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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20443724
title: EFFECTS OF SLING EXERCISE ON THE CORE ENDURANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS

description: ABSTRACT Introduction Strong core stability and strength enable the trunk to transfer the maximum amount of torque to the terminal segments, which is conducive to improving athletic performance. Because sling training is a new core exercise method, its effect on trunk endurance relative to basketball performance has rarely been studied. Objective To investigate whether a core exercise program in a specific sports group can improve core and sports-specific performance. Methods A total of 40 college students majoring in basketball were randomly assigned to training and control groups. A standardized set of core endurance and basketball-specific performance tests were used to determine and assess the effects of sling training on trunk strength, endurance, and control. Results Flexor, extensor, and right and left lateral trunk flexor muscles endurance were significantly greater in the training group than in the control group, and the time to complete the layup obstacle course was shorter than in the control group at the end of the training program, p&lt;0.01. No differences between the two groups were found in the penalty shot, the fixed position shot, or the vertical jump and reach at the end of the training program. Conclusions Sling exercises can improve the core endurance and strength of basketball players and increase the speed of lay-ups over obstructions. Level of evidence I; Randomized clinical trial.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20443724.v1
title: EFFECTS OF SLING EXERCISE ON THE CORE ENDURANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS

description: ABSTRACT Introduction Strong core stability and strength enable the trunk to transfer the maximum amount of torque to the terminal segments, which is conducive to improving athletic performance. Because sling training is a new core exercise method, its effect on trunk endurance relative to basketball performance has rarely been studied. Objective To investigate whether a core exercise program in a specific sports group can improve core and sports-specific performance. Methods A total of 40 college students majoring in basketball were randomly assigned to training and control groups. A standardized set of core endurance and basketball-specific performance tests were used to determine and assess the effects of sling training on trunk strength, endurance, and control. Results Flexor, extensor, and right and left lateral trunk flexor muscles endurance were significantly greater in the training group than in the control group, and the time to complete the layup obstacle course was shorter than in the control group at the end of the training program, p&lt;0.01. No differences between the two groups were found in the penalty shot, the fixed position shot, or the vertical jump and reach at the end of the training program. Conclusions Sling exercises can improve the core endurance and strength of basketball players and increase the speed of lay-ups over obstructions. Level of evidence I; Randomized clinical trial.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20443706
title: IMPACT OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTOR SKILLS WHEN PERFORMING GYAKU TSUKI

description: ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to determine the influence of morphology on karate characteristics and basic motor skills for the criterion variable counter-punch (gyako zuki) in boys, after a two-year training program. Methods A system of 25 variables (12 morphological, 12 motor, and one situational (gyako zuki)) was applied in a sample of 82 karatists, aged 10 to 14 years. Data were processed using regression analysis. Results Body weight had a statistically significant influence on the criterion variable in the initial measurement, as well as on the triceps and back skinfolds in the final measurement. In the motor space, semi-squat endurance had a significant impact on both initial and final measurements. In the reduced system, triple jump, half-squat endurance, and long jump impacted the initial measurement, while the 30-second torso lift, hyperextension on the bench, and semi-squat endurance impacted the final measurement. Conclusion From the data obtained, it can be concluded that the counter-punch (gyako zuki) performance results were better in participants with higher body weight, longer arms, less subcutaneous upper arm and back fat, greater static and explosive power in the lower limbs, and greater hamstring and spine flexibility. Evidence Level II; Therapeutic Studies – Investigating the results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835387
title: Reconnecting lives: health care practices from the perspective of People Living With HIV/AIDS

description: ABSTRACT The study aimed to identify strategies to qualify the practices of health care destined to People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), especially the accompanying at health care services. Four pedagogical workshops were carried out, between September 2021 and February 2022, in which PLWHA who live in Belo Horizonte and Metropolitan region were invited to share their experiences regarding HIV/AIDS and to reflect about how formal and informal groups, represented graphically by the technique of Venn Diagram, can contribute to qualify health care practices destined to PLWHA. Twenty PLWHA joined the study; thirteen cisgender men, six cisgender women and one trans woman. The elements included at the Diagram have been categorized at dimensions: structural, informational, and relational. The results demonstrate that, despite the advance at structural dimension, we have evolved very little when it comes to main elements from relational and informational dimensions. The morals metaphors about HIV/AIDS and the stigma remain modeling practices of health care for PLWHA, emphasizing the urgent reconstruction of these practices. We comprehend that this reconstruction demands the rescue of the participation and citizenship, consolidated by the empowerment of assistance policies and prevention to HIV/AIDS as well the assurance of human rights.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835387.v1
title: Reconnecting lives: health care practices from the perspective of People Living With HIV/AIDS

