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INTRODUCTION: Although recreational cannabis use and abuse are expressive worldwide, the comparison of worldwide used psychotherapies, such as cognitive behavior therapy, with contingency management in the treatment of cannabis use disorder remains inconclusive. METHODS: We screened all articles published on MEDLINE (via PubMed) published until October 2023 and conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis. RESULTS: Sixteen studies were included, and contingency management intervention likely promotes abstinence outcomes and more negative urinalyses for adults or adolescents with cannabis use disorder. DISCUSSION: This review provides moderate- to high-quality evidence that contingency management can be used to treat cannabis use disorder. However, further trials need to be developed to analyze the quantity of substance use, personal achievements, and operational improvements after treatment.

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In an island power system, optimizing energy management is fundamental since there are renewable sources with their limitations. This management includes the allocation and capacity of energy sources to supply the loads. In this context, optimizing losses in the system contributes to improve the efficiency of this management. This paper proposes the losses optimization and energy management in the island power system. The authors propose the Natural Logarithm Particle Swarm Optimization to solve the problem and compare it with the Attractor Point Algorithm and Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization. And with that, we also propose a particle initialization for the studied particle-based algorithms to guarantee convergence in radial power systems. This is because the system configuration influences the response of the algorithm convergence. These techniques were applied to the IEEE-34 unbalanced radial island system.•Natural Logarithm Particle Swarm Optimization differs from classical PSO in that it does not calculate the velocity of the particles. Therefore, the method considers a cloud of particles with a natural logarithmic trajectory to solve the reduction of losses in a power system with a radial topology.•Natural Logarithmic Particle Swarm Optimization uses an initialization equation to minimize the initial estimation process, which is relevant to the convergence process.

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Uncertainties and discrepant results in identifying crucial areas for emotional facial expression recognition may stem from the eye tracking data analysis methods used. Many studies employ parameters of analysis that predominantly prioritize the examination of the foveal vision angle, ignoring the potential influences of simultaneous parafoveal and peripheral information. To explore the possible underlying causes of these discrepancies, we investigated the role of the visual field aperture in emotional facial expression recognition with 163 volunteers randomly assigned to three groups: no visual restriction (NVR), parafoveal and foveal vision (PFFV), and foveal vision (FV). Employing eye tracking and gaze contingency, we collected visual inspection and judgment data over 30 frontal face images, equally distributed among five emotions. Raw eye tracking data underwent Eye Movements Metrics and Visualizations (EyeMMV) processing. Accordingly, the visual inspection time, number of fixations, and fixation duration increased with the visual field restriction. Nevertheless, the accuracy showed significant differences among the NVR/FV and PFFV/FV groups, despite there being no difference in NVR/PFFV. The findings underscore the impact of specific visual field areas on facial expression recognition, highlighting the importance of parafoveal vision. The results suggest that eye tracking data analysis methods should incorporate projection angles extending to at least the parafoveal level.

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A monkeypox, ou mpox, consiste em uma nova problemática em saúde pública, que exige ações imediatas para seu controle. Diante disso, este relato de experiência visou relatar as fragilidades nas ações de controle da monkeypox em unidades de urgência e emergência em Fortaleza, Brasil, de 10 de agosto a 20 de novembro de 2022. Utilizou-se a análise temática para organização das categorias nos resultados e o referencial teórico da racionalidade limitada de Herbert Simon para discussão. Duas categorias surgiram: capacitação para identificação e manejo de monkeypox pelos profissionais de saúde; e desafios nas ações contra monkeypox em unidades de pronto atendimento. Apesar de ações iniciais significativas para contenção da doença, ainda há fragilidades na capacitação de recursos humanos, na vigilância em saúde e na qualidade da detecção de casos, que podem impactar o controle da doença e aumentar sua infectividade, morbidade e mortalidade futura.

Monkeypox or mpox configures a new public health problem that requires immediate action to control it. Thus, this experience report aimed to describe weaknesses in control actions against monkeypox in urgency and emergency units in Fortaleza, Brazil, from August 10 to November 20, 2022. Thematic analysis was used to organize the categories in results and in the theoretical framework of Herbert Simon's Limited Rationality for discussion. Overall, two categories emerged: Training so healthcare providers can identify and manage monkeypox and Challenges in actions against the disease in emergency care units. Despite significant initial actions to contain the disease, weaknesses remain in the training of human resources, health surveillance, and the quality of case detection, which can impact disease control and increase its future infectivity, morbidity, and mortality.

La viruela del mono es un nuevo problema de salud pública que requiere acciones inmediatas para controlarla. Ante esto, este reporte de experiencia tuvo como objetivo reportar debilidades en las acciones de control contra la viruela del mono en las unidades de urgencias y emergencias en Fortaleza, Brasil, en el período del 10 de agosto al 20 de noviembre de 2022. Se utilizaron el análisis temático para organizar las categorías en los resultados y el marco teórico de la racionalidad limitada de Herbert Simon para la discusión. Surgieron dos categorías: Capacitación para la identificación y manejo de la viruela del mono por parte de profesionales de la salud; y desafíos en las acciones contra la enfermedad en las unidades de urgencias. A pesar de las importantes acciones iniciales para contener la enfermedad, aún existen debilidades en la capacitación de los recursos humanos, la vigilancia de la salud y la calidad de la detección de casos, que pueden impactar el control de la enfermedad y aumentar su infectividad, morbilidad y mortalidad futura.

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Biosecurity refers to a set of practices that prevents and/or controls the introduction, spread, and elimination of harmful biological agents in a production system. In this study, we aimed to survey the biosecurity practices and determine their correlation with the size of production systems. A biosecurity assessment form was provided to 69 farms in the Campos Gerais region of Paraná, Brazil. The questionnaire was divided into two sections: general and bovine viral diarrhea virus- and bovine herpesvirus type-1-specific sections. The general section covered topics on traffic control, quarantine and animal isolation, hygiene practices, carcass disposal, and disease monitoring/control. The specific section consisted of questions on the reproductive and respiratory factors, use of antimicrobials, and vaccination schedule. The 69 farms were also classified into small (≤ 61), medium (62-201), and large (≥ 202) size farms based on the number of lactating cows. Moreover, multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) was performed between the biosecurity measures and farm size. The main risk factors and variability were related to the traffic control of people, animals, and vehicles/equipment, animal quarantine/isolation, and hygiene practices. MCA revealed that the small farms exhibited a lack of biosecurity measures, including those related to traffic control, animal quarantine, and hygiene. In medium-size farms, contact between bovine animals of different ages and difficulty in animal isolation in the quarantine system were among the main risk factors. In contrast, isolation of sick animals was easy, but the need to frequently purchase cattle was an important risk factor in large farms. These results highlight the relationship between biosecurity measures and farm size, providing valuable insights for the development of better biosecurity plans for production systems.

