Sinais e sintomas clínicos de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis comunicados em Libras

OBJETIVO Validar un video conteniendo las representaciones imagéticas de señales y síntomas clínicos de infecciones transmitidas sexualmente expresados en Lengua de Señas. MÉTODO Estudio de desarrollo metodológico, llevado a cabo en escuela de audiocomunicación. Se seleccionó una muestra de 36 sordos. Se elaboró un video conteniendo la representación imagética de señales y síntomas de infecciones transmitidas sexualmente expresados en Lengua de Señas. La validación semántica fue realizada por los sordos y la validación de contenido por tres jueces expertos en Lengua de Señas. Los resultados de la validación fueron sometidos al Índice de Validez de Contenido, considerándose el puntaje del índice >; 0,80/80% de concordancia entre los jueces. RESULTADOS Fueron validados siete señales y síntomas relacionados con las infecciones transmitidas sexualmente que obtuvieron Índices de Validez de Contenidos satisfactorios y en su mayoría con el 100% de representatividad y concordancia. CONCLUSIÓN El proceso de validación hizo válidas las expresiones de señales y síntomas relacionados con las infecciones transmitidas sexualmente representadas en Lengua de Señas para establecer, en la región del estudio, una comunicación eficiente, convirtiéndose en una herramienta asistiva que permite facilidad y uniformidad en la comunicación con los sordos por medio de la Lengua de Señas.OBJETIVO Validar um vídeo contendo as representações imagéticas de sinais e sintomas clínicos de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis expressas em Libras. MÉTODO Estudo de desenvolvimento metodológico, realizado em uma escola de audiocomunicação. Selecionou-se uma amostra de 36 surdos. Elaborou-se um vídeo contendo a representação imagética de sinais e sintomas de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis expressos em Libras. A validação semântica foi realizada pelos surdos e a validação de conteúdo por três juízes experts em Libras. Os resultados da validação foram submetidos ao Índice de Validade de Conteúdo, considerando-se o escore do índice >; 0,80/80% de concordância entre os juízes. RESULTADOS Foram validados sete sinais e sintomas relacionados às infecções sexualmente transmissíveis que obtiveram Índices de Validade de Conteúdos satisfatórios e em sua maioria com 100% de representatividade e concordância. CONCLUSÃO O processo de validação tornou válidas as expressões de sinais e sintomas relacionados às infecções sexualmente transmissíveis representadas em Libras para estabelecer, na região do estudo, uma comunicação eficiente, tornando-se uma ferramenta assistiva que permite facilidade e uniformidade na comunicação com os surdos por meio da Libras.OBJECTIVE To validate a video containing image representations of clinical signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections expressed in Libras. METHOD Methodology development study conducted in an audio communication school. Thirty-six deaf people were selected. A video containing image representations of clinical signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections expressed in Libras was produced. Semantic validation was performed by deaf students and content validation by three judges who are Libras experts. The validation results were subjected to the Content Validity Index, where an index score >; 0.80/80% was considered as agreement among judges. RESULTS Seven signs and symptoms related to sexually transmitted infections were validated and obtained satisfactory Content Validity Indexes, most of them with 100% representativeness and agreement. CONCLUSION The validation process made the expressions of signs and symptoms related to sexually transmitted infections represented in Libras valid for establishing effective communication in the area of the study, turning it into a care tool that facilitates and standardizes communication with deaf people through Libras

Access and communication of deaf adults: a voice silenced in health services

Objective: To investigate the access and communication of deaf adults in health services. Method: A descriptive study conducted from March/2011 to July/2012 in a school of audio-communication located in Campina Grande/Paraiba, Brazil. Participated 36 patients who answered a questionnaire about access and communication in health services, and the data analyzed in SPSS. Results: It found that 75% of deaf people access medical services and 88.9% the dental service, being public institutions the most accessed ones (53,1%). The main factors that motivated 25% did not seek health services were: no need (88,8%) and not having anyone to follow (44,4%). All reported difficulties in communication with health professionals, being the help of a family member (86,1%) the alternative most commonly used. Conclusion: The access for deaf adults in health services permeated by difficulties, and the difficulty of nonverbal communication is the major factor that weakens the inclusion of these individuals

OSTEOMIELITE EM REGIÃO MANDIBULAR: RELATO DE CASO

A osteomielite é uma doença inflamatória, que ocorre nos espaços medulares ou nas superfícies corticais ósseas podendo afetar também o periósteo

Description of malaria vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in two agricultural settlements in the Western Brazilian Amazon

