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La investigación tiene como objetivo describir la gestión del riesgo de desastres del departamento de Piura para hacer frente al fenómeno de El Niño. El enfoque empleado fue cualitativo ya que se basó principalmente en la recolección de información sobre los daños y pérdidas provocados por este fenómeno; la identificación de zonas y elementos expuestos (población, viviendas e infraestructura) susceptibles ante inundaciones y movimientos en masa asociados a lluvias por este evento, así como del gasto público respecto a la reducción de la vulnerabilidad y atención de emergencias por desastres naturales de cada provincia del departamento de Piura en el año 2023; adicionalmente, se propusieron medidas para el fortalecimiento de la resiliencia alineadas a las actividades y proyectos de inversión que puedan llevarse a cabo en Piura. Las provincias que presentaron la mayor cantidad de puntos críticos con mayor potencialidad de ocurrencia de inundaciones fueron Sullana, Morropón, Paita y Piura. Asimismo, en un escenario de riesgo por inundaciones ante lluvias asociadas al fenómeno El Niño, las provincias que presentan elementos expuestos (centros poblados, población, viviendas, entre otras infraestructuras) en nivel alto a muy alto de susceptibilidad frente a inundaciones fueron Piura, Morropón, Sullana y Sechura, mientras que, las provincias de Ayabaca y Huancabamba presentan elementos expuestos en nivel alto y muy alto de susceptibilidad ante movimientos en masa. Adicionalmente, de todas las provincias del departamento de Piura, Talara y Sechura ejecutaron menos del 80% del presupuesto asignado para el año 2023. Respecto a la ejecución del presupuesto en proyectos de inversión, solo las provincias de Piura y Ayabaca han ejecutado más del 80% del presupuesto designado para tal fin.

Objectives. To describe the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 cases in Jamaica and to explore the risk factors associated with severe COVID-19 from 9 March to 31 December 2020. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis of national surveillance data was conducted using confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica. Definitions of a confirmed case, disease severity, and death were based on World Health Organization guidelines. Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to determine association with outcomes. Logistic regression models were used to determine predictors of severe COVID-19. Results. This analysis included 12 169 cases of COVID-19 (median age, 36 years; 6 744 females [ 55.4%]) of which 512 cases (4.2%) presented with severe disease, and of those, 318 patients (62.1%) died (median age at death, 71.5 years). Severe disease was associated with being male (OR 1.4; 95% CI, 1.2-1.7) and 40 years or older (OR, 6.5; 95% CI, 5.1-8.2). COVID-19 death was also associated with being male (OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.1-1.7), age 40 years or older (OR, 17.9; 95% CI, 11.6-27.7), and in the Western versus South East Health Region (OR 1.7; 95% CI, 1.2-2.3). Conclusions. The findings of this cross-sectional analysis indicate that confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica were more likely to be female and younger individuals, whereas COVID-19 deaths occurred more frequently in males and older individuals. There is increased risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes beginning at age 40, with males disproportionately affected. COVID-19 death also varied by geographic region. This evidence could be useful to other countries with similar settings and to policymakers charged with managing outbreaks and health.

The Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin and INRAE have worked with the companies OPTIMA Concept and Berthoud to develop a high-precision digitally controlled sprayer that automatically adjusts the volume of spray delivered by each nozzle according to geo-referenced guidance maps. This paper describes the technical characteristics and performance of the solutions studied, and outlines the prospects for deploying these technologies in viticulture.

Objetivo: Este estudio se enfocó en analizar los procesos psicosociales inherentes a las dinámicas de pareja de estudiantes matriculados en la carrera de Ingeniería en Sistemas de Información en la Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Metodología: Se adoptó una metodología cualitativa de corte narrativo, y la investigación incluyó cinco parejas participantes. Para la recolección de datos, se emplearon entrevistas semiestructuradas y el método de historia de vida durante el año 2021, permitiendo una profundización significativa en las experiencias personales de las personas participantes. Resultados: El análisis de la información reveló que la comunicación entre las parejas se caracteriza por una orientación predominantemente positiva, evidenciando patrones de apego seguro y una marcada reciprocidad en la atracción interpersonal. Conclusiones: Los hallazgos subrayan la importancia de promover investigaciones adicionales en el campo de la Orientación que profundicen en las relaciones de pareja, principalmente en contextos académicos especializados, para así fortalecer el cuerpo de conocimiento disponible que sustenta las dinámicas afectivas en entornos universitarios.

Objective: To assess the proliferation of epithelium (using the Ki67 index) and the polarization pattern of collagen in selected odontogenic cysts and tumours. In addition, an exploratory analysis of the effect of inflammation on the proliferation rate was done. Material and Methods: Following immunohistochemical staining, the labelling/proliferation index of Ki67 was calculated. The thickness and corresponding polarization colour of 100 juxta-epithelial picrosirius red-stained collagen fibers were assessed using linear micrometry with an eyepiece reticule under ×1000 magnification. Inflammation was graded subjectively as mild, moderate, and severe. Results: Overall Ki-67 expression was higher in the radicular cyst, Odontogenic Keratocyst, Ameloblastoma, while suprabasal Ki-67 positivity was maximum in Odontogenic Keratocyst. The stromal collagen fibers in Ameloblastoma showed predominantly green birefringence, whereas Odontogenic Keratocyst had orange birefringence. There was no significant association of inflammation with Ki-67 expression or birefringence patterns. Conclusion: The highest Ki67 expression in the radicular cyst, followed by Odontogenic Keratocyst and Ameloblastoma. Differences in the collagen maturation pattern were noted innately in five lesions studied and were further influenced by inflammatory changes. Epithelial proliferation and concomitant expression of thickness and maturity of the stromal collagen are innate features of the lesion further influenced by inflammation in various odontogenic cysts and tumours and may, in turn, guide the clinical behavior.

