Compara����o da mobilidade, for��a muscular e medo de cair em idosas caidoras e n��o caidoras

OBJETIVOS: Verificar o medo de cair em idosas caidoras e n��o caidoras ativas fisicamente e comparar mobilidade e for��a de preens��o palmar; verificar se existe rela����o entre mobilidade, for��a muscular e medo de quedas. M��TODOS: Foram avaliadas 40 idosas ativas, idade ��� 60 anos, divididas em caidoras (n = 20) e n��o caidoras (n = 20). Utilizou-se Mini-Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM) para rastreio cognitivo; Falls Efficacy Scale-International-Brasil (FES-I-BRASIL) para avaliar o medo de cair; a for��a muscular foi mensurada pela medida da for��a de preens��o palmar por meio de dinam��metro hidr��ulico; Timed Up and Go (TUG) para avaliar mobilidade funcional. RESULTADOS: N��o foi encontrada diferen��a significante entre os grupos no que diz respeito �� mobilidade e for��a muscular. A maioria das participantes (92,5%) demonstrou preocupa����o com quedas. Das idosas que levaram mais que 12 segundos para desempenhar o TUG, 53,84% eram do grupo caidor. N��o foi encontrada correla����o entre mobilidade e for��a muscular. CONCLUS��O: N��o foi observada diferen��a significativa entre for��a muscular, mobilidade e medo de quedas entre os grupos. N��o foi encontrada correla����o significativa entre mobilidade, for��a muscular e medo de quedas. O estudo permitiu observar que o medo de cair est�� presente na maioria da popula����o idosa, com ou sem hist��ria de quedas.

Influ��ncia de cal��os na orientação postural de indiv��duos com escoliose idiop��tica

INTRODUCTION: The relationship between the orientation of the segments and the adjustments that can be triggered by shoe lift and insoles in scoliotic patients during maintenance of standing position is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To verify static changes and those associated with unilateral manipulations of shoe lift in the postural orientation in people with idiopathic scoliosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Experimental group composed of ten patients with idiopathic scoliosis with double curve (less 10��) and control group with ten participants without scoliosis (aging from 13 to 24 years). Participants were videotaped in upright stance, standing with no, low (1 cm), and high (3 cm) shoe lift, which were placed under right and left shoe. In each condition, the participant maintain upright stance for 15 seconds and reflective markers were affixed on specific anatomical places. Postural angles were obtained: high thoracic; medium thoracic; thoracolumbar; and lumbar, as well segmental angles: shoulder; scapula; pelvis; and knee. RESULTS: In the no shoe lift condition, differences were observed between groups for high and medium thoracic angles and for shoulder. With low and high shoe lift under the right foot, difference was observed between shoe lift heights for high thoracic, for pelvis and knee angles. With low and high shoe lift under the left foot, differences between groups were observed for thoracolumbar angle and between shoe lift heights for pelvis and knee angles. CONCLUSIONS: The shoe lift promotes reorientation in the lower regions of the spine and segments of pelvis and knee. It might be suggested that in the scoliosis with double curves, manipulation in the basis of support changes the alignment of the trunk that might promote structural reorganization and the search of new adjustments among segments in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis.

Orientação para familiares de alunos com paralisia cerebral usu��rios de sistemas de comunica����o suplementar e alternativa

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient��fico e Tecnol��gico (CNPq)

Mulheres recipientes: recortes po��ticos do universo feminino nas artes visuais

Mais um lan��amento da Cole����o Propg Digital, por meio do selo Cultura Acad��mica, Mulheres recipientes se configura como uma obra de grande sensibilidade ao realizar a interse����o entre a arte e os sentimentos femininos. Resultado da disserta����o de mestrado de Flavia Leme de Almeida, �� necess��rio destacar que este livro n��o se restringe ��s generalidades de ���estudos de g��nero���. A proposta aqui extrapola este conceito. A autora faz uma an��lise m��ltipla: como a mulher enxerga a vida e como ela se expressa? Como o feminino aparece na arte? A partir destas quest��es fundamentais ela vai at�� os povos ancestrais, desvelar as primeiras esculturas votivas de evoca����o �� fertilidade. Em seguida, faz um estudo de artistas mulheres contempor��neas, evidenciando como cada uma exprime suas ang��stias e experi��ncias atrav��s de suas obras, destacando Frida Khalo, Louise Bourgeois, Celeida Tostes, entre outras. Por fim, Flavia Leme faz uma autoavalia����o do pr��prio trabalho como artista, exprimindo seu processo de cria����o. Mulheres recipientes realiza um estudo corajoso, que n��o hesita em revelar para o leitor as afli����es, pensamentos e proje����es do feminino. Ao analisar a arte, este livro toca no ��ntimo de muitas mulheres e descobre experi��ncias que n��o poderiam ser conhecidas de outra forma

