Broncoespasmo induzido pelo exercício em adolescentes com rinite alérgica

Orientadora: Neiva LeiteMonografia (bacharelado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Curso de Graduação em Educação Físic

Broncoespasmo induzido pelo exercício em adolescentes com rinite alérgica

Orientadora: Neiva LeiteMonografia (bacharelado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Curso de Graduação em Educação Físic

<b> Effects of the isostretching method on morphological parameters and on a set of motor tests in the elderly</b>

Moderate intensity resistance training seems to be effective in providing significant improvements on strength, balance and function in the elderly. This study aimed to analyze the effect of a 12-week isostretching training on functional capacity and muscle architecture in elderly women. The sample included 25 volunteers (n = 25) divided into a control group (CG, n = 11, 62.3 ± 1.9 years old, 1.58 ± 0.06 m, 73.4 ± 1.4 kg) that followed their physical activity habits and an experimental group (EG, n = 14, 64.2 ± 4.3 years, 1.56 ± 0.05 m, 74.2 ± 1.6 kg) that was submitted to an isostretching program. The following assessments were used: Timed Up and Go-TUGT, Tinetti balance test and evaluation of morphological parameters through ultrasound imaging technique. The results showed that the EG improved (p <0.05) in both TUGT and Tinetti. In the morphologic parameters of the vastus lateralis muscle in the EG, we observed the following: mean increase of 3.6 mm in length issue relaxation (p <0.05, ES = 1.15); increase of 4.9 mm in isometric contraction (p <0.05; ES = 1.94); increase of 16% in the pennation angle in the relaxed condition (p <0.05; ES = 0.70); increase of 12% in isometric contraction (p <0.05; ES = 0.50); increase of 8% in thickness in the relaxed condition (p <0.05, EF = 0.52); and increase of 9% in isometric contraction (p <0.05, EF = 0.43). The GC did not show any significant changes. The isometric training through the isostretching method promoted changes in the morphological and muscle parameters and also improved the functional abilities in elderly women

Formas utilizadas para tentativa de suicídio e características sociodemográficas de pacientes atendidos no serviço de emergência de um hospital de ensino

Aims: To assess the methods used in suicide attempts and sociodemographic characteristics of suicidal patients treated at the emergency department of a teaching hospital.Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study, with active search for electronic medical records of patients treated at the emergency department of a public teaching hospital in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from January to December 2015. All cases of suicide attempt were included, regardless of the suicide methods used. Successful suicide cases were not investigated. The statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, and Pearson’s chi-square test.Results: A total of 233 patients treated at the emergency department were referred for psychiatric evaluation, and 122 of them had attempted suicide. The mean age of the suicidal patients was 36.8±14.3 years, (minimum of 14 years and maximum of 88 years) and 74 (60.6%) of them were female. The most common suicide attempt methods were ingestion of medications (72 cases, 59%) and of pesticide (14 cases, 11.5%). Of all patients, 119 (97.5%) lived in Santa Cruz do Sul, predominantly in the urban area (103 patients, 84.4%). Of the 50 (41.0%) referrals, 32 (64.0%) were sent to the Center for Psychosocial Care, 7 (14%) to the Center for Children’s and Adolescents’ Psychosocial Care, 6 (12%) were admitted to a mental health unit, and 5 (10%) were sent to Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Sixty-six (54.1%) patients had no electronic medical records of their outcome after discharge and 6 (4.9%) were lost to follow-up.Conclusions: Most of the treated suicidal patients were young adult females. The most common method of suicide attempt was the ingestion of medications, followed by the ingestion of pesticides.Objetivos: Caracterizar as formas utilizadas para tentativa de suicídio e características sociodemográficas de pacientes atendidos no serviço de emergência de um hospital de ensino.Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo, com busca ativa em prontuários eletrônicos de pacientes atendidos entre janeiro e dezembro de 2015 no serviço de emergência de um hospital de ensino que integra a rede pública de saúde do interior do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foram incluídos todos os casos de tentativa de suicídio, independente de sua forma. Não foram investigados os casos que resultaram em óbito por suicídio. Foi utilizada estatística descritiva e foram avaliadas associações por análise univariada, sendo aplicado o teste do qui-quadrado de Pearson.Resultados: No período estudado foram encaminhados 233 pacientes atendidos na emergência para realização de avaliação psiquiátrica, sendo 122 casos caracterizados por tentativa de suicídio. Desses, a média de idade dos pacientes foi de 36,8±14,3 anos, com mínima de 14 e máxima de 88 anos e, 74 (60,6%) eram do sexo feminino. As formas mais utilizadas de tentativa de suicídio foram ingesta de medicamentos (72 casos, 59%) e ingesta de agrotóxicos (14 casos, 11,5%). Do total de pacientes, 119 (97,5%) residiam no município de Santa Cruz do Sul, com predominância nos moradores da zona urbana (103 pacientes, 84,4%). Dos 50 (41,0%) encaminhamentos, 32 (64,0%) foram para o Centro de Atendimento Psicossocial, 7 (14%) para Centro de Atendimento Psicossocial da Infância e Adolescência, 6 (12%) para internação em unidade de saúde mental e 5 (10%) para o Centro de Atendimento Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas. Em 66 (54,1%) pacientes não foi encontrado nenhum registro em prontuário eletrônico sobre o desfecho após a alta e 6 (4,9%) pacientes evadiram.Conclusões: A maioria dos pacientes atendidos por tentativa de suicídio foram adultos jovens do sexo feminino. Como principal forma utilizada para a tentativa de suicídio identificou-se a ingesta de medicamentos e em seguida a de agrotóxicos

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora