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O plano terapêutico voltado ao diabetes mellitus tipo 2tem sido muito questionado nos últimos anos, devido a falha em deter a ascensão de novos casos por essa doença, sob as diretrizes atuais. Tendo em vista que os estudos mais recentes demonstram resultados satisfatórios e menos efeitos colaterais para abordagens dietéticas com baixo teor de carboidratos, o presente estudo tem o objetivo de avaliar a aplicabilidade de dietas restritas em carboidratos (“low carb”) no manejo de pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2.

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a health intervention to improve the knowledge of SUS patients about tuberculosis, after analyzing the epidemiological profile of this disease in a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, based on the cases reported in the System of Tuberculosis Notification from 2006 to 2015.

O câncer é considerado um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no mundo, e estima-se o crescimento de suas taxas de incidência ao redor do mundo nos próximos anos. Desde o momento do diagnóstico e início do tratamento, as condições de enfrentamento e compreensão dos pacientes necessitam de atenção, visto o impacto emocional desta doença estigmatizada.

Introduction: In the scenario of athletes' mindset and performance, the athlete's lifestyle becomes an integral part of this development. It is necessary to focus on the athletes' mindset, exploring the perspective of elite athletes through a qualitative approach, to understand the lifestyle and other factors to which they attribute their success. It is also necessary to manage the training load with a mindset of performance and training progression.

Dentre os valores obtidos por meio do hemograma, o hematócrito é um dos parâmetros norteadores de informações úteis para o diagnóstico de anemias.

Introduction: Religion, spirituality, and sport are increasingly popular disciplines in the sport. As a historical memorial to the Greek Olympic Games, human movement activities were part of religious cults and rites in ancient societies. The modern athlete normally follows his or her religious tradition privately. Thus, the practice of sports activities linked to spirituality/religiosity (S/R) has acquired increasing importance, becoming an important cultural paradigm.

In the last decade, different types of online activities have been growing exponentially and online psychotherapy is moving in the same direction. It is crucial to recognize this line of work as a facilitator for people in the contemporary world, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The purpose of this study was to compare the perception of patients who underwent brief face-to-face psychodynamic psychotherapy and online psychotherapy by a single therapist. The study had a quantitative-qualitative approach, exploratory and comparative, which used the clinical methodology.

In this work, composites based on post-consumer polypropylene and two types of bentonites (in natura and organophilic) with different contents (2, 5 and 8% by weight) were prepared in a counter-rotating twin-screw extruder. The pelletized samples obtained by extrusion were stamped from plates obtained by compression in a bench press and these materials were characterized through measurement of hardness and impact resistance, as well as optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated decreased hardness and impact resistance.

Devido ao crescente consumo de cigarros eletrônicos e a pandemia da COVID-19, torna-se importante discutir sobre o uso de cigarros eletrônicos associados a infecção causada pela COVID-19, proporcionando um momento de reflexão para os profissionais de saúde atuarem na prevenção e promoção da saúde. Nessa perspectiva, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo identificar os impactos do uso de cigarros eletrônicos com a COVID-19. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura.

This article was developed through a bibliographic survey of scholars who dedicated themselves to researching the deaf subject, the main teaching approaches present in educational institutions for these subjects. The main bibliographic sources consulted were: Capoviila (2000), Goldfeld (1997), Perlin &Estrobel (2014), Quadros (2006), among others.