Qualidade de Vida de Portadores de Hiv/Aids Assistidos por uma Organização de Apoio

Esta pesquisa tem com objetivo identificar, descrever e analisar a Qualidade de Vida (QV) dos portadores de HIV/Aids, no centro-oeste brasileiro. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, quantitativo, qualitativo e exploratório, realizado na Casa de Apoio ao Doente de Aids (CADA). Foram aplicados o WHOQOL-100 da Organização Mundial de Saúde, uma entrevista semi-estruturada e uma ficha sociodemográfica e clínica. O método de coping mais utilizado foi o de fuga ou evitamento. Percebeu-se a presença de sinais de depressão, de discriminação, de fantasias relacionadas a perdas e de comportamento social restrito. Essas perdas foram amenizadas pelo apoio recebido pelo CADA. Sugere-se à s casas de apoio o desenvolvimento de oficinas terapêuticas e de produção, para ampliar a auto-estima, a capacidade para o trabalho, o nível de autonomia e a QV dos portadores de HIV/Aids

[profile Of Effective Donors From Organ And Tissue Procurement Services].

To characterize the profile of effective organ and tissue donors and to understand which organs and tissues were donated for transplantation. This was a quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, retrospective study that analyzed clinical data from 305 donors between January 2006 to December 2010. The data were then analyzed using descriptive analyses, generating frequency tables, measures of position (mean, minimum and maximum) and measures of dispersion (standard deviation) for data that was social and clinical in nature. There was an overall predominance of white (72%) and male (55%) individuals between the ages of 41 and 60 years (44%). The primary cause of brain death was cerebrovascular accident (55%). In the patient history, 31% of the patients were classified as overweight, 27% as hypertensive and only 4.3% as having diabetes mellitus. Vasoactive drugs were used in 92.7% of the donors, and the main drug of choice was noradrenaline (81.6%). Hyperglycemia and hypernatremia were diagnosed in 78% and 71% of the donors, respectively. Significant hemodynamic changes were found, and the results indicate that the use of vasoactive drugs was the main strategy used to control these changes. Furthermore, most donors presented with hyperglycemia and hypernatremia, which were frequently reported in association with brain death. The persistent nature of these findings suggests that the organ donors were inadequately maintained.2621-

Análise multitemporal do desmatamento na Área de Preservação Ambiental da Chapada do Araripe, PE

The study was conducted in the Araripe plasterer pole located at Piaui, Pernambuco and Ceara border, Brazil, with an area of approximately 10,000 km2. The region is experiencing an accelerated degradation process due to improper management of natural resources. Extensive areas of native forests are being cleared and used for energy production for the gypsum industry. In 1997, it was created the Araripe Environmental Protection Area (APA), in order to reduce and mitigate environmental degradation processes. The purpose of this APA was not to stop the activity in that region, but to adapt it in a sustainable manner, since the plaster pole is over an area of high vulnerability to desertification processes. The inappropriate use of natural resources in this region may intensify the environmental problems and accelerate the desertification process. Thus, the aim of this paper is to monitor the environmental degradation in the APA region during a period of 16 years, and evaluate if this region is been preserved since APA creation. To achieve the proposed aim we mapped deforestation and natural forest from 1990 to 2006 (one image every four years) using Landsat TM 5. We applied the Linear Spectral Mixing Model and we did a band ration between the resulting vegetation and soil bands which allowed a better identification of deforested areas. The results show that the deforestation had decreased since the APA creation and thus had a positive effect on the preservation of this vulnerable area.Pages: 6896-690

Maturação e determinação do ponto de colheita de frutos de envira-caju

O presente trabalho objetivou identificar o ponto de colheita, os índices de maturação e a qualidade dos frutos da envireira-caju (Onychopetalum periquino). Os frutos foram colhidos em cinco estádios de maturação (1-verde; 2-verde-laranja; 3-laranja; 4-laranja-vinho, e 5-vinho), sendo o estádio 5 colhido já amadurecido na planta e usado como padrão na determinação do ponto de colheita e do índice de qualidade do fruto. Os frutos colhidos foram armazenados a 26 ± 3 ºC e 85-90% de UR. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcela subdividida no tempo com tratamento adicional, com quatro repetições de três frutos cada. As parcelas compreenderam os estádios de maturação na colheita, e as subparcelas, a maturação no dia da análise (0 dia para todos os estádios, 4 dias para os estádios 1 e 2, e 2 dias para os estádios 3 e 4). A interação entre o ponto de colheita e o armazenamento afetou significativamente todas as variáveis analisadas, exceto o rendimento de polpa. Os frutos colhidos no estádio verde-laranja atingiram índices de qualidade equivalente aos frutos amadurecidos na planta, após o amadurecimento. O ponto de colheita dos frutos corresponde à cor verde-laranja da casca, contendo 0,14% de acidez total titulável (AT); 8,62% de sólidos solúveis (SS); 64,17 de SS/AT; 60,55 g de peso médio, e 60,37% de rendimento de polpa, constituindo índices confiáveis do ponto de colheita

