EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE COM ARTE: UMA PARCERIA ENTRE UNIVERSIDADE E BANCOS DE ALIMENTOS

Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e observacional que possui como objetivo central desenvolver e aplicar um conjunto de ações de comunicação pública da ciência, por meio da arte, focando na segurança alimentar e nutricional, para trabalhadores de dois Bancos de Alimentos, identificados como BA1 e BA2, da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. A capacitação foi realizada por meio de cinco encontros, com dinâmicas e atividades interligadas, que relacionavam conceitos sobre boas práticas de higiene com obras de grandes artistas. Por meio do método observacional e aplicação de questionários (inicial e final) foi possível identificar o perfil dos participantes, bem como verificar a percepção dos mesmos sobre a metodologia utilizada. Mais de 80% dos participantes relataram não possuir interesse pela arte, porém 100% afirmaram que as atividades propostas interferiram positivamente no seu entusiasmo pelo assunto. Quando questionados sobre a opinião geral do curso, 100% dos trabalhadores consideraram o curso “Bom” ou “Muito Bom” e 90% afirmaram que realizariam outro curso nesses moldes. Além disso, todos os participantes afirmaram que a metodologia facilitou o processo de aprendizagem. Portanto, foi possível concluir que a estratégia utilizada foi uma boa ferramenta para sensibilização e conscientização dos trabalhadores sobre a importância dos cuidados de higiene pessoal e do ambiente de trabalho para a segurança alimentar. Palavras-chave: Segurança Alimentar; Comunicação Pública; Ciência; Educação   Education in health with art: a partnership between University and Food Banks Abstract: This descriptive and observational study has as main goal to develop and apply a set of actions about science’s public communication through art, focusing on the food and nutritional security for employees from two Food Banks (FB), identified as FB1 and FB2, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. The training was conducted through five meetings using dynamics and activities, relating good hygiene practice with artistic products from renowned artists. Through observational method and questionnaires application (beginning and ending), it was possible to identify the profile of participants, as well as their perceptions about the methodology applied. More than 80% of the participants reported a lack of interest in art; however, 100% declared that the activities interfered positively on their enthusiasm about the subject. When asked about the general opinion of the training, 100% of the employees considered as “Good” or “Very Good” and 90% declared that they would be interested in carrying out similar training. Also, all participants said that the methodology facilitated the learning process. In summary, we may conclude that the applied strategy was a useful tool for the employee’s awareness and consciousness about the importance of hygiene care for food security in the working and personal environment. Keywords: Food Security; Public Communication; Science; Education    Educación en salud con arte: una asociación entre Universidad y Bancos de Alimentos Resumen: Ese estudio descriptivo y observacional tiene como objetivo general desarrollar y aplicar un conjunto de acciones de comunicación pública de la ciencia por medio del arte, con enfoque en la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional con trabajadores  de los Bancos de Alimentos, identificados como BA1 y BA2, de la Región Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. La capacitación fue realizada en 5 encuentros con dinámicas y actividades interrelacionando conceptos sobre prácticas de una higiene adecuada con obras de grandes artistas. Usando el método observacional y aplicación de cuestionarios (inicio y final) fue posible identificar el perfil de los participantes, además de verificar la percepción de esas personas sobre la metodología utilizada. Más del 80% de los participantes relataron no poseer interés por el arte, pero el 100% afirmó que las actividades propuestas interfirieron de manera positiva en su entusiasmo por el tema. Cuando cuestionados sobre la opinión general sobre la capacitación, el 100% de los participantes consideraron la capacitación como "buena" o "muy buena" y el 90% afirmaron que realizarían otro curso equivalente. Además, todos los participantes afirmaron que la metodología facilitó el proceso de aprendizaje. En resumen, concluimos que la estrategia utilizada fue una relevante herramienta para sensibilizar y concientizar a los trabajadores sobre la importancia de los cuidados de higiene personal y del ambiente de trabajo para la seguridad alimentaria. Palabras-clave: Seguridad Alimentaria; Comunicación Pública; Ciencia; Educació

