Background Little is known about the extent to which delay of initiation of mood-stabilizing treatment may influence outcomes in bipolar patients (BP). In this study, our aim was to investigate the association between delay ...

Se persigue reconstruir la fórmula del principio de ejecución por hechos directos, que bajo el Código Penal chileno define cuándo se entiende iniciada una tentativa (inacabada), en congruencia con el criterio de la así ...

Snakes and anurans are commonly involved in predator-prey interactions. The large number of records of predation events involving snakes and anurans suggests that snakes are frequently successful in their attempts to prey ...

Suicide and suicidal behaviors are a significant public health problem, for which several prevention modalities have been implemented. The identification and treatment of suicidal risk is a critical step in prevention, ...

Objective: Characterising patients attempting suicide who were evaluated by psychiatry at the Primary Care Unit (PCU) 'La Estrella' from October/2004 to October/2005 and determining persistent suicidal ideation and associated ...

This paper presents an attempt to model the water balance in the metropolitan center landfill (MCL) in Salvador, Brazil. Aspects such as the municipal solid waste (MSW) initial water content, mass loss due to decomposition, ...