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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943904.v1
title: Microbiological evaluation of water fountains of public and private schools from Santa Rita city (PB), Brazil

description: ABSTRACT The quantity and the quality of drinking water intake are directly related to human health. In order to guarantee the safety and potability of drinking water, a series of steps ranging from treatment to distribution must work properly, and if any of them fails, contamination can occur. Based on this assumption, the aim of the present work was to check the microbiological water quality in drinking fountains from pre-school and elementary public and private schools in the city of Santa Rita, Paraíba, Brazil. The analyzes of total coliforms, thermotolerant bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria were carried out according to the standards and methodologies of the American Public Health Association. Based on the standards from Decree 2,914 of December 12, 2011, from the Brazilian Health Ministry, of the total coliforms, 12 samples (100%) were unfit for consumption, and thermotolerant coliforms were detected in 33.33% of the samples. The heterotrophic bacteria count ranged from 1.5x102 to 1.6x103 CFU.mL-1, and as such, all of the samples were unsuitable for human consumption. Thus, we suggest the implementation of a rigorous maintenance process that monitors and controls hygiene and microbiological contamination in the drinking fountains at these locations. Additionally, we recommend the adoption of preventive and corrective measures such as water treatment, regular cleaning and the maintenance of reservoirs, filters and drinking fountains, in order to provide quality water at these schools.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943898
title: Biosafety conducts adopted by orthodontists

description: ABSTRACT Objective: This cross-sectional observational study was designed to assess the biosafety conducts adopted by orthodontists, and possible differences regarding training time. Methods: Both the application of methods for sterilization/disinfection of instruments and materials, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) were collected through questionnaires via e-mail. Results: The questionnaires were answered by 90 orthodontists with a mean age of 37.19 ± 9.08 years and mean training time of 13.52 ± 6.84 years. Regarding orthodontic pliers, 63.23% use an autoclave, except 1 who does not perform any procedure. All participants use autoclave to sterilize instruments, and 95.6% of respondents perform cleaning with chemicals prior to sterilization. Most of them (65.56%) use an autoclave to sterilize orthodontic bands, with some still associating disinfection methods, while few (18.89%) do nothing at all. There was a high incidence of the answer “nothing” for the methods used for elastic, accessories, bandages, metal springs, and arches. All respondents use mask and gloves in attendance, 78.92% use aprons, 58.92% use protective goggles, and 50.01% use cap. Training time significantly influenced (p = 0.003) only the use of glutaraldehyde for sterilization/disinfection of pliers. Conclusions: The sterilization and cleaning of pliers, instruments, and bands, besides the use of PPE, received more uniform and positive responses, while other items suggest disagreements and possible failures. Only orthodontists trained for more than 13 years choose using glutaraldehyde for pliers sterilization/disinfection, the only adopted method with a significant difference in relation to training time.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943898.v1
title: Biosafety conducts adopted by orthodontists

description: ABSTRACT Objective: This cross-sectional observational study was designed to assess the biosafety conducts adopted by orthodontists, and possible differences regarding training time. Methods: Both the application of methods for sterilization/disinfection of instruments and materials, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) were collected through questionnaires via e-mail. Results: The questionnaires were answered by 90 orthodontists with a mean age of 37.19 ± 9.08 years and mean training time of 13.52 ± 6.84 years. Regarding orthodontic pliers, 63.23% use an autoclave, except 1 who does not perform any procedure. All participants use autoclave to sterilize instruments, and 95.6% of respondents perform cleaning with chemicals prior to sterilization. Most of them (65.56%) use an autoclave to sterilize orthodontic bands, with some still associating disinfection methods, while few (18.89%) do nothing at all. There was a high incidence of the answer “nothing” for the methods used for elastic, accessories, bandages, metal springs, and arches. All respondents use mask and gloves in attendance, 78.92% use aprons, 58.92% use protective goggles, and 50.01% use cap. Training time significantly influenced (p = 0.003) only the use of glutaraldehyde for sterilization/disinfection of pliers. Conclusions: The sterilization and cleaning of pliers, instruments, and bands, besides the use of PPE, received more uniform and positive responses, while other items suggest disagreements and possible failures. Only orthodontists trained for more than 13 years choose using glutaraldehyde for pliers sterilization/disinfection, the only adopted method with a significant difference in relation to training time.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943901.v1
title: Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography of the eyes of brachycephalic dogs

