The relationship between the nursing diagnosis and cognition tests performed on elderlies with alzheimer's disease

Objectives: to raise the diagnosis of elderly nursing in nursing consultation and relate those diagnostics with the results of neurological test. Method: a documental research with 8 elderly of age or older than 60 years old of the program participants of health care of elderly and diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. There were used forms of consultations of nursing, and neurological and cognition tests between may to october 2011; they were statistically treated and with cep no. 0239.0.258.000-11. Results: the nursing diagnosis was the chronic confusion with test results for evaluation of immediate memory, incidental and late. Risk of falls was related to the watch test. Poor knowledge was related to recognition of figures and evaluation of learning. Standard prejudiced sleep, risk of solitude and chronic sadness helped to diagnose depression. Conclusion: this work allowed establishing relationship between nursing diagnosis with neurology for planning of nursing care

Aging at work: A review of recent trends and future direction

Demographic data suggest a rapid aging trend in the active workforce. The concept of aging at work comes from the urgent requirement to help the aging workforce of the contemporary industries to maintain productivity while achieving a work and private life balance. While there is plenty of research focusing on the aging population, current research activities on policies covering the concept of aging at work are limited and conceptually different. This paper aims to review publications on aging at work, which could lead to the creation of a framework that targets governmental decision-makers, the non-governmental sector, the private sector, and all of those who are responsible for the formulation of policies on aging at work. In August 2019 we searched for peer-reviewed articles in English that were indexed in PubMed, IEEE Xplore, and Springer and published between 2008 and 2019. The keywords included the following phrases: “successful aging at work”, “active aging at work”, “healthy aging at work”, “productive aging at work”, and “older adults at work”. A total of 47,330 publications were found through database searching, and 25,187 publications were screened. Afterwards, 7756 screened publications were excluded from the further analysis, and a total of 17,431 article abstracts were evaluated for inclusion. Finally, further qualitative analysis included 1375 articles, of which about 24 are discussed in this article. The most prominent works suggest policies that encourage life-long learning, and a workforce that comprises both younger and older workers, as well as gradual retirement.V.T., E.Z., I.C. and P.L. acknowledge the support of Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. In addition, this manuscript is funded by FCT/MEC through portuguese national funds and when applicable co-funded by FEDER—PT2020 partnership agreement under the project UIDB/EEA/50008/2020 (Este trabalho é financiado pela FCT/MEC através de fundos nacionais e quando aplicável cofinanciado pelo FEDER, no âmbito do Acordo de Parceria PT2020 no âmbito do projeto UIDB/EEA/50008/2020). This manuscript is based upon work from COST Action IC1303-AAPELE-Architectures, Algorithms, and Protocols for Enhanced Living Environments and COST Action CA16226-SHELD-ON-Indoor living space improvement: Smart Habitat for the Elderly, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation. More information in www.cost.eu. Based on CA16226 project, LTC18035 INTER COST was proposed for national funding support of COST ACTION Framework by MEYS, Czech Republic. This work was also supported in part by the project (2020/2206), Grant Agency of Excellence, University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Informatics and Management, Czech Republic

Políticas públicas de esporte x educação física:uma lógica de mercadorização e espetacularização do fenômeno esportivo / Public sport policies x physical education: a logic for marketing and spectacularization of the sports phenomenon

O presente artigo traz uma reflexão sobre as Políticas Públicas de Esporte e a Educação Física apresentando como o fenômeno esporte aparece de maneira mercadorizada e espetacularizada no chão da escola na atual conjuntura devido aos megaeventos esportivos. O Programa de Formação Esportiva Atleta na Escola aparece no contexto escolar enquanto possibilidade de selecionar atletas para representar o país nas Olímpiadas em 2016. É possível constatar que as Políticas do Esporte Educacional historicamente vem sendo inseridas numa lógica de mercadorização e espetacularização esportiva sem nenhuma articulação com a prática de esporte nas escolas brasileiras nos possibilitando refletir sobre o ensino deste conteúdo a partir de princípios que garantam o acesso ao mesmo

Beta 1 integrin predicts survival in breast cancer: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study

