Health Sciences

In various regions of the world, ethnic groups have developed survival strategies using local flora. This work is the result of studies on forms of appropriation and management with Arecaceae, highlighting practices and knowledge of the Chiquitana ethnic group, in the community of San Nícolas del Cerrito, San Ignácio de Velasco, Bolivia, border with Brazil. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews and participant observation.

Esse presente artigo tem o intuito de apresentar a atual necessidade de avaliações infantis e sua imensa carência no Brasil. Para tentar suprir essa necessidade foi criado o ADPSI, uma avaliação com o objetivo de apreciar as competências em uma bateria de teste que mede diferentes habilidades inter-relacionadas do desenvolvimento nas áreas: de cognição, interação social, desenvolvimento sócio emocional, sensório motor e comportamento. Os testes são designados para uso em crianças entre 0 a 5 anos e 11 meses.

The activity of dentists has certain particularities. It involves a large number of invasive acts, is particularly exposed to blood and biological products and uses complex instruments in a naturally septic environment. Aware of this, dentists implement a set of procedures to ensure the safety of patients and the healthcare team, vaccination remains the best means of prevention with a dual role: to protect staff and patient consultants.

Objective: describethe clinical aspects related to infection in chronic wounds. Materials and methods: cross-sectional study, focusing on the prevalence of infection in chronic wounds. The sample consisted of 27 patients. In data collection, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated. Data analysis was performed in Excel 2013 with Action Stat with descriptive statistics, Shapiro-Wilk and Spearman tests. Results: there was a prevalence of men (63.0%, 17/27), elderly (63.0%, 17/27), with multiple chronic diseases (77.7%, 21/27) and venous ulcers (74.0 %, 20/27).

The authors are commenting on the study entitled “Treatment outcomes of ranibizumab versus aflibercept for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Data from the fight retinal blindness registry”, published by Bhandari et al. in Ophthalmology 2020;127(3):369-376, which compared the 3-year treatment outcomes of ranibizumab and aflibercept in 965 treatment-naive eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Ceramic pellets of MnxCo1-xAl2O4 compounds were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction method, as well as electrical properties with resistance analysis by the two-point method and complex impedance measurements. The manganese oxide was added to the system at molar fraction ratios of x = 0.05, 0.30, 0.50, 0.70, and 0.95. It was obtained samples from these compositions and were sintered at 1773 K for 5 h. The X-ray diffraction results were refined by the Rietveld method, and thus, we could determine the type of structure system as being spinel.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o processo de cicatrização do uso do LED em feridas suturadas. Trata-se de um estudo experimental e controlado de abordagem quantitativa, através da utilização de 42 ratos Wistar. Para a execução foi produzida nos animais 1 ferida no dorso, de forma longitudinal medindo 3 cm na região cervical. Os animais foram divididos aleatoriamente em 2 grupos contendo 21 animais cada: grupo 1 a ferida foi tratada com soro fisiológico 0.9% e grupo 2 aplicou-se LED e soro fisiológico a 0.9%.

Oral Cysticercosis is a rare condition poorly documented in literature, however usually reported in endemic regions for the taeniasis-cysticercosis complex, such as developing countries, comprising areas with poor sanitation and population with bad hygiene practices. It happens when viable Cysticercus cellulosae, which is the larval form of the cestodeTaenia solium, affects tissues of the oral cavity. Its clinical presentation often mimicks other common oral lesions, being therefore, frequently misdiagnosed by dentists.

Introduction: The covid pandemic 19 brought about profound changes in society's way of life, exposing humanity to fears, stress, uncertainties and anguish, in which this delicate moment brought out the values of religion and spirit. Objective: To reflect on the effects of spirituality and religiosity on the integral care of human beings, during the Covid 19 pandemic period.

Objetivou-se avaliar o conhecimento de idosos acerca das Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis e prática de sexo seguro. Trata-se de um estudo de levantamento realizado em fevereiro e março de 2018 com 60 pessoas idosas que frequentavam uma instituição pública do município de Juazeiro do Norte-CE nos dias do forró. Utilizou-se o questionário adaptado da Pesquisa de Conhecimento, Atitudes e Práticas na População Brasileira (PCAP) do Ministério da Saúde, como instrumento de coleta de dados.