45 articles for “L. F. Dias”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesAssessment of Soil Solution Chemicals after Tannery Effluents DisposalCélia A. Surita, Thomas Gloaguen, Célia R. Montes, Carlos T.S. DiasKnowledge about soil solution chemicals is important for assessing their mobility, availability, migration to groundwater and toxicity to plants. The objective of this study was to apply factor analysis to data obtained on soil solution chemicals during a one-year monitoring program in a controlled experiment with tannery effluents disposed on the soil surface, to extract information on their relationship and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,775 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInternet of Things Based COVID-19 Patient in Self-Isolation Monitoring SystemBagaskara Akbar Fadhlillah, Ditdit Nugeraha UtamaSelf-isolation has become a critical measure for managing symptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, particularly when healthcare facilities are overwhelmed. This study explores a monitoring system based on commercially available Wear OS smartwatches designed to track patient vital signs, specifically oxygen saturation (SpO₂), heart rate, and location, and generate alerts during atypical events. The research has two primary objectives, first, to … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 12 · 12 Feb 2026 · 1,293 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSevoflurane Requirements Concerning Continuous Infusion of Dexmedetomidine in RabbitsGissela Chisag, Jorge Moposita-Maiza, Andrés Guerrero, Jenny LozadaDexmedetomidine provides a satisfactory sedative and analgesic effect in balanced anaesthesia of small animals. In rabbits, it provides effective sedation and intravenous infusion of one or more drugs are commonly used to induce or maintain general anaesthesia. We aimed to evaluate the effect of continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine on the Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC) of sevoflurane and anaesthetic efficacy in … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 14 May 2025 · 5,089 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerinatal Cardiovascular Evaluation in Dorper Sheep Echocardiographic Description and Behavior of the Heart Rate Variability on the FieldAmanda Sarita Cruz Aleixo, Mayra de Castro Ferreira Lima, Ana Luísa Holanda de Albuquerque et al.The heart is innervated by the autonomic nervous system, with a predominance of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity associated, respectively, with increases and decreases in the heart rate, as illustrated by the Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Pregnancy induces significant changes in the maternal cardiovascular and hemodynamic systems. This study aimed at evaluating changes in the clinical and echocardiographic parameters of pregnant … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 3 Nov 2021 · 6,521 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffect of Stevia Consumption on Blood Pressure, Stress Hormone Levels and Anthropometrical Parameters in Healthy PersonsEmad A.S. Al-Dujaili, Husni Twaij, Yazan A. Bataineh et al.Stevia is a natural sweetener containing steviol glycosides known to be several times sweeter than sucrose. It is thought to have several beneficial properties though some evidence state it may have detrimental effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential beneficial or harmful effects of stevia consumption by exploring its effects on blood pressure, stress hormone levels … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 31 Aug 2017 · 25,789 accessesView PDF Cite

InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractDiabetes Group Visit in a Primary Care SettingSelma Mujezinovic RochesterThe group visits models one innovation in the field of chronic illness management that shows promise in meeting the growing demands for this type of care. Patients get significant peer and healthcare provider support during group visits. Group visits typically last 90 min and occur on a regularly scheduled basis. The study design was a quasi-experimental pre-post-test with a comparison … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2017 · 7,235 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasurements of Mitral Annular Displacement in 2D Echocardiography ImagesFaten A. Dawood, Rahmita W. Rahmat, Suhaini B. Kadiman et al.Mitral Annular Displacement (MAD) in echocardiography has been described as a variation in mitral annulus position between the end-diastolic and the end-systolic in a complete cardiac cycle. It could be used as a rapid and reproducible method of determining the LV global systolic function and could be an easily detectable index for wall motion abnormalities. In this study, a computational … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 5 · 4 Jul 2015 · 6,853 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasurement of Fibrinogen Concentration in the Plasma of Dogs: A Comparison Between Heat Precipitation and Modified Thrombin Clotting Time MethodLabrini V. Athanasiou, Theodoros A. Petanides, Manolis K. Chatzis, Manolis N. SaridomichelakisFibrinogen is a glycoprotein that plays a key role in blood clotting and is also a non-specific indicator of inflammation. The most widely used techniques for measuring plasma fibrinogen concentration include heat precipitation (Millar’s technique) and modified thrombin clotting time (Clauss method). Both techniques have been automated in a haematology analyzer (QBC-Vet Autoreader®, IDEXX; Millar’s technique) and in a newly … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 May 2013 · 7,453 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Assessment of Echocardiography as a Diagnostic Tool for Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Davida Kamara, Kwaku Gyenai, Tuoyu Geng et al.Our understanding of the etiology of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), which affects about 5% of turkeys, is limited. This limitation may be due to the lack of an easy-to-use diagnostic tool with well-defined parameters and does not involve necropsy. This lack of a widely tested non-necropsy method makes it difficult for a large-scale study of the genetic factors that underlie DCM. … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 15 Aug 2012 · 8,456 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFunctional Recovery of Upper Limb Post-Stroke: Mental Practice with Motor and Non-Motor ImageryAline Furtado Bastos, Beatriz Cantanhede Carrapatoso, Marco Orsini et al.Problem statement: Mental Practice (MP) with motor imagery consists of a method of training in which motor imagery is used to improve performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of MP with motor imagery on motor recovery of the paretic upper limb of post-stroke patients in comparison with MP with non-motor imagery. Approach: Four post-stroke patients … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 29 Mar 2012 · 9,218 accessesView PDF Cite