Análise comparativa da imunoexpressão do IMP-3 e Ki-67 em queilites actínicas e carcinoma epidermóide de lábio inferior

Epithelial changes observed in actinic cheilitis (AC) and squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip (LLSCC) are mainly caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet rays (UV) and are studied using different immunohistochemical markers trying to evaluate the process of carcinogenesis. The objective of this study was to comparatively evaluate the expression of Ki-67 proteins and IMP-3 in AC and LLSCC to contribute with additional information on carcinogenesis in lower lip. A total of 33 cases of AC and 33 cases of LLSCC were studied, analyzed the clinical and pathological features and immunostaining of Ki-67 and IMP-3. Immunohistochemical analysis of Ki-67 was made through the determination of the proliferation index (PI) and subsequent classification of the cases according to the scores: 0 (0% positive cells) +1 (≤30%) + 2 (> 30% and ≤60%) and +3 (> 60%). For statistical tests cases were classified as unmarked (score 0), low expression (score +1) and high expression (scores +2 and +3). For the expression of IMP-3, the percentage of immunostained epithelial cells was established, and assigned scores: 0 (corresponding to 0%), +1 (up to 30% of positive cells); +2 (From 30% to 60% of immunostained cells) and +3 (over 60% of positive cells). Statistical tests chi-square test, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon were used. The significance level was 5%. Most AC chaos was male (78.8%) with mean age of 50 years and cases of LLSCC also were male (69.89%) with an average of 62 years. The Ki-67 was expressed in all cases of AC and in cases of LLSCC, predominantly in the two injuries the score 2, corresponding to 81.8% of cases in ACs and 54.5% in the CELI. The expression of IMP-3 in ACs occurred in 72.7% of cases, predominantly in 36.3% of LLSCC cases score 1. Already in the IMP-3 was expressed in 60.6% of cases, especially in 27.3% of the score of the cases 3. These results allow us to conclude that the expression of IMP3 and proliferative activity are early events in carcinogenesis independently lower lip state of change.

Análise estratigráfica de subsuperfície do Devoniano Inferior da Bacia do Rio do Peixe, Nordeste do Brasil

Subsurface stratigraphic analysis of Devonian strata from the Rio do Peixe Basin, newly recognized by palynological studies, has resulted in the identification of two new lithostratigraphic units assembled in the Santa Helena Group. The Pilões Formation, the lower unit, is composed mainly of dark mudstones and medium-tovery fine-grained sandstones, with minor conglomerates and breccias. The Triunfo Formation, the upper unit, comprises whitish grey, kaolinitic, coarse-grained to conglomeratic, cross stratified sandstones and conglomerates, with interbedded mudstones and fine-grained sandstones. These units were characterized using cores, sidewall and cuttings samples, conventional logs and image log, from three wells drilled by PETROBRAS, and 3D seismic data. The Pilões Formation is interpreted as prodeltaic facies, with lesser associated subaqueous talus, debrite and sandy turbidite lobe facies, distal part of fandelta and braided fluviodeltaic facies of Triunfo Formation. The Santa Helena Group corresponds to the Lower Devonian tectono-sequence deposited in a NW-SE-trending graben during a transgressiveregressive cycle. With 343 meters of thickness (isochore) in well 1-PIL-1-PB (Pilões 1), this sequence has a non-conformity at the lower boundary and its upper boundary is an unconformity with the Lower Cretaceous tectono-sequence (Rio do Peixe Group), that represents a hiatus of about 265 million years. Ignimbrites and coignimbrite breccias (Poço da Jurema volcanic breccia), related to an unknown pyroclastic volcanic event, were recognized at the northern margin of the Sousa halfgraben. Evidence from well data suggests that this event is coeval with the Devonian graben filling. The present study indicates a polyhistorical tectono-volcanosedimentary evolution of the basin. This lithostratigraphic update brings new perspectives for geological research in the Rio do Peixe Basin, as well as in other inland basins of the Northeastern of Brazil. The results of the research also contribute to the kwnoledge of the Borborema Province and western Gondwana paleogeography during the Early Devonian.

