
Daniel Alves Barcelos, Fernanda Veronesi Marinho Pontes, Fernanda Arruda Nogueira Gomes da Silva, Danielle C. Castro, Nathalia O.A. dos Anjos, Zuleica Carmen Castilhos,
The gold ore from sulfide minerals is, in general, ore dressed by means of nine stages among which stand out flotation and cyanidation. The residues of these steps, containing potentially toxic elements, such as As, Cd, Cr, Mn, Zn and Pb disposed of tailings dams, which might be a source of environmental contamination if not suitably disposed and/or in cases of accidents and overflows. Sequential extraction schemes (SES) have been used to estimate the potential environmental availability of contaminants ...
Tópico(s): Mining and Resource Management
2020 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Hazardous Materials

Leonardo Breno Pessoa da Silva, Ramon Soltovski, Joseane Pontes, Fernanda Tavares Treinta, Paulo Leitão, Elaine Mosconi, Luis Maurício Martins de Resende, Rui Tadashi Yoshino,
Digitalization across a range of industry and service sectors is transforming the workplace and human resources. The adoption of disruptive technologies associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, is reshaping the way people work, learn, lead, manage, recruit, and interact with each other. The aim of this study is to contribute to the theoretical development of human resource management (HRM) in the context of Industry 4.0, promoting directions for the sector and ...
Tópico(s): AI and HR Technologies
2022 - Elsevier BV | Computers & Industrial Engineering

Rui Tadashi Yoshino, Marcela Marçal Alves Pinto, Joseane Pontes, Fernanda Tavares Treinta, João F. Justo, Max Mauro Dias Santos,
The current industrial revolution demands a revolution on teaching methodologies at all levels, particularly for higher education. Here, we present an efficient model to teach technologies associated with Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in undergraduate engineering courses. The first step was identifying the main skills required for an I4.0 practitioner and how those subjects are currently taught worldwide. Then, a multicriteria model is created to identify the appropriate teaching strategy. From this, a framework ...
Tópico(s): Education during COVID-19 pandemic
2020 - Taylor & Francis | European Journal of Engineering Education

Lucas da Fonseca Roberti Garcia, Elaine Cristina Voltolini Pontes, Fernanda Gonçalves Basso, Josimeri Hebling, Carlos Alberto de Souza Costa, Diana Gabriela Soares,
Tópico(s): Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
2015 - Springer Nature | Clinical Oral Investigations

Juliana Montani Raimundo, Roberto T. Sudo, Luana Braga Pontes, Fernanda Antunes, Margarete M. Trachez, Gisele Zapata‐Sudo,
Tópico(s): Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
2006 - Elsevier BV | European Journal of Pharmacology

Daniela Santos Pontes, Fernanda Alves Dorella, Luciana Ribeiro, Anderson Miyoshi, Yves Le Loir, Alexandra Gruss, Sérgio C. Oliveira, Philippe Langella, Vasco Azevedo,
AbstractThe Brucella abortus ribosomal protein L7/L12 is an immunodominant antigen and an interesting candidate for the development of oral live vaccines against brucellosis. Here, a recombinant Lactococcus lactis strain producing L7/L12 under the control of nisin inducible promoter was orally administered to BALB/c mice. Significant levels of anti-L7/L12 specific IgA detected in feces revealed an induced local humoral immune response. However, serum analysis did not reveal any anti-L7/L12 antibodies ...
Tópico(s): Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
2003 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of drug targeting

Camila Bianca Lecciolle Paganini, Aleksandro Belo Ferreira, Carlos André Minanni, Fernanda e Silva Lopes de Pontes, Cristiane Maria Ribeiro, Rodrigo Altenfelder Silva, Adhemar Monteiro Pacheco, André de Moricz, Tércio De Campos,
... Belo MD1; Minanni, Carlos André MD1; Lopes de Pontes, Fernanda e Silva MD2; Ribeiro, Cristiane MD2; Silva, Rodrigo ...
Tópico(s): Infectious Diseases and Mycology
2010 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Pancreas

