Explore the vast range of titles available.

The aim of this study was to analyze levels of fatigue and resilience of Brazilian graduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine whether there is an association between fatigue and resilience and sociodemographic and academic factors. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and it was discovered that the variables associated with higher levels of resilience were age; having children; being retired; receiving income above five minimum wages; having had greater problems in other phases of the research schedule; coming from private universities; being from the north of Brazil; studying the area of Health; and having their research schedule unaffected during the pandemic. On the other hand, lack of resilience was associated with not having children; being less well-off financially; being younger; being a woman; studying in a public university; and having to postpone part of the research during the pandemic. The conclusion of the study indicated the need for graduate programs to design strategies to deal with fatigue and promote resilience in Master’s and PhD students.

To compare the biosocial and academic profile and stress levels between first- and last-year nursing students from a public university in Sao Paulo. Methods. This is an analytic and quantitative study. A biosocial and academic form and the instrument for Assessment of Stress in Nursing Students by Costa and Polak were applied to 83 students between February and March 2016. Results. Insufficient income and extracurricular activities contribute to higher levels of stress in both groups of students assessed. Fourth-year students showed higher levels of general stress, particularly generated by the factors: performance of practical activities, professional communication, environment and professional training. Time management produces higher stress in first-year students. Conclusion. Few biosocial and academic features equally contribute for the stress levels in first- and last-year nursing students, but those in last-year present higher stress than students who are starting the course.

Objective: identify the stress level among nursing undergraduates and the associated sociodemographic and academic factors; to compare stress level among college students according to the training phase in the course. Method: cross-sectional study with 286 university students. The instrument of sociodemographic and academic characterization and the stress scale were applied. The overall stress level was assessed by standardized score. In the bivariate analysis, Pearson’s chi-square or Fisher’s exact test was used, and multiple logistic regression analysis was performed using the Poisson model. Statistical significance of 5% was adopted. Results: higher proportion of college students presented medium/high level of global stress. Students from 6th to 10th semesters presented higher levels of stress compared to those from 1st to 5th, in the Realization of practical activities, Professional Communication (p = 0.014), Environment (p = 0.053) and Vocational Training (p = 0.000) domains). In the multivariate analysis, they contributed to the highest level of stress the variables attending the 6th to 10th semesters, female gender, monthly income ≤ one minimum wage and income considered insufficient. Conclusion: women in a more advanced stage of education and with low economic condition present a higher level of stress in their academic education. Objetivo: identificar o nível de estresse entre universitários de Enfermagem e os fatores sociodemográficos e acadêmicos associados; comparar o nível de estresse entre universitários segundo a fase de formação no curso. Método: estudo transversal com 286 universitários. Aplicaram-se o instrumento de caracterização sociodemográfica e acadêmica e a escala de estresse. O nível de estresse global foi avaliado por escore padronizado. Na análise bivariada, empregou-se o qui-quadrado de Pearson ou Exato de Fisher, realizando-se posteriormente análise de regressão logística múltipla pelo modelo de Poisson. Adotou-se significância estatística de 5%. Resultados: maior proporção de universitários apresentou nível médio/alto de estresse global. Estudantes do 6º ao 10º semestres apresentaram maiores níveis de estresse, comparados aos do 1º ao 5º, nos domínios Realização das atividades práticas, Comunicação profissional (p=0,014), Ambiente (p=0,053) e Formação profissional (p=0,000). Na análise multivariada, contribuíram para o maior nível de estresse as variáveis cursar do 6º ao 10º semestres, sexo feminino, renda mensal ≤ a um salário mínimo e renda considerada insuficiente. Conclusão: mulheres em fase de formação mais avançada e com baixa condição econômica apresentam maior nível de estresse na formação acadêmica. Objetivo: identificar el nivel de estrés entre universitarios de enfermería y los factores sociodemográficos y académicos asociados con él; y, comparar el nivel de estrés entre universitarios según la etapa de formación en el curso. Método: estudio transversal, con 286 universitarios. Se aplicó el instrumento de caracterización sociodemográfica y académica y escala de estrés. El nivel de estrés global fue evaluado por puntaje estandarizado. En análisis bivariado se empleó el Chi-cuadrado de Pearson o Exacto de Fisher; posteriormente, se realizó el análisis de regresión logística múltiple por el modelo de Poisson. Se adoptó una significación estadística de 5%. Resultados: una mayor proporción de universitarios presentó nivel medio/alto de estrés global. Los estudiantes del 6º al 10º semestre presentaron mayores niveles de estrés comparados a los del 1º al 5º, en los dominios: Realización de las actividades prácticas, Comunicación profesional (p=0,014), Ambiente (p=0,053) y Formación profesional (p=0,000). En el análisis multivariado, contribuyeron para un mayor nivel de estrés las variables: cursar del 6º al 10º semestre, sexo femenino, renta mensual ≤ a un salario mínimo y renta considerada insuficiente. Conclusión: las mujeres, en etapa de formación más avanzada y con baja condición económica presentan mayor nivel de estrés en la formación académica.

