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Q3406293
Inglês
Renowned for its stunning biodiversity, the Amazon
rainforest region is also home to a vast array of people and
cultures. “People usually think that the environment doesn’t
contain and include people, but it does,” said soil scientist
Judson Ferreira Valentim, who lives in Brazil’s Acre state.
“There are many different Amazonias and many different
Amazonians.”
(www.aljazeera.com, 28.11.2023. Adaptado.)
According to the information presented, a suitable title for the text is:
(www.aljazeera.com, 28.11.2023. Adaptado.)
According to the information presented, a suitable title for the text is:
Q3406292
Inglês
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Misinformation and disinformation
Misinformation is false or inaccurate information — getting
the facts wrong. Disinformation is false information, which is
deliberately intended to mislead — intentionally misstating the
facts.
The spread of misinformation and disinformation has
affected our ability to improve public health, address climate
change, maintain a stable democracy, and more. By providing
valuable insight into how and why we are likely to believe
misinformation and disinformation, psychological science can
inform how we protect ourselves against its ill effects.
(www.apa.org. Adaptado.)
No trecho do segundo parágrafo “we are likely to believe misinformation and disinformation”, o termo sublinhado é empregado no sentido de
Q3406291
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Misinformation and disinformation
Misinformation is false or inaccurate information — getting
the facts wrong. Disinformation is false information, which is
deliberately intended to mislead — intentionally misstating the
facts.
The spread of misinformation and disinformation has
affected our ability to improve public health, address climate
change, maintain a stable democracy, and more. By providing
valuable insight into how and why we are likely to believe
misinformation and disinformation, psychological science can
inform how we protect ourselves against its ill effects.
(www.apa.org. Adaptado.)
De acordo com o texto, a distinção entre “misinformation” e
“disinformation” é que
Q3406290
Inglês
Social media and the internet
Social media are forms of digital communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content. Social media use is not inherently beneficial or harmful. Social media platforms offer powerful opportunities for socialization and connection, but may also have some negative effects, including misinformation and disinformation, hate speech, and cyberbullying. At the extreme, social media use can interfere with sleep, physical activity, and in-person social interactions.
(www.apa.org. Adaptado.)
The text intends to
Social media are forms of digital communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content. Social media use is not inherently beneficial or harmful. Social media platforms offer powerful opportunities for socialization and connection, but may also have some negative effects, including misinformation and disinformation, hate speech, and cyberbullying. At the extreme, social media use can interfere with sleep, physical activity, and in-person social interactions.
(www.apa.org. Adaptado.)
The text intends to
Q3389979
Inglês
Classify the underlined and bolded words (1 to 4), according to their grammatical category as used in Text 2.
Q3389978
Inglês
Read Text 2 and pay very close attention to the words that are underlined and in bold
Text 2
White Blood
Doctors in Germany faced something they had never seen before. A 39-year-old patient’s blood was so pale and thick that it looked like milk. The medical condition was not a mystery. The (1) nearly comatose patient suffered from extreme hypertriglyceridemia. It is caused by too much fat in the blood.
Siphoning off the offending triglyceride molecules and returning the cleaned plasma to the body usually solves the problem. However, when staff tried the normal route, his viscous blood clogged the hospital’s filtering equipment. Not once, but twice. The problem was a record amount of triglycerides. Around 500 mg/dL is considered “high.” The man’s count read (2) an astonishing 18,000 mg/dL.
Desperate to save his life, doctors (3) resorted to an ancient remedy abandoned by modern medicinebloodletting. A good amount of the white gunk was drained and replaced with red blood cell concentrates and saline solution. It worked. (4) Although the cause of the severity is unknown, the patient’s genes, obesity, and irregular consumption of his diabetes medication might have combined to cause the mother of all hypertriglyceridemia cases.
(Source: 10 Fascinating Facts And Stories Involving Body Parts - Listverse - Adapted. Retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
Select the option that provides the CORRECT sequence to replace the underlined words in Text 2, while maintaining the original meaning as closely as possible.
Text 2
White Blood
Doctors in Germany faced something they had never seen before. A 39-year-old patient’s blood was so pale and thick that it looked like milk. The medical condition was not a mystery. The (1) nearly comatose patient suffered from extreme hypertriglyceridemia. It is caused by too much fat in the blood.