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ANALYSIS OF THE PRESSURE-VOLUME CURVE OF MICE EXPOSED TO EXHAUST GASES FROM THE COMBUSTION OF CASHEW NUT SHELLS. /ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON THE MARKERS BLOOD LACTATE AND GLUCOSE IN WISTAR RATS/ [MDE-3) ANALYSIS OF THE LUNG FUNCTION OF MICE EXPOSED TO MP4.0 FROM THE COMBUSTION OF CASHEW NUT SHELLS (CCC). /THE FULLERENE NANOPARTICLE CGO IS CAPABLE OF PROMOTING FUNCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE LUNG OF MICE. /ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ANTINOCICEPTIVE ACTIONS OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT FROM Hymenaea courbaril L. IN RODENTS. /ANTINOCICEPTIVE ACTIVITY OF GALACTOMANNANS ISOLATED FROM SEEDS OF Caesa/piniapu/cherrima AND Delonix regia. /ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF CITRONEULA ACETATE IN MICE. /PRO-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF LECTIN FROM LEGUMINOUS Centrolobium tomentosum. /EDEMATOGENIC AND ANTINOCICEPTIVE ACTIVITIES OF LECTIN ISOLATED FROM THE ALBUMIN FRACTION OF Acacia famesiana. /EVALUATION OF THE ACTION OF POLYSACCHARIDES FROM THE BARK OF Ximenia americana ON GASTRIC ACIDITY. /EVALUATION OF THE EXPRESSION OF LIPOPHENIC ENZYMES IN ADIPOSE TISSUE OF DIABETIC RATS INDUCED BY STREPTOZOTOCIN AND TREATED WITH MELATONIN AND/OR INSULIN. /EVALUATION OF THE PROTEIN EXPRESSION OF THE HYDROGEN-MYOINOSITOL CO-TRANSPORTER (HMIT) IN CENTRAL NERVOUS TISSUE DURING THE COURSE OF EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES. /EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF Lippia alba AND ITS MAJOR CONSTITUENTS CITRAL AND LIMONENE IN ISOLATED TRACHEA AND AORTA OF WISTAR RATS. /EVALUATION OF THE POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF NITRIC OXIDE IN THE GASTROPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF THE LEAVES OF Croton rhamnifo/ioides PAX AND HOFFMAN {KNIFE BREAKER}. /EVALUATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF CARNAUBA CERIFEROUS POWDER (Copemicia cerífero MART.) IN THE TREATMENT OF DIET-INDUCED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC MICE. /GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICE AS MODELS FOR ALZHEIM'S DISEASE. /KINETICS OF MARKERS OF REDOX IMBALANCE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE OF WISTAR RATS AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE EXERCISE SESSION. /BODY WEIGHT CONTROL AND HYPOGLYCEMIC EFFECT OF COMPOUNDS ISOLATED FROM CARNAUBA CERIFEROUS POWDER (Copernicia cerifera MART.) IN DIABETIC ANIMALS. /LONGITUDINAL BONE GROWTH AND TOTAL BONE MASS INCREASE IN TRAINED ANIMALS. /MEMORY IMPAIRMENT IN RATS SUBJECTED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INDUCED BY INTRACEREBRAL INFUSION OF B-AMYLOID-42. /DETERMINATION OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE, TOXICITY AND ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY OFAnnona muricata L. LEAVES. /TEMPORARY DYNAMICS OF GLYCOGEN LEVEL LIVER SYSTEM AFTER A SESSION OF MODERATE PHYSICAL EXERCISE IN RATS. /EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS ON THE REPAIR OF SKIN INJURIES. /DEPRESSANT EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF RED ALGAE Meristiel/a echinocarpa ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. /EFFECT OF 2,2'-AZOBIS (2-AMIDINOPROPANE) ON THE TRACHEAL SMOOTH MUSCLE OF RATS: MODEL FOR STUDYING REDOX IMBALANCE. /EFFECT OF LIMONENE ON THE MYOMETRIUM OF WISTAR RATS. /EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF Hyptis crenata ON LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY, EXPLORATORY AND ANXIETY IN RATS. /EFFECT OF Platymiscium floribundum VOG ON ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS IN A PRECLINICAL TRIAL