The territorialization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and its socioeconomic, demographic and public health policy risk factors in Belém, state of Pará, Eastern Amazon, Brazil: a cross-sectional and ecological study.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is an important public health problem in Brazil due to the large number of cases. It has a high mortality rate related to risk factors that include systemic arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, male gender and advanced age. This cross-sectional and ecological study analyzed the spatial distribution of this disease related to the evolution of COVID-19 cases and their epidemiological, demographic, socioeconomic and public health policy conditions in the administrative districts of Belém, state of Pará, in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, from 2021 to 2023.

Is High-Intensity Interval Training an Option for Post-Kidney Transplant Physical Rehabilitation Programmes? A Scoping Review.

Purpose: To systematically and broadly review the literature to show the available information on high-intensity interval training for kidney transplant recipients as an adjunct to physical rehabilitation.

Methods: A scoping review of high-intensity interval training for post-kidney transplant patients was conducted by searching the PubMed, EMBASE (Elsevier), Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science, and PEDro databases. Full-text records on the subject were included.

Evaluating Affective Touch Generated via a Shape-Memory-Alloy Arm-Sleeve by Subjective Report and Facial Muscle Activity.

Realistic actuation of social touch remains a pressing challenge. This study evaluated a shape-memory alloy (SMA) based arm-sleeve, which actuated touch patterns in the range of C-tactile optimal velocity (3 to 4.5 cm/s) that is known to evoke pleasant affect.

A novel galectin with triple carbohydrate recognition domain in the parotoid secretion of Rhinella diptycha.

Galectins are a family of animal lectins involved in cell adhesion, tumor differentiation, and apoptosis that can bind reversibly to carbohydrates with a high affinity for β-galactosides. Thus far, however, the primary structure and solved three-dimensional structure have been described for only a few amphibian galectins. Therefore, this work aimed to identify and structurally characterize the galectin (RdG) present in the secretion of the parotid gland of R.

Decoding Prejudice: Understanding Patterns of Adolescent Mental Health Stigma.

: Mental health problems are a major cause of disability, impacting nearly 20% of adolescents. Nevertheless, they are hesitant to seek help because of stigma and fear of being labelled. Adolescents often have low mental health literacy and perceive mental health problems as personal failures.