Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Brazilian children: Interplay with viral co-infection.

Nasopharyngeal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a prerequisite for the development of pneumococcal diseases. Previous studies have reported a relationship between respiratory viruses and S. pneumoniae infections.

First evidence of early neolithic archery from Cueva de los Murciélagos (Albuñol, Granada) revealed through combined chemical and morphological analysis.

The extraordinary preservation of Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Albuñol, Spain) provides a unique opportunity to identify the materials and the techniques involved in archery during the Early Neolithic period. Arrows with preserved feathers, tied fibres, adhesive substance, and two probable bowstrings have been studied trough an unprecedented multi-proxy investigation, including microscopy and biomolecular methods, to unravel archery techniques. The study has identified the oldest known sinew bowstrings, the first evidence for the use of olive tree (Olea europaea) and reed (Phragmites sp.

Epicardial Lead Pacer Wire Migration Causing Endocarditis in an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patient.

• TEPW migration is a rare complication after heart transplantation. • TEE is essential in diagnosing TEPW migration. • Epicardial pacing wire migration can cause endocarditis after surgery.

Aspects of mental suffering among nursing professionals at a public hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Introduction: Nurse practitioners are fundamental to organize patient care at the various levels of health care services. This includes exposure to various work stressors, which can affect the quality of the service as a result of physical and mental exhaustion.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and analyze the rate and the factors associated with mental suffering in licensed practical nurses and nursing assistants in a hospital in Brazil.

Impact of adolescent high-fat diet and psychosocial stress on neuroendocrine stress responses and binge eating behavior in adult male Lewis rats.

Childhood obesity is a multifactorial disease affecting more than 160 million adolescents worldwide. Adolescent exposure to obesogenic environments, characterized by access to high-fat diets and stress, precipitates maladaptive eating habits in adulthood such as binge eating. Evidence suggests a strong association between Western-like high-saturated-fat (WD) food consumption and dysregulated hormone fluctuations.