Publications by authors named "C Frazao"
Ethylene glycol is a promising substrate for bioprocesses which can be derived from widely abundant CO or plastic waste. In this work, we describe the construction of an eight-step synthetic metabolic pathway enabling carbon-conserving biosynthesis of threonine from ethylene glycol. This route extends the previously disclosed synthetic threose-dependent glycolaldehyde assimilation (STEGA) pathway for the synthesis of 2-oxo-4-hydroxybutyrate with three additional reaction steps catalyzed by homoserine transaminase, homoserine kinase, and threonine synthase.
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- The study aims to explore the scientific evidence connecting social factors to health literacy in children and adolescents, using a scoping review method.
- Researchers reviewed 21 studies, identifying key social determinants of health literacy, including sex, cognitive traits, family structure, and school environments.
- The findings highlight the need for comprehensive educational and health strategies that address these social determinants to improve health literacy, in support of Sustainable Development Goals.
Objective: to evaluate the effect of an educational video on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-care with arteriovenous fistula in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment.
Method: randomized controlled clinical trial, with two arms and single-blind. The intervention used an educational video on arteriovenous fistula self-care.
Objective: To build a mid-range theory for the nursing diagnosis Overweight in adolescents and young adults.
Methods: A methodological study in the light of the theoretical frameworks of Roy and of Lopes, Silva and Herdman. A total of 3,925 articles were retrieved and assessed using the State of the Art Through Systematic Review software.
The presence of plastic particles in oceans has been recognized as a major environmental concern. The decrease in particle size increases their ability to directly interact with biota, with particles in the nanometer size range (nanoplastics-NPs) displaying a higher ability to penetrate biological membranes, which increases with the decrease in particle size. This study aimed to evaluate the role of life stages in the effects of poly(methyl)methacrylate (PMMA) NPs on the polychaete , a key species in the marine food web and nutrient cycle.
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