Análise de desempenho de algoritmos de compressão de dados com perda para aplicações industriais

The great amount of data generated as the result of the automation and process supervision in industry implies in two problems: a big demand of storage in discs and the difficulty in streaming this data through a telecommunications link. The lossy data compression algorithms were born in the 90’s with the goal of solving these problems and, by consequence, industries started to use those algorithms in industrial supervision systems to compress data in real time. These algorithms were projected to eliminate redundant and undesired information in a efficient and simple way. However, those algorithms parameters must be set for each process variable, becoming impracticable to configure this parameters for each variable in case of systems that monitor thousands of them. In that context, this paper propose the algorithm Adaptive Swinging Door Trending that consists in a adaptation of the Swinging Door Trending, as this main parameters are adjusted dynamically by the analysis of the signal tendencies in real time. It’s also proposed a comparative analysis of performance in lossy data compression algorithms applied on time series process variables and dynamometer cards. The algorithms used to compare were the piecewise linear and the transforms.

Efeito tardio do kinesio taping na função do membro inferior e no desempenho neuromuscular do quadríceps femoral de mulheres saudáveis: ensaio clínico e randomizado

Introduction: Kinesio Taping (KT) has been used in healthy people to improve neuromuscular performance, however, few studies have evaluated its chronic effects, despite being suggested. Objective: To analyze the chronic effects of KT on neuromuscular performance of the quadriceps, the oscillation of the center of pressure and lower limb function in healthy women. Methods: blinded, randomized, controlled trial, composed of 60 women (mean age 21.9 ± 3.3 years and BMI 22.3 ± 2.2 kg / m2) submitted to the evaluation of oscillation of the center of pressure through the baropodometry, the lower limb function by the hop test, isokinetic knee performance, the electromyographic activity of the vastus lateralis (VL) and joint position sense of the knee (JPS). Then, participants were randomly divided into three groups of twenty: control - did not apply the KT; placebo - application of KT without tension on the quadriceps; Kinesio Taping - application of KT with tension in the same muscle group. The evaluations were conducted in five moments: prior to application of KT, immediately after the application, 24h, 48h after application and 24 hours after its removal (72h). SPSS 20.0 was used for statistical analysis. The KS test was used to verify the data normality, the Levene test for homogeneity of variances and a mixed-model ANOVA 3x5 to check intra and inter-group differences. Results: there was no difference in peak torque, the power, nor the electromyographic activity or SPA (p> 0.05) between groups. The displacement speed of center of pressure reduced immediately after the application on kinesio taping group (p <0.001), but with no differences between the groups (p = 0.28). There was a reduction in the time of peak torque among the three groups in the evaluations after KT application (p <0.001) and an increase in single hop in all groups (p <0.001), but with no differences between them. Conclusion: KT can not change, in a chronic way, the lower limb function, the oscillation of the center of pressure, the isokinetic performance, the JPS of the knee and the electromyographic activity of VL muscle in healthy women.

Efeitos do treino de marcha em esteira com adição de carga ao membro inferior não parético de indivíduos com acidente vascular cerebral: ensaio clínico controlado e randomizado

