71 research outputs found
Análise do sistema de informações da UFRRJ
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio-Econômico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administraçã
Soft tissue composition in upper leg lipodystrophy: application of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
No full textLiposuction is a safe procedure for removal of subcutaneous fat in patients with upper leg lipodystrophy. We present a young woman with lipodystrophy of upper leg who underwent ultrasound-assisted three-dimensional suction lipectomy. The aim of the study was to determine the amount of fat to be removed before liposuction and to evaluate soft tissue composition before and after liposuction. At the initial meeting and four months later, body composition parameters were examined by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), which produced a precise assessment of regional fat distribution. The baseline DXA measurements revealed excess of fat tissue for the lateral regions of the right and left legs, and for the area from the waist to hip. After liposuction of established amount of tissue, the same measurements revealed a decrease of fat tissue in all three regions, whereas no significant differences were observed for lean mass. We concluded that the suction lipectomy produced decrease in the fat mass of legs without musculature damage. The DXA technique can be useful in predicting fat removal before suction lipectomy and in estimating changes in soft tissue composition after surgical treatment
A randomized trial comparing ReCell (R) system of epidermal cells delivery versus classic skin grafts for the treatment of deep partial thickness burns
No full textBackground: Our purpose was to directly compare results obtained with the ReCell system and the classic skin grafting for epidermal replacement in deep partial thickness burns. Materials and methods: We recruited all patients with deep partial thickness burns admitted at the Burn Centre of S. Eugenio Hospital in Rome over 2 years. Enrollment was conducted with a controlled strategy-sampling chart-that allowed homogeneous groups (ReCell and skin grafting) for age, gender, type of burns and total burn surface area (TBSA). We evaluated as primary endpoints of the study the (i) time for complete epithelization (both treated area and biopsy site) and (ii) aesthetic and functional quality of the epithelization. (color, joint contractures). Secondary endpoints were the assessment of infections, inflammations or any adverse effects of the ReCell procedure, particular medications assumed, postoperative pain. Results: Eighty-two patients were analyzed in two homogeneous groups. All of them received adequate epidermal replacement, but skin grafting was faster than ReCell (p < 0.05). On the contrary, ReCell biopsy areas and postoperative pain were smaller than classic grafting (p < 0.05). The aesthetic and functional outcomes were similar between procedures. Conclusions: ReCell is a feasible, simple and safe technique. It gives similar results to skin grafting but, harvesting minor areas, can open possible future applications in the management of large-burns patients. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved
Tomada de decisão e planejamento na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul : um estudo de caso
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Socio-EconomicoO presente trabalho está dividido em cinco capítulos. O primeiro de caráter introdutório, salienta a importância das informações do planejameto no processo decisório, explicitando, além dos objetivos, questões de estudo e a metodologia utilizada. O segundo capítulo compreende: histórico, funções, estrutura organizacional dos "campi" da UFSM, ressaltando-se a composição e atribuições do "COEPE" e do órgão planejador. O terceiro capítulo diz respeito ao referencial teórico sobre o tema, abordando conceitos sobre Universidade, seus antecedentes históricos e suas funções. Examinam-se também conceitos sobre tomada de decisão e planejamento em instituições com e sem fins lucrativos. No quarto capítulo, são apresentados, analisados e interpretados os dados de pesquisa referentes às questões levantadas no primeiro capítulo. E, finalmente, no quinto capítulo apresentam-se conclusões e recomendações relativas a decisões do "COEPE" e as linhas de ação propostas para a educação na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
The combined measurement of 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratios and 88Sr/85Rb elemental ratios using laser ablation MC-ICP-MS and its application for food provenance studies: The case for Asturian beans
No full textWe would like to thank Amador Prieto Riera from the “Consejeria de Agroganaderia y Recursos Autóctonos” of the Principality of Asturias for the provision of the samples of Asturian and South American beans. ARG would like to acknowledge the Principality of Asturias for the provision of a doctoral research grant. Funding for this research was obtained from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (grant numbers CTQ2012-36711 and CTQ2015-70366-P) cofounded by FEDE
Tecnologia como recurso alternativo na reeducação de crianças com distúrbio do défict da atenção (DDA): um estudo de caso
