Sexing freshwater turtles: penile eversion in Phrynops tuberosus (Testudines: Chelidae)

Here, we described a noninvasive method for sexing freshwater turtles by stimulating penile eversion. We immobilized the neck and limbs of animals using fingers and, after some seconds, turtles everted their penis. This method was tested in 33 male Phrynops tuberosus, and 28 everted the penis. The efficiency of the method was not dependent of animal size, which reinforces its applicability. Our method allows sexing turtles in the field, avoiding killing the animal or causing major injuries in order to assess the sex

PREFERRED CYCLING CADENCE CHARACTERISATION FROM MUSCLE PARAMETERS COMPARED WITH MOVEMENT ECONOMY

The purpose of this study was to characterise the preferred cycling cadence (PC) using biomechanical and physiological parameters. Seven male cyclists have cycled at 60, 75, 90, 105 rpm, and PC. The movement economy (physiological parameter) and angular impulse (biomechanical parameter) values at each pedalling rate were analysed. Results showed that the pedalling rate minimising angular impulse and PC were similar (

Laboratory biochemical markers of cardiac injury by COVID-19: an integrative review.

The damaging effects of Sars-CoV-2 on cardiac tissue may be intensified with the presence of cardiocirculatory pathologies. The use of clinical biomarkers has grown, in order to monitor this cardiotoxicity early. In this sense, this study aimed to investigate, through an integrative review, the main biomarkers of cardiac injury associated with comorbidities in patients with COVID-19. A systematic bibliographic search was conducted on July 26, 2020, in the Scopus database. Of the total of 669 publications purchased, only 40 articles were eligible for this review. From the content of these publications, 16 systemic cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers that are part of the clinical findings of critically ill patients with COVID-19 were identified. Most of these patients were male, had a mean age of 63 years, and pre-existing comorbidities, such as were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cardiac injuries in patients infected with COVID-19 are related to the increase in cardiac and systemic biomarkers observed in most of these individuals. Finally, it is expected to increase physicians' awareness of biochemical markers of non-invasive cardiac injury, for diagnosis and prognosis, of unusual extrapulmonary pathophysiological presentations during infection by COVID-19

Gamificação: uma metodologia ativa e facilitadora no processo ensino-aprendizagem de ciências naturais e educação ambiental na perspectiva da Ciência, Tecnologia, Sociedade e Ambiente (CTSA)

No início da década de 1990, surge a necessidade de se implementar a discussão da relação homem-meio ambiente, a priori, em espaços formais de educação. Neste sentido, surge à educação ambiental que passa a ser discutida dentro do contexto das ciências da natureza, que assumem um papel de fundamental importância, mas esbarram na abstração e linguagem de difícil compreensão. Diante disso, surge a necessidade pela busca e implementação de metodologias ativas, inovadoras e que atendam às necessidades e expectativas da sociedade atual. Neste contexto, inúmeras ferramentas digitais vêm sendo avaliadas e aplicadas, entre as quais a gamificação por meio dos jogos digitais ou videogames. A literatura recente (2017- atual) apresenta inúmeros trabalhos que avaliaram a inclusão da gamificação nos currículos tradicionais de ensino. Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar e discutir os principais resultados obtidos nos últimos seis anos (2017-atual) que utilizaram a gamificação como um recurso que auxilia nos processos de aprendizagem. Os resultados apontaram que os diferentes jogos desenvolvidos e avaliados apresentaram inúmeros resultados favoráveis para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem, entre os quais: i) aumento do interesse do aluno pelo conteúdo a ser discutido; ii) a mudança da condição do discente passivo a ativo e responsável pelo seu próprio processo de aprendizagem; iii) a inserção das questões ambientais no contexto no qual se encontra inserido o aluno e; iv) a minimização da ideia de ciências “abstratas” e sem correlação com a realidade

Qualidade da assistência de enfermagem em uma unidade de terapia intensiva materna

