Desenvolvimento de filmes nanocompósitos amido/microfibrilas de celulose por casting contínuo.

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Preliminary study of ginger bagasse - a waste from the extraction of ginger starch.

The aim of this study was to extract a cellulose rich material from the agricultural residue of the processing of the ginger starch (GS) - the ginger bagasse (GB). The chemical composition of ginger are oleoresins, essential oils, and other components such as proteins, ash, minerals, and starch [1]. One of the by-products generated after the extraction of ginger starch consists of a fibrous material containing cellulosic fibers and residual starch. This material is here denominated ginger bagasse (GB). Ginger processing waste has been combined with ZnCl2 and H2SO4 to act as a bioabsorbent for water treatment from textile industries [2,3]. In this study, work the authors obtained this residue from rhizome and characterized it by FTIR, XRD and its thermal stability in nitrogen and air atmospheres. The initial results indicated success in obtaining an essentially cellulosic material with the presence of residual starch and thermal stability around 270 °C in inert atmosphere. Our future perspectives are the development of sustainable materials from biomass, attributing added value to an agro residue

Leadership, action, learning and accountability to deliver quality care for women, newborns and children

Recognizing the need for action, the national governments of Bangladesh, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania, together with WHO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), implementation partners and other stakeholders, have established the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal Newborn and Child Health care.10 The network has agreed to pursue the ambitious goals of halving maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths and improving experience of care in participating health facilities within five years of implementation. Under the leadership of the participating countries’ health ministries, the network will support the implementation of national frameworks for quality improvement by pursuing four strategic objectives: (i) leadership by building and strengthening national institutions and processes for improving quality of care; (ii) action by accelerating and sustaining implementation of quality-of-care improvement packages through operationalizing a standards-based approach to quality improvement; (iii) learning by promoting joint learning and generating evidence on quality planning, improvement and control of health services; and (iv) accountability by developing, strengthening and sustaining institutions and mechanisms for accountability of quality maternal, neonatal and child health services that are equitable and dignified