ABSTRACT Prune belly syndrome is a rare congenital disease of unknown etiology that is present in one in every 40 thousand live births, and predominantly affects males, at a ratio of 4:1. In males, it presents with anomalies in the urinary system, absence of abdominal muscles, bilateral cryptorchidism, and infertility. In women, the syndrome has variable presentations, but fertility is preserved. Searching the medical literature, we found only one case of prune belly syndrome in pregnant women. Therefore, the patient in this report is the second case. She was primiparous, 25-years-old, with no abdominal muscles, severe congenital kyphoscoliosis, and pulmonary restriction. Elective cesarean section was performed at 37 weeks of gestation due to maternal risk of uterine rupture by transverse presentation and fetal risk of intrauterine growth restriction. The pre-anesthetic approach defined that general anesthesia might have more risks for the patient due to severe maternal lung disease compared to ultrasound-guided locoregional anesthesia. During prenatal care, there were some maternal complications, such as asthma exacerbations, abdominal pain, and constipation. The newborn was born small for gestational age and this can possibly be explained by maternal restrictive lung capacity. The newborn presented with Apgar score 8/9 and tachypnea, but improved after two hours of life.

Resumo: A necessidade de monitoramento do mercado imobiliário como instrumento de avaliação da efetividade das políticas de planejamento urbano no território é etapa crucial para a boa gestão pública. Nesse sentido, o presente texto tem por objetivo construir o índice de preços para os imóveis transacionados no Distrito Federal entre 2003 e 2012 por meio do método de vendas repetidas. O índice proposto permite a avaliação de políticas públicas e seus impactos territoriais no preço dos bens imóveis, por meio do monitoramento contínuo da evolução dos preços de imóveis no Distrito Federal. Esse acompanhamento contínuo constitui-se em instrumento da política urbana no âmbito da capital federal, o qual servirá não somente para avaliação de políticas públicas, como também de operacionalização das mesmas, a partir da integração com instrumentos urbanísticos, tais como a outorga onerosa.

Abstract: The need for monitoring the real estate market to evaluate the effectiveness of urban planning policies in the territory is crucial step towards good governance, in this sense, this article aims to build the price index for properties transacted in Distrito Federal between 2003 and 2012 through the repeat sales method. The proposed index allows the evaluation of public policies and their territorial impact on the price of real estate, through the assessment of the evolution of real estate prices in the Distrito Federal. This continuous monitoring constitutes a tool of urban policy in the federal capital, which will serve not only for evaluation of public policies, as well as implementation of the same, from the integration with urban instruments, such as the onerous grant.

O componente P300 do potencial evocado relacionado a evento é uma medida geral de "eficiência cognitiva" e um índice da qualidade do processamento e armazenamento de informações pelo sistema nervoso central (SNC). OBJETIVO: Comparar os efeitos neuromoduladores da cafeína e do bromazepam a partir do banco normativo do potencial evocado visual (P300). MÉTODO: 15 sujeitos destros (7 homens e 8 mulheres), entre 20 e 30 anos de idade, sadios, livres de qualquer déficit cognitivo e sem uso de substâncias psicotrópicas ou psicoativas foram estudados. Os sujeitos foram submetidos a uma tarefa de discriminação visual utilizando o paradigma "oddball", após a administração de uma cápsula de cafeína ou de bromazepam, em um desenho duplo-cego randomizado. RESULTADOS: Foram observadas diferenças estatisticamente significativas quando as condições cafeína e bromazepam foram comparadas com o banco normativo. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados sugerem que a cafeína e o bromazepam têm efeitos moduladores específicos no SNC.

The P300 component of the event-related potential (ERP) is a general measurement of "cognitive efficiency". It is an index of the ability of an individual's central nervous system (CNS) to process incoming information. OBJECTIVE: To compare the neuromodulatory effects of caffeine and bromazepam on the visual ERP (P300), in relation to a P300 normative database. METHOD: 15 right-handed individuals (7 male and 8 female), between 20 and 30 years of age, healthy, free of any cognitive impairment and not making use of psychoactive substances were studied. Participants were submitted to a visual discrimination task, which employed the "oddball" paradigm, after the administration of caffeine and bromazepam, in a randomized, double-blind design. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were observed when the caffeine and bromazepam conditions were compared to the normative database. CONCLUSION: The present results suggest that caffeine and bromazepam have distinct modulatory effects on CNS functioning.

