Erythrodiplax nataliae sp. nov., a new species for the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Erythrodiplax nataliae sp. nov. (5 males), collected in Vereda wetlands (a unique Neotropical savanna environment) in Mato Grosso, Brazil is described and illustrated. The new species fits in Borror's Juliana Group, and can be distinguished from other species by the combination of the following traits: blue pruinosity on thorax (more dense dorsally); sides of the pterothorax yellowish, darkening dorsally; face ivory, dorsally black with a metallic blue reflection; wings hyaline with a small basal brown spot; vesica spermalis with long lateral lobes, enclosing the median process and median process elongated with a pair of conspicuous rectangular and elongated lateral lobes, with a middle dorso-ventral furrow.

Sampling efficiency of a protocol to measure Odonata diversity in tropical streams.

Odonata can be sampled following different types of protocols. In Brazil, the most used protocol is the scanning in fixed areas method, where a 100-meter transect is delimited in one of the stream margins, subdivided into 20 segments measuring 5 meters. Despite being universally used, the methodological efficiency or limitations of this protocol for Odonata has never been tested. In this scenario, our objective was to assess the efficiency of the sampling protocol to measure the richness and composition of Odonata in three fundamental aspects: the time of sampling and sampling effort over time and space. We show that the best sampling efficiency was achieved in collections performed at noon, in transects measuring 100 meters, requiring at least two samplings in the same location, supporting the procedures traditionally adopted by many studies with the group. While comparing species composition, we did not see any implication between the different treatments on the capture of the local species pool. However, we highlight and discuss some possible methodological flaws when using this protocol to sample specific Odonata groups. We believe the results obtained are fundamental in the inventory of species and to conduct future studies, as well as to aid conservative measures that use the order Odonata as a tool for environmental monitoring.

Prevenção do câncer de mama na Atenção Primária à Saúde: uma análise sobre a atuação de enfermeiros / Breast cancer prevention in Primary Health Care: an analysis on the performance of nurses

O câncer de mama (CM) é o tumor maligno que mais mata mulheres no mundo, sendo considerado um grave problema de saúde pública. Este artigo investiga as ações de enfermeiros atuantes na Atenção Primária à Saúde na prevenção do CM em Campina Grande-PB. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo-exploratório, de abordagem qualitativa, realizado com 10 enfermeiros que atuam em unidades básicas de saúde do referido município, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo, com o auxílio do software Atlas.ti. Em seus resultados emergiram cinco categorias: Conhecimentos gerais sobre CM; Capacitação profissional e educação em saúde da população; Abordagem clínica do enfermeiro na prevenção do CM; Dificuldades na prevenção; Autoanálise da prática profissional. Entre estas, destacou-se a influência negativa da falta de capacitações para ajustamento das ações dos enfermeiros às diretrizes nacionais de prevenção do CM na Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Breast cancer is the malignant tumor that kills the most women worldwide, being considered a serious public health problem. This article investigates the actions of nurses working in Primary Health Care in the prevention of breast cancer in Campina Grande-PB. This is a descriptive-exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with 10 nurses who work in basic health units in that city, through semi-structured interviews. The collected data were analyzed through content analysis, with the help of the Atlas.ti software. Five categories emerged from their results: General knowledge about breast cancer; Professional training and health education for the population; Nurses' clinical approach to breast cancer prevention; Difficulties in prevention; Self-analysis of professional practice. Among these, the negative influence of the lack of training to adjust the nurses' actions to the national guidelines for the prevention of breast cancer in Primary Health Care was highlighted.

Community assembly of adult odonates in tropical streams: an ecophysiological hypothesis.

Community assembly theory is founded on the premise that the relative importance of local environmental processes and dispersal shapes the compositional structure of metacommunities. The species sorting model predicts that assemblages are dominated by the environmental filtering of species that are readily able to disperse to suitable sites. We propose an ecophysiological hypothesis (EH) for the mechanism underlying the organization of species-sorting odonate metacommunities based on the interplay of thermoregulation, body size and the degree of sunlight availability in small-to-medium tropical streams. Due to thermoregulatory restrictions, the EH predicts (i) that larger species are disfavored in small streams and (ii) that streams exhibit a nested compositional pattern characterized by species' size distribution. To test the EH, we evaluate the longitudinal distribution of adult Odonata at 19 sites in 1st- to 6th-order streams in the Tropical Cerrado of Brazil. With increasing channel width, the total abundance and species richness of Anisoptera increased, while the abundance of Zygoptera decreased. The first axis of an ordination analysis of the species abundance data was directly related to channel width. Mean and maximum thorax size are positively correlated to channel width, but no relationship was found for the minimum thorax size, suggesting that there is no lower size constraint on the occurrence of these species. Additionally, a nested compositional pattern related to body size was observed. Our results support the EH and its use as an ecological assembly rule based on abiotic factors. Forest cover functions as a filter to determine which species successfully colonize a given site within a metacommunity. As a consequence, the EH also indicates higher treats for small-bodied zygopterans in relation to the loss of riparian forests in tropical streams.

