bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Body position of the stink bug Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas) during feeding from stems of maize seedlings
Authors: Panizzi A. R. , Lucini T.
Published: August 2018

Abstract The Neotropical green-belly stink bug, Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas) is a major pest of maize, Zea mays L. in the main production areas of Brazil. It usually feeds on the stems of young plants (seedlings) causing heavy damage by affecting the plant growth and mitigating seed yield. Laboratory studies were conducted to determine body position (upward or downward) of the bug on plant (seedling) stem during feeding and not feeding activities. Ten visual records were taken per day, each spaced one hour during 30 days of 10 adult bugs of similar age exposed to maize seedlings inside cages (plastic tubes). At each observation, it was recorded if the bug was feeding on the stem (i.e., stylets inserted into the plant tissue) or not, and its body position. During feeding, waveforms were recorded using the EPG (electropenetrography) technique, which were correlated with histological studies to reveal the feeding sites. Results indicated that when they were feeding, the majority of the bugs were in the downward position. In contrast, when the bugs were on the plants, and not feeding, they were mostly in the upward position. Waveforms generated using the EPG coupled with histological studies demonstrated that during ingestion bugs fed from the xylem vessels and from the parenchyma tissue using cell rupture strategy in the latter. No clear explanation was found to explain the preferred downward body position during ingestion, but some hypothesis are speculated.
The influence of heel height related on quality of life on the foot in a sample of women
Authors: López-López Daniel , Marañon-Medina Javier , Losa-Iglesias Marta Elena , Calvo-Lobo César , Rodríguez-Sanz David , Palomo-López Patricia , Vallejo Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY Many women have worn high-heel shoes (HHS) at some point in their lives and many wear them on a daily basis, with higher prevalence between 39% and 78% observed in institutional and clinical settings. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the scores obtained with regard to foot health and health in general in a sample of women that use HHS as opposed to a sample of women without HHS with normalized reference values. A sample of 120 participants with a mean age of 41.94 ± 13.912 came to a health center where self-reported data were registered. The subjects with and without HHS were determined and the scores obtained were compared in the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ). This questionnaire is made of 13 questions that assess 4 health domains of the feet, namely pain, function, general health and footwear. The women in the HHS group showed a worse quality of life related to health in general and to foot health specifically. Differences between the two groups were evaluated by means of a t-test for independent samples, showing statistical significance (P<0.01). Women with HHS present a negative impact on the quality of life related to foot health.
Agreement between dual x-ray absorptiometers using pencil beam and fan beam: indicators of bone health and whole-body plus appendicular tissue composition in adult athletes
Authors: Tavares Óscar , Duarte João P , Costa Daniela C. , Sousa-e-Silva Paulo , Martinho Diogo , Lus Leonardo G. O. , Duarte-Mendes Pedro , Valente-dos-Santos João , Conde Jorge , Casanova José M. , Cyrino Edilson S. , Coelho-e-Silva Manuel J.
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The current study was aimed to examine intra-individual variation on indicators of bone health in addition to whole-body plus appendicular tissue measurements using two concurrent assessments based on pencil beam and fan beam dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) systems in adult athletes from several sports. METHOD: Thirty-two male participants (27.6±10.1 years) were measured on anthropometry including multifrequency bioelectric impedance and air-displacement plethysmography. Bone mineral content (BMC), bone area, fat and lean soft tissue were derived using pencil beam (Lunar DPX-MD+) and fan beam (Lunar iDXA) absorptiometry. Bone mineral density (BMD) was obtained for the femoral neck, trochanter and triangle of ward. Finally, the right thigh was defined as a region of interest (ROI). Analyses comprised intra-class correlation (ICC), Effect size (d) from mean differences of repeated measurements, coefficient of variation (CV) RESULTS: ICC were >0.900 for all measurements. Intra-individual differences were large for BMC (d=1,312; CV=2,7%), bone area (d=1,761; CV=2,7%), fat tissue (d=1,612; CV=11%) and all indicators of appendicular lean soft tissue (d=1,237-1687; CV=2,0-4,1%). A very large difference (d=4,014; CV=8.4%) was diagnosed for lean soft tissue of the ROI. CONCLUSION: Although differences among concurrent instruments for BMC and bone area, the effect size of mean differences was negligible for BMD. Fat and lean soft tissue derived from DXA should be interpreted as reference values (not criterion) due to equipment-related variation, more apparently in the ROI values.
Public social security burden of musculoskeletal diseases in Brasil-Descriptive study
Authors: Passalini Thaysa Simões Paixão , Fuller Ricardo
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: To present data on the social security burden of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (DSOTC) in Brasil in 2014, and evolution of these social security expenditures between 2009 and 2014. METHOD: Compilation and analysis of data on the granting of disability pensions and sickness benefits in the year 2014, available on the official website of Social Security, classified according to ICD 10. It was evaluated the evolution between 2009 and 2014, using the F test to compare the curves with the growth of the active age population (PIA). RESULTS: Among the 22 disease groups classified according to ICD-10, the DSOTC group led benefits grants in 2014, with 19% of the sickness benefits and 13.5% of the disability pensions. The main causes of sickness benefit and disability retirement were, respectively: dorsopathies (43.3% and 41.2%), soft tissue diseases (27.3% and 19.7%), osteoarthritis (7.6% % And 27.8%) and chronic inflammatory arthropathies (2.8% and 7.9%). In the evolution of the number of sickness benefits granted between 2009 and 2014, both INSS and DSOTC totals showed an increasing tendency (35.9 and 35.3%, respectively, with p = 0.000 for both). As for disability retirement, there was a 5.9% increase in the INSS total (p = 0.039), while for the DSOTC there was a decrease of 7.6% (p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: These data point to a progressive increase in the granting of sickness pensions and disability benefits in the country, superior to the growth of the PIA, as well as a high participation of DSOTC in these benefits.
