Search

Through the clinical diagnosis it is possible to identify some kinetic-functional disorders, elaborate the physiotherapeutic goals and choose the most appropriate resources and techniques. The objective was to analyze the clinicalprofile of patients treated in the child neurology sector in a physiotherapy clinic. This is an observational, retrospective study with descriptive statistical analysis. Data collection was carried out through the medical records of patients seen over a period of 6 years (2013 to 2018). The sample was represented by 255 children, median age 25 months, with a predominance of boys (60%). The average age at which the mothers became pregnant (25.8±10.34years), and the level of education was equal to or greater than high school completion (60%). Among the most incident diagnoses, we obtained motor delay and down syndrome. As for the treatment time, the median was 8 months. Understanding the type of child assisted in the sector creates a way to promote better care, guiding professionals, teachers and students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Piracicaba river basin, located in the central-eastern region of Minas Gerais, owns one of the largest and most importante remnants of Atlantic Forest biome in this State. Despite that, environmental pressures created by several economic activities, specially mining, are observed. To understand specificities of regional environmental dynamics could support the creation of more effective public policies for its conservation challenges. The main goal of this study is to identify vulnerable areas to soil loss in Piracicaba river basin, in order to support actions to mitigate environmental impacts and other socio-environmental processes. Specific goals are: to annalyze the role of every environmental component in the vulnerability generated map; to integrate the variables of the physical environment which directly influences the soil loss: climate, geology, soils, geomorphology and use and occupation. The integration of those variables was done by using the environmental vulnerability model of the basic territorial units proposed by Crepani et al. (2001). The results obtained in the model shows that, the southern region of the Piracicaba River basin, located in the edge of Quadrilátero Ferrífero, is more vulnerable to soil loss. The most stable areas are located in the northwest region of the basin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study objective was to analyze the significance of the associations between Technology and Information Technology with the management practices of performance measurement in Brazilian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Therefore, an exploratory descriptive study was carried out through a survey by correspondence in the national organizations listed in the Brazilian Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (ABONG). Thus, a set of structural variables was selected, divided into two fundamental blocks: a) Technology and Information Technology (IT); b) performance planning practices and performance measurement practices. For the analysis process of the association results, the Spearman correlation coefficient was used, considering those with levels of 99% (p= 0.01) as statistically significant. The principal associations between performance measurement practices and the contingency factor technology results revealed several positive and statistically significant correlations with performance planning, performance goals, performance indicators, data collection instruments, and finally, rewards and sanctions. In turn, IT contingency factors showed some positive and statistically significant correlations with the following practices: performance planning, performance indicators, and rewards and sanctions. Therefore, it is suggested that IT contingency factors and, mainly, technology positively influence the use of performance measurement management practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to demonstrate the application of private autonomy in interpersonal relationships, especially affective relationships and, in this case, dating, considering that, currently, this type of relationship is too close to common-law marriage. Many times, because couples live their relationship to the fullest, common-law marriage is unduly recognized, thus invading the sphere of people's autonomy to determine how they relate to each other. In order to do so, we started by analyzing and telling apart autonomy of will from private autonomy, their correlation with the principle of minimum family law and fundamental right to free family planning applied to family relationships and, finally, debate whether it is possible to date today. It was found that, for people to be able to date freely and, consequently, fulfill their personal goals, achieving their so desired happiness, minimum intervention in the couple's private sphere is necessary. Thus, people's freedom to determine how to experience their relationship should prevail, without interference that could lead to an unwanted and non-existent commonlaw marriage situation. In order to do so, the deductive method was used through bibliographical research, and the study of Brazilian legislation and doctrine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The implementation of host groups in a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and other Drugs, supported by a multidisciplinary team, proposes to monitor the service to the user and provide professionals with more information on the individual's life. It is believed to contribute positively to the rehabilitation of the users, providing them with new perspectives and life goals. The study aims to know and understand the design and implementation of host groups in a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs. This narrative research focuses on the process of implementing host groups in the mental health service. Five meetings and a seminar were held with the team to think and structure the implementation of the host groups. Three host groups were designed and implemented in the service: "Who am I", which aims to get to know the users and their life stories; "Knowing a CAPS AD", which aims at a greater understanding of the service and understanding how monitoring and treatment occur; "What I like to do", proposing to get to know better the individual tastes and the daily activities of the users. The groups promoted a better adhesion of users to the service. They also strengthened the active listening process in social exchanges, therapeutic bonds, and the construction of the Singular Therapeutic Plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United Nations Global Compact is an important tool, capable of guide the activities of companies to achieving development based on sustainable premises and in attention to the protection of global human rights premises. For the first time, large companies take on the international commitment to act in accordance with the agreed premises and achieve goals that were previously reserved for States. In this