Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Metro C'

La tesi ha natura sperimentale ed è mirata alla valutazione, attraverso l’uso di un programma agli elementi finiti tridimensionale, dell’interazione tra lo scavo del pozzo di introduzione scudi e le Mura Aureliane adiacenti a Porta Asinaria, a Roma. La prima parte della tesi si è concentrata sulla caratterizzazione geotecnica, a partire dai dati ricavati dalle campagne d’indagine eseguite nel tempo. Una volta effettuata la caratterizzazione geotecnica si è passati alla calibrazione del modello costitutivo per il terreno; si è scelto di adottare un legame costitutivo elasto-plastico incrudente, l’Hardening Soil Model with Small Strain Stiffness. Si è quindi passati alla definizione geometrica e dei materiali, utilizzando i rilievi strutturali e topografici, e alla conseguente definizione dei parametri del modello costitutivo adottato per la muratura e per il nucleo interno. In questo caso è stato adottato il modello di Mohr-Coulomb. La geometria globale è stata infine importata dal programma di calcolo PLAXIS 3D a partire da un modello tridimensionale realizzato con il programma Autocad Civil 3D. L'analisi agli elementi finiti ha valutato la realizzazione di diverse configurazioni possibili riguardanti la modellazione del pozzo e di eventuali opere di mitigazione degli effetti, quali lo sbancamento a tergo delle Mura e il successivo rinterro, a scavo ultimato. Si è inoltre analizzata l’influenza provocata da un possibile degrado della muratura. In ultimo sono stati analizzati e commentati i risultati di ciascun’analisi eseguita, in termini di stati deformativi e tensionali, ponendo l’attenzione sulle differenze di comportamento rilevate nelle diverse configurazioni adottate.

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This study aimed to determine the influence of strength training (ST), in three weekly sessions over ten weeks, on cardiovascular parameters and anthropometric measurements. It is a before and after intervention trial, with a sample composed of 30 individuals. Participants were adults aged between 18 and 40 years, from both sexes and sedentary for at least three months previously. Tests were computed ergospirometry, CRP, PWV and body composition (dependent variables) before and after the experiment. Independent variables, age and sex, were considered in order to determine their influence on the dependent variablesevaluatedend. By comparing the initial cardiovascular parameters with those obtained after intervention in patients undergoing the ST proposed (a Student s t-test was conducted within each group for samples matched to parameters with normal distribution, while the Wilcoxin was applied for those without), there was no significant difference in PWV(p =0469) or PCR(p =0.247), but there was an increase in anaerobic threshold(AT) (p=0.004) and Maximal Oxygen Uptake(VO2max) (p =0.052). In regard to anthropometric measures, individuals significantly reduced their body fat percentage (p<0.001) and fat mass (p<0,001), as well as increasing lean mass (p<0.001). However, no changes were recorded in the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) (p= 0.777), body mass (p=0.226) or body mass index (BMI) (p =0.212). Findings of this study lead us to believe that the proposed ST, and did not increase the VOP or PCR improves cardiorespiratory capacity and body composition. Devotees of this training can therefore safely enjoy all its benefits without risk to the cardiovascular system
O objetivo desse estudo foi verificar a influ?ncia do TF, com frequ?ncia de tr?s sess?es semanais e dura??o de dez semanas, sobre par?metros cardiovasculares e antropom?tricos. Trata-se de um estudo de interven??o do tipo antes-depois, cuja amostra foi composta por 30 indiv?duos. Os mesmos eram adultos com idade compreendida entre 18 e 40 anos, de ambos os sexos e sedent?rios h? pelo menos tr?s meses. Foram realizados os testes da ergoespirometria computadorizada, PCR, VOP e composi??o corporal (vari?veis dependentes), antes e logo ap?s o experimento. As vari?veis independentes, idade e sexo, foram aferidas no sentido de verificar seus efeitos sobre as vari?veis dependentes avaliadas. Ao comparar os par?metros cardiovasculares iniciais com os obtidos ap?s a interven??o nos indiv?duos submetidos ao TF proposto(atrav?s dos testes t de Student para amostras emparelhadas para os par?metros que tiveram distribui??o normal e para os que n?o a possu?ram, o Wilcoxon), n?o houve diferen?a significativa nem na VOP (p =0.469) nem na PCR (p=0,247), por?m houve aumento no Limiar Anaer?bio (LA) (p=0,004) e no consumo m?ximo de oxig?nio (VO2m?x) (p=0,052). Em rela??o ?s medidas antropom?tricas, os indiv?duos diminu?ram significativamente o percentual de gordura (p<0,001) e a massa de gordura (p<0,001), aumentaram a massa livre de gordura (p<0,001), por?m n?o alteraram a rela??o cintura-quadril (RCQ) (p= 0,777), massa corporal (p=0,226) nem o ?ndice de massa corporal (IMC) (p =0,212). Os achados do presente estudo nos levam a crer que o TF proposto, al?m de n?o aumentar a VOP nem a PCR, melhora a capacidade cardiorrespirat?ria e a composi??o corporal. Portanto, os adeptos de tal treinamento podem usufruir, com seguran?a, de todos os seus benef?cios sem risco ao sistema cardiovascular

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As superf?cies seletivas em frequ?ncia (FSS) pertencem a uma subclasse dos metamateriais composto por patchs met?licos bidimensionais. Por apresentar um comportamento seletivo de frequ?ncia, essas estruturas t?m sido aplicadas nas ?reas de micro-ondas e sistemas de comunica??o, al?m de ser tema de pesquisa por parte de estudiosos. A literatura define basicamente uma superf?cie seletiva de frequ?ncia como um arranjo peri?dico de patches que exibe um determinado comportamento de filtragem de frequ?ncia podendo apresentar caracter?sticas de filtro rejeita-faixa ou passa-faixa que permite a reflex?o ou a transmiss?o de sinais em uma determinada faixa de frequ?ncia. As FSS s?o utilizadas em diversas aplica??es que v?o desde sistemas de micro-ondas e antenas at? aplica??es em radomes e comunica??es via sat?lite. Estruturas de FSS com comportamento Eletromagn?tico adequado t?m sido estudadas por pesquisadores da ?rea. Por?m, a an?lise das caracter?sticas espectrais dessas estruturas requer t?cnica com elevada complexidade computacional. Para reduzir o esfor?o computacional relacionado ao tempo de processamento, podem ser utilizadas t?cnicas de otimiza??o. Neste aspecto, esta pesquisa prop?e a utiliza??o de um m?todo de otimiza??o no projeto de FSS. Os m?todos de otimiza??o t?m como objetivo obter os resultados de um sistema por meio do ajuste dos par?metros de entrada, ou seja, ao ajustar estes par?metros os m?todos de otimiza??o procuram um melhor resultado de sa?da de modo que o desempenho do sistema, em termos de qualidade, custo e efici?ncia, possam ser otimizados. Esses m?todos podem ser aplicados em diversas ?reas. Atualmente, na ?rea do Eletromagnetismo, os circuitos de micro-ondas e antenas t?m aplicado diversas t?cnicas de otimiza??o como Algoritmos Gen?ticos (AG), Redes Neurais Artificiais (RNA) e Otimiza??o com Enxame de Part?culas (PSO). O m?todo de otimiza??o descrito nesta pesquisa foi desenvolvido com base no conceito do arranjo ortogonal, o M?todo Taguchi. Este m?todo fornece uma maneira eficiente para escolher os par?metros do projeto em um processo de Resumo otimiza??o e reduz efetivamente o n?mero de experimentos requerido na aplica??o. O M?todo Taguchi ? aplicado com sucesso nas ?reas de Engenharia Qu?mica e Engenharia Mec?nica e mais recentemente t?m-se aplica??es na ?rea de Eletromagnetismo, por?m, sua aplica??o em FSS ? in?dita. Neste estudo aplicamos o M?todo Taguchi em tr?s estruturas de FSS: FSS quadrada, FSS quadrada com grade e dipolo cruzado. O objetivo do m?todo ? obter os melhores valores para par?metros f?sicos da FSS, de modo que esta opere de forma satisfat?ria, de acordo com especifica??es determinadas no projeto. Utilizamos tamb?m nesta pesquisa o M?todo do Circuito Equivalente. A precis?o do m?todo Taguchi ? verificada experimentalmente e comparada com as simula??es realizadas no ANSYS Designer. Em seguida os prot?tipos s?o constru?dos e caracterizados experimentalmente.
Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) belong to a subclass of metamaterial consisting of two-dimensional metallic patches. By presenting a selective frequency behavior, these structures have been applied in the microwave and communication systems fields, in addition it is a research topic by scholars. The literature defines basically the Frequency Selective Surface as a periodic arrangement of patches that displays a certain frequency filtering and it may present characteristics of a band-stop or band-pass filter, which allows the reflection or the transmission of signals in a given frequency range. The FSS are used in diverse applications ranging from microwave and antennas systems to applications in radomes and satellite communications. Researchers have studied FSS structures with appropriate electromagnetic behavior. However, the analysis of spectral characteristics of these structures requires technique with high computational complexity. In order to reduce the computational effort related to the time of processing, it may be used optimization techniques. Concerning to it, this study proposes the use of an optimization method in the FSS design. Optimization methods are intended to get the best results of a system by tuning of the input parameters, that is, when these parameters are adjusted, the optimization methods seek a better output result so that the system performance, in terms of quality, cost and efficiency can be improved. These methods can be applied in various areas. Currently, in the Electromagnetism area, the microwave circuits and antennas have applied various optimization techniques like genetic algorithms (GA), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The optimization method described in this research was developed based on the concept of the Orthogonal Arrangement, Taguchi Method. This method provides an efficient way to choose the project parameters in a process of optimization and it effectively reduces the number of experiments required in the application. Taguchi method is successfully applied in the chemical engineering and mechanical engineering fields and recently, there have been applications in the Abstract Electromagnetism area, however, its application in FSS is unprecedented. In this study, it was applied the Taguchi Method in three structures of FSS: Square FSS, Square with grid FSS and Cross Dipole. The purpose of the method is to obtain the best values for physical parameters of the FSS, so that is operating in a satisfactory manner, in accordance with certain specifications in the project. It was also used in this research the Equivalent Circuit Method. The accuracy of Taguchi Method is verified experimentally and it is compared to the simulations performed in the ANSYS Designer ?. Then, the prototypes are built and measured in order to validate the experimental results.

