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Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease caused by the new coronavirus that presents itself more severely in the elderly population. Objective: Identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the daily lives of the elderly. Materials and Methods: It is a descriptive, exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The research took place in August and September 2021. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis according to Bardin. Results: Thirty elderly people aged between 62 and 91 years old participated.

The present study aims to evaluate and compare the effects and advantages of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunct in the treatment of scaling and root planing (RPR), on the reduction of the clinical effects of chronic periodontitis, in relation to RPR alone. Method: Pappers were collected in the PubMed, LILACS and SciElo databases and descriptors were used in English and Portuguese, searched in DeCS: Photodynamic therapy (photodynamic therapy); Lasers (Lasers); Periodontal Medicine; Chronic Periodontitis (Chronic Periodontitis). A total of 35 studies were excluded and 19 were elected.

Atrial myxomas are benign primary cardiac tumors. Although its etiology remains unknown, recent studies have suggested genetic relationships linked to the Carney complex. An early diagnosis of this comorbidity is very important to ensure a better prognosis for the patient. Cardiac tumors are not frequent, with myxoma being the main example, predominantly affecting women after the fifth decade of life. In these cases, the tumor may present asymptomatically or with various manifestations that lead to a late diagnosis, delayed treatment, and possible compromise of a favorable prognosis.

Objetivo: Investigar a visão dos gestores e enfermeiros a respeito da coordenação do cuidado na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) e os desafios teóricos e práticos frente ao seu exercício. Pesquisa qualitativa com profissionais de duas macroáreas da APS que atuam em territórios com vulnerabilidades e desigualdades no município de Sobral-Ceará Brasil. Materiais e Métodos: Utilizou-se da pesquisa social e do método de Análise de Conteúdo, bem como, entrevistas semiestruturadas e observação participante.

Constitucionalmente, a Polícia Civil - SP cumpre a função de Polícia Judiciária, é parte da Administração Pública do Estado de São Paulo e integrante da estrutura da Secretaria da Segurança Pública. A Secretaria de Segurança Pública do Estado de São Paulo (SSP-SP) divulga periodicamente dados de 14 modalidades criminais dos 645 municípios do Estado além de dados da produtividade policial.

There are numerous franchises available on market today, so the research question of this work is: how could a potential franchisee choose his ideal franchise? Based on this question, the general objective is to give conditions of choice for a potential franchisee to make his decision. For this, a quantitative and descriptive methodology was applied, with usage of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) and the Monte Carlo Method in the results of an interview which was applied to 3 potential franchisees from the Beauty, Health and Wellness segments.

Objetivo: The present study aimed to analyze the knowledge of co-management and its articulation with the practices performed in primary health care (PHC) and psychosocial care from the perspective of professionals. This is a qualitative investigation, which used as techniques the snowball interview, also disseminated as snowball sampling "Snowball" and the semi-structured for data collection with PHC professionals and psychosocial care. The data were analyzed from Bardin's thematic category analysis.

Aristotle said that equity can only be presented before a society that, even as diverse as nature, takes care of each unequal with inequality aiming to build equality between people, that is, gradually eliminating the fine line between what links inequality to circumstances. This concept was perpetuated over the years by leaving Greece, arriving in Rome, and going through Christianity and the French Revolution. In 1934, it officially arrived in Brazil in the Constitution of that year, was perpetuated during the Military Dictatorship, and entered the Federal Constitution of 1988.

Aluminum has become a widely used metal, both for its availability and for its mechanical characteristics. However, its cost of transformation in the primary process is very high, especially in relation to the energy used. In this way, recycling processes are gaining ground with an environmental as well as an economic bias.

With regard to water problems in the Brazilian Northeast, it is noteworthy that the impacts caused by human action are directly linked to the degradation of this finite natural resource. Thus, this article aims to assess the contamination of the urban lake, in the city of Campina Grande, through a case study on negative externalities, having as main interest the approach of well-being and orderly development in the urban-industrial context. and environmental. The methodology applied was the case study, with a qualitative emphasis.