Avaliação do consumo de álcool entre adolescentes e os problemas associados

Investigating the consumption of alcohol by youths and also its problems and evaluating the relation between both of them. Method: descriptive study and transversal, sample 209 students from elementary school. It was applied an evaluation form about the sociodemographic profile, anthropometric, Drug Use Screening Inventory. Results: the consumption was in the same proportion among boys and girls and older than 13 years old. Adolescents who used alcohol were more likely to be involved in situations of risk, such as car accidents and difficulties to resist the use of other drugs. Conclusion: alcohol causes negative effects to adolescent life and the influence of friends and family can boost their consumption.Investigar o consumo de álcool por adolescentes e os problemas associados ao mesmo. Métodos: estudo descritivo e transversal, realizado com 209 alunos do ensino fundamental II. Coleta de dados: aplicou-se um Formulário de avaliação do perfil sociodemográfico, dados antropométricos, Drug Use Screening Inventory. Resultados: o consumo de álcool foi na mesma proporção entre meninos e meninas com idade superior a 13 anos. Os adolescentes que utilizaram álcool apresentaram maior probabilidade de se envolverem em situações de risco, como acidentes automobilísticos e dificuldades para resistir ao uso de outras drogas. Conclusão: o álcool causa efeitos negativos à vida do adolescente e a influência de amigos e de familiares pode potencializar seu consumo.Investigar el consumo de alcohol por adolescentes y problemas decurrentes del mismo y avaliar la relacion entre ambos. Métodos: estudio descriptivo y transversal, muestra de 209 alumnos de enseñanza fundamental II. Colecta de datos se aplicou un Formulário de avaliacion del perfil sociodemográfico, antropométricos, Drug Use Screening Inventory. Resultados: el consumo de alcohol estaba en la misma proporción entre los niños y niñas de más de 13 años de edad. Los adolescentes que usan el alcohol eran más propensos a participar en situaciones de riesgo, tales como los accidentes de tráfico y difícil de resistir el uso de otras drogas. Conclusión: el alcohol provoca efectos negativos en la vida de los adolescentes y la influencia de los amigos y la familia puede aumentar su consumo

Colonização de gêneros fúngicos em hemoculturas positivas de pacientes hospitalizados/ Colonization of fungal genes in positive hemocultures of hospitalized patients

Introdução: As infecções fúngicas emergem como uma das maiores causas de doenças humanas, especialmente entre os pacientes imunocomprometidos e hospitalizados com sérias doenças de base. Essas leveduras são consideradas patógenos de destaque nas infecções nosocomiais, principalmente por serem constituintes da microbiota de indivíduos hígidos e podem ser encontradas disseminadas no meio ambiente. Objetivo: Portanto o propósito do estudo foi investigar a colonização por agentes fúngicos em hospitais no município de Cuiabá – MT. Método: Considerando-se a relevância do assunto, foram analisadas 4890 amostras de sangue de pacientes internados nos hospitais de Cuiabá – MT, no período de julho de 2017 a maio de 2018. Resultados: Do total,  402 amostras foram positivas, sendo 51 positivas para Candida. A espécie C. parapsilosis (5,72%) foi a mais freqüente em casos de candidemia seguidos de Candida spp. (3,73%) e C. albicans (2,74%). No geral em relação ao sexo a prevalência foi maior para o feminino com 36 (70,6%) e masculino 15 (29,4%). Conclusão: Portanto, foi observado que C. parapsilosis foi a espécie mais prevalente nas hemoculturas, sendo exuberantes os fatores de risco que aumentam a susceptibilidade do paciente hospitalizado a adquirir uma infecção hospitalar por leveduras do gênero Cândida

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