Caracterización de las personas con úlcera venosa en Brasil y Portugal: estudio comparativo

Objective: To compare the socio-demographic aspects, of health, care and clinic of people with venous ulcer (VU) in Brazil and Portugal. Method: Analytical comparative and transversal study with a quantitative approach. The sample was composed by 130 persons with UV assisted in Natal/Brazil and Évora/Portugal in the period between June and October of 2011, through a structured interview form and collection of bio-physiological measures. Results: Significant differences between the two countries were verified, regarding the age, family income, profession/occupation, time of lesion shorter than 6 months, small lesion area, ulcer with granulation, availability of proper products, place for treatment, access to medics, Doppler examination and documentation of clinical sate. Conclusion: The researched in Portugal were elder, with better income; the number of patients with a profession/occupation was lower than the researched users in Brazil and presented lesions with more favourable characteristics to the scar healing process. The researched assistance to users with VU in Portugal has presented to be significantly better than the one performed in Brazil

Caracterização das pessoas com úlcera venosa no Brasil e Portugal: estudo comparativo

Objective: To compare the socio-demographic aspects, of health, care and clinic of people with venous ulcer (VU) in Brazil and Portugal. Method: Analytical comparative and transversal study with a quantitative approach. The sample was composed by 130 persons with UV assisted in Natal/Brazil and Évora/Portugal in the period between June and October of 2011, through a structured interview form and collection of bio-physiological measures. Results: Significant differences between the two countries were verified, regarding the age, family income, profession/occupation, time of lesion shorter than 6 months, small lesion area, ulcer with granulation, availability of proper products, place for treatment, access to medics, Doppler examination and documentation of clinical sate. Conclusion: The researched in Portugal were elder, with better income; the number of patients with a profession/occupation was lower than the researched users in Brazil and presented lesions with more favourable characteristics to the scar healing process. The researched assistance to users with VU in Portugal has presented to be significantly better than the one performed in Brazil.Objetivo: Comparar los aspectos sociodemográficos, de salud, asistenciales y clínicos de las personas con ulcera venosa (UV) en Brasil y Portugal.Método: Estudio analítico comparativo y transversal con abordaje cuantitativo. Muestra compuesta por 130 personas con UV atendidas en Natal/Brasil y Évora/Portugal en el periodo de junio a octubre de 2011, por medio de un formulario estructurado de entrevista y recolección de medidas biofisiológicas.Resultado: Se verificó diferencias significativas entre los dos países en cuanto a la franja etaria, renta familiar, profesión/ocupación, tiempo de lesión inferior a 6 meses, área de lesión pequeña, úlcera con granulación, disponibilidad de productos adecuados, local para tratamiento, acceso a consultas médicas con especialista, realización de Doppler y documentación del estado clínico.Conclusión: Los estudiados en Portugal eran personas mayores, con mejor renta, el número de pacientes con profesión/ocupación fue menor que los usuarios investigados en Brasil y presentaban lesiones con características más favorables a la cicatrización. La asistencia a usuarios con UV estudiados en Portugal se presentó significativamente mejor que la desarrollada en BrasilObjetivo: Comparar os aspectos sociodemográficos, de saúde, assistenciais e clínicos das pessoas com Úlcera Venosa (UV) no Brasil e Portugal. Método: Estudo analítico comparativo e transversal com abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi composta por 130 pessoas com UV atendidas em Natal/Brasil e Évora/Portugal no período de junho a outubro de 2011, através de um formulário estruturado de entrevista e coleta de medidas biofisiológicas. Resultados: Verificou-se diferenças significantes entre os dois países quanto à faixa etária, renda familiar, profissão/ocupação, tempo de lesão inferior a 6 meses, área da lesão pequena, leito com granulação, disponibilidade de produtos adequados, local de tratamento, acesso às consultas médicas, realização de Doppler e documentação dos achados clínicos. Conclusão: Os pesquisados em Portugal eram mais idosos, com melhor renda, o número de pacientes com profissão/ocupação foi menor que os usuários pesquisados no Brasil e apresentaram lesões com características mais favoráveis à cicatrização. A assistência a usuários com UV pesquisados em Portugal apresentou-se significativamente melhor que a desenvolvida no Brasil