Siphoning off the offending triglyceride molecules and returning the cleaned plasma to the body usually solves the problem. However, when staff tried the normal route, his viscous blood clogged the hospital’s filtering equipment. Not once, but twice. The problem was a record amount of triglycerides. Around 500 mg/dL is considered “high.” The man’s count read (2) an astonishing 18,000 mg/dL.
Desperate to save his life, doctors (3) resorted to an ancient remedy abandoned by modern medicinebloodletting. A good amount of the white gunk was drained and replaced with red blood cell concentrates and saline solution. It worked. (4) Although the cause of the severity is unknown, the patient’s genes, obesity, and irregular consumption of his diabetes medication might have combined to cause the mother of all hypertriglyceridemia cases.
(Source: 10 Fascinating Facts And Stories Involving Body Parts - Listverse - Adapted. Retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
Select the option that provides the CORRECT sequence to replace the underlined words in Text 2, while maintaining the original meaning as closely as possible.
Q3389977
Inglês
Complete the sentences with one of the Relative Pronouns, in parentheses, in order to make them grammatically CORRECT, based on the standard rules.
I. The person to .......... you spoke yesterday is my neighbour. (whom - which)
II. The car, ............. is parked outside, needs a wash. (which - that)
III. The boy .............. bike was stolen reported it to the police. (which - whose)
IV. The house ............. we bought last year needs some repairs. (that - whom)
V. He is the teacher ......... inspired me to study science. (who - which)
VI. He’s the author of the book about ........ everyone is talking. (who - whom)
Mark the alternative that corresponds to the CORRECT sequence from I to VI, respectively, to complete the sentences.
I. The person to .......... you spoke yesterday is my neighbour. (whom - which)
II. The car, ............. is parked outside, needs a wash. (which - that)
III. The boy .............. bike was stolen reported it to the police. (which - whose)
IV. The house ............. we bought last year needs some repairs. (that - whom)
V. He is the teacher ......... inspired me to study science. (who - which)
VI. He’s the author of the book about ........ everyone is talking. (who - whom)
Mark the alternative that corresponds to the CORRECT sequence from I to VI, respectively, to complete the sentences.
Q3389976
Inglês
The text below was extracted from the article What excessive screen time does to the adult brain, and some words have been removed from it.
Binge-watching television, watching YouTube videos for hours, or scrolling on your phone every morning may seem (I) ____________, but research shows that too much screen time may be (II) ____________ to your health. [...] Too much (III) ____________ can impact our health in a myriad of ways, (IV) ____________ eye strain and neck pain (V)________social isolation and mental health issues, and in some cases, it may cause harm (VI) ____________ our brains.
(Source: Adapted from What Excessive Screen Time Does to the Adult Brain | Cognitive Enhancement (stanford.edu), retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
Select the option that contains the CORRECT sequence of words to accurately complete the excerpt.
Binge-watching television, watching YouTube videos for hours, or scrolling on your phone every morning may seem (I) ____________, but research shows that too much screen time may be (II) ____________ to your health. [...] Too much (III) ____________ can impact our health in a myriad of ways, (IV) ____________ eye strain and neck pain (V)________social isolation and mental health issues, and in some cases, it may cause harm (VI) ____________ our brains.
(Source: Adapted from What Excessive Screen Time Does to the Adult Brain | Cognitive Enhancement (stanford.edu), retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
Select the option that contains the CORRECT sequence of words to accurately complete the excerpt.
Q3389975
Inglês
Mark the alternative in which the Passive Voice sentence corresponds to its Active Voice form, in accordance with standard grammar rules.
Q3389974
Inglês
Read the information in Text 1, published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Text 1
Monkeypox is nothing new, and the virus is endemic in several countries. But when cases started appearing beyond the expected places—and among people who didn’t travel to those endemic regions—researchers paid attention. [...] We’ve been aware of monkeypox for decades, and we have been interested in it mostly because it’s a cousin of smallpox. It is a related orthopoxvirus. The symptoms, although somewhat less severe, are quite similar to smallpox. In most cases, it causes relatively mild illness, meaning most people don’t end up in the hospital with it. [...] It spreads through large respiratory droplets and bodily fluids, so mostly it spreads through close or intimate contact with other people. It’s not highly contagious— nothing like COVID, for example. [...] The Monkeypox virus does tend to be a very stable virus. Unlike COVID, or flu that’s mutating constantly, the orthopoxviruses tend to be quite stable. I think the expectation is that the vaccines would still be effective.
