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Nosotros, los bioéticos. Estrategias de producción identitarias de grupos católicos reunidos en torno a la bioética

Para 1994, las preocupaciones sobre los avances científicos en términos de biomedicina como la reproducción asistida, la anticoncepción y el aborto llevaron al Papa Juan Pablo II a instituir formalmente a la Pontificia Academia para la Vida con el objetivo de defender y promover la vida mediante el estudio y monitoreo de los avances médicos y el derecho. Desde esta institución se promovió la bioética, personalista, como la disciplina propicia para establecer concepciones filosóficas y antropológicas sobre los conceptos de inicio y finalización de la vida y del ser humano en general. En nuestro país, recién para 1998, algunos movimientos católicos empezaron a dar sus primeros pasos en la formación de laicos en estas cuestiones, apoyando la idea de que son ellos, especialmente los profesionales de la salud, quienes deben difundir los postulados doctrinarios en el territorio, allí donde se encuentran los bautizados. La defensa de la vida como valor máximo, universal, trascendental y a la vez secular es el objetivo máximo de los promulgadores de la bioética ya que aúna criterios con otras religiones en el movimiento de la defensa de la vida y la planificación natural de la fertilidad, que estos grupos católicos pretenden dominar. Este trabajo intentará dar cuenta de las estrategias de producción identitarias por parte de los líderes católicos bioéticos, de un grupo católico secular, destinadas al conjunto de los laicos, durante el año 2008, en el cual el movimiento bioético, luego de diez años de vida, se encuentra afianzado y logra la movilización de centenares de laicos militantes de la defensa de la vida, a lo largo de la Argentina

Médicos acupuntores : Su visión de la alopatía y del potencial de la medicina integrativa

Basándonos en 18 entrevistas en profundidad con médicos que han incorporado en su práctica clínica la acupuntura, en este trabajo analizamos cómo ellos definen la medicina que practican y de qué modo la diferencian de la práctica biomédica convencional o alopática. El trabajo de campo se realizó en las ciudades de Buenos Aires y Tucumán durante los años 2005 y 2006. El estudio se centra en los significados y estilos terapéuticos desarrollados por los médicos, y más específicamente en sus perspectivas de cómo el ejercicio de la acupuntura en la atención primaria de la salud les ha permitido mantenerse próximos a la "esencia" de lo que debería ser la medicina. Los médicos construyen dicha esencia a partir de la crítica de la biomedicina actual hiper especializada y altamente tecnologizada, y de la recuperación de valores y prácticas perdidas de la medicina occidental moderna (el enfoque holístico y centrado en el paciente) así como de la posibilidades que abren las medicinas no convencionales de brindar tratamientos que no producen iatrogenia y de facilitar una relación terapéutica menos paternalista

Otras cosas en juego en la 'Fraternidad de Exactas'. Trayectorias y ejercicio de la profesión entre embriólogos

Este trabajo articula aspectos de la construcción de conocimiento en embriología humana, a partir de una etnografía en laboratorios de reproducción asistida realizado en la ciudad y provincia de Buenos Aires. Médicos y embriólogos conformaron los sujetos de estudio de esta investigación que focaliza en la construcción material y simbólica de embriones. Ambas profesiones involucran experiencias divergentes que serán analizadas y recuperadas a partir del punto de vista de los actores. Con trayectorias profesionales heterogéneas, los relatos profesionales en torno al 'inicio' en la FIV (Fertilización in Vitro) se organizan, para los embriólogos en torno a diferencias entre la 'ciencia' y el 'trabajo'. Los embriólogos proceden en su mayor parte de la investigación en ciencias básicas, con mayor o menor inserción en los organismos públicos (Conicet y Universidad en su mayor parte), de tal forma que la 'vida anterior' de un embriólogo puede tener poco que ver con el ámbito de la salud e incluso con los humanos. Mientras tanto, los médicos encuentran en el espacio de la actividad una continuidad con las prácticas 'aprendidas' en el ejercicio de la profesión. Esta disparidad de experiencias, da cuenta de la ausencia de espacios formales de especialización o entrenamiento profesional en embriología y de las prácticas de standarización formal y jerárquica de la intervención en biomedicina. Las tensiones que atraviesan las relaciones al interior de estos equipos revelan aspectos no resueltos de los procesos de estabilización tecnológica imprescindibles para el ejercicio profesional

