Abstract A stability-indicating HPLC-DAD method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of dasabuvir and its degradation products in the pharmaceutical formulation. The proposed method utilized a Symmetry® C18 (4.6 x 75 mm, 3.5 µm) column, and the mobile phase consisted of an isocratic elution of formic acid (0.1%) and acetonitrile (55:45, v/v), at a flow of 1 mL min-1; analytes were detected at 244 nm. Dasabuvir was submitted to different stress degradation conditions, such as acidic, alkaline, neutral, thermal, oxidative and photolytic, and the structural elucidation of degradation products was performed using LC-QToF-MS/MS. The HPLC-DAD stability-indicating method was validated for selectivity, linearity, limit of detection and quantification, accuracy, precision and robustness, according to ICH guidelines. Dasabuvir produced two degradation products (DP1 and DP2) from the alkaline stress conditions, which were characterized in negative ion mode. Dasabuvir was linear in the range 9.78 to 136.92 µg mL-1, and DP and DP were linear in the range 2.9 to 20.2 µg mL-1 and 1.3 to 14.9 µg mL-1, respectively. The 1 2 recovery ranged between 99.16 and 100.86%, while precision ranged from 1.02 to 2.89%. As the method can effectively separate the dasabuvir from its degradation products and quantitate them, it may be employed as a stability-indicating method for the pharmaceutical formulation.

Resumo Objetivo Analisar a duração do aleitamento materno e os fatores associados ao desmame total de crianças de seis a 23 meses e 29 dias de idade residentes no município de Cruzeiro do Sul, na Amazônia Ocidental Brasileira. Métodos Estudo transversal, realizado durante a Campanha Nacional de Multivacinação em 2016 e Contra a Influenza em 2017. A amostra foi calculada por conglomerados. A coleta de dados foi efetuada com as mães ou os responsáveis de 679 crianças que compareceram às campanhas de vacinação e responderam a um questionário. Utilizou-se a análise de sobrevivência de Kaplan-Meier e, para os fatores associados ao desmame total, a regressão de Cox. Para todos os testes estatísticos, foi considerado um nível de significância de 5%. Resultados O aleitamento materno foi praticado por 65,3% das crianças, cuja média de idade foi de 13,7 meses (DP± 4,9 meses). O tempo médio de desmame total foi de 16,7 meses (IC95%: 16,06 - 17,36) e a mediana de 22 meses, sendo a probabilidade de tempo de aleitamento materno até dois anos em 49,7%. Os fatores associados ao desmame total foram o tempo da experiência anterior em amamentação menor que seis meses, não praticar o aleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida, uso de chupeta e mamadeira. Conclusão A duração do aleitamento materno foi abaixo do recomendado. Os fatores associados ao desmame total de crianças entre 6 e 23 meses estão relacionados à experiência materna prévia, ao início precoce da prática de amamentação e ao uso de bicos artificiais.

Abstract Objective To analyze the duration of breastfeeding and the factors associated with total weaning of infants aged six to 23 months and 29 days living in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, in the Brazilian Western Amazon. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted during the National Multi-Vaccination Campaign in 2016 and Against Influenza in 2017. The sample was estimated by clusters. The data was collected with the mothers or guardians of 679 infants who attended vaccination campaigns and answered a questionnaire. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used, and Cox regression was used for the factors associated with total weaning. A 5% significance level was considered for all statistical tests. Results Breastfeeding was practiced by 65.3% of the infants, whose mean age was 13.7 months (SD± 4.9 months). The mean total weaning time was 16.7 months (95% CI: 16.06 - 17.36) and the median of 22 months, which is the probability of duration of breastfeeding up to two years old in 49.7%. The factors associated with total weaning were previous breastfeeding experience for less than six months, not breastfeeding in the first hour of life, pacifier use and bottle-feeding. Conclusion The duration of breastfeeding was below the recommended. The factors associated with total weaning of infants between six and 23 months are related to previous maternal experience, early initiation of breastfeeding and the use of artificial nipples.