Adenilton Camilo da Silva, Liliana Fátima Bezerra Lira Pontes, Maria Fernanda Pimentel, Márcio José Coelho Pontes,
This paper proposes an analytical method to detect adulteration of hydrated ethyl alcohol fuel based on near infrared (NIR) and middle infrared (MIR) spectroscopies associated with supervised pattern recognition methods. For this purpose, linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was employed to build a classification model on the basis of a reduced subset of wavenumbers. For variable selection, three techniques are considered, namely the successive projection algorithm (SPA), the genetic algorithm (GA) and ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
2012 - Elsevier BV | Talanta

Widson Michael dos Santos, Fernanda Pontes Nóbrega, Jéssica Andrade, Lucas Carlos de almeida, Marta Maria da Conceição, Ana Cláudia Dantas de Medeiros, Francinalva Dantas de Medeiros,
Tópico(s): Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
2020 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Myla Lôbo de Souza, Widson Michael dos Santos, André Luiz Moreira Domingues de Sousa, Victor de Albuquerque Wanderley Sales, Fernanda Pontes Nóbrega, Marcos Victor Gregório de Oliveira, Pedró José Rolim Neto,
Chronic wounds are a remarkable cause of morbidity, requiring long-time treatments with a significant impact on the quality of life and high costs for public health. Although there are a variety of topical skin preparations commercially available, they have several limitations that frequently impair wound healing, such as drug instability, toxicity, limited time of action and ineffective skin permeation. In recent years, researchers have focused on the development of new effective treatments for ...
Tópico(s): Bee Products Chemical Analysis
2020 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Pharmaceutical Design

Márcia Maria Mendes Marques, Selene Maia de Morais, Ana Raquel Araújo da Silva, Naiara Dutra Barroso, Tadeu Rocha Pontes Filho, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo, Ícaro Gusmão Pinto Vieira, Danielle Malta Lima, Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes,
Dengue represents a serious social and economic public health problem; then trying to contribute to improve its control, the objective of this research was to develop phytoterapics for dengue treatment using natural resources from Caatinga biome. Galactomannans isolated from Adenanthera pavonina L., Caesalpinia ferrea Mart., and Dimorphandra gardneriana Tull were chemically sulfated in order to evaluate the antioxidant, and antiviral activities and the role in the inhibition of virus DENV-2 in Vero ...
Tópico(s): Herbal Medicine and Trade Cooperation
2015 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Cristina Ferraz Borges Murphy, Fernanda Pontes, Luciene Stivanin, Erica Picoli, Eliane Schochat,
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Children and adolescents who live in situations of social vulnerability present a series of health problems. Nonetheless, affirmations that sensory and cognitive abnormalities are present are a matter of controversy. The aim of this study was to investigate aspects to auditory processing, through applying the brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) and behavioral auditory processing tests to children living on the streets, and comparison with a control group. DESIGN AND ...
Tópico(s): Reading and Literacy Development
2012 - Medical Association of São Paulo | Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Maria Fernanda Pontes Penteado Moretzsohn de Castro, Valéria Delgado de Almeida Anjos, Ana Carolina Bortolossi Rezende, Eliane Aparecida Benato, Sílvia Regina de Toledo Valentini,
The application of technologies to extend the postharvest life of mangosteen fruit was studied and compared to storage at 25 °C/70-75%R.H (25 °C control treatment). The fruits were packed in expanded polystyrene (EPS) trays (5 fruits/tray). Five treatments were carried out at 13 °C/ 90-95% RH: application of carnauba wax coating, lecithin + CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) coating, 50 µm LDPE (low density polyethylene) film coating, 13 µm PVC (Polyvinyl chloride), and non-coated sample (13 °C control treatment). ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2012 - Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos | Food Science and Technology

