ASSOCIAÇÃO DA COGNIÇÃO COM FATORES SOCIOEDEMOGRÁFICOS E QUALIDADE DE VIDA EM CRIANÇAS PORTADORAS DE FISSURA OROFACIAL NÃO SINDRÔMICA

Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo com 67 crianças, entre 05 e 11 anos, agrupadas da seguinte forma: A1 (portadores de fissura labiopalatina; n= 21), A2 (crianças normorreativas vinculadas a escola privada; n= 23) e A3 (crianças normorreativas vinculadas a escola pública; n=23), sendo A1 o grupo caso e A2 e A3 os grupos controles. Realizaram-se anamnese, avaliação cognitiva, verificação de prontuários, análise da qualidade de vida e avaliação da qualidade de saúde oral; com a finalidade de obter correlações. A distribuição da amostra foi semelhante a outros estudos. Em A1, a fissura transforame obteve relação numérica com a inteligência abaixo da média(n=5). O grupo A2 apresentou maiores pontuações socioeconômicas em contraponto a A1 e A3, sem relação com a cognição. No A2 o domínio da incapacidade social obteve relevância com a inteligência abaixo da média(p=0,005), o que não se observou nos demais domínios de qualidade de saúde bucal do mesmo grupo e do A1 e A2. Na qualidade de vida do A1, o domínio da autonomia apresentou números menores que o A2 e A3, sem correlação com os tipos de inteligência; com os demais domínios semelhantes a outros estudos. Logo, a cognição das crianças portadoras de fissura orofacial não sindrômica não apresentou relação significativa com qualidade de vida, qualidade de saúde oral e perfil socioeconômico. Evidencia-se, portanto, a importância do tratamento multiprofissional e o seu impacto na normatização da vida de uma criança fissurada. Palavras chave: Fenda Labial; Qualidade de vida; Cognição; Criança

Investigation of the Adsorption Process of Biochar Açaí (Euterpea olerácea Mart.) Seeds Produced by Pyrolysis

This work aims to investigate the influence of temperature and chemical impregnation in the textural and morphological composition of the bio-adsorbent of bio-adsorption via thermal cracking of the seeds of açaí. The experiments were carried out at 400 °C and 450 °C using a pilot scale reactor. The efficiency of the organic process was calculated in terms of liquid and solid products selected with a chemical impregnation process with NaOH, mainly with the liquid that had a greater product conversion. The elementary samples of the solid products occur with the occurrence of carbonization with an increase in the temperature of the process and the presence of impregnation. The textural and morphological characterization occurred with an analysis of FT-IR, SEM/EDS, XRF, and B.E.T. The in-phase product was developed through the creation of açaí seed in nature and impregnated with NaOH solution (2 M) at temperatures of 400 °C and 450 °C. The adsorption kinetics of acetic acid were investigated at 5, 10, 15, 20, 60, 120, and 180 s. The adsorption is higher at 450 °C and with the chemical impregnation of NaOH since the experiments were able to remove an amount of 317.51 mg acid/g adsorbent acetic acid. All the models analyzed fit the experiments, both for the kinetic models (pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order) and for the equilibrium models (Langmuir and Freundlich)

Investigation of the Adsorption Process of Biochar Açaí (<i>Euterpea olerácea</i> Mart.) Seeds Produced by Pyrolysis

This work aims to investigate the influence of temperature and chemical impregnation in the textural and morphological composition of the bio-adsorbent of bio-adsorption via thermal cracking of the seeds of açaí. The experiments were carried out at 400 °C and 450 °C using a pilot scale reactor. The efficiency of the organic process was calculated in terms of liquid and solid products selected with a chemical impregnation process with NaOH, mainly with the liquid that had a greater product conversion. The elementary samples of the solid products occur with the occurrence of carbonization with an increase in the temperature of the process and the presence of impregnation. The textural and morphological characterization occurred with an analysis of FT-IR, SEM/EDS, XRF, and B.E.T. The in-phase product was developed through the creation of açaí seed in nature and impregnated with NaOH solution (2 M) at temperatures of 400 °C and 450 °C. The adsorption kinetics of acetic acid were investigated at 5, 10, 15, 20, 60, 120, and 180 s. The adsorption is higher at 450 °C and with the chemical impregnation of NaOH since the experiments were able to remove an amount of 317.51 mg acid/g adsorbent acetic acid. All the models analyzed fit the experiments, both for the kinetic models (pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order) and for the equilibrium models (Langmuir and Freundlich)

A Transcript Finishing Initiative for Closing Gaps in the Human Transcriptome

We report the results of a transcript finishing initiative, undertaken for the purpose of identifying and characterizing novel human transcripts, in which RT-PCR was used to bridge gaps between paired EST clusters, mapped against the genomic sequence. Each pair of EST clusters selected for experimental validation was designated a transcript finishing unit (TFU). A total of 489 TFUs were selected for validation, and an overall efficiency of 43.1% was achieved. We generated a total of 59,975 bp of transcribed sequences organized into 432 exons, contributing to the definition of the structure of 211 human transcripts. The structure of several transcripts reported here was confirmed during the course of this project, through the generation of their corresponding full-length cDNA sequences. Nevertheless, for 21% of the validated TFUs, a full-length cDNA sequence is not yet available in public databases, and the structure of 69.2% of these TFUs was not correctly predicted by computer programs. The TF strategy provides a significant contribution to the definition of the complete catalog of human genes and transcripts, because it appears to be particularly useful for identification of low abundance transcripts expressed in a restricted set of tissues as well as for the delineation of gene boundaries and alternatively spliced isoforms