INCREMENTOS DE RESÍDUOS DA INDÚSTRIA DE AÇÚCAR E ÁLCOOL EM MASSAS ARGILOSAS

This work had the objective of realize the incorporation of wastes – soot and water from sugar cane washes soot and sugar cane (clay) in ceramic formulations. It was carried out chemical and physical characterization of the wastes by X-ray fluorescence method, laser granulometry and X-ray diffraction of the clay. It was analyzed increments of the wastes (0, 5, 10 and 15%). The samples were compressed and burned at different temperatures (700, 800 and 900 °C). The following properties were determined: Atterberg limits, loss by fire, linear shrinkage and dry-firing, water absorption and color of burning. The proposed clay masses presented potential of application to the production of red ceramics and the color of burning related to the high levels of Fe2O3 tended to dark red. It can be observed changes in color (black spots) and deformations to the masses with increment of soot. Key words: Clay. Industrial Waste. Red Ceramic. Physical Properties. Burning. Recycling.Este trabalho teve por objetivo realizar a incorporação dos resíduos - fuligem e água de lavagem da cana de açúcar (barro) em formulações cerâmicas. Foi realizada a caracterização química e física dos resíduos por meio de método de fluorescência de raios X, granulometria a laser e da argila por difração de raio-X. Foram analisados incrementos dos resíduos (0, 5, 10 e 15%). Os corpos de prova foram compactados e queimados em diferentes temperaturas (700º C, 800º C e 900º C). As seguintes propriedades foram determinadas: limites de Atterberg, perda ao fogo, retração linear seca e de queima, absorção de água e cor de queima. As massas argilosas propostas apresentaram potencial de aplicação para a produção de cerâmicas vermelhas e a cor de queima relacionada aos altos teores de Fe2O3 tendeu ao vermelho escuro. Foram observadas alterações na cor (pontos negros) e deformações para as massas com incremento de fuligem. Palavras-chave: Argila. Resíduo Industrial. Cerâmica Vermelha. Propriedades Físicas. Queima. Reciclagem

Pseudocisto Antral: Prevalência na cidade de Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

O objetivo foi o de avaliar, através da análise de radiografias panorâmicas, a ocorrência do pseudocisto antral na cidade de Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, associando condições geográficas e poluição do ar. Duas mil e quatrocentas radiografias panorâmicas pertencentes ao arquivo do RADIOCENTRO - Centro Odontológico de Documentação Ortodôntica localizado na cidade de Volta Redonda, obtidas no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2008, foram analisadas em relação à presença de imagens radiográficas compatíveis com Pseudocisto Antral. Concluiu-se que a prevalência média encontrada (6,83%) está dentro dos índices relatados na literatura (variação de 1,4 e 9,6%), porém quando estudadas as condições geográficas do município e poluição do ar, verificou-se que a incidência nos bairros localizados na margem esquerda em relação ao Rio Paraíba do Sul (8,67% e 17,5%) esteve acima da média relatada na literatura, indicando a participação da poluição do ar na gênese do pseudocisto antral

The Brazilian Registry of Adult Patient Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery, the BYPASS Project: Results of the First 1,722 Patients

Objective: To report the early results of the BYPASS project - the Brazilian registrY of adult Patient undergoing cArdiovaScular Surgery - a national, observational, prospective, and longitudinal follow-up registry, aiming to chart a profile of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery in Brazil, assessing the data harvested from the initial 1,722 patients. Methods: Data collection involved institutions throughout the whole country, comprising 17 centers in 4 regions: Southeast (8), Northeast (5), South (3), and Center-West (1). The study population consists of patients over 18 years of age, and the types of operations recorded were: coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), mitral valve, aortic valve (either conventional or transcatheter), surgical correction of atrial fibrillation, cardiac transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and congenital heart diseases in adults. Results: 83.1% of patients came from the public health system (SUS), 9.6% from the supplemental (private insurance) healthcare systemsand 7.3% from private (out-of-pocket) clinic. Male patients comprised 66%, 30% were diabetics, 46% had dyslipidemia, 28% previously sustained a myocardial infarction, and 9.4% underwent prior cardiovascular surgery. Patients underwent coronary artery bypass surgery were 54.1% and 31.5% to valve surgery, either isolated or combined. The overall postoperative mortality up to the 7th postoperative day was 4%for CABG was 2.6%, and for valve operations, 4.4%. Conclusion: This first report outlines the consecution of the Brazilian surgical cardiac database, intended to serve primarily as a tool for providing information for clinical improvement and patient safety and constitute a basis for production of research protocols.Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP EPM, Hosp Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilHosp Caridade Sao Vicente Paulo, Jundiai, SP, BrazilInst Med Integral Prof Fernando Figueira IMIP, Recife, PE, BrazilHosp Base FUNFARME & FAMERP, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilIMC, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilIrmandade Santa Casa Sao Paulo INCT HPV, Fac Ciencias Med Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilFundacao Univ Cardiol, Inst Cardiol Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilInst Coracao Natal, Natal, RN, BrazilInst Cardiol Dist Fed, Brasilia, DF, BrazilUniv Fed Maranhao HU UFMA, Univ Hosp, Sao Luis, MA, BrazilHosp Evangelico, Cachoeiro De Itapemirim, ES, BrazilHosp Coracao Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, BrazilHosp Nossa Senhora Salete, Inst Cirurgia Cardiovasc ICCV, Cascavel, PR, BrazilHosp Wilson Rosado, Mossoro, RN, BrazilHosp Bosque Saude, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilHosp Univ Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BrazilHosp Coracao HCor, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilHosp Coracao IP HCor, Ins Pesquisa, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilInst Coracao InCor, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP EPM, Hosp Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilWeb of Scienc

ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest

Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non-vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence and abundance; (2) describe the epiphyte distribution in the Atlantic Forest, in order to indicate future sampling efforts. Our work presents the first epiphyte data set with information on abundance and occurrence of epiphyte phorophyte species. All data compiled here come from three main sources provided by the authors: published sources (comprising peer-reviewed articles, books, and theses), unpublished data, and herbarium data. We compiled a data set composed of 2,095 species, from 89,270 holo/hemiepiphyte records, in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, recorded from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records were from qualitative data (occurrence only, 88%), well distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest. For quantitative records, the most common sampling method was individual trees (71%), followed by plot sampling (19%), and transect sampling (10%). Angiosperms (81%) were the most frequently registered group, and Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae were the families with the greatest number of records (27,272 and 21,945, respectively). Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, and Polypodiaceae were the most recorded family, and more concentrated in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Data on non-vascular plants and lichens were scarce, with a few disjunct records concentrated in the Northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest. For all non-vascular plant records, Lejeuneaceae, a family of liverworts, was the most recorded family. We hope that our effort to organize scattered epiphyte data help advance the knowledge of epiphyte ecology, as well as our understanding of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in the Atlantic Forest. No copyright restrictions are associated with the data set. Please cite this Ecology Data Paper if the data are used in publication and teaching events. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology © 2019 The Ecological Society of Americ

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries