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The effect of nitrogen levels (0, 75, 150, and 225 kg ha-1) in broadcast application on the production and quality of ryegrass pasture as well as lamb production was evaluated. Thirty-six matrices and 60 lambs were maintained in continuous grazing for 112 days. A randomized complete block design with a factorial arrangement 4 (nitrogen levels) x 6 (evaluation dates) for forage evaluation, and 4 (nitrogen levels) x 7 (evaluation dates) for animal performance with 3 replications was used.

Few diseases affect so many people, regardless of age, country, religious belief, economic class or any other personal characteristic, such as skin wounds. As for the potential for contamination, skin wounds are classified as clean, potentially contaminated, contaminated and infected. Depending on the depth, they are types I (affects only the epidermis), II (epidermis and dermis), III (all layers of the skin) or IV (compromises the deeper tissues). The healing that has the phases of inflammation, proliferation and maturation can occur for the first, second or third intention.

Goal: Describe the perception and socio-demographic profile of mothers on the Hepatitis B Virus in a regional Maternity. Method: A descriptive qualitative approach study, conducted at the Foundation Holy House of Mercy of Para, and the public of this study, women interned in the wards of maternity rooming with application of a semi-structured interview in accordance to the purpose of the study.

Objetivo: Nonspecific low back pain (LBP) refers to pain and discomfort localized in the lumbo-sacral region, with or without radiating leg pain. The patient often shows pain between the costal margins and the inferior gluteal folds, and it is usually accompanied by painful limitation of movement.Non specific Low back pain can also affect the person’s health, physical performance, quality of life. It also increases the medical burden and social costs. The LBP imposes high direct and indirect costs on the patients and therefore the society.

Objectives: Identify the sociodemographic profile and the predisposition of postpartum women to postpartum depression. Method: Cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with puerperal women attended by the “Nursing Consultation in Prenatal and Postpartum Project”, admitted to a maternity hospital in Ponta Grossa, from August 2018 to January 2019. The instrument used for data collection was the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.

Objetivo: Analisar através da literatura o conhecimento dos profissionais da saúde acerca do manejo da Chikungunya. Método: Estudo de revisão interativa, realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO e Web of Science. Foram elencados seis artigos completos, publicados entre 2015 a 2019. Resultados: Evidenciou-se poucas publicações sobre a temática, sendo que no Brasil houve ausência de estudos. Observou-se, ainda, que há graves lacunas no conhecimento de profissionais da saúde sobre o manejo daChikungunya, portanto, é imprescindível o desenvolvimento de novos estudos na área.

Pressure injuries are a public health problem, with tissue repair being one of the main objectives of clinical intervention. The use of therapeutics based on medicinal herbs has grown over the years in the context of health. In this context, studies involving phytotherapies that collaborate with the healing process are being discussed, among them are those with the use of Aloe vera, which have been seen as a therapeutic option or complement. Objective: To analyze the use of Aloe vera- based coverage for the healing of pressure injuries in hospitalized patients.

A saúde é o maior recurso para desenvolvimento social, econômico, pessoal, assim como uma importante dimensão da qualidade de vida. Portanto, articulou-se para o estudo em tela o seguinte objetivo: compreender os significados atribuídos ao cuidado de si pelos enfermeiros na oncologia pediátrica à luz da revisão integrativa. Método: A Revisão Integrativa (RI) foi o método de escolha selecionado para a busca de estudos primários na literatura, permitindo uma abordagem no contexto internacional.

Background: Early-onset sepsis (EOS) is a syndrome with high morbidity and mortality, being a significant component of this rate, both due to the difficult clinical and laboratory diagnosis, as well as the urgency of intensive care and antibiotic therapy. The objective of this study was to analyze the criteria used for the empirical treatment of presumed EOS in a public maternity hospital in the state of Pará, Brazil.

The objective of this pilot study was to associate the participants’ emotions while viewing footage of themselves, giving a public presentation and sociodemographic characteristics with the self-assessment when speaking in public. The Self Statements during Public Speaking Scale was applied. The level of significance adopted in the tests was p<0.05. A significance trend was considered when p<0.08. The sample consisted of 30 medical students with a mean age of 20.3 years (±1.6). The total score obtained was 37.8 (±5.9).