Nosotros, los bioéticos. Estrategias de producción identitarias de grupos católicos reunidos en torno a la bioética

Para 1994, las preocupaciones sobre los avances científicos en términos de biomedicina como la reproducción asistida, la anticoncepción y el aborto llevaron al Papa Juan Pablo II a instituir formalmente a la Pontificia Academia para la Vida con el objetivo de defender y promover la vida mediante el estudio y monitoreo de los avances médicos y el derecho. Desde esta institución se promovió la bioética, personalista, como la disciplina propicia para establecer concepciones filosóficas y antropológicas sobre los conceptos de inicio y finalización de la vida y del ser humano en general. En nuestro país, recién para 1998, algunos movimientos católicos empezaron a dar sus primeros pasos en la formación de laicos en estas cuestiones, apoyando la idea de que son ellos, especialmente los profesionales de la salud, quienes deben difundir los postulados doctrinarios en el territorio, allí donde se encuentran los bautizados. La defensa de la vida como valor máximo, universal, trascendental y a la vez secular es el objetivo máximo de los promulgadores de la bioética ya que aúna criterios con otras religiones en el movimiento de la defensa de la vida y la planificación natural de la fertilidad, que estos grupos católicos pretenden dominar. Este trabajo intentará dar cuenta de las estrategias de producción identitarias por parte de los líderes católicos bioéticos, de un grupo católico secular, destinadas al conjunto de los laicos, durante el año 2008, en el cual el movimiento bioético, luego de diez años de vida, se encuentra afianzado y logra la movilización de centenares de laicos militantes de la defensa de la vida, a lo largo de la Argentina

En torno a la problemática de la interculturalidad en los saberes y prácticas bio-médicas

En el contexto de las profundas transformaciones que se dieron en toda América Latina con las aplicaciones de las políticas neo-liberales un nuevo concepto aparece en las agendas de Salud: "interculturalidad". A dicho concepto se apela tanto en la elaboración de la estrategia de APS como en la producción de programas de salud más ambiciosos, al menos en los discursos. En este trabajo intentamos reflexionar, desde la perspectiva de la Antropología Crítica de la Salud, las modalidades en que las estrategias políticas y programas de salud y "la interculturalidad en acción", condicionan los saberes y prácticas de los profesionales de la biomedicina sobre el proceso de salud/enfermedad/atención de grupos migrantes tobas asentados en la ciudad de Rosario

Dificultades en la conceptualización y en el registro de la utilización de Medicinas Alternativas y Complementarias

Estudios internacionales y locales dan cuenta de la utilización de medicinas alternativas y complementarias (MACs), aunque en nuestro país los estudios empíricos sobre la temática han sido abordados mayoritariamente desde una metodología cualitativa. Existen sólo unos pocos relevamientos por encuesta con pequeñas muestras no probabilísticas sobre utilización de dichas medicinas, aunque cabe destacar que los mismos no se han realizado con la población general sino con usuarios de establecimientos de salud públicos y privados con el objetivo de relevar su utilización de MACs, y hasta la fecha no contamos con encuestas nacionales ni estadísticas oficiales sobre el tema. En nuestra ponencia discutimos las dificultades de definir a las MACs como categoría global y residual frente a la biomedicina o medicina oficial, teniendo en cuenta la heterogeneidad de las medicinas y terapias que engloba el término, así como los límites cambiantes entre lo que se entiende por medicina convencional y no convencional, e identificamos algunos problemas que se presentan para medir su utilización. Para ello primero revisamos la literatura internacional (norteamericana) que en gran medida ha servido de modelo para los relevamientos cuantitativos locales, y en segundo lugar, discutimos algunos inconvenientes que observamos entre estos últimos estudios, a lo que agregamos propuestas para futuros relevamientos

AS RELAÇÕES ENTRE BEM-ESTAR NO TRABALHO E PARTICIPAÇÃO EM PROGRAMAS ORGANIZACIONAIS DE PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE

No campo científico, a busca por uma maior compreensão acerca de bem-estar no âmbito do trabalho é a tônica do momento, reunindo estudiosos das mais diferentes áreas que demonstram interesse pelo tema. No contexto empresarial, o papel dos programas de promoção da saúde e qualidade de vida torna-se marcante quando se deseja o crescimento da produtividade e do bem-estar dos trabalhadores, considerando a obtenção de resultados crescentes, pela empresa, como fundamentais para que as melhorias nas condições, organização e relações de trabalho ocorram permanentemente. Ou seja, as empresas entendem que com o investimento nesses programas a produtividade deve aumentar, gerando recursos, para que esta se sinta estimulada a continuar investindo no bem-estar dos empregados. Este estudo teve como objetivo promover uma análise sobre as relações entre bem-estar no trabalho, representado por satisfação com o trabalho, envolvimento com o trabalho e comprometimento organizacional afetivo; e freqüência a programas organizacionais de promoção da saúde. A amostra foi constituída por 117 trabalhadores de uma indústria multinacional química e farmacêutica, situada na Grande São Paulo, sendo 53 do sexo masculino e 64 do sexo feminino, com idade média de 30,28 anos, dos quais 63 eram solteiros, 46 casados e oito registram outro estado civil. Para desenvolvimento deste estudo, utilizou-se como instrumento um questionário composto por quatro escalas que mediram satisfação no trabalho, envolvimento com o trabalho, comprometimento organizacional afetivo e freqüência de participação em programas de promoção da saúde, realizados na empresa. Todos os dados recolhidos por meio do instrumento eram numéricos, o que permitiu sua análise eletrônica pelo SPSS, versão 13.0 para Windows. Nessa categoria de dados incluem-se os de descrição da amostra, os referentes a bem-estar no trabalho e freqüência aos programas de promoção da saúde. Foi criado um banco de dados para realização das análises descritivas (freqüências, percentuais, médias e desvios-padrão) e de correlação bivariada (r de Pearson). Os dados que permitiram descrever os programas de promoção da saúde promovidos pela empresa foram obtidos por meio de entrevista com a gerente de responsabilidade social, análise do relatório da empresa e de folhetos elaborados para divulgação e registro desses programas. Um total de cinco categorias de programas foi identificado: benefícios, atividades físicas, saúde, atividades culturais/lazer e ações comunitárias. A maior freqüência aos programas ocorreu na categoria benefícios, pela presença constante no restaurante da empresa. Os resultados deste estudo revelaram que grande parcela do bem-estar no trabalho especialmente no que tange o envolvimento com o trabalho, comprometimento afetivo com a organização, bem como satisfações com os colegas, com a chefia e com o próprio trabalho praticamente independe dos programas de promoção da saúde promovidos pela empresa. Por outro lado, participação em programas de promoção da saúde que incluem as categorias de benefícios, saúde e ações comunitárias, relacionou-se a satisfações com promoções e com salário

Determinação da energia de ativação e pureza de medicamentos de referência, genérico e similar utilizando técnicas termoanalíticas

In this work, the reference drugs, generic and similar to the active ingredients acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol, captopril, hydrochlorothiazide and mebendazole were purchased from local pharmacies and studied by thermogravimetry (TG) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Thermal decomposition was assessed to obtain from the Ozawa method the activation energy in inert atmosphere (nitrogen), using three different heating ratios (5, 10 and 20 o C min-1). The pharmaceutical formulation of the AAS reference was the one who presented different from the others (generic and similar) Thermogravimetric profile indicating likely interaction between the active ingredient and excipients. Was observed at the heating rate of the inverse temperature that no linearity of the data, ie, there was no correlation between the percentage of mass loss and the activation energy involved in the thermal decomposition of the pharmaceutical formulation of the AAS reference log graph. The analysis by differential scanning calorimetry was performed in nitrogen atmosphere with a heating rate of 10 ° C min-1. In the analysis of these same drugs, the data curves found on the melting point were, except for hydrochlorothiazide, are consistent with the literature. Hydrochlorothiazide presented a melting point well below that found in the literature, which may be justified due to the interaction of the active ingredient with the excipient lactose. In the study of purity, using the Van't Hoff equation, the reference drugs hydrochlorothiazide and mebendazole reference generic and showed similar impurity content below the limit established that this equation must be greater than 2.5 mol%

