O cemitério como espaço multifuncional: um estudo de caso em Tangará da Serra- MT

Cemeteries are essential structures for environmental management and city planning and with their inclusion in the urban context, the space for them has been rethought in favor of landscaping and environmental conservation. This study aimed to analyze the configuration of Tangará da Serra– MT municipal cemetery, with the specific objective of listing the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional typology compared to the proposal of park cemetery, through a case study of descriptive nature and qualitative approach, based on bibliographic survey, on-site visits and informal interviews. The results demonstrated, in the comparison between the two models, that the traditional cemetery presents disadvantages in relation to the use of space and interference in the landscape, while the second one, despite not being identified as a cemetery, presents the advantage of its structure widely used in afforestation, with environmental benefits issues related to thermal comfort, conservation and scenic beauty.Os cemitérios são estruturas essenciais para gestão ambiental e ordenamento das cidades e, com sua inclusão no contexto urbano, o espaço a eles destinado vem sendo repensado em favor da conservação ambiental e do paisagismo. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a configuração do cemitério municipal de Tangará da Serra – MT, com o objetivo específico de elencar as vantagens e as desvantagens da tipologia tradicional em comparação com a proposta do cemitério parque, por meio de um estudo de caso de natureza descritiva e abordagem qualiquantitativa, baseado em levantamento bibliográfico, visitas in loco e entrevistas informais. Os resultados demonstraram que, na comparação entre os dois modelos, o cemitério horizontal apresenta desvantagens em relação a utilização do espaço e paisagismo, enquanto o segundo, apesar de não ser imediatamente reconhecido como cemitério, tem a contrapartida de sua estrutura ser baseada na ampla arborização, com benefícios ambientais relacionados ao conforto térmico, conservação e beleza cênica

Evaluation of Satisfaction of Adolescents Treated by Dental Students

Objective: To evaluate the satisfaction of adolescents undergoing dental treatment between 2016 and 2018 at the Dental School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FAO UFMG). Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study using the Oral Health Services Satisfaction Assessment Questionnaire (QASSaB). The structured questionnaire has eleven questions divided among the dimensions: dentist / patient relationship, relationship with other professionals, effectiveness, accessibility/availability, technical-scientific quality, cleanliness and physical environment, acceptability, effectiveness/resolution, each with five response options. Descriptive data analysis was performed using absolute and relative frequencies. Results: A total of 145 adolescents participated in this study, 60 males and 85 females; 74.85% of adolescents rated dental treatment received as excellent, 76.7% reported having no symptoms after treatment, 46.2% considered it easy/very easy to get treatment, 65.6% reported that waiting time was short/very short, 90% considered dental equipment modern/very modern, 98% regarded the cleanliness of the waiting room and bathrooms as being excellent, 83.4% reported that they always received an explanation about the treatment, and 51.57% were totally satisfied with the appearance of the treated teeth and their chewing capacity. Conclusion: It was possible to observe that the adolescents, users of FAO UFMG, were satisfied with the service in the studied dimensions: human relations, effectiveness, accessibility/availability, technical-scientific quality, physical environment/cleanliness, acceptability and resolvability/effectiveness

Evaluation of Satisfaction of Adolescents Treated by Dental Students

Objective: To evaluate the satisfaction of adolescents undergoing dental treatment between 2016 and 2018 at the Dental School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FAO UFMG). Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study using the Oral Health Services Satisfaction Assessment Questionnaire (QASSaB). The structured questionnaire has eleven questions divided among the dimensions: dentist / patient relationship, relationship with other professionals, effectiveness, accessibility/availability, technical-scientific quality, cleanliness and physical environment, acceptability, effectiveness/resolution, each with five response options. Descriptive data analysis was performed using absolute and relative frequencies. Results: A total of 145 adolescents participated in this study, 60 males and 85 females; 74.85% of adolescents rated dental treatment received as excellent, 76.7% reported having no symptoms after treatment, 46.2% considered it easy/very easy to get treatment, 65.6% reported that waiting time was short/very short, 90% considered dental equipment modern/very modern, 98% regarded the cleanliness of the waiting room and bathrooms as being excellent, 83.4% reported that they always received an explanation about the treatment, and 51.57% were totally satisfied with the appearance of the treated teeth and their chewing capacity. Conclusion: It was possible to observe that the adolescents, users of FAO UFMG, were satisfied with the service in the studied dimensions: human relations, effectiveness, accessibility/availability, technical-scientific quality, physical environment/cleanliness, acceptability and resolvability/effectiveness