OF PERIODONTITIS. /EFFECT OF HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON PERFORMANCE IN EXERCISE TEST. /HEALING AND ANTINOCICEPTIVE EFFECTS OF Dinoponera quadriceps VENOM ON SKIN ULCERS IN MICE.ANÁLISE DA CURVA PRESSÃO-VOLUME PULMONAR DE CAMUNDONGOS EXPOSTOS AOS GASES DE EXAUSTÃO DA COMBUSTÃO DA CASCA DA CASTANHA DE CAJU. /ANÁLISE DA INFLUÊNCIA DO TREINAMENTO INTERVALADO DE ALTA INTENSIDADE NOS MARCADORES LACTATO E GLICOSE SANGUÍNEOS EM RATOS WISTAR/ [MDE-3) ANÁLISE DA FUNÇÃO PULMONAR DE CAMUNDONGOS EXPOSTOS AO MP4,0 PROVENIENTE DA COMBUSTÃO DA CASCA DE CASTANHA DE CAJU (CCC).  /A NANOPARTÍCULA FULERENO CGO É CAPAZ DE PROMOVER ALTERAÇÕES FUNCIONAIS NO PULMÃO DE CAMUNDONGOS. /ANTl-INFLAMMATORY ANO ANTINOCICEPTIVE ACTIONS OF ETANOLIC EXTRACT FROM Hymenaea courbaril L. IN RODENTS. /ATIVIDADE ANTINOCICEPTIVA DE GALACTOMANANAS ISOLADAS DAS SEMENTES DE Caesa/piniapu/cherrima E Delonix regia. /ATIVIDADE ANTIOXIDANTE DO ACETATO DE CITRONEULA EM CAMUNDONGOS. /ATIVIDADE PRÓ-INFLAMATÓRIA DA LECTINA DE LEGUMINOSA Centrolobium tomentosum.  /ATIVIDADES EDEMATOGÊNICA E ANTINOCICEPTIVA DA LECTINA ISOLADA DA FRAÇÃO ALBUMI NA DE Acacia famesiana. /AVALIAÇÃO DA AÇÃO DOS POLISSACARÍDEOS DA CASCA DE Ximenia americana NA ACIDEZ GÁSTRICA. /AVALIAÇÃO DA EXPRESSÃO DE ENZIMAS LIPOGÊNICAS DO TECIDO ADIPOSO DE RATOS DIABÉTICOS INDUZIDOS POR ESTREPTOZOTOCINA E TRATADOS COM MELATONINA E/OU INSULINA. /AVALIAÇÃO DA EXPRESSÃO PROTEICA DO CO-TRANSPORTADOR HIDROGÊNIO-MIOINOSITOL (HMIT) EM TECIDO NERVOSO CENTRAL DURANTE O CURSO DO DIABETES EXPERIMENTAL. /AVALI AÇÃO DO EFEITO DO ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DE Lippia alba E DE SEUS CONSTITUINTES MARJORITÁRIOS CITRAL E LIMONENO EM TRAQUEIA E AORTA ISOLADAS DE RATOS WISTAR. /AVALIAÇÃO DO POSSÍVEL ENVOLVIMENTO DO ÓXIDO NÍTRICO NA ATIVIDADE GASTROPROTETORA DO ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DAS FOLHAS DO ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DAS FOLHAS DE Croton rhamnifo/ioides PAX E HOFFMAN {QUEBRA FACA}. /AVALIAÇÃO DO POTENCIAL TERAPÊUTICO DO PÓ CERÍFERO DA CARNAÚBA { Copemicia cerífero MART.) NO TRATAMENTO DE CAMUNDONGOS HIPERCOLESTEROLÊMICOS INDUZIDOS POR DIETA. /CAM UN DONGOS GENETICAM ENTE MODIFICADOS COMO MODELOS PARA DOENÇA DE ALZHEIM ER. /CINÉTICA DE MARCADORES DO DESEQUILÍBRIO REDOX NO MÚSCULO ESQUELÉTICO DE RATOS WISTAR APÓS UMA SESSÃO DE EXERCÍCIO EXAUSTIVO. /CONTROLE DE PESO CORPORAL E EFEITO HIPOGLICEMIANTE DE COMPOSTOS ISOLADOS DO PÓ CERÍFERO DA CARNAÚBA ( Copernicia cerifera MART.} EM ANIMAIS DIABÉTICOS. /CRESCIMENTO ÓSSEO LONGITUDINAL E MASSA ÓSSEA TOTAL AUMENTAM EM ANIMAIS TREINADOS. /DÉFICIT DE MEMÓRIA EM RATOS SUBMETIDOS À INDUÇÃO A DOENÇA DE ALZHEIMER POR INFUSÃO INTRACEREBRAL DE B-AMILOIDEl-42. /DETERMINAÇÃO DO PERFIL FITOQUIMICO, TOXICIDADE E ATIVIDADE ANTICONVULSIVANTE DASFOLHAS DA Annona muricata L. /DINÂMICA TEMPORAL DO NÍVEL DE GLICOGÊNIO HEPÁTICO APÓS UMA SESSÃO DE EXERCÍCIO FÍSICO MODERADO EM RATOS. /EFEITO DOS ÁCIDOS GRAXOS ESSENCIAIS NO REPARO DE LESÕES DE PELE. /EFEITO DEPRESSOR DO EXTRATO ETANÓLICO DA ALGA VERMELHA Meristiel/a echinocarpa NO SISTEMA NERVOSO CENTRAL. /EFEITO DO 2,2'-AZOBIS (2-AMIDINOPROPANO) SOBRE O MÚSCULO LISO TRAQUEAL DE RATOS: MODELO PARA ESTUDO DO DESEQUILÍBRIO REDOX. /EFEITO DO LIMONENO EM MIOMÉTRIO DE RATAS WISTAR. /EFEITO DO ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DE Hyptis crenata SOBRE ATIVIDADE LOCOMOTORA, EXPLORATÓRIA E ANSIEDADE DE RATOS. /EFEITO DO Platymiscium floribundum VOG SOB A PERDA ÓSSEA ALVEOLAR EM UM ENSAIO PRÉ­ CLÍNICO DE PERIODONTITE. /EFEITO DO TREINAMENTO INTERVALADO DE ALTA INTENSIDADE NO DESEMPENHO EM TESTE DE ESFORÇO. /EFEITOS CICATRIZANTE E ANTINOCICEPTIVO DO VENENO DE Dinoponera quadriceps EM ÚLCERAS CUTÂNEAS EM CAMUNDONGOS