A content validity study of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS.

OBJECTIVES: To validate the content of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS for people with deafness. Method: Methodological development study, which involved 36 people with deafness and three LIBRAS specialists. The study was conducted in three stages: investigation of the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems, referred to by people with deafness, reported in a questionnaire; video recordings of how people with deafness express, through LIBRA, the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems; and validation of the contents of the recordings of the expressions by LIBRAS specialists. Data were processed in a spreadsheet and analyzed using univariate tables, with absolute frequencies and percentages. The validation results were analyzed using the Content Validity Index (CVI). RESULTS: 33 expressions in LIBRAS, of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems were evaluated, and 28 expressions obtained a satisfactory CVI (1.00). CONCLUSIONS: The signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS presented validity, in the study region, for health professionals, especially nurses, for use in the clinical anamnesis of the nursing consultation for people with deafness.

Taxonomic and numerical resolutions of nepomorpha (insecta: heteroptera) in cerrado streams.

Transformations of natural landscapes and their biodiversity have become increasingly dramatic and intense, creating a demand for rapid and inexpensive methods to assess and monitor ecosystems, especially the most vulnerable ones, such as aquatic systems. The speed with which surveys can collect, identify, and describe ecological patterns is much slower than that of the loss of biodiversity. Thus, there is a tendency for higher-level taxonomic identification to be used, a practice that is justified by factors such as the cost-benefit ratio, and the lack of taxonomists and reliable information on species distributions and diversity. However, most of these studies do not evaluate the degree of representativeness obtained by different taxonomic resolutions. Given this demand, the present study aims to investigate the congruence between species-level and genus-level data for the infraorder Nepomorpha, based on taxonomic and numerical resolutions. We collected specimens of aquatic Nepomorpha from five streams of first to fourth order of magnitude in the Pindaíba River Basin in the Cerrado of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, totaling 20 sites. A principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) applied to the data indicated that species-level and genus-level abundances were relatively similar (>80% similarity), although this similarity was reduced when compared with the presence/absence of genera (R = 0.77). The presence/absence ordinations of species and genera were similar to those recorded for their abundances (R = 0.95 and R = 0.74, respectively). The results indicate that analyses at the genus level may be used instead of species, given a loss of information of 11 to 19%, although congruence is higher when using abundance data instead of presence/absence. This analysis confirms that the use of the genus level data is a safe shortcut for environmental monitoring studies, although this approach must be treated with caution when the objectives include conservation actions, and faunal complementarity and/or inventories.

Fatores associados à notificação da sífilis congênita: um indicadorde qualidade da assistência pré-natal / Factors associated to the notification of congenital syphilis: an indicator of quality of prenatal care

Analisar fatores associados à notificação da sífilis congênita. Métodos: estudo transversal, documental, quantitativo, realizado através do Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificação. Compuseram o estudo 113 casos notificados. Utilizou-se formulário para coleta de dados e efetuaram-se os testes Qui-quadrado e Fisher. Resultados: mulheres realizaram pré-natal (80,2%), teste sorológico antes dos seis meses de gestação (46,7%) e após (53,3%). Houve associação para as variáveis raça (p=0,005) e realização do teste sorológico (p=0,044). Tratamento da gestante foi inadequado (64,5%) e o parceiro não foi tratado (85,7%). Conclusão: constatou-se que é crescente o número de casos, aumentando a possibilidade de crianças com sequelas graves. Por isso ainda é preciso melhorias na assistência pré-natal...

A content validity study of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS / Um estudo da validade de conteúdo de sinais, sintomas e doenças/agravos em saúde expressos em LIBRAS / Estudio de la validez de contenido de señales, síntomas y enfermedades/daños de la salud expresados en LIBRAS

Objectives: to validate the content of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS for people with deafness Method: methodological development study, which involved 36 people with deafness and three LIBRAS specialists. The study was conducted in three stages: investigation of the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems, referred to by people with deafness, reported in a questionnaire; video recordings of how people with deafness express, through LIBRA, the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems; and validation of the contents of the recordings of the expressions by LIBRAS specialists. Data were processed in a spreadsheet and analyzed using univariate tables, with absolute frequencies and percentages. The validation results were analyzed using the Content Validity Index (CVI). Results: 33 expressions in LIBRAS, of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems were evaluated, and 28 expressions obtained a satisfactory CVI (1.00). Conclusions: the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS presented validity, in the study region, for health professionals, especially nurses, for use in the clinical anamnesis of the nursing consultation for people with deafness.

