Maintaining the course, with changes

Maintaining the course, with changes

We are starting a new year and some adjustments in the Brazilian Annals of Dermatology will be made to improve the dissemination of our articles. A new section (Epidemiology and Biostatistics Applied to Dermatology) will be launched regarding the epidemiological and methodological aspects of research. Our goal is to provide a discussion of conceptual elements and assist in the operationalizatio...

Staying the Course: Maintaining Fiscal Control in Developing Countries

A life-course approach to healthy ageing: maintaining physical capability

Research on healthy ageing lacks an agreed conceptual framework and has not adequately taken into account the growing evidence that social and biological factors from early life onwards affect later health. We conceptualise healthy ageing within a life-course framework, separating healthy biological ageing (in terms of optimal physical and cognitive functioning, delaying the onset of chronic di...

Changes in Cortical Thickness During the Course

Main Outcome Measures: Cortical thickness and change in cortical thickness on a vertex-by-vertex basis across the cortical mantle, measures of functional and symptomatic outcome, and cumulative intake of anti­ psychotiCS during the scan interval. Results: At baseline, the schizophrenic patients had thinner left orbitofrontal and right parahippocampal and superior temporal cortices and a thicker...

Evaluation of Changes in Phenolic Compounds of Two Varieties of Olives during the Course of Maturation

Fats and oils are made of triglycerides. The fatty acids are the main constituents of triglycerides. There are minor components present in the oils and fats that are of great importance in human health, namely tocopherols and phenolic compounds that exhibit antioxidant activities. The concentrations of these compounds vary during ripening and maturation of olives. The object of the present stud...