Utilização de enxerto autógeno fixado por implantes / Use of autogenous graft fixed by implants / Uso de injerto autógeno fijado mediante implantes

OBJETIVO: Relatar um caso clínico em que foi utilizado enxerto autógeno na região anterior da maxila fixado com implantes. RELATO DE CASO: Paciente do gênero feminino, 46 anos, há 13 anos compareceu à Clínica de Implantodontia do Programa de Pós Graduação da UFPA tendo como queixa principal desconforto estético e dificuldade na mastigação, durante o exame clínico intraoral observou-se a ausência dos elementos 11,12, 21,22 e grande defeito ósseo em formato de U invertido. O tratamento foi dividido em duas etapas: na primeira foi realizada a correção do defeito ósseo em espessura com enxerto ósseo em bloco retirado da região mentoniana, e na segunda etapa foi realizada a correção em altura com enxerto ósseo em bloco retirado do ramo mandibular, na fixação do referido enxerto instalou-se simultaneamente os implantes. Após 13 anos, a paciente retornou para uma consulta de controle e durante a avaliação dos exames clínicos e radiológicos, observou-se que os implantes encontravam-se osseointegrados, sem sintomatologia e com ligeira perda óssea. CONCLUSÃO: Os implantes quando associados ao enxerto autógeno em bloco demonstraram-se eficazes em relação á estética e função no decorrer dos anos... (AU)

OBJECTIVE: To report a clinical case in which autogenous graft was used in the anterior region of the maxilla fixed with implants. CASE REPORT: 13years ago, a 46-year-old female patient, attended the Implantology Clinic of the UFPA Graduate Program with aesthetic discomfort and difficulty chewing as the main complaint, during the intraoral clinical examination, the absence of elements 11, 12, 21, 22 and large bone defect in inverted U format was observed. The treatment was divided into two stages: in the first one, the bone defect was correct in thickness with a block osseum graft removed from the mentionian region, and in the second stage, the correction was performed in height with block bone graft removed from the mandibular branch, and the implants were installed in the fixation of the said graft. After 13 years, the patient returned for a control consultation, and during the evaluation of clinical and radiological examinations, it was observed that the implants were Osseo integrated, without symptomatology and with slight bone loss. CONCLUSION: Implants when associated with autogenou block graft have been shown to be effective in relation to aesthetics and function over the years... (AU)

OBJETIVO: Relatar un caso clínico en que fue utilizado injerto autógeno en la región anterior de la maxila fijado con implantes. CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente del género femenino,46 años, compareció a Clínica de Implantología del Programa de Post-Graduación de la UFPA teniendo como queja principal, el malestar estético y la dificultad para masticar, durante el examen clínico intraoral, se observó la ausencia de elementos 11,12,21,22 y grande defecto óseo en formato U invertida. El tratamiento fue dividido en dos etapas: en la primera fue realizada la corrección de lo defecto óseo en espesor con material retirado de la región mentoniana, y en la segunda etapa fue realizada la corrección en altura con injerto óseo retirado de la rama mandibular, en la fijación de dicho injerto, se instalaron los implantes simultáneamente. Después de 13 años, el paciente retornó para una consulta de control, y durante la evaluación de los exámenes clínicos y radiológicos, se observó que los implantes estaban osteointegrados, sin sintomatología y con ligera pérdida ósea. CONCLUSIÓN: Los implantes cuando asociados el injerto de bloqueo autógeno se demostraron eficaces en relación con la estética y la función, en el trascurso de los años... (AU)

Identification and Synthesis of a Macrolide as an Anti-aphrodisiac Pheromone from Males of Heliconius erato phyllis.

Investigation of the contents of the scent glands of the heliconiine butterfly Heliconius erato phyllis via gas chromatography/electroantennography revealed an unprecedented active compound. The males transfer this compound to females during mating. The structure of (2R,6E,10R)-2,6-dimethyl-6-undecen-10-olide, a derivative of geranylacetone, was proposed on the basis of infrared and mass spectrometry spectra and microderivatization and confirmed by racemic and stereoselective syntheses. Bioassays with the synthetic macrolide showed the repellency of this compound, termed phyllisolide, when applied to scent glands of females, identifying it as an anti-aphrodisiac pheromone.

