University Of Juiz De Fora Research Articles

Factors associated with the use of herbal medicines for oral problems by patients attending the clinics of the School of Dentistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Factors associated with the use of herbal medicines for oral problems by patients attending the clinics of the School of Dentistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Levantamento etnobotânico de plantas medicinais utilizadas pelos moradores do povoado de Manejo, Lima Duarte - MG

O objetivo deste estudo foi o levantamento etnobotânico de plantas medicinais utilizadas pela população do povoado de Manejo, Lima Duarte (MG). O estudo foi realizado mediante visitas às casas dos moradores que responderam a questionário relacionado às espécies de plantas que são cultivadas, respectivas partes utilizadas, bem como as formas de preparo e quais doenças são tratadas com as plantas. Foram realizadas 41 visitas resultando em citações de 100 diferentes espécies medicinais, sendo a maioria cultivada nos quintais e outras nativas da região, as quais também são utilizadas pelos moradores. Exemplares foram coletados e depositados no herbário CESJ, da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. As espécies mais citadas foram Mentha sp., Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown, Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC., Bidens pilosa L., Mentha pulegium L., Mikania glomerata Spreng., Rosa sp. e Plantago major L. As doenças mais tratadas com as plantas medicinais em Manejo são gripes e resfriados, problemas estomacais, cólicas menstruais e infecções no útero, verminose, problemas renais, ansiedade e estresse. As partes mais utilizadas são as folhas, e a forma de preparo mais comum das plantas são os chás por infusão. A construção de horta comunitária no povoado pode valorizar o emprego das plantas medicinais, sobretudo pelos mais jovens, mantendo a tradição do uso pelas futuras gerações.

A construção das éticas de tradução de textos literários a partir da experiência: a interação entre a academia e a sociedade

Este trabalho aborda a necessária interação entre a academia e a mídia, o mercado editorial em geral, tradutores sem formação específica na área e leitores não-profissionais. O seu objetivo é contribuir para a ampliação da consciência não apenas da existência de duas éticas da tradução de textos literários – a da diferença e a da igualdade, nos termos de Antoine Berman e de Lawrence Venuti – como também das consequências do privilégio de qualquer uma delas sobre a outra. Será estabelecido um diálogo com trabalho apresentado por Christina Schäffner, no 6º. Congresso da Sociedade Europeia dos Estudos da Tradução, ocorrido em setembro de 2010, em Leuven, na Bélgica, no qual foi discutida a percepção que se tem da tradução por parte da mídia anglo-saxônica, e com textos de intelectuais para quem, tal como preconizou Aristóteles, a construção de posturas éticas se pauta na experiência. A fim de corroborar e de ilustrar as posturas defendidas, serão apresentadas estratégias de ensino adotadas pela autora do trabalho em disciplinas que leciona no Bacharelado em Letras: Ênfase em Tradução – Inglês da UFJF e conclusões de monografias produzidas por alunos do referido curso.

Light microscopy - Methods and protocols

The first part of the book (six chapters) is devoted to some selected applications of bright-field microscopy while the second part (eight chapters) to some fluorescence microscopy studies. Both animal and plant biology investigations are presented covering multiple fields like immunology, cell signaling, cancer biology and, surprisingly to me, ecology. This chapter is titled: Light microscopy in aquatic ecology: Methods for plankton communities studies and it is due to Maria Carolina S. Soares and colleagues from the Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Dept. of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil). Here they present methods to quantify the different component of planktonic communities in a step-by-step manner so that virus, bacteria, algae and animals pertaining to different taxa can be recognized and the contribution they made to the plankton composition evaluated. It descends that even how the plankton composition is changing due to environmental variations can be accurately determined....

A FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES DE FÍSICA NA VISÃO DE FORMANDOS E RECÉM FORMADOS: UM ESTUDO NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE JUIZ DE FORA

This work, linked to the research line “Public Policy, School Organization and Teacher Education” program of graduate education UNESP Presidente Prudente, was motivated from the identification of barriers and disincentives faced by students of a degree in Physics from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), at the stage. The research aims to investigate the point of view of undergraduate students and teachers recently graduated from the degree course in Physics UFJF, how is the training of teachers of physics at that institution. Based on studies of the critical-reflective teacher and researcher-teacher, many experts and researchers point to the reflective practice as an alternative to overcome the technical teacher. The research, featured as a case study, was carried out thru a qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interview with six students, four teachers graduates and teachers from teaching and practice of physics teaching. We also used source of information the curriculum of physics as practiced in the training college. Taking as reference the years between 2004 and 2009, we seek to identify aspects of the training these teachers which could answer the question presented. The survey results showed that the disincentive is caused by several factors, most markedly by a mismatch between the pedagogical and content-specific disciplines, approach centered on the model of technical rationality and the absence of a significant identity between the curriculum and the very purpose of training teachers, among others.

Structural Study of Prepuce in Hypospadias—Does Topical Treatment With Testosterone Produce Alterations in Prepuce Vascularization?

Androgen stimulation before hypospadias surgery has resulted in increased penile size, fewer complications and improved cosmesis, and suggests increased neovascularization. To our knowledge the real effect on neovascularization remains to be proved. We studied the histological effects of testosterone on neovascularization. A total of 26 boys with hypospadias were randomly allocated to 2 groups before surgical correction. Group 1 did not receive any treatment and group 2 received 1% testosterone propionate ointment twice daily for 30 days before surgery. During the surgical procedure a fragment of prepuce was excised and prepared for histological evaluation. The number and volume density of blood vessels were determined by labeling for von Willebrand's factor. Blood vessel quantification as volume density was done using a video microscopy system with a superimposed cycloid arch test system. The groups were similar in age and hypospadias classification. Testosterone treated prepuces (group 2) had an increased absolute number of blood vessels (mean ± SD 8.5 ± 1.3 vs 4.8 ± 1.8 vessels per field) and increased blood vessel volume density (mean 50.5% ± 7.8% vs 24.8% ± 8.6% vessels per point) (each p <0.001) compared to those in untreated patients (group 1). The use of 1% testosterone propionate ointment before hypospadias surgery produces neovascularization in absolute numbers and in volume density.

Coupled Numerical Methods in Engineering Analysis

1 Structural Engineering Department, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-330, Brazil 2 Institute of Modeling and Computation, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany 3 Department of Mechanics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 03 Bratislava, Slovakia 4 CICC—Research Center in Construction Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal

INCUBADORAS TECNOLÓGICAS DE COOPERATIVAS POPULARES: POSSIBILIDADES DE GESTÃO

The performance of The Technological Incubator of Popular Cooperatives (ITPCs) in a double sense, in the students training, through the education linking, research and extension, and generation of employment and income. In this context, this article aims to examine the possibilities of management of the incubators studied. To do that, six comparative analytical categories were created: multiple objectives and potentially competitive and / or cooperative between members and institutions, organizational structure, partnerships, management of physical and financial resources; incubation methodology and internal democracy. These categories were classified according to three management models: hetero, social and self managements. The methodology used was the focus group, based on the script analytical categories listed. At the end of the paper, it could be verified that both the The Technological Incubator of Popular Cooperatives of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora - INTECOOP/UFJF and the Technological Incubators of Popular Cooperatives of the Federal University of Sao Joao Del Rei - ITCP/UFSJ, have a hybrid management model, with characteristics of the three models studied, though with a predominance of characteristics of social management. Key-Words: Incubators. Models of Management. Popular Cooperatives.

Não-adesão ao tratamento em pacientes com doença de Crohn: prevalência e fatores de risco

