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Chapter and Conference Paper
From Product Eco-design to Sustainable Design of Systems Composed of Products and Services
Along the last decades, a big number of investigations have been focused on the sustainable design of products, which has meant the development of methods, tools and approaches to assess and improve the sustai...
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A practical methodology to project the design of more sustainable products in the production stage
Methods and tools to develop sustainable products are ever more required by companies to balance the efficiency of its operations with its responsibilities for environmental and social actions. This work aims ...
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Improvement in nitrogen fixation capacity could be part of the domestication process in soybean
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in soybeans is a complex process involving the interplay between the plant host and the symbiotic rhizobia. As nitrogen supply has a crucial role in growth and development, h...
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Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior of a Paperboard Profile
This paper shows the technological development for manufacturing corner angle sections or cardboard. Its manufacture involves splicing sheets (liners) of different weight Kraft papers joined with white glue. T...
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Open AccessEnd-of-study safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of quadrivalent HPV (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine in adult women 24–45 years of age
Previous analyses from a randomised trial in women aged 24–45 years have shown the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine to be efficacious in the prevention of infection, cervical intraepithelial ne...
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Open AccessDifferences in the risk of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus infection by education level
Cervical cancer risk is associated with low education even in an unscreened population, but it is not clear whether human papillomavirus (HPV) infection follows the same pattern.
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Open AccessPersistence of HPV infection and risk of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a cohort of Colombian women
Little is known about the dynamics of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and subsequent development of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2/3), particularly in women >30 years of age. This inf...
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Open AccessEarly age at first sexual intercourse and early pregnancy are risk factors for cervical cancer in develo** countries
Early age at first sexual intercourse (AFSI) has long been associated with an increased risk of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC). Age at first pregnancy (AFP) and ICC have been investigated less, although AFS...
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Cadmium-induced early changes in O2 •−, H2O2 and antioxidative enzymes in soybean (Glycine max L.) leaves
Cadmium-induced initial changes in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant mechanism were investigated in soybean (Glycine max L. cv. Don Mario 4800 RR) leaves. Whole plants (WP) and plant...
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Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV: Impact of sociodemographic, clinical and psychosocial factors
Objectives: This study aims to analyse how a wide group of clinical, social, demographic and psychological factors are related to both physical and mental quality of life in HIV+ patients. Design: A cross-sectio...
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Open AccessPrevalence of papillomavirus infection in women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a population-based study
To investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors for cervical infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) in an inner-city area of Ibadan, Nigeria, we interviewed and obtained a sample of cervical cells fro...
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Open AccessLifetime body mass index and risk of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer by smoking and drinking habits
The influence of body mass index (BMI) on oral cancer risk was evaluated in 375 incident cases and 375 age–gender-matched hospital-based controls. Low BMIs at diagnosis and 2 years before diagnosis were associ...
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Open AccessFood groups and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: a case–control study in Uruguay
In the time period January 1998–December 2000, a case–control study on squamous cell cancer of the oesophagus was conducted in Montevideo, Uruguay. The main objective of the study was to estimate the odds rati...
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Open AccessRole of paan chewing and dietary habits in cervical carcinoma in Chennai, India
Non-viral factors contribute to human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cervical carcinogenesis. We investigated the role of paan chewing and dietary habits among 205 women with invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and 2...
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Open AccessHuman papillomavirus types in invasive cervical cancer worldwide: a meta-analysis
This study investigated regional variations in the contribution made by different human papilloma (HPV) types to invasive cervical cancer (ICC). A total of 85 studies using polymerase chain reaction to estimat...
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Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of human papillomavirus genital infection in men
Four-hundred-forty-five husbands of women with invasive cervical carcinoma, 165 of women with in situ cervical cancer, and 717 of control women (age range 19–82 years) were interviewed and a sample of exfoliated ...
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Open AccessHPV types and cofactors causing cervical cancer in Peru
We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in Peru of 198 women with histologically confirmed cervical cancer (173 squamous cell carcinomas and 25 cases of adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinoma) and 196...
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Open AccessRisk factors for cancer of the oral cavity and oro-pharynx in Cuba
In terms of worldwide levels, Cuba has an intermediate incidence of cancer of the oral cavity and oro-pharynx. We studied 200 cases of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx, of whom 57 women (median age = 64) ...
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Open AccessOral hygiene, dentition, sexual habits and risk of oral cancer
In an Italian case-control study of oral cancer, number of missing teeth and other aspects of dental care were similar, but the general condition of the mouth, as indicated by gum bleeding, tartar deposits and...
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Persistence and Leaching of Some Residual Herbicides in Uncropped Soils