Abdominal obesity and reduction of glomerular filtration
Authors: Dias Raimunda Sheyla Carneiro , Calado Isabela Leal , Alencar Janete Daniel de , Hortegal Elane Viana , Santos Elton Jonh Freitas , Brito Dyego José de Araújo , Lages Joyce Santos , Santos Alcione Miranda dos , Salgado Filho Natalino
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY The objective was to evaluate the association between nutritional status and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in remaining quilombolas. Cross-sectional study carried out on 32 remaining quilombola communities in the municipality of Alcântara-MA. The nutritional indicators (IN) used were: body mass index (BMI); Waist circumference (WC); Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR); Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR); conicity index (CI) and estimated visceral adipose tissue (VAT). GFR was estimated from the CKD-EPI creatinine-cystatin C formula. The Shapiro Wilk test was used to evaluate the normality of the quantitative variables. In order to compare the second IN sex, the chi-square test was applied. The Anova or Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to verify the association between IN and GFR. Of the 1,526 remaining quilombolas studied, 89.5% were black or brown, 51.2% were women, 88.6% belonged to economic classes D and E and 61.2% were farmers or fishermen. Clinical investigation revealed 29.2% of hypertensive patients, 8.5% of diabetics and 3.1% with reduced GFR. The BMI revealed 45.6% of the remaining quilombolas with excess weight. When compared to men, women presented a higher prevalence of overweight by BMI (56.6% vs 33.8%, p <0.001) and abdominal obesity CC (52.3% vs 4.3%), WHR (76,5% vs 5.8%), WHtR (82.3% vs 48.9%) and VAT (27.1% vs 14.5%) (p <0.001). Comparing the means of IN according to the GFR, it was observed that the higher the mean value of the IN lower the GFR (p <0.05). The GFR reduced with increasing mean values of nutritional indicators of abdominal obesity, regardless of sex.
Expressions of TOLL-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9)/Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) in pulmonary blood vessels with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and their relationships with pulmonary vascular remodelling
Authors: Yu Wen-Cheng , Cong Jin-Peng , Mi Li-Yun
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aims at investigating the expressions of TOLL-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9)/ tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) in pulmonary blood vessels with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their relationships with pulmonary vascular remodelling (PVR). METHODS: 60 para-tumour tissues were divided into the COPD group and the control group (n=30); the inflammations, pulmonary artery wall area/total artery area (WA%), and wall thickness/vascular outer diameter (WT%) were compared. The expressions of TLR-4, MMP-9/TIMP-1, and PCNA in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells were detected, and their relationships with PVR were then analysed. RESULTS: The inflammations (1.6±0.8), WA% (44.0±6.4), and WT% (27.3±3.3) in the COPD group were higher than in the control group (0.3±0.5, 26.1±2.8, 15.6±1.8), and the expressions of TLR-4 (31.4±147) and MMP-9/TIMP-1 (2.2±2.6) were increased compared to the control group (4.7±4.5, 1.9±12). Correlation analysis: TLR-4 and MMP-9/TIMP-1 were positively correlated with the inflammations (r=0.18, P<0.01), WA% (r=0.68, P<0.01), and WT% (r=0.73, P<0.01), as well as positively correlated with the expression of PCNA (r=0.44, P<0.01); the upregulation of TLR-4 was positively correlated with the expressions of MMP-9 and TIMP-1. CONCLUSIONS: The upregulation of TLR-4 in the pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells of COPD patients could promote the inflammations and the MMP-9 expression, thus causing abnormal degradation of extracellular matrix, so it played an important role in the process of PVR.
Metabolic syndrome and psoriasis: a study in 97 patients
Authors: Ferdinando Lana Bassi , Fukumoto Paula Kaori , Sanches Sarah , Fabricio Lincoln Helder Zambaldi , Skare Thelma L
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is associated with higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS). The prevalence of MS varies according to the studied population as it suffers influence of genetics, aging, sedentary behaviour and diet. OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of MS in local psoriasis patients and the influence of psoriasis variables on its appearance. METHODS: A group of 97 psoriasis patients were studied for MS and compared with 97 controls. Psoriasis type, nail involvement, psoriasis extension measured by PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) were obtained through physical examination and history of previous myocardial infarction, angina and stroke were obtained through chart review. RESULTS: Comparison of MS prevalence in psoriasis patients (49.4%) with controls (35.0%) showed difference with p=0.04; OR=1.8 (95%CI=1.02-3.23). Patients with psoriasis had higher body mass index (p=0.02), higher systolic blood pressure (p=0.007), lower HDL cholesterol (p=0.01), higher glucose (p=0.04), higher waist circumference (p=0.003) and more angina pectoris (p=0.03;OR=2.5; 95% 0=1.04-6.15) than controls. When psoriasis sample with and without MS were compared, those with MS were older (p=0.0004), had disease onset at older age (p=0.02), more tobacco exposure (p=0.02), and a tendency to have less scalp involvement (p=0.06) in univariate analysis. Logistic regression showed that only age and scalp involvement were independently associated with MS in the psoriasis sample. CONCLUSION: In our psoriasis sample, MS prevalence is high and the items that deserve more attention are central obesity, low HDL, hypertension and smoking habits. In the psoriasis group, MS was associated independently with older age and less scalp involvement.
