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The objective of this study was to describe the experiences of interdisciplinary action with the application of physical exercises and activities with ludic groups to improve the functional autonomy of institutionalized elderly. This is a qualitative study showing experience reports of an extension program carried out in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly for eight months, performing interdisciplinary actions, offering physical exercises and recreational group activities for 30 elderly people of both genders: nine men aged between 76 and 88 years, and 21 women aged between 66 and 78 years. There were 60 sessions held over eight months. There was an improvement in the gait of the elderly and an improvement of 50% in the strength of the upper limbs for throwing objects. The practice of physical exercises, in a group, in a playful way, provided greater interaction between the elderly and their caregivers, and between the elderly and the scholarship holders. Thus, the intervention "proposal" with ludic groups and physical exercises brings positive results, becoming necessary and urgent in order to obtain greater independence and functional autonomy in this phase of life in institutionalized elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In view of the high zoonotic potential of Giardiasis, due to the cosmopolitan presence of its protozoan, the present work will report the case of a 3-month-old female Dachshund dog, which presented clinical signs, underwent anamnesis and coproparasitological examination, and was later diagnosed with Giardiasis. by the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Pelotas in June 2022, reinforcing the importance of diagnosis and the zoonotic risk of this enteroparasitosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scientific studies indicate that it is common for musicians and their supporting staff to be exposed to intense Sound Pressure Levels (SPL) which can cause several types of hearing disorders which can be career ending injuries. Hearing preservation begins with the awareness of the musician. The main objective of this article concerns what can be done to prevent hearing disorders in musicians, caused by high sound pressure levels in their work, study or leisure environments, since there are no risk criteria validated for this population. Focusing on evidence-based clinical practice, this article will address: 1. The physiology of human hearing and its functioning; 2. Consequences of overexposure to sound; 3. Sound exposure limits to minimize the risk of hearing loss; 4. Specific audiological assessment for musicians; 5. Technologies and strategies to prevent hearing loss in musicians; 6. Hearing loss and tinnitus prevention programs targeting musicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The pursuit of sustainable materials provides motivation for using magnetic tailings as an aggregate in the concrete production, which is the most used material in civil construction and is originated from the mixture of binder, water and aggregates. This study developed three dosages of high-performance concrete (HPC), one reference and two with partial replacement of the fine aggregate by a material with similar granulometry - magnetic tailings derived from the phosphate rock beneficiation process in Araxá-MG. The aim was to improve the pore structure of concrete by optimizing the particle packing of granular materials and incorporating a mineral admixture (silica fume), as well as adjusting the workability using a chemical admixture (superplasticizer). The properties of the concretes were evaluated using the tests: compressive strength, water absorption, specific mass and durability against sulfuric acid attack. The compressive strength increased with the increase in the proposed replacement percentage. All concretes had good durability, and the proposed replacement reduced the vulnerability of the concrete to acid attack. Regarding the specific mass, all concretes were classified as normal. The concrete dosage methodology applied was effective, producing high-performance concrete with the incorporation of magnetic tailings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of the Internet over the years has brought with it a massive increase in the amount of data present on the network, making the search for specific items a slow and complex task. Thus, tools have emerged with the goal of filtering information within websites and platforms, leaving aside everything that is irrelevant and providing the user with only what is likely to interest them. These tools are called recommendation systems. In addition, the field of education has also been affected by the problem of data overload, especially in recent years with the popularization of online education, where students demand new methods of research and learning beyond the classroom. Therefore, the objective of this article is to develop a personalized recommendation system for educational resources that, based on users' interests, makes predictions and generates lists of items that match their interests. It is also hoped that this platform can help in the integration and development of intelligent university campuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes to discuss issues inherent to education in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically with regard to scientific productions in the format of a scientific article that addressed the theme 'teaching work' in the aforementioned context. It started with the following research questions: what was produced about teaching work with regard to issues related to the pandemic? Which themes were contemplated and which were absent? The objective was to analyze the proposed theme within the scope of the production of scientific articles published in the period from April 2020 to June 2022. The research, with a qualitative approach, was based on the bibliographic study, as techniques and research instruments the document analysis and content analysis for the organization of data discussion. The theoretical contribution is based on authors such as: Cunha (2006), Duarte (2010), Freire (1998), Gatti (2017), Nóvoa e Alvim (2022), Nóvoa (2022), among others. The research corpus consisted of nine scientific articles about teaching work in the Covid-19 pandemic, in the area of Education, a large area of Human Sciences, written in Portuguese and published in online scientific journals of national reach. The results found indicate that both the perspective of teaching work in the pandemic via remote work and the absence of discussion on issues related to the necessary and adequate continuing education for remote teaching work in the aforementioned period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This dossier brings together unpublished