Roberto C. Domingues, Michel Pontes Carneiro, Fernanda Cristina Rueda Lopes, Romeu Côrtes Domingues, Léa Mirian Barbosa da Fonseca, Emerson L. Gasparetto,
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the feasibility of fused whole-body MRI and PET for the evaluation of patients with cancer.MRI has proven to be superior to CT for studying several regions of the body, and PET FDG has become an established diagnostic tool in oncology. Because FDG accumulates avidly in tumor tissue, fusing FDG PET to whole-body MRI allows good anatomy-based evaluation of disease.
Tópico(s): Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
2009 - American Roentgen Ray Society | American Journal of Roentgenology

Marcelo Bezerra de Menezes, Eduardo Vieira Ponte, Cintia Fernanda Bertagni Mingotti, Regina Maria Carvalho‐Pinto, Ericson Bagatin, Valmar Bião Lima, Élcio Oliveira Vianna, Álvaro A. Cruz,
To describe trends of hospital admissions due to asthma from 2008 to 2015 and to evaluate their relationship with trends of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) provision by the government in Brazil.We used Brazilian Government data to calculate hospital admission rates due to asthma, number of physicians, number of hospital beds, number of subjects that received ICS per 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil and in each of its municipalities for each year of the study. We performed Poisson Multilevel Regression ...
Tópico(s): Child Nutrition and Water Access
2020 - Elsevier BV | Respiratory Medicine

Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Natalia Lopes Pontes Iório, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Cristiane R. S. Teodoro, Ana Paula Chaves de Oliveira, Fernanda Maria Machado Maia, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos,
In this work, the molecular and phenotypic antimicrobial resistance and clonal diversity of 10 linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus spp. isolates were investigated. The 7 Staphylococcus haemolyticus isolates presented Staphylococcal cassete chromosome mec (SCCmec) V and belonged to the same pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pulsotype. Their MICs for oxacillin, vancomycin, and linezolid were ≥256 μg/mL, 1–4 μg/mL, and 8–16 μg/mL, respectively. The 3 S. hominis presented MIC values 32 to >256 μg/mL, 2–4 ...
Tópico(s): Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
2014 - Elsevier BV | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Juliana Montani Raimundo, Luana Braga Pontes, Fernanda Antunes, Roberto T. Sudo, Margarete M. Trachez, Gisele Zapata‐Sudo,
The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of tramadol on vascular reactivity in aortic rings from Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Aortic rings, with or without endothelium, were obtained from male WKY rats and SHR (15-20 weeks old) and prepared for isometric tension recording. Aortic rings were precontracted with phenylephrine (10 micromol/L) or 40 mmol/L KCl and then exposed to cumulative concentrations of tramadol (0.1-1 mmol/L). Tramadol produced ...
Tópico(s): Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
2008 - Wiley | Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Brenna Louise Cavalcanti Gondim, João Augusto Oshiro, Felipe H.A. Fernanandes, Fernanda Pontes Nóbrega, Lúcio Roberto Cançado Castellano, Ana Cláudia Dantas de Medeiros,
Plant extracts loaded in nanostructured drug delivery systems (NDDSs) have been reported as an alternative to current therapies for treating parasitic and antimicrobial diseases. Among their advantages, plant extracts in NDSSs increase the stability of the drugs against environmental factors by promoting protection against oxygen, humidity, and light, among other factors; improve the solubility of hydrophobic compounds; enhance the low absorption of the active components of the extracts (i.e., biopharmaceutical ...
Tópico(s): Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
2019 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Pharmaceutical Design

Lucas Carlos de almeida, João Augusto Oshiro, Milena Nogueira da Silva, Fernanda Pontes Nóbrega, Jéssica Andrade, Widson Michael dos Santos, Angélica Ribeiro, Marta Maria da Conceição, Germano Véras, Ana Cláudia Dantas de Medeiros,
The use of biocompatible polymers such as Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), and Carbopol in solid formulations results in mucoadhesive systems capable of promoting the prolonged and localized release of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). This strategy represents a technological innovation that can be applied to improving the treatment of oral infections, such as oral candidiasis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a tablet ...
Tópico(s): Biochemical and Structural Characterization
2019 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Polymers

