Rotavirus alphagastroenteritidis (R. alphagastroenteritidis) remains the leading cause of pediatric diarrhea. Although Angola introduced Rotarix®, the human monovalent R. alphagastroenteritidis vaccine since 2014 as part of its routine childhood immunization program, no follow-up study has been conducted. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of R. alphagastroenteritidis genotypes among children under f...
Introduction: Bioinformatics is a relatively recent multidisciplinary research field continuously offering novel opportunities. Although many researchers are actively working in/with bioinformatics, some research centers still face difficulties in hiring bioinformaticians and establishing the appropriate (first) bioinformatics infrastructures and computational resources. In our research center, we started from ...
Bié is referred to as an endemic location for filariasis and has never been selected for mass administration of ivermectin. To understand the situation, we did a study in the locality of Chicala, in Kuito, and evaluated the co-endemicity of human filariasis, to obtain data via calibrated thick droplet microscopy and subcutaneous biopsy of samples collected in Chicala in Kuito, Bié and samples collected and pres...
PREFÁCIO: No vasto panorama da ciência dos materiais, Portugal, abriga uma comunidade multidisciplinar dedicada ao estudo da corrosão e da proteção de materiais. Neste contexto, as Jornadas de Corrosão e Proteção de Materiais nascem como um evento crucial, marcado pela sua natureza técnico-científica. Estas jornadas são um fórum de divulgação e de discussão dos resultados da investigação científica e do desenvo...
Filariasis is an acute and chronic parasitic disease, caused by filaria of the species: Oncocerca Volvulos, Wuchereia bancrofty and Loíase, whose injuries have serious consequences for human health and as it is endemic in Angola, its study and control become imperative. Objective: To carry out an integrated study to identify filarial co-infection associated with social determinants and knowledge, attitude, and ...
The active management of the networks with high penetration of renewable energy sources faces several challenges. To maximize the utilization of low carbon electricity, the curtailment of generator units using renewables should be limited and fair among units. In this work, an attempt has been made to solve the optimal power flow using an improved Genetic Algorithm. The optimal flow formulation is oriented to t...
ABSTRACT: The identification of structural alterations of silver alloy objects of cultural interest is essential to assess their state of conservation and define maintenance programmes. Alterations induced by previous repair and cleaning actions strongly affect the conservation condition, influencing the type and extension of conservation procedures. The detailed analysis of ancient repairs is a subject to be i...
ABSTRACT: The identification of structural alterations of silver alloy objects of cultural interest is essential to assess their state of conservation and define maintenance programmes. Alterations induced by previous repair and cleaning actions strongly affect the conservation condition, influencing the type and extension of conservation procedures. The detailed analysis of ancient repairs is a subject to be i...
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