ABSTRACT
A população idosa cresce e as áreas urbanas se expandem mundialmente. Esta realidade interfere na qualidade de vida dos idosos, o que pode afetar sua saúde. Por esta razão, a questão vem sendo discutida pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, que criou o "Guia Global da Cidade Amiga do Idoso", no intuito de identificar pontos fracos e fortes de cidades e localidades quanto à sua amigabil idade ao envelhecimento. Assim, este estudo conduz uma pesquisa qualitativa, utilizando-se da técnica de grupo focal e das diretrizes do guia, para diagnosticar uma região da cidade de Belo Horizonte quanto a seus aspectos amigáveis aos idosos lá residentes. Contou com a participação de mais de 30 pessoas, idosas e não idosas, e concluiu que a região tem potencial para ser considerada amiga do idoso. (AU)
The elderly population grows, and the urban areas expand worldwide. This reality interferes with elderly's life quality, which may affect their health. For this reason, this issue has been discussed by the World Health Organization, which created the document "Global Age-Friendly Cities: a Guide", in order to identify strengths and weaknesses of cities and localities regarding their age-friendliness. Thus, this study conducts a qualitative research, uses the focus group technique and the Guide's guidelines to diagnose a region of Belo Horizonte city concerning its age-friendly aspects. Over 30 individuals, older and younger, participated in the research. The conclusion is that the region has potential to be considered age-friendly. (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Health of the Elderly , Cities , City Planning/methods , Healthy Aging , World Health Organization , BrazilABSTRACT
Qualitative analyses were carried out on solid medium with insoluble collagen 0.25% (w/v) to detect proteases with collagenolytic activity produced by Bacillus sp. In cultures incubated for 24 h, a 23 full factorial design with four repetitions at the center point was developed to analyze the effects and interactions between initial pH, temperature and the concentration of gelatin. Based on the results of the first 23 full factorial design, a successive 23 full factorial design was performed. The most favorable production conditions were found to be 1.5% (w/v) gelatin, pH 9.0 and 37 °C with enzymatic activity of 86.27 U/mL. The enzyme showed optimal activity at 50 °C and pH 9.0, and it was stable over wide pH (7.2-10.0) and temperature (45 °C-60 °C) ranges. These results indicate that Bacillus sp DPUA 1728 is a potential source for producing collagenolytic protease with possible biotechnological applications, such as in the food, cosmetics and leather industries.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , City Planning/methods , Environment Design , Exercise/physiology , Residence Characteristics , Social Support , Accelerometry , Cities , Geographic Information Systems , Leisure Activities , Public Facilities , Regression Analysis , Sedentary Behavior , Space Perception , Transportation/methods , WalkingABSTRACT
Conjunto de diretrizes e metas para orientar o desenvolvimento inclusivo do município de Osasco, nas áreas: inclusão social e cidadania, desenvolvimento econômico, desenvolvimento urbano e qualidade ambiental, educação, saúde, cultura, esporte, segurança pública e politicas de prevenção à criminalidade urbana.
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City Planning , Ecological Development , Economic Development , Education , Guidelines as Topic , Organizational Objectives , Public Health Administration , City Planning/methods , SafetyABSTRACT
When planning the development or reduction of large traffic facilities, acoustic calculation procedures are used to forecast the noise load in the affected residential areas. Then, existing dose/response relationships for steady state situations are used to predict noise effects in future years. Planners often assume that (1) noise annoyance reactions of residents do not change over the years, and (2) annoyance is not affected by the change itself. Both of these assumptions are questioned in this paper, and a procedure for estimating future annoyance in changed noise situations is proposed. This includes the analysis of possible statistical trends of the annoyance reactions over the years - even for steady-state noise loads, and with changing state situations, the effects of the change should also be accounted for.