Aline Cristina Orlandi, Fernanda Pontes Cardoso, Lucas Macedo Santos, Vaneska da Graça Cruz, Anamaria Jones, Cristiane Kyser, Jamil Natour,
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by abnormalities of vascularization that may cause fibrosis of the skin and other organs and lead to dysfunction. It is therefore essential to have tools capable of evaluating function in individuals with this condition. The aim of this study was to translate the Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (SHAQ) into Portuguese, adapt it to Brazilian culture and test its validity and reliability.DESIGN AND SETTING:The ...
Tópico(s): Skin Diseases and Diabetes
2014 - Medical Association of São Paulo | Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Alan Messala A. Britto, Cíntia Policarpo, Paula Pezzuto, Angela Rosa I. Meirelles, Yara Furtado, Gutemberg Almeida, Gisele R. de Oliveira, Elisama D. Pontes, Fernanda Roberta S. Lima, Marcelo A. Soares, Renato Santana Aguiar, Amílcar Tanuri, Ana L.M. Giannini, Elizabeth S. Machado,
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) remain a major public health problem and surveillance is crucial for prevention and control strategies.Objective: Our aim was to assess the prevalence of STI in a reference center for gynecology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Materials and methods: It is a cross-sectional study conducted between August 2016 and June 2017.Whole blood and cervical cells were collected from 62 women and tested for human papillomavirus (HPV), human immunodeficiency virus ( ...
Tópico(s): Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
2018 - Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Raquel de Oliveira Vilhena, Mariana Millan Fachi, Breno Maurício Marson, Bruna Letícia Dias, Flávia Sirotheau Corrêa Pontes, Fernanda S. Tonin, Roberto Pontarolo,
Abstract Objectives Extracts of parts Musa spp. have been used for the treatment of various diseases in traditional medicine. Studies have shown that these extracts have hypoglycaemic properties. The aim of this work was to gather evidence on the antidiabetic effects of Musa spp. inflorescence. Methods A systematic review was conducted with searches in three electronic databases, along with manual searches. Studies evaluating the antidiabetic properties of extracts of flower or bract of the genus ...
Tópico(s): Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
2018 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Luciana Oliveira e Silva, Patrícia Leão da Silva, A.M. Nogueira, Morgana Borges Silva, Gabriela Costa Pontes Luz, Fernanda Veruska Narciso, Eliane Maria de Carvalho, Nádia Carla Cheik,
INTRODUÇÃO: Crianças e adolescentes com excesso de peso apresentam maior prevalência de broncoespasmo induzido pelo exercício (BIE), quando comparados a eutróficos. A espirometria e o peak flow meter são importantes métodos avaliativos da função pulmonar. Porém, a aplicabilidade do medidor do pico de fluxo expiratório (peak flow meter) na detecção do BIE em crianças e adolescentes com excesso de peso não é conhecida, o que justifica o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar e comparar o ...
Tópico(s): Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
2011 - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte | Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Luana Braga Pontes, Fernanda Antunes, Roberto T. Sudo, Juliana Montani Raimundo, Lı́dia Moreira Lima, Eliezer J. Barreiro, Gisele Zapata‐Sudo,
Abstract LASSBio‐985 is a sulfonamide compound designed as a simplified structure of a nonselective phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE‐4) inhibitor that promotes vasodilatory activity in vitro. PDE are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of cyclic adenosine 3′,5′‐ monophosphate and cyclic guanosine 3′,5′‐monophosphate. Five different isozymes of PDE are found in vascular smooth muscle (PDE1–PDE5). Aortic rings, with or without endothelium, from male normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) ...
Tópico(s): Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
2011 - Wiley | Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Cleildo P. Santana, Felipe Hugo Alencar Fernandes, Deysiane Oliveira Brandão, Paulo César D. Silva, Lidiane Pinto Correia, Fernanda Pontes Nóbrega, Francinalva Dantas de Medeiros, Paulo Henrique Gonçalves Dias Diniz, Germano Véras, Ana Cláudia Dantas de Medeiros,
Tópico(s): Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Fernanda Polli Leite, Nicolas Pontes, Bruno Schivinski,
Travel influencers often disclose personal details in their social media recommendations. However, previous research has not explained how such content impacts influencer evaluations. This study explores how intimate self-disclosure in influencer recommendations affects perceptions of credibility. An experimental study demonstrates that recommendations containing intimate (vs. without intimate) content diminish perceptions of the travel influencer's credibility. The congruence between the influencer' ...
Tópico(s): Media Influence and Health
2024 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

