Health impact modelling of different travel patterns on physical activity, air pollution and road injuries for São Paulo, Brazil by Thiago Hérick de Sá, Marko Tainio, Anna Goodman, Phil Edwards, Andy Haines, Nelson Gouveia, Carlos Monteiro, James Woodcock

“…Background: São Paulo city, Brazil, faces challenges caused by rapid urbanization. …”
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A Study on the Viability of Adopting Battery Electric Vehicles in Bus Rapid Transit in Brazil Using the AHP Method by Gabriel Santos Rodrigues, João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis, Olga Orynycz, Karol Tucki, Sivanilza Teixeira Machado, Helcio Raymundo

“…We collected operational data from the Sao Paulo city government transport agency and data from the literature to produce an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model, which allowed us to compare both systems. …”
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Por que a maioria dos pais e alunos defende a reprovação? Why do most parents and students defend school retention? by Márcia Aparecida Jacomini

“…The field research was conducted in two public school in São Paulo City for a whole school year. Date were collected through observation of everyday school life and from semi-structured interviews with 56 parents and students, and organized into thematic categories, according to Bardin (2004). …”
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Chemical composition of atmospheric particulate matter soluble fraction and meteorological variables in São Paulo state, Brazil Composição química da fração solúvel do material par... by Christine Laure Marie Bourotte, Odon Roman Sanchéz-Ccoyllo, Maria Cristina Forti, Adolpho José Melfi

“…The PM10 was collected during winter of 1999 in two contrasting sites: the São Paulo city and the State Park of Serra do Mar (Cunha) inside the Atlantic Forest Reserve. …”
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Caracterização química e físico-química do óleo das sementes de Platymiscium floribundum Vog. (sacambu) colhidas na fase de desenvolvimento e na época de maturação fisiológica. Che... by Maria Isabel VALLILO, Miriam F. S. CARUSO, Emy TAKEMOTO, Sabria-Aued PIMENTEL

“…. - Fabaceae(sacambu) fruits have been collected in the ParqueEstadual Alberto Löfgren in São Paulo city, in Augustand November 2004, corresponding both to differentclimatic conditions and of matureness. …”
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A organização familiar para o cuidado dos filhos: percepção das mães em uma comunidade de baixa renda La organización familiar para el cuidado de los hijos: percepción de las madre... by Viviane Barrére Martin, Margareth Angelo

“…<br>The purposes of this study are to understand the perception that the mothers from a low income community in São Paulo city have about the meaning of their role in the family structure, concerning children care and the strategies used in family organization to carry out this care. …”
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Complete genome sequence data of two Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Gallinarum: A 9R vaccine strain and a virulent Brazilian field strain by Ruy D. Chacón, Jorge L. Chacón, Manuel Ramírez, Carmen L. Rodríguez Cueva, Wilma Ursula Quispe-Rojas, César Bryan Reyes-Moreno, Claudete S. Astolfi-Ferreira, Antonio J. Piantino Ferreira

“…SA68 is a field strain isolated from the livers of dead hen carcasses of a commercial layer farm presenting high mortality located in São Paulo city, Brazil, in 1990. Strain 9R corresponds to a live attenuated SG commercial vaccine. …”
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EMPREENDEDORES E INOVAÇÃO: CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA A ESTRATÉGIA DO EMPREENDIMENTO by Mauricio Henrique Benedetti, Karina Maria Rodrigues Rebello, Daniela Ester Copolo Reyes

“…Such verification motivated the exploratory research presented in this article with the entrepreneurs of&lt;br /&gt;the bread-making sector in São Paulo city that implemented innovations in their businesses accomplished close&lt;br /&gt;to, converting their bakeries of a traditional model for the convenience model. …”
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Task shifting interpersonal counseling for depression: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in primary care by Camila T. Matsuzaka, Milton Wainberg, Andrea Norcini Pala, Elis V. Hoffmann, Bruno M. Coimbra, Rosaly F. Braga, Annika C. Sweetland, Marcelo F. Mello

“…Methods We trained non-specialist community health workers (local lay employees of the public health system) to provide Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) to treat depressive symptoms in the Brazilian, São Paulo city, family health strategy (FHS). We conducted a randomized controlled trial involving 86 patients with a current major depressive disorder or dysthymia (based on DSM-IV) recruited from an FHS clinic. …”
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Self-Medication Profile of Adult Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders in Southeast Brazil by Tomie Toyota de Campos, Lena Katekawa, Rosemary Sadami Arai Shinkai, Ricardo Jun Furuyama, Reinaldo Missaka, Daniela Mita, Ana Paula Ligeiro de Oliveira

