Plants popularly used for loosing weight purposes in Porto Alegre, South Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Luciane Dickel ◽  
Stela Maris Kuze Rates ◽  
Mara Rejane Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Porto Alegre ◽  
South Brazil

scholarly journals A CRIANÇA QUE ESCUTA NA PROFESSORA QUE GINGA:

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 562-579
Author(s):  
Ronaldo Botelho
Keyword(s):  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Knowledge Practices ◽  
Social Mediation ◽  
Black Teacher ◽  
Methodological Tool ◽  
Black Educator ◽  
South Brazil

O artigo analisa a trajetória de uma professora negra na periferia de uma capital do sul do Brasil e tem como objetivo explicitar como valores e memórias de uma certa formação étnico-racial podem influir no processo de “tornar-se professora”. O estudo se baseia em uma entrevista direta, realizada durante a atividade de uma disciplina de um curso de pós-graduação e tem como instrumental teórico-metodologico a autobiografia, concebida como uma ‘tipologia das mediações sociais” (NÓDOA e FINGER, 1988), construída a partir de “saberes distintos” (TARDIF, 2002). Recorremos, ainda, aos conceitos de Conscientização em FREIRE (1979) e outras referências em J. CANDAU e M.C. PASSEGI. PALAVRAS-CHAVE Autobiografia, Saberes, Práticas.   THE CHILD’S LISTENING TO THE TEACHER’S GINGA STYLE: the knowledge mobilization of a black educator from the outskirts of Porto Alegre on "becoming a teacher" ABSTRACT This article analyzes the pathway of a black teacher from a capital city in South Brazil and aims to explain how memories and values of a certain ethnic- racial education may influence the “becoming a teacher” process. The study, carried out during a postgraduate course activity, is based on a direct interview and its theoretical and methodological tool is autobiography, which was conceived as “typology of social mediation”(NÓDOA e FINGER,1988) and built from “distinct knowledge”(TARDIF, 2002). We have yet used the Critical Consciousness approach by Freire (1979) and other references in. Candau and M.C. PASSEGI. KEYWORDS Autobiography, Knowledge, Practices.

scholarly journals Physical processes analysis of contrails formation over the South Brazil Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e15
Author(s):  
Vanessa Lins ◽  
Renato Ramos da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Air ◽  
Cirrus Clouds ◽  
Radiosonde Data ◽  
Radiation Balance ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
The South ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
South Brazil

Contrails are clouds in the shape of condensation trails formed from hot air and particles exiting the engines of airplanes. These clouds form from the isobaric mixing of hot and humid air masses emitted by airplanes with cold ambient air. Their formation can alter the sky through cirrus clouds and the radiation balance. In this study, photographic images, satellite data and atmospheric reanalysis and radiosonde data were used to assess the occurrence of these events in the South Brazil region. The results showed that there were observed several cases of contrails in the region, mainly when the upper layer where the aircraft passed was colder and moister. Initially, several cases were selected from the observations and the Terra, Aqua and Suomi satellite images. Also, radiosonding data from Curitiba, Florianópolis and Porto Alegre were applied to the thermodynamic Appleman diagram to study the physical processes involved. The results showed that temperatures below -50 °C from cold advection and moister air at the cruising level of airplanes contribute to formation of more persistent contrails and cirrus clouds. Therefore, monitoring the environmental conditions may improve the prediction of contrails formation and better understanding the impacts on the radiation balance and climate.

scholarly journals Emergence of vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a hospital in Porto Alegre, South Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 160-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariah Resende ◽  
Juliana Caierão ◽  
Juliana Gil Prates ◽  
Gabriel Azambuja Narvaez ◽  
Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Information ◽  
Important Change ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Vana Gene ◽  
Biofilm Production ◽  
Hemodialysis Unit ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
South Brazil

