Função vísuo-espacial em paralisia cerebral e proposta de novo teste com a ajuda de computador

The first idea of this study is trat there may be a disturbance of the visuo-spatial function in cerebral palsy. This idea is based upon the theories of Luria and Piaget. The second idea of this study is that the computer can help the investigation of visuo-spatial function. With the intention of evaluating the spatial function in cerebral palsy, the literature related to these themes was revised. We justify the proposal of a new test to study visuo-spatial function. This test uses straight lines in four different orientations and the subject has to recognize and arrange them individually or sets of them. This was done through the use of pencil and papel, and computer. The results confirm that there is a spatial disturbance and that a better understanding of the subject's difficulties was made possible through the use of the computer and the Logo computer language.

Hemiparesia congênita avaliação neuropsicológica complementar utilizando computador

We present the neuropsychological assessment with computer aid of six cerebral palsy children. Three children had right hemiparesis and three, left hemiparesis. The tomographic examination showed parietal cavities (porencephalic cyst in 4 children, ischemic injury in 1 case and subarachnoid cyst in 1 case). We have proposed to assess the visuo-spatial function since we suspected the children could have disturbance of this function. We did not detect this disturbance. On the other hand, the children had astereognosia and the right hemiparetic children preferred to execute signs on the right part of the computer visor. We discuss and propose explanations for both findings.

Meningites bacterianas agudas complicações vasculares: vascular complications

The authors present the study of four children with arteritis as vascular complication of acute bacterial meningitis. They report pathophysiological mechanisms involved in vascular lesions, and progress in the understanding of these complications.

Antecedentes do relacionamento e da performance em empresas da cadeia de suprimentos: estruturação e aplicação de modelos de equações estruturais

The relationship between companies is an important issue in the management of supply chains. Several aspects relating to the flow and exchange of information along the chain are considered as having a decisive influence on the success of this relationship. The main objective of this work was to structured and test models that link aspects of this nature with performance and the purchaser-supplier relationship in the supply chain. Aspects relevant to communication and the use do IT in relationships between companies were investigated. The importance of performance in this relationship was also investigated. The research were based on empirical data obtained by means of structural equation modeling. The results show that some aspects contribute in a significant way to the success of this relationship while others that, a priori, are considered important make no contribution.

Antecedentes do relacionamento e da performance em empresas da cadeia de suprimentos: estruturação e aplicação de modelos de equações estruturais

O relacionamento entre empresas constitui importante questão na gestão de cadeias de suprimentos. Vários aspectos relacionados ao fluxo e à troca de informações ao longo da cadeia são considerados como tendo influência decisiva no sucesso desse relacionamento. O objetivo central deste trabalho foi estruturar e testar alguns modelos de vínculos entre aspectos dessa natureza com o desempenho e com o relacionamento comprador-fornecedor na cadeia de suprimentos. Foram investigados aspectos pertinentes à comunicação e ao uso de tecnologia da informação no relacionamento entre as empresas. A relação do desempenho com o relacionamento também foi investigada. A pesquisa realizada foi calcada em dados empíricos apurados por meio da modelagem de equações estruturais. Os resultados mostram que alguns aspectos contribuem de forma significativa para o sucesso do relacionamento, enquanto outros, que a priori seriam considerados importantes, não evidenciam contribuição.

FIRST CASE OF HUMAN INFECTION BY Bertiella studeri (Blanchard, 1891) Stunkard,1940 (Cestoda; Anoplocephalidae) IN BRAZIL

SUMMARY Cestodes of the Bertiella genus are parasites of non-human primates found in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Species Bertiella studeri and Bertiella mucronatacould, accidentally, infect human beings. The infection occurs from ingestion of mites from the Oribatida order containing cysticercoid larvae of the parasite. The objective of this report is to register the first case of human infection by Bertiella studeri in Brazil. Proglottids of the parasite, found in the stool sample of a two-and-a-half-year-old child, were fixed, stained and microscopically observed to evaluate its morphological characteristics. Eggs obtained from the proglottids were also studied. The gravid proglottids examined matched the description of the genus Bertiella. The eggs presented a round shape, with the average diameter of 43.7 µm, clearly showing the typical pyriform apparatus of B. studeri. The authors concluded that the child was infected with Bertiella studeri,based on Stunkard's (1940) description of the species. This is the fifth case of human Bertiellosis described in Brazil through morphometric analysis of the parasite, the third in Minas Gerais State and the first diagnosed case of Bertiella studeriin Brazil.