description: ABSTRACT The study aimed to identify strategies to qualify the practices of health care destined to People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), especially the accompanying at health care services. Four pedagogical workshops were carried out, between September 2021 and February 2022, in which PLWHA who live in Belo Horizonte and Metropolitan region were invited to share their experiences regarding HIV/AIDS and to reflect about how formal and informal groups, represented graphically by the technique of Venn Diagram, can contribute to qualify health care practices destined to PLWHA. Twenty PLWHA joined the study; thirteen cisgender men, six cisgender women and one trans woman. The elements included at the Diagram have been categorized at dimensions: structural, informational, and relational. The results demonstrate that, despite the advance at structural dimension, we have evolved very little when it comes to main elements from relational and informational dimensions. The morals metaphors about HIV/AIDS and the stigma remain modeling practices of health care for PLWHA, emphasizing the urgent reconstruction of these practices. We comprehend that this reconstruction demands the rescue of the participation and citizenship, consolidated by the empowerment of assistance policies and prevention to HIV/AIDS as well the assurance of human rights.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835389
title: Decline in Public Spending on Biopharmaceutics in Brazil

description: Abstract Biopharmaceuticals, mainly monoclonal antibodies, and fusion proteins are drugs that have gained notoriety in the treatment of various chronic and inflammatory diseases and have high prices. The study aimed to verify which monoclonal antibodies and fusion proteins were most incorporated into the Unified Health System (SUS), which therapeutic indication most benefited from them and to analyze public spending on these biopharmaceuticals from January 2012 to September 2019. This study performed a qualitative and quantitative analysis of biopharmaceuticals incorporated by SUS. The data were collected on the websites of CONITEC and the Health Price Bank. The results demonstrated that subcutaneous adalimumab was most frequently incorporated, and the most requested therapeutic indication was rheumatoid arthritis. Public spending on biopharmaceuticals exceeded R$ 28 billion (more than US$ 140 billion). However, a downward trend was confirmed (-266.7%) in the period evaluated. Despite the increase in demand and public spending on biologics in general, in Brazil and worldwide, the results of this research show that there was a drop in public spending on the biopharmaceuticals studied in the last seven years.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835389.v1
title: Decline in Public Spending on Biopharmaceutics in Brazil

description: Abstract Biopharmaceuticals, mainly monoclonal antibodies, and fusion proteins are drugs that have gained notoriety in the treatment of various chronic and inflammatory diseases and have high prices. The study aimed to verify which monoclonal antibodies and fusion proteins were most incorporated into the Unified Health System (SUS), which therapeutic indication most benefited from them and to analyze public spending on these biopharmaceuticals from January 2012 to September 2019. This study performed a qualitative and quantitative analysis of biopharmaceuticals incorporated by SUS. The data were collected on the websites of CONITEC and the Health Price Bank. The results demonstrated that subcutaneous adalimumab was most frequently incorporated, and the most requested therapeutic indication was rheumatoid arthritis. Public spending on biopharmaceuticals exceeded R$ 28 billion (more than US$ 140 billion). However, a downward trend was confirmed (-266.7%) in the period evaluated. Despite the increase in demand and public spending on biologics in general, in Brazil and worldwide, the results of this research show that there was a drop in public spending on the biopharmaceuticals studied in the last seven years.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835392
title: THE ABOLITIONIST DYNAMICS IN THE FREEMASONRY LODGES OF SÃO PAULO (1850-1888)

description: Abstract This article aims to discuss the role of the Freemasonry in the abolitionist process in São Paulo. The masonic protagonism on the emancipationist agenda did not materialize in the city, even though the organization gathered the main names of the local abolitionism. The analysis of the minute books of the America and Piratininga Masonic lodges and other primery sources shows the internal disputes and the fragmentation of the anti-slavery discourse in this sociability space between 1850 the 1888.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835392.v1
title: THE ABOLITIONIST DYNAMICS IN THE FREEMASONRY LODGES OF SÃO PAULO (1850-1888)

description: Abstract This article aims to discuss the role of the Freemasonry in the abolitionist process in São Paulo. The masonic protagonism on the emancipationist agenda did not materialize in the city, even though the organization gathered the main names of the local abolitionism. The analysis of the minute books of the America and Piratininga Masonic lodges and other primery sources shows the internal disputes and the fragmentation of the anti-slavery discourse in this sociability space between 1850 the 1888.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835393
title: When art therapy went chemical: Alfred Bader, pharmacology, and art brut, c.1950-1970s