An integrated characterization study of Swiss chard grown in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, was carried out. As Swiss chard is a vegetable of important regional consumption, the determination of its basic constituents, minerals and pigments was done to appraise the nutritional value offered by this food in our area. Moisture, ash content, proteins, fats, available carbohydrates, total dietary fiber, chlorophylls and carotenoids were analysed, comparing the leaves and the stems. As to minerals, calcium, magnesium, sodium, manganese, zinc, iron, phosphorous, potassium, and boron were determined. Differences in the concentration of minerals, proteins, fats and fiber between the leaves and the stems were found, as well as the carotenoid content mainly in the leaves. These findings revealed important differences in energy content and provitamin A value, showing that the stem is a usable part of this vegetable to be recommended in diets with low calories.

Se realizaron estudios de caracterización integral de acelga (Beta vulgaris, var. cycla) cultivada en la Provincia de Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Por tratarse de un vegetal de importante consumo regional, se realizó la determinación de sus constituyentes básicos, minerales y pigmentos para conocer los valores nutricionales que aporta este alimento en nuestra región. Se analizaron comparando hoja y tallo: humedad, cenizas, proteínas, grasas, hidratos de carbono utilizables, fibra dietaria total, contenido de clorofila y carotenoides. En cuanto a minerales, se determinaron calcio, magnesio, sodio, potasio, manganeso, zinc, hierro, fósforo y boro. Se encontraron diferencias en los aportes de minerales, proteínas, grasas y fibra entre hoja y tallo, así como también el contenido de carotenoides exclusivamente en las hojas. Los resultados marcan importantes diferencias en el contenido energético y en su valor provitamínico A entre la hoja y el tallo de este vegetal, mostrando que este último es una parte aprovechable de la planta, recomendable en dietas hipocalóricas.

Composición de carotenoides y valor de vitamina a de una calabaza argentina (Cucurbita moschata). Se determinó la composición de carotenoides de un tipo de calabaza (Cucurbita moschata), conocida como "anco coreano" cultivada en la provincia de Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Los principales carotenoides aislados fueron identificados como mayoritarios, beta -caroteno (beta ,beta -caroteno), alfa -caroteno (beta ,épsilon -caroteno), luteína (beta ,épsilon -caroteno-3,3’-diol) y como minoritarios, fitoflueno (7,8,11,12,7’,8’-hexahidro-psi ,psi -caroteno), zeta -caroteno (7,8-7’,8’-tetrahidro-psi ,psi -caroteno), neurosporeno (7,8-dihidro-psi ,psi -caroteno), violaxantina (5,6,5’,6’-diepoxi-5,6,5’,6’-tetrahidro-beta ,beta -caroteno-3,3’-diol) y neoxantina (5’,6’-epoxi-6,7-didehidro-5,6,5’,6’-tetrahidro-beta ,beta -caroteno-3,5,3’-triol). En algunas muestras fueron detectados beta -caroteno 5,6,5’,6’-diepóxido (5,6,5’,6’-diepoxi-5,6,5’,6’-tetrahidro-beta ,beta -caroteno) y flavoxantina (5,8-epoxi-5,8-dihidro-?,?-caroteno-3,3'-diol). También fue detectada por HPLC la presencia de isómeros cis de beta ,beta -caroteno. El valor de vitamina A obtenido fue 432 my g RE/ 100g de muestra fresca, lo cual indica que este vegetal es una fuente importante de provitamina A

The carotenoid composition of butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) cultivated in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, was determined. The main carotenoids isolated were identified as beta -carotene (beta ,beta -carotene), alpha -carotene (beta ,epsilon -carotene), and lutein (beta ,epsilon -carotene-3,3’-diol) and the minor carotenoids, as phytofluene (7,8,11,12,7’,8’-hexahydro-psi ,psi -carotene), zeta -carotene (7,8,7’,8’-tetrahydro-psi ,psi -carotene), neurosporene (7,8-dihydro-psi ,psi -carotene), violaxanthin (5,6,5’,6’-diepoxy-5,6,5’,6’-tetrahydro-???-carotene-3,3’-diol) and neoxanthin (5,6-epoxy-6,7-didehydro-5,6,5’,6’-tetrahydro-beta ,beta -carotene-3,5,3’-triol). In some samples, 5,6,5’,6’-beta -carotene diepoxide, (5,6,5’,6’-diepoxy-5,6,5’,6’-tetrahydro-beta ,beta -carotene) and flavoxanthin (5,8-epoxy-5,8-dihydro-beta ,epsilon -?carotene-3,3'-diol) were detected. The presence of cis-isomers of -beta ,beta -carotene was also detected by HPLC. The vitamin A value obtained was 432 ?g RE/ 100g fresh sample, which indicates that this vegetable is an important source of provitamin A