Objective. To assess the legislative frameworks concerning childhood vaccination in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean and propose a model legislative framework for Caribbean countries. Methods. This study included a survey of 22 countries and territories in the Caribbean regarding legal vaccination mandates for school entry, budget allocations, sanctions, or exemptions. A legal consultant conducted a comprehensive search and analysis of legislation regarding vaccination among 13 Caribbean countries/territories. A comparative analysis of the legislation under five themes—legislative structure, mandatory vaccination, national immunization schedule, sanctions, and exemptions—formed the basis for the proposed model legislation. Results. Among the 22 Caribbean countries/territories, 17 (77%) had legislation mandating vaccination, 16 (94%) mandated vaccination for school entry, 8 (47%) had a dedicated budget for immunization programs, and 13 (76%) had no legislated national schedules. The source of legislation includes six (35%) using the Education Act, eight (47%) the Public Health Act, and five (29%) a free-standing Vaccination Act. Three countries/territories—Jamaica, Montserrat, and Saint Lucia—had immunization regulations. In 12 (71%) of the 17 countries with legislation, sanctions were included, and 10 (59%) permitted exemptions for medical or religious/philosophical beliefs. Conclusions. Several countries in the Caribbean have made failure to vaccinate a child an offense. By summarizing the existing legislative frameworks and approaches to immunization in the Caribbean, the analysis guides policymakers in making effective changes to immunization legislation in their own countries.

This article describes the introduction of the Pan American Health Organization’s HEARTS in the Americas program in Trinidad and Tobago and the successful experiences and challenges encountered in introducing and scaling it up as a strategy for strengthening the health system’s response to cardiovascular diseases. Evidence about implementation of the HEARTS program in the World Health Organization’s Region of the Americas was reviewed to identify the progress made, barriers, success factors and lessons learned. In 2019, the Ministry of Health commenced implementation of the program in 5 (4.9%) of the 102 primary health care centers, and by the end of 2021, it had been scaled up to 46 (45.0%) centers. The HEARTS program ensures that patients’ cardiovascular health is managed in a comprehensive way through providing counseling about a healthy lifestyle, using evidence-based treatment protocols, ensuring access to essential medicines and technologies, and using a risk-based team approach, a monitoring and evaluation system and also a teambased approach to care delivery. The barriers encountered during implementation included the fragmentation of the existing health care system, the paternalistic role assumed by health care professionals, the resistance of some health care workers to change and a lack of team-based approaches to providing care. Successful implementation of the program was enabled through ensuring high-level political commitment, establishing the national HEARTS Oversight Committee, ensuring stakeholder involvement throughout all phases and implementing standardized approaches to care. When implemented in the context of existing primary health care settings, the HEARTS program provides an exceptionally well integrated and comprehensive model of care that embodies the principles of universal health care while ensuring the health of both populations and individuals. Thus, it enables and promotes a strengthened primary health care system and services that are responsive and resilient.

Abstract Objective: Congenital Zika virus Syndrome is characterized by a series of neurological changes bearing consequences for child development. In view of the large number of children born with microcephaly and other neurological disorders, this qualitative study sought to understand and review the coping strategies used by 10 mothers of children affected by the syndrome. Methods: A semi-structured interview was applied, which identified four main maternal stressors: diagnosis; childcare routine; child treatment; and development and access to health services. Results: The most used coping strategies with regard to these stressors were: information-seeking, problem-solving, and delegation. Conclusion: The implications of such results for the care of this population are discussed within the perspective of expanding the adaptive coping to these stressors and ensuring the necessary support for those families in the long and difficult process of taking care of a child with this syndrome.

This research investigated psychological correlates with norm non-compliance during the National State of Emergency declared in Peru at the time of the covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, it looks at the relationship between Social Dominance Orientation (sdo), perceptions of legitimacy, strength and efficacy of the normative system, and trust in the institutions. It also looks at individual justifications for norm non-compliance and the frequency of transgression. A correlational research design using questionnaires was developed with a sample of 126 participants. Results show that transgression of government-issued norms during the Peruvian National State of Emergency is linked to the ideological component of sdo and perceptions of a weak and illegitimate normative system. These results are consistent with previous studies on normative transgression in Latin American countries. Additionally, results suggest that the need for subsistence (i.e., generating resources to sustain the household) is fundamental to comprehensively understanding transgressive behavior in contexts of vulnerability such as a global pandemic. The discussion highlights how a precarious socio-political structure —one incapable of meeting the basic needs of large sectors of the population— emerges as a central cause of normative transgression in times of crisis.

O estilo no passado denotava sensibilidades gerais que guiam o pensamento e a ação. Tentativas de mostrar como o estilo deriva das circunstâncias materiais da vida permanecem inconclusivas por causa da dificuldade em decidir quais partes da cultura do passado estão no centro dele. As vantagens e desvantagens dos modelos e esquemas oferecidos pelos principais teóricos das gerações passadas são usadas para apoiar a proposição de que a filosofia é um guia duvidoso para praticantes da história intelectual, que se saem melhor quando criam seus próprios métodos a partir do material que estudam.

