Escala de avaliação da dor: percepção dos enfermeiros em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal

Aim: to identify the perceptions of nurses in relation to the use of an instrument to assess pain in preterm infants. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in a University Hospital in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The study included four nurses, in the period of October to November 2010. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to thematic analysis. Results: the following categories were addressed: Scale to assess pain in premature newborns: perception of nurses, and Pain Scale and premature newborns: implementation. Conclusion: nurses do not know the new technologies used to measure pain; however, all nurses demonstrated committment to a humanized assistance, as they reported being interested in the inclusion of this instrument of assessmentObjetivo: investigar la percepción entre los enfermeros sobre el uso de un instrumento para evaluar el dolor en recién nacidos prematuros. Método: investigación cualitativa, exploratoria y descriptiva, realizada en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos y Neonatales del Hospital de Pelotas (RS, Brasil). Cuatro enfermeras participaron en el estudio, entre octubre y noviembre de 2010. Los datos fueron recogidos por entrevistas semi-estructurada y analizados según el análisis temático. Resultados: se estudiaron las siguientes categorías: Escala para evaluar el dolor en los recién nacidos prematuros: percepción de los enfermeros y La escala de dolor y el prematuro: su aplicación. Conclusión: los enfermeros desconocen las nuevas tecnologías utilizadas para medir el dolor, sin embargo, todos estaban comprometidos con una atención humanizada, mostrando interés por la inserción de este instrumento de evaluación.Doi: 10.5902/2179769215049Objetivo: conhecer a percepção de enfermeiros com relação à utilização de um instrumento para avaliação da dor em neonatos prematuros. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva, realizada em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica e Neonatal, de um Hospital Universitário de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Participaram do estudo quatro enfermeiros, no período de outubro e novembro de 2010. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e analisados de acordo com a análise temática. Resultados: foram abordadas as seguintes categorias: Escala para avaliação da dor nos RNs prematuros: percepção dos enfermeiros e Escala de dor e o prematuro: sua implementação. Conclusão: enfermeiros desconhecem as novas tecnologias utilizadas para mensurar a dor; contudo, todos se mostraram comprometidos com uma assistência humanizada, uma vez que relataram interesse pela inserção deste instrumento de avaliação

Panic Buying Behavior Analysis according to Consumer Income and Product Type during COVID-19

In 2020, just before measures were established by governments to minimize the spread of SARS-CoV-2, such as social distancing, quarantine, lockdowns, and internal movement restrictions, people began to buy some products in quantities much superior to their regular needs. This behavior is called panic buying and is a typical human response in times of crisis and uncertainty. This study compares retail sale levels during the period in which panic purchases occurred to the sales levels before and after that period. We analyzed the sales of five groups of products from 144 stores of two major retailers in São Paulo, Brazil. Several regression models were used to evaluate the data obtained from demographic information, actual sales, per capita income, and product sales transactions. The results show that sales before, during, and after the panic buying period varied according to the product type and increased according to the average per capita income of each store’s influence area. These results may assist policymakers in introducing public policies and managing resources during a crisis that requires social distancing and lockdowns

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