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The current study has researched the effects of hidrogymnastic on systemic blood pressure, on metabolic variables as well as on the body structure of healthy women who are overweighted or obese. There have been twenty one volunteers for this study split into two groups: experimental group (n=10, 41,9 + 3,5 years), the ones who joined the hidrogymnastic program and control group (n=11, 43,2 + 3,4 years). All of them had previously sedentary life, were clinically healthy, underwent physical test, had blood test and blood biochemic, all of the above have been considered normal. The following have been excluded: alcoholism, tobaccoism, post menopause, unbalanced menstrual period and the use of medications potentially able to change the variable studied. The hidrogymnastic program lasted thirteen weeks with fifty minutes class, with moderate intensity and repeated three times a week. The groups have been compared to each other before and after the training period, they have compared regarding the systemic blood pressure, plasmatic levels of lipids, fibrinogen, nitrite and cortisol, corporal weight and body mass index. As statistics data the test t for Student, U for Mann-Whitney or Wilcoxon were used considering significant value of p=0,05. At the end of the hidrogymnastic period there was as well decreasing of the systolic pressure in the experimental group. Similar result was noted in the mean blood pressure also found when comparing both group. The diastolic pressure was more elevated at the end of the study in the control group and decreased in the experimental group when comparing both groups. It was also noted significant increasing on the plasmatic levels of fibrinogen in the experimental group. These results show that regular physical aerobic exercise, such as, hidrogymnastic, has an important role on the systemic blood pressure control. The changes found on the fibrinogen deserves special attention and investigation on this special group of individuals.

Previous investigations have suggested an association between autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), an organ-specific autoimmune disease, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic autoimmune disorder. However, this association is controversial because of the great variability of the AITD prevalence in RA patients, the small number of studies and the varying opinions of researchers. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is relationship between AITD and RA and evaluate the correlation of thyroid disease with rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies, and RA activity disease. This case-control study included 189 patients who were consecutively seen in the Rheumatology Clinics of HC-UFU/MG: 72 with RA (ARA criteria, 1987) and 117 with non-autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Blood samples were collected from all subjects for TSH, FT4, anti-TPO and anti-Tg measurement; RA patients were also tested for rheumatoid factor and antinuclear antibodies and the Disease Activity Score using 28 joints count was assessed to measure the disease activity. Thyroid dysfunction was found in 11 (14.86%) and thyroid autoantibodies in 15 (20.83%) RA patients, compared to 18 (15.20%) and 13 (11.11%) of the control group, respectively. There was no correlation between thyroid disease with rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies, disease modifying drugs use, corticosteroids use or RA activity disease. In conclusion, no association could be demonstrated between thyroid disease and RA; this suggests that, at least in some populations, this association does not occur, or it is not strong enough from the epidemiologic point of view to justify the routine thyroid antibodies and thyrotropin tests in all RA patients.

Objective: To verify the frequency of alcoholic ingestion in victims of external causes at the Hospital of Clinics from Uberlândia. Methods: Blood alcohol content was determined in 85 patients of emergency room (ER). A total of 301 in-patients were interviewed on alcoholic ingestion prior to incidents. All ER and in-patients were submitted to the CAGE questionnaire. Also, 50 alcoholic patients and 50 no alcoholics attended at ambulatory level were interviewed on trauma antecedents. Results: Blood alcohol content was positive in 31.8% ER patients (85.2% were men and 70.4% required internment; p<0.05) and it was more frequent (p<0.05) in physical aggression (57.2%) than fall (15.4%) victims, but not compared to traffic victims (29.3%). Among in-patients, 29.9% had positive history of alcoholic ingestion and physical aggressions (68.9%) were more frequent (p<0.01) than traffic accidents (27.4%) or falls (15.2%). Among ER patients with positive blood alcohol content and drinker in-patients, the occurrence of incidents was higher (p<0.05) in the weekend (62.9% and 57,8%, respectively) and the night period (59.2% and 63.4%, respectively), with positive CAGE in 81.5% ER patients and 82.3% in-patients. At ambulatory level, 93.1% alcoholic patients reported trauma antecedents related to alcoholic ingestion compared to 9.1% no alcoholics (p<0.01). Conclusions: A third of patient s ingested alcoholic drinks prior to incidents, and among them, the most were chronic alcoholics. Incidents were more frequent in the weekends and the night period, with lesions more severe. Among the ambulatory patients, the alcoholics were the most frequently injured.