Coordenação dos sistemas antioxidantes da catalase e da ascorbato peroxidase durante o envelhecimento acelerado de sementes de cártamo e girassol

World consumption of vegetable oils has increased in recent years because of its application in food, chemical, pharmaceutical and, more recently, energy industry. However, oilseeds, which these oils are extracted, have low viability, affecting the cultivation and productivity of these species. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of aging on the coordination of catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) antioxidant systems in safflower and sunflower. . Therefore, seeds were subjected to accelerated aging for 3, 6 and 9 days and grown in moistened paper towel for 72 hours. Additionally, before accelerated aging, sunflower seeds were pretreated by osmopriming with 10 mM ascorbate (ASC) or 3 amino 1,2,4 triazol (3-AT), a specific inhibitor of CAT activitie. The method of artificial aging used was efficient in both species, because it caused a decrease in germination, seedling development and growth, especially in safflower. The aging caused inhibition of CAT activity for both species and to compensate for such inhibition , sunflower increased mRNA expression of this enzyme , while safflower mobilized over the activity of APX. Analysis of the expression of malate synthase and sugar content demonstrated that sunflower seeds consumes lipid reserves in quiescent state, while the safflower is more dependent on carbohydrate. Pretreatment with 3-AT inhibited CAT activity and stimulated the APX, though with ASC acted reverse on these systems. None of the treatments recovered the physiological decline aging. It is concluded that aging change the oilseeds antioxidant metabolism, despite interspecies variations in response to this process, the depletion of the CAT antioxidant system was common. Because of this we propose that the measurement of CAT activity can be used to identify aging seed lots.

Extração, caracterização e avaliação bioativa do extrato de Arrabidaea chica

The use of plants for medicinal purposes is ancient, with widespread application in medicinal drugs. Although plants are promising sources for the discovery of new molecules of pharmacological interest, estimates show that only 17% of them have been studied for their possible use in medicine. Thus, biodiversity of Brazilian flora represents an immense potential for economic use by the pharmaceutical industry. The plant Arrabidaea chica, popularly known as “pariri”, is common in the Amazon region, and it is assigned several medicinal properties. The leaves of this plant are rich in anthocyanins, which are phenolic compounds with high antioxidant power. Antioxidant compounds play a vital role in the prevention of neurological and cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes, among others. Within the anthocyanins found in Arrabidaea chica, stands out Carajurin (6,7-dihydroxy-5,4’- dimethoxy-flavilium), which is the major pigment encountered in this plant. The present work aimed to study on supercritical extraction and conventional extraction (solid-liquid extraction) in leaves of Arrabidaea chica, evaluating the efficiency of the extractive processes, antioxidant activity and quantification of Carajurin contained in the extracts. Supercritical extraction used CO2 as solvent with addition of co-solvent (ethanol/water mixture) and were conducted by the dynamic method in a fixed bed extractor. The trials followed a 24-1 fractional factorial design, the dependent variables were: process yield, concentration of Carajurin and antioxidant activity; and independent variables were: pressure, temperature, concentration of co-solvent (v/v) and concentration of water in the co-solvent mixture (v/v). Yields (mass of dry extract/mass of raw material used) obtained from supercritical extraction ranged from 15.1% to 32%, and the best result was obtained at 250 bar and 40 °C, co-solvent concentration equal to 30% and concentration of water in the co-solvent mixture equal to 50%. Through statistical analysis, it was found that the concentration of co-solvent revealed significant effect on the yield. Yields obtained from conventional extractions were of 8.1% (water) and 5.5% (ethanol). Through HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography) analysis, Carajurin was quantified in all the extracts and concentration values (Carajurin mass/mass of dry extract) ranged between 1% and 2.21% for supercritical extraction. For conventional extraction, Carajurin was not detected in the aqueous extract, while the ethanol extract showed Carajurin content of 7.04%, and therefore, more selective in Carajurin than the supercritical extraction. Evaluation of antioxidant power (radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl – DPPH – sequestration method) of the supercritical extracts resulted in EC50 values (effective concentration which neutralizes 50% of free radicals) ranged from 38.34 to 86.13 μg/mL, while conventional extraction resulted in EC50 values of 167.34 (water) and 42.58 (ethanol) μg/mL. As for the quantification of total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteau analysis) of the supercritical extracts resulted in values ranged from 48.93 and 88.62 mg GAE/g extract (GAE = Gallic Acid Equivalents), while solid-liquid extraction resulted in values of 37.63 (water) and 80.54 (ethanol) mg GAE/g extract. The good antioxidant activity cannot be attributed solely to the presence of Carajurin, but also the existence of other compounds and antioxidants in Arrabidaea chica. By optimizing the experimental design, it was possible to identify the experiment that presented the best result considering the four dependent variables together. This experiment was performed under the following conditions: pressure of 200 bar, temperature of 40 °C, co-solvent concentration equal to 30% and concentration of water in the co-solvent mixture equal to 30%. It is concluded that, within the studied range, it is possible to purchase the optimum result using milder operating conditions, which implies lower costs and greater ease of operation.

