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The spatial and temporal distribution of the population reflects the adjustment of their biological characteristics to environmental conditions and biotic interactions as adaptive and phylogenetic precursors elements. The habitat’s heterogeneity and alternating seasons tend to cause patterns of activity of organisms and species diversity. However, these seasonal and spatial patterns in butterfly communities in dry environments are not yet clear. We studied a community of frugivorous butterflies in ESEC Seridó, in northeastern Brazil, aiming to characterize the guild in semiarid and check the relative contribution of climate and vegetation variables on its composition, diversity and phenofaunistic. The butterflies were sampled monthly during one year, and the distribution of species was associated with structural characteristics of three vegetation types (eg. richness and abundance of tree and shrub species, canopy cover, herbaceous cover, litter) and climatological data (temperature, rainfall and humidity). We captured 9580 individuals of 16 species of butterflies belonging to four subfamilies (Biblidinae, Charaxinae, Nymphalinae and Satyrinae). The richness, abundance and diversity varied in different scales, especially in time, being higher in the rainy season, while the β-diversity and turnover was higher in the dry. The distribution of species mainly followed the changes in humidity, rainfall and vegetation phenology, with no defined boundaries between habitats. The flight period was shared within subfamilies, which should have distinct response to environmental stimuli, as well as respond to the phenology of host plants and have different reproductive strategies. There is even evidence of physiological and behavioral adaptations as seasonal reproduction and aestivation. So there was environmental control over the distribution and diversity of species, with the key role climate Association and vegetation structure in the community of differentiation in the seasons, and the availability and quality of resources on the variation of species abundance in small scales. These results may support the biomonitoring and conservation preserved areas, particularly in environments under human pressure and extreme environmental conditions such as semi-arid.

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The use of energy from renewable sources is increasingly demanded by society, especially aeolian - whose raw material is wind. Investments in wind power have become significant in Brazil with emphasis on the Northeast and in particular the Rio Grande do Norte state. According to the Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (Energy Research Company) (2012 ) , investments in the state grew significantly since 2002 with a total accumulated power, by 2013, of approximately 3,400 MW . Even with the early experiences of exploitation of wind energy in 2002, it is still considered new and requires further study referring to the likely changes in the environment and society. In this case, it is of growing and urgent importance to deeply study the wind still in the survey phase of the project, ie , at the beginning of decision making on the most feasible to implement these parks site. Given the above, the question is: from a technical and environmental analysis, how to identify viable areas to install Aeolian parks, taking into account the factors of the environmental dynamics that are relevant to minimize the negative results to the environment and the society? Thus, this study conducted a study on technical and environmental feasibility, proposing a methodology of exploration of feasible wind farms in coastal areas. The study area was a fragment of the northern coast of Rio Grande do Norte and its natural landscape units were identified through the environmental characterization of the area, as well as it was elaborated the map of the land cover, restriction homes and urban areas and Permanent Preservation Areas - PPAs. The environmental fragility was subdivided in the fragility of the natural dynamic, mapped through relief, soils and geology of natural units, and the fragility of the ecosystem, originated by the land cover map. In addition to these maps, it was generated the wind resource for an area from a height of 50 and 100 meters. The intersection between the fragility maps, PPAs and Restriction of homes superimposed on maps of wind potential, provided the map of feasibility of Aeolian parks, resulting in the most favorable areas for its facilities in a technical and environmental point of view. From this study, the entrepreneur can evaluate whether or not to proceed with the studies in this area and especially decrease potential conflicts with society.

