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Background: More than 4 million neonates died yearly because of infections, among them, umbilical cord infections contribute to one million of them, thus, proper handling and care of the umbilical cord after delivery may have a great benefit in reducing worldwide neonatal mortality. Objectives: Estimation of the mean time of separation of the umbilical cord within a limited sample size of the term newborns and assessing the influence of different factors on the time of separation of the umbilical cord.

Fresh frozen plasma is the fluid portion of one unit of human blood that has been centrifuged separated and frozen solid at or colder with an eight hours of collection. The optional use of Fresh frozen plasma in a new born infants require a Careful consideration of indications, risks and benefits.

This study evaluated the epidemiological profile, dietary behavior, oral hygiene, and knowledge about prenatal dental care of high-risk pregnant women. The study sample consisted of 426 high-risk pregnant women who had prenatal care at a Brazilian teaching hospital (2017). For data collection, a questionnaire covering socioeconomic aspects, gestation, eating habits, and oral health was used. It was verified that 54.5% were aged between 19 and 29 years old, 40.6% had secondary education, 43.9% were housewives, and 72.7% earned a household income smaller than two minimum wages.

This study aims to evaluate parenting stress and resilience, to cross-reference quantitative and qualitative ISD variables with the Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and total stress and resilience factors, and to investigate if there is a predictive model for high stress and high resilience. A total of 92 parents of children with cerebral palsy participated in this study. The instruments used were the Socio-demographic Inventory (ISD), the Parenting Stress Index (PSI/SF) and the CD-RISC. The analyses were performed in SPSS version 20.0.

To evaluate the host-feeding preference of Cx. quinquefasciatus in southern Benin, a cross-sectional study was carried out in five neighborhoods, two at Cotonou and three at Porto-Novo, from December 2017 to March 2018. In each neighborhood, 4 inhabited houses were selected as mosquito catching sites. The collection of mosquitoes was conducted by pyrethrum spray captures (PSC) from 07:00am to 9:00am every morning and twice a week.

Objectives: To analyze the effects of a treatment with bark flour of passion fruit in people with metabolic syndrome. Method: randomized clinical trial with a sample of 50 people with metabolic syndrome, assigned randomly to two groups: intervention group (n=25) or thecontrol group (n=25). The intervention consisted in consumingbark flour of passion fruit for eight weeks. Anthropometric measures, biochemical parameters and blood pressure were measured as the markers of metabolic control. The Mann-Whitney test was used for inter-group comparison before and after the intervention.

Objective: To analyze the evidence on the use of the Theory of Planned Behavior for the collection of drug adherence-related beliefs. Methods: This is an integrative review carried out on the MEDLINE, Scopus Info Site (SCOPUS) and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) platforms. Results: It was evidenced that the control of the disease and the prevention of complications were highlighted among the advantages related to drug adherence, and the side effects were relevant among the disadvantages.

The aim of this study was to bearing the phytochemical profiles from the chloroform extract of Chrozophora rottleri leaves and it’s evaluate antibacterial activity. The chloroform extract of Chrozophora rottleri leaves were prepared by ethanol gradient elution orderly and analyzed by TLC and GCMS. The bacterial strains were used to evaluate the antibacterial activities by the disc diffusion and MIC method. Results showed that the disc diffusion against bacteria ranged from 5 µL/mL to 20 µL/mL of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus vulgaris).

Chronic idiopathic urticaria it`s a transient vascular reaction pattern characterized by short-lived circumscribed erythematous, edematous and itchy wheals usually lasting for a few hours to few days for a period of at least six weeks without an identifiable causes and its negative influence on the quality of life. It's a disabling affliction that considerably limits patients' daily activities. Desloratadine is a long-acting tricyclic histamine antagonist with selective H1-receptor. and possesses anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory activity.

Brazil committed itself to reducing its illiteracy rate by at least 50% by 2015 by agreeing to the Dakar Framework for Action, Education for All: Meeting our Commitments, thus, the present work aims to present the demographic projection of the illiteracy in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in order to analyze compliance with the reduction.