Brazilian Journals Research Articles

Isauthorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis.

Women remain underrepresented in 80% of Brazilian surgical specialties, however, women representation within the Brazilian academic surgical literature remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate the gender distribution of first and last authors in Brazilian surgical journals. All publications between 2015 and 2019 from the five Brazilian surgical journals with the highest impact factor were reviewed. The first and last authors' names were extracted from each article and a predictive algorithm was used to classify the gender of each author. Authors were further classified by surgical field and geographic region to investigate patterns of female authorship among journals, specialties, and region over the study period. Multivariable logistic regression was then used to identify factors independently associated with female authorship. 1844 articles were analyzed; 23% (426/1844) articles had female first authors, and 20% (348/1748) had female last authors. Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira was observed to have the highest rates for both first and last female authors (37%, 138/371; 26%, 95/370)) and Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (9%, 48/542; 10%, 54/522) had the lowest rates. Papers with a woman senior author were twice as likely to have a woman first author (OR 1.98, 95% CI 1.51-2.58, p≤0.01). Women's representation in medicine is increasing in Brazil, yet women remain underrepresented as the first and last authors in the Brazilian surgical literature. Our results highlight the importance of senior women mentorship in academic surgery and demonstrate that promoting female surgeon senior authorship through academic and financial support will positively impact the number of female first authors.

Influence of Ion Pairs and Activity on the Index of Irrigation Water Quality Relying on Some Modern Terms in Erbil Governorate. *

Influence of Ion Pairs and Activity on the Index of Irrigation Water Quality Relying on Some Modern Terms in Erbil Governorate. *

Environmental education in Brazil: trends and gaps from 2015 to 2019

Here we carried out a review of the open-access literature concerning Environmental Education in the prominent Brazilian journals from 2015 to 2019, aiming to provide trends in the field of Environmental Education Research in Brazil and highlighted well-studied areas and potential research gaps. We found a total of 695 articles from four scientific journals that met the selection criteria, and identified five key results: i) a predominance of qualitative research approach; ii) sex-biased authorship skewed towards women; iii) high educational attainment, led by authors with doctoral degrees; iv) a majority of authors affiliated to public institutions, and v) a predominance of authors from institutions at the southeast region of Brazil. Therefore, our results highlight that the major gaps to be filled in Environmental Education are the lack of quantitative studies, low scientific production by private universities, and centralization of production in the southeast and south regions.

Clinical and evolutionary aspects of classification and treatment for pediatric hydrocephalic syndrome: a bibliographic review

Introduction: The term hydrocephalus comes from the Greek and means “water in the head”. It is characterized by an increase in the amount and pressure of cerebrospinal fluid or cerebrospinal fluid, leading to dilatation of the ventricles and compression of nervous tissue. Hydrocephalus is not a specific disease. Rather, it represents a diverse group of disorders, which result from impaired circulation and absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or, in rare circumstances, increased production by a choroid plexus papilloma. Objective: to review clinical and evolutionary aspects of the classification and treatment for pediatric hydrocephalus syndrome, its clinical presentations and procedures that provide a better resolution of this neurosurgical emergency. Method: a computerized bibliographic search was carried out, using the keywords (Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV); ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus (VP ​​shunt); Treatment and Diagnosis.), in the following databases (SciELO, Google Scholar, Brazilian Journal of Neurosurgery, Arquivos Ciência Saúde, American Journal of Neurosurgery and Publab). Conclusion: there are few references in the Brazilian literature that address the topic on clinical and evolutionary aspects of classification and treatment for pediatric hydrocephalus syndrome. Thus, it is important to encourage research on the subject, enabling the strengthening and expansion of their professional practice in this area, as critical training and the development of skills to assist children with neurological disorders are fundamental.