RESUMO Objetivo Estudar o processo de diagnóstico audiológico de lactentes que falharam na Triagem Auditiva Neonatal Universal (TANU). Métodos Análise dos prontuários de 51 lactentes que falharam na TANU nas maternidades do munícipio e que foram encaminhados a um centro de referência em saúde auditiva para diagnóstico audiológico, entre janeiro e junho de 2021. Foram identificados os lactentes que finalizaram o diagnóstico, aqueles que não compareceram ao agendamento para exames ou evadiram durante o processo. Tentativas de contato foram realizadas com os responsáveis pelos lactentes que evadiram, para identificar o motivo da evasão. Resultados O comparecimento ao diagnóstico ficou em 75%, com evasões entre o encaminhamento da maternidade para o centro de referência, bem como durante o processo de diagnóstico. Cinquenta por cento dos sujeitos concluíram as avaliações audiológicas até os 3 meses de vida. A tentativa de contato foi bem-sucedida com os responsáveis pelos lactentes que evadiram, sendo os motivos mais frequentes: adoecimento do lactente, distância entre a moradia e o centro de referência, horário de trabalho dos pais. Conclusão Na etapa de diagnóstico, o índice de comparecimento e o tempo de conclusão até o terceiro mês de vida da criança ficaram abaixo dos índices recomendados, diminuindo a efetividade do Programa de Triagem Auditiva Neonatal Universal (PTANU). A busca ativa por contato telefônico e uso de aplicativo de mensagem telefônico foi importante para reduzir a evasão em 76%. Outras ferramentas que aprimorem o processo para um diagnóstico não prolongado, evitando evasões, necessitam ser estudadas.

This article argues that art education ought to be central to the struggle against contemporary capitalist fascism. The authors turn to the space and time of the studio as the unique contribution of art education to antifascist struggles. In particular, the pataphysics of the studio – including its emphasis on producing particulars, laws of exceptions, and impossible solutions – all set adrift the rigidification of desirous production under capitalist reterritorialization. In conclusion, the article offers an invitation to art educators to experiment with a particular studious practice the authors call “protocoling” in relation to racist stereotypes as a way to break apart fascist subjectivities and the capture of desire into paranoid assemblages.

Tradução de Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon (cap. Xiv) (1853)

Ecological and morphological data on Ungaliophis panamensis is extremely limited as this species is rarely encountered. These knowledge gaps have been advanced in this study where data was analysed from a small sample of snakes collected in two tropical forested environments in Costa Rica and Panama. Standardised major axis testing and a Bayesian latent variable ordination revealed that the species is sexually dimorphic, closely associated with tree trunks in natural forested areas, and occasionally discovered in rural buildings. Although further investigation into its natural history is warranted, this study shows that even with just a few individuals it is possible to elucidate ecological information that is relevant to the conservation of snake species.

The complexities of identifying and understanding settlement hierarchy in early medieval England (c. 5th–11th centuries) is the focus of much debate. Within this field of enquiry, settlement arrangements, architecture, landholding patterns and material culture are commonly used in the identification of a range of settlement types. These include royal complexes, monastic institutions, towns and trading/production sites such as emporia. This same evidence is also used to interpret the status and role of these sites in early medieval England. This paper advances the current understanding of settlement hierarchy through an assessment of rural settlements and their material culture. These settlements have received comparatively less scholarly attention than higher profile early medieval sites such as elite, ecclesiastical and urban centres, yet represent a rich source of information. Through analysis of material culture as evidence for the consumption, economic and social functions which characterise rural settlements, a picture of what were inherently complex communities is presented. The findings further support the need to reassess settlement hierarchy in early medieval England and a new hierarchical model is proposed.

Election forecasts, based on public opinion polls or statistical structural models, regularly appear before national elections in established democracies around the world. However, in less established democratic systems, such as those in Latin America, scientific election forecasting by opinion polls is irregular and by statistical models is almost non-existent. Here we attempt to ameliorate this situation by exploring the leading case of Argentina, where democratic elections have prevailed for the last thirty-eight years. We demonstrate the strengths—and the weaknesses—of the two approaches, finally giving the nod to structural models based political and economic fundamentals. Investigating the presidential and legislative elections there, 1983 to 2019, our political economy model performs rather better than the more popular vote intention method from polling.

Esta investigación descriptiva con enfoque mixto sustentada en los métodos revisión bibliográfica, análisis documental y estadístico tiene por objetivo determinar la influencia de la Covid-19 en la gestión de cobranza a partir del análisis del nivel de morosidad que mantienen las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito. En los resultados obtenidos se identificó la variabilidad que ha tenido el indicador de mora durante los últimos tres años; siendo así que, en el año 2019 el porcentaje se mantuvo por debajo del límite máximo permitido; por otra parte, en el año 2020, a partir de marzo se presentó un incremento en la morosidad debido a la pandemia y las medidas adoptadas por el gobierno; sin embargo, en el año 2021, dicho indicador se ha mantenido dentro del rango establecido. Por lo que, se concluye que la pandemia ocasionada por el Covid-19 ha provocado diversas reestructuraciones en el sistema financiero, debido a que se implementaron medidas emergentes con el fin de minimizar el impacto de la crisis económica, logrando así, que las afectaciones no sean tan significativas.

Cervical cancer screening is a multistage process, therefore access to both the primary test and subsequent diagnostic procedures is essential. Considering women undergoing screening on the public health system in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, we aimed to estimate the proportion of women accessing colposcopy within six months of an abnormal smear result. We retrieved records from two administrative databases, the Information System on Uterine Cervical Cancer (SISCOLO) that contains smear results and the Outpatient Information System of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SIA/SUS) that records colposcopies. A reference cohort consisted of women, aged 25 years or older, with an abnormal smear result between May 1, 2014, and June 30, 2014. We excluded prevalent cases. We linked the reference cohort and records in the SIA/SUS extending to December 31, 2014. After excluding prevalent cases, 1,761 women with abnormal cytology results were left. A total of 700 (39.8%) women were linked to a colposcopy record within the follow-up period; this dropped to 671 (38.1%) women when follow-up was censored at six months. We could notice a slightly higher attendance in women living in the metropolitan region of São Paulo compared with residents of the rest of the state. We found no association between colposcopy attendance and age or cytology class. These results emphasize that access to colposcopy in the public health system in São Paulo is limited. This compromises the quality of screening, and the issue needs to be prioritized in service planning.

