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Drop set versus traditional strength training protocols equated in volume on mu...

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two strength training protocols, equated in volume, on the elbow flexor muscle thickness (MT) in women. Methods Twenty-seven women (mean±sd, age 21.89±2.85 years; stature,167.82±5.90 cm; body mass 63.01±7.20 kg; estimate of body fat mass, 19.19±2.88%) were divided in three experimental groups: a drop-set (DS), a traditional (TR), and a control grou...

Chronic toxicity of valproic acid in Daphnia magna

Background: Environmental exposure to pharmaceuticals, have negative effects on the health of ecosystems and humans and numerous pharmaceuticals have been identified on surface waters all around the world [1]. After administration, medicines are absorbed, metabolized, and excreted to the sewer system, but many are refractory to the traditional wastewater treatment and become widely distributed in freshwater riv...

Ecotoxicity of valproic acid in Lemna minor

Background: The water pollution represents one of the most serious ecological challenges [1].  Over the last years the use and consumption of pharmaceuticals has increased, and this is reflected in the rise of water contamination. Many drugs cannot be efficiently removed by wastewater treatment and ended up being released into the aquatic environment [2]. Valproic acid is an anticonvulsive and mood stabilizer m...

Chronic toxicity of valproic acid in daphnia magna

Environmental exposure to pharmaceuticals, have negative effects on the health of ecosystems and humans and numerous pharmaceuticals have been identified on surface watersall around the world. After administration, medicines are absorbed, metabolized,and excreted to the sewer system, but many are refractory to the traditional wastewater treatment and become widely distributed in freshwater riversand lakes. Valp...

Ecotoxicity of valproic acid in Lemna minor

The water pollution represents one of the most serious ecological challenges. Over the last years the use and consumption of pharmaceuticals has increased,and this is reflected in the rise of water contamination. Many drugs cannot be efficiently removed by wastewater treatment and ended up being released into the aquatic environment. Valproic acid is an anticonvulsive and mood stabilizer medication that has bee...

Evaluation of valproic acid toxicity in duckweed, Lemna minor

In the last years the contamination of water caused by drugs has increased significantly. The main cause is the increase of the number and quantities of drugs that is being used. Many of these compounds cannot be removed effectively by wastewater treatment plants. This problem affects the water cycle and, consequently, all the environment as well as the human health, so it is important to find new methods that ...

Perception of Decent Work and the Future Among Low Educated Youths in Brazil an...

Brazil and Portugal have different working contexts. In Brazil, mixed formal and informal ways dominate, while in Portugal, formal working contexts prevail. By means of in-depth interviews, this study sought to understand and compare the perception of decent work and future among 32 low-qualified emerging adults in Brazil and Portugal. The data from participants’ interviews were analyzed using Consensual Qualit...

Madeira wines: sensory descriptive analysis of traditional wines and wines with...