Uso de modelos lineares mistos na avalia����o gen��tica de escores visuais: estudo de simula����o

Funda����o de Amparo �� Pesquisa do Estado de S��o Paulo (FAPESP)

Integra����o do framework manakin com a plataforma dspace para m��ltiplas apresenta����es visuais de informa����es nos reposit��rios digitais

Digital repositories are currently being used by education and research institutions in Brazil as an alternative for propagating scientific and academic results, mainly to reach institutional memory and visibility. However, the way these results are presented may influence their use, affecting user-system interaction through the interface components. Thus, it is possible to state that an unique digital information environment can offer different ways of visual presentation, customizing informational and visual components for specific users communities. In this context, tools are being developed as a resource to make access and use of information easier, and to increase the usability of digital informational environments. One of these tools, Manakin, is presented in this paper, as well as its integration with the DSpace platform, in order to enable multiple visual presentations, stressing the importance of the differentiation and direction of interfaces by a single repository to the various knowledge fields. So, results and examples of repositories with multiple visual presentations are introduced, to facilitate the use of the presented tool, as well as to reinforce the importance of a differentiated visual identity by areas of knowledge in a single repository, by means of literary and exploratory analysis.

Influ��ncia do tratamento fisioterap��utico em grupo no equil��brio, na mobilidade funcional e na qualidade de vida de pacientes com Parkinson

Introduction: Parkinson���s disease (PD) is a chronic disease of the nervous system, characterized by degeneration of neurons in the mesencephalic substantia nigra, leading to a clinical state of rest tremor, bradykinesia, muscular rigidity and postural instability. Physical therapy seeks to act by slowing the progression of the disease and when done in a group and maintain and / or improving the motor skills of the individual, can provide psychosocial benefi ts. Objective: examine the infl uence of the physical therapy group in balance, functional mobility and quality of life of individuals with PD. Method: participated in this study 04 subjects were female, mean age 67.75 (�� 9.5) years, with medical diagnosis of PD, stages 1 to 3 of the Hoehn & Yahr. Before starting treatment, subjects underwent an assessment of the balance (BBS), functional mobility (TUG) and the quality of life (PDQ-39).The treatment was performed in groups, for a period of 10 weeks, lasting 60 minutes each session twice a week, totaling 20 sessions of physiotherapy. Upon completion of the treatment period the subjects were again assessed for balance, functional mobility and quality of life. The data were analyzed using the Student t-test, with signifi cance level of 5% (p ��� 0.05). Results: statistical analysis showed signifi cant differences in three variables: equilibrium (p = 0.010), functional mobility (p = 0.029) and quality of life (p = 0.004), after physiotherapy intervention. Conclusion: physiotherapy treatment was group provides better balance, functional mobility and quality of life of patients with PD.

O exerc��cio resistido na mobilidade, flexibilidade, for��a muscular e equil��brio de idosos

Introduction: Some losses resulting from aging can be minimized with the practice of resistive exercises. Objective: To analyze the effects of resistive exercises on flexibility, mobility, muscle strength and balance in the elderly. Method: Twenty elderly individuals were divided between an activity group (AG, n=10; 66.1��6.35 years) and a control group (CG, n=10; 65.4��7.54 years). Mobility, flexibility, muscle strength and balance were evaluated. The AG participated in the training for 13 weeks (one-hour sessions, twice a week). The Wilcoxon non-parametric test (intra-group analysis) was used to analyze the data. A significance level of 5% (p<0.05) was adopted. Results: After training, the AG presented better mobility, lower limb muscle strength, and balance, but no difference in flexibility. Conclusion: The present study allows us to conclude that resistive exercises were able to improve mobility, lower limb muscle strength and balance in elderly individuals.