Introduction: Gait after stroke is characterized by a significant asymmetry between the lower limbs, with predominant use of the non-paretic lower limb (NPLL) over using the paretic lower limb. Accordingly, it has been suggested that adding load/weight to the NPLL as a form of restricting the movement of this limb may favor the use of the paretic limb, reducing interlimb asymmetry. However, few studies have been conducted up to this moment, which only investigated the immediate effects of this practice. Objectives: 1) Investigating whether there is an influence of adding load to the NPLL during treadmill training on cardiovascular parameters and on gait performance of individuals with stroke, compared to treadmill training without load addition; 2) Analyzing the effects of treadmill training with and without load added to the NPLL on kinematic parameters of each lower limb during gait; 3) Analyzing the effects of treadmill training with and without load added to the NPLL on measurements of functional mobility and postural balance of these patients. Materials and Methods: This is a randomized single blinded clinical trial involving 38 subjects, with a mean age of 56.5 years, at the subacute post-stroke phase (with mean time since stroke of 4.5 months). Participants were randomly assigned into an experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). EG (n= 19) was submitted to gait training on a treadmill with the addition of load to the NPLL by ankle weights equivalent to 5% of body weight. CG (n= 19) was only submitted to gait training on a treadmill. Behavioral strategies which included home exercises were also applied to both groups. The interventions occurred daily for two consecutive weeks (Day 1 to Day 9), being of 30 minutes duration each. Outcome measures: postural balance (Berg Functional Balance Scale – BBS), functional mobility (Timed Up and Go – TUG; kinematic variables of 180° turning) and kinematic gait variables were assessed at baseline (Day 0), after four training sessions (Day 4), after nine training sessions (Day 9), and 40 days after completion of training (Follow-up). Cardiovascular parameters (mean arterial pressure and heart rate) were evaluated at four moments within each training session. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare outcomes between EG and CG in the course of the study (Day 0, Day 4, Day 9 and Follow-up). Unpaired t-tests allowed for intergroup comparison at each training session. 5% significance was used for all tests. Results: 1) Cardiovascular parameters (systemic arterial pressure, heart rate and derivated variables) did not change after the interventions and there were no differences between groups within each training session. There was an improvement in gait performance, with increased speed and distance covered, with no statistically significant difference between groups. 2) After the interventions, patients had increased paretic and non-paretic step lengths, in addition to exhibiting greater hip and knee joint excursion on both lower limbs. The gains were observed in the EG and CG, with no statistical difference between the groups and (mostly) maintained at follow-up. 3) After the interventions, patients showed better postural balance (higher scores on BBS) and functional mobility (reduced time spent on the TUG test and better performance on the 180° turning). All gains were observed in the EG and CG, with no statistically significant difference between groups and were maintained at follow-up. Conclusions: The addition of load to the NPLL did not affect cardiovascular parameters in patients with subacute stroke, similar to treadmill training without load, thus seemingly a safe training to be applied to these patients. However, the use of the load did not bring any additional benefits to gait training. The gait training program (nine training sessions on a treadmill + strategies and exercises for paretic limb stimulation) was useful for improving gait performance and kinematics, functional mobility and postural balance, and its use is suggested to promote the optimization of these outcomes in the subacute phase after stroke.

La construcción social del medio ambiente : Aprovechamiento y enajenación. El caso del curso inferior del Río Atuel

Desde una estrategia metodológica múltiple, el presente trabajo aborda los aspectos sociales de una problemática ambiental compleja: el potencial restablecimiento del sistema ecológico fluvial, manejo y aprovechamiento del Río Atuel en su curso inferior. En el marco del proyecto de investigación que llevara adelante la Universidad Nacional de La Pampa denominado ?Estudio para la determinación del caudal mínimo necesario para el restablecimiento del sistema ecológico fluvial en el curso inferior del río Atuel? - un recurso natural antropizado-, en el subgrupo específico nos planteamos los siguientes objetivos, que dieron origen al presente informe: identificar los emergentes perceptivos de mayor incidencia en la dimensión ambiental y su problemática, en la población y los referentes institucionales; estudiar las prácticas sociales relativas al uso del agua en el área; sondear la afectación diferencial esperada por los distintos actores sociales e instituciones, frente a posibles cambios en los caudales del Río Atuel y las percepciones acerca de la incidencia en su calidad de vida. Focalizándo el análisis en la población local del área afectada por las problemáticas del Río Atuel y sus caudales, en los depatamentos de Cachileo y Chical Có de la Provincia de La Pampa, nos aproximamos a perspectivas y prácticas sociales propias de un escenario socio-ambiental afectado por la intensificación de las políticas provinciales de gobierno. La temática se abre en torno a la recuperación de un recurso históricamente enajenado, signada por un accionar errante del Estado, propia de una prolongada confrontación jurídica interprovincial, que promovió la intensificación de la problemática ecológica y ambiental en el área. Desde la perspectiva con que se llevó adelante el estudio consideramos que la conceptualización e intervención sociológica debe promoverse, especialmente frente a la configuración de un escenario complejo y contradictorio, en una dimensión de alto impacto en la calidad de vida y el desarrollo local