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O trissoralen (Tri) ? um f?rmaco de baixa dosagem utilizado no tratamento da psor?ase e outras dermatoses. O objetivo do trabalho foi aplica??o da an?lise t?rmica e t?cnicas complementares para caracteriza??o, avalia??o da estabilidade do trissoralen e dos componentes das formula??es farmac?uticas manipuladas. O comportamento t?rmico do Tri por TG/DTG-DTA em atmosfera din?mica de ar sint?tico e nitrog?nio evidenciou o mesmo perfil com um pico de fus?o seguido de um evento relacionado ? volatiliza??o. A partir das curvas TG/DTG observou uma ?nica etapa de perda de massa. Ao aquecer o f?rmaco na estufa nas temperaturas de 80, 240 e 260 ?C observou-se que o mesmo n?o apr esentou altera??es na sua estrutura qu?mica atrav?s das t?cnicas de DRX, CLAE, MIR, MO e MEV. A partir dos estudos cin?ticos n?o-isot?rmicos e isot?rmicos por TG foi poss?vel calcular a energia de ativa??o e ordem de rea??o para o Tri. O f?rmaco apresentou uma boa estabilidade t?rmica. Estudos de compatibilidade f?rmaco-excipiente mostraram que h? intera??o do trissoralen com lauril sulfato s?dio na propor??o 1:1. N?o se observou intera??o com aerosil, amido pr?-gelatinizado, amido glicolato s?dico, celulose, croscarmelose, estearato de magn?sio, lactose e manitol. A caracteriza??o de tr?s formula??es de trissoralen nas concentra??es de 2,5; 5; 7,5; 10; 12,5 e 15 mg foi realizada por DSC, TG/DTG, DRX, MIR e NIR. Um m?todo de classifica??o PCA baseado nos dados dos espectros MIR e NIR das formula??es de trissoralen permitiu uma diferencia??o bem sucedida em tr?s grupos. A formula??o 3 foi a que melhor apresentou o perfil anal?tico com a seguinte composi??o de excipientes aerosil, amido pr?-gelatinizado e celulose. A energia de ativa??o do processo de volatiza??o do f?rmaco foi determinada nas misturas bin?rias e formula??o 3 por meio dos m?todos isoconversional e fitting. A mistura bin?ria com amido glicolato s?dico e lactose apresentaram diferen?a nos par?metros cin?ticos em compara??o ao f?rmaco isolado. As t?cnicas termoanal?ticas (DSC e TG/DTG) mostraram ser metodologias promissoras para quantifica??o do trissoralen pela linearidade obtida, seletividade, n?o uso de solventes, sem preparo de amostra, rapidez e praticidade.
The trioxsalen (Tri) is a low-dose drug used in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin diseases. The aim of the study was applying the thermal analysis and complementary techniques for characterization, evaluation of the trioxsalen stability and components of manipulated pharmaceutical formulations. The thermal behavior of the Tri by TG/DTG-DTA in dynamic atmosphere of synthetic air and nitrogen showed the same profile with a melting peak followed by a volatilization-related event. From the curves TG / DTG is observed a single stage of mass loss. By heating the drug in the stove at temperatures of 80, 240 and 260 ?C, it had no change in chemical structure through the techniques of XRD, HPLC, MIR, OM and SEM. From the non-isothermal and isothermal TG kinetic studies was possible to calculate the activation energy and reaction order for the Tri. The drug showed good thermal stability. Studies on drug-excipient compatibility showed interaction of trissoralen with sodium lauryl sulfate 1:1. There was no interaction with aerosol, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, lactose and mannitol.The characterization of three trioxsalen formulations at concentrations of 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5 and 15 mg was performed by DSC, TG / DTG, XRD, NIR and MIR. The PCA classification method based on spectral data from the NIR and MIR of trissoralen formulations allows successful differentiation into three groups. The formulation 3 was the one that best showed analytical profile with the following composition of aerosil excipients, pre-gelatinized starch and cellulose. The activation energy of the volatilization process of the drug was determined in binary mixtures and formulation 3 through fitting and isoconversional methods. The binary mixture with sodium starch glycolate and lactose showed differences in kinetic parameters compared to the drug isolated. The thermoanalytical techniques (DSC and TG / DTG) were shown to be promising methodologies for quantifying trioxsalen obtained by the linearity, selectivity, no use solvents, without sample preparation, speed and practicality.

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Introduction: Peripheral nerve injury results in functional loss in the innervated organ, and recovery without surgical intervention is rare. Many surgical techniques can be used for nerve repair. Among these, the tubulization technique can be highlighted: this allows regenerative factors to be introduced into the chamber. Biomaterials and neurotrophic factors are indicated as a therapeutic alternative for reconstruction of peripheral nerves. Objective: To develop a nanotextured absorbable tube of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), and to evaluate its effect with and without tacrolimus on peripheral nerve regeneration in rats. Materials and Methods: Nanotextured absorbable PLGA tubes and films with and without incorporation of tacrolimus are developed, which were characterized in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility, biodegradability and effectiveness as technical tubing were fabricated. The in vivo experiment in which 88 rats were used, occurred in two stages: the copolymers with and without tacrolimus were implanted in 63 animals to evaluate the biocompatibility; a defect of 10mm sciatic nerve was created in the remaining 25 animals were divided into three groups according to treatment: autograft (5), tubulization with PLGA (10), tubulization with PLGA and tacrolimus (10). Walking Track and histomorphometric analyses were performed. Results: Nanotextured PLGA films, containing tacrolimus or not, differ from the negative control cell viability in vitro assays (p=0.000). The film containing tacrolimus was significantly improved, regardless of the time, when compared to the film without the drug (p=0.026). In vivo biocompatibility evaluation demonstrated a surrounding tissue to PLGA implants with acute inflammation, which was decreasing the long 90 days evaluation. It was evident less collagen deposition in both biomaterials, p ? 0.020 seven days after the implants were inserted. The PLGA tube without tacrolimus had smaller average response to the thickness of the myelin sheath compared to autograft and the tube containing tacrolimus in proximal, medial and distal segments (p<0.05). In functional assessment of the recovery of the sciatic nerve in rats, the group of PLGA without tacrolimus significantly differed from the 90 days autograft group (p= 0.0020). Conclusion: The present study suggests that the combination of tacrolimus and PLGA promoted the regeneration of rat sciatic nerves, and this can be a powerful alternative to clinical use in peripheral nerve injuries.
Introdu??o: Les?es em nervos perif?ricos resultam na perda de fun??o do ?rg?o inervado e raramente apresentam recupera??o sem a interven??o cir?rgica. Uma das formas de reparo ? a t?cnica de tubuliza??o, atrav?s da qual ? poss?vel acrescentar fatores com capacidade regenerativa. Nesse contexto, biomateriais e fatores neurotr?ficos s?o indicados como uma alternativa terap?utica para reconstru??o de nervos perif?ricos. Objetivo: Desenvolver tubo nanotexturizado absorv?vel composto por poli (?cido l?ctico-co-?cido glic?lico), e avaliar seu efeito sem e com incorpora??o de tacrolimus sobre a regenera??o de nervo perif?rico em ratos. Materiais e M?todos: Foram confeccionados tubos nanotexturizados absorv?veis de PLGA com e sem incorpora??o de tacrolimus, que foram caracterizados in vitro e in vivo quanto ? biocompatibilidade, biodegrada??o e efic?cia como t?cnica de tubuliza??o. O experimento in vivo, no qual foram utilizados 88 ratos, ocorreu em 2 etapas: os copol?meros sem e com incorpora??o de tacrolimus foram implantados em 63 animais para avaliar a biocompatibilidade; um defeito de 10mm no nervo ci?tico foi criado nos 25 animais restantes, os quais foram divididos em tr?s grupos conforme o tratamento: enxerto aut?logo (5), tubuliza??o com tubo PLGA (10) e tubuliza??o com tubo PLGA e tacrolimus (10). Foram realizados Teste de Marcha e an?lise histomorfom?trica. Resultados: As membranas de PLGA, contendo ou n?o tacrolimus, diferiram do controle negativo nos ensaios de viabilidade celular in vitro (p=0,000); a membrana contendo tacrolimus foi significativamente melhor, independentemente do tempo, quando comparada ? membrana sem o f?rmaco (p=0,026). Na avalia??o da biocompatibilidade in vivo, o tecido circunjacente aos implantes de PLGA apresentaram inflama??o aguda, que foi decrescendo ao longo dos 90 dias de avalia??o. Em 7 dias ap?s os implantes serem inseridos, evidenciou-se menor deposi??o de col?geno nos dois biomateriais quando comparado aos demais per?odos (p ? 0,020). O tubo de PLGA sem tacrolimus teve m?dia menor em rela??o ? espessura da bainha de mielina comparado ao enxerto aut?logo e ao tubo contendo tacrolimus nos segmentos proximal, medial e distal (p < 0,05). Na avalia??o funcional da recupera??o do nervo ci?tico de ratos, o grupo de PLGA sem tacrolimus diferiu significativamente do grupo enxerto aut?logo (em 90 dias | p= 0,0021), com menores ?ndices de fun??o ci?tica. Conclus?o: o presente estudo sugere que a combina??o de PLGA e tacrolimus favoreceu a regenera??o de nervo ci?tico de rato, e esta poder? ser uma potente alternativa para aplica??o cl?nica em les?es de nervos perif?ricos.

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A ?rea de estudo localiza-se na regi?o do munic?pio de Bara?na-RN, extremo oeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Abrange uma superf?cie de 675 Km?, incluindo o Munic?pio de Bara?na, e parte dos munic?pios de Quixer?-CE e Mossor?-RN. O aqu?fero Janda?ra constitui a unidade hidrogeol?gica objeto deste trabalho. Trata-se de um aqu?fero de rochas carbon?ticas utilizado no suprimento h?drico da popula??o urbana (Bara?na) e rural, principalmente da fruticultura irrigada. O objetivo do trabalho ? avaliar o comportamento hidrogeol?gico do aq??fero c?rstico Janda?ra, verificar suas condi??es de utiliza??o, avaliar o car?ter de fluxo subterr?neo, propor o modelo conceitual, al?m de responder a questionamentos sobre o rebaixamento dos n?veis de ?gua. Para isso, foi realizado o levantamento dos dados existentes para a ?rea, a elabora??o de mapas e interpreta??o de imagens, a elabora??o de perfis de po?os, o levantamento de par?metros hidrodin?micos, a avalia??o do fluxo subterr?neo, a avalia??o de recarga e gera??o do modelo conceitual esquem?tico. Com base em dados existentes, a ?rea foi subdividida em tr?s zoneamentos quanto a carstifica??o e identificados por m?todos geof?sicos e esquematizado no modelo conceitual com o auxilio de mapas de estruturas, perfis de po?os e identifica??o de carstes na regi?o. A ?rea possui forte explota??o das ?guas do aqu?fero Janda?ra com utiliza??o principalmente na fruticultura irrigada como mostrou o estudo de utiliza??o das ?guas na regi?o. Tamb?m foram elaboradas as estimativas de reservas com base na varia??o de n?vel da ?gua em po?os selecionados. Os estudos referentes ao fluxo subterr?neo mostraram uma tend?ncia natural de fluxo na dire??o SW-NE, por?m a forte influ?ncia da explota??o das ?guas provocou uma converg?ncia para o setor central da ?rea. A constru??o do modelo conceitual esquem?tico visou identificar as diferentes estruturas apresentadas pelo aqu?fero na regi?o, mostrando a varia??o no desenvolvimento c?rstico. O c?lculo de recarga mostrou o alto potencial do aqu?fero Janda?ra, com rendimento m?dio de 45%, a an?lise dos registros de chuvas e n?veis est?ticos mostrou que a causa para o rebaixamento das ?guas subterr?neas possui dois fatores importantes: a forte explota??o das ?guas aliada as secas prolongadas.
The study area is located in the region of Bara?na-RN city, extreme West of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. It covers an area of 675 square kilometers, including the Municipality of Bara?na, and part of the municipalities of Quixer?-CE and Mossoro-RN. The Janda?ra aquifer constitutes the hydrogeological unit and it is the object of this work. It is an aquifer of carbonate rocks used in the water supply of urban and rural population, mainly of the irrigated fruit-growing. The objective of this work is to evaluate the hydrogeological behavior of the Janda?ra karst aquifer, to verify its conditions of use, to evaluate the underground flow character, to propose the conceptual model, and to answer questions about the lowering of water levels. For this, was performed the survey of the existing data for the area, the elaboration of maps and interpretation of images, the elaboration of well profiles, the hydrodynamic parameters survey, the underground flow evaluation, the recharge evaluation and generation of the model conceptual schematic. Based on existing data, the area was subdivided into three zoning for karstfication and identified by geophysical methods and schematized in the conceptual model with the aid of structure maps, well profiles and identification of karst in the region. The area has strong exploitation of the water of the Janda?ra aquifer with use mainly in irrigated fruit-growing as shown by the study of water use in the region. Also were prepared the reserves estimates based on the water level variation in selected wells. The related studies to underground flow showed a natural flow tendency in the SW-NE direction, but the strong influence of the water exploitation caused a convergence for the central sector of the area. The construction of the conceptual schematic model aimed to identify the different structures presented by the aquifer in the region, showing the variation in karstic development. The recharge calculation showed the high potential of the Janda?ra aquifer, with an average yield of 45%, the analysis of rainfall records and static levels showed that the cause for groundwater retraction has two important factors: The strong exploitation of the waters combined with the prolonged droughts.

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Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES
The aim of this study was to evaluate the biocompatibility of conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) modified by calcium carbonate by means of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity tests. The calcium carbonate (CC), in proportions of 1%, 5% and 10%, was added to the GIC powder. A polytetrafluoroethylene matrix (10 mm diameter and 3 mm height) was used to make the samples, and four groups were obtained (n = 4): G1 ? only GIC (control); G2 ? GIC with 1% CC; G3 ? GIC with 5% CC; G4 ? GIC with 10% CC. The preparation of the samples was carried out in accordance with ISO 10993-12. The MTT test was used to evaluate the cell cytotoxicity, and the micronucleus and comet tests were performed to evaluate the genotoxicity, by using a mouse fibroblast cell culture of the NIH/3T3 lineage. According to MTT test, the samples with 1% and 5% CC showed a higher cytotoxic potential, and the samples with 10% CC presented a cellular viability index comparable to the GIC. The micronucleus test showed that GIC with 10% CC produced an improvement in cell proliferative potential (IPBC).CIV with 5% CC had a reduction in IPBC that did not compromise the material from the genotoxic point of view. In the comet test, groups with the addition of CC had a small increase in genotoxic potential compared with GIC. It was concluded that the addition of 10% CC to the GIC had a low cytotoxic potential and it is feasible for use in the cellular environment, and the addition of 1%, 5% and 10% CC to the GIC did not induce genetic damage.
Este estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar a biocompatibilidade do cimento de ion?mero de vidro (CIV) convencional modificado por carbonato de c?lcio de conchas marinhas por meio dos testes de citotoxicidade e genotoxicidade celular. O carbonato de c?lcio (CC), nas propor??es de 1%, 5% e 10%, foi adicionado ao p? do CIV. Utilizando uma matriz de politetrafluoretileno (10 mm de di?metro e 3 mm de altura), foram confeccionadas as amostras, sendo obtidos quatro grupos (n=4): G1 ? apenas CIV (controle); G2 ? CIV com 1% de CC; G3 ? CIV com 5% de CC; G4 ? CIV com 10% de CC. A prepara??o das amostras foi realizada de acordo com a norma ISO 10993-12. O ensaio MTT foi utilizado para avaliar a citotoxicidade celular, e os ensaios de micron?cleo e cometa foram realizados para avaliar a genotoxicidade, por meio da utiliza??o de uma cultura celular de fibroblastos de camundongo da linhagem NIH/3T3. De acordo com o ensaio MTT, as amostras contendo a adi??o de 1% e 5% de CC apresentaram um maior potencial citot?xico, e as amostras com 10% de CC apresentaram um ?ndice de viabilidade celular compar?vel ao do CIV. O ensaio do micron?cleo evidenciou que o CIV com 10% de CC produziu uma melhora no potencial proliferativo celular (IPBC). CIV com 5% de CC apresentou uma redu??o no IPBC que n?o compromete o material do ponto de vista genot?xico. No ensaio cometa, os grupos com adi??o de CC mostraram um pequeno aumento do potencial genot?xico em compara??o ao CIV. Concluiu-se que a adi??o de 10% de CC ao CIV apresentou um baixo potencial citot?xico, sendo vi?vel para utiliza??o em ambiente celular, e a adi??o de 1%, 5% e 10% de CC ao CIV n?o induziu a um dano gen?tico.

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The Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is characterized by a growing inability of the kidneys to maintain internal homeostasis. The affected animals show major changes as the increase in serum urea, creatinine and phosphorus. Currently, there is no specific treatment for nephropathic. Lactulose, a disaccharide formed by the reaction between fructose and galactose sacarol?ticas is assimilated by bacteria of the intestinal tract and these diminished competition by the population of urease-producing bacteria, limiting the production and absorption of ammonia and urea with consequent reduction in portal blood. Aiming to evaluate the effects of lactulose as adjuvant treatment of dogs with CRF were evaluated parameters indicative of liver function (enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and renal (urea and creatinine) besides glucose and serum levels of Ca and P in dogs azot?micos not under normal handling and feeding, or not treated with lactulose orally for a period of 30 days, and serum urea and creatinine in dogs with CRF under different protocols therapeutic. feces showed normal color and odor, but diarrhea in animals treated with lactulose. animals as normal renal function, or not treated with lactulose showed no significant changes in blood glucose, serum activities of the enzymes ALT, AST and ALP, and values of urea and creatinine. animals treated with lactulose the phosphorus decreased progressively with a significant difference on days 21 and 30. biochemical analyzes for urea and creatinine nephropathic animals under different treatment protocols showed a reduction of these metabolites in animals of all groups , emphasizing the reduction of uremia and the effect of cetoan?logos and use of prebiotic lactulose in nephropathic dogs.
A Insufici?ncia Renal Cr?nica (IRC) ? caracterizada por uma crescente incapacidade dos rins em manter a homeostasia interna. Os animais acometidos apresentam como principais altera??es o aumento dos n?veis s?ricos de ur?ia, creatinina e f?sforo. Atualmente, n?o existe um tratamento espec?fico para nefropatas. A lactulose, um dissacar?deo formado pela rea??o entre frutose e galactose ? assimilado por bact?rias sacarol?ticas do trato intestinal e estas diminuem por competi??o a popula??o de bact?rias produtoras de urease, limitando a produ??o e absor??o de ur?ia e am?nia com consequente redu??o no sangue portal. Com os objetivos de avaliar os efeitos da lactulose como coadjuvante do tratamento de c?es com IRC foram avaliados os par?metros indicativos da fun??o hep?tica (enzimas alaninoaminotransferase (ALT), aspartatoaminotransferase (AST) e fosfatase alcalina (FA) e renal (ur?ia e creatinina), al?m da glicemia e n?veis s?ricos de Ca e P em c?es n?o azot?micos sob manejo e alimenta??o normais, tratados ou n?o com lactulose por via oral, por um per?odo de 30 dias e os n?veis s?ricos de ur?ia e creatinina de c?es com IRC sob diferentes protocolos terap?uticos. As fezes apresentaram cor e odor normais, por?m diarr?icas nos animais tratados com lactulose. Os animais normais quanto ? fun??o renal, tratados ou n?o com lactulose n?o apresentaram altera??es significativas na glicemia, atividades s?ricas das enzimas ALT, AST e FA; e nos valores de ur?ia e creatinina. Para os animais tratados com lactulose a fosfatemia sofreu redu??o progressiva com diferen?a significativa nos dias 21 e 30. An?lises bioqu?micas para ur?ia e creatinina dos animais nefropatas sob diferentes protocolos de tratamento indicou redu??o desses metab?litos em animais de todos os grupos, destacando-se a redu??o da uremia e o efeito ben?fico dos cetoan?logos e do uso do pr?-bi?tico lactulose em c?es nefropatas.

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This study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity and bioactivity of the glass ionomer cement modified with calcium carbonate shells. For testing cell toxicity was using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism. The induction of cytotoxicity was evaluated by two different tests using wild-type strain FF18733 of S. cerevisiae: (1) yeast cell survival and (2) formation of petite colonies (respiratory mutants). For tests of bioactivity was evaluated weight change of samples and analysis of hydroxyapatite deposition by SEM and EDS after immersion in simulated blood plasma. The results of survival tests showed that different concentrations of calcium carbonate added to the GIC (1%, 5% and 10% by weight) induced a slight loss of cell viability in S. cerevisiae in relation to the negative control, but it was not enough to be considered as a significant induction of toxicity. In relation to the petite colonies, there was no induction of mutants respiratory formation in any of the concentrations tested, indicating that the GIC did not induce altered oxidative stress in cells of S. cerevisiae. In the evaluation of bioactivity, the results showed that after immersion all groups tested showed a decrease in weight of the samples, which can be attributed to the dissolution of glass ionomer cement. In the fourth week of immersion there was a significant variation in the average percentage of weight for all groups. The SEM analysis showed a slight deposition of hydroxyapatite on the surface of the groups with the addition of powdered shells compared to the control group.
Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a citotoxicidade e bioatividade do cimento de ion?mero de vidro modificado com carbonato de c?lcio de conchas. Para os testes de toxicidade celular foi utilizando a Saccharomyces cerevisiae como organismo modelo. A indu??o de citotoxicidade foi avaliada por dois testes diferentes usando a S. Cerevisiae cepa selvagem wild-type FF18733: (1) a sobreviv?ncia da c?lula de levedura e (2) forma??o de col?nias petite (mutantes respirat?rios). Para os testes de bioatividade foi avaliada a varia??o de peso das amostras e an?lise de deposi??o de hidroxiapatita pela MEV e EDS ap?s imers?o em solu??o simuladora de plasma sang??neo. Os resultados dos testes de sobreviv?ncia mostraram que as diferentes concentra??es de carbonato de c?lcio adicionado ao CIV (1%, 5% e 10% em peso) induziram uma ligeira perda de viabilidade celular em S. cerevisiae em rela??o ao controle negativo, por?m n?o foi o suficiente para ser considerado como uma indu??o de toxicidade significativa. Em rela??o ?s col?nias petite, n?o foi observada a indu??o de forma??o de mutantes respirat?rios em qualquer uma das concentra??es testadas, indicando que o CIV modificado n?o induziu estresse oxidativo em c?lulas de S. cerevisiae. Na avalia??o da bioatividade, os resultados mostraram que ap?s a imers?o todos os grupos testados apresentaram uma diminui??o no peso das amostras, que pode ser atribu?do ? dissolu??o do cimento de ion?mero de vidro. Na quarta semana de imers?o houve uma varia??o significativa na percentual m?dio de peso para todos os grupos. A an?lise de MEV mostrou uma ligeira deposi??o de hidroxiapatita sobre a superf?cie dos grupos com a adi??o de p? de conchas em compara??o ao grupo controle.

