Biological indices based on the biomass (dry weight, ash content, and chlorophyll-a) of the periphyton in a natural (submersed leaves of Typha domingensis Pers) and in an artificial (plastic hoses) substrate were compared, in experiments performed in summer and winter, in two sampling stations of Imboassica Lagoon, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. The periphytic community exhibited low biomass at the beginning and end of the experiments, and moderate biomass in the intermediate period of the experiment, whatever the kind of substrate, sampling station, and season. In both seasons, there was a spatial variation regarding the degree of trophy of the periphyton, due to the difference of nutrient availability among the sampling stations. The alternation of inorganic and organic periphyton, as well as of their heterotrophic, heteroautotrophic, auto-heterotrophic and, autotrophic character was due to changes in the abiotic factors of the sampling periods. The Lakatos index proved more sensitive than the Autotrophic Index to variations in the composition of the periphytic community.
Introduction: Since falls are considered to be a public health problem, it is important to identify whether postural changes over time contribute to the risk of falls in older adults. Objective: To investigate whether postural changes increase fall risk and/or postural imbalance in healthy, community-dwelling older adults. Methods: In April 2016, two reviewers independently searched the PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, and CINAHL databases for studies in English published in the previous 10 years, using the following combined keywords: "posture" or ("kyphosis","lumbar lordosis","flexed posture","spinal curvature","spinal sagittal contour") AND "elderly" AND "fall". Study quality was assessed according to the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines for observational studies. Results: The search retrieved 1,734 articles. Only observational studies that assessed posture, balance, and/or falls in older adults were considered eligible for review. The final sample included 17 articles: reliability and reproducibility of the instruments were not reported in five studies, while two studies offered a questionable description of the instruments used. Fourteen
Objective:To analyze the perception of parents about secondhand smoking in their children's
health.Methods:Ethnographic qualitative and quantitative study. We sought the point of view and
understanding of the parents who were active smokers in relation to environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS) and secondhand smoking. Mothers and fathers who are active
smokers and that live with their children from seven different public schools in
the city of Anápolis, Midwest Brazil, were interviewed in the first semester of in
a reserved room in the schools. A descriptive and qualitative analysis was carried
out through the ethnography.Results:58 parents with an average time of smoking of 15.3 years and an average quantity
of cigarettes smoked per day of 2 were interviewed. Among them, 59% did not know
what ETS was, and 60% stated knowing what a secondhand smoker was. However, when
questioned about their children as secondhand smokers, 52% did not consider them
to be. Some parents knew some of the effects of secondhand smoking in the health
of their children. However, the majority (52%) of them did not believe that their
children would suffer any respiratory impairment or did not know about these
impairments.Conclusions:Children were exposed to environmental tobacco pollution in their residence if one
considers parental duration of smoking and average of cigarettes smoked per day.
There was a lack of knowledge of the parents about ETS, secondhand smoking and the
evils that cigarettes could cause in the health of their children.
The results are discussed in line with embodied views of cognition that postulate mandatory perceptuomotor processing of words during access to their meaning.
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