perspective, this article, which will address the introductory part of the master's thesis that will investigate the studies on the new role assumed by companies in the international scenario and the commitments assumed through the Global Compact for the protection of rights human rights under our constitutional context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Changes in sperm morphology have an impact on the fertility of swine reproducers, with losses in the productive indexes, constituting one of the causes of discarding males. In this context, the objective was to identify more frequent abnormalities in semen samples from boars that failed, at an insemination center, in addition to exploring considerations about the disposal of breeders based on the morphological examination. To achieve this goal, semen was collected from 95 pigs and sperm morphology was evaluated. Among the 95 breeders that had their semen evaluated in the first collection, 78% had their semen approved and 22% failed. During the first semen collection, most of the sperm abnormalities (31.52 % ± 8.85) identified were distal (13.76 % ± 7.48) and proximal (11.95 % ± 6.72) cytoplasmic gout. The 21 breeders with failed samples in the first collection, were again evaluated and 19% failed (4 boars), the average recurrent abnormalities (33.75 % ± 2.38) were distal (14.25 % ± 1.92) and proximal (12.5 % ± 4.39) cytoplasmic gout. Through this study it was possible to observe that the morphological evaluation of sperm in swine farms is an extremely necessary tool to identify animals for selection and reproductive disposal. The repetition of the morphological examination in males that had their semen failed should be performed in order to avoid false conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information technology plays an important role in logistics activities, helping to achieve good quality, low cost services and as a source of competitive differentiation. This study examines the role of information technology applied to logistics (TIL) in the context of strategic logistics management (SLM) as a tool for facilitating logistics operational performance (LOP). A qualitative exploratory study was conducted with a sample of thirteen logistics services providers (LSP) located in the region of Foz do Iguaçu in the Brazilian state of Paraná. In-depth interviews were conducted with the logistics managers, and the data gathered from the interviewees' statements were submitted to content analysis. The results revealed that information technology applied to logistics was an important technological tool that, in interaction with strategic logistics management, prompted logistics services providers to manage the order cycle, remove activities that do not add value, and streamline deliveries, enabling them to meet the logistics performance goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to study what are the difficulties of university managers and servers of a university campus in the application of project execution and effectiveness control tools. Through bibliographic review and interviews, the importance of the implementation of project quality monitoring and evaluation tools, the perceptions of the interviewees and the obstacles to be overcome were analyzed. In this way, project management and its relevance in achieving the set goals will be exposed, serving as a parameter in relation to the practices presented by the interviewees. Thus, it is expected to contribute to the identification of actions that generate positive results and, consequently, assist in meeting the objectives set, in addition to the obstacles faced and how they may negatively impact the achievement of goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study proposes to discover relations between gender and school performance, composed in particular by values of academic goals (3 non-cognitive psychosocial factors), from a sample of students aged 11 to 17 inserted in the fundamental II and high school network of Brasilia-DF, capital of Brazil. The research was enrolled in a motivational perspective, which is based on a cross-sectional descriptive and correlational design with qualitative and quantitative methodology. The Hayamizu and Weiner's (1991) Goals Questionnaire was applied. It was described and applied, empirically, to a gender of male and female students. It was possible to demonstrate that there were no correlations between the variables due to the statistical normality of the sample. However, the results of the description suggest positive impacts on learning goals and achievement goals, due to the high level of punctuation obtained in the sample description and the consistency of the data, and negative impacts on social reinforcement goals. The most striking fact was the contradiction found with the results obtained by Cominetti and Ruiz (1997), which are based on maintaining that the gender factor helps to modulate the relations with school performance. This research contributes scientifically with new elements to the literature on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study compares Brazilian Agricultural Sciences scientific production and Brazilian agricultural production as highlighted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, for each federative unit. In methodological terms, the scientific production is measured by bibliometric indicators of production and thematic association using BibExcel, Excel, and VOSviewer software. The study corpus is composed of 109.084 scientific papers indexed by Scopus between 2008 and 2017. The heterogeneous distribution of the Brazilian scientific production in Agricultural Sciences was demonstrated for all Brazilian states. The keywords analysis revealed that the most common research topic was Brazilian' Socioeconomics Policies, a research goal established by the National Graduate Plan (2010-2020). In conclusion, the correspondence between scientific production in Agricultural Sciences and agricultural production was found, once 19 out of 26 agricultural products identified by the Ministry as relevant to the Brazilian economy were present among the most frequent keywords. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article addresses how organizational identity and mission are constructed and reproduced over time through processes of remembering and forgetting. Building on literature that views organizational memory as a strategic resource, this paper showcases the enabling effects of history, memory, and the past for organizational resilience and survival. Although temporal narratives may be employed as rhetorical tools to construct coherency between the past, present, and future, we find they also have the potential of sidetracking and hijacking an organization's direction. Our study shows how an excessive focus on the future can cause mission drift and identity dilution. However, the identity dilution can be adressed through revisiting and remembering the past. The organizational past is not merely a strategic resource for identity construction, it is also a temporal anchor from which the organization may rediscover its original purpose. The findings are based on a qualitative, in-depth, ethnographic case study of a nonprofit organization whose goal is to establish a national network of local school gardens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Cervical cancer is a serious public health problem in Brazil and around the world. Its screening through the Pap smear screening is crucial for prevention and early detection. Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the Pap smear ratio in the regions of the State of Rio Grande do Norte from 2008 to 2014, and to describe the regions with lower and higher screening for cervical cancer according to the space. Methods: It is a quantitative, retrospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study that used secondary data from SISCOLO/DATASUS. The sample was composed by the 167 municipalities of the State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, divided by the eight regions of that State. The results were expressed in absolute and relative frequencies, the differences between means were analyzed by the T student tests, in which significant differences were considered when p<0.05. The mapping of results was done through the TabWin program 32. Conclusion: The average ratio of Pap smear varied considerably between the regions of the State in the years 2008 to 2014. There was decrease in the average of the ratio between the years 2008 and 2014, especially in the metropolitan region. Regarding the space, it was seen that most of the municipalities with the lower ratio are located at the ends of the map. Knowing the cytopathological ratio indicator in the regions of the State is fundamental for the management of health in that State, in order to better qualify practitioners and to establish specific goals for the evaluation of coverage of cervical cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to evaluate how an intelligent tool can contribute to the monitoring of municipal health indicators. Method: descriptive study, carried out in the city of São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data collection took place in January 2021. For data analysis, descriptive statistics were performed. The data were organized according to the national pact health indicators achieved in the years 2017-2019, made available by the State of Santa Catarina. All ethical aspects were respected. Results: the development and application of the smart tool enabled trend analysis, the achievement of goals and indicators, of the national agreement, enabling directors to have a systemic view of health planning at the municipal level. Conclusion: strategic planning and local health programming through the development of an intelligent tool, allowed the transformation of the relationships between the supply and demand of services, redirecting the reorganization of health practices, directing them to the solution of problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent decades, Brazil has proposed and implemented a set of public policies in the field of education that propose actions aimed at improving the process of literacy, and establish goals aimed at improving the quality of education. The results obtained through the application of large-scale assessment tools show that one of Brazil's great challenges is to improve levels of proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics, since even after three years of schooling 22% of students only developed elementary skills. The use of technology as a playful, motivating element has proven to be an efficient resource capable of promoting the cognitive development of children. Thus, we have developed Learning Objects, as a resource to support the literacy process, in order to verify their possible contributions through a systematic analysis of practices in 1st and 2nd grade classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering that due to the growing competitiveness in the current market, companies must seek continuous improvement to remain active. An important point is to have a competitive price for its products and to achieve this goal the company must reduce its production costs. This article seeks to present a strategic management proposal for reducing logistical costs through the Milk Run method, used to optimize the route, collecting parts from suppliers and returning empty packages. For this, an applied research was carried out, with an exploratory and descriptive qualitative approach, through the Google Maps website, through the application of the Milk Run method to reduce logistical costs of a multinational company operating in the automobile sector. In this way, a budget was made for the new route together with the carrier used by the industry, where the associations made between the new and old routes allowed to indicate which ones should be adopted, as well as the financial gains shown numerically through the indicators. This allowed us to conclude that it is necessary for organizations that intend to remain active in the market and who want success, to have the ability to better control the company's processes that influence production costs and thus guaranteeing sustainability and continuity in operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The object of study of the article is linked to the hegemony of the powers in the international system, given the growing discussions for space and power aiming at a new systemic rebalancing. Consequently, its main objective is to analyze, under the Hegemonic War Theory, the phenomena in the present, taking into account the history of wars, international relations and strategic studies in the strict sense. The research is justified because projects of power gain may lead to changes in the current status quo, resulting in a new hegemony, the maintenance of the current or a new balance of power, involving mainly the United States - as the main Hegemon - and China - as the main revisionist power - which does not rule out the effective use of force to achieve its political goals. Finally, it is concluded the Hegemonic Power Theory, its concepts and theories derived contribute to the survival of the state in an international system increasingly uncertain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article addresses the effectiveness of the political communication strategies used in the Instagram of national political parties in the 2019 Portuguese legislative campaign. To accomplish this goal, a content analysis of 164 Instagram posts of four political parties (PS, PSD, Iniciativa Liberal and Livre), published between 22 September and 4 October 2019, was carried out. The broadcasting, mobilization and personalization strategies, in which the engagement rate was measured, were assessed. The analysis showed that PS and PSD were less successful in broadcasting and personalisation. Only personalisation was the most effective, while in Iniciativa Liberal and Livre there was no greater effectiveness in mobilization, but in broadcasting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this