Health Sciences

Objective: To identify nursing diagnoses in elderly participants in activities carried out in the Social Assistance Referral Centers of the municipalities of Aracoiaba, Aratuba, Itapiúna, Mulungu and Pacoti, located in the Baturité-Ceará Massif. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out between January and July 2014 with 134 elderly people. The following criteria for inclusion of the elderly in the study were considered: age of 60 years or older, physical and mental ability to respond to the form used for data collection, acceptance to perform a physical examination.

The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of a life education intervention on nursing students’ meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being for self-directed learning. A pre-experimental design was adopted. 119 3rd-year nursing students completed a life education course and participated in the health education curriculum. Ultimately, 74 nursing students voluntarily participated in the study and filled out the questionnaire on an e-learning platform.

The present manuscript is focused on the use of resistance exercises as measure in order to control of blood pressure, and to demonstrate that moderate physical exercise is not a risk factor for health of hypertensive humans. As methodology, bibliographical and documentary analyses were performed with basis on scientific literature. As result, resistance exercises have presented different cardiovascular effects depending on their intensity.

The purpose of this study was to comment on some of the new considerations that occurred in the 2015 update of guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The new considerations of these guidelines were presented, based on the division of care according to the environment in which the victim is, that is, pre-hospital and in-hospital. In the pre-hospital setting, it is considered important to avoid performing chest compressions exceeding six centimeters and more than 120 beats per minute. In addition, it is recommended that ventilation be given every six seconds.

The investigations using the molecular mechanics technique with good approximation confirmed structural X-ray data for vitamin D2. The calculation of bond lengths and bond angles provided new structural information for vitamin D2 derivatives containing chalcogens (sulfur, selenium or tellurium) in oxygen site. The comparison showed that most of the bond lengths of the substituted compounds are similar, with the exception of the key bonds Ch-H and Ch – C(3), which grow linearly with the ionic radii of chalcogens.

The aim of this study was to know the effect of cigarette smokes to the diameter of seminiferous tubulus testis and the number of Leydig cell of rats exposed to the cigarettes smoke. Some constituents of cigarette smoke was nitrogen, amoniac, CO*,CO2, NO* , NO2*, H2S, Tar, nicotin and metal would influence reproductive system. Twenty four adult male rats were divided to four groups i.e : one group for control (C) and three groups for treatment by cigarette smoke of 38 mV cigarette smokes (T1), 63 mV cigarette smokes (T2), and 181 mV cigarette smokes (T3).

In an attempt to mitigate cases of adverse events and incidents with surgical patients, the brazilian Ministry of Health advocates the use of a checklist, which must be applied in the trans-operative period of all surgical procedures performed in the country’s health services. The purpose of this study was to identify the brazilian scientific production on the use of the safe surgical checklist and verify the professional adherence to it.

This research paper summarizes the views of technical and managerial staffs of Bally Jute Company Ltd to pinpoint scopes and means of productivity improvement. Critical analysis of their views facilitates in identifying major and minor areas as well as their ranking as per priority. Machine breakdown, Poor machine maintenance, idle machines, etc. are the top most areas for productivity improvement in Jute Industry. Shortage of skill manpower and lack of control of process wastage accounts loss in productivity.

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the highest value of leg strength and some selected parameters in the soccer players of super amateur league. The experimental group of the research is composed of super amateur level football players who have at least 4 years of sports experience and study at Istanbul Gelişim University, school of Physical Education and Sports (N=90). The sample, which was determined through convenience sampling method, is composed of voluntary participants (n=30).

Aim of the study: is to determine the effectiveness of Buerger-Allen exercise on level of lower extremity perfusion among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in experimental group. Background: During clinical posting in the Saveetha Medical College Hospital Chennai, the investigator came across many patient with type II diabetes mellitus who is suffered from a peripheral artery disease due to inadequate lower extremity perfusion and in helpless situation due to lack of knowledge regarding management of peripheral artery disease.