Castor-oil biobased foam: the effect of the composition on the physical and mechanical properties via a statistical mixture design.

PU foams are versatile materials that find applications in a wide range of products, from upholstery to packaging and construction. These foams consist primarily of two components, polyol and prepolymer, and their concentrations play a crucial role in determining their physical and mechanical properties. A second-order mixture design approach is used in this work to identify the significant components and their contributions on the physical-mechanical properties of biodegradable castor oil-based foams. The experimental design includes three components: two types of polyols and one prepolymer. These components are varied in nine distinct conditions to evaluate their effects on properties such as expansion rate, bulk density, compressive strength, and tensile strength. The Scheffé's quadratic model coefficients exhibit R-squared values higher than 0.84 in most cases. Chemical analysis using infrared spectroscopy confirms the successful formation of the urethane bond during the manufacturing process. The biobased foams developed in this work have densities ranging between 61 and 100 kg m-3, compressive modulus of 11-15 MPa and compressive strength between 273 and 429 kPa. The tensile modulus varies between 3.2 and 4.9 MPa, with a tensile strength in the range of 370-500 kPa. These results highlight the potential of biodegradable castor oil-based foams as promising alternative materials to traditional synthetic foams.

The Techno-Functionality of Chia Seed and Its Fractions as Ingredients for Meat Analogs.

Eating practices are changing due to awareness about meat consumption associated with social, ethical, environmental, and nutritional issues. Plant-based meat analogs are alternatives to conventional meat products that attempt to mimic all the inherent characteristics of meat fully. Therefore, the search for raw materials that provide these characteristics is increasing. Chia seeds have excellent potential as a functional ingredient in these products since they are a source of proteins, lipids, and fibers. Allied with this, the full use of chia through the seed and its fractions highlights the numerous beneficial characteristics of the formulation regarding nutritional characteristics and techno-functionality. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the potential of chia seed and its fractions for applications in meat-like products. Chia seeds are protein sources. Chia oil is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and its application in emulsions ensures the oil's nutritional quality and maintains its technological characteristics. Defatted chia flour has a high protein content and can be used to extract chia mucilage. Due to its high emulsification capacity, chia mucilage is an effective ingredient for meat products and, consequently, meat-like products. Therefore, this literature review demonstrates the strategic potential of using chia seeds and their fractions to develop meat analogs.

Problematic Social Media Use and Its Relationship with Depression or Anxiety: A Systematic Review.

There has been a notable increase in social media and Internet use over recent decades, not only for social interaction or entertainment, but also for working and meeting tools, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. A relationship between this usage and the development of mental illness is frequently hypothesized, but a few studies have empirical findings. This study is a systematic review of the relationship between social media use and depression or anxiety. Our Medline search yielded 1,747 papers. Our study found a strong and often bidirectional relationship between social media use and depression or anxiety. This relationship was frequently related to problematic social media use. No definite linear relationship was found between time spent using social media and depressive or anxious symptoms, but usually, the longer the time spent in that activity, the worse the outcomes. Factors related to problematic social media use were often different for men and women. Other variables may also play a role, such as nighttime-specific use, emotional involvement, and whether the individual behaves as an active or passive user. Evidence from this review provides a solid base for recommending cautious use of social media. Intense use and unhealthy habits, evidenced by addiction symptoms, may be problematic in less resilient individuals.

Evaluating the effect of childhood and adolescence asthma on the household economy