Two different spectrophotometric methods for simultaneous determination of binary mixture of atenolol and amlodipine in commercial formulation

Two different spectrophotometric methods for simultaneous determination of binary mixture of atenolol and amlodipine in commercial formulation

Recommendations for the practice of breastfeeding in the COVID-19 pandemic: integrative review

Objective: to analyze the general recommendations for the practice of breastfeeding in the face of infection by the new coronavirus. Method: integrative literature review, carried out in the LILACS and Pubmed databases, from March to May 2020. The searches took place with the following combinations of descriptors “Coronavirus”, “Lactation” and “Breastfeeding”. The limitation regarding the year of publication of the articles during the searches carried out was from 2019 to 2020. Results: the search in the data sources allowed the inclusion of ten articles, two from Brazilian journals, found in the LILACS database, and eight of international origin, selected in the PubMed database. Conclusion: From this review, it became evident that most studies addressed the recommendation to maintain the practice of breastfeeding in women with COVID-19. These studies reinforce the importance of counseling, the necessary care during the act of breastfeeding, in addition to recognizing the benefits of breastfeeding. The large number of research on the subject defends and favors breastfeeding for women suspected or diagnosed with COVID-19, which limits the discussion with similar articles.

Estimation of the DNA damage in Girardia tigrina (Girard, 1850) after exposure to radiation under extreme conditions / Estimativa dos danos do DNA em Girardia tigrina (Girard, 1850) após exposição à radiação em condições extremas

The use of planarians as experimental models has been increased worldwide especially due to their high capacity of tissue regeneration and ease of laboratory maintenance. The current study aims to assess the genetic damage of Girardia tigrina after exposure of stressors in conditions such as: critical temperature, critical pH, hypergravity (4.4G) and low power laser (685nm). 18 specimens of G. tigrina were used, the extreme conditions mentioned were experimental group with 3 specimens each, and 3 for the control group, all specimens were submitted to the Comet Assay after exposure of stressors, and control group with no extreme condition exposure. The extreme stimuli of critical temperature and pH, hypergravity and low power laser irradiation, caused genetic damages to the G. tigrina, for hypergravity and low-power laser stressors the damage was higher in the pharyngeal and post-pharyngeal regions of the animal with a greatest area of comet tail dragging for the post-pharyngeal region. The extreme stimuli of critical temperature and pH, hypergravity and low power laser irradiation caused genetic damages in planarians Brazilian Journal of Development ISSN: 2525-8761 12160 Brazilian Journal of Development, Curitiba, v.8, n.2, p.12159-12177 feb. 2022. G. tigrina, especially in samples from the pharyngeal and post-pharyngeal regions of the flatworms body assessed by the Comet Assay.

BrJAC mourns the death of Prof. Dr. Miguel Valcárcel Cases and recognizes his great contribution to Analytical Chemistry and Science around the World

Who has not seen or heard about books such as Analytical Chemistry: A Modern Approach to Analytical Science, Principles of Analytical Chemistry: A Textbook, or Foundations of Analytical Chemistry: A Teaching-Learning Approach, or about flow injection analysis-FIA, and sequential injection analysis-SIA? These are, in fact, some contributions from Prof. Miguel Valcárcel Cases, at the University of Córdoba-Spain, who leave us on 9th January 2022 at the age of 75. Prof. Valcárcel was Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Córdoba, Vice-Rector for academic guidance and teaching and Vice-Rector for quality, as well as the first Director of the Andalusian Institute of Fine Chemistry and Nanochemistry since 1994. Born in Barcelona (Spain), Prof. Valcárcel was a graduate of the University of Seville where also obtained his Ph.D., and was an assistant teacher until 1975. He was an associate professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Science of Palma de Mallorca in 1975, an institution where he was also Dean and full professor at the University of Cordoba in the year 1976. He was also President of the Analytical Division of the European Federation of Chemical Societies and was a member for 4 years of the High-Level Expert Group of the European Union's Growth Program. Valcárcel received the Spanish national Enrique Moles prize for Chemical Science and Technology (2005), the Maimónides prize for scientific-technical research from the Junta de Andalucia (1992), and the Solvay Research Prize in Chemical Sciences from the CEOE Foundation (1997). He has the Robert Boyle Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK, 2004), the Enrich Planquette Prize from the Austrian Chemical Society (1996), the Gold Medal from the University of Warsaw (2000), and the Medal from the Portuguese Chemical Society (2000). He also received the distinction of Cordoba citizen of the year 2006 in the education/research section, and the Averroes de Oro-Cuidad de Córdoba medal in 2006 for his scientific trajectory. He was also awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Valencia (2010) and the European DAC-EuChMS (Division of Analytical Chemistry of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences) award in recognition of his scientific and teaching career (2015). He was the author of ca. 700 papers, published 9 scientific books, and co-authored 15 chapters of multi-author books. Owner of a unique vitality and a very accurate vision of Analytical Chemistry, Prof. Valcárcel contributed to the formation of dozens of students, of which he was extremely proud, and some of them are today Full professors spread all over the world. The Brazilian Journal of Analytical Chemistry mourns his death, and through this simple tribute, recognizes his great contribution to Analytical Chemistry and science around the world.