Helicobacter pylori is a risk factor for chronic gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. The association between this infection and colon neoplasia has been the reason for recent investigations which have produced controversial results. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in patients with colonic adenomas and also in patients whose colonoscopy exams were normal. After colonoscopy, the individuals were distributed into two groups: patients with colon adenomas (cases) and patients whose colons were normal (controls). The groups were similar regarding age and gender. The individuals of both groups were subjected to a dosage of IgG antibody against H. pylori. The dosage was applied according to the solid phase, chemiluminescent immunometric assay. The chi-square test was used to analyze the data. There were 30 men and 64 women in each group (94 cases and 94 controls). The mean age of the cases was 59.79 ± 12.25 years and that of the controls was 58.98 ± 11.55 years. The H. pylori serology was positive for 66 (70.21%) of the cases and for 51 (54.25%) of the controls. There was a significant difference (p=0.024). The odds ratio was 1.98 (CI 95%, 0.82 3.15). The prevalence of H. pylori in cases and controls according to gender, histological type and location of the colon lesions showed a significant difference only among women (p=0.030), among patients with tubular adenomas (p=0.030), and in those with distal adenomas (p=0.038). In until sixty-years old patients and in older it was observed a bigger H. pylori seroprevalence compared to control group, but with no significant difference (p=0.068 e p=0.161, respectively). It was concluded that there is a positive association between H. pylori infection and colonic adenomas. This association is more evident in women, especially for tubular adenomas and distal colonic location.

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus results in the destruction of pancreatic &#946; cells, mediated by a cellular auto-immune process, leading to an insulin production deficiency. Frequently it is also associated to other auto-immune diseases such as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Celiac Disease, Pernicious Anemia, Adrenalits and Ooforits. Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AITD) is most frequently found in patients who have diabetes. Prevalence varies between 3 to 50% and is higher in family members of diabetic patients then in the general population. The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in the city of Uberlândia and to evaluate possible differences of clinical action and evolution of diabetes mellitus among diabetic patients who also did not have AITD. This worked aimed, as well, to study the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid disfunction in first degree relatives of patients with type 1diabetes mellitus, moreover evaluating if differences exist in the prevalence in relatives who have diabetics with AITD to those relatives who have diabetics without AITD. One hundred and twenty four diabetic patients who supplied samples for clinical and laboratorial data such as age, anthropometric data, time of evolution of the illness, presence of acute and chronic complications, glycosilated hemoglobin, daily insulin dose, levels of TSH anti-thyroid antibodies were evaluated to verify action and evolution of diabetes among those with or without associated thyroid disease. Thyroid function and presence of auto-antibodies to thyroid were also evaluated in 54 first degree relatives of these diabetic patients, divided into a group of relatives of diabetics who presented AITD and a control group of relatives of diabetics without thyroid disease. Prevalence of AITD and hormonal dysfunction among the diabetic patients 35.5% and 19.3% respectively. As for the evaluation of the diabetic evolution and its clinical action, no differences in groups with and without AITD were found. However prevalence of AITD and hormonal dysfunction (63.6% and 27.3%, respectively) was found to be higher in the group of family members of diabetics with AITD than in the group of the family members of diabetics without AITD (21.9% and 9,4%), respectively. Prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in diabetics and their relatives, in Uberlândia, is high. Screening of the thyroid function is therefore justified in these cases, especially in those first degree relatives of diabetics with autoimmune thyroid disease.

