BACKGROUND The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has increased in developing countries in recent decades. This syndrome, a clustering of metabolic abnormalities, has been correlated to various socioeconomic and behavioral variables. We investigated the prevalence and prevalence ratios (PR) of MetS and related factors in an adult population of the Federal District (FD) of Brazil, which is ...

This paper is about the improvement in the system performance of STBC MIMO System with the help of channel estimation technique based Block coding using pilot carriers and also to investigate the performance of STBC MIMO system in a multipath fading channel. These techniques are carried out with conventional Least Square (LS) & Minimum Mean Square (MMSE) estimation algorithms. The performance o...

* Study carried out at the University of Hospital do Câncer (Cancer Hospital), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 1. Masters in Physiotherapy from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP, Federal University of São Paulo) School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 2. Masters in Physiotherapy from the University of São Paulo (USP) School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 3. Physiot...

capture ELISA system was developed for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) using a monoclonal antibody raised against an antigen previously detected in the urine of VL patients. Urine samples from confirmed VL cases from Yemen, Nepal, Spain, Sudan and Brazil were tested in the capture ELISA in comparison with urine samples from endemic and non-endemic areas along with urine samples from pa...

BACKGROUND Kaposi's sarcoma is a neoplasm of endothelial origin that is divided into four distinct types according to the clinical characteristics and the affected population: Classic (in elder men of Jewish or Mediterranean origin); Epidemic (in patients affected by AIDS); Endemic (in black African men) and Iatrogenic (in patients under immunosuppressive regimens). Human herpesvirus 8 infectio...

1Centro de Hematologia de São Paulo – CHSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Centro Infantil Boldrini, Campinas, SP, Brazil 4Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo – USP, São Paulo, Brazil 5Associação Médica Brasileira – AMB, São Paulo, Brazil 6Hospital Ana Costa – HAC, Santos, SP, Brazil 7Centr...

1Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Centro de Hematologia de São Paulo – CHSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Santa Catarina – HEMOSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil 4Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil 5Universidade de São Paulo – USP, São Paulo, Brazil 6Associação Médica Brasileira – AMB, São Paulo...

Systematics of the genus Itauara Müller, 1888 are reviewed. A generic diagnosis, illustrations, and descriptions are provided for males. The genus can be identified by several features of the male genitalia including an extremely reduced phallobase and a phallic apparatus that consists of a sclerotized dorsal sheath covering a very membranous ventral portion. A total 18 species are described as...

1 School of Nursing, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil. 2 Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Brazil. 3 School of Nursing, University of Pernambuco, Brazil. 4 São Paulo Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. 5 Unicastelo, University of São Paulo, Brazil. 6 College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil. 7 Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, Univers...