Abstract Objective To evaluate the relationship between asthma control, family income and family costs of asthma in a population of children-adolescents; to detail the family costs of asthma in this age range; and to compare asthma costs for the families of children-adolescents and adults. Methods The authors invited asthmatic subjects who attended a scheduled spirometry test at the Jundiaí School of Medicine (FMJ). The FMJ performs all spirometry tests requested by staff physicians who serve at the public healthcare system in the municipality. Volunteers responded to the ACQ, the Asthma Family Costs Questionnaire and underwent a spirometry test. Results The authors included 342 children-adolescents. Families of children-adolescents taking maintenance therapy and families of those reporting uncontrolled asthma symptoms were more likely to report any expenditure with asthma during the preceding month. In this age range, the smallest expenditures were on diagnostic tests and medical consultations, while home expenditures to avoid asthma triggers were the highest ones. As compared to adults' families, the children and adolescents families reported a greater proportion of income committed with asthma. Expenditures with transportation to healthcare facilities for asthma care were greater in the families of children-adolescents as compared to the values reported by the adults' families; in contrast, loss of income due to asthma was smaller in the families of children-adolescents. Conclusions Children-adolescents' asthma affects the household economy. The authors believe researchers should assess this outcome when designing studies about asthma. Finally, the study's data support the necessity of public policies in low-resource communities to minimize the economic impact of children and adolescents' asthma.

Evaluating the effect of childhood and adolescence asthma on the household economy.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between asthma control, family income and family costs of asthma in a population of children-adolescents; to detail the family costs of asthma in this age range; and to compare asthma costs for the families of children-adolescents and adults. METHODS: The authors invited asthmatic subjects who attended a scheduled spirometry test at the Jundiaí School of Medicine (FMJ). The FMJ performs all spirometry tests requested by staff physicians who serve at the public healthcare system in the municipality. Volunteers responded to the ACQ, the Asthma Family Costs Questionnaire and underwent a spirometry test. RESULTS: The authors included 342 children-adolescents. Families of children-adolescents taking maintenance therapy and families of those reporting uncontrolled asthma symptoms were more likely to report any expenditure with asthma during the preceding month. In this age range, the smallest expenditures were on diagnostic tests and medical consultations, while home expenditures to avoid asthma triggers were the highest ones. As compared to adults' families, the children and adolescents families reported a greater proportion of income committed with asthma. Expenditures with transportation to healthcare facilities for asthma care were greater in the families of children-adolescents as compared to the values reported by the adults' families; in contrast, loss of income due to asthma was smaller in the families of children-adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Children-adolescents' asthma affects the household economy. The authors believe researchers should assess this outcome when designing studies about asthma. Finally, the study's data support the necessity of public policies in low-resource communities to minimize the economic impact of children and adolescents' asthma.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine from randomized controlled trials on malarial and non-malarial conditions.

BACKGROUND: Despite the expectations regarding the effectiveness of chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) management, concerns about their adverse events have remained. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the safety of CQ and HCQ from malarial and non-malarial randomized clinical trials (RCTs). METHODS: The primary outcomes were the frequencies of serious adverse events (SAEs), retinopathy, and cardiac complications. Search strategies were applied to MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, CENTRAL, Scopus, and Trip databases. We used a random-effects model to pool results across studies and Peto's one-step odds ratio (OR) for event rates below 1%. Both-armed zero-event studies were excluded from the meta-analyses. We used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system to evaluate the certainty of evidence. RESULTS: One hundred and six RCTs were included. We found no significant difference between CQ/HCQ and control (placebo or non-CQ/HCQ) in the frequency of SAEs (OR: 0.98, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.76-1.26, 33 trials, 15,942 participants, moderate certainty of evidence). However, there was a moderate certainty of evidence that CQ/HCQ increases the incidence of cardiac complications (RR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.10-2.38, 16 trials, 9908 participants). No clear relationship was observed between CQ/HCQ and retinopathy (OR: 1.63, 95% CI: - 0.4-6.57, 5 trials, 344 participants, very low certainty of evidence). CONCLUSIONS: CQ and HCQ probably do not increase SAEs, with low frequency of these adverse events on malarial and non-malarial conditions. However, they may increase cardiac complications especially in patients with COVID-19. No clear effect of their use on the incidence of retinopathy was observed. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42020177818.

Leptospirosis by Sejroe strains leads to embryonic death (ED) in herds with reproductive disorders.

