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Assessing microscopic and rapid diagnostic tests for malaria among pregnant women with fever in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Afolabi Bamgboye M , Folayan Waheed , Afolabi Titilola M , Akinmoladun Oladipo B , Egunjobi Feyijimi , Ozor Lynda , Fagbemi Tolulope
Published: December 2021

Background: Malaria as a health burden in sub-Saharan Africa is well-known. Information about access to programs by pregnant women during early antenatal care (ANC) visits and the impact on the burden of malaria is limited. Objective: To evaluate the utilization of malaria control services among pregnant women with fever between 2014 and 2018 in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. Materials and methods: Between 2014 and 2018, malaria-related indicators including the proportion of pregnant women with fever who were investigated with microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) were tracked in Ondo State, Nigeria. Data were captured using the District Health Information Management version 2.0 (DHISv2.0) and analyzed using Stata 13 statistical software. Results: Throughout the study period, the mean (±sd) percentage of pregnant women with fever tested for malaria parasites with microscopy in all the LGAs was 2.71 (4.87) with the lowest and highest means (±sd) occurring in 2016 as 1.20 (1.71) and in 2018 as 5.47 (7.93) respectively with no significant difference (F-statistics=2.25; P-value=0.07).A statistically significant variation (F-statistics=34.90; P-value=0.0000001) was observed in the overall mean (±sd) proportion of pregnant women with fever who were tested for malaria with RDT over the study period with the lowest as 57.0 (15.2) in 2014 and the highest as 96.2 (4.1) in 2017.This level of significance was reflected mostly in the coastal (F-statistics=15.05; P-value=0.0000001) and in the rainforest (F-statistics=12.86; P-value=0.0000001) ecological zones of the state but much less in the Savannah ecological zone (F-statistics=3.23; P-value=0.04).There was no significant correlation (Pearson’s r=0.160, P-value=0.141) between fever cases that tested positive using microscopy and fever cases that tested positive with RDT. A noteworthy variation (F-statistics=3.96, P-value=0.005) was observed in the proportion of fever cases that tested positive with RDT but not with microscopy. Overall mean (±sd) proportion of pregnant women with confirmed fever cases was 76.66 (15.06), mostly in the Savannah ecological system (81.84±21.18) throughout the study period. Conclusion: Data from this study suggests that RDT gradually replaced microscopy in testing for malaria among pregnant women in Ondo State of Nigeria. It also suggests that some ecological zones may be more underserved than others in assessing malaria in pregnancy. More technical and financial assistance are needed for the State Malaria Elimination Program to improve ANC service utilization.
Effectiveness of website application (Sumiferos) for preventing anemia with pregnant women compliance in consuming Fe tablets
Authors: . Rosmaria , Utama Sri Yun , Hindriati Titik , . Diniyati
Published: December 2021

Background: The consumption of Fe tablets needs to be the attention of midwives as one of the spearheads in providing antenatal care services. Due to the low level of compliance of pregnant women to consume Fe tablets, it is necessary to provide appropriate counseling as an effort to increase compliance with Fe tablets. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the application model (Sumiferos) for preventing anemia with pregnant women compliance in consuming Fe tablets at Putri Ayu Health Center in Jambi city. Materials and methods: This study used a quasi-experimental research design with a post-test design by involving an intervention group and a control group (post-test), two group designs. With the total of 70 subjects;the intervention group, 35 respondents were given a website application (sumiferos), and a control group 35 respondents were given a leflet. After a month, the number of Fe tablets that have been consumed was monitored. Compliance of pregnant women in consuming Fe tablets required a monitoring or supervisioncarried out by health workers. Therefore, an intervention was given by using a website-based application (sumiferos) for pregnant women as a communication tool that has been created and designed previously by researchers. Results: Posttest statistical analysis showed that pregnant women who were given a website application (sumiferos) in the intervention group showed better compliance than pregnant women in the control group given lefket. Conclusion: Based on the results,a website application (sumiferos) is more effective than leaflets in improving maternal compliance to consume Fe tablets given by health workers.
Role of adding Isosorbide-5-Mononitrate to misoprostol in Induction of the second trimesteric abortion, a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Yehia Amera , Alansary Hala
Published: December 2021

