WATER QUALITY OF THE WATER PARK VALE DOS IPÊS IN CAMPOS GERAIS, MINAS GERAIS STATE.

ABSTRACT The 'Ubá' mango tree cultivar is very important for the juice industry in the "Zona da Mata" region of the Minas Gerais State, in Brazil, but problems such as uneven flowering and low yield have discouraged producers. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of paclobutrazol, combined with branch tip pruning, on the flowering induction and quality of 'Ubá' mango tree fruits. Treatments were distributed in a 5 x 2 + 1 factorial arrangement, consisting of five paclobutrazol doses (0 g, 0.50 g, 1.00 g, 1.50 g and 2.0 g per linear meter of canopy), with and without branch tip pruning, in a randomized blocks design, with four replicates. The flowering percentage, number of panicles per branch, total flowers per panicle, male/hermaphrodite flowers ratio, number of fruits per branch and fruit quality were evaluated. Plants treated with tip pruning showed a higher flowering percentage. There was an increase in the flowering percentage in response to the paclobutrazol dose, reaching a maximum level at the dose of 1.62 g per linear meter of canopy. Plants submitted to branch tip pruning had a higher number of panicles per branch. There was an increase in the male/hermaphrodite flowers ratio with increasing paclobutrazol doses. Branch tip pruning increased the number of fruits per branch. There were no differences in fruit quality in response to the paclobutrazol application. It was concluded that the paclobutrazol application at the dose of 1.62 g per linear meter of canopy, combined with branch tip pruning, increases the flowering of the 'Ubá' mango tree and does not change the fruit quality.

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QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA DE IRRIGAÇÃO DE POÇOS TUBULARES E DO RIO GORUTUBA NA REGIÃO DE JANAÚBA-MG

Irriga ◽

10.15809/irriga.2005v10n4p419-426 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 419

Author(s):

Walder Antonio Gomes de Albuquerque Nunes ◽

João Carlos Ker ◽

Júlio César Lima Neves ◽

Hugo Alberto Ruiz ◽

Guilherme Albuquerque Freitas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electric Conductivity ◽

Irrigation Water ◽

Hard Water ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Irrigation Water Quality ◽

River Waters ◽

Low Salinity ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Chemical Water

QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA DE IRRIGAÇÃO DE POÇOS TUBULARES E DO RIO GORUTUBA NA REGIÃO DE JANAÚBA-MG[1] Walder Antonio Gomes de Albuquerque Nunes1; João Carlos Ker2; Júlio César Lima Neves2; Hugo Alberto Ruiz2; Guilherme Albuquerque Freitas2; Raphael Moreira Beirigo21Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, Dourados, MS. [email protected] de Solos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG. 1 RESUMO Estudou-se a qualidade de águas provenientes de poços tubulares e do Rio Gorutuba utilizadas para irrigação de solos em 24 propriedades da região de Janaúba, Norte de Minas Gerais, cultivados com banana prata-anã. Procedeu-se à caracterização química das águas de irrigação determinando-se sua condutividade elétrica, pH, teores de Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, SiO2, CO32-, HCO3- , Cl-, além de Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Ti e Zn.As águas de poços e do rio diferenciaram-se quimicamente, sendo que as águas de poços apresentaram maiores valores médios de condutividade elétrica e Razão de Adsorção de Sódio (RAS), assim como maiores teores de Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, HCO3-, Cl-, Si, Mn e Zn. As águas de poços foram consideradas de médio risco de salinidade e baixo risco de sodicidade, além de estarem próximas do limiar de restrição de uso devido aos elevados teores de bicarbonato em solução. As águas do rio foram classificadas como de baixo risco de salinidade e risco severo de sodicidade. UNITERMOS: Água dura; Água de irrigação-Carbonatos. NUNES, W. A. G. A., KER, J. C., NEVES, J. C. L., RUIZ, H. A., FREITAS, G. A., BEIRIGO, R. M.; QUALITY OF IRRIGATION WATER FROM TUBULAR WELLS AND THE GORUTUBA RIVER NEAR JANAUBA-MG 2 ABSTRACT This work aimed to study the irrigation water quality from wells and from Gorutuba River used in 24 banana farms nearby Janauba, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Chemical water characterization included electric conductivity, pH, concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, SiO2, CO32-, HCO3- , Cl-, Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Ti and Zn. Well and river waters differed chemically; the former presented higher electric conductivity and SAR average values, as well as higher Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, HCO3-, Cl-, Si, Mn and Zn contents. Well waters were considered of medium salinity risk and low acidity risk and the high bicarbonate contents were close to restriction values for irrigation use. The river waters were classified as low salinity risk and severe acidity risk. KEYWORDS: hard water, Irrigation water carbonates[1] Parte da Tese de Doutoramento do primeiro autor, apresentada no Curso de Pós-Graduação em Solos e Nutrição de Plantas, Departamento de Solos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – DPS-UFV. Trabalho financiado pela FAPEMIG.

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Quality of life of patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in hospitals in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: does individual characteristics matter?

