In women with polycystic ovary syndrome and normal body mass index, both dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and the adiposity indices, visceral adiposity index and lipid accumulation product, are the most sensitive methods to evaluate total body fat and fat accumulation in the central abdominal region. … Read More →
Stratifying hypoechogenicity into 3 degrees improves ultrasound thyroid nodule risk stratification
The analysis of different degrees of hypoechogenicity in thyroid nodules shows that the classification into three grades (mild, moderate, and severe) allows for better differentiation between benign and malignant nodules. The method can avoid unnecessary invasive procedures, in addition to improving efficiency and accuracy in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. … Read More →
Electrocardiogram in the Pre-Exercise Evaluation of Children and Adolescents
The electrocardiogram (ECG) has a crucial role in the early identification of risks, particularly in children and adolescents. Detection of cardiac alterations in 3.3% of asymptomatic participants, despite no personal or family history of heart disease, highlights the importance of ECG in ensuring the cardiac well-being of young individuals. … Read More →
Football student-athletes in Brazil tend to prioritize sports careers
Young athletes in Brazil prioritize their soccer career over their studies. In addition to the conciliation of study routines with training/competitions in soccer clubs, there is a tendency to move to the evening teaching period due to the daily demands of the clubs, which reduces the length of stay in school. … Read More →
Serum magnesium concentrations one day after total thyroidectomy are predictors for calcium replacement
The ability of serum magnesium (Mg) (measured on the first postoperative day; Mg1PO) to predict the need for calcium (Ca) replacement, was assessed in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy (TT). In this group of subjects, serum Mg1PO was identified as the isolated predictor for the need for Ca replacement. … Read More →
Race, gender and sexual diversity as a challenge for the intersectional approach in education
Discussing the importance of an intersectional approach to the concepts of race, gender and sexual diversity in articulation with economic and social inequalities in education has become a contemporary agenda. This theoretical orientation has contributed to the deepening of the dialog between educational research and other areas of human sciences and social sciences. … Read More →
Anthropometric measurements associated with the length of incarceration of people deprived of liberty
Waist circumference is associated with length of incarceration and directly influences the development of chronic noncommunicable diseases. Thus, its identification in the incarcerated population can contribute to the development of public policies aimed at this invisible and vulnerable population. … Read More →
Evidence for the care of children and adolescents with epidermolysis bullosa
The management of care for epidermolysis bullosa is a challenge for nursing care given the complexity and variety of its manifestations that require certain knowledge and skills from professionals in order to deal with the pediatric public and their families in the hospital setting. … Read More →
Social factors and lack of antenatal care are related to a higher risk of prematurity
Social factors and inadequate antenatal care are related to a higher risk of prematurity. Municipalities should plan actions to expand the coverage and quality of antenatal care in order to prevent premature births and avoid diseases and health complications for mothers and babies. … Read More →
The concept of inclusion presents practical contradictions and reveals the need to transform spaces
The concept of inclusive education aims to highlight the existing gaps in its idea and conception, which had been signified as an organic principle of modernity in terms of the construction of an egalitarian society. Therefore, it denounces the thoughtless acceptance of this contradictory compound through robust historical analysis, pointing to the need for dialectical overcoming of this idea. … Read More →
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