article is to highlight the big importance of teachers' action through the contents of physical education and compare with lessons from another times (showing the differences between the new trends vs traditional methods), making a historical rescue of what has changed and what can still change for better. We have searched through bibliographic researches, books, documents, scientific articles and virtual platforms (Google Scholar, Scielo, etc.). We seek showing ways for teachers to structure themselves and to achieve the goal of developing students, meaning, giving directions in the development's field to achieve positive results. Based on new trends, we see considerable progress and a new physical education discipline, to show (today more than ever) that we have historical concepts, logical contents and a structure to be passed on to the students. In other words, we have the body movement culture as the main path of physical education, which can be shown in various ways and with the greatest diversity possible. In this way, we have seen that when focused on students' development, and knowing how to diversify, organize and adapt the contents, the teacher and the physical education have a great power in their hands, to interfere in a positive way in the students' motor, cognitive, affective or even social lives. It is necessary to have directions and goals; to know and understand their students and the school; to assimilate and show that teaching and development depends on teachers and students. It is necessary learning how to know (conceptual), to be (attitudinal) and to do (procedural). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to understand the use of the WhatsApp application as a pedagogical resource in Portuguese language classes in high school. To achieve this goal, a qualitative research of bibliographic character was adopted, in which approaches that defend the applicability of this web interface in the process of teaching and learning the Portuguese language were explored. Therefore, it is based on authors such as Kenski (2011), Oliveira (2010), Antunes (2007) and Moran (2000). The study in question shows that the teacher should use this resource to his advantage and seek to work with activities that involve him, providing students with moments of interaction and dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research is to analyze the homicides of women in the southeastern region of Brazil from 2003 to 2014, from a perspective of social and economic factors that could correlate with this social problem. We adopt the perspective of gender violence and public policy to understand the phenomenon and seek ways to overcome this problem. To reach the goal we divided the research into seven sections. Initially we presented some barriers related to the feminine gender and then, we pointed out a section that seeks to conceptualize and discuss violence. In the third section, we briefly present what public policies are. The next section is about the methods in which we use simple linear regressions. The sixth presents the results found, with a final model composed of a social variable with a prediction of 87.20% (R² = 0.872). And so, we conclude that public policies geared to social and economic areas can be a good outcome in confronting violence against women. This research aims to contribute to studies related to public policies regarding violence against women, seeking to bring an understanding about this social problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The public administration has the power to encourage sustainable development, using e acquisition of goods as a tool to promote Sustainable Public Purchases (CPS) and reduce social and environmental impacts. Public administration acting responsibly in relation to their own consumption and highlighting the importance of the production of goods linked to sustainability ends up sensitizing and alerting other producers about socio-environmental impacts. Research of an applied nature was carried out, with a qualitative and exploratory approach in the construction of goals to promote sustainable public procurement. The proposed guidelines are based on criteria that are based on literature review, documentary research and questionnaires filled out by specialists. The results show that the experts believe in the relevance and need to develop a set of goals to promote PHC, in addition to approving all the requirements mentioned in the questionnaire. Pearson's coefficient indicates a strong correlation between the "practices" dimension and the "barriers" dimension. The proposal demonstrates its adherence to encourage the use of Sustainable Public Procurement through the management of requirements approved by specialists. In addition, the research instrument can be described by the results of the experts, showing the relevance and the need to develop guidelines for the promotion of sustainable public procurement, such as prescribing that in estimating prices one must be concerned with socio-environmental impacts in addition to the economic one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first-order Contrast Sensitivity (SC) measure is often used to assess spatial perception. Our goal was to develop and validate a second-order SC test for clinical application. Methodological changes were made in the psychophysical routine to reduce testing time and in the first experiment we validated the new methodology. In a second experiment, normal values were derived from the result of sixteen participants who were tested under the same conditions as the first experiment. Validity measures were obtained using Spearman-Brown Split-Half Reliability Coefficient for all tested spatial frequencies (r> 0.90). The development and validation of this new experiment for second-order SC measures will allow to advance in the studies of the basic mechanisms of the perception of space for complex stimuli, as well as the clinical application in several diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Goal Management Training (GMT) is a cognitive training technique that aims to improve executive functions based on the stimulation of metacognitive components in performing tasks. The present study aimed to conduct a systematic review of gains from GMT intervention in daily tasks, in individuals with executive dysfunctions. For this, a search was made in the PsycNET, PubMed and Web of Science databases, using the keywords: "rehabilitation" AND "goal management training" AND "executive function". As inclusion criteria, the following were adopted: (1) Articles written in English and Portuguese; (2) Empirical studies; (3) Studies with patients, clinical or not, of any age group; (4) Evaluation of executive functions using observable methods, i.e., performance in tests and neuropsychological tasks; (5) Evaluation of executive functions occurred in, at least, two moments: pre-intervention and post-intervention; (6) Application of GMT as an intervention strategy; (7) Use of activities of daily living measures, that involve executive functions, after intervention, to assess their effectiveness. 