Life Sciences

Objective: To analyze the knowledge produced about the use of peppermint essential oil for human health. Method: This is an integrative literature review study, having as source of research the VHL, SciELO and Google Scholar. Primary studies published in English, Spanish or Portuguese, from 2015 to 2021, that addressed the use of peppermint essential oil in humans were included. Results: 1777 studies were identified, 1774 that did not meet the proposed objective were excluded, and 3 studies were included.

Posturas e hábitos inadequados adquiridos durante a adolescência podem levar ao desenvolvimento de desvios posturais, principalmente a escoliose. O objetivo foi detectar escoliose por meio de triagem em escolares, pelo teste de Adams. Inquérito epidemiológico com 609 alunos do 5° ao 9º ano, nas escolas públicas municipais de Guaramiranga em 2008. A maioria da população é masculina (52,9%) e têm entre 10 a 12 anos (64,5%). O peso do material escolar foi adequado em 98,7%. O sexo feminino tem maior peso corporal e transporta mais material escolar (p<0,05).

Introduction: Obstetric urgencies and emergencies comprise situations that occur during the gravitational period and that threaten the maternal-fetal binomial due to some problem, requiring an immediate response from the entire health team that will attend to the obstetric emergency. This study aims to identify in Brazilian publications what nursing care is in the face of obstetric urgencies and emergencies related to placental abruption through the integrative literature review method. Methods: Nine scientific articles published between 2018 and 2022 were analyzed.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the use of anastrozole (ANZ) in monotherapy or associated with growth hormone (GH) in the predicted of final height (PFH) and near-final height (NFH) of male adolescents with PEF below target familiar height (TH). Methods: This is a retrospective cohort. Data were obtained from medical records in a pediatric endocrinology service. Results: 75 patients between 11 and 14 years old participated in this cohort. Treatment with ANZ occurred for 1 year in 38.7%, 2 years in 40.0%, and 3 years in 21.3%.

In this article we present the results of a Scientific Initiation research, which starts from the hypothesis that formative processes based on active learning methodologies allow a better perception of students regarding their learning in the Pharmacy course. The objective was to investigate what is the perception of students of the Pharmacy course at a university in the interior of São Paulo/Brazil, regarding their learning and appropriation in the area. This is a qualitative, descriptive-analytical research.

Objetivou-se com esse trabalho determinar a partir da soma térmica a escala fenológica do rabanete nas condições climáticas do sul do Piauí. O experimento foi realizado em campo aberto na Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), o cálculo da soma térmica (graus-dias) foi determinado conforme a metodologia proposta por Pereira et al.

Present paper examines methods and methodological concerns of few significant conceptual constructs based on inter-sectional variables like colonial history of tea plantations, feminization of workforce, political economy of displacement, issues of sustainable livelihood; gender, labour and identity crisis or gender, space & identity; and emerging feminization of underclass at the face of declining tea economy in North Bengal. Further, observational analysis post closure of tea gardens would be included to substantiate trend analysis from a feminists’ scholarship.

Anxiety has become increasingly frequent in the entire world population and from the relationship of this pathology with the gut-brain axis, the idea of the present study emerged, with goal of analyzing the possible relationship between anxiety and intestinal microbiota. This is a systematic review, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, supported by articles published between January 2016 and June 2021, to present the advance of studies regarding psychobiotics in human beings.

Maize and sorghum are among the most important cereals in the world. They are thus solutions for the fight against food insecurity. Both cereals are unfortunately subject to attack by several insects during storage. These include the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum). Chemical control methods with adverse effects on the environment, applicators, and consumers have long been advocated against these pests.

A Organização Mundial da Saúde define as patologias crônicas como doenças com desenvolvimento lento e com longa duração, podendo acompanhar a pessoa durante a vida. No Brasil, essas doenças estão relacionadas a 72% das causas de morte. Neste contexto, as Redes de Atenção à Saúde são fundamentais para a coordenação e a integração dos serviços e ações de Saúde, assim como para a integralidade e a qualidade do cuidado à saúde.