Do Brazilian medical journals reference Brazilian articles? A cross-sectional study.

The quantity and quality of Brazilian scientific output increases decade by decade. However, there is a tendency to undervalue Brazilian journals, illustrated by the low number of citations compared with texts in international journals, with the tacit justification that foreign articles are of superior quality. To investigate the differences in numbers of citations of Brazilian and international periodicals in three Brazilian journals from 2016 to 2020. All articles published in the Journal of the Brazilian College of Surgeons, in the Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, and in Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. The references of these studies were analyzed, summing the total number of citations and classifying them as published in Brazilian or foreign journals. A total of 902 articles were analyzed, totaling 23,394 references, with a mean of 25.81 ± 8.59 references per article. Of these, 2,680 (11.45%) were Brazilian, equating to a mean of 2.95 ± 3.79 Brazilian references per article. It is necessary to improve appreciation of Brazilian periodicals, especially among Brazilian researchers and institutions responsible for science funding.

Os periódicos médicos brasileiros referenciam artigos nacionais? Um estudo transversal

BackgroundThe quantity and quality of Brazilian scientific output increases decade by decade. However, there is a tendency to undervalue Brazilian journals, illustrated by the low number of citations compared with texts in international journals, with the tacit justification that foreign articles are of superior quality.ObjectivesTo investigate the differences in numbers of citations of Brazilian and international periodicals in three Brazilian journals from 2016 to 2020.MethodsAll articles published in the Journal of the Brazilian College of Surgeons, in the Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, and in Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. The references of these studies were analyzed, summing the total number of citations and classifying them as published in Brazilian or foreign journals.ResultsA total of 902 articles were analyzed, totaling 23,394 references, with a mean of 25.81 ± 8.59 references per article. Of these, 2,680 (11.45%) were Brazilian, equating to a mean of 2.95 ± 3.79 Brazilian references per article.ConclusionsIt is necessary to improve appreciation of Brazilian periodicals, especially among Brazilian researchers and institutions responsible for science funding.

ESTUDAR - ANÁLISE DA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM PERIÓDICOS BRASILEIROS

ABSTRACT Studying is an essential behavior for all students, as it potentially allows them to learn any content. This study aimed to analyze the production of the scientific community, published in Brazilian journals, about studying. Search words were inserted in the SciELO and PePSIC databases, which resulted in 82 selected studies. The information obtained concerns the authors, institutions, area of knowledge, theoretical approach, and type of research. Among the results, the following stand out: an increase in the number of publications since 2004; predominance of few research groups; little participation from the Education area; predominance of Cognitive Psychology; predominance of descriptive research; use of standardized instruments; predominance of Higher Education and the use of the classroom as a setting. It discusses the need for more intervention research, in addition to the greater participation of teachers who should be the main participants involved in the research.

Impact of COVID-19 on gender gap in dental publications: a retrospective cohort with three Brazilian journals.