This study aims to evaluate the association between reproductive disorders and the main serogroups of Leptospira spp. in dairy herds. Blood samples from 216 cows from nine herds were collected for a Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT), and a reproductive follow-up with ultrasonography was carried out monthly for at least 12 months. A total of 75 (16.5%) cows were reactive, while seroreactivity to a herd level ranged from 16.0% to 52.8%. Out of the nine herds, in five (55.0%) Sejroe was found to be the predominant serogroup and in four (45.0%) it was Icterohaemorrhagiae. The major reproductive problems identified were embryonic death (ED) and abortions. All herds presented ED and abortion was observed in three (33.3%). Herds with high seroreactivity (>20%) had more reproductive problems. Those with a predominance of Sejroe were associated with ED (P < 0.05), while those with Icterohaemorrhagiae were associated with abortion. The results show that different leptospiral strains lead to different reproductive problems, as well as showing that the main problem - ED - is caused by leptospirosis, particularly for those determined by strains of the serogroup Sejroe.

Microbial perspective on the giant carbonate ridge Alpha Crucis (Southwestern Atlantic upper slope).

Deep-sea carbonate mounds can harbor a wide variety of heterotrophic and chemosynthetic microbial communities, providing biodiversity hotspots among the deep-sea benthic ecosystems. This study examined the bacterial and archaeal diversity and community structure in the water column and sediments associated with a recently described giant carbonate mound named Alpha Crucis Carbonate Ridge (ACCR), located in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Because of the acoustic evidence of gas chimneys from a previous study, we further evaluated the chemosynthetic primary production through in situ-simulated dark carbon fixation rates. Pelagic microbial communities varied significantly with depth, showing a high abundance of photosynthetic groups in surface waters and taxa related to nitrification in intermediate and deep waters. The benthic communities from the top of the ACCR were very similar along with the sediment depth, while those from the base of the ACCR showed a clear stratification pattern, with members in the deep strata mainly related to anoxic and chemosynthetic ecosystems. Dark carbon fixation rates were of the same order of magnitude as those of deep-sea cold seeps and hydrothermal vents. Our study provides the first description of the ACCR microbiome and adds new information to help formulate and implement future conservation and management strategies for vulnerable marine ecosystems.

Fatores de risco para vigilantes / Risk factors for surveillance workers

Objetivo: identificar os fatores de risco para a hipertensão arterial sistêmica e diabetes mellitus em vigilantes. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal, realizado com 23 vigilantes, por meio de um questionário analisado pelo software SPSS e apresentado em tabelas. Resultados: predominou os que praticam atividade física; não fumam; não consomem bebida alcóolica; consomem vegetais, frutas, legumes ou grãos; consomem frituras, salgados ou carnes gordas; têm antecedentes pessoais e familiares de hipertensão e diabetes, com maior ocorrência de hipertensão. A maioria obteve pressão arterial ótima e risco aumentado e muito aumentado para obesidade abdominal. Conclusão: apesar da atividade exercida ser considerada fator predisponente para a hipertensão arterial sistêmica e diabetes mellitus, os pesquisados demonstraram hábitos de vida saudáveis e níveis pressóricos dentro do padrão de normalidade.(AU)

Análise de hábitos nocivos à saúde entre pacientes com lesões bucais / Analysis harmful health habits among patients with oral lesions