Structures related to pheromone storage in alar androconia and the female abdominal scent gland of Heliconius erato phyllis, Heliconius ethilla narcaea, and Heliconius besckei (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae).

We describe the morphology of alar androconia and the female abdominal scent gland of Heliconius erato phyllis, Heliconius ethilla narcaea, and Heliconius besckei. Androconial scales of Heliconius, which are arranged in overlapping wing bands, release pheromones during courtship, probably through vibratory movements of male wings over the female to induce her to mate. An antiaphrodisiac is produced by glands located in the valves of the male and is transferred during copulation to the yellow dorsal abdominal sac present in the virgin female, causing this sac to emit a scent that reduces the attractiveness of the female for courtship with other males. Stereomicroscopy, SEM, and TEM analyses were conducted to describe the morphology of the internal and external scales and the external abdominal scent sac. The findings revealed different sizes of external androconial scales and an internal group of porous structural vesicles that are probably related to the preservation of internal space, reception and storage of secretions, and elimination of volatiles when the male is actively involved in courtship. Translucent projections on the female abdominal scent sac create open reservoirs for the reception, storage, and emission of antiaphrodisiac volatiles along with stink clubs. Male valve denticles vary in form and probably attach securely to the female sac during mating, thus ensuring secretion transfer. These features are discussed in the context of a comparative analysis.

Carga de trabalho e dimensionamento dos profissionais de enfermagem no centro de material de esterilização / Workload and sizing of two nursing professionals without sterilization material center

O estudo teve como objetivo identificar a carga de trabalho dos profissionais de enfermagem no centro de material de esterilização (CME) e aplicar o método de dimensionamento, conforme Resolução do COFEN n.º 543/2017. Estudo de caráter descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em um hospital privado no interior do estado de São Paulo, no período de agosto/2017 a julho/2018. Foram analisadas 5 áreas e 15 subprocessos, obtendo um total anual de 603.165 artigos odonto-médicohospitalares produzidos/reprocessados e 944,3 horas de enfermagem, gerando um dimensionamento com déficit de 5 profissionais de nível superior e quantitativo adequado da equipe de nível médio. Identificou-se um número restrito de pesquisas voltadas à temática de dimensionamento de enfermagem em CME, tornando o estudo relevante para subsidiar os gestores de enfermagem e impulsionar a realização de novos estudos.(AU)

The study aimed at the workload of nursing professionals in the center of sterilization material (CME) and apply the sizing method, according to the resolution of COFEN No. 543/2017. A quantitative study was carried out in a private hospital in the interior of the state of São Paulo, from August 2017 to July 2018. Five areas and 15 subprocesses were performed, resulting in a total annual of 603,165 articles odonto-hospital-produced / reprocessed hospitals and 944.11 hours of nursing, generating a design with a deficit of 5 professionals of superior and quantitative level. A limited number of researches focused on nursing design in the CME were identified, making the study relevant for the subsidization of nursing managers and for the promotion of new studies.(AU)

El estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar la carga de trabajo de los profesionales de enfermería en el centro de material de esterilización (CME) y aplicar el método de dimensionamiento, conforme Resolución del COFEN n.º 543/2017. Estudio de carácter descriptivo, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado en un hospital privado en el interior del estado de São Paulo, en el período de agosto / 2017 a julio / 2018. Se analizaron 5 áreas y 15 subprocesos, obteniendo un total anual de 603.165 artículos odonto-médicohospitalarios producidos / reprocesados y 944,3 horas de enfermería, generando un dimensionamiento con déficit de 5 profesionales de nivel superior y cuantitativo adecuado del equipo de nivel medio . Se identificó un número restringido de investigaciones dirigidas a la temática de dimensionamiento de enfermería en CME, haciendo el estudio relevante para subsidiar a los gestores de enfermería e impulsar la realización de nuevos estudios.(AU)

Effects of dance on the postural balance, cognition and functional autonomy of older adults.

