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Q1335083
Inglês
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Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Is gene editing ethical?
Gene editing is the modification of DNA sequences in living
cells. What that means in reality is that researchers can
either add mutations or substitute genes in cells or
organisms.
Gene editing holds the key to preventing or treating debilitating genetic diseases, giving hope to millions of people around the world. Yet the same technology could unlock the path to designing our future children, enhancing their genome by selecting desirable traits such as height, eye color, and intelligence.
While this concept is not new, a real breakthrough came 5 years ago when several scientists saw the potential of a system called CRISPR/Cas9 to edit the human genome.
CRISPR/Cas9 allows us to target specific locations in the genome with much more precision than previous techniques. This process allows a faulty gene to be replaced with a non-faulty copy, making this technology attractive to those looking to cure genetic diseases.
The technology is not foolproof, however. Scientists have been modifying genes for decades, but there are always trade-offs. We have yet to develop a technique that works 100 percent and doesn't lead to unwanted and uncontrollable mutations in other locations in the genome.
In a laboratory experiment, these so-called off-target effects are not the end of the world. But when it comes to gene editing in humans, this is a major stumbling block.
The fact that gene editing is possible in human embryos has opened a Pandora's box of ethical issues.
Here, the ethical debate around gene editing really gets off the ground.
When gene editing is used in embryos — or earlier, on the sperm or egg of carriers of genetic mutations — it is called germline gene editing. The big issue here is that it affects both the individual receiving the treatment and their future children.
This is a potential game-changer as it implies that we may be able to change the genetic makeup of entire generations on a permanent basis.
Gene editing holds the key to preventing or treating debilitating genetic diseases, giving hope to millions of people around the world. Yet the same technology could unlock the path to designing our future children, enhancing their genome by selecting desirable traits such as height, eye color, and intelligence.
While this concept is not new, a real breakthrough came 5 years ago when several scientists saw the potential of a system called CRISPR/Cas9 to edit the human genome.
CRISPR/Cas9 allows us to target specific locations in the genome with much more precision than previous techniques. This process allows a faulty gene to be replaced with a non-faulty copy, making this technology attractive to those looking to cure genetic diseases.
The technology is not foolproof, however. Scientists have been modifying genes for decades, but there are always trade-offs. We have yet to develop a technique that works 100 percent and doesn't lead to unwanted and uncontrollable mutations in other locations in the genome.
In a laboratory experiment, these so-called off-target effects are not the end of the world. But when it comes to gene editing in humans, this is a major stumbling block.
The fact that gene editing is possible in human embryos has opened a Pandora's box of ethical issues.
Here, the ethical debate around gene editing really gets off the ground.
When gene editing is used in embryos — or earlier, on the sperm or egg of carriers of genetic mutations — it is called germline gene editing. The big issue here is that it affects both the individual receiving the treatment and their future children.
This is a potential game-changer as it implies that we may be able to change the genetic makeup of entire generations on a permanent basis.
As for the new CRISPR/Cas9 system technique,
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Q1335082
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Is gene editing ethical?
Gene editing is the modification of DNA sequences in living
cells. What that means in reality is that researchers can
either add mutations or substitute genes in cells or
organisms.
Gene editing holds the key to preventing or treating debilitating genetic diseases, giving hope to millions of people around the world. Yet the same technology could unlock the path to designing our future children, enhancing their genome by selecting desirable traits such as height, eye color, and intelligence.
While this concept is not new, a real breakthrough came 5 years ago when several scientists saw the potential of a system called CRISPR/Cas9 to edit the human genome.
CRISPR/Cas9 allows us to target specific locations in the genome with much more precision than previous techniques. This process allows a faulty gene to be replaced with a non-faulty copy, making this technology attractive to those looking to cure genetic diseases.
The technology is not foolproof, however. Scientists have been modifying genes for decades, but there are always trade-offs. We have yet to develop a technique that works 100 percent and doesn't lead to unwanted and uncontrollable mutations in other locations in the genome.
In a laboratory experiment, these so-called off-target effects are not the end of the world. But when it comes to gene editing in humans, this is a major stumbling block.
The fact that gene editing is possible in human embryos has opened a Pandora's box of ethical issues.
Here, the ethical debate around gene editing really gets off the ground.
When gene editing is used in embryos — or earlier, on the sperm or egg of carriers of genetic mutations — it is called germline gene editing. The big issue here is that it affects both the individual receiving the treatment and their future children.
This is a potential game-changer as it implies that we may be able to change the genetic makeup of entire generations on a permanent basis.
Gene editing holds the key to preventing or treating debilitating genetic diseases, giving hope to millions of people around the world. Yet the same technology could unlock the path to designing our future children, enhancing their genome by selecting desirable traits such as height, eye color, and intelligence.
