IntroductionCoronary artery disease is associated with decreased levels of physical activity, contributing to increases in abdominal fat and consequently increasing metabolic risk. The innovative use of microcurrents may be an effective method to increase the lipolytic rate of abdominal adipocytes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of utilizing microcurrents in a home-based exercise program in subjects with coronary artery disease to assess changes in total, subcutaneous and visceral abdominal adipose tissue. MethodsThis controlled trial included 44 subjects with myocardial infarction, randomly divided into Intervention Group 1 (IG1; n = 16), Intervention Group 2 (IG2; n = 12) and Control Group (CG; n = 16). IG1 performed a specific exercise program at home during 8 weeks, and IG2 additionally used microcurrents on the abdominal region before the exercise program. All groups were given health education sessions. Computed tomography was used to evaluate abdominal, subcutaneous and visceral fat, accelerometers to measure habitual physical activity and the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake. ResultsAfter 8 weeks, IG2 showed a significantly decrease in subcutaneous fat (p ≤ 0.05) when compared to CG. Concerning visceral fat, both intervention groups showed a significant decrease in comparison to the CG (p ≤ 0.05). No significant changes were found between groups on dietary intake and habitual physical activity, except for sedentary activity that decreased significantly for IG2 in comparison with CG (p ≤ 0.05). ConclusionThis specific home-based exercise program using microcurrent therapy for individuals with coronary artery disease showed improvements in visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat.

Introduction: Increased abdominal fat and sedentary lifestyles contribute to cardiovascular disease risk. Low-intensity electrical current (microcurrent) on the abdominal region, associated with physical exercise, appears to be an innovative method to increase the lipolytic rate of abdominal adipocytes, in order to reduce abdominal fat. This study aimed to analyze the acute effects of microcurrent associated with an aerobic exercise program in healthy subjects in lipolysis. Method: A double-blinded, randomized controlled trial was developed and conducted in a higher education school. Eighty-three healthy subjects, aged between 18 and 30 years old and with a 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m 2 body mass index were randomly assigned either to an experimental or to a placebo group. Subjects received a trans-abdominal microcurrent stimulation for 40 min with (experimental group) or without (placebo group) electrical current, followed by a single aerobic exercise session (60 min at 45-55% VO2max intensity). Lipolytic activity (serum glycerol), abdominal fat (waist circumference, abdominal skinfold, ultrasonography), and serum lipid profile (serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) were evaluated in all subjects. Physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire) and dietary intake (food-frequency questionnaire) questionnaires were applied. Results: After the intervention, lipolytic rate was significantly higher (p = 0.003) in the experimental group (mean = 0.15) than in the placebo group (mean = 0.09). Glycerol results showed a statistically significant increase between baseline and after the intervention for both experimental group (p = 0.001) and the placebo group (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Combined use of microcurrent and physical aerobic exercise had an acute effect enhancing lipolytic rate comparing to exercise alone, in young healthy subjects.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) contains a high concentration of antioxidant and phenolic compounds. Pomegranate peel extracts at different concentrations were used as natural antioxidant to increased the lipid stability of fresh Tuscan sausages, comparing with sodium erythorbate (SE). Peels were subjected to ultrasound-assisted aqueous extraction and lyophilization. The extract was previously characterized throught phenol and flavonoids determination. The Tuscan Sausages were prepared, and color, pH, peroxides, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were assessed at 1, 15, and 30 days of storage, at a mean temperature of 5 ± 1 ºC and under a 12-hour light cycle/day. Sausages containing 0.05 and 0.1% of peel extract showed results similar to sodium erythorbate in lipid peroxidation. Sausages treated with pomegranate peel extracts showed an adequate global acceptability level in the sensory analysis. Pomegranate peel extracts are; therefore, a promising natural alternative for maintaining the lipid stability of Tuscan sausages, promoting the protection of the meat and in addition, being able to bring beneficial of the pomegranate to the human health.

No abstract

No abstract

No abstract

In a globalized world members of groups may be anywhere, and the need for ubiquitous Idea Generation emerged. This led to two main needs: the creation of Smart Decision Rooms prepared for this new reality and following the Ambient Intelligence paradigm; and the creation of context aware middleware. This paper describes OLAVAmI a context aware middle-ware system which was tested in LAID environment, a Smart Meeting Room. OLAVAmI allows video production focusing on the speaker, an audio-to-text conversion service, and the multimedia database of meetings produced in an autonomous way. To experiment OLAVAmI usage and functionalities one of the tools present in LAID test bed was used and the results are presented in this article.

Resumo: A comercialização de pet food obteve crescimentos significativos com o passar dos anos. Com a ascensão do segmento, o comércio criou estratégias para aumentar a arrecadação e facilitar a compra de rações com custos de aquisição inferiores aos pacotes lacrados, surgindo a forma de comércio a granel. As rações a granel ficam expostas ao ambiente, podendo assim ocorrer contaminações ou perda de nutrientes. A partir desse fato, o objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade das rações comercializadas nas cidades de Passo Fundo, Sertão e Getúlio Vargas, situadas no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Foram coletadas 11 amostras de rações para cães e 11 de gatos em pet shops e casas agropecuárias. As análises realizadas foram: extrato etéreo; proteína bruta; fibra bruta; matéria mineral; umidade; microrganismos mesófilos; bolores e leveduras; coliformes termotolerantes. Comparativos dos resultados das análises químicas foram realizados com a IN nº7 de 5 de abril de 1999 e com os rótulos das embalagens. Os dados foram tabulados e analisados através de estatística descritiva. Todas as rações adquiridas apresentaram contaminações por microrganismo, onde os bolores e leveduras foram os predominantes, seguido dos microrganismos mesófilos. Nos parâmetros químicos, uma das amostras apresentou teor de proteína inferior ao descrito no rótulo e duas apresentaram valores de matéria mineral acima da descrição. Maior controle no processo industrial e armazenamento adequado são fatores que proporcionam maior qualidade da ração comercial para cães e gatos.Palavras chave: qualidade, microrganismos, pet food, bromatológica, extrusadas. ISSN: 1981ISSN: -2965 I Artigo Cappelli et al., Revista Brasileira de Higiene e Sanidade Animal (v.10, n.1) p. 90 -102, jan -març (2016) 91 Abstract: The commercialization of pet feed get some significant increase over the years. With the segment rise, the commerce created strategies to increase the collection and facilitate the buy of extruded feed with best prices then closed packages, emerging the sales bulks. This type of food stay exposed to the environment, thus causing contamination or loss of nutrients. From this fact, the main of this project is to evaluate food's quality sales on this cities: Passo Fundo, Sertão and Getúlio Vargas, situated on the Rio Grande do Sul state. There were collected 11 sample of dog feed and 11 sample of cat feed in pet shops and agricultural houses. The performed analysis were: molds and yeasts, fecal coliforms. Comparative results of the chemical analysis were done with the IN nº7 April 5, 1999 and with packaging labels. The results were tabulated and analyzed using the descriptive statistics. All of pet feed were contaminated with microorganisms, where molds and yeasts were prevalent, followed by mesophilic microorganisms. In the chemical parameters, one of the sample showed less protein content than the label and two samples showed more mineral matter than the label. A better control in the industrial process and proper storage are things that contribute ...