Interações da trancinolona com ciclodextrinas em sistemas multicomponentes

Triamcinolone is a relevant anti-inflammatory costicosteroid drug, used mainly by injectable suspensions due its poor water solubility. The association of triamcinolone with cyclodextrins and co-solvents (triethanolamine TEA and N-methylpirrolidone NMP) was held to solubilize the drug and explain the involved interactions. Phase-solubility diagrams showed that triamcinolone was solubilized forming incredible stable complexes with cyclodextrins, in which bests results were observed applying randomyl-methylated-beta-cyclodextrin (RMβCD) (161 fold on increased solubility). The co-solvents TEA and NMP also enhanced drug solubility 1.4 and 6.7 fold, respectively. The association of both co-solvents with CDs seems decreased complexation stability, but enables higher amount of uncomplexed drug. Experimental magnetic resonance 2D-ROESY and theoretical molecular modeling studies demonstrated TRI-CDs interactions and elucidated the structure of formed complex, which occurred due to the inclusion of ring A of TRI on CDs cavity. Physicochemical aspects of solid binary and ternary complexes prepared by spray drying were assessed by using FTIR, X-ray diffraction and SEM photographs. Dissolution studies showed that binary and ternary associations presented higher dissolution efficacy in detrimental to pure drug system. In addition, the ternary complex containing TEA and RMβCD allowed drug dissolution faster than binary complex with RMβCD. Therefore, given the higher solubility and drug dissolution rate, binary and ternary complexes are new raw materials with great potential for pharmaceuticals containing triamcinolone.

Concepção de ser humano subjacente à discussão sobre saúde na psicologia: uma proposta de orientação heideggeriana

A reading method (Cervo & Bervian, 1983) was applied to select psychology publications on health. The rejection of the biomedical model is a recurring theme in these publications. Its point of view is that the model is reductionistic because it emphasizes (1) the disease (2) as a body dysfunction and by consequence health is understood as the absence of disease. The implications of the biomedical model for health are biological materialism and physiological mechanicism. Psychology publications counterpoint to biomedicine is to include attention to life contexts and consider the role of individual behavior and lifestyle in the health-disease process. Those thoughts about the nature of health imply a conception of man, especially when some articles claim that Descartes’ ideas are the ground to biomedicine development. Psychology publications reviewed highlight health characteristics related to a different view of the human mode of being. The thesis presented develops an understanding that Martin Heidegger’s Dasein Analytic is a conception of human being consistent with the selected psychology works’ view of health. It means psychology’s discussion about what is health is based on an implicit approach to the human being, one that allows the rethinking of health. The heideggerian Dasein is a vision of man in tune with the comprehension of health presented in the selected publications. It is understood that the manner a human phenomenon is conceptualized is related even implicitly to a conception of man. To take into account health’s contextual aspects like society, environment, and culture call attention to the man world relationship to which Heidegger calls being in the world. To highlight the role of behavior on one’s own health makes a point of the relationship man has with her/his own being, which Heidegger calls mineness.

