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Anticipating the introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) on childhood National Immunization Program (NIP), an active population-based surveillance on pneumonia hospitalizations was conducted as a baseline, enabling a vaccination impact study. The objectives of the present research were: (i) to assess the reliability of the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH-SUS) as a data source for assessing PCV10 impact on pneumonia; (ii) to measure the impact of vaccination with PCV10 in reducing the incidence of clinical and X-Ray confirmed pneumonia, in children residing in Goiânia municipality. Methods. In this study, we conducted an active prospective population-based surveillance on pneumonia in the post PCV10 vaccination period (2011-2013), in all 17 pediatric hospitals of Goiânia, with similar methodology used in the previous pneumonia surveillance during the pre vaccination period (2007-2009). Children aged 2-35 months of age, admitted to hospitalization with suspected diagnosis of pneumonia, were elegible for the survey. Clinical pneumonia and X-Ray confirmed pneumonia were the outcomes. The intervention was the PCV10, introduced in June 2010 in Goiania. Probabilistic linkage was performed between the SIH-SUS database (secondary data) and the active population surveillance (primary data) for the year 2012, to measure the agreement of case identification on pneumonia hospitalization rates between both data sources. To assess the impact of PCV10, annual incidence of clinical pneumonia and X-Ray confirmed pneumonia (per 100,000 population) and respective 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was estimated for the post vaccinations period and compared to the rates obtained for the pre vaccination period. The relative risk for pneumonia and respective 95%CI were calculated based on Poisson distribution. The percentage change in rates (1-relative risk) between pre and post vaccination periods was calculated. Results. Pneumonia incidence rates obtained by the SIH-SUS were statistically similar to those obtained by active population surveillance for children 2-23meses (p = 0.184). On the PCV10 impact evaluation study, the rates of hospitalization for clinical and RXT confirmed pneumonia in children under 24 months decreased 13.1% (from 5,728/100,000 to 4,976/100,000) and 25.4% (from 2,497/100,000 to 1,862/100,000), respectively, after routine immunization. / Introdução. Antecipando a introdução da vacina pneumocócica conjugada 10-valente (PCV10) no calendário de vacinação infantil do Programa Nacional de Imunizações (PNI), um estudo de vigilância de base populacional ativa foi conduzido como linha de base, possibilitando, assim, avaliar o impacto da vacinação nas hospitalizações por pneumonia. Assim, os objetivos desta investigação foram: (i) avaliar a confiabilidade do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH-SUS) como fonte de dados para estudos de avaliação de impacto da PCV10 nas pneumonias; (ii) avaliar o impacto da vacinação com a PCV10 na redução da incidência de hospitalizações de crianças com pneumonia clínica e confirmada por Raio-X de tórax (RXT), residentes no município de Goiânia. Métodos. Neste estudo, conduzimos uma vigilância populacional prospectiva, ativa, de pneumonias no período pós vacinal (2011-2013) em 17 hospitais pediátricos de Goiânia, com metodologia similar à conduzida em estudo anterior, no período pré vacinal (2007-2009). Foram elegíveis para o estudo crianças de 2 a 35 meses de idade, admitidas com com diagnóstico inicial de pneumonia. Os desfechos foram pneumonia clínica e pneumonia confirmada por RXT. A intervenção foi a PCV10, introduzida em junho de 2010 em Goiânia. A técnica de linkage probabilístico foi utilizada para vincular o banco de dados do SIH-SUS (dados secundários) e o da vigilância populacional ativa (dados primários) referentes ao ano de 2012, e desta forma, avaliar a concordância no diagnóstico e nas taxas de hospitalização por pneumonia entre as duas fontes de dados. Para avaliar o impacto da PCV10, calculou-se a incidência anual de pneumonia clínica e confirmada por RXT (por 100.000 habitantes) e respectivos intervalos de 95% de confiança (IC95%) para o período pós vacinal, e comparou-se com as taxas do período pré vacinal. O risco relativo para pneumonia e respectivos IC95% foram calculados com base na distribuição de Poisson. O percentual de mudança entre as taxas pré e pós vacinal foi calculado como 1-risco relativo. Resultados. As taxas de pneumonia obtidas pelo SIH-SUS foram estatisticamente similares às obtidas por vigilância populacional ativa para as crianças de 2-23meses (p=0,184). No estudo de avaliação do impacto da PCV10, as taxas de hospitalização por pneumonia clínica e confirmada por RXT em crianças menores de 24 meses reduziram 13.1% (de 5,728/100,000 para 4,976/100,000) e 25.4% (de 2,497/100,000 para 1,862/100,000), respectivamente, após a vacinação de rotina. Conclusões. Dados do SIH-SUS podem ser utilizados para avaliar o impacto da PCV10 nas hospilazações por pneumonia na infância. Após 3 anos de vacinação com a PCV10 em Goiânia, observou-se significante queda das taxas de hospitalização por pneumonia clinica e confirmada por RXT em crianças alvo do PNI.