While this concept is not new, a real breakthrough came 5 years ago when several scientists saw the potential of a system called CRISPR/Cas9 to edit the human genome.
CRISPR/Cas9 allows us to target specific locations in the genome with much more precision than previous techniques. This process allows a faulty gene to be replaced with a non-faulty copy, making this technology attractive to those looking to cure genetic diseases.
The technology is not foolproof, however. Scientists have been modifying genes for decades, but there are always trade-offs. We have yet to develop a technique that works 100 percent and doesn't lead to unwanted and uncontrollable mutations in other locations in the genome.
In a laboratory experiment, these so-called off-target effects are not the end of the world. But when it comes to gene editing in humans, this is a major stumbling block.
The fact that gene editing is possible in human embryos has opened a Pandora's box of ethical issues.
Here, the ethical debate around gene editing really gets off the ground.
When gene editing is used in embryos — or earlier, on the sperm or egg of carriers of genetic mutations — it is called germline gene editing. The big issue here is that it affects both the individual receiving the treatment and their future children.
This is a potential game-changer as it implies that we may be able to change the genetic makeup of entire generations on a permanent basis.
One could state that
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Q1335081
Inglês
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Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Indian surgeons separate twins joined at the head
Two-year-old Jaga and Kalia underwent 16 hours of surgery, and are now in the intensive care unit, doctors said.
A team of 30 doctors carried out the surgery - the first of its kind in India - at a state-run hospital.
The boys were born with shared blood vessels and brain tissues, a very rare condition that occurs once in about three million births.
The director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Randeep Guleria, told the Press Trust of India that the "next 18 days would be extremely critical to ascertain the success of the surgery".
The twins, hailing from a village in eastern Orissa state, were joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.
Even before the operation they had defeated the odds; craniopagus occurs in one in three million births, and 50% of those affected die within 24 hours, doctors say.
"Both the children have other health issues as well. While Jaga has heart issues, Kalia has kidney problems," neurosurgeon A K Mahapatra said.
"Though initially Jaga was healthier, now his condition has deteriorated. Kalia is better," he added.
Doctors said the most challenging job after the separation was to "provide a skin cover on both sides of the brain for the children as the surgery had left large holes on their heads".
"If the twins make it, the next step will be reconstructing their skulls," plastic surgeon Maneesh Singhal said.
The first surgery was performed on 28 August when the doctors created a bypass to separate the shared veins that return blood to the heart from the brain.
A team of 30 doctors carried out the surgery - the first of its kind in India - at a state-run hospital.
The boys were born with shared blood vessels and brain tissues, a very rare condition that occurs once in about three million births.
The director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Randeep Guleria, told the Press Trust of India that the "next 18 days would be extremely critical to ascertain the success of the surgery".
The twins, hailing from a village in eastern Orissa state, were joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.
Even before the operation they had defeated the odds; craniopagus occurs in one in three million births, and 50% of those affected die within 24 hours, doctors say.
"Both the children have other health issues as well. While Jaga has heart issues, Kalia has kidney problems," neurosurgeon A K Mahapatra said.
"Though initially Jaga was healthier, now his condition has deteriorated. Kalia is better," he added.
Doctors said the most challenging job after the separation was to "provide a skin cover on both sides of the brain for the children as the surgery had left large holes on their heads".
"If the twins make it, the next step will be reconstructing their skulls," plastic surgeon Maneesh Singhal said.
The first surgery was performed on 28 August when the doctors created a bypass to separate the shared veins that return blood to the heart from the brain.
Adaptado de: <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41772987>Acessado em 27 de outubro de 2017.
One of the greatest difficulties after the surgery
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Q1335080
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Indian surgeons separate twins joined at the head
Two-year-old Jaga and Kalia underwent 16 hours of surgery, and are now in the intensive care unit, doctors said.
A team of 30 doctors carried out the surgery - the first of its kind in India - at a state-run hospital.
The boys were born with shared blood vessels and brain tissues, a very rare condition that occurs once in about three million births.
The director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Randeep Guleria, told the Press Trust of India that the "next 18 days would be extremely critical to ascertain the success of the surgery".
The twins, hailing from a village in eastern Orissa state, were joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.
Even before the operation they had defeated the odds; craniopagus occurs in one in three million births, and 50% of those affected die within 24 hours, doctors say.
"Both the children have other health issues as well. While Jaga has heart issues, Kalia has kidney problems," neurosurgeon A K Mahapatra said.
"Though initially Jaga was healthier, now his condition has deteriorated. Kalia is better," he added.
Doctors said the most challenging job after the separation was to "provide a skin cover on both sides of the brain for the children as the surgery had left large holes on their heads".
