1. Zika virus: - a review of the main aspects of this type of arbovirosis

Abstract The objective of this study was to integrate findings related to Zika virus from the scientific literature. An integrative review of Medline was conducted, and data search was performed using the Health Sciences Descriptor Zika virus and the following filters: full texts available; studies in humans; full articles; and publications in Portuguese, Fr

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2018-06

2. The history of varicocele: from antiquity to the modern ERA

ABSTRACT Men have most likely been affected by varicocele since the assumption of the upright position. In De Medicina, written during the first century AD, Celsus credits the Greeks with the first description of a varicocele, and he recorded his own acute observation: “The veins are swollen and twisted over the testicle, which becomes smaller”. Celsus h

Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2018-06

3. A GENERIC TACTICAL PLANNING MODEL TO SUPPLY A BIOREFINERY WITH BIOMASS

ABSTRACT The supply chains which bring biomass to biorefineries play a critical role in biofuel production. Optimization models can help decision makers to design more efficient chains and minimize the cost of biomass delivered to the refineries. This article based on a French national research project on biomass logistics considers one refinery, able to pro

Pesqui. Oper.. Publicado em: 2018-04

4. Stress, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder in migrants: a comprehensive review

Objective: There is growing evidence supporting the association between migration and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Considering the growing population of migrants and the particularities of providing culturally sensitive mental health care for these persons, clinicians should be kept up to date with the latest information regarding this topic. The o

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 19/10/2017

5. Salud mental en la comunidad en situaciones de desastre. Una revisión de los modelos de abordaje en la comunidad

Abstract A review of narrative literature is performed, aimed at exploring psychosocial intervention models in disaster situations. The documents reviewed were retrieved from PubMed, SciELO, GoogleScholar, and Medline, correspond to the period 1980-2014, and are written in Spanish, English and French. Web pages of international and government organizations w

Ciênc. saúde coletiva. Publicado em: 2016-02

6. Hieronymi Fracastorii: the Italian scientist who described the "French disease"

AbstractGirolamo Fracastoro was a true Italian Renaissance man: he excelled in literature, poetry, music, geography, geology, philosophy, astronomy and, of course, medicine to the point that made Charles-Edward Armory Winslow define him as "a peak unequaled by anyone between Hippocrates and Pasteur". In 1521 Fracastoro wrote the poem "Syphilis Sive de Morbo

An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2015-10

7. Acute myeloid leukemia: survival analysisof patients at a university hospital of Paraná

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the prognostic factors correlated with survival of patients with acute myeloid leukemia at the Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná between 2003 and 2009, as well as to investigate the clinical and epidemiological profile. Methods: The overall survival and disease-free survival were statisti

Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter.. Publicado em: 2015-02

8. Systematic review of N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of addictions

Objective: To conduct the first systematic literature review of clinical trials of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for the treatment of substance abuse disorders and addictive behaviors. Methods: A search of the MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO databases was conducted. The inclusion criteria for the review were clinical trials that used NAC in the treatment of a disor

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 17/03/2014

9. A brief history of mastoidectomy

AIM: To describe to the new generation of otologists the origins of mastoidectomy as well as the difficulties our predecessors encountered and the solutions they devised to improve otologic surgery. METHODS: Retrospective literature review-based study. RESULTS: Before the mid-19th century, mastoidectomy was performed only sporadically and in most cases as a

Int. Arch. Otorhinolaryngol.. Publicado em: 2013-06

10. Uma obra crioula em prisma: a tradução de Antan d\ enfance, de Patrick Chamoiseau / A Creole work in perspective: translating Antan d\ enfance, by Patrick Chamoiseau

This paper presents to Portuguese-speaking readers the translation of the Creole work Antan denfance, by Patrick Chamoiseau. For better understanding of linguistic and extralinguistic aspects of this book, we developed an initial study, divided into three chapters, which follows this path: historical context, author and work. The first chapter covers the His

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 05/10/2012

11. Lendo e escrevendo sobre o pacto autobiográfico de Philippe Lejeune / Reading and writing on Philippe Lejeune\ s autobiographical pact

Philippe Lejeune, ao examinar a produção autobiográfica em língua francesa, identificou um traço constante nas obras de sua leitura, ao qual ele deu o nome de pacto autobiográfico. Em uma de suas formulações, o pacto autobiográfico seria a manifestação do engajamento pessoal do autobiógrafo, por meio de uma construção textual (prefácio, nota i

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 05/10/2012

12. The female characters in Le Pere Goriot, of Honoré de Balzac / As personagens femininas em Le père Goriot de Honoré de Balzac

There are few studies about the female characters in La Comedie Humaine, and these are even more restricted when they treat about those which appear in the novel Le Pere Goriot. Thus, this paper intends to examine how they are constructed and arranged within the narrative, considering that their composition is performed according a kind of strategy, as well

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 14/09/2012