TESTING THE PROPERTIES OF RADON BARRIER MATERIALS AND HOME VENTILATION TO MITIGATE INDOOR RADON


Spoilage Investigation of Chill Stored Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) Using Modern Microbiological and Analytical Techniques

Spoilage status of whole and filleted chill-stored meagre caught in January and July was evaluated using sensory, microbiological, 16S metabarcoding and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) analysis.Based on the sensory analysis, shelf-life was 15 and 12 days for the whole fish taken in January and July, respectively, while 7 days for fish fillets of

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Cluster-randomized, controlled evaluation of a teacher led multi factorial school based back education program for 10 to 12-year old children

Abstract Background The aim of this cluster-randomised, controlled study was to examine whether a teacher-led multifactorial back education programme could improve back pain in pupils, motor skills, back behaviour, and back knowledge over a 10-month period.Methods There were 176 children from two schools, who were cluster-randomised into interventi

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The PLATINO study: description of the distribution, stability, and mortality according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease classification from 2007 to 2017

Ana M Menezes,1 Fernando C Wehrmeister,1 Rogelio Perez-Padilla,2 Karynna P Viana,3 Claudia Soares,3 Hana Müllerova,4 Gonzalo Valdivia,5 José R Jardim,6 Maria Montes de Oca7 1Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; 2National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico; 3GlaxoSmithKline, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 4GlaxoSm

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