The conceptual potential of 'more-than-human care': A reflection with an artisanal fishing village in Brazil.

As dominant approaches to biodiversity loss and climate change continue to fail in mitigating current socio-environmental crises, scholars and activists are exploring novel conceptual frameworks to drive transformative change in conservation. Among these, more-than-human care has emerged as a concept at the intersection of feminist debates about care and post-humanist discussions around the more-than-human. Although more-than-human care is increasingly referenced in the literature, it remains sparsely situated in the Global South.

Niche analyses and the potential distribution of four invasive bumblebees worldwide.

The introduction of bees for agricultural production in distinct parts of the world and poor management have led to invasion processes that affect biodiversity, significantly impacting native species. Different species with invasive potential have been recorded spreading in different regions worldwide, generating ecological and economic losses. We applied environmental niche and potential distribution analyses to four species of the genus to evaluate the similarities and differences between their native and invaded ranges.

Body size and trophic structure explain global asymmetric response of tetrapod diversity to climate effects.

Although climate-based hypotheses are widely used to explain large-scale diversity patterns, they fall short of explaining the spatial variation among taxonomic groups. Integrating food web and metabolic theories into macroecology is a promising step forward, as they allow including explicit taxon-specific traits that can potentially mediate the relationship between climate and diversity. Our investigation focuses on the role of body size and trophic structure in mediating the influence of contemporary climate and historical climate change on global tetrapods species richness.

Men's health care: concept analysis.

Objectives: To analyze the concept of men's health care and identify its essential, antecedent and consequent attributes in the health context.

Methods: This is a concept analysis structured in the theoretical-methodological framework of the Walker and Avant Model. An integrative review was carried out between May and July 2020, using keywords and descriptors: Men's Care and Health.

Obliterative portal venopathy: A neglected and probably misdiagnosed disease with peculiar etiology in South America.

Background And Aim: Obliterative portal venopathy (OPV) is one of the causes of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. However, many aspects of OPV remain unclear, including the etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of OPV in a series of patients in Brazil in whom OPV was diagnosed through liver biopsy.

Management of Hyperhomocysteinemia, Low Vitamin Levels, and Low Cortisol in Cannabis Users: A Report of 2 Cases.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the management of 2 long-term users of cannabis with nutrition and psychotherapy.

Clinical Features: A 28-year-old man presented with a medical history of asthma, depression, anxiety, and smoking, and was a long-term user of cannabis for 9 years (usually 3 times a week). A 39-year-old man presented with a medical history of anxiety and fatigue, and was a long-term user of cannabis for 14 years (usually twice a week).

Nursing interventions for people in palliative care, based on the Dignity Model.

Background: The use of the standardised nursing language aims to accurately represent clinical practice, contributing to proper documentation and the creation of evidence-based practice.

Aims: To validate nursing interventions (NI) for patients in palliative care, structuring these using the Dignity-Conserving Care Model.

Methods: A methodological study was conducted, developed according to the recommendations of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and anchored in the Dignity-Conserving Care Model.

Oral hyperpigmentation as an initial clinical aspect of hand foot syndrome.

Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a common adverse effect of anticancer therapy. It is known to cause dermatological symptoms including acral erythema and dysesthesia of the palms and soles of the feet, swelling, pain, itching, and scaling. Some drugs, like capecitabine, are known to trigger this condition.

Effect of crude glycerin levels on meat quality and carcass characteristics of crossbred Boer goats.

This study assessed the effects of four levels of crude glycerin (0, 50, 100, and 150 g/kg dry matter (DM) basis) in the diet of Boer crossbred goat kids on the qualitative and quantitative carcass characteristics as well as meat quality. Thirty-two crossbred, castrated Boer x undefined breed goat kids with an initial average weight of 17.8 ± 2.

Black and non-black population: investigation of the difference in butyrylcholinesterase activity in a healthy population in Salvador, Bahia.

Introduction: Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), an important biomarker of exposure to anticholinesterases, varies its activity according to the intensity and duration of exposure to these agents. Their normal values may vary in different populations. It is important to determine the reference values for the local population, mostly black/brown.

HIV/AIDS among children in Ratodero, Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations.

In Pakistan, HIV has increased at an alarming rate in recent decades, and the death toll has risen. It is a public health challenge amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that is not being given due importance. The present article looks at the challenges and efforts being made to deal with HIV among children in Ratodero, Pakistan, and addresses measures that can be taken to control the disease in the child population epidemiologically.

Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of daily monitoring visual analog scales in MASK-air®.

Background: MASK-air® is an app that supports allergic rhinitis patients in disease control. Users register daily allergy symptoms and their impact on activities using visual analog scales (VASs). We aimed to assess the concurrent validity, reliability, and responsiveness of these daily VASs.

