Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasonality In Brazil: Implications For The Immunisation Policy For At-risk Populations

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the leading cause of hospitalisation for respiratory diseases among children under 5 years old. The aim of this study was to analyse RSV seasonality in the five distinct regions of Brazil using time series analysis (wavelet and Fourier series) of the following indicators: monthly positivity of the immunofluorescence reaction for RSV identified by virologic surveillance system, and rate of hospitalisations per bronchiolitis and pneumonia due to RSV in children under 5 years old (codes CID-10 J12.1, J20.5, J21.0 and J21.9). A total of 12,501 samples with 11.6% positivity for RSV (95% confidence interval 11 - 12.2), varying between 7.1 and 21.4% in the five Brazilian regions, was analysed. A strong trend for annual cycles with a stable stationary pattern in the five regions was identified through wavelet analysis of the indicators. The timing of RSV activity by Fourier analysis was similar between the two indicators analysed and showed regional differences. This study reinforces the importance of adjusting the immunisation period for high risk population with the monoclonal antibody palivizumab taking into account regional differences in seasonality of RSV.111529430

Um modelo de maturidade colaborativa: proposta inicial e validaçao de conteúdo

This work seeks to: a) develop a concept of collaborative maturity, based on the adjusted systematization of the concept of collaborative governance elaborated by Emerson et al. (2015), perfecting the model previously elaborated by Costa (2016), and elements and questions usually present en established models of maturity; b) operationalize the concept, through the construction of an instrument for measuring collaborative maturity; and c) to test the validity of the content of the operationalization from the semantic validity of the instrument vis-à-vis the model of Emerson. The text is divided into five parts. An introduction addresses the methodological issues that pertain to the construction of models. Part two deals with collaborative governance and presents the systematization elaborated by Emerson et al. (2012). Part three deals with maturity and presents methodological issues related to the construction of maturity models. Part four deals with the construction of the collaborative maturity model and its validation of content. The last part elaborates considerations on limitations and follow-ups.Este trabalho busca: a) desenvolver um conceito de maturidade colaborativa, a partir da sistematização ajustada do conceito de governança colaborativa elaborada por Emerson e outros (2015), aperfeiçoando o modelo anteriormente elaborado por Costa (2016), e de elementos e questões usualmente presentes em modelos consagrados de maturidade; e b) operacionalizar o conceito, por meio da construção de um instrumento de mensuração da maturidade colaborativa; e c) testar a validade de conteúdo da operacionalização a partir da validade semântica do instrumento vis-à-vis o modelo de Emerson. O texto está divido em cinco partes. Uma introdução trata de apresentar as questões metodológicas que pertinem à construção de modelos. A parte dois trata de governança colaborativa e apresenta a sistematização elaborada por Emerson e outros (2012). A parte três trata de maturidade e apresenta questões metodológicas relacionadas à construção de modelos de maturidade. A parte quatro trata da construção do modelo de maturidade colaborativa e sua validação de conteúdo. A última parte elabora considerações sobre limitações e prosseguimentos

Gripe A H1N1 - conscientização e prevenção : uma intervenção escolar

Orientadora : Elizabeth BernardinoMonografia (especialização) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências da Saúde, Curso de Especialização em Saúde para professores do Ensino Médio e Fundamental. Coordenadoria de Integração de Educação a Distância.Inclui referência

The compression chord capacity model for the shear design and assessment of reinforced and prestressed concrete beams

This is the accepted version of the following article: [Cladera, A., Marí, A., Bairán, J. M., Ribas, C., Oller, E. and Duarte, N. (2016), The compression chord capacity model for the shear design and assessment of reinforced and prestressed concrete beams. Structural Concrete, 17: 1017–1032. doi:10.1002/suco.201500214], which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/suco.201500214/fullA simplified mechanical model is presented for the shear strength prediction of reinforced and prestressed concrete members with and without transverse reinforcement, with I, T or rectangular cross-section. The model, derived with further simplifications from a previous one developed by the authors, incorporates the contributions of the concrete compression chord, the cracked web, the dowel action and the shear reinforcement in a compact formulation. The mechanical character of the model provides valuable information about the physics of the problem and incorporates the most relevant parameters governing the shear strength of structural concrete members. The predictions of the model fit very well the experimental results collected in the ACI-DAfStb databases of shear tests on slender reinforced and prestressed concrete beams with and without stirrups. Due to this fact and the simplicity of the derived equations it may become a very useful tool for structural design and assessment in engineering practice.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

Introduction And Transmission Of Zika Virus In Brazil: New Challenges For The Americas

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Guest editorial: sensorimotor contingencies for cognitive robotics

© 20xx IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.The sensorimotor approach to cognition states, that the key to bring semantics to the world of a robot, requires making the robot learn the relation between the actions that the robot performs and the change it experiences in its sensed data because of those actions. Those relations are called sensorimotor contingencies (SMCs). This special issue presents a variety of recent developments in SMCs with a particular focus on cognitive robotics applications.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

Guest editorial: sensorimotor contingencies for cognitive robotics

© 20xx IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.The sensorimotor approach to cognition states, that the key to bring semantics to the world of a robot, requires making the robot learn the relation between the actions that the robot performs and the change it experiences in its sensed data because of those actions. Those relations are called sensorimotor contingencies (SMCs). This special issue presents a variety of recent developments in SMCs with a particular focus on cognitive robotics applications.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

INTRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION OF ZIKA VIRUS IN BRAZIL: NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE AMERICAS

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