Abstract Introduction Head and neck cancer (HNC) and its treatment can cause physical, psychological, and quality of life (QoL) damage, because it can disturb the physiology of eating, breathing, speaking, and compromise self-image. Objective To evaluate the QoL of the pretreatment of patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer according to the anatomical location of the tumor. Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 144 patients undergoing pretreatment for cancer from February 2017 to July 2019. The University of Washington QoL Questionnaire (version 4) was used to assess the QoL. The anatomical location data were obtained from medical records. The ANOVA test was used to compare the differences in QoL according to tumor location. Results A total of 144 participants were included, 66 (45.5%) of whom had the primary tumor located in the mouth. The median age of the patients was 62 years, with a higher prevalence of male (75.7%), Black (78.5%), single/divorced/widowed people (59%), and illiterates (32.6%); most of them were smokers (84.7%) and alcohol drinkers (79.2%). The mean QoL score was 830 for mouth cancer, 858 for pharynx cancer, and 891 for laryngeal cancer patients. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the QoL of patients with head and neck cancer was not influenced by tumor location. The most affected domains in the three groups were pain, appearance, chewing, swallowing, and speech (p < 0.05).

RESUMEN Introducción: a lo largo de los años, la búsqueda por mejorar el autocuidado se ha extendido a las farmacias, donde los cosméticos pueden ser manipulados según las preferencias de cada individuo. Por lo tanto, es necesario proporcionar estabilidad a cada producto manipulado, asegurando que se dispensará un cosmético seguro y eficaz. El ácido hialurónico es un activo que se ha popularizado por su capacidad para mantener la elasticidad de la piel e hidratarla, además de actuar para reducir las líneas de expresión. Objetivo: analizar la calidad de los dermocosméticos manipulados a base de ácido hialurónico de diferentes farmacias en Campo Grande-MS, mediante análisis de laboratorio físico-químico y marcaje. Material y métodos: se adquirieron en farmacias magistrales cuatro muestras de crema-gel a base de ácido hialurónico al 5%, y se realizaron los siguientes análisis de control de calidad: análisis organoléptico, determinación de pH, densidad, prueba de centrifugación, untabilidad y análisis de marcaje. Resultados: en cuanto a los análisis, los resultados obtenidos fueron satisfactorios. Las pruebas de análisis organoléptico, centrifugado y untabilidad estuvieron dentro de los estándares estipulados, sin embargo, se destaca la prueba de densidad, en la que dos muestras obtuvieron valores por debajo del valor estipulado y para el análisis de etiquetas, ningún producto contenía una lista de componentes de la formulación. Conclusión: los productos se desempeñaron satisfactoriamente en la mayoría de las pruebas propuestas y son una opción segura, con buena calidad y su costo accesible al público.

SUMMARY Introduction: Over the years, the search for improving self-care has extended to compound pharmacy, where the cosmetic can be manipulated according to the preferences of each person. Thus, it is necessary to provide stability for each product handled, ensuring that a safe and effective cosmetic will be dispensed. Hyaluronic acid is an active that has become popular due to its ability to maintain skin elasticity and exert a moisturizing function, in addition to acting in the reduction of fine lines. Aim: To analyze the quality of cosmetics manipulated with the active ingredient of Hyaluronic Acid from different compound pharmacies in the city of Campo Grande-MS, through physical-chemical laboratory analysis and labeling. Material and methods: Four samples of 5% hyaluronic acid-based cream-gel were acquired from master pharmacies, and the following quality control analyzes were carried out: organoleptic analysis, pH determination, density, centrifuge test, spreadability and labeling analysis. Results: Regarding the analyses, the results obtained were satisfactory. The organoleptic analysis, the centrifugation test and the spreadability were within the stipulated standards; however, the density test stands out, in which two samples obtained results below the stipulated; and for label analysis, no product contained a list of formulation components. Conclusion: At the end of the analyses, it can be pointed out that the products presented satisfactory performance in most of the proposed tests and are a safe option, of good quality and accessible to the public.

RESUMO Introdução: ao longo dos anos, a busca pela melhora do autocuidado estendeu-se às farmácias com manipulação, onde o cosmético pode ser manipulado de acordo com as preferências de cada indivíduo. Dessa forma, é necessário prover a estabilidade para cada produto manipulado, garantindo que um cosmético seguro e eficaz será dispensado. O ácido hialurônico é um ativo que tem se tornado popular devido à sua capacidade de realizar a manutenção da elasticidade da pele e exercer função hidratante, além de atuar na redução de linhas de expressão. Objetivo: analisar a qualidade de dermocosméticos manipulados a base de ácido hialurônico de diferentes farmácias com manipulação no município de Campo Grande-MS, através de análises laboratoriais físico-químicas e de rotulagem. Material e métodos: quatro amostras de creme-gel à base de ácido hialurônico 5% foram adquiridas em farmácias magistrais, e realizadas as seguintes análises de controle de qualidade: análise organoléptica, determinação de pH, densidade, teste de centrífuga, espalhabilidade e análise de rotulagem. Resultados: em relação às análises, os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios. A análise organoléptica, o teste de centrifugação e de espalhabilidade se encontraram dentro dos padrões estipulados; porém, destaca-se o ensaio de densidade, em que duas amostras obtiveram valores abaixo do estipulado; e para a análise de rótulos, nenhum produto continha lista de componentes da formulação. Conclusão: ao final das análises, pode ser apontado que os produtos apresentaram desempenho satisfatório em grande parte dos testes propostos e são uma opção segura, de boa qualidade e custo acessível ao público.

