Virtude e amor em Rousseau

Rousseau and Criticism Rousseau et la Critique

AMOR – Towards Adaptable Model Versioning

The development of complex software systems requires appropriate abstraction mechanisms in terms of model-driven engineering techniques (MDE) and proper support for allowing developers to work in parallel in terms of version control systems (VCSs). For realizing the vision of MDE, a bundle of standards has been made available recently, whereas the versioning of models has not gained the necessa...

Paracoccidioidomicose em crianças e adolescentes

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an important systemic mycosis; it is restricted to Latin America, and Brazil is the most affected country. Children and adolescents account for approximately 5 to 10% of all cases with the acute form of the disease, which afflicts the mononuclear phagocytic system, in particular, lymph nodes and abdominal organs. Involvement of bones and joints has been observed ...

Exercício, obesidade e asma em crianças e adolescentes

Overweight has become increasingly common in children around the world. Unfortunately, Brazil is no exception. Additionally, due to increased access to many modern conveniences, the physical activity levels in this age group have declined. Besides metabolic sequelae, obesity combined with a sedentary activity level can also negatively affect multiple organ systems throughout the body. Data are ...

Amor and Psyche; a growing relationship?

Two interesting studies on the brain-heart connection were recently presented. At the 12th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Copenhagen, Denmark (16/17 March, 2012), Nikki Damen, a PhD student at Tilburg University, reported that patients who are depressed after coronary artery stenting have a worse prognosis. The authors reported tha...