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Hofmann GS, Silva RC, Weber EJ, Barbosa AA, Oliveira LFB, Alves RJV, Hasenack H, Schossler V, Aquino FE, Cardoso MF. Changes in atmospheric circulation and evapotranspiration are reducing rainfall in the Brazilian Cerrado. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11236. [PMID: 37433851 PMCID: PMC10336145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38174-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Here we analyze the trends of rainfall and the frequency of rainy days over the Brazilian Cerrado between 1960 and 2021 in four distinct periods according to the seasonal patterns over the region. We also evaluated trends in evapotranspiration, atmospheric pressure, winds, and atmospheric humidity over the Cerrado to elucidate the possible reasons for the detected trends. We recorded a significant reduction in rainfall and frequency of rainy days in the northern and central Cerrado regions for all periods except at the beginning of the dry season. The most pronounced negative trends were recorded during the dry season and the beginning of the wet season, where we recorded reductions of up to 50% in total rainfall and the number of rainy days. These findings are associated with the intensification of the South Atlantic Subtropical Anticyclone, which has been shifting atmospheric circulation and raising regional subsidence. Moreover, during the dry season and the beginning of the wet season, there was a reduction in regional evapotranspiration, which also potentially contributed to the rainfall reduction. Our results suggest an expansion and intensification of the dry season in the region, potentially bringing broad environmental and social impacts that transcend the Cerrado boundaries.
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- G S Hofmann
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Geoprocessamento, Centro de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento Interdisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Tramandaí, RS, Brazil
- Programa Pós-Graduação em Sensoriamento Remoto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Earth System Sciences, National Institute for Space Research, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José Dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Geoprocessamento, Centro de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios, Centro de Pesquisas em Agronegócios, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Earth System Sciences, National Institute for Space Research, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José Dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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Ribeiro OMPL, Cardoso MF, de Lima Trindade L, da Rocha CG, Teles PJFC, Pereira S, Coimbra V, Ribeiro MP, Reis A, da Conceição Alves Faria A, da Silva JMAV, Leite P, Barros S, Sousa C. From the first to the fourth critical period of COVID-19: what has changed in nursing practice environments in hospital settings? BMC Nurs 2023; 22:53. [PMID: 36841780 PMCID: PMC9958319 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the need to invest in nursing practice environments and health institutions were led to implement several changes. In this sense, this study aimed to analyze the impact of the changes that occurred in nursing practice environments between the first and fourth critical periods of the pandemic. METHODS Quantitative, observational study, conducted in a University Hospital, with the participation of 713 registered nurses. Data were collected through a questionnaire with sociodemographic and professional characterization and the Scale for the Environments Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice, applied at two different points in time: from 1 to 30 June 2020 and from 15 August to 15 September 2021. Data were processed using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS Overall, the pandemic had a positive impact on nursing practice environments. However, the Process component remained favourable to quality of care, while the Structure and Outcome components only moderately favourable. Nurses working in Medicine Department services showed lower scores in several dimensions of the Structure, Process and Outcome components. On the other hand, nurses working in areas caring for patients with COVID-19 showed higher scores in several dimensions of the Structure, Process and Outcome components. CONCLUSIONS The pandemic had a positive impact on various dimensions of nursing practice environments, which denotes that regardless of the adversities and moments of crisis that may arise, investment in work environments will have positive repercussions. However, more investment is needed in Medicine Department services, which have historically been characterised by high workloads and structural conditions that make it difficult to promote positive and sustainable workplaces.
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- grid.414556.70000 0000 9375 4688Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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- Santa Catarina State University and Regional Community University of Chapecó, Chapecó, Santa Catarina Brazil
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- grid.483301.d0000 0004 0453 2100Institute of Health, School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis CH, 1950 Sion, Switzerland
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- North Region Health Administration, 4000-447 Porto, Portugal
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- North Region Health Administration, 4000-447 Porto, Portugal
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- grid.414556.70000 0000 9375 4688Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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- North Region Health Administration, 4000-447 Porto, Portugal
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- grid.414556.70000 0000 9375 4688Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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- grid.410947.f0000 0001 0596 4245Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), CINTESIS@RISE, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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Kawagoe JY, Toniolo AR, Santos CM, Silva CV, Menezes FG, Castagna HF, Cardoso MF, Gonçalves P, Pontes LG, Correa L. Multimodal hand hygiene program: twelve years of continuous improvement in the hospital. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2015. [PMCID: PMC4474875 DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-4-s1-o21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kawagoe JY, Silva CV, Cardoso MF, Gonçalves P, Ballalai MG, Toniolo AR, DalForno CB, Valerio ST, Reis EAA, Pontes LG, Cunha LB, Correa L. The challenges of hand hygiene improvement: a comparison between inpatient and outpatient units. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3239523 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s6-p110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Marengo JA, Nobre CA, Tomasella J, Cardoso MF, Oyama MD. Hydro-climate and ecological behaviour of the drought of Amazonia in 2005. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2008; 363:1773-8. [PMID: 18270160 PMCID: PMC2373880 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In 2005, southwestern Amazonia experienced the effects of an intense drought that affected life and biodiversity. Several major tributaries as well as parts of the main river itself contained only a fraction of their normal volumes of water, and lakes were drying up. The consequences for local people, animals and the forest itself are impossible to estimate now, but they are likely to be serious. The analyses indicate that the drought was manifested as weak peak river season during autumn to winter as a consequence of a weak summertime season in southwestern Amazonia; the winter season was also accompanied by rainfall that sometimes reached 25% of the climatic value, being anomalously warm and dry and helping in the propagation of fires. Analyses of climatic and hydrological records in Amazonia suggest a broad consensus that the 2005 drought was linked not to El Niño as with most previous droughts in the Amazon, but to warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean.
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- J A Marengo
- CPTEC/INPE, Rodovia Presidente Dutra, 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
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AIM To estimate the prevalence of self-reported drug allergy in adults. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of a general adult population from Porto (all of whom were living with children involved in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood-phase three), during the year 2002, using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS The prevalence of self-reported drug allergy was 7.8% (181/2309): 4.5% to penicillins or other beta-lactams, 1.9% to aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and 1.5% to other drugs. In the group 'allergic to beta-lactams', the most frequently implicated drug was penicillin G or V (76.2%) followed by the association of amoxicillin and clavulanic acids (14.3%). In the group 'allergic to NSAIDs', acetylsalicylic acid (18.2%) and ibuprofen (18.2%) were the most frequently identified drugs, followed by nimesulide and meloxicam. Identification of the exact name of the involved drug was possible in less than one-third of the patients, more often within the NSAID group (59.5%). Women were significantly more likely to claim a drug allergy than men (10.2% vs. 5.3%). The most common manifestations were cutaneous (63.5%), followed by cardiovascular symptoms (35.9%). Most of the reactions were immediate, occurring on the first day of treatment (78.5%). Only half of the patients were submitted to drug allergy investigations. The majority (86.8%) completely avoided the suspected culprit drug thereafter. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that self-reported allergy to drugs is highly prevalent and poorly explored. Women seem to be more susceptible. beta-lactams and NSAIDs are the most frequently concerned drugs.
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- E Gomes
- Serviço de Imunoalergologia, Hospital Maria Pia, Porto, Portugal.
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Kawagoe JY, Segre CA, Pereira CR, Cardoso MF, Silva CV, Fukushima JT. Risk factors for nosocomial infections in critically ill newborns: a 5-year prospective cohort study. Am J Infect Control 2001; 29:109-14. [PMID: 11287879 DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.114162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections (NIs) are one of the most important causes of morbidity in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors (RFs) for NIs among critically ill newborn patients in a Brazilian NICU. METHODS This 5-year prospective cohort study in an 8-bed NICU included all infants born in the hospital and admitted to the NICU from 1993 to 1997. Exposure variables were maternal and newborn data prospectively collected from patient records. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine independent RFs associated with NIs. RESULTS Univariate analysis indicated gestational age, congenital abnormality, premature rupture of membranes, maternal illness, birth weight, mechanical ventilation, central venous catheter, total parenteral nutrition, peripheral venous catheter, and length of stay as possible RFs. Multivariate analysis identified 5 independent RFs for NIs: premature rupture of membranes (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.51 [95% CI, 1.15-1.99]), maternal disease (HR = 1.57 [95% CI, 1.18-2.07]), mechanical ventilation (HR = 2.43 [95% CI, 1.67-3.53]), central venous catheter (HR = 1.70 [95% CI, 1.21-2.41]), and total parenteral nutrition (HR = 4.04 [95% CI, 2.61-6.25]). CONCLUSION The recognition of RFs for NIs is an important tool for the identification and development of interventions to minimize such risks in the NICU.
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- J Y Kawagoe
- Hospital Infection Control Service, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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Saleh BEA, Cardoso MF. The effect of channel correlation on the accuracy of photon counting digital autocorrelators (photon counting spectroscopy). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/6/12/014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gilio AE, Stape A, Pereira CR, Cardoso MF, Silva CV, Troster EJ. Risk factors for nosocomial infections in a critically ill pediatric population: a 25-month prospective cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000; 21:340-2. [PMID: 10823571 DOI: 10.1086/501770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We studied risk factors for nosocomial infections among 500 critically ill children who were admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit from August 1994 through August 1996 and who were prospectively followed until death, transfer, or discharge. Age, gender, postoperative state, length of stay, device-utilization ratio, pediatric risk of mortality score, and total parenteral nutrition were the risk factors studied. Through multivariate analysis, we identified three independent risk factors for nosocomial infection: device-utilization ratio (odds ratio [OR], 1.6; 95% confidence interval [CI95], 1.10-2.34), total parenteral nutrition (OR, 2.5; CI95, 1.05 5.81) and length of stay (OR, 1.7; CI95, 1.31-2.21).
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- A E Gilio
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein-São Paulo, Brasil
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