[Financing and management: the technical efficiency in public health expenditures of small-scale municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina].

In a context of budget constraints and fiscal austerity measures, the discussion of issues related to the efficient management of public resources is a major challenge. The scope of this study was to assess the technical efficiency of municipalities of the State of Santa Catarina in public health expenditures and its relationship with health management conditions in the years 2009 and 2015. In order to measure efficiency, the decision was made to use Data Envelopment Analysis.

Olfactory and taste disorders in healthcare workers with COVID-19 infection.

Purpose: Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by COVID-19 has spread globally for the last few months. Healthcare workers (HCW) are overexposed and infection rates are higher than in the rest of the population. Strict clinical assessment is paramount to detect suspicious cases.

Changes in vineyard productive attributes and phytochemical composition of sauvignon blanc grape and wine induced by the application of silicon and calcium.

Background: It is important to increase productivity and improve plant quality at the same time as preserving the principles of safety and productivity. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of sodium metasilicate and calcium chloride, applied as fertilizers, on the productivity and phytochemical characteristics of Sauvignon Blanc grapes and their respective wines.

Results: The experiments were conducted using 2017 and 2018 vintages of commercial Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

Encapsulation of geranyl cinnamate in polycaprolactone nanoparticles.

Geranyl cinnamate is an ester derived from natural compounds that has excellent antibacterial properties but is susceptible to degradation in the presence of oxygen, light, heat, moisture and other aggressive agents, making it unstable. In this work, the encapsulation of geranyl cinnamate in polycaprolactone (PCL) nanoparticles and its antibacterial properties towards Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were investigated. PCL nanoparticles loaded with geranyl cinnamate were obtained by a miniemulsification/solvent evaporation technique resulting in spherical nanoparticles with an average diameter of 177.

Genetic diversity within and among four South European native horse breeds based on microsatellite DNA analysis: implications for conservation.

In the present study, genetic analyses of diversity and differentiation were performed on four Basque-Navarrese semiferal native horse breeds. In total, 417 animals were genotyped for 12 microsatellite markers. Mean heterozygosity was higher than in other horse breeds, surely as a consequence of management.