"If the twins make it, the next step will be reconstructing their skulls," plastic surgeon Maneesh Singhal said.
The first surgery was performed on 28 August when the doctors created a bypass to separate the shared veins that return blood to the heart from the brain.
A team of 30 doctors carried out the surgery - the first of its kind in India - at a state-run hospital.
The boys were born with shared blood vessels and brain tissues, a very rare condition that occurs once in about three million births.
The director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Randeep Guleria, told the Press Trust of India that the "next 18 days would be extremely critical to ascertain the success of the surgery".
The twins, hailing from a village in eastern Orissa state, were joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.
Even before the operation they had defeated the odds; craniopagus occurs in one in three million births, and 50% of those affected die within 24 hours, doctors say.
"Both the children have other health issues as well. While Jaga has heart issues, Kalia has kidney problems," neurosurgeon A K Mahapatra said.
"Though initially Jaga was healthier, now his condition has deteriorated. Kalia is better," he added.
Doctors said the most challenging job after the separation was to "provide a skin cover on both sides of the brain for the children as the surgery had left large holes on their heads".
"If the twins make it, the next step will be reconstructing their skulls," plastic surgeon Maneesh Singhal said.
The first surgery was performed on 28 August when the doctors created a bypass to separate the shared veins that return blood to the heart from the brain.
Adaptado de: <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41772987>Acessado em 27 de outubro de 2017.
The surgery to separate the twin brothers
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Q1335079
Inglês
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Read the text below and answer the following
question based on it.
Virtual reality may help relieve phantom limb pain.
In a recent study, patients experienced reduced phantom
limb pain after playing an augmented reality car racing
game that required them to move the missing limb. Phantom
limb pain is the experience of pain in a limb after it has been
amputated.
The underlying mechanisms responsible for phantom limb pain remain unclear. However, it appears that it may arise as a consequence of abnormal neural circuitry in central areas of the brain.
Limited success has been achieved with mirror therapy in which reflections of the unaffected limb can be used to create the illusion that the amputated limb is moving.
The underlying mechanisms responsible for phantom limb pain remain unclear. However, it appears that it may arise as a consequence of abnormal neural circuitry in central areas of the brain.
Limited success has been achieved with mirror therapy in which reflections of the unaffected limb can be used to create the illusion that the amputated limb is moving.
The latest study has taken the mirror therapy concept a step
further; patients visualise and 'move' the phantom limb using
augmented reality—‘phantom motor execution’. It was
conducted in 14 patients who had been experiencing
phantom limb pain since the amputation of an arm.
Sensors that could detect muscular activity were attached to the stump of the missing arm. The signals received by these sensors were then used to produce an image of an active arm on a computer screen.
Patients were trained to use these signals to control the virtual arm, drive a virtual race car around a track and to copy the movements of an arm on screen with their phantom movements. After twelve 2-hour treatment sessions, the patients underwent follow-up interviews 1, 3 and 6 months later.
Based on the patients' ratings, the intensity, quality, and frequency of pain had reduced by 50% after the treatment.
At the start of the study, 12 patients reported feeling constant pain whereas only 6 did 6months after the treatment. However, one patient thought that there was not a considerable difference in the levels of phantom pain before and after treatment.
Sensors that could detect muscular activity were attached to the stump of the missing arm. The signals received by these sensors were then used to produce an image of an active arm on a computer screen.
Patients were trained to use these signals to control the virtual arm, drive a virtual race car around a track and to copy the movements of an arm on screen with their phantom movements. After twelve 2-hour treatment sessions, the patients underwent follow-up interviews 1, 3 and 6 months later.
Based on the patients' ratings, the intensity, quality, and frequency of pain had reduced by 50% after the treatment.
At the start of the study, 12 patients reported feeling constant pain whereas only 6 did 6months after the treatment. However, one patient thought that there was not a considerable difference in the levels of phantom pain before and after treatment.
Adaptado de: <https://www.news-medical.net/news/20161202/Virtual-reality-may-help-relieve-phantom-limb-pain.aspx?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_> (Acessado em 11 de
outubro de 2017).
The experiment can be said to have been
Ano: 2017
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Q1335078
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following
question based on it.
Virtual reality may help relieve phantom limb pain.
In a recent study, patients experienced reduced phantom
limb pain after playing an augmented reality car racing
game that required them to move the missing limb. Phantom
limb pain is the experience of pain in a limb after it has been
amputated.
The underlying mechanisms responsible for phantom limb pain remain unclear. However, it appears that it may arise as a consequence of abnormal neural circuitry in central areas of the brain.
Limited success has been achieved with mirror therapy in which reflections of the unaffected limb can be used to create the illusion that the amputated limb is moving.