Evolution of incidence, mortality and cost of nontraumatic abdominal emergencies treated in Brasil in a period of nine years
Authors: Lemos Carolina Maria , Alem Mariana , Campos Tercio de
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence, mortality and cost of non-traumatic abdominal emergencies treated in Brazilian emergency departments. METHODS: This paper used DataSus information from 2008 to 2016 (http://www.tabnet.datasus.gov.br). The number of hospitalizations, costs - AIH length of stay and mortality rates were described in acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, acute diverticulitis, gastric and duodenal ulcer, and inflammatory intestinal disease. RESULTS: The disease that had the highest growth in hospitalization was diverticular bowel disease with an increase of 68.2%. For the period of nine years, there were no significant changes in the average length of hospital stay, with the highest increase in gastric and duodenal ulcer with a growth of 15.9%. The mortality rate of gastric and duodenal ulcer disease increased by 95.63%, which is significantly high when compared to the other diseases. All had their costs increased but the one that proportionally had the highest increase in the last nine years was the duodenal and gastric ulcer, with an increase of 85.4%. CONCLUSION: Non-traumatic abdominal emergencies are extremely prevalent. Hence, the importance of having updated and comparative data on the mortality rate, number of hospitalization and cost generated by these diseases to provide better healthcare services in public hospitals.
Spine surgery in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: Britto Natália Maria Fernandes , Renor Beatriz Souza , Ghizoni Enrico , Tedeschi Helder , Joaquim Andrei Fernandes
Published: August 2018

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an idiopathic seronegative spondyloartropathy that involves mainly the axial skeleton and the sacroiliac joints. AS promotes biomechanical changes in the spine that predispose to fractures, spinal deformity and spondylodiscitis. The aim of this article is to report the clinical and laboratorial characteristics of patients with AS who underwent spinal surgery at our Institution. METHODS: Retrospective review of medical charts of patients who had AS and underwent spinal interventions. RESULTS: Nine patients were found and eight were included in the present study. There were three men and six women and the patients’ mean age was 57 years old. All patients had pain at the involved spinal level and one patient had tetraparesis due to cervical myelopathy. Acute-phase proteins were positive in six patients (75%), and HLA-B27 was found in two patients (25%). Four patients had the radiological diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (50%) and underwent a spinal disc biopsy. They were all characterized as having aseptic spondylodiscitis. Three patients were free of pain with analgesics in their last follow-up and one patient had only partial solution of his pain. Three additional patients had spinal fractures surgically treated (37.5%) and one patient was operated because of a cervical kyphotic deformity (12.5%). There were no deaths or surgical complications in this series. CONCLUSIONS: the majority of our clinical and laboratories findings were discrepant with the medical literature. These differences may be secondary to regional characteristics or by the fact that our population included only those patients who underwent spinal surgery.
Evaluation of peak expiratory flow in adolescents and its association with inhalable particulate in a Brazilian medium-sized city
Authors: Missagia Suelem , Amaral Camila Alves Silva do , Jesus Alessandra Santos de , Arbex Marcos Abdo , Santos Ubiratan de Paula , André Carmem Diva Saldiva de , André Paulo Afonso de , Saldiva Paulo Hilário do Nascimento , Martins Lourdes Conceição , Braga Alfésio Luís Ferreira , Pereira Luiz Alberto Amador
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT: Introduction: High particulate matter (PM10) concentrations are associated with increased incidence of respiratory symptoms and decreased lung function. This study evaluates the air pollution effects in children’s and adolescents’ lung function using peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurements over a given period, in an area exposed to industrial emissions. Methodology: This was a panel study. The effects of air pollution on respiratory symptoms and PEF were investigated in 117 children and adolescents from three public schools in areas of exposure to air pollution from a mining company in a Brazilian medium-sized city, from 2008 to 2009. The average daily PM10, temperature and humidity were recorded by the monitoring network in the region. Association between daily records of PEF and PM10 was assessed in mixed-effect regression models, controlling for temperature, humidity, and body mass index. Results: About 60,000 PEF measurements were performed. Increases of 14µg/m3 in PM10 were associated with decreased PEF in the morning (-1.04%, 95%CI -1.32; -0.77) and evening (-1.2%, 95%CI -1.49, -0.92). Discussion: We found a significant negative association between particulate matter and peak expiratory flow rate in this population, and these remained significant even after adjusted for temperature, humidity, body mass index, coughing, wheezing and coryza. Conclusion: Adverse effects were found and it suggests an association between increase in PM10 and reduced lung function.
