1. Comparing public interest on stone disease between developed and underdeveloped nations: are search patterns on google trends similar?

ABSTRACT Objective: The big data provided by Google Trends may reveal patterns in health information-seeking behavior on population from Brazil and United States (US). Our objective was to explore and compare patterns of stone disease online information-seeking behaviors in both nations. Materials and Methods: To compare Relative Search Volume (RSV) among

Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2021-10

2. 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

3. Editorial Comment: Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in children with overactive bladder: comparison between sessions administered two and three times weekly

ABSTRACT Background: Guideline-based best practice treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) involves neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy (NACRC). Prior studies have shown that a minority of patients receive NACRC and older age and renal function are drivers of non-receipt of NACRC. This study investigates treatment rates and f

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

4. Factors associated with utilization of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in charlson comorbidity zero non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients

ABSTRACT Background: Guideline-based best practice treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) involves neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy (NACRC). Prior studies have shown that a minority of patients receive NACRC and older age and renal function are drivers of non-receipt of NACRC. This study investigates treatment rates and f

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

5. Computed tomography with low-dose radiation versus standard-dose radiation for diagnosing fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) accounts for 13% of all radiological examinations in the United States and 40-70% of the radiation that patients receive. Even with the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT continues to be the gold standard for diagnosing bone fractures. There is uncertainty as to whether CT with a low radiation dose has a frac

Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2021-08

6. Potencial das palmeiras nativas da Amazônia Brasileira para a bioeconomia: análise em rede da produção científica e tecnológica

Resumo Os recursos naturais provindos das palmeiras Euterpe oleracea, Astrocaryum aculeatum, Mauritia flexuosa, Bactris gasipaes, Oenocarpus bacaba e Attalea maripa potencialmente favorecem o aproveitamento da biodiversidade e são economicamente viáveis ao mercado nacional, em virtude do aproveitamento integral de seus produtos e subprodutos. O objetivo de

Ciênc. Florest.. Publicado em: 2021-06

7. Trans Oral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) in Brazil: Safety and complications during learning curve

ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to address the first cases of TOETVA done in Brazil, by TOETVA-Bra study group, regarding safety and complications. Materials and Methods: Series of the first 93 TOETVAs cases in Brazil. All authors except LPK, AJG JOR and RPT received TOETVA training including cadaveric hands-on in Thailand or United States (

Arch. Endocrinol. Metab.. Publicado em: 2021-06

8. A ESCRITA DO EXÍLIO COMO UM DISCURSO SOBRE O AUSENTE, EM ON CANAAN’S SIDE, DE SEBASTIAN BARRY

Resumo In this article, I discuss the issue of exile in the novel On Canaan’s Side (2011), weaving considerations about the diasporic subject developed by Silviano Santiago (1978), Homi Bhabha (1995) and Edward Said (2003). The novel is an autobiography of a fictional character, whose personal history is intertwined with traumatic episodes of the history o

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2021-04

9. ONE DAY AT A TIME: THE POLITICAL LIMITS OF THE DOMESTIC SITCOM

Abstract Most critics argue that the television comedy One Day at a Time (2017), produced in the United States, is a progressive show, mainly due to its cast, its attempt at faithfully representing an ethnic minority, and its courage in advancing relevant, sensitive topics. In order to qualify such assumptions, we will review the history of the sitcom formul

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2021-04

10. The future of precision medicine in opioid use disorder: inclusion of patient-important outcomes in clinical trials

Opioid use has reached an epidemic proportion in Canada and the United States that is mostly attributed to excess availability of prescribed opioids for pain. This excess in opioid use led to an increase in the prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) requiring treatment. The most common treatment recommendations include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) co

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2021-04

11. The Governance of Public Policy Evaluation Systems: Policy Effectiveness and Accountability

Abstract Do different institutional arrangements of public policy evaluation systems produce different results in promoting accountability and government effectiveness? Our study aims at discussing the governance of public policy evaluation systems. For such purpose, the evaluation systems of Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom,

Organ. Soc.. Publicado em: 2021-03

12. Crescimento econômico e inovação: uma estimativa da fronteira de possibilidades de inovação

RESUMO O presente artigo investiga o formato da fronteira de possibilidades de inovação para os Estados Unidos entre 1950 e 2011. Utiliza-se o modelo teórico de Kennedy (1964) para a estimação do modelo econométrico. O banco de dados utilizado foi o United States Long Term - USLT organizado, organizado por Dumenil e Lévy (1994). Os resultados sugerem

Brazil. J. Polit. Econ.. Publicado em: 2021-03