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The objective of this work was use brewer's malt bagasse residue as an amylase production inducer by Aspergillus spp. (UCP1275, UCP6119, UCP1295, and UCP1261) in submerged fermentation. Initially, production was analyzed in standard culture medium (SCM) containing starch as the only carbon source. Then, the strains were tested for bioconversion potential in a new culture medium containing malt bagasse residue (MBM).

This paper aims to verify the effectiveness of the jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in protecting the marine environment. It is a qualitative, descriptive and explanatory research, with a deductive method and bibliographical research technique. The work of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has been examined from the point of view of the effectiveness of the procedural procedures established in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as in other dispute settlement mechanisms provided for in that Convention.

The course of political and economic processes taking place in a globalizing world has highlighted the issue of developing a long-term development strategy in several countries. Relatedly, at the international conference, initiated by the United Nations and held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, the leaders of 172 states adopted the concept of Sustainable Development.Based on this concept, socio-economic issues of settlements ofthe mountain areas of the Azerbaijan Republic were analyzed, and the existing problems were identified, upon which the recommendations for their solution are proposed.

Objetivo: Analisar as estruturas das representações sociais dos profissionais de saúde da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva sobre o processo de morrer e a morte. Métodos: Pesquisa quanti-qualitativa, baseada na abordagem estrutural da Teoria das Representações Sociais. Utilizou-se questionário sociodemográfico e a Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras. Os dados foram processados pelo software Ensemble de Programmes Permettant l’ Analyse des Evocations versão 2005 sendo analisados pela análise prototípica e análise de similitude por coocorrência.

O suicídio é definido como a intenção voluntária de acabar com a própria vida, sendo um problema de saúde pública que acomete a população mundial e possui tendência ascendente no Brasil. Esse evento acomete mais frequentemente algumas profissões como a polícia e forças armadas, as quais possuem longas jornadas de trabalho, serviços realizados em turnos e em períodos noturnos.

The bariatric surgery procedures that currently exist can provide an improvement in obesity, diabetes, and other comorbidities. However, the anatomical changes inherent to these procedures impose risks that can lead to malnutrition, bone decalcification and other pathologies. This study aimed to evaluate data from patients submitted to partial restrictive intestinal bypass surgery (Lazzarotto surgery). In this study, medical records from 129 patients and data regarding their routine exams collected during a two-year postoperative follow-up to the procedure were included.

Aims: the objective of this study was to evaluate factors that cause psychosomatic impacts on the well-being of rescuers, with a sample of 136 professionals working in a Pre-Hospital Care service. Method: questionnaires were used as instruments: sociodemographic/professional, sleep problems through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Depression by the Beck Depression Inventory. The evaluation of Burnout Syndrome was realized through of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the quality of life used the WHOQOL.

Seeking to identify subsidies of psychology to understand cultural movements, Analytical psychology offers us its fundamental elements for understanding such phenomena. The archetypes and symbols are crucial to understanding cultural movements such as Grunge, which occurred between 1980 and 1990. The archetypal elements and symbols that possibly fueled the music, behavior and even the decline of the movement, give clarity about human behavior and how we see the elements of analytical psychology, in this historical context that contains significant elements for today's society.

O objetivo do estudo foi identificar e o estilo de vida em crianças, de crianças 7 e 12 anos, e correlacionar atividade física e hábitos alimentares.Participaram da amostra 31 crianças, com a média de idade 9±1,23.No estilo de vida foram analisadasaatividade físicae hábitos alimen¬tares, foram mesurados circunferência da cintura (CC), altura e peso. Foi feito o teste de normalidade de Shapiro-Wilks eum teste “t”, pareado. Para as variáveis de caracterização de amostra, a média geral para o IMC foi de 17,4, enquanto nos scores de atividade física a média geral foi 390,13.

Introduction: HIV/AIDS frequently affects the Central Nervous System and may cause a cognitive decrease, and compromise the functions of working memory, especially the lexical access that affects the performance of daily activities. Goal: The purpose was to evaluate the ability of lexical access in seniors with HIV, in comparison with HIV-positive elderly.