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The objective of this study was to evaluate the viability of tomato grafted with Solanum paniculatum L. and Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiform in protected cultivation. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Agricultural Sciences Center of the Federal University of Alagoas, in the municipality of Rio Largo, AL. The statistical design was completely randomized, with three treatments (Santa Adélia tomato without grafting, grafting of Santa Adélia tomato with Solanum lycopersicum var.

In this work, we evaluated the genotypes, which allowed us to obtain flexible forms of the first generation and to study their physiological and biochemical characteristics, compared with the original parental forms. Wheat varieties were grown in two options of water availability: with optimal irrigation (control) and in limited irrigation (experience). To maintain moisture in the soil at a level of 70-75% during the growing season, irrigation was performed in control option. In the experimental version, the soil moisture was 45-50%.

Teaching, research and extension are pillars of Brazilian universities. The 'Anatomizing' project brought experiences to students from the Bachelor Degrees in Nursing from the Federal University of Piauí, in the city Floriano, state of Piauí, about the exchange of knowledge with elementary school students of a private school, through workshops for the construction and sharing of understands. Through the application of questionnaires it was possible to identify learning disabilities.

Population aging is an inevitable process that occurs due to various physiological, biological and social changes that occur over the years. The instabilities in the balance are due to the advancement of age and changes occurred as a basis of support, impairment of vision, gait; associated with environmental, socioeconomic and nutritional factors, sedentarism determining the limitations of the elderly, which potentiates the risk of falls, being the main degrading factor in the life of the elderly.

Objective: To identify the emotional suffering related to living with diabetes mellitus. Methods: A descriptive study of transversal cut with a quantitative approach performed in the period from September 2017 to March 2018. Participated in the study 308 users with diabetes, escorted in the endocrinology outpatient clinic of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão. For data collection, it was used a tool for the evaluation of emotional problems - Problems Areas in Diabetes (PAID).

Objetivo: identificar na literatura científica sobre a rede de atenção psicossocial no contexto do cuidado em saúde mental. Metodologia: revisão de literatura do tipo integrativa, realizada na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde e na base dados do Scientific Electronic Library Online, utilizando as expressões“serviços de saúde”, “saúde mental”, “cuidado” combinados entre si, com o recorte temporal de 2013 a 2018. Resultados: a partir da análise dos 13 artigos, surgiram duas categorias temáticas: Cenários que tecem a Rede de Atenção Psicossocial; Desafios para a efetivação do cuidado em liberdade.

In the capitalist world the competition is fundamental for the development of progress, despite all technological advances, reading and oral communication is a prerequisite for a good academic and professional training. The thematic seminar became a helper tool in the classroom, being widely used especially in the university world, enabling the student, encouraging research and extension.

Brazil, the elderly constitute the fastest growing age group, and many of these individuals need better care to enjoy an active and healthy old age. Functional capacity is essential for a good quality of life, with both being of equal importance for health promotion. The aim of this study was to analyze the functional capacity of elderly individuals assisted by the HIPERDIA program in a Basic Health Unit in the municipality of Coari-AM, Brazil. The present was a quantitative, cross-sectional study with a descriptive design.

The abdominoinguinal incision allows a vast improvement in the exposure and resectability of tumors in the lower abdomen with fixation to the pelvic side wall. A midline abdominal incision is connected to a longitudinal inguinal incision across the inguinal ligament. The pelvic side wall is directly exposed by detachment of the rectus muscle from its origin on the pubic crest and by division of the inguinal canal along the spermatic cord. This exposure allows safe resections along the iliac vessels without tumor spillage.

Objetivo: Conhecer as representações sociais de puérperas sobre as facilidades e dificuldades para amamentar. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo fundamentado na teoria das representações sociais, realizado com 10 puérperas internadas numa unidade de alojamento conjunto que já vivenciaram a amamentação. A técnica de coleta de dados foi a entrevista guiada por um formulário semiestruturado. Para analisar o material empírico procedeu-se a análise de conteúdo temática.