Birth weight is essential information in fetal programming studies and is generally obtained retr... more Birth weight is essential information in fetal programming studies and is generally obtained retrospectively. In Brazil's Information System on Live Births (SINASC), birth weight is valid information but is not always accessible. The study aimed to establish an algorithm for the selection of the most reliable data source for birth weight in the absence of information in the SINASC database. In a cross-sectional study of 6-14-year-old schoolchildren in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, in 2010, birth weight was collected through a self-completed questionnaire, interview, medical records from the Family Physician Program, and the SINASC database. We calculated intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) and differences in mean birth weight. ICCs varied from 0.90 to 0.99. All the other sources showed higher mean birth weight than SINASC, allowing differences up to 100g. Birth weight is recorded at birth (SINASC) or close to it (Family Physician Program), and in the absence of ...
Quaestiones Disputatae Temas En Debate, Dec 11, 2014
This article aims to present the results of the design and validation of a guide for the developm... more This article aims to present the results of the design and validation of a guide for the development of projects with a focus on knowledge management in a private, nonprofit organisation in the city of Manizales, Colombia, focusing on the Luker Foundation, which contributes to the social and economic development of the city through projects in education, undertaken in partnership with local and world leaders. This paper proposes a practical and systematic guide for the development of projects with a focus on knowledge management, in organizational environments that develop projects and support associated management strategies with knowledge management. This is on order to generate a synergy between these strategies with the aim of contributing to the development and utilisation of competitive advantages and integrating their processed of innovation, research and development (R&D). The resulting guide was successful in analysing, correlating and articulating models and practices for the management of organizational knowledge, as well as guides and models for project management, along with the results of the analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency in the implementation of management strategies of intangibles and projects in an organization with a focus on knowledge management, where a guiding tool was produced that is valued and validated by experts from the academic community and the manufacturing sector in Caldas.
Crises epilépticas e doenças cerebrovasculares: estudo transversal
Braz J Epilepsy Clin Neurophysiol, Jun 1, 1996
Resumo: Apresentamos um estudo transversal retrospectivo cujo objetivo é reconhecer a relevância ... more Resumo: Apresentamos um estudo transversal retrospectivo cujo objetivo é reconhecer a relevância epidemiológica de pacientes com crises epilépticas (CE) derivadas de doenças cerebrovasculares (DCV), entre as de outras etiologias. Outras questöes secundárias ...
Agradeço ao Prof. Luiz Afonso dos Santos Senna, orientador deste trabalho, pela disponibilidade e... more Agradeço ao Prof. Luiz Afonso dos Santos Senna, orientador deste trabalho, pela disponibilidade e atenção durante a sua elaboração. Agradeço à Engenheira Pesquisadora Ana Margarita Larrañaga Uriarte por acompanhar esse trabalho semanalmente, pelo tempo dedicado às conversas e pelo conhecimento transmitido, sempre com dedicação e atenção. Agradeço à Profa. Carin Maria Schmitt pela dedicação na elaboração deste trabalho e por seu exemplo profissional. Agradeço aos meus amigos e colegas da Engenharia Civil Édina Quissini Casagrande, Fabiana Maria Bonesi, Felipe Malacarne, Flávia Manica e Priscila da Rosa pelo companheirismo e amizade dedicados a mim. Agradeço aos meus amigos Mariana Silva de Oliveira, Renata Bortolini de Souza, Liege Phul, Eduardo Phul, Daiane Toigo Trentin e Veridiana Lima Nilson pelos anos de amizade e pela compreensão nas ausências motivadas pelo Curso de Engenharia. Agradeço a minha família, minha mãe Elizabeth, minha madrinha Margot, meu irmão Guilherme, primos e avó Ema (in memoriam) e em especial a minha tia Yeda (in memoriam), que com seu apoio possibilitou a realização do curso de Engenharia Civil. Agradeço ainda ao Felipe Mendonça Scheeren, meu namorado, por seu apoio e companheirismo.
