1. Evaluation of malnutrition frequency and related factors of geriatric patients in need of home healthcare

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The nutritional status of frail elderly people receiving home health services should be evaluated. This study aimed to determine the nutritional status of patients aged ≥65 years registered in the Home Healthcare Services unit and investigate the factors that may be associated with malnutrition. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptiv

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2023

2. Nutritional diagnosis of ‘Montenegrina’ mandarin orchards at the southern Brazil

ABSTRACT The correct nutrition of orchards from fertilizer management directly influences fruit yield. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the nutritional status of orchards of the ‘Montenegrina’ mandarin (Citrus deliciosa Tenore) grafted on Poncirus trifoliata Raf. in southern Brazil. The study included analyzes of soil and leaf tissue from 58 comm

Revista Ceres. Publicado em: 2023

3. Potential relationship between Tourette syndrome and gut microbiome

Abstract Objective: In this article, the author aims to discuss and review the relationship between gut microbiota and Tourette syndrome, and whether the change in gut microbiota can affect the severity of Tourette syndrome. Sources: Literature from PubMed, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure was mainly reviewed. Both original studi

Jornal de Pediatria. Publicado em: 2023

4. Heterozygosity for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis predisposes to bipolar disorder

Objective: Bipolar disorder is a heritable chronic mental disorder that causes psychosocial impairment through depressive/manic episodes. Familial transmission of bipolar disorder does not follow simple Mendelian patterns of inheritance. The aim of this study was to describe a large family with 12 members affected by bipolar disorder. Whole-exome sequencing

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2023

5. Fat-free mass and maturity status are determinants of physical fitness performance in schoolchildren and adolescents

Abstract Objectives: The objective of the study was to verify whether (FFM), maturity status (MS) and chronological age (CA) are determinants of physical fitness performance, and to analyze FFM and physical performance aligned by CA and MS in children and adolescents. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was carried out in 863 schoolchildren. Weight,

Jornal de Pediatria. Publicado em: 2023

6. Association between abdominal obesity, screen time and sleep in adolescents

Abstract Objective: To assess the association between abdominal obesity, food intake, sleep deprivation, and screen time in adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 432 adolescents aged 14–19 years, from public and private schools. Anthropometric and body composition measures included body weight, waist circumference, body mass

Jornal de Pediatria. Publicado em: 2023

7. Regional analgesia and surgical site infections after colorectal surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis

Abstract Background The effect of regional analgesia on perioperative infectious complications remains unknown. We therefore tested the hypothesis that a composite of serious infections after colorectal surgery is less common in patients with regional analgesia than in those given Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IV-PCA) with opiates. Methods Pati

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology. Publicado em: 2023

8. Effect of candesartan treatment on echocardiographic indices of cardiac remodeling in post-myocardial infarction patients

SUMMARY Objective: Myocardial infarction has unfavorable effect on structural and functional properties of the myocardium, referred to as cardiac remodeling. Left ventricular mass, left ventricular mass index, and relative wall thickness are important predictors of cardiac remodeling. In this study, we investigated the effect of candesartan treatment in com

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2023

9. Should psychiatrists be more cautious about the use of antipsychotics for patients with borderline personality disorder?

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2022

10. Proposal of a failure envelope for artificially cemented sand

Abstract Soils are particulate materials, which often stand out for their low shear strength. In most cases, this aspect justifies adapting the geotechnical project for this characteristic, which can be even more problematic in the case of soft sands, since it often occurs in superficial layers in various parts of the metropolitan region of Fortaleza. Theref

REM - International Engineering Journal. Publicado em: 2022

11. Comparison of Pericardiocentesis in Post-Cardiac Surgery and Nonsurgical Patients with Pericardial Tamponade

Abstract Introduction: There are several approaches for pericardiocentesis. However, there is no definite suggestion about puncture location after cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is any difference regarding puncture location during pericardiocentesis in postoperative cardiac tamponade comparing to nonsurgical cardiac t

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Publicado em: 2022

12. Capillaroscopic appearance of nailfold vasculature of diabetic nephropathy patients

ABSTRACT Objectives: Diabetic nephropathy is a microvascular complication of diabetes and the most common cause of end-stage renal failure throughout the world. Videocapillaroscopy is a simple and noninvasive method that can display capillaries in the nail bed at the micron level. A few studies have been conducted on detecting retinopathy, another important

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Publicado em: 2022