research about Romanies undertaken in Brazil in recent years and presents them to a wider academic audience. The aim is to show Romani peoples as agents who have been co-constructing Brazil for centuries and the variety of experiences of these peoples in the national context. From different empirical approaches (and in most cases, privileging a Romani point of view), the articles gathered here reveal some of the ways in which Romanies in Brazil articulate internal relations (of kinship or communal), on the one hand, and with the non-Romani world around them, on the other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brazilian scholars of Romani studies have not generally engaged with the field's development in other Latin American countries and the Caribbean (LAC). To stimulate such an exchange and give this emerging continental scholarship the visibility it deserves, this article provides an introduction to Romani studies in the region. The first part of the article presents the results of a survey we conducted among scholars in 2021, which identified main themes and concerns in LAC Romani studies. The second section provides a portrait of the field in the three LAC countries aside from Brazil where the activity in the field has been the highest: Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico. It introduces each country's main authors, areas of inquiry, and key publications. In the third section, we argue that LAC Romani studies is an emergent field of inquiry shaped by its own questions and concerns. It challenges the Europe-centric understanding of the Romani diaspora that dominates the field internationally and calls for an exploration of Romani experiences alongside other communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Service recovery has been extensively studied and is a relevant issue for markets in which consumers repurchase products or services. There are two normative aspects of service recovery: how a company should act after a service failure and the consequences of the service failure regarding the company-customer relationship. This study presents a service failure model that combines these two aspects, investigating how causal attribution affects the customer's perception regarding repurchase when a solution is provided after a service failure. A survey was conducted with users of a telecommunications service provider in Brazil, exploring two situations: a) the customer accidentally caused a service failure, and b) the company caused a service failure. The item response theory (IRT) was used, adopting PLS-SEM. Trust level and switching barriers were highlighted as important factors to keep repurchasing intentions positive. Customers trust more in the company when the failure is attributed to the organization, and it solves the problem, which induces a higher repurchase intention than when the failure is attributed to the customer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Garbage at sea is a growing and worldwide problem. Governador Celso Ramos is located on the central coast of Santa Catarina and has tourism and fishing as the predominant economic activities. This study tested hypotheses regarding seasonal variability and the most likely origin of marine litter through sampling with spatial and temporal replication. The influence of the season on the density of marine litter was not a significant factor across beaches studied. Items probably associated with fishing activity were more present in winter, while items associated with recreational use of the beach were observed in greater numbers in summer. These results may help the municipality to better direct environmental management and education initiatives aimed at combating waste at sea [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed to ascertain the efficiency of the 5 biggest agribusiness cooperatives in Paraná, in the period from 2017 to 2019. Using a quantitative approach, the research is classified as exploratory, in relation of the goals, and documentary concerning the used procedures. The social, economic and financial data were extracted from the cooperatives' annual reports and in order to obtain efficiency indexes, using the Data Envelopment Analisys (DEA). Based on the results, a ranking of efficiency of the cooperatives was elaborated in the analyzed periods. Based on the variables used in the study, the results showed that, in 2017, 60% of the analyzed cooperatives reached the maximum level of efficiency. In 2018, this index rose to 80% and in 2019 it returned to 60%. It was observed that three cooperatives (Coamo, Cocamar and Copacol) achieved maximum efficiency in all the analyzed years. On the other hand, Lar fluctuated showing maximum efficiency in just one year, while C.Vale did not achieve maximum efficiency in any of the three years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objetivo: Determinar a incidência da síndrome pós-cuidados intensivos em uma coorte de pacientes em estado crítico admitidos à unidade de terapia intensiva e identificar fatores de risco relacionados ao seu desenvolvimento nas áreas de saúde física, cognitiva e mental. Métodos: Este foi um estudo de coorte observacional prospectivo desenvolvido na unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital universitário. Foram incluídos no estudo pacientes internados em unidade de terapia intensiva a partir de 1 semana e com necessidade de ventilação mecânica por mais de 3 dias, choque ou delirium. Foram registradas variáveis demográficas, motivo da admissão, diagnósticos, sedação, tipo de ventilação mecânica, complicações e tempo de internação. Realizou-se análise univariada para identificar os fatores de risco relacionados à síndrome pós-cuidados intensivos. As escalas utilizadas para a avaliação das diferentes esferas foram Barthel, Pfeiffer, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale e Impact of Event Scale-6. As principais variáveis de interesse foram incidência da síndrome pós-cuidados intensivos de modo geral e por domínios. Os fatores de risco foram examinados em cada um dos domínios da saúde (saúde física, cognitiva e mental). Resultados: Participaram 87 pacientes. A Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II média foi de 16,5. O número médio de dias na unidade de terapia intensiva foi 17. A incidência geral da síndrome pós-cuidados intensivos foi de 56,3% (n = 49; IC95% 45,8 - 66,2). A incidência da síndrome pós-cuidados intensivos em cada uma das esferas foi de 32,1% (física), 11,5% (cognitiva) e 36,6% (saúde mental). Conclusão: A incidência da síndrome pós-cuidados intensivos foi de 56,3%. A esfera da saúde mental foi a mais frequentemente envolvida. Os fatores de risco diferem, dependendo da área considerada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Itajaí Valley until the mid-19th century, and perhaps the beginning of