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the postural balance, cognition and functional autonomy of older adults with dementia, who are long-stay inpatients, subjected to ballroom dancing. METHOD: simple randomized clinical study. Older adult sample: control group (30) and experimental group (30). The groups were subjected to the protocol of functional autonomy for activities of daily living; to the assessment of cognition (mini-mental state examination); and to the analysis of postural balance (stabilometric and postural platforms). The analysis of variance with repeated measures for group and time factors, and Scheffé's post hoc test were used, with significance of p < 0.05. RESULTS: For the mini-mental state examination, the control group presented a 24.27 mean, and the experimental 22.75. Functional autonomy for activities of daily living - experimental: 54.47 ± 7.24 (p < 0.0001) x control: 61.77 ± 8.47 (p = 0.011). Postural balance - experimental: X = 3.16 ± 3.44 (p = 0.02) x control = X = 6.30 ± 7.62 (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Ballroom dancing can be recommended for older adults to provide improvement in their balance and motor performance of the activities of daily living.

Perspectivas histórico-sociais no campo da mídia-educação: contribuições para a formação em Educação Física / Social-historic perspectives in the field of the media-education: contributions to the formation in Physical Education / Perspectivas histórico-social en el campo de la media-educación: contribuciones para la formación en Educación Física

Este artigo oferece reflexões desenvolvidas por órgãos institucionais e pesquisadores a respeito da mídia-educação. Para isso considerou-se a ocorrência e recorrência dos mesmos nos seguintes espaços: i) dissertação de mestrado educacional do autor que investigou a inserção curricular das Novas Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (NTIC) na formação de professores em Minas Gerais; e ii) produções presentes no Grupo de Trabalho Temático (GTT) "Comunicação e Mídia" do Conbrace. A dimensão proposta como eixo norteador permitiu refletir acerca das discussões, das tendências e dos desafios da mídia-educação na conjuntura social e educativa. Como ponto principal de relevância destaca-se a possibilidade de contribuição na formação contemporânea de professores, em especial de Educação Física.

This article offers reflections about media-education from institutions and researchers. For the election of the subjects of the investigation, it was considered the occurrence and recurrence of the names: i) the dissertation of the master in education of the author who research, through the content analysis and from the media-education, the curricular insertion of the NTIC and the formation of professors in Minas Gerais; ii) the presents productions in the GTT "Communication and Media" of the Conbrace. The proposed dimension like guiding axis allowed reflect about the discussions, the trends and the challenges of the media-education and the social and educative conjuncture. The main point of relevance is the possibility of contribution in the training of teachers, especially in Physical Education, in face of the contemporary educational needs.

Este artículo ofrece reflexiones al respecto de la media-educación a partir de órganos institucionales e investigadores. Para la elección de los sujetos de la investigación fue considerada la ocurrencia y recurrencia de los nombres: i) La disertación de maestría educacional del autor que investiga, a través de análisis de contenido y a partir de la media-educación, la inserción curricular de las NTIC en la formación de profesores en Minas Gerais; y ii) las producciones presentes en el GTT "Comunicación y Media" del Conbrace.. La dimensión propuesta como eje guia permitió reflexionar acerca de las discusiones, de las tendencias y de desafíos de la media-educación en la coyuntura social y educativa. Como punto principal de relevancia se destaca la posibilidad de contribución en la formación de profesores, en especial de Educación Física, frente a las necesidades educativas contemporáneas.

Effects of dance on the postural balance, cognition and functional autonomy of older adults / Efectos del baile en el equilibrio postural, en la cognición y en la autonomía funcional de los ancianos / Efeitos da dança no equilíbrio postural, na cognição e na autonomia funcional de idosos

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the postural balance, cognition and functional autonomy of older adults with dementia, who are long-stay inpatients, subjected to ballroom dancing. Method: simple randomized clinical study. Older adult sample: control group (30) and experimental group (30). The groups were subjected to the protocol of functional autonomy for activities of daily living; to the assessment of cognition (mini-mental state examination); and to the analysis of postural balance (stabilometric and postural platforms). The analysis of variance with repeated measures for group and time factors, and Scheffé's post hoc test were used, with significance of p < 0.05. Results: For the mini-mental state examination, the control group presented a 24.27 mean, and the experimental 22.75. Functional autonomy for activities of daily living - experimental: 54.47 ± 7.24 (p < 0.0001) x control: 61.77 ± 8.47 (p = 0.011). Postural balance - experimental: X = 3.16 ± 3.44 (p = 0.02) x control = X = 6.30 ± 7.62 (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Ballroom dancing can be recommended for older adults to provide improvement in their balance and motor performance of the activities of daily living.

RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar el equilibrio postural, la cognición y la autonomía funcional de los ancianos con demencia, institucionalizados de larga permanencia, sometidos al baile de salón. Método: estudio clínico aleatorizado simple. Muestra de ancianos: grupo control (30) y grupo experimental (30). Los grupos fueron sometidos al protocolo de autonomía funcional para actividades de la vida diaria, a la evaluación de la cognición (mini examen del estado mental), y el análisis del equilibrio postural (pedana estabilométrica y posturométrica). Se hizo el análisis de la varianza, con medidas repetidas en los factores grupo y tiempo, y el post hoc de Scheffé, con significancia p < 0,05. Resultados: El grupo control presentó en el mini examen del estado mental promedio de 24,27, y el experimental 22,75. Autonomía funcional para actividades de la vida diaria - experimental: 54,47 ± 7,24 (p<0,0001) × control: 61,77 ± 8,47 (p = 0,011). Equilibrio postural - experimental: X = 3,16 ± 3,44 (p = 0,02) × control = X = 6,30 ± 7,62 (p= 0,04). Conclusión: El baile de salón debe ser indicado para proporcionar una mejora en el equilibrio y el rendimiento motor en las actividades de la vida diaria de los ancianos.

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar o equilíbrio postural, a cognição e a autonomia funcional de idosos com demência, institucionalizados de longa permanência, submetidos à dança de salão. Método: estudo clínico randomizado simples. Amostra de idosos: grupo controle (30) e grupo experimental (30). Os grupos foram submetidos ao protocolo de autonomia funcional para atividades da vida diária; à avaliação da cognição (miniexame do estado mental); e à análise do equilíbrio postural (pedana estabilométrica e posturométrica). Fez-se a análise de variância, com medidas repetidas nos fatores grupo e tempo, e o post hoc de Scheffé, com significância p < 0,05. Resultados: O grupo controle apresentou no miniexame do estado mental média de 24,27, e o experimental 22,75. Autonomia funcional para atividades da vida diária - experimental: 54,47 ± 7,24 (p < 0,0001) x controle: 61,77 ± 8,47 (p = 0,011). Equilíbrio postural - experimental: X = 3,16 ± 3,44 (p = 0,02) x controle = X = 6,30 ± 7,62 (p = 0,04). Conclusão: A dança de salão deve ser indicada para proporcionar melhora no equilíbrio e no desempenho motor nas atividades da vida diária de idosos.

Educação para as Tic na formação em educação física: análises curriculares por meio da mídia-educação / Education for ICT in physical education formation: curricular analysis through media education / Educación para las TIC en la formación en educación física: análisis curricular a través de la medios-educación

O trabalho investiga, a partir da mídia-educação, a presença da educação para as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) e suas especificidades nos currículos dos cursos de licenciatura em educação física das universidades federais mineiras. Para a interpretação dos dados utilizou-se a análise categorial dos documentos estruturantes dos cursos, reunidos através de suas disponibilizações on-line. Observou-se que mais da metade dos currículos dos cursos pesquisados sinalizam de forma positiva para a educação para as TIC em formato de componentes curriculares fortemente marcados pelo aspecto instrumental da mídia-educação e pela não relação com o corpus do currículo. A pesquisa mostrou que os currículos dos cursos ainda carecem de importantes elementos para problematizar as questões das TIC no contemporâneo.

This paper investigates, from a media education perspective, the presence of education for ICT and its specificities in the curricula of Physical Education graduation courses from federal universities in Minas Gerais. In order to interpret the data, the categorical analysis of structural documents of the courses, which were gathered according to their online availability, was used. It was observed that more than a half of the researched curricula signalized positively towards a media education in curricular components format. These components were strongly informed by the instrumental aspect of education-media and its non-relationship with the curriculum corpus. The research pointed out that the courses curricula still lack of important elements to discuss the issues regarding to contemporary ICT.