(Source: Adapted from What You Need to Know About Monkeypox | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health (jhu.edu), retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
According to Text 1, analyse whether the statements that follow are true (T) or false (F).
I ( ) Monkeypox is a recently discovered virus that has drawn researchers' attention.
II ( ) Monkeypox and smallpox are caused by viruses that belong to the same family.
III ( ) Usually, the symptoms of smallpox do not result in severe manifestations or health problems and are generally not serious, unlike those of the monkeypox.
IV ( ) The monkeypox virus mutates constantly. Covid and the flu viruses are likely to be quite stable.
V ( ) It's expected that the vaccines for monkeypox, smallpox, Covid, and the flu are effective because these viruses are relatively stable.
VI ( ) Some regions of the world experience ongoing levels of monkeypox rather than occasional outbreaks.
The statements I to VI are respectively:
Text 1
Monkeypox is nothing new, and the virus is endemic in several countries. But when cases started appearing beyond the expected places—and among people who didn’t travel to those endemic regions—researchers paid attention. [...] We’ve been aware of monkeypox for decades, and we have been interested in it mostly because it’s a cousin of smallpox. It is a related orthopoxvirus. The symptoms, although somewhat less severe, are quite similar to smallpox. In most cases, it causes relatively mild illness, meaning most people don’t end up in the hospital with it. [...] It spreads through large respiratory droplets and bodily fluids, so mostly it spreads through close or intimate contact with other people. It’s not highly contagious— nothing like COVID, for example. [...] The Monkeypox virus does tend to be a very stable virus. Unlike COVID, or flu that’s mutating constantly, the orthopoxviruses tend to be quite stable. I think the expectation is that the vaccines would still be effective.
(Source: Adapted from What You Need to Know About Monkeypox | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health (jhu.edu), retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
According to Text 1, analyse whether the statements that follow are true (T) or false (F).
I ( ) Monkeypox is a recently discovered virus that has drawn researchers' attention.
II ( ) Monkeypox and smallpox are caused by viruses that belong to the same family.
III ( ) Usually, the symptoms of smallpox do not result in severe manifestations or health problems and are generally not serious, unlike those of the monkeypox.
IV ( ) The monkeypox virus mutates constantly. Covid and the flu viruses are likely to be quite stable.
V ( ) It's expected that the vaccines for monkeypox, smallpox, Covid, and the flu are effective because these viruses are relatively stable.
VI ( ) Some regions of the world experience ongoing levels of monkeypox rather than occasional outbreaks.
The statements I to VI are respectively:
Q3389973
Inglês
The image below represents a phenomenon widely recognized around the world, particularly in poorer and developing countries, known as 'Brain Drain.'
(Source: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvIwfjxiZu4/V6KAlfPrSYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ya3cGDKxfrc7LodtbR8qSQAtOTyGmhlgCLcB/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg, retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
Choose the alternative which CORRECTLY explains the meaning of 'Brain Drain', according to the image above.
(Source: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvIwfjxiZu4/V6KAlfPrSYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ya3cGDKxfrc7LodtbR8qSQAtOTyGmhlgCLcB/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg, retrieved on 23rd Sep, 2024)
Choose the alternative which CORRECTLY explains the meaning of 'Brain Drain', according to the image above.
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Q3355054
Inglês
Read Text 1 and Text 2 below.
Text 1
Most animals can regenerate some parts of their bodies, such as skin. But when a three-banded panther worm is cut into three pieces, each piece grows into a new worm. Researchers are investigating this feat partly to learn more about humans’ comparatively limited abilities to regenerate, and they’re making exciting progress. An especially promising discovery is that both humans and panther worms have a gene for early growth response (EGR) linked to regeneration.
Text 2
When Mansi Srivastava and her team reported that panther worms, like humans, possess a gene for EGR, it caused excitement. However, as the team pointed out, the gene likely functions very differently in humans than it does in panther worms. Srivastava has likened EGR to a switch that activates other genes involved in regeneration in panther worms, but how this switch operates in humans remains unclear.
