Life Sciences

Prevalência e fatores associados ao declínio cognitivo em idosos longevos assistidos na saúde suplementar

O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a prevalência e os fatores associados ao declínio cognitivo, em idosos longevos assistidos na saúde suplementar. Foram analisados os dados de 254 indivíduos, com idade ≥80 anos, cadastrados na Estratégia de Saúde da Família da Caixa de Assistência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil.

Feed use efficiency on small scale dairy farms in the south of rio grande do Sul, Brazil

Types and amounts of feeds used, milk offtake and body weight changes of cows were monitored during 12 months on farms of cash crop and milk producers (CM) and cash crop producers with surplus milk marketing (Cm). The intake of feed dry matter (DM) and crude protein were different between the two production systems across the seasons. On a yearly basis, cows ingested 97.3g DM/kg0.75 and 100.8g DM/kg0.75 per day, consisting to 48% and 64% of forage from pastures, 33% and 17% silage or cut green forage and 18% mix of concentrates and grains on CM and Cm farms, respectively.

Incidência de defeitos de fechamento de tubo neural no Brasil

Objective: to analyze the incidence of neural tube closure defects by Brazilian states and regions before and after the mandatory supplementation of folic acid to flour. Methods: public data available for access in the DATASUS SINASC database were used, corresponding to the period between 1999 and 2016, and 2002 was the start date of supplementation, in relation to the incidence of spina bifida in live births in the national territory.

Development and sensory analysis of fermented dairy beverages with different concentrations of syzygium aromaticum essential oil

The aim was to develop a dairy drink containing essential oil of Syzygium aromaticum as preservative, to evaluate the quality of the elaborated food and its acceptability. The dairy beverage was formulated at concentrations of 10, 20 and 30 μL mL-1 of essential oil, and two controls. The physical-chemical and microbiological analyzes were performed, the stability of the essential oil added to the beverage was verified by the headspace methodology. The sensorial analysis was performed by the affective methods of the Hedonic Scale test and Purchase Intention.

Flow properties for silo design - a review

Silos are essential structures to maintain the quality of products such as grains, seeds and other agricole products used by industries, agricultural, and mineral sectors. The correct dimensioning and design of a silo project depends on determining the physical and mechanical properties of the products to be stored, since the type of flow as well as the intensity and distribution of stresses in the structure depend on these. There-fore, product characterization should be one of the first steps taken when designing or modifying a loading and unloading system.

Education as a patient safety strategy in intensive Care: Pandemic times

In pandemic times, what can be said as a transpandemic period, continuing education does not serve to update existing knowledge, but to teach from scratch. The objective was to reflect on how continuing education acts as a patient safety strategy in intensive care in the transpandemic period. This is a bibliographic review of the literature, with a descriptive and critical-reflexive character and a qualitative approach.

O cuidado do enfermeiro à mulher gestante vítima de violênciadoméstica

Introduction: Violence is common and, in many cases, can start or even get worse in this period and can be twice as common as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and placenta previa and the nursing professional has attributions and techniques to identify, combat and stop this crime. Objective: to highlight the importance of nursing care for pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence.

Perfil sociodemográfico de internações por acidente vascular cerebral atendidos em uma metrópole Brasileira

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico e clínico dos pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico submetidos à terapia trombolítica e conservadora. Método: estudo epidemiológico e descritivo, com pacientes de uma unidade de referência. Os dados foram analisados com auxílio do software R. A pesquisa foi aprovada sob o parecer 3.708.290. Resultados: Foram incluindo 166 pacientes.

Efeito da ingestão de nacle exercício físico na morfometria cardíaca de ratos cujas mães consumiram linhaça durante a lactação

Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito do consumo materno da farinha linhaça durante a lactação e da atividade física na fase adulta sobre a morfologia cardiovascular da prole macho submetido a sobrecarga oral de NaCl. Métodos: Ratas grávidasforam divididas em dois grupos: (GC) recebendo ração controle, (GL) recebendo ração linhaça.

Estratégia de diálogo sobre pesquisa em enfermagem entre enfermeiros da prática clínica e pesquisador

Objetivo: descrever uma estratégia de diálogo sobre pesquisa em enfermagem entre enfermeiros da prática clínica e pesquisador. Método: pesquisa participante, desenvolvida em maio de 2014, com dez enfermeiros do Hospital do Coração, em Sobral-Ceará-Brasil. Foi realizado um encontro com os participantes, o qual adotou-se a dinâmica Grupo de Observação e Grupo de Verbalização. Discutiu-se quanto à definição e produção de pesquisa, bem como seus benefícios pessoais e para a prática do cuidado. As informações obtidas foram analisadas por meio da análise de conteúdo.