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Miguel de Castanhoso participated in the Portuguese expedition sent to Ethiopia, under the command of Cristóvão da Gama, to provide military support to Emperor Galawdewos between 1541-1543. Having published his account in 1564, Castanhoso imprinted a mythical and prophetic tone to his text, laying the foundations for the martyrology of Dom Cristóvão, who was tortured by Muslim enemies and was said to work miracles. This article analyzes Castanhoso's account, based on the political issues surrounding a project of a martyrology around the name of Cristóvão da Gama. The project, however, revealed the little Portuguese influence in the matters of the Roman church, because Gama's martyrology did not achieve any political or religious international impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lipid and protein oxidation generates losses in the nutritional value and a reduction in total quality of meat. This study analyzed the effect of the addition of honey from stingless bees (Scaptotrigona mexicana) on the quality and conservation of ground and cooked chicken breast, during refrigeration storage. To fresh ground meat it was added 1, 3 and 5% honey, and meat without honey was used as a control. Meat with and without honey was cooked and evaluated after 0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 d of storage at 4 °C. A completely randomized design with a factorial arrangement of (4x5) was used for the analysis of data. At the end of each storage period, cooking performance (RC), pH, acidity, water activity (aw), moisture, color, texture profile (TPA), lipid oxidation (TBARS) and protein oxidation (DNPH) were evaluated. The addition of honey maintained the quality of the chicken breast for the 12 d of refrigeration storage, the physiochemical variables, as hardness, pH and color showed no significant differences. The addition of honey increased the cooking performance. Additionally, lipid and protein oxidation decreased by the honey effect, thus showing antioxidant potential; the addition of 5% was the treatment with the lowest lipid oxidation. Therefore, evaluated type of honey (from stingless bees) may be used as a functional, natural and alternative product to substitute synthetic antioxidants in chicken meat and derived products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To evaluate the joint range of motion of critically ill patients during hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Methods: This work was a prospective longitudinal study conducted in a critical care unit of a public hospital in the city of Salvador (BA) from September to November 2010. The main variable evaluated was the passive joint range of motion. A goniometer was used to measure the elbows, knees and ankles at the time of admission and at discharge. All patients admitted in the period were included other than patients with length of stay <72 hours and patients with reduced joint range of motion on admission. Results: The sample consisted of 22 subjects with a mean age of 53.5±17.6 years, duration of stay in the intensive care unit of 13.0±6.0 days and time on mechanical ventilation of 12.0±6.3 days. The APACHE II score was 28.5±7.3, and the majority of patients had functional independence at admission with a prior Barthel index of 88.8±19. The losses of joint range of motion were 11.1±2.1°, 11.0±2.2°, 8.4±1.7°, 9.2±1.6°, 5.8±0.9° and 5.1±1.0°, for the right and left elbows, knees and ankles, respectively (p<0.001). Conclusion: There was a tendency towards decreased range of motion of large joints such as the ankle, knee and elbow during hospitalization in the intensive care unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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