Physical Sciences and Engineering

Porto seguro as national identity territory: beginnings and resumptions of indigenous memory

It proposes a symbolic analysis of the monument that celebrates the five hundred years of the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese, the cross erected by the artist MárioCravo in the year 2000, in CoroaVermelha (district of the municipality of Santa Cruz Cabrália-BA), supposedly in the same place where the First Mass of Brazil was recited, on April 26, 1500 .

Salivary cortisol levels concentration after resistance exercise

To analyze whether there are changes in salivary cortisol concentration levels before and after resistance exercises, with different rest periods. The sample was20 individuals allocated in 2 groups with: resistance exercise 30secandresistance exercise60sec. They performed plyometric jumps followed by squat. The salivary sample was collected to measure salivary cortisol concentration. There was no difference in cortisol concentration between pre and post exercise in any intervention (p> 0.05). The protocol used did not alter salivary cortisol after resistance exercise.

Problemas e desafios no processo de capacitação de gestores em saúde: uma revisão de literatura

Introdução: Novas competências são frequentemente requeridas de gestores, o que implica redefinir as formas de recrutar, selecionar, treinar e capacitar os profissionais em suas respectivas atividades.Objetivo: Identificar na literatura os problemas e desafios no processo de capacitação dos gestores em saúde.

Resistance profile of contaminating organisms isolated from ready -to-eat vegetable salad from selected eateries in a university setting

In recent years, salad has become a very popular component of menu served at birthdays, wedding parties and at home; they are also sold in fast food centers in most major cities in Nigeria. Reports of unverified rampant cases of gastroenteritis following consumption of meals served with fresh vegetable salads have become serious public health concern which necessitate the need for this investigation. Ready to eat salad samples were investigated for pathogenic bacteria and the strains isolated were subjected to biochemical and morphological test for identification.

Acidentes com idosos em domicílio: revisão integrativa

This paper aims to identify the main causes of accidents with elderly at home and the consequences they cause to this population. This is a qualitative study, which adopted the integrative literature review (IR) as a methodology, which allows the synthesis of multiple published studies on the subject. Of the 200 articles located in the LILACS, SciELO and VHL databases, 10 were selected according to the inclusion criteria proposed by the research.

Motivation as a predictor of science academic achievement among secondary school chemistry students’ in Vihiga County, Kenya

Motivation is a multifaceted construct whose application in educational settings has been extensively studied. In learning environments, it has been shown to influence grade achievement, effort expended on a task, task performance and completion, choice of track as well as career choice among others.

Mobile app development for access to extrajudicial information of the judiciary of tocantins

The Tocantins Court of Justice (TJTO) has achieved high levels of computerization of its cases, whether in the judicial or extrajudicial area. This scenario brings with it the need for transparency in the performance of such procedures, as well as the engagement of Tocantins citizens. The development and availability of a mobile app that enables citizens to access extrajudicial information may contribute to the consolidation of these aspects. In this sense, the objective of this research is to develop a mobile app aimed at accessing the extrajudicial information of the TJTO.

Prevalence and risk factors associated with sarcopenia in elderly patients: a systematic review

Sarcopenia is a prevalent disease in the elderly population and is associated with numerous adverse clinical outcomes, directly influencing on the individual's quality of life. This systematic review describes the prevalence and risk factors associated with sarcopenia in elderly patients. The review was made from a search in the databases LILACS, SciELO, CINAHL, and PubMed.

Service life estimation of paint-rendered facade in public residential buildings in forest climatic design zone of Nigeria

The financial resources available for infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation are always limited thus creating a need for efficient resource management and for the ability to predict maintenance actions throughout the infrastructure service period. Service life prediction has assumed a primary role as it allows a more rational use of construction elements and serving as a useful tool in the definition of preventive maintenance plans providing an increase in performance of various building element especially those used in the facades.