Prevalência de Fatores de risco cardiovascular em adultos de Luzerna, Santa Catarina, 2006

OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovasculares na população adulta do município de Luzerna, Santa Catarina. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com adultos de 20 a 59 anos (n = 411), de ambos os sexos. Foi estimada a prevalência de hipertensão arterial sistêmica, diabetes, dislipidemia, obesidade, circunferência abdominal alterada e tabagismo. Realizou-se a distribuição de freqüência simples das variáveis de interesse e teste de associação do Qui-quadrado. RESULTADOS: A taxa de resposta foi igual a 85,9%. As seguintes prevalências foram encontradas: hipertensão arterial sistêmica: 14,7%; diabetes: 2,3%; dislipidemia: 18,7%; obesidade: 15,6%; circunferência abdominal alterada: 24,1%; e tabagismo: 15,6%. Verificamos que 52,4% dos indivíduos não possuíam nenhum dos fatores de risco; 22,4% apresentavam um fator e 13,6%, 6,8%, e 4,9% apresentavam dois, três e quatro ou mais fatores associados, respectivamente. CONCLUSÃO: A população analisada apresentou prevalências baixas de hipertensão, diabetes e menor agrupamento de fatores de risco em um mesmo indivíduo, quando comparada a outros dados relatados na literatura.

Proyecto integrado en el área de microelectrónica para el diseño de circuitos integrados (Programa de Modernización Tecnológica III I-P - PAE 2006).

El objetivo general de este proyecto estratégico es incorporar una actividad de alto valor agregado como es el diseño de circuitos integrados dentro del segmento de alta tecnología de la cadena productiva nacional. Para ello resulta necesario cumplimentar los siguientes objetivos específicos: • Fortalecer los grupos de investigación y desarrollo que realizan tareas dentro de este área temática, tanto en infraestructura como en recursos humanos; • Fortalecer y desarrollar la Industria Electrónica mediante la incorporación de estas nuevas tecnologías en sus productos; • Representar y asistir a los grupos de diseño locales en la búsqueda de oportunidades para realizar "outsourcing" de diseño para compañías del exterior; • Establecer una primer masa crítica de diseñadores, que funcione como impulsora de la actividad en el medio; • Generar una red a nivel local, donde convivan empresas, universidades y profesionales. La mejora continua en las prestaciones de los productos y en los procesos productivos ha llevado a que la microelectrónica esté presente en los más diversos ámbitos de la actividad humana, con la perspectiva de ir incrementando constantemente su participación. Por eso mismo, un país que pretenda insertarse en el mundo de manera soberana no puede menospreciar la necesidad de incrementar la capacidad de su industria en el área. Los componentes de la Cadena de valor de la ME son los siguientes: • Diseño del circuito, con valor agregado de conocimientos y experiencia del diseñador; • Herramientas de Software de diseño (CAD) con verificación y simulación; • Prototipeo de circuitos y ensayo (testing); • Fabricación de chip en línea; • Encapsulado y testeo.

Population dynamics of O-group plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L., on sandy beach nursery grounds in Galway Bay, the West Coast of Ireland, 2002 to 2006.

The recruitment of 0-group plaice to sandy beach nursery grounds in Galway Bay was examined, using a Riley push-net, from February to June in 2005 and 2006. Sampling was carried out every two weeks on spring tides. Three beaches were sampled, Ballyloughan, Silverstrand and Glann na Ri. Archived 0-group plaice, for Ballyloughan and Silverstrand, from 2004, were processed. Results were compared to findings from a previous study carried out in 2002 and 2003 (Allen 2004). Otolith microstructure analysis was used to determine hatching dates, larval duration, settlement dates, post-larval age and daily growth rates of 0-group plaice in April and May 2005. Results were compared to a previous study (Allen 2004). Hatching dates in Galway Bay ranged from late January to early April in 2005. No significant difference in hatching dates was observed between years or between beaches sampled. Larval duration of 0-group plaice in Galway Bay ranged from 21 to 45 days for fish sampled in April and May 2005. No significant difference was observed in larval age between beaches sampled in Galway Bay or between years in April 2003 and 2005. A significant difference was observed between larval age and years in May 2003 and 2005, however no significant difference was observed between beaches. Settlement timing was calculated using push-net data and otolith microstructure analysis. Settlement of 0-group plaice in Galway Bay generally started in early March and finished in May. Settlement patterns, calculated using otolith microstructure analysis, in 2003 and 2005, were not significantly different to one another. There was also no difference in settlement patterns between the beaches sampled. Results from the present study showed no spatial difference in the pelagic life cycle stages of fish caught in April and May 2003 and 2005.