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With an increasing number of mature fields, heavy oil recovery has performed one of the great challenges of the oil industry. The Brazilian Northeast, for example, has numerous heavy oil reservoirs are explored with the use of thermal methods. Among the types of methods used for heavy oil, there is the method of in-situ combustion, a technique in which heat is produced within the container, unlike the injection of heated fluid when the heat is generated at the surface and transported to the reservoir. In this type of process, it is common to use vertical wells as injectors and producers. However, methods which use horizontal wells like oil producers are increasingly studied because of greater contact area between the formation and combustion front. Thus, the main objective of this work was to study the different configurations of wells (CIS THAITM and CAGD) in the process of in-situ combustion in oil recovery using a semi-synthetic tank with Brazilian Northeast features. The method "toe-to-heel air injection" (THAITM) is a process of enhanced oil recovery, which is the integration of in-situ combustion with technological advances in drilling horizontal wells. This method uses horizontal wells such as oil producers, keeping vertical injection wells for injecting air. The oil drain process by differential gravitational assisted with combustion (CAGD) is an integrated, in this configuration the horizontal injector well is drilled at the top formation with a horizontal production well in the lower section. The simulations were performed in a commercial program of thermal processes, called "STARS" (Steam, Thermal, and Advanced Processes Reservoir Simulator), the company CMG (Computer Modelling Group). An analysis of the air flow injection was performed and it was found that each method had a maximum injection to the base model, a show that through this air injection limit was reduced cumulative production of oil. Analyses of operating parameters were used: injection flow, configuration and completion of wells. In the sensitivity analysis we found that the air injection flow showed greater influence on THAI method, since the CIS method the completion of the wells was the most influential parameter and CAGD configuration wells showed the greatest influence in the recovered fraction. The economic results have shown that the best case obtained in CAGD method because, despite having higher initial cost showed the best financial return compared to the best cases the CIS and THAI.

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With an increasing number of mature fields, heavy oil recovery has performed one of the great challenges of the oil industry. The Brazilian Northeast, for example, has numerous heavy oil reservoirs are explored with the use of thermal methods. Among the types of methods used for heavy oil, there is the method of in-situ combustion, a technique in which heat is produced within the container, unlike the injection of heated fluid when the heat is generated at the surface and transported to the reservoir. In this type of process, it is common to use vertical wells as injectors and producers. However, methods which use horizontal wells like oil producers are increasingly studied because of greater contact area between the formation and combustion front. Thus, the main objective of this work was to study the different configurations of wells (CIS THAITM and CAGD) in the process of in-situ combustion in oil recovery using a semi-synthetic tank with Brazilian Northeast features. The method "toe-to-heel air injection" (THAITM) is a process of enhanced oil recovery, which is the integration of in-situ combustion with technological advances in drilling horizontal wells. This method uses horizontal wells such as oil producers, keeping vertical injection wells for injecting air. The oil drain process by differential gravitational assisted with combustion (CAGD) is an integrated, in this configuration the horizontal injector well is drilled at the top formation with a horizontal production well in the lower section. The simulations were performed in a commercial program of thermal processes, called "STARS" (Steam, Thermal, and Advanced Processes Reservoir Simulator), the company CMG (Computer Modelling Group). An analysis of the air flow injection was performed and it was found that each method had a maximum injection to the base model, a show that through this air injection limit was reduced cumulative production of oil. Analyses of operating parameters were used: injection flow, configuration and completion of wells. In the sensitivity analysis we found that the air injection flow showed greater influence on THAI method, since the CIS method the completion of the wells was the most influential parameter and CAGD configuration wells showed the greatest influence in the recovered fraction. The economic results have shown that the best case obtained in CAGD method because, despite having higher initial cost showed the best financial return compared to the best cases the CIS and THAI.

