Publications by authors named "Ana Brandao"

Objectives: Brazil has high rates of COVID-19 and tuberculosis among healthcare workers (HCWs). Personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential for their protection. We aimed to evaluate PPE use, training, and preparedness among HCWs in the early months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Brazil.

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Chromosomal aberrations are rare but known causes of movement disorders, presenting with broad phenotypes in which dystonia may be predominant. During the investigation of such cases, chromosomal studies are not often considered as a first approach. In this article, the authors describe a family affected by a generalized form of dystonia, evolving from a focal phenotype, for which a new X chromosome large duplication was found to be the likely causative, therefore highlighting the role of such studies when facing complex movement disorders.

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Objectives: to identify how first-year nursing students use cyberspace and propose an orientation guide with criteria guiding the use of cyberspace.

Methods: qualitative and descriptive research, carried out with 24 nursing students from a federal public institution in Rio de Janeiro. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews.

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Purpose: We present the case of a newborn with right anophthalmia, left congenital cystic eye, and two novel variants in the gene. This report provides a comprehensive discussion of the clinical presentation, management strategies, and long-term follow-up for this rare condition.

Methods: A thorough ophthalmic examination was performed.

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  • Biosensors targeting food allergens, like Gly m TI in soybeans, enhance individual health safety and public health by facilitating compliance with food regulations and reducing allergen-related recalls.
  • Recent developments in biosensor technology, like portability and real-time monitoring, broaden their applications in food production, food service, and even home environments, making them essential tools for allergen detection.
  • A novel Gly m TI-MIP biosensor was successfully created to identify soybean protein in a variety of complex food matrices, achieving high sensitivity and minimizing cross-reactivity, thus improving food safety protocols for both processed and unprocessed foods.
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Lithium-sulfur batteries are a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries as they can potentially offer significantly increased capacities and energy densities. The ever-increasing global battery market demonstrates that there will be an ongoing demand for cost effective battery electrode materials. Materials derived from waste products can simultaneously address two of the greatest challenges of today, i.

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  • Carbon materials are common and play a crucial role in energy storage systems.
  • To improve their effectiveness, researchers enhance the surface area and activity of carbon by decorating it with semiconductors like amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO).
  • This combination of carbon and semiconductors is aimed at improving the performance of energy storage devices.
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Aim: To determine the barriers and facilitators of active community participation of children, adolescents, and adults with Down syndrome.

Method: Searches were completed in five electronic databases to identify original studies about participation of children, adolescents (ages < 18 years), and adults (ages 18-59 years) with Down syndrome. Barriers and facilitators to participation were categorized into four factors: personal, social, environmental, and policy and programme.

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In the last decade, powerful high-throughput sequencing approaches have emerged to analyse microbial transcriptomes at a global scale. However, to date, applications of these approaches to microbial viruses such as phages remain scarce. Tailoring these techniques to virus-infected bacteria promises to obtain a detailed picture of the underexplored RNA biology and molecular processes during infection.

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Soybean is a legume with high technological functionality, commonly used by the food industry as an ingredient in different products. However, soybean is an allergenic food whose undeclared presence in processed foods may represent a public health risk. In this work, it was developed an efficient electrochemical immunosensor, targeting the soybean trypsin inhibitor (Gly m TI) allergen using commercial anti-Gly m TI IgG, aiming at detecting/quantifying minute amounts of soybean in different food formulations.

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Objectives: to analyze the Systematization of Nursing Care conceptual maturation from the perspective of pragmatic utility.

Methods: a concept analysis study. The stages were: select the concept; elaborate analytical questions; comprehensively review the literature; and determine concept structural components.

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Objective: To map public health courses and training programs in Brazil and identify, in their curricula and study plans, the level of linkage between the skills and competencies developed by them and the essential public health functions.

Methods: Descriptive, exploratory study based on collection and analysis of information available on the websites of educational institutions that offer public health courses and training programs in Brazil. Data was collected within the scope of the I Mapeo de Cursos y Programas de Formación en Salud Pública de América Latina.