Objetivo: Propõe-se identificar a prevalência dos hábitos tabagistas e etilistas entre pacientes diagnosticados com lesões bucais, assim como possíveis fatores associados. Material e método: Estudo analítico, de caráter retrospectivo, entre pacientes assistidos por clínica odontológica universitária na área de Diagnóstico Bucal. Foram analisados os prontuários odontológicos e laudos histopatológicos dos pacientes que realizaram o procedimento de biópsia entre fevereiro de 2010 e julho de 2012. As variáveis dependentes - hábitos nocivos à saúde - foram construídas pelas informações referentes aos hábitos tabagistas e etilistas então atuais ou passados. Utilizou-se o software SPSS 19.0. Foram conduzidas análises descritivas e univariada pelo teste qui-quadrado de Pearson (p≤0,05). A normalidade da amostra foi investigada pelo teste Kolmogorov-Smirnov e Shapiro-Wilk (p<0,05). Resultado: Dos 125 pacientes atendidos no período de avaliação, 110 foram incluídos. A presença de hábitos tabagistas e etilistas - então atuais ou passados - foi identificada em 42 (38,2%) e 21 (19,1%) pacientes, respectivamente. Na análise univariada, as variáveis estatisticamente significantes ((p≤0,05) associadas ao hábito tabagista foram: sexo, faixa etária, tipo de biópsia e diagnóstico histopatológico. Quanto ao hábito etilista, as variáveis foram: sexo e tipo de biópsia. Conclusão: Os hábitos tabagistas e etilistas estiveram ou permaneceram presentes na vida de uma parcela significativa dos indivíduos investigados, que desenvolveram lesões bucais. Nota-se, ainda, quão relevante é o sinergismo de ambos no desenvolvimento de tais lesões. .

Objective: It is proposed to identify the prevalence of smoking and drinking habits among patients diagnosed with oral lesions, as well as possible associated factors. Material and method: Analytical study, retrospective character between patients assisted by University Dental Clinic in the area of Oral Diagnosis. Dental records were analyzed and histopathological reports of patients who performed the biopsy procedure between February 2010 to July 2012. The dependent variables - harmful habits - were built by information pertaining to smokers and current drinking habits or passed. SPSS software was 19.0. Descriptive and univariate analyses were conducted by the Pearson's Chi-square test (p≤0,05). The normality of sample was investigated by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Shapiro-Wilk (p<0 .05). Result Of the 125 patients attended at 110 evaluation period have been included. The presence of smoker and current elitist habits or past were identified in 42 (38.2) and 21 (19.1) patients, respectively. In univariate analysis the variables statistically significant (p≤0,05) associated with the habit smoker were: sex, age, type of biopsy and histopathologic diagnosis. As for the elitist habit variables were: sex and type of biopsy. Conclusion Smoking and drinking habits have been or remain present in the life of a significant portion of individuals investigated who developed Oral lesions, being, yet, relevant with the synergy of both in the development of such injuries. .

Two-year clinical performance of dimethacrylatebased composite restorations repaired with a silorane-based composite.

PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical performance of a silorane-based composite resin used for repairing dimethacrylate- based composite restorations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One operator repaired defective dimethacrylate-based resin restorations that were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: control (n=50), repaired with Adper SE Plus and Filtek P60 Posterior Restorative (3M ESPE); or test (n=50), repaired with P90 System Adhesive Self-Etch Primer and Bond and Filtek P90 Low Shrink Posterior Restorative (3M ESPE). After 1 week, restorations were finished and polished. Two calibrated examiners (weighted Kappa≥0.78) evaluated the repaired restorations, blindly and independently, at baseline, after 6 months, 1 and 2 years. The parameters examined were marginal adaptation, anatomic form, surface roughness, marginal discoloration, postoperative sensitivity, and secondary caries. The restorations were classified as Alfa, Bravo, or Charlie, according to modified US Public Health Service criteria. Variation in the levels of clinical parameters over time was evaluated by Friedman's ANOVA (α=0.05). The Mann-Whitney test assessed the differences between the materials for all clinical criteria at baseline, 6-month, 1- and 2-year recalls (α=0.05). The Wilcoxon test compared each composite resin for all clinical criteria at the same recalls (α=0.05). RESULTS: After two years, 79 repaired restorations were re-examined. No statistically significant differences were found between the materials at baseline or at the 2-year recall (p>0.05). Comparing baseline and 2-year recall, there was a statistically significant difference for marginal discoloration (p=0.029) in silorane-based composite restorations. CONCLUSION: After two years, the clinical performance of the silorane-based composite was similar to that of the dimethacrylate-based composite when used to make repairs.