The underlying mechanisms responsible for phantom limb pain remain unclear. However, it appears that it may arise as a consequence of abnormal neural circuitry in central areas of the brain.
Limited success has been achieved with mirror therapy in which reflections of the unaffected limb can be used to create the illusion that the amputated limb is moving.
The latest study has taken the mirror therapy concept a step
further; patients visualise and 'move' the phantom limb using
augmented reality—‘phantom motor execution’. It was
conducted in 14 patients who had been experiencing
phantom limb pain since the amputation of an arm.
Sensors that could detect muscular activity were attached to the stump of the missing arm. The signals received by these sensors were then used to produce an image of an active arm on a computer screen.
Patients were trained to use these signals to control the virtual arm, drive a virtual race car around a track and to copy the movements of an arm on screen with their phantom movements. After twelve 2-hour treatment sessions, the patients underwent follow-up interviews 1, 3 and 6 months later.
Based on the patients' ratings, the intensity, quality, and frequency of pain had reduced by 50% after the treatment.
At the start of the study, 12 patients reported feeling constant pain whereas only 6 did 6months after the treatment. However, one patient thought that there was not a considerable difference in the levels of phantom pain before and after treatment.
Sensors that could detect muscular activity were attached to the stump of the missing arm. The signals received by these sensors were then used to produce an image of an active arm on a computer screen.
Patients were trained to use these signals to control the virtual arm, drive a virtual race car around a track and to copy the movements of an arm on screen with their phantom movements. After twelve 2-hour treatment sessions, the patients underwent follow-up interviews 1, 3 and 6 months later.
Based on the patients' ratings, the intensity, quality, and frequency of pain had reduced by 50% after the treatment.
At the start of the study, 12 patients reported feeling constant pain whereas only 6 did 6months after the treatment. However, one patient thought that there was not a considerable difference in the levels of phantom pain before and after treatment.
Adaptado de: <https://www.news-medical.net/news/20161202/Virtual-reality-may-help-relieve-phantom-limb-pain.aspx?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_> (Acessado em 11 de
outubro de 2017).
Phantom limb pain
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Q1331215
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Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
According to the graphic, it is true to assert that
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Q1331214
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Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Most Teenagers happy with their lives but
schoolwork anxiety and bullying an issue
Most teenagers happy with their lives but schoolwork
anxiety and bullying an issue
Teenagers who feel part of a school community and enjoy
good relations with their parents and teachers are more
likely to perform better academically and be happier with
their lives, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of
students’ well-being.
PISA 2015 Results analyses for the first time students’
motivation to perform well in school, their relationships with
peers and teachers, their home life, and how they spend
their time outside of school. The findings are based on a
survey of 540,000 students in 72 participating countries and
economies who also completed the main OECD PISA 2015
test on science, mathematics and reading.
Many students are very anxious about school work and
tests and the analysis reveals this is not related to the
number of school hours or the frequency of tests but with
how supportive they feel their teachers and schools to be:
on average across OECD countries, 59% of students
reported they often worry that taking a test will be difficult,
and 66% reported feeling stressed about poor grades.
Some 55% of students say they are very anxious for a test
even if they are well prepared. In all countries, girls reported
greater schoolwork-related anxiety than boys; and anxiety
about schoolwork, homework and tests is negatively related
to performance.
Teachers play a big role in creating the conditions for
students’ well-being at school and governments should not
define the role of teachers solely through the number of
instruction hours. Happier students tend to report positive
relations with their teachers. Students in schools where life
satisfaction is above the national average reported a higher
level of support from their teacher than students in schools
where life satisfaction is below average.
“These findings show how teachers, schools and parents
can make a real difference to children’s well-being,”
said OECD Chief of Staff Gabriela Ramos, launching the
report in London. “Together they can help young people
develop a sense of control over their future and the
resilience they need to be successful in life. There is no
secret, you perform better if you feel valued, if you feel well
treated, if you are given a hand to succeed!”
Adaptado de:
Acessado em 19 de abril de 2017.
The findings suggest that students’ well-being also
depend on their teachers’
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Q1331213
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Most Teenagers happy with their lives but
schoolwork anxiety and bullying an issue
Most teenagers happy with their lives but schoolwork
anxiety and bullying an issue
Teenagers who feel part of a school community and enjoy
good relations with their parents and teachers are more
likely to perform better academically and be happier with
their lives, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of
students’ well-being.
PISA 2015 Results analyses for the first time students’
motivation to perform well in school, their relationships with
peers and teachers, their home life, and how they spend
their time outside of school. The findings are based on a
survey of 540,000 students in 72 participating countries and
economies who also completed the main OECD PISA 2015
test on science, mathematics and reading.