description: ABSTRACT Eyes from brachycephalic dogs were studied by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography to establish quantitative and qualitative reference values related to the shape and rigidity of some ocular structures. Eighty-four eyes from 42 adult brachycephalic dogs were included in this study. Animals were subjected to physical, laboratory, and ophthalmic examinations. Following confirmation of good health, the dogs were subjected to ultrasonography and ARFI elastography, emphasizing the optic nerve, ciliary body, and lens. On qualitative elastography, homogeneous characteristics were observed on the ciliary body and optic nerve. Aqueous and vitreous humors were visualized as mosaic-like images. Quantitative elastography showed the mean optic nerve shear wave velocity (SWV) was 1.01±0.27m/s, temporal ciliary body was 0.91±0.24m/s, and nasal ciliary body was 0.91±0.3m/s. The SWV of the lens values were out of range, this value was not detectable by this software. Elastography has proved to be a non-invasive procedure and feasible in dogs. The establishmentof the parameters of degree of rigidity of ocular structures will serve as a baseline for animals with eye disorders. Results may be extrapolated to primary research on the applicability of ARFI in the evaluation of ocular bulb in humans.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943892
title: WORK PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS IN FAMILY HEALTH SUPPORT CENTERS AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE

description: Abstract The aim of this study was to systematize the configurations of Family Health Support Centers. A qualitative study was conducted in three municipalities of metropolitan Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and considered data collected from focus groups in three Family Health Support Centers and analyzed through the meaning condensation technique. The study’s findings allowed the systematizing of three types of configurations: the assistive-curative, which shows great distancing from the family health support center’s goals; the semi-matrical, considered to be an intermediary configuration, and the matrical, which stays closer to the ideal model, recommended by the Ministry of Health. In conclusion, there is, on all three municipalities, a recent and fragile family health proposal that, despite its potentialities, is permeated with conflicts, contestations and uncertainties. The findings of the present study can assist in the planning and execution of actions that seek to break from various hegemonic concepts regarding the work of primary healthcare professionals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943886
title: HUMAN RESOURCES IN STATE HOSPITALS MANAGED BY HEALTH SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS: THE LOGIC OF THE PRIVATE

description: Abstract The main goal of the present study was to analyze the politics of human resources in health in state hospitals managed by health social organizations in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We conducted a qualitative research, choosing as the field of investigation the social organizations that manage public hospitals in the state. During the data collection process, we sought the regulations and management contracts signed between 2008 and 2016, and performed individual interviews with the human resources managers of the participating institutions. During the analysis of the fieldwork materials, we used the content analysis technique, and chose five empirical categories of analysis of the contracts: the employment relationship model, the permission to hire legal entities, the percentage of expenses with staff, the procedure used to hire staff, and the goals regarding people management. The interviews were analyzed through the units of meaning proposed by Kvale. The results showed that the contracts omit legally-required information and have too many amendments. The people management practices are typical of private companies, and follow some guidelines of the work in health, but without reference to the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS, in the Portuguese acronym). They adopt methods that are different from the rules of the public service entrance exams and the non-precarization of labor.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943892.v1
title: WORK PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS IN FAMILY HEALTH SUPPORT CENTERS AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE

description: Abstract The aim of this study was to systematize the configurations of Family Health Support Centers. A qualitative study was conducted in three municipalities of metropolitan Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and considered data collected from focus groups in three Family Health Support Centers and analyzed through the meaning condensation technique. The study’s findings allowed the systematizing of three types of configurations: the assistive-curative, which shows great distancing from the family health support center’s goals; the semi-matrical, considered to be an intermediary configuration, and the matrical, which stays closer to the ideal model, recommended by the Ministry of Health. In conclusion, there is, on all three municipalities, a recent and fragile family health proposal that, despite its potentialities, is permeated with conflicts, contestations and uncertainties. The findings of the present study can assist in the planning and execution of actions that seek to break from various hegemonic concepts regarding the work of primary healthcare professionals.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943889
title: Efficiency of a pilot system using wetlands in the post-treatment of the leachate generated in the Curitiba Landfill, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

description: ABSTRACT In the Curitiba Landfill the post-treatment of the leachate occurs in natural wetlands. In order to evaluate the role of macrophytes in this post-treatment, it was developed a pilot system. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot system in the post-treatment of the leachate in this landfill. The system was built with two water tanks: the macrophyte Echinochloa polystachya was placed in the first one; and the Eichhornia crassipes was placed in the second one. The system operated in batch in a seven-day cycle. For monitoring the system, samples were collected, and analyses of the leachate, the substrate, and the macrophytes were performed. The efficiency of the system in the post-treatment of the leachate was 72% for biochemical oxygen demand, 30% for chemical oxygen demand, 76% for total phosphorus and inorganic phosphorus, 38% for nitrate, 33% for nitrite, 58% for ammoniacal nitrogen, 44% for organic nitrogen, and 13% for zinc.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943889.v1
title: Efficiency of a pilot system using wetlands in the post-treatment of the leachate generated in the Curitiba Landfill, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

