Wintering Ecology of Buff-Breasted Sandpipers (Tryngites subruficollis) in Southern Brazil

Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Tryngites subruficollis) are a medium-sized sandpiper that suffered a steep population decline during the last century. Current estimates of population size are at least one order of magnitude smaller than historical estimates. The continued decline in population size has resulted in Buff-breasted Sandpipers being recognized world-wide as a species of critical conservation concern. Yet, little is known about their ecology at wintering sites and about their population dynamics. In this dissertation, I present results on within- and among-year density trends, life-history strategy, molt, body condition and population dynamics of Buff-breasted Sandpipers wintering in southern Brazil. Additionally, I provide a discriminant function to accurately sex Buffbreasted Sandpipers using morphometric measures. I estimated density trends of Buff-breasted Sandpipers at three wintering sites, Lagoa do Peixe National Park (LPNP), Ilha da Torotama (IT) and Taim Ecological Station (TES). Density was highest at IT, but was closely followed by LPNP. Buff-breasted Sandpipers were absent from TES during most of the study. Because of the consistency of use, and high densities at LPNP and IT, I suggest that these sites be included in any management action directed toward conservation of the species. Results in molt schedule, as well as arrival and departure patterns at LPNP indicated that males and females have different life-history strategies. Males molted wing and tail feathers faster than females, finishing molt approximately ii one month before females. This difference mirrored the difference in departure from the wintering grounds: males depart one month earlier than females. Moreover, sex ratio at LPNP was female biased and males were more prone to leave the site in any given month. The between-sex difference in life-history strategy and female bias at the north end of the wintering range suggest that sexual segregation in Buff-breasted Sandpipers is opposite to what would be predicted by sexual segregation theory: male Buff-breasted Sandpipers winter further south instead of further north as would be predicted. Apparent annual survival of Buff-breasted Sandpipers is equivalent to or higher than survival rates reported for other shorebirds. Additionally, males had lower apparent annual survival and a higher temporary emigration rate than females. Differences in apparent annual survival between sexes may result from the short-term nature of this study and/or higher emigration rate of male Buffbreasted Sandpipers. Therefore, future long-term studies utilizing markrecapture techniques are critical for understanding variation in Buff-breasted Sandpipers annual survival. This study demonstrated that wintering sites provide the best location for estimating annual survival

Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas em diferentes estatutos de estudantes da área da saúde

No geral, 4% da carga global de doença é atribuível ao álcool.1 Estudos indicam que os estudantes universitários, em muitos países, têm um elevado risco de consumo excessivo de álcool, com graves riscos para a saúde

Interviews with artists as a device for contention and the discursive dispute in the 1960s and 1970s

This article proposes to reflect on the role of interviews with artists as a contention device in the interaction between two subjects, considering that the desire to apprehend works of art through their various ways turns the artist’s word into a privileged object. That can be seen by understanding the context of the 1960s/1970s, when a discursive dispute took place in the field of art as artists claim speech spaces. Artists’ words are not the truth about their works, since they are as historically, socially and culturally determined as the works themselves; therefore, interviews can be seen as mechanisms that open meaning-making and expand it in the crossing of internal and external views about artistic practice

Práticas participativas em paisagismo.

O presente trabalho trata da divulgação do projeto de extensão “Praticas participativas em paisagismo”, realizada por docentes e estudantes da área de arquitetura e urbanismo da UNILA em parceria com docentes, funcionários e estudantes do Colégio Santa Rita, localizado na Região de Três Lagoas, em Foz do Iguaçu. As atividades ocorreram no período de junho a dezembro de 2017. Objetivo deste projeto foi revitalizar o espaço externo do Colégio Santa Rita através de práticas paisagísticas com material de reuso. Como resultados obtidos tem-se, além da integração entre a comunidade local e a universidade a melhoria na qualidade do espaço escolar através da construção de mobiliários, da pintura do muro, da revitalização da horta e da criação de jardins suspensos

Malnutrition, depression and dependence of caregivers in elderly receiving geriatric support

The prevalence of malnutri2on in elderly population is high, which may result from multiple and cumulayive chronic diseases,(1; 2) as anorexia, chewing difficulty and dysphagia.(3; 4) Other factors and conditions can influence the health of the elderly, like Depression and the need of a caregiver. (5;6) These factors demonstrate correla2on, because the elderly who have depression are more likely caregiver dependency and have increased risk of malnutrition,(7) as well as the elderly dependent of caregi ver may b e mo re l i kel y to d evel o p malnutrition(8) and depression, which means a dependent relationship between these three factors