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Introducción: La pasada contingencia epidemiológica causada por el SARS-CoV-2, representó una grave situación sanitaria que impactó todas las esferas de la vida con consecuencias negativas, incluida la educación. Objetivo: Proponer un sistema de acciones diseñado para garantizar los resultados académicos del año terminal de la carrera de Medicina (curso 2020-2021) durante el rebrote de COVID-19 como propuesta metodológica ante contingencias epidemiológicas. Método: Se partió de los resultados de una Investigación-acción participativa como estudio cualitativo previo, utilizada como mecanismo para generar ideas y como método principal de recolección de datos, donde, mediante modalidades de muestreo intencional fueron seleccionados informantes clave entre estudiantes y docentes a los que le fueron aplicadas como técnicas la observación participante y la entrevista abierta activa previamente concebida. Los datos obtenidos en el trabajo de campo, fueron exhaustivamente analizados, codificados. La confección del informe final permitió el diseño de las acciones. Resultados: La puesta en marcha del sistema de acciones diseñado, amparada por los documentos normativos, permitió efectuar la descentralización del 6to. año de la carrera de Medicina hacia sus municipios de residencia, con garantías para el afianzamiento de conocimientos y habilidades, confirmado por los resultados obtenidos en los exámenes estatales. Conclusiones: Se propone la utilización, como herramienta metodológica, del sistema de acciones, el cual contribuyó de manera eficaz a sistematizar conocimientos y habilidades por los estudiantes durante el curso 2020-2021, demostrado por sus resultados académicos, lo cual avala su pertinencia en contingencias epidemiológicas.(AU)

Introduction: The past epidemiological contingency caused by SARS-CoV-2 represented a serious health situation that impacted all spheres of life with negative consequences, including education. Objective: Propose a system of actions designed to guarantee the academic results of the final year of the Medicine degree (2020-2021 academic year) during the outbreak of COVID-19 as a methodological proposal in the face of epidemiological contingencies. Method: We started from the results of a participatory action research as a previous qualitative study, used as a mechanism to generate ideas and as the main method of data collection, where, through intentional sampling modalities, key informants were selected among students and teachers to whom that participant observation and the previously conceived active open interview were applied as techniques. The data obtained in the field work were exhaustively analyzed and coded. The preparation of the final report allowed the design of the actions. Results: The implementation of the designed system of actions, supported by the regulatory documents, allowed the decentralization of the 6th. year of the Medicine degree towards their municipalities of residence, with guarantees for the strengthening of knowledge and skills, confirmed by the results obtained in the state exams. Conclusions: A system of actions is presented that effectively contributed to systematizing knowledge and skills by students during the 2020-2021 academic year, demonstrated by their academic results, which supports its relevance in epidemiological contingencies.(AU)

Introdução: A contingência epidemiológica passada causada pelo SARS-CoV-2 representou uma grave situação de saúde que impactou todas as esferas da vida com consequências negativas, incluindo a educação. Objetivo: Propor um sistema de ações destinadas a garantir os resultados acadêmicos do último ano do curso de Medicina (ano letivo 2020-2021) durante o surto de COVID-19 como proposta metodológica diante das contingências epidemiológicas. Método: Partimos dos resultados de uma pesquisa-ação participante como um estudo qualitativo prévio, utilizado como mecanismo de geração de ideias e como principal método de coleta de dados, onde, por meio de modalidades de amostragem intencional, foram selecionados informantes-chave entre alunos e professores para a quem foram aplicadas como técnicas a observação participante e a entrevista aberta ativa previamente concebida. Os dados obtidos no trabalho de campo foram exaustivamente analisados e codificados. A elaboração do relatório final permitiu o desenho das ações. Resultados: A implementação do sistema de ações desenhado, apoiado nos documentos normativos, permitiu a descentralização do 6º. ano do curso de Medicina para os seus municípios de residência, com garantias de fortalecimento de conhecimentos e competências, confirmadas pelos resultados obtidos nos exames estaduais. Conclusões: Apresenta-se um sistema de ações que contribuiu efetivamente para a sistematização de conhecimentos e competências dos estudantes durante o ano letivo 2020-2021, demonstrado pelos seus resultados académicos, o que sustenta a sua relevância em contingências epidemiológicas.(AU)

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RESUMO O artigo analisa a atuação dos estados na coordenação da resposta do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) à pandemia de covid-19. Trata-se de pesquisa documental tendo como fonte os 26 planos de contingência estadual, publicados entre fevereiro de 2020 e outubro de 2021. Os governos estaduais atuaram na maioria das dimensões analisadas: coordenação da emergência sanitária, articulação federativa, regulação, apoio técnico, comunicação, planejamento integrado, prestação de serviços, financiamento e cooperação. Os resultados sugerem o protagonismo dos governos estaduais no plano da gestão do SUS, com destaque para a busca de integração, alinhamento e cooperação entre os setores implicados, assim como para a tomada de decisões baseada em orientações e evidências científicas. Num contexto de polarização e disputa federativa, a experiência estadual valorizou a autonomia federativa, o caráter cooperativo e as capacidades institucionais no SUS.

ABSTRACT The article analyzes the role of the states in coordinating the response of the Unified Health System (SUS) to the COVID-19 pandemic. This documentary research was based on the 26 state contingency plans published between February 2020 and October 2021. The state governments acted in most dimensions analyzed: health emergency coordination, federative articulation, regulation, technical support, communication, integrated planning, service provision, financing, and cooperation. The results suggest the leading role of state governments in SUS management, emphasizing the search for integration, alignment, and cooperation between the sectors involved, besides decision-making based on scientific guidance and evidence. In a context of polarization and federative dispute, the state experience valued federative autonomy, a cooperative stance, and the institutional capacities in the SUS.

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Introducción: Los actores del ámbito educativo deben gestionar procesos adecuados y coherentes con la movilidad social que acontece en la sociedad. Objetivo: Exponer los resultados del diagnóstico del estado inicial de la gestión didáctica de los docentes de la asignatura Ginecología y Obstetricia en situaciones de contingencia. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio cualitativo en el Hospital Universitario Ginecobstétrico Provincial Ana Betancourt de Mora durante el año 2022. Se tuvieron en cuenta las siguientes dimensiones: cognitiva, instrumental y actitudinal con sus respectivos indicadores e índices a medir en el diagnóstico de necesidades. El diagnóstico efectuado se aplicó a 17 docentes de dicha asignatura que laboran en la mencionada institución. Resultados: La dimensión cognitiva fue evaluada de regular, aunque la mayoría de los docentes conocían lo relativo al programa vigente de la asignatura Ginecología y Obstetricia, la mayor cantidad de ellos desconocían los reajustes realizados en situaciones de contingencia. La dimensión instrumental fue evaluada de mal porque los dos indicadores que la componen fueron evaluados de igual modo; mientras que la dimensión actitudinal fue evaluada de regular. Conclusiones: La determinación de la situación inicial de la gestión didáctica de los docentes de la asignatura Ginecología y Obstetricia en situaciones de contingencia, confirmó la presencia de insuficiencias en la gestión didáctica de dicha asignatura en las condiciones señaladas. Ello refleja la necesidad de instrumentar vías para su perfeccionamiento.

Introduction: The actors in the educational field must manage adequate and coherent processes with the social mobility that occurs in society. Objective: To present the results of the diagnosis of the initial state of the didactic management of the teachers of the subject Gynecology and Obstetrics in contingency situations. Methods: A qualitative study was carried out at the Ana Betancourt de Mora Provincial Gynecobstetric University Hospital during the year 2022. The following dimensions were taken into account: cognitive, instrumental and attitudinal with their respective indicators and indices to be measured in the diagnosis of needs. The diagnosis made was applied to 17 teachers of the said subject who work in the aforementioned institution. Results: The cognitive dimension was evaluated as regular, although most of the teachers knew about the current program of the Gynecology and Obstetrics subject, most of them were unaware of the readjustments made in contingency situations. The instrumental dimension was evaluated poorly because the two indicators that comprise it were evaluated in the same way; while the attitudinal dimension was evaluated as regular. Conclusions: The determination of the initial situation of the didactic management of the teachers of the Gynecology and Obstetrics subject in contingency situations, confirmed the presence of insufficiencies in the didactic management of said subject under the indicated conditions. This reflects the need to implement ways for its improvement.

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Resumo Objetivo: analisar ações de educação permanente em saúde nos Planos Nacional e Estaduais de Contingência para enfrentamento à pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil. Metodologia: pesquisa documental, com utilização de 54 planos nas versões iniciais e finais, publicados entre janeiro de 2020 e maio de 2021. A análise do conteúdo contemplou identificação e sistematização das propostas voltadas para capacitação e reorganização do processo de trabalho e cuidados à saúde física e mental dos trabalhadores de saúde. Resultados: as ações voltaram-se à capacitação dos trabalhadores com ênfase em síndrome gripal, medidas de controle de riscos de infeção e conhecimento sobre biossegurança. Poucos planos abordaram jornadas e processo de trabalho das equipes, promoção e assistência à saúde mental dos trabalhadores principalmente no âmbito hospitalar. Conclusão: superficialidade nas abordagens das ações de educação permanente nos planos de contingência, necessidade de inclusão de ações na agenda estratégica do Ministério da Saúde e das secretarias estaduais e municipais de saúde com qualificação dos trabalhadores para enfrentar esta e outras epidemias. Propõe adoção de medidas de proteção e promoção da saúde no cotidiano da gestão do trabalho em saúde no âmbito do SUS.

Abstract Objective: to assess permanent health education actions regarding the national and state contingency plans to face the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Method: documentary research, using 54 plans in the initial and final versions, published between January 2020 and May 2021. The content analysis included the identification and systematization of proposals aimed at training and reorganizing the work process, as well as physical and mental health care of health workers. Results: the actions were focused on training workers with an emphasis on flu syndrome, infection risk control measures and knowledge about biosafety. Few plans addressed the teams' working hours and work process, promotion and assistance to the workers' mental health, mainly in the hospital environment. Conclusion: the superficiality regarding the approach to permanent education actions in contingency plans need to include actions in the strategic agenda of the Ministry of Health and State and Municipal Health Secretariats, with the qualification of workers to face this and other epidemics. They propose the adoption of health protection and promotion measures in daily health work management within the scope of the SUS.

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Ships that transport oil or derivatives on the Lower Amazon River waterway are at a considerably high risk of suffering spills, with severe environmental and socioeconomic consequences. The present study is aimed at modeling and simulating the oil dispersion and magnitude of these accidents in terms of the vulnerability of biological resources, considering two oil types most often transported by medium-sized tankers in the region (S500 and S10). The study method was as follows: (a) secondary data were collected from local species, and the coastal sensitivity index (CSI) was calculated, obtained from Brazil's Letters of Environmental Sensitivity to Oil Spill (Cartas de Sensibilidade Ambiental ao Derramamento de Óleo (SAO)); (b) ship traffic information was obtained from Brazil's Statistical Yearbook of Waterway (Anuário Estatístico Aquaviário (ANTAQ)); (c) modeling and numerical simulation of oil spills in water were performed, in order to investigate dispersion scenarios (SisBaHia); (d) three numerical scenarios of oil plume dispersion (in May and November) were integrated to assess species vulnerability in three zones of environmental interest (I, II, and III). Some species identified in zone II were considered to be the most vulnerable (fish, plankton, aquatic mammals, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, trees, and plants), with the mammal Sotalia fluviatilis being at risk of extinction (Gervais & Deville, 1853). The simulated scenarios showed that contingency plans should have a minimum response time of 3 h and a maximum response time of 72 h to prevent the oil plumes from dispersing as far as 170 km longitudinally, depending on the zone, season, and tidal phase. Thus, a total of 62 sites of biological resources were identified in the literature recorded from 2016. Considering them, 324 species of flora and fauna were recorded, distributed in the following seven groups: (i) 49 tree and plant species, (ii) 37 amphibian species, (iii) 2 aquatic invertebrate species, (iv) 23 invertebrate species, (v) 1 aquatic mammal species, (vi) 95 fish species, and (vii) 117 planktonic species. A failure to respond to these accidents would impact immense intact aquatic areas and ecosystems, with unpredictable consequences for local biodiversity conservation.

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We assessed several agreement coefficients applied in 2x2 contingency tables, which are commonly applied in research due to dichotomization. Here, we not only studied some specific estimators but also developed a general method for the study of any estimator candidate to be an agreement measurement. This method was developed in open-source R codes and it is available to the researchers. We tested this method by verifying the performance of several traditional estimators over all possible configurations with sizes ranging from 1 to 68 (total of 1,028,789 tables). Cohen's kappa showed handicapped behavior similar to Pearson's r, Yule's Q, and Yule's Y. Scott's pi, and Shankar and Bangdiwala's B seem to better assess situations of disagreement than agreement between raters. Krippendorff's alpha emulates, without any advantage, Scott's pi in cases with nominal variables and two raters. Dice's F1 and McNemar's chi-squared incompletely assess the information of the contingency table, showing the poorest performance among all. We concluded that Cohen's kappa is a measurement of association and McNemar's chi-squared assess neither association nor agreement; the only two authentic agreement estimators are Holley and Guilford's G and Gwet's AC1. The latter two estimators also showed the best performance over the range of table sizes and should be considered as the first choices for agreement measurement in contingency 2x2 tables. All procedures and data were implemented in R and are available to download from Harvard Dataverse https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HMYTCK.

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La pandemia por la infección por el nuevo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 determinó que en Uruguay a inicio de marzo de 2020 el gobierno diseñara el Plan Nacional de Contingencia para la enfermedad COVID-19 causada por este virus. Este plan incluyó medidas preventivas no farmacológicas como: higiene de manos, distanciamiento físico, uso de mascarilla de diferentes tipos de acuerdo al riesgo de quien debía utilizarlos, en algunos períodos restricciones varias sobre circulación de personas, actividades educativas o espectáculos públicos, y tránsitos por tierra, aire o mar. Se apeló fuertemente a la libertad responsable. A partir de diciembre 2020 se decidió incorporar a la prevención primaria una Estrategia de Vacunación. El 1/3/2021 se inició la Campaña Vacunación COVID-19 2021, que fue no obligatoria, poblacional, inicialmente para personas mayores de 18 años y a partir de junio incluyó adolescentes entre 12 y 17 años y mujeres embarazadas. El Grupo Asesor Científico Honorario (GACH) del Gobierno Nacional junto a la Comisión Nacional Asesora de Vacunas (CNAV) del Ministerio de Salud Pública (MSP) que cuenta con largos años de aconsejar a las autoridades sanitarias en decisiones científicas sobre la introducción de vacunas, y una Comisión ad Hoc creada para vacunas COVID-19 reunieron a expertos del país para asesorar sobre la estrategia de vacunación. La Comisión Honoraria para la Lucha Antituberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP) como brazo operativo del Departamento de Inmunizaciones del MSP estuvo desde el mes de diciembre involucrada con todos los actores para implementar la Campaña de Vacunación poblacional COVID-19 sin descuidar las tareas que le competen en la vacunación para prevenir otras enfermedades infecciosas. Metodología: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo de las estrategias implementadas por el Dpto. Operativo de Inmunizaciones (brazo operativo del Departamento de Inmunizaciones del MSP), Laboratorio A. Calmette, Comisión Honoraria, Coordinación General y los departamentos administrativos: entre los meses de noviembre de 2020 a julio de 2021. Fuente de datos: informes difundidos o aportados especialmente para este trabajo por el Dpto. Operativo de Inmunizaciones, Laboratorio A. Calmette, Dpto. de Inmunizaciones del Ministerio de Salud Pública, Recursos Humanos, Recursos Materiales, Servicio de Apoyo, Comunicación y Diseño, Centros Periféricos, Dirección Ejecutiva y Secretaría General. Resultados: se muestran los resultados de 4 períodos: 1) planificación (noviembre-diciembre 2020); 2) capacitación, contratación de recursos humanos y asesoramiento para la adquisición de recursos materiales (enero-febrero 2021); 3) apertura de centros (hubs), puestos de vacunación COVID-19 y puesta en marcha de la Campaña COVID-19 (marzo 2021); 4) superposición campaña antigripal 2021 (abril-junio 2021) y mantenimiento coberturas de las vacunas del (PNI) 1. Planificación: se tomaron en cuenta las características de las vacunas que se recibirían vacunas a virus muertos, vacunas vectoriales y en particular la RNAm con requerimiento de almacenamiento a -70ºC, traslado y distribución a -25ºC, y reconstitución y uso a +28ºC en los diferentes escenarios. Se realizó análisis de riesgo y análisis de costo. Se intercambió con diferentes empresas que brindan dicho servicio, participando de actividades de capacitación con alguna de ellas, fundamentales a la hora de diseñar una cadena de frío sólida y sin fallas (por ejemplo actividad de entrenamiento con Vac-Q-tec). Se diseñó el traslado de las vacunas hacia los hubs, vacunatorios terciarios o centros periféricos de vacunación. Teniendo en cuenta el sitio de llegada de las vacunas, se plantearon los diferentes escenarios posibles, no solo a nivel central (Montevideo-Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco), sino también a nivel nacional utilizando las diferentes terminales aéreas. Así también se planificaron estrategias de distribución de las vacunas por vía terrestre involucrando diferentes actores (públicos o privados), basados en la experiencia de la institución debido al cotidiano trabajo que realizan, tanto en campaña de vacunación como en el mantenimiento del PNI. Se realizó la previsión de compras de insumos para el almacenamiento y distribución de la vacuna, como para la vacunación en sí. Se trabajó en conjunto con Departamento de Compras de Ministerio de Economía y Dirección de Secretaria del MSP. Se participó en la conformación de equipos de vacunación con la consigna de vacunación rápida, universal, gratuita y segura. Se estableciendo roles por equipo de vacunación constituidos por 6 personas. 2. Capacitación, contratación de recursos humanos y asesoramiento para la adquisición de recursos materiales. Se confeccionaron cursos y materiales en calidad y cantidad para que el personal adquiriera conocimientos actualizado sobre SARS-CoV-2 y COVID-19, mecanismos de transmisión, utilización y planificación de uso de equipos de protección personal (EPP) y seguimiento detallado de las vacunas en desarrollo. Análisis minucioso de los posibles candidatos a llegar a Uruguay, focalizándose en tres de ellos (Pfizer BioNtech, CoronaVac, Oxford AZ). Se realizó capacitación por roles (vacunadores, preparadores, administradores, referente de puesto, backup). Especial énfasis tuvo la capacitación en el cuidado de la persona a vacunar, registro del acto vacunal, cadena de frío en todos sus puntos, descarte de materiales utilizados y llenado de planillas de fiscalización. Todos los contenidos y materiales quedaron disponibles en la página web de la institución. Recursos humanos: se destinaron funcionarios para la confección, firma y papeleo de altas de 1.463 nuevos contratos de los equipos de todo el país, RRHH dedicados no sólo a la vacunación en sí, sino a participar activamente en cada uno de los puestos de vacunación. Esto significó que el trabajo se multiplicó por seis para las tareas requeridas durante este período. El Dpto. Recursos Materiales pasó de empaquetar y distribuir de 7 a 15 paquetes a 80 paquetes mensuales para cada centro periférico/vacunatorio. El envío habitual de materiales se cuadruplicó y en los comienzos de la campaña se llegó a quintuplicar y sextuplicar. Algunas de las cifras a destacar son: 3.300.000 jeringas con aguja, 8.800 Litros de alcohol eucaliptado, 852.000 guantes de látex y nitrilo y 141.000 sobreáticos. 3. Apertura de centros (hubs), puestos de vacunación COVID-19 y puesta en marcha de la Campaña COVID-19. Esto generó en forma progresiva la habilitación de centros (hubs) de máxima respuesta (vacunación masiva): ocho en Montevideo, uno en Canelones y uno en Maldonado. Dado que se decidió vacunar de 3 a 5 personas cada 15 minutos, en el hub del Hospital de Clínicas se administaron 211.153 dosis en sus 32 puestos de vacunación y en el hub Antel Arena se administraron 615.637 dosis en sus 15 puestos de vacunación. Al 31 de julio habían 144 puestos de vacunación COVID 19 habilitados en todo el territorio Nacional. La distribución se realizó a nivel nacional: 3.229. 320 dosis de vacuna Sinovac, 97.790 dosis de vacunas AstraZeneca y 1.585452 de vacuna Pfizer. Se participó en la conformación de 60 equipos con un referente (identificación, registro, control), preparador, 2 vacunadores y chofer para la vacunación en los Establecimientos de Larga Estadía de Personas Mayores (ELEPEM) y personas con situaciones especiales. Se participó activamente en la vacunación en ELEPEM, refugios y escuelas especiales, visitándose un total de 1679 Instituciones y se vacunaron 35.006 personas. 4. Superposición campaña antigripal 2021 (abril-junio 2021) y mantenimiento coberturas de las vacunas del (PNI). A partir del 24/04/2021 comenzó la Campaña Antigripal 2021, superponiéndose a la campaña descripta de COVID-19, lo que implicó reforzar las estrategias y ampliar las acciones para poder cumplir con ambas campaña paralelamente, siempre con el objetivo de no desatender el Programa Nacional de Inmunizaciones. Dentro de ésta se llevó a cabo la vacunación en los ELEPEM, como anualmente realiza la comisión y vacunación en territorio de vacunas COVID-19, antigripal y del PNI. Según los datos recibidos al 17 de Julio en el informe de la Unidad de Inmunizaciones del MSP (semana 12), fueron 605.802 dosis registradas, de las cuales al menos 87.802 dosis fueron administradas por la institución. Esta diferencia en relación a las campañas anteriores podría ser atribuida al intenso trabajo realizado en la estrategia de vacunación COVID-19. En el marco de la actividad interinstitucional barrio a barrio las personas vacunadas con vacuna antigripal en el móvil de la CHLA-EP en Montevideo fueron 7.225. La CHLA-EP ha contribuido desde la logística y la vacunación con esquema de dos dosis para las tres plataformas y una dosis de refuerzo para los que recibieron vacunas a virus muertos. La CHLA-EP ha contribuido para alcanzar las cifras de la Campaña de Vacunación COVID-19 entre el 1/3 y el 29/8/21: 5.487.181 dosis aplicadas, 2.65.269 personas que recibieron una dosis de vacuna y de ellas 2.496.290 tienen dos dosis y han recibido dosis de refuerzo 333.662. Conclusiones: la planificación, capacitación, provisión de recursos humanos y materiales lograron llevar a cabo dos campañas de vacunación coexistentes en hubs, vacunatorios, ELEPEM y en territorio que se han considerado exitosas e históricas.