12 articles were published, published between 2007 and 2016, after an analysis according to the PRISMA model. Despite the heterogeneity of the data, the results suggest benefits on functions of planning, inhibitory control and sustained attention, that demonstrates the effectiveness of this training modality. In addition, evidence was found of the benefits of intervention on ecological tasks and self-reactive measures. It is possible to conclude about the importance and effectiveness of GMT in the management of executive dysfunctions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Human society is marked by cooperation. From the evolution of their needs, the human being incorporated this activity as a means of subsistence, in order to obtain benefits in a communitarian and plural way. The transformation of this process into what we know today as cooperativism, a movement that has at its root democratic principles and the goal of mutual development, has taken place gradually. Of European origin, the cooperative wave spread to the rest of the globe, reaching Brazil between 1960 and 1970. From the legal framework of cooperativism in our country there were numerous adaptations. The historical course, therefore, is of utmost importance to understand the movement's movement, its representativeness and form of legal and social organization. This article aims to expose the path of cooperativism in the Brazilian legal system, considering that there is a need for a multidisciplinary approach between them. The main hypothesis is that cooperativism is a major driver of development in southwestern Paraná. Through an exploratory research, conducted together with the collection of information through an interview with the Advisor of UNICAFES (Union of Family Farming Cooperatives and Solidarity Economy) Alcidir Mazzutti Zanco, it was possible to bring to light the urgencies of cooperativism in Brazil. Faced with the characteristic plurality of this movement, the lack of changes that began in the legislative sphere remained evident. In order to achieve the state task of supporting the development of cooperative activity in all spheres: technical, financial and operational. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studies demonstrate that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can assist in the emancipation of users, offering them the possibility of accessing information and knowledge in order to become agents of their own history. In this sense, the objective of this investigation is to analyze the use of ICTs by farming families in the southern region of Brazil, pointing out the limits and possibilities in the context of family farming. To achieve this goal, forms were applied to thirty family units in the municipalities of Xaxim / SC and Pato Branco / PR. The research found that the possibility of accessing and using ICTs represents a need for family farmers in view of the competitiveness of the current market. Despite the importance and significance that ICTs represent to rural areas, the field of study reveals that the conditions of this access have limitations, as the technical system is deficient, which prevents effective access to all the potential that these technologies hold. In some cases, even with a high investment, the farmer cannot access a better service or even use it properly. Finally, it appears that ICTs are inserted in the context of family farming and represent the possibility of network integration and shared construction of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes the effectiveness of the actions of the Territorial Development Board (CODETER) of Baixo Tocantins-PA, focusing on the social participation of public actors and civil society in the consolidation of territorial strategies. To achieve this goal, the essentially qualitative research included bibliographic research, participant observation and 20 semistructured interviews. The construction of data was carried out in September 2018 and, in a second moment, from February to July 2019. For data analysis, Content Analysis was used, which allowed us to conclude that CODETER is currently undergoing a moment of fragility with regard to its functioning process, mainly due to the lack of participation of civil society entities and public authorities. In the analyzes, the lamentations of the interviewees about the low level of participation and the assumption of responsibility by the regional actors towards the territorial development policy are evident. In addition, the interlocutors confirm the prevalence of particular interests over territorial ones in making decisions about the allocation of resources from the Support Program for Infrastructure and Services Projects in Rural Territories (PROINF). More broadly, what is verified in the analyzed context is that most of the actors involved with CODETER do not have a systemic view of the Collegiate, understanding it in a partial way, as a disarticulated local construction of a territorial dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this article consists in the delimitation of the place occupied by the private dispute resolution methods within the frame of the Brazilian constitutional order. More specifically, the main goal is to determinate if those methods can fall under the protective system of the eternal clauses, considering that their practices are associated with the access to justice, which, as a legal guarantee, is declared by the fifth article, XXXV, of the current Brazilian Constitution. The same Constitution, according to the 60th article, IV, protects that guarantee as an eternal clause. Thus, we investigate if and to what extent the use of private dispute resolution methods can be found inserted in the core of the legal guarantee of access to justice. Such relation will be mainly explained with the help of the philosophical themes provided by the Contractualism and also by legal theory themes concerning sovereign power and jurisdiction. In order to achieve this goal, this article employs the hypothetical-deductive method assisted by literature review and documental analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The possibility of broadcasting gameplay sessions over the Internet updated the technoculture of videogames to the environment organized by the algorithms. In addition to the transmission of these sessions, competitive events have also been transposed to the Internet, with a global audience. In this scenario, the act of playing is transformed into content for video streaming platforms and, as a consequence, becomes a source of income. This work aims to offer a perspective about this relationship from a case study of Twitch, one of the main services dedicated to this purpose. Its guidelines foster a condition analogous to work, where it comes from a skill in a ludic activity (playing) or from entertaining from that. This activity, however, is performed in search of attention, subsequently reverted to monetization for the company and the player through goals