The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR2 is protective against sepsis

Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response as a result of uncontrolled infections. Neutrophils are the first cells to reach the primary sites of infection and chemokines play a key role in recruiting neutrophils. However, in sepsis chemokines could also contribute to neutrophil infiltration to vital organs leading to multiple organ failure. ACKR2 is an atypical chemokine receptor, which can remove and degrade inflammatory CC chemokines. The role of ACK2 in sepsis is unknown. Using a model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), we demonstrate here that ACKR2 deficient (−/−) mice exhibited a significant reduction in the survival rate compared to similarly treated wild type (WT) mice. However, neutrophil migration to the peritoneal cavity and bacterial load were similar between WT and ACKR2−/− mice during CLP. In contrast, ACKR2−/− mice showed increased neutrophil infiltration and elevated CC chemokine levels in the lung, kidney and heart compared to the WT mice. In addition, ACKR2−/− mice also showed more severe lesions in the lung and kidney than those in the WT mice. Consistent with these results, WT mice under non-severe sepsis (90% survival) had higher expression of ACKR2 in these organs than mice under severe sepsis (no survival). Finally, the lungs from septic patients showed increased number of ACKR2+ cells compared to those of non-septic patients. Our data indicate that ACKR2 may have a protective role during sepsis, and the absence of ACKR2 leads to exacerbated chemokine accumulation, neutrophil infiltration and damage to vital organs

AVALIAÇÃO DA POSSIBILIDADE DE EROSÃO NATURAL E INDUZIDA NA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIBEIRÃO DAS PEDRAS, QUIRINÓPOLIS (GO)

Este artigo apresenta os resultados do estudo de avalição da suscetibilidade à erosão na Bacia do Ribeirão das Pedras, município de Quirinópolis - GO. Os procedimentos adotados incluíram a análise de fotografias aéreas e imagens orbitais, trabalhos de campo, caracterização geológica e geomorfológica, com avaliação dos processos erosivos naturais e induzidos. A partir desta caracterização, foi aplicado um quadro matricial de avaliação da suscetibilidade à erosão natural e induzida. Os resultados consistem principalmente no Mapa de Unidades Fisiográficas e no Mapa de Suscetibilidade à Erosão, nos quais é avaliada a suscetibilidade à erosão natural dos terrenos bem como são indicados setores críticos de alta possibilidade de erosão induzida e/ou acelerada. Terrenos com coberturas arenosas do topo do planalto e aqueles com problemas decorrentes do processo de urbanização e de atividade agropecuária são apontados como os mais suscetíveis à erosão natural e induzida respectivamente

The Emergence of Different Functionally Equivalent PAH Degrading Microbial Communities from a Single Soil in Liquid PAH Enrichment Cultures and Soil Microcosms Receiving PAHs with and without Bioaugmentation

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) are common soil contaminants of concern due to their toxicity toward plants, animals and microorganisms. The use of indigenous or added microbes (bioaugmentation) is commonly used for bioremediation of PAHs. In this work, the biodegradation rates and changes in the bacterial community structure were evaluated. The enrichment culture was useful for unambiguously identifying members of the soil bacterial community associated with PAH degradation and yielded a low diversity community. No significant difference in the rate of PAH degradation was observed between the microcosm receiving only PAHs or PAHs and bioaugmentation. Moreover, identical matches to the bioaugmentation inoculum were only observed at the initial stages of PAH degradation on day 8. After 22 days of incubation, the substantial degradation of all PAHs had occurred in both microcosms and the PAH contaminated soil had statistically significant increases in Alphaproteobacteria. There were also increases in Betaproteobacteria. In contrast, the PAH contaminated and bioaugmented soil was not enriched in PAH degrading Proteobacteria genera and, instead, an increase from 1.6% to 8% of the population occurred in the phylum Bacteroidetes class Flavobacteria, with Flavobacterium being the only identified genus. In addition, the newly discovered genus Ohtaekwangia increased from 0% to 3.2% of the total clones. These results indicate that the same soil microbial community can give rise to different PAH degrading consortia that are equally effective in PAH degradation efficiency. Moreover, these results suggest that the lack of efficacy of bioaugmentation in soils can be attributed to a lack of persistence of the introduced microbes, yet nonetheless may alter the microbial community that arises in response to PAH contamination in unexpected ways