La cooperación internacional como instrumento para la construcción de paz en Colombia. Estudio de caso del proyecto “Fortalecimiento institucional para la atención a las víctimas del conflicto (FORVIC)” (2009-2014)

El presente estudio de caso pretende analizar los alcances de la cooperación internacional en materia de justicia transicional y construcción de paz tomando en consideración un proyecto de cooperación internacional emblemático denominado Fortalecimiento Institucional para la Atención a las Víctimas del Conflicto o FORVIC. Para conseguir esto, se analizarán primero los efectos generados por el Proyecto FORVIC en materia de fortalecimiento del Estado de Derecho y lucha contra la impunidad en Colombia, y a partir de los hallazgos se constituirán y se propondrán una serie de condiciones sobre las que puede pensarse la cooperación internacional como un instrumento genuino para la construcción de paz en Colombia.

Electromyographic standardized indices in healthy Brazilian young adults and data reproducibility

P>The determination of normal parameters is an important procedure in the evaluation of the stomatognathic system. We used the surface electromyography standardization protocol described by Ferrario et al. (J Oral Rehabil. 2000;27:33-40, 2006;33:341) to determine reference values of the electromyographic standardized indices for the assessment of muscular symmetry (left and right side, percentage overlapping coefficient, POC), potential lateral displacing components (unbalanced contractile activities of contralateral masseter and temporalis muscles, TC), relative activity (most prevalent pair of masticatory muscles, ATTIV) and total activity (integrated areas of the electromyographic potentials over time, IMPACT) in healthy Brazilian young adults, and the relevant data reproducibility. Electromyography of the right and left masseter and temporalis muscles was performed during maximum teeth clenching in 20 healthy subjects (10 women and 10 men, mean age 23 years, s.d. 3), free from periodontal problems, temporomandibular disorders, oro-facial myofunctional disorder, and with full permanent dentition (28 teeth at least). Data reproducibility was computed for 75% of the sample. The values obtained were POC Temporal (88 center dot 11 +/- 1 center dot 45%), POC masseter (87 center dot 11 +/- 1 center dot 60%), TC (8 center dot 79 +/- 1 center dot 20%), ATTIV (-0 center dot 33 +/- 9 center dot 65%) and IMPACT (110 center dot 40 +/- 23 center dot 69 mu V/mu V center dot s %). There were no statistical differences between test and retest values (P > 0 center dot 05). The Technical Errors of Measurement (TEM) for 50% of subjects assessed during the same session were 1 center dot 5, 1 center dot 39, 1 center dot 06, 3 center dot 83 and 10 center dot 04. For 25% of the subjects assessed after a 6-month interval, the TEM were 0 center dot 80, 1 center dot 03, 0 center dot 73, 12 center dot 70 and 19 center dot 10. For all indices, there was good reproducibility. These electromyographic indices could be used in the assessment of patients with stomatognathic dysfunction.

Postnatal growth and cardiometabolic profile in young adults born large for gestational age

Context The association between large for gestational age (LGA) phenotype, postnatal growth and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in adult life remains unclear. The role of IGF1 genotype on LGA-related outcomes in adult life is unknown. Aim To assess the postnatal growth, IGF-I levels, CMR and the influence of the 737.738 IGF1 in adults born LGA. Subjects Case-control study (n = 515) nested in a population-based prospective cohort (n = 2063); 117 LGA and 398 gender-matched controls appropriate for gestational age (AGA) subjects. Methods Anthropometry was evaluated at birth, at 9-10 and at 23-25 years old. At the age of 23-25 years, blood pressure (BP), glycaemia, insulinaemia, homeostasis model assessment - insulin resistance, lipids, fibrinogen, and plasma IGF-I and 737.738 IGF1 polymorphism were assessed. Results Large for gestational age subjects remained heavier and taller than AGA at 9-10 and 23-25 years (P < 0.05); at 23-25 years, LGA had greater waist circumference (WC; P < 0.05) and higher BP (P < 0.05) than controls. Body proportionality at birth did not predict metabolic outcome. LGA subjects presenting catch-down of weight in childhood had lower body mass index (BMI; P = 0.001), lower WC (P < 0.05) and lower BP (P < 0.05) at 2325 years. 737.738 IGF-I genotype differed between groups (P < 0.001). Homozygosis for polymorphic alleles was associated with increased odds of LGA (OR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.5-6.9), higher IGF-I (56.9 +/- 16.4 vs 37.7 +/- 16.0 nm; P < 0.01) and lower BP (114/68 vs 121/73 mmHg; P < 0.05). Conclusions Young adults born LGA presented higher BMI, WC and BP and appear to be at higher CMR risk than AGA subjects. The 737.738 IGF1 polymorphism appears to play a role on birth size and LGA-related metabolic outcomes.