“…Methods: A non-representative sample (n=358) consisted of consecutive adult patients seeking TMD treatment in specialized referral centers for orofacial pain of two universities in São Paulo city, Brazil. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect the study variables before the TMD treatment: self-medication history, TMD pain intensity, sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, schooling and socioeconomic levels. …”
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Mobility restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced outpatient HIV and syphilis testing in Brazil by Gabriel J. Seara-Morais, Bruna F. Pousada, Fábio F. Escaleira, André Mario Doi, Eliane Aparecida Rosseto Welter, Vivian I. Avelino-Silva

“…We also retrieved data on retail and recreation mobility in São Paulo city using Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports. …”
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Fatores associados à sintomatologia depressiva numa coorte urbana de idosos Depressive symptomatology and its associated factors in an urban cohort of elderly by Márcio Tomita da Rocha Lima, Rebeca de Souza e Silva, Luiz Roberto Ramos

“…METHODS: 1667 aged (> 65 years-old) residents in Clementino Village in São Paulo city were studied through a multidimensional evaluation of the functional capacity, as well as the death certificate of the deaths occurred between 1991 (beginning of the study) and April of 2006. …”
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Admirável lugar no mundo de velhos: práticas e vivências fonoaudiológicas em hospitais Brave place, in world of olds: practices and experiences of speech therapists in hospitals... by Silvia Ligia Svezzia, Belkis Trench

“…<br>The objective of this research is to know and to understand the procedures of speech therapists that work with elders patients hospitalized in the São Paulo city hospitals under neurological cares. The research, with a strictly qualitative approach, utilized as data collection instrument the focal group technique. …”
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults: social-demographic profile from a university hospital ADHD outpatient unit in São Paulo, Brazil Transtorno de déficit de... by Maria Aparecida da Silva, Mário R. Louzã, Homero P. Vallada

“…The sample was selected from a specialized outpatient service in São Paulo city. The social-demographic data was obtained by personal interviews. …”
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Comparison and convergent validity of five Mediterranean dietary indexes applied to Brazilian adults and older adults: data from a population-based study (2015 ISA-Nutrition) by Amália A. Bastos, Paula V. Félix, Michelle A. Castro, Regina M. Fisberg, Antônio A. M. Silva, Mary Yannakoulia, Sandra M. L. Ribeiro

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Characterization of subtypes of Blastocystis sp. isolated from patients with urticaria, São Paulo, Brazil by Gessica Baptista de Melo, Fernanda de Mello Malta, Celina Wakisaka Maruta, Paulo Ricardo Criado, Vera Lucia Pagliusi Castilho, Elenice Messias do Nascimento Gonçalves, Maria Cristina de Carvalho do Espirito-Santo, Fabiana Martins de Paula, Ronaldo Cesar Borges Gryschek

“…Our molecular analyses allowed an initial description of Blastocystis subtypes in patients with urticaria from São Paulo city, Brazil. Keywords: Blastocystis sp., Subtype, Urticaria, Brazil…”
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Envelhecimento e família: uma nova perspectiva para o cuidado de enfermagem Envejecimento y familia: una nueva perspectiva para el cuidado de enfermería Aging and family: a new per... by Rosangela Ferreira de Souza, Thais Skubs, Ana Cristina Passarella Brêtas

“…There were interviews with nine elders and its relatives which received treatnment by the Family Health Program in São Paulo city areas with effective social and economical differences. …”
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Significado do conceito saúde na perspectiva de famílias em situação de risco pessoal e social El significado del concepto salud en la perspectiva de familias en situación de riesg... by Viviane Barrere Martin, Margareth Angelo

“…The ethnographic analysis based the investigation and data were collected through interviews with the low income families of children attended by a Communitary Center in São Paulo city. The analysis of the interview contents allowed the identification of 7 cultural domains. …”
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O cuidado em situação de rua: revendo o significado do processo saúde-doença La atención a personas sin hogar: revisando el significado del proceso salud-enfermedad The care of hom... by Anderson da Silva Rosa, Maria Garbriela Secco, Ana Cristina Passarela Brêtas

“…<br>This qualitative research had the objective of knowing the significance of the health-sickness-care process to homeless person and workers of a community center to homeless people on São Paulo city. The dates were collected by the interview with four homeless person and four workers. …”
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Necessidades de cuidados de enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva: evolução diária dos pacientes segundo o Nursing Activities Score (NAS) Necesidades de cuidados de enfermería en la Unid... by Leilane Andrade Gonçalves, Paulo Carlos Garcia, Maria Cecília Toffoleto, Sandra Cristina Ribeiro Telles, Kátia Grillo Padilha

“…The sample was composed by 50 adult patients who were consecutively admitted to the ICU of a University Hospital in São Paulo city. It was concluded that most patients were older than 60 with an average of 3.5-day stay in the ICU; they came from the Emergency Room and were referred to the Semi-Intensive Care Unit. …”
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