Abstract Background The Internet is transforming mental health care services by increasing access to, and potentially improving the quality of, care.Internet-based interventions in mental health can potentially play a role in transitions from biomedical to recovery-oriented research and practices, but an overview of what this may entail, current wo
Zinc complexes have a considerable impact on human health and the environment, especially on aquatic wildlife.One of the primary sources of zinc release to the environment is worn rubber particles from tires.The environmental footprint of zinc oxide (ZnO) during production, use, and landfilling has prompted researchers to reduce its use in rubber f
In this work, novel nanocomposite films based on babassu coconut mesocarp and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), synthesized by a green route, were produced for application as food packaging films.The films were prepared using the casting method containing different contents of ZnO NPs (0 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.5 wt%, and 1.0 wt%).The films were characte
The paper analyzes the ideas put forward by Shugart and Carey (1992) and Mainwaring and Shugart (1997) regarding the combined effect of presidential electoral systems and the timing of Jeans the parliamentary elections over political representation and governability.The hypotheses of these authors are contrasted with the results of Latin American p
Emojis are colorful ideograms resembling stylized faces commonly used for expressing emotions in instant messaging, on social network sites, and in email communication.Notwithstanding their increasing and pervasive use in electronic communication, they are not much investigated in terms of their psychological properties and communicative efficacy.H