The majority of malaria cases in South America occur in rural areas of the Amazon region. Although these areas have a significant impact on malaria cases, few entomological studies have been carried out there. This study aimed to describe entomological parameters in settlements in Rondonia State, Brazil. Collections of anopheles were carried out using the Protected Human Attraction Technique (PHAT). The risk and the potential for malaria transmission were assessed using the human biting rate (HBR), the sporozoite rate (SR) and the entomological inoculation rate (EIR). The results confirmed that Nyssorhynchus darlingi is the predominant species in the two studied locations. Although settlement in the two study sites has occurred at different times, the species richness found was low, showing that environmental changes caused by anthropological actions have probably favor the adaptation of Ny. darlingi species. From the total of 615 anopheline mosquitoes assessed, seven (1.1%) were positive for Plasmodium sp. infections. The EIR revealed that Ny. darlingi contributes to malaria transmission in both locations, as it was responsible for 0.05 infectious bites in humans at night in the old settlement and 0.02 in the recent occupation. In the two study sites, the biting occurred more frequently at dusk. Nyssorhynchus darlingi was prevalent in areas of recent colonization but, even when present in a low density, this species could maintain the transmission of malaria in the older settlement. The entomological information obtained in this study is important and may aid the selection of vector control actions in these locations

Rituximab as adjuvant therapy for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura refractory to treatment with plasmapheresis: Case report

The treatment of choice for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a disorder in platelet aggregation with inordinate hemolysis and microvascular occlusion, consists of plasmapheresis and corticosteroids. However, there are cases refractory to this therapy and Rituximab, a monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody appears to be an alternative. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with signs of bleeding and neurological impairment, who underwent plasmapheresis, and after developed hemodynamic instability. After trying plasmapheresis without success, Rituximab was administered 375mg / m², associated with plasmapheresis. She evolved with clinical and laboratory improvement. Rituximab appears to be an option in cases of refractory TTP, but randomized controlled trials are still needed to better establish its role.O tratamento de escolha para a púrpura trombocitopênica trombótica, um transtorno na agregação plaquetária com hemólise desordenada e oclusão de microvasculatura, consiste em plasmaférese e uso de corticosteroides. No entanto, há casos refratários a essa terapêutica, e o Rituximab, um anticorpo monoclonal anti-CD20, parece ser uma alternativa. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente de 35 anos, com quadro de sangramento e comprometimento neurológico, que foi submetida a plasmaférese e evoluiu com instabilidade hemodinâmica. Após tentativa sem sucesso e piora do quadro, foi administrado Rituximab 375mg/m², associado a plasmaférese. Evoluiu com melhora clinica e laboratorial. O Rituximab parece ser uma opção aos casos de PTT refratária, porém estudos randomizados e controlados ainda são ne-cessários para estabelecer melhor seu papel.

Desafios do ensino superior durante a pandemia do covid-19: relato de experiência da monitoria de anatomia humana / Challenges of higher education during the covid-19 pandemic: experience report on human anatomy monitoring

O período de isolamento social devido à propagação do coronavírus demandou alterações cotidianas, inclusive, na educação. Este estudo objetivou relatar a experiência da monitoria de Anatomia Humana com atividades on-line, utilizando a plataforma Google Meet. Por meio da interação durante as aulas e da avaliação dos resultados de um formulário preenchido pelos alunos, concluiu-se que a aulas de monitoria on-line auxiliaram os estudantes no aprendizado do conteúdo da Anatomia e ajudaram a manter uma rotina de estudos

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Geography and ecology shape the phylogenetic composition of Amazonian tree communities

Aim: Amazonia hosts more tree species from numerous evolutionary lineages, both young and ancient, than any other biogeographic region. Previous studies have shown that tree lineages colonized multiple edaphic environments and dispersed widely across Amazonia, leading to a hypothesis, which we test, that lineages should not be strongly associated with either geographic regions or edaphic forest types. Location: Amazonia. Taxon: Angiosperms (Magnoliids; Monocots; Eudicots). Methods: Data for the abundance of 5082 tree species in 1989 plots were combined with a mega-phylogeny. We applied evolutionary ordination to assess how phylogenetic composition varies across Amazonia. We used variation partitioning and Moran\u27s eigenvector maps (MEM) to test and quantify the separate and joint contributions of spatial and environmental variables to explain the phylogenetic composition of plots. We tested the indicator value of lineages for geographic regions and edaphic forest types and mapped associations onto the phylogeny. Results: In the terra firme and várzea forest types, the phylogenetic composition varies by geographic region, but the igapó and white-sand forest types retain a unique evolutionary signature regardless of region. Overall, we find that soil chemistry, climate and topography explain 24% of the variation in phylogenetic composition, with 79% of that variation being spatially structured (R$^{2}$ = 19% overall for combined spatial/environmental effects). The phylogenetic composition also shows substantial spatial patterns not related to the environmental variables we quantified (R$^{2}$ = 28%). A greater number of lineages were significant indicators of geographic regions than forest types. Main Conclusion: Numerous tree lineages, including some ancient ones (>66 Ma), show strong associations with geographic regions and edaphic forest types of Amazonia. This shows that specialization in specific edaphic environments has played a long-standing role in the evolutionary assembly of Amazonian forests. Furthermore, many lineages, even those that have dispersed across Amazonia, dominate within a specific region, likely because of phylogenetically conserved niches for environmental conditions that are prevalent within regions