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The article discusses research on the cryptodire turtle called Trachemys dorbigni that is found within a mesophytic semideciduous forest in São Paulo, Brazil. The researchers studied a female T. dorbigni at Morro do Diabo State Park (MDSP) in the municipality of Teodoro Sampaio, which was captured by hand, photographed and released at the same place. They suggested that further studies are needed to examine the impact of human introduced populations on the turtle's natural aquatic environments and to investigate its range in south America.

We studied the richness and composition of the anuran assemblage of Morro do Diabo State Park, the major remnant of Mesophytic Semideciduous Forest in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, through hypothesis tests. From September 2005 to March 2007 we recorded 28 anuran species, comprising a mix of Atlantic, Cerrado and South American widespread species, usually considered tolerant to anthropic modifications. The low richness of species and reproductive modes, the predominance of habitat generalist species, and the high similarity with Cerrado areas can be explained by the climatic seasonality of the studied area (a pronounced dry season), as well as its large distance from centres of anuran diversification, such as the coastal mountains of the wet Atlantic Forest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Almost all NSTEMI patients were admitted to the ICU as it was a hospital routine. • Complications requiring ICU care were infrequent. • Most of the study population had a low ACTION ICU risk score. • The ACTION risk score had low accuracy in the prediction of these complications. The decision on whether non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients should be admitted to intensive care units (ICU) takes into account several factors including hospital routines. The Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network (ACTION) ICU score was developed to predict complications requiring ICU care post-NSTEMI. We described patient characteristics and clinical outcomes of 1263 NSTEMI patients admitted to a private hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018. We also aimed to retrospectively identify NSTEMI patients who might not have needed to be admitted to the ICU based on the ACTION ICU risk score. We defined complications requiring ICU care post-NSTEMI as cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, stroke, re-infarction, death, heart block requiring pacemaker placement, respiratory failure, or sepsis. Mean age was 62.3 years and 35.8% were female. A total of 94.6% of NSTEMI patients were admitted to the ICU. Most NSTEMI patients (91.9%) underwent coronary angiography. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in 47.1% and coronary artery bypass graft surgery in 10.3%. Complications requiring ICU care occurred in 62 patients (4.9%). In-hospital mortality rate was 1.3%. Overall, 70.4% had an ACTION ICU score ≤ 5. The C-statistics for the ACTION risk score to predict complications was 0.55 (95% confidence interval 0.47–0.63). Complications requiring ICU care were infrequent in a cohort of NSTEMI patients who were routinely admitted to the ICU over a 4-year period. The ACTION risk score had low accuracy in the prediction of complications requiring ICU care in our population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the geographic distribution of amphibia, anura, microhylidae Chiasmocleis albopunctata in São Paulo, Brazil. It highlights the field survey conducted in the municipalities of the state, aiming to fill data on the distribution gaps of the species. Particularly, the study investigates the occurrence and characteristics of C. albopunctata that were collected in artificial ponds and forest fragments. It also explores the association of habitat collection on the presence of forest fragments, which might impacted the distribution of C. albopunctata. Furthermore, the authors conclude that the existence of the species in the state had proven the species distribution even on well sampled places.