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Digestive enzymatic activity of pirarucu “amazon cod” using live food during initial feeding training

The objective of this work was to verify the digestive enzymatic activity of pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) using live food during initial feeding training. A total of 804 juveniles of pirarucu were homogeneously distributed in six circular PVC tanks with a capacity of 500 L (400 L water volume) and a flow rate of 10 L h-1. The experiment was conducted in three phases, four days for each phase.

Diabetes awareness andrisk reduction behaviors among pre-diabetic patients in Busia County, Western Kenya

One-third of people with pre-diabetic condition progress to type 2 diabetes within five years. However, with adequate knowledge on diabetes risk reductionbehaviors, progression to diabetes can be controlled. We therefore recruited 220 suspected cases ofpre-diabetic patients at Busia County Referral Hospital assessed their knowledge, and adaption of risk reduction behavior. A cross sectional study design and a systematic sampling approach wereused.

Perfil clínico dos óbitos após cirurgia cardíaca com esternotomia

Objetivo: identificar o perfil clínico dos óbitos após cirurgia cardíaca com esternotomia. Métodos: estudo descritivo, retrospectivo, de bordagem quantitativa realizado em um hospital público de referência cardiovascular emPernambuco.A população alvo foram os pacientes submetidos à cirurgia cardíaca com esternotomia que vieram a óbito no período de julho de 2017 a junho de 2019. Resultados: no total, 466 pacientes foram submetidos a cirurgia cardíacanoperíodo.A amostra foi compostade51 pacientescuja idade média foi de 67 anos, predominância do sexo feminino.

Legitimation through the rankings: case of a Public University in Brazil

The importance of national and international university rankings for their legitimacy in the institutional field has questioned the researches and leaders of the institutions for a closer look at this issue. The objective of this paper was to analyze the influence of the performance indicators of the internationalization of rankings as legitimacy for the institutional field of a public higher education.

Children's drawings as an experience – scopeand limits of their revelations

O Based on a description of the theories and principles of the analysis of children's drawings, we propose an integrative approach that enables their use in research with children. We created a brief timeline of the concepts that involve children's drawings with emphasis on the evolutionary approach as the central axis of theorizations in the field.

Financial evaluation of relative efficiency: an analysis in federal university hospitals in Brazil

The limitation of public resources and the complexity of the environment of the Brazilian Federal University Hospitals (FUHs), the main service providers of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), promoted the evaluation of efficiency in a significant evolutionary tool in this environment, in view of its results, which make it possible to ratify decisions for the enhancement of resources and the improvement of solutions in these institutions.To analyze the Brazilian FUHs regarding the relative financial efficiency, particularly in regards to outpatient and hospital assistance of medium a

Intervention of exercise-induced bronchospasm on quality of life in asthmatic adolescents

Objective: Analyze the relationship between exercise- induced bronchospasm and the quality of life in teenagers with asthma. Methods: This is a narrative-type literature review study. Results: EIB is a frequent clinical relationship that is estimated to occur in 5% to 20% of the general population, being more frequent and with a prevalence of 3% to 35% in adolescents under 16 years old.

Lesão por pressão: Assistência de enfermagem ao paciente acamado

Resumo: O ambiente hospitalar é um espaço de muita importância na sociedade civilizada, principalmente porque o bem-estar em saúde é uma preocupação humana. Assim a prevalência das lesões por pressão (LPP) tem crescido nos últimos anos, justamente pela ocorrência de comorbidades nos indivíduos mais idosos, que por muitas vezes se encontram acamados de forma irreversível.

Recent epidemic of covid-19: A prospect of cases and deaths in the state of Maranhão

Objective: To describe the number of confirmed cases and deaths by COVID-19 in the State of Maranhão. Descriptive, documentary and retrospective study, using secondary data extracted from the COVID-19 Epidemiological Bulletin of the State of Maranhão from April 1st to September 30th. The following were considered: confirmed cases of COVID-19, deaths by age group, date of occurrence, associated comorbidities. The data are public and are available in the health system's online bulletins. There were 173,564 confirmed cases and 3,756 registered deaths.