Disponível em: http://satsuite.collegeboard.org. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
After you have read both texts, it is possible to state that
Text 1
Most animals can regenerate some parts of their bodies, such as skin. But when a three-banded panther worm is cut into three pieces, each piece grows into a new worm. Researchers are investigating this feat partly to learn more about humans’ comparatively limited abilities to regenerate, and they’re making exciting progress. An especially promising discovery is that both humans and panther worms have a gene for early growth response (EGR) linked to regeneration.
Text 2
When Mansi Srivastava and her team reported that panther worms, like humans, possess a gene for EGR, it caused excitement. However, as the team pointed out, the gene likely functions very differently in humans than it does in panther worms. Srivastava has likened EGR to a switch that activates other genes involved in regeneration in panther worms, but how this switch operates in humans remains unclear.
Disponível em: http://satsuite.collegeboard.org. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
After you have read both texts, it is possible to state that
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Q3355053
Inglês
Some researchers studying Indigenous actors and filmmakers in the United States have turned their
attention to the early days of cinema, particularly the 1910s and 1920s, when people like James Young Deer,
Dark Cloud, Edwin Carewe, and Lillian St. Cyr (known professionally as Red Wing) were involved in one way or
another with numerous films. In fact, so many films and associated records for this era have been lost that counts
of those four figures’ output should be taken as bare minimums rather than totals.
The chart below represents credited film output of James Young Deer, Dark Cloud, Edwin Carewe, and Lillian St. Cyr.
Disponível em: http://satsuite.collegeboard.org. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
Based on this text and on the data provided in the chart, it is possible to state, for example, that
The chart below represents credited film output of James Young Deer, Dark Cloud, Edwin Carewe, and Lillian St. Cyr.
Disponível em: http://satsuite.collegeboard.org. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
Based on this text and on the data provided in the chart, it is possible to state, for example, that
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Q3355052
Inglês
Concertgoers wear haptic suits created for the deaf by Music: Not Impossible, during an outdoor concert at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 22, 2023. Angela Weiss—AFP/Getty Images
Feeling the Beats
Music: Not Impossible
By John Mihaly
The Music: Not Impossible haptic suit—a wearable backpack that weighs a couple pounds, with wrist and ankle attachments—translates audio from a concert venue’s mixers and placed microphones into vibrations that allow people who are deaf to feel the music on their skin. From events at Lincoln Center to South x Southwest, Music: Not Impossible has been lending its not-yet-commercially available suits to deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors. “For the deaf, it’s not just about the music; it’s the social aspect,” says Daniel Belquer, the company’s co-founder and “chief vibrational officer.” “To be involved in something larger than themselves, to disappear among the crowd - hearing people take it for granted.”
Disponível em: http://time.com/. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
Sobre a tecnologia descrita no texto, é INCORRETO afirmar que ela
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Q3355051
Inglês
In a first, microplastic particles have been linked to heart disease
By Tara Haelle
Microplastics are everywhere in the environment—and in our bodies. The build-up of these tiny plastic particles in blood vessels is linked to a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and death, according to a new study. When plaque builds up in arteries—a disease called atherosclerosis—the thicker vessel walls reduce blood flow to parts of the body, raising the risk of strokes, angina, and heart attack. The plaques are typically a mixture of cholesterol, fatty substances, waste from cells, calcium, and a blood clotting protein called fibrin. The new study now focuses on some 300 people with atherosclerosis, some of whom also had tiny plastic particles—microplastics and nanoplastics—embedded in plaques in their carotid artery, a major blood vessel in the neck that provides blood to the brain. The people with plastic-containing plaques were more than four times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke or to die from any cause over the next three years, according to the research published on March 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Disponível em: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/. Acesso em: 11 Abr. 2024.
According to the text, what can be said about microplastic particles?