The new Coronavirus SARS CoV-2 pandemic was declared at the beginning of March 2020 when the Uruguayan government appointed the National Contingency Plan for the COVID-19 disease caused by this virus. This plan included non-pharmacological preventive measures such as: hand hygiene, physical distancing, use of different types of masks according to the risk of who should wear them, in some periods, restrictions to mobility, educational activities or public shows, and movement by land, air or sea. Responsible freedom was strongly called for. In December 2020, the Vaccination Strategy was included as a primary prevention mechanism. On 3/1/2021, the COVID-19 2021 Vaccination Campaign began, it was non-mandatory, population-based, initially for people over 19 years of age, and for adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age and pregnant women since June. The National Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH) together with the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (CNAV) of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) that has vast experience in advising health authorities in scientific decisions on the introduction of vaccines, and an ad-Hoc Commission created for COVID-19 vaccines, brought together experts to advise on the vaccination strategy. The Honorary Commission for the Fight Against Tuberculosis and Prevalent Diseases (CHLA-EP), as the operational branch of the MSP's Department of Immunizations, has participated with all stakeholders since December to implement the COVID-19 Population Vaccination Campaign without neglecting their tasks regarding the vaccination to prevent other infectious diseases. Methodology: a descriptive, retrospective study was carried out regarding the strategies implemented by the Immunization Operational Department (operational branch of the Ministry of Health's Immunization Department), A. Calmette Laboratory, Honorary Commission, General Coordination and Administrative Departments between November, 2020 and July 2021. Data source: reports were issued or provided specially for this work by the Immunization Operational Department, A. Calmette Laboratory, by the Ministry of Public Health's immunization Department, Human Resources, Material Resources, Support, Communication and Design Service, Peripheral Centers, Executive Board and General secretariat. Results: the results of the 4 periods are as follows: 1- Planning (Period November - December 2020), 2- Training, hiring of human resources and advice for the acquisition of qualitative and quantitative material resources (January - February 2021), 3- Opening of COVID-19 vaccination centers (Hubs), posts and launch of the COVID-19 Campaign (March 2021), 4- Overlap of the 2021 flu campaign (April-June) and maintenance of vaccine coverage (National Immunization Programme - PNI). 1- Planning: The characteristics of the different vaccines (dead virus vaccines, vector vaccines and in particular mRNA vaccines, with storage requirements of -70ºC, transfer and distribution requirements of -25ºC, and reconstitution and use of +2 + 8ºC) were taken into account in the different scenarios. Risk and costs analysis were performed. We interchanged data with different companies that provided this service, we participated in training activities with some of them, mainly in the design of a solid cold chain without failures (e.g. a Vac-Q-tec training activity). The transfer of vaccines to hubs, tertiary vaccination centers or peripheral vaccination centers was designed. The different destination site of the vaccines, the different possible scenarios were taken into account, both at local central level (Montevideo - Carrasco International Airport), but also at National level using the different air terminals. Similarly, strategies for the distribution of vaccines by land were planned involving different public or private actors based on the institutions' experience, both regarding the vaccination campaign and in the PNI maintenance. We made a supply acquisition plan for the vaccine's storage and distribution, for the vaccination itself, and for the purchase of supplies jointly with the Procurement Department of the Ministry of Economy and Executive Secretariat of the MSP. Six-people vaccination teams were created with clear roles and with the slogan of rapid, universal, free and safe vaccination for all. 2- Training: Courses and materials were organized for the staff to acquire updated knowledge about SARS CoV 2 and COVID-19, transmission mechanisms, use and planning of use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and of course, a detailed monitoring of the vaccines being developed. We carried out a thorough analysis of the vaccine companies to arrive in Uruguay, we focused on 3 of them (Pfizer BioNtech, CoronaVac, Oxford AZ). Training was carried out by roles (vaccinators, preppers, administrators, position referents, backups). Special emphasis was placed on the training of the care of the person to be vaccinated, registration of the vaccination act, end-to-end cold chain, disposal of used materials and filing out inspection forms. All the contents and materials were available on the Institution's webpage. Human resources: human resources were allocated for the creation, signature and registration of the paperwork for 1,463 new contracts for teams across the country. These resources were allocated not only to vaccination itself, but also to actively participate in each of the vaccination posts. This meant that the work was multiplied by 6 for the tasks required during this period. The Department of Material Resources, went from packaging and distributing from 7 to 15 packages a month to 80 packages a month for each Peripheral/Vaccination Center. Material shipment quadrupled at the beginning of the campaign and it eventually grew by five and sixfold. Some of the key figures to highlight are: 3, 300,000 needle syringes, 8,800 liters of Eucalyptus Alcohol, 852,000 latex and nitrile gloves and 141,000 isolation gowns. 3. COVID-19 Vaccination Hubs, Posts and Campaigns. We gradually opened maximum response mass vaccination Hubs in Montevideo (8), Canelones (1) and Maldonado (1). Since it was had been decided to vaccinate 3 to 5 people every 15 minutes, the primary results at the Hospital de Clínicas Hub were 211,153 doses administered in 32 vaccination posts, and at Antel Arena Hub 615,637 doses were administered in its 15 vaccination posts. As of July 31, there were 144 COVID 19 vaccination posts throughout the national territory. The distribution was made nationwide: 3,229,320 Sinovac vaccine doses, 97,790 Oxford-Astra Zeneca vaccine doses, and 1,585,452 Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses. We devised 60 teams including a referent (identification, registration, control), a trainer, 2 vaccinators and vaccination driver for Homes for the Elderly at ELEPEM and people needing special care. They actively participated in the vaccination at ELEPEM, Shelters and Schools for Children with Special Needs and visited a total of 1679 Institutions and overall, 35,006 people were vaccinated. 4- Overlap of the 2021 flu campaign (April-June) and the maintenance of the COVID vaccine coverage (National Immunization Programme - PNI). Since 04/24/2021, the Anti-Flu Campaign began, and it overlapped the COVID-19 campaign described above, which meant reinforcing strategies and expanding actions to be able to carry out both campaigns simultaneously, always with the objective of maintaining the National Immunization Program. Vaccination was carried out at the ELEPEM, as it is performed annually by the commission and vaccination of COVID-19, influenza and PNI was performed on the territory. According to the data received on July 17 in the Ministry of Public Health Immunization Unit Report (week 12), there were 605,802 registered doses, of which at least 87,802 had been administered by the Institution. This difference regarding previous campaigns could have been caused by the intense work carried out during the COVID19 Vaccination Campaign. Within the framework of the inter-institutional activity "Barrio a Barrio" (Vaccination in all Neighborhoods), 7,225 people were vaccinated with the influenza vaccine at the CHLA-EP mobile vaccination bus in Montevideo. The CHLA-EP has contributed with logistics and vaccination with a 2-dose schedule for the 3 platforms and a booster dose for those who received virus vaccines. The CHLA-EP has contributed to achieving the target of the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign between 1/3 and 8/29/21: 5,487,181 doses were applied, 2,065,269 people received 1 dose of vaccine and 2,496,290 of them received 2 doses and 333,662 have received booster doses. Conclusion: the planning, training, provision of human and material resources has enabled us to successfully carry out two historical simultaneous vaccination campaigns in hubs, vaccination centers, ELEPEM and all along the territory.