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Oral cancer is among the six most common types of cancer worldwide, considered as the seventh most frequent in the Brazil. Tumor angiogenesis has become a promising target for the treatment of malignancies. Methods that allow three-dimensional evaluation of the vascular network of tumors have a great importance to assess the effects of antiangiogenic treatments in tumors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sunitinib maleate and the metronomic chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide on the vascular network of the oral squamous cell carcinoma by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of corrosion casts. 24 Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) were divided into three groups of eight animals each and had their right buccal pouches submitted to tumor induction with dimethylbenzanthracene and carbamide peroxide for 55 days. Following, the animals were maintained without treatment (group I) or receiving sunitinib (group II), or cyclophosphamide (group III) for a period of 4 weeks. After the treatment, six animals of each group had their vascular networks casted by Mercox? resin and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by SEM. The two remaining animals of each group had their buccal pouches prepared for qualitative analysis by light microscopy. It was observed changes in the angioarchitecture of the pouches that were treated with these two drugs, suggesting an improvement in the tumors vascularization. The main changes caused by the treatments were the reduction of vessel tortuosity, the reestablishment of vascular hierarchy, besides the decrease of sprouting and intussusception images, compressed vessels, saccular dilations, and other vascular figures. Quantitative analysis of the samples exhibited a statistically significant reduction in vascular diameter and intervascular distances ofthe pouches treated with cyclophosphamide, when compared with the pouches no treated and those treated with sunitinb. The findings of the present study suggest that these two drugs may act in the vascular normalization of squamous cell carcinomas induced in hamster buccal pouch, however the metronomic chemotherapy exhibited superior results.
O c?ncer oral est? entre os seis tipos mais comuns de c?ncer no mundo, sendo o s?timo mais encontrado entre a popula??o brasileira. O processo de angiog?nese tumoral tem-se tornado um alvo promissor para o tratamento de neoplasias malignas. Os m?todos que permitem a avalia??o tridimensional da angioarquitetura dos tumores s?o de grande import?ncia na an?lise dos efeitos de tratamentos antiangiog?nico. Este trabalho visou avaliar o efeito do maleato de sunitinibe e da quimioterapia metron?mica com ciclofosfamida na vasculatura do carcinoma oral de c?lulas escamosas, atrav?s de microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV) de r?plicas vasculares. Assim, 24 hamsters s?rios (Mesocricetus auratus) divididos em tr?s grupos de oito animais cada, tiveram suas bolsas jugais direitas submetidas ? indu??o tumoral com dimetilbenzantraceno e per?xido de carbamida por 55 dias, sendo mantidos por mais 4 semanas sem tratamento (grupo I), ou recebendo sunitinibe (grupo II), ou ciclofosfamida (grupo III). Ap?s o tratamento, seis animais de cada grupo tiveram suas redes vasculares moldadas pela resina Mercox? e analisadas qualitativa e quantitativamente em MEV. Os dois animais restantes de cada grupo tiveram suas bolsas qualitativamente analisadas em microscopia de luz. Foram observadas modifica??es na angioarquitetura das bolsas que receberam tratamento com os dois f?rmacos, o que gerou uma normaliza??o da vasculariza??o dos tumores. As principais modifica??es provocadas pelos tratamentos foram a redu??o da tortuosidade dos vasos, o reestabelecimento da hierarquia vascular, al?m da diminui??o de imagens de sprouting e intussuscep??es, vasos comprimidos, dilata??es saculares e outras figuras vasculares. A an?lise quantitativa das amostras evidenciou uma redu??o estatisticamente significativa do di?metro vascular e das dist?ncias intervasculares nas bolsas tratadas com ciclofosfamida, quando comparadas com as bolsas que n?o receberam tratamento e com aquelas tratadas com sunitinibe. Os achados do presente estudo sugerem que essas duas drogas podem atuar na normaliza??o da rede vascular no carcinoma de c?lulas escamosas induzido em bolsa jugal de hamster; no entanto a quimioterapia metron?mica apresentou resultados superiores.

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O carcinoma epiderm?ide de l?ngua oral (CELO) apresenta um comportamento biol?gico agressivo, com elevada propens?o ao desenvolvimento de met?stases nodais. Nesse contexto, a linfangiog?nese ? considerada um fen?meno importante para a dissemina??o das c?lulas tumorais e pode sofrer influ?ncia de est?mulos do microambiente. Os mast?citos t?m sido relacionados ? progress?o de neoplasias malignas, no entanto o seu papel na forma??o de vasos linf?ticos ainda n?o est? bem estabelecido. O prop?sito desta pesquisa foi avaliar poss?veis correla??es entre a densidade linf?tica, a contagem de mast?citos e o perfil clinicopatol?gico em casos de CELO, incluindo o estadiamento cl?nico TNM, a grada??o histol?gica de malignidade (Bryne, 1998) e a presen?a/aus?ncia de met?stases nodais. A amostra foi constitu?da por 50 casos de CELO, dos quais 26 apresentavam met?stase nodal, e os 24 restantes eram isentos de met?stases. A densidade linf?tica foi estabelecida como a m?dia de vasos linf?ticos imunomarcados pelo anticorpo anti-podoplanina (D2-40), identificados em cinco campos microsc?picos (200x). Para a an?lise dos mast?citos, foram quantificadas as c?lulas imunorreativas ao anticorpo anti-triptase, em cinco campos (400x). Destaca-se que ambas as imunomarca??es foram analisadas no centro tumoral e no front de invas?o. A densidade linf?tica intratumoral (DLI) foi superior nos casos em est?gios cl?nicos avan?ados (III-IV), quando comparados ?queles em est?gios iniciais (I-II), assim como nos casos metast?ticos em rela??o aos n?o-metast?ticos (p<0,05). N?o houve diferen?as estatisticamente significativas entre os casos de baixo grau e alto grau de malignidade no tocante ? DLI (p>0,05). De outro modo, a densidade linf?tica peritumoral (DLP) e as contagens de mast?citos n?o demonstraram rela??es significativas com nenhum dos par?metros clinicopatol?gicos avaliados (p>0,05). Tamb?m n?o foram encontradas correla??es significativas entre as densidades linf?ticas e as contagens de mast?citos, seja na regi?o intratumoral (r = -0,004; p=0,977) ou na peritumoral (r = -0,154; p=0,285). Os resultados do presente estudo sugerem que os vasos linf?ticos intratumorais contribuem na progress?o do CELO. Por sua vez, a DLP pode n?o ser suficiente para justificar diferen?as no comportamento biol?gico do CELO, o que sustenta a hip?tese de envolvimento de outros mecanismos na dissemina??o metast?tica das c?lulas malignas, que complementariam os efeitos da linfangiog?nese. Os mast?citos, ainda que realizem diversas fun??es pr?- e antitumorais, parecem n?o influenciar diretamente o potencial de agressividade do CELO. Adicionalmente, ? poss?vel que a quantidade destas c?lulas n?o seja um fator determinante para a forma??o de vasos linf?ticos.
Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) has an aggressive biological behavior, with a high propensity for the development of lymph node metastases. In this context, lymphangiogenesis is considered an important phenomenon for the spread of tumor cells and may be influenced by microenvironmental stimuli. Mast cells have been implicated in tumor progression, although their influence in the formation of lymphatic vessels is not well established. The aim of this study was to analyze, in a case series of OTSCC (n=50), possible correlations between lymphatic vessel density (LVD), mast cell count and clinicopathological features, including tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, histological grade of malignancy (Bryne, 1998), and nodal metastasis. LVD was established as the mean number of lymphatic vessels immunostained by anti-podoplanin (D2-40) antibody, identified in five microscopic fields (200x). For the analysis of mast cells, tryptase-immunoreactive cells were quantified in five fields (400x). Both immunostainings were analyzed in the tumor center and invasion front. Intratumoral lymphatic density (ILD) was higher in cases in advanced clinical stages (III-IV), compared to those in initial stages (I-II), as well as in metastatic cases in respect of non-metastatic (p<0,05). There were no statistically significant differences between low-grade and high-grade malignancy cases with respect to ILD (p>0,05). Peritumoral lymphatic density (PLD) and mast cell counts showed no significant relations with any of the clinicopathological parameters evaluated (p>0,05). Also there were no significant correlations between LVD and mast cell counts, whether in intratumoral (r = -0,004; p=0,977) or peritumoral region (r = -0,154; p=0,285). The results of the present study suggest that intratumoral lymphatic vessels may contribute in part to the progression of OTSCC, although PLD may be insufficient to justify differences in biological behavior. This supports the hypothesis of involvement of other mechanisms in metastatic spread of malignant cells, which could complement the effects of lymphangiogenesis. Although mast cells perform several pro- and antitumoral functions, they do not appear to directly influence aggressiveness of OTSCC. In addition, the quantity of these cells may not be essential for lymphatic vessel formation.

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Dental caries consists in a multifactorial and dynamic process. The knowledge of the ionic interactions among dental tissues and dental biofilm make possible its understanding as a process that can be stopped. Recently, the use of sealants have lost its function as preventive agent and passed to be argued as a possible therapeutical agent. This happens by hindering the substratum flow to the lesion inner and, therefore, controls the advance of the process. This study aimed to evaluate glass ionomer cement as a not invasive technique of treatment in occlusal caries without clinical cavitation, but with dentinal involvement. The research was accomplished using a controlled clinical trial with two groups (experimental and control) in 38 subjects (8-18 years) with 51 molars. The teeth of the experimental group were sealed with glass ionomer cement (Vidrion-R, S.S.White, Juiz de Fora, Brazil) and the molars control did not suffer intervention. The experimental group was followed by a year and the control by 8 months due the progression of the carious injury. Both groups were reevaluated to each 4 months with the use of clinical, radiographic and laser fluorescence (DIAGNOdent?) examination. The analysis of the clinical evaluation did not observe a significant difference between experimental and control groups. However, analysis with radiographic and laser fluorescence (DIAGNOdent?) examination observed a significant difference (p> 0,05) between groups, demonstrating a wors condition to the group without intervention. The results suggest that glass ionomer cement as sealant can be efficient to paralyze dentinal caries without clinical cavitation
A c?rie consiste de um processo multifatorial e din?mico. O conhecimento das intera??es i?nicas entre os tecidos dent?rios e o biofilme possibilitaram a sua compreens?o como um processo pass?vel de paralisa??o. Recentemente, o uso de selantes deixou sua fun??o estrita de agente preventivo e passou a ser discutido como um poss?vel agente terap?utico, pois, impedindo o fluxo de substrato para o interior da les?o, poderia controlar o avan?o do processo carioso. Este estudo objetivou avaliar uma t?cnica n?o invasiva de tratamento em c?rie oclusal sem cavita??o cl?nica, mas com comprometimento dentin?rio detectado atrav?s do exame radiogr?fico. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de um ensaio cl?nico controlado com dois grupos (um experimental e um controle) em 38 indiv?duos (8-18 anos) totalizando 51 molares permanentes. O grupo experimental foi selado com cimento de ion?mero de vidro restaurador (Vidrion-R, S.S.White, Juiz de Fora, Brasil) e o grupo controle n?o sofreu interven??o. Os grupos experimental e controle foram acompanhados por at? um ano. Ambos os grupos foram reavaliados a cada 4 meses por meio de exame cl?nico, radiogr?fico e fluoresc?ncia a laser (DIAGNOdent?). A an?lise do exame cl?nico n?o mostrou diferen?a entre os grupos de investiga??o. No entanto, o exame radiogr?fico e a fluoresc?ncia a laser (DIAGNOdent?) demonstraram uma diferen?a significativa (p>0,05) entre os grupos experimental e controle, demonstrando um agravo da condi??o estudada para o grupo onde n?o houve interven??o. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que o tratamento n?o invasivo, atrav?s do selamento oclusal com cimento de ion?mero de vidro, pode ser eficaz no caso de c?ries em dentina sem cavita??o cl?nica