ABSTRACT The present text makes reference to the use of the new technologies among the adolescents and young and to the way in that its inadequate employment at world level in the people, ends up becoming an addictive behavior. Their objective is directed to base the elements epistemológicos of the treatment of the ludopatía, from the school activity. This article constitutes an exit of the project of investigation System of educational strategies for the prevention of addictive behaviors in the adolescents of the area of health Tula Aerie, which negotiates the Center for the Development of the Social and Humanistic Sciences in Health, of the University of Medical Sciences of Camagüey. The study type is of character Investigation Development and it was executed in the period understood between January of 2017 and February of 2020.

RESUMEN El presente texto hace referencia al uso de las nuevas tecnologías entre los adolescentes y jóvenes y al modo en que a nivel mundial llega a convertirse en una conducta adictiva, debido a su empleo inadecuado en esta población. Su objetivo está dirigido a fundamentar los elementos epistemológicos sobre la ludopatía para su atención. Se incursiona en cuestiones inherentes a las adicciones, la drogadicción y en particular sobre la ludopatía y sus consecuencias en los sujetos comprendidos entre las edades mencionadas. Este artículo constituye una salida del proyecto de investigación Sistema de estrategias educativas para la prevención de conductas adictivas en los adolescentes del área de salud Tula Aguilera, el cual gestiona el Centro para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas en Salud, de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey. El tipo de estudio es de carácter Investigación Desarrollo y se ejecutó en el período comprendido entre enero de 2017 y febrero de 2020.

Abstract: We estimate the impact of rural-urban migration from the period 2010-2015 on informality in metropolitan areas of Mexico. The estimation of ordinary least squares does not establish any effect, while the estimation with instrumental variables finds that exogenous rural urban migration increases informality. Other variables such as unemployment, labour participation and inequality are unaffected, indicating that informal sector allows to absorb changes in labour supply in the short term, albeit with possible negative effects on labour income of substitute workers.

Resumen: Se estima el impacto de la migración rural urbana del período 2010-2015 en la informalidad de las zonas metropolitanas de México. La estimación de mínimos cuadrados ordinarios no establece ningún efecto, mientras que la estimación con variables instrumentales encuentra que la migración rural urbana exógena incrementa la informalidad. Otras variables como el desempleo, la participación laboral y la desigualdad no son afectadas, lo que indica que el sector informal permite absorber las variaciones de la oferta laboral en el corto plazo, aunque con posibles efectos negativos sobre los ingresos laborales de los trabajadores sustitutos de los migrantes rurales.

ABSTRACT A social sanitary intervention was applied in the rural establishment El León of Camagüey, based on social and educational actions collected in a manual that organized social cultural anthropology contents, psychology, sociology of the health and community social work, which was led by infirmary professionals like lenders, whose social order assigns a major permanence and exchange of them with the settlers. The investigation constituted a mixed design, with a study quasi experimentally without control group (pre-post trial) combined with qualitative methods. The final evaluation carried out in the period 2017-2018 exhibited positive modifications in indicators of the familiar clinical history of the settlers, what reverberated in the Analysis of the Situation of Health, carried in April, 2018 and the community environment. It was demonstrated the importance of the application of the strategy of community intervention from the disciplines of the social sciences, by the infirmary personnel as change agent of local development and protagonist of sustainability.

RESUMEN Se aplicó una intervención socio sanitaria en el asentamiento rural El León de Camagüey basada en los resultados de un estudio anterior, desde la comunicación social, educativa, así como aspectos socioculturales evaluados que permitieron la realización de este estudio. Su objetivo fue implementar una estrategia de intervención basada en acciones sociales y educativas colectadas en un manual que organizó contenidos de antropología socio cultural, psicología, sociología de la salud y trabajo social comunitario, la que fue conducida por profesionales de enfermería como prestadores, cuyo encargo social les asigna una mayor permanencia e intercambio con los pobladores, potenciándose el trabajo comunitario a partir de febrero de 2016,como etapa de sostenibilidad . La investigación constituyó un diseño mixto, con un estudio cuasi experimental sin grupo control (pre-post prueba) combinado con métodos cualitativos. La evaluación final efectuada en el periodo 2017-2018 exhibió modificaciones positivas en indicadores de las historias clínicas familiares de los pobladores, repercutiendo en el Análisis de la Situación de Salud, realizado en abril de 2018 y el entorno comunitario. Se demostró la importancia de la aplicación de la estrategia de intervención comunitaria desde las disciplinas de las ciencias sociales, por el personal de enfermería como agente de cambio de desarrollo local y protagonista de sostenibilidad.

