Publications by authors named "P T Evangelista"
Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is a very common and troublesome gastrointestinal side effect following the use of opioids. Despite existing international guidelines, OIC is largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. ECHO OIC is a European project designed to improve the diagnosis and management of OIC at the primary care level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLess than 7000 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) persist in Africa. Although human-wildlife conflict, habitat degradation, and loss of prey are major threats to cheetah populations, illegal trade in live cubs for pets may have the most significant impact on populations in the Horn of Africa. We developed a novel, stepwise decision support tool to predict probable trafficking routes by leveraging the power of distinct modeling approaches.
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- Previous studies indicated that spondylolysis mainly affects the L5 and L4 levels, with minimal occurrences at higher levels, but recent findings show that MRI is as effective as CT for early detection without radiation risks.
- The hypothesis suggests that using MRI more frequently might uncover more cases of spondylolysis at upper spinal levels, which were underreported.
- A study investigated medical records of 902 young athletes, revealing that most stress injuries were lower lumbar, but 9.1% were found at or above the L3 level, highlighting the significance of sport participation and symptom duration.
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- Scientists created special models to find out where the endangered mountain nyala can live best in Ethiopia, using tools called Boosted Regression Tree and Maximum Entropy.
- They collected data by counting animal poop in different areas and looked at things like the type of land and how high the ground is.
- Their study found that only a small part (9.1%) of the area is good for mountain nyala, showing that protecting these habitats is really important for keeping the species safe.
Antibiotics are present in the environment, primarily due to their release through wastewater treatment plants, agricultural practices, and improper disposal of unused medications. In the environment, these drugs can be bioaccumulated by organisms and transferred along the food chain. This is a problem when considering the consumption of fish meat.
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