Le syndrome métabolique et ses associations avec les troubles de la mobilité : différence de genre dans l'étude internationale sur la mobilité des personnes âgées (IMIAS)

Introduction : Peu d’études internationales ont examiné les différences entre les hommes et les femmes dans la prévalence du syndrome métabolique (SM). Objectifs : Comparer les prévalences du syndrome métabolique chez les femmes et les hommes et évaluer le rôle du genre dans les associations entre le SM et les troubles de mobilité (TM). Méthodes : Nous avons utilisé les données repères de l’étude internationale sur la mobilité des personnes âgées de 65-74 ans (n=1995), des villes de Kingston (Ontario), Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec), Tirana (Albanie), Manizales (Colombie), et Natal (Brésil). Parmi les participants, 1728 ont donné un échantillon de sang pour des analyses. Les ratios de prévalence (RP) du SM et des TM ont été dérivés par la régression de Poisson. Résultats : Les prévalences du SM étaient significativement plus élevées chez les femmes dans les villes non canadiennes, cette différence entre sexes n’était pas significative dans les villes canadiennes. Relativement aux femmes de Kingston, les prévalences du SM étaient plus élevées chez les femmes de Tirana (RP= 2,66; 95 % IC = 1,98-3,58) et de Natal (RP= 2,21; 95 % IC = 1,52-3,22) et non significatives chez celles de Manizales et de Saint-Hyacinthe. Chez les hommes, peu de différences significatives étaient observées. Le SM n’était pas associé à la mobilité dans les villes non canadiennes. Conclusion : Nos résultats suggèrent que le genre est un facteur de risque pour le SM. Des recherches sur les relations entre le SM, la mobilité et le genre devraient être entreprises. Mots-clés : Syndrome métabolique, troubles de la mobilité, genre, santé internationale

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Media literacy in primary school : new challenges in the digital age

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Survival analysis statistics applied to threshold data obtained from the ascending forced-choice method of limits

Sensory thresholds are often collected through ascending forced-choice methods. Group thresholds are important for comparing stimuli or populations; yet, the method has two problems. An individual may correctly guess the correct answer at any concentration step and might detect correctly at low concentrations but become adapted or fatigued at higher concentrations. The survival analysis method deals with both issues. Individual sequences of incorrect and correct answers are adjusted, taking into account the group performance at each concentration. The technique reduces the chance probability where there are consecutive correct answers. Adjusted sequences are submitted to survival analysis to determine group thresholds. The technique was applied to an aroma threshold and a taste threshold study. It resulted in group thresholds similar to ASTM or logarithmic regression procedures. Significant differences in taste thresholds between younger and older adults were determined. The approach provides a more robust technique over previous estimation methods.

O impacto da implantação de escritório de gerenciamento de projetos (EGP) nas organizações públicas: o caso da Polícia Federal

Este estudo teve por objetivo investigar os efeitos positivos e negativos percebidos pelos gerentes de projetos, membros dos escritórios de gerenciamento de projetos e patrocinadores após implantação do EGP na Polícia Federal do Brasil. Argumenta que a implantação de EGP tem se evidenciado como um fator crítico para o sucesso para as organizações públicas, pois os projetos são mudanças estruturantes que visam inovações organizacionais. Metodologicamente, trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa onde foram aplicadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com os membros dos EGP’s, gerentes de projetos e patrocinadores dos EGP´s do Órgão central da Polícia Federal e das Superintendências da Polícia Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Minas Gerais, totalizando quatros estudos de caso. Os resultados indicam o tipo de influência que o EGP exerce na organização. As descobertas apontam os impactos positivos, negativos, dificuldades e desafios dos EGP´s, além dos serviços básicos e tradicionais executados pelos EGP´s como desenvolvimento de metodologias, capacitação e treinamento e distribuição de relatórios para alta administração.