Frequência de patologias bucais diagnosticadas em Clínica Odontológica Universitária / Frecuencia de diagnóstico en patologías bucales Universidad Clínica Dental / Frequency of oral diseases diagnosed at the University Dental Clinic

Introdução: o estudo da frequência de doenças, incluindo as que acometem a região bucomaxilofacial, é de fundamental importância aos clínicos, epidemiologistas e aos gestores para conhecimento dos agravos mais comuns e necessidades de uma determinada região. Tais estudos epidemiológicos revelam a prevalência de inúmeras doenças e particularizam a distribuição destas conforme características da região ou local que estão sendo analisadas. Objetivo: o presente estudo objetivou determinar a frequência das lesões bucais diagnosticadas em clínica odontológica universitária, no município de Montes Claros MG, Brasil. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, realizado nos pacientes assistidos pela clínica de Diagnóstico Bucal do Departamento de Odontologia das Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas entre fevereiro de 2010 a julho de 2012. Os pacientes foram caracterizados quanto: aspectos sociodemográficos; condições sistêmicas; exame ectoscópico; hábitos e vícios; caracterização das lesões bucais e dos procedimentos realizados e os diagnósticos histopatológicos. Os dados foram analisados descritivamente utilizando o programa estatístico SPSS versão 17.0. Resultados: participaram do estudo 125 pacientes. A maioria dos pacientes foi do sexo feminino (58,4 porcento), tinha entre 40 a 59 anos de idade (42,4 porcento), não possuía lesão extra-oral (88,2 porcento), o lábio foi o local mais prevalente da ocorrência de lesões (24,8 porcento) e foram diagnosticados com proliferativos não neoplásicos (36,6 porcento). Conclusão: as patologias bucais mais diagnosticadas/ frequentes foram os processos proliferativos não neoplásicos(AU)

Introducción: el estudio de la frecuencia de enfermedades, incluyendo las que afectan a la región máxilofacial, es de importancia fundamental para los médicos, epidemiólogos y gestores para el conocimiento de los problemas de salud más comunes y las necesidades de una región en particular. Tales estudios epidemiológicos revelan la prevalencia de muchas enfermedades y particularizan la distribución de estas características según la región o el lugar que se analiza. Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia de las lesiones orales diagnosticadas en la clínica dental universitaria en la ciudad de Montes Claros-MG, Brasil. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo en pacientes que asistieron a la clínica del Departamento de Diagnóstico Oral del Universidades Norte de las Unidas Mine (Funorte / SOEBRAS) entre febrero de 2010 y julio de 2012. Los pacientes se caracterizaron por: características sociodemográficas, las condiciones sistémicas; examen ectoscópico, hábitos y adicciones, la caracterización de las lesiones orales y los procedimientos realizados, así como los diagnósticos histopatológicos más frecuentes. Los datos fueron analizados con el programa SPSS versión descriptiva 17,0. Resultados: el estudio incluyó a 125 pacientes. La mayoría de los pacientes eran mujeres (58,4 por ciento), tenían entre 40 y 59 años de edad (42,4 por ciento), no presentaron lesiones extraorales (88,2 por ciento), el labio fue el lugar más frecuente de aparición de lesiones (24,8 por ciento) y fueron diagnosticados con la neoplásicas procesos proliferativos (36,6 por ciento). Conclusión: las patologías orales más diagnosticados y frecuentes fueron procesos proliferativos no neoplásicos(AU)

