.9 years. In relation to the outbreak of infection, the most frequent was pulmonary (31.1%), followed by abdominal (17.6%) and urological (12.2%).

This study was carried out to identify the cognitive and affective strategies for improving the teaching and learning of modern physics in Ebonyi State Colleges of Education, Ikwo in southeast Nigeria. Two research questions were developed in line with the purpose of the study. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study is 76 male and 57 female students of departments of physics and integrated science who offer courses in modern physics from the area of study.

Este artigo objetiva apresentar o conhecimento existente sobre a arqueologia dos registros rupestres da bacia do Itapecuru - Maranhão, precisamente nos municípios que se situam nas porções do Alto e Médio curso deste rio, com base na sistematização da bibliografia e organização de dados inéditos, com vistas a identificar a distribuição espacial das ocorrências e fornecer uma caracterização da região para pesquisas arqueológicas mais intensivas.

This work aimed to study the influence of mica (muscovite type) particle size in recycled highdensity polyethylene (rHDPE) matrix on wetting behavior and morphological, physical, and chemical properties. The r-HDPE/mica composites were compounded with a fixed ratio of 85/15 (weight percentage), varying the mica particle size (45, 75, 100 and 125 mm). The rHDPE and composites were fed into a twin-screw extruder.

Today there are few educational institutions that carry out activities that promote entertainment, fun and the inclusion of visually impaired people in the educational environment. In this article it is presented a playful form of teaching in which there will be a greater social inclusion for the visually impaired in an institutional environment.

With the advancement of technology and communication systems as monitoring tools used to manage the network essential to ensure the continuous functioning of systems and devices on a company's network. Through bibliographic research, with studies on computer network and its communication protocols, experimental, considering procedures and manuals of installation, configuration, descriptive, to verify the data collected by the tools.

Acute leukemias are considered neoplasias that reach the hematopoietic system, resulting in rapid clonal expansion and accelerated proliferation of blood cells. In this way, the cells lose their capacity for maturation and differentiation, accumulating young cells (blasts) and without function in the bone marrow. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a neoplasm that affects cells of the lymphoid lineage, but its prevalence occurs in B-cell precursors compared to T cells.