This article examines how adult distance learners with limited levels of second language (L2) proficiency can engage in and benefit from e-tandem learning and to what extent intercultural learning takes place in the context of a six-week guided e-tandem project. While UK participants have completed a one-year beginners’ Chinese course at the Open University, their proficiency level in Chinese remains modest (between A1 and A2 on the Common European Framework of Reference scale). Their Chinese counterparts are undergraduates at Beijing Foreign Studies University with eight years of studying English behind them and majoring in English. This asymmetry presents particular challenges. Through analysis of email exchanges, transcripts of Skype conversations and interviews, surveys, and learning diaries, we research learner engagement and development as well as identifying areas where the design of the exchange might be improved and support for less advanced learners strengthened. Our findings suggest that while there is significant evidence of L2 development and intercultural learning, this can come at a high price for learners. Our conclusion, based on participant feedback, outlines modifications to the standard e-tandem model which might provide more effective support for those who are struggling and make for a less challenging but equally enriching experience. These findings have pedagogical implications for the future design of e-tandem projects, in particular how to best support e-tandem exchanges involving asymmetry, or where participants have limited L2 proficiency.

ABSTRACT Several traits must be simultaneously considered in selection of tobacco cultivars for meeting the requirements of farmers, manufacturers and consumers. Breeders should have an understanding of associations between economically-important traits in order to devise the best strategy to have response to selection for all them. Utilization of selection indices has been shown to be one of the most efficient strategy for selecting for correlated characters. In tobacco, no reports can be found within the academic literature for multiple trait selection. In this study we demonstrate the efficiency of the Sum of the Standardized Variables Index (SSV) for multi-trait selection in tobacco. The method was evaluated using a collection of thirteen inbred lines and hybrids derived using a diallel scheme. The hybrids, parental lines, and checks were evaluated in two field locations. The traits assessed were yield (YLD), general quality index (GQI), leaf stem to lamina ratio, percent total alkaloids, and percent total sugars. We considered weights according to the economic importance of each trait: 0.4 for YLD, 0.3 for GQI and 0.1 for the remaining characters. The SSV index proved to be efficient and easy to interpret, and could be used to generate genetic gain for almost all characters in the desired direction. General combining ability (GCA) explained the larger part of the variation of the index in the diallel analysis. The mean heterosis estimate was 2.02%. Some hybrid combinations exhibited heterosis levels greater than 10%, indicating that increased attention might need to be given to commercialization of F1 hybrids.

Under a context of public insecurity, the present study aims to analyse comments expressed in news about criminal acts published on the web pages of the main national newspapers during 2015. Comments were subject to content analysis and two analytical axes identified: (a) The expression of authoritarian beliefs and the implications of these beliefs for perceptions of offenders, and (b) a lack of trust in the public institutions of justice and its link with authoritarian response to criminality. The analysis of comments reveals a strong tendency towards endorsements of violent actions in dealing with crime supported by an authoritarian ideology. It was also found that distrust in the public institutions of justice is linked to support for extreme measures in order to eliminate the perceived threat. Limitations and suggestions for further research are discussed.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of post mortem laboratory analysis in identifying the causes of hemorrhagic fever and/or neuroinvasive disease in deaths by arbovirus infection. METHODS Retrospective cross-sectional study based on the differential analysis and final outcome obtained in patients whose samples underwent laboratory testing for arboviruses at the Pathology Center of the Adolfo Lutz Institute, in São Paulo, Brazil. RESULTS Of the 1355 adults clinically diagnosed with hemorrhagic fever and/or neuroinvasive disease, the most commonly attributed cause of death and the most common final outcome was dengue fever. Almost half of the samples tested negative on all laboratory tests conducted. CONCLUSION The failure to identify the causative agent in a great number of cases highlights a gap in the diagnosis of deaths of unknown etiology. Additional immunohistochemical and molecular assessments need to be added to the post-mortem protocol if all laboratory evaluations performed fail to identify a causative agent. While part of our findings may be due to technical issues related to sample fixation, better information availability when making the initial diagnosis is crucial. Including molecular approaches might lead to a significant advancement in diagnostic accuracy.

Reappraising cepalina import-substituting industrialisation (ISI) means exploring strategies associated with diagnoses and policy prescriptions, recognising that ideas and processes changed over time, that there was divergence between original diagnoses of development problems and policy interventions designed to resolve them, and that some strategies and outcomes attributed to ECLA were distant from original propositions. Section one locates the ECLA project within a stylised chronology. The second focusses on two sub-periods: (i) proto-cepalismo; (ii) the classic phase of cepalismo. The third re-evaluates the project, challenging contemporary and current opinions. The main findings emphasise continuities between the two sub-periods, arguing that current vilification of the project by the left and the right is/was myopic. Industrial growth was underway in some economies by/before the end of the nineteenth century; industrialisation may have occurred in some countries before 1940; and what had been achieved by the 1990s in parts of the continent was considerable.