A pandemia causada pela infecção pelo novo Coronavírus SARS CoV-2 determinou que no Uruguai no início de março de 2020 o governo elaborasse o Plano Nacional de Contingência para a doença COVID-19 causada por este vírus. Este plano incluía medidas preventivas não farmacológicas como: higiene das mãos, distanciamento físico, uso de diferentes tipos de máscaras dependendo do risco de quem as deve usar, em alguns períodos várias restrições à circulação de pessoas, atividades educativas ou espetáculos públicos e a trânsito por terra, ar ou mar). Foi feito um forte apelo à liberdade responsável. A partir de dezembro de 2020, decidiu-se incorporar uma Estratégia de Vacinação à prevenção primária. Em 01/03/2021 teve início a Campanha de Vacinação COVID-19 2021, não obrigatória, de base populacional, inicialmente para maiores de 18 anos e a partir de junho contempla adolescentes entre 12 e 17 anos e gestantes. O Grupo Honorário de Assessoramento Científico do Governo Nacional juntamente com a Comissão Nacional de Assessoramento de Vacinas (CNAV) do Ministério da Saúde Pública (MSP), que assessora autoridades de saúde em decisões científicas sobre a introdução de vacinas, e uma Comissão ad hoc criada para vacinas contra a COVID-19 reuniu especialistas do país para aconselhar sobre a estratégia de vacinação. A Comissão Honorária de Luta contra a Tuberculose e Doenças Prevalentes (CHLA-EP) como braço operacional do Departamento de Vacinação do MSP envolveu-se desde dezembro com todos os intervenientes na implementação da Campanha de Vacinação da População COVID-19, aliás de realizar as tarefas de vacinação para prevenir outras doenças infecciosas. Metodologia: foi realizado um estudo descritivo e retrospectivo das estratégias implementadas pelo Departamento Operacional de Imunizações (braço operacional do Departamento de Imunizações do MSP), Laboratório A. Calmette, Comissão Honorária, Coordenação Geral e departamentos administrativos: entre os meses de novembro de 2020 a julho de 2021. Fonte de dados: relatórios divulgados ou oferecidos especialmente para este trabalho pelo Departamento Operacional de Imunizações, Laboratório A. Calmette, Departamento de Imunizações do Ministério da Saúde Pública, Recursos Humanos, Recursos Materiais, Serviço de Apoio, Comunicação e Design, Centros Periféricos, Direção Executiva e Secretaria Geral. Resultados: são apresentados os resultados de 4 períodos: 1- Planejamento (novembro - dezembro de 2020), 2- Capacitação, contratação de recursos humanos e assessoria para aquisição de recursos materiais em qualidade e quantidade (janeiro - fevereiro de 2021), 3- Abertura de centros (Hubs), postos de vacinação COVID-19 e implementação da Campanha COVID-19 (março 2021), 4- Sobreposição da campanha da gripe 2021 (abril-junho 2021) e manutenção da cobertura vacinal (PNI) 1- Planejamento: As características das vacinas a receber eram vacinas de vírus mortos, vacinas vetoriais e em particular mRNA com requisitos de armazenamento de temperaturas de -70ºC, transferência e distribuição de -25ºC, e reconstituição e uso de +2 +8ºC nos diferentes cenários. Análise de risco e análise de custo foram realizadas. Realizaram-se intercâmbios com diferentes empresas que prestam este serviço, participando em ações de formação com algumas delas, essenciais na criação de uma cadeia de frio sólida e sem falhas (ex. ação de formação com Vac-Q-tec). Foi projetada a transferência de vacinas para os hubs, centros de vacinação terciários ou periféricos. Tendo em conta o local de chegada das vacinas, foram considerados os diferentes cenários possíveis, não só a nível central (Montevidéu - Aeroporto Internacional de Carrasco), mas também a nível nacional utilizando os diferentes terminais aéreas. Da mesma forma, foram planejadas estratégias de distribuição de vacinas por via terrestre envolvendo diferentes atores (públicos ou privados), com base na experiência da instituição, tanto na campanha de vacinação quanto na manutenção do PNI. A previsão de compra de insumos foi feita tanto para o armazenamento e distribuição da vacina, quanto para a própria vacinação, como também na tomada de decisão na compra de insumos, atuando em conjunto com o Departamento de Compras do Ministério da Economia e Gestão Secretário do MSP. Eles participaram da formação de equipes de 6 pessoas com funções especificas de vacinação com o slogan de vacinação rápida, universal, gratuita e segura. 2- Capacitação, contratação de recursos humanos e assessoria para aquisição de recursos materiais em qualidade e quantidade. Foram organizados cursos e materiais para que os funcionários adquirissem conhecimento atualizado sobre SARS CoV2 e COVID-19, mecanismos de transmissão, uso e planejamento de uso de equipamentos de proteção individual (EPI) e também para o acompanhamento minucioso das vacinas em desenvolvimento. Fizemos a análise minuciosa das possíveis vacinas candidatas para chegar ao Uruguai, e focamos em 3 delas (Pfizer BioNtech, CoronaVac, Oxford AZ). O treinamento foi realizado por funções (vacinadores, treinadores, administradores, posição de referência, backup). Foi dado especial destaque à formação no cuidado da pessoa a vacinar, registo do ato vacinal, rede de frio em todos os seus pontos, eliminação de materiais utilizados e preenchimento de fichas de controlo. Todos os conteúdos e materiais foram disponibilizados na página web da Instituição. Recursos humanos: funcionários foram alocados para a preparação, assinatura e registro de 1.463 novos contratos para complementar as equipes em todo o país, estes recursos humanos estiveram dedicados não apenas à vacinação em si, mas a participar ativamente de cada um dos postos de vacinação. Isso significou que o trabalho se multiplicou por 6 para as tarefas exigidas durante esse período. O Departamento de Recursos Materiais, passou de embalar e distribuir de 7 para 15 embalagens por mês, passando para 80 embalagens para cada Periférico/Centro de Vacinação. A remessa habitual de materiais se quadruplicou e no início da campanha aumentou cinco e seis vezes. Alguns dos números a destacar são: 3.300.000 seringas com agulha, 8.800 litros de álcool de eucalipto, 852.000 luvas de látex e nitrílica e 141.000 túnicas. 3. Abertura de centros e postos de vacinação COVID-19 e lançamento da Campanha COVID-19. Isso gerou progressivamente o estabelecimento de centros de resposta máxima (Hubs) (vacinação em massa) 8 em Montevidéu, um em Canelones e um em Maldonado. Já que decidiu-se vacinar de 3 a 5 pessoas a cada 15 minutos, no Hub. O Hospital de Clínicas administrou 211.153 doses em seus 32 postos de vacinação e na Arena Hub Antel foram administradas 615.637 doses em seus 15 postos de vacinação. Até 31 de julho, havia 144 postos de vacinação contra a COVID 19 habilitados em todo o território nacional. A distribuição foi realizada, 3.229 foram distribuídos em todo o país, 320 doses de vacina Sinovac, 97.790 doses de vacinas AstraZeneca e 1.585452 de vacina Pfizer. Participaram no treinamento de 60 equipes de referência (identificação, registo, controle), treinador, 2 vacinadores e motorista para vacinação em estabelecimentos de longa permanência para idosos (ELEPEM) e pessoas com situações especiais em albergues e escolas especiais, visitando um total de 1.679 Instituições e vacinando a 35.006 pessoas. 4- Sobreposição da campanha de gripe de 2021 (abril a junho de 2021) e manutenção da cobertura vacinal (PNI). A partir de 24/04/2021 teve início a Campanha da Gripe 2021, sobrepondo-se à campanha COVID-19 descrita, o que implicou o reforço de estratégias e ampliação das ações para poder cumprir ambas campanhas em paralelo, sempre com o objetivo de não descurar o Programa Nacional de Imunizações. Foi realizada a vacinação no ELEPEM, conforme anualmente realizada pela comissão e a vacinação no território das vacinas COVID-19, influenza e PNI. De acordo com os dados recebidos até 17 de julho no relatório da Unidade de Imunizações dos Ministérios da Saúde Pública (semana 12), foram registradas 605.802 doses, das quais pelo menos 87.802 doses foram administradas pela Instituição. Essa diferença em relação às campanhas anteriores pode ser atribuída ao intenso trabalho realizado na estratégia de Vacinação COVID19. No âmbito da atividade interinstitucional Bairro a Bairro, 7.225 pessoas foram vacinadas com a vacina contra gripe no celular do CHLAEP de Montevidéu. O CHLA-EP tem contribuído desde a logística e vacinação com um esquema de 2 doses para as 3 plataformas e uma dose de reforço para quem recebeu vacinas de vírus mortos. O CHLA-EP contribuiu para atingir os números da Campanha de Vacinação COVID-19 entre 1/3 e 29/8/21: 5.487.181 doses aplicadas, 2.065.269 pessoas que receberam 1 dose de vacina e delas 2.496.290 têm 2 doses e 333.662 receberam doses de reforço. Conclusões: O planejamento, capacitação, disponibilização de recursos humanos e materiais permitiram a realização de duas campanhas de vacinação coexistentes nos hubs, vacinatórios, ELEPEM e no território, o que pode ser considerado um processo bem sucedido e histórico.