Abstract\ud \ud \ud \ud Background\ud \ud The main focus of several studies concerned with cancer progression and metastasis is to analyze the mechanisms that allow cancer cells to interact and quickly adapt with their environment. Integrins, a family of transmembrane glycoproteins, play a major role in invasive and metastatic processes. Integrins are involved in cell adhesion in both cell-extracellular matrix and cell-cell interactions, and particularly, β1 integrin is involved in proliferation and differentiation of cells in the development of epithelial tissues. This work aimed to investigate the putative role of β1 integrin expression on survival and metastasis in patients with breast invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). In addition, we compared the expression of β1 integrin in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).\ud \ud \ud \ud Methods\ud \ud Through tissue microarray (TMA) slides containing 225 samples of IDC and 67 samples of DCIS, β1 integrin expression was related with several immunohistochemical markers and clinicopathologic features of prognostic significance.\ud \ud \ud \ud Results\ud \ud β1 integrin was overexpressed in 32.8% of IDC. In IDC, β1 integrin was related with HER-2 (p = 0.019) and VEGF (p = 0.011) expression and it had a significant relationship with metastasis and death (p = 0.001 and p = 0.05, respectively). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the overexpression of this protein is very significant (p = 0.002) in specific survival (number of months between diagnosis and death caused by the disease). There were no correlation between IDC and DCIS (p = 0.559) regarding β1 integrin expression.\ud \ud \ud \ud Conclusions\ud \ud Considering that the expression of β1 integrin in breast cancer remains controversial, specially its relation with survival of patients, our findings provide further evidence that β1 integrin can be a marker of poor prognosis in breast cancer.\ud \ud \ud \ud Virtual slides\ud \ud The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: \ud http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/6652215267393871We thank CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil) and FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil) for financial support, CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil) and FACEPE (Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco, Brazil) for schollarships and financial support; and Deisy Mara da Silva for technical assistance.This research is in accordance with Declaration of Helsinki, and was aprooved by the local ethics comitee

UMA PROPOSTA PARA A MENSURAÇÃO DO AUTOCUIDADO EM IDOSOS

Estudio cuantitativo cuyo objetivo fue construir escalas de Mokken relacionadas a la capacidad de autocuidado de 48 ancianos. La investigación ha utilizado la versión del portugués del instrumento Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale (ASA-A) para evaluación del autocuidado. El cuestionario con 24 ítems puede tener respuestas en una escala Likert con cinco alternativas. Para el análisis, se utilizó la teoría de la respuesta al ítem no paramétrica. Del total de ítems politómicos, 19 formaron dos escalas de Mokken: la de Capacidad Subjetiva de Autocuidado, con 11 ítems y la de Capacidad Objetiva de Autocuidado, con 8 ítems. Fue posible ordenar en dos escalas, de mayor a menor capacidad de autocuidado, de acuerdo con el score total de cada una. Se ha verificado que, cuando se trata de acciones y actitudes objetivas, la capacidad de autocuidado de los ancianos es menor que cuando se trata de acciones y actitudes subjetivas.This quantitative study aimed to construct Mokken scales related to the capacity for self-care of 48 elderly individuals. The survey used a version of the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale validated for Portuguese. The questionnaire of 24 items permitted answers on a Likert scale with five alternatives. For analysis, non-parametric item response theory was used. Out of all the polytomic items, 19 formed two Mokken scales: that of Subjective Self-Care Capacity, with 11 items, and that of Objective Self-Care Capacity, with 8 items. It was possible to set up two scales in diminishing order of self-care ability, according to each person´s total score. It was verified that where objective actions and attitudes are concerned, the self-care capacity of the elderly is less than when one is considering subjective actions and attitudes.Estudo quantitativo objetivou construir escalas de Mokken relacionadas à capacidade de autocuidado de 48 idosos. A pesquisa utilizou a versão validada para o português do instrumento Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale (ASA-A) para avaliação do autocuidado. O questionário com 24 itens admite respostas em uma escala Likert com cinco alternativas. Para a análise, utilizou-se a teoria da resposta ao item não paramétrica. Do total de itens politômicos, 19 formaram duas escalas de Mokken: a de Capacidade Subjetiva de Autocuidado, com 11 itens e a de Capacidade Objetiva de Autocuidado, com 8 itens; Foi possível ordenar em duas escalas, de maior a menor capacidade de autocuidado, segundo o escore total de cada uma. Verificou-se que quando se trata de ações e atitudes objetivas, a capacidade de autocuidado dos idosos é menor do que quando se trata de ações e atitudes subjetivas

Comparison of acute kidney injury following brain death between male and female rats