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/0102-311x00002220 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Daniela Pena Moreira ◽

Giovana Paula Rezende Simino ◽

Ilka Afonso Reis ◽

Marcos Antonio da Cunha Santos ◽

Mariangela Leal Cherchiglia

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Status ◽

Global Health ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Global Health Status ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Belo Horizonte

This study aims to evaluate changes in quality of life of cancer patients at the beginning of the first and the second cycle of chemotherapy (CT) in hospitals in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Longitudinal, prospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. We enrolled 230 patients, from a broader cohort, diagnosed with the five most frequent types of cancer (breast, colorectal, cervical, lung, and head and neck), aged 18 years or older, who were initiating CT for the first time. quality of life was assessed with the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3, applied at the beginning of the first and second chemotherapy cycle. The paired Wilcoxon test was used to identify differences in quality of life between the two time points. A multivariate linear regression analysis was performed using the bootstrap method to investigate potential predictors of global health Status/quality of life. There was a significant increase in patients’ emotional function scores (p < 0.001) as well as symptom scores for pain (p = 0.026), diarrhea (p = 0.018), and nausea/vomiting (p < 0.001) after initiation of CT. Widowhood was associated with improvements in the global health Status/quality of life (p = 0.028), whereas the presence of cervical cancer (p = 0.034) and being underweight (p = 0.033) were related to poorer global health status/quality of life scores. CT has detrimental effects on patients’ physical health but, on the other hand, it leads to improvements in the emotional domain. Patients’ individual characteristics at the beginning of CT are associated with changes in their quality of life. Our study could help identify these characteristics.

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Analysis of medical prescriptions dispensed at health centers in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0102-311x2004000100021 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 72-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Francisco A. Acurcio ◽

Edson Perini ◽

Sérgia M. S. Magalhães ◽

Leonardo G. Vieira Terceiro ◽

José Maurício Vieira Filho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Continuing Education ◽

Health Department ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Health Centers ◽

Improve Quality ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Belo Horizonte ◽

Instructions For Use ◽

Municipal Health

This article focuses on medical prescriptions dispensed at health centers under the Municipal Health Department in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The study analyzed 4,607 prescriptions from March to April 1999, grouped according to origin (internal or external). The analysis focused on information written on medical prescriptions. The main findings were: (a) an average of 2.4 drugs per prescription in both groups; (b) prescriptions filled out with 4 or more drugs accounted for 18.0% of internal and 17.6% of external prescriptions; (c) 84.3% of internal and 85.5% of external prescriptions provided no instructions for use of medication; (d) information on dosage regimen varied from 51.2% to 97.6% for internal and 57.9% to 96.5% for external prescriptions; (e) generic names were specified for 51.9% and 28.4% of all drugs on internal and external prescriptions, respectively; (f) prescriptions containing standard drugs from the Municipal Health Department accounted for 88.7% of internal and 76.4% of external prescriptions. Data analysis shows the need for continuing education of physicians and adoption of other methods to improve quality of prescriptions and promote rational use of drugs.

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Spatial-temporal analysis of the surface water quality of the Pará River Basin through statistical techniques

Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science ◽

10.4136/ambi-agua.2322 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Josiani Cordova de Oliveira ◽

Kelly Prado Maia ◽

Nara Linhares Borges de Castro ◽

Sílvia Maria Alves Corrêa Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Surface Water ◽

River Basin ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Surface Water Quality ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

State Legislation ◽

Historical Series ◽

The Impact

Water quality issues are a growing concern due to the the recent intensification of urbanization and industrialization. This paper evaluates and compares the surface water quality of the ten sub-basins of the Pará River, located in the São Francisco River Basin, Minas Gerais, and evaluates the impact of seasonality and the compliance with the current limits of state legislation. The surface water quality monitoring database of the Institute of Water Management of Minas Gerais (Igam) was used, and 18 parameters were analyzed from a historical series from 2008 to 2016, totaling 16,651 observations. First, the descriptive statistics of the parameters were calculated, considering each sub-basin separately. Then, for the temporal and spatial analysis, the Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric statistical tests were applied, followed by the multiple comparison test, with an alpha level of 5%, due to the asymmetric behavior of the data. Thus, it was possible to compare water quality of the sub-basins in rainy and dry seasons and to identify which parameters were responsible for the greater degradation. In the compliance analysis to the current limits of state legislation, it was identified that all of the sub-basins were out of the specified range for at least one of the evaluated parameters. Finally, the seasonality analysis exposed significant differences in the parameters of dissolved oxygen, turbidity, total suspended solids, total solids and water temperature, where it was shown that there was a worsening of water quality in the rainy season for most sub-basins.

