Plantas medicinais: indicação popular de uso no tratamento de hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS)

The aim of this study is to investigate the spontaneous use of medicinal plants by volunteer patients in the treatment of hypertension and to determine the most used plants in this situation. Data were collected through a questionnaire and a semi-structured guided interview applied to patients from a health center in the Midwest region of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Quantitative analysis identified a high number of hypertensive patients spontaneously using herbal treatment. The referred plants were identified by the Herbarium Botu and researched in the literature as to their therapeutic actions. The biggest mistake was observed in the misuse of the Bilberry for the treatment of hypertension, which reveals that health professionals and the community in general should be more careful. As a result we have published an informative booklet, with emphasis on hypertension concepts and on the use of medicinal plants as an alternative therapy method for this disease in order to provide scientific knowledge and scientific research evidence to this practice.

Desempenho de crianças com deficiência auditiva e implante coclear em tarefas de seleção de e de nomeação de figuras

The aim of this study was to investigate the development of specific domains of Numerical Cognition (Number Sense – NS, Number Comprehension – NC, Number Production – NP, and Calculation – CA) in Brazilian children with Specific Learning Disorders. The study included 72 children (36 boys), from 9-to 10-years-old, enrolled in 4th and 5th years of elementary school of public schools at countryside of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. They were divided into three groups: control (CT, N = 42), Developmental Dyslexia (DL, N = 11) and Developmental Dyscalculia combined with dyslexia (DDc, N = 19). All participants had intellectual level within the normal range, however, children from the last two groups had Learning Disorders classified by School Achievement Test - TDE (Stein, 1994) and DDc children received necessarily classification as 'inferior' in Arithmetic Test of TDE. The children did not differ in NS. DL and DDc children showed slight deficits in NC. However, DDc children had moderate in NP and mild to moderate deficits in CA, which indicates a more generalized impairment in Numerical Cognition. Furthermore, DDc children showed discrepancy in Numerical Cognition performance when compared to the other groups. Thus, children with Learning Disorders showed different performances in Numerical Cognition, although both groups had preserved SN, DDc children showed higher deficits and discrepancy in relation DL and typically developing children.

Susceptibilidade antimicrobiana de amostras de escherichia coli isoladas de frango industrial (gallus gallus domesticus - linnaeus, 1758) com colibacilose

The present study evaluated the susceptibility of Escherichia coli samples isolated from poultry with colisepticemia in midwestern São Paulo State at the Ornitopathology Laboratory of FMVZ-UNESP/Botucatu, SP. A large number of samples were found that were multi-resistant to the antibiotics tested, the less effective drugs being sulfonamide and tetracycline. All samples were susceptible to norfloxacin and gentamicin.

Extração e Caracterização de Uma Enzima Proteolítica do Curauá (Ananas erectifolius)

Ananas erectifolius (curaua) is a fibrous vegetable that can be found in North and Central West regions of Brazil. It is a bromeliaceae family plant which physico-chemical features provides great potential in the automobilistic industry as a source of fibers. As commonly described in other bromeliaceae species, it contains significant levels of bromelain, of high commercial value and wide range of aplications in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. In this paper, experimental tests were performed to evaluate the extraction of the proteolytic enzymes of the Ananas erectifolius under different pH and temperature conditions to determine in which ones the enzymatic activity would be the maximum for later purification of the bromelain. The two commercially available curaua varieties (white and purple) were used in the experiments and the results showed the same optimal pH of 8,5 for both varieties and different temperatures of 30ºC for the white one, and 10ºC, 20ºC and 35ºC for the purple one.

Um Modelo para Análise do Balanço e Eficiência Energética na Logística de Transporte Dutoviário para Exportação do Etanol.

This paper analyzed the energy flow of a route currently designed to transport ethanol from the Midwest region of Brazil for exportation, more precisely from the city of Aparecida do Taboado (MS) to the port of São Sebastiao (SP). The route studied a single modal combined into two pieces, duct - duct. The direct and indirect energy, involved in the operations were used to account for the inputs and outputs of energy from and into the system. The energy input and output were the variables, diesel fuel, lubricants, greases, indirect energy consumption of machinery and equipment, power consumption of labor, the energy consumption and energy consumption in depreciation and maintenance of roads. We found that this route has specific energy consumption of 0,14 MJ km-1 m-3 . The Net Energy Gain (GEl), the Energy Efficiency global (EEg) and Renewable Energy Balance (BEr), which were the energy indicators adopted in this study were obtained respectively: 1.585.958.977,00 MJ; 200,72 and 1.593.900.000,00MJ.

Avaliação da adequação da ocupação do solo em áreas de preservação permanente (APPs)

Evaluation and adequacy of land occupation in Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs) are important to ensure quantity and quality of water and local biodiversity. The objective of the study was mapping PPAs according to the Brazilian Forest Code and quantifying land cover and use, establishing the conflict of PPAs occupation in the Ribeirão Lavapés sub watershed. The area is 11,154.58 ha, and is located in Botucatu city, Midwestern region of São Paulo state. For this reason, geoprocessing tools, such as Remote Sensing and the Geographic Information System (SIG) were used. The dominant classes of land use and cover were the Urban Zone in Reverse Cuesta, 4,394.27 ha (39.39%) and Annual Crops in the Peripheral Depression, 3,670.89 ha (39.39%). The mapped area of native forest vegetal cover in the sub watershed was of 1,109.70 ha. Regarding the mapping of PPAs, considering the total area of 1,721.80 ha, a total of 532.15 ha (30.91%) are covered by Riparian Forest and 1,189.65 ha (69.09%) had no native riparian vegetation, therefore, requiring its reforestation.