La teoría de la agencia. El caso de una universidad privada en la ciudad de Manizales
Equidad y Desarrollo, 2013
&... more <p>El objetivo del trabajo fue determinar los factores que explican la relación entre principal y agente (P-A) en una institución de educación superior (IES) de carácter privado en la ciudad de Manizales. El estudio se fundamentó en las bases conceptuales de la corriente neoinstitucional, enmarcada en modelos microeconómicos y neoliberales, interpretados a la luz de la teoría de la agencia. La medición de los factores que explican la relación P-A se dio a través del análisis de datos, y así fue posible confirmar las hipótesis planteadas. La relación P-A en la IES de estudio se explica más por factores motivacionales externos e internos que por el factor salario. Los resultados aseveran la importancia de la alineación de los objetivos para mejorar la eficiencia en la institución.</p>
Factores que explican la relación principal-agente en seis empresas de la ciudad de Manizales
Equidad y Desarrollo, 2014
<p align="justify"&g... more <p align="justify">El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar los factores que explican la relación entre principal y agente en seis instituciones de la ciudad de Manizales, pertenecientes a diferentes sectores de la economía. El estudio se fundamenta en las bases conceptuales de la corriente neoinstitucional, enmarcada en modelos microeconómicos y neoliberales interpretados a la luz de la teoría de la agencia. La metodología de estudio es de caso múltiple como estrategia de investigación, porque centra su interés en un determinado número de casos en el que cada uno tiene identidad propia. Los factores que determinan la relación principal-agente en las seis instituciones se explican por el contrato, los incentivos y controles, y se identifican factores motivacionales tanto intrínsecos como extrínsecos.</p>
Smoking prevalence, reduction, and cessation during pregnancy and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in public maternities, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BMC Public Health, 2015
Smoking epidemic in Brazilian women has later onset, smaller magnitude, and slower decreasing tre... more Smoking epidemic in Brazilian women has later onset, smaller magnitude, and slower decreasing trend, compared to men. Among pregnant women, smoking has an additional deleterious effect. The purpose of this study was to analyze smoking prevalence during pregnancy and associated factors, and to describe the frequency of smoking reduction and cessation in public maternities of Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil, in 2011. A cross-sectional study was conducted in two maternities located at public hospitals in two cities of the Rio de Janeiro state, Niterói (maternity A) and of Rio de Janeiro (maternity B). Data were gathered by interviews 12 hours after the delivery, and analyses of prenatal cards and medical records. Smoking prevalence according to maternal characteristics, adequacy of prenatal care, and proportions of smoking reduction and cessation during pregnancy were calculated. Factors associated to smoking during pregnancy were estimated by logistic regression analysis. Smoking prevalence at maternity A (24.8%, 95% CI: 21.1-29.0) and maternity B (17.9%, 95% CI: 15.8-20.1) were high. Prevalence rates were greater in women aged 20-34 years, mainly without partner, multiparous and brown or black skin color. Low education (OR = 2.14, 95% CI 1.21, 3.79) and multiparity (OR = 3.48, 95% CI 1.78, 6.81), at maternity A; adolescence (OR = 0.44, 95% CI 0.26, 0.75), black skin color (OR = 1.71, 95% CI 1.06, 2.74), low education (OR = 1.61, 95% CI 1.08, 2.40), and multiparity (OR = 1.58, 95% CI 1.03, 2.44), at maternity B, were associated with smoking in multivariable analysis. Adequacy of prenatal care and smoking prevalence showed an inverse association. More than half of the smokers kept the smoking habits during pregnancy. Reduction occurred mainly between the 1(st) and 2(nd) trimesters of pregnancy. Smoking prevalence during pregnancy was higher for multiparous and less educated women. Population and individual strategies for smoking prevention and control must include actions specific for women, especially during the reproductive period.
Aspectos da função renal em portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1998
Verificou-se a ocorrência de alterações em alguns parâmetros da função renal de indivíduos infect... more Verificou-se a ocorrência de alterações em alguns parâmetros da função renal de indivíduos infectados pelo virus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV), assintomáticos. Foram estudados 47 indivíduos, realizando-se provas funcionais renais: depuração de creatinina endógena, depuração de água livre, depuração osmolar, reabsorção tubular proximal e distal de sódio, excreção fracional de sódio e potássio e pH urinário. Os resultados revelaram diferenças significantes (p < 0,05) no pH urinário, maior no grupo HIV (6,36 ± 0,41), do que nos controles (6,02 ± 0,41); na depuração de água livre, que indicou reabsorção de água maior no grupo HIV (1,00 ± 0,64ml/min), do que nos controles (0,53 ± 0,48ml/min) e na depuração osmolar, que foi 2,00 ± 0,83ml/min no grupo HIV e 1,57 ± 0,48ml/min nos controles. O restante dos indicadores de função renal estudados não se mostraram diferentes estatisticamente entre um e outro grupo. Concluiu-se que essas diferenças são significativas, apesar de os valores a...
Análise da sobrevida infantil segundo características maternas, da gestação, do parto e do recém nascido na coorte de nascimento de 2005 no Município do Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil
Reconstructing the AIDS epidemic among injection drug users in Brazil
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2006
The HIV/AIDS epidemic among injection drug users (IDUs) in Brazil has been unique in terms of tem... more The HIV/AIDS epidemic among injection drug users (IDUs) in Brazil has been unique in terms of temporal and geographical contrasts. This analysis explores these contrasts through the use of multilevel modeling. Standardized AIDS incidence rates among IDUs for Brazilian municipalities (1986-2000) were used as the dependent variable, with a set of social indicators as independent variables (covariates). In some States of the North/Northeast, the epidemic among IDUs has been incipient. The São Paulo epidemic extended to reach a network of municipalities, most of which located far from the capital. More recently, on a smaller scale, a similar extension has been observed in the southernmost States of the country. Both "number of physicians per inhabitant" and "standard distance to the State capital" were found to be associated with AIDS incidence. AIDS cases among IDUs appeared to cluster in wealthier, more developed municipalities. The relative weight of such extensiv...
Complicações da gestação e do parto como fatores de risco de óbito perinatal
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2000
... Foram identificados como fatores de risco de óbito perinatal quando presentes: asma, sífilis,... more ... Foram identificados como fatores de risco de óbito perinatal quando presentes: asma, sífilis, doença hipertensiva específica da gravidez, doença vascular ... 11.Moawad AH, Lee KS, Fisher DE, Ferguson R, Phillippe M. A model for the prospective analysis of perinatal deaths in a ...
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