Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and its prevalence has increased significantly in recent decades. It is characterized by a cognitive decline, which leads to a drop from an earlier level of functioning and to interference with daily functioning. AD remains without a cure; so far, the two drug classes approved for use (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and N-methylD-Aspartate receptor ...
Anxiety has an important role for the species, its presence is necessary for the survival of the individual, assuming the role of defense and preservation, but at high levels causes cognitive and social deficits for those who experience it. The emergence of meditative techniques and relaxation appear as therapeutic possibilities for reducing anxiety levels. Among the most diverse techniques, Schultz's Autogenic...
This study aimed to develop an instrument for measuring the quality and performance of the public health system. The study takes part in the field of Public Management, but it also covers Hospital and Health Administration. The preliminary analysis of the studies carried out shows the problems in the management of the several health systems in the world. The Brazilian system faces great difficulty in balancing ...
The theme of the quality of public services with a focus on the public transport service by buses demonstrates relevance, considering the increase in the number of cars on the roads, in addition to traffic jams, delays and increasing pollutant indices. In this way, improving the quality of public transport contributes to minimize these effects and attracting new users to the service, being essential to evaluate...
The institutional arrangement resulting from the Federal Constitution of 1988 establishes a new basis for the Brazilian federal system by profoundly altering intergovernmental relations. States and municipalities have gained centrality in the decision-making process on public policies with the transfer of resources and responsibilities on the provision of most basic services, something that requires entities, a...
With the end of the cold war the world scenario was modified, new issues emerged and gained space in the international system, for example, environment, energy, human rights, among others. Energy from this moment has gained more prominence and has become the subject of intense debate and reason for the consolidation of agreements between many countries. In this scenario, cooperation also gains strength and ends...
In Brazil, basic sanitation is one of the most vulnerable areas of cities, especially in the poorest neighborhoods of large urban centers and in small municipalities. Since the end of the National Plan for Sanitation (Planasa), the municipal management of the sector was inserted in a context marked by the absence of a legal framework, and with the emergence of Law 11.445/07, the National Basic Sanitation Law, p...
The rise of transnational organized crime to the level of threat to international security has brought significant changes to States' strategies to combat the problem. Its diffuse and networked character, adapted to the new economic reality of the post-Cold War, requires the concatenation of state efforts to confront it, otherwise it will render fruitless any policy in this regard. Cooperation emerges as an imp...
The present dissertation proposes to verify if the decisions of the National Health Council are effective, considering the decision-making effectiveness as the fulfillment of the resolutions and the incorporation of the deliberate topics in the governmental agenda. It also had as an scope to analyze and describe the decision-making performance of the council, considering the resolutions produced in the period 2...
Introduction: The presence of people living on the street (PSR in Portuguese) awakens in our society indifferent looks which marginalize and associate this public with violence. Sick of tuberculosis (TB) while living on the street greatly potentiates this segregation. Given that TB is a disease that is strongly marked by social exclusion and stigma. Dwelling in the street and being affected by this disease, the...