Maturação e determinação do ponto de colheita de frutos de envira-caju Maturation and determination of the harvest point of envira-caju fruit

O presente trabalho objetivou identificar o ponto de colheita, os índices de maturação e a qualidade dos frutos da envireira-caju (Onychopetalum periquino). Os frutos foram colhidos em cinco estádios de maturação (1-verde; 2-verde-laranja; 3-laranja; 4-laranja-vinho, e 5-vinho), sendo o estádio 5 colhido já amadurecido na planta e usado como padrão na determinação do ponto de colheita e do índice de qualidade do fruto. Os frutos colhidos foram armazenados a 26 ± 3 ºC e 85-90% de UR. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcela subdividida no tempo com tratamento adicional, com quatro repetições de três frutos cada. As parcelas compreenderam os estádios de maturação na colheita, e as subparcelas, a maturação no dia da análise (0 dia para todos os estádios, 4 dias para os estádios 1 e 2, e 2 dias para os estádios 3 e 4). A interação entre o ponto de colheita e o armazenamento afetou significativamente todas as variáveis analisadas, exceto o rendimento de polpa. Os frutos colhidos no estádio verde-laranja atingiram índices de qualidade equivalente aos frutos amadurecidos na planta, após o amadurecimento. O ponto de colheita dos frutos corresponde à cor verde-laranja da casca, contendo 0,14% de acidez total titulável (AT); 8,62% de sólidos solúveis (SS); 64,17 de SS/AT; 60,55 g de peso médio, e 60,37% de rendimento de polpa, constituindo índices confiáveis do ponto de colheita.<br>The present work has the objective to identify the harvest point, maturity and quality indexes of the fruits of the envireira-caju (Onychopetalum periquino). The fruits were harvested at five maturity stage (1-green, 2-green-orange, 3-orange, 4-orange-wine, 5-color wine), being the stage 5 ripened in the plant and used as pattern in the determination of the harvest point and of the maturity and quality indexes of the fruit. The harvested fruits were storage in condition it adapts (26 ± 3 ºC and 85-90% relative humidity). The experimental design was completely randomized in split-plot arrangement, with additional treatment, with four repetitions, containing each replication three fruits. The plot corresponded to the maturity storage and the split-plot by the ripened stage (zero day for to all stages and four day for estages 1 and 2 and of 2 days to the stages 3 and 4). The interaction among the maturation stage in the harvest and in the storage it affected significantly all the analyzed variables, except the pulp revenue. The fruits harvested in the stage green-orange they present larger shelf life and equivalent quality indexes to the fruits ripened in the plant, after the ripening. The harvest point of the envira-caju fruits can be harvested when it reaches 0.14% of titratable total acidity (TTA), 8.62% of soluble solids (SS), 64.17 of SS/TTA, 60.55 g of medium weight and 60.37% of pulp revenue, constituting reliable indexes of the harvested point

Land use and land cover map of a semiarid region of Brazil for meteorological and climatic models

An updated vegetation cover and land use map over a semiarid region of Brazil has been produced at a 1 km spatial resolution, using satellite data and remote sensing techniques, for application in climate modeling. The map presents the location and distribution of major vegetation types and non-vegetated land surface formations for the Northeast Brazil Region, which includes the semiarid region. In this study, Radambrasil and IBGE vegetation maps, a digital mosaic of ETM+ Landsat 7, and TM Landsat 5 images from the period 1999-2000 were used. To update the map, the techniques of segmentation and unsupervised classification (ISOSEG) were applied. A total of 7 land cover and land use categories were mapped according to the "Simplified Simple Biosphere"(SSiB) model legend. This map shows that there has been a considerable increase in agricultural activities and pasture area. The vegetation in this region is an intricate combination of different life forms (e.g., trees and shrubs forming a closed cover) in this region. The semiarid region of Brazil is susceptible to desertification due to climatic and environmental conditions. This updated map should provide important input for regional stratification in climate studies