Ionophores have been widely used in the beef and dairy industry for decades to improve feed efficiency and performance by altering ruminal fermentation dynamics, increasing the level of propionate. Ionophores can also reduce ruminal proteolysis and ammonia synthesis, thus increasing the influx of protein into the small intestine in cattle, leading to improvements in performance and efficiency responses. Ionophores indirectly impact ruminal methanogenesis by decreasing the substrate used to produce methane. Despite the consistent benefits of using ionophores in cattle nutrition, their utilization is under public scrutiny due to concerns related to microbial adaptation. However, there is inconsistent evidence supporting these concerns, whereas ionophores are still an important dietary tool to enhance productivity and profitability in beef production systems.

Objective. to identify the gender differences in assessing quality of life of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer. Methods. this is a cross- sectional investigation conducted with 144 patients (72 men and 72 women) undergoing chemotherapy treatment in a southeastern Brazilian hospital. Data were gathered trough a sociodemographic and clinical information form and the Health-related Quality of Life instrument from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Results. cognitive function leads to lower general quality of life, with higher effect in men when compared to women. Body image (p=0.023), bdominal pain (p=0.020) and dry mouth p=0.001) produced lower quality of life in women. On other hand, men showed lower quality of life related to the following symptoms: fecal incontinency (p<0.001), sexual impotency (p=0.027) and sexual arousal (p<0.001). Conclusion. the illness symptoms and hemotherapy treatment effects tha negatively impact on quality of life differ between men and women. Thus, healthcare needs to be focused on these specific factors that affect the quality of life according to the patient’s gender.

ABSTRACT Goal: validate a short version of the Instrument for assessment of stress in nursing students in the Brazilian reality. Method: Methodological study conducted with 1047 nursing students from five Brazilian institutions, who answered the 30 items initially distributed in eight domains. Data were analyzed in the R Statistical Package and in the latent variable analysis, using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach’s alpha and item-total correlation. Results: The short version of the instrument had 19 items distributed into four domains: Environment, Professional Training, Theoretical Activities and Performance of Practical Activities. The confirmatory analysis showed absolute and parsimony fit to the proposed model with satisfactory residual levels. Alpha values per factor ranged from 0.736 (Environment) to 0.842 (Performance of Practical Activities). Conclusion: The short version of the instrument has construct validity and reliability for application to Brazilian nursing undergraduates at any stage of the course. RESUMO Objetivo: validar uma versão reduzida do Instrumento de avaliação de estresse em estudantes de enfermagem, na realidade brasileira. Método: Estudo metodológico realizado com 1047 universitários de enfermagem de cinco instituições brasileiras, que responderam aos 30 itens do instrumento distribuídos inicialmente em oito domínios. Analisou-se os dados no Pacote estatístico R e no latent variable analysis empregando-se análises fatoriais exploratória e confirmatória, alfa de Cronbach e correlação item-total. Resultados: A versão reduzida do instrumento apresentou 19 itens distribuídos em quatro domínios: Ambiente, Formação profissional, Atividades Teóricas e Realização de Atividades Práticas. A análise confirmatória demonstrou ajuste absoluto e de parcimônia ao modelo proposto, com níveis de resíduos satisfatórios. Os valores de Alfa por fator variaram de 0,736 (Ambiente) a 0,842 (Realização de Atividades Práticas). Conclusão: A versão reduzida do instrumento apresenta validade de constructo e confiabilidade para aplicação em universitários de enfermagem brasileiros que estão presentes em qualquer fase do curso. RESUMEN Objetivo: validar una versión reducida del Instrumento de evaluación de estrés en estudiantes de enfermería, en la realidad brasilera. Método: Estudio metodológico realizado con 1047 universitarios de enfermería de cinco instituciones brasileras, que respondieron a los 30 ítems del instrumento distribuidos inicialmente en oito dominios. Se analizaron los datos en el Paquete estadístico R y en el latent variable analysis empleándose análisis factoriales exploratorios y confirmatorios, alfa de Cronbach y correlación ítem-total. Resultados: La versión reducida del instrumento presentó 19 ítems distribuidos en cuatro dominios: Ambiente, Formación profesional, Actividades Teóricas y Realización de Actividades Prácticas. El análisis confirmatorio demostró ajuste absoluto y de parsimonia al modelo propuesto, con niveles de residuos satisfactorios. Los valores de Alfa por factor variaron de 0,736 (Ambiente) a 0,842 (Realización de Actividades Prácticas). Conclusión: La versión reducida del instrumento presenta validad de constructo y confiabilidad para aplicación en universitarios de enfermería brasileros que están presentes en cualquier fase del curso.

