Publications by authors named "G Mariana"

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates how nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and practices affect diet quality in women of reproductive age, highlighting the role of socioeconomic factors and information sources.
  • Data was collected from 465 women through an anonymous online questionnaire, assessing their diet quality using the FIGO diet quality score, while also examining the influence of healthcare advice and personal knowledge.
  • Results showed that better food choices, higher knowledge levels, and healthcare advice all significantly improved diet quality, with knowledge acting as a key mediator for the effectiveness of healthcare guidance.
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The cultivation of alfalfa is crucial for farmers as it is an excellent forage crop with a high nitrogen-fixing capacity, making it indispensable in crop rotations. Breeding programs face challenges in advancing more rapidly in genetic diversity to achieve a higher heterosis effect and, consequently, greater yield. In this study, we used 30 alfalfa varieties, which were used for molecular analyses by 5 ISSR primers and 13 RAPD primers.

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Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) accounts for about 7 million deaths per year worldwide. The early identification of signs and symptoms and the detection of specific serological markers of this disease are mandatory to reach a prompt diagnosis and begin potentially life-saving treatment. Point-of-care technologies applied to salivary diagnostics can provide rapid, simple, low-cost, and accurate measurements of specific markers and can also be used in emergency settings.

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The production of chlamydospores is a diagnostic tool used to identify Candida albicans; these structures also represent a model for morphogenetic research. The time required to produce them with standard methods is 48-72 hours in rice meal agar and tensoactive agents. This time can be shorted using liquid media such as cornmeal broth (CMB) and dairy supplements.

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1-deamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin (DDAVP), was used in a wide spectrum of clinical situations employing two different dosages (0.3 and 0.4 microgram/kg b.

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