15 articles in this issue
Teresa Cristina Abranches Rosa, Daniela Granja Arakaki, Evânia Catarina Fernandez de Arruda, Aline Souza Rodrigues, Mariana Raslan, Karine de Cássia Freitas
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Fernanda Soares da Silva-Morita, Sandra Lucinei Balbo, Mariana Carla Mendes, Marina Kimiko Kadowaki, Paulino Yassuda Filho, Maria Lúcia Bonfleur
The present study investigated the effects of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) feeding on body weight, fat accumulation, glucose homeostasis and lipid profile in cafeteria (CAF) obese rats. Male Wistar rats were divided randomly into two groups:... see more
Suellen Marinho Andrade, Bernardino Fernandéz-Calvo
This paper evaluates whether there is a relationship between postural control and hemispheric asymmetry following a stroke. Twenty right or left brain-damage patients and ten healthy control subjects were included in this study. The static (weight symmetr... see more
Melina Hauck, Luis Ulisses Signori, Michelle Carneiro Teixeira, Carolina Fantinel Veloso, Liliane de Freitas Bauermann, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva
Differences between reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defense system unbalance the redox status. The exposure to cigarette smoke can increase this imbalance. Trans-resveratrol is a polyphenol with great antioxidant action that reduces the oxidative ... see more
Luciana Boligon, Pedro Paulo Deprá, Ieda Parra Barbosa Rinaldi
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between flexibility and execution/validation of movements that are characteristic of the rhythmic gymnastics, using both kinematics and the code of points to assess the importance of this physical abil... see more
Danielle Mendonça Araújo, Mariane Fernandes Ribeiro, Fernanda Godoi de Paula, Ana Paula Espindula
This study aimed to provide an interaction time among pediatric caregivers performing group stretching activities, and to verify the effectiveness of a stretching session to improve flexibility. Caregivers of the pediatric ward of a university hospital pa... see more
Simone Cristina Baggio, Sonia Silva Marcon, Aliny de Lima Santos, Catarina Aparecida Sales
This is a descriptive exploratory qualitative study developed with the purpose of knowing daily cares adopted by diabetic and his/her caregiver for the control of glucose levels. The collection of data was accomplished in 2010, through semi-structured int... see more
Iraktania Vitorino Diniz, Karen Krystine Gonçalves de Brito, Suellen Duarte de Oliveira Matos, Ándrea Cláudia Almeida de Melo Lira, Marta Mirian Lopes Costa, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
Current study analyzes an integral care plan for a person with multiple pathologies, using the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). The descriptive and observational study, clinical case type, was developed during a home visit to an ... see more
Jenifer Härter, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Eduarda Russo-Gonçalves, Roxana Isabel Cardozo-Gonzales
The objective of this study was to analyze the performance of a Typical Primary Health Care Unit (TPHCU) and Family Health Unit (FHU) in the cases of TB detection and verify the capacity of health services for respiratory symptomatic (RS) care according t... see more
Hugo Mendonça Mundim, Maria Aparecida Caixeta Lins, Eridane Botelho Guzmán, Heline Leal Titan, Patrícia Keiko Saito, Sueli Donizete Borelli
While a 42-year-old male patient was being prepared for deceased-donor renal transplantation, anti-HLA-A2 antibodies were detected in the serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. The patient denied any transfusion history and previous tr... see more
Eliane Araújo de Oliveira, Maria del Carmen Villaverde Gutiérrez, Suellen Marinho Andrade, Rebeca Vinagre Martins, Johannes Siegrist
The main objective of this study was to validate and examine the psychometric parameters of Profil der Lebensqualität Chronischkranker (PLC) in climacteric women. We conducted an exploratory research in Health Care and Treatment enrollment 280 participant... see more
Henrique Amancio Ferreira, Gabriel Luís Silva Lima, Helena Moretti Bressane, Alessandra Cristina Pupin Silvério, Ciderleia Castro de Lima
The study aims to analyze the efficacy of the exclusive self-monitoring of the fasting capillary blood glucose in the control and treatment of diabetic patients. This is a quasi-experimental study, for which five individuals with diabetes were selected, w... see more
Anderson Cleyton Miranda, Andriéllen Marciniak, Luana dos Santos, Claiza Barretta, Luciane Angela Nottar Nesello
Food is essential for the promotion of health and the low intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) is a risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases. Current descriptive and cross-sectional study evaluated the consumption of FVby teenagers in Penha, Sant... see more
Amanda Lury Yamashita, Liogi Iwaki Filho, Mariliani Chicarelli da Silva, Wilton Mitsunari Takeshita, Lilian Cristina Vessoni Iwaki
Orthognathic surgery is widely used in the treatment of dento-maxillofacial deformities, which changes both the facial appearance and the pharyngeal airway space. The aim of this study was to evaluate cephalometric changes in the pharyngeal airway space b... see more
Elizano Santos de Assis, Jamille Alves Araújo, Maria Izabel Ribeiro Cabral de Rezende, Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira, Francisco Prado Reis, Cláudia Moura de Melo
Current analysis investigates the sickle-cell syndrome among members of a maroon community (comunidade quilombola) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. The entire population, comprising five hundred and ninety-three people, was screened. Blood samples were co... see more