Asessment of evaluation of transference support and training impact on the work of nurses by Lucelia Ferreira Lima Bastos, Maria Helena Trench Ciampone, Vera Lúcia Mira

“…METHODS: this was a quantitative study, in which data were collected through the application of Likert-type instruments, conducted with 75 nurses participating in a training at a hospital organization in São Paulo city. Data were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: there was a positive impact in width and depth, and the variables of transference support were strongly related to the impact, and situational factors of support were the main predictors of impact. …”
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Apropriação do espaço urbano pela criança: a importância do jogo lúdico by Ancelo Serpa

“…In order to have a better understandi ng of the spatial segregation in playing, 37 children going from 7 to 9 years of age have been interviewed in the suburb of Itaquera, East Zone of the São Paulo City. Children were asked to draw how and where they most played in the suburb. …”
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A study on trace elements in fingernails and toenails from adult individuals by instrumental neutron activation analysis by Thalita Pinheiro Sanches, Frederico Antonio Genezini, Mitiko Saiki

“…This study presents results of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of nails from healthy adult individuals living in São Paulo city, Brazil. Concentrations of As, Br, Ca, Co, Cr, Fe, K, La, Na, Sb, Se and Zn were determined in fingernails and toenails and their variations with gender, age, body mass index among individuals and inter-element correlations were evaluated. …”
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Reading paradidactic book and production of written reports: critical perspectives in the classroom by Ana Paula Quarantani, Maria Aparecida Garcia Lopes Rossi

“…The theme of this research is the work with writing reading and production development, specifically reading paradidactic book and production reports by students of the 9th grade of elementary school II, a public school in the East Zone of São Paulo city. The general objective of pedagogical intervention was reading a book and it transposition of history to journalistic language. …”
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Glauco Mattoso’s Cautos Causos by João Adolfo Hansen

“…The comic inadequacies of his acts are narrated by Craque, “perfeito/ malandro brasileiro da selecta/ralé miscigenada” (Sonnet 107), who, having aids, jumps tragically from the Martinelli building, defeated by himself and by São Paulo city. The paper proposes that the principle – and the limit – of the acts of Craque's lyrical speech is the misery that fornicates with lust. …”
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Teaching Cases in Management - Afinal, Quantas Empresas tem esta Cidade? by Rosane Rivera Torres, Andréa Leite Rodrigues

“…Barueri is a small country town, located to the west of São Paulo City. The town offers tax exemptions to companies that set up business there, becoming an important industrial area and cluster. …”
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Tiem y distiempo de la modernidade urbana. Escenas modernas y virtuales en las ciudades latinoamericanas by Ricardo Antonio Tena Núñez

“…Based on studies previously undertaken in Mexico City and São Paulo city that investigate social and cultural urbanization processes, this article sets out to review the changes in spatial perception felt by the inhabitants of these two large Latin-American metropolises, the consequence of the social process that follows modernization and urban expansion. …”
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Water security in the Vale do Paraiba´s basin: future scenarios by Gilberto Fisch, Thiago Adriano dos Santos, Rodrigo Cesar da Silva

“…Finally, reflections and discussions regarding the water security theme (represented by the water transposition from the Paraiba do Sul watershed to the Cantareira´s system) are discussed, as the latter represents the water demand of São Paulo City. The future scenarios of the water availability are estimated using a climatic simulation model.…”
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Pedro's circuits in the city of São Paulo: religiosity and homelessness by Debora Galvani, Denise Dias Barros

“…This is a case study based on the reconstitution of the life history of a homeless adult person in São Paulo City. Ethnographic research and life history were the strategies in a 12-month long data collecting. …”
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Evaluating Receptive Language by Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test: Computerized versus Traditional Versions by Elizeu Coutinho de Macedo, Fernando César Capovilla, Marcelo Duduchi, Maria Eloísa Famá D’Antino, Lyzandre dos Santos Firmo

“…Ninety preschoolers from 4 to 6 years of age of a private São Paulo city school were subjected to the two test versions. …”
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A Long and Winding Road: Cross-Cultural Connections Between Brazil, Australia and Japan by Cristina Rocha

“…My neighbours in São Paulo City, a sprawling megalopolis in Brazil, were Japanese migrants. …”
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The invasive spotted-wing Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae) has been found in the city of São Paulo (Brazil) by Carlos Ribeiro Vilela, Lyria Mori

“…Early in 2014 it was reared from blueberries produced in São Joaquim, state of Santa Catarina, that were bought at a São Paulo city grocery store. Despite being a cold-adapted species, after having arrived to the southeastern state of São Paulo, this invasive fly will probably expand its territory to other Brazilian states and South American countries through trade of cultivated soft skin small fruits, such as blueberries and strawberries, as well as naturally through the use of small wild fruits as breeding sites.…”
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Plant community dynamics in an urban forest fragment of the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil by Hebert Kondrat, Sonia Aragaki, Eduardo Pereira Cabral Gomes

“…ABSTRACT We present a synthesis (2006-2012) of plant community dynamics in an area (1 ha) of the largest remnant of Atlantic Rain Forest surrounded by São Paulo city. Plants with ≥ 2.5 cm dbh, including the climbers, were sampled in 10 transects (2 × 50 m), and the smaller (> 1 m height, < 2.5 cm dbh) in 10 subtransects (1 × 50 m). …”
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Functional Capacity Index: cultural adaptation and measurement of validity and reliability by Marina Peixe Yamada, Suely Sueko Viski Zanei, Iveth Yamaguchi Whitaker

“…Reliability and validity were verified in a convenience sample of traffic accident victims, in São Paulo city. Data from the patient’s medical record were collected retrospectively in 2015. …”
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Modelagem empírica de rentabilidade no mercado de locação de imóveis na cidade de São Paulo/SP utilizando modelos hedônicos e de regressão by Fábio Gerab, Bruno Mariano de Carvalho

“…This study aims at developing a mathematical model capable of estimating the financial return on investments in urban residential apartments destined to lease in São Paulo city, SP, and identifying characteristics that promote a greater profitability for these residential apartments. …”
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Parasitological diagnosis in food fish produced in a fish farm, in the Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil by Rachel Sordi Relvas, Simone de Carvalho Balian, Herbert Sousa Soares, Maurício Laterça Martins, Pedro Henrique Magalhães Cardoso

“…A total of 172 juvenile fishes of different species (Oreochromis niloticus, Ictalurus punctatus, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Cyprinus carpio, Astyanax bimaculatus and Brycon amazonicus) were transported to a laboratory in São Paulo city. The fish were sedated and then euthanized for parasitological analysis. …”
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Associated aspects to the age at sexual initiation among adolescents: a quantitative study by Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Elizabeth Fujimori

“…using survival analysis, we analyzed data from 363 both female and male 15 to 19 year-old adolescents enrolled in a family health unit in the east area of são paulo city. they filled a self-administered structured questionnaire at home in may 2007. results showed an statistical difference in the age of sexual initiation between women and men (15,2 and 14,3 years of age, respectively). sexual life onset showed to be an event that does not occur in a linear way during adolescence, but a gradual phenomenon that takes place from a specific age. multiple cox regression showed that variables associated to the age at sexual initiation among women were working as well as relating a non-rigid mother concerning to dating. variable associated to the age at sexual initiation among men was agreeing to the sentence “man can have sex no matter what because can’t become pregnant”. …”
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Two variants of HIV-1 B serotype are transmitted heterosexually in São Paulo, Brazil by Casseb J., Hong M.A., Gonsalez C., Brígido L.F., Duarte A.J.S., Michael-Hendry R.

“…We analyzed sera from 108 HIV-1-infected volunteers from São Paulo City to determine serotype and reactivity for V3 motifs of HIV in this population, and the relationship to transmission mode. …”
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Word Decoding Task: Item Analysis by IRT and Within-Group Norms by Patrícia Silva Lúcio, Hugo Cogo Moreira, Adriana de Souza Batista Kida, Carolina Alvez Ferreira de Carvalho, Ângela Maria Vieira Pinheiro, Jair de Jesus Mari, Clara Regina Brandão de Avila

“…Abstract This paper reports the performance of a representative sample of 747 students (52.5% female), from 2nd to 5th year of elementary education from private and public (83.8%) schools of Sao Paulo city. The children performed the Form A of Word Reading and Spelling Task (WRST) containing 48 low-frequency words presented in a card. …”
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Atmospheric pollutants in São Paulo state, Brazil and effects on human health – a review by Patrícia Lopes de Oliveira, Bernardino Ribeiro de Figueiredo, Arnaldo Alves Cardoso

“…São Paulo State is an important industrial and agricultural center located in Southeastern Brazil. In São Paulo city and metropolitan area, vehicular traffic con-tributes to up to 89% of the pollution, being that some gases, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) play an important role in particulate formation. …”
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