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Emerging and under-recognized Chagas cardiomyopathy in non-endemic countries

Due to recent population emigration movements, an epidemic of Chagas disease is currently menacing most developed countries. The authors report the case of a 53-year-old Brazilian woman living in Europe for the last 10 years who developed heart failure symptoms, having a previous symptomatic sinus node disease with a pacemaker implant at age of 40 years. The diagnosis was based on serology and myocardial biopsy...

Microtesting of micro-injection molded parts

With the growth and demand for microinjection moulded thermoplastic parts becoming ever so popular, an increased need for determination and understanding of material mechanical properties at the micro-scale level is observed. One of the most widespread mechanical characterization experiments is the tensile test. The use of miniaturised tensile apparatus is therefore a need. In this work we developed a novel uni...

Uso de desfolhantes, maturadores e dessecantes na cultura do algodoeiro irrigado.

Exploração da cultura algodoeira ; 2004

Testemunho profissional

Organochlorine exposure and breast cancer risk in Colombian women

An epidemiological study was performed in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, with a total of 306 women enrolled, including 153 incident BC cases and 153 age-matched controls. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between BC risk and serum dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethene (DDE) levels. Sociodemographic and reproductive data, diet, and past exposure to pesticides were obtained through a structured ...