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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a capacidade da ultra-sonografia com Doppler colorido em caracterizar a vascularização de carcinomas sólidos da mama e em correlacionar padrões de vascularização com o tamanho, estádio e grau histológico destes tumores. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Sessenta e seis carcinomas da mama foram estudados com Doppler colorido. As características morfológicas e fluxométricas foram avaliadas antes da biópsia e correlações com aspectos clínicos, histopatólogicos e estadiamento tumoral foram avaliadas estatisticamente. RESULTADOS: Cinqüenta e dois tumores (79%) apresentaram vasos penetrantes, 63 (95%) mostraram vasos periféricos, 33 (50%) tinham vasos centrais e em dois tumores (3%) não foi observada vascularização. O número médio de vasos nos tumores foi de 11,9 ± 7,7 e na mama contralateral foi de 1,7 ± 2,5. Nenhuma associação foi evidenciada com as características histológicas. A distribuição dos vasos foi diferente em dois grupos de tumores. Não houve diferença na velocidade diastólica, na resistência e no índice de pulsatilidade dos tumores e da mama contralateral. A velocidade sistólica nos tumores foi de 11,74 ± 0,96 e na mama contralateral foi de 9,45 ± 0,55. O número de vasos aumentou com a progressão do estadiamento dos tumores. CONCLUSÃO: O padrão vascular dos carcinomas da mama identificado pelo Doppler colorido deve ser considerado com potencial característica importante na avaliação pré-operatória destes tumores, em conjunto com outros fatores prognósticos como o tamanho tumoral e o estádio da doença.

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OBJETIVO: Apresentar a experiência do serviço de radiologia do Hospital Santa Cecília, São Paulo, SP, no manejo das biópsias pulmonares por aspiração através de agulha fina e biópsias por fragmentos guiadas por tomografia computadorizada e a análise de sua importância e associação com suas complicações. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Foram analisadas 168 biópsias guiadas por tomografia, sendo 84 em homens e 84 em mulheres. Utilizou-se a técnica de biópsia por aspiração por agulha fina em 64 pacientes, a técnica de biópsia por fragmento em 68 pacientes e ambas as técnicas em 36 pacientes. RESULTADOS: Pneumotórax ocorreu em 38 pacientes e a hemorragia pulmonar, em dez pacientes. As dimensões das lesões biopsiadas variaram de 0,5 cm até 15 cm. O diagnóstico foi realizado na primeira tentativa em 132 casos e na segunda tentativa em dez casos. CONCLUSÃO: A acurácia das biópsias aspirativas por agulha fina e por fragmento de lesões pulmonares depende do tamanho da lesão e da colaboração do paciente. Essas técnicas são relativamente seguras e têm acurácia diagnóstica elevada quando feitas por um profissional experiente.

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Objetivo: Investigar o acesso a procedimentos ambulatoriais de medicina nuclear por intermédio do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) do Brasil e analisar a correspondência dos dados fornecidos por este sistema com os da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN). Materiais e Métodos: Foram obtidos e avaliados os dados disponíveis no Datasus quanto a quantidade de câmaras de cintilação, procedimentos ambulatoriais de 2008 a 2012, esfera administrativa responsável por estes procedimentos, tipo de prestador de serviços e terceirização de serviços. Também foi feita comparação com os dados de estabelecimentos autorizados pela CNEN. Resultados: O estudo mostrou que ainda falta amadurecimento do sistema quanto à sua completa alimentação, especialmente no campo de equipamentos disponíveis. Foi possível elencar os procedimentos mais realizados e verificar o crescimento da especialidade no período estudado. Estabelecimentos privados são responsáveis pela maior parte dos procedimentos cobertos pelo SUS. Entretanto, muitos estabelecimentos de saúde não são autorizados pela CNEN. Conclusão: O Datasus oferece dados importantes para uma análise como a feita neste estudo, embora alguns pontos ainda demandem atenção. O trabalho mostrou, quantitativamente, a realidade brasileira quanto ao acesso a procedimentos de medicina nuclear oferecidos pelo/para o SUS.

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QSAR studies based on flow microcalorimetric bioassay data for interaction of homologous series of m-alkoxyphenols and p-hydroxybenzoates with E. coli cells were carried out applying factorial design. Results for both series showed a linear relationship between log(dose)max and log Po/w. Analysis of these data allows the identification of contributions toward the derived bioactivity from the parent structures (the molecule minus n-CH2 groups present in the side-chain) and the lipophilic groups, CH2. These results are discussed with respect to drug quantitative structure-relationship.

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The least square method is analyzed. The basic aspects of the method are discussed. Emphasis is given in procedures that allow a simple memorization of the basic equations associated with the linear and non linear least square method, polinomial regression and multilinear method.

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The modern technological ability to handle large amounts of information confronts the chemist with the necessity to re-evaluate the statistical tools he routinely uses. Multivariate statistics furnishes theoretical bases for analyzing systems involving large numbers of variables. The mathematical calculations required for these systems are no longer an obstacle due to the existence of statistical packages that furnish multivariate analysis options. Here basic concepts of two multivariate statistical techniques, principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis that have received broad acceptance for treating chemical data are discussed.