Resumen Objetivo Analizar la duración de la lactancia materna y los factores asociados al destete total de niños de seis meses a 23 meses y 29 días de edad que viven en el municipio de Cruzeiro do Sul, en la Amazonía Occidental Brasileña. Métodos Estudio transversal, realizado durante la Campaña Nacional de Multivacunación en 2016 y Contra la Influenza en el 2017. La muestra fue calculada por conglomerados. La recopilación de datos se realizó con las madres o los responsables de 679 niños que asistieron a las campañas de vacunación y respondieron un cuestionario. Se utilizó el análisis de supervivencia de Kaplan-Meier y, para los factores asociados al destete total, la regresión de Cox. Para todas las pruebas estadísticas se consideró un nivel de significación del 5 %. Resultados La lactancia materna se practicó en el 65,3 % de los niños, cuyo promedio de edad fue de 13,7 meses (DP± 4,9 meses). El tiempo promedio de destete total fue de 16,7 meses (IC95 %: 16,06 - 17,36) y la mediana de 22 meses, con una probabilidad de tiempo de lactancia materna hasta los dos años del 49,7 %. Los factores asociados al destete total fueron el tiempo de una experiencia anterior de lactancia inferior a seis meses, no practicar la lactancia materna en la primera hora de vida, uso de chupete y de mamadera. Conclusión La duración de la lactancia materna estuvo por debajo de lo recomendado. Los factores asociados al destete total de niños entre 6 y 23 meses están relacionados a experiencias maternas previas, al inicio precoz de la práctica de la lactancia y al uso de tetinas artificiales.

Resumo Investigamos os preditores de atraso no diagnóstico e mortalidade de pacientes com COVID-19 no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Uma coorte de 3.656 pacientes foi avaliada (fevereiro-abril de 2020) e as características sociodemográficas dos pacientes, o bairro e o índice de desenvolvimento social (IDS) foram usados como fatores determinantes dos atrasos no diagnóstico e da mortalidade. Foram realizadas análises de sobrevivência de Kaplan-Meier, modelos de regressão Cox dependentes do tempo e análises de regressão logística multivariada. O tempo mediano desde o início dos sintomas até o diagnóstico foi de oito dias (intervalo interquartil [IQR] 7,23-8,99 dias). Metade dos pacientes se recuperou no período avaliado e 8,3% faleceram. As taxas de mortalidade foram maiores nos homens. Atrasos no diagnóstico foram associados ao sexo masculino (p = 0,015) e pacientes que moravam em áreas com baixo IDS (p < 0,001). As faixas etárias estatisticamente associadas à morte foram: 70-79 anos, 80-89 anos e 90-99 anos. Atrasos no diagnóstico superiores a oito dias também foram fatores de risco para óbito. Atrasos no diagnóstico e fatores de risco para morte por COVID-19 foram associados ao sexo masculino, idade abaixo de 60 anos e pacientes que vivem em regiões com menor IDS. Atrasos superiores a oito dias no diagnóstico aumentam as taxas de mortalidade.

Abstract We investigated the predictors of delay in the diagnosis and mortality of patients with COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A cohort of 3,656 patients were evaluated (Feb-Apr 2020) and patients’ sociodemographic characteristics, and social development index (SDI) were used as determinant factors of diagnosis delays and mortality. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses, time-dependent Cox regression models, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. The median time from symptoms onset to diagnosis was eight days (interquartile range [IQR] 7.23-8.99 days). Half of the patients recovered during the evaluated period, and 8.3% died. Mortality rates were higher in men. Delays in diagnosis were associated with male gender (p = 0.015) and patients living in low SDI areas (p < 0.001). The age groups statistically associated with death were: 70-79 years, 80-89 years, and 90-99 years. Delays to diagnosis greater than eight days were also risk factors for death. Delays in diagnosis and risk factors for death from COVID-19 were associated with male gender, age under 60 years, and patients living in regions with lower SDI. Delays superior to eight days to diagnosis increased mortality rates.