Resumen El tomate es un fruto rico en compuestos antioxidantes y tiene gran importancia nutricional y económica; anualmente se promueve investigaciones relacionadas con las características nutricionales y productivas. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar si la aplicación foliar de productos comerciales a base de reguladores vegetales [auxina, citocinina y giberelina (Ax+CK+GA)], micronutrientes [cobalto y molibdeno (Mi)] y mezcla de macro y micronutrientes [nitrógeno, boro, cobre, molibdeno y zinc (Ma+Mi)], de forma individual y combinada, sobre el aumento de la productividad y mejora de la calidad poscosecha de los frutos de tomate (Predador F1). El diseño experimental consistió en bloques al azar, con siete tratamientos y cuatro repeticiones, siendo (T1) control; (T2) Ax+CK+GA; (T3) Ma + Mi; (T4) Mi; (T5) Ax+CK+GA + (Ma + Mi); (T6) Ax+CK+GA + Mi; (T7) Ax+CK+GA + Mi + (Ma+Mi). Se evaluaron las variables producción, precocidad, contenido de sólidos solubles (SS), acidez titulable (AT), relación SS/AT, pH, azúcares solubles totales, ácido ascórbico y pérdida de peso. La aplicación de Ax+CK+GA de forma individual o combinada con Ma+Mi promovió la precocidad, mientras el uso de Ax+CK+GA y Mi, de forma separada, mejoró la productividad del tomate. Los reguladores de crecimiento y los macro y micronutrientes, separados o combinados, proporcionaron un aumento en el contenido de ácido ascórbico en los frutos.

ABSTRACT The tomato fruit is rich in antioxidant compounds and has great nutritional and economic importance, annually promoting research on the nutritional and productive characteristics. The present study aimed to evaluate whether foliar application of commercial products based on growth regulators [auxin, cytokinin and gibberellin (Ax+CK+GA)], micronutrients [cobalt and molybdenum (Mi)] and mixtures of macro and micronutrients [nitrogen, boron, copper, molybdenum and zinc (Ma+Mi)], isolated and in combination, increase productivity and improve the post-harvest quality of tomato fruits (Predador F1). The experiment design used randomized blocks, with seven treatments and four repetitions, which were (T1) control; (T2) Ax+CK+GA; (T3) Ma + Mi; (T4) Mi; (T5) Ax+CK+GA + (Ma + Mi); (T6) Ax+CK+GA + Mi; and (T7) Ax+CK+GA + Mi + (Ma+Mi). The variables production, precocity, soluble solids content (SS), titrata-ble acidity (TA), ratio (SS/TA), pH, total soluble sugars, ascorbic acid and weight loss were evaluated. The Ax+CK+GA application, isolated or in combination with Ma+Mi, promoted the precocity, and the use of isolated Ax+CK+GA and Mi improved the tomato plant productivity. The growth regulators, macro and micronutrients, isolated or in combination, increased the ascorbic acid content in the fruits.

RESUMO: A expansão agrícola maciça tornou o Cerdocyon thous, um predador nativo sul-americano, vulnerável. Dados básicos, tais como descrição histológica, são importantes para aumentar o conhecimento sobre as espécies, ajudando nas estratégias de preservação. A eutanásia de animais selvagens para a coleta de amostras não é permitida, por isso os dados sobre a histologia são muito escassos ou inexistentes. O objetivo deste trabalho foi de fornecer uma descrição histológica detalhada da traqueia e árvore brônquica do cachorro do mato Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus 1766). Os espécimes (um macho e uma fêmea adultos) utilizados foram fornecidos pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Pelotas, RS, Brasil), Centro de Reabilitação da Fauna (NURFS). As amostras de tecido foram fixadas em formalina a 10% e incluídas em parafina. Após o corte, as amostras foram coradas com HE (hematoxilina e eosina), PAS (ácido periódico de Schiff) e resorcina fucsina. A traqueia tinha um diâmetro médio de 7,87 milímetros e aproximadamente 57% do diâmetro do epitélio colunar pseudo-estratificado ciliado da mucosa composto por células caliciformes, principalmente na região dorsal do órgão. Os brônquios e bronquíolos apresentaram cararísticas similares aos outros animais, contudo aparenta ter maior número de células caliciformes. Usando distintas técnicas de coloração, observou-se que não há diferenças notáveis da traqueia e do pulmão de C. thous quando comparados com os dados para carnívoros e para a maioria dos mamíferos, exceto a regionalização de células caliciformes. Os resultados descritos são importantes para compreender a fisiologia dos animais e hábitos comportamentais, permitindo o desenvolvimento de estratégias de preservação e proteção.