description: Abstract This article analyzes how psychopharmacology transformed the relationship between art and psychiatry. It outlines a novel genealogy of art therapy, repositioning its origins in the context of evolving clinical practices and discourses on mind-altering drugs. Evaluating the use of psychotropic drugs in connection with psychopathology of art in the first half of the twentieth century, the article then focuses on two post-Second World War experiments involving psilocybin conducted by psychiatrist Alfred Bader and pharmacologist Roland Fischer. Illustrating how consciousness was foregrounded in discussions about mental health and illness, the examples showcase how psychotherapists increasingly sought to articulate art brut and modernist aesthetics in a neurobiological fashion to define madness as a social disease.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835393.v1
title: When art therapy went chemical: Alfred Bader, pharmacology, and art brut, c.1950-1970s

description: Abstract This article analyzes how psychopharmacology transformed the relationship between art and psychiatry. It outlines a novel genealogy of art therapy, repositioning its origins in the context of evolving clinical practices and discourses on mind-altering drugs. Evaluating the use of psychotropic drugs in connection with psychopathology of art in the first half of the twentieth century, the article then focuses on two post-Second World War experiments involving psilocybin conducted by psychiatrist Alfred Bader and pharmacologist Roland Fischer. Illustrating how consciousness was foregrounded in discussions about mental health and illness, the examples showcase how psychotherapists increasingly sought to articulate art brut and modernist aesthetics in a neurobiological fashion to define madness as a social disease.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835395
title: Molecular profile of patients with myelofibrosis: a 10-year experience

description: ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the karyotype test and myeloid panel with next-generation sequencing findings in patients with myelofibrosis, and to compare transplant characteristics in patients referred for bone marrow transplantation. Methods Retrospective, single-center study with patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis treated at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein between 2010 and 2020. Results A total of 104 patients with myelofibrosis were examined. Patients who had not been submitted to tests in our service were excluded. The final sample comprised 69 patients. Of these 69, 56 were submitted to karyotyping and 22 to myeloid panel with next-generation sequencing. Karyotype was normal in 60% of the patients and altered in 40%. The prevalence of high-risk molecular mutations was higher in patients referred for bone marrow transplantation (100% versus 50%). The median follow-up of transplant patients was 2.4 years and the overall survival at 2 years was 80% (95%CI: 62-100%). Conclusion The molecular analysis enables estimating the patient’s risk and thus instituting more aggressive treatment such as bone marrow transplant for patients at higher risk, being a relevant tool to guide therapy. Given the significance of molecular analysis for therapeutic decision-making in myelofibrosis, collection and disclosure of data on the prevalence of cytogenetic changes and findings of next-generation sequencing in affected patients is important.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835395.v1
title: Molecular profile of patients with myelofibrosis: a 10-year experience

description: ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the karyotype test and myeloid panel with next-generation sequencing findings in patients with myelofibrosis, and to compare transplant characteristics in patients referred for bone marrow transplantation. Methods Retrospective, single-center study with patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis treated at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein between 2010 and 2020. Results A total of 104 patients with myelofibrosis were examined. Patients who had not been submitted to tests in our service were excluded. The final sample comprised 69 patients. Of these 69, 56 were submitted to karyotyping and 22 to myeloid panel with next-generation sequencing. Karyotype was normal in 60% of the patients and altered in 40%. The prevalence of high-risk molecular mutations was higher in patients referred for bone marrow transplantation (100% versus 50%). The median follow-up of transplant patients was 2.4 years and the overall survival at 2 years was 80% (95%CI: 62-100%). Conclusion The molecular analysis enables estimating the patient’s risk and thus instituting more aggressive treatment such as bone marrow transplant for patients at higher risk, being a relevant tool to guide therapy. Given the significance of molecular analysis for therapeutic decision-making in myelofibrosis, collection and disclosure of data on the prevalence of cytogenetic changes and findings of next-generation sequencing in affected patients is important.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835396
title: Seroprevalence of antibodies against smooth Brucella in small ruminants in the states of Sergipe, Bahia, Ceará and Paraíba

description: ABSTRACT Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease widespread almost all over the world, representing a significant economic and public health problem. Brucella melitensis, B. suis and B. abortus are considered the most pathogenic species for humans. The most virulent species, B. melitensis is endemic in many parts of the world, particularly the biovar 3 in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe. Some Latin American countries are seriously affected by biovar 1, especially Mexico, Peru and northern Argentina. Furthermore, while Brazil is considered free of this etiologic agent, one recurrent question is whether this infection really does not occur in Brazil or there is a lack of research/data on the subject. To answer this question, this study aims to investigate the occurrence of antibodies against smooth Brucella in goats and sheep in the states of Sergipe, Paraíba, Ceará and Paraíba. All samples were screened by the Rose Bengal test (RBT). The complement fixation (CFT) and the fluorescence polarization (FPT) tests were used as confirmatory tests. There were no positive samples in the confirmatory tests (both CFT and FPT). We, therefore, conclude that this result reinforces the previous knowledge regarding the exotic status of B. melitensis infection in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835396.v1
title: Seroprevalence of antibodies against smooth Brucella in small ruminants in the states of Sergipe, Bahia, Ceará and Paraíba