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A digital multimeter (~U$ 240.00 on the national market) connected to a microcomputer by a RS-232 serial interface is proposed for data acquisition in equipment with analog output. Data are measured at the rate of 2 points per second and stored in text files by the software that accompanies the device, running in a Windows environment. The performance of the multimeter was verified by monitoring the transient signals generated in flow injection systems associated with fluorimetric, spectrophotometric and flame photometric detection. In addition, the performance of the proposed device was similar to that attained by employing an interface card with a 12-bit analog-to-digital converter for acquisition of the signals generated by a capillary electrophoresis equipment with oscillometric detection.

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Since the last decade, the combined use of chemometrics and molecular spectroscopic techniques has become a new alternative for direct drug determination, without the need of physical separation. Among the new methodologies developed, the application of PARAFAC in the decomposition of spectrofluorimetric data should be highlighted. The first objective of this article is to describe the theoretical basis of PARAFAC. For this purpose, a discussion about the order of chemometric methods used in multivariate calibration and the development of multi-dimensional methods is presented first. The other objective of this article is to divulge for the Brazilian chemical community the potential of the combination PARAFAC/spectrofluorimetry for the determination of drugs in complex biological matrices. For this purpose, two applications aiming at determining, respectively, doxorrubicine and salicylate in human plasma are presented.

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In spite of the availability of large databases of chromatographic data on several standardized systems, one major task in systematic toxicological analysis remains, namely how to handle the experimental data and retrieve data from the large available databases in a meaningful and productive way. To achieve this purpose, our group proposed an Internet-based tool using previously published STA databases, which interlaboratorial reproducibility tests have already evaluated. The developed software has the capability to calculate corrected chromatographic parameters, after the input of data obtained with standard mixtures of calibrators, and search the databases, currently incorporating TLC, color reactions, GC and HPLC data. At the end of the process, a list with candidate substances and their similarity indexes is presented.

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An activity for introducing hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) during the Instrumental Analytical Chemistry course is presented. The posed problem involves the discrimination of mineral water samples according to their geographical origin. Thirty-seven samples of 9 different brands were considered and the results from the determination of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba were taken into account. Non-supervised methods for pattern recognition were explored to construct a dendrogram, score and loading plots. The devised activity can be adopted for introducing Chemometrics devoted to data handling, stressing its importance in the context of modern Analytical Chemistry.

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Phytochemical investigation from leaves of the Qualea grandiflora (Vochysiaceae) resulted in the isolation and identification of kaempferol-3-O-α-L-(4"-E-p-coumaroyl)-rhamnoside, kaempferol-3-O-α-L-(4"-Z-p-coumaroyl)-rhamnoside, squalene, phytol, lupeol, α-amyrin, β-amyrin, sitosterol, sitostenone, sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, ursolic and oleanolic acids. The structures of the compounds were identified by 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments, mass and UV spectrometry and comparison with literature data.

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Due to the inherent limitations of the analytical methods of measurement, environmental exposure data often present observations described as below a certain detection limit, also called left-censored data. Censored data directly interferes in almost all types of statistical analyzes, including descriptive parameters, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, correlations and regressions. In this work, we investigated the performance of the main classes of methods from major publications available in the literature, considering their advantages and limitations. Some criteria for selecting the best method of dealing with censored data are presented.

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Spatiotemporal pattern formation in reaction-transport systems takes place spontaneously when the system is kept far from thermodynamic equilibrium. Targets, reaction fronts, waves, spirals, spots and stripes are some typical examples of selforganized structuring. In electrochemical systems, monitoring spatiotemporal patterns of potential in the solid/liquid interface can be done by the use of equally distributed microprobes located close to the working electrode. However, the physical size of each probe can limit the spatial resolution and alter mass transport properties. In contrast, the direct measurement of discrete electrodes does not suffer from this limitation and allows the accurate manipulation of the spatial coupling through changes in resistors connected to the electric circuit. In this paper, the development of an electrochemical setup for multichannel data acquisition with spatiotemporal resolution is described, especially to monitor low levels of currents usually observed in the electro-oxidation of small organic molecules.

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The objective of this work was to develop a free access exploratory data analysis software application for academic use that is easy to install and can be handled without user-level programming due to extensive use of chemometrics and its association with applications that require purchased licenses or routines. The developed software, called Chemostat, employs Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA), Principal Component Analysis (PCA), intervals Principal Component Analysis (iPCA), as well as correction methods, data transformation and outlier detection. The data can be imported from the clipboard, text files, ASCII or FT-IR Perkin-Elmer “.sp” files. It generates a variety of charts and tables that allow the analysis of results that can be exported in several formats. The main features of the software were tested using midinfrared and near-infrared spectra in vegetable oils and digital images obtained from different types of commercial diesel. In order to validate the software results, the same sets of data were analyzed using Matlab© and the results in both applications matched in various combinations. In addition to the desktop version, the reuse of algorithms allowed an online version to be provided that offers a unique experience on the web. Both applications are available in English.