Juiz De Research Articles

Students' Perception Regarding the Use of Artificial Anatomic Models

Introduction: Historically, the teaching of anatomy uses human cadavers. However, artificial pieces have been gaining ground in the teaching methodology. Objective: To analyze the students' perception regarding anatomy study using artificial anatomical models through a structured instrument. Method: Application of a structured questionnaire to 222 health areas students in two teaching institutions from Juiz de Fora-MG-Brazil. The students should have already taken the discipline of Anatomy. Data collection was carried out at the colleges, tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet, and proceeded with statistical analyses. Results: Students were mainly in the 18-19 age group (42%); they considered that artificial pieces facilitate learning (about 80%); they were confident about the use of anatomic knowledge in clinical practice (80%). Most of them (81%) said that learning with artificial models was excellent or good despite considering a large number of structures to be memorized as a difficulty (83%). Conclusion: Respondents used synthetic parts on a large scale and attributed a superb quality to teaching/learning using these materials. They believed, in general, in their excellent preparation for applying anatomical knowledge in professional life.

Between formality and effectiveness: The dynamics of social participation in the political cycle of a tourism management council in Juiz de Fora/MG

Based on public policy theory this paper analyses how individual actors interact in order to push (or avoid) touristic issues in the public arena and what themes intro-duced in their agenda are converted into actions. It is a case study based on prima-ry and secondary data collection and analysis. Methodological it is carried on quanti-tative (descriptive statistic) and qualitative (contend analysis) techniques. The re-sults suggest a direct relationship between the power of the actors, the degree of participation and the tendency to approve and execute the proposals. In summary, some central actors drive the collective public policy.

The search for assisted reproduction: profile of patients seen in the fertility outpatient clinic of a public hospital.

ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological profile of patients treated at the Fertility Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary public hospital in Juiz de Fora.MethodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed the medical records of 448 patients who sought fertility treatment at a tertiary public hospital. The data collected from the medical records were used to assess the main causes of infertility, find the most frequently performed procedures, and the cases eligible to therapeutic or prophylactic intervention.ResultsOf the 448 patients included in the study, 385 (86%) sought fertility consultation, 49 (10%) came in for repeated miscarriages, and 14 (3%) for other reasons. Of the 438 infertile patients, 280 (63.9%) had primary and 158 (36.1%) had secondary infertility. The top-three conditions of the 295 patients with established diagnoses were chronic anovulation (n=98; 33%); tubal factor infertility (n=86; 29%); and male factor infertility (n=59; 20%).ConclusionsImproving care in reproductive health requires a more profound comprehension of the epidemiological profile of patients seeking treatment. There are alternative cost-effective means to contain the development of infertility. Additional expenditure in public healthcare is needed to accommodate the growing number of individuals seeking fertility treatment in Brazil.

River, City and River Landscape: Paraibuna’s Territory in Juiz de Fora/MG

River, City and River Landscape: Paraibuna’s Territory in Juiz de Fora/MG

Transformações urbanas em Juiz de Fora-MG: a avenida Barão do Rio Branco e a história da cidade / Urban transformations in Juiz de Fora-MG: the Barão do Rio Branco avenue and the city's history

Resumo
 A relação entre as cidades e os meios de locomoção nela introduzidos influenciam diretamente as características do espaço urbano ao longo dos anos de sua formação. Neste sentido, o presente artigo busca apresentar as intervenções ocorridas no espaço/tempo em Juiz de Fora/MG, sobretudo as relacionadas a avenida Barão do Rio Branco, com mais de 6 km de extensão no centro urbano, como potencialidade de evidenciar fatos e transformações vivenciadas pela cidade. Para tanto, abordou-se questões sobre o dimensionamento e características das vias como conformadoras do espaço urbano, apresentando documentos que registram desde a origem do município, formação, transformações e intervenções que se deram nesta avenida desde sua primeira formação em 1836. Os principais fatos foram organizados de forma cronológica e analisados com o viés urbanístico, verificando-se que grande parte destas intervenções estão relacionados à estrutura viária da área central da cidade, sobretudo a partir dos anos de 1970, quando as demandas por transporte urbano se intensificavam. A necessidade das intervenções na avenida como um reflexo do crescimento da população e de suas novas necessidades, confirmam a importância desta via no desenvolvimento do centro urbano do município.
 