To support international literary journalism as a discipline, and for the discipline to reach its full potential, it may be helpful to understand how literary journalism is being taught. As John S. Bak states, “[t]he steady production of strong criticism, theory, and pedagogy will eventually coalesce the literary journalism that is out there now and create the discipline’s niche” (BAK, 2017, p. 236). In this article, we investigate questions about teaching literary journalism from both a broad and narrow perspective. In what countries, universities, departments, and classes is literary journalism taught, and how is it being taught? What methods and texts are used? What challenges do educators face, and how do they meet those challenges? These are just some of the questions that we have attempted to address here by surveying educators online annually since 2011 (with the exception of one year, 2013). The purpose of this article is to summarize some of what we have learned through these web-based surveys. We hope that readers will digest what is offered here, ask questions, discuss with colleagues, and consider future lines of inquiry so that the discipline of literary journalism may continue on its path of coalescence and achieve its potential. Para apoiar o jornalismo literário internacional como uma disciplina, e para que esta alcance todo o seu potencial, pode ser importante entender como o jornalismo literário está sendo ensinado. Como afirma John S. Bak, “a produção sólida de crítica, teoria e pedagogia eventualmente aglutinará o jornalismo literário que existe agora e criará o nicho da disciplina” (BAK, 2017, p. 236). Neste artigo, investigamos questões sobre o ensino do jornalismo literário de uma perspectiva ampla e específica. Em que países, universidades, departamentos e classes há o ensino do jornalismo literário e como ele está sendo ensinado? Quais métodos e textos são utilizados? Que desafios os educadores encontram e como eles estão sendo enfrentados? Estas são apenas algumas das questões que tentamos abordar aqui, investigando educadores on-line anualmente desde 2011 (com exceção do ano de 2013). O objetivo deste artigo é o de resumir um pouco do que aprendemos com tais pesquisas feitas na internet. Esperamos que os leitores digiram o que é oferecido aqui, façam perguntas, discutam com colegas e considerem futuras linhas de pesquisa para que a disciplina do jornalismo literário possa continuar em seu caminho de desenvolvimento e alcançar seu potencial. Para apoyar el periodismo literario internacional como una disciplina, así como para que la disciplina alcance todo su potencial, puede ser útil entender cómo se está enseñando el periodismo literario. Como afirma John S. Bak, “la producción sólida de crítica, teoría y pedagogía eventualmente aglutinará el periodismo literario que existe ahora y creará el nicho de la disciplina” (BAK, 2017, p. 236). En este artículo, investigamos cuestiones sobre la enseñanza del periodismo literario desde una perspectiva amplia y específica. ¿En qué países, universidades, departamentos y clases se enseña el periodismo literario y cómo se está enseñando? ¿Qué métodos y textos se utilizan? ¿Qué desafíos los educadores encuentran y cómo los están haciendo frente? Estas son sólo algunas de las cuestiones que tratamos de abordar aquí, investigando a los educadores en Internet anualmente desde 2011 (con la excepción del año de 2013). El objetivo de este artículo es resumir un poco de lo que aprendemos de estas investigaciones realizadas. Esperamos que los lectores digieren lo que se ofrece aquí, hagan preguntas, discutan con colegas y consideren futuras líneas de investigación para que la disciplina del periodismo literario pueda continuar en su camino de desarrollo y alcanzar su potencial.

Este artigo tem como tema o RPG, uma modalidade de jogo de interpretação no qual se constrói uma narrativa compartilhada entre os participantes. Os dados foram gerados entre abril e dezembro de 2018 em 7 sessões de um jogo de RPG cujos participantes se identificavam como LGBTQIs ou simpatizantes. Utilizando os conceitos de Enquadre e Alinhamento, da Sociolinguística Interacional, a pesquisa objetivava, num primeiro momento, analisar quais enquadres emergiam, como se sobrepunham e como os jogadores se alinhavam aos enquadres. Num segundo momento, procurou-se olhar para como questões de gênero e sexualidade se tornavam relevantes nas interações. Concluiu-se que, diferente de outras conversas face-a-face,o RPG possui relações de enquadre bem específicas e altamente móveis, que sãodefinidas pela própria modalidade do jogo. A forma como os participantes se alinham os enquadres varia, primeiro de enquadre a enquadre, mas também a partir de seus conhecimentos e experiências compartilhadas como grupo social minoritário. Palavras-chave: Enquadres; Alinhamento; RPG.

The term “equity” is widely used by educational policy makers to describe myriad programs and practices aimed at closing the supposed racial achievement gap. Research about the way equity has been used in these policies typically explores how policy actors with low will and capacity frame and implement their reforms. Few studies, however, explore equity-oriented reforms initiated and supported by policy makers who claim to fervently support educational equity. The purpose of this critical policy analysis was to examine how the rhetoric used by equity-supportive policy actors may have reinforced neoliberal ideas and inadvertently maintained white innocence and color-blind racism. Examining the Community Schools policy in New York City schools, this study found that some equity initiatives are circumscribed by their focus on “all lives”, which can unwittingly reinforce the status quo in schools.

RESUMO Objetivo investigar a audição de crianças com microcefalia pela síndrome congênita do Zika vírus. Métodos a amostra foi composta de 11 crianças com microcefalia causada pela síndrome congênita do Zika vírus. A coleta teve início no primeiro semestre de 2017, sendo finalizada no primeiro semestre de 2018. Procedimentos realizados: avaliação otorrinolaringológica e audiológica: observação do comportamento auditivo e audiometria de reforço visual; imitanciometria, emissões otoacústicas evocadas por estímulo transiente, potencial evocado auditivo de tronco encefálico por via áerea e potencial evocado auditivo por estado estável com estímulo narrow band CE-chirp. As respostas comportamentais foram comparadas com as respostas do potencial evocado auditivo de estado estável. Resultados apresentaram respostas dentro do esperado para idade, na avaliação comportamental 11 crianças, com 20 dB bilateralmente para tons calibrados em campo, nas frequências de 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz e 4 kHz, sendo que 2 delas conseguiram realizar a audiometria em campo com fone de inserção bilateralmente. Em relação às emissões otoacústicas, todas tiveram respostas presentes em ambas as orelhas, 10 crianças apresentaram timpanometria tipo A e uma (1) do tipo Ar. Quanto ao potencial evocado auditivo, as 8 crianças avaliadas apresentaram resultados dentro da normalidade, com nível mínimo de respostas em 20 dBNAn bilateralmente. No potencial evocado auditivo de estado estável, 6 crianças avaliadas apresentaram nível mínimo derespostas em 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz e 4kHz, em 20 dBNAn, bilateralmente. Conclusão as crianças avaliadas não apresentaram perda auditiva neurossensorial.