Introduction: the study of the frequency of diseases, including those affecting the maxillofacial region, is of fundamental importance to clinicians, epidemiologists and managers to formulate a profile of the most prevalent health problems and needs of a particular region. Such epidemiological studies reveal the prevalence of many diseases and particularize the distribution of these characteristics depending on the region or location being analyzed. Objective: the present study aimed to assess the frequency of oral lesions diagnosed in a dental clinic in the city of Montes Claros MG, Brazil. Methods: a descriptive study was conducted in patients assisted at Department of Oral Diagnosis at Universidades Norte de las Unidas Mine, Funorte / SOEBRAS, Brazil from February 2010 to July 2012. Patients were characterized by: socio-demographic characteristics; systemic conditions; physical examination; habits and addictions; characterization of oral lesions, procedures performed and the most frequent histopathologic diagnoses. Data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS version 17.0. Results: the study included 125 patients. Most patients were female (58.4 percent) aged 40 to 59 years (42.4 percent), 88.2 percent had no extra-oral lesions, the most prevalent occurrence of lesions was in lips (24.8 percent) and 36.6 percent were diagnosed with non-neoplastic proliferative. Conclusion: the more diagnosed and frequent oral pathologies were non-neoplastic proliferative processes(AU)

Miniexame do estado mental: capacidade psicométrica e formas de avaliação / Minimental state examination: psychometric capacity and forms of assessment

As transições demográfica e epidemiológica ocorridas nos últimos anos produziram, como efeito, o envelhecimento populacional. Devido a isso, são necessárias informações atualizadas desse segmento, destacando-se as relacionadas à saúde. Entre os problemas de saúde que afetam especialmente os idosos, o déficit cognitivo tem consequências diretas sobre a qualidade de vida dos mesmos, sendo caracterizado pela deterioração das habilidades intelectuais. O Miniexame do Estado Mental (MEEM) é um instrumento de rastreamento de deterioração cognitiva, utilizado internacionalmente, que fornece informações sobre diferentes dimensões cognitivas, tais como orientação, memória, cálculo e linguagem. Ainda não há consenso na literatura quanto ao ponto de corte mais adequado na sua utilização e sua capacidade psicométrica. Nesse contexto, o objetivo do presente estudo é realizar uma revisão de literatura, através das bases de dados contidas na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), para maiores esclarecimentos das indicações, capacidade psicométrica e formas de avaliação do MEEM, para elucidar sua utilização em estudos epidemiológicos.

Demographic and epidemiological transitions have occurred in recent years, producing the effect of population aging. Because of this, updated information is needed in this segment, especially related to health. Among the health problems that particularly affect the elderly, cognitive impairment has direct consequences on their quality of life, characterized by cognitive decline. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a screening tool for cognitive impairment, used internationally, that provides information about different cognitive dimensions such as orientation, memory, judgment, and language. There is no consensus in the literature regarding the most appropriate cutoff point in its use and its psychometric capacity. In this context, the objective of this study is a literature review, through the databases contained in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), for further clarification of the indicated uses, psychometric capacity, and forms of evaluation of the MMSE, to clarify its use in epidemiological studies.

Concordância entre os diagnósticos clínico e histopatológico de lesões bucais diagnosticadas em Clínica Universitária / Agreement between clinical and histopathological diagnoses of oral lesions diagnosed in clinic university

Introdução: O diagnóstico da grande variedade de lesões que ocorrem na cavidade bucal é fundamental para a prática odontológica. Na clínica, é comum o cirurgião-dentista se deparar com lesões bucais de diagnóstico duvidoso. Nessas situações, o clínico deve pensar na indicação da realização da biópsia como parte complementar - ou até mesmo conclusiva - do diagnóstico final dessas lesões bucais. A avaliação da concordância entre os diagnósticos clínico e histopatológico de lesões bucais permite analisar a acuidade e a capacidade do profissional ou acadêmico de Odontologia em realizar o diagnóstico clínico correto. Objetivo: O presente estudo objetivou avaliar a concordância entre os diagnósticos clínico e histopatológico de lesões bucais, diagnosticadas em clínica odontológica universitária. Método: Trata-se de um estudo analítico, de caráter retrospectivo, realizado com pacientes biopsiados e que tiveram laudos histopatológicos emitidos entre fevereiro de 2010 e julho de 2012. O programa estatístico SPSS 17.0 for Windows foi utilizado para análise dos dados. Foram conduzidas análises descritivas dos dados. A concordância entre os diagnósticos também foi medida pela estatística Kappa. Resultado: Obteve-se uma amostra de 125 pacientes. A média de idade foi de 48,64 anos, sendo a maioria do sexo feminino (58,4%). Os diagnósticos histopatológicos mais prevalentes foram os processos proliferativos não neoplásicos (36,6%). A concordância entre os diagnósticos clínico e histopatológico ocorreu na maioria dos pacientes (87,8%). O valor de Kappa para a concordância entre os diagnósticos foi de 0,75. Conclusão: A c...

