O olhar da enfermagem sobre as práticas de cuidado de famílias rurais à pessoa com câncer

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as práticas de cuidados das famílias rurais que vivenciam o cuidar da pessoa com câncer. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, que utilizou como referencial teórico-metodológico o Modelo Bioecológico de Urie Bronfenbrenner e o método da inserção ecológica. Participaram três famílias da área rural, que tinham um de seus membros em tratamento quimioterápico no Serviço de Oncologia de um Hospital Escola da região Sul do Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre fevereiro e julho de 2009. Constatou-se que a família rural cuida a partir das práticas de cuidado que foram construídas com base nas interações entre as pessoas da família ao longo das gerações e em outras práticas da comunidade. O carinho, o amor, a proteção, a união familiar, a fé, o estar junto, a preocupação com a alimentação descrevem o cuidar e constituem-se como práticas de cuidado das famílias rurais à pessoa com câncer

Constraints on the origin of cosmic rays above 1018 eV from large scale anisotropy searches in data of the Pierre Auger Observatory

A thorough search for large-scale anisotropies in the distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above 1018 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory is reported. For the first time, these large-scale anisotropy searches are performed as a function of both the right ascension and the declination and expressed in terms of dipole and quadrupole moments. Within the systematic uncertainties, no significant deviation from isotropy is revealed. Upper limits on dipole and quadrupole amplitudes are derived under the hypothesis that any cosmic ray anisotropy is dominated by such moments in this energy range. These upper limits provide constraints on the production of cosmic rays above 1018 eV, since they allow us to challenge an origin from stationary galactic sources densely distributed in the galactic disk and emitting predominantly light particles in all directions

Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

The last decade has seen a sharp increase in the number of scientific publications describing physiological and pathological functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs), a collective term covering various subtypes of cell-released, membranous structures, called exosomes, microvesicles, microparticles, ectosomes, oncosomes, apoptotic bodies, and many other names. However, specific issues arise when working with these entities, whose size and amount often make them difficult to obtain as relatively pure preparations, and to characterize properly. The International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) proposed Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles (“MISEV”) guidelines for the field in 2014. We now update these “MISEV2014” guidelines based on evolution of the collective knowledge in the last four years. An important point to consider is that ascribing a specific function to EVs in general, or to subtypes of EVs, requires reporting of specific information beyond mere description of function in a crude, potentially contaminated, and heterogeneous preparation. For example, claims that exosomes are endowed with exquisite and specific activities remain difficult to support experimentally, given our still limited knowledge of their specific molecular machineries of biogenesis and release, as compared with other biophysically similar EVs. The MISEV2018 guidelines include tables and outlines of suggested protocols and steps to follow to document specific EV-associated functional activities. Finally, a checklist is provided with summaries of key points