Moral judgment competence of medical students: a transcultural study

The authors conducted a cross-sectional short-term study using Lind's Moral Judgment Test (MJT) to compare moral judgment competence (C-score) among students from a medical school in the Northeast region of Brazil and a medical school in the Northern region of Portugal. This study compares the C-scores of groups in the first and eighth semesters of study within each medical school and groups from corresponding semesters between the two medical schools. This study also evaluates the influence of such factors as age and gender on moral competence. A regression of moral judgment competence among the students in their eighth semester versus the students in the first semester of Brazilian medical school (p < 0.001) and a stagnation of moral competence among students in their eighth semester versus the first semester students in the Portuguese medical school (p = 0.06) were observed. For both the first semester and eighth semester groups, the students in the Portuguese medical school had higher C-scores than the students in the Brazilian medical school. In the analysis of the students' performances in terms of MJT dilemmas, the phenomenon of moral segmentation was observed in all of the groups, and the students performed better on the worker's dilemma than on the doctor's dilemma. Among students in the same semester of study, older students had lower C-scores. There was generally no significant difference between men's and women's C-scores. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Influence of chronic exercise on serum cortisol levels in older adults

The circulating level of cortisol is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis through a neuroendocrine feedback circuit. This circuit can be activated by physiological stimuli such as stress, diseases, and exercise. High levels of serum cortisol hormone normally occur as a byproduct of aging, and can cause several types of damage to the organism and exacerbate immunosenescence. There is a great deal of variability in the cortisol response with regard to type, intensity, volume, and frequency of exercise. However, these relationships have been extensively studied with respect to the acute effects of exercise. Despite the well-known effects of acute exercise on cortisol response, it is unclear how it is affected by chronic exercise and the aging process. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct a review of studies that attempt to analyze the influence of chronic exercise on serum cortisol hormone in older people. In order to accomplish this goal, a review from 1970 to June 2012 period was performed using the following databases: Biological Abstracts, PsycINFO, PubMed/Medline, and the Web of Science. Eight articles met the criteria used in this study. Based on the included articles, chronic exercise may influence the serum levels of cortisol levels in older people. Despite this evidence, these results may not be generalized to the entire population of older people, given the few number of studies and especially because the studies showed diversity in variables and methodologies. © 2013 European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (EGREPA).

Avaliação da qualidade de vida em pacientes portadores de câncer de esôfago submetidos à inserção de stent esofágico auto-expansível

Pós-graduação em Bases Gerais da Cirurgia - FMB

Uma teia do saber: linguagens contemporâneas e tecnológicas na arte-educação

Pós-graduação em Artes - IA

A imagem do Papa Bento XVI na imprensa brasileira: a cobertura da Folha de S. Paulo sobre a pedofilia

Pós-graduação em Comunicação - FAAC

Telejornalismo móvel local: novas possibilidades da televisão digital

Pós-graduação em Televisão Digital: Informação e Conhecimento - FAAC

O design e a consciência da sustentabilidade integral: o projeto Tamar na Vila Regência, ES

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Apontamentos sobre a apropriação da teoria vigotskiana no ensino de ciências: problemas conceituais e epistemológicos decorrentes do pluralismo metodológico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A dinâmica das interações em sala de aula e a construção do conhecimento científico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Mediação em fóruns educacionais de curso online de língua estrangeira (espanhol)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Diagnóstico hidroambiental da microbacia do córrego Novo Rincão - Rincão/SP

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Direitos humanos e gênero na educação infantil: concepções e práticas pedagógicas

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Multidimensionalidade das unidades territoriais camponesas do município de Teodoro Sampaio

Pós-graduação em Geografia - FCT

Gender differences in workplace choices under crisis conditions

Includes bibliography.

Escalonamento de tarefas em ambiente de simulação de grid computacional

Pós-graduação em Ciência da Computação - IBILCE