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The thrush beach, Mimus gilvus (Aves: Mimidae) is a passerine widely distributed in Central and South America. In Brazil occurs mainly in the areas of the resting and vegetation near the beach. In southeastern Brazil this species has disappeared, mainly due to urbanization. Many attributes of their reproductive biology are unknown, especially in relation to reproductive success. During the years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 were made visits to the area of restinga forest in Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (CLBI), located between the cities of Natal and Parnamirim-RN (5 ° 54'S 35 ° 10'W ) where they were made systematic searches to trying describe reproductive biology of the characteristics of M. gilvus, estimate their reproductive success using the Mayfield method, and identify the main factors that influence their reproductive success in environment the resting. For this, forty fifth active nests monitored were used. Only during the breeding season of 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 were made systematic visits to the study area. The reproductive period ranged August to March. Clutch size ranged from two, three and six eggs (n = 22). Broods of two eggs were more common, with an average of eggs laid per nest of 2 ± 0,51 (n = 20 nests). The incubation period was approximately 13 ± 1,9 days (n = 11 nests). The period of stay of the nestlings was approximately 11 ± 1,6 days (n = 9 nests). With approximately 11 days old the nestlings were able to leave the nest. The apparent success was 37,8% and the success estimated by Mayfield method was 26,6%. Predation was the main cause of loss of nests in the study area. The daily survival rates (TDS) were obtained from 0,9593 incubation and 0,9313 for nestling period respectively. Survival estimates for each period was 0,5827 for incubation and 0,4571 for nestling period. The cumulative average rainfall for each month influenced negatively the hatching rates of M. gilvus nests. In addition, the number hatch eggs among the most rainy season (rainy season) and the period of lowest rainfall (dry season) were different. The number of lost nests of M. gilvus was lower in scrubs than cactus, which may account for the largest number of nests of this species found in scrubs. Survival rates in nestling period were lower compared with the incubation period. The fact that the survival rates nests of M. gilvus be lower in the nestling period compared to the incubation period may result from increased activity of adults during this phase of the nest, which in turn would increase predation rates. M. gilvus seems to avoid the rainy season during their reproduction, concentrated most of their nests in periods of low rainfall.

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The industrial Brazilian pig farming despite of the constant advance in the genetic improvement, nutrition, and in handling, seasonality problems occur in the production of weaned piglet, mainly due to the stations of the year that can impact directly in the profitability. These problems can be deepen due to breed and line of decent used in Brazil are all source from tempered weather countries. To the pig farmer it's difficult to determine the relations between indoor temperature of the barns, relative humidity of the air and top thermal amplitude which can provide good reproductive rates for the boars and arrays lodged in conventional barns. The lack research to production of environmental indices of easy interpretation to pigs, which are not dependent of complicated handling machines and also which are not expensive is considered as a negative factor from the producers. the objective os this experiment is evaluate the effects of the stations of the year over the reproductive performance of the boars Agroceres PIC 425, Agroceres PIC 337 and D.B. Dambred LM 6200, and of arrays Agroceres Canborough 22, Penarlan Naima e DB90 Danbred, in addition develop an environmental index with easy interpretation and use to the pig farmers of the region of Uberlândia - MG, using the maxim temperatures, rainfall monthly accumulated and of the thermal amplitude of the barn. The features rated during the stations of the years 2013 and 2014 were the volume and spermatic quality of the boars and the mainly reproductive indexes of the arrays as the total number of piglets born alive and total number of weaned piglets/ array/ parturition. The station of the year which had the worst results in the reproductive feature of the boars and arrays was the spring. Boars from different line of decent are sensitive to the effects of stress of the heat of spring causing lowest volume, concentration and problems in the spermatic morphology (p<0,05). The spring prejudice the reproductive indexes of arrays from different line of decent (p<0,05) and the pig farmers of Uberlândia are subjected to operating losses and income evasion due to the thermal stress in the reproduction that added can reach $150.000,00 annual for each 1000 arrays lodged/year.

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La raza ovina lechera Lacaune, originaria de Francia a partir de la fusión de diferentes razas locales, es la oveja de la leche que se utiliza para la elaboración del queso Roquefort. Esta raza, sometida desde hace más de 30 años a un riguroso esquema de selección genética, se ha convertido en una de las razas ovinas lecheras de mayor rendimiento del mundo, con un promedio de producción de leche acumulada de 283 l en lactaciones medias de 160 días. Desde 1992, 17 países, entre ellos España, han importado de Francia animales seleccionados de raza Lacaune a través de la asociación oficial de criadores. Los sistemas productivos en estos países no enmarcados dentro de la región de Roquefort son muy distintos al manejo tradicional impuesto para la Denominación de Origen (D.O.) de este queso, y sin embargo, la información referente a índices y objetivos en los sistemas productivos de ovejas de raza Lacaune en manejo intensivo es escasa. Si bien, aunque disponemos de algunos datos preliminares respecto a la producción media de esta raza en España, descritos por la cooperativa COVAP, de medias de 405 litros por lactación con lactaciones medias de 175 días de duración, y por la Asociación Española de la Raza Lacaune (AESLA), con datos medios de 304 kg de leche por lactación estandarizada a 160 días de ordeño, carecemos de medidas estandarizadas generales, y de indicaciones de manejo adaptadas a estas ovejas, grandes productoras...