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The cerium oxide has a high potential for use in removing pollutants after combustion, removal of organic matter in waste water and the fuel-cell technology. The nickel oxide is an attractive material due to its excellent chemical stability and their optical properties, electrical and magnetic. In this work, CeO2-NiO- systems on molars reasons 1:1(I), 1:2(II) e 1:3(III) metal-citric acid were synthesized using the Pechini method. We used techniques of TG / DTG and ATD to monitor the degradation process of organic matter to the formation of the oxide. By thermogravimetric analysis and applying the dynamic method proposed by Coats-Redfern, it was possible to study the reactions of thermal decomposition in order to propose the possible mechanism by which the reaction takes place, as well as the determination of kinetic parameters as activation energy, Ea, pre-exponential factor and parameters of activation. It was observed that both variables exert a significant influence on the formation of complex polymeric precursor. The model that best fitted the experimental data in the dynamic mode was R3, which consists of nuclear growth, which formed the nuclei grow to a continuous reaction interface, it proposes a spherical symmetry (order 2 / 3). The values of enthalpy of activation of the system showed that the reaction in the state of transition is exothermic. The variables of composition, together with the variable temperature of calcination were studied by different techniques such as XRD, IV and SEM. Also a study was conducted microstructure by the Rietveld method, the calculation routine was developed to run the package program FullProf Suite, and analyzed by pseudo-Voigt function. It was found that the molar ratio of variable metal-citric acid in the system CeO2-NiO (I), (II), (III) has strong influence on the microstructural properties, size of crystallites and microstrain network, and can be used to control these properties
O ?xido de c?rio tem um alto potencial em uso para remo??o de p?s poluentes de combust?o, remo??o de mat?rias org?nicas de ?guas residuais e na tecnologia de c?lulas a combust?vel. O ?xido de n?quel ? um material atraente devido a sua excelente estabilidade qu?mica, bem como suas propriedades ?pticas, el?tricas e magn?ticas. Neste trabalho, sistemas de CeO2-NiO nas raz?es molares 1:1(I), 1:2(II) e 1:3(III) metal-?cido c?trico foram sintetizados utilizando o m?todo Pechini. Foram utilizadas t?cnicas de TG / DTG e DTA para monitorar o processo de degrada??o da mat?ria org?nica at? a forma??o do ?xido. Atrav?s da an?lise termogravim?trica e aplicando-se o m?todo din?mico proposto por Coats-Redfern, foi poss?vel realizar estudos das rea??es de decomposi??o t?rmica com o intuito de propor o poss?vel mecanismo pelo qual a rea??o se processa, como tamb?m, a determina??o de par?metros cin?ticos como energia de ativa??o, Ea, fator pr?-exponencial e par?metros termodin?micos de ativa??o. Foi observado que ambas as vari?veis exercem grande influ?ncia na forma??o do complexo polim?rico precursor. O modelo que melhor ajustou-se aos dados experimentais no modo din?mico foi o R3, que consiste de crescimento nuclear, onde, os n?cleos formados crescem at? atingirem uma interface de rea??o cont?nua, este, prop?e uma simetria esf?rica (ordem 2/3). Os valores de entalpia de ativa??o do sistema evidenciaram que a rea??o no estado de transi??o ? exot?rmica. As vari?veis de composi??o, juntamente com a vari?vel temperatura de calcina??o foram estudadas por diferentes t?cnicas, tais como: DRX, IV e MEV. Tamb?m foi realizado um estudo microestrutural pelo m?todo de Rietveld, cuja rotina de c?lculo foi desenvolvida para ser executada no pacote do programa Fullprof Su?te, e analisada pela fun??o pseudo-Voigt. Verificou-se que a vari?vel raz?o molar metal-?cido c?trico no sistema CeO2-NiO (I),(II),(III) tem forte influ?ncia nas propriedades microestruturais, tamanho de cristalito e microdeforma??o de rede, e podem ser usados para controlar estas propriedades

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Sequ?ncias de est?mulos r?tmicos apresentados na faixa 125-2000ms (0.3-8Hz) podem ter efeitos importantes sobre a percep??o, motricidade e a cogni??o. A "Dynamic Attending" ? uma teoria que pressup?e a exist?ncia de oscila??es atencionais flex?veis ? sincroniza??o com eventos ambientais r?tmicos, fen?meno denominado arrastamento. A percep??o de ritmo tem sido implicada a ?reas classicamente de controle motor, notadamente os n?cleos da base. Estes n?cleos t?m sido atrelados tamb?m ao funcionamento executivo, atrav?s de la?os c?rtico-estriatais-tal?mico-corticais. Considerando as fun??es executivas sediadas no c?rtex pr?-frontal como integrantes desse circuito, o objetivo deste estudo ? caracterizar o efeito de est?mulos auditivos r?tmicos sobre par?metros de comportamento motor, desempenho cognitivo executivo e sinais eletrofisiol?gicos. A amostra (n=24) foi calculada a partir do software G*Power 3.1. Os participantes foram submetidos a tarefas de tempo motor espont?neo e tarefas de processamento executivo (soma sequencial de d?gitos), com ou sem a presen?a de pulsos sonoros isocr?nicos de tr?s diferentes intervalos. Os resultados mostram que h? sincroniza??o do per?odo motor aos pulsos com ISI (Intervalo entre est?mulos, do ingl?s, ?Inter Stimulus Interval?) igual a 500 ms, e que ISI com 350 ms ou 650 ms aumentam a variabilidade das batidas. N?o foi encontrada diferen?a entre as manipula??es experimentais no que concerne ? ativa??o auton?mica, exceto por diminui??o da frequ?ncia card?aca durante a realiza??o da tarefa com som N?o-Sincronizado 350 ms. Com rela??o aos dados eletroencefalogr?ficos, diferentes padr?es de pot?ncia espectral est?o vinculados ao intervalo de estimula??o. O ?ndice de modula??o delta-gama est? negativamente correlacionado ? taxa de acertos na condi??o 350 ms, e positivamente correlacionado na condi??o Sincronizada. O n?mero de acertos est? atrelado ao ISI, mas o Tempo de rea??o parece ter maior modula??o do ISI e do som. Nossos resultados de tempo motor espont?neo sugerem a exist?ncia de uma ?regi?o ?tima de arrastamento?, com centro em 500 ms, no qual h? maior suscetibilidade de sincroniza??o motora involunt?ria. Al?m disso, os dados indicam independ?ncia entre as fun??es executivas ?quentes? e ?frias?, e que o sistema nervoso parece acionar diferentes estrat?gias de processamento para diferentes contextos temporais do ambiente. Isto ? consistente com um modo r?tmico de processamento, que, no entanto, pode implicar em redu??o do desempenho cognitivo mediante de alta exig?ncia por velocidade de processamento.
Sequences of stimuli presented between 125-2000 ms (0.3-8Hz) may impact on perception, motor responses and cognition. Dynamic Attending Theory postulates oscillations of attention, that may synchronize by entrainment to rhythmic events from environment. Rhythm perception has been shown to involve classical motor areas, notably basal ganglia. These sub-cortical nuclei has been also linked to executive functioning, due to existence of cortical-striatum-thalamic-cortical loops. Since executive function is based on prefrontal cortex activity, this work aims to characterize effect of auditory rhythmic stimuli on motor behavior, executive function and electrophysiological responses. Sample (n=24) was previously calculated by G*Power 3.1 software. Participants were submitted to finger tapping and executive tasks (sequential arithmetic sum), while auditory tones were played or not. Our results show motor synchronization for ISI 500 ms, and increased variability for ISI 350 ms and 650 ms. Autonomic electrophysiological responses did not show any changes, except for a decreased heart rate at ISI 350 ms, Non-Synchronized Condition. Delta-Gama Modulation Index is negatively correlated with hitrate for ISI 350 ms, but positively correlated with hitrate at Synchronized Condition. ISI impacts on hitrate, but a larger modulation of both ISI and auditory stimuli over Reaction Time is shown. Our results suggest an ?optimal entrainment range?, centered at 500 ms, and an increased likelihood for involuntary synchronization at this point. Besides, results suggest so-called cold and hot executive functions are independent processes, and also that nervous system may activate different processing ways for different temporal contexts. These findings also corroborate the existence of a rhythmic processing mode, however, with decreased performance through high speed processing request.

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Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
O treinamento f?sico de intensidade leve e moderada est?o associados a efeitos neurais ben?ficos, contudo o exerc?cio de alta intensidade cont?nuo a efeitos neurais mal?ficos, pouco ? conhecido sobre os efeitos do treinamento intervalado de alta intensidade em ingl?s high intensity interval training (HIIT) em par?metros neuroqu?micos e de mem?ria. O presente estudo avaliou em ratos da linhagem Wistar os efeitos de 6 semanas de HIIT sobre o estado redox, concentra??o de mediadores inflamat?rios fator de necrose tumoral alfa (TNF-?), interleucina 1-beta (IL-1?), interleucina 6 (IL-6) e interleucina 10 (IL-10) e do fator neurotr?fico derivado c?rebro, do ingl?s brain derived neurothrophic factor (BDNF) no hipocampo e c?rtex cerebral. Al?m disso, foi avaliado o desempenho nas tarefas de reconhecimento espacial de objeto (hipocampo-dependente) e tarefa de reconhecimento de novo objeto (c?rtex-dependente). O presente estudo aprovado pela Comiss?o de Experimenta??o Animal (CEUA-UFVJM) sob n?mero de protocolo (031/2015). Ap?s 6 semanas de HIIT, os animais apresentaram redu??o de 28,57% do conte?do de esp?cies reativas ao ?cido tiobarbit?rico (TBARS) e aumento de 75% da atividade da enzima super?xido dismutase (SOD) e de 50,83% da capacidade antioxidante total pelo m?todo de redu??o do ferro (FRAP - ?Ferric reducing ability of plasma).no hipocampo. Al?m disso, o HIIT reduziu a concentra??o de mediadores neuroimunes no hipocampo (TNF-?, IL-1?, IL-6 e IL-10) respectivamente em (24,8%;13,9%; 33,93% e 16,33%), aumentou a concentra??o de BDNF em 60,21% e n?o interferiu no desempenho dos animais nas tarefas de reconhecimento espacial de objeto e reconhecimento de novo objeto. Nenhum dos par?metros investigados foram alterados no c?rtex cerebral. O presente estudo mostrou efeito positivo de 6 semanas de HIIT espec?fico por regi?o cerebral, sendo que tais modifica??es resultaram em efeitos neurais ben?ficos no hipocampo de animais submetidos a um treinamento for?ado.
Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa Multic?ntrico de P?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Fisiol?gicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017.
Although High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is associated with neuroprotection, there is no information available on the balance of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines, as well as redox status, expression of neurotrophins and their impacts on different neural substrates and cognitive function. The present study evaluated the effects of a 6 weeks HIIT protocol on redox homeostasis, concentration of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?), interleukin 1-beta (IL-1?), interleukin 6 (IL -6) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex of Wistar rats.In addition, we evaluated the performance in the object spatial recognition tasks (hippocampus-dependent) and the new object recognition task (cortex-dependent). After 6 weeks of the HIIT protocol, the animals showed a reduction in the content of thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) and an increase in the activity of the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) and in the total antioxidant capacity evaluated by the iron reduction method (FRAP - Ferric reducing ability of plasma) in the hippocampus. In addition, HIIT reduced the concentration of neuroimmune mediators in the hippocampus (TNF-?, IL-1?, IL-6 and IL-10), increased BDNF concentration and did not interfere in the performance of animals in the object recognition task. None of the investigated parameters were altered in the cerebral cortex. The present study was the first to show positive effect of 6 weeks of HIIT on specific brain-region, and such modifications result in a neuroprotective effect in the hippocampus of animals submitted to the stress of forced training.