Background: Clinical reports associate kidneys from female donors with worse prognostic in male recipients. Brain Death (BD) produces immunological and hemodynamic disorders that affect organ viability. Following BD, female rats are associated with increased renal inflammation interrelated with female sex hormone reduction. Here, the aim was to investigate the effects of sex on BD-induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) using an Isolated Perfused rat Kidney (IPK) model. Methods: Wistar rats, females, and males (8 weeks old), were maintained for 4h after BD. A left nephrectomy was performed and the kidney was preserved in a cold saline solution (30 min). IPK was performed under normothermic temperature (37°C) for 90 min using WME as perfusion solution. AKI was assessed by morphological analyses, staining of complement system components and inflammatory cell markers, perfusion flow, and creatinine clearance. Results: BD-male kidneys had decreased perfusion flow on IPK, a phenomenon that was not observed in the kidneys of BD-females (p < 0.0001). BD-male kidneys presented greater proximal (p = 0.0311) and distal tubule (p = 0.0029) necrosis. However, BD-female kidneys presented higher expression of eNOS (p = 0.0060) and greater upregulation of inflammatory mediators, iNOS (p = 0.0051), and Caspase-3 (p = 0.0099). In addition, both sexes had increased complement system formation (C5b-9) (p=0.0005), glomerular edema (p = 0.0003), and nNOS (p = 0.0051). Conclusion: The present data revealed an important sex difference in renal perfusion in the IPK model, evidenced by a pronounced reduction in perfusate flow and low eNOS expression in the BD-male group. Nonetheless, the upregulation of genes related to the proinflammatory cascade suggests a progressive inflammatory process in BD-female kidneys

Comparison of acute kidney injury following brain death between male and female rats

Background: Clinical reports associate kidneys from female donors with worse prognostic in male recipients. Brain Death (BD) produces immunological and hemodynamic disorders that affect organ viability. Following BD, female rats are associated with increased renal inflammation interrelated with female sex hormone reduction. Here, the aim was to investigate the effects of sex on BD-induced Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) using an Isolated Perfused rat Kidney (IPK) model. Methods: Wistar rats, females, and males (8 weeks old), were maintained for 4h after BD. A left nephrectomy was performed and the kidney was preserved in a cold saline solution (30 min). IPK was performed under normothermic temperature (37°C) for 90 min using WME as perfusion solution. AKI was assessed by morphological analyses, staining of complement system components and inflammatory cell markers, perfusion flow, and creatinine clearance. Results: BD-male kidneys had decreased perfusion flow on IPK, a phenomenon that was not observed in the kidneys of BD-females (p &lt; 0.0001). BD-male kidneys presented greater proximal (p = 0.0311) and distal tubule (p = 0.0029) necrosis. However, BD-female kidneys presented higher expression of eNOS (p = 0.0060) and greater upregulation of inflammatory mediators, iNOS (p = 0.0051), and Caspase-3 (p = 0.0099). In addition, both sexes had increased complement system formation (C5b-9) (p=0.0005), glomerular edema (p = 0.0003), and nNOS (p = 0.0051). Conclusion: The present data revealed an important sex difference in renal perfusion in the IPK model, evidenced by a pronounced reduction in perfusate flow and low eNOS expression in the BD-male group. Nonetheless, the upregulation of genes related to the proinflammatory cascade suggests a progressive inflammatory process in BD-female kidneys.</p

Ausência de política pública para formação docente do nível superior: Reflexões sobre as avaliações externas dos egressos dos cursos de direito e a educação jurídica / Lack of public policy for higher education training: Reflections on external evaluations of law school graduates and legal education

 O presente artigo tem o objetivo discutir a ausência de uma política pública de formação docente para o ensino superior a partir da análise dos processos avaliativos aos quais são submetidos os estudantes de direito. Os resultados mostram que a maioria dos docentes desses cursos não possui uma formação pedagógica específica e utiliza, em grande parte, a mera transmissão dos conteúdos que aprenderam enquanto alunos como didática de ensino. Vale dizer que, o interesse despertado para averiguar a situação apresentada faz parte de uma pesquisa maior, financiada pelo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq, cujo objetivo foi analisar as semelhanças e diferenças existentes entre os processos de elaboração e os conteúdos das provas de Direito do Exame Nacional de Desempenho de Estudantes – ENADE e do Exame da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil – OAB, a fim de compreender de que forma tais certames têm contribuído (ou não) para a melhoria da qualidade do ensino jurídico brasileiro.

Trabalho , Estado e Educação : Categorias estruturantes para a compreensão do progresso de precarização do trabalho docente/ Trabajo, estado y educación: estructuración de categorías para comprender el progreso precario del trabajo docente

O presente artigo busca a contribuição dialética dos estudos empreendidos no curso de mestrado acadêmico com nosso objeto de investigação, nomeadamente o Processo de Precarização do Trabalho Docente na Rede Estadual em Alagoas. As categorias estruturantes, a saber: Trabalho, Estado e Educação, foram eleitas para organizar a escrita por serem vislumbradas dentro da perspectiva crítica, como principais para a compreensão da base dos fenômenos sociais. Como metodologia foi utilizada a pesquisa bibliográfica de obras que dialogam diretamente com esta temática em tela. Como resultado, verifica-se que a categoria fundante do ser social convive com relações aviltantes que corroboram para sua desestruturação e fragmentação, dessa forma não podemos perder de vista que se torna cada vez mais salutar problematizar a realidade que se apresenta, a fim de transformá-la