the 20th century, had a wild natural character that fascinated immigrant settlers and European travelers. The valley is divided into two hydrographic sub-basins: Itajaí-açu (13.327 km2) e Itajaí-mirim (1.673 km2). The confluence of both rivers occurs 8 km from the mouth of the sea. In this stretch the name is Itajaí River. The Itajaí-açu Valley will be studied, whose European colonization process intensified with the founding of the Blumenau Colony in 1850. Travelers in their travels through Brazil, and particularly in the Itajaí Valley, recorded the observations and investigations carried out here today available in publications in the form of books, reports, and articles in periodicals. The objective was to identify in the literature on travelers the introduction and uses of plant species in the Itajaíaçu Valley in the 19th century. The bibliographic production on the accounts of travelers in the Itajaí Valley is inexpressive; on the other hand, is one of the most important sources of historical information for the studies of Geography and Environmental History, as they record in the past the use of land with plant species introduced by colonization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deliberates on the question about truth in three different approaches. At first, a biblical contribution is sought in the Gospel of John, which recognizes truth in the horizon of grace, Christology and relationality-communication. In a second moment, it analyses Luther's interpretation of Galatians 2 from 1531/5, in the triple perspective mentioned above. At last, the modern development of Lutheran/Protestant Theology is considered in behalf of how it dealt with the three aspects presented in the Gospel and appropriated by Luther. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this text is to propose a reflection on the relevance of Paulo Freire's ideas, considering questions oriented to it nowadays. It faces the challenge of searching, creating, or reinterpreting his ideas towards the construction of a fairer and more sympathetic world through the educational act. That is, it approaches its validity and pertinence to education today. The proposed reflection is structured in two movements. The first one questions the Nonpartisan School Movement, presenting its intentions, its limits and how the Freirean ideas could address its concerns. The second movement questions the legitimacy of the arguments presented in the book "Desconstruindo Paulo Freire", organized by Santos (2017). This work is not explored in its entirety, once it seems a compilation of matters not necessarily related, although they share a common point: to deconstruct Paulo Freire's thought. Then, some fragments that exemplify its goal are analyzed in this paper, allowing the development of reflections on the pertinence of Paulo Freire's pedagogical ideas. In conclusion, the essay reviews Freire's socio-political and pedagogical humanist conceptions, considering them as promising when it comes to the construction of a more democratic, free, fair and sympathetic world. It is anticipated that the theses stated by the two movements fit into a scenario of blaming and criminalizing the social movements, holding them responsible for the failure of public education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the potential of mlearning for teaching and historical learning, considering the convergence that can be achieved between digital literacy and historical literacy, starting from a study of empirical research already carried out. To deal with the inseparability, tension and articulation between materiality, intellectual content and the reader's appropriation, he resorts to the authors Pierre Lévy, Roger Chartier and Lúcia Santaella and, regarding situated historical cognition, he retakes Peter Lee, Isabel Barca and Maria Auxiliadora Schmidt. It understands that the world mediated by hypermedia outlines new rationales, sensibilities and learning, influencing and providing historical cognition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Investigamos a relação entre persistência dos dividendos e gerenciamento de resultados, considerando os níveis de desempenho econômico e de risco em países emergentes. Os resultados [lucros] são importantes para os modelos de avaliação de empresas e os dividendos apresentam evidências que sugerem maior persistência; entretanto, não há evidências sobre o efeito do gerenciamento de resultados sobre a persistência dos dividendos em países emergentes. Apesar do crescimento expressivo dos mercados emergentes nas últimas décadas, os graus de eficiência informacional e de proteção legal aos investidores são inferiores aos dos países desenvolvidos, e esses são riscos potenciais para os investidores que preferem receber dividendos como forma de evitar a expropriação por gestores que podem gerenciar os resultados das empresas. Nós mostramos que a redução da volatilidade macroeconômica e das incertezas quanto ao desempenho e risco de um país melhoram a persistência dos dividendos. Assim, mesmo em face das manipulações de resultados, os dividendos são melhores dados de entrada [inputs] para os modelos de valuation. Usando os modelos de persistência de Dechow e Schrand (2004) e Lintner (1956), interagimos a persistência dos dividendos com o gerenciamento de resultados das empresas e com alguns indicadores de desempenho econômico e de risco dos países, para 7.536 empresas de capital aberto em 20 países, incluídas no Índice de Mercados Emergentes Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) entre 2000 e 2016. Descobrimos que, nos países emergentes, os dividendos são mais persistentes do que os lucros. Se uma empresa paga 1,00 dólar americano (USD) em dividendos, então, em média, US$ 0,89 persistirão nos dividendos do próximo ano (para lucros, persistem apenas US$ 0,76). Descobrimos que, além dos dividendos anteriores e dos lucros correntes apresentados por Lintner (1956), os dividendos correntes são uma função do volume de gerenciamento de resultados porque esse evento reduz a persistência dos dividendos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Biblical hermeneutics in Luther is a theme that has conjuncture in the current Lutheran academy. The number of recent publications on the matter shows, however, also that the theme is not free of tension and diversions that need to be overcome. The present article seeks for clues specifically on how Luther interprets the Old Testament. In opposition to the Biblical enthusiasts, Luther advocates for a non-legalist reading of the sacred text of the old alliance which takes in consideration the distinction between law and Gospel. Such reading can be applied in a similar manner to the New Testament. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article approaches the memorialistic and emotional processes articulated with the consumption practices of old video games -- essentially, consoles that were launched between the decades of 1970 to 1990. The results hereby presented are part of a broader research focused on the understanding of the relationships between memories, identity and consumption of video games in the Brazilian market. As a theoretical contribution, we have based this article on the contributions given by history and social psychology fields (Bosi, 2003; Legoff, 2000; Nora, 1993; Huyssen, 2014), as well as on the reflections that approach relationships between media, culture and memories (Nunes e Bin, 2018; Berger, 2015; Mello e Mastrocola, 2019). As an empirical object, we present a fieldwork done in one of the main gatherings of classic and old videogames in São Paulo, the Video Game Day, which took place in February 2020. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We may fundamentally declare that Jacobi's critique of philosophy derives from his withdrawal from the sensitive towards the constitution of increasingly abstract and demonstrable truths. In this way, philosophy has only managed to generate disputes about what it is, without being able to demonstrate what philosophical position realized its task and what finally lead to the loss of confidence in the enterprise, or in other words, lead to skepticism. It treats here, without disregarding the influence of Thomas Reid's common sense philosophy, and to some extent also on Hume's influence, as Jacobi seeks to get out of this impasse from the way he understands the notion of belief. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to avoid falling into the trap of a back projecting of Noam Chomsky's thought in 20th century linguistics to Wilhelm von Humboldt's ideas, in this article we start from a detailed analysis of the thought of the Prussian philosopher and highlight, in particular, his reflections on the notions of "creativity" and "form" that managed to draw Chomsky's attention at an early stage. In particular, we note that the two thinkers agree in their rejection of theories (dominant in the history of linguistic thought) that conceive language primarily as a communicative system or an inventory of lexical units that represent our concepts or external world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are major causes of mortality in renal transplant candidates. Objective: To evaluate the association between clinical and laboratorial variables, findings in coronary angiography and use of medicines with CV death in patients undergoing dialysis who were renal transplant candidates. Methods: An observational, longitudinal study was conducted in 103 renal transplant candidates from two transplant centers. The association between CV death and clinical variables was also investigated. Those variables that showed an association with the outcome variable at p<0,1 were selected for Cox analysis. Age and presence of diabetes mellitus were forced in the model. Results: We screened 128 patients, 20 of which were excluded because they refused to participate in the study and three died before the study started. Of the remaining 105 patients, two were excluded due to failures in the outcome records, so 103 were included in the longitudinal analysis. The univariate analysis did not identify the clinical variable that was associated with the occurrence of CV death. However, dialysis modality and statin use were selected for multiple analysis because they were associated with the outcome at p<0,1. Cox analysis to assess the association between clinical variables and the occurrence of CV death in dialysis patients only identified statin use as a predictor of lower risk of CV death (Hazard Ratio -- HR=0,106, 95% confidence interval -- 95%CI 0,013-0,852; p=0,035). Conclusion: In patients on dialysis who were candidates to renal transplantation only statin use showed an inverse, statistically significant association with the occurrence of CV death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article seeks to analyze the principles of mood selection in the domain of the doxastic sub-system in Brazilian Portuguese. Especially, this study, which combines the theoretical reflection on doxastic modality with an empirical study based on Davies' & Ferreira's Corpus do Português, aims to discuss the semantics of intensional contexts created by belief verbs from a formal perspective within a modal semantic approach. In order to situate the sub-system of Brazilian Portuguese within the pan-romanic panorama, we will establish the differences between Romance languages as regards the principles of verb mood selection in doxastic contexts. We are going to present the specific principles of mood selection in each Romance language in an appropriate formal semantic representation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present report is aimed at identifying factors that can be related to the level of municipal transparency, measured through the "Escala Brasil Transparente (EBT)". Analyses were made using the Multiple Linear Regression to verify the relationship between the variables identified by the literature and the grades obtained by the Brazilian municipalities. The first model was composed by 1415 municipalities where socioeconomic, political and budgetary variables were tested. The influence of political and economic factors at municipal transparency was confirmed, supporting some studies in the area. A second model was tested having as its study area the municipalities of Minas Gerais with the intention of verifying new variables which were not available for municipalities of the other states. The new results pointed to the influence of socio-economic, political and budgetary variables at municipal transparency level. Therefore, it is recognized the importance of local policies to estimulate the transparency on the part of the municipalities bearing in mind the diversity of factors that are in close relationship with the theme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is consensus in the academic community that metacognition influences the learning of subjects, as well as their constitution as critical citizens. However, since the areas that investigate this phenomenon are diverse, it is difficult to have a consensual characterization of it. The objective of this article is to present a possible definition of this construct that is useful for the construction of science activities. From research in science education, and in particular biology, we will present concrete examples related to the reading of scientific texts, problem solving and epistemological obstacles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa a respeito do interesse pelas ciências e a contribuição de podcasts de divulgação científica para o desenvolvimento desse interesse. As pessoas que participaram como depoentes para a