253 research outputs found
Boas práticas de manipulação na merenda escolar da rede municipal de educação do município de Araguatins - TO
Trabalho apresentado no II Congresso Nacional do PROJETO RONDON, realizado em Florianópolis, SC, no período de 23 a 25 de setembro de 2015 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.A alimentação é uma necessidade básica do ser humano, um fator primordial para o desenvolvimento corporal e intelectual. Deste modo, a merenda escolar deve oferecer alimentos que atendam necessidades nutricionais dos alunos durante sua permanência na escola, assim contribuindo para o desenvolvimento humano e aprendizagem e rendimento escolar. Atualmente a alimentação escolar é considerada uma das principais refeições do dia de muitas crianças, portanto é de extrema importância ter o máximo de cuidado ao manipular os alimentos oferecidos. Os cuidados com a merenda escolar devem ser realizados desde a escolha, a compra dos alimentos até a distribuição e elaboração. Os cuidados não devem somente ser realizados nas etapas de pré-preparo, preparo e pós-preparo dos alimentos, mas também na higiene pessoal do manipulador, a qual todos os indivíduo devem ter com o seu próprio corpo para conservar não só a sua saúde pessoal, mas também a saúde das demais pessoas. A higiene dos manipuladores é de extrema importância devido ao risco de contaminação cruzada que pode ocorrer nos alimentos, visto que, hoje a contaminação vem sendo uma das grandes preocupações dos órgãos governamentais devido ao alto índice de doenças transmitidas por alimentos que resultam em sérios danos a saúde dos consumidores e em alguns casos podem levar até a morte. Portanto foi realizada na cidade de Araguatins – TO uma oficina com as merendeiras e zeladoras das escolas municipais do município que teve como objetivo oferecer informações que auxiliassem os manipuladores a manusear os alimentos de forma correta para mantê-los saudáveis e seguros. Assim foi abordado como preparar um alimento saudável e seguro na merenda escolar, a importância do manipular os alimentos quanto a higiene pessoal, higienização de alimentos, utensílios e ambiente, conservação dos mantimentos. As atividades foram conduzidas com interações práticas entre ministrantes e ouvintes. Uma das maiores preocupações encontradas e abordadas pelos participantes foram a falta de recursos financeiros para as compras dos materiais básicos para higienização e o difícil acesso a água potável e luz em algumas comunidades e equipamentos para a refrigeração ao adequada dos alimentos. Assim o trabalho das merendeiras torna-se desafiador para a busca constante pela segurança e qualidade da merenda escolar. Com o trabalho conseguiu-se atingir o resultado de conscientização das necessidades básicas de higiene pessoal e alimentar nas merendeiras e zeladoras da cidade de Araguatins - TO, além da troca de informações das diferentes realidades que vivem as diferentes regiões do Brasil atualmente
Risk Factors for Fecal and Urinary Incontinence After Childbirth: The Childbirth and Pelvic Symptoms Study
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73402/1/j.1572-0241.2007.01364.x.pd
The impact of fecal and urinary incontinence on quality of life 6 months after childbirth
The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of postpartum fecal incontinence (FI) and urinary incontinence (UI) on quality of life (QOL)
Measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum above eV using inclined events detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory
A measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum for energies exceeding
eV is presented, which is based on the analysis of showers
with zenith angles greater than detected with the Pierre Auger
Observatory between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2013. The measured spectrum
confirms a flux suppression at the highest energies. Above
eV, the "ankle", the flux can be described by a power law with
index followed by
a smooth suppression region. For the energy () at which the
spectral flux has fallen to one-half of its extrapolated value in the absence
of suppression, we find
eV.Comment: Replaced with published version. Added journal reference and DO
Energy Estimation of Cosmic Rays with the Engineering Radio Array of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is part of the Pierre Auger
Observatory and is used to detect the radio emission of cosmic-ray air showers.
These observations are compared to the data of the surface detector stations of
the Observatory, which provide well-calibrated information on the cosmic-ray
energies and arrival directions. The response of the radio stations in the 30
to 80 MHz regime has been thoroughly calibrated to enable the reconstruction of
the incoming electric field. For the latter, the energy deposit per area is
determined from the radio pulses at each observer position and is interpolated
using a two-dimensional function that takes into account signal asymmetries due
to interference between the geomagnetic and charge-excess emission components.
