Publications by authors named "Joyce Cavalcante"

In this study, the generation of domestic waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and waste printed circuit board (WPCB) were estimated, from 2015 to 2030. Based on the number of EEE put on the Brazilian market, the possession rate in the Brazilian households and obsolescence amounts of five EEE types were estimated using time series. The results show that, between 2015 and 2030, the quantity of WEEE generated per year will increase from 131.

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There is an urgent need for sustainable alternatives to fossil-based polymer materials. Through nanodomain engineering, we developed, without using toxic cross-linking agents, interpenetrating biopolymer network membranes from natural compounds that have opposing polarity in water. Agarose and natural rubber latex were consecutively self-assembled and self-cross-linked to form patchlike nanodomains.

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The objective of this case report is to describe a congenital epulis of the newborn. A 10-day-old female neonate was brought to a dental clinic for examination of an intraoral lesion that was present at birth. No systemic changes were noted during the extraoral examination.

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Biliary atresia (BA) is a pathology that causes jaundice in children because of an obstruction of the obliterated biliary tract. Despite being considered a rare disease, the incidence can reach 1/2400 live births in the Pacific region. The etiology is unknown.

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To investigate the accuracy of defining characteristics of Situational low self-esteem we developed a cross-sectional study, with 52 pregnant women assisted in a family centre. The NANDA-I taxonomy was used as well as the Rosenberg's scale. The diagnosis was present in 32.

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