Resumo Investigamos os preditores de atraso no diagnóstico e mortalidade de pacientes com COVID-19 no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Uma coorte de 3.656 pacientes foi avaliada (fevereiro-abril de 2020) e as características sociodemográficas dos pacientes, o bairro e o índice de desenvolvimento social (IDS) foram usados como fatores determinantes dos atrasos no diagnóstico e da mortalidade. Foram realizadas análises de sobrevivência de Kaplan-Meier, modelos de regressão Cox dependentes do tempo e análises de regressão logística multivariada. O tempo mediano desde o início dos sintomas até o diagnóstico foi de oito dias (intervalo interquartil [IQR] 7,23-8,99 dias). Metade dos pacientes se recuperou no período avaliado e 8,3% faleceram. As taxas de mortalidade foram maiores nos homens. Atrasos no diagnóstico foram associados ao sexo masculino (p = 0,015) e pacientes que moravam em áreas com baixo IDS (p < 0,001). As faixas etárias estatisticamente associadas à morte foram: 70-79 anos, 80-89 anos e 90-99 anos. Atrasos no diagnóstico superiores a oito dias também foram fatores de risco para óbito. Atrasos no diagnóstico e fatores de risco para morte por COVID-19 foram associados ao sexo masculino, idade abaixo de 60 anos e pacientes que vivem em regiões com menor IDS. Atrasos superiores a oito dias no diagnóstico aumentam as taxas de mortalidade.

Abstract We investigated the predictors of delay in the diagnosis and mortality of patients with COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A cohort of 3,656 patients were evaluated (Feb-Apr 2020) and patients’ sociodemographic characteristics, and social development index (SDI) were used as determinant factors of diagnosis delays and mortality. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses, time-dependent Cox regression models, and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. The median time from symptoms onset to diagnosis was eight days (interquartile range [IQR] 7.23-8.99 days). Half of the patients recovered during the evaluated period, and 8.3% died. Mortality rates were higher in men. Delays in diagnosis were associated with male gender (p = 0.015) and patients living in low SDI areas (p < 0.001). The age groups statistically associated with death were: 70-79 years, 80-89 years, and 90-99 years. Delays to diagnosis greater than eight days were also risk factors for death. Delays in diagnosis and risk factors for death from COVID-19 were associated with male gender, age under 60 years, and patients living in regions with lower SDI. Delays superior to eight days to diagnosis increased mortality rates.

ABSTRACT Bananas and plantains are herbaceous monocotyledonous plants belonging to the genus Musa, Musaceae, which has a widespread distribution around the world. Various parts of banana plant are commonly used in traditional medicines. Several species of Musa are reported to possess anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycemic and antidiabetic properties. This work is aimed at studying the morphological and anatomical characteristics of the inflorescences of Musa × paradisiaca L., that could contribute to the characterization of these species cultivated in Brazil. Plant materials were collected and prepared in accordance with standard optical microscopy techniques. Morphological characterizations were conducted using morphological descriptors for inflorescences, including some descriptors from International Plant Genetic Resources Institute for Musa spp. Microscope slides were prepared using glycol-methacrylate and were stained in toluidine blue. Main features observed for M. × paradisiaca inflorescence were amphistomatic bracts with tetracytic stomata, fiber caps next to the phloem, adaxial and abaxial uniseriate epidermis, and papillose on the abaxial face. Outer tepals have multilayer epidermis and vascular bundles aligned next to the abaxial face. Free tepal has unilayeredepidermis. Anthers are tetrasporangiate and the locules are separated by the septum. Ovary is inferior and trilocular with external unilayered and internal epidermis. The main morpho-anatomical characteristics of inflorescence of Musa × paradisiaca are highlighted in this study, contributing to provide more information about the characterization of this species cultivated in Brazil.