El trabajo investiga, a partir de los medios­educación, la presencia de la educación para las Tecnologias de Información y Comunicación (TIC) y sus especificidades en el currículo de los cursos de Licenciatura en educación física de las universidades federales de Minas Gerais. Para la interpretación de los datos se utilizo el análisis de categorías de los documentos que estructuran los cursos, reunidos a través de su disponibilización on-line. . Se observó que más de la mitad de los currículos de los cursos investigados se direccionan de forma positiva para la educación de las TIC en formato de componentes curriculares caracterizados fuertemente por el aspecto instrumental de los medios­educación y por la falta de relación con el corpus del currículo. La investigación demostró que los currículos de los programas aún carecen de elementos importantes para la problematización de los TIC en la actualidad.

Mídia-educação nas universidades federais mineiras: mapeando a formação em Educação Física / Media-education in the federal universities mining: mapping the formation in the Physical Education / Media-educación em las universidades federales mineras: mapeo a la formación en Educación Física

Esse trabalho busca compreender a relação dos cursos de licenciatura em educação física das universidades federais de Minas Gerais e a mídia-educação, a partir de seus documentos estruturantes dispostos on-line. Para a análise e interpretação dos dados utilizamos a análise categorial de tais documentos. Observamos que: (a) mais da metade dos currículos dos cursos pesquisados sinalizam de forma positiva para a proposta mídia-educativas, entretanto, tais sinalizações ainda aparecem fortemente marcadas pela dimensão instrumental, apesar de aparentes mudanças estarem em curso; (b) as disciplinas mídia-educativas, ou as que possuem potencial mídia-educativo, quando ofertadas, se encontram isoladas do restante do currículo; (c) nem todos os cursos disponibilizam seus documentos estruturantes nos sites de suas universidades, o que nos trouxe muitas limitações, devido à proposta de trabalho on-line da pesquisa; (d) dos PPCs analisados apenas dois sinalizam em seus corpus a importância de educar para as mídias, porém, unicamente na dimensão instrumental.

The work presented here intended to understand how the undergraduate courses in Physical Education of the Federal Universities of Minas Gerais thematize media-education, from the Analysis of the structuring documents of the courses. For reporting and interpreting data, the categorical analysis of such documents was taken. Observed that: (a) more than half of those surveyed curricula courses indicate positively to the media and educational proposals. However, such signs still appear strongly marked by the instrumental aspect / Technical, despite apparent changes are underway; (b) the media and educational disciplines, or those with potential for media-education, when offered, are isolated from the rest of the curriculum; (c) not all courses provide their structuring documents on the websites of its universities. That brought us many limitations to the online research, as proposed; (d) only two of the PPCs pointed in its corpus to the importance of educating to the media, but they did that in an isolated way on a instrumental perspective.

El trabajo analyzes como las carreras de licenciatura en Educación Física dispuestas en las universidades federales de Minas Gerais tematizan la Media-Educación, a partir del análises de los estruturantes documentos de las Carreras, a través de la disponibilidad online. Para la análisis i interpretación de datos, utilizamos la análisis categórico de dichos documentos. Observamos que: (a) más de la mitad de los currículos de las carreras investigadas señalizan de forma positiva para la propuesta medio-educativa. Sin embargo, tales señalizaciones aun aparecen fuertemente marcadas por el aspecto instrumental técnico, a pesar de que aparentes cambios están en curso; (b) las asignaturas medio-educativas, o las que poseen potencial medio-educativo, cuando se liberan para el alumnado, se encuentran apartadas del resto del currículo; (c) no todas las carreras disponían sus documentos estructurales en las páginas web de sus universidades, lo que nos trajo muchas limitaciones debido a la propuesta de trabajo online de la investigación; (d) de las mallas curriculares analizadas, apenas dos señalizan en sus corpus la importancia de educar para las medias, por ende de manera aislada en la perspectiva instrumental.

Defensive behavior associated with secretions from the prosternal paired glands of the larvae of Heliconius erato phyllis Fabricius (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)

Defensive behavior associated with secretions from the prosternal paired glands of the larvae of Heliconius erato phyllis Fabricius (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Our work presents for the first time, the defensive behavior associated with the release of the product of the prosternal paired glands of the larva of Heliconius erato phyllis Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae). The prosternal glands were first described for larvae of H. erato phyllis. They are formed by two types of glandular structures: the impair gland and the paired glands. The prosternal glands are located within the conical integumentary sac, which in turn is situated on the individual's prosternum. The main goal of this study is to analyze the existence of any secretion from the prosternal paired glands, and check the action mode of this secretion. The methodology used for chemical analysis of the glands included the aeration and, analysis in gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results show that the prosternal glands do not produce volatiles. Bioassays were conducted with simulated and natural attacks and revealed that the prosternal paired glands produce secretions of defense together with silk produced by labials glands as a defense strategy, described for the first time, against ants. The strategy consists in wrapping the ant with silk threads, the entire wrapped object moved to the end of the body, with the aid of the legs and prolegs, and possibly fixed in a nearby place. Evidence for the existence of a conical integumentary sac in larvae of other species and families of Lepidoptera allows us to propose the possibility of occurrence of prosternal paired glands with defensive function in these other groups as well.

