O impacto das facções têxteis no Seridó

The present article aims to analyze the importance and the economic and financial impact of garment factions in the Seridó region. Methodology to be applied, through the application of interviews with factional variables. As a result the result reveals that the industry is an important alternative for a generation of income in the region where the investment shortage is launched. Finally, the study concludes that the factions are largely concerned with being idle, with no prospect of work and income, on the margins of the labor market.El presente artículo tiene por objetivo analizar la importancia y el impacto económico-financiero de las facciones de confecciones en la región del Seridó. La metodología utilizada fue cualitativa, a través de la aplicación de entrevistas con colaboradores de esas facciones. Como resultado el estudio revela que esa rama de actividad es una importante alternativa para la generación de ingresos en la referida región, donde es escaso la inversión de la iniciativa privada. Por último, el estudio concluye que el beneficio de las facciones incide en gran parte de la población, que anteriormente se encontraba ociosa y sin perspectiva de trabajo y renta, al margen del mercado de trabajo.O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a importância e o impacto econômico-financeiro da facções de confecções na região do Seridó. A metodologia utilizada foi qualitativa, através da aplicação de entrevistas com colaboradores dessas facções. Como resultado o estudo revela que esse ramo de atividade é uma importante alternativa para a geração de renda na referida região, onde é escasso o investimento da iniciativa privada. Por fim, o estudo conclui que o benefício das facções incide em grande parte da população, que anteriormente se encontrava ociosa e sem perspectiva de trabalho e renda, à margem do mercado de trabalho

Neotropical freshwater fisheries : A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics

The Neotropical region hosts 4225 freshwater fish species, ranking first among the world's most diverse regions for freshwater fishes. Our NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set is the first to produce a large-scale Neotropical freshwater fish inventory, covering the entire Neotropical region from Mexico and the Caribbean in the north to the southern limits in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. We compiled 185,787 distribution records, with unique georeferenced coordinates, for the 4225 species, represented by occurrence and abundance data. The number of species for the most numerous orders are as follows: Characiformes (1289), Siluriformes (1384), Cichliformes (354), Cyprinodontiformes (245), and Gymnotiformes (135). The most recorded species was the characid Astyanax fasciatus (4696 records). We registered 116,802 distribution records for native species, compared to 1802 distribution records for nonnative species. The main aim of the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set was to make these occurrence and abundance data accessible for international researchers to develop ecological and macroecological studies, from local to regional scales, with focal fish species, families, or orders. We anticipate that the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set will be valuable for studies on a wide range of ecological processes, such as trophic cascades, fishery pressure, the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation, and the impacts of species invasion and climate change. There are no copyright restrictions on the data, and please cite this data paper when using the data in publications

The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis

© 2017 British Journal of Anaesthesia Background: The surgical safety checklist is widely used to improve the quality of perioperative care. However, clinicians continue to debate the clinical effectiveness of this tool. Methods: Prospective analysis of data from the International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS), an international observational study of elective in-patient surgery, accompanied by a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature. The exposure was surgical safety checklist use. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality and the secondary outcome was postoperative complications. In the ISOS cohort, a multivariable multi-level generalized linear model was used to test associations. To further contextualise these findings, we included the results from the ISOS cohort in a meta-analysis. Results are reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals. Results: We included 44 814 patients from 497 hospitals in 27 countries in the ISOS analysis. There were 40 245 (89.8%) patients exposed to the checklist, whilst 7508 (16.8%) sustained ≥1 postoperative complications and 207 (0.5%) died before hospital discharge. Checklist exposure was associated with reduced mortality [odds ratio (OR) 0.49 (0.32–0.77); P\u3c0.01], but no difference in complication rates [OR 1.02 (0.88–1.19); P=0.75]. In a systematic review, we screened 3732 records and identified 11 eligible studies of 453 292 patients including the ISOS cohort. Checklist exposure was associated with both reduced postoperative mortality [OR 0.75 (0.62–0.92); P\u3c0.01; I2=87%] and reduced complication rates [OR 0.73 (0.61–0.88); P\u3c0.01; I2=89%). Conclusions: Patients exposed to a surgical safety checklist experience better postoperative outcomes, but this could simply reflect wider quality of care in hospitals where checklist use is routine

Critical care admission following elective surgery was not associated with survival benefit: prospective analysis of data from 27 countries

This was an investigator initiated study funded by Nestle Health Sciences through an unrestricted research grant, and by a National Institute for Health Research (UK) Professorship held by RP. The study was sponsored by Queen Mary University of London