description: ABSTRACT Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease widespread almost all over the world, representing a significant economic and public health problem. Brucella melitensis, B. suis and B. abortus are considered the most pathogenic species for humans. The most virulent species, B. melitensis is endemic in many parts of the world, particularly the biovar 3 in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe. Some Latin American countries are seriously affected by biovar 1, especially Mexico, Peru and northern Argentina. Furthermore, while Brazil is considered free of this etiologic agent, one recurrent question is whether this infection really does not occur in Brazil or there is a lack of research/data on the subject. To answer this question, this study aims to investigate the occurrence of antibodies against smooth Brucella in goats and sheep in the states of Sergipe, Paraíba, Ceará and Paraíba. All samples were screened by the Rose Bengal test (RBT). The complement fixation (CFT) and the fluorescence polarization (FPT) tests were used as confirmatory tests. There were no positive samples in the confirmatory tests (both CFT and FPT). We, therefore, conclude that this result reinforces the previous knowledge regarding the exotic status of B. melitensis infection in Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835399
title: Yoga implications for preventing accidental falls in older adults: a systematic review

description: Abstract Introduction: Studies have shown the importance of healthy habits in older adults, emphasizing physical activity or mobility for a better quality of life and to delay physical degeneration in this population. Yoga is one of several exercises recommended for therapeutic purposes to reduce the risk of falls, a common occurrence in this age group. Objective: To synthesize the existing evidence regarding the effects of yoga on quality of life and physical-functional capacity and its contribution to fall prevention in older people. Methods: This systematic review was conducted in August 2020 on the Medline/Pubmed, LILACS, SCOPUS, Web of Science and PEDro databases, with no restrictions for language or year of publication. In line with the eligibility criteria, randomized or quasi-randomized clinical trials were included. Results: A total of 1,190 articles were found, 18 of which were included for data collection. The average sample size was between 16 and 120 participants, consisting of older individuals of both sexes ranging in age from 62 to 85 years. Conclusion: Regular yoga practice has a beneficial effect on the quality of life and physical-functional capacity of older adults, thereby contributing to fall prevention. However, evidence is still limited and further studies are suggested to better elucidate the scope of the effects of yoga as a therapeutic resource.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835399.v1
title: Yoga implications for preventing accidental falls in older adults: a systematic review

description: Abstract Introduction: Studies have shown the importance of healthy habits in older adults, emphasizing physical activity or mobility for a better quality of life and to delay physical degeneration in this population. Yoga is one of several exercises recommended for therapeutic purposes to reduce the risk of falls, a common occurrence in this age group. Objective: To synthesize the existing evidence regarding the effects of yoga on quality of life and physical-functional capacity and its contribution to fall prevention in older people. Methods: This systematic review was conducted in August 2020 on the Medline/Pubmed, LILACS, SCOPUS, Web of Science and PEDro databases, with no restrictions for language or year of publication. In line with the eligibility criteria, randomized or quasi-randomized clinical trials were included. Results: A total of 1,190 articles were found, 18 of which were included for data collection. The average sample size was between 16 and 120 participants, consisting of older individuals of both sexes ranging in age from 62 to 85 years. Conclusion: Regular yoga practice has a beneficial effect on the quality of life and physical-functional capacity of older adults, thereby contributing to fall prevention. However, evidence is still limited and further studies are suggested to better elucidate the scope of the effects of yoga as a therapeutic resource.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21835402
title: Major depressive episode in hospital workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

description: ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES To estimate prevalence and factors associated with major depressive episode (MDE), emphasizing occupational aspects, in workers of a public teaching hospital that is a reference for Covid-19 treatment. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out between October and December 2020, after the first peak of the pandemic, interviewing 1,155 workers. The prevalence of MDE was estimated using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) algorithm. Multivariate hierarchical analysis was conducted using Poisson regression to assess associated factors. RESULTS MDE prevalence was 15.3% (95%CI: 13.3–17.5) and was higher among young, white and female workers, those with a family history of depression, resident professionals, nursing professionals, workers who were exposed to three or more situations of moral dilemma, and those who had to put off a physiological need until later. Having a risk factor for Covid-19, being a smoker and being physically inactive were also positively associated with MDE. CONCLUSIONS The study points to the considerable prevalence of MDE among tertiary health care workers; reviewing work processes is essential to reduce occupational stress and minimize the effects of the pandemic on mental health, preventing those problems from becoming chronic.