The chemistry of actinides in solution is a very important aspect of the nuclear fuel cycle, especially as the energy needs of the world continue to increase. However, the radio-active nature of the actinides makes experimentation very difficult and dedicated expensive instruments are required. In addition, the disposal of radio-active waste materials requires a proper understanding of their chemistry at a molecular level. To tackle the problem, and to underpin the experimental studies, in this thesis we have studied the redox chemistry and disproportionation mechanism of actinyl complexes in solution using state-of-the art computational methods. Reduction potentials of actinyl complexes in solution have been estimated in solution using density functional theory (DFT) approaches. Solvation effects were included in the quantum chemistry calculations with the conductor like polarisable continuum model (CPCM) solvation method. First of all, we have validated our computational method by studying a variety of solute cavity definitions within the CPCM solvation model and assessed the performance of a range of DFT functionals to suitable to accurately describe the actinide chemistry in solution. Penta-valent uranyl(V) ions are unstable and readily disproportionate; in this study we have explored outer-sphere electron transfer and disproportionation mechanisms to determine the stability of these ions in solution. We have found that the process of outer-sphere disproportionation is unlikely to occur in non-aqueous solutions, such as DMSO, DMF, DCM, acetonitrile and pyridine, when the uranyl(V) ion is bound with a multi-dentate organic ligand. However, our computational results hypothesise that the presence of a trace of water in the experimental conditions can promote a disproportionation reaction by protonating the uranyl(V) ‘yl’ oxygen atoms and then the electron transfer process would proceed through either inner or outer sphere mechanism. In addition, the effect of alkali metal cations on the outer-sphere disproportionation mechanisms was also studied. Overall it has been shown that DFT can be used to accurately predict the redox properties of actinyl complexes in solution and thus contributing for an effective and efficient design of nuclear material separations, proper as well as safer radioactive waste disposal.

Vojtěch Stejskal - Diplomová práce 2014 - Přírodovědecká fakulta UK v Praze 4 ABSTRACT The thesis describes pilot applications of combined method - combination of sodium lactate and nanoparticles of zero-valent iron and their synergic effect. Two applications of combined method are described onto two geologically different sites - in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem and Spolchemie in Ústí nad Labem. First site is contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls; contamination is situated in hydraulically well conducted porous media formed by weathered granodiorite. Main contaminants of Spolchemie site are trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, contamination is situated in geologically heterogenous quaternary terrace of Bílina river. Effects of combined method on two different sites were compared and recommendations and conclusions were done. Part of the thesis is research of scientific articles and literature on topics: polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorinated ethylenes, in situ chemical reduction by sodium lactate and nanoiron, natural conditions of both sites, history of sites. In the thesis are also processed and evaluated results of geophysical investigation, changes of groundwater level and results of groundwater monitoring in view of the application of combined method on both sites.