La construcción social del medio ambiente : Aprovechamiento y enajenación. El caso del curso inferior del Río Atuel

Desde una estrategia metodológica múltiple, el presente trabajo aborda los aspectos sociales de una problemática ambiental compleja: el potencial restablecimiento del sistema ecológico fluvial, manejo y aprovechamiento del Río Atuel en su curso inferior. En el marco del proyecto de investigación que llevara adelante la Universidad Nacional de La Pampa denominado ?Estudio para la determinación del caudal mínimo necesario para el restablecimiento del sistema ecológico fluvial en el curso inferior del río Atuel? - un recurso natural antropizado-, en el subgrupo específico nos planteamos los siguientes objetivos, que dieron origen al presente informe: identificar los emergentes perceptivos de mayor incidencia en la dimensión ambiental y su problemática, en la población y los referentes institucionales; estudiar las prácticas sociales relativas al uso del agua en el área; sondear la afectación diferencial esperada por los distintos actores sociales e instituciones, frente a posibles cambios en los caudales del Río Atuel y las percepciones acerca de la incidencia en su calidad de vida. Focalizándo el análisis en la población local del área afectada por las problemáticas del Río Atuel y sus caudales, en los depatamentos de Cachileo y Chical Có de la Provincia de La Pampa, nos aproximamos a perspectivas y prácticas sociales propias de un escenario socio-ambiental afectado por la intensificación de las políticas provinciales de gobierno. La temática se abre en torno a la recuperación de un recurso históricamente enajenado, signada por un accionar errante del Estado, propia de una prolongada confrontación jurídica interprovincial, que promovió la intensificación de la problemática ecológica y ambiental en el área. Desde la perspectiva con que se llevó adelante el estudio consideramos que la conceptualización e intervención sociológica debe promoverse, especialmente frente a la configuración de un escenario complejo y contradictorio, en una dimensión de alto impacto en la calidad de vida y el desarrollo local

La construcción social del medio ambiente : Aprovechamiento y enajenación. El caso del curso inferior del Río Atuel

Desde una estrategia metodológica múltiple, el presente trabajo aborda los aspectos sociales de una problemática ambiental compleja: el potencial restablecimiento del sistema ecológico fluvial, manejo y aprovechamiento del Río Atuel en su curso inferior. En el marco del proyecto de investigación que llevara adelante la Universidad Nacional de La Pampa denominado ?Estudio para la determinación del caudal mínimo necesario para el restablecimiento del sistema ecológico fluvial en el curso inferior del río Atuel? - un recurso natural antropizado-, en el subgrupo específico nos planteamos los siguientes objetivos, que dieron origen al presente informe: identificar los emergentes perceptivos de mayor incidencia en la dimensión ambiental y su problemática, en la población y los referentes institucionales; estudiar las prácticas sociales relativas al uso del agua en el área; sondear la afectación diferencial esperada por los distintos actores sociales e instituciones, frente a posibles cambios en los caudales del Río Atuel y las percepciones acerca de la incidencia en su calidad de vida. Focalizándo el análisis en la población local del área afectada por las problemáticas del Río Atuel y sus caudales, en los depatamentos de Cachileo y Chical Có de la Provincia de La Pampa, nos aproximamos a perspectivas y prácticas sociales propias de un escenario socio-ambiental afectado por la intensificación de las políticas provinciales de gobierno. La temática se abre en torno a la recuperación de un recurso históricamente enajenado, signada por un accionar errante del Estado, propia de una prolongada confrontación jurídica interprovincial, que promovió la intensificación de la problemática ecológica y ambiental en el área. Desde la perspectiva con que se llevó adelante el estudio consideramos que la conceptualización e intervención sociológica debe promoverse, especialmente frente a la configuración de un escenario complejo y contradictorio, en una dimensión de alto impacto en la calidad de vida y el desarrollo local