Objective: To evaluate the quality of care provided in a maternal intensive care unit, based on indicators of structure, process and results. Material and methods: Descriptive study of documentary analysis with a quantitative approach. Data collection happened between January and February 2017 at the Maternal Intensive Care Unit of a reference maternity hospital in Piauí. An observational script with a census sample of 72 patients was used. Results: The hygiene, comfort and safety axis showed adequate care. However, the nutrition and hydration indicators presented with risky and undesirable care. The axis that presented the best results was nursing records with adequate care in most of the analyzed items. Conclusion: The study showed satisfactory results in general; however, attention should be given to improvements in nursing care for patients hospitalized in the Maternal Intensive Care Unit, especially for the nutrition and hydration indicators.Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de la asistencia en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos maternos, ha tenido por base indicadores de estructura proceso y resultados. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo, de análisis documental con abordaje cuantitativo. La colecta de datos ocurrió entre enero y febrero de 2017 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos maternos de una maternidad de referencia en Piauí. Fue utilizado un guion observacional con muestra censal de 72 pacientes. Resultados: El eje higiene, confort y seguridad mostró una asistencia global deseable, excepto para los indicadores de nutrición e hidratación que presentaron asistencia tolerable o limíte. El eje que presentó mejores resultados fue las anotaciones de enfermería con asistencia deseable en gran parte de los artículos analizados. Conclusión: El estudio evidenció resultados satisfactorios de forma general, sin embargo, es importante que ocurran mejoras en la asistencia de enfermería a las pacientes ingresadas en la unidad de cuidados intensivos maternosl, sobre todo para los indicadores de nutrición e hidratación.  Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade da assistência em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Materna, tendo por base indicadores de estrutura, processo e resultados. Material e método: Estudo descritivo, de análise documental com abordagem quantitativa. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre os meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2017 na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva materna de uma maternidade de referência do Piauí. Utilizou-se roteiro observacional com amostra censitária de 72 pacientes. Resultados: O eixo higiene, conforto e segurança demonstraram uma assistência global desejável, exceto para os indicadores nutrição e hidratação que apresentaram assistência sofrível ou limítrofe. O eixo que apresentou melhores resultados foi anotações de enfermagem com assistência desejável em grande parte dos itens analisados. Conclusão: O estudo evidenciou resultados satisfatórios de forma geral, entretanto, chama-se atenção para melhoras na assistência de enfermagem às pacientes internadas na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Materna, sobretudo para os indicadores nutrição e hidratação

Analysis of Labor Qualification in Civil Construction in Manaus Amazonas

Civil construction is one of the fastest growing sectors in Brazil, and in the state of Amazonas is no different, however, it is observed that several problems are affected by direct formal companies and one of them is the unskilled labor, especially when It deals with masons and servants, in these terms, the study of this study and analysis of the qualification of the labor in the civil construction in the city of Manaus-Am. To achieve the research objectives, in the first moment of this study a bibliographic research was carried out, based on books, articles and magazines already published, and in the second stage field research and it is also a qualitative research. And according to the two surveys, it was found that construction in Manaus needs to look for new ways to qualify its workers, so that the sector can be producing their buildings with better quality, as well as making their deliveries on time. Regarding the proposal to qualify the workforce, the surveyed companies will study a way to perform training for their workers

Evaluation of the use and need of dental prosthesis in a school clinic: a cross-study / Avaliação do uso e necessidade de prótese dentária numa clínica escola: um estudo transversal

Objective: This paper aims to identify the use and need of prosthesis, age and gender of users of the dental service of the school clinic of a private university in Recife. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed through analysis of medical records. From 2,294 records of the semesters 2016.2 and 2017.1, 790 were analyzed that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study was divided into three groups according to the age of the patients (35 - 44, 45 - 64 and 65 - 74 years old) and were analyzed according to gender, prosthesis use, need of prosthesis or use and need of prosthesis. Data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel © and submitted to statistics. Results: Females were the most expressive in the search of the service (66.1%); besides that, 86.8% of the patients did not wear prosthesis and 71.1% needed to use it. Total Prosthesis was the most used (50%) and the Removable Partial Prosthesis presented the greatest need of use (74%). Conclusion: It was concluded that women from 45 – 64 years old seek more the rehabilitation service, and the need is greater in one arcade, showing an evolution to access the dentist.