Nutritional management during gestation is critical to optimize the efficiency and profitability of beef production systems. Given the essentiality of trace minerals to fetal developmental processes, their supplementation represents one approach to optimize offspring productivity. Our research group investigated the impacts of supplementing gestating beef cows with organic-complexed (AAC) or inorganic sources (INR) of Co, Cu, Mn, or Zn on productive and health responses of the progeny. Calves born to AAC supplemented cows had reduced incidence of bovine respiratory disease and were >20 kg heavier from weaning until slaughter compared to unsupplemented cohorts. Complementing these findings, heifer progeny born to AAC supplemented cows had accelerated puberty attainment. Collectively, research demonstrates supplementing trace minerals to gestating beef cows may be a strategy to enhance offspring productivity in beef production systems.

Objective To validate the Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) to measure presenteeism in Brazilian military personnel. Methods This is a test validation study conducted with 125 individuals of a military staff attending a Brazilian Army Unit. We applied a form with demographic and occupational variables and the WLQ, composed of 25 items. The construct validity was assed trough confirmatory factorial analysis. Results We confirmed the interdependent structure of the WLQ´s domains for explaining the presenteeism of the sample in four domains: outcome demand, mental demand, physical demand and time management. Most of items showed factorial loads between 0.5 and 0.7 and the adjustment (absolute and incremental) and residues indexes demonstrated satisfactory values. The Alphas in domains ranged from 0.68 (output demand) to 0.79 (time management) in domains, evidencing reliability for the WLQ. Conclusion We confirm the construct validity of the WLQ to assess presenteeism in Brazilian military staff. Descriptors: occupational health; military personnel; validation studies; psychometrics

Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre o nível de estresse ocupacional e uso de psicotrópicos por docentes da área de saúde. Métodos: Estudo transversal, analítico e quantitativo, realizado entre novembro e dezembro de 2018, em uma instituição privada do estado de Goiás, onde 48 docentes universitários da área de saúde responderam a questionários sociodemográfico e profissional, Escala de Estresse no Trabalho e questionário sobre o uso de psicotrópicos. Analisaram-se os dados por meio de medidas descritivas e teste de qui-quadrado. Resultados: Foi detectado alto nível de estresse ocupacional em 39,6% da amostra. Houve associação significativa entre estresse ocupacional e as seguintes variáveis: uso atual ou prévio de medicação psicotrópica (0,037), percepção de melhora da qualidade de vida após terapia medicamentosa (p=0,041) e realização de atividades de risco no ambiente de trabalho (p=0,036). Conclusão: O uso de psicotrópicos pelos docentes universitários está significativamente associado ao estresse ocupacional na amostra em questão. Objective: To analyze the association between occupational stress levels and use of psychotropic drugs by health faculty. Methods: This quantitative analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2018 at a private institution in the state of Goiás where 48 health professors answered a sociodemographic and occupational questionnaire, the workplace stress scale and a questionnaire on the use of psychotropic drugs. Data were analyzed using descriptive measures and the Chi-squared test. Results: High levels of occupational stress were found in 39.6% of the sample. Occupational stress was significantly associated with the following variables: current or previous use of psychotropic drugs (0.037), perception of quality of life improvement after drug therapy (p=0.041) and risky activities at work (p=0.036). Conclusion: The use of psychotropic drugs by university professors was significantly associated with occupational stress in the sample analyzed. Objetivo: Analizar la asociación entre el nivel de estrés ocupacional y el uso de psicotrópicos por docentes del área de la salud. Métodos: Estudio transversal, analítico y cuantitativo realizado entre noviembre y diciembre de 2018 en una institución privada del estado de Goiás de la cual 48 docentes universitarios del área de la salud han contestado a cuestionarios sociodemográfico y profesional, Escala de Estrés Laboral y cuestionario sobre el uso de psicotrópicos. Se analizaron los datos a través de las medidas descriptivas y de la prueba chi-cuadrado. Resultados: Se ha detectado alto nivel de estrés laboral en el 39,6% de la muestra. Hubo asociación significante entre el estrés laboral y las variables: uso actual o previo de medicación psicotrópica (0,037), percepción de la mejora de la calidad de vida después de la terapia medicamentosa (p=0,041) y la realización de actividades de riesgo en el ambiente laboral (p=0,036). Conclusión: El uso de psicotrópicos por los docentes universitarios asociase de manera significante al estrés laboral en la muestra investigada.

Poor maternal nutrition can cause several maladaptive phenotypes in exposed offspring. While non-sex-specific and female-specific adaptations are well-documented, male-specific outcomes are still poorly understood. Of particular interest are the outcomes in bulls and rams, as developmental programming directly impacts long-term productivity of the animal as well as human food security. The following review discusses the impact of poor maternal dietary energy and protein on bull and ram developmental programming as it relates to growth, development, and reproductive capacity. The review also highlights the importance of the timing of maternal dietary insult, as early-, mid-, and late-gestational insults can all have varying effects on offspring.