Background: The diagnosis of wide variety of lesions occurring in the oral cavity is critical to the practice of dentistry. It is common for dentists to find oral lesions of doubtful diagnosis. In these situations, the dentist should consider the indication of biopsy as a complement or even conclusive final diagnosis of these oral lesions. The evaluation of the agreement between the clinical and histopathological diagnosis of oral lesions allows the accuracy and ability analysis of the professional or his/her dentistry academic level to perform clinical diagnosis correctly Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between clinical and histopathological diagnosis of oral lesions diagnosed in a university dental clinic. Method: This is an analytical, retrospective study conducted with patients biopsied and who had pathologic reports issued between February 2010 and July 2012. The SPSS 17.0 for Windows was used for data analysis. We conducted descriptive analyzes of the data. The concordance between the diagnoses was also measured using kappa statistics. Result: It was obtained through a sample of 125 patients. The average age was 48.64 years, with a majority of women (58.4%). The histopathological diagnoses were the most prevalent non-neoplastic proliferative processes (36.6%). The concordance between the clinical and histopathological diagnosis occurred in most patients (87.8 %). The kappa value for the agreement between diagnoses was 0.75 Conclusion: The concordance between the diagnoses occurred in most patients investigated presented corresponding to substantial agreement. .

Traumatismos faciais decorrentes da prática esportiva / Facial injuries due to the practice sports

Introdução: As lesões faciais estão presentes em uma grandeparcela de vítimas de traumatismos diversos, levando a gravesconsequências emocionais e funcionais. Dentre os traumasfaciais, os traumatismos dentários assumem um papel importantedentro da sociedade, causando um impacto na qualidade de vidadas pessoas. A prática de esportes promove grandes benefícios àsaúde humana, porém é um dos principais fatores etiológicos deinjurias faciais e dentárias. Objetivo: O presente estudo, atravésde uma revisão de literatura, pretende fornecer informações sobreos traumatismos faciais e dentários aos profissionais da saúde,quanto à ocorrência destes traumas decorrentes da práticaesportiva. Revisão de literatura: Devido a grande exposição ea pouca proteção da face, há uma grande incidência de traumasnessa região. A prática de esportes configura-se com uma dasprincipais causas deste tipo de trauma. É fundamental que oscirurgiões-dentistas, bem como a população leiga, representadapor pais ou responsáveis, professores primários e treinadoresesportivos, enfermeiros, dentre os demais profissionais de saúde,presente no momento de ocorrência do trauma ou nas unidadesde atenção primária, tenham conhecimentos e saibam o quefazer para prestar um primeiro atendimento ao traumatizado.Considerações finais: Maiores esclarecimentos em relação aeste tipo de trauma são necessários, a fim de estimular a criaçãode políticas públicas de saúde e formas de prevenção destes,contribuindo assim para diminuição de sua prevalência.

A influência das políticas de educação e saúde nos currículos dos cursos de educação profissional técnica de nível médio em enfermagem / The influence of the education and health policies in the curricula of the mid-level technical professional education in nursing

O presente artigo tem por objetivo descreveras principais mudanças ocorridas na educaçãoprofissional técnica de nível médio, nos últimosdez anos. Enfatiza-se no trabalho o processo dereorganização curricular dos cursos de educaçãoprofissional técnica de nível médio em enfermagem,frente aos princípios, diretrizes e conceitos estabelecidospelas políticas instituídas no campo daeducação em saúde, cujo objetivo é formar trabalhadoresde saúde com competência profissionalnecessária para rever e redirecionar a realidade desaúde do país.