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O carcinoma epidermoide oral (CEO) ? a neoplasia maligna mais comum da cavidade oral, apresentando uma alta taxa de mortalidade. Devido a isto, a descoberta de biomarcadores que facilitem a compreens?o do comportamento biol?gico desse tumor e aprimorem o tratamento ? necess?rio. O ativador de plasminog?nio do tipo uroquinase (uPA) e o seu receptor, uPAR, t?m se destacado por atuarem na prote?lise de estruturas da membrana basal e matriz extracelular, facilitando a invas?o tumoral. O presente estudo se prop?s a avaliar a imunoexpress?o dessas prote?nas em 46 casos de carcinoma epidermoide de l?ngua oral (CELO). Esses resultados foram relacionados com a presen?a de met?stase, estadiamento cl?nico TNM, recidiva locoregional, desfecho da les?o e grada??o histol?gica de malignidade. A imunomarca??o de cada caso foi avaliada semiquantitativamente, tanto no front de invas?o como no centro do tumor, na qual foram atribu?dos os escores: 0 (0% de c?lulas positivas), 1(1-10% de c?lulas positivas), 2 (11-50% de c?lulas positivas), 3 (mais de 50% de c?lulas positivas). A express?o do uPA foi observada em 93,5% dos casos no front de invas?o, com predom?nio do escore 2 (34,8%), e em 67,9% dos casos no centro do tumor, com predom?nio do escore 1 (32,6%). De modo geral, os par?metros cl?nicos n?o exerceram influ?ncia na imunoexpress?o do uPA. Em rela??o ? grada??o histol?gica, foi observada uma maior express?o de uPA nos casos de alto grau de malignidade em rela??o aos de baixo grau de malignidade (p=0,05). Quando analisado em rela??o aos par?metros morfol?gicos, foi identificado uma maior express?o do uPA nos casos de pior padr?o de invas?o (p=0,03). A express?o do uPAR foi observada em 73,9% dos casos no front de invas?o, com predom?nio do escore 1 (45,65%), e em 47,5% dos casos no centro do tumor, com predom?nio do escore 0 (54,35%). Embora n?o tenham sido observadas signific?ncias estat?sticas em rela??o ? met?stase linfonodal, estadiamento cl?nico TNM, desfecho e grada??o histol?gica, houve uma maior express?o do uPAR nos casos com recidiva locoregional em rela??o aos sem recidiva (p=0,04). Em rela??o ? an?lise da localiza??o tumoral, foi observada uma maior express?o de uPA e uPAR no front de invas?o em rela??o ao centro do tumor (p<0,001). Na correla??o entre uPA e uPAR, n?o foi observada signific?ncia estat?stica. Com base nestes resultados, sugere-se que o uPA e uPAR estejam envolvidos na progress?o do CELO, atuando principalmente na regi?o mais profunda do tumor.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC ) is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity (OSCC), with a high mortality rate. Due to this, the discovery of biomarkers that facilitate the understanding of the biological behavior of the tumor and improve treatment is necessary. Urokinase type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor, uPAR, are responsible for the proteolysis of structures of the basement membrana and extracellular matrix, facilitating tumor invasion. This study aims to assess the immuno expression of these proteins in 46 cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue (OTSCC). These results were related to the presence of metastasis, clinical TNM staging, locoregional recurrence, outcome of the lesion and histological grading. Immunostaining of each case was evaluated semiquantitatively, in the front of invasion and center of the tumor, in which scores were assigned: 0 (0% of positive cells), 1 (1-10% of positive cells), 2 (11 -50% positive cells) and 3 (more than 50% positive cells). The expression of uPA was observed in 93.5% (n=43) of the cases in the front of invasion, with predominance of score 2 (n=16; 34.8%) and in 67.9% (n=31) of the cases in the center of the tumor, with predominance of score 1 (n=15; 32.6%). Overall, the immunoexpression of uPA was not associated with clinical parameters. Regarding the malignant histological grading, a higher expression of uPA was observed in cases of high-grade malignancy comp ared to low-grade malignancy (p=0.05). Regarding the morphological parameters, increased expression of uPA was observed in the worst mode of invasion (p=0.03 ). The expression of uPAR was observed in 73.9% of cases in the front of invasion, with a predominance of score 1 (n=21; 45.6 %), and in 47.5% (n=21) of the cases in the center of the tumor, with a predominance of score 0 (n=25; 54.4%). Although no statistical differences were observed in relation to lymph node metastasis, clinical TNM staging, outcome, and histological grading, there was a higher expression of uPAR in cases with locoregional recurrence (p=0.04). Regarding the tumor intra -localization, it was observed an increased expression of uPA and uPAR at the front of invasion in relation to the center of the tumor (p<0.001). Regarding the correlation between uPA and uPAR, there was no statistical sign ificance. Based on these results, it is suggested that uPA and uPAR are involved in the progression of CELO, mainly in the deeper region of the tumor.

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Oil wells subjected to cyclic steam injection present important challenges for the development of well cementing systems, mainly due to tensile stresses caused by thermal gradients during its useful life. Cement sheath failures in wells using conventional high compressive strength systems lead to the use of cement systems that are more flexible and/or ductile, with emphasis on Portland cement systems with latex addition. Recent research efforts have presented geopolymeric systems as alternatives. These cementing systems are based on alkaline activation of amorphous aluminosilicates such as metakaolin or fly ash and display advantageous properties such as high compressive strength, fast setting and thermal stability. Basic geopolymeric formulations can be found in the literature, which meet basic oil industry specifications such as rheology, compressive strength and thickening time. In this work, new geopolymeric formulations were developed, based on metakaolin, potassium silicate, potassium hydroxide, silica fume and mineral fiber, using the state of the art in chemical composition, mixture modeling and additivation to optimize the most relevant properties for oil well cementing. Starting from molar ratios considered ideal in the literature (SiO2/Al2O3 = 3.8 e K2O/Al2O3 = 1.0), a study of dry mixtures was performed,based on the compressive packing model, resulting in an optimal volume of 6% for the added solid material. This material (silica fume and mineral fiber) works both as an additional silica source (in the case of silica fume) and as mechanical reinforcement, especially in the case of mineral fiber, which incremented the tensile strength. The first triaxial mechanical study of this class of materials was performed. For comparison, a mechanical study of conventional latex-based cementing systems was also carried out. Regardless of differences in the failure mode (brittle for geopolymers, ductile for latex-based systems), the superior uniaxial compressive strength (37 MPa for the geopolymeric slurry P5 versus 18 MPa for the conventional slurry P2), similar triaxial behavior (friction angle 21? for P5 and P2) and lower stifness (in the elastic region 5.1 GPa for P5 versus 6.8 GPa for P2) of the geopolymeric systems allowed them to withstand a similar amount of mechanical energy (155 kJ/m3 for P5 versus 208 kJ/m3 for P2), noting that geopolymers work in the elastic regime, without the microcracking present in the case of latex-based systems. Therefore, the geopolymers studied on this work must be designed for application in the elastic region to avoid brittle failure. Finally, the tensile strength of geopolymers is originally poor (1.3 MPa for the geopolymeric slurry P3) due to its brittle structure. However, after additivation with mineral fiber, the tensile strength became equivalent to that of latex-based systems (2.3 MPa for P5 and 2.1 MPa for P2). The technical viability of conventional and proposed formulations was evaluated for the whole well life, including stresses due to cyclic steam injection. This analysis was performed using finite element-based simulation software. It was verified that conventional slurries are viable up to 204?F (400?C) and geopolymeric slurries are viable above 500?F (260?C)
Po?os sujeitos ? inje??o c?clica de vapor apresentam importantes desafios para desenvolvimento de pastas de cimenta??o, devido principalmente aos esfor?os de tra??o causados pelos gradientes t?rmicos durante a sua vida ?til. Falhas em cimenta??es que empregaram pastas convencionais de elevada resist?ncia ? compress?o levaram ao emprego de pastas mais flex?veis e/ou d?cteis, com destaque para as pastas de cimento Portland com adi??o de l?tex. Recentes pesquisas t?m apresentado pastas geopolim?ricas como alternativa. Estas pastas cimentantes s?o baseadas na ativa??o alcalina de aluminosilicatos amorfos como o metacaulim ou a cinza volante e possuem propriedades vantajosas como alta resist?ncia ? compress?o, r?pido endurecimento e estabilidade t?rmica. Encontram-se na literatura formula??es geopolim?ricas b?sicas que atendem ?s especifica??es da ind?stria de petr?leo, incluindo reologia, resist?ncia ? compress?o e tempo de espessamento. Neste trabalho, desenvolveu-se novas formula??es geopolim?ricas ? base de metacaulim, silicato de pot?ssio, hidr?xido de pot?ssio, micross?lica e fibra mineral, utilizando o estado da arte em composi??o qu?mica, modelagem de misturas e aditiva??o para otimizar as propriedades relevantes para a cimenta??o de po?os. Partindo de raz?es molares consideradas ideais na literatura (SiO2/Al2O3 = 3,8 e K2O/Al2O3 = 1,0), realizou-se um estudo de misturas secas baseado no modelo do empacotamento compress?vel, obtendo-se um volume ?timo de 6% para o material s?lido adicional. Este material (micross?lica e fibra mineral) serve tanto como fonte de s?lica adicional (no caso da micross?lica) quanto refor?o mec?nico, principalmente no caso da fibra mineral, a qual incrementou a resist?ncia ? tra??o. Realizou-se o primeiro estudo mec?nico triaxial desta classe de pastas. Para efeito de compara??o, tamb?m foi realizado um estudo mec?nico de pastas convencionais ? base de l?tex. Apesar de diferen?as no modo de ruptura (fr?gil no caso dos geopol?meros, d?ctil no caso das pastas com l?tex), a superior resist?ncia compressiva uniaxial (37 MPa para a pasta geopolim?rica P5 versus 18 MPa para a pasta convencional P2), comportamento triaxial similar (?ngulo de atrito 21? para P5 e P2) e menor rigidez (na regi?o el?stica 5,1 GPa para P5 versus 6,8 GPa para P2) das pastas geopolim?ricas permitiu uma capacidade de absor??o de energia (155 kJ/m3 para P5 versus 208 kJ/m3 para P2) compar?vel entre as duas, sendo que os geopol?meros atuam no regime el?stico, sem a microfissura??o presente nas pastas com l?tex. Assim, os geopol?meros estudados neste trabalho devem ser dimensionados para aplica??es no regime el?stico para evitar fraturas fr?geis. Finalmente, a resist?ncia ? tra??o do geopol?mero ? originalmente pobre (1,3 MPa para a pasta geopolim?rica P3) devido ? sua estrutura fr?gil. Entretanto, ap?s a aditiva??o desse sistema com fibra mineral, a resist?ncia ? tra??o do mesmo tornou-se equivalente (2,3 MPa para P5 e 2,1 MPa para P2) ? das pastas com l?tex. A viabilidade t?cnica das formula??es convencionais e geopolim?ricas foi avaliada durante toda a vida ?til do po?o, incluindo os esfor?os devidos ? inje??o c?clica de vapor. Esta an?lise foi feita utilizando um software de simula??o ? base de elementos finitos. Verificou-se que as pastas convencionais s?o vi?veis at? a temperatura de 204?C (400?F) e as geopolim?ricas acima de 260?C (500?F)