Laboratory diagnosis of amebiasis in a sample of students from southeastern Brazil and a comparison of microscopy with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening of infections with Entamoeba sp.

Introduction: Epidemiological studies on amebiasis have been reassessed since Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar were first recognized as distinct species. Because the morphological similarity of these species renders microscopic diagnosis unreliable, additional tools are required to discriminate between Entamoeba species. The objectives of our study were to compare microscopy with ELISA kit (IVD®) results, to diagnose E. histolytica infection, and to determine the prevalence of amebiasis in a sample of students from southeastern Brazil. Methods: In this study, diagnosis was based on microscopy due to its capacity for revealing potential cysts/trophozoites and on two commercial kits for antigen detection in stool samples. Results: For 1,403 samples collected from students aged 6 to 14 years who were living in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, microscopy underestimated the number of individuals infected with E. histolytica/E. dispar (5.7% prevalence) compared with the ELISA kit (IVD®)-based diagnoses (15.7% for E. histolytica/E. dispar). A comparison of the ELISA (IVD®) and light microscopy results returned a 20% sensitivity, 97% specificity, low positive predictive value, and high negative predictive value for microscopy. An ELISA kit (TechLab®) that was specific for E. histolytica detected a 3.1% (43/1403) prevalence for E. histolytica infection. Conclusions: The ELISA kit (IVD®) can be used as an alternative screening tool. The high prevalence of E. histolytica infection detected in this study warrants the implementation of actions directed toward health promotion and preventive measures.

Anatomia, dos nectános de algumas espécies da flora apícola

This paper deals with anatomical descriptions of some types of nectaries in 27 species of honey plants of Piracicaba, S. P. The material studied was divides in two groups: a) Extra-floral nectaries; b) Floral nectaries. Euphorbia pulcherrima, Willd; showed to belonging to the first group: its nectaries tissue consist of an epidermal layer of cell without stomata and with true gland, with subepidermal cells diferentiated by the thickness of the wall. Among the plants with floral nectaries, the following types has been listed, according the location of the nectary in the flower: 1 - with true glands: a) in sepals, Hibiscus rosa sinensis, L.; Dombeya Wallichii, Bth. e Hk; b) in the stamens tube, Antigonum leptopus, Hook e Arn.; 2 - on the receptacle with nectariferous tissue in the epidermal cell with: a) thickness wall with stomata, Prunus persical, L.; b) thin wall without stomata, Crotalaria paulinia, Shranck; Caesal-pinia sepiaria, Roxb; Aberia caffra; 3 - with a disc located in the receptacle with: epidermal: a) with stomata, Coffea arábica, L. var. semper florens; Citrus aurantifolia, Swing; Cinchona sp.; Pryrostegia ignea, Presl.; b) without stomata and with thin wall, Leojurus sibiricus, L.; Bactocydia unguis, Mart., Ipomoea purpurea, L.; Greviüea Thelemanniana, Hueg.; Dolichos lablab, L.; Vernonia polyanthes, Less., Montanoa bipinatifida, C. Koch., Eruca sativa, L. Brassica Juncea, Co; Eucalyptus tereticomis, Smith.; Eucalyptus rostrata, Schleche; Salvia splendens, Selow.; 4 - in the basal tissues of the ovary, Budleia brasiliensis, Jacq F.; Petrea subserrata, Cham.; 5 - in the base of stamens, Per sea americana, Mill. On the anatomical point of view, most of the types of nectary studied has external nectariferous tissues, located on the epidermal cells with thin periclinal wall and without stomata. The sub-epidermal layer were rich in sugar. Short correlation was found between the structure of the nectary and the amount of nectar secretion. So, in the nectary with true glands, in those with thin wall and without stomata on epidermal cells and in those with stomata, the secretion was higher than in the other types listed.

Cotribuição ao estudo das domácias na ordem Rubiales

In this paper domatia of 53 species of the families Caprifoliaceae, Valerianaceae, Dispsaceae and Adoxaceae, all of the Order Rubiales, were studied. In fifteen species belonging to five genera the author found domatia. They were of two types, in the "touffe de poils" and "em pochette", in accordance with the CHEVALIER e CHESNAIS Domatia Classification (1941). Only two species had domatia of the type "em pochette" and the other thirteen had domatia in "touffe de poils" or variations of this type. The author found in this paper, by the first time, domatia in the insertion of the pinna with the rachis in Valeriana scandens L. var. genuina e Valerianopsis sp., and in the place between leaf lets and petiole in Valeriana acutifolia and Valeriana sp.