Complicações puerperais precoces e tardias associadas à via de parto em uma coorte no Brasil
Authors: Mascarello Keila Cristina , Matijasevich Alicia , Santos Iná da Silva dos , Silveira Mariângela Freitas
Published: August 2018

RESUMO: Introdução: As taxas de cesárea aumentaram significativamente no Brasil e no mundo nos últimos anos; e junto delas o interesse em estudar as complicações relacionadas a esse procedimento. Objetivo: Avaliar as complicações maternas precoces e tardias relacionadas à via de parto, por até seis anos após o parto. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo tipo coorte prospectiva que acompanhou todos os nascimentos da cidade de Pelotas, no Sul do Brasil (4.244 mães), no ano de 2004, por um período de 6 anos. Foram realizadas análises descritivas e de associação entre o desfecho e a via de parto. O controle para potenciais fatores de confusão foi realizado através da regressão de Poisson com variância robusta. Resultados: Cerca da metade das mulheres (44,9%) foram submetidas à cesárea. O parto cesárea foi associado a um risco 56% maior de complicações precoces, 2,98 vezes maior de infecção pós-parto, 79% mais risco de infecção urinária, 2,40 vezes maior de dor, 6,16 vezes maior de cefaleia e mais de 12 vezes maior de complicações anestésicas, quando comparado ao parto vaginal. A cesárea foi proteção contra a presença de hemorroidas. A via de parto não foi associada a nenhuma das complicações tardias estudadas. Conclusão: Devido ao risco de complicações associado, as cesáreas devem ser realizadas com cautela, quando seus benefícios superam os riscos.
Muffins adicionados de farinha de feijão de diferentes classes
Authors: Barros Lúcia Fabiane Trindade de , Escobar Thomas Duzac , Ribeiro Paula Ferreira de Araújo , Kaminski Tiago André
Published: August 2018

Resumo O muffin consiste em uma porção individual de bolo, de grande aceitação, mas normalmente elaborado com ingredientes de elevado valor calórico, como todos os bolos; em razão disso, é empregado como veículo para incorporação de ingredientes e nutrientes que promovam o enriquecimento nutricional. Nesse sentido, o trabalho se propôs a elaborar muffins com substituição parcial da farinha de trigo por farinhas de diferentes classes de feijão (preto, vermelho, carioca e branco) e avaliar as suas propriedades físicas, a composição química e os atributos sensoriais. O muffin padrão (MP) foi feito com farinha de trigo, leite, ovos, óleo de soja, fermento químico e açúcar, como ingredientes. Nos demais, 30% da farinha de trigo foi substituída por farinha de feijão branco (MFB), vermelho (MFV), carioca (MFC) e preto (MFP). A substituição da farinha de trigo proporcionou rendimentos superiores e menores perdas de peso no assamento, o que sugere maior capacidade de retenção de água conferida pelas farinhas de feijão, mesmo sem diferir no volume dos muffins. A substituição da farinha de trigo também acarretou maiores custos das massas cruas, proporcionalmente ao valor comercial das classes de feijão. No entanto, após o processo de assamento e considerados rendimentos e pesos finais, os custos das unidades de muffins foram semelhantes. Nutricionalmente, admite-se o incremento do valor nutricional devido ao aumento dos teores de matéria mineral, proteína, fibra alimentar e compostos fenólicos totais, em detrimento dos carboidratos digeríveis e do valor calórico. Sensorialmente, apenas MFB e MFP tiveram aceitação, intenção de compra e preferência equivalentes ao MP, mas todos os muffins apresentaram altos índices de aceitabilidade. A substituição parcial de ingredientes energéticos, como a farinha de trigo, pela de feijão, possibilita obter muffins com propriedades físicas adequadas, maior qualidade nutricional e altos índices de aceitabilidade, sem encarecer o produto final.
Workers of the hospital maintenance sector: protection, hearing symptoms and noise exposure
Authors: Ramos Flávia Elisa Antunes Lemes de Oliveira , Lacerda Adriana Bender Moreira de , Albizu Evelyn Joice
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the use of hearing protection and symptoms in hospital maintenance workers and evaluate the noise level of the machines. Methods: a cross-sectional quantitative study held with workers from a public hospital maintenance service. A questionnaire related to personal, clinical and occupational history was used. Measurement of the noise level of the machines in the sector was carried out using a sound pressure level meter. Results: 57 male workers participated, mean age of 43.28 years, among the workers, carpentry prevailed (10.53%), length of time at the job averaged 8.9 years and 9.3 daily work hours; 45.76% did not know what could be done to reduce maintenance noise; 59.65% wore hearing protectors at work, ear plug model (47.37%), and 82.45% thought that the noise was reduced when they wore the hearing protector correctly. Auditory and non-auditory signs and symptoms were denied by most workers. Noise perception in the maintenance service was medium (53%) and high (44%), evidenced noise levels of 62.0 to 101dB (A). Conclusion: the hearing protector was worn by 59.7% of the workers, the plug model was the most used (47.4%) and 75.8% reported that occupational noise decreased with the use of hearing protectors. Most workers use hearing protection and have no hearing symptoms. However, the presence of symptoms such as otalgia (8.8%), otorrhea (5.3%), dizziness (14.0%), tinnitus (17.5%) and difficulty in speech comprehension (7, 0%) should be pointed out. Noise assessment showed high levels from some maintenance machinery, representing a risk for hearing. The sectors of the woodwork and metalwork were the noisiest.
