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Is there a relationship between diet quality and bone health in elderly women? ...
Destefani,Silvia Andréa; Kurokawa,Cilmery Suemi; Rodrigues,Sérgio Augusto; Corrente,José Eduardo; Padovani,Carlos Roberto; Paiva,Sérgio Alberto Rupp deABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether there is a relationship between diet quality and bone health in a group of elderly Brazilian women. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with 105 elderly women. Participants were evaluated regarding diet quality (good, needing improvement, and poor) and its relationship with bone mineral density (BMD), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP), and ...
Ophthalmological knowledge of Family Health Network physicians working as first...
Chaves,Igor Leonardo Carmona; Padovani,Carlos Roberto; Zornoff,Denise de Cássia Moreira; Ferreira,Ana Silvia Sartori Barraviera SeabraSUMMARY OBJECTIVE: First care providers working in the Brazilian Unified Health System are often physicians from the Family Health Program. Their knowledge on ophthalmology could indicate whether there is a need for training to decrease ophthalmological demands to secondary or tertiary health levels. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study based on an electronic questionnaire was conducted to evaluate th...
ACUTE EFFECT OF SPEED TEST ON THE SKIN TEMPERATURE OF ELITE SOCCER PLAYERS
Pinheiro,Andressa Mella; Tuono,Angélica Tamara; Vieira,Nathália Arnosti; Rezende,Tiago Marques de; Borin,Sérgio Henrique; Hartz,Charlini SimoniABSTRACT Introduction Infrared thermography has been used in several areas, mainly in sports training, and specifically in soccer. Objectives The objectives of the study were to verify the acute effect of a displacement speed test on the skin temperature of elite female soccer players, to observe pre- and post-test thermal asymmetries, and to compare responses in the anterior and posterior regions of lower limb...
Impact of a mobile unit on access to eye care in São Paulo, Brazil
Satto,Larissa Horikawa; Meneghim,Roberta Lilian Fernandes de Souza; Hirai,Flavio Eduardo; Padovani,Carlos Roberto; Schellini,Silvana ArtioliABSTRACT Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine the impact of a mobile eye health unit on access to eye care and to generate a profile of the population requiring ophthalmic care by age, nature of their ophthalmic diseases, and optimal management. Methods: The study was conducted in 14 cities in the southwest region of São Paulo, Brazil. Subjects included individuals who participate in the Brazilian U...
Reasons for no-show to referrals at a university eye clinic after eye examinati...
Rezende,Marcelo Abrão; Hashimoto,Mitsuo; Padovani,Carlos Roberto; Schellini,Silvana ArtioliABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to identify patient’s reason for no-show at a university eye clinic after ophthalmic examination via a mobile ophthalmic unit, which provides comprehensive ophthalmic care to underserved communities in a region of Brazil. Methods: In 2017/2018, this prospective observational study searched for no-shows at referrals to a university eye clinic after an outreach program screening...
A Redução do Colágeno Tipo I está Associada ao Aumento da Atividade da Metalopr...
Silva-Bertani,Danielle Cristina Tomaz da; Vileigas,Danielle Fernandes; Mota,Gustavo Augusto Ferreira; Souza,Sérgio Luiz Borges deResumo Fundamento A obesidade é um fator de risco para complicações médicas, incluindo o sistema cardiovascular. Há informações limitadas sobre o colágeno no coração obeso. Nosso estudo anterior demonstrou uma redução dos níveis proteicos de colágeno miocárdico tipo I em ratos obesos alimentados com uma dieta com alto teor de gordura durante 34 semanas. No entanto, os mecanismos responsáveis pelos níveis baixos...
Canonical analysis of climatic factors associated with the quality characterist...
Rodrigues,Sérgio Augusto; Oliveira,Paulo André de; Cervi,Ricardo Ghantous; Trevizan,Lilian Cristina; Padovani,Carlos RobertoAbstract Several factors may contribute to changes in monitoring parameters of drinking water quality, especially climatic characteristics. Behavioral studies of these characteristics are relevant to the rational and sustainable use of water resources and better monitoring of the quality of water available for the population. To assess the association between water quality and climate, this research explored ph...
Culture media to detect and criteria to evaluate and report the activity of ext...
Ferreira,Ana Beatriz Monteiro; Fischer,Ivan Herman; Leite,Luís Garrigós; Padovani,Carlos Roberto; Bueno,César JúniorABSTRACT: Extracellular enzymes are involved in the fungal pathogenesis in plants. Currently, culture media, data analyses, and data report related to extracellular enzymes produced in vitro conditions are different and therefore, lack standardization. This work aimed to compare the culture media cited on the literature (normal) with the potato-dextrose-agar (PDA) medium combined with a specific compound to pro...
The role of laparoscopy in the propaedeutics of gynecological diagnosis
Argentino,Gislaine Laperuta Serafim; Bueloni-Dias,Flávia Neves; Leite,Nilton José; Peres,Gustavo Filipov; Elias,Leonardo VieiraAbstract Purpose: To evaluate agreement between pre- and post-laparoscopy gynecological diagnosis in order to demonstrate the rationality of this minimally invasive technique use in gynecological propaedeutics. Methods: Retrospective chart review study conducted between March 2010 and October 2016 based on a convenience sample. 315 patients undergoing surgical laparoscopy at the Center of Gynecologic Endoscopy ...
Topical cyclosporine A 0.05% before and after surgery to prevent pterygium recu...
Meneghim,Roberta Lilian Fernandes de Sousa; Satto,Larissa Horikawa; Natsuaki,Kryscia Leiko; Oliveira,Alessandro Carvalho de; Padovani,Carlos RobertoABSTRACT Purpose: We evaluated the role of the conjunctival flap rotation technique using 5-fluorouracil and adjuvant therapy with topical cyclosporine A at 0.05% during short pre- and postoperative periods for the prevention of primary pterygium recurrence. Methods: In this prospective study, 76 patients with primary pterygium (76 eyes) were categorized into two groups: the control group with 31 patients who d...