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As empresas com múltiplos projetos de internacionalização apresentam como mais-valia notória a experiência acumulada pelas sucessivas equipas e profissionais que neles participam, quer seja na fase de planeamento, execução, coordenação ou controlo. No caso particular das empresas de prestação de serviços técnicos são desenvolvidos projetos de internacionalização consecutivos que assentam em processos de planeamento muitas vezes similares. No entanto, nem sempre existem mecanismos de avaliação e recolha de informação que assegurem a aquisição desse conhecimento e que constituam uma mais-valia pela sua adoção como verdadeira ferramenta de gestão de conhecimento. Nesse sentido, foi desenvolvido à medida e implementado, na EST, um sistema de lições aprendidas para os seus projetos internacionais. Esse sistema é composto por várias ferramentas de recolha da informação gerada por cada projeto que permita no final dessa obra constituir um processo que cumulativamente sirva como mecanismo de acompanhamento e controlo e como ferramenta de avaliação de cada projeto, coligindo um espólio de “Lições Aprendidas”, inserido no sistema de gestão integrado da empresa e posto à disposição de toda a estrutura da EST, através do ERP. Este trabalho procura atingir duas finalidades óbvias, por um lado produzir algum conteúdo académico sobre a temática da gestão do conhecimento e da experiência adquirida nos projetos de internacionalização e, por outro lado, dotar a empresa hospedeira de uma ferramenta válida de acompanhamento, avaliação e controlo dos projetos através da recolha sistemática e da análise cuidada da informação disponível sobre esse projeto que, mais tarde, constitua uma ferramenta de base para ajudar a afinar o planeamento de projetos futuros utilizando esse espólio de lições aprendidas. A metodologia utilizada consistiu no envolvimento direto do autor nas atividades de planeamento e gestão da EST, numa modalidade usualmente designada como “embedded”, o que permitiu uma abordagem direta permanente a todos os responsáveis de departamentos ou serviços e o desenvolvimento de um sistema por medida. Todas as ferramentas foram testadas e validadas em ambiente real de trabalho e validadas pela empresa destinatária.

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A Vincristina (VCR) é um quimioterápico amplamente utilizado na clínica. Alteraçoes imunológicas sao alguns dos efeitos do quimioterápico mais apresentados pelos pacientes. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar se o exercício aeróbico prévio (6 semanas de nataçao, 1h/dia, 5 dias/semana, sobrecarga de 5 do peso corporal) poderia melhorar os déficits imunológicos em ratos Wistar posteriormente tratados com o quimioterápico Vincristina. A administraçao da Vincristina foi realizada com dose única semanal de 0,5mg/kg, durante duas semanas, com dose acumulada de 1mg/kg, via intraperitoneal. No 15o dia os ratos foram submetidos à retirada de sangue para análise do sistema imunológico pelo hemograma e dano ao DNA pelo teste Picogreen. Observou-se uma diminuiçao significativa no número de leucócitos, plaquetas e nos níveis de eritrócitos nos ratos tratados com o quimioterápico, assim como significativo dano no DNA celular. No entanto, o exercício foi capaz de proteger dessa diminuiçao das células do sistema imune e do dano causado ao DNA no grupo que praticou o exercício e recebeu o quimioterápico. Portanto, o exercício físico mostrou-se protetor contra a diminuiçao das células do sistema imune e dano ao DNA causado pelo tratamento com o quimioterápico em ratos