Non-adherence to therapy, in any degree is a common event and occurs in several circumstances. It is one of most common cause of fail in therapy of chronic diseases and Crohn's disease is not an exception. To evaluate in patients with Crohn's disease the prevalence and the risk factors to non-adherence to therapy. From July 2006, for 12 months, were included prospectively, for non-adhesion to therapy 100 patients with Crohn's disease that were assisted in a Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases of University Hospital of Federal University of Juiz de Fora, MG, in Brazil. A modified Morisky & Green Test for Measure of Adherence to Therapy was answered by all of them. According to test the patients were classified in two groups defined as adherence and non-adherence, respectively, and the last one was separated in intentional and non-intentional adhesion. Clinical, psychological and pharmacotherapeutics variables were sought to find the factors related to non-adherence. Sixty four percent of total group were noticed to have a score of non-adherence to therapy according to used test and non-intentional was the most common type of behavior in such patients, and they demonstrated to be conscious of therapy. The comparison of adherent and non-adherent patients displayed a significant tendency to occurrence of non-adherence in younger (P = 0.07) and in non-white patients (P = 0.06). No correlation was observed in comparison of psychological and pharmacotherapeutics variables and non-adherence. In patients with Crohn's disease the prevalence of non-adherence to therapy is high (64%). The younger and non-white patients have higher propensity to non-adherence. In such circumstances efforts should be made to look for strategies to deal with this sort of people suffering from Crohn's disease, trying to increase the degree of adherence in this sort of patients.

Analysis of Systematic Error and Discrepancy in Measurements of Dental Models Using Digital Caliper

Objetivo: Determinar os indices de erro e de discrepância de medicoes realizadas em modelos ortodonticos em acrilico com dentes de estoque em oclusao dentaria e maloclusao, utilizando paquimetro digital e avaliar a influencia do tempo de experiencia profissional na exatidao das medicoes. Metodo: Duas medicoes, com um intervalo minimo de 30 dias, foram realizadas por 30 alunos de graduacao em Odontologia da FO da UFJF, 12 alunos do curso de especializacao em Ortodontia da FO da UFJF e 6 professores do curso de especializacao em Ortodontia da UFJF. Apos a realizacao das medidas, as medias das dimensoes utilizadas no estudo foram obtidas por grupo. A analise estatistica utilizada lancou mao do teste t de Student, do ANOVA e do teste de Tukey. Resultados: Erros sistematicos foram observados na oclusao dentaria entre os alunos da especializacao e na maloclusao entre os professores da especializacao e os alunos da graduacao. Discrepâncias de medidas foram observadas na oclusao dentaria e na maloclusao entre os alunos da especializacao e os da graduacao. Erros de medidas foram encontrados na oclusao dentaria entre os alunos da graduacao e os da especializacao. Erros de medidas foram encontrados na maloclusao entre os professores da especializacao e os alunos da graduacao. Conclusao: O tempo de experiencia profissional teve influencia significativa nas medicoes, pois se verificou que o numero de erros sistematicos e discrepâncias de medidas foi maior no grupo de menor experiencia, isto e, alunos de graduacao, e menor no grupo de maior experiencia, grupo de professores da especializacao.

Surgical Treatment of Varicocele in Children With Open and Laparoscopic Palomo Technique: A Systematic Review of the Literature

We systematically reviewed the results of varicocelectomy by Palomo procedure in children and adolescents. We performed a search of the English literature through the MEDLINE((R)) database and the Cochrane Central Search library. The key words used were "varicocele and children" and "varicocele and adolescents." Of 264 articles published with data on varicocele surgery in children and adolescents 27 concerned the classic Palomo procedure and 20 dealt with the modified Palomo technique, in which the testicular artery was spared. Laparoscopic Palomo varicocelectomy was compared with the open Palomo technique. Totals of 1,344 and 496 patients were treated with the laparoscopic and open Palomo techniques, respectively. The rates of hydrocele in the open and laparoscopic groups were 9.7% and 6.9%, respectively (p = 0.81). The rate of recurrence was 2.9% in the open group and 4.4% in the laparoscopic group (p = 0.146). A modified Palomo procedure was used in 715 operations and the classic technique in 1,454. Hydrocele was diagnosed in 3.2% of patients in the modified group and 7.7% in the classic group (p <0.001). Varicocele recurred in 4.2% of patients undergoing the modified procedure and 3.4% of those undergoing the classic procedure (p = 0.506). Mean +/- SD testicular catch-up growth was 54.7% +/- 38.9% in the modified group and 66.7% +/- 19.9% in the classic group (p = 0.584). Three studies documented improvement of the quality of semen examination postoperatively compared to a control group of uncorrected cases. No study evaluated the rate of fertility after varicocelectomy. The rate of hydrocele is high with the classic Palomo technique and less with the modified technique. The rate of varicocele recurrence is around 3% to 4% with both procedures. The percentage of testicular catch-up growth is variable.