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The evidence all over the world shows an alarming increase in the stigmatization of health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to explore possible psychological factors that help explain the disposition to stigmatize health personnel in the central and northern regions of Mexico. Two studies explore possible psychological factors to explain the disposition to stigmatize healthcare personnel (HP) in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. In study one, 520 participants responded to three instruments that measure the disposition to stigmatize, the perceived contagion risk, and the positive beliefs towards HP. Results showed a generalized low disposition to stigmatization, where only a small percentage obtained high scores. A regression analysis identified that stigmatization towards HP can derive mainly from the perception of risk of contagion, although positive beliefs of HP decrease this disposition. The second study extends this finding by analyzing responses of 286 participants to seven instruments measuring factors hypothesized as predictors towards stigmatization: uncertainty generated by the pandemic, selfish strategies to face off the pandemic, social capital, trust in institutions, perceived vulnerability of contagion, perceived risk of contagion, and positive beliefs towards HP. A path analysis reveals that the main predictor of stigmatization is the perceived risk of contagion, increased by the strategy of selfishness, and the uncertainty generated by the pandemic. These results are discussed emphasizing the importance of cooperation and community ties to prevent the stigmatization of HP in the context of sanitary emergencies generated by contagious diseases.

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Major oil spills can cause significant impacts on marine-coastal zones, particularly on areas with a high oil spill risk, which combine a high oil spill hazard-high likelihood of oil stranding at high concentrations, and a high environmental sensitivity-high concentration of highly sensitive ecological and socioeconomic resources. In this context, a straightforward multicriteria methodology is proposed to determine the second factor of the oil spill risk, namely the strategic environmental sensitivity (SES), in 68 sectors covering the entire Peruvian marine-coastal zone. The methodology comprised the weighted integration of physical, biological, and socioeconomic sensitivity indicators based on their relevance in surface marine oil spills and the Peruvian ecological and socioeconomic context. As a result, relative SES levels from very low to very high were assigned to the sectors. To demonstrate the SES applicability, an oil spill risk assessment at a screening level was performed in a selected sector with current oil production activities. The oil beaching likelihood of worst-case discharge scenarios modelled for January 2021 was used to determine an overall screening oil spill hazard level in the selected sector, while a matrix relating the SES and hazard determined the screening oil spill risk. The results can be used as a decision-support tool to enhance the oil spill contingency planning in Peru or be used in other relevant processes such as the integrated coastal zone management, the marine spatial planning, or the contingency planning of other liquid contaminants. In addition, the proposed methodologies can be adapted to different local and international contexts and scales.

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En la búsqueda de problematizar algunos de los ejes del Programa Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio del año 2013, aun en vigencia, se abordan temas como: a) el criterio de edad como principio de selección y focalización de las actividades preventivas, y b) la ausencia en sus lógicas de intervención y ámbitos de acción que consideren elementos reactivos frente a factores contingentes, se busca instalar la necesidad de incorporar a la población envejecida dentro del segmento de población prioritaria en pos de la prevención del suicidio. Mediante un análisis de contenido del Programa Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio, este texto tiene como objetivos analizar la problemática del suicidio en personas mayores, mediante una revisión de políticas públicas.

In the search to problematize some of the axes of the National Suicide Prevention Program of 2013, still in force, issues such as: a) the age criterion as a principle of selection and targeting of preventive activities, and b) the absence in its logic of intervention and areas of action that consider reactive elements in the face of contingent factors, it seeks to install the need to incorporate the elderly population into the priority population segment in pursuit of suicide prevention. Applying a narrative review of the National Suicide Prevention Programme, this text aims to analyze the problem of suicide in the elderly through an examination of public policies.

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Understanding the effects of forest-to-agriculture conversion on microbial diversity has been a major goal in soil ecological studies. However, linking community assembly to the ruling ecological processes at local and regional scales remains challenging. Here, we evaluated bacterial community assembly patterns and the ecological processes governing niche specialization in a gradient of geography, seasonality, and land-use change, totaling 324 soil samples, 43 habitat characteristics (abiotic factors), and 16 metabolic and co-occurrence patterns (biotic factors), in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, a subtropical biome recognized as one the world's largest and most threatened hotspots of biodiversity. Pairwise beta diversities were lower in pastures than in forest and no-till soils. Pasture communities showed a predominantly neutral model, regarding stochastic processes, with moderate dispersion, leading to biotic homogenization. Most no-till and forest microbial communities followed a niche-based model, with low rates of dispersal and weak homogenizing selection, indicating niche specialization or variable selection. Historical and evolutionary contingencies, as represented by soil type, season, and dispersal limitation were the main drivers of microbial assembly and processes at the local scale, markedly correlated with the occurrence of endemic microbes. Our results indicate that the patterns of assembly and their governing processes are dependent on the niche occupancy of the taxa evaluated (generalists or specialists). They are also more correlated with historical and evolutionary contingencies and the interactions among taxa (i.e., co-occurrence patterns) than the land-use change itself.

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This systematic review aims to give an overview of the diversity of research areas related to human biometeorology in Brazil. The main focus of this paper addresses research trends, represented by published papers with national and international authorship, main contributions and shortcomings, as well as challenges and prospects of research in this area of study. An extensive literature search was conducted in the Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases so as to identify relevant publication output up to July 2021 related to the research area. The screening resulted in 96 studies chosen for full-text reading. Overall, results indicated a reduced amount of articles on the subject matter published internationally, with noticeable gaps in research in some regions of the country, such as the Amazon region and in the Brazilian Midwest region. Research gaps in relevant areas have been identified with limited output in the climate dimensions of tourism, vector-borne diseases, mortality and morbidity in urban centers. Such gaps should further encourage researchers to engage in research focused on those areas.

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Resumen Introducción: En 2020, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declaró la emergencia de salud pública por SARS-CoV-21; el 11 de marzo de 2020 se notificó la pandemia global por COVID-19 y el gobierno colombiano decretó para todas las ciudades el aislamiento preventivo obligatorio2. Para el mes de mayo, Cali reportó 1635 casos de COVID confirmados y 85 fallecidos por un virus con un 4,95% de letalidad3. Lo anterior influenció de forma importante las rutinas alimentarias de las familias durante el primer trimestre del periodo de confinamiento. Considerando que esta situación era atípica en el país, era necesario describir la percepción del comportamiento alimentario durante este primer trimestre de aislamiento preventivo obligatorio en la ciudad de Cali, considerando las normas de bioseguridad establecidas para el periodo mencionado. Objetivo: Describir el comportamiento alimentario de 1814 familias en Cali durante el primer trimestre de aislamiento preventivo obligatorio. Metodología: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo transversal, con técnica de encuesta. Se aplicó un instrumento virtual compuesto por 28 ítems, que indagó el comportamiento alimentario de las familias. Discusión: Se encontró que el 95,1% de los hogares percibió escasez y aumento de precios en alimentos que componen la canasta alimentaria familiar, y el 67,2% de las familias estuvieron preocupadas por la alimentación. Hubo un aumento en el consumo de alimentos y se modificó el número de tiempos de comida/día. Los hábitos alimentarios, ingesta de refrescos y consumo de alcohol también se modificaron durante confinamiento. Conclusiones: Se puede afirmar que durante el primer trimestre de cuarentena por COVID-19 en Cali se modificó el comportamiento alimentario de las familias encuestadas, una de las razones estuvo relacionada con un cambio en los ingresos económicos, que afectó la cantidad de dinero disponible para alimentos. Durante este periodo se modificaron también los tiempos de comida y la variedad en la ingesta de alimentos. En general, se describieron aspectos que afectaron la seguridad alimentaria de las familias.