Submucous fibroids classification - STEP-W classification

Objective: To develop a new submucous fibroids classification for evaluating the viability and the degree of difficulty and complexity of a hysteroscopic myomectomy.Methods: We have included more four parameters in addition to penetration the fibroid into the myometrium. The extra-parameters were: size of the fibroid, it topography, it extension of the base in relation the wall was set and the wall it was set. The fibroids were classified according to the Classification of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) and to the new classification (STEP-W) in patients who were submitted to hysteroscopic resection of submucous fibroids. The possibility of total resection of the fibroid, the operating time, the fluid deficit and the frequency of any complications were considered. The Fisher test, the Student t test and the analysis of variance test were used in the statistical analyses. It was considered statistically significant when the p-value was less than 0.05 in the two-tailed test.Results: In group which the hysteroscopic surgery was considered complete there was no significant difference between the three ESGE levels (0, 1 and 2). Using the STEP-W, the difference between the numbers of complete surgeries was significant (p < 0.001) for the two levels (groups I and II). The difference between the operating times was significant for the two classifications. In relation to the fluid deficit, only the STEP-W showed significant differences between the levels (p=0.02).Conclusions: It seems to us that the new classification (STEP-W) gives more clues to the difficulties of a hysteroscopic myornectomy than the standard classification (ESGE).

Perspectivas de desarrollo y medio ambiente: el caso de Brasil

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Hemiodus iratapuru, a new species of Hemiodontidae from the Rio Jari, Amazon Basin, Brazil (Teleostei, Characiformes)

Hemiodus iratapuru, a new species of the Hemiodontidae from the Rio Iratapuru, a left bank tributary of the Rio Jari, Amazon Basin, Brazil, is described. The new species is diagnosed from other species of Hemiodus by modifications in the ectopterygoid, tooth form, scale counts, dorsal-fin form and colour pattern. The new species is proposed to be related to the Hemiodus quadrimaculatus species group. © 2013 The Authors. Journal of Fish Biology © 2013 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Functional morphology of the reproductive system and sperm transfer in Stenopus hispidus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Stenopodidea), and their relation to the mating system

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Gene expression and phenotypic traits of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in response to environmental changes

Background and Objective: Periodontopathogens experience several challenges in the oral cavity that may influence their transcription profile and resulting phenotype. This study evaluated the effect of environmental changes on phenotype and gene expression in a serotype b Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans isolate. Material and Methods: Cultures in early exponential phase and at the start of stationary growth phase in microaerophilic and anaerobic atmospheres were evaluated. Cell hydrophobic properties were measured by adherence to n-hexadecane; in addition, adhesion to, and the ability to invade, KB cells was evaluated. Relative transcription of 12 virulence-associated genes was determined by real-time reverse transcritption quantitative PCR. Results: The culture conditions tested in this study were found to influence the phenotypic and genotypic traits of A. actinomycetemcomitans. Cells cultured in microaerophilic conditions were the most hydrophobic, reached the highest adhesion efficiency and showed up-regulation of omp100 (which encodes an adhesion) and pga (related to polysaccharide synthesis). Cells grown anaerobically were more invasive to epithelial cells and showed up-regulation of genes involved in host-cell invasion or apoptosis induction (such as apaH, omp29, cagE and cdtB) and in adhesion to extracellular matrix protein (emaA). Conclusion: Environmental conditions of different oral habitats may influence the expression of factors involved in the binding of A. actinomycetemcomitans to host tissues and the damage resulting thereby, and thus should be considered in in-vitro studies assessing its pathogenic potential.

Cyclosporine A Drives a Th17‐and Th2‐Mediated Posttransplant Obliterative Airway Disease

Calcineurin-inhibitor refractory bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) represents the leading cause of late graft failure after lung transplantation. T helper (Th)2 and Th17 lymphocytes have been associated with BO development. Taking advantage of a fully allogeneic trachea transplantation model in mice, we addressed the pathogenicity of Th cells in obliterative airway disease (OAD) occurring in cyclosporine A (CsA)-treated recipients. We found that CsA prevented CD8+ T cell infiltration into the graft and downregulated the Th1 response but affected neither Th2 nor Th17 responses in vivo. In secondary mixed lymphocyte cultures, CsA dramatically decreased donor-specific IFN-γ production, enhanced IL-17 production and did not affect IL-13. As CD4+ depletion efficiently prevented OAD in CsA-treated recipients, we further explored the role of Th2 and Th17 immunity in vivo. Although IL-4 and IL-17 deficient untreated mice developed an OAD comparable to wild-type recipients, a single cytokine deficiency afforded significant protection in CsA-treated recipients. In conclusion, CsA treatment unbalances T helper alloreactivity and favors Th2 and Th17 as coexisting pathways mediating chronic rejection of heterotopic tracheal allografts.