By Tara Haelle
Microplastics are everywhere in the environment—and in our bodies. The build-up of these tiny plastic particles in blood vessels is linked to a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and death, according to a new study. When plaque builds up in arteries—a disease called atherosclerosis—the thicker vessel walls reduce blood flow to parts of the body, raising the risk of strokes, angina, and heart attack. The plaques are typically a mixture of cholesterol, fatty substances, waste from cells, calcium, and a blood clotting protein called fibrin. The new study now focuses on some 300 people with atherosclerosis, some of whom also had tiny plastic particles—microplastics and nanoplastics—embedded in plaques in their carotid artery, a major blood vessel in the neck that provides blood to the brain. The people with plastic-containing plaques were more than four times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke or to die from any cause over the next three years, according to the research published on March 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Disponível em: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/. Acesso em: 11 Abr. 2024.
According to the text, what can be said about microplastic particles?
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Q3355050
Inglês
At the University of Tokyo, researchers have bioengineered a robotic finger that is covered in human skin,
which is water-repellent and self-healing. Using human skin cells, scientists have successfully created a robotic
finger that replicates the real look and feel of human skin. This bioengineered skin was found to be water repellent
and self-repairing when harmed with minor abrasions and wounds. The skin's ability to repair itself when injured
replicates living organisms' skin. In the recently published journal, the scientists explained that the bioengineered
skin was created by first using a mixture of collagen and human dermal fibroblasts. The robotic finger is then
submerged into the skin solution to give the body part the realistic look of skin. Shoji Takeuchi, a tissue engineer
and lead author of this study, expressed his belief that "living skin is the ultimate solution to give robots the look
and touch of living creatures since it is exactly the same material that covers animal bodies." Takeuchi and his
colleagues believe that their biohybrid invention could help to create realistic-looking robots that work within the
medical care and service industry. The humanlike appearance of these robots is an important piece in ensuring
that robots appear approachable. Although the first version of the skin is much weaker than our natural skin and is
not able to survive without nutrient baths and waste removal, Professor Takeuchi and his team are hopeful about
their research. They plan to address their current issues as well as add in more complex features like sensory
neurons, hair, nails, and sweat glands.
Disponível em: https://www.discovery.com/. Acesso em: 18 Fev. 2024.
Considering this text on robots and bioengineering, it is INCORRECT to state that
Disponível em: https://www.discovery.com/. Acesso em: 18 Fev. 2024.
Considering this text on robots and bioengineering, it is INCORRECT to state that
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Q3355049
Inglês
Comic strips are art works with texts aiming to produce some effect of humor. Usually humor results from
the interaction of text and image and is based on play on words, exaggerations, contradictions, or verbal
metaphors.
Drabble by Kevin Fagan for June 10, 2010. Disponível em: https://www.gocomics.com/. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
Considering this comic strip above, it is correct to state that the effect of humor resulted from
Drabble by Kevin Fagan for June 10, 2010. Disponível em: https://www.gocomics.com/. Acesso em: 10 Jan. 2024.
Considering this comic strip above, it is correct to state that the effect of humor resulted from
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Q3355048
Inglês
Large earthquakes are always followed by aftershocks – a series of smaller but still potentially damaging
quakes produced as the ground readjusts. But how long does it take for the aftershocks to die out? A new study
suggests some areas can experience aftershocks decades or even centuries after the original earthquake. In
earthquake-prone areas it is hard to tell the difference between aftershocks and ordinary background seismicity.
But recognizing aftershocks is an important part of assessing a region’s disaster risk. To understand how long
aftershocks can persist, researchers turned to the stable continental interior of North America, where earthquakes
are uncommon. Using statistical analysis, they assessed the timing and clustering of quakes that followed three
large magnitude 6.5 to 8 historical earthquakes: one near south-east Quebec in Canada in 1663; a trio of quakes
around the Missouri-Kentucky border from 1811 to 1812; and an earthquake in Charleston in South Carolina in
1886. Their results, published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, suggest that the Quebec quake in
1663 has likely shaken itself out, but to their surprise nearly a third of modern quakes in the Missouri-Kentucky area
were most likely to be aftershocks from the 1811-12 event, and about 16% of recent quakes in the Charleston
region are probably aftershocks from the 1886 quake.
Disponível em: http://www.theguardian.com/. Acesso em: 4 Fev. 2024.
Tome como base o texto acima e analise as asserções abaixo.