realização desta investigação eram consumidores de alguns podcasts e seus relatos foram obtidos por meio da resposta a questionários online com questões de múltiplas escolhas e dissertativas, divulgadas nos podcasts e em seus websites e nas redes sociais, pelos pesquisadores. Os dados foram analisados segundo os procedimentos da Análise Textual Discursiva, fazendo uso do Modelo de Quatro Fases de Desenvolvimento do Interesse (MDI) adaptado e assumido por categorias a priori. Após o movimento analítico foi possível identificar nas declarações dos respondentes: níveis diferentes de interesse pelas ciências; a relação entre os podcasts de divulgação científica e o desenvolvimento do interesse pelas ciências; algumas características que tornam estes podcasts atraentes para o público. As análises ainda mostraram que, para muitos dos casos em que o interesse pelas ciências era evidente, os podcasts tiveram papel importante na intensificação do interesse e em decisões tomadas por esses sujeitos em relação à profissão a ser escolhida e à formação relacionada aos conteúdos dos podcasts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prevention actions have been considered adjuvant strategies for public health, especially for the health of the elderly. In this sense, health culture has the capacity to promote health protection as a possibility of guaranteeing rights and citizenship. However, difficulties in identifying adequate didactics and pedagogical resources in disease prevention actions in the elderly are a problem in the scientific literature. Recognizing this need, this article aimed to analyze the health culture instruments used in the prevention of diseases in the elderly from 2006 to 2016. A survey was carried out using the Medline, Scielo, BIREME, LILACS and CAPES databases using the descriptors: health education, disease prevention, the elderly, and their English counterparts, published from 2006 to May 2016. After selection criteria, nine studies were selected. In view of the results found in this research, it was possible to identify that the health culture actions carried out in the investigated period had significant positive effects. When analyzing didactics and pedagogical resources, there was a lack of systematization of processes for the promotion of health education. The actions were focused and did not cover an expressive elderly population. Further research that deepens and highlights the importance of appropriate methodologies for the elderly is necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Public health in Brazil has undergone major changes in recent decades. Objective: To describe the overview of dental production performed by the Brazilian Unified Health System from 1999 to 2017 in Brazil and its macroregions. Method: Data were obtained from the Outpatient Information System (SIA/SUS) and from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Procedures rates (per 100,000 inhabitants per year) were established in each macroregion: restorative, prosthetic, collective, endodontic, exodontia, periodontic and preventive procedures. Statistical analysis of the time series was performed using a regression linear model. Results: Prosthetic and periodontal procedures were the only ones with a positive linear trend in all Brazilian macroregions (p<0.001). Endodontics did not show a positive trend in Brazil (p=0.173). Restorations showed a growth in the North (p=0.003) and Center-west (p<0.001) macroregions. Exodontia presented a tendency to increase in the North macroregion (p=0.046), while the Midwest presented a decrease of it (p=0.049). Preventive (p=0.042) and collective (p=0.017) procedures showed a decrease in their production during the period. Conclusion: Oral health showed great growth within the single health system in the 19 years evaluated. Periodontal procedures and dental prostheses were those with the highest growth trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to understand the space in which Latin American intellectuals work today it is necessary to carry out a revision about the constitution of this field, drawing from it, for critical analysis, the relation between capitalism, the development of sciences and academic institution. The naturalization of epistemic racism has helped to structure Eurocentrism and its hierarchical binomials within modern capitalism, a feature still outstanding in the fields of knowledge production, whether in research or teaching, now strongly conditioned by the directives of transnational neoliberalismo. It is against this historical explanation that the position of Latin American intellectuals in the academic structure, marked by the dominated-dominating paradox, must be analyzed. Their engagement in the opening of the universities through an inter-cultural, critical, dialogical and horizontalized education will be defended as a way of overcoming this paradox towards a more autonomous and representative thinking of the local realities of Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is debated in this paper the productivity of verbal object under the perception of the relation between the organic language configurations and their projections of enunciative activation. Our point of view stresses that the syntactic place is established not only by a space in the sentencing architecture but also for enunciative aspects which are mobilized to configure it as a place capable of offering referential progression to the event, put into play by the saying. Specifically, the projection analysis of the place of the object performed by the verb, which is not necessarily explicit, demonstrates that the place of the object is marked as a route to the senses in escape (ORLANDI, 2012). It is verified that the explicit object absence does not disregard a virtual occupation by nominal formations, which materialize historically outlined regularities, and we propose the concept of exchange between nominal formations, assuming that the flow of senses can also be stimulated by the occupation of two (or more) different nominal formations in the same place of object. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the most common mottos related to Lutheran theology can be found in the slogan "sola Scriptura". This motto, which together with other similar ones was transformed in the 19th century into a type of synthesis of Protestantism, needs to be affirmed in face of a double challenge. On the one side is the tradition of the Christian Church and of the respective churches. Would the recourse to tradition be thrown out by the affirmation of the exclusiveness of the Bible? On the other side we find modernity, with its questionings not only of the dogmas, but of Scripture itself, questionings which are directed to it not only "from the outside", but, maybe in an even more impactful way, "from within", for example through a historical-critical exegesis. This article dialogs with "tradition" and "modernity" and seeks indicators for a critical-constructive relation of the watchword "sola Scriptura" with both of them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research deals with the theme of the interactions between society and nature, having as territorial delimitation the community of Nova Rússia, municipality of Blumenau, located in the buffer zone of the Serra do Itajaí National Park (PNSI). The objective is to describe the environmental history and the regional development of this community. The main activities that contributed to regional development between 1860-1940 were mining, forest exploration (wood and firewood), and subsistence farming activities. Between 1950-1990 there was an expansion of the occupation of space by exploratory activities already developed, and reduction of the native forest by pine and eucalyptus plantations. Beginning in the 1990s, there are initiatives for the commercial use of the region for leisure and recreation, as well as initiatives for the conservation of nature. These activities have been extended with the creation of the PNSI in 2004 and have become important elements of regional development with practices focused on sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Every day invariably a popular consumption food in the weekly table and at any time of the day is bread, currently for sectors of the population the change in flavors, textures and composition have boom in the trade. The substitution of wheat flour with different cereals, legumes or functional ingredients encompasses space in traditional bakeries as well as bakeries in the commercial center. Bee pollen is a healthy food because it has 30-35% protein, is found in the form of essential amino acids above the standard. Its layers of ectin and exine allow the pollen not to be so digestible to the human being, so a baked product would favor its use. This research will establish the appropriate formulation to integrate the flour of pollen to a bread dough until where sensorially the addition is not detected, as well as to standardize the methodology of bakery. Taking into account parameters such as: quantity of flour wheat-pollen and sugar y/o honey, fermentation time, baking time and baking temperature. The product obtained is sensorially valued to determine the concentration of flour and which is the percentage of addition best evaluated sensory, the accepted range of addition is 5 to 10% substitution of wheat flour. Sensorially there is no difference in attributes such as color, odor, flavor, consistency and texture in this range, being slightly better the flavor of 10% of pollen flour. However the white bread obtained can be marketed up to 10% of addition, being alternative of the beekeepers to obtain extra profits not only from the sale of honey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to analyze how ads with incongruous humor on Facebook influence female Brazilian consumer engagement, attitudes and purchase intention. An experiment conducted on Facebook with 269 women allowed us to test whether the presence of incongruous humor influences advertisement effectiveness, confirming this hypothesis, demonstrating that humorous appeal has a positive effect on female audiences. Regarding contributions, our findings confirm that engagement, attitudes and purchase intention conform to important measures of advertisement effectiveness in the virtual context; reveal new facets about women's perception of stimuli traditionally designed for men; and show social networks to be fundamental elements for consumer decision-making. Thus, we discuss the role of the Internet as a platform for interaction between companies and users and the need of building a relationship in this context, in which incongruous humor proves to be capable of catching consumer attention, arousing engagement, provoking favorable attitudes and, thereby, driving purchase intention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This biblical research aims first to point out and. Consequently, to affirm that the Church was established by Jesus according to relevant Old Testament stipulations, here called "existence forms of ekklesia". That is, the Church was and is part of the plan and purpose of Christ's First Coming to the World. It is in tune with the major objectives of the Kingdom of God (triune) in the consummation of the centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of organic wastes such as manure, crop residues and green manuring to improve soil fertility and agricultural productivity is one of the strategies used by family farmers in the Brazilian semi-arid. In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of N, P and K after the incorporation of manure or biomass of gliricídia (Gliricídia sepium). The work was conducted within an area with gliricídia rows spaced 6 m between each other and 1 m between trees in a Neossolo Regolítico, in Esperança, PB. The experimental design was a randomized split-plot with two main treatments (with or without gliricídia) and three secondary treatments (fertilization with manure, gliricídia prunnings and control) with four replications. In the experimental plots was measured mineralization of N, P and K in situ in the field for 120 days at 0-20 cm. No significant loss of mass and N, P, K of the decomposition bags of organic fertilizers among the SA and CA systems. The greatest losses of N, P and K occurred during the first two weeks, being higher in the treatment compared to treatment G E, except that the release of K had a similar pattern in both organic fertilizers. Both the SA system, such as CA, throughout the incubation period there was net N mineralization, however there were significant effects of additions of Gliricídia or manure and the control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to its importance for the consolidation of a strong democratic state, the transparency in public management has been sought and regulated since the 1988 Constitution, and in the Law n.12.527 / 2011 was its normative framework. To visualize better the changes that occurred with the promulgation of this legal framework, this study proposed to investigate the scientific production on this law as a way to verify how it has been worked since its implementation. For that, a systematic review of the literature was applied, analyzing specific questions such as the key authors, the year, the journal, the analysis of the work papers, and what is the study approach; thus creating the state of art of the Law of Access to Information (LAI). It has been generally understood that LAI has been poorly studied and widely disregarded, therefore it is necessary to investigate it in diverse contexts and to increase monitoring to ensure that it is