Many students are very anxious about school work and
tests and the analysis reveals this is not related to the
number of school hours or the frequency of tests but with
how supportive they feel their teachers and schools to be:
on average across OECD countries, 59% of students
reported they often worry that taking a test will be difficult,
and 66% reported feeling stressed about poor grades.
Some 55% of students say they are very anxious for a test
even if they are well prepared. In all countries, girls reported
greater schoolwork-related anxiety than boys; and anxiety
about schoolwork, homework and tests is negatively related
to performance.
Teachers play a big role in creating the conditions for
students’ well-being at school and governments should not
define the role of teachers solely through the number of
instruction hours. Happier students tend to report positive
relations with their teachers. Students in schools where life
satisfaction is above the national average reported a higher
level of support from their teacher than students in schools
where life satisfaction is below average.
“These findings show how teachers, schools and parents
can make a real difference to children’s well-being,”
said OECD Chief of Staff Gabriela Ramos, launching the
report in London. “Together they can help young people
develop a sense of control over their future and the
resilience they need to be successful in life. There is no
secret, you perform better if you feel valued, if you feel well
treated, if you are given a hand to succeed!”
Adaptado de:
Acessado em 19 de abril de 2017.
The survey showed girls tend to respond to
schoolwork-related anxiety
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Q1331212
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Most Teenagers happy with their lives but
schoolwork anxiety and bullying an issue
Most teenagers happy with their lives but schoolwork
anxiety and bullying an issue
Teenagers who feel part of a school community and enjoy
good relations with their parents and teachers are more
likely to perform better academically and be happier with
their lives, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of
students’ well-being.
PISA 2015 Results analyses for the first time students’
motivation to perform well in school, their relationships with
peers and teachers, their home life, and how they spend
their time outside of school. The findings are based on a
survey of 540,000 students in 72 participating countries and
economies who also completed the main OECD PISA 2015
test on science, mathematics and reading.
Many students are very anxious about school work and
tests and the analysis reveals this is not related to the
number of school hours or the frequency of tests but with
how supportive they feel their teachers and schools to be:
on average across OECD countries, 59% of students
reported they often worry that taking a test will be difficult,
and 66% reported feeling stressed about poor grades.
Some 55% of students say they are very anxious for a test
even if they are well prepared. In all countries, girls reported
greater schoolwork-related anxiety than boys; and anxiety
about schoolwork, homework and tests is negatively related
to performance.
Teachers play a big role in creating the conditions for
students’ well-being at school and governments should not
define the role of teachers solely through the number of
instruction hours. Happier students tend to report positive
relations with their teachers. Students in schools where life
satisfaction is above the national average reported a higher
level of support from their teacher than students in schools
where life satisfaction is below average.
“These findings show how teachers, schools and parents
can make a real difference to children’s well-being,”
said OECD Chief of Staff Gabriela Ramos, launching the
report in London. “Together they can help young people
develop a sense of control over their future and the
resilience they need to be successful in life. There is no
secret, you perform better if you feel valued, if you feel well
treated, if you are given a hand to succeed!”
Adaptado de:
Acessado em 19 de abril de 2017.
The first OECD PISA assessment of students’ wellbeing
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Q1331211
Inglês
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Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer's drug, could revolutionise dental treatments
A new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King’s College London.
Following trauma or an infection, the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can become exposed and infected. In order to protect the tooth from infection, a thin band of dentine is naturally produced and this seals the tooth pulp, but it is insufficient to effectively repair large cavities. Currently dentists use manmade cements or fillings, such as calcium and silicon-based products, to treat these larger cavities and fill holes in teeth. This cement remains in the tooth and fails to disintegrate, meaning that the normal mineral level of the tooth is never completely restored.
However, in a paper published today in Scientific Reports, scientists from the Dental Institute at King’s College London have proven a way to stimulate the stem cells contained in the pulp of the tooth and generate new dentine in large cavities, potentially reducing the need for fillings or cements.
The novel biological approach could see teeth use their natural ability to repair large cavities rather than using cements or fillings.
Significantly, one of the small molecules used by the team to stimulate the renewal of the stem cells included Tideglusib, which has previously been used in clinical trials to treat neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease.
Using biodegradable collagen sponges to deliver the treatment, the team applied low doses of small molecule glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3) inhibitors to the tooth. They found that the sponge degraded over time and that new dentine replaced it, leading to complete, natural repair. Collagen sponges are commercially-available and clinicallyapproved, again adding to the potential of the treatment’s swift pick-up and use in dental clinics.
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In the sentence “…the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can
become exposed and infected” the modal verb can
expresses
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Q1331210
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer's drug, could revolutionise dental treatments
A new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King’s College London.