This was an epidemic study about observations of rape in Uberlândia, from data extracted from the crime lawsuits of Abelardo Pena Court from 1960 to 2005. Out of the 240 cases, the major number of victims were 10 to 19 years old (198; 82,8%), single (84; 35%), white (137; 60,4%), low educated (204; 94,4%) and maids (105; 86%). The aggressors were between 20 and 29 years old (103; 43,8%), single (129; 55,1%), bricklayers (54; 24,5%) and low educated (160; 77,2%). The majority of the aggressors were the victims boyfriends (36,5%) and most of the rapes happened at the victims house (80; 33,8%). The most common injuries were in the himen (127; 81,4%) and the anatomical area most injured were the genitals (131; 85,6%).This kind of violence represents a big challenge to society, demanding integrated actions between Justice, Educational , Social and Health programs working together with society. Notifications must be done, because, otherwise, subsides won t be given by the government to create mechanisms to fight rape.

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The aim of this study is to undertake a theoretical analysis of the literary and sociological Cave, Jose Saramago, having as main theme the precariousness of work and control, followed by some key developments. Anchored in the sociology of work and endorsed by the sociology of literature methodologically by Antonio Candido, and guided by the narrative Saramago in the cave, seeking to understand the work activity as central and essential to the production and reproduction of material life. It discusses the precariousness of work, as well as the historical forms of ownership and control of labor activity. Scales the impact of large corporations that control and the conflict between mechanized and manual labor in the process, questioning the nefarious effects of the restructuring of the productive working class, especially on small businesses and craft work. It also addresses the rise of a category gestorial in the process of labor control throughout history Finally, invoking the metaphor of Plato\'s cave in this work Saramago, explores how labor control by large corporations causes the estrangement in all dimensions of life, establishing relationships between fetishism, consumer relations and sociability.

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The theme of this dissertation (work paper) is the Revolta da Chibata, the uprising of sailors low ranking Navy of Brazil, broke out in November 1910 against corporal punishment, the long working hours and low wages, among other claims. The movement will be focused here on the assumption that there is a close relationship between the resistence of sailors and the general context of struggle for civil and social rights highlighting ways of coping with violent repression suffered by the poorest segment of the population restrained in their political participation in that period. This study was supported by a selection of materials comprising, in the press, journalistic and iconography texts, as well as the analysis of cultural productions, including music, theater and literary texts, adding monuments and celebrations gave way to attempts to building/destruction of the historical meaning of the Revolta da Chibata, target true battles around the memory of that event among constant process of redefinition and a lack of meaning.

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The origin, expansion and restructuring of Candomblés are presented as a way of analyzing the changes and differentiated relations between people involved in this religiosity. Empirically, and more specifically, we follow the lineage of the family candomblé queto do Axé Oxumarê. We depart from Uberlândia-MG, going trough São Paulo-SP finally reaching the original house in Bahia. The main method adopted in this research was that of participant observation. We found complex relations of hierarchy and reciprocity within all social relations established in this religiosity. We found different changes in the interior of the family and along the lineage regarding teaching, the concept of the ritual times, the prevalence of some rituals over others, the relations of gender and the absorption of practices, mainly of other African religiosities. All these structural changes allowed us to think the changes in the treatment given to the different categories of people in the Candomblés. By recognizing the differentiations existing in this religious field, we aim at contributing critically with the observations of this religiosity. In doing so, we support the povo de santo (adepts) against the general attacks they suffer because of their way of adoring the sacred.

