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The effects of individually ventilated cages on the respiratory systems of male and female Wistar rats from birth until adulthood

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the respiratory systems of male and female rats maintained in individually ventilated cages (IVCs) from birth until adulthood. METHODS: Female Wistar rats were housed in individually ventilated cages or conventional cages (CCs) and mated with male Wistar rats. After birth and wean...

Checklist for reporting results using observational descriptive studies as research designs: the MInCir initiative

Int. j. morphol; 35 (1), 2017
Observational and descriptive studies (ODS) represent between 70 % and 80 % of the designs utilized in biomedical publications of the different scientific journals. Despite this, there are no tools to guide writers and to assist reviewers in reporting results with this type of research design. The aim of...

Assessing the spatial pattern of a river water quality in southern Brazil by multivariate analysis of biological and chemical indicators

Braz. j. biol; 77 (1), 2017
Abstract This study assessed the genotoxicity and chemical quality of the Rio dos Sinos, southern Brazil. During two years, bimonthly, cuttings of Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea with flower buds were exposed to river water samples from Caraá, Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Taquara and Campo Bom, which ...

Online continuing interprofessional education on hospital-acquired infections for Latin America

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Latin America is a large and diverse region, comprising more than 600 million inhabitants and one million physicians in over 20 countries. Resistance to antibacterial drugs is particularly important in the region. This paper describes the design, implementation and results of an i...

Os árbitros de futebol e a mídia esportiva: a interpretação de árbitros paulistas sobre os comentários da mídia acerca do trabalho da equipe de arbitragem

Movimento (Porto Alegre); 23 (1), 2017
Este artigo é resultado de uma pesquisa com os árbitros da Federação Paulista de Futebol categoria FIFA. Entrevistamos em 2015 os três árbitros pertencentes a esta categoria. As entrevistas foram semiestruturadas e o recorte feito para este artigo teve por objetivo compreender como estes árbitros ...

Accuracy of CareStart™ G6PD rapid diagnostic test: variation in results from different commercial versions

La administración en salud, componente de desarrollo de la salud pública
Health management as a component of the development of the public health care

La salud pública como esfuerzo organizado de la sociedad y el estado por la salud, bienestar y la calidad de vida trasciende a los servicios de salud, razón por lo cual se hacen más complejos los procesos de conducción. Por lo tanto, se requiere dirigir con fundamentos científicos, con claridad de q...

Caracterización de la ventilación neonatal en el Servicio de Neonatología del Hospital Ginecobstétrico de Guanabacoa (2013 - 2015)
Characterization of Neonatal Ventilation in the Service of Neonatology at Guanabacoa Gynecobstetric Hospital (2013 - 2015)

Introducción: en los últimos años, la supervivencia del recién nacido de alto riesgo y enfermo ha aumentado. Estos neonatos requieren cuidados intensivos especiales para resolver complicaciones cada vez más complejas y su vida depende -en muchas ocasiones- de un soporte ventilatorio. Objetivos: cara...

Improving reproducibility and external validity. The role of standardization and data reporting of laboratory rat husbandry and housing

Acta cir. bras; 32 (3), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To identify the most relevant flaws in standardization in husbandry practices and lack of transparency to report them. This review proposes some measures in order to improve transparency, reproducibility and eventually external validity in experimental surgery experiments with rat mode...

Semáforo nutricional de alimentos procesados: estudio cualitativo sobre conocimientos, comprensión, actitudes y prácticas en el Ecuador

RESUMEN Objetivos. Analizar los conocimientos, comprensión, actitudes y prácticas relacionadas al semáforo nutricional (SN) en envases de alimentos procesados en el Ecuador. Materiales y métodos. Se realizaron 21 discusiones de grupos focales, en poblaciones de diverso tamaño de las regiones de ...