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Beetles (coleoptera) abundance and diversity in two zones of intensive rubber production in côted'ivoire (bongo and toupah)

In order to study the abundance and diversity of beetlesinrubberagro systems, a study was conducted in Bongo and Toupahrespectively in the south and south-east of Côted'Ivoire. Beetle were sampled by the combination off our types of traps in different plantations aged from1to 5,6 to10 years, overthan 15 years old, and a forest as control. A total of 10874 beetles distributed in 55 families were collected. The distribution of beetles families in different groups according to their size, shows that abundant Beetle have a higher abundance than the common and rare ones.

Performance of the nurse in radiotherapy

Cancer is a public health problem with a high incidence and mortality rate. The study aims to analyze and discuss about the nurse's role in a radiotherapy unit. This is an experience report performed in a radiotherapy unit of a High Complexity Unit in an Oncology Center of a general hospital in the Northwest region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The insertion in the unit occurred through the Postgraduate Curricular Internship Lato Sensu in Oncology.

Guidelines on diabetic eye care. the international council of ophthalmology recommendations for screening, follow-up, referral, and treatment based on resource settings

The authors are commenting the article entitled “Guidelines on diabetic eye care. The International Council of Ophthalmology recommendations for screening, follow-up, referral, and treatment based on resource settings” published by Wong et al. in Ophthalmology; https://doi. org.10.1016/j.ophtha. 2018.04.007. Published online: May 15, 2018.

Descriptive study on treatment of manjalkamalainoi (jaundice) by traditional medical practitioners in Papanasam, Tirunelveli District

There was effective poly herbal treatment for manjalkamalainoi which practiced by one generation Christian traditional medical practitioners in Papanasam in 4th generation level. They were learnt knowledge from their grandmother and followed as same way without any changing treatment package. Treatment had been given to all patients in all age groups and average 50 patients a day. In descriptive study as snap shot of the view study concluded as; only one prepared poly herbal fresh poultice in oral administration with large diet restrictions for 03 months.

The pregnancy rate by intrauterine insemination (iui) in male factor infertility with sperm count less than three million sperm per milliliter of seminal fluid

Intrauterine insemination is one of the options for couples where the man has low sperm count (A.J. Goverde 2000). It is generally suggested in case of very mild oligospermia because this treatment requires a certain number of sperms to help in the process of fertilization which would not be possible in cases of severe oligospermia (A.J. Goverde 2000, K. Gezginç 2008). It is a simple, cost-effective technique that has usually good outcomes provided the female does not have any infertility issues resulting in a monthly pregnancy rate of 17.8.

Perception of the elderly on sexuality: A integrative review of the literature

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the scientific publications pertinent to the perception of elderly persons about sexuality. Method: Integrative Review of Literature, held in databases: Latin American and Caribbean in Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific electronic Library Online (SciELO), Nursing Database (BDENF), Electronic journals in psychology (PePSIC). For the search of the articles, three keywords indexed in the descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) were used: perception, sexuality (sexuality), elderly (elderly).

Epidemiology of rsi / wrmd in northwest ceará, 2009 to 2016

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of Repetitive Strain Injury and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Diseases (RSI/ WRMD) in Northwestern Ceará. Method: A cross - sectional, descriptive and retrospective epidemiological study conducted at the Center of Reference in Occupational Health (COH), Sobral – Ceará, Brazil, with 404 cases of RSI / WRMD, reported in SINAN, between January 1, 2009 and 31 December of 2016.

The internet of things (iot) in the restaurant industry

25 Years ago, the internet suddenly changed the way we do business: from one day to another, enterprises could work faster and be more cost efficient, thanks to the world wide web and all of its innovations. Today, we find ourselves once again on the verge of such a drastic shift in business opportunities. 250 years after the industrial revolution began, we have arrived at a critical threshold in the evolution of computing.

A study on the attention of the elderly in the use of digital games in multimodal platforms

The aging of the population is increasing and with this new possibilities of study through technology appear. Digital games may be a possibility for effectiveness in the physical, cognitive and psychic areas of the elderly. The objective of the research was to investigate the perception of the elderly in relation to the attention, in the use of digital games in different platforms. The design of this research is descriptive, qualitative and cross-sectional. Five elderly women, over 60 years old, participated in the study. The evaluation instruments were semi-structured interview scripts.

A brief study on women problems in India

Women in the Indian society have been considered as inferior than men for many years. Because of such type of inferiority they have to face various issues and problems in their life. They have to go extra miles than men to prove themselves equivalent to men. People in the middle age were considering women as key to destruction so they never allowed women to go outside and participate in the social activities like men. Still in the modern age, women have to face many more problems in their daily life and struggle a lot to establish their career.