Programa de educação pelo trabalho para a saúde nas escolas: percepção dos pais

As atividades de educação em saúde no ambiente escolar são práticas de promoção da saúde indutoras de processos de transformação coletiva que incidem sobre as condições de vida da população. Este estudo objetiva analisar a percepção dos pais/responsáveis de escolas de ensino fundamental público quanto à participação dos acadêmicos universitários em ações de educação em saúde do Programa de Educação pelo Trabalho para Saúde (PET). Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva, realizada mediante aplicação de questionários a pais/responsáveis de escolares de seis a 14 anos em duas escolas de ensino fundamental públicas. Foram aplicados cem questionários que levantaram dados sobre a participação dos acadêmicos em atividades de educação em saúde e sua contribuição para a formação dos profissionais de saúde. A análise dos dados foi realizada seguindo-se o referencial da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados da pesquisa permitem afirmar que os pais/responsáveis pelos escolares avaliam que as atividades de educação em saúde desenvolvidas por acadêmicos nas escolas contribuíram para a melhoria da qualidade de atenção à saúde na comunidade escolar e para a formação do futuro profissional de saúde.

En los días temáticos descubrimos los tesoros de la lectura a través de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación.

Este proyecto de innovación educativa se presentó en el Congreso Internacional de Innovación en la Educación celebrado en Valladolid los dias 26, 27 y 28 de abril de 2005

Modelos de intervención educativa, presencial, semipresencial y-o a distancia en la educación de personas adultas.

El trabajo no ha sido publicado

Formación y sensibilización de familias en la prevención de drogodependencias : primer nivel.

Trabajo realizado por varios profesores del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Burgos. Las unidades didácticas que lo componen van dirigidas a un curso para padres y madres sobre prevención de drogodependencias en la familia que se llevó a cabo durante los cursos 1999-2000 y 2000-2001 en varios institutos de enseñanza secundaria públicos y concertados de Burgos. Los objetivos son: conocer los rasgos más significativos del fenómeno de las drogodependencias; describir las características de la adolescencia; analizar los conflictos que pueden aparecer en la convivencia familiar cuando los hijos llegan a estas edades, entender el papel preventivo de la educación para la salud y su aplicación en el ámbito familiar. Trabajo no publicado.

Formación y sensibilización de familias en la prevención de drogodependencias : segundo nivel.

Trabajo realizado por varios profesores del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Burgos. Las unidades didácticas que lo componen van dirigidas a un curso para padres y madres sobre prevención de drogodependencias en la familia que se llevó a cabo durante los cursos 1999-2000 y 2000-2001 en varios institutos de enseñanza secundaria públicos y concertados de Burgos. Los objetivos son: destacar la importancia de la construcción de una autoestima positiva como elemento preventivo ante la presión de algunos entornos sociales; estudiar los componentes que intervienen en la comunicación y las técnicas de mayor utilidad para favorecerla; apreciar el papel de la comunicación en el seno de la familia para conocer cómo evolucionan los hijos y valorar la importancia de construir y mantener un canal de comunicación eficaz que permita ayudar a los hijos en todo tipo de circunstancias, especialmente las más graves; responsabilizarse del clima familiar y aceptar el papel de modelos de relación que los padres ejercen tanto cuando asumen esta función y la planifican de forma consciente como cuando actúan espontáneamente siguiendo pautas que aprendieron de sus propios padres. Trabajo no publicado.

Formación y sensibilización de familias en la prevención de drogodependencias : tercer nivel.

Trabajo realizado por varios profesores del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Burgos. Las unidades didácticas que lo componen van dirigidas a un curso para padres y madres sobre prevención de drogodependencias en la familia que se llevó a cabo durante los cursos 1999-2000 y 2000-2001 en varios institutos de enseñanza secundaria públicos y concertados de Burgos. El objetivo de este tercera fase busca ejercitar de forma activa los procedimientos planteados en las dos primeras con el fin de proveer a los padres de respuestas adecuadas ante situaciones de interacción comunes.