Posterior lingual frenulum in infants: occurrence and maneuver for visual inspection
Authors: Martinelli Roberta Lopes de Castro , Marchesan Irene Queiroz , Berretin-Felix Giédre
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Purpose: to verify the occurrence of posterior or submucosal lingual frenulum and evaluate the efficiency of a special maneuver for its visual inspection. Methods: an experimental study including 1,715 healthy infants, in which prematurity, perinatal complications, craniofacial anomalies neurological disorders, and visible genetic syndromes were the exclusion criteria. A clinical examination was performed by means of a maneuver that consisted in rising the lateral margins of the tongue to visualize the anatomical characteristics of the lingual frenulum. In some of the infants, a special maneuver was performed to assist visualization of posterior lingual frenulum, since its visualization was not possible. The maneuver consisted in two simultaneous actions: elevating and pushing the tongue back. Results: 558 infants (32.54%), out of the 1,715 had posterior frenulum, which required the special maneuver that consisted in both elevating and pushing the tongue back, simultaneously. Conclusion: the occurrence of posterior lingual frenulum was high and the special maneuver consisted in elevating and pushing the tongue back proved to be efficient to visualize the posterior lingual frenulum.
Ultrasonographic analysis of lateral liquids and coronal fricatives: judgment of experienced and non-experienced judges
Authors: Lima Fernanda Leitão de Castro Nunes de , Silva Cássio Eduardo Esperandino da , Silva Lídia Maurício da , Vassoler Aline Mara de Oliveira , Fabbron Eliana Maria Gradim , Berti Larissa Cristina
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Purpose: to verify if the accuracy in the judgment of the ultrasound (US) images varies according to the experience of the judges and the sound class - alveolar liquids and coronal fricatives. Methods: ultrasound images related to the production of liquids and fricatives in the intervocalic context of the vowel /a/, produced by 20 typical adults, were judged by 15 experienced judges and 15 non-experienced judges. A previous analysis of the images was performed to establish the typical ultrasound pattern of the liquids and fricatives. The accuracy (% of correctness and errors) of the judgments performed by the judges was considered in the analysis. Factorial ANOVA statistical test was used, considering as factors the sound class and the experience of the judges. Results: the Factorial ANOVA showed a significant effect for the accuracy of the judgment only for the sound class, with no significance for the judges' experience or for the interaction between the experience of judges and the sound class. The liquids had a lower accuracy in the judgment, as compared to the fricatives, confirming their articulatory complexity, since they involve the production of two simultaneous gestures. Conclusion: the accuracy in the judgment of the US images did not vary according to the experience of judges, but it was dependent on the sound class. It should be noted, however, that all judges presented previous knowledge about the processes of speech production which may have favored image interpretation.
Analysis of the expansion of supply and demand of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology courses in Brazil between 1994 and 2014
Authors: Moraes Keiner Oliveira , Ribeiro Urssula Aparecida Santos Leal , Furlan Renata Maria Moraes Moreira , Aguiar Raphael Augusto Teixeira de
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the offer of courses, vacancies, number of first year and final year students in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology in Brazil between 1994 and 2014, as well as the number of applicants per vacancy and the ratio of final year students to million inhabitants. Methods: search on the platform of the Sistema de Indicadores das Graduações em Saúde (SIGRAS - Health Under-graduation Indicator System) to obtain the number of courses, vacancies and first and final year students. From these data, the ratios of applicants to vacancy and of final-year students to million inhabitants were calculated, considering the demographic census. The data were analyzed according to the region of Brazil and to the legal nature of the institution. Results: the number of courses, vacancies, first and final year students was higher in the Southeast region and in private institutions in all historical series. Since 2008, there has been a decrease in the number of courses and vacancies in the Southeast and a progressive increase in the Northeast and in the South of the country. The Northeast presented the largest ratio of applicants to vacancy in the historical series. There was an increase in the number of final year students per million inhabitants in the first decade analyzed, followed by a decrease. Conclusion: regional inequality in the distribution of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology courses in Brazil, greater participation of the private sector and a progressive increase of the public sector are verified.
Cochlear implant in a child diagnosed with Dandy-Walker Syndrome Variant: a study case
Authors: Pedrett Mariana dos Santos , Borges Silvia , Avelino Júnior Luiz Carlos , Costa Maria Beatriz Pedrett
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Dandy-Walker Syndrome Variant presents itself as a milder form of Dandy-Walker Syndrome, with less pronounced vermis hypoplasia, and hearing impairment is among its characteristics. This study aimed to report the case of a male patient aged 4.5 clinically diagnosed with Dandy-Walker Syndrome variant, a cochlear implant user, who was referred to rehabilitation services and followed up by a multidisciplinary team. The patient underwent therapy assisted by an audiologist/speech therapist and a physiotherapist between June 2016 and December 2016, totaling 20 sessions, with emphasis on the Aurioral approach. His evolution regarding hearing and motor abilities was evaluated through standardized instruments that helped to catalogue the patient’s evolution and responses in an empirical way. The development of his auditory and motor skills, evaluated through standardized tests used as parameters of therapeutic evolution, demonstrated that rehabilitation, performed by a multi-professional team, can be satisfactorily applied in the management of cases where deafness does not appear as the only associated factor. It is suggested that a cochlear implant, despite the difficulties peculiar to the syndrome in question, can be an effective resource to acquire oral language and reach more complex stages related to hearing and language skills.