Objective: To compare the therapeutic efficacy of prostaglandins when they used alone versus a combination therapy of prostaglandins and a nitric oxide (NO) donor as isosorbide-5-mononitrate to induce cervical ripening and effacement for induction of the second trimester missed abortion and occurrence of complete abortion. Methods: A Randomized clinical trial study in which 160 Second trimester (13-26weeks) missed abortion pregnant women admitted for medical induction of abortion, were randomly divided into two group (80 patients in each). One group received only vaginal Misoprostol and the other group received combined vaginal Misoprostol with Isosorbide-5-mononitrate. To determine the efficacy in form of " induction abortion interval ": the duration interval between the beginning of the induction and the complete expulsion of the abortus and also the number of the doses of misoprostol needed to complete expulsion and also the adverse events that increased or newly discovered when prostaglandins and a nitric oxide donor used together such as severe bleeding, headache, abdominal pain, pelvic pain, sever hypotension, backache, fever, nausea and vomiting. Results: It is proved in the study that combination between misoprostol and isosorbide mononitrate gives better results regarding cervical consistency improvement, cervical dilatation, effacement, the whole induction time and the number of misoprostol doses needed to complete expulsion when compared to misoprostol alone and also fewer side effects as abdominal pain. Conclusion: Misoprostol is a good cervical ripening agent when used alone but we can get a benefit from combining both misoprostol and NO donor (isosorbide-5- mononitrate) making a synergistic action with fewer side effects.
The Modelling of Power System of Ukraine Development for Assessment of Nationally Determined Contribution of Ukraine to the Paris Agreement
Authors:   PO Bureau of Integrated Analysis and Forecasts, 60 Sichovykh Stril'tsiv str., Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine, Kostyukovskyi B.A.
Published: December 2021

Ukraine is obligated to adopt Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement (NDC2) in 2021 for a period up to 2030 as a percent of 1990, requiring correct projection of green-houses gases (GHG) emissions first of all in key categories, one of that is heat and electricity production by thermal power plants (TPP) and combined heat and electricity production (CHP) which are burning organic fuel. The Ministry of environment protection and natural resources of Ukraine (MEP) proposed GHG reduction of 65% compared to 1990 which is about 3.2% lower compared to 2018, and there is a very ambitious goal taking into account desired rapid Ukrainian economic growth. To assess the reliability of this proposal the appropriate modeling GHG emission reduction from TPP and CHP was made and presented in the article. The modelling was made taking into account methodological approaches of TIMES-Ukraine modeling system, which is the basic tool for assessment of GHG reduction potential in Ukraine for MEP, and also alternative one used in BACS-RVE modeling tool, which was used for calculations for "Generation Adequacy report" which was developed by Ukrainian transmission system operator "Ukrenergo". The analysis of the modeling results showed that neglecting in the methodology used in TIMES-Ukraine the operation modes of generation and required levels of power grid balance reliability indicators does not allow fully adequately project power system development. The modeling results using BACS-RVE modeling tool showed that the reference case scenario of generation development (according to the TIMES-Ukraine) could be feasible under the condition that GHG emission tax should not be less than 100 EUR per tonne of CO2eqv, and potentially will cause the increase of electricity price. Another important result obtained using BACS-RVE is that GHG emission level for 2030 is higher compared to the reference case scenario, hence additional modeling and discussion of results are required to ensure well-grounded GHG emission projection which will allow reviewing NDC obligation for the power sector of Ukraine. Keywords: power system, greenhouse gases, modeling, load profiles, grid balance reliability
Underinsurance Among Children in the United States
Authors: Yu Justin , Perrin James M. , Hagerman Thomas , Houtrow Amy J.
Published: December 2021

OBJECTIVES

We describe the change in the percentage of children lacking continuous and adequate health insurance (underinsurance) from 2016 to 2019. We also examine the relationships between child health complexity and insurance type with underinsurance.

METHODS

Secondary analysis of US children in the National Survey of Children’s Health combined 2016–2019 dataset who had continuous and adequate health insurance. We calculated differences in point estimates, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), to describe changes in our outcomes over the study period. We used multivariable logistic regression adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and examined relationships between child health complexity and insurance type with underinsurance.

RESULTS

From 2016 to 2019, the proportion of US children experiencing underinsurance rose from 30.6% to 34.0% (+3.4%; 95% CI, +1.9% to +4.9%), an additional 2.4 million children. This trend was driven by rising insurance inadequacy (24.8% to 27.9% [+3.1%; 95% CI, +1.7% to +4.5%]), which was mainly experienced as unreasonable out-of-pocket medical expenses. Although the estimate of children lacking continuous insurance coverage rose from 8.1% to 8.7% (+0.6%), it was not significant at the 95% CI (−0.5% to +1.7%). We observed significant growth in underinsurance among White and multiracial children, children living in households with income ≥200% of the federal poverty limit, and those with private health insurance. Increased child health complexity and private insurance were significantly associated with experiencing underinsurance (adjusted odds ratio, 1.9 and 3.5, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS

