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Reabsorção condilar progressiva da articulação temporomandibular após cirurgia ortognática

A Cirurgia Ortognática é um procedimento odontológico – hospitalar cuja finalidade é a de reparar as alterações do crescimento maxilofacial, diminuindo as anomalias dentofaciais e buscando a harmonia crânio facial. As principais alterações relatadas são o prognatismo mandibular, micrognatismo, assimetrias maxilomandibulares, sorriso gengival, face curta, deficiência transversal (atresia), e a apnéia obstrutiva sono.

Circularity of plastics as a potential solution to reduce microplastics: recycled pp/coconut fiber or sugarcane bagasse composites

It is imperative to improve understanding of plastic losses throughout the plastics value chain and to develop appropriate strategies to mitigate the environmental impacts of plastics. To encourage the circularity of plastics, in this work composites based on virgin and recycled polypropylene and two types of natural fiber (coconut and sugarcane bagasse) with or without content of 10% by weight were prepared in a mono-screw extruder.

Humanistic reflections on the care of patients with multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable neoplasm, being the second most common hematological cancer. It mainly affects the elderly and has a course of remissions and disease progression, leading the patient to numerous lines of treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This evolution leads to several adverse effects with a consequent decrease in the quality of life of these patients. The care of patients with MM must take into account symptom relief, multiprofessional care, preventing uncertainties, through sharing decisions, meeting their needs.

Health education for sexual and gender minorities is a duty of medical schools

The LGBTQIA+ population, as a result of vulnerability in several aspects, presents inequities in access to health compared to other population groups. Thus, the formation of the future doctor is questioned and how the teaching and learning on the subject is being passed on by professors in medical schools. This paper presents a narrative review of the approach to the theme in medical education, based on documental research in the main databases (Pubmed and Google scholar).

Avaliação da religiosidade de paciente em pré-operatório utilizando o duke religion index (Durel)

A relação religiosidade e saúde data de décadas e, na maioria das avaliações, têm mostrado os efeitos positivos da religiosidade sob diferentes desfechos em saúde. Assim, este estudo objetivou avaliar a religiosidade de pacientes em pré-operatório em um hospital regional do interior da Bahia. Para tanto, integraram esta pesquisa 60 pacientes adultos, de ambos os sexos, que responderam a questões relacionadas à religiosidade, entre elas o DUKE RELIGION INDEX (DUREL).

Use of mind and concept maps in teaching-learning: A Review

Introduction: The training of health professionals has undergone major transformations in recent years, especially guided by the most recent Curricular Guidelines. Within the educational context we must create and use innovative strategies in an attempt to improve meaningful learning. Among them, we have the Mental Maps and Conceptual Maps, which have been gaining space in the most diverse areas, favoring the teaching-learning binomial combined with active methodologies for the acquisition of competences.

Licenciatura em Computação: Um relato de experiência idealizada no estágio i

Este trabalho discorre sobre relatos de experiências vivenciados em um estágio supervisionado I, obrigatório do curso de Licenciatura em Computação, do Centro de Estudos Superiores de Itacoatiara – CESIT, da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas – UEA, realizado em uma escola de ensino fundamental no município de Itacoatiara - Amazonas. Possui uma natureza qualitativa, apresentando como procedimentos metodológicos, como visitas à escola com objetivo de observar as aulas, o ambiente e estrutura escolar.

The combination of technology utilization as a strategy in agricultural land cultivation and plantation

This study discusses the internal logic of an agrarian society behind the conversion of traditional and modern technology use in an agrarian society. The disclosure of this logic becomes the basis for understanding the reasons for the farming community to combine the use of two technological configurations in an agrarian society. The method used in this study is in-depth interviews and observations.

Experience marketing at walt disney company

Bearing in mind that analyzing the Walt Disney Company's experience marketing will facilitate understanding the company's success, this study may serve as support to analyze the methods that other companies use to add value to the customer experience, in future oportunities. Therefore, it is necessary to describe the touch points found during the experiment, to describe the context of the Walt Disney Company and to identify the touch points present in this context. A case studies method was used in this study.

A relação entre os fatores de risco e medidas preventivas nas quedas em idosos residentes na comunidade no Brasil

As quedas são recorrentes em idosos, cujo conceito envolve o deslocamento não intencional do corpo para um nível abaixoda posição inicial, com impossibilidade de correção em tempo suficiente. Isso ocorre pelos fatores intrínsecos e extrínsecos, resultando diversas vezes em hospitalização e/ou mortalidade, gerando alto custo financeiroem serviços de saúde.