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The number of bariatric surgeries performed in Brazil increased with 85% between 2011 and 2018. Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate associations between food intake and both body composition and lifestyle in the preoperative period of bariatric surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with adults scheduled for bariatric surgery at a university hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil. Data were collected on anthropometric characteristics, body composition determined using dual emission x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), lifestyle and food intake.

Introdução:Atualmente no Brasil as arboviroses – dengue, zika vírus e febre de chikungunya – representam sérios problemas de saúde pública, especialmente porque não se dispõe de vacinas contra essas doenças, o que, por sua vez, aumenta a importância do controle do vetor, o Aedes aegypti. A identificação de espaços de maior risco para a transmissão da dengue auxilia os estudos do processo de dispersão do vetor.

The modernization was accompanied by social and urban problems. The accumulation of waste in the environment, social exclusion and the need to obtain a source of income justified the emergence of professional waste pickers. Despite it’s importance, these workers suffer discrimination and risky situations in their work. The aim of this study was to evaluate the socioeconomic profile and quality of life of professional collectors from recycling associations in Grande Vitória metropolitan region, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

O relacionamento abusivo é caracterizado pelo vínculo afetivo que há entre a vítima e o agressor. E nessa relação existem violências diversas, entre elas: a violência psicológica, moral, patrimonial, física e sexual. Desse modo, o objetivoé Identificar o perfil sociodemográfico de mulheres que sofreram relacionamento abusivo e que buscaram o SEPSI para atendimento psicológico. A pesquisa foi realizada através de análise documental no Serviço Escola de Psicologia (SEPSI) da Universidade de Gurupi -TO, onde são efetuados atendimentos psicológicos à comunidade sem custos.

A obesidade vem sendo classificada há anos como um grande fator para o desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares, as quais geram uma grande morbimortalidade na população geral. O presente estudo é descritivo e transversal, onde foram coletados dados sobre obesidade e estado nutricional de adolescentes pelo site do Ministério da Saúde e o Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (SISVAN).

Food supplements are a beneficial source of nutrients. Designed for senior consumers, it offers a practical and easy way to supplement dietary needs even for hospitalized patients. However, due the immunocompromised nature of seniors, it is important to provide supplements that will not compromise their health further. Few studies explore the contaminants such matrix could carry and there are no microbiological standards to be taken into consideration.

The avenue Leopoldo Machado is one of the main mobility routes of Macapá city, northern Brazil, because it connects the northern hemisphere with the southern hemisphere of the city, it presents inconstancy in the afforestation along its length, which makes it difficult for people to move around adequately. The present study focuses on analyzing the urban microclimate in the area, to understand the influence of the surface temperature of urban pavement on urban thermal comfort.

Os chás são alimentos funcionais que apresentam várias propriedades benéficas à saúde, tais como para o tratamento de úlcera péptica causada por Helicobacterpylori e Doença de Alzheimer. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar in vitro e in silico as atividades inibidoras de urease e acetilcolinesterase de chás comercializados em sachês: preto (Camelliasinensis), erva doce (Pimpinellaanisum), verde (Camelliasinensis), hortelã (Menthaspicata), boldo (Peumusboldus), camomila (Matricariachamomilla), capim cidreira (Melissa officinalis) e mate (Ilexparaguariensis).

The expansion of cities has brought economic and social changes, population growth, as well as ecological, environmental and climate problems. However, for large cities such as Rio de Janeiro, research about the increase in temperature is still scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify changes in air temperature in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Two climatological periods 1961-1983 and 1991-2017 were used for analysis.

This work verified the physiological quality of seeds of two maize cultivars treated in isolation and in association with an inoculant based on Azospirillum brasilense, biostimulants and a liquid fertilizer.