Following trauma or an infection, the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can become exposed and infected. In order to protect the tooth from infection, a thin band of dentine is naturally produced and this seals the tooth pulp, but it is insufficient to effectively repair large cavities. Currently dentists use manmade cements or fillings, such as calcium and silicon-based products, to treat these larger cavities and fill holes in teeth. This cement remains in the tooth and fails to disintegrate, meaning that the normal mineral level of the tooth is never completely restored.
However, in a paper published today in Scientific Reports, scientists from the Dental Institute at King’s College London have proven a way to stimulate the stem cells contained in the pulp of the tooth and generate new dentine in large cavities, potentially reducing the need for fillings or cements.
The novel biological approach could see teeth use their natural ability to repair large cavities rather than using cements or fillings.
Significantly, one of the small molecules used by the team to stimulate the renewal of the stem cells included Tideglusib, which has previously been used in clinical trials to treat neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease.
Using biodegradable collagen sponges to deliver the treatment, the team applied low doses of small molecule glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3) inhibitors to the tooth. They found that the sponge degraded over time and that new dentine replaced it, leading to complete, natural repair. Collagen sponges are commercially-available and clinicallyapproved, again adding to the potential of the treatment’s swift pick-up and use in dental clinics.
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Read the text below and answer the following question based on it.
Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer's drug, could revolutionise dental treatments
A new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King’s College London.
Following trauma or an infection, the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can become exposed and infected. In order to protect the tooth from infection, a thin band of dentine is naturally produced and this seals the tooth pulp, but it is insufficient to effectively repair large cavities. Currently dentists use manmade cements or fillings, such as calcium and silicon-based products, to treat these larger cavities and fill holes in teeth. This cement remains in the tooth and fails to disintegrate, meaning that the normal mineral level of the tooth is never completely restored.
However, in a paper published today in Scientific Reports, scientists from the Dental Institute at King’s College London have proven a way to stimulate the stem cells contained in the pulp of the tooth and generate new dentine in large cavities, potentially reducing the need for fillings or cements.
The novel biological approach could see teeth use their natural ability to repair large cavities rather than using cements or fillings.
Significantly, one of the small molecules used by the team to stimulate the renewal of the stem cells included Tideglusib, which has previously been used in clinical trials to treat neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease.
Using biodegradable collagen sponges to deliver the treatment, the team applied low doses of small molecule glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3) inhibitors to the tooth. They found that the sponge degraded over time and that new dentine replaced it, leading to complete, natural repair. Collagen sponges are commercially-available and clinicallyapproved, again adding to the potential of the treatment’s swift pick-up and use in dental clinics.
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It is true to affirm that
1) at present dentists treat large cavities artificially.
2) teeth are able to produce dentine naturally.
3) natural dentine solves any kind of cavity problem.
4) cement restores mineral levels back to normal.
5) researchers have created a new drug to treat
cavity.
The correct alternatives are:
The correct alternatives are:
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Text 2 — News from China
Outcry as Chinese school makes iPads compulsory
Apple products are incredibly popular in China, but not everyone can afford them
A school in northern China has been criticised for enforcing iPad learning as part of its new curriculum, it's reported.
According to China Economic Daily, the Danfeng High School in Shaanxi province recently issued a notice saying that, “as part of a teaching requirement, students are required to bring their own iPad” when they start the new school year in September.
Staff told the paper that using an iPad would “improve classroom efficiency”, and that the school would managean internet firewall, so that parents would not have to worry about students using the device for other means.
However, China Economic Daily says that after criticism from parents, who felt that it would be an “unnecessary financial burden”, eadmaster Yao Hushan said that having an iPad was no longer a mandatory requirement. Mr Yao added that children who don't have a device could still enrol, but that he recommended students bring an iPad as part of a “process of promoting the digital classroom”.
The incident led to lively discussion on the Sina Weibo social media platform. “Those parents that can't afford one will have to sell a kidney!” one user quipped.
Others expressed concerns about the health implications of long-term electronic device use. “I worry about their vision,” one user said, and another said they would all become “short-sighted and have to wear glasses.”
But others felt that it was a good move in line with new modern ways of teaching. “They are affordable for the average family, one said, “they don't necessarily need to buy the latest model.”
Reporting by Kerry Allen
Taken from: www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere
The word STAFF in “Staff told the paper that using an iPAD would improve classroom efficiency” refers in this context to:
Outcry as Chinese school makes iPads compulsory
Apple products are incredibly popular in China, but not everyone can afford them
A school in northern China has been criticised for enforcing iPad learning as part of its new curriculum, it's reported.