description: ABSTRACT In the Curitiba Landfill the post-treatment of the leachate occurs in natural wetlands. In order to evaluate the role of macrophytes in this post-treatment, it was developed a pilot system. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot system in the post-treatment of the leachate in this landfill. The system was built with two water tanks: the macrophyte Echinochloa polystachya was placed in the first one; and the Eichhornia crassipes was placed in the second one. The system operated in batch in a seven-day cycle. For monitoring the system, samples were collected, and analyses of the leachate, the substrate, and the macrophytes were performed. The efficiency of the system in the post-treatment of the leachate was 72% for biochemical oxygen demand, 30% for chemical oxygen demand, 76% for total phosphorus and inorganic phosphorus, 38% for nitrate, 33% for nitrite, 58% for ammoniacal nitrogen, 44% for organic nitrogen, and 13% for zinc.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943883
title: Maxillary sinus floor pneumatization and alveolar ridge resorption after tooth loss: a cross-sectional study

description: Abstract This is a cross-sectional study that aimed to estimate maxillary sinus floor (MSF) pneumatization in single missing tooth of posterior maxilla, by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT images were analyzed bilaterally and divided into 2 groups: edentulous site (EdS) - edentulous single region of upper second premolar, first or second molars; Tooth site (TS) - contralateral region homologous to the EdS region, with tooth present. Variables evaluated were: sinus height (SH), estimated sinus pneumatization (eSP: ∆ EdS - TS), healed ridge height (HR) and presence of localized sinus pneumatization (LSP) in molars teeth at TS. HR were categorized according to therapeutic option for posterior maxilla. 183 CBCT scans were included and it was observed that EdS presented a higher SH than the TS (p &lt; 0.001) showing an eSP of 0.9 ± 2.93 mm. First molars presented the highest SH for both sides, although significant differences were detected when compared to second molars. First molars were mostly affected by LSP at TS (36 out of 43). Individuals with LSP at TS presented lower HR than the ones without LSP (p &lt; 0.05). 54% of the cases presenting LSP obtained HR &lt; 5 mm, which indicates sinus lift surgery. The present study showed that tooth loss in posterior maxilla favors sinus pneumatization and the identification of LSP at molar roots seems to indicate a greater necessity for sinus lift surgeries.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943886.v1
title: HUMAN RESOURCES IN STATE HOSPITALS MANAGED BY HEALTH SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS: THE LOGIC OF THE PRIVATE

description: Abstract The main goal of the present study was to analyze the politics of human resources in health in state hospitals managed by health social organizations in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We conducted a qualitative research, choosing as the field of investigation the social organizations that manage public hospitals in the state. During the data collection process, we sought the regulations and management contracts signed between 2008 and 2016, and performed individual interviews with the human resources managers of the participating institutions. During the analysis of the fieldwork materials, we used the content analysis technique, and chose five empirical categories of analysis of the contracts: the employment relationship model, the permission to hire legal entities, the percentage of expenses with staff, the procedure used to hire staff, and the goals regarding people management. The interviews were analyzed through the units of meaning proposed by Kvale. The results showed that the contracts omit legally-required information and have too many amendments. The people management practices are typical of private companies, and follow some guidelines of the work in health, but without reference to the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS, in the Portuguese acronym). They adopt methods that are different from the rules of the public service entrance exams and the non-precarization of labor.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943880
title: The evaluation of health programs and services in Brazil as a space for knowledge and practice

description: This social and historical study drew on Bourdieu's genetic sociology to analyze the establishment and development of a specialized space for the production of knowledge and practices in health evaluation in Brazil. The study analyzed the trajectories of 28 researchers and policymakers and the historical conditions that allowed establishing this space, using in-depth interviews, document analysis, and a literature review. The resulting material was analyzed according to Bourdieu's concepts of field, habitus, and capital. The results point to the constitution of a sub-space for evaluation within Public Health, resulting from interaction between actors from the administrative and scientific fields, respectively, represented by management institutions in the Brazilian Unified National Health System at its various levels and research groups affiliated with public universities. No common habitus was found between the interviewees and the inherent issues and disputes in this sub-space.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943883.v1
title: Maxillary sinus floor pneumatization and alveolar ridge resorption after tooth loss: a cross-sectional study

