Publications by authors named "A Conceicao"
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of fiberglass posts on fracture behavior in endodontically treated teeth (ETT) restored with composite veneers. Adult patients who had endodontically treated anterior teeth restored with composite veneers, with or without fiberglass posts, were divided into the case (with fractured teeth) and control (without fractured teeth) groups. All fracture patterns were sorted by a 6-point scoring system: 0, no fracture; 1, veneer buccal fracture; 2, incisal edge fracture; 3, coronal middle-third fracture; 4, coronal cervical fracture; 5, coronal and root fracture; and 6, root fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysical therapy intervention improves pain, mobility, and strength in a patient with transverse myelitis seropositive to Chikungunya: Case report.
J Bodyw Mov Ther
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Chikungunya Fever is caused by mosquitoes and can lead to neurological issues like transverse myelitis.
- A case study involved a 29-year-old patient who underwent physical therapy to improve pain, mobility, and lower limb strength following a Chikungunya infection.
- After 20 therapy sessions, significant improvements were observed in pain levels and functional mobility, indicating the effectiveness of the multimodal physical therapy approach.
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- Epigenetic mechanisms, influenced by diet, may explain why some individuals are more susceptible to diseases, prompting a study on their relationship with DNA methylation (DNAm) and metabolic health in Spain.
- The study involved 337 participants and assessed diet quality using a food frequency questionnaire along with established dietary scores related to plant-based diets and processed food consumption.
- Findings indicated significant correlations between certain nutrients and specific DNA sites, with dietary impacts on DNAm linked to obesity and key metabolic risk factors, highlighting how diet quality can predict metabolic health outcomes.
Introduction: Around 75% of (re)emerging infections are of zoonotic origins. The risk of zoonotic transmission in Mozambique is high because approximately 81% of the country's labor force is involved with agriculture, which represents a vulnerability for more frequent human-animal interaction and risk of spillover events. A One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) workshop was conducted in Mozambique to facilitate coordination and collaboration within and across sectors to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic disease threats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarth harbours an extraordinary plant phenotypic diversity that is at risk from ongoing global changes. However, it remains unknown how increasing aridity and livestock grazing pressure-two major drivers of global change-shape the trait covariation that underlies plant phenotypic diversity. Here we assessed how covariation among 20 chemical and morphological traits responds to aridity and grazing pressure within global drylands.
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