pre-established by the platform. So, the ludic capital is represented by these specific skills of the players who, consensually, share it with the streaming platform. This capital is exploited to obtain financial profit - not always shared between both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of people unhappy with the usual practice of religious institutions has increased significantly in Brazil, throughout recent decades. In the Brazilian religious scenario, the Christian churches are those that feel the impact of this phenomenon most strongly. Along with this discontentment, the disaffiliations occur. More and more people abandon traditional religious institutions and experiences and seek, in one way or another, to regularize their religiosity or spirituality. Some of these people may be viewed as without institution, some as without religion. This thesis intends to listen to some of these people and to understand at what extent a non-religious spirituality is forming in the pilgrimage of the current Brazilian society. Due to the relevance of these characters in the Brazilian religious context, the phenomenon of non-religion is the object of study of the present research, and the theme developed is non-religious spirituality. That being said, the purpose of this study is to analyze and interpret the phenomenon of non-religion in Brazil, through a representative sample of the universe, in order to build an essay on non-religious spirituality in contemporary times. To accomplish this goal, the thesis is developed through three methodological procedures. Initially, we analyze quantitative data about the demographic profile of the nonreligious in Brazil. Then, data collected from a field research entitled The Word of the Unreligious are examined and interpreted. Subsequently, the study enters a more theoretical path, which uses authors congruent to the thematic of nonreligious spirituality. Because it encompasses three research techniques, the method chosen for the development of the present thesis is a mixed method approach, notably an explanatory sequential project. The essay culminates with the idea that from the experience of Brazilians who claim to have no religion, a nonreligious spirituality is forming, albeit quite incipiently. However, in order not to be restricted to the result of the analysis and interpretation of field data, the present study concludes with three conceptions of non-religious spirituality, in order to stimulate not the end, but the continuity of reflection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The case introduces the narrative of Zenir Furniture and Appliances, a retail chain that operates exclusively in the cearense territory by your own strategic decision. The plot presents the decisions taken concerning the expansion methods used by the company and other aspects related to the application of human, materials, and physic resources. Thus, about to achieve the goal of being present in most cities in the state of Ceará that meet the requirements of the organization, the case invites the student to elucidate the problem situation of which should be the new place of Zenir operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a survey of articles involving research on journalism and its intersections with Marxism and the Political Economy of Communication (PEC) from 2006 to 2020. I review the main themes and concerns that motivate researchers who use Marxism and PEC to understand journalism. My goal is to understand the evolution of this kind of research in Brazilian Communication and Information journals during the present century. To achieve this goal, we performed a content analysis on a sample of 38 papers based on a search in scientific databases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Critical thinking has an eminently applied nature: one thinks to attain a goal, whether it is to find an explanation, to make a decision or to solve a problem. This reveals its relevance in face of daily challenges, a topic that has not yet been properly explored. In the present paper, we examine the most fundamental critical thinking skills for individuals' daily functioning for them to achieve the best personal and social well-being possible. Then, our analysis will focus on the intervention that must be performed to develop such skills. This analysis of the promotion of critical thinking will be done in the specific context of Higher Education, both with students and professors, also presenting recommendations on possible practices. If "action is the daughter of thought", it is of paramount importance that each person develops their critical thinking competencies, as an individual and as a member of a community, particularly in the pandemic scenario that we all are living. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to understand, through the discursive practices of farmers in Caraparu Village, the constitution and functioning of the imaginary that is projected in the socio-historical real in which they live, as a constituent part of their material conditions of existence. Therefore, there is, in this study, a gesture of understanding that seeks to recognize the regularities of an ideological and discursive formation that supports the belief in the rules that govern the daily lives of these subjects and imposes obedience to them. To achieve these goals, the ethnographic and discursive approaches are articulated in the analysis of narratives by the oldest farmers in that region. It is advocated, as a result of the analysis, the recognition of a mythical / caboclo discursive formation, which governs the relationship between human and non-human beings based on fear and respect for non-human beings and based on the reciprocity between them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to reflect on the discourses of subjects who are undergoing psychoanalytic treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). To achieve that goal, we selected some signifiers which imposed themselves to the therapists' listening over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the implementation of the Open Social Student Model in the virtual learning environment of an introductory computer programming course in higher education. The Open Social Student Model presents, in a visual and interactive way, a representation of the students' performance and that of their colleagues, thus allowing them to compare, evaluate and reflect about their own performance. As introductory programming courses have a high failure and dropout rate, the aim of this study has been to investigate how the metacognitive scaffolding provided by the interaction with the Open Social Student Model could contribute to the learning processes. To achieve this goal, a quasi-experiment was carried out involving 40 students during one semester, following a quali-quantitative approach. Results showed that the students used the Open Social Student Model to evaluate and monitor their own performance, to organize their studies and identify colleagues who could provide them support or who could