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Quality and storage stability of tamarind juice
Maia,Johnnathan Lima; Wurlitzer,Nédio Jair; Lima,Janice Ribeiro; Borges,Maria de Fátima; Maia,Monique de Oliveira; Damião,Bruno SilvaAbstract Tamarind is a tropical fruit with relevant importance for family agriculture, and can be used as raw material for a ready-to-drink juice; however, there are few data in the literature associated with the tamarind juice storage stability. This work aimed to evaluate the physicochemical, sensory and microbiological stability of tamarind juice throughout storage at room temperature (~28 °C) for 180 days. ...
Validação de métodos microbiológicos alternativos: uma visão geral
Brito,Francisca Airlane Esteves de; Bezerra,Lorena Cristina Rodrigues; Melo,Aíris Maria Araújo; Furtado,Roselayne Ferro; Borges,Maria de FátimaResumo O desenvolvimento de novos métodos de análise microbiológica requer uma avaliação da igualdade ou superioridade deste em relação a um método padrão ouro − método rotineiramente utilizado. Este processo de avaliação denomina-se validação. O método é validado se seu desempenho estiver satisfatoriamente de acordo com os parâmetros analisados. Neste trabalho, abordamos os critérios para a validação de novos ...
Ultrasound measurement of thyroid volume in euthyroid children under 3 years of...
Souza,Luís Ronan Marquez Ferreira de; Sedassari,Nathalie de Almeida; Dias,Eduarda Lemes; Dib,Fernanda Cristina Mattos; Palhares,Heloisa Marcelina CunhaAbstract Objective: To establish ultrasound reference values for thyroid volumes in children up to 3 years of age, given that ultrasound of the thyroid is an essential examination in the diagnosis of childhood thyroid disease. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study conducted in an iodine-sufficient city in southeastern Brazil. A total of 100 healthy children underwent clinical evaluation, anthropom...
PUBERTY IN A SAMPLE OF BRAZILIAN SCHOOLBOYS: ONSET AND ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTER...
Feibelmann,Taciana Carla Maia; Silva,Adriana Paula da; Santos,Juliana Pereira Pontes; Almeida,Esthefania Garcia de; Palhares,Heloisa Marcelina da CunhaABSTRACT Objective: To determine the age of puberty onset in boys and collect anthropometric data of participants at different puberty stages. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that assessed 430 boys in a random sample representing 48,390 students from public and private schools from the city of Uberaba, Southeast Brazil. The inclusion criteria were males, aged between 5 and 18 years, and absence of prev...
A RECURRENT MUTATION IN TSHB GENE UNDERLYING CENTRAL CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM ...
Borges,Maria de Fátima; Domené,Horacio Mario; Scaglia,Paula Alejandra; Lara,Beatriz Hallal Jorge; Palhares,Heloísa Marcelina da CunhaABSTRACT Objective: To describe the case of a patient with central congenital hypothyroidism (CCH) due to a recurrent mutation in the TSHB gene, as well as to conduct a genetic study of his family. Case description: It is presented a case report of a 5-month-old boy with a delayed diagnosis of isolated CCH in whom the molecular analysis was performed 12 years later and detected a recurrent mutation (c.373delT) ...
Percepção de Acadêmicos de Medicina e de Outras Áreas da Saúde e Humanas (Ligad...
Ferreira,Tassiani Turra; Borges,Maria de Fátima; Zanetti,Guilherme Cia; Lemos,Gustavo Luis; Gotti,Eduardo Souza; Tomé,Janaíne MachadoRESUMO Introdução: Alguns autores encontraram relação estreita e positiva da religiosidade e espiritualidade com comportamentos saudáveis, resultando em saúde adequada. Além disso, dados da literatura sugerem que, de modo geral, as pessoas se apoiam em suas crenças para enfrentar momentos de dificuldades pessoais e coletivas. Os profissionais cujas práticas estão ligadas ao cuidado em saúde necessitam se capaci...
Primary Amenorrhea Associated with Hyperprolactinemia in Polyglandular Autoimmu...
Cottas,Luiza Tizziotti; Borges,Maria de Fátima; Oliveira,Lívia Prata Santos; Resende,Ana Luísa Mantovani; Ataíde,Meire SoaresAbstract Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II (PGA-II) is a rare immunoendocrinopathy syndrome characterized by the occurrence of autoimmune Addison disease along with diabetes mellitus type 1 and/or autoimmune thyroid disease. Here, we report the case of a 23-year-old female with PGA-II who was followed up at the dermatology and endocrinology clinics of the Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, locat...
ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE ACANTOSE NIGRICANS E OUTROS FATORES DE RISCO CARDIOMETABÓLICO ...
Palhares,Heloísa Marcelina da Cunha; Zaidan,Paula Cunha; Dib,Fernanda Cristina Mattos; Silva,Adriana Paula da; Resende,Daniela Cristina SilvaRESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar em um grupo de crianças e adolescentes com obesidade e sobrepeso a presença ou não de acantose nigricans e sua associação com alterações metabólicas. Métodos: Estudo transversal envolvendo 161 indivíduos com excesso de peso, que foram divididos em dois grupos, segundo a presença ou não de acantose nigricans, e nos quais foram obtidas medidas antropométricas (índice de massa corporal, pr...
Timing of thyroid ultrasonography in the etiological investigation of congenita...
Borges,Maria de Fátima; Sedassari,Nathalie de Almeida; Sedassari,Anelise de Almeida; Souza,Luis Ronan Marquez Ferreira de; Ferreira,Beatriz PiresABSTRACT Objectives To describe the findings of thyroid ultrasonography (T-US), its contribution to diagnose congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and the best time to perform it. Subjects and methods Forty-four patients with CH were invited to undergo T-US and 41 accepted. Age ranged from 2 months to 45 years; 23 patients were females. All were treated with L-thyroxine; 16 had previously undergone scintigraphy and 30...
Puberty in a sample of Brazilian schoolgirls: timing and anthropometric charact...
Feibelmann,Taciana Carla Maia; Silva,Adriana Paula da; Resende,Daniela Cristina Silva; Resende,Elisabete Aparecida Mantovani Rodrigues deObjective The objective of this study was to determine the age at which puberty begins, age of menarche and anthropometric data of the participants at different stages of puberty. Subjects and methods This is a cross-sectional study in which we evaluated 665 girls, a sample representing the female schoolchildren population in Uberaba. Results We found that thelarche, pubarche, underarm hair and menarche were at...