The spatial integral over the signal distribution gives a direct measurement of
the energy transferred from the primary cosmic ray into radio emission in the
AERA frequency range. We measure 15.8 MeV of radiation energy for a 1 EeV air
shower arriving perpendicularly to the geomagnetic field. This radiation energy
-- corrected for geometrical effects -- is used as a cosmic-ray energy
estimator. Performing an absolute energy calibration against the
surface-detector information, we observe that this radio-energy estimator
scales quadratically with the cosmic-ray energy as expected for coherent
emission. We find an energy resolution of the radio reconstruction of 22% for
the data set and 17% for a high-quality subset containing only events with at
least five radio stations with signal.Comment: Replaced with published version. Added journal reference and DO
Measurement of the Radiation Energy in the Radio Signal of Extensive Air Showers as a Universal Estimator of Cosmic-Ray Energy
We measure the energy emitted by extensive air showers in the form of radio
emission in the frequency range from 30 to 80 MHz. Exploiting the accurate
energy scale of the Pierre Auger Observatory, we obtain a radiation energy of
15.8 \pm 0.7 (stat) \pm 6.7 (sys) MeV for cosmic rays with an energy of 1 EeV
arriving perpendicularly to a geomagnetic field of 0.24 G, scaling
quadratically with the cosmic-ray energy. A comparison with predictions from
state-of-the-art first-principle calculations shows agreement with our
measurement. The radiation energy provides direct access to the calorimetric
energy in the electromagnetic cascade of extensive air showers. Comparison with
our result thus allows the direct calibration of any cosmic-ray radio detector
against the well-established energy scale of the Pierre Auger Observatory.Comment: Replaced with published version. Added journal reference and DOI.
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State-building, war and violence : evidence from Latin America
In European history, war has played a major role in state‐building and the state monopoly on violence. But war is a very specific form of organized political violence, and it is decreasing on a global scale. Other patterns of armed violence now dominate, ones that seem to undermine state‐building, thus preventing the replication of European experiences. As a consequence, the main focus of the current state‐building debate is on fragility and a lack of violence control inside these states. Evidence from Latin American history shows that the specific patterns of the termination of both war and violence are more important than the specific patterns of their organization. Hence these patterns can be conceptualized as a critical juncture for state‐building. While military victories in war, the subordination of competing armed actors and the prosecution of perpetrators are conducive for state‐building, negotiated settlements, coexistence, and impunity produce instability due to competing patterns of authority, legitimacy, and social cohesion
Colorectal surveillance outcomes from an institutional longitudinal cohort of lynch syndrome carriers
ObjectiveLynch Syndrome (LS) carriers have a significantly increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) during their lifetimes. Further stratification of this patient population may help in identifying additional risk factors that predispose to colorectal carcinogenesis. In most LS patients CRC may arise from adenomas, although an alternative non-polypoid carcinogenesis pathway has been proposed for PMS2 carriers. Using data from our institutional LS cohort, our aim was to describe our current colorectal screening outcomes with a focus on the incidence of adenomas in the context of different MMR genotypes and patient demographics such as gender, race, and ethnicity.DesignWe collected demographics, genetic, colonoscopy, and pathology results from a total of 163 LS carriers who obtained regular screening care at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Data were extracted from the electronic health records into a REDCap database for analysis. Logistic regressions were performed to measure the association between MMR variants and the likelihood of adenomas, advanced adenomas, and CRC. Then, we analyzed the cumulative incidences of these outcomes for the first 36 months following enrollment using Kaplan-Meier incidence curves, and Cox proportional hazard regressions.ResultsOn multivariate analysis, age (≥45 years old) was associated with an increased risk of developing adenomas (P=0.034). Patients with a prior or active cancer status were less likely to develop adenomas (P=0.015), despite of the lack of association between surgical history with this outcome (P=0.868). We found no statistically significant difference in likelihood of adenoma development between MLH1 and MSH2/EPCAM, MSH6, and PMS2 carriers. Moreover, we observed no statistically significant difference in the likelihood of advanced adenomas or CRC for any measured covariates. On Cox proportional hazard, compared to MLH1 carriers, the incidence of adenomas was highest among MSH2/EPCAM carriers during for the first 36-months of follow-up (P<0.001). We observed a non-statistically significant trend for Hispanics having a higher and earlier cumulative incidence of adenomas compared to non-Hispanics (P=0.073). No MMR carrier was more likely to develop advanced adenomas. No difference in the incidence of CRC by MMR gene (P=0.198).ConclusionScreening recommendations for CRC in LS patients should be based on specific MMR variants and should also be tailored to consider patient demographics
Fairy Tales: Attraction and Stereotypes in Same-Gender Relationships
We examine the process of romantic attraction in same-gender relationships using open and closed-ended questionnaire data from a sample of 120 men and women in Northern California. Agreeableness (e.g., kind, supportive) and Extraversion (e.g., fun, sense of humor) are the two most prominent bases of attraction, followed by Physical Attractiveness (e.g., appearance, sexy). The least important attractors represent traits associated with material success (e.g., financially secure, nice house). We also find evidence of seemingly contradictory attraction processes documented previously in heterosexual romantic relationships, in which individuals become disillusioned with the qualities in a partner that were initially appealing. Our findings challenge common stereotypes of same-gender relationships. The results document broad similarities between same-gender and cross-gender couples in attraction
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