Postural balance and falls in elderly nursing home residents enrolled in a ballroom dancing program.

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a ballroom dancing program on the postural balance of institutionalized elderly residents. The sample consisted of 59 sedentary elderly residents of long-stay institutions who were randomly assigned to a ballroom dancing experimental group (EG, n=30) or a control group (CG, n=29). The ballroom dancing program consisted of three 50-min sessions each week on alternate days over a 12-week period. The dances included the foxtrot, waltz, rumba, swing, samba and bolero. The medical records of the subjects were reviewed to determine the number of falls they experienced in the three months prior to the intervention. Postural static balance was assessed using a Lizard (Med. EU., Italy, 2010) stabilometric and posturometric platform. Only patients in the EG lost a significant amount of weight (Δ=-2.85 kg) when comparing the pre- and post-test postural balance assessments. The intergroup comparison revealed a reduced lower limb weight distribution difference in the EG post-test compared to the CG post-test (p=0.012). In the intragroup comparison, the EG patients experienced significantly fewer falls post-test relative to pre-test (p<0.0001). This improvement was not observed for patients in the CG. In the intergroup analysis, we observed fewer falls in the EG post-test compared to the CG post-test (p<0.0001). Therefore it was conclude that sedentary elderly people living in long-term institutions can improve their balance via a ballroom dancing program. This activity improved balance and reduced the number of falls in this elderly population.

The effect of ballroom dance on balance and functional autonomy among the isolated elderly.

The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of a ballroom dancing program on the functional autonomy and physical balance of institutionalized elderly individuals. The study enrolled 75 sedentary elderly subjects from long-term institutions who were randomly divided into a ballroom dance program group (EG; n=39) and a control group (CG; n=36). The protocol of the Latin American Group for Maturity (GDLAM) was used to evaluate functional autonomy. Physical balance was analyzed using a stabilometer and posture meter platforms. The level of significance in statistical tests was set at p<0.05. Regarding the physical balance evaluation, only the members of the EG achieved a significant reduction in weight (Δ=-0.98 kg) following the experiment, both in the intragroup (p=0.002) and in the intergroup analysis (p=0.012). In the evaluation of functional autonomy, only the EG showed a significant reduction in the execution time of all the tests and in the GDLAM index: GI (Δ=-6.99), both in the intragroup (p<0.001) and in the intergroup analysis (p=0.011). Thus, it can be inferred that sedentary elderly individuals who are residents of long-term institutions can improve their functional autonomy and balance with a ballroom dance program.

Efeitos do treinamento funcional na autonomia funcional, equilíbrio e qualidade de vida de idosas / Effects of functional training on functional autonomy, balance and quality of life of elderly

O estudo foi investigar os efeitos do treinamento funcional no equilíbrio postural, funcionalautonomia e qualidade de vida de idosos ativos. A amostra foi dividida aleatoriamente em Grupo Funcional Formação (GFT) e grupo controle (GC), com idade entre 67 ± 6 e 65 ± 5 anos (de idade), respectivamente. a seguir Foram utilizados protocolos: Berg Balance Scale (EEB, o equilíbrio postural), Grupo Latino-Americano de Desenvolvimento para Maturidade (GDLAM, autonomia funcional) e da Organização Mundial da Saúde de Qualidade de Vida (WHOQOL - idade, qualidade de vida). A análise descritiva e inferencial através do teste de normalidade de Shapiro-Wilk foi realizada para avaliar os dados. Foram utilizados os testes de Kruskal-Wallis ou Two-Way Anova para a avaliação do intergroupdifference seguido teste post-hoc de Scheffe, respectivamente. Havia apenas (Δ% = 24,88%, p = 0,0001) e entre os grupos significativa diferença intragrupo (Δ% = 42,22%, p = 0,0001) para a variável grupo de treinamento funcional (GTF) na balança, a autonomia funcional em todas as variáveis ​​em que o índice geral (IG) obtidos valores de (Δ% = -37,14%, p = 0,001); e a qualidade de vida na variável áreas relacionadas com a autonomia, participação social, morte e morrer e intimidade, o índice global de qualidade de vida (QVG de idade) obtidos os seguintes resultados (Δ% = -1,41%, p = 0,001). Em conclusão, os resultados desta estudo fornecem evidência o GTF foi menos tempo na realização de testes de equilíbrio, autonomia funcional, reflectindo a melhoria da qualidade de vida de pessoas idosas.