Abstract Introduction: In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency due to SARS-CoV-21. On March 11, 2020, the global pandemic due to COVID-19 was declared, with which the Colombian government decreed mandatory preventive isolation in the country2. In May, Cali reported 1,635 confirmed COVID cases and 85 deaths from a virus with a 4.95 % case fatality rate3. This situation affected families eating routines during this period. Considering that this situation was atypical in the country, it was necessary to describe the perception of feeding behavior during this first trimester of mandatory preventive isolation in the city of Cali, considering the biosafety standards established by the national government. Objetive: To describe the feeding behavior of 1,814 families in Cali during the first trimester of mandatory preventive isolation. Methodology: Cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study. A virtual instrument composed of 28 items was applied, which investigated the feeding behavior of the families. Convenience sampling. Results: The results show that the economic income of families, as well as the distribution of expenses within the home, were affected in the evaluated period. In addition, it was found that 95.1 % of households perceived shortages and price increases in foods that make up the family food basket; 67.2% of families were concerned about food. There was an increase in food consumption and the number of perhaps consider, meals per day was modified. Eating habits, soft drink intake and alcohol consumption also changed during confinement in the evaluated time. Conclusions: It can be affirmed families modified their feeding behaviors during the first quarter of quarantine due to COVID-19. Because the economic income of families was affected, the money available for food purchases was affected as well. During this time, perhaps consider: meal frequencies and, in general, the variety in food intake was also modified. Finally, the results suggest perhaps consider: a negative effect in the food security of families.

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BACKGROUND: Smoked cocaine (i.e., crack use) is a severe health problem in Brazil, with the country being reported as having the largest crack market in the world. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating Contingency Management targeting cocaine abstinence into a public treatment program in Brazil. METHODS: Single-blind randomized controlled trial conducted at Unidade Recomeço Helvétia (URH), a public ambulatory treatment program for persons who use crack and live in the "Crackland" region in downtown São Paulo, Brazil. In total, 98 treatment-seeking individuals who use crack were randomized to one of two treatment conditions. Participants allocated to the control condition (n = 48) received 12 weeks of the standard treatment provided at URH. Participants allocated to the experimental condition (n = 50) received the same treatment in combination with Contingency Management (URH+CM). In URH+CM, participants were provided with vouchers with monetary value for submission of negative cocaine urinalysis twice weekly. RESULTS: Compared to the URH group, the URH+CM group was significantly more likely to submit a negative cocaine urinalysis during treatment, with odds ratios ranging from 4.17 to 6.78, depending on how missing data was accounted for (p<0.01). Participants receiving Contingency Management also had higher odds of achieving three or more weeks of continuous abstinence (OR= 8.07; 95% CI [2.48, 26.24]), achieved longer durations of abstinence (B = 2.14; 95% CI [0.67, 3.61]), submitted a higher percentage of negative urinalysis (B = 19.85; 95% CI [6.89, 32.82]), and were retained in treatment for a longer period (B = 3.00; 95% CI [1.04, 4.97]), compared to those receiving URH alone (p<0.01 for all). CONCLUSIONS: The incorporation of Contingency Management was effective in promoting cocaine abstinence and treatment retention. The large-scale dissemination of Contingency Management may be an effective strategy to treat Brazilians with cocaine use disorders.

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Desde março de 2020 quando a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) declarou emergência em Saúde Pública de interesse internacional pela COVID-19. Houve aumento do número de pessoas hospitalizadas por casos graves do coronavírus SARS-COV-2 no Brasil. O que gerou uma sobrecarga no sistema de saúde brasileiro que já acumulava problemas. Neste cenário, os Hospitais Universitários Federais (HUFs) têm desempenhado um importante papel. Devido à urgência, desenvolver planos para respostas rápidas à disseminação é premente. Os planos contingenciais dão direcionamentos práticos para gestores e planejadores. No entanto, não existem na literatura estudos avaliativos sobre essa temática, constatado após realização do estado da arte em quatro bases de dados, foi também identificada a inexistência de indicadores capazes de avaliar a qualidade dos planos de resposta rápida implementados nos HUFs. Para tanto, o presente estudo teve por objetivo construir e validar uma matriz avaliativa para os planos de enfrentamento da COVID-19 nos hospitais. Trata-se de um estudo do tipo metodológico e caráter avaliativo, desenvolvido em duas etapas. A primeira abrangeu a elaboração dos instrumentos de pesquisa a partir do referencial teórico, iniciando pelo Modelo Lógico (ML), que representa sistematicamente e visualmente as etapas que compõem o Plano de Contingência Nacional, que posteriormente subsidiou a elaboração da Matriz de Avaliativa (MAV). A segunda etapa compreendeu o momento da validação do plano de indicadores por meio da técnica Delphi, e consistiu na realização de duas rodadas sequenciais de consulta a um painel de experts na temática e de linguística, previamente selecionados a partir da plataforma Lattes. Essas rodadas foram intercaladas por um feedback controlado, dessa forma buscou-se obter o mais confiável consenso desse grupo de especialistas sobre a pertinência e clareza dos indicadores elaborados na primeira etapa da pesquisa. O resultado da primeira rodada indicou uma Taxa de Concordância (TC) geral de 96,68% entre os participantes e um Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC) global para clareza de 0,86 e para representatividade foi de 1,00. A partir dos enunciados dos participantes foram realizados alguns ajustes na MAV e ML e submetidos a uma nova avaliação pelo painel de experts. Já na segunda rodada a TC foi de 100% em todos os indicadores avaliados, o IVC geral foi aferido para a clareza e representatividade em 1,00. Logo, os indicadores da matriz foram validados, sendo considerado na opinião dos experts, possuir a pertinência e a clareza necessárias para ser utilizado nas instituições de saúde, sendo, portanto, indicadores capazes de avaliar os Planos de Contingência, podendo contribuir com o planejamento e monitoramento de toda ação. Além disso, poderá subsidiar a formulação de protocolos assistenciais, impulsionando práticas mais seguras, minimizando os riscos inerentes à hospitalização.(AU)

Since March 2020 when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. There was an increase in the number of people hospitalized for severe cases of the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus in Brazil. This generated an overload in the Brazilian health system, which was already accumulating problems. In this scenario, Federal University Hospitals (HUFs) have played an important role. Due to the urgency, developing plans for rapid responses to the spread is imperative. Contingency plans provide practical directions for managers and planners. However, there are no evaluative studies on this topic in the literature. After carrying out the state of the art in four databases, it was also identified the lack of indicators capable of evaluating the quality of the rapid response plans implemented in the HUFs. Therefore, the present study aimed to build and validate an evaluation matrix for COVID-19 coping plans in hospitals. This is a methodological and evaluative study, developed in two stages. The first covered the elaboration of research instruments from the theoretical framework, starting with the Logical Model (ML), which systematically and visually represents the steps that make up the National Contingency Plan, which later subsidized the elaboration of the Assessment Matrix (MAV). The second stage comprised the moment of validation of the indicator plan using the Delphi technique, and consisted of carrying out two sequential rounds of consultation with a panel of experts in the subject and in linguistics, previously selected from the Lattes platform. These rounds were interspersed with controlled feedback, thus seeking to obtain the most reliable consensus from this group of experts on the pertinence and clarity of the indicators developed in the first stage of the research. The result of the first round indicated an overall Concordance Rate (TC) of 96.68% among the participants and an overall Content Validity Index (CVI) for clarity of 0.86 and for representativeness it was 1.00. Based on the participants' statements, some adjustments were made to the MAV and ML and submitted to a new evaluation by the panel of experts. In the second round, the TC was 100% in all indicators evaluated, the general CVI was measured for clarity and representativeness at 1.00. Therefore, the matrix indicators were validated, being considered, in the opinion of the experts, to have the necessary relevance and clarity to be used in health institutions, being, therefore, indicators capable of evaluating the Contingency Plans, being able to contribute to the planning and monitoring of every action. In addition, it may support the formulation of care protocols, promoting safer practices, minimizing the risks inherent to hospitalization.(AU)

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