Abstract. In contrast to the large number of self-assembled ring and cage structures based on cis-chelated square-planar metal complexes as connecting nodes, the use of trans-chelated square-planar building blocks is vastly underrepresented in supramolecular coordination chemistry. We here report of a strategy for the formation of self-assembled ring structures based on the trans-chelating ligand 1,2-bis(2-pyridylethinyl)-benzene coordinated to Pd II in a 1:1 fashion and bismonodentate pyridyl bridging ligands. Depending on the angle be-

Access to low-cost, effective diagnosis for leptospirosis is urgently needed in developing countries. The EIE-IgM-Leptospirose, a kit produced for public health laboratories in Brazil, was shown to have a sensitivity of 76% (77 of 102 patients) and 100% (102 of 102 patients) during acute and convalescent-phase leptospirosis, respectively, and a specificity of 93-100% (total healthy and patient control subjects evaluated, 486). These findings indicate that the assay will be useful for diagnosis of this emerging infectious disease in Brazil and other developing countries.

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Background/Aims. Identify the degree of adherence to drug therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases followed up at a referral center in Bahia-Brazil. Methods. Observational, analytical, and cross-sectional studies carried out from June/2017 to July/2018, with questionnaire application and medical record review at a referral center in inflammatory bowel diseases in Salvador, Bahia. The Morisky Green Levine Scale was applied to assess adherence. Mean, standard deviation, and frequency analyses were performed using the statistical package SPSS, and chi-square was used to evaluate the association between categorical variables and adherence degree to treatment. Significant associations were considered with p<0.05. Results. 302 patients with inflammatory bowel diseases were included. Nonadherence was highlighted in the sample. Most part of the study population was female, declared themselves to be mixed race, claimed to be from urban areas, and married. Nonadherence was more frequent than adherence in most sociodemographic variables of the present study. Nonadherence also stood out among the clinical variables, such as disease activity, drug side effect, and use of more than two additional medications. The association between all studied variables and adherence degree to treatment, considering the general sample, did not show statistical significance. When Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients were evaluated separately, a statistically significant association between nonadherence and female patients with ulcerative colitis was observed. Conclusions. The high frequency of nonadherence was observed in the studied sample. Female gender was associated to nonadherence in the subpopulation with ulcerative colitis.

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As Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis (DCNT), incluindo principalmente as cardiovasculares, constituem um grave problema de saúde pública, contribuindo para perda da qualidade de vida, mortes prematuras, elevados gastos e limitações. Logo, faz-se um desafio no campo de saúde e para o enfermeiro, o desenvolvimento de práticas educativas para promoção do autocuidado. Portanto, o objetivo foi realizar uma reflexão sobre a teoria de médio alcance para autocuidado em doenças crônicas. Trata-se de um estudo teórico-reflexivo, com coleta de dados no período de setembro a outubro de 2020 em bases de dados, sem limitação de recorte temporal, resultando em 03(três) estudos sobre doenças cardiovasculares. Foram estabelecidos 02 (dois) eixos para esta reflexão, denominados de “Eixo-Definição” para as teorias de médio alcance na área da saúde e de "Eixo-Finalidade” da Teoria de Médio Alcance do Autocuidado em Doenças Crônicas. E diante dessa análise, pode-se afirmar que há enorme potencial de aplicabilidade pelo enfermeiro da Teoria de Médio Alcance do Autocuidado em Doenças Crônicas junto a cardiopatas, visto que reúne princípios fundamentais do autocuidado, como a manutenção, monitoramento e gestão.

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