ABSTRACT: The massive agricultural expansion converted the Cerdocyon thous, a South American native predator, in vulnerable specie. Basic data, such as histological description, are important to raise awareness on animal species, helping on preservation strategies. Considering the difficult in obtain samples, as the euthanasia of wild animals for this purpose is not allowed, data on histology are very scarce or inexistent. The objective of this paper was to provide a detailed histological description of the trachea and bronchial tree of the crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766). The specimens (one adult male and one adult female) used were provided by the Federal University of Pelotas (Pelotas, RS, Brazil) Rehabilitation Center of Wild Fauna (NURFS). Tissue samples were fixed in 10% formalin and included in paraffin. After slicing, samples were stained with HE (hematoxylin and eosin), PAS (periodic acid-Schiff) and resorcin fuchsin. Trachea had an average diameter of 7.87mm, and approximately 57% of the mucosa ciliated pseudo-stratified columnar epithelium was composed of goblet cells, mostly in the dorsal region. Bronchia and bronchioles had a mucosal fold with higher number of goblet cells. Using all these techniques there is no great remarkable differences from C. thous trachea and lung, when compared with the previous described structures for carnivores and most mammals, except for the goblet cells “regionalization”. Described results are important to understand the animal physiological and behavioral habits, allowing the development of preservation and protection strategies.

Bacterial infections are important factors in decompensation, and they increase the mortality rate of patients with liver cirrhosis. The most common infections among these patients are spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, pneumonia, skin infections and urinary tract infections (UTI). This transversal study evaluated the frequency of UTI in non-hospitalized patients with cirrhosis followed in a hepatology outpatient unit. Patients with clinical, laboratorial, echographic and/or histological diagnosis of cirrhosis were evaluated from April 2002 to August 2004. Patients who accepted participating in this study were submitted to clinical evaluation and the following laboratorial examinations: urine analysis, urine culture, blood culture and hepatic function tests. Patients with symptoms of UTI, diabetis, prostatic disease were excluded. Eighty-two patients with cirrhosis were studied. Their mean age was 51 years (SD = 11); 73% were male. Hepatitis C virus was the main etiology in 45% of the cases. The Child-Pugh B functional class was observed in 52% of the cases. Urine cultures were positive in 4.9% of these patients. In this study of non-hospitalized cirrhotic patients, with no symptoms of UTI, the frequency of urinary tract infection was approximately 5%. The bacteria found were E. coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. We conclude that it is necessary to screen for UTI in such patients.

Existem interações entre viroses hepatotrópicas e o sistema imunológico do hospedeiro que podem influenciar na patogenicidade da agressão hepática. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a freqüência de auto-anticorpos na fase aguda da hepatite viral, sua relação com atividade bioquímica, gravidade da doença e cronicidade. Foram estudados 156 pacientes com hepatite aguda viral de 1992 a 2000. Destes, 32% tiveram infecção por vírus A, 31% por vírus B, 8% por vírus C, 3% tiveram hepatite E e 24% não A-E. Na fase aguda, 20,5% apresentaram FAN e 14,8% antimúsculo liso positivos. Na convalescença, 6,4% persistiram com FAN e 3,9% com antimúsculo liso positivos. Pacientes que persistiam com anticorpos detectáveis não apresentavam níveis de transaminases e bilirrubinas significativamente diferentes daqueles com auto-anticorpos negativos. Concluindo, os anticorpos que aparecem na fase inicial da infecção são transitórios e não têm implicação prognóstica.

There are interactions between hepatotropic viruses and the host immune system, which could contribute to liver damage in viral hepatitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of autoantibodies in patients with acute viral hepatitis and their relationship with biochemical activity, severity of acute illness and chronicity rate. From 1992 to 2000, 156 patients with acute viral hepatitis were enrolled in a prospective study. Among these, hepatitis A was detected in 32%, hepatitis B in 31%, hepatitis C in 8%, hepatitis E in 3% and 24% were considered non A-E hepatitis. During the acute phase, 20.5% of patients presented ANA and 14.8% anti-smooth muscle antibody positive. During convalescence, 6.4% of patients showed ANA and 3.9% anti-smooth muscle positive. Comparison between autoantibodies-positive and negative groups showed no differences regarding ALT and bilirubin levels. In conclusion, autoantibodies can occur in acute viral hepatitis but there are no prognostic consequences.