 Abstract
 The relationship between cities and the means of locomotion within it directly influences the characteristics of urban space over the years of its formation. In this sense, this article aims to present the interventions occurred in the space/time in Juiz de Fora/MG, especially those related to Barão do Rio Branco Avenue, street with more than 6Km of extension that cuts through the inner city, as potential evidence of facts and changes experienced by the city. In order to do so, we address questions about the design and characteristics of the roads as conformers of the urban space, presenting documents that record, from the origin of the municipality, the formation, transformations and interventions that have taken place in this avenue since 1836. The main events were organized chronologically and analyzed with the urban approach, verifying that most of these interventions are related to the road structure of the central area of the city, especially since the 1970s, when the demand for urban transport was intensified. The need of interventions on the avenue as a reflection of the urbanization process and its changing needs, confirm the importance of this pathway in the development of the urban center of the city.

Helminth parasites of Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae), from localities in the Atlantic forest of Brazil.

The current study aimed to investigate the helminth parasites of a population of Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae) that occur in Atlantic Forest in the Southeastern region of Brazil. We necropsied 18 specimens of G. cuja, collected between January 2009 and May 2014, ran over victims on BR-040 highway, between the municipalities of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro and Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, localities inserted in Atlantic rainforest Biome. A total of six species of helminths were identified: Dioctophyme renale, Molineus elegans, Physaloptera sp., Strongyloides sp., Platynosomum illiciens, and Pachysentis gethi. Molineus elegans, Physaloptera sp. and P. illiciens were recorded for the first time in this host. Data provided in the current study when compared to the previous reports of parasitism by helminths in G. cuja in Brazil demonstrate that this study is the most representative with this host species.

Personalidade, religiosidade e qualidade de vida em indivíduos que apresentam experiências anômalas em grupos religiosos

INTRODUÇÃO: Há alta prevalência de Experiências Anômalas (EAs), como as vivências chamadas de psicóticas, na população geral. Existe pouca informação a respeito das caraterísticas de pessoas que apresentam EAs de caráter não patológico e que buscam auxílio em instituições religiosas. OBJETIVOS: Investigar os perfis de personalidade, a qualidade de vida (QV) e a religiosidade em pessoas que apresentam EAs. MÉTODOS: Cento e quinze sujeitos que procuraram centros espíritas de Juiz de Fora/MG e que apresentavam EAs foram entrevistados: dados sociodemográficos; ITC-R (140) - (Inventário de Temperamento e Caráter, revisado e reduzido); DUREL-P (Duke University Religious Index, versão em português), e WHOQOL-BREF (Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida da Organização Mundial da Saúde - versão brasileira abreviada). RESULTADOS: Cooperatividade foi a dimensão de personalidade que obteve a maior média (77,0 ± 11,2); Religiosidade Não Organizacional obteve médias altas em 77% da amostra; 58,9% dos sujeitos eram Espíritas; QV psicológica obteve a média mais baixa (61,1 ± 19,4) e a mais alta foi QV física (67,1 ± 18,2). CONCLUSÕES: Os indivíduos com EAs que buscam auxílio parecem constituir uma população de risco para transtornos mentais ou problemas emocionais em geral, sendo preciso desenvolver abordagens adequadas e mais estudos sobre o tema.

TV Mariano Procópio nas páginas dos Diários Associados: contextos históricos, disputas políticas e narrativas identitárias

Análise das narrativas veiculadas pelos jornais dos Diários Associados em Juiz de Fora/MG sobre a implantação da TV Mariano Procópio no município. O estudo teve como pressuposto teórico a relevância das representações midiáticas e da memória na sociedade, e as relações de poder envolvidas na implantação de uma emissora televisiva. O recorte empírico do trabalho constituiu-se de edições dos jornais Diário Mercantil e Diário da Tarde veiculadas de dezembro de 1956 a julho de 1966, com seleção de conteúdos que faziam referência a TV Mariano Procópio