Malaria amidst COVID-19 in India: Challenges, Efforts, and Recommendations.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, the country has faced a slew of new challenges, spawning a slew of other deadly viruses and diseases while also serving as a breeding ground for them. Not only did Malaria (a vector-borne disease) emerge as a coincidental outbreak during the pandemic, but many others did as well, causing severe diseases in humans due to flaws in health-care systems that were already overburdened with identifying, preventing, and treating the recently introduced coronavirus disease. Inadequate water cleanliness, as well as the delayed and misdiagnosis of Malaria with COVID-19 due to overlapping symptoms, are major impediments in the incidence of these unique outbreaks.

SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection by a Cellphone-Based Amplification-Free System with CRISPR/CAS-Dependent Enzymatic (CASCADE) Assay.

CRISPR (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-based diagnostic technologies have emerged as a promising alternative to accelerate delivery of SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection at the point of need. However, efficient translation of CRISPR-diagnostic technologies to field application is still hampered by dependence on target amplification and by reliance on fluorescence-based results readout. Herein, an amplification-free CRISPR/Cas12a-based diagnostic technology for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection is presented using a smartphone camera for results readout.

Using the Robson classification to assess caesarean section rates in Brazil: an observational study of more than 24 million births from 2011 to 2017.

Background: Applying the Robson classification to all births in Brazil, the objectives of our study were to estimate the rates of caesarean section delivery, assess the extent to which caesarean sections were clinically indicated, and identify variation across socioeconomic groups.

Methods: We conducted a population-based study using routine records of the Live Births Information System in Brazil from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2017. We calculated the relative size of each Robson group; the caesarean section rate; and the contribution to the overall caesarean section rate.

Zinc-protoporphyrin determination by HPLC with fluorescence detection as a biomarker of lead effect in artisanal pottery workers.

Lead (Pb) exposure compromises heme synthesis by inhibiting ferrochelatase, forming zinc-protoporphyrin (ZnPP). This study aims to validate a method for the determination of ZnPP by HPLC with fluorescence detection and apply this method to evaluate the extent of Pb exposure of artisanal pottery workers. Extraction procedures were tested using both nonacid and acid liquid-liquid extraction.

Association Between Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Stroke Patients.

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is present in 60% to 70% of stroke patients. Cerebral vasoreactivity in patients with stroke and OSA has not been well studied and could identify a new pathophysiologic mechanism with potential therapeutic intervention. We aimed to determine whether risk categories for OSA are associated with cerebral vasoreactivity in stroke patients.

Fluorescent Canthin-6-one Alkaloids from Simaba bahiensis: Isolation, Identification, and Cell-Labeling Properties.

Canthin-6-one alkaloids, which are present in plants of the genus Simaba, are natural compounds that are capable of acting as fluorescent probes. However, the chemical composition and fluorescent properties of most species of this genus have not been analyzed. The objective of this study was to characterize the fluorescent properties of an extract of S.

HIV testing coverage among female sex workers, Brazil, 2016.

Introduction: Knowing the factors associated with periodic HIV testing among female sex workers (FSW) is essential to expand testing coverage and to broaden programs of treatment as prevention.

Methods: We used data from 4,328 FSWs recruited by the respondent-driven sampling (RDS) method in 12 Brazilian cities in 2016. Data analysis considered the complex sampling design.

Discrimination based on sexual orientation against MSM in Brazil: a latent class analysis.

Introduction: Discrimination based on sexual orientation can influence vulnerability to HIV, increasing exposure to risky sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM).

Objectives: To analyze data using latent class analysis (LCA) to identify groups of individuals with specific patterns of discrimination based on sexual orientation (DSO).

Methods: Cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling in 12 Brazilian cities in 2016.

Pollution in the Americas: a leading cause of disease burden and an opportunity for cancer prevention.

Objective: Environmental and occupational agents are causes of cancer and disease worldwide while their control and the reduction of the associated disease burden remains complex.

Materials And Methods: This paper summarizes the current status of the burden of environmental and occupational causes of disease in the Americas based on presentations from a panel on environment, occupation and other environmental risk factors for cancer in the Americas, delivered in Panama, at the international conference Promoting Health Equity and Transnational Collaborations for the Prevention and Control of Cancer in the Americas.

Results: Three case studies are presented to illustrate the impact of specific environmental and occupational agents and the challenge of control.

Ameloblastoma with adenoid features: A series of eight cases.

Background: Ameloblastoma with adenoid features are characterized by the presence of duct-like structures formed from the parenchyma of the tumor. This study was conducted to report a series of eight ameloblastomas with adenoid features, highlighting their clinicopathological and immunohistochemical aspects.

Material And Methods: Out of 71 cases of ameloblastomas, this study classified 8 cases as ameloblastomas with adenoid features.