Retrocaval mass in patient with von Recklinghausen disease. Case report

Type I Neurofibromatosis (NF1) is an autosomal-dominant inheritable disorder, with an incidence of 1:3,000, and a prevalence of 1:4,000 to 5,000. Pathogenesis is based on mutations of the NF1 gene, a tumor suppressor gene encoding a cytoplasmic protein named neurofibromin that controls cellular proliferation. Patients affected by NF1 typically present with cutaneous neurofibromas, cafè au lait spots and eye involvement, but they can also be affected by various visceral tumors, such as neurofibromas (nodular or plexiform type), gastrointestinal stromal tumors or endocrine tumors, such as pheochromocytomas. Visceral neurofibromas are often asymptomatic but when growing in size they may present with pain, palpable abdominal mass, symptoms secondary to bowel obstruction or main vessels compression, and even gastrointestinal bleeding when mucosa or submucosa are involved. In these cases surgery becomes mandatory in order to remove all neoplastic tissue. The Authors describe a case of a young man affected by NF1 with associated retrocaval abdominal mass with compression and displacement of the inferior vena cava, thus requiring a complex surgical procedure.

Avaliação do gasto energético em amputados de membro inferior utilizando o Six-Minute Walk Test

Objetivos do estudo - Impacto na marcha de: características individuais, hábitos e fatores comportamentais, quadro clínico, componentes protésicos. Conclusões do estudo - Foi possível observar a influência de vários fatores na capacidade de deambulação e no consumo energético durante a marcha: idade correlaciona-se com a distância percorrida, velocidade de marcha, VO2 máx. e presença de dor; IMC correlaciona-se com o VO2 máx.; nível de atividade correlaciona-se com a distância percorrida, velocidade de marcha, VO2 máx. e perceção de esforço. Vários fatores, relacionados com a amputação ou não mostram influenciar a capacidade de deambulação pelo que não devem ser tidos em conta separadamente. Aquisição de conhecimentos na área de investigação em Ortoprotesia, sendo que este trabalho pode servir como base para a realização de um trabalho futuro.

A educação ambiental crítica como ferramenta de análise da dicotomia entre o circuito inferior e superior da economia: um estudo de caso do pequeno comércio varejista de alimentos da cidade do rio grande-rs

Nesta Dissertação, procuramos conhecer a forma como os trabalhadores do pequeno comércio varejista de alimentos da Cidade do Rio Grande-RS vêm se organizando de forma a continuarem existindo enquanto categoria profissional diante do avanço de grandes redes de supermercados, tendo em vista, o atual ciclo econômico da cidade (2005-2012). Essa pesquisa foi movida pelas nossas inquietações enquanto geógrafo e trabalhador há dez anos junto ao comércio desta Cidade e que, enquanto postulante a mestre em Educação Ambiental, procura, por meio dos fundamentos da Educação Ambiental Crítica e Transformadora da realidade, subsídios para que o tipo de trabalho realizado nesta sociedade seja transformado. Assim, esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida como um estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa, na qual nos fundamentamos na compreensão marxista de mundo – por meio do Materialismo Dialético, Histórico e da Economia Política, utilizando como ferramentas metodológicas: nossa experiência profissional no campo de atuação da pesquisa, revisão bibliográfica, observações livres, análise documental, entrevistas semiestruturadas, categorização e análise das mesmas. Em nossa pesquisa, adotamos como principal referencial teórico, os ensinamentos do geógrafo Milton Santos, especialmente no que se refere à análise que ele fez da economia urbana, subdividindo-a em dois circuitos: circuito superior e circuito inferior. Assim, compreendemos que o pequeno comércio varejista de alimentos do Rio Grande (circuito inferior da economia) vem sofrendo constantes mudanças em função do desenvolvimento das grandes redes de comércio varejista de alimentos (circuito superior da economia). Essas mudanças alteram o sentido do trabalho como categoria fundante do ser social, uma vez que o trabalho desenvolvido pelos pequenos comerciantes para continuarem existindo se torna um trabalho exacerbador do ser humano, o que é característica nata do modo de produção capitalista que historicamente vem alienando o homem de si mesmo por meio do trabalho.

Informe de práctica rotatoria y profundización en caso clínico de enfermedad del tracto urinario inferior felino (Etuif)

Bogotá (Colombia): Universidad de La Salle. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Programa de Medicina Veterinaria