According to China Economic Daily, the Danfeng High School in Shaanxi province recently issued a notice saying that, “as part of a teaching requirement, students are required to bring their own iPad” when they start the new school year in September.
Staff told the paper that using an iPad would “improve classroom efficiency”, and that the school would managean internet firewall, so that parents would not have to worry about students using the device for other means.
However, China Economic Daily says that after criticism from parents, who felt that it would be an “unnecessary financial burden”, eadmaster Yao Hushan said that having an iPad was no longer a mandatory requirement. Mr Yao added that children who don't have a device could still enrol, but that he recommended students bring an iPad as part of a “process of promoting the digital classroom”.
The incident led to lively discussion on the Sina Weibo social media platform. “Those parents that can't afford one will have to sell a kidney!” one user quipped.
Others expressed concerns about the health implications of long-term electronic device use. “I worry about their vision,” one user said, and another said they would all become “short-sighted and have to wear glasses.”
But others felt that it was a good move in line with new modern ways of teaching. “They are affordable for the average family, one said, “they don't necessarily need to buy the latest model.”
Reporting by Kerry Allen
Taken from: www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere
The word STAFF in “Staff told the paper that using an iPAD would improve classroom efficiency” refers in this context to:
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Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.
When is it time to stop studying?
It's 10 p.m. and six government employees are out checking the streets of Seoul, South Korea. But these are not police officers searching for teenagers who are behaving badly. Their mission is to find children who are still studying. And stop them. Education in South Korea is very competitive. The aim of almost every schoolchild is to get into one of the country’s top universities. Only the students with the best grades get a place. The school day starts at 8 a.m. and the students finish studying somewhere between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. at night. This is because many go to private academies called hagwon after school. Around 74 percent of all students attend a hagwon after their regular classes finish. A year’s course costs, on average, $2,600 per student. In Seoul, there are more private tutors than schoolteachers, and the most popular ones make millions of dollars a year from online and in-person classes. Most parents rely on private tutoring to get their children into a university. With so much time spent in the classroom, all that students in South Korean high schools do is study and sleep. Some of them are so exhausted that they cannot stay awake the next day at school. It is a common sight to see a teacher explaining the lesson while a third of the students are asleep on their desks. The teachers don’t seem to mind. There are even special pillows for sale that fit over the arms of the chairs to make sleeping in class more comfortable. Ironically, the students spend class time sleeping so that they can stay up late studying that night. The South Korean government has been aware of the faults in the system for some time, but now they have passed some reforms. Today, schoolteachers have to meet certain standards or take additional training courses. However, the biggest challenge for the government is the hagwons. Hagwons have been banned from having classes after 10 p.m., which is why there are street patrols searching for children who are studying after that time. If they find any in class, the owner of the hagwon is punished and the students are sent home. It's a strange world, where some children have to be told to stop studying while others are reluctant to start.
Adapted from: LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina & OXENDEN, Clive. American English File 3 - Workbook. 2"“ edition. Oxford: OUP, 2014.
According to the information provided in the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can state that:
When is it time to stop studying?
It's 10 p.m. and six government employees are out checking the streets of Seoul, South Korea. But these are not police officers searching for teenagers who are behaving badly. Their mission is to find children who are still studying. And stop them. Education in South Korea is very competitive. The aim of almost every schoolchild is to get into one of the country’s top universities. Only the students with the best grades get a place. The school day starts at 8 a.m. and the students finish studying somewhere between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. at night. This is because many go to private academies called hagwon after school. Around 74 percent of all students attend a hagwon after their regular classes finish. A year’s course costs, on average, $2,600 per student. In Seoul, there are more private tutors than schoolteachers, and the most popular ones make millions of dollars a year from online and in-person classes. Most parents rely on private tutoring to get their children into a university. With so much time spent in the classroom, all that students in South Korean high schools do is study and sleep. Some of them are so exhausted that they cannot stay awake the next day at school. It is a common sight to see a teacher explaining the lesson while a third of the students are asleep on their desks. The teachers don’t seem to mind. There are even special pillows for sale that fit over the arms of the chairs to make sleeping in class more comfortable. Ironically, the students spend class time sleeping so that they can stay up late studying that night. The South Korean government has been aware of the faults in the system for some time, but now they have passed some reforms. Today, schoolteachers have to meet certain standards or take additional training courses. However, the biggest challenge for the government is the hagwons. Hagwons have been banned from having classes after 10 p.m., which is why there are street patrols searching for children who are studying after that time. If they find any in class, the owner of the hagwon is punished and the students are sent home. It's a strange world, where some children have to be told to stop studying while others are reluctant to start.
Adapted from: LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina & OXENDEN, Clive. American English File 3 - Workbook. 2"“ edition. Oxford: OUP, 2014.