Relationship between cognitive and sociodemographic aspects and verbal fluency of active elderly
Authors: Souza Monique Coan , Bernardes Flavia Rodrigues , Machado Camila Kretzer , Favoretto Natalia Caroline , Carleto Natalia Gutierrez , Santo Cristina do Espírito , Belaunde Aline Megumi Arakawa
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Purpose: to relate the cognitive aspects with sociodemographic data and the verbal fluency of the active elderly in a municipality in the south of Brazil. Methods: an epidemiological study conducted with 386 elderly people participating in community groups of the municipality. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Verbal Fluency Test (VFT) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results: most participants were women. The sample was characterized by people, predominantly with low schooling and income up to three minimum wages. It was possible to observe that the lower the years of schooling, the lower the monthly income, while the higher the age group, the worse the MMSE. Data of the present study showed significant relationships between the MMSE and the VFT. Conclusion: the cognitive aspects analyzed through the MMSE were influenced by sociodemographic variables and the VFT. These aspects may contribute to the knowledge and monitoring of the cognitive aspects of those who participate in community groups.
Exposure of tobacco farm working mothers to pesticides and the effects on the infants’ auditory health
Authors: Buaski Jaqueline Portella , Magni Cristiana , Fujinaga Cristina Ide , Gorski Leslie Palma , De Conto Juliana
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to check and compare female farm workers’ and female tobacco farm workers’ behavior related to the use of pesticides after the pregnancy diagnosis and their effect on the infants’ hearing. Methods: a cross-sectional analytical observational study developed with 59 female farming mothers. From these, 25 were tobacco farm workers (Group F) and 34 were farm workers for other crops (Group A - control). The results of the hearing screening of 59 infants, from both groups, were verified. The anamnesis to raise the risk factor indicators for hearing disabilities as well as the caption of Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) was accomplished. Results: tobacco farming is directly related to the use of pesticides (p=0.0043); laundry of clothes worn to apply the pesticides is an indirect means of exposure/ contamination by pesticides and/or chemical substances (p=0.018); the association between pass/fail results and Hearing Disabilities Risk Indicators (HDRI) of infants in both groups (tobacco farm workers and other workers) did not show significant statistical differences. Conclusion: effects on the hearing health of infants of female tobacco farm workers and other farm workers exposed to pesticides were not found in this research. Further studies on this theme are suggested.
Management of the risk of bronchoaspiration in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia
Authors: Carmo Layanne Ferreira dos Santos , Santos Fabíola Andrea Andrade dos , Mendonça Simonize Cunha Barreto de , Araújo Brenda Carla Lima
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to manage the risk of bronchoaspiration in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia through signalizing plates in the hospital bed. Methods: a descriptive, quantitative study, developed in the medical clinic I (diagnostic investigation), medical clinic II (infectology / pneumology), surgical clinics and intensive care unit of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe, from February to August 2017. It was composed of patients in the age group ≥ 18 years of age, of both sexes, diagnosed with oropharyngeal dysphagia, based on the application of the adapted protocol of clinical evaluation in the hospital bed and instrumental examination of swallowing, when pertinent. Following the clinical evaluation and identification of the risk of bronchoaspiration due to oropharyngeal dysphagia, the signs were inserted at the hospital bed by the speech therapist. Results: the study included 43 patients at risk of bronchoaspiration due to oropharyngeal dysphagia, average age of 53.7 ± 3.53 years old, with 51.1% (n = 22) females and 48.9% (n = 21) males. A predominance of neuropathies (53.4%) and severe neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia (37.2%) was observed. The intensive care unit stood out with 44.18% (n = 19) of the application of signs of risk of bronchoaspiration. Conclusion: the management of bronchoaspiration risk has been shown to be a promising measure to reduce adverse events, which affect the patient's safety and consequently the quality of care in the hospital environment, as well as a possible strategy for measuring respiratory complications triggered by aspiration of oropharyngeal contents.
Factors associated with vocal health and quality of life in teachers/professors
Authors: Lopes Mônica Carneiro Leão de Albuquerque , Fagundes Sabrina Nathália , Mousinho Kristiana Cerqueira , Correia Mylena Guimarães Cabral , Ribeiro Camila Maria Beder , Vanderlei Aleska Dias
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the association of self-reported vocal symptoms with personal, occupational and clinical aspects and relate them to the quality of life of teachers/professors of the federal network of vocational and technological education. Methods: study carried out with 157 teachers from a federal public institution of vocational and technological education, who answered the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-bref), Quality of Life in the Voice (V-RQOL) questionnaire and a data form (on social information, health conditions, vocal symptoms, habits, organization and working environment). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. Results: 29% of the teachers presented vocal symptoms. The prevalent complaints were dry throat (38.2%), cough (37.6%) and hoarseness (30.6%). There was a higher prevalence of symptoms in females. For the WHOQOL-bref, the average was 71.3 points, which is considered regular. The domain with the highest score was the psychological one with 75.3. Regarding V-RQOL, the average score in the global domain was 92.5 points, and the physical score was the most compromised one. 90.5% of teachers showed low voice impact on quality of life. Conclusion: although these teachers present vocal complaints, they do not reflect in the limitation of the quality of life.