I. Terremotos são sempre seguidos de tremores secundários de menor impacto.
II. Cientistas acreditam que até hoje são sentidos efeitos do terremoto de Quebec de 1663.
III. Abalos sísmicos secundários podem ocorrer até mesmo séculos depois do principal.
IV. Em áreas sísmicas, fica difícil distinguir abalos secundários de simples tremores comuns.
V. É pouco provável que terremotos perto de Charleston estejam relacionados com o de 1886.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas asserções corretas.
Disponível em: http://www.theguardian.com/. Acesso em: 4 Fev. 2024.
Tome como base o texto acima e analise as asserções abaixo.
I. Terremotos são sempre seguidos de tremores secundários de menor impacto.
II. Cientistas acreditam que até hoje são sentidos efeitos do terremoto de Quebec de 1663.
III. Abalos sísmicos secundários podem ocorrer até mesmo séculos depois do principal.
IV. Em áreas sísmicas, fica difícil distinguir abalos secundários de simples tremores comuns.
V. É pouco provável que terremotos perto de Charleston estejam relacionados com o de 1886.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas asserções corretas.
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Q3355047
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These graphs below represent what fourth grade students in different U.S. schools think are humanity’s
biggest problems, as published by The New York Times Learning Network.
Disponível em: http://www.nytimes.com. Acesso em: 17 Mar. 2024.
According to the graphs, it is possible to infer that
I. most children believe people should not be homeless.
II. children think money is more important than world hunger.
III. fourth graders feel adults are not leading the world well.
IV. climate change is a bigger issue in comparison to war.
V. bullying is considered one of the biggest problems in schools.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas asserções corretas.
Disponível em: http://www.nytimes.com. Acesso em: 17 Mar. 2024.
According to the graphs, it is possible to infer that
I. most children believe people should not be homeless.
II. children think money is more important than world hunger.
III. fourth graders feel adults are not leading the world well.
IV. climate change is a bigger issue in comparison to war.
V. bullying is considered one of the biggest problems in schools.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas asserções corretas.
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Q3353574
Inglês
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INSTRUCTION: Read the following text to answer question.
Brachytherapy: A Tool for Fighting Cancer
Imagine you are camping at night, and you are sitting inside a tent. You want to read a book, but it is too dark. If someone outside the tent shines a flashlight at the book, that might help – you might be able to do some reading, especially if the person with the flashlight is not too far away. If the person with the flashlight gets very close to the tent, it will probably be easier to read your book. If you have a flashlight with you inside the tent and you hold your flashlight right up next to the pages of the book, then you are really in business! Brachytherapy is a little like this flashlight, because doctors deliver a dose of radiation right up close to tumor cells instead of treating them from farther away.
There are several ways to treat cancer using radiation. [...] When healthcare providers use beams of radiation from outside the patient, like with the linear accelerator, that is a little like shining the flashlight from outside of the tent. This is a great option, especially if doctors can aim the beam very carefully at the target. Another way to treat cancer with radiation is by using little pieces of radioactive metal. If doctors put the radioactive source right into the tumor that they are trying to treat, the cancer cells will get a high dose of radiation. This is what is done in brachytherapy.
Radiation Seeds and Extra Special Robots
There are several ways healthcare providers can deliver brachytherapy treatments. The first one that we will talk about is to use lots of little capsules, called seeds. Even though they are called seeds, these are a lot different than the kind of seeds you use in your garden! These seeds are pretty small – they are each about the size of a grain of rice. A doctor can surgically implant these seeds directly inside a tumor. The seeds stay in place inside and, because they are radioactive, they release radiation right where the cancer is.
In another type of brachytherapy, healthcare providers can use a robot called an afterloader that controls where the radioactive source is placed in the patient. This robot can move the source through special tubes into the inside of a patient. When the treatment is over, the robot removes the source from the patient. When the radiation source is not being used for treatment, it sits inside a container inside the robot. That container is made of lead so that it blocks radiation. The afterloader can be controlled from outside the treatment room, so the doctor and other members of the healthcare team can be outside of the room while the source is outside of its special container and is being used to treat the patient. This makes delivering radiation safer for the medical team, because they are not exposed to radiation each time they treat a patient.
Available at: https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ frym.2024.1378550. Accessed on: July 27, 2024.
The idiom even though in “Even though they are called
seeds, these are a lot different than the kind of seeds you
use in your garden!” is closest in meaning to
Conheça nossos planos