Avaliação de hábitos de vida e proposta de fluxograma de encaminhamento de escolares com necessidades de cuidado nutricional

Pós-graduação em Enfermagem (mestrado profissional) - FMB

Composição florística e estrutura vegetacional da mata ciliar de um remanescente florestal em Paraguaçu Paulista, SP

Pós-graduação em Biociências - FCLAS

Modelos de previsão de ocorrência de adultos de diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) em cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum spp.)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Variabilidade temporal e espacial da precipitação incidente sobre a unidade de gerenciamento de recursos hídricos Sorocaba e Médio Tietê e anomalias

Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais - Sorocaba

Análise das projeções de mudanças climáticas do quinto relatório do IPCC dentro das áreas protegidas brasileiras

Entre os impactos das mudanças climáticas previstas para este século estão as possíveis alterações no padrão de distribuição de espécies, comunidades, e até mesmo biomas. Tais impactos ocorrerão, sem distinção, tanto dentro como fora de áreas protegidas. No Brasil, as unidades de conservação (UCs) estão organizadas segundo o Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação (SNUC). Porém, a lei federal 9985/2000 que rege o SNUC não contempla a ocorrência de mudanças climáticas e as possíveis ações de manejo para contornar o problema dentro delas. Sendo assim, esta pesquisa pretende, de forma pioneira, iniciar a investigação das mudanças climáticas a ocorrerem dentro das áreas protegidas (AP) em âmbito nacional. Para isso, fez-se uma análise geográfica das mudanças de temperatura e precipitação oriundas de vários modelos climáticos utilizados pelo IPCC no seu quinto relatório dentro das áreas compreendidas dentro das UCs cadastradas no SNUC e Terras Indígenas. Tal análise pautou-se pelos diversos tipos de áreas protegidas e também pelas macrorregiões geográficas do Brasil. Nossos resultados mostram que as APs passíveis de mudanças climáticas mais extremas (aumento de temperatura > 3ºC e redução de precipitação >50mm/mês) são aquelas que contemplam a presença de populações tradicionais na região Norte e Centro-Oeste do país. Ao final do projeto os resultados do projeto foram apresentados em Brasília no Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade. Tal interação demonstrou a inexistência de uma estratégia do governo federal para a adaptação das áreas protegidas Brasileiras aos efeitos de mudanças climáticas futuras

Acessibilidade e resolutividade em assistência oftalmológica para o SUS

Pós-graduação em Bases Gerais da Cirurgia - FMB

Análise das projeções de mudanças climáticas do quinto relatório do IPCC dentro das áreas protegidas brasileiras

Entre os impactos das mudanças climáticas previstas para este século estão as possíveis alterações no padrão de distribuição de espécies, comunidades, e até mesmo biomas. Tais impactos ocorrerão, sem distinção, tanto dentro como fora de áreas protegidas. No Brasil, as unidades de conservação (UCs) estão organizadas segundo o Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação (SNUC). Porém, a lei federal 9985/2000 que rege o SNUC não contempla a ocorrência de mudanças climáticas e as possíveis ações de manejo para contornar o problema dentro delas. Sendo assim, esta pesquisa pretende, de forma pioneira, iniciar a investigação das mudanças climáticas a ocorrerem dentro das áreas protegidas (AP) em âmbito nacional. Para isso, fez-se uma análise geográfica das mudanças de temperatura e precipitação oriundas de vários modelos climáticos utilizados pelo IPCC no seu quinto relatório dentro das áreas compreendidas dentro das UCs cadastradas no SNUC e Terras Indígenas. Tal análise pautou-se pelos diversos tipos de áreas protegidas e também pelas macrorregiões geográficas do Brasil. Nossos resultados mostram que as APs passíveis de mudanças climáticas mais extremas (aumento de temperatura > 3ºC e redução de precipitação >50mm/mês) são aquelas que contemplam a presença de populações tradicionais na região Norte e Centro-Oeste do país. Ao final do projeto os resultados do projeto foram apresentados em Brasília no Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade. Tal interação demonstrou a inexistência de uma estratégia do governo federal para a adaptação das áreas protegidas Brasileiras aos efeitos de mudanças climáticas futuras

Acessibilidade e resolutividade em assistência oftalmológica para o SUS

Pós-graduação em Bases Gerais da Cirurgia - FMB

Chronic contamination assessment integrating biomarkers' responses in transplanted mussels-A seasonal monitoring

This study aimed to provide the first biomonitoring integrating biomarkers and bioaccumulation data in Sao Paulo coast, Brazil and, for this purpose, a battery of biomarkers of defense mechanisms was analyzed and linked to contaminants' body burden in a weigh-of-evidence approach. The brown mussel Perna perna was selected to be transplanted from a farming area (Caraguatatuba) to four possibly polluted sites: Engenho D'Agua, DTCS (Dutos e Terminais do Centro-Oeste de Sao Paulo) oil terminal (Sao Sebastiao zone), Palmas Island, and Itaipu (It; Santos Bay zone). After 3 months of exposure in each season, mussels were recollected and the cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A)- and CYP3A-like activities, glutathione-S-transferase and antioxidants enzymes (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase) were analyzed in gills. The concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, linear alkylbenzenes, and nonessential metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, and Hg) in whole tissue were also analyzed and data were linked to biomarkers' responses by multivariate analysis (principal component analysisfactor analysis). A representation of estimated factor scores was performed to confirm the factor descriptions and to characterize the studied stations. Biomarkers exhibited most significant alterations all year long in mussels transplanted to It, located at Santos Bay zone, where bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic compounds was detected. This integrated approach using transplanted mussels showed satisfactory results, pointing out differences between sites, seasons, and critical areas, which could be related to land-based contaminants' sources. The influence of natural factors and other contaminants (e.g., pharmaceuticals) on biomarkers' responses are also discussed.