Healthcare-Associated Infective Endocarditis: a Case Series in a Referral Hospital from 2006 to 2011

Background: Healthcare-associated infective endocarditis (HCA-IE), a severe complication of medical care, shows a growing incidence in literature. Objective: To evaluate epidemiology, etiology, risk factors for acquisition, complications, surgical treatment, and outcome of HCA-IE. Methods: Observational prospective case series study (2006-2011) in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Results: Fifty-three patients with HCA-IE from a total of 151 cases of infective endocarditis (IE) were included. There were 26 (49%) males (mean age of 47 ± 18.7 years), 27 (51%) females (mean age of 42 ± 20.1 years). IE was acute in 37 (70%) cases and subacute in 16 (30%) cases. The mitral valve was affected in 19 (36%) patients and the aortic valve in 12 (36%); prosthetic valves were affected in 23 (43%) patients and native valves in 30 (57%). Deep intravenous access was used in 43 (81%) cases. Negative blood cultures were observed in 11 (21%) patients, Enterococcus faecalis in 10 (19%), Staphylococcus aureus in 9 (17%), and Candida sp. in 7 (13%). Fever was present in 49 (92%) patients, splenomegaly in 12 (23%), new regurgitation murmur in 31 (58%), and elevated C-reactive protein in 44/53 (83%). Echocardiograms showed major criteria in 46 (87%) patients, and 34 (64%) patients were submitted to cardiac surgery. Overall mortality was 17/53 (32%). Conclusion: In Brazil HCA-IE affected young subjects. Patients with prosthetic and native valves were affected in a similar proportion, and non-cardiac surgery was an infrequent predisposing factor, whereas intravenous access was a common one. S. aureus was significantly frequent in native valve HCA-IE, and overall mortality was high.

Sudden Cardiac Death in Brazil: A Community-Based Autopsy Series (2006-2010)

Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a sudden unexpected event, from a cardiac cause, that occurs in less than one hour after the symptoms onset, in a person without any previous condition that would seem fatal or who was seen without any symptoms 24 hours before found dead. Although it is a relatively frequent event, there are only few reliable data in underdeveloped countries. Objective: We aimed to describe the features of SCD in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (600,000 residents) according to Coroners’ Office autopsy reports. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 4501 autopsy reports between 2006 and 2010, to identify cases of SCD. Specific cause of death as well as demographic information, date, location and time of the event, comorbidities and whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was attempted were collected. Results: We identified 899 cases of SCD (20%); the rate was 30/100000 residents per year. The vast majority of cases of SCD involved a coronary artery disease (CAD) (64%) and occurred in men (67%), between the 6th and the 7th decades of life. Most events occurred during the morning in the home setting (53.3%) and CPR was attempted in almost half of victims (49.7%). The most prevalent comorbidity was systemic hypertension (57.3%). Chagas’ disease was present in 49 cases (5.5%). Conclusion: The majority of victims of SCD were men, in their sixties and seventies and the main cause of death was CAD. Chagas’ disease, an important public health problem in Latin America, was found in about 5.5% of the cases.

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome and Sleepiness in Truck Drivers

Abstract Background: Truck driver sleepiness is a primary cause of vehicle accidents. Several causes are associated with sleepiness in truck drivers. Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are associated with sleep disorders and with primary risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We analyzed the relationship between these conditions and prevalence of sleepiness in truck drivers. Methods: We analyzed the major risk factors for CVD, anthropometric data and sleep disorders in 2228 male truck drivers from 148 road stops made by the Federal Highway Police from 2006 to 2011. Alcohol consumption, illicit drugs and overtime working hours were also analyzed. Sleepiness was assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Results: Mean age was 43.1 ± 10.8 years. From 2006 to 2011, an increase in neck (p = 0.011) and abdominal circumference (p < 0.001), total cholesterol (p < 0.001), triglyceride plasma levels (p = 0.014), and sleepiness was observed (p < 0.001). In addition, a reduction in hypertension (39.6% to 25.9%, p < 0.001), alcohol consumption (32% to 23%, p = 0.033) and overtime hours (52.2% to 42.8%, p < 0.001) was found. Linear regression analysis showed that sleepiness correlated closely with body mass index (β = 0.19, Raj2 = 0.659, p = 0.031), abdominal circumference (β = 0.24, Raj2 = 0.826, p = 0.021), hypertension (β = -0.62, Raj2 = 0.901, p = 0.002), and triglycerides (β = 0.34, Raj2 = 0.936, p = 0.022). Linear multiple regression indicated that hypertension (p = 0.008) and abdominal circumference (p = 0.025) are independent variables for sleepiness. Conclusions: Increased prevalence of sleepiness was associated with major components of the MetS.