As the primary agency responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws in the educational context, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issues policy guidance to help ensure that school districts and universities understand their legal obligations. These policy guidance documents have direct connections to topics studied by educational researchers (e.g., disproportionality in special education, race conscious admissions policies in higher education, transgender student inclusion, etc.). However, we do not have an empirical understanding of how this guidance is used by the research community. Nor do we have a strong grasp on the extent to which this guidance is explicitly informed by research. It is important to acquire an empirical understanding of the bidirectional relationship between research and educational policy in the context of civil rights enforcement in order to determine areas of strength and those in need of improvement. Specifically, this study poses the following research questions: 1) How often and in what ways do scholars explicitly use OCR policy guidance to inform their research? What are the characteristics of this research? 2) Conversely, how often and in what ways does OCR explicitly use research to inform policy guidance? What are the characteristics of research cited in OCR guidance?

Este ensayo pretende decodificar dos claves para entender el chavismo como movimiento social y político en Venezuela, a saber, una interpretación particular de la historia y varios recursos provenientes del mundo religioso. La metodología de investigación se relaciona con el análisis etnográfico, el análisis del discurso, la investigación documental y estudios previos de los seguidores de este movimiento político y social. Se concluye que esta forma de chavismo se refiere a un tipo de fundamentalismo político que se relaciona con su entorno a través de una mitología basada en la “edad de oro” y “lucha mística entre el Bien y el Mal”, que sirve para la lucha política y generar identidad y la cohesión entre sus seguidores.

Barriers to accessing primary, specialty, and preventive healthcare among rural Hispanic immigrant residents in the United States (U.S) are examined using ecological systems theory and a capabilities approach perspective. National and rural Latino population demographics are described with a focus on healthcare obstacles frequently encountered by rural Hispanic populations. Possible systemic solutions for accessible and culturally competent medical care to address rural access disparities among rural Latino populations are presented.

O artigo trata do cuidado intersetorial na saúde, sendo feito por usuários e trabalhadores participantes de um programa de rádio. A escrita volta-se às memórias dos programas ocorridos, buscando, nesse olhar para trás, um vigor para a discussão. Percorre-se toda uma trajetória de construção do cuidado, inspirado no modo de apresentação do programa de rádio. O artigo tem estrutura semelhante ao programa, contendo subtítulos iguais aos blocos do mesmo. Num primeiro momento apresentaremos o programa, onde está inserido e os atores vinculados. No bloco 1 resgataremos um pouco da história da Reforma Psiquiátrica e as relações com a PNH. No bloco 2 debateremos o cuidado em saúde intersetorial. O terceiro bloco serão memórias do Coletivo loucutor, as quais trarão para o texto pensamentos sobre o fazer radiofônico e o cuidado em saúde. Finalizaremos com as dicas do dia, assim como fazemos no último bloco do programa.

Artigo produzido durante a Residência Integrada em Saúde – Ênfase em Saúde Mental, do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição – RIS/GHC, que aborda a construção e realização do programa de rádio comunitária “Quartas Intenções: Um encontro real com seu amigo imaginário”, realizado por usuários, residentes e trabalhadores dos serviços de saúde mental. O programa aborda assuntos escolhidos pelos participantes sobre o cotidiano vivido. No decorrer do processo, instigados a refletir sobre os significados da participação no programa para os usuários, realizamos uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa do tipo exploratória e descritiva, onde utilizamos entrevistas semi-estruturadas orientadas pela metodologia de “História de Vida” para escutar os usuários. Os resultados apontaram que as ações intersetoriais e territoriais em Saúde Mental são potencializadoras da autonomia e da inscrição em outros lugares sociais para o sujeito em sofrimento psíquico grave, sendo fundamental que os profissionais de saúde se aproximem e criem pactuações com a rede intersetorial

Advocacy coalitions have the potential to be a vehicle for community-based education reform in urban school systems, where state legislatures have increasingly adopted top-down policies such as state takeover and accountability systems. Yet, coalitions are influenced by and create their own informal and formal power structures that can include or exclude certain stakeholders and perspectives. In this study, the Advocacy Coalition Framework was used alongside critical discourse analysis of interviews, documents, and more than 50 news articles to explore how power and ideology shaped policy in the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren. We find that personal stories, political loyalties, and prior reform experiences shaped the narratives of Coalition members. While discourse from and about the Coalition was narrower in scope and representation during a tough legislative battle, the group’s policy victories and organizational infrastructure created potential for substantive community-led reform in the years following. This suggests that community-based education reform may require advocates to strategically sequence the promotion of diverse stakeholder interests in order to achieve broad coalition goals.

General Choi Hong Hi has long been a controversial figure in the Republic of Korea (ROK; South Korea) despite his extreme influence on Taekwondo. The “Conference for the 100th Anniversary of Choi Hong Hi: Taekwon-Do and Life; How to View Choi Hong Hi” was held on November 28, 2018 at the Korea National Sport University. This report on that conference intends to disseminate the speakers’ findings to a wider audience and establish new directions for academic discussions on International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Taekwon-Do. This conference also illuminated some problems with Taekwondo literature; namely that ITF literature is greatly overshadowed by research on its Olympic counterpart. Additionally, it seems that the only ROK Taekwondo governing body interested in reestablishing General Choi’s legacy is the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation. Nevertheless, even though he was a taboo topic in the ROK a decade ago, the political climate in the ROK has changed and General Choi’s legacy is re-emerging slowly.