O trabalho do profissional enfermeiro em centro de material durante a pandemia da Covid-19 – um relato de experiência

The Material and Sterilization Center (MEC) plays an essential role in hospital environments. Nurses are the professionals appointed to manage the CME, and they act indirectly in the provision of care. This is a descriptive study, an experience report, describing the routine experienced by a professional nurse, coordinator of a Material and Sterilization Center (CME) in a Maternity Hospital in a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. There were no significant changes to the flow of materials, which came from the hospital's other units. This study also provided an enriching experience for knowledge about the role of nurses in CME during the COVID-19 pandemic.O Centro de Material e Esterilização (CME) possui papel essencial dentro dos ambientes Hospitalares. O enfermeiro é o profissional indicado para realizar a gerência do CME o qual realiza sua atuação de forma indireta na prestação dos cuidados. Estudo descritivo, do tipo relato de experiência, que descreve a rotina vivenciada por uma Profissional Enfermeira, Coordenadora de um Centro de Material e Esterilização (CME) em um Hospital Maternidade do Município do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Com relação ao fluxo de materiais não houve mudanças significativas, os materiais advindos das demais unidades do Hospital. Este estudo proporcionou uma experiência enriquecedora para o conhecimento sobre atuação do enfermeiro em CME durante a Pandemia da COVID-19

The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

Chromobacterium violaceum is one of millions of species of free-living microorganisms that populate the soil and water in the extant areas of tropical biodiversity around the world. Its complete genome sequence reveals (i) extensive alternative pathways for energy generation, (ii) ≈500 ORFs for transport-related proteins, (iii) complex and extensive systems for stress adaptation and motility, and (iv) wide-spread utilization of quorum sensing for control of inducible systems, all of which underpin the versatility and adaptability of the organism. The genome also contains extensive but incomplete arrays of ORFs coding for proteins associated with mammalian pathogenicity, possibly involved in the occasional but often fatal cases of human C. violaceum infection. There is, in addition, a series of previously unknown but important enzymes and secondary metabolites including paraquat-inducible proteins, drug and heavy-metal-resistance proteins, multiple chitinases, and proteins for the detoxification of xenobiotics that may have biotechnological applications

Instrument content validation on nasogastric intubation skills

The objective was to validate the content of an instrument on nasogastric intubation skills based on Pasquali's model of content validation. This was a methodological study conducted with 23 nursing teachers in public higher education institutions in Rio Grande do Norte. The Content Validation Index (CVI) and Kappa Index was applied. In the overall evaluation, the instrument obtained a CVI with values above 0.75 with a total CVI of 0.95 and a total Kappa of 0.91. However, some changes were made on the instructional sequence requirements of the topics, and to vocabulary. The instrument proved to be reliable and trustworthy in facilitating nursing care quality and can be used for health services and educational institutions to assess skill levels of professionals and undergraduate students. However, the instrument requires additional stages for a more precise and specific content validation

The characterization of persons with venous ulcer in Brazil and Portugal: comparitive study