Underinsurance is increasing among US children because of rising inadequacy. Reforms to the child health insurance system are necessary to curb this problem.
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, “autor” de la Quintrala
Authors: Eltit Concha Bernardita
Published: December 2021

Objetivo: el objetivo de este artículo es mostrar de qué modo Catalina de los Ríos Lisperguer, “la Quintrala”, corresponde a un ícono cultural cuya primera narración se encuentra en los textos que sobre ella produjo el obispo Francisco de Salcedo en la década de 1630 en el contexto de las causas judiciales que abrió para castigar los diversos crímenes que se le atribuyeron. En este sentido, la importancia de Los Lisperguer y la Quintrala de Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna (1877) no radica en ser la primera versión escrita sobre la vida y los crímenes de Catalina de los Ríos, sino en haber cristalizado dichas primeras narraciones en un episodio ejemplarizante, posibilitando el amplio conocimiento de su biografía criminal. Metodología: se analiza la obra Los Lisperguer y la Quintrala, publicada en 1877, en su calidad de folletín del periódico El Ferrocarril, y el tipo de relación que construye con los expedientes coloniales a los que se refiere y con los cuales está emparentada. Originalidad: si bien la obra de Vicuña Mackenna ha sido objeto de múltiples estudios por parte de la crítica especializada, estos dos aspectos no han sido atendidos debidamente. Conclusiones: es importante destacar que esta publicación decimonónica no solo se emparenta con los textos coloniales existentes en cuanto al contenido de su discurso sobre la vida de Catalina de los Ríos, sino también en la medida en que el autor continúa la tradición que estos inauguraron, erigiéndose en un poeta-juez que reabrirá simbólicamente aquellos juicios de los que la Quintrala, según la mirada de su biógrafo, quedó impune.
Active learning as enabler of sustainability learning outcomes: Capturing the perceptions of learners during a materials education workshop
Authors: Kioupi Vasiliki , Vakhitova Tatiana V. , Whalen Katherine A.
Published: December 2021

Active learning is a promising teaching approach that can develop sustainability competences in learners. In this paper, we investigate the potential of active-learning pedagogies such as serious games and active-learning toolkits to deliver sustainability knowledge and skills in materials education. We organised a workshop for 20 participants from UK Universities where they played the serious game In the Loop around critical materials and circular economy and engaged in the Active-Learning ToolKit Sustainable Development (Granta Design/now Ansys UK Ltd.) to assess the sustainability of a proposed policy intervention around the use of electric cars. We used a self-assessment questionnaire and reflection sessions to deduce the level of sustainability skill developed by the participants as well as importance and performance analysis (IPA) to help the educators understand crucial components they should concentrate their teaching and learning efforts on in the future. Finally, we provide recommendations for educators on how to implement active learning in materials education in order to empower students with skills for sustainability.

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Political Participation of Santri in the 2017 Regional Elections in Nagan Raya Regency
Authors: Aklima Aklima , Murziqin Ramzi , Shintasari Reni , Sanawiyah Aja
Published: December 2021

This research deals with the participation of students in Islamic boarding schools (dayah), which tend to deepen religion so that political information is limited. This study aims to determine the political participation of students in Nagan Raya Aceh 2017. This research is important because it looks at the attitude of students in political power relations. The urgency of this research is to understand the political culture of the santri, which is not only seen from the Kyai as a determinant of political choices. This research uses a qualitative method of the case study approach. The results of this study indicate that the behavior of voters (santri) with the Michigan School approach where the political attitudes and choices are chosen is not only based on the leadership of the pesantren / santri but there is direct involvement by the participation of the students with three aspects.
The use of terrestrial laser scanning in the preservation of valuable architectural objects
Authors: Piech Izabela , Klapa Przemysław , Szatan Piotr
Published: December 2021

In the present day, we are witnessing the dynamic development of our country. We observe a growing number of new construction investments, which are designed to meet the needs of the market. Streets are being widened to cope with the growing number of vehicles, modern office buildings and skyscrapers are being built in the largest Polish cities, which at the same time have valuable architectural objects in their oldest districts. Such objects, due to their age, are susceptible to damage, and thus to the threat that their value will be lost. Such damage may occur in the course of construction works that destabilize the soil structure, which may lead to damage to the building’s foundations and, as a result, harm or destroy the most important structural elements of the monument. Another important factor is the operation of industrial plants that emit harmful substances, which have a negative impact on façades and other external elements, such as, for example, relief sculptures. It may be difficult and complicated to remove the effects of the risks described above if the documentation necessary to carry out protection or renovation works is incomplete or insufficiently detailed. A separate issue worth discussing are architectural objects made of