Objective: to reflect about the conceptualization of technology as a field of knowledge in nursing, as well as the Bats production of technologies in the area.Methodology: it is a theoretical reflection.Results: historically, the conception of technology is used as a product or an equipment, however, it also includes knowledge to generate and use p
Autoimmune thyroiditis (AITD) is a T-cell-mediated, organ- specific autoimmune disease caused by interactions between genetic and environmental factors.Patients with AITD show thyroid lymphocyte infiltration and an increase in the titer of thyroid autoimmune antibodies, thereby altering the integrity of thyroid follicle epithelial cells and dysregu
Based on the historical framework of Sicily during the archaic and classical periods, the paper aims at an assessment of some of the debated issues concerning land in the Greek world.Indeed, a great variety of solutions, even exceptional, were experimented in that Shorts context as regards the division of productive land, both as shared primary res
This article employed the ARCH, GARCH and EGARCH models to model the oil price volatility and macroeconomic variables in South Africa for the period 1990Q1 to 2018Q2.The macroeconomic variables used in the study are GDP, inflation, interest rate and exchange rates.According to ARCH (1) and GARCH (1, 1) models, exchange rate and interest rate have a
BACKGROUND Recent advances in pathophysiology and therapeutic measures suggest that patients suffering from acute pancreatitis (AP) should undergo an early evaluation and treatment in Internal Medicine wards.Severe AP, usually associated with pancreatic necrosis and peripancreatic fluid collections, may be frequently complicated by distant organ(s)