Auto-avaliação da audição em idosos

OBJETIVO: investigar queixas auditivas e caracterizar impactos sociais e emocionais do handicap auditivo em idosos. MÉTODOS: participaram deste estudotransversal,35idosos dosprojetos Enriquecimento Cultural e Nucleação, ambos do Pólo Interdisciplinar do Envelhecimento da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Utilizou-se dois instrumentos de coleta de dados: o questionário sócio-demográfico, de saúde geral e percepção auditiva e o de avaliação da desvantagem auditiva The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, HHIE (adaptado por Wieselberg, 1997). Efetuou-se a análise descritiva das &lt; variáveis de estudo e, para verificar a associação entre a ocorrência de desvantagem auditiva com as demais variáveis, realizou-se análises bivariadas, por meio do teste X², considerando p &lt; 0.05. RESULTADOS: foram observadas queixas auditivas para 11 (31,4%) indivíduos e de desvantagem auditiva (social e/ou emocional) para 10 (28,6%). As principais implicações da desvantagem auditiva relacionaram-se às habilidades sociais, compreensão da fala durante atos comunicativos; dificuldades na compreensão da TV e/ou rádio; baixa tolerância a sons intensos e a ambientes ruidosos. Apenas sete (20%) entrevistados não apresentaram nenhuma percepção de desvantagem. CONCLUSÃO: apesar de ter sido utilizada amostra reduzida, foram observadas queixas auditivas em atividades cotidianas dos idosos, que dificilmente seriam pesquisadas em avaliações de saúde de rotina, nem mesmo em audiometrias. Os resultados foram expressivos, tendo em vista a utilização de amostra específica de idosos e o predomínio de idosos "mais jovens", fatos que podem subestimar as queixas.

Avaliação da efetividade dos cursos preparatórios para residência médica

No Brasil, há um déficit de vagas para Residência Médica (RM) e maior concorrência em determinadas especialidades ou regiões, propiciando o crescimento dos Cursos Preparatórios (CPs) para provas de RM. Os acadêmicos, cada vez mais, deixam atividades curriculares em segundo plano e se matriculam nesses cursinhos. Mediante um questionário dirigido aos candidatos do concurso de RM do Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (HU-UFJF), realizou-se um estudo para avaliar a efetividade da preparação de alunos em CPs. A adesão foi de 74,7% dos 368 concorrentes, sendo que a maioria freqüentou CPs (72%). Não houve diferença significativa de aprovação entre os candidatos que se prepararam em CPs e os que não os freqüentaram. Já a média das notas dos candidatos que freqüentaram CPs foi 4,07 pontos maior (66,89 contra 62,82, p &lt; 0,05). Conclui-se que, no modelo tradicional de avaliação, cuja prova teórica corresponde a 90% da nota final, a preparação dos alunos que freqüentaram CPs é mais eficaz, o que enaltece a memorização em detrimento de habilidades médicas. Nesse contexto, pode-se considerar o modelo 50/50, em que a prova prática corresponde a 50% da nota final, uma proposta adequada.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE CENTER FOR STUDY ON RELIGION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM SCIENCE OF RELIGION AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENCES OF RELIGION

This article will summarize the activities of the Center for Study on Rehqion, Culture and&#x0D; Society at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJ&#x0D; F) and its connection with the Social Sdences&#x0D; of Reh-ion area of concentration, which is part of the postgraduate program in Science of Religion&#x0D; (PPCIR). It will examine the changes that occurred in the area of concentration and in the research&#x0D; center - changes in structure, curriculum and lire of reseamh - leading to its present configuration,&#x0D; in light of the trends and debates involving the fields of sociology and anthropology as related to&#x0D; the religious phenomenon in Brazil in its relationship to the interdisciplinary field of Science of&#x0D; Religion.

