1. Gender Based Analysis of a Population Series of Patients Hospitalized with Infective Endocarditis in Portugal – How do Women and Men Compare?

Abstract Background: The impact of gender on the outcome of patients hospitalized with infective endocarditis (IE) is not fully understood. Objective: To verify the association between gender and the clinical profile of patients hospitalized with IE, treatment strategies, and clinical outcomes. Methods: This is a retrospective nationwide study of patients

Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-08

2. Closing the Gender Gap in Ischemic Heart Diseases and Myocardial Infarction

Abstract Background: The impact of gender on the outcome of patients hospitalized with infective endocarditis (IE) is not fully understood. Objective: To verify the association between gender and the clinical profile of patients hospitalized with IE, treatment strategies, and clinical outcomes. Methods: This is a retrospective nationwide study of patients

Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-08

3. Gender Equity: Time to Act

Resumo Este artigo busca compreender as brincadeiras em sua endogenia (Mafeje, 1971, 1991). A partir das brincadeiras de queimada, do pique-esconde, do dominó com crianças que participam de ocupações do acampamento do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem-Terra, busco levar a sério os significados conceituais de café-com-leite, guardar caixão e licença. Ar

Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-08

4. Surgical Mortality in Infective Endocarditis: Is There a Gender Paradox?

Abstract The atrioventricular (AV) reentrant tachycardia (AVRT) is the most common cause of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in the young pediatric population. Some newborns might present with congestive heart failure and require interventional treatment. Catheter ablation in small infants (<6 months and <5 kg) is still poorly performed and controversial d

Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-08

5. “A LIVING MOSAIC OF HUMAN BEINGS”: THE LIFE WRITING OF VIRGINIA WOOLF AND ZITKALA-ŠA

Abstract This essay examines life writing by English author Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) and Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Ša (1876-1938), specifically Woolf’s memoir, “A Sketch of the Past,” written in 1939-40 and first published in Moments of Being in 1976, and Zitkala-Ša’s autobiographical essays, published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1900. This co

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2021-08

6. CONTENDING DISCOURSES OF BLACK AUTOBIOGRAPHY: RESPECTABILITY, AUTHENTICITY, AND MASCULINITY

Summary After historicizing the politics of racial representation in the slave narrative, this article considers how race, gender, and class intersect historically in the autobiographical production of Black men in the United States. At the dawn of the Jim Crow era, Black autobiography conformed to a cultural politics of racial synecdoche, which avowed that

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2021-08

7. How the Gender Gap Affects the Incidence and Prognosis of Cardiovascular Disease

Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar a ingestão de fibra alimentar e fatores associados em adolescentes; identificar as fontes alimentares do nutriente; e verificar a relação de indicadores de práticas alimentares (energia/macro/micronutrientes) com o consumo de fibras. Trata-se de estudo transversal de base populacional com dados de Recordatório de 24 Horas. Ut

Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-08

8. Predicting latent classes of drug-related problems among adolescents: secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Objective: To detect latent patterns of drug-related problems and their predictors among adolescents. Methods: A three-wave randomized controlled trial was conducted among 6,391 7th and 8th graders (51.02% girls) at 72 public schools in six Brazilian cities to evaluate the #Tamojunto school-based drug prevention program. Patterns of drug use and behavior p

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2021-08

9. Cognitive abilities and probabilities of adherence to containment measures against the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective: To detect latent patterns of drug-related problems and their predictors among adolescents. Methods: A three-wave randomized controlled trial was conducted among 6,391 7th and 8th graders (51.02% girls) at 72 public schools in six Brazilian cities to evaluate the #Tamojunto school-based drug prevention program. Patterns of drug use and behavior p

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2021-08

10. Enhanced serum interferon-lambda 1/interleukin-29 levels in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Abstract Background: Interferon (IFN)-λ1, also named Interleukin (IL)-29, is a new member of the Type III IFN or IFN-λ family. IL-29 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many types of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Objective: To study the role of IL-29 in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris. Methods: The authors detected the serum le

An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2021-08

11. Dietary and circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies

ABSTRACT Objective: This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the associations of circulating and dietary intake of vitamin D with risk of risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Our findings showed that higher circulating vitamin D level and dietary vitamin D intake were associated with a reduced risk of RCC. The possible explanation might be attributed to t

Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2021-08

12. Gender invariance and psychometric properties of a Brazilian version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ)

Abstract Introduction Emotion regulation refers to use of strategies to change or suppress a response to an affective experience and is an important component of an individual’s subjective wellbeing. Difficulties properly regulating emotions are related to psychopathological processes. Objective This study assessed the factor structure of the Brazilian

Trends Psychiatry Psychother.. Publicado em: 2021-06