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Heavy metal trophic transfer and human health risks in the Northern Benguela current ecosystem: a review with a focus on cape hake species (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus)

Frontiers in Fish Science
The Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME), renowned for its high productivity, sustains vital fisheries, including the ecologically and economically crucial Cape hake (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus).
Medusalem Jairus, Tamuka Nhiwatiwa, Johannes Angala Iitembu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of ecological water quality along a rural to urban land use gradient using benthic macroinvertebrate-based indexes

Bioscience Journal, 2017
Agricultural practices such as livestock grazing and tilling can result in soil erosion and runoff of fine sediments, nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) and pesticides, leading to degradation of aquatic environments.
Aline Leles Nascimento, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Giuliano Buzá Jacobucci   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public health detailing to increase expedited partner therapy for chlamydia and gonorrhea in Maryland: Changes in awareness and implementation among prescribing community providers

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2021
The objective of this evaluation was to assess the use of public health detailing in a pilot program to increase Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) uptake among community-based providers in two Maryland jurisdictions.
Rachel Milkovich, Christina Schumacher, Xueting Tao, Tina Lamidi, Ashley Edwards, Elisabeth Liebow, Kenneth Ruby, Arik V. Marcell, Jacky M. Jennings   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES PARA A EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E TECNOLÓGICA A DISTÂNCIA DA REDE FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO BRASILEIRA: ANÁLISE DAS PRODUÇÕES ACADÊMICAS

Revista Brasileira da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, 2015
Com o olhar atento para as propostas da Rede e-Tec Brasil, observa-se que a ampliação da oferta de cursos e vagas por meio da modalidade de educação a distância (EAD) tem levado para as salas de aulas, presenciais ou virtuais, um número expressivo de ...
Roberta Pasqualli, Josimar de Aparecido Vieira, Marilandi Maria Mascarello Vieira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Further than Descartes’ rule of signs

Comptes Rendus. Mathématique
The sign pattern defined by the real polynomial $Q:=\Sigma _{j=0}^da_jx^j$, $a_j\ne 0$, is the string $\sigma (Q):=(\mathrm{sgn}(a_d),\ldots ,\mathrm{sgn}(a_0))$.
Gati, Yousra, Kostov, Vladimir Petrov, Tarchi, Mohamed Chaouki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atypical presentations of ectopic pancreatic tissue

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Background: Ectopic pancreatic tissue (EPT) in a Meckel diverticulum is a well-known anomaly. Other locations are rare, especially in pediatric patients. We report on three children with incidental findings of EPT and reviewed the literature.
P.S. Sulser, S. Azarhoush, D.C. Aronson, S.J. Tharakan, N. Zweifel, U. Moehrlen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stretchable Microelectrode Arrays for Electro‐Mechanical Probing of Brain Spheroids

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A multimodal device featuring kirigami‐patterned stretchable microelectrode arrays enables concurrent mechanical actuation and electrophysiological recording of brain spheroids. The platform supports multiple loading regimes and reveals mechanically induced modulation of spontaneous network activity in 3D neural tissue models.
Eleonora Martinelli, Ivan Furfaro, Flavius Timis, João Marques, Tala El Kaissi, Desirée Maulà, Laurine Kolly, Julian Bär, Sina Röllin, Scott Erickson, Laetitia Nikles, Benoît Delaup, Camille Delgrange, Loris Gomez Baisac, Luc Stoppini, Adrien Roux, Giuseppe Schiavone, Stéphanie P. Lacour   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Strategies to Improve Uptake of Expedited Partner Therapy for Treatment in Minnesota: A Decision Analytic Model

MDM Policy & Practice, 2023
Background. Despite the established effectiveness of expedited partner therapy (EPT) in partner treatment of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI), the practice is underutilized. Objective.
Emily A. Groene, Christy M. Boraas, M. Kumi Smith, Sarah M. Lofgren, Meghan K. Rothenberger, Eva A. Enns   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mixed-methods Evaluation of an Expedited Partner Therapy Take-home Medication Program: Pilot Emergency Department Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Equity

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background: Treatment for partners of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI), referred to as expedited partner therapy (EPT), is infrequently used in the emergency department (ED).
Emily E. Ager, William Sturdavant, Zoe Curry, Fahmida Ahmed, Melissa DeJonckheere, Andrew A. Gutting, Roland C. Merchant, Keith E. Kocher, Rachel E. Solnick   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) increases the frequency of partner notification among MSM in Lima, Peru: a pilot randomized controlled trial

BMC Medicine, 2017
BackgroundExpedited Partner Therapy (EPT) has been shown to improve treatment outcomes among heterosexual partners of individuals with curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
J. Clark, E. Segura, C. Oldenburg, J. Rios, S. Montano, Amaya G. Perez-Brumer, M. Villaran, Jorge Sanchez, T. Coates, J. Lama   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source