Neste trabalho, propomos uma reflexão sobre as práticas atuais em saúde mental no Brasil a partir de uma experiência de estágio curricular em Psicologia, desenvolvido em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial, responsável pela assistência oferecida aos pacientes adultos em sofri-mento psíquico grave. Iniciamos com um breve panorama do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) a partir de sua instauração para, em seguida, situarmos nossa experiência em um deles, a fim de apresentar as vicissitudes da clínica psicológica e as reflexões por elas suscitadas. Esta experiência, por sua vez, nos permitiu uma visada crítica em relação ao trabalho em saúde mental, especialmente no tocante aos aspectos irrefletidos que acabam, pela repetição, tornando-se rotineiros. Tal visada acaba por destacar pontos nodais para se pensar a Reforma Psiquiátrica Brasileira e a inserção do psicólogo, como: a ainda não superada dicotomia entre clínica e política que promove intervenções desarticuladas; o desconhecimento dos profissionais diante de um sofrimento que se apresenta severo e persistente – o que acaba por alimentar a reprodução de um modelo clínico a ser ultrapassado; a burocracia que impede ou dificulta soluções; a insuspeitada vigência do paradigma manicomial nos serviços substitutivos ao modelo hospitalocêntrico.

Resumo Objetivo: descrever resultados da triagem auditiva em crianças com síndrome congênita pelo vírus Zika (SCZ) atendidas em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Métodos: estudo transversal descritivo envolvendo crianças com SCZ atendidas durante o II Mutirão de Zika, em Fortaleza, em dezembro de 2016; os exames realizados na triagem auditiva foram imitanciometria, emissões otoacústicas transientes (EOAT), reflexos acústicos e reflexo cócleo-palpebral (RCP). Resultados: foram incluídas 45 crianças com idade média de 10 meses. Destas, 44 realizaram triagem timpanométrica, das quais 16 se apresentaram dentro da normalidade na orelha direita e 22 na orelha esquerda. Entre as 43 crianças avaliadas pelas EOAT, 30 “passaram” nas duas orelhas, nove “falharam” nas duas orelhas e quatro “falharam” em uma orelha; 13/43 falharam, sendo necessário repetir a triagem. Das 43 crianças avaliadas pelo RCP, 37 apresentaram respostas presentes. Conclusão: a maioria das crianças apresentou função coclear íntegra e alterações de orelha média compatíveis com a faixa etária.

In the films Casa de areia (2005) and O ano em que meus pais saíram de férias (2006), time serves as an avatar of the larger colonial matrix. Though both films explore other expressions of coloniality, such as race, ethnicity, gender, assimilation, and politics, what sets them apart is that their disobedience against colonial forces takes place on a temporal plane. Both protagonists, Áurea and Mauro, find themselves on geographic or social islands, wrestling against the power of time. Áurea’s story highlights many of the scientific issues of time reckoning. Mauro’s involves rejecting the fusion of a political and temporal colonial project during the 1970 World Cup. In crucial instances of disorientation for each character, they "delink" from colonial paradigms of time, revealing that neither coloniality nor time itself is absolute.

In a knowledge-based economy, it is imperative to understand the collaborative process between universities and their surroundings. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the key characteristics of UABC’s collaboration process within its social, productive and governmental environment. The research is based on a case study in which the data collection method was a semi-structured interview applied to researchers of AUBC’s Institutes. Among the main findings was the normative ambiguity regarding collaboration activities, which have brought significant cognitive impact on researchers; also, the management and organization of the University do not reflect institutional efforts to build professional skills for outreaching activities based on the knowledge, which, correspondingly, does not favor the consolidation of this important university function.

Introdução: As infeções fúngicas superficiais são as dermatoses infeciosas mais frequentes e a sua incidência continua a aumentar. Os dermatófitos são os principais agentes causais apresentando, contudo, uma distribuição geográfica variável. Material e Métodos: O presente estudo teve como objetivo a caracterização epidemiológica das infeções fúngicas superficiais diagnosticadas nos Serviços/Unidades de Dermatologia pertencentes ao Serviço Nacional de Saúde Português entre janeiro de 2014 e dezembro 2016 através da análise retrospetiva dos resultados das culturas realizadas durante esse período. Resultados: Foram estudados 2375 isolamentos, pertencentes a 2319 doentes. O dermatófito mais frequentemente isolado foi o Trichophyton rubrum (53,6%), tendo sido o principal agente causal da tinha da pele glabra (52,4%) e das onicomicoses (51,1%). Relativamente às tinhas do couro cabeludo, globalmente o Microsporum audouinii foi o agente mais prevalente (42,6%), seguido do Trichophyton soudanense (22,1%). Enquanto na área metropolitana de Lisboa estes dermatófitos foram os principais agentes de tinha do couro cabeludo, nas regiões Norte e Centro o agente mais frequente foi o Microsporum canis (58,5%). Os fungos leveduriformes foram os principais responsáveis pelas onicomicoses das mãos (76,7%). Conclusão: Os resultados deste estudo estão globalmente concordantes com a literatura científica. O Trichophyton rubrum apresenta-se como o dermatófito mais frequentemente isolado em cultura. Na tinha do couro cabeludo, na área metropolitana de Lisboa, as espécies antropofílicas de importação assumem particular destaque.