The study was to investigate the effects of functional training on postural balance, functional autonomy and quality of life for active seniors. The sample was randomly divided into Group Functional Training (GFT) and control group (CG), aged 67±6 and 65± 5 years (old), respectively. The following protocols were used: Berg Balance Scale (EEB, postural balance), Latin American Group of Development for Maturity (GDLAM, functional autonomy) and World Health Organization of Quality of Life ( WHOQOL – old , quality of life). Descriptive and inferential analysis using Shapiro-Wilk’s normality test was performed to evaluate the data. The Kruskal-Wallis test or Two-way ANOVA test were used for the evaluation of the intergroupdifference followed Scheffe post-hoc test, respectively. There was only (∆% = 24.88%, p = 0.0001) and between groups significant intra group difference (∆% = 42.22%, p = 0.0001) for the functional training group (GTF) variable in the balance, the functional autonomy in all variables where the general index (GI) obtained values of (∆% = -37,14%, p = 0,001); and the variable quality of life in areas relating to autonomy, social participation, death and dying and intimacy, the overall index of quality of life (OQL-old) obtained the following results(∆% = -1,41%, p = 0,001). In conclusion the results of this study provide evidence the GTF was less time in the performance of balance tests, functional autonomy, reflecting the improved quality of life of elderly.

Nucleotidase activities in membrane preparations of nervous ganglia and digestive gland of the snail Helix aspersa.

Nucleotide-metabolizing enzymes play an important role in the regulation of nucleotide levels. In the present report, we demonstrated an enzyme activity with different kinetic properties in membrane preparations of the nervous ganglia and digestive gland from Helix aspersa. ATPase and ADPase activities were dependent on Ca2+ and Mg2+ with pH optima approximately 7.2 and between 6.0 and 8.0 in digestive gland and nervous ganglia, respectively. The enzyme activities present in membrane preparations of these tissues preferentially hydrolyzed triphosphate nucleotides. In nervous ganglia, the enzyme was insensitive to the classical ATPases inhibitors. In contrast, in digestive gland, N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) produced 45% inhibition of Ca(2+)-ATP hydrolysis. Sodium azide, at 100 microM and 20 mM, inhibited Mg(2+)-ATP hydrolysis by 36% and 55% in digestive gland, respectively. The presence of nucleotide-metabolizing enzymes in these tissues may be important for the modulation of nucleotide and nucleoside levels, controlling their actions on specific purinoceptors in these species.

Effects of starvation on haemolymphatic glucose levels, glycogen contents and nucleotidase activities in different tissues of Helix aspersa (Müller, 1774) (Mollusca, Gastropoda).

In the present study, the glucose concentration in the haemolymph and glycogen levels were determined in the various body parts of the Helix aspersa snail after feeding lettuce ad libitum and after various periods of starvation. To characterize the effect of starvation on nucleotidase activity, enzyme assays were performed on membranes of the nervous ganglia and digestive gland. Results demonstrated the maintenance of the haemolymph glucose concentration for up to 30 days of starvation, probably due to the consumption of glycogen from the mantle. In the nervous ganglia, depletion of glycogen occurs progressively during the different periods of starvation. No significant changes were observed on ATP and ADP hydrolysis in the membranes of nervous ganglia and no alterations in Ca2+ -ATPase and Mg2+ -ATPase occurred in the membranes of the digestive gland of H. aspersa during the different periods of starvation. Although there were no changes in the enzyme activities during starvation, they could be modulated by effectors in situ with concomitant changes in products/reactants during starvation.