Introduction: In Porto Alegre (South Brazil), since the first VRE isolation in 2000 until the middle of the last decade, the epidemiology of enterococcal infections presented the peculiarity that, as opposed to other regions of the country, almost all VRE were E. faecalis. The aim of this study was to investigate the microbiological and epidemiological characteristics of a VRE outbreak that occurred between August 2010 and September 2011 in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. Methodology: Twenty-nine isolates from inpatients of Mãe de Deus Hospital that were identified and characterized for their susceptibility profile, vancomycin genotype, presence of esp gene, biofilm production, and clonal relationship were collected.  Patients’ records were reviewed for clinical information. Results: All isolates were identified as vancomycin/ampicillin resistant E. faecium carrying the vanA gene. Almost all were susceptible to gentamicin and streptomycin. Most patients died and were associated with a hemodialysis unit stay. All but the first isolate were clustered in a main clone. Conclusions: An important change in vancomycin-resistant enterococci was observed. Studies like this are necessary to monitor the dissemination of VRE, especially of some individual clones.

CAREGIVERS' ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES: INFLUENCE ON CHILDHOOD BODY WEIGHT

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
FABIANA SILVA COSTA ◽  
DAISY LOPES DEL PINO ◽  
ROGÉRIO FRIEDMAN
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Excess Weight ◽  
Excess Body Weight ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Weight Restriction ◽  
South Brazil

SummaryChildhood excess weight is probably associated with, or reflected in, parental attitudes. The objective of this study was to study the relationships between childhood excess weight and parental attitudes. The study subjects were 53 boys and 56 girls, aged 6–10, regularly attending schools in Porto Alegre, south Brazil, and one of their parents or caregivers. Attitudes of the parents or caregivers were assessed by the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFD). Weight and height of the children were measured, parents self-reported their weight and height and body mass indexes were calculated for both. The WHO criteria for overweight and obesity were used for the adults. The CDC criteria for overweight and risk for overweight were used for the corresponding children. Boys presented excess weight more often than girls. The parents of children with excess weight showed higher scores for perceived child weight, concern about child weight, restriction and monitoring. In logistic regression, excess weight in children was associated with perceived child weight, restriction and male sex; pressure to eat was negatively associated with excess BMI. In Porto Alegre, south Brazil, excess body weight in children aged 6–10 is associated with parental perceived child weight and concern about it, monitoring and restriction; being a boy increases the odds of being overweight.

scholarly journals PORTO ALEGRE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONE – THE STRATEGY OF SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE BRAZILIAN CITY IN RELATION TO POZNAŃ (POLAND)

space&FORM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (48) ◽  
pp. 105-128
Author(s):  
Ewa Angoneze-Grela ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Smart City ◽  
City Development ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
World Social Forum ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
The World ◽  
The City ◽  
South Brazil

Porto Alegre, a city in south Brazil, was a pioneer in participatory budgeting in the 1990s, and a decade later it hosted the World Social Forum. These days Porto Alegre is the first place in the world with a Sustainable Innovation Zone. The goal of this endeavour is to transform the city into the most innovative and sustainable city in Latin America by 2030. In the article, the author examines the projects completed to date and the entities involved. Then, the author compares the experiences of Porto Alegre and Poznań.

scholarly journals Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the RDRio Genotype Is the Predominant Cause of Tuberculosis and Associated with Multidrug Resistance in Porto Alegre City, South Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1071-1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Dalla Costa ◽  
L. C. O. Lazzarini ◽  
P. F. Perizzolo ◽  
C. A. Diaz ◽  
F. S. Spies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Multidrug Resistance ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
South Brazil

scholarly journals A population-based cohort study of oral health in South Brazil: The Porto Alegre Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Nogueira Haas ◽  
Eduardo José Gaio ◽  
Marcius Comparsi Wagner ◽  
Fernando Silva Rios ◽  
Ricardo dos Santos Araujo Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Gingival Recession ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
South Brazil

