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A Síndrome dos Ovários Policísticos (SOP) é descrita pela associação do hiperandrogenismo e de alterações da função ovariana (anovulação, oligo-ovulação e/ou morfologia ovariana policística), com prevalência estimada em 6 a 19% das mulheres na menacme. Esta síndrome possui importância clínica por influenciar diretamente na qualidade de vida e no aumento do risco de diversas doenças, como infertilidade, câncer de endométrio e transtornos de humor.

Agrochemicals known as pesticides, come from various chemical components, and have raised questions about their use, as many of these compounds accumulate in our bodies, causing cancer, in addition to causing serious environmental problems. Thinking of a perspective of making students aware of the chemistry discipline in high school at a public school in Paraiba, Brazil, a didactic sequence was developed addressing the chemical concepts related to the use of pesticides and the environmental problems caused.

Cardiovascular diseases are described in the literature as the main causes of death in the Brazilian population, and also have great repercussions worldwide. The aim of this study was to comparatively analyze mortality from cardiovascular diseases between 2010 and 2020, taking into account the record of death in the hospital environment, in the municipality of Vitória da Conquista - BA. This is a quantitative, exploratory, longitudinal research based on secondary data.

Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of deaths from COVID-19 in the municipality of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais/Brazil, which occurred from the record of the first death until February 2, 2021. Methodology: this is an epidemiological, descriptive study, with secondary data extracted from the COVID-19 Epidemiological Bulletin, through the Epidemiological Surveillance of the Municipal Health Department of Montes Claros/MG. The variables evaluated were sex, age group, place of death, types of comorbidities and the main symptoms of COVID-19.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras (FLV) e o perfil antropométrico de funcionários de uma instituição de ensinosuperior privadado Rio de Janeiro,promovendo a reflexão e discussão acercade práticas alimentares saudáveis na prevenção e controle de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Participaram do estudo 93indivíduos, com idade entre 20 e 68 anos, sendo analisados oconsumo de FLVe alimentosultraprocessados,por meio de um questionário e, para o perfil antropométrico, foram aferidos peso, altura e circunferência de cintura.

Background: This work aimed to perform the molecular detection of EBV in samples from donors and recipients of living donor kidney transplantations at the HEMOPA Foundation, in Pará state, an Amazon region, and to characterize the prevalence of EBV and allele frequency of HLA in this population, and seek associations between these two factors. Methods: EBV detection was performed on 200samples of candidate donors and recipients using Nested PCR.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads around the globe and caused several symptoms, especially respiratory. However, much evidence indicates this virus causes neurological manifestations that must be investigated and understood, in order to avoid complications. In this context, this paperwork aims to compile information about the neurological changes related to the virus. Therefore, an integrative literature review study was conducted and 61 articles related to this theme were selected and analyzed. The authors searched the studies in the MEDLINE, Science Direct, and SciELO databases.

Acinetobacter baumannii é um dos mais importantes microrganismos Gram negativos que levam a infecções oportunistas adquiridas em hospitais em todo o mundo.

The use of simulation in the teaching-learning process contributes significantly to professional practice, thus, the general objective of this study is to analyze the characteristics of anxiety in psychology students who participated acting as psychologists in the simulation environment. For that reason, semi-structured interviews were conducted that demonstrated that simulation, besides giving autonomy and contributing to the development of professional skills, also proved to be a viable tool for coping with anxiety states.

We investigated the microbiological profile and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated in inanimate surfaces of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in Tres Lagoas. Samples of the different surface of ten beds, equipment and instruments inside the ICU were collected. The samples (134) were seeded on blood agar, isolated and identified following a standard protocol.