PROEJA NO EXTREMO OESTE CATARINENSE: PERFIL E PERCEPÇÃO DOS ALUNOS EM RELAÇÃO AOS CURSOS

O presente artigo teve por objetivo identificar o perfil dos alunos dos cursos do PROEJA, nos municípios de Iporã e de São Miguel do Oeste, em Santa Catarina. Verificou-se, a partir da percepção desses alunos, se a oferta de vagas, assim como os cursos existentes eram suficientes para suprir as demandas da população nesta modalidade de ensino na região. Sua abordagem metodológica foi quali-quantitativa, com a realização de uma pesquisa bibliográfica descritiva numa abordagem teórica e no levantamento de dados com a aplicação de um questionário com questões objetivas de múltipla escolha. O estudo foi realizado em 2014, envolvendo 93 estudantes (99 % dos alunos) dos cursos do PROEJA em "Técnicas em Agricultura Familiar" e "Costura Básica", IFSC - Campus São Miguel do Oeste. Os resultados indicam que a oferta de vagas tem sido suficiente para suprir a demanda de alunos na região do extremo oeste catarinense e que há a necessidade de se manter os cursos acima citados. Destaca-se também o indicativo da criação de novos cursos (principalmente na área Informática) para os atuais e futuros alunos que desejam dar continuidade aos estudos e que não tiveram a oportunidade de frequentar a escola na idade obrigatória. Ressalta-se, ainda, o compromisso e responsabilidade que tem o Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina com os jovens e adultos da região, para a conclusão da Educação Básica integrada à Educação Profissional, na tentativa de inseri-los no mercado de trabalho

Evaluation of three-dimensional SonoAVC ultrasound for antral follicle count in infertile women : its agreement with conventional two-dimensional ultrasound and serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone

Background: Several studies have reported a correlation between antral follicle count by conventional 2D transvaginal sonography and serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels. However, few studies have investigated the effectiveness of 3D SonoAVC transvaginal ultrasound technology, particularly in infertile women. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) SonoAVC transvaginal ultrasound technology for antral follicle count and its correlation to conventional two-dimensional (2D) transvaginal ultrasound and serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone in infertile women. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 42 infertile women with age lower than 40 years that underwent treatment at a private fertility clinic between June and December 2015. Patient data included age, body mass index and cause of infertility. On cycle day 3 the following hormone levels were measured: serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, cancer antigen 125, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone and oestradiol; the number of antral follicles was counted as well. The scanning were performed through 2D and 3D technology transvaginal ultrasound. Results: Using a Bland-Altman test we demonstrated that both technologies are quite equivalent. However, antral follicle count is higher using 3D ultrasound technology compared to 2D technology (p < 0.001; Wilcoxon test), this finding is mainly remarkable in ovaries with more than 20 antral follicles. Moreover, the mean time required for manual 2D ultrasound and 3D SonoAVC measurements were 275 ± 109 and 103 ± 57 s, respectively (p < 0.001). Serum AMH concentration correlated to the total number of early antral follicles (correlation coefficients = 0.678 and 0.612; p < 0.001 by 2D ultrasound and 3D SonoAVC, respectively; Spearman’s correlation test). Conclusions: Antral follicle count is better estimated using 3D ultrasound compared to 2D technology. A great advantage of 3D SonoAVC was less time required for an examination and the visual advantage when it need to count more than 20 follicles

Evaluation of three-dimensional SonoAVC ultrasound for antral follicle count in infertile women : its agreement with conventional two-dimensional ultrasound and serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone

Background: Several studies have reported a correlation between antral follicle count by conventional 2D transvaginal sonography and serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels. However, few studies have investigated the effectiveness of 3D SonoAVC transvaginal ultrasound technology, particularly in infertile women. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) SonoAVC transvaginal ultrasound technology for antral follicle count and its correlation to conventional two-dimensional (2D) transvaginal ultrasound and serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone in infertile women. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 42 infertile women with age lower than 40 years that underwent treatment at a private fertility clinic between June and December 2015. Patient data included age, body mass index and cause of infertility. On cycle day 3 the following hormone levels were measured: serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, cancer antigen 125, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone and oestradiol; the number of antral follicles was counted as well. The scanning were performed through 2D and 3D technology transvaginal ultrasound. Results: Using a Bland-Altman test we demonstrated that both technologies are quite equivalent. However, antral follicle count is higher using 3D ultrasound technology compared to 2D technology (p < 0.001; Wilcoxon test), this finding is mainly remarkable in ovaries with more than 20 antral follicles. Moreover, the mean time required for manual 2D ultrasound and 3D SonoAVC measurements were 275 ± 109 and 103 ± 57 s, respectively (p < 0.001). Serum AMH concentration correlated to the total number of early antral follicles (correlation coefficients = 0.678 and 0.612; p < 0.001 by 2D ultrasound and 3D SonoAVC, respectively; Spearman’s correlation test). Conclusions: Antral follicle count is better estimated using 3D ultrasound compared to 2D technology. A great advantage of 3D SonoAVC was less time required for an examination and the visual advantage when it need to count more than 20 follicles

Risk of acute arterial and venous thromboembolic events in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg\u2013Strauss syndrome)

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA; formerly Churg–Strauss syndrome) is a rare anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) characterised by respiratory manifestations and systemic organ involvement [1]. Particularly, cardiac manifestations occur in 40–60% of patients, representing the leading cause of mortality [2]. Recent reports suggest that venous thromboembolic events might also represent a consistent burden of disease [3, 4], as already known for the other AAVs [5–7], possibly due to eosinophil-mediated vascular inflammation [5]. Nevertheless, the occurrence of arterial and venous thrombotic events (AVTEs) has never been systematically explored in EGPA