Integrating literature and family insights: exploring the needs of families supporting adults with diabetes.

Introduction: The considerable influence that family members can have on diabetes management is well recognized. Therefore, it is crucial for professionals to acknowledge the impact of the diagnosis on family members. This study aimed to comprehensively identify and understand the needs of family members with an adult diagnosed with diabetes using a two-phased research design.

Self-perception of stuttering: association with self-perception of hearing, fluency profile, and contextual aspects.

Purpose: This study investigated the association between self-perception of stuttering and self-perception of hearing, speech fluency profile, and contextual aspects in Brazilian adults who stutter.

Methods: Fifty-five adults who stutter (ages 18 to 58 years), speakers of Brazilian Portuguese speakers, participated in an observational study that included: (a) a clinical history survey to collect identification, sociodemographic, clinical, and assistance data; (b) the Brazil Economic Classification Criteria (CCEB); (c) a hearing self-perception questionnaire (Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale - SSQ, version 5.6); (d) self-perception of the impact of stuttering (Brazilian Portuguese version of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering - Adults - OASES-A); and (e) an assessment of speech fluency (Fluency Profile Assessment Protocol -- PAPF).

Analysis and integration of mixed method in efficiency studies: Best practices and applications in the renewable energy sector.

Mixed-method research is based on multiple methodological strategies, prioritizing high technical rigor with scientific solidity and contributing to practical improvements. Therefore, this study aimed to present a mixed method with analysis and integration in efficiency studies in the renewable energy sector through the relationship between productivity and optimization of results. This mixed-method methodology was proposed in: (i) theoretical mathematical model, (ii) efficiency model (DEA, SFA), technique, definition of ranking and sampling criteria, (iii) variables that influence this efficiency, which will be the bases for research instrument applied at case studies (quanti-quali integration), and (iv) identification of best practices from case studies.

COVID-19 pandemic and the neurodevelopment of Brazilian infants: Analysis of predictors according to the Nurturing Care Framework.

Introduction: Concerns have been raised about the potential negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on child development; this issue can be analyzed using the Nurturing Care Framework (NCF).

Objective: To analyze the predictors of neurodevelopment at 12 months in infants born during the pandemic in Brazil, according to the NCF.

Methods: It is a longitudinal case-control study involving 284 infants born between April and August 2021.

Efficacy and Safety of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) poses a major global health challenge. glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have shown potential therapeutic benefits for MASLD patients, including improvements in liver function, inflammation, and fibrosis. This study aims to systematically review and meta-analyze randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GLP-1RAs in MASLD patients, focusing on hepatic outcomes, cardiovascular outcomes, anthropometric measurements, and mortality.

Quality of life, health perception, learning motivation and behavior of adolescents in an educational institution.

Objective: to analyze sociodemographic variables, quality of life, self-perceived health, learning motivation and behavior of adolescents in 2018 and 2021.

Method: observational cross-sectional study with 124 adolescents in 2018, and 68 in 2021. A Form for sociodemographic variables, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Self-Perceived Health instrument, Learning Motivation Scale and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were used to collect data.

Discrimination between Covid-19 positive and negative blood serum based on excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometrics.

The outbreak of the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Covid-19) has resulted in a global health emergency that has caused millions of deaths in recent years. The control of the pandemic was significantly impacted by the availability of inputs and qualified labor to correctly diagnose the population. The challenges faced by numerous countries in conducting this extensive diagnosis, utilizing methods such as RT-PCR, emphasize the necessity for alternative testing strategies that are less reliant on expensive raw materials and can be implemented on a larger scale.

Boosted Photocatalytic Activities of AgCrO through Eu-Doping Process.

AgCrO is a representative member of a family of Ag-containing semiconductors with highly efficient visible-light-driven responsive photocatalysts. The doping process with Eu is known to effectively tune their properties, thus opening opportunities for investigations and application. Here, we report the enhancement of the photocatalytic activity and stability of AgCrO by introducing Eucations.

Performance assessment of a new serological diagnostic test for COVID-19 with candidate peptides from spike and nucleocapsid viral proteins.

Numerous commercial tests for the serological diagnosis of COVID-19 have been produced in recent years. However, it is important to note that these tests exhibit significant variability in their sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of results. Therefore, the objective of this study was to utilize bioinformatics tools to map SARS-CoV-2 peptides, with the goal of developing a new serological diagnostic test for COVID-19.

A ventral brainstem neurenteric cyst - A case report and review of the pre-brainstem location.

Background: Neurenteric cysts are uncommon, benign endoderm-derived lesions that result from aberrant embryologic development of the notochord. They are typically located in the intradural extramedullary spinal cord and rarely located intracranially. Contrary to spinal-located cysts, intracranial cysts are rarer in the pediatric population.

Psychometric Testing of the Experience of Integrating Chronic Illness into Family Life Questionnaire.

Family members' experience of integrating chronic illnesses or chronic conditions into family life is valuable information for health care professionals, such as nurses, to understand, improve, and adjust the care provided to families of chronically ill patients. Furthermore, the assessment of the experience of integrating chronic illness into family life can support family nursing interventions and reduce suffering. This study aimed to adapt and psychometrically test a new Likert-type questionnaire on the experience of integrating pediatric chronic illness into family life (EICI-FLQ) in two European samples.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Portuguese Version of the Iceland-Family Illness Beliefs Questionnaire.

Illness beliefs have a role in the adaptation, coping, well-being, healing, and recovery in families of children/adolescents with chronic illness. The assessment of family illness beliefs can support family nursing interventions that address the suffering of family members when illness arises. The purpose of this study was to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and psychometrically test the Portuguese version of the Iceland-Family Illness Beliefs Questionnaire.

Quality of life and family management of paediatric chronic condition amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the perception of parents of children/adolescents with chronic conditions of their quality of life and family functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected family management of children/adolescents' chronic conditions.

Design And Methods: A total of 237 parents of children/adolescents with chronic conditions participated in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected through an online questionnaire using the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Family Impact Module and an open-ended question about the impact of the pandemic on the family management of the paediatric chronic condition.

Effects of SARS-CoV-2 gestational exposure and risk factors on neurodevelopment until 12 months: A prospective cohort study in Brazil.

Background: The effects of SARS-CoV-2 gestational exposure on child development remain inconclusive.

Aims: To analyze the effects of SARS-CoV-2 gestational exposure on neurodevelopment until 12 months.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study conducted in five municipalities in Southeast Brazil from August 2021 to September 2022.

Prevalence of hearing loss and health vulnerability in children aged 25 to 36 months: an analysis of spatial distribution.

Purpose: To analyze the association between hearing loss and health vulnerability in children aged 25 to 36 months.

Methods: Analytical observational cross-sectional study conducted through child hearing screening in nine day-care centers. The screening consisted of anamnesis, otoscopy, tympanometry, transient otoacoustic emissions, and pure tone audiometry.

Giant sacral aneurysmal bone cyst treated with endovascular embolization.

Background: Spine aneurysmal bone cysts (SABC) are osteolytic tumor-like lesions with cystic, blood-filled cavities that represent 15% of all primary spinal bone tumors. The sacrum is a rare site for SABC, and sacral lesions typically carry higher morbidity rates. Here, a 19-year-old female with a large primary multisegmental sacral SABC was successfully managed with 2-staged endovascular embolization.

Transcranial photobiomodulation therapy associated with cardiorespiratory rehabilitation in spastic subjects.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of cardiorespiratory rehabilitation (CR) and transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) on exercise tolerance (ET), heart rate variability (HRV), and peripheral muscle activity in individuals with spasticity. Fifteen participants with spasticity were randomly assigned to two groups: the tPBM group (tPBMG) consisted of eight volunteers who underwent tPBM (on mode) and CR, while the control group (CG) consisted of seven volunteers who underwent simulated tPBM (off mode) and CR. The CR program included 12 weeks of treatment, twice a week for one hour, involving aerobic exercises and lower limb strengthening.

Narrowing the Definition of Social Inclusion in Sport for People with Disabilities through a Scoping Review.

The concept and practice of social inclusion in sport are still undefined, causing confusion both in the field of sport policy and practice. According to the United Nations (UN), a conceptual and analytical work on what constitutes inclusion is needed. Therefore, this study aims to define social inclusion in sport for people with disabilities by reviewing the existing literature.

Activities and participation of children with language disorders in outpatient care according to the ICF.

Purpose: To identify the main categories of the Activities and Participation component of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health and to verify the association with age, gender, education, and speech therapy diagnosis in children who are assisted by an oral language clinic.

Methods: This is an analytical and cross-sectional observational study, carried out with secondary data from 32 medical records of children with the majority male, mean age of 41.03 months, in early childhood education and language disorder associated with other conditions.

Hospital admissions for urticaria in a pediatric emergency department of a tertiary care hospital.

Background: Urticaria is a common disorder, estimated to affect 2.1 to 6.7% of children and adolescents, and is a frequent cause of emergency department (ED) admissions.