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Recent studies have demonstrated that offshore seismic reflection data can be used to detect boundaries in the water column. This novel approach, called "seismic oceanography", has produced clear pictures of water mass interfaces (i.e., thermoclines, internal waves, fronts, eddies) in different oceanic environments. As the study of ocean circulation requires an extensive spatial and temporal coverage of observations, the possibility of using seismic data available from industrial or academic investigations to support and enhance oceanographic surveys seems very challenging. Since the Southern Ocean represents a key study area for climate due to the deep water formation process which triggers the Global Thermohaline Circulation, we began to reprocess seismic lines recently acquired off Wilkes Land (east Antarctica) in the framework of the WEGA project, to investigate the presence of reflections in the seawater column. A first evaluation of the possibility of recognizing fine structures in the water column is positive: seismic lines acquired along the Wilkes Land continental margin show signals correlated with boundaries inferred by conventional oceanographic measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is an urgent need to find consensus on screening, diagnosing and treating all degrees of DYSGLYCEMIA that may occur during pregnancies in Brazil, considering that many cases of DYSGLYCEMIA in pregnant women are currently not diagnosed, leading to maternal and fetal complications. For this reason the Brazilian Diabetes Society (SBD) and the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Societies (FEBRASGO), got together to introduce this proposal. We present here a joint consensus regarding the standardization of clinical management for pregnant women with any degree of Dysglycemia, on the basis of current information, to improve medical assistance and to avoid related complications of Dysglycemia in pregnancy to the mother and the fetus. This consensus aims to standardize the diagnosis among general practitioners, endocrinologists and obstetricians allowing the dissemination of information in basic health units, public and private services, that are responsible for screening, diagnosing and treating disglycemic pregnant patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article summarizes the state of the art in research on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and occupational exposure. The major chemical and physical agents are considered and the methodological difficulties of epidemiological surveys are discussed. Work-related CVD, like all occupational disorders, are changing continuously as a consequence of modifications in industrial processes, improvements in preventative measures, and the tertiarization of the economy. The cornerstones of a preventative strategy of CVD are still based on environmental monitoring and medical surveillance, but at the same time on multidisciplinary and multicentred scientific research. Where possible, health promotion will include more general programmes directed at changing personal risk factors. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]