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico
Squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip is among the most common malignant tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region, with good prognosis in more than 90% of patients with 5-year survival. In these carcinomas, the development of lymph node metastasis decreases the prognosis and it has been associated with the formation of new lymphatic vessels. It has been suggested the important role of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), the receptor type 3 VEGF (VEGFR-3) and hypoxia-induced factor 1 (HIF-1) in this process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunoexpression of VEGF-C, VEGFR-3 and HIF-1? and correlate with intra and peritumoral lymphatic density in squamous cell carcinomas of the lower lip metastatic and non-metastatic. The sample consisted of 50 cases of squamous cell carcinoma of lower lip, of which 25 had regional lymph node metastasis and 25, absence of metastasis. The percentages of cells immunostained for VEGF-C, VEGFR-3 and HIF-1? in front of tumor invasion and in the center of tumor were evaluated. Microvessel density lymphatic (MDL) was determined by the counting of lymph microvessels immunostained by the anti-D2-40 in five fields (200?), in an area of evaluation with 0.7386 mm2. The invasion of the lymph vessels by malignant cells was also evaluated. Immunostaining was correlated with the presence and absence of metastasis, TNM clinical stage, local recurrence, disease outcome (remission of injury or patient death) and histological grading. The analysis of intra and peritumoral lymphatic density showed no significant association with clinicopathological parameters and immunoexpressions of VEGF-C, VEGFR-3 and HIF-1? (p > 0,05). There was a weak positive correlation, significant, between intra and peritumoral lymphatic density (r = 0,405; p = 0,004). VEGF-C showed no significant association with clinicopathological and prognosis parameters (p > 0,05). For VEGFR-3, there was scarce membrane staining and intense and homogenous cytoplasmic staining in neoplastic cells. Percentage of positive cytoplasmic VEGFR-3 in center of tumor, exhibited a statistically significant association with metastasis (p = 0,009), patient death (p = 0,008) and histological grades of malignancy proposed by Bryne et al. (1992) (p = 0,002) and World Health Organization (p = 0,003). A low positive correlation was statistically significant between the immunoreactivity of VEGFC and VEGFR-3 cytoplasmic (r = 0,358; p = 0,011) and between the percentage of positive cytoplasmic VEGFR-3 in front of tumor invasion and in the center of the tumor (r = 0,387; p = 0,005) was also demonstrated. There was no association between HIF-1?, clinicopathological and prognosis parameters, and VEGF-C and VEGFR-3. The percentage of nuclear positivity for HIF-1? was significantly higher in cases without invasion of peritumoral lymphatic (p = 0,040). Based on the results we can conclude that most cytoplasmic expression of VEGFR-3 in center of tumor in metastatic cases, high degree of malignancy and poorly differentiated, contributes to poor outcome of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip, including patient death. Intra and peritumoral lymphatic density seems to be not associated with lymph node metastasis in these carcinomas
O carcinoma epiderm?ide de l?bio inferior est? entre as les?es malignas mais comuns da regi?o oral e maxilofacial, com progn?stico bom, em mais de 90% dos pacientes com sobrevida de 5 anos. Nestas les?es, o desenvolvimento de met?stase linfonodal diminui sobremaneira o progn?stico e tem sido associado ? forma??o de novos vasos linf?ticos. Tem sido sugerido o importante papel do fator de crescimento endotelial vascular-C (VEGF-C), do receptor tipo 3 do VEGF (VEGFR-3) e do fator 1 induzido por hip?xia (HIF-1) neste processo. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar as imunoexpress?es de VEGF-C, VEGFR-3, HIF-1? e a densidade linf?tica intra e peritumoral em carcinomas epiderm?ides de l?bio inferior metast?ticos e n?o-metast?ticos, correlacionando-as com par?metros clinicopatol?gicos e progn?sticos. A amostra foi constitu?da por 50 casos de carcinoma epiderm?ide de l?bio inferior, 25 com met?stase linfonodal regional e 25 sem met?stase. Foram avaliados os percentuais de c?lulas imunomarcadas para os anticorpos anti-VEGF-C, anti-VEGFR-3 e anti-HIF-1?, no front de invas?o e no centro tumoral. A densidade microvascular linf?tica (LMVD) foi estabelecida por meio da soma da contagem de microvasos linf?ticos imunomarcados pelo anticorpo anti-D2-40, em cinco campos (200?), em uma ?rea de avalia??o com 0,7386 mm2. A invas?o dos vasos linf?ticos por c?lulas neopl?sicas tamb?m foi avaliada. A imunomarca??o foi relacionada com a presen?a e aus?ncia de met?stase, estadiamento cl?nico TNM, recidiva local, desfecho da doen?a (remiss?o da les?o ou ?bito dos pacientes) e grada??o histol?gica. A an?lise das densidades linf?ticas intra e peritumorais n?o demonstrou associa??o significativa com os par?metros clinicopatol?gicos, progn?sticos e imunoexpress?es de VEGF-C, VEGFR-3 e HIF-1? (p > 0,05). Houve fraca correla??o positiva, significativa, entre as densidades linf?ticas intra e peritumorais (r = 0,405; p = 0,004). O VEGF-C n?o exibiu associa??o significativa entre os par?metros clinicopatol?gicos e progn?sticos avaliados (p > 0,05). Para o VEGFR-3, houve escassa marca??o membranar e intensa e homog?nea marca??o citoplasm?tica nas c?lulas neopl?sicas. O percentual de positividade citoplasm?tica do VEGFR-3, no centro tumoral, exibiu associa??o estatisticamente significativa com a presen?a de met?stase (p = 0,009), ?bito dos pacientes (p = 0,008) e grada??es histol?gicas de malignidade proposta por Bryne et al. (1992) (p = 0,002) e pela Organiza??o Mundial de Sa?de (p = 0,003). Uma fraca correla??o, estatisticamente significativa, entre a imunoexpress?o de VEGF-C e VEGFR-3 citoplasm?tica (r = 0,358; p = 0,011) e entre os percentuais de positividade citoplasm?tica de VEGFR-3 no front de invas?o e no centro tumoral (r = 0,387; p = 0,005) tamb?m foi demonstrada. N?o foi observada associa??o entre o HIF-1? os par?metros clinicopatol?gicos, progn?sticos e o VEGF-C e VEGFR-3. O percentual de positividade nuclear para HIF-1? foi significativamente maior nos casos sem invas?o dos linf?ticos peritumorais (p = 0,040). Com base nos resultados pode-se concluir que a maior express?o citoplasm?tica de VEGFR-3, no centro tumoral, nos casos metast?ticos, de alto grau de malignidade e pobremente diferenciados, contribui para pior evolu??o dos carcinomas epiderm?ides de l?bio inferior, incluindo o ?bito dos pacientes. As densidades linf?ticas intra e peritumorais parecem n?o estar associadas ao densenvolvimento de met?stase linfonodal nestes carcinomas