Objetivo: Comparar los aspectos sociodemográficos, de salud, asistenciales y clínicos de las personas con ulcera venosa (UV) en Brasil y Portugal. Método: Estudio analítico comparativo y transversal con abordaje cuantitativo. Muestra compuesta por 130 personas con UV atendidas en Natal/Brasil y Évora/Portugal en el periodo de junio a octubre de 2011, por medio de un formulario estructurado de entrevista y recolección de medidas biofisiológicas. Resultado: Se verificó diferencias significativas entre los dos países en cuanto a la franja etaria, renta familiar, profesión/ocupación, tiempo de lesión inferior a 6 meses, área de lesión pequeña, úlcera con granulación, disponibilidad de productos adecuados, local para tratamiento, acceso a consultas médicas con especialista, realización de Doppler y documentación del estado clínico. Conclusión: Los estudiados en Portugal eran personas mayores, con mejor renta, el número de pacientes con profesión/ocupación fue menor que los usuarios investigados en Brasil y presentaban lesiones con características más favorables a la cicatrización. La asistencia a usuarios con UV estudiados en Portugal se presentó significativamente mejor que la desarrollada en BrasilRESUMO Objetivo: Comparar os aspectos sociodemográficos, de saúde, assistenciais e clínicos das pessoas com Úlcera Venosa (UV) no Brasil e Portugal. Método: Estudo analítico comparativo e transversal com abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi composta por 130 pessoas com UV atendidas em Natal/Brasil e Évora/Portugal no período de junho a outubro de 2011, através de um formulário estruturado de entrevista e coleta de medidas biofisiológicas. Resultados: Verificou-se diferenças significantes entre os dois países quanto à faixa etária, renda familiar, profissão/ocupação, tempo de lesão inferior a 6 meses, área da lesão pequena, leito com granulação, disponibilidade de produtos adequados, local de tratamento, acesso às consultas médicas, realização de Doppler e documentação dos achados clínicos. Conclusão: Os pesquisados em Portugal eram mais idosos, com melhor renda, o número de pacientes com profissão/ocupação foi menor que os usuários pesquisados no Brasil e apresentaram lesões com características mais favoráveis à cicatrização. A assistência a usuários com UV pesquisados em Portugal apresentou-se significativamente melhor que a desenvolvida no Brasil.ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the socio-demographic aspects, of health, care and clinic of people with venous ulcer (VU) in Brazil and Portugal. Method: Analytical comparative and transversal study with a quantitative approach. The sample was composed by 130 persons with UV assisted in Natal/Brazil and Évora/Portugal in the period between June and October of 2011, through a structured interview form and collection of bio-physiological measures. Results: Significant differences between the two countries were verified, regarding the age, family income, profession/occupation, time of lesion shorter than 6 months, small lesion area, ulcer with granulation, availability of proper products, place for treatment, access to medics, Doppler examination and documentation of clinical sate. Conclusion: The researched in Portugal were elder, with better income; the number of patients with a profession/occupation was lower than the researched users in Brazil and presented lesions with more favourable characteristics to the scar healing process. The researched assistance to users with VU in Portugal has presented to be significantly better than the one performed in Brazil

O Protagonismo Infantojuvenil nos Processos Educomunicativos

Neste volume “O protagonismo infantojuvenil nos processos educomunicativos”, reunimos 53 artigos que transitam sobre a temática do protagonismo infantojuvenil em diversas experiências e processos educomunicativos e para facilitar sua leitura e busca por temas de seu interesse, eles estão organizados em 8 capítulos que abordam a educomunicação a partir do fazer das crianças e da apropriação da produção midiática. Expressão artística, rádio, vídeo, jornalismo, cultura digital, redes sociais entre outros são os temas abordados pelos autores destes trabalhos. convidamos o leitor a mergulhar nesta jornada educomunicativa, vivendo e revivendo junto conosco essas experiências vividas por outros, refletindo em cada texto sobre como estamos, como evoluímos e como seguimos os passos daqueles que com sua ousadia, amor e luta elaboraram os fundamentos da educomunicação

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora

Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil

Abstract An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, showing an increase of 3% in its species richness in relation to 2010. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest Brazilian biome for Gymnosperms, while the Atlantic Rainforest is the richest one for Angiosperms. There was a considerable increment in the number of species and endemism rates for biomes, except for the Amazon that showed a decrease of 2.5% of recorded endemics. However, well over half of Brazillian seed plant species (57.4%) is endemic to this territory. The proportion of life-forms varies among different biomes: trees are more expressive in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest biomes while herbs predominate in the Pampa, and lianas are more expressive in the Amazon, Atlantic Rainforest, and Pantanal. This compilation serves not only to quantify Brazilian biodiversity, but also to highlight areas where there information is lacking and to provide a framework for the challenge faced in conserving Brazil's unique and diverse flora