Psicopatologia e educa����o infantil: elabora����o de manual de orientação sobre os transtornos do espectro do autismo

Funda����o de Amparo �� Pesquisa do Estado de S��o Paulo (FAPESP)

Orientação Profissional -Universidade ajuda os jovens a encontrar caminhos profissionais: Relato de Interven����o

O objetivo do presente texto �� relatar o processo de interven����o em Orientação Profissional, realizado junto a popula����o formada por adolescentes pr��vestibulandos do munic��pio de Mar��lia, S.P. e regi��o, no per��odo de agosto a novembro de 2010, com a finalidade de favorecer uma escolha consciente do curso superior. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa desenvolveu-se por meio da pesquisa ��� a����o com base em Thiollent (2008). O desenvolvimento da pesquisa ocorreu durante a realiza����o de 10 encontros nas depend��ncias da UNESP, onde os sujeitos puderam estabelecer rela����es pessoais e interpessoais por meio de discuss��es, leituras v��deos, din��micas de grupo e refletir sobre os v��rios aspectos que determinam sua escolha profissional, lidar com os dilemas e conflitos dessa escolha e analisar sua trajet��ria de vida, sua individualidade e como se d�� o processo de constru����o de uma carreira no s��culo XXI.

An��lise comparativa da mobilidade t��raco-abdominal em rela����o ao ��ndice de massa corporal em crian��as

Introdu����o: O ��ndice de massa corporal elevado no compartimento toraco-abdominal promove altera����es no sistema respirat��rio interferindo nos volumes e capacidades e consequentemente na troca gasosa. Objetivo: Analisar comparativamente a mobilidade t��raco-abdominal relacionando ao ��ndice de massa corporal em crian��as. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo do tipo transversal com abordagem quantitativa e descritiva. A amostra constou de 70 crian��as com idade entre 8 e 12 anos de ambos os sexos e com o ��ndice de massa corporal vari��vel. Foi realizada a verifica����o da altura, peso, expansibilidade destas crian��as em seguida classificadas em tr��s grupos em fun����o dos seus ��ndices de massa corporal: eutr��ficos (57,1%), com sobrepeso (15,7%) e obesos (27,1%). Resultados: Os resultados obtidos apresentaram diferen��as entre o grupo dos eutr��ficos e dos obesos, indicando, nesta perspectiva, que a mobilidade na regi��o axilar e xifoideana s��o mais elevadas no grupo dos eutr��ficos, quando comparado ao dos obesos. Conclus��o: Portanto conclui-se que o ��ndice de massa corporal est�� relacionado a altera����es na expansibilidade t��raco abdominal de crian��as.

Efeito da press��o em filmes finos de ZnO:Al por RF Magnetron sputtering reativo

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient��fico e Tecnol��gico (CNPq)

Crescimento, composi����o mineral e sintomas visuais de defici��ncia nutricional em ipeca

The objective was to evaluate the effect of the omission of macronutrient and micronutrient boron in dry matter production, the characterization of the symptoms of nutritional deficiencies and mineral composition in plants of ipeca, an experiment was conducted in greenhouse conditions by the technique the missing element and visual diagnosis. A randomized block experimental design with four repetitions and the treatments were: complete and omissions of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S and B. The analytical results demonstrated that the production of dry matter was affected in all of the treatments with omission of nutrients and that the ipeca plants presented characteristic symptoms of nutritional deficiencies due to the omissions of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S and B and the concentrations of the macronutrients and of the micronutrient boron in the different parts of the ipeca plant varied when a certain nutrient was omitted in the solution.

Habilidades perceptivas visuais e qualidade de escrita de escolares com dislexia

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to characterize and compare the visual perceptual skills and writing quality of students with dyslexia, with good academic performance, and to relate the perceptual visual motor skills and the writing quality of students with dyslexia, with good academic performance. METHODS: 40 students participated in this study; 35 males and 5 females, from 8 to 11 years and 11 months, who attended from the 3rd to 5th grade level of public municipal schools of Mar��lia-SP, divided into two groups: Group I (GI) comprised 20 students with interdisciplinar diagnoses of dyslexia, and Group II (GII) comprised 20 students with good academic performance. The Visual Perceptual Skills Test - TVPS-3 and the Disgraphy Scale were applied. RESULTS: The results obtained from this study showed that the students with dyslexia presented difficulties in visual skills concerning discrimination and memory. Besides discrimination and memory skills, it was observed inferior performance concerning the relation visual spacial skills and steady form, and inferior performance in all the visual skills, when compared to the chronological age. However, the group of students with good academic performance has also presented inferior performance concerning the relation visual spacial skills and steady form. CONCLUSIONS: The study mentions that maybe schools do not invest sufficiently in activities which envolve visual experiences necessary for the enhancement of reading and writing. Although statistically significant difference was not observed between the groups concerning disgraphy, it iwas possible to observe that a higher amount of students presented disgraphy.

Avalia����o do equil��brio, mobilidade e flexibilidade em idosas ativas e sedent��rias

Funda����o de Amparo �� Pesquisa do Estado de S��o Paulo (FAPESP)