Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the novel extended-spectrum 'beta'-lactamase gene variants 'bla IND. SHV-40', 'bla IND. TEM-116' and the class I integron-associated 'bla IND. GES-7' in Brazil

A clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate carrying the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene variants bla(SHV-40), bla(TEM-116) and bla(GES-7) was recovered. Cefoxitin and ceftazidime activity was most affected by the presence of these genes and an additional resistance to trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole was observed. The bla(GES-7) gene was found to be inserted into a class 1 integron. These results show the emergence of novel bla(TEM) and bla(SHV) genes in Brazil. Moreover, the presence of class 1 integrons suggests a great potential for dissemination of bla(GES) genes into diverse nosocomial pathogens. Indeed, the bla(GES-7) gene was originally discovered in Enterobacter cloacae in Greece and, to our knowledge, has not been reported elsewhere

Presence of 'BLA IND. TEM-116' gene in environmental isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas jandaei from Brazil

It is known that Aeromonas spp. possess different chromosomal beta-lactamase genes. Presence and phenotypic expression of bla(TEM), bla(SHV), and bla(CTX-M) ESBL-encoding genes were investigated in environmental water isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas jandaei. Presence of blaSHV and blaCTX-M genes was not observed, and blaTEM gene was verified in 91% of the isolates. Sequencing of 10 fragments showed the occurrence of bla(TEM-116)

Development, implementation, and assessment of a distance module in endocrine physiology

Rangel EM, Mendes IA, Carnio EC, Marchi Alves LM, Godoy S, Crispim JA. Development, implementation, and assessment of a distance module in endocrine physiology. Adv Physiol Educ 34: 70-74, 2010; doi: 10.1152/advan.00070.2009.-This study aimed to develop, implement, and assess a distance module in endocrine physiology in TelEduc for undergraduate nursing students from a public university in Brazil, with a sample size of 44 students. Stage 1 consisted of the development of the module, through the process of creating a distance course by means of the Web. Stage 2 was the planning of the module's practical functioning, and stage 3 was the planning of student evaluations. In the experts' assessment, the module complied with pedagogical and technical requirements most of the time. In the practical functioning stage, 10 h were dedicated for on-site activities and 10 h for distance activities. Most students (93.2%) were women between 19 and 23 yr of age (75%). The internet was the most used means to remain updated for 23 students (59.0%), and 30 students (68.2%) accessed it from the teaching institution. A personal computer was used by 23 students (56.1%), and most of them (58.1%) learned to use it alone. Access to a forum was more dispersed (variation coefficient: 86.80%) than access to chat (variation coefficient: 65.14%). Average participation was 30 students in forums and 22 students in the chat. Students' final grades in the module averaged 8.5 (SD: 1.2). TelEduc was shown to be efficient in supporting the teaching- learning process of endocrine physiology.

A Ku-band active transmit-array module with a horn or patch array as a signal launching/receiving device

This paper is concerned with the design of a Ku-band active transmit-array module of transistor amplifiers excited by either a pyramidal horn or a patch array Optimal distances between the active transmit array and the signal-launching:receiving device, which is either a passive corporate-fed array or a horn, are determined to maximise the power gain at a design frequency: Having established these conditions, the complete structure is investigated in terms of operational bandwidth and near-field and far-field distributions measured at the output side of the transmit array, The experimental results show that the use of a corporate-fed array as an illuminating/receiving device gives higher gain and significantly larger operational bandwidth, An explanation for this behavior is sought.

Sustentabilidade de iniciativas premiadas no concurso inova????o: ind??cios de mudan??a da gest??o no governo federal ?

Com o t??rmino da 11?? edi????o do Concurso Inova????o na Gest??o P??blica Federal, em 2007, A ENAP considerou oportuno incluir em sua programa????o o desenvolvimento de pesquisas que, recuperando a trajet??ria do pr??mio, permitissem identificar como ocorrem as inova????es no governo federal e quais caracter??sticas desses processos podem criar ambientes favor??veis ou desfavor??veis ?? gera????o de inova????o, ?? sua perman??ncia e difus??o. Neste Caderno as pesquisas tiveram como foco a sustentabilidade das iniciativas premiadas e a sua dissemina????o. A an??lise empreendida apontou o car??ter end??geno das inova????es selecionadas e mostrou a import??ncia das equipes n??o s?? na concep????o das iniciativas, mas tamb??m na sua continuidade e relev??ncia pr??tica, oferecendo contribui????es para orientar os incentivos ?? inova????o no setor p??blico, potencializando os impactos do pr??prio Concurso Inova????o na Gest??o P??blica Federal, que completou 15 anos em 2010

Sustentabilidade de iniciativas premiadas no concurso inova????o: ind??cios de mudan??a da gest??o no governo federal?

O prop??sito da pesquisa que trata da sustentabilidade das inova????es premiadas no Concurso Inova????o na Gest??o P??blica Federal, de 1996 a 2006, consistiu em identificar o grau de perman??ncia das inova????es premiadas no per??odo e explorar as condi????es que favoreceram a continuidade. Como resultado mais significativo do estudo, identificou-se elevado ??ndice de sustentabilidade nas pr??ticas: 71,7% das inova????es pesquisadas continuavam ativas quando da realiza????o da entrevista, indicando razo??vel enraizamento no acervo das institui????es federais.A hip??tese ?? a de que a continuidade de inova????es por longos per??odos de tempo, sob distintas administra????es, constitui ind??cio de uma mudan??a mais profunda na gest??o p??blica federal, ultrapassando as altera????es no plano pol??tico e governamental.A an??lise focada nas iniciativas ativas permitiu inferir circunst??ncias que parecem favorecer essa continuidade, tais como a visibilidade dos resultados alcan??ados,o envolvimento dos servidores na inova????o, a exist??ncia de uma lideran??a ativa e de ambiente institucional que promova o acompanhamento e o ajuste das iniciativas a novas circunst??ncias