Este ensayo pretende decodificar dos claves para entender el chavismo como movimiento social y político en Venezuela, a saber, una interpretación particular de la historia y varios recursos provenientes del mundo religioso. La metodología de investigación se relaciona con el análisis etnográfico, el análisis del discurso, la investigación documental y estudios previos de los seguidores de este movimiento político y social. Se concluye que esta forma de chavismo se refiere a un tipo de fundamentalismo político que se relaciona con su entorno a través de una mitología basada en la “edad de oro” y “lucha mística entre el Bien y el Mal”, que sirve para la lucha política y generar identidad y la cohesión entre sus seguidores.

O Príncipe von Bülow, Chanceler da Alemanha de 1900 a 1909, uma vez escreveu que, “ Se fosse possível, de agora em diante, os membros de diferentes nacionalidades, com diferentes línguas e costumes e uma vida intelectual diferente, viverem lado a lado num mesmo estado, sem sucumbir à tentação de cada um tentar forçar sua nacionalidade ao outro, as coisas na terra pareceriam bem mais pacíficas” Porém, logo acrescentou ser “uma lei da vida e do decorrer da história que quando duas civilizações se encontram elas lutam pela supremacia” (1916-291). A opinião de von Bülow ainda continua representando a sabedoria convencional em grande parte do mundo; porém, este trabalho defende a tese de que essa opinião está errada. Meu argumento é que não há lei natural que Impeça que “ nacionalidades” , ou o que hoje chamaríamos grupos étnicos, convivam num único estado, sem tentar erradicar a etnicidade umas das outras. Há, to davia, uma longa tradição do pensamento ocidental que sustenta serem os laços étnicos irracionais e arcaicos e que deveriam, conseqüentemente, desaparecer, na medida em que o mundo tende a uma maior modernização e racionalidade no desempenho de suas atividades. Nossa teoria e nossa prática têm sido, portanto, tendenciosas em favor das supostas necessidades do Estado contra as aspirações dos grupos étnicos, consideradas contraditórias com aquelas. A visão pessimista de von Bülow não é, pois, tanto uma afirmação sobre a lei natural, como uma profecia que se torna verdadeira.

Fiquei emocionado pela honra que a Associação Brasileira de Antropologia me fez, quando me convidou para pronunciar a palestra formal de sua reunião de 1986. Quero começar, então, com um depoimento pessoal, para mostrar porque este acontecimento é o mais gratificante da minha vida profissional. Minha primeira vinda ao Brasil foi motivada por um impulso romântico. Naquela altura o Brasil era para mim um país exótico onde eu poderia fazer pesquisa de campo entre os índios. Mas felizmente não ficou nisto. O Brasil para mim jamais transformou-se num simples “caso” a ser estudado para demonstrar teorias gerais; muito pelo contrário, rapidamente transformou-se num país que eu havia de certo modo adotado e ao qual permaneceria sempre emocional e intelectualmente comprometido. Isto se deu porque logo encontrei colegas e companheiros de pesquisa que compartilhavam minhas preocupações intelectuais, especialmente no período em que eu estava dirigindo um projeto de pesquisa no Brasil Central que dependia do esforço colaborativo de antropólogos brasileiros e norte-americanos sob o patrocínio conjunto da Universidade de Harvard e do Museu Nacional1. Contudo, só comecei a sentirme parte da antropologia brasileira quando voltei ao Museu Nacional nos anos 1969-70 para juntar-me a Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira na implantação do novo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social. Porém, mesmo o prazer de ter podido prestar aquela contribuição para o desenvolvimento da antropologia no Brasil não pode ser comparado ao prazer de ser convidado a falar perante a ABA, pois só então senti-me finalmente enturmado.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar o desenvolvimento dos municípios da região do Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul. Para isso, foi construído um índice de desenvolvimento relativo, o qual permite verificar os fatores do desenvolvimentobem como hierarquizar os municípios segundo o nível relativo de desenvolvimento. Os resultados mostram que, em uma escala de 0 a 100, o índice médio de desenvolvimento situou-se em 46,8. A ordenação segundo o grau de desenvolvimento evidencia que mais da metade dos municípios da região encontram-se na categoria de baixo desenvolvimento relativo. Os resultados mostram também que os fatores do subdesenvolvimento são diferentes entre os municípios da região, possibilitando a focalização de políticas públicas.

OBJETIVO: avaliar a sensibilidade e a especificidade de um equipamento automático de Emissão Otoacustica Evocada Transiente que utiliza um estímulo de banda estreita, Narrow. MÉTODOS: foi analisado o resultado da Triagem Auditiva Neonatal de 300 neonatos. A Emissão Otoacústica Evocada Transiente foi realizada com um equipamento portátil automático, com o estímulo de banda estreita - Narrow. Todos os neonatos foram submetidos ao Potencial Evocado Auditivo de Tronco Encefálico com o estímulo clique, duração 100μs como padrão-ouro. RESULTADOS: o percentual de "passa" na Triagem Auditiva Neonatal foi de 90,7%. Considerando os resultados do padrão-ouro, foi observado uma taxa de falso-positivo de 9%. A sensibilidade e especificidade encontradas foram de 100% e 92%, respectivamente. CONCLUSÃO: o estímulo de banda estreita - Narrow mostrou-se eficaz para ser utilizado nos programa de Triagem Auditiva Neonatal Universal.

Este estudio explora las consecuencias de la cobertura y la responsabilidad de la televisión a que la gente adopte creencias y suposiciones acerca de la guerra del Golfo. Se estima que los medios de Estados Unidos fracasaron drásticamente en su papel de informar,y la televisión es básicamente responsable de esto. Pero otros claman que triunfaron porque suprimieron el debate y la verdad lo que da para pensar y rechazar teorías conspiradoras.