Interferentes bio-sócio-ambientais na exposição ao mercúrio em crianças ribeirinhas de diferentes regiões da Amazônia

No presente estudo foram analisados possíveis fatores bio-sócio-ambientais interferentes na exposição ao mercúrio em crianças ribeirinhas. Participaram 103 crianças das regiões do rio Tapajós, rio Acará e ilha do Marajó. O tipo de estudo foi seccional analítico. Foram colhidas amostras de cabelo para análise dos teores de Hgtotal, de sangue (análise de hemoglobina e hematócrito) e fezes. Foram utilizados índices antropométricos na análise do crescimento das crianças. Na avaliação do desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor foi aplicado o teste de triagem Denver II modificado. A maior média dos teores de Hgtotal em amostras de cabelo das crianças foi na região do Tapajós (5,58 μg/g) e 0,65 μg/g nas demais localidades. A prevalência de Hgtotal >10 μg/g foi 25% e 7,5% em São Luiz do Tapajós e Barreira. O consumo diário de peixes pelas famílias das crianças quando relacionado com teores de Hgtotal p(valor) foi < 0,05. A prevalência do tempo de amamentação das crianças nos grupos com menos de 12 meses e maior de 6 meses para as localidades do rio Tapajós, quando relacionadas com teores de Hgtotal no cabelo das crianças apresentou p(valor) <0,05. A prevalência de anemia nas crianças da região Tapajós era de 46,7% e quando relacionada com teores de Hgtotal p(valor) <0,0001.Os exames coproscópicos indicaram que 68,3% eram poliparasitadas, quando relacionadas com Hgtotal p(valor) <0,05. O perfil do crescimento observado através dos indicadores do estado nutricional era 82,6% com peso adequado para idade e 14,5% com peso muito baixo e baixo. O desempenho neuropsicomotor examinado pelo teste de triagem Denver II modificado apresentou cinco crianças como suspeitas de atraso no desenvolvimento. Concluiu-se que localidades no entorno de atividades garimpeira as crianças ribeirinhas são expostas ao risco de contaminação mercurial. Fatores bio-sócio-ambientais interferentes na exposição ao mercúrio tais como consumo diário de peixes, tempo de amamentação, anemia, enteroparasitoses apresentaram relações estatísticas significativas com o Hgtotal no cabelo das crianças.

Wavelength assignment using a hybrid evolutionary computation to reduce cross-phase modulation

In this paper, we propose a hybrid methodology based on Graph-Coloring and Genetic Algorithm (GA) to solve the Wavelength Assignment (WA) problem in optical networks, impaired by physical layer effects. Our proposal was developed for a static scenario where the physical topology and traffic matrix are known a priori. First, we used fixed shortest-path routing to attend demand requests over the physical topology and the graph-coloring algorithm to minimize the number of necessary wavelengths. Then, we applied the genetic algorithm to solve WA. The GA finds the wavelength activation order on the wavelengths grid with the aim of reducing the Cross-Phase Modulation (XPM) effect; the variance due to the XPM was used as a function of fitness to evaluate the feasibility of the selected WA solution. Its performance is compared with the First-Fit algorithm in two different scenarios, and has shown a reduction in blocking probability up to 37.14% when considered both XPM and residual dispersion effects and up to 71.42% when only considered XPM effect. Moreover, it was possible to reduce by 57.14% the number of wavelengths.

Novas perspectivas no trabalho do agente educacional na educação da criança: uma visão bio-psico-social

Pós-graduação em Serviço Social - FCHS

Plataformas bio(muco) adesivas poliméricas baseadas em nanotecnologia para liberação controlada de fármacos - propriedades, metodologias e aplicações

Studies using bio(muco)adhesive drug delivery systems have recently gained great interest, which can promote drug targeting and more specific contact of the drug delivery system with the various absorptive membranes of the body. This technological platform associated with nanotechnology offers potential for controlling drug delivery; therefore, they are excellent strategies to increase the bioavailability of drugs. The objective of this work was to study nanotechnology-based polymeric bio(muco)adhesive platforms for controlling drug delivery, highlighting their properties, how the bio(muco)adhesion can be measured and their potential applications for different routes of administration.

Avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana de um reembasador resiliente combinado a um polímero antimicrobiano sobre a formação de bio-filme

Pós-graduação em Reabilitação Oral - FOAR

The effects of different inspired oxygen fractions on gas exchange and Tei-index of myocardial performance in propofol-anesthetized dogs

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Defining a fish bio-assessment tool to monitoring the biological condition of a cascade reservoirs system in tropical area

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Two levels of the inspired oxygen fraction in propofol-anesthetized dogs with high intracranial pressure: cardiopulmonary function

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Bio-Optical Properties of the Inner Continental Shelf off Santos Estuarine System, Southeastern Brazil, and their Implications for Ocean Color Algorithm Performance

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Espectrometria de massa para análise isotópica dos bio-elementos

Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique widely used in several areas of academic research. It allows the knowledge of the information about the micro-world of atoms leading to significant advances in science today. The analysis of stable isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, also known as bio-elements, shows itself as a major area of interest in using the proposed method. The development of techniques and equipment coupled with mass spectrometry promises to deliver even greater progress in this field, in particular, for the biological sciences and related areas. The pyrolytic method in reduction of organic compounds at high temperatures provides simultaneous isotopic analysis of bio-elements H and O, by the gases released, H2 and CO after the pyrolitic process, significantly reducing analysis time and the amount of material to sample. This paper presents a review of mass spectrometry with its basic principles of operation, and pyrolytic method for reducing compounds at temperatures above 1400 ° C for isotopic analysis of bio-elements

Avaliação do polimorfismo genético da lecitina ligante de manose (MBL2) e da expressão gênica dos receptores Toll-Like (TLR) como bio-marcadores do risco cardiovascular em mulheres na pós-menopausa

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An Informatics Technical Note on Interaction of DNA - Graphene Chemical Sensor System as Reaction-Diffusion Wave-Based Computing System in Ionised Gaseous environments and their Applications Using Theoretical Studies and Scientific Computation Overview

The physics of plasmas encompasses basic problems from the universe and has assured us of promises in diverse applications to be implemented in a wider range of scientific and engineering domains, linked to most of the evolved and evolving fundamental problems. Substantial part of this domain could be described by R–D mechanisms involving two or more species (reaction–diffusion mechanisms). These could further account for the simultaneous non-linear effects of heating, diffusion and other related losses. We mention here that in laboratory scale experiments, a suitable combination of these processes is of vital importance and very much decisive to investigate and compute the net behaviour of plasmas under consideration. Plasmas are being used in the revolution of information processing, so we considered in this technical note a simple framework to discuss and pave the way for better formalisms and Informatics, dealing with diverse domains of science and technologies. The challenging and fascinating aspects of plasma physics is that it requires a great deal of insight in formulating the relevant design problems, which in turn require ingenuity and flexibility in choosing a particular set of mathematical (and/or experimental) tools to implement them.

Estimation of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Height and Distribution in Nova Avanhandava Reservoir (São Paulo State, Brazil) Using Bio-Optical Modeling

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Imunomarcação da OPG e RANKL no reparo ósseo após a cirurgia de elevação do seio maxilar com Bio-Oss

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Effects of different inspired oxygen fractions on sildenafil-induced pulmonary anti-hypertensive effects in a sheep model of acute pulmonary embolism

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