Past Issue

Multiculturalism: a challenge for education

This manuscript briefly presents some aspects about multiculturalism and its influences on education. The objective of manuscript was to study the relevance of learning regarding the characteristics of multiculturalism for school education. It is a work done through bibliographic studies. The theoretical background comes from scholars such as Del Priore (2008); Canen (2007); Werneck (2008) etc. The knowledge about multiculturalism and its socioeconomic and socio-cultural dynamics is of vital importance to students of primary and secondary education, both in Brazil and in the world.

Loop connector fixed partial denture – a subtle solution to maintain diastema

Space management while restoring an edentulous space might be quiet difficult sometimes either due to drifting of teeth into edentulous area or an existing diastema before an extraction which may result in excessive mesiodistal dimension of the pontic space. Loop connector fixed partial denture (FPD) may be the simplest and best solution to maintain the diastema and provide optimum restoration of aesthetics.

Comparison of augmented auditory feedback with and without mental imagery on psychomotor skill learning in precision shooting among rifle shooters

Background: Mental training is a tool for improving learning and performance. Sports imagery defined as using all senses to create or re-create any (sports) experience in the mind (auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, kinaesthetic, organic) with the goal of enhancing sports performance during training and competition. Feedback refers to performance related information. For learning a motor skill the role of task related feedback information is considered an important factor for enhancing the learning.

A methodical qualitative and quantitative study of sublime “violet poison” w.s.r. to rasakarpura

Rasakarpura is one of the Nirgandha murchana bheda of Parada. It appears as a white sublimate with chemical composition of mercuric chloride. The artificially prepared rasakarpura is commonly available in the market, prepared sublimed from metallic mercury, sulphuric acid and rock salt. This compound is widely used for many ayurvedic preparations. It is also known as Mercury bi-chloride or Mercury per-chloride. It appears as crystals or white granules or as powder; in the toxicology field it has a nickname “violet poison”.

Selection participative de haricot commun (phaseolus vulgaris l.) basee sur des caracteres morpho metriques et agronomiques

This research was undertaken within the framework of the participative varietal selection of common bean, associating the agronomic research (INERA) and the peasants of Nkolo in Kongo Central province of DR-Congo. It was based on an evaluation and selection starting from thirty varieties of the germoplasm of the Antenna of the National Grain Legume Program (PNL) of the INERA in Mvuazi, and whose seven varieties were preselected by the peasants by taking account of the morpho metric characters, agronomic requirements, economic, organoleptic and of the consumers.

A revolutionary mini-invasive treatment for cellulite blemishes: 15 months of initial experience

Introduction: In October 2016 I started, as one of the first in Europe, my experience with a new procedure that represents the only FDA-cleared minimally invasive treatment clinically proven to improve the cellulite blemishes for nearly four years in only one session. Materials and Methods: We report our experience after 15 months in 50 patients (48F; 2M) with cellulite treated in a single session.

The importance of the study of plasma concentration of Selenium and oxidative stress in cardiac surgery with children cardiopulmonary bypass

Background: Several studies have evaluated the importance of the recovery of adults and children in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Moreover, little is known about the plasma concentration of Selenium of the Brazilian children's population in the pre-, intra- and post-operatory with cardiopulmonary bypass. Objective: To evaluate the current Brazilian literature on cardiac surgeries in children with cardiopulmonary bypass that addresses the damage caused by oxidative stress and its relation with plasma concentration of selenium.

Clinical reports of 31 brazilian case presentations with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal dominant disease, caused by heterozygous mutation in the type I activin receptor gene on chromosome 2q24 that, due to instability, causes progressive ectopic ossification. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics of 31 patients with FOP from different regions of Brazil. Some characteristics include current age, flare ups, disease progression, hallux characteristics, diagnosis, ectopic ossification sites, and symptoms of cramps, temporomandibular joint, dental conditions and previous surgeries.

Oro-antral communication and oro-antral fistula: a brief review and report of two cases

Oro-antral communication and fistulas are commonly encountered complications in upper premolar and molar regions. A total of 307 articles were screened after conducting a literature search on Pubmed, of which 41 were selected and reviewed. Various treatment modalities used for the correction of OAC/OAF were evaluated for their effectiveness and long term results. We concluded that the treatment modality is dependent on many factors and should be used judiciously whenever required. Through this paper, we present the above review and report of two cases, managed at our department.