This was a retrospective cohort study to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the gender gap in articles submitted to three international dental journals based in Brazil. All submissions performed to Brazilian Dental Journal, Brazilian Oral Research, and Journal of Applied Oral Science before (2019) and during the pandemic (2020) were assessed. Gender of the first, last, and corresponding authors were collected. Other variables collected were journal, continent studied by authors and stage of their careers (classified according to authors' highest degree), and final decision reached in the article. Absolute and relative frequencies with 95% confidence intervals, Pearson's Chi-square tests, and Fisher's Exact test were used (α = 0.05). In total, 4,726 unique submissions were analyzed. A higher proportion of early-career authors was observed during the pandemic (44.8% to 49.3%, p = 0.021). Most articles were rejected but without association with gender. Increased proportion of male first authors from before to during the pandemic was observed (39% to 42.1%, p = 0.034). Drop in the proportion of articles with women as first authors was observed for researchers in their early- (65.9% to 58.8%, p = 0.02) and mid-career stages (63% to 55.8%, p = 0.014). Reduction in women as first authors was observed during the pandemic in South and Central Americas (66.7% to 61.5%, p = 0.010), and when the last author was a female, or the corresponding author was a male. In conclusion, a disproportionate impact on female dental researchers in submitting articles in the period from before to during the pandemic was observed when considering first authorship, suggesting that the COVID-19 may have increased the gender inequality in dental science.

Bitcoin: an analysis of the accounting and finance research published in international journals

This paper consists of a literature review and a survey of scientific research published in journals about the theme cryptocurrencies. In a descriptive study, we used bibliometrics and the content analysis of articles that address the central theme, bitcoin. The study analysed 337 articles. The number of studies has been increased in the period from 2013 to 2018. The findings corroborate with the law of Bradford (many journals with few articles) and will meet with the Lotka's law (80% of the authors are logged only one study on the theme). The majority of researches conducted, in short, comparative studies with indexes and mathematical properties, using statistical tools such as analysis of variance and regression. It generally noted the lack of research on the topic in Brazilian journals, which enables opportunities for future studies.

An Analysis of Published Research on Japan in Brazilian Psychology Journals

An Analysis of Published Research on Japan in Brazilian Psychology Journals

MÚLTIPLAS LENTES DE ESTUDO E ABORDAGEM DA LIDERANÇA

Abstract This article discusses the multiple forms of studying and approaching leadership with a particular interest in recent theoretical and empirical studies from Brazilian scholarship on the topic. The article reviews what we denote as the three main lenses of leadership: individual leader(ship), followership, and collective leadership. The article's typology epitomises the essential view of each lens and its historical treatment. We use this discussion about the three lenses to analyse the scientific literature on leadership in Brazilian scientific journals from 2016 to 2021. The systematic literature review of 32 articles reveals emphasis on the first lens, the focus on individual leaders, normally those in positions of authority, and the idea that leadership is a vertical and hierarchical activity rather than a collectivistic phenomenon. The article concludes by highlighting opportunities for empirical inquiry into more contemporary collective leadership research in Brazilian organisations.

Repertório ocupacional na literatura nacional

Abstract Introduction Concepts and constructs are fundamental to the theory and practice of any profession. In occupational therapy, although some concepts and constructs, such as the Occupational Repertoire, are present and/or on the rise in theoretical-methodological frameworks, they have not yet been extensively and systematically investigated, defined, and debated in the production of national knowledge. Objective The objective was to analyze the use of the Occupational Repertoire construct in the national occupational therapy literature. Method A scoping review was carried out in the main national journals in the area and the Google Scholar platform published between 1990 and 2020. The Boolean search strategy was used, in which the descriptors (occupational repertoire) and (occupation repertoire) were combined with the OR operator. Thus, in all journals, the following sentence was maintained: (occupational repertoire OR repertoire of occupations). The sample consisted of 20 publications. Results Of the 20 publications that made up the analyzed sample, 7 were published in the Brazilian Interinstitutional Journal of Occupational Therapy, 5 in the Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 1 in the Revista de Terapia Ocupacional da USP and 7 in Google Scholar composing the gray literature (4 TCC, 1 paper, 1 abstract and 1 dissertation). The year of publication ranged from 2016 to 2020. Of the 20 publications that made up the sample, only the materials found in the gray literature had the occupational repertoire as their object of study, in the other publications, the occupational repertoire appears either in the introduction, in the results, in the discussion and/or final considerations as a complement/secondary element to the purpose of the publications. Conclusion Although the “occupational repertoire” construct corroborates the practice and theoretical discussion of occupational therapists in the international context, in Brazil, the literature on this construct is still incipient. Therefore, the importance of developing future research on the subject is highlighted, providing a dialogue between professionals, in addition to favoring the recognition and constitution of the profession.

Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: a descriptive systematic review

Welcome to BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY (JBNC), the official journal of the Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery, is the oldest Neurosurgery journal in our country. It started in 1973 with the name of “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” and, since the beginning, it has been an extremely important information organ for Brazilian neurosurgeons. Brazil is the country with the third largest number of neurosurgeons in the world. Despite this large number of colleagues working in the specialty, we still do not have any journal indexed in PubMedTM, which is considered the most important database for medical journals in the world. Bem-vindo ao Jornal Brasileiro de Neurocirurgia - JBNC. Welcome to Brazilian Journal of Neurosurgery. O JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA (JBNC), órgão oficial da Academia Brasileira de Neurocirurgia, é a revista de neurocirurgia mais antiga do nosso país. Iniciou no ano de 1973 com o nome de “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” e desde o início tem sido um órgão de informação de extrema importância para os neurocirurgiões brasileiros.

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Reduce Morbidity and Improve Surgical Resection in a Skull Base Ewing s Sarcoma: case report

Welcome to BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY (JBNC), the official journal of the Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery, is the oldest Neurosurgery journal in our country. It started in 1973 with the name of “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” and, since the beginning, it has been an extremely important information organ for Brazilian neurosurgeons. Brazil is the country with the third largest number of neurosurgeons in the world. Despite this large number of colleagues working in the specialty, we still do not have any journal indexed in PubMedTM, which is considered the most important database for medical journals in the world. Bem-vindo ao Jornal Brasileiro de Neurocirurgia - JBNC. Welcome to Brazilian Journal of Neurosurgery. O JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA (JBNC), órgão oficial da Academia Brasileira de Neurocirurgia, é a revista de neurocirurgia mais antiga do nosso país. Iniciou no ano de 1973 com o nome de “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” e desde o início tem sido um órgão de informação de extrema importância para os neurocirurgiões brasileiros.

Fusão intersomática lombar anterior (ALIF) 5 níveis (L1-S1) Associada a Artrodese Via Posterior T10-S1: relato de caso

Welcome to BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY (JBNC), the official journal of the Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery, is the oldest Neurosurgery journal in our country. It started in 1973 with the name of “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” and, since the beginning, it has been an extremely important information organ for Brazilian neurosurgeons. Brazil is the country with the third largest number of neurosurgeons in the world. Despite this large number of colleagues working in the specialty, we still do not have any journal indexed in PubMedTM, which is considered the most important database for medical journals in the world. Bem-vindo ao Jornal Brasileiro de Neurocirurgia - JBNC. Welcome to Brazilian Journal of Neurosurgery. O JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA (JBNC), órgão oficial da Academia Brasileira de Neurocirurgia, é a revista de neurocirurgia mais antiga do nosso país. Iniciou no ano de 1973 com o nome de “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” e desde o início tem sido um órgão de informação de extrema importância para os neurocirurgiões brasileiros.

Perfil Epidemiológico e Desfecho Clínico de Pacientes Submetidos à Craniectomia Descompressiva de Urgência

Welcome to BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY (JBNC), the official journal of the Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery, is the oldest Neurosurgery journal in our country. It started in 1973 with the name of “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” and, since the beginning, it has been an extremely important information organ for Brazilian neurosurgeons. Brazil is the country with the third largest number of neurosurgeons in the world. Despite this large number of colleagues working in the specialty, we still do not have any journal indexed in PubMedTM, which is considered the most important database for medical journals in the world. Bem-vindo ao Jornal Brasileiro de Neurocirurgia - JBNC. Welcome to Brazilian Journal of Neurosurgery. O JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA (JBNC), órgão oficial da Academia Brasileira de Neurocirurgia, é a revista de neurocirurgia mais antiga do nosso país. Iniciou no ano de 1973 com o nome de “Seara Médica Neurocirúrgica” e desde o início tem sido um órgão de informação de extrema importância para os neurocirurgiões brasileiros.