Simpatectomia torácica por videotoracoscopia

1. Physician specialized in Thoracic Surgery. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF, Federal University of Juiz de Fora – Juiz de Fora (MG) Brazil.2. Assistant Professor in the Surgery Department of the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF, Federal University of Juiz de Fora – Juiz de Fora (MG) Brazil.3. Masters in Thoracic Surgery. Faculty of Medical Sciences. School of Medicine and Health Sciences of Juiz de Fora – SUPREMA – Juiz de Fora (MG) Brazil.4. Resident in Thoracic Surgery. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF, Federal University of Juiz de Fora – Juiz de Fora (MG) Brazil.5. Sixth-year Medical Student. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF, Federal University of Juiz de Fora – Juiz de Fora (MG) Brazil.6. Fourth-year Medical Student. School of Medicine and Health Sciences of Juiz de Fora – SUPREMA – Juiz de Fora (MG) Brazil.

Emerging Signal Processing Techniques for Power Quality Applications

1Department of Electrical Circuit, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, CEP 36036-330 Juiz de Fora, Brazil 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3The Edward S. Rogers SR., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G4 4Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden 5C. V. Raman, College of Engineering Bhubaneswar, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar 751024, Orissa, India 6Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2500, USA

Simpatectomia torácica por videotoracoscopia para tratamento da hiperidrose primária: estudo retrospectivo de 521 casos comparando diferentes níveis de ablação

To compare different levels of ablation in terms of the degree of patient satisfaction and extent of postoperative reflex sweating in sympathectomized patients. A retrospective study involving 521 patients with primary hyperhidrosis, submitted to thoracic sympathectomy at the Monte Sinai Hospital and University Hospital of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, from January of 2001 to December 2005. All patients were submitted to thermal ablation of the sympathetic stem and were divided into three groups: up to T2 (group I, n = 162); up to T3 (group II, n = 65); and up to T4 (group III, n = 294). Optimal postoperative control of palmar/axillary hyperhidrosis was achieved in, respectively, 94/82% of the patients of group I, 89/89% of those in group II and 80/80% of those in group III. Postoperative reflex sweating was observed in 67% of the patients in groups I and II, compared with 61.29% of those in group III. Severe reflex sweating occurred in 32% of the group I patients, 9% of the group II patients and 4% of the group III patients. Sympathectomy provided excellent patient satisfaction and a low incidence of complications. There was no significant difference between the levels of ablation in terms of reflex sweating, although the intensity of this complication decreased when lower levels of blockage, principally at the T4 level, were employed.

Transmissão intergeracional da cultura: um estudo sobre uma família mineira

Essay comprises a research on breast cancer and family history undertaken during seven years at the Center of Applied Psychology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora MG Brazil. Clinic data supplied by one of the voluntary families included in the UFJF research revealed such categories as marriage, religiosity and sex issues during interviews. The Silva family has a cultural identity typical of the Minas Gerais immigrant country family. An analysis has been undertaken on tradition within the contemporaneous milieu vis-a-vis the intergeneration transmission of culture in support values.

Evaluation of reagent strips for ascitic fluid leukocyte determination: is it a possible alternative for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis rapid diagnosis?

In order to evaluate the accuracy of a urine reagent dipstick (Multistix 10SG) to determine ascitic fluid leukocyte count, we prospectively studied 106 cirrhotic patients from April 2003 to December 2004, in two different centers (Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP-EPM and Federal University of Juiz de Fora - HU-UFJF) for the rapid bedside diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The mean age 54 +/- 12 years, there was a predominance of males (eighty-two patients, 77%), and alcohol was the most frequent etiology (43%). Forty-four percent of patients were classified as Child B and fifty-one as Child C (51%). Abdominal paracentesis was performed both in outpatient and inpatient settings and the Multistix 10SG was tested. Eleven cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis were identified by means of polymorphonuclear count. If we considered the positive Multistix 10SG result of 3 or more, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value were respectively 71%, 99%, 91% and 98%. With a positive reagent strip result taken as grade 2 (traces) or more, sensitivity was 86% and specificity was 96% with positive and negative predictive values of 60% and 99%, respectively. Diagnostic accuracy was 95%. We concluded that the use of a urine reagent dipstick (Multistix 10SG) could be considered a quick, easy and cheap method for ascitic fluid cellularity determination in SBP diagnosis.

Diagnostic and proposal of recovery of the lake MANACÁS watershed, Campus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais

Diagnostic and proposal of recovery of the lake MANACÁS watershed, Campus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais