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In recent years, a growing body of literature on seafloor macro-litter has been produced worldwide. However, the spatial coverage of these studies is still limited and highly unbalanced, resulting in considerable knowledge gaps in some regions. To address this lack of information in Oceania, we extracted data from the Citizen Science project Dive Against Debris® to characterize marine debris collected by volunteer scuba divers on the coastal seafloor. Overall, the average litter density was 58.22 items/100m2, with plastics accounting for approximately 50 % of the total abundance and Single Use Plastics accounting for nearly 17 %. Notably, 36 % of the total litter abundance consisted of lost Fishing Gear including fishing lines, sinkers, baits and hooks as the most abundant debris items. To reduce lost fishing gear, clean-up initiatives by divers along with management actions such as education programs for fishermen, gear restrictions and the identification of designated fishing sites are recommended.
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Citizen Science , Diving , Humans , Environmental Monitoring/methods , Waste Products/analysis , PlasticsSubject(s)
Pregnancy , Infant, Newborn , Humans , Male , Female , Pemphigus/immunology , Antibodies , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Immunoglobulin G , Pregnancy ComplicationsABSTRACT
Neste estudo foram incluidos 148 doentes, sendo 65 com pitiriase versicolor e 83 com dermatofitoses, submetidos a tratamento com ketoconazole por via oral. A dose diaria foi de 200mg (um comprimido) durante duas a quatro semanas para os casos de pitiriase versicolor e de quatro a oito semanas para os de dermatofitoses. O tratamento determinou, nos doentes de pitiriase versicolor, cura clinica e micologica em 50 (78,1%), apenas cura clinica em dois (3,1%) e cura micologica em um (1,6%). Nos doentes com dermatofitoses, em 69 (84,1%) houve cura clinica e micologica, quatro (4,9%) apresentaram cura micologica e cinco (6,1%) tiveram apenas cura clinica. Efeitos colaterais foram observados em 11 doentes (7,4%), sendo que dois necessitaram abandonar o tratamento por intolerancia (um teve nauseas de grau moderado e outro, nauseas, vomitos e tonturas de grau moderado, ambos no 1o. dia de tratamento).O ketoconazole por via oral demonstrou ser bastante eficaz no tratamento de pitiriase versicolor e de dermatofitoses
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Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Dermatomycoses , KetoconazoleABSTRACT
A analise de 2.080 culturas positivas para dermatofitos no periodo de janeiro de 1978 a dezembro de 1982 mostrou que, em Brasilia, sao sete as especies implicadas. A comparacao com levantamento anterior revela que, neste periodo, o T. rubrun mostrou um predominio ainda maior (62%) sobre os demais, e que o T. tonsurans apresentou um significativo aumento de incidencia
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Humans , Arthrodermataceae , BrazilABSTRACT
Os autores apresentam um caso tipico de eritrodermia ictiosiforme congenita em adulto e mostram os resultados terapeuticos obtidos com o acido trans-retinoico (RO-109359/31)
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Adult , Humans , Female , Dermatitis, Exfoliative , TretinoinABSTRACT
The management of AIDS at Chikankata Hospital has followed a pattern of home based care; with hospital intervention where required. Whilst adhering to the concept that prevention is the main priority; Chikankata has explored the principle of patient care being the best method of mounting a prevention programme; as well as expressing appropriate and compassionate support. From a patient care focus emerges the opportunity for prevention through education; prevention through contact tracing; and also community surveillance where possible. This strategy for management has been implemented through the establishment of a specific unit; which will soon develop into a specific department of AIDS mangement with the hospital and the local community