respected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work was based on the search for bioinsecticides of vegetal origin, in particular, the industrial seed residue of Carapa guianensis (Andiroba). The Andirobeira tree produces fruits to which vegetable oil used by pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries is extracted, however, there is generation of by-products called residual cake without any destination. This vegetable oil is rich in compounds called terpenoids with insecticidal action, so it was sought to extract them from the industrial waste with ethanol followed by recrystallization with n-hexane to evaluate its bioactivity against the insect pest Bemisia tabaci Biotype B (whitefly). The results indicated that the concentrations of 200 and 100 mg / ml of the limonoid concentrate were sufficient to eliminate 100% of the whitefly larvae until the third day after application, however, there were significant differences between the concentrations (p> 0.001) confirmed by the Tuckey 5% test. The ecotoxicological test with Artemia salina allowed to confirm the toxicity observing that the concentration of 500µg / ml of the limonoid concentrate caused mortality of 50% of the nauplii and the hemolytic activity presented high toxicity, where the lowest concentration of 62,2µgm / ml of concentrate of limonoids caused less than 10% hemolysis. We sought to add value to a biomass discarded by the industry in the development of bio-insecticidal prototype and to investigate possible adverse effects on the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Besides anatomical alterations, the amputation of a lower limb (LL) affects energy expenditure and increases oxygen consumption (VO2). The VO2 of LL-amputated people is estimated and the clinical characteristics affecting it are identified. Current transversal study verified the functional capacity and calculated VO2 by the questionnaire Duke Activity Status Index (DASI). Twenty-eight LL-amputated people were evaluated: 50% traumatic cases and 50% non-traumatic cases; age 54.1±19.1 years) at transfemur (75%) and transtibia (25%) level, predominantly obese (42.9%) and males (78.6%). Total DASI score was 16.7(2.7-36.7) and VO2 was estimated at 17.2±4.6 mL.kg-1.min-1. Functional capacity was compromised and VO2 extremely weak. There was a co-relationship between estimated VO2 and age (r= -0.516; p=0.005) of total sample and when analyzed by transfemur amputation level (r=-0.577; p=0.006). Unilateral LL-amputated people had decreased functional capacity and very weak VO2. Age, obesity, transfemur level and non-traumatic cause affected directly low estimated VO2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O presente estudo busca se debruçar perante a lei n. 12.305 promulgada em 2 de agosto de 2010, que institui a política Nacional de resíduos sólidos, e deve-se observar como esta atua perante o mercado da Moda. Ao que possa parecer, o setor industrial que se volta a produção de moda, nas suas mais variadas expressões, seja pelo vestuário ou calçados, se encontra em colapso perante o excesso produtividade, onde a palavra imprescindível para mostrar o norte perante as coleções deve ser sustentabilidade. Mas vê-se que as fiscalizações por parte do poder público têm se mostrado ineficazes perante a má utilização dos materiais que são verdadeiras obras primas para que a coleção aconteça, resultando não somente e um prejuízo social e sustentável. A forma como o ser humano tem se portado perante as mudanças climáticas - e de pensamento- devem ser notadas, com o advento das agendas 21, 2030, amparadas pelos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), e todas as políticas amparadas pelos Direitos Humanos, revelam a emergência da pauta e uma maior conscientização. Portanto buscando alcançar os objetivos desta pesquisa utilizou-se da metodologia dedutiva em consonância com a bibliográfica, em análise de doutrinas nacionais e internacionais. Na mesma esteira, vê-se as grandes empresas que produzem a chamada "Fast Fashion", que consiste na alta produtividade de roupas visando a grande venda em atacado, ou em varejo, porém, com todo este volume de produtividade em excesso, ocorre uma grande quantidade de desperdício, principalmente alocado na tecelagem, as indústrias não visando portanto um descarte apropriado, ou reaproveitamento dos retalhos é descartado de forma inapropriada no meio ambiente1. E a moda têxtil tem se mostrando de grande relevância, principalmente nas indústrias brasileiras, onde o foco da produção é extrema relevância, e rico, estruturando municípios e estados. Mas nota-se que o texto de lei que deveria resguardar toda a atividade industrial falha ao não mencionar como as indústrias de moda deveriam descartar os seus resíduos, mas a abrangência do texto de lei dá margem a aplicação por forma analógica em aplicação o art. 13, inciso I, alínea f,2 onde expõe sobre os resíduos utilizados durante a produção. A forma em que o descarte é feito, por falta de infraestrutura empresarial, acompanhamento Estatal, se torna mais prejudicial a cada dia. Além do tecido têxtil ser de longa duração -- ou seja, difícil decomposição -- com o descarte inadequado gera uma quantidade absurda de malefícios ao solo.3 Por fim, não é mais cabível somente olhar pelo prisma do consumo desenfreado, a empresa e o cidadão devem ter um compromisso efetivo com a sociedade em que estão inseridos e em via reflexa com o Meio ambiente, além do peso impetrado pela lei, os tratados e agendas sustentáveis, mostram a urgência de observarmos os hábitos cotidianos e os transformar em sustentáveis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the Semi-Arid region of Brazil, livestock farming is one of the main economic activities. However, the production of biomass by fodder is unstable over time due to irregular rainfall, causing an imbalance between the supply and demand of fodder to feed the herds. One of the strategies to circumvent this problem concerns the cultivation of forage palm in a consortium with leguminous tree species. The present work was carried out at the Experimental Station of the National Semiarid Institute and had the objective of evaluating the effect of spacing and organic fertilization on the growth and productivity of the forage palm in a system of alleys cropping with Gliicidia sepium. The experimental design was a randomized block design in a 3 × 4 factorial arrangement, with four replications, three spacing (2 × 1m; 1 × 1m and 1 × 0.5m) and four fertilizations (humic substances, seaweed, bocashi and Control), for 48 experimental units. The highest yields, annual increment and average annual palm increment were obtained in the 1 × 0.5m spacing. Organic fertilization did not significantly influence palm productivity. In addition to the forage produced by the gliricidia to that of the palm, the system of cultivation in alleys produced