be helped by them,. However, changes in the students' meta-cognitive awareness were not observed when comparing pre-test and post-test results. Thus, the study led to the conclusion that students who already master their metacognitive processes and know how to apply them in their learning process are the ones who can benefit the most with the use of the Open Social Student Model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to discuss the expansion process of higher education in the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíaba (IFPB) [Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Paraíba] (IFPB), narrowing the analysis in the three biggest campi (João Pessoa, Campina Grande e Sousa). To make the thematic analysis viable, the research was based on information extracted from official documents from the period of 2008 to 2015, combined with data available on the institution's website. The conclusion was that the expansion movement on IFPB (the growth of campi's numbers) granted the achievement of the goals established in 2005, 2010 and 2015's Institutional Development Plan. Thus, it enabled a 600% raise from the period of 2005 to 2015, also, it provided access to professional education on the inland of Paraíba. The expansion movement of IFPB's higher education system, despite following the logic of the new modernization standard for Higher Education included in the new paradigm of neoliberal capitalist production - which encourages the adoption of managerial mechanisms and partnerships with private companies - brought elements of social reach, as it allowed a great expansion on the offer of higher education courses to sectors historically excluded from that educational level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article approaches the dimension of marrabenta as musical genre which was turned into a symbol of the mozambican cultural identity, since the 1960's. In responde to several questions raised in the public discussion about this issue, which have increased considerably at the turning point of the 2000 years to 2010 throughout the national mass media, ARPAC -- Institute for Social and Cultural Research of Mozambique, carried out, between 2011 and 2014, a reserach aiming to contribute on the debate based on a ethnomusicological perspective, privileging three axes for analysis: origin, authenticity and representativity. To reach this goal, the research focused on the historical context end the social dynamics underlying this musical genre considered as genuinly mozambican. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper, I study Moacir Santos's film score for the movie Os Fuzis through musical and historiographical analysis. To achieve this goal, I contextualized the main trends of film music productions in Brazil in the 1960s, in order to draw possible parallels of understanding. The main theme, which is the only Santos's composition present in the film score, was transcribed in musical notation and properly analyzed. Besides that, cues that were not Santos's compositions were thoroughly addressed, as they were organized by him as the Musical Director of the production. Finally, I could notice the great importance of the narrative and structural use of silence, interacting both to further aesthetic aspects of the movie and other productions of the period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text aims to perform a "fly over" the Philosophy for Children program--created by the philosopher and educator Matthew Lipman--in order to identify certain philosophical problems that might appear there, one of them being the issue of universality. In response to Lipman's claims of universality, we try to uncover his underlying ideological position that informs his approach to the concept. To achieve that goal, we return to the program's beginnings, in order to ask how the idea of Philosophy for Children appeared and how it has developed up to the present moment. We argue that Lipman's novel proposal to think philosophically with children emerged, in part, as a response to the student movements of 1968--a response, that is, to a specific political context that was marked by strong social and ideological disputes. Finally, we make a comparative analysis of the social and political context that informs Latin American Philosophy, and the extent to which it, also, has been shaped by a pragmatic response to a particular historical moment. The difference between the Anglo-American and the Latin American contexts is here characterized as an obstacle to a certain "universal" logos to which the Lipmanian project is linked. Our analysis is aided by the Discourse of marginalization and barbarism, produced by the Mexican philosopher Leopoldo Zea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper revisits the old question about the ontology of universals. It was extensively debated in Medieval Philosophy, especially by the influence of Aristotle's writings. That question was also discussed by Strawson and Quine in the twentieth century. This paper aims to investigate the existence of universals and the quality of its existence. The background for this research was the theory of perception of John Searle. However, in order to reach this goal, it will be showed and discussed some previous theories about the ontology of universals, such as the proposals of Strawson and Quine. From Strawson, it will be analyzed his definition of universals. From Quine, it will be discussed the famous proposal of the ontological commitment. The research built from this scenario and, then, exposed the theory of perception of John Searle. Only then, the consequences of that theory to the study of the ontology of universals were analyzed. As a matter of conclusion, it will be realized that the theory of perception of Searle points to the existence of the universals as non-linguistic entities whose characteristics remain present in the real world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to examine the text of scientific dissemination to verify how the senses are constructed. To this end, it proposes to examine Pesquisa Fapesp magazine, which, in the perception of the project, corresponds a syncretic text, understood as those in which verbal and visual language establish a homologation relationship for the production of global meaning. The theoretical-methodological perspective from which the investigation will be undertaken is that of discursive semiotics, which treats the verb-visual text as a manifestation of meaning resulting from the syncretism of different languages. In order to achieve this goal, the paper initially proposes to describe and examine the organization of Pesquisa Fapesp magazine to understand how it deals with scientific dissemination and to which interlocutor it addresses. Secondly, it aims to produce the semiotic analysis of a report from the referred magazine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses how a model based on Fricitionless Data (FD) can assist in the publication of open government data (DAGs). FD is an initiative of the Open Knowledge