Objetivo: validar o conteúdo de sinais, sintomas e doenças/agravos em saúde expressos em LIBRAS por pessoas com surdez. Método: estudo de desenvolvimento metodológico, no qual participaram 36 pessoas com surdez e três especialistas em LIBRAS. O estudo foi desenvolvido em três etapas: investigação dos sinais, sintomas e doenças/agravos em saúde, referidos pelas pessoas com surdez, assinalados em um questionário; registros em vídeo sobre como as pessoas com surdez expressam-se por meio da LIBRAS, os sinais, sintomas e doenças/agravos em saúde; e validação do conteúdo dos registros das expressões por especialistas em LIBRAS. Os dados foram processados em planilha eletrônica e analisados por meio de tabelas univariadas, com frequências absolutas e porcentagens. Os resultados da validação foram analisados através do Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC). Resultados: avaliaram-se 33 expressões em LIBRAS, de sinais, sintomas e doenças/agravos em saúde, e 28 expressões obtiveram IVC satisfatório (1,00). Conclusões: os sinais, sintomas e doenças/agravos em saúde expressos em LIBRAS apresentam validade, na região do estudo, para profissionais de saúde, em especial o enfermeiro, para utilização na anamnese clínica da consulta de enfermagem à pessoa com surdez.

Objetivo: validar el contenido de señales, síntomas y enfermedades/daños de la salud expresados en LIBRAS por personas con sordera. Método: estudio de desarrollo metodológico, en el cual participaron 36 personas con sordera y tres especialistas en LIBRAS. El estudio fue desarrollado en tres etapas: investigación de las señales, síntomas y enfermedades/daños de la salud referidos por las personas con sordera, señalados en un cuestionario; registro en video sobre cómo las personas con sordera se expresan por medio de LIBRAS, las señales, síntomas y enfermedades/daños de la salud; y validación del contenido de los registros de las expresiones por especialistas en LIBRAS. Los datos fueron procesados en planilla electrónica y analizados por medio de tablas univariadas, con frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes. Los resultados de la validación fueron analizados a través del Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC). Resultados: se evaluaron 33 expresiones de LIBRAS, de señales, síntomas y enfermedades/daños de la salud; 28 expresiones obtuvieron IVC satisfactorio (1,00). Conclusiones: las señales, los síntomas y las enfermedades/daños de la salud expresados en LIBRAS presentaron validez, en la región del estudio, para profesionales de la salud, en especial para enfermeros, que la pueden utilizar en la anamnesis clínica de consultas de enfermería en personas con sordera.

Baetidae (insecta: ephemeroptera) de nova xavantina, Mato Grosso, Brasil: novos registros e descrição de uma nova espécie de cloeodes traver

Estudos realizados principalmente no município de Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, levaram-nos à descoberta de diversas espécies de Baetidae. Enquanto uma delas representa uma nova espécie de Cloeodes, aqui descrita, as outras representam novos registros para o estado ou até mesmo para o Brasil. A nova espécie, Cloeodes auwe sp. nov., pode ser diferenciada das demais espécies do gênero pela seguinte combinação de caracteres: padrão de coloração corporal; palpo maxilar longo, porém claramente com dois artículos; terceiro artículo do palpo labial robusto e de ápice truncado; garras relativamente longas (0,5 vezes o comprimento do respectivo tarso), tecas alares posteriores ausentes e número de espinhos na margem posterior do tergito 3 e paraprocto. Além dessa espécie, os seguintes táxons de Baetidae também foram encontrados: Adebrotus amazonicus, Americabaetis alphus, Apobaetis sp., Aturbina georgei, Baetodes sp., Callibaetis sp.1, Callibaetis sp.2, Camelobaetidius janae, Cryptonympha sp., Harpagobaetis gulosus, Paracloeodes binodulus, Spiritiops silvudus, Waltzoyphius fasciatus e Zelusia principalis.

Studies carried mainly in the municipality of Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso State, have lead us to the discovery of several species of Baetidae. While one of them represents a new species of the genus Cloeodes and is herein described, the others represent new records for the state or even for Brazil. The new species, Cloeodes auwe sp. nov., can be differentiated from the other known species of the genus by the following characteristics: body color pattern, long and two-segmented maxillary palp, third segment of labial palp robust and apically truncate, long tarsal claws (0.5 times the length of the respective tarsus), hind wing pads absent, and number of spines on the posterior margin of the third tergite and on the paraproct. Besides this new species, the following taxa of Baetidae were also found: Adebrotus amazonicus, Americabaetis alphus, Apobaetis sp., Aturbina georgei, Baetodes sp., Callibaetis sp.1, Callibaetis sp.2, Camelobaetidius janae, Cryptonympha sp., Harpagobaetis gulosus, Paracloeodes binodulus, Spiritiops silvudus, Waltzoyphius fasciatus, and Zelusia principalis.