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Why ignoring parasites in fish ecology is a mistake
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
Parasites are ubiquitous components of biological systems that have evolved in multiple independent lineages during the history of life, resulting in a diversity of taxa greater than that of their free-living counterparts. ...
Magnetic field inhomogeneities due to co2 incubator shelves: A source of experimental confounding and variability?
(Royal Society, 2018-02)
A thorough assessment of the static magnetic field (SMF) inside a CO2 incubator allowed us to identify non-negligible inhomogeneities close to the floor, ceiling, walls and the door. Given that incubator’s shelves are made ...
Quantitative Methodologies 2: Confusion bias and how to control a confounding factor
(Universidad Continental, 2020)
Identificar el sesgo de confusión y cómo controlarlo es uno de los desafíos metodológicos más importantes en el diseño de estudios que buscan identificar la causalidad. Este sesgo está presente en cualquier análisis de la ...
Access to health programs at the workplace and the reduction of work presenteeism: A population-based cross-sectional study
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2013)
Objective: To examine access to health programs at workplace as a determinant of presenteeism among adults. Methods: Data source was a subsample of the 2009–2010 Canadian Community Health Survey. The outcome was self-reported ...
Occurrence, pathogens and risk factors for subclinical mastitis in dairy goats
(Arquivo Brasileiro Medicina Veterinaria Zootecnia, 2018-09-01)
Milk samples from 257 goats and 513 half udders of 10 dairy goat farms were analyzed by microbiological culture, to evaluate the sanitary management, and epidemiological questionnaire results. Multivariate analysis of risk ...
Unilateral spatial neglect in the acute phase of ischemic stroke can predict long-term disability and functional capacity
(2018-01-01)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the degree of unilateral spatial neglect during the acute phase of stroke and long-term functional independence. METHODS: This was a prospective study ...
Eventos esportivos e Síndrome Coronariana Aguda: possíveis fatores de confusão e viésSports events and Acute Coronary Syndrome: possible confounding factors and bias
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia, 2019)
Impact of parity on anthropometric measures of obesity controlling by multiple confounders: a cross-sectional study in Chilean women
(B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, 2008-05)
Aim: To find out whether there is an association between parity and obesity, evaluated through body mass index (BMI), waist circumference ( WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in Chilean women ...
Air pollution and health: bridging the gap from sources to health outcomes: conference summary
(SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AGCHAM, 2012)
Air Pollution and Health: Bridging the Gap from Sources to Health Outcomes, an international specialty conference sponsored by the American Association for Aerosol Research, was held to address key uncertainties in our ...