an average of 7.3 t ha-1 biomass and 14.2 meters of wood, making this system an excellent bank of protein. As a strategy to promote greater stabilization in the production of biomass for animal feed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to understand the constitutive elements of a prison experience to transsexual women and transvestites in Santiago de Chile. To this end, five interviews were conducted with people who were confined in male prisons. It can be argued that the female bodies that experienced the male prison developed specific experiences that involve strategies of survival and subjugation. Within the results were found the following central elements: firstly, the constitution of the female transsexual body and transvestites in relation to a precarious life trajectory. The second element is the constitution of prison experiences based on the stories of the interviewees. In this way, the article responds to the central questioning of how the prison experiences of transsexual women and transvestites are composed in the male prison space of Santiago de Chile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes a discussion about the national energy production dynamics and its possibilities regarding the hydroelectric development in the countryside of Brazil; it has as referential support the construction of the Urubupunga Hydroelectric Complex. At the time of its construction, it was the world's second largest complex of its kind. Planned and executed between 1950 and 1970, it was represented as a national engineering landmark and as an element of territorial and economic integration, with regional planning bodies and political groups conducting its actions, decisions and directives. Comprehending its project refers to a network of practices, narratives, and powers that, aside from energy production, made of this enterprise a memory landmark of the energy sector and a promoter of transformations in various national segments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The cactus forage cultivated in the Brazilian semiarid region is a crop of extreme importance for the local population, being used as alternative sources for feeding the animals in critical periods of drought. However, for this species to reach maximum growth potential are required soils with high fertility levels, wich are not found in this region. The aim of this study was to evaluate the development of three varieties of cactus forage, resistant to carmine cochineal, with different sources of organic fertilization. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with four replications in the factorial scheme (3x4): three varieties of cactus forage cv. (Orelha de Elefante Mexicana, Baiana and Miúda/Doce) and four fertilization treatments (Manure, Fulvic acid, Humic acid and Control). At 90 and 240 days after planting, plant development evaluations were performed, such as the survival index; plant height; number of shoots per plant; as well as the variables for cladodes (area, area index, mean weight, length, width and thickness) and, finally, the average productivity mean of phytomass. Manure fertilization presented significant results for the cladode area and the cladode area index, mainly in the cv. Orelha de Elefante Mexicana variety in relation to the control and fulvic acid. The increase of cladode area in this variety of forage cactus as a function of the manure application represented 63, 34 and 40% on Fulvic acid, Humic acid and the Control, respectively. The cv. Orelha de Elefante Mexicana variety responded positively to Manure fertilization, obtaining the highest productivity mean phytomass among the others varieties, with 81 t ha-1 at the end of the experiment. Among the sources of organic fertilizers used, only Manure had a significant effect on the forage cactus variety of cv. Orelha de Elefante Mexicana. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article intends to discuss the transformative effects of militant and artistic contexts on the daily lives of mental health users. This is an ethnographic research which methodology was based on participant observation and interviews. Data analysis was based on critical and reflexive hermeneutics and phenomenological perspective. We have been able to verify that the engagement in artistic and militant groups resonates strongly in the life-worlds of these people, as well as in the elaboration of their daily life. In these places empathic relationships and alterity are built, and this development is accentuated when the group is gathered, but also has repercussions that exceed this space-time interval. The performative and symbolic elements contribute to the re-elaboration of a being-in-the-world of these subjects and require them to construct a collective scene in which roles, functions, expectations and affections are negotiated; and this process allows them to access from new positions a whole variety of social dramas. So, it is possible to consider these spaces under the therapeutic bias, but we have seen that it is precisely from the denial of this statute that its efficacy comes. Thus, we reinforce the importance of spaces open to the protagonism of the subjects for a psychiatric reform thought as a complex social process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An outbreak of hepatic photosensitization by ingestion of Brachiaria decumbens is reported in Nelore cattle. After a group of animals (n=320) had been transferred to a pasture of Brachiaria decumbens, several animals began to have diarrhea, 15 showed skin lesions with crust formation, skin cracks, wrinkled and withered, and 80 died. Blood samples, urine and feces of some animals were collected and sent to a laboratory. Hematology showed nonspecific changes and urinalysis and coproparasitologic examination were within acceptable parameters for the specie. Necropsy was performed in one animal. Necropsy findings included greenish brown liver with multifocal lymphocytic pericolangitis with diffuse swelling of hepatocytes, and hepatocytes with marked vacuolization, diffuse bile stasis, presence of birefringent crystals and foamy macrophages. In the kidney, through histopathological examination mild to moderate multifocal tubular nephrosis was observed with presence of hyaline droplets in the lumen of tubules and inflammatory cells, specially macrophages. After diminishing the number of animals, transfer to a pasture with less Brachiaria decumbens, more shaded with trees and treatment with hepatoprotector, antibiotics and topical treatment, animals showed improvement and other cases of photosensitization did not occur. The diagnosis of hepatic photosensitization was based on clinical signs, liver and kidney histopathologic lesions and the reporting of transfer to a Brachiaria decumbens pasture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]