Arthur Henrique Gomes Rossi, Giovanna Bueno Marcondes, Joseane Pontes, Paulo Leitão, Fernanda Tavares Treinta, Luis Maurício Martins de Resende, Elaine Mosconi, Rui Tadashi Yoshino,
With the evolution of Industry 4.0, some problems related to inefficient digitalization become clearer in organizations. To minimize these problems, implementation of the lean philosophy is needed in the digital environment. However, before Lean can start to solve the digitalization problems, there is a need to digitalize its tools so that they can comprehend the Industry 4.0 dynamics and become more effective. The aim of this study is to contribute to the theoretical development of Lean tools in ...
Tópico(s): Quality and Supply Management
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Sustainability

Fernanda Rodrigues Pontes, Márcia Helena Sauaia Guimarães Rostas,
O objetivo deste artigo é o de suscitar uma discussão em torno do processo de precarização do trabalho do docente do ensino superior e o consequente adoecimento, relacionando-o com a nova realidade social advinda da pandemia do COVID-19. Foi realizado um levantamento quantitativo e uma análise qualitativa de um corpus empírico oriundo do mapeamento de pesquisas publicados na área de Educação nos últimos dez anos (2009-2019), a partir das palavras-chave: precarização do trabalho; trabalho docente; ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
2020 - INSTITUTO FEDERAL SUL-RIO-GRANDENSE | Revista Thema
Bianca Rocca, Francesca Santilli, Dario Pitocco, Luciana Mucci, Giovanna Petrucci, Ester Vitacolonna, S. Lattanzio, Domenico Mattoscio, Francesco Zaccardi, Rossella Liani, Natale Vazzana, A Del Ponte, Emanuele Ferrante, Fernanda Martini, Carmine Cardillo, Roberta Morosetti, Massimiliano Mirabella, Giovanni Ghirlanda, Giovanni Davı̀, Carlo Patrono,
Interindividual variability in response to aspirin has been popularized as 'resistance'. We hypothesized that faster recovery of platelet cyclooxygenase-1 activity may explain incomplete thromboxane (TX) inhibition during the 24-h dosing interval.To characterize the kinetics and determinants of platelet cyclooxygenase-1 recovery in aspirin-treated diabetic and non-diabetic patients.One hundred type 2 diabetic and 73 non-diabetic patients on chronic aspirin 100 mg daily were studied. Serum TXB(2) was ...
Tópico(s): Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
2012 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Fernanda Veronesi Marinho Pontes, Bruna Azevedo de Oliveira Mendes, Evelyn M.F. de Souza, Fernanda Nunes Ferreira, Lílian I. D. da Silva, Manuel Castro Carneiro, Maria Inês Couto Monteiro, Marcelo D. de Almeida, Arnaldo Alcover Neto, Delmo Santiago Vaitsman,
A method for determination of Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Ti, V and Zn in coal fly ash samples using ultrasound-assisted digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) is proposed. The digestion procedure consisted in the sonication of the previously dried sample with hydrofluoric acid and aqua regia at 80 degrees C for 30 min, elimination of fluorides by heating until dryness for about 1h and dissolution of the residue with nitric acid solution. A classical ...
Tópico(s): Mercury impact and mitigation studies
2009 - Elsevier BV | Analytica Chimica Acta