Malnutrition, depression and dependence of caregivers in elderly receiving geriatric support

The prevalence of malnutrition in elderly population is high, which may result from multiple and cumulative chronic diseases (Hrnciarikova et al., 2011; Isaia et al., 2011), as anorexia, chewing difficulty and dysphagia. (Pirlich et al., 2001; Kaneda et al., 2000) Other factors and conditions can influence the health of the elderly, like Depression and the Need of a Caregiver (Garcia et al., 2001; Funes-Avila et al., 2007). These factors demonstrate correlation, because the elderly who have depression are more likely caregiver dependency and have increased risk of malnutrition (Cabrera et al.,2007), as well as the elderly dependent of caregiver may be more likely to develop malnutrition (Payette, 2005) and depression, whichmeans a dependent relationship between these three factors

Premium nutrition counselling service: a co-creation for better communication to clients

Find the best way to communicate to clients is a challenges for all company. Challenge and aim: Premium Nutrition Counselling was a North Portugal DEMOLA co-creation case propose together with CryoslimClinic company. CryoslimClinic offers aesthetic services and nutrition consultations, has two employees and is headquartered in the city of Bragança. This company is satisfied with its client portfolio in the area of aesthetics, but would like to expand its clientele in the area of nutrition. So, the aim of this co-creation process was find a better communication canal to communicate with nutrition consultation clients. Methods: To better understand the challenge, field visits were made to the company, analyzes of the company's communication channels with its customers and the application of a questionnaire with potential customers. Ideation was carried out with support to the DEMOLA co-creation process, including validating the idea with specialists in Marketing. Finds: The company does not yet have a functioning website, but use social media: a Facebook page and two Instagram channels (aesthetic and nutrition). Different images for each of the social networks are used, with no interconnection between them or a direct link to the company logo. The number and frequency of publications is not homogeneous and depends on the time availability of the business owner. There is no marketing professional working with the client. Solutions: Create a website, interconnected with social networks (Figure 1), standardize the images on social networks with direct link to the company logo, define a periodic publication plan, hire a qualified Marketing professional or an internship for beginning.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Comparação do conteúdo entre: qualidade de vida e escalas de funcionalidade para a paraparesia espástica não-traumática de acordo com a Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde

Objetivo: Identificar instrumentos utilizados para a avaliação funcional de pessoas com lesão medular não-traumática (LMNT) e comparar seu conteúdo de acordo com os conceitos da CIF. Método: A revisão sistemática foi realizada nas bases de dados Medline, Scielo, Pubmed e Bireme com os descritores “paraparesia espástica”, “avaliação funcional”, “exame neurológico”, “escalas neurológicas”, “avaliação neurológica” e “medidas de avaliação neurológica”. Para encontrar artigos relatando as escalas de avaliação funcional aplicadas em indivíduos com LMNT. O conteúdo de tais instrumentos foi comparado após vinculá-los à CIF. Resultados: A revisão sistemática identificou 12 instrumentos de avaliação funcional de LMNT, foram identificadas 153descrições das categorias da CIF, concentradas principalmente em: funções neuromusculoesqueléticas, digestivas, atividades motoras e autocuidado. Entre os fatores ambientais: a tecnologia assistiva para mobilidade, para uso pessoal na vida cotidiana, mereceu maior atenção. Conclusão: Este estudo forneceu um guia para identificar instrumentos para avaliar a funcionalidade de indivíduos com LMNT.    Purpose: Identify instruments used for the functional evaluation of people with Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (NTSP), and compare their contents according to ICF concepts. Method: Literature review was conducted in the Medline, Scielo, Pubmed, and Bireme databases with the descriptors “spastic paraparesis,” “functional evaluation,” “neurological examination,” “neurological scales,” “neurological evaluation,” and “neurological evaluation measurements,” to find articles reporting the functional evaluation scales having been applied on individuals with NTSP. The content of such instruments was compared after linking them to ICF. Results: The systematic review identified 12 instruments for functional evaluation instruments of NTSP, in we described 153 ICF categories, concentrated mainly in: neuromusculoskeletal functions, digestive, motor activities, and self-care. Among the environmental factors: assistive technology for mobility, to personal use in daily life deserved greater attention. Conclusion: This study provided a guide to identify instruments to evaluate the functionality of individuals with NTSP