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Does interview setting influence disclosure of violence? A study in elderly

BACKGROUND: Violence is a very sensitive research topic and interview’s setting might influence the participation rate and response accuracy. We aimed to evaluate such effect when assessing the prevalence of different types of violence in a sample of urban elderly by comparing those interviewed at home with those assessed at the research office. METHODS: Study […]
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Meta-evaluation of baseline studies of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy Expansion Project: a participatory and formative approach

A participatory, formative meta-evaluation of baseline studies in Brazil is presented. International standards recommended by associations of evaluators were used, along with “specificity” criteria built up using the terms of reference for proposals for the selection of studies. The methodological approach combined a “peer review” of baseline study reports, with a participatory (self) assessment for […]
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Phenothiazines, bacterial efflux pumps and targeting the macrophage for enhanced killing of intracellular XDRTB

Phenothiazines have their primary effects on the plasma membrane of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Among the components of the prokaryotic plasma membrane affected are efflux pumps, their energy sources, energy providing enzymes such as ATPases, and genes that regulate and code for permeability aspects of the bacterium.
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Profile and professional expectations of medical students in Mozambique: a longitudinal study

INTRODUCTION: This paper compares the socioeconomic profile of medical students registered at the Faculty of Medicine of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (FM-UEM), Maputo, for the years 1998/99 and 2007/08. CASE STUDY: The objective is to describe the medical students’ social and geographical origins, expectations and perceived difficulties regarding their education and professional future. Data were collected […]
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Plasmodium infection alters Anopheles gambiae detoxification gene expression

BACKGROUND: Anopheles gambiae has been shown to change its global gene expression patterns upon Plasmodium infection. While many alterations are directly related to the mosquito’s innate immune response, parasite invasion is also expected to generate toxic by-products such as free radicals. The current study aimed at identifying which loci coding for detoxification enzymes are differentially […]
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Thioridazine cures extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and the need for global trials is now!

Thioridazine (TDZ) has been shown to have in vitro activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, to promote the killing of intracellular MDR and XDR strains and to cure the mouse of antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) infections.
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Knowledge of contraceptive methods and STD prevention among immigrant women

Sexual and reproductive health is a major public health concern, since it involves individual health and wellbeing and affects the socioeconomic level of societies. Socially underprivileged groups like immigrants may be more exposed to sexual and reproductive health problems. The current study examines key aspects of sexual and reproductive health among Brazilian and African immigrant […]
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