Epidemiology of Spondyloarthritis in Brazil

During the period of 2006 to 2007, 28 university centers in Brazil used a standardized protocol of investigation to study the epidemiological, clinical and radiological variables of 1036 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Validated translated (Portuguese) versions of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Disease Activity Index and the Bath AS Functional Index were applied. Patient diagnoses were predominantly AS (72.3%), followed by psoriatic arthritis (13.7%), undifferentiated SpA (6.3%), reactive arthritis (3.6%), juvenile SpA (3.1%) and arthritis related to inflammatory bowel disease (1.0%). There was a predominance of male (73.6%) and white (59.5%) patients. Pure axial disease was observed in 36.7% of the patients, whereas the mixed pattern (axial, peripheral and entheseal) was observed in 47.9%. The most common extra-articular involvement was anterior uveitis (20.2%). HLA-B27 was positive in 69.5% of the tested patients.

Eu sou um burocrata

O artigo a seguir aborda, de maneira bastante leve e bem humorada, os principais preconceitos e lugares comuns atribu??dos ?? burocracia estatal pela imprensa e por outros setores sociais. Como Guy Peters assinala, a imprensa e os pol??ticos veem na burocracia o bode expiat??rio perfeito para explicar a causa de uma gama bastante grande de problemas sociais e econ??micos. No meio acad??mico, ainda segundo Peters, existem pelo menos sete concep????es diferentes utilizadas para descrever o fen??meno, que conduzem a uma aparente vis??o esquizofr??nica do fen??meno burocr??tico: por um lado, a burocracia ?? vista como um Leviat??, uma entidade monol??tica, fora do alcance do controle pol??tico e social e com um insaci??vel apetite pelo poder; por outro, a burocracia ?? vista como um amontoado de inst??ncias descoordenadas e incapazes de terem ideias pr??prias e, quando n??o, com ideias sem sentido. ?? ineg??vel, de qualquer modo, a liga????o entre burocracia e os Estados Modernos. Nem mesmo o mais ferrenho opositor da burocracia iria recomendar sua extin????o. No caso espec??fico do Brasil, nos anos recentes, houve uma significativa recomposi????o da burocracia estatal. Essa recomposi????o, j?? dentro dos preceitos trazidos pela Constitui????o de 1988, ocorreu por meio de concurso p??blico e seguindo os princ??pios da meritocracia. O concurso p??blico representa um dos requisitos para a forma????o de uma burocracia profissional, mas somente um processo de gest??o e capacita????o permanente pode garantir que ela sirva, de forma eficiente, o seu patr??o: a sociedade brasileira.

Unesp Informa, 2015, número 73

Boletim elaborado pela Assessoria de Comunicação e Imprensa da Reitoria da UNESP

Unesp Ciência, 2016, ano 7, número 73

Revista elaborada pela Assessoria de Comunicação e Imprensa da Reitoria da UNESP

Porfírias Cutâneas em Idade Pediátrica

As porfírias são um conjunto de doenças metabólicas raras que resultam, maioritariamente, de um defeito geneticamente programado das enzimas da biossíntese do grupo heme. As manifestações clínicas são muito variáveis, assim como a sua gravidade e prognóstico. A fotossensibilidade é característica das porfírias cutâneas. O diagnóstico diferencial pode ser difícil devido à inespecificidade dos sintomas e à sobreposição dos achados laboratoriais. O tratamento ainda é controverso, embora a evicção da exposição solar seja essencial. Neste artigo pretende-se realizar uma revisão teórica sobre as porfírias com manifestações cutâneas em idade pediátrica, enfatizando o diagnóstico e tratamento de cada subtipo.