Oral health-related quality of life following dental treatment under general anaesthesia for early childhood caries - a UK-based study.

Objective To assess parental reports of changes in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of young children in the UK with early childhood caries (ECC) following dental treatment under general anaesthesia (DGA). To compare the impact of oral rehabilitation (OR) and extraction-only (Exo) treatment approaches on this. Methods Data were collected using the proxy reported components of the Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (COHRQoL®) questionnaire: the Parent-Caregivers Perceptions questionnaire (P-CPQ) and Family Impact Scale (FIS), from a convenience sample of parents of children receiving DGA at a UK Paediatric Dental Department. Mean scores and prevalence impacts were compared pre- and postoperatively with mean change score and effect sizes calculations. Results Seventy-eight parents were recruited (51 children undergoing OR, 27 Exo) with 6 lost to follow-up (92.3%). Following treatment, changes in mean P-CPQ and FIS scores were statistically significant (P < 0.0001) with medium to large effect sizes (0.45–1.39). The differences in change scores between the two treatment approaches were not statistically different. Conclusion DGA for young children with early childhood caries resulted in substantial improvements in parent's ratings of their child's OHRQoL and of the impact on their families. Larger cohort studies are needed to validate these preliminary findings

Development of food mass mix from brazil nut and peach palm fruit flours.

The forest Amazon offers a natural resources variety. Among the vegetal resources used, the Brazil nut, Bertollethia excelsa H.B.K and peach palm fruit (Bactris gasipaes, Kunth) are distinguished. The Brazil nut has a high fat amount (60% to 70%) and protein (15% to 20%). This content gives it lots of sulfur amino acids. The peach palm has considerable amounts of vitamin A (17.18 RE/g) is still high in fiber (2%). Seeking to utilize fruits potential, aimed at production and characterization of pasta mixed using ingredients Brazil nut, peach palm and wheat flour

Sensory evaluation and cooking properties of macaroni at basis of brazil nut (Bertholetia excelsa) and peach palm fruit (Bactris gasipaes, Kunt) flours.

The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa HBK, is explored throughout the Amazon region and its main characteristic is high content of lipids and proteins, they consist of sulfur amino acids of high biological value. The peach palm, Bactris gasipases, Kunth, is a native palm to the same region, that is grown for heart-of-palm extraction. Their fruits are mostly protein, vitamin A and fiber. The way of adding commercial value from co-products to Brazil nut processing is flour productian. That way the Brazil nut flour, for its high nutritional value and pleasant taste was used in macaroni production, along with peach palm fruit flour to improve the nutritianal properties of final product

Metodologia científica: aperfeiçoamento metodológico para digestão assistida via micro-ondas na análise mineral de feijoeiro comum (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a eficiência na recuperação de minerais por meio do método de digestão em micro-ondas adaptado e analisar se essa recuperação é confiável com o uso de menor volume de ácido nítrico, otimizando-se, desta forma, o método. Neste comunicado, são relatadas todas as etapas e procedimentos para a condução das análises, assim como, discutidos os resultados e o alcance dos principais objetivos do trabalho com base em análise estatística e cálculo do Z Score.bitstream/item/30834/1/comt196.pd

A passage from India - Anglo Indians in Victoria : a community gallery exhibition

Drawing on cultural artefacts, images and interactive audio-visual material, this exhibition depicts a vivid portrait of the Anglo-Indian community in Australia.</div

Water use in Citrus: effect on porosity in water retention in a “Latossolo vermelho-escuro” of Northeast of Estado de Sao Paulo

[Abstract] The objective of this research was to study the porosity, bulk density and retention of water of an Oxisol, located in the Northwestern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. The soil was cultivated with Citrus sp., to which green manure was applied between rows for three years. Each of six species of green manure crops (Crotalaria junceaL., Mucunade eringian a Steph. & Bart., Canavalia ensiformis L. DC., Cajanus cajan L., Lablab purpureum L. and Ricinus communis L.) were seeded for three years (1995, 1996 and 1997) between Citrus rows, plus a treatment with a mix of all six species and a control (natural regrowth af vegetation). The experimental design was a randomized complete block design, with four replications for each of the eight treatments. Water retention, microporosity, macroporosity, total porosity and bulk density were analyzed in the beginning (1995) and end (1997) of the experiment, at three depth ranges (0-0.10; 0.10-0.20 and 0.20-0.40m). We concluded that there were statistically significant differences for bulk density, macroporosity, total porosity and retention of water among the different soil depth ranges; there were no significant differences among treatments though

Identificação molecular de estirpes de Staphylococcus aureus isoladas em laticínio durante o processo de fabricação do queijo minas frescal.

Edição dos Trabalhos apresentados no V Congresso Latino Americano e XI Congresso Brasileiro de Higienistas de Alimentos, I Encontro Nacional de Vigilância de Zoonoses e Agravos Causados por Animais de Interesse à Saúde Pública, III Encontro do Sistema Brasileiro de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Salvador, abr. 2011