Professores em formação no âmbito do Pibid-Capes: uma abordagem do planejamento e realização de aulas por meio da clínica da atividade
Authors: Conceição Kátia Cilene Silva Santos
Published: August 2018

RESUMO Este trabalho apresenta uma pesquisa realizada com uma dupla de professores em formação inicial no âmbito do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID), objetivando analisar seus processos de planejamento e prática docente. Para a realização do estudo foram utilizados a metodologia da Clínica da Atividade, o método da Autoconfrontação Simples e Cruzada e o aporte teórico da análise do discurso na perspectiva bakhtiniana. Os resultados apontam as controvérsias entre o ideal do fazer docente, no nível da teoria, e o real da prática, uma vez que a prescrição não equivale à realização de uma atividade de maneira a coincidirem. O estudo possibilitou o desenvolvimento do coletivo de trabalho do PIBID-Inglês por propiciar o reconhecimento de etapas da formação docente, um olhar clínico dos docentes para si e sua atividade, bem como a busca por estratégias para mediar de forma mais eficaz a aproximação do mundo da prescrição ao mundo da realização do trabalho docente.
¿Podemos mejorar la calidad de la escritura en el posgrado? Algunas respuestas a partir de un proceso de investigación-acción
Authors: Bosio Iris Viviana
Published: August 2018

RESUMEN Este artículo describe el desarrollo de un proceso de investigación-acción en un taller de escritura de ensayos académicos en una carrera de doctorado en Arquitectura. Se trata de un estudio de caso, cuyos datos provienen de escritos originales de los doctorandos y de actas de evaluación correspondientes a las distintas instancias de producción y corrección propuestas en el taller. Los resultados sugieren que la modelización y la explicitación del proceso de escritura, el entrenamiento estratégico sistemático en géneros académicos y un conjunto de criterios de evaluación coherentes con dicha explicitación contribuyen al incremento de la calidad de la producción escrita en el nivel de posgrado.
Desarrollo ideológico-cultural y apropiación del discurso académico entre estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Zamora Gregorio Hernández
Published: August 2018

RESUMEN La escritura académica se ha visto principalmente como un proceso cognitivo y lingüístico. Este artículo explora la dimensión ideológico-cultural en el desarrollo del proceso escritor de estudiantes universitarios de bajo estatus socioeconómico en México, a partir de producciones textuales diseñadas para conectar ideas previas y conocimiento académico. El análisis preliminar muestra que una mayor madurez en la escritura (corrección, claridad, argumentación, pensamiento crítico) tiende a estar conectada con una relación más informada, reflexiva, distante y crítica con las ideologías e identidades culturales disponibles en el medio social; mientras que una escritura más problemática (en forma y contenido) suele asociarse con una relación más inmediata, reproductiva y acrítica con las ideologías e identidades culturales adquiridas desde la infancia. Concluimos tentativamente que la identidad ideológico-cultural plantea, con frecuencia, un conflicto en la apropiación de la cultura escrita universitaria.
Academic Literacies: Appraisal and social sanction about authorship and scientific integrity
Authors: Selbach Helena Vitalina , Motta-Roth Désirée , Schmidt Ana Paula Carvalho
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Research integrity has been under scrutiny, especially in regard to the legitimacy of academic authorship and co-authorship. We aim to bring a critical perspective to the debate, firstly by presenting how past and recent publications discuss (co-)authorship, and next by developing an appraisal analysis of discourse elements that make types of social sanction regarding the topic available. We conclude by pointing out certain criteria that validate (co-) authorship and kinds of evaluation produced in the reviewed literature. Our results indicate that (co-)authoship credit is affected by power relations and personal interest and that multiauthored publication is gaining significance in collaborative network research environments.
O letramento multimodal crítico: o discurso discente sobre política nas aulas de espanhol
Authors: Pinheiro Michelle Soares
Published: August 2018

RESUMO Este artigo é um recorte da pesquisa de mestrado1 que investigou sobre o letramento multimodal crítico de alunos de espanhol do 3º ano do ensino médio de uma escola pública cearense (PINHEIRO, 2016). Nosso objetivo principal é relatar especificamente a sexta aula, em que observamos que estes pareciam estar desenvolvendo o letramento multimodal crítico por meio de uma atividade de compreensão leitora do livro didático Síntesis. O referencial teórico foi baseado principalmente nos seguintes autores: Callow (2005; 2008); Kress e van Leeuwen (2006); Cassany e Castellà (2010); Newfield (2011); Janks (2012) e Walsh (2010). A metodologia empregada foi a pesquisa-ação, e os resultados das análises revelaram que os estudantes tiveram uma satisfatória compreensão leitora do texto multimodal e conseguiram se posicionar criticamente em relação à situação sociopolítica brasileira.
An atypical presentation of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease
Authors: Falcão Luis Pedro , Fernandes Sara , Costa Ana Cortesão , Teixeira Catarina , Raimundo Mário , Silva Sónia , Miranda Margarida , Almeida Edgar De
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACT Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) is a kidney manifestation of atherosclerosis as a systemic disease. AERD is defined as a renal impairment secondary to embolization of cholesterol crystals with consequent occlusion of renal vascularization. The current case report describes one patient with multiple risk factors but without any inciting event history who presents a very atypical clinical course of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease that developed spontaneously and silently.
Contribution of university extension activities in a group of pregnant women and couples for the training of nurses
Authors: Lima Margarete Maria de , Machado Mayara Leal , Costa Roberta , Canever Bruna , Pina Juliana Coelho , Alves Isadora Ferrante Boscoli de Oliveira
Published: August 2018

Abstract Objective: To understand how the participation of nursing students with a group of pregnant women and couples contributes to their training and professional practice. Method: Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. Data were collected using individual and semi-structured interviews held in 2017 with nursing students holding scholarships for extension work and working with a group of pregnant women and couples, implemented in a university hospital in the south of Brazil. The interviews were recorded and analyzed using Minayo's operational proposal. Results: The analysis revealed the reasons nursing students applied for a position in the extension project; the perceptions they held of the group of pregnant women; and how their experience with this extension project contributed to their academic and professional lives. Conclusion: The extension project positively impacts the lives of students, assisting both with curricular subjects and after graduation.
Distractions and interruptions in a surgical room: perception of nursing staff
Authors: Ribeiro Helen Cristiny Teodoro Couto , Rodrigues Thatiane Marcélia , Teles Sara Araújo Ferreira , Pereira Rafaela Carvalho , Silva Liliane de Lourdes Teixeira , Mata Luciana Regina Ferreira da
Published: August 2018

Abstract Objective: To understand the perception of nursing staff about intraoperative distractions and interruptions. Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was performed with 16 nursing professionals of a surgical center in Minas Gerais. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview and thematic content analysis was performed. Results: When reflecting on the occurrence of distractions and interruptions of intraoperative activities, nursing professionals define, identify and value events in a heterogeneous way, but believe that distractions and interruptions negatively affect both the quality of the work environment and the safety of care provided to the surgical patient. Factors contributing to the occurrence of distractions and interruptions are related to aspects inside the operating room such as equipment failure and use of cell phones and to external factors such as verbal messages given at the operating room door. Incidents have been reported due to distractions, but there are no established actions to minimize these events. Conclusion: This study indicates the importance of implementing strategies that minimize the occurrence of distractions and interruptions of intraoperative activities in order to plan surgical care better, and prevent and mitigate harm to patients.
DIMENSÕES DEMOCRÁTICAS NAS JORNADAS DE JUNHO: REFLEXÕES SOBRE A COMPREENSÃO DE DEMOCRACIA ENTRE MANIFESTANTES DE 2013
Authors: Mendonça Ricardo Fabrino
Published: August 2018

Este trabalho propõe-se a investigar a forma como a ideia de democracia é diferentemente significada por pessoas que participaram das Jornadas de Junho de 2013 no Brasil. Metodologicamente, o artigo se apoia em um corpus empírico composto por cinquenta entrevistas realizadas nos municípios de São Paulo e Belo Horizonte a partir de um mapeamento inicial de coletivos envolvidos nos protestos, ao que se seguiu a estratégia de snow ball. Para a análise, construiu-se uma grade analítica ancorada em sete dimensões fundamentais: (1) autorização popular para o exercício do poder político; (2) participação e autogoverno; (3) monitoramento e vigilância sobre o poder político; (4) promoção da igualdade e defesa de grupos minorizados; (5) competição política e pluralismo; (6) discussão de opiniões; (7) defesa do bem comum. A análise qualitativa de conteúdo discursivo das entrevistas busca evidenciar a maneira como essas dimensões da democracia são compreendidas, discutidas, criticadas e/ou advogadas pelos ativistas entrevistados.
Essential oils for the postharvest control of blue mold and quality of 'Fuji' apples
Authors: Vieira Amanda Maria Furtado Drehmer , Steffens Cristiano André , Argenta Luiz Carlos , Amarante Cassandro Vidal Talamini do , Oster Andreia Hansen , Casa Ricardo Trezzi , Amarante Antônio Gabriel Mortari , Espíndola Bruno Pansera
Published: August 2018

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of rosemary, cinnamon, citronella grass, and clove essential oils on the in vitro growth of Penicillium expansum, on the diameter of blue mold lesions, and on the physical and chemical attributes of 'Fuji' apples stored under refrigeration for different periods of time. The compositions of the essential oils were determined, and their effects on the growth inhibition, number, and viability of fungal spores in vitro were evaluated at 0, 100, and 1,000 μL L-1 oil concentrations. At postharvest, evaluations were performed for fruit treated with 0, 50, 100, and 500 μL L-1 essential oil and kept under refrigeration for 30 days, and for fruit treated with 0, 100, and 500 μL L-1 oil and kept under refrigeration for two days. The essential oils - eucalyptol (rosemary), eugenol (cinnamon), citronellal (citronella), and eugenol (clove) - reduce the growth, number, and viability of P. expansum spores 24 hours after the induction to germination, as well as the diameter of blue mold lesions in apples, except for citronella oil at 500 μL L-1 after 30 days of cold storage. There are no changes in the physicochemical attributes of apples, treated with different concentrations of the oils after refrigeration for five months, followed by seven days at room temperature.