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Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (Capes)
Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq)
Introdu??o: Recentemente, a vibra??o de todo o corpo (VTC) tem sido um m?todo de exerc?cio f?sico indicado para aumentar o desempenho e a capacidade f?sico-funcional de idosos com osteoartrite (OA) de joelho. No entanto, os mecanismos relacionados aos efeitos produzidos por essa modalidade ainda n?o foram completamente investigados. Objetivos: O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar os efeitos da adi??o de VTC aos exerc?cios de agachamento na concentra??o plasm?tica de marcadores inflamat?rios e no desempenho e capacidade funcionais de idosos com OA de joelho na fase remissiva da doen?a (Estudo 1) e investigar os efeitos da adi??o do treinamento de VTC ao exerc?cio de agachamento em mulheres idosas com OA de joelho na fase remissiva da doen?a nos seguintes par?metros: 1) for?a isom?trica do m?sculo quadr?ceps; 2) concentra??o plasm?tica de BDNF; e 3) na concentra??o salivar da raz?o testosterona/cortisol (Estudo 2). Investigar a rela??o entre os n?veis plasm?ticos e no l?quido sinovial do TNF-? e seus receptores sol?veis (sTNFR1 e sTNFR2) assim como de BDNF em idosos com OA de joelho e ainda verificar a rela??o destes com a gravidade da OA e o autorrelato de dor, rigidez e fun??o f?sica com o WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index) em idosos com OA de joelho na fase inflamat?ria aguda (Estudo 3). Metodologia: No estudo 1, trinta e dois idosos com OA de joelho foram divididos em tr?s grupos: grupo que realizou exerc?cio de agachamento associado a plataforma vibrat?ria (grupo plataforma N=11), grupo que realizou exerc?cio de agachamento sem vibra??o (grupo agachamento N=10) e o grupo controle (N=11). Um programa estruturado de exerc?cios de agachamento foi executado tr?s vezes por semana em dias alternados por doze semanas nos grupos plataforma e agachamento. A concentra??o plasm?tica de receptores sol?veis de TNF-? (sTNFR1 e sTNFR2) foi analisada usando a t?cnica de ELISA. O WOMAC foi usado para avaliar o autorrelato da fun??o f?sica, dor e rigidez. O teste de caminhada de 6 minutos, a escala de Berg e o teste de velocidade da marcha foram utilizados para avaliar a fun??o f?sica. No estudo 2, foram selecionadas quinze mulheres idosas com idade maior ou igual a 60 anos que tinham sido diagnosticadas com OA em pelo menos um joelho. A interven??o consistiu de doze semanas seguidas de exerc?cios de agachamento, 3 vezes por semana. O protocolo de exerc?cio foi similar em ambos os grupos diferindo apenas da presen?a de vibra??o. J? no estudo 3 participaram vinte e sete idosos diagnosticados com osteoartrite de joelho e dezenove idosos saud?veis. Radiografias ?ntero-posteriores do joelho foram realizadas para determinar a gravidade da doen?a no joelho afetado. A classifica??o radiogr?fica da OA do joelho foi realizada utilizando os crit?rios Kellgren-Lawrence. Os n?veis de TNF-?, sTNFR1, sTNFR2 e BDNF no plasma e no l?quido sinovial foram determinados por ELISA. Resultados: No estudo 1, o grupo que realizou exerc?cios de agachamento na plataforma vibrat?ria mostrou diminui??o nas concentra??es plasm?ticas dos marcadores inflamat?rios sTNFR1 e sTNFR2 (p<0,001 e p<0,05, respectivamente), no autorrelato da dor (p<0,05), melhora no equil?brio (p<0,05) e na velocidade e dist?ncia caminhada (p<0,05 e p<0,001, respectivamente) comparado com o grupo controle. O teste de velocidade da marcha tamb?m apresentou aumento no grupo plataforma quando comparado ao grupo agachamento (p<0,01). Os resultados do estudo 2 demonstraram uma varia??o (?) positiva dos valores da for?a isom?trica muscular do quadr?ceps (p=0,02) e da concentra??o plasm?tica de BDNF (p=0,03) no grupo vibra??o ap?s o per?odo de interven??o. A varia??o (?) na raz?o testosterona/cortisol (T/C) n?o diferiu significativamente, entre os grupos (p=0,61). No estudo 3, os n?veis de BDNF no l?quido sinovial correlacionou-se significativamente com dor autorrelatada [WOMAC] (rs = 0,39, p=0,04). Com rela??o aos receptores sol?veis para TNF-?, observou-se uma diferen?a entre os n?veis de sTNFR1 e de sTNFR2, tanto no plasma quanto no l?quido sinovial em pacientes com OA do joelho (1091 ? 99,48 pg / mL versus 2249 ? 126,3 pg / mL e 2587 ? 66,12 pg / mL versus 2021 ? 107,0 pg / mL, respectivamente). Al?m disso, os n?veis de sTNFR1 no l?quido sinovial foram, negativamente, correlacionadas com a dor e a fun??o f?sica autorrelatada (rs -0,6785, p<0,0001 e rs -0,4194; p=0,03, respectivamente). Ao passo que, os n?veis de sTNFR2 no l?quido sinovial foram negativamente correlacionadas com dor e rigidez articular (rs -0,5433, p=0,01 e rs -0,4249; p=0,02, respectivamente). Conclus?es: Os resultados dos estudos supracitados indicam que a adi??o da vibra??o de todo o corpo ao treinamento com exerc?cio de agachamento, nas condi??es experimentais propostas, melhora o equil?brio est?tico e din?mico e o desempenho da marcha e ao mesmo tempo reduz a autopercep??o de dor e a concentra??o de marcadores inflamat?rios (sTNFR1 e sTNFR2) em idosos com OA de joelho na fase de remiss?o da doen?a. Al?m disso, a associa??o da vibra??o de todo o corpo ao exerc?cio de agachamento promove uma melhora na for?a muscular de membros inferiores em mulheres idosas com OA de joelho na fase de remiss?o da doen?a e proporciona uma resposta adaptativa na concentra??o de BDNF sem altera??o na rela??o muscular de anabolismo/catabolismo. J? os resultados da rela??o entre sist?mico e local, indicam que os n?veis de BDNF sist?micos est?o associados com o mecanismo da dor articular na OA de joelho. Com rela??o aos receptores sol?veis de TNF-?, evidenciou-se a presen?a de receptores sol?veis para TNF-? no l?quido sinovial de pacientes com OA prim?ria de joelho e a rela??o destes receptores com par?metros cl?nicos.
Tese (Doutorado) ? Programa Multic?ntrico de P?s-Gradua??o em Ci?ncias Fisiol?gicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2013.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Recently, whole body vibration (WBV) has been an alternative method of exercise that has been indicated to improve the physical performance of the elderly with osteoarthritis (OA) knee. However, the mechanisms related to the effects produced by this training mode have not been fully elucidated in the literature. Objectives: 1) To investigate the effects of the adittion of whole-body vibration to squat exercises on the plasma concentration of inflammatory markers and the functional performance of elderly individuals with knee OA remission phase (Study 1) and investigate the effects of WBV in addition to squat exercise training in elderly women with knee OA remission phase on the following parameters: 1) isometric strength of the quadriceps muscle; 2) BDNF plasma concentration; and 3) the testosterone/cortisol salivary concentration ratio (Study 2). 3). To analyze the concentrations of TNF-?, soluble receptors (sTNFR1 and sTNFR2) and BDNF in both plasma and synovial fluid of patients with inflammatory acute phase primary knee osteoarthritis during inflammatory acute phase, and to determine the possible correlations of plasma and synovial fluid TNF-?, soluble receptors (sTNFR1 and sTNFR2) and BDNF with the radiographic grading of knee OA and with self-reported pain, stiffness and physical function (Study 3). Methods: In study 1 thirty-two elderly subjects with knee osteoarthritis were divided into three groups [i.e., squat exercises on a vibratory platform (platform group N= 11), squat exercises without vibration (squat group N= 10) and the control group (N=11)]. The structured program of squat exercises in the platform and squat groups was conducted three times per week, on alternate days, for twelve weeks. The plasma concentration of TNF-? soluble receptors (sTNFR1 and sTNFR2) were analyzed using ELISA. The Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire were used to evaluate self-reported physical function, pain and stiffness. The 6-minute walk test, the Berg balance scale, and gait speed were used to evaluate physical function. In study 2 the eligible patients were fifteen (15) elderly women ? 60 years of age who had been diagnosed with OA in at least one knee. The intervention consisted of uninterrupted squatting exercises for twelve weeks, 3x/week. The exercise protocol was similar in both groups differing only in the presence of vibration. In study 3 samples of plasma taken from the peripheral blood and of synovial fluid taken from the knee of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) were collected (n=27). Anteroposterior knee radiographs were taken to determine disease severity in the affected knee. Radiographic grading of OA in the knee was performed using the Kellgren-Lawrence criteria. Furthermore, plasma was collected from the peripheral blood of 19 healthy individuals, with no radiographic change in the hips and knees. The Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire was used to evaluate self-reported physical function, pain and stiffness. ELISA measured the TNF-?, sTNFR1, sTNFR2 and BDNF levels in the plasma and synovial fluid. Results: In the study 1 the group that performed squat exercises on a vibratory platform, there were significant differences in plasma concentrations of the inflammatory markers sTNFR1 and sTNFR2 (p<0.001 and p<0.05, respectively), self-reported pain (p<0.05), balance (p<0.05) and speed and distance walked (p<0.05 and p<0.001, respectively) compared with the control group. The gait speed test also showed significant differences between the squat and platform groups (p<0.01). In the results of the study 2, the VG group demonstrated a significantly greater change (?) in IQMS values (p = 0.02) and in BDNF plasma concentrations (p = 0.03) after the intervention period compared with the EG group. The change (?) in T/C ratio showed no difference between the groups (p = 0.61). In the results of the study 3, the plasma BDNF levels significantly correlated with self-reported pain [WOMAC] (rs=0.39, p=0.04). According to soluble receptors to TNF-?, there was a difference between sTNFR1 and sTNFR2 levels in plasma as well as in synovial fluid in patients with knee (1091 ? 99,48 pg / mL versus 2249 ? 126,3 pg / mL e 2587 ? 66,12 pg / mL versus 2021 ? 107,0 pg / mL, respectively). Synovial fluid sTNFR1 levels were negatively correlated with pain and physical function self-reported (rs-0.6785, p<0.0001 and rs-0.4194, p=0.03, respectively). Synovial fluid sTNFR2 levels were negatively correlated with pain and joint stiffness (rs-0.5433, p=0.01 and rs-0.4249, p=0.02, respectively). Conclusions: The results of the above studies indicate that the addition of vibration training the whole body to squat exercise in the experimental conditions resulted in improvement in static and dynamic balance and gait performance and reduced the self-perception of pain and the concentration of inflammatory markers (sTNFR1 and sTNFR2) in elderly patients with knee OA. We also demonstrate that the combination of vibration training the whole body to squat exercise can promote an improvement in lower limb muscle strength in elderly women with knee OA and still provide an adaptive response to the concentration of BDNF compared with no change in muscle anabolism/catabolism. The results of the relationship between systemic and local concentration indicate that the systemic BDNF levels are associated with the mechanism of joint pain in knee OA. With respect to TNF-? soluble receptors, the findings demonstrated the presence of soluble receptors for TNF-alpha, particularly sTNFR1, in the synovial fluid of patients with primary knee OA and the relationship between these receptors and clinical parameters.

There is a tendency for children who display unacceptable behaviour to be described as having Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder when the actual reason for the child’s diagnosis may simply be affective factors, another disorder or simply misbehaviour. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed child disorder affecting 3-5% of all school age children. The aim was to investigate the prevalence of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in a sample of Foundation Phase children at an Inclusive ex Model C Preparatory School in the South Metro, Western Cape, by uncovering the criteria that are used by their teachers to suggest a possible Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in a child for a referral to a parent, therapist or professional. This study used a phenomenology design making use of interpretations, meanings and an individual’s opinions regarding the teacher’s criteria, which relate to the diagnosis of ADHD. It required a qualitative analysis with the emphasis on observation, interviews and document analysis. A verbal Interview consisting of questions which were taped and transcribed, as well as an observation, and completion of a Connors Form of the selected children was completed by the teachers. Ten class teachers were interviewed and seven children from Grades one, two and three were observed. A model from Creswell was used, in order to identify the units of meaning relating to the prevalence of ADHD amongst learners in the South Metro District. The findings include lack of understanding of ADHD amongst teachers, subjectivity in the diagnosis of learners with ADHD, factors influencing the diagnosis of ADHD, criteria necessary to identify ADHD and stereotyping differences.
Inclusive Education
M. Ed. (Inclusive Education)

碩士
明志科技大學
化學工程系碩士班
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In this study, the preparation of lithium iron phosphate/carbon (LiFePO4/C) composite materials by solid-phase method and microwave-assisted method as the secondary lithium-ion battery cathode were explored in this study. The effects of calcination temperature on the properties of LiFePO4/C were also investigated. The structural, morphological and electrochemical properties were investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Micro-Raman scattering spectra, and constant current charge–discharge cycling test. The XRD analysis showed that the cathode materials prepared in this study have the olivine crystal structure and high crystallinity. The results of Raman analysis indicated that different calcination temperature had an obvious influence on the degree of graphitization and thus on the electrochemical properties. The electrochemical analysis showed that the discharge capacity of cathode composites obtained with the use of microwave assisted synthesis and calcined at different temperatures were 112 mAh/g and 52mAh/g at 0.1C and 10Cfor 600 oC, 108 mAh/g and 49mAh/g at 0.1C and 10C for 650 oC, 108 mAh/g and 38mAh/g at 0.1C and 10C for 700 oC, respectively.

Italiano: A partire dal 2007, nell’area di Piazza Venezia a Roma, sono stati realizzati alcuni sondaggi archeologici per la costruzione di una stazione per la Linea C della metropolitana. Nel sondaggio S14, quello realizzato nella Piazza della Madonna di Loreto, sono state trovate una serie di strutture appartenenti a diversi periodi storici:dal periodo tardo-repubblicano all’età moderna. Le strutture, appartenenti all’età adrianea, hanno aperto un intenso dibattito tra gli studiosi poiché i tecnici della Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma hanno proposto l’identificazione di queste strutture con quelle dell’Athenaeum dell’imperatore Adriano, un’istituzione accademica a noi nota grazie alle fonti letterarie. Purtroppo le scarse fonti a nostra disposizione, relative a questa istituzione, non hanno permesso fino ad ora di proporre un’ubicazione per l’Athenaeum di Adriano. Español: A partir del 2007, en el área de la Piazza Venezia en Roma, se realizaron una serie de sondeos arqueológicos para la construcción de una estación para la Línea C del metro. En el sondeo S14, realizado en la Piazza della Madonna di Loreto, se han encontrado una serie de estructuras pertenecientes a diversos periodos de la historia: desde el periodo tardo-republicano a la Edad Moderna. Las estructuras pertenecientes a la época adrianea han abierto un intenso debate entre los estudiosos, pues los técnicos de la Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma han propuesto la identificación de estas estructuras con las del Athenaeum del emperador Adriano, una institución académica conocida gracias a las fuentes literarias. Por desgracia, la ausencia de fuentes a nuestra disposición relativas a esta institución, no han permitido hasta ahora proponer una ubicación para el Athenaeum de Adriano. English: Since 2007, in the area of ​​the Piazza Venezia in Rome, a series of archaeological surveys for the construction of a station for Metro Line C were performed. In the survey S14, conducted in the Piazza della Madonna di Loreto, found a number of structures belonging to different periods of history from the late-Republican period to the Modern Age. The structures belonging to the Hadrian era have opened an intense debate among scholars, because technicians from the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma have proposed the identification of these structures with the Athenaeum of Emperor Hadrian, an academic institution known through literary sources. Unfortunately, the absence of sources at our disposal concerning this institution have not allowed yet to propose a location for Hadrian's Athenaeum.