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Current understanding of genetic polymorphisms as biomarkers for risk of biological complications in implantology

2018

Background In the last decade, multiple studies have been published that analyze the relationship between the risk of experiencing biological complications with implants and the presence of certain types of genetic polymorphisms. In the present report, we analyze the controversies that have arisen from this important area of investigation and synthesize the most prominent aspects of knowledge related to this possible etiopathogenic relationship. Material and methods For this review, the biomedical databases PubMed-Medline, SciELO, and DOAJ were used. Different search strategies were employed, from which 298 articles initially emerged. After refinement of the search, 55 articles published be…

Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Leishmania seropositivity in a sample population of Western Sicily (Italy)

2013

Background: Leishmania is a vector-borne parasite responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of and risk factors for Leishmania infantum seropositivity in a sample of Sicilian population.Methods: A total of 260 subjects were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire and requested for an venous blood sample.Results: Overall, 36 subjects (13.8%) were seropositive against L. infantum with a statistically significant higher prevalence of positivity in older subjects (p=0.04). After adjustment for age, a higher risk for Leishmania seropositivity was found in subjects who had pets living outdoors and untreated with anti-p…

Temporal Distribution of Gastropods In Rocky Intertidal Area In North Manokwari, West Papua

2019

Gastropods is an important organism that commonly found inhabiting the rocky intertidal area. Distribution pattern of this species is influenced by various factors such as population history, microhabitat, predation and a complex interactions between oceanographic dynamics and ecological features. This study aims to compare the temporal distribution pattern of gastropods at two different rocky intertidal area. This research was conducted at the rocky intertidal area of Amban and Nuni, North Manokwari District, West Papua. Data collection was performed during the daylight and night in April and June 2012 using systematic sampling method. The results showed that both physical and chemical fac…

Rola audytu wewnętrznego w kształtowaniu efektywności samorządowej gospodarki finansowej

2015

Potrzeba racjonalizowania wydatków, dążenie do większej dyscypliny finansowej i poszukiwanie oszczędności w ramach prowadzonej gospodarki zasobami rzeczowymi i finansowymi wskazują na konieczność wypracowania i ciągłego doskonalenia mechanizmów (instrumentów) zorientowanych na poprawę efektywności samorządowej gospodarki finansowej. Instrumentem, który może wspomóc kierownictwo jednostki samorządu terytorialnego (JST) w racjonalnym prowadzeniu gospodarki finansowej, chroniąc jednocześnie społeczeństwo przed marnotrawstwem i nieefektywnym wydatkowaniem środków publicznych, jest audyt wewnętrzny. Celem artykułu jest próba identyfikacji znaczenia audytu wewnętrznego dla efektywności gospodarki…

Les tropes dans deux pièces de théâtre de l'absurde : analyse rhétorique des tropes dans En attendant Godot et dans Fin de partie par Samuel Beck…

2002

Success in reaching affect self-regulation goals through everyday music listening

2023

While music listening on mobile phones can serve many affect-regulatory goals, success in reaching these goals is yet to be empirically assessed. This study aimed to determine how frequently listeners successfully reach their affect-regulatory goals, and the predictors of this success. Data were collected using the experience sampling app MuPsych, from 293 Finnish participants. Goals were successfully reached in less than half of cases, with adults more successful than adolescents. Success was determined largely within contexts, and strongly predicted by an initial low-valenced emotional state of the listener, suggesting that music listening is particularly useful for those in negative stat…

A Novel Long-Term Graves’ Disease Animal Model Confirmed by Functional Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies

2020

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> A novel long-term murine model for Graves’ disease (GD) using repeated, long-term immunizations with recombinant adenovirus expressing the extracellular A-subunit of the human thyrotropin receptor (Ad-TSHR) was applied to evaluate the functional anti-TSHR-antibody (TSHR-Ab) profile. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> BALB/c mice received 7 immunizations with either 10<sup>10</sup> plaque-forming units of Ad-TSHR or control Ad-GFP. Naïve (nonimmuized native) mice were also studied. Three 3-weekly immunizations were followed by 4-weekly boosts until the 7th immunization. Blocking (TBAb) and stimulating (TSAb) TSHR-Ab …

Comparative environmental analysis of soil sampling methods in precision agriculture for lime application in Paraná State, Brazil

2020

Precision agriculture (PA) provides techniques that favour the localized application of inputs allowing their rational use. This makes the PA a potential indicator of reduced operational costs, input volume, and environmental impacts. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the environmental effects of three different sampling methods used in PA for the lime application. The first sampling method evaluated was the grid sampling (GS). It was performed at a density of one sample per hectare in a 100×100 m georeferenced grid. The second method was the directed sampling, that was performed after defining the management zones by soil apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) using a…

The fumarolic CO2 output from Pico do Fogo volcano (Cape Verde)

2020

The Pico do Fogo volcano, in the Cape Verde Archipelago off the western coasts of Africa, has been the most active volcano in the Macaronesia region in the Central Atlantic, with at least 27 eruptions during the last 500 years. Between eruptions fumarolic activity has been persisting in its summit crater, but limited information exists for the chemistry and output of these gas emissions. Here, we use the results acquired during a field survey in February 2019 to quantify the quiescent summit fumaroles' volatile output for the first time. By combining measurements of the fumarole compositions (using both a portable Multi-GAS and direct sampling of the hottest fumarole) and of the SO2 flux (u…

Le ragioni della trascrivibilità del certificato di nascita redatto all’estero a favore di una coppia same sex

2017

A partire dalla sentenza della Corte di cassazione 19599/2016 viene esaminato il tema della trascrivibilità dei certificati di nascita formati all’estero in conseguenza del ricorso di coppie same-sex a metodiche di procreazione artificiale non ammesse in Italia. In assenza di una soluzione normativa - di cui non vi è traccia nella l. 76/2016 e nei relativi decreti attuativi del febbraio 2017 - l’ammissibilità della trascrizione viene desunta e argomentata dai principi costituzionali interni e sovranazionali in materia di diritti fondamentali, filiazione e famiglia alla luce dei quali la trascrizione è ritenuta compatibile con il limite dell’ordine pubblico previsto dagli artt. 18 dpr 396/20…