Ground-based and Satellite Measurements of Solar Spectral Irradiances at 305 nm and 380 nm at a Tropical Site.

The solar radiation has been monitored through ground-based and satellite instruments all over the world for decades. This is also important for both checking and validation of satellite probing. In this work, we compare spectral irradiances at 305 nm (UV-B) and 380 nm (UV-A) from a ground-based radiometer and the Ozone monitoring instrument (OMI) for a tropical site in 2019-2020.

Nursing knowledge on skin ulcer healing: a living scoping review protocol.

Objective: This review aims to continuously map the nursing knowledge on skin ulcer healing in any context of care.

Introduction: Chronic wounds are an increasing concern for society and health care providers. Pressure ulcers and venous ulcers, among others, have devastating effects on morbidity and quality of life and require a systematic approach.

Self-Care Dependency Evaluation Form: Psychometric properties of the revised version with 27 items.

Introduction: The Self-Care Dependency Evaluation Form assesses dependency in performing self-care activities, but its original version is extensive and provides redundant information. The present study aims to scrutinise the items of the scale with the purpose of creating a revised version and to evaluate its psychometric properties.

Methods: The study was conducted in two phases.

The Shadow Rule, the UV Index, and the 5S Steps in the Tropics.

Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) induces the production of vitamin D (VD), but it also causes erythema and skin cancer among other diseases. The amount of UVR to get benefit and avoid harm is unknown. Some principles were proposed to provide accessible information on how to avoid overexposure to the Sun.

Different susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae to plant-derived products.

Introduction: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are important vectors that transmit arboviruses to human populations.

Methods: Natural products were obtained and tested against larvae collected from the field in Fortaleza, capital of Ceará state.

Results: The essential oils of Syzygium aromaticum (Ae.

Daily Maximum Erythemal Dose Rates in the Tropics.

The maximum erythemal dose rate (EDR ) at the Earth's surface tends to occur at local noon. However, clouds can make the timing of EDR significantly away from local noon. In fact, EDR and its time of occurrence depend mainly on the solar zenith angle at noon (SZA ), site's altitude, the total ozone column (TOC), cloud cover, cloud genera and aerosols.

Evaluation of the self-eye examination method for health promotion.

Objective: To evaluate the self-eye examination practice as a tool to promote the ocular self-evaluation.

Method: Quasi-experimental study developed in a university of Piauí with sample of 324 students between January and May 2014. A team of thirteen researchers made observations during the self-examination followed by an ocular screening.

Structures of human plasma β-factor XIIa cocrystallized with potent inhibitors.

Activated factor XIIa (FXIIa) is a serine protease that has received a great deal of interest in recent years as a potential target for the development of new antithrombotics. Despite the strong interest in obtaining structural information, only the structure of the FXIIa catalytic domain in its zymogen conformation is available. In this work, reproducible experimental conditions found for the crystallization of human plasma β-FXIIa and crystal growth optimization have led to determination of the first structure of the active form of the enzyme.

A Semiempirical Approach to the Determination of Daily Erythemal Doses.

The maintenance of ground-based instruments to measure the incidence of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the Sun demands strict and well-developed procedures. A piece of equipment can be out of service for a couple of weeks or months for calibration, repair or even the improvement of the facilities where it has been set up. However, the replacement of an instrument in such circumstances can be logistically and financially prohibitive.

Multivariate Classification of Original and Fake Perfumes by Ion Analysis and Ethanol Content.

The increased marketing of fake perfumes has encouraged us to investigate how to identify such products by their chemical characteristics and multivariate analysis. The aim of this study was to present an alternative approach to distinguish original from fake perfumes by means of the investigation of sodium, potassium, chloride ions, and ethanol contents by chemometric tools. For this, 50 perfumes were used (25 original and 25 counterfeit) for the analysis of ions (ion chromatography) and ethanol (gas chromatography).

Analysis of the Nursing Documentation in Use in Portugal - Building a Clinical Data Model of Nursing Centered on the Management of Treatment Regimen.