description: Abstract This is a cross-sectional study that aimed to estimate maxillary sinus floor (MSF) pneumatization in single missing tooth of posterior maxilla, by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT images were analyzed bilaterally and divided into 2 groups: edentulous site (EdS) - edentulous single region of upper second premolar, first or second molars; Tooth site (TS) - contralateral region homologous to the EdS region, with tooth present. Variables evaluated were: sinus height (SH), estimated sinus pneumatization (eSP: ∆ EdS - TS), healed ridge height (HR) and presence of localized sinus pneumatization (LSP) in molars teeth at TS. HR were categorized according to therapeutic option for posterior maxilla. 183 CBCT scans were included and it was observed that EdS presented a higher SH than the TS (p &lt; 0.001) showing an eSP of 0.9 ± 2.93 mm. First molars presented the highest SH for both sides, although significant differences were detected when compared to second molars. First molars were mostly affected by LSP at TS (36 out of 43). Individuals with LSP at TS presented lower HR than the ones without LSP (p &lt; 0.05). 54% of the cases presenting LSP obtained HR &lt; 5 mm, which indicates sinus lift surgery. The present study showed that tooth loss in posterior maxilla favors sinus pneumatization and the identification of LSP at molar roots seems to indicate a greater necessity for sinus lift surgeries.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943877
title: THE MEDICAL PRAXIS IN THE EMERGENCY CARE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PATIENT WITH CHRONIC SEQUELAE: GUILT, FEAR AND COMPASSION

description: Abstract What is the relationship between urgencies and chronic care? This question, which is appa-rently paradoxical, was approached in an ethnography conducted at the largest emergency care hospital of a Brazilian metropolis; the ethnography investigated medical care from admission to the confirmation of the clinical and functional condition of the patient with severe sequelae. Between December 2012 and August 2013, we conducted interviews and participant observation with 43 physicians: 25 men and 18 women, aged between 28 and 69 years. The analysis, which was guided by the signs, meanings and actions model, led to the realization that the care varies according to the context: at the ‘gateway’ and at the ‘intensive therapy center’, the struggle to maintain life is intense; at the “chronic patient” sector, care is provided to people who survive, but who have a high degree of dependence. For the physician, ‘life’ means regaining previous function, while survival with dependence would mean a ‘living death.’ The physician refrains from dealing with a highly-limited human being, for he/she feels somehow guilty of the clinical picture, even though he/she feels compassion towards the patient who requires chronic care. The insufficiency of a long-term care network and the lack of palliative training on the part of the physicians cause suffering in those who care and in those who are cared for.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943877.v1
title: THE MEDICAL PRAXIS IN THE EMERGENCY CARE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PATIENT WITH CHRONIC SEQUELAE: GUILT, FEAR AND COMPASSION

description: Abstract What is the relationship between urgencies and chronic care? This question, which is appa-rently paradoxical, was approached in an ethnography conducted at the largest emergency care hospital of a Brazilian metropolis; the ethnography investigated medical care from admission to the confirmation of the clinical and functional condition of the patient with severe sequelae. Between December 2012 and August 2013, we conducted interviews and participant observation with 43 physicians: 25 men and 18 women, aged between 28 and 69 years. The analysis, which was guided by the signs, meanings and actions model, led to the realization that the care varies according to the context: at the ‘gateway’ and at the ‘intensive therapy center’, the struggle to maintain life is intense; at the “chronic patient” sector, care is provided to people who survive, but who have a high degree of dependence. For the physician, ‘life’ means regaining previous function, while survival with dependence would mean a ‘living death.’ The physician refrains from dealing with a highly-limited human being, for he/she feels somehow guilty of the clinical picture, even though he/she feels compassion towards the patient who requires chronic care. The insufficiency of a long-term care network and the lack of palliative training on the part of the physicians cause suffering in those who care and in those who are cared for.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6943880.v1
title: The evaluation of health programs and services in Brazil as a space for knowledge and practice

description: This social and historical study drew on Bourdieu's genetic sociology to analyze the establishment and development of a specialized space for the production of knowledge and practices in health evaluation in Brazil. The study analyzed the trajectories of 28 researchers and policymakers and the historical conditions that allowed establishing this space, using in-depth interviews, document analysis, and a literature review. The resulting material was analyzed according to Bourdieu's concepts of field, habitus, and capital. The results point to the constitution of a sub-space for evaluation within Public Health, resulting from interaction between actors from the administrative and scientific fields, respectively, represented by management institutions in the Brazilian Unified National Health System at its various levels and research groups affiliated with public universities. No common habitus was found between the interviewees and the inherent issues and disputes in this sub-space.