The authors report no conflict of interest. Resumo Objetivo: Traduzir e adaptar a versão 3.0 do questionário Peds QLTM – End Stage Renal Disease para a língua portuguesa. Metodologia: A metodologia adotada foi proposta pelo idealizador do questionário original e é composta por 4 fases: tradução da versão original, retradução para o idioma inglês, aplicação em grupos de pacientes e prova de leit...

brazilian peppertree (schinus terebinthifolius) leaf extract was applied against two strains of the crown gall disease agent (agrobacterium tumefaciens); strains c58 and ar125. in vitro, we used the agar well diffusion method and the extract was tested in different solvents selected according to their polarity indices, at different concentrations and different incubation temperatures. in vivo, ...

The predominance of English as a scientific lingua franca and the pressure to raise international ranking Brazilian universities have increased demand for support in developing range academic literacies English, example areas such presenting one’s research at conferences. challenges delivering targeted development include limited space curriculum, negotiating regular meeting times busy students...

In a previous letter [1] I argued that the absolute dominance of the English language in scientific communication has led to linguistic injustice, arising for two main reasons: (i) non-native English-speaking scientists (NoNES) support all the costs of having a English as a common scientific language; and (ii) while native English-speaking scientists (NES) benefit for free from having a common ...

Participatory democracy advances in virtually all governments. South America presents a prominent context with mixed culture and social predisposition. In 2012, civil, academic and governmental parties started elaborating the “Common Vocabulary of Social Participation” (vcps from the Brazilian name Vocabulário Comum de Participação Social), as a public and online process. By May, 2013, first re...

OBJECTIVE The Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test is a widely recognized test in neuropsychological literature to evaluate learning and memory. This paper presents the performance of six age groups of Brazilian elderly on the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test. METHOD A version of the test was developed with a list of high-frequency one-syllable and two-syllable concrete Portuguese substantives....

UNLABELLED The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) translated into Brazilian Portuguese has been used for clinical practice and research purposes; however, information regarding its ease of reading and psychometric properties are still lacking. AIM To evaluate the ease of reading and psychometric properties of the Brazilian translation of this tool, including its validity and reliabi...

OBJECTIVE Enabling development of the ability to communicate effectively is the principal objective of cochlear implantation (CI) in children. However, objective and effective metrics of communication for cochlear-implanted Brazilian children are lacking. The Functioning after Pediatric Cochlear Implantation (FAPCI), a parent/caregiver reporting instrument developed in the United States, is the...

OBJECTIVE To obatin an overview of available information on the anthropometric assessment of Brazilian children attending daycare centers. DATA SOURCE A literature search was carried out in the PubMed, LILACS and SciELO databases of studies published from 1990 to 2013 in Portuguese and English languages. The following search strategy was used: (nutritional status OR anthropometrics OR malnutr...

The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) is a highly sensitive and specific tool for the detection of mild dementia. It is particularly useful in differentiating Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia. While the first version of the test battery has been adapted in many countries, its revised version has not, probably because it was published very recently. Objective ...