OBJECTIVE: to describe and to analyze the experience from families of children with cerebral paralysis living under circumstances of social vulnerability.METHOD: six resident families in area with this characteristic were interviewed.It was opted to use the Symbolic Interactionism as theoretic reference and the Thematic Content Analysis of Bardin a
Abstract There is an increasing awareness of the need to reduce traffic accidents and fatality due to vehicle collision.Post-impact hazards can be more serious as the driver may fail to maintain effective control after collisions.To avoid subsequent crash events and to stabilize the vehicle, this paper proposes a post-impact motion planning and sta
The aim of this study was to determine the cytotoxic Pterostilbene effect of 3-arylidenechromanone (1) and 3-arylideneflavanone (2) on HL-60 and NALM-6 cell lines (two human leukemia cell lines) and a WM-115 melanoma cell line.Both compounds exhibited high cytotoxic activity with higher cytotoxicity exerted by compound 2, for which IC50 values belo
Human actions such as electricity generation are contributory causes of climate change.In a quest to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases associated with electricity generation from fossil fuels, the world is turning to renewables.Renewable sources, however, also do have an impact on the environment.Likewise, renewable electricity generation is