Elisângela Franco de Oliveira Cavalcante1, Denise Maria Guerreiro Vieira da Silva2, Marcelly Santos Cossi3, Flávio César Bezerra da Silva4, Cleonice Andrea Alves Cavalcante5 1 Nurse, PhD in Nursing from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC. Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN. Natal, RN, Brasil. 2 Nurse, PhD in Nursing from the Universidade Federal de ...

In recent years increasing stress lias been laid by speakers and writers 011 the importance of ante-natal care in the preventive aspect of obstetrics, and it has come to be believed that by such means the great majority of obstetric emergencies can be avoided. That this is not fact has been the cause of many discussions on such subjects as " Why are we dissatisfied with the results of ante-nata...

in general, estuaries may be classified variously according to inlet dynamics, geomorphology orwhether they are tide or river dominated or, on a combination of all three factors. in kwazulu-natal (kzn),south africa, the four recognised estuary types are temporary opened-closed estuaries (toces), permanently opened estuaries, estuarine lakes and river mouths. since physico-chemical parameters ar...

in general, estuaries may be classified variously according to inlet dynamics, geomorphology orwhether they are tide or river dominated or, on a combination of all three factors. in kwazulu-natal (kzn),south africa, the four recognised estuary types are temporary opened-closed estuaries (toces), permanently opened estuaries, estuarine lakes and river mouths. since physico-chemical parameters ar...

BACKGROUND Post-natal depression is a common condition that can result in distress for the mother and deleterious effects on the development of the infant. AIMS To estimate the economic costs of post-natal depression in a geographically defined cohort of women at high risk of developing the condition. METHOD Unit costs were applied to estimates of health and social care resource use made by...

Birds can be classified into altricial and precocial. The hatchlings of altricial birds are almost naked, whereas those of precocial birds are covered with natal down. This regulatory divergence is thought to reflect environmental adaptation, but the molecular basis of the divergence is unclear. To address this issue, we chose the altricial zebra finch and the precocial chicken as the model ani...

Background: Postpartum period is a very crucial period caring for mother especially mother who had under gone episiotomy. It is a painful and discomfort during puerperial period. Infra red therapy is effective for episiotomy wound healing. Objectives: To assess the condition of episiotomy wound among post natal mothers in experimental and control group. To evaluate the effectiveness of infra re...

It is well established that sea turtles return to natal rookeries to mate and lay their eggs, and that individual females are faithful to particular nesting sites within the rookery. Less certain is whether females are precisely returning to their natal beach. Attempts to demonstrate such precise natal philopatry with genetic data have had mixed success. Here we focused on the green turtles of ...

Variation in recruitment patterns and dispersal behavior can have important consequences for population viability, genetic structure, and rates of evolutionary change. From 1992 to 2006 we studied a marked population of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) nesting in boxes in southwestern Idaho to identify factors that affect local recruitment and natal dispersal distances. A low proportion (4%...

1. We examine causes and consequences of natal dispersal within a metapopulation of house sparrows Passer domesticus in an archipelago in Northern Norway where a large proportion of the individuals is colour-ringed. 2. Less than 10% of the fledglings dispersed, i.e. left their natal island. 3. Dispersal was female biased and almost exclusively performed by juveniles. 4. The probability of natal...