According to the information provided in the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can state that:
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Text 2 — News from China
Outcry as Chinese school makes iPads compulsory
Apple products are incredibly popular in China, but not everyone can afford them
A school in northern China has been criticised for enforcing iPad learning as part of its new curriculum, it's reported.
According to China Economic Daily, the Danfeng High School in Shaanxi province recently issued a notice saying that, “as part of a teaching requirement, students are required to bring their own iPad” when they start the new school year in September.
Staff told the paper that using an iPad would “improve classroom efficiency”, and that the school would managean internet firewall, so that parents would not have to worry about students using the device for other means.
However, China Economic Daily says that after criticism from parents, who felt that it would be an “unnecessary financial burden”, eadmaster Yao Hushan said that having an iPad was no longer a mandatory requirement. Mr Yao added that children who don't have a device could still enrol, but that he recommended students bring an iPad as part of a “process of promoting the digital classroom”.
The incident led to lively discussion on the Sina Weibo social media platform. “Those parents that can't afford one will have to sell a kidney!” one user quipped.
Others expressed concerns about the health implications of long-term electronic device use. “I worry about their vision,” one user said, and another said they would all become “short-sighted and have to wear glasses.”
But others felt that it was a good move in line with new modern ways of teaching. “They are affordable for the average family, one said, “they don't necessarily need to buy the latest model.”
Reporting by Kerry Allen
Taken from: www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere
Teachers at Danfeng High School want their students to bring their iPads to the classroom because:
Outcry as Chinese school makes iPads compulsory
Apple products are incredibly popular in China, but not everyone can afford them
A school in northern China has been criticised for enforcing iPad learning as part of its new curriculum, it's reported.
According to China Economic Daily, the Danfeng High School in Shaanxi province recently issued a notice saying that, “as part of a teaching requirement, students are required to bring their own iPad” when they start the new school year in September.
Staff told the paper that using an iPad would “improve classroom efficiency”, and that the school would managean internet firewall, so that parents would not have to worry about students using the device for other means.
However, China Economic Daily says that after criticism from parents, who felt that it would be an “unnecessary financial burden”, eadmaster Yao Hushan said that having an iPad was no longer a mandatory requirement. Mr Yao added that children who don't have a device could still enrol, but that he recommended students bring an iPad as part of a “process of promoting the digital classroom”.
The incident led to lively discussion on the Sina Weibo social media platform. “Those parents that can't afford one will have to sell a kidney!” one user quipped.
Others expressed concerns about the health implications of long-term electronic device use. “I worry about their vision,” one user said, and another said they would all become “short-sighted and have to wear glasses.”
But others felt that it was a good move in line with new modern ways of teaching. “They are affordable for the average family, one said, “they don't necessarily need to buy the latest model.”
Reporting by Kerry Allen
Taken from: www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere
Teachers at Danfeng High School want their students to bring their iPads to the classroom because:
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A Lion passed by a Field where four oxen lived. The lion
tried to attack them, but when he came near, the oxen turned their tails to one another for protection. So, every time the lion approached the oxen, he met the horns of one of them. The lion realized that those oxen were smart and went away.
But one day the oxen quarreled among themselves, and each one went to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end to all four.
(ARSOP. The Four Oxen and the Lion. Available at: <www.australianstorytelling.org.au/txt/fables.php#52>. Access: Jun. 6,2014.)
The lion tried to attack the oxen _____.
But one day the oxen quarreled among themselves, and each one went to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end to all four.
(ARSOP. The Four Oxen and the Lion. Available at: <www.australianstorytelling.org.au/txt/fables.php#52>. Access: Jun. 6,2014.)
The lion tried to attack the oxen _____.
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A Lion passed by a Field where four oxen lived. The lion
tried to attack them, but when he came near, the oxen turned their tails to one another for protection. So, every time the lion approached the oxen, he met the horns of one of them. The lion realized that those oxen were smart and went away.
But one day the oxen quarreled among themselves, and
each one went to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end to all four.
(ARSOP. The Four Oxen and the Lion. Available at: <www.australianstorytelling.org.au/txt/fables.php#52>. Access: Jun. 6,2014.)
That fable teaches us that _____.
(ARSOP. The Four Oxen and the Lion. Available at: <www.australianstorytelling.org.au/txt/fables.php#52>. Access: Jun. 6,2014.)
That fable teaches us that _____.
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Look at the underlined word in the extract below.
"If you want to install lots of apps, you can improve the memory, so the phone contains more data.”
Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning.
"If you want to install lots of apps, you can improve the memory, so the phone contains more data.”
Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning.
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According to the article, it is correct to infer that
most people:
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