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Bacteriophages (phages) are very promising biological agents for the prevention and control of bacterial biofilms. However, little is known about the parameters that can influence the efficacy of phages on biofilms. This systematic review provides a summary and analysis of the published data about the use of phages to control pre-formed biofilms in vitro, suggesting recommendations for future experiments in this area.

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  • - Biowaste, especially fish waste, is highlighted as a promising source for creating renewable carbon materials, which can serve as eco-friendly electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors.
  • - A novel method to produce high surface area biocarbon from mussel cooking wastewater glycogen was developed and characterized through various advanced techniques, achieving impressive properties like a specific surface area of 1526 m²/g and a capacitance of 657 F/g.
  • - The developed biocarbon was successfully scaled up for a two-electrode supercapacitor, yielding a maximum capacitance of 703 F/g, demonstrating excellent performance metrics including high energy and power density, as well as strong cycling stability.
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Phage therapy is a promising adjunct therapeutic approach against bacterial multidrug-resistant infections, including -derived infections. Nevertheless, the current knowledge about the phage-bacteria interaction within a human environment is limited. In this work, we performed a transcriptome analysis of phage-infected adhered to a human epithelium (Nuli-1 ATCC® CRL-4011™).

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Dystonia is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent involuntary muscle contractions, causing abnormal postures and/or repetitive movements. In this report, we identified a novel heterozygous splice-site variant in VPS16 (NM_022575.4:c.

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A plasmonic nanostructure was constructed as a biorecognition element coupled to an optical sensing platform in sandwich format, targeting the hazelnut Cor a 14 allergen-encoding gene. The analytical performance of the genosensor presented a linear dynamic range between 100 amol L and 1 nmol L, a limit of detection (LOD) < 19.9 amol L, and a sensitivity of 13.

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Background: Friedreich ataxia (FA) is the most common form of autosomal recessive (AR) ataxia. It is a rare disease, but carriers are frequent (1/100). Pseudodominance in FA has seldomly been reported; it may pose additional challenges for diagnosis.

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  • Carbon materials from marine waste, specifically chitin from squid and prawn, are being explored for use as electrodes in supercapacitors, offering a sustainable resource for energy storage devices.* -
  • Chitin was extracted using an environmentally friendly method, and various advanced techniques were employed to analyze the resulting porous carbon materials, assessing their surface area, morphology, and structural properties.* -
  • The electrochemical performance of these chitin-based carbons was evaluated, revealing notable specific capacitance values and setting a foundation for future studies on optimizing their use with eco-friendly electrolytes.*
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Objective: Map the public health training courses and programs offered in Latin America, and identify regional training strategies and competencies developed in health workers.

Methods: An internet search was conducted to identify public health training courses and programs offered by Latin American institutions. The following data were collected: name, country, and province/state of the training institution; course name; type of institution; educational level; modality; accreditation; year first offered; periodicity; and contact information.

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Regarding the development of new antineoplastic agents, with a view to assess the selective antitumoral potential which aims at causing irreversible damage to cancer cells while preserving the integrity of their healthy counterparts, it is essential to evaluate the cytotoxic effects in both healthy and malignant human cell lines. In this study, a complex with two Pd(II) centers linked by the biogenic polyamine spermine (PdSpm) was tested on healthy (PNT-2) and cancer (LNCaP and PC-3) prostate human cell lines, using cisplatin as a reference. To understand the mechanisms of action of both cisplatin and PdSpm at a molecular level, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Raman microspectroscopies were used.

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Objectives: This study aimed to improve the performance and mode of administration of a glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite synthetic bone substitute, Bonelike by Biosckin® (BL®), by association with a dextrin-based hydrogel, DEXGEL, to achieve an injectable and moldable device named DEXGEL Bone.

Methods: Twelve participants requiring pre-molar tooth extraction and implant placement were enrolled in this study. BL® granules (250-500 µm) were administered to 6 randomized participants whereas the other 6 received DEXGEL Bone.

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The shaping of bone structures relies on various cell types and signaling pathways. Here, we use the zebrafish bifurcating fin rays during regeneration to investigate bone patterning. We found that the regenerating fin rays form via two mineralization fronts that undergo an osteoblast-dependent fusion/stitching until the branchpoint, and that bifurcation is not simply the splitting of one unit into two.

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