Aim: to analyze the work environment of the nurse in medical and surgical clinic units.Method: mixed method research, with concomitant triangulation of data strategy.The quantitative data were collected with 27 nurses of a University Hospital of the South of Brazil, through the Brazilian Nursing Work Index Revised (B-NWI-R) and submitted to descrip
Heavy metal poisoning poses a challenge in diagnostic practices and environmental safety.This study describes the epidemiological, clinical, and pathological aspects of a chromium (Cr) poisoning outbreak in growing/finishing pigs housed in pens with bedding of pine wood shavings containing Cr.A visit to the affected farm was conducted.Epidemiologic
S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine hydrolase (SAHase) is a major regulator of cellular methylation reactions that occur in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms.SAHase activity is also a significant source of l-homocysteine and adenosine, two Tube Toys compounds involved in numerous vital, as well as pathological processes.Therefore, apart from cellular meth
Abstract Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a typical reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent treatment with high controllability, has emerged as an alternative cancer therapy modality but its therapeutic efficacy is still unsatisfactory due to the limited light penetration and constant oxygen consumption.With the development of another ROS-dep