The twentieth century brought several criticisms of \"modernity\" that was consolidated. These criticisms were highly diverse, such as those made by the Frankfurt School, post-colonial and de-colonial. Aside from the political resistance trough social movements, consolidated the social analyzes the imprint culture. Our intention in this paper, therefore, is to combine artistic and cultural manifestations, in case the music Elomar Figueira Mello, with the political resistance generated by sociocultural transformations provided by \"modernity.\" To do so, we begin the construction of identity conveyed by Elomar as a way to resist the attacks of modernization. Furthermore, the text criticizes the hegemonic discourse modern, namely the scientific and economic, in relation to other discourses that are not based on the same assumptions as the mythical or theological. We also plan to put in prominence resistors cultures gagged by discourse technical, scientific and modern economic hegemonic and show its authoritarian aspects. Finally, we intend to criticize alleged \"purity\" culture in the work elomariana emphasizing the hybrid character of artistic and cultural expressions, especially in that Homi Bhabha calls in-between. Finally, our analysis was based on the ethnography sound documents, print and digital.

Public health as a social policy is consolidated through participation and popular control. Thus, it is through the observation of Boards of Health, specifically the Municipal Health Council of Uberlândia- CMSU since its inception in 1991 until the year 2013, that this case study proposes to understand to what extent it can be said that there is the existence of a \"Social Control\". The question that guided the study was: are there no institutionalized political participation in these spaces that allows us to affirm the existence of a new form of democracy through popular participation? The objective of this research was to analyze the ability of the deliberative and purposeful CMSU in relation to public health policie sand democratization of these spaces, in view of the general decisions about the health of the city. This was a qualitative study that was guided by the document analysis, literature research and field work, through the application of semi-structured interviews that took place with the consent of respondents between May and April 2013. The subjects were members of the Board of Health of Uberlândia CMSU. The results show: difficulty in performing the training courses; the transfer of information to society is not satisfactorily; there is alack of channels of communication for these purposes; the participation of the diretors mostly happened through the appointment of the manager and is still being done so; there are difficulties regarding transportation; load-time of dedication, dynamic and hours of operation of the meetings of CMSU. In general, all advisors surveyed evaluated positively their participation and feel satisfied whilecounselors. This work aims to show the scope and limits of the SUS regarding public participation, because it is accepted that the power and decisions in the hands of its biggest stakeholders, the public, can be better managed. It is concluded that the proposed health councils exercising social control is a breakthrough in ensuring public health, because it acts vigilantly in public spending in the budget given and in the deliberations of the general health of the city.

The objective of this research was to investigate the use of the educational portal of the State Department of Education of Minas Gerais - Virtual Reference Center Teacher (VRC) by teachers of Sociology from public schools of Uberlândia. The central theme is the teaching practice linked to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Were adopted a methodology known as exploratory case study. The operationalization of the research was done by analyzing literature and documents, questionnaires and structured interviews. Therefore, were used quantitative and qualitative informations. A representative sample was composed of 20% of teachers of Sociology from Public Schools of Uberlandia. The participants were part of the teaching staff responsible for teach this discipline in the 2012 academic year. The enactment of Law 11. 684/2008, which became the subject Sociology compulsory for high school, was a milestone for graduates in Social Sciences from the city of Uberlândia and across the Brazil. Therefore, the development of this research began recalling, briefly, the recent history of sociology in high school, and discussing what is in the national officials documents (LDB, PCN, and OCEM) and state documents (CBC) for this content. The support that guided this study consisted of the presentation of ICT, together with basics concepts, like the use of computers and the Internet as a source of information and in legal changes and in teaching posture required by the cyberculture. This research shows the distinction between websites and portals. Were shown the VRC as a pedagogical virtual interface: their environment and the resources availables to teachers of sociology. The data analysis concluded that the portal presents contents and reliable information, able to provide support and support for the teaching practice of Sociology. However, it was noticed that the VRC is a resource that is being underutilized due to lack of disclosure of this pedagogical virtual interface among the teachers. The results of this study will contribute to teachers of sociology to know and use the VRC, in order to obtain aid for teaching and pedagogical activities, and also to claim the government agency for Education, who created this space on the Internet, aiming updating, dissemination and promotion for interactive and collaborative participation of all who fall within the field of teaching and learning.