Influência da utilização do fluido de corte com adição de grafeno na temperatura de usinagem e formação de rebarba no processo de micro fresamento

As time passed, humanity needed the development of new materials used in various activities. High strength materials such as titanium and Inconel for example, had been studied because they are widely used for implants in biomedicine, as well as their use in aerospace and automotive industries. Because of its thermal and mechanical properties, these materials are considered difficult to machine, promoting a rapid wear of cutting tools, primarily caused by the high temperatures in machining. With the development of new materials has emerged the need of developing new manufacturing processes. One of today’s innovative processes is the micro-manufacturing. Being a process with a defined cutting tool geometry, burr formation is a constant and undesirable phenomenon formed during the machininig process. Being detrimental to the manufacturing process, overspending deburring operations are constantly employed leading to increase the aggregate cost to the manufactured material. Assembly components are also impaired if there is no control of the burr, with consequences including the disposal of components due to the occurence of this phenomenon. This paper presents the study of micro-milling Inconel 718, investigating influential parameters in the formation of burrs in order to minimize the occurrence of this phenome non. Different feed rates per tooth and cutting speed are evaluated, and different cutting fluids with different methods of applying the fluid. Adding graphene to cutting fluids was considered as a variable to be investigated, which is considered an excellent solid lubricant, in addition to increasing the thermal conductivity of the cooling solution (AZIMI; MOZAF FARI, 2015). The micro-milling temperature was evaluated in the present work. It was observed a new phenomenon that causes the machined surface temperature decreases below room temperature when using the solution water + oil. This phenomenon is explained in further chapters. In order to unravel this phenomenon, a new test was proposed and, from this test, it can be concluded, comparatively, which cutting fluid has a better cooling property.Using cutting fluid with different thermal properties has shown influence when analy zing burr formation and reducing machining temperature.

Obtenção de triacetato de celulose a partir do bagaço de cana-deaçúcar para revestimento de micropartículas de goma gelana e avaliação do seu perfil de liberação in vitro e da mucoadesão ex vivo

Oral route of administration is considered to be the most comfortable, safe and greater adaptation for patients. But, oral route presents some disadvantages such as drugs bioavailability and side effects on the stomach. Some technologies are studied to soften and/or resolve these problems, such as coating with polymeric films, which are able to protect the pharmaceutical form of the acid stomachic environment and to act in the drug release, and mucoadhesive systems, which allow the pharmaceutical form remains a greater time interval in the intestine, increasing the effectiveness of the drug. Cellulose triacetate (CTA) films were produced from cellulose extracted from sugar cane bagasse. The films were prepared with different morphologies (with and without water, acting as non-solvent) and concentrations (3, 6.5 and 10%) of CTA and characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), water vapor permeability (WVP), puncture resistance (PR), enzymatic digestion (DE), and mucoadhesive force evaluation (MF). Microscopy showed the formation of symmetric and asymmetric morphologies. WVP data showed that more concentrated films have higher values for WVP; moreover, asymmetric films had higher values than symmetric films. PR measurements showed that symmetric membranes are more resistant than asymmetric ones. More concentrated films were also more puncture resistant, except for symmetric membranes with CTA concentrations of 6.5 and 10% that did not show significant differences. All of the films presented large mucoadhesive capacities independent of their morphology and CTA concentration. From the results of WVP and RP, a symmetric filme with 6.5% CTA showed better ability and mechanical resistance, therefore, was selected to serve as coating of gellan gum (GG) particles incorporating ketoprofen (KET), which was confirmed by SEM. The selected film presented low values in measurements of the swelling index (SI) and in a dissolution test (DT). TGA analysis showed that the CTA coating does not influence the thermal stability of the particles and there is no incompatibility evidence between CTA, GG and KET. Coated particles released 100% of the ketoprofen in 24 h, while uncoated particles released the same amount in 4 h. The results of this study highlight the potential of CTA in the development of new controlled oral delivery systems.