The use of technology to support information produced by nurses, especially information and communication technologies, is a current reality, but the proliferation of different statements of nursing diagnosis has made it more difficult for the production of indicators, hindering semantic interoperability of data. This study analyzed all statements of diagnosis focused on the management of medication regimen, customized to the Nursing Practice Support System (SAPE®) that was being used in Portugal in 2013. A total of 598 statements of nursing diagnoses about the phenomenon under study were analyzed, through an a priori analysis model - the ISO 18104 standard: 2003.

Outdoor Exposure to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Legislation in Brazil.

The total ozone column of 265 ± 11 Dobson Units in the tropical-equatorial zones and 283 ± 16 Dobson Units in the subtropics of Brazil are among the lowest on Earth, and as a result, the prevalence of skin cancer due to solar ultraviolet radiation is among the highest. Daily erythemal doses in Brazil can be over 7,500 J m. Erythemal dose rates on cloudless days of winter and summer are typically about 0.

Synchronous endometrioid endometrial and ovarian cancer in a 34-year-old woman.

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological malignancy in developed countries. Synchronous endometrioid endometrial and ovarian cancer in patients appears with different clinical characteristics compared to patients with isolated endometrial cancer. A 34-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain of 1 year duration presented at the emergency department.

The diffuse component of erythemal ultraviolet radiation.

The diffuse (Dif) component of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) plays an important role in the daily exposure of humans to solar radiation. This study proposes a semi-empirical method to obtain the Dif component of the erythemal dose rate, or the erythemally weighted irradiance, (EDRDif) calculated from synchronized measurements of the Dif component of UVR (UVDif) and the global (G) irradiances of both UVR (UVG) and the erythemal dose rate (EDRG). Since the study was conducted in the tropics, results involve a wide range of solar zenith angles to which EDRDif is seasonally dependent.

Improving photoprotection attitudes in the tropics: sunburn vs vitamin D.

The ultraviolet radiation of type B (the UVB) stimulates both the production of vitamin D (VD) and the incorporation of erythema dose (ED). The UVA also contributes to ED. The turning point between the benefit of producing VD and the harm of incorporating ED cannot be determined easily.

Erythemal dose rate under noon overcast skies.

The incidence of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) under noon overcast skies was investigated in an urban, tropical site. Overcast skies stimulate people to be outdoors more freely and carelessly than under a cloudless scenario, thereby representing a situation with UVR. 153 occurrences of noon overcast skies were reported for erythemal dose rates (EDR) of up to 0.

Analysis of a health team's records and nurses' perceptions concerning signs and symptoms of delirium.

This study investigates the extent of under-diagnosis of acute confusion/delirium by analyzing the records of a health team and the perception of nurses concerning this phenomenon. This quantitative study was developed in a central university hospital in Portugal and used the documentary and interview techniques. The sample obtained through the application of the NeeCham's scale was composed of 111 patients with the diagnosis of acute confusion/delirium hospitalized in the medical and surgical acute care units.

Abdominal circumference ratio for the diagnosis of intertwin birth weight discordance.

Objectives: We assessed the accuracy of predicting severe twin birth weight discordance (>25%) using the estimated fetal weights (EFW) and abdominal circumference (AC) ratio.

Method: A cohort of twin gestations underwent ultrasound examinations within two weeks from birth. We focused on the accuracy of EFW and on the diagnosis of severe birth weight discordance by the difference in EFWs and the AC ratio.

Seasonal erythemal UV doses in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The ultraviolet radiation (UVR) emitted by the Sun causes many effects on the biosphere. On human beings they vary from the benefit of vitamin D synthesis to the harm of skin cancer induction. The biological dose depends on the effect, the exposure time to the Sun and the amount of UVR received.

Aerosol optical thickness from Brewer spectrophotometers and an investigation into the stray-light effect.

The Langley method has been applied to the measurements of direct solar radiation made by Brewer spectrophotometers to obtain the aerosol optical thickness (AOT) of the atmosphere in the ultraviolet-B range. In several cases the AOT increased with wavelength, which raises suspicion about the stray-light effect. To investigate the quality of the AOT measurements and the possibility of stray light, we conducted a campaign by using single- and double-monochromator Brewers.