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A Vincristina (VCR) é um quimioterápico amplamente utilizado na clínica. Entre os efeitos colaterais descritos, devido a sua toxicidade, estao às alteraçoes do equilíbrio e na coordenaçao motora. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o efeito do exercício aeróbico prévio (6 semanas de nataçao, 1h/dia, 5 dias/semana, sobrecarga de 5 do peso corporal) em aspectos comportamentais de ratos Wistar tratados com o quimioterápico Vincristina. A administraçao da Vincristina foi realizada com dose única semanal de 0,5mg/kg, durante duas semanas, com dose acumulada de 1mg/kg, via intraperitoneal. Um dia e 7 dias depois de cada dose os ratos foram avaliados com testes de equilíbrio (Rotarod), de exploraçao (Campo Aberto) e de força muscular (Grip-Test). Observou-se uma diminuiçao significativa do equilíbrio corporal e do comportamento exploratório nos ratos expostos à vincristina com proteçao significativa do exercício físico. Nao houve diminuiçao significativa da força muscular nos ratos tratados com VCR, porém o exercício por si só aumentou a força muscular e a distancia percorrida pelos ratos que fizeram nataçao. Portanto, o exercício físico mostrou-se protetor contra a perda de equilíbrio e diminuiçao da exploraçao observada nos ratos expostos ao quimioterápico

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A Vincristina (VCR) é um quimioterápico amplamente utilizado na clínica. Alteraçoes imunológicas sao alguns dos efeitos do quimioterápico mais apresentados pelos pacientes. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar se o exercício aeróbico prévio (6 semanas de nataçao, 1h/dia, 5 dias/semana, sobrecarga de 5 do peso corporal) poderia melhorar os déficits imunológicos em ratos Wistar posteriormente tratados com o quimioterápico Vincristina. A administraçao da Vincristina foi realizada com dose única semanal de 0,5mg/kg, durante duas semanas, com dose acumulada de 1mg/kg, via intraperitoneal. No 15o dia os ratos foram submetidos à retirada de sangue para análise do sistema imunológico pelo hemograma e dano ao DNA pelo teste Picogreen. Observou-se uma diminuiçao significativa no número de leucócitos, plaquetas e nos níveis de eritrócitos nos ratos tratados com o quimioterápico, assim como significativo dano no DNA celular. No entanto, o exercício foi capaz de proteger dessa diminuiçao das células do sistema imune e do dano causado ao DNA no grupo que praticou o exercício e recebeu o quimioterápico. Portanto, o exercício físico mostrou-se protetor contra a diminuiçao das células do sistema imune e dano ao DNA causado pelo tratamento com o quimioterápico em ratos

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A Vincristina (VCR) é um quimioterápico amplamente utilizado na clínica. Entre os efeitos colaterais descritos, devido a sua toxicidade, estao às alteraçoes do equilíbrio e na coordenaçao motora. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o efeito do exercício aeróbico prévio (6 semanas de nataçao, 1h/dia, 5 dias/semana, sobrecarga de 5 do peso corporal) em aspectos comportamentais de ratos Wistar tratados com o quimioterápico Vincristina. A administraçao da Vincristina foi realizada com dose única semanal de 0,5mg/kg, durante duas semanas, com dose acumulada de 1mg/kg, via intraperitoneal. Um dia e 7 dias depois de cada dose os ratos foram avaliados com testes de equilíbrio (Rotarod), de exploraçao (Campo Aberto) e de força muscular (Grip-Test). Observou-se uma diminuiçao significativa do equilíbrio corporal e do comportamento exploratório nos ratos expostos à vincristina com proteçao significativa do exercício físico. Nao houve diminuiçao significativa da força muscular nos ratos tratados com VCR, porém o exercício por si só aumentou a força muscular e a distancia percorrida pelos ratos que fizeram nataçao. Portanto, o exercício físico mostrou-se protetor contra a perda de equilíbrio e diminuiçao da exploraçao observada nos ratos expostos ao quimioterápico