Few population-based cohort studies have been established in Dentistry and this is especially true for Latin America. We conducted a population-based prospective study focusing on oral health in Porto Alegre, south Brazil, and herein we describe its methodology and discuss directions for further research. The cohort was established in 2001 using a multistage probability sample of 1,465 toothed and 121 edentulous subjects. A 5-year follow-up was performed in 2006 that included 755 individuals. The main aim of this study was to determine the pattern and risk factors for periodontal disease progression and tooth loss incidence. A full-mouth protocol was used including periodontal assessments at six sites per tooth. Primary outcomes were periodontal attachment loss and tooth loss. Oral mucosal lesions, dental plaque, gingivitis, supragingival calculus, probing depths, gingival recession, and dental caries were also assessed. This is the first population-based cohort study to focus on periodontal disease in Latin America. Findings will contribute to our understanding of the epidemiology of periodontal disease and provide valuable data for the planning and implementation of preventive and therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals Genotoxicidade do Ar Atmosférico e Epífitos Vasculares em uma Unidade de Conservação de uma Região Metropolitana no Sul do Brasil

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2515
Author(s):  
Gustavo Marques da Costa ◽  
Vanessa Graeff ◽  
Catiuscia Marcon ◽  
Ivi Galetto Mottin ◽  
Jairo Lizandro Schmitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Conservation Unit ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Atmospheric Air ◽  
Vascular Epiphytes ◽  
Tradescantia Pallida ◽  
South Brazil

A genotoxicidade do ar e a composição e estrutura comunitária de epífitos vasculares foram analisadas em um fragmento de mata ciliar inserido em uma unidade de conservação localizada na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, no sul do Brasil. Durante cinco eventos distribuídos ao longo de um ano, inflorescências de Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea foram expostas por 8 horas ao ar atmosférico na borda do fragmento e micronúcleos foram quantificados em células meióticas. Foram registradas frequências de 4,07 a 5,27 micronúcleos, caracterizando o ambiente como genotóxico. Foram inventariadas 35 espécies de epífitos vasculares, alocadas em 22 gêneros e seis famílias. Orchidaceae, Bromeliaceae, Polypodiaceae e Cactaceae foram as famílias com maior riqueza (12, nove, seis e cinco espécies, respectivamente). Microgramma vacciniifolia, Rhipsalis teres, Tillandsia aeranthos e Pleopeltis pleopeltifolia, espécies com características adaptativas a ambientes com intervenções antrópicas, concentraram mais de 50% do valor de importância epifítico total da comunidade. A riqueza de espécies foi menor quando comparada às de matas ciliares do trecho superior da bacia hidrográfica em que se encontra a unidade de conservação. A simplificação da estrutura da comunidade epifítica pode estar associada ao aumento da urbanização e da poluição atmosférica evidenciada pela genotoxicidade do ar. Atmospheric Air Genotoxicity and Vascular Epiphytes in a Conservation Unit from a Metropolitan Area in South Brazil ABSTRACTThe genotoxicity of the atmospheric air and the community structure of vascular epiphytes were analyzed in a riparian forest fragment inserted in a conservation unit located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, South Brazil. During five events along a year, inflorescences of Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea were exposed for 8 hours to the atmospheric air at the edge of the fragment and micronuclei were quantified in meiotic cells. Frequencies from 4.07 to 5.27 micronuclei were recorded, characterizing the environment as genotoxic. Thirty-five species of vascular epiphytes were inventoried, allocated in 22 genera and six families. Orchidaceae, Bromeliaceae, Polypodiaceae and Cactaceae were the families with the greatest richness (12, nine, six and five species, respectively). Microgramma vacciniifolia, Rhipsalis teres, Tillandsia aeranthos and Pleopeltis pleopeltifolia, species with adaptive characteristics to environments with anthropic interventions, concentrated more than 50% of the total epiphytic importance value of the community. Species richness was lower when compared to riparian forests at the upper stretch of the hydrographic basin where the conservation unit is located. The simplification of the structure of the epiphytic community may be associated with the increase in urbanization and atmospheric pollution evidenced by the genotoxicity of the air.Keywords: conservation, floristics, forest fragmentation, genotoxic potential, urbanization.

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