Application of microsatellite markers to confirm controlled crosses and assess genetic identity in common bean NOTE

Abstract: This manuscript reports on the application of microsatellite markers to assess the effectiveness of controlled crosses and assess the genetic identity of seed samples from a same common bean cultivar (BRS Estil

Application of microsatellite markers to confirm controlled crosses and assess genetic identity in common bean

Abstract This manuscript reports on the application of microsatellite markers to assess the effectiveness of controlled crosses and assess the genetic identity of seed samples from a same common bean cultivar (BRS Estilo). The DNA was extracted from leaf tissue collected from F1 plants and their parents as well as from seed samples of the cv. BRS Estilo by the alkaline lysis method. In all cases, genotyping was carried out with 24 microsatellite markers distributed in four multiplex panels with six markers each. Of the 392 F1 plants analyzed, obtained from 21 different biparental crosses, 325 (82.91%) was confirmed as real hybrids by the molecular analysis. The genetic analysis of the four BRS Estilo seed samples (two of certified seeds and two of saved seeds) detected 100.00% genetic identity with the samples used as control in only one certified seed sample

Effects of a power strength training using elastic resistance exercises on the motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease H&Y 1–3: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (PARK-BAND Study)

IntroductionParkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in Brazil. Physical activity is a complementary intervention in managing inherent declines associated with the disease like strength, balance, gait, and functionality and benefit health-related outcomes. Here, we report the PARK-BAND Study protocol, which aims to investigate potential benefits of power training using elastic devices in participants with PD. Our intervention will be provided in patients with PD using elastic devices like elastic bands and tubes. Therefore, we used the term Park from Parkinson’s disease and band from elastic bands.Methods and analysisThis randomised single-blind single-centre two-arm parallel, superiority trial will include 50 participants with PD attending the clinical setting. Those who meet the eligibility criteria and provide consent to participate will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to either the exercise group, which will receive power training programme or the health education group, which will receive the education programme. Randomisation will be performed by permuted block randomisation with a block size of eight. Both groups will receive a 12-week intervention. The exercise group will have two sessions per week and the health education group will have one session per week. Changes from baseline in bradykinesia, as assessed by the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor examination subscore and physical functional performance, will be the primary outcomes. Secondary outcomes include other neurological, neurophysiological and physical variables, as well as the quality of life, depression, cognition, sleep quality and disturbances, assessed before and after interventions. We hypothesise that the exercise group will have greater improvement in primary and secondary outcomes than the health education group.Ethics and disseminationThe study is approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio and all participants will provide their written informed consent (register number 91075318.1.0000.5045).Trial results will be disseminated via peer reviewed journal articles and conference presentations, reports for organisations involved with PD and for participants.Trial registration numberRegistro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos Registry (RBR-5w2sqt); Pre-results

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