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A Vincristina (VCR) é um quimioterápico amplamente utilizado na clínica. Entre os efeitos colaterais descritos, devido a sua toxicidade, estao às alteraçoes do equilíbrio e na coordenaçao motora. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o efeito do exercício aeróbico prévio (6 semanas de nataçao, 1h/dia, 5 dias/semana, sobrecarga de 5 do peso corporal) em aspectos comportamentais de ratos Wistar tratados com o quimioterápico Vincristina. A administraçao da Vincristina foi realizada com dose única semanal de 0,5mg/kg, durante duas semanas, com dose acumulada de 1mg/kg, via intraperitoneal. Um dia e 7 dias depois de cada dose os ratos foram avaliados com testes de equilíbrio (Rotarod), de exploraçao (Campo Aberto) e de força muscular (Grip-Test). Observou-se uma diminuiçao significativa do equilíbrio corporal e do comportamento exploratório nos ratos expostos à vincristina com proteçao significativa do exercício físico. Nao houve diminuiçao significativa da força muscular nos ratos tratados com VCR, porém o exercício por si só aumentou a força muscular e a distancia percorrida pelos ratos que fizeram nataçao. Portanto, o exercício físico mostrou-se protetor contra a perda de equilíbrio e diminuiçao da exploraçao observada nos ratos expostos ao quimioterápico

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A Vincristina (VCR) é um quimioterápico amplamente utilizado na clínica. Alteraçoes imunológicas sao alguns dos efeitos do quimioterápico mais apresentados pelos pacientes. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar se o exercício aeróbico prévio (6 semanas de nataçao, 1h/dia, 5 dias/semana, sobrecarga de 5 do peso corporal) poderia melhorar os déficits imunológicos em ratos Wistar posteriormente tratados com o quimioterápico Vincristina. A administraçao da Vincristina foi realizada com dose única semanal de 0,5mg/kg, durante duas semanas, com dose acumulada de 1mg/kg, via intraperitoneal. No 15o dia os ratos foram submetidos à retirada de sangue para análise do sistema imunológico pelo hemograma e dano ao DNA pelo teste Picogreen. Observou-se uma diminuiçao significativa no número de leucócitos, plaquetas e nos níveis de eritrócitos nos ratos tratados com o quimioterápico, assim como significativo dano no DNA celular. No entanto, o exercício foi capaz de proteger dessa diminuiçao das células do sistema imune e do dano causado ao DNA no grupo que praticou o exercício e recebeu o quimioterápico. Portanto, o exercício físico mostrou-se protetor contra a diminuiçao das células do sistema imune e dano ao DNA causado pelo tratamento com o quimioterápico em ratos

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This paper aims to verify the Burnout´s possibilities of incidence, finding the creating dimensions and comparing with the socio-demographics characteristics of the researched professionals. This quantitative-descriptive search has a population of 197 workers of 23 nourishing companies in Rio Grande do Norte. This population is predominantly male, younger than 28 years old, single, relatively instructed (57,07% with complete high school) and having just started their current job since 79% of the interviewees are in the company less than six years. The AUDITORIA DO SISTEMA HUMANO (ASH) model, utilized for investigation and developed for the Spaniards Quijano and Navarro in 1999, has several dimensions about human resources management and the organizational effectiveness, but only makes part of the research in 19 questions Burnout referring. It was used factorial analyses with extraction method, varimax rotation and Kaiser normalization with the intuition to define the creating dimensions of the syndrome, they were evaluated with Cronbach Alpha coefficient after extraction. The dimensions found through the factorial analyses were: emotional exhaustion, physical exhaustion and vitality. The accumulated explanation value reached 65,30% of total variation. The data socio-demographics don t justify the syndrome appearance, because the T test and ANOVA showed irrelevant values. It has been also observed that the founded dimensions were different of the Maslach sociopsychological perspective (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low professional realization) allowing comparison with others researches and the possibility to develop new ones with workers from different assistance areas. These new researches are important, since the syndrome refers to chronic labor stress consequences and any professional is favorable to Burnout, harmful to the company as to the collaborators