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção.As dificuldades na aprendizagem têm sido foco de recentes pesquisas. Uma das causas é o DDA (Distúrbio do Déficit de Atenção). A utilização da tecnologia, em que se destaca o uso do computador, também vem sendo alvo de discussões no processo de aprendizagem. A Psicologia enquanto ciência e profissão e com uma visão ampla da cognição, ou seja o ato de conhecer, integrar, elaborar e exprimir a informação, faz parte desse processo. Procurando discutir as questões acima, este trabalho analisa, em termos de recursos, como o computador pode contribuir para melhorar o setting terapêutico nas sessões de reeducação de crianças com DDA, com a intenção de fortalecer ainda mais o diálogo entre clínica - teoria - pesquisa, o que é de fundamental importância para o crescimento dessa área. Busca o conhecimento da teoria e da ética, através do estudo de caso; apresenta um modelo de trabalho no computador e verifica suas contribuições. Observando que o setting terapêutico não é um atributo inerente do computador, mas uma conseqüência que está vinculada com a forma com que ele é utilizado
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in pre-obese/obese women undergoing reduction mammaplasty
No full textAssociations between Mental Health and Diabetes: Findings from the South Carolina Medicaid Managed Care Program in 2006-2008
No full textObjectives: To assess differences in services associated with mental health status and prescriptions among Medicaid patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Design: Secondary data analyses of South Carolina (SC) Medicaid enrollees. Participants: SC Medicaid enrollees with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (N5555) continuously enrolled in either managed care (MC) or fee for service (FFS) programs between 2006 and 2008. Main Outcome Measures: Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)- based diabetes management service outcomes including: 1) whether the recipient received a nephrology exam; 2) the number of eye exams received; 3) the number of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol services received; and 4) the number of Hemoglobin A1c blood tests conducted. Outcomes were fitted to regression models adjusting for sex, race, health program provider type (MC or FFS), rurality, poverty indexes, clinical risk group status, whether there was a female head of household, and indicators for classes of prescription pharmaceuticals (antipsychotics, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants). Results: There are significant differences in the incidence of diabetes management service-use between enrollees in management plans and between recipients of classes of pharmaceuticals and mental health status. Enrollees in FFS have fewer claims associated with diabetes management services compared to counterparts in MC. Conclusions: Our early findings demonstrate the importance of efforts to collect HEDIS measures data and their potential as a resource for assessing quality of care. More importantly, this study illustrates the association between mental health status and associated pharmaceutical prescriptions. (Ethn Dis. 2010;20: 239–243
Invasive and non-invasive congeneric Centaurea (Asteraceae) show contrasting patterns of herbivory by snails
No full textBackground and aims - Once introduced into new regions, exotic species often experience shifts in resource allocation in response to the different environmental conditions found in the introduction range. Plants naturally respond to specialist herbivores with quantitative defences, by producing large amounts of toxic and non-toxic compounds that typically difficult digestion (e.g. tannins, cellulose), and to generalist herbivores with qualitative defences, like specialized noxious chemicals (e.g. alkaloids). The Shifting Defence Hypothesis (SDH) poses that invasive plants decrease the production of defences against specialist herbivores in their introduction range, where specialist herbivores are usually absent, while boosting the production of defences against generalist herbivores.
Methods - We empirically assessed the response of a generalist herbivore, the common garden snail (Helix aspersa), to feeding with leaves of the annual herb Centaurea sulphurea, native to Europe and naturalized in North America; and the congeneric species C. solstitialis, which is also native to Europe and invasive in the Americas.
Key results - Snails fed with leaves from Spanish native populations the non-invasive C. sulphurea grew significantly less compared to snails fed with leaves from non-native California. For snails fed with the invasive C. solstitialis significant differences were also found among regions, but the response was more complex, depending on population, with snails fed with Turkish and Australian plants presenting higher growth rates than the rest of the regions.
Conclusions - Overall, our results stressed the importance of colonization history in shaping adaptive responses, and the stochasticity associated with colonization events of two closely related species, with contrasting invasive success and responses to herbivoryPortuguese Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia - FCT PCT/BIA-PLA/3389/2012
FCT IF-00066-2013
European Commission FP7-PEOPLE-MC-CIG-321909
European Union via QREN
European Union via COMPETE
European Union via FEDE
A Theory of Stability in Many-to-Many Matching Markets
No full textMatching market, Core, Setwise stable set
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