Foundation, which aims to remove the "friction" in working with the data, that is, when a lot of time and resources is lost to understand and work with the data. Within public institutions, the absence of standards for publishing and processing DAGs is a common problem when it comes to opening DAGs. The study sought to contribute by applying the model to the data set with information on good practices carried out by the Judiciary related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a bibliographic survey, the main characteristics present in the models for opening DAGs and barriers inherent to the publication process were identified in the literature. The laboratory research technique was used to describe and analyze the application of the proposed model in a controlled environment for specific purposes of this research. The model was based on the Data Publication Workflow, a flow for publishing data available on the website of the Frictionless Data initiative and that addresses steps such as packaging, processing and publishing the data. The application of the model also used open source tools based on Frictionless Data. The results showed the feasibility of the model for opening a set of open government data, as well as demonstrating that the tools available in the Frictionless Data initiative contributed to the verification of stages of the model. It was concluded that the model needs validation in other contexts, for example, integration and opening of different public bases related to the SDGs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study presents an integrative literature review about deinstitucionalization of sheltered children and adolescents. To achieve this goal, we have mapped papers in the CAPES Portal, SciELO or Lilacs and published between 2003 and 2019 within the area of psychology. There were found 24 articles in accordance with the established criteria. The main topics covered in the articles were: family, adoption and deinstitutionalization after reaching full legal age. It was found that there was an expansion of the studies about the shelter and deinstitutionalization processes and that it is seen in ambiguous ways, sometimes being treated as a protective alternative, sometimes referred to as harmful to the sheltered person. It was possible to notice there is a lack of studies about deinstitutionalization after reaching full legal age. This is a serious gap, since a great amount of adolescent leave the institutions through this way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the degree of ambidexterity and the maturity of the managerial control in accounting offices of the Curitiba-PR region. Organizational ambidexterity refers to the ability of an organization to simultaneously orchestrate its exploitation actions (incremental innovations) and its exploration actions (radical innovations). Management control is a mechanism that ensures that people will behave in a way that strives to achieve the goal of the organization. The methodology of the research was exploratory, quantitative, descriptive and transversal, being the research subject the owner or the main manager in 21 accounting offices. The main contribution of the research is to confirm the hypothesis that there is a high, positive and significant (Pearson's r = 0.75 and Spearman's r = 0.820) relationship between the ambidexterity degree factors and the maturity of the managerial control system of the accounting organizations investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The street running represents a phenomenon of great proportions for the fields of physical education and sport, having served as an object of study to understand the physiological effects on health, the questions related to the mechanisms of injury, improvement of the athletes performance and as a leisure manifestation.In addition, considering the growing practice of street running, the number of events and athletes, the gyms, which became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, in recent years, provide many runners to the streets. However, the motives that make runners associate the running in the treadmills in the gyms with the street runnings are still little known. Thus, the objective of the research was to revisit the literature and investigate the motivations that have implicated the runners to associate the treadmilss at the gyms with the street running. In order to reach this goal, a bibliographical research was carried out on the narrative review in the main Brazilian physical education journals and on the SciELO and Google Scholar index databases, and the search was carried out until 2014. As a result, the review contributes to the extent that it reveals the gregarious group feeling and the quest for excitement through the diversified, alternative and unpredictable environment of the streets as the main motives that contribute to the association that runners employ from the treadmills to the streets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status and dietary intake of physical exercise practitioners exclusively at weekends. In the data collection, a standardized food frequency questionnaire and another one with multiple choice questions pertinent to the subject were applied in order to better understand the habits of the practitioners and the use of dietary supplements. It has been observed through food consumption that there is a good distribution of food groups according to the data provided by the food frequency and that most of the practitioners are in the overweight group according to the BMI. However, with the research it became clear that the means to seek results is an option the use of dietary supplements (70% of the sample) and that the goal of exercise is to have a healthier life habit. In the face of all the facts, it is indispensable to raise the awareness of the population of physical exercises on the indiscriminate and / or unnecessary use of nutritional supplements and that a balanced diet promotes all nutrients and energy sufficient to obtain a good physical form. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study investigated the effects of goal setting in the performance and adherence to the goal in experienced individuals. The study design was composed of a pretest, practice and a posttest. Thirteen collegiate-athletes (24.3±4.8 years old) was divided into two groups to perform three-meter-shots of basketball: G10% - which 10% of the performance in the pretest was added for the goal setting - and G30%, which 30% was added for the goal setting. After the last trial in the posttest, the participants answered a questionnaire of goal adherence. The expectation was that the higher percentage group would have worse performance and fewer adherences to the goal because the set goal was too difficult to achieve. Although we observed an improvement in the performance of both groups, no differences were found between them in the pre and posttest. However, G10% group showed higher frequency of adherence to the set goal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]