Blutungskomplikationen der peptischen Ulkuskrankheit in der Klinik für Gastroenterologie des Universitätsklinikums Magdeburg im Zeitverlauf von 2001 bis 2002 und von 2006 bis 2010

Magdeburg, Univ., Med. Fak., Diss., 2014

Strukturelles Sozialkapital und demokratische Werthaltungen : eine Analyse ausgewählter Aspekte des ISSP 2006 Staat und Regierung

Till Krenz. Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften, Institut für Soziologie

Informe sobre l’estada de recerca a la Universitat d’Edimburg; agost, octubre – desembre 2006

Estudi realitzat a partir d’una estada al laboratori del Dr. Maurizio Mencuccini a la School of GeoSciences de la University of Edinburgh, entre els mesos d’agost i desembre del 2006. El treball realitzat s’ha centrat en tres projectes. Primerament, s’ha desenvolupat un sensor per mesurar el flux de saba al xilema i al floema, basat en la utilització de polsos de calor per tal d’estimar la velocitat del flux de massa en un medi porós. A diferència del mètode que es fa servir normalment per estimar el flux al xilema, s’ha aconseguit un nou mètode que assoleix l’escalfament fent servir un làser, la qual cosa fa que el mètode sigui no intrusiu. Per altra banda, s’ha estudiat la variabilitat de l’anatomia del floema en funció de l’edat de l’arbre en poblacions de tres espècies diferents (Pinus sylvestris, Fraxinus excelsior i Acer pseudoplatanus). L’objectiu de l’estudi és veure si l’edat/mida dels arbres afecta la mida dels elements conductors al floema, la superfície de floema funcional, o la relació entre superfície de floema funcional i superfície de fulles. Finalment, s’ha estudiat l’intercanvi de gasos a nivell de branca en funció de l’edat de l’arbre i la posició a la capçada en un bosc de Pinus sylvestris.

¡Hasta la última papeleta! Las elecciones italianas del 9 y 10 de abril de 2006

La oposición de centro-izquierda ha ganado las elecciones italianas de 9/10 abril 2006 por solamente 24.000 votos, lo 0,6 por ciento de 38 millones de electores. Ha ganado también la mayoría de los escaños en el Senado gracias al voto de los italianos en el extranjero. Como la mayoría en el Senado es de solamente dos escaños y como el Senado tiene los mismos poderes de la otra cámara, el Gobierno Prodi, que ha sustituido después de cinco años lo de Berlusconi, puede tener una vida muy difícil. Cuanto al sistema de partido salido de las elecciones, eso se confirma el modelo de “bipolarismo fragmentado”: se ha realizado la alternancia en el poder por la tercera vez consecutiva y se han mantenido dentro de las dos coaliciones muchos partidos tal vez conflictivos entre ellos.

La política europea de España 2005-2006

El presente working paper es la versión española del capítulo escrito por la autora sobre la política europea de España para un anuario alemán sobre construcción europea (W. Weidenfeld y W. Wessels (Hrsg.). Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2005/06, Institut fur Europäische Politik. Europa Union Verlag, en prensa). La autora escribe dicho capítulo para el Jahrbuch regularmente desde el año 1990. Producto de dichos textos es el libro de la autora que lleva por título La política europea de España, Barcelona, Ariel, 1999. En dicho libro se recogen aspectos conceptuales y de análisis en profundidad que sirven de marco al presente texto, cuyas características responden al objetivo de la publicación (alemana) en la que apareció: un anuario de seguimiento de la construcción europea de carácter coyuntural.

Full Tècnic. Conreus Extensius. Comarques de Girona, núm. 1 (2006)

- Resultats de les noves varietats de blat tou. - Recomanació de varietats de blat tou. - Característiques agronòmiques de les varietats recomanades.

Full Tècnic. Conreus Extensius. Comarques de Girona, núm. 2 (2006)

- Resultats de les noves varietats d’ordi. - Recomanació de varietats d’ordi. - Característiques agronòmiques de les varietats recomanades.

Full Tècnic. Conreus Extensius. Comarques de Girona, núm. 3 (2006)

- Resultats de les noves varietats de triticale per a gra. - Recomanació de varietats de triticale per a gra. - Característiques agronòmiques de les varietats de triticale. - Aspectes a considerar en l’elecció de les varietats de triticale per a gra.

Full Tècnic. Conreus Extensius. Comarques de Girona, núm. 4 (2006)

- Resultats de les noves varietats de pèsol proteaginós de primavera per a gra. - Característiques agronòmiques de les varietats de pèsol proteaginós de primavera. - Aspectes a considerar en l’elecció de les varietats de pèsol proteaginós.