FISIOTERAPIA AQUÁTICA COMO PREVENÇÃO DE QUEDAS NA TERCEIRA IDADE: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Objetivo: verificar se a fisioterapia aquática pode ser um meio preventivo na quedas dos indivíduos da terceira idade. Metodo: levantamento bibliográfico no período de janeiro de 1992 a dezembro de 2012, em artigos de idioma português e inglês, utilizando artigos de periódicos pelas bases de dados nacionais e internacionais. Foram utilizados os termos "hidroterapia”, “fisioterapia aquática”, “reabilitação aquática”, “envelhecimento”, “quedas”, “hydrotherapy”, “aquatic therapy”, “aquatic rehabilitation”, “aging”, “falls”. Considerações Finais: A literatura refere que, em idosos, o equilíbrio postural e a autonomia funcional apresentam comprometimentos. Este desequilíbrio corporal possibilita quedas. Assim, a terapia aquática possibilita independência na manutenção de posturas, fazendo com que idosos tenham melhor condição de movimentar-se. Portanto, esta conduta terapêutica, visando à prevenção da queda pela melhora da estabilidade postural, deverá influenciar, de maneira benéfica, a qualidade de vida dos idosos

Effects of different energy source diets, as corn substitutes, on carcass characteristics and meat quality of feedlot lambs

This study evaluated the effects of different energy sources, as corn substitutes, on the carcass characteristics and meat quality of lambs. Twenty-four intact ram lambs were identified, weighed, and assigned to one of four dietary treatments: corn, citrus pulp, rice bran, and soybean hulls. The ram lambs were confined in feedlots, and when they reached 30 kg of live weight, they were slaughtered. A  completelyrandomized design with different replicates was used for the analysis, along with the Tukey-5% test. For hot and cold carcass weight, rice bran produced lower values than the other dietary treatments. For the red color content of the meat, citrus pulp presented superior values when compared to corn, whereas meat and fat color, loin eye area, and objective tenderness did not differ between treatments. Different energetic sources used to replace corn in ram lambs finishing diets did not affect the proximate composition and quality of the meat. Highlights:  • Addition of rice bran to the lambs' diet resulted in lower hot and cold carcass weight.• Animals fed soybean hulls presented the highest carcass compactness index values.• Rice bran extended the feedlot period of lambs in 59.33 days, been longer than the others energies sources.• Corn, rice bran, citrus pulp and soybean hulls did not change the quality of meat but the inclusion of rice bran should be carefully evaluated.This study evaluated the effects of different energy sources, as corn substitutes, on the carcass characteristics and meat quality of lambs. Twenty-four intact ram lambs were identified, weighed, and assigned to one of four dietary treatments: corn, citrus pulp, rice bran, and soybean hulls. The ram lambs were confined in feedlots, and when they reached 30 kg of live weight, they were slaughtered. A  completelyrandomized design with different replicates was used for the analysis, along with the Tukey-5% test. For hot and cold carcass weight, rice bran produced lower values than the other dietary treatments. For the red color content of the meat, citrus pulp presented superior values when compared to corn, whereas meat and fat color, loin eye area, and objective tenderness did not differ between treatments. Different energetic sources used to replace corn in ram lambs finishing diets did not affect the proximate composition and quality of the meat. Highlights:  • Addition of rice bran to the lambs' diet resulted in lower hot and cold carcass weight.• Animals fed soybean hulls presented the highest carcass compactness index values.• Rice bran extended the feedlot period of lambs in 59.33 days, been longer than the others energies sources.• Corn, rice bran, citrus pulp and soybean hulls did not change the quality of meat but the inclusion of rice bran should be carefully evaluated

Desempenho em prova de vocabulário de crianças com desvio fonológico e com desenvolvimento fonológico normal Performance in vocabulary test of children with phonological disorder and with typical phonological developmental

OBJETIVO: comparar o desempenho em prova específica de vocabulário de crianças com e sem desvio fonológico. MÉTODOS: participaram da pesquisa 150 crianças, 75 do Grupo com Desvio Fonológico (GDF) e 75 do Grupo com Desenvolvimento Fonológico Normal (GDFN), entre 6:0 e 6:11, de ambos os gêneros, pertencentes ao nível socioeconômico médio. Realizaram-se as triagens fonoaudiológica e auditiva, a Avaliação Fonológica da Criança e a avaliação do Vocabulário. As respostas das crianças foram analisadas considerando o número de Designações Verbais Usuais (DVU), Não Designações (ND) e Processos de Substituição (PS), por campo conceitual. Posteriormente, os dados foram tabulados e submetidos à análise estatística através do Teste T para amostras independentes, considerando-se pPURPOSE: to compare the performance in vocabulary test of children with or without phonological disorder. METHODS: the study involved 150 children, 75 of the Phonological Disorder Group (PDG) and 75 of the Typical Phonological Developmental Group (TPDG), with age group ranging from 6:0 to 6:11 years, of both genders, with medium socioeconomic level. Auditory and speech-language screening were accomplished, and after that the children were submitted to the Child’s Phonological Assessment and a Vocabulary Test. The answers were analyzed considering the number of Usual Verbal Designations (UVD), No Designations (ND) and Processes of Substitutions (PS) by conceptual field. Finally, data were tabulated and submitted to statistical analysis using the T-Test for independent samples and the significance level was considered 5%. RESULTS: PDG has obtained a smaller number of UVD that the TPDG, being difference statistically significant for all conceptual fields. Besides this, the occurrence of ND e PS were higher for PDG in all of conceptual fields, being the difference statistically significant for four and eight conceptual fields, respectively. Still, the occurrences of PS were larger than the ND for the two groups. CONCLUSION: the results indicated that PDG showed lower performance in the vocabulary test, and it were verified by the smaller occurrence of UVD and larger of ND and PS than the TPDG. These findings showed that have a relation between the phonological disorder and vocabulary deficit. So, it is important to evaluates the vocabulary of the children with phonological disorders in order to assist the therapy

Quantification of bovine cytokine gene expression using real-time RT-PCR methodology

T cells produce cytokines that affect host response to infection. This paper reports real-time RT-PCR conditions and validation steps for accurate quantification of Bos indicus cytokines, interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL12p-35, IL-13, tumoral necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interferon (IFN)-gamma, monocyte chemoattractant proteins (MCP)-1 and MCP-2, and the glycoprotein mucin (MUC)-1 in two groups of Nelore cattle, one resistant and the other susceptible to gastrointestinal nematode infections. RPL-19 was shown to be an ideal internal control gene, since its expression was constant across treatments and presented lower variation when compared to the GAPDH gene. The optimized conditions established in the present study can be used to determine the immune response of cattle under different experimental conditions, such as viral, bacterial and parasite infections.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq