Evaluation of the Occurrence of Anomalous Information Reception in Messages in an Allegedly Mediumistic Process.

The study of mediumship and the phenomenon of Anomalous Information Reception (AIR) has the potential to produce new evidence about the mind and its relationship with the brain. This study investigated the occurrence of AIR in an allegedly mediumistic procedure. To control leakage of information, the medium was filmed and remained under supervision throughout all procedures.

Salivary Cortisol and Sustained Auditory Attention in Children with and without Cleft Lip and Palate.

 Cortisol is a hormone involved in the response to stress. Attention is a function that can change due to exposure to stress.  To verify the correlation between the level of salivary cortisol and sustained auditory attention in children with cleft lip and palate, as well as to compare the results of the variables analyzed between female and male patients.

Dental anomalies in non-syndromic orofacial clefts: A clinical approach.

Orofacial clefts (OC) represent some of the most common congenital malformations and affect multiple structures in the craniofacial region. There are a wide range of morphological OC types within the spectrum of both non-syndromic OC (NSOC) and syndromic OC, including cleft lip (CL), cleft lip and palate, (CLP), and cleft palate (CP). Here, we describe the most frequent dental anomalies seen in the permanent dentition of individuals with NSOC, comparing them between the three main cleft types (CL, CLP, and CP).

Controlled semi-naturalistic protocol to investigate anomalous information reception in mediumship: Description and preliminary findings.

Introduction: In the current resurgence of studies investigating anomalous information reception (AIR) in mediumship, it has become a major challenge to balance ecological validity and rigorous control.

Objective: To describe the method and present preliminary findings of a new controlled semi-naturalistic protocol combining ecological validity and control to investigate AIR in psychography (automatic writing), a form of mediumship that does not allow for instantaneous feedback.

Method: Experienced Brazilian psychography mediums and bereaved sitters were selected and blinded to each other until the automatic writing experimental sessions began.

[Network analysis of the regulation of gastrointestinal cancer treatment].

High complexity is a fundamental component of Brazil's National Policy for Cancer Prevention and Control under the Unified National Health System (SUS). The policy mandates guaranteeing comprehensive patient care. Regulation is part of the organizational structure and is responsible for defining treatment flows.

[Virtual Paths and Autism: access to health services from the perspective of Social Network Analysis].

The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the world population and in Brazil is increasing. The Internet has become an important source of information regarding access to health services, including mental health. It remains to be seen if the virtual paths in search of information are related to the outcomes of the line of care for mental disorders advocated by the SUS, such as Autism.

Impact of promoting self-care in nursing workload.

Objectives: To assess the impact of promoting self-care in nursing workload and associate it to the variables: age, gender, socioeconomic status, education, marital status and number of children of caregivers.

Methods: Prospective study with 31 children and their caregivers. Participants were assessed at two moments, 1st and 2nd hospitalization, the nursing workload was measured by the Nursing Activities Score (NAS).

Tooth Abnormalities and Occlusal Disorders in Individuals With Frontonasal Dysplasia.

Objective: Frontonasal dysplasia is a rare developmental defect of the midface, and little is known about the dental involvement in individuals with this condition. This study investigated tooth abnormalities and occlusal disorders in individuals with frontonasal dysplasia.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Three-dimensional digital evaluation of dental arches in infants with cleft lip and/or palate.

The aim of this study was to measure and compare the dimensions of the dental arches on three-dimensional digital study models in children with and without cleft lip and palate before the primary surgery. The sample consisted of 223 digital models of children aged 3-9 months, divided into 5 groups: without craniofacial deformities, unilateral and bilateral incomplete cleft lip and alveolus, unilateral and bilateral complete cleft lip and alveolus, unilateral cleft lip and palate, and bilateral cleft lip and palate. Dental casts of the maxillary dental arches of the children were used.

[Doubts of caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate on postoperative care after cheiloplasty and palatoplasty].

Objective: To identify the main doubts of caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate on postoperative care after cheiloplasty and palatoplasty.

Method: Cross-sectional study carried out in a reference hospital, between September and November 2012. The sample was composed of 50 individuals divided in two groups, of which 25 caregivers of children submitted to cheiloplasty, and 25 of children submitted to palatoplasty.

Prevalence, cause, and location of palatal fistula in operated complete unilateral cleft lip and palate: retrospective study.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of fistulas after palate repair and analyze their location and association with possible causal factors.

Design: Retrospective analysis of patient records and evaluation of preoperative initial photographs.

Setting: Tertiary craniofacial center.

Intranasal tooth and associated rhinolith in a patient with cleft lip and palate.

We report the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with a complaint of a malodorous bloody discharge from the left naris. The patient had previously undergone a complete repair of left-sided cleft lip and palate. Clinical examination revealed hyperplasia of the nasal mucosa on the left side.

Timing and sequence of primary tooth eruption in children with cleft lip and palate.

Objective: To determine the timing and sequence of eruption of primary teeth in children with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies of the University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil, with a sample of 395 children (128 girls and 267 boys) aged 0 to 48 months, with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Results: Children with complete bilateral clefts presented a higher mean age of eruption of all primary teeth for both arches and both genders, compared to children without clefts.

Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1: oral features in 12 patients submitted to clinical and radiographic examination.

Objective: To evaluate the oral features in individuals with oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFD 1), previously diagnosed by the Genetic Sector of the Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies of the University of São Paulo (HRAC-USP).

Design: Twelve patients with OFD 1 were examined clinically and radiographically; their medical files were also evaluated.

Results: Associated oral malformations were observed in all patients (100%).

Enamel defects in maxillary central incisors of infants with unilateral cleft lip.

Objective: To evaluate the presence of enamel alterations in deciduous maxillary central incisors of infants with unilateral cleft lip and alveolar ridge, with or without cleft palate, and to compare the occurrence and location of these alterations between the central incisor adjacent to the cleft and the contralateral incisor.

Design: Intraoral clinical examination was performed after tooth cleaning and drying by a single examiner with the aid of a dental mirror, dental probe, and artificial light, with the child positioned on a dental chair. The defects were recorded in a standardized manner according to the criteria of the Modified Developmental Defects of Enamel Index.

Cutaneous larva migrans and tungiasis in international travelers exiting Brazil: an airport survey.

Background: Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) and tungiasis are commonly diagnosed in travelers returning from endemic areas, but reliable data on disease occurrence do not exist. To describe the occurrence of CLM and tungiasis in international travelers, a cross-sectional study was done.

Method: We conducted an airport survey in European travelers exiting northeast Brazil.

[Tungiasis: a neglected disease causing severe morbidity in a shantytown in Fortaleza, State of Ceará].

The parasitic skin disease tungiasis, caused by the jigger flea Tunga penetrans, is endemic in low-income communities in Brazil. In this study, inhabitants of a shantytown in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil, who had an elevated parasite load, were identified. The number of lesions, localization, staging and associated diseases were recorded.

Waterborne toxoplasmosis, northeastern Brazil.

Two waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis have been described recently in southern Brazil. We present data from a community-based study of pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Consumption of homemade ice was the only variable associated with seropositivity (adjusted odds ratio, 3.

Health systems research training as a tool for more effective Hansen's disease control programmes in Brazil.

In Brazil, Hansen's disease (HD) is still a public health problem. Although much progress has been made in Hansen's disease control (HDC) at all levels of government over the past 20 years, efforts have been hampered by information gaps related to specific areas of the disease, exacerbated by an absence of appropriate evaluation instruments and routine systematic analysis. Health Systems Research (HSR) aims to collect the necessary data to provide the most relevant information to policy makers and health managers to take more informed decisions.

Survey of visitors to a National Park in the savannah region of northeast Brazil: practices, incidents and hazardous situations.

Background: Wilderness travellers to remote National Parks of Brazil may be particularly at risk of tropical diseases and injury. The aim of this study was to describe injury and illness, potentially hazardous situations, accidents and other incidents experienced by travellers to a remote National Park in Brazil.

Method: The study was done in the National Park, "Serra da Capivara", in Piauí State northeast Brazil.

Oral findings in patients with Apert syndrome.

Introduction: The Apert syndrome is a rare disorder of autosomal dominant inheritance caused by mutations in the FGFR2 gene at locus 10q26; patients with this syndrome present severe syndactyly, exophthalmia, ocular hypertelorism and hypoplastic midface with Class III malocclusion, besides systemic alterations. Most investigations available on the Apert syndrome address the genetic aspect or surgical management, with little emphasis on the oral aspects.

Objective: To investigate the oral findings, including dental anomalies, ectopic eruption of the maxillary permanent first molars and soft tissue alterations, in subjects with Apert syndrome.

Oral health status of children with syndromic craniosynostosis.

Objective: To gain more information on the oral health status of subjects with syndromic craniosynostosis.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Materials And Methods: The present study took place at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies of University of São Paulo (HRAC-USP).

Prevalence of dental anomalies, ectopic eruption and associated oral malformations in subjects with Treacher Collins syndrome.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of dental anomalies in the deciduous and permanent teeth, ectopic eruption of permanent first molars, and associated oral malformations in individuals with Treacher Collins syndrome.

Study Design: Clinical and radiographic examination of 15 patients with Treacher Collins syndrome, from the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies of the University of São Paulo, not submitted to orthodontic or orthognathic treatment.

Results: Dental anomalies were present in 60% of the sample, with 1-8 anomalies per individual.

Parental acceptance of behavior management techniques for children with clefts.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to assess the acceptance of 4 techniques employed for child behavior management during dental treatment.

Methods: Four hundred caretakers of 4- to 10-year-old children with cleft lip and/or palate presented for dental treatment at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. They were interviewed after explanation and presentation of photographs illustrating the sequence of the following techniques: tellshow-do; voice control; physical restraint; and hand-over-mouth.

Prevalence of enamel hypoplasia in deciduous canines of patients with complete cleft lip and palate.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and type of enamel hypoplasia in deciduous canines of patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate, as well as its distribution according to gender, dental arch, and side of cleft.

Design: Cross sectional.

Setting: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.