The purpose of this article is to describethe main changes that have taken place in mid-leveltechnical professional education in the past ten years.The article emphasizes the curricular reorganizationprocess that has been undertaken in the mid-leveltechnical professional education for nursing in orderto deal with the principles, guidelines, and conceptsset forth by the policies that have been instituted inthe education and health fields, the goal of which isto qualify health workers who have the required professionalcompetency to review and redirect the realityof health in Brazil.

Microbiota fúngica presente em diversos setores de um hospital público em Campina Grande - PB / Fungic microbiotic present in various setors of public hospital in Campina Grande - PB

Os fungos são seres oportunistas, com ampla distribuição pela natureza (ar, água, solo, plantas, animais, alimentos), incluindo o ambiente hospitalar, onde é freqüente a presença de microrganismos causadores potenciais de infecções hospitalares, principalmente em pacientes debilitados, idosos, crianças. Dentre as doenças oportunistas que podem ser causadas pelos fungos citam-se: onicomicoses, otites, ceratomicoses, fungemias. Este trabalho objetivou isolar e identificar as espécies da microbiota fúngica anemófilados setores de hemodiálise, agência transfusional, laboratório de análises clínicas, cozinha e lavanderia da Fundação Assistencial da Paraíba – FAP. Na metodologia empregada, foram usadas placas de Petri com Agar Sabouraund, abertas (pela manhã), por 15 minutos a 1 metro do chão, sendo depois fechadas e incubadas a temperatura ambiente, por 7 a 14 dias. Das 30 placas foram isoladas 218 colônias de fungos, identificando 10 gêneros distintos. A lavanderia foi o ambiente de maior contaminação. Os mais freqüentemente isolados foram Penicillium sp., Micelia sterilia, Curvularia sp. e Cladosporium sp.

Adesão às consultas de puericultura na área de abrangência da ESF Turmalina I em Governador Valadares

Considerando a importância da puericultura para o crescimento e desenvolvimento adequados, em especial, para crianças menores de dois anos e a baixa adesão às consultas de puericultura na área de abrangência da Equipe de Saúde da ESF Turmalina I em Governador Valadares/Minas Gerais este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de intervenção com objetivo de trabalhar intervenções que aumentem a adesão às consultas de puericultura na área de abrangência da equipe supracitada. O projeto foi desenvolvido baseado em discussões e reflexões da equipe de saúde da unidade,e no plano de intervenção onde se utilizou o Método do Planejamento Estratégico Situacional (PES).Foi também realizada pesquisa bibliográfica narrativa com busca de material em documentos do Ministério da Saúde e periódicos indexados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS).Concluiu-se que o plano de ação será fundamental para resgatar as consultas de puericultura de forma eletiva buscando a excelência da assistência e um atendimento focado na prevenção e não no tratamento e cura.O principal resultado esperado é o aumento de consultas de puericultura

Adesão às consultas de puericultura na área de abrangência da ESF Turmalina I em Governador Valadares

Considerando a importância da puericultura para o crescimento e desenvolvimento adequados, em especial, para crianças menores de dois anos e a baixa adesão às consultas de puericultura na área de abrangência da Equipe de Saúde da ESF Turmalina I em Governador Valadares/Minas Gerais este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de intervenção com objetivo de trabalhar intervenções que aumentem a adesão às consultas de puericultura na área de abrangência da equipe supracitada. O projeto foi desenvolvido baseado em discussões e reflexões da equipe de saúde da unidade, e no plano de intervenção onde se utilizou o Método do Planejamento Estratégico Situacional (PES). Foi também realizada pesquisa bibliográfica narrativa com busca de material em documentos do Ministério da Saúde e periódicos indexados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). Concluiu-se que o plano de ação será fundamental para resgatar as consultas de puericultura de forma eletiva buscando a excelência da assistência e um atendimento focado na prevenção e não no tratamento e cura. O principal resultado esperado é o aumento de consultas de puericultura