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PROPOSTA DE ENQUADRAMENTO DE CORPOS HÍDRICOS EM CLASSES DE USO NA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO SANTO ANTÔNIO (MG)

Nativa ◽

10.31413/nativa.v7i2.6333 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 189

Author(s):

Guilherme Barbosa Reis ◽

Vitor De Oliveira Abreu ◽

Micael De Souza Fraga ◽

Tiago Tozi ◽

Demetrius David da Silva

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Environmental Planning ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Conformity Index ◽

Intervention Measures ◽

Reference Flow ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Class 1 ◽

The One

O presente trabalho buscou elaborar uma proposta de enquadramento dos corpos hídricos em classes de uso na bacia do rio Santo Antônio, Estado de Minas Gerais. A classificação varia de acordo com a qualidade da água em cinco classes (especial, 1, 2, 3 e 4). Os critérios utilizados para a elaboração do enquadramento foram: uso e a ocupação do solo, finalidades das outorgas, volumes outorgados, vazão mínima de referência e densidade populacional. Para cada critério foi atribuído um peso e o mapa de enquadramento foi gerado a partir da sobreposição dos mapas dos critérios adotados. Devido a limitações nas bases de dados, optou-se por propor o enquadramento apenas para os principais rios da bacia. Para definição das áreas prioritárias de intervenção, o Índice de Conformidade ao Enquadramento (ICE) foi calculado com base no enquadramento obtido para os trechos de rio. Como resultado, os rios Guanhães e Preto do Itambé foram enquadrados nas classes 1 e 2. O rio do Peixe foi classificado como classe 1 e os rios Santo Antônio e do Tanque foram classificados como classe 2. O trecho enquadrado na classe 1 do rio Guanhães apresentou a menor média do ICE, sendo considerada área prioritária de intervenção.Palavras-chave: geoprocessamento, planejamento ambiental, recursos hídricos. PROPOSAL OF FRAMING THE WATER BODIES IN CLASSES OF USAGE IN THE SANTO ANTÔNIORIVER WATERSHED, MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL ABSTRACT: The present work aims to elaborate a proposal of framing the water bodies in classes of usage in the Santo Antônio river basin, located in the state of Minas Gerais. Classification varies according to water quality in five classes (special, 1, 2, 3 and 4). The criteria used to elaborate the proposal were the usage and occupation of the soil, purposes of the grants, volumes granted, minimum reference flow and population density. For each criterion a weight was attributed, and the framing map was generated from the overlay of the adopted criteria maps. Due to limitations in the databases, it was decided to put foward the framework for the main rivers of the basin. Framing Conformity Index (FCI) was also calculated in order to define priority areas for intervention purposes. As a result, Guanhães and Preto do Itambé rivers were classified in classes 1 and 2. The Peixe river was classified as class 1 and the Santo Antônio and Tanque rivers were classified as class 2. The section classified in class 1 of the Guanhães river was the one that presented lower FCI, therefore intervention measures are necessary.Keywords: environmental planning, geoprocessing, water resources.

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Management for maintenance of public education

Gestão & Produção ◽

10.1590/1806-9649.2020v28e4894 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Franciele Maria Costa Ferreira ◽

Henor Artur de Souza

Keyword(s):

Public Education ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Management Guidelines ◽

Technology Sector ◽

Maintenance Program ◽

Minas Gerais State

abstract: Public education buildings require a plan for the conservation and maintenance of its various systems and facilities. In practice, it can be seen that there are major challenges in managing the maintenance of the Federal Universities in Minas Gerais State involving a lack of financial resources, disqualified and insufficient workforce, lack of investment in the Information Technology sector specific for this purpose, absence of a plan or program for maintenance, absence of specific actions in maintaining structured steel constructions, lack of technical staff for the preparation of inspections, reports and memorial, among others. Faced with this disturbing reality, this study aims to propose guidelines for maintenance of the buildings of public educational institutions, in order to improve the quality of maintenance of these buildings. The methodological approach adopted is the exploratory case study. An investigation of 11 public educational institutions of Minas Gerais is performed. The main contributions of the work refer to the proposition of maintenance management guidelines such as the knowledge of the buildings, the management through software and maintenance program to be used and replicated for other educational institutions of similar characteristics.

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Chilled raw milk quality: a case study in Zona da Mata region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20190749 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Luiz Paulo de Lima ◽

Gustavo Bastos Braga ◽

Ronaldo Perez ◽

Antonio Fernandes de Carvalho

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Count ◽

Raw Milk ◽

Milk Composition ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Milk Quality ◽

Total Bacterial Count ◽

Improvement Program ◽

Minas Gerais State

ABSTRACT: This paper aimed to analyze the evolution of the quality of raw milk produced by producers in the Zona da Mata region, in the state of Minas Gerais, between 2012 and 2018. For this purpose, we used the linear mixed-effects model to analyze the monthly evolution of the results of milk composition indicators (fat, protein, and defatted dry extract - DDE), somatic cell count - SCC, and total bacterial count - TBC, from the official monthly registry of 94 milk producers, suppliers of a region’s dairy. Results indicate a continuous reduction in the milk composition indicators between 2014 and 2018. For the SCC and TBC indicators, we identified only one-off reductions. The supply of a larger volume of milk was associated with increased TBC. Seasonality influenced all quality indicators analyzed. According to these results, we concluded that the analyzed quality of chilled raw milk offered by producers was proven worse from 2012 to 2018, despite the actions implemented by the National Milk Quality Improvement Program - PNMQL.

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