We examined the hypothesis that dolphins increase their rate of sound production during feeding events to recruit new individuals. We recorded 135.5 min of underwater sounds from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Data were collected from eight feeding groups and three nonfeeding groups. We classified sounds as whistles, click trains, or pulse bursts. The n...

An exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach whose objective was to use indicators to evaluate the frequency and infrastructure for hand hygiene, as well as the nursing team's knowledge about the subject. Systematized observation was carried out at hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil of the routine activities of 33 participating professionals (nurses and technicians) as ...

The use of computers in the delivery of health care has significantly improved the way health service is delivered to clients and patients in the world. Despite the importance of computing to the delivery of health service, developing countries have not greatly benefited from it. Nursing informatics has been in existence and part of academic curriculum for the past 2 decades in some advanced co...

UNLABELLED The scope of this study was to verify the occurrence of sensitivity to latex and conduct dosage of anti-latex antibodies in health professionals of the Dental, Medical and Nursing Schools of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional observational study. The intentional sample was composed of 295 professionals. Sensitivity was eva...

High-arm grooming is a form of chimpanzee grooming in which two individuals mutually groom while each raising one arm. Palm-to-palm clasping (PPC) is a distinct style of high-arm grooming in which the grooming partners clasp each other's raised palms. In wild communities, samples of at least 100 observed dyads grooming with raised hands showed PPC frequencies varying from <5% (M group, Mahale) ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge of recommended urinary catheter care practices among nursing home (NH) healthcare workers (HCWs) in southeast Michigan. DESIGN Self-administered survey. SETTING Seven NHs in southeast Michigan. PARTICIPANTS HCWs. MEASUREMENTS The survey included questions about respondent characteristics and knowledge about indications, care, and personal hygiene perta...

abstract background: premature neonates’ feeding is of great importance due to its effective role in their growth. these neonates should reach an independent oral nutrition stage before being discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit. therefore, the researcher decided to conduct a study on the effect of palady and cup feeding on premature neonates’ weight gain and their reaching full ora...

introduction: it is generally accepted that breast feeding has a beneficial effect on the health of infants and children. the evidence that breast feeding protects against obesity is inconclusive also the influence of breast feeding on blood pressure in later life is uncertain. the major aim of this study was to assess the association between method of infant breast feeding and components of th...

Prenatal anxiety may negatively affect infant health in multiple domains, including infant feeding. However, the relationship between prenatal anxiety and infant feeding is not well understood. Given the benefits of recommended infant feeding practices, clarifying this relationship is important. This review was conducted to examine the relationship between prenatal anxiety and infant feeding ou...

1. The effect of cholesterol feeding during and after a period of protein malnutrition lasting 4 weeks was examined in the rat. Indices measured were plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides and protein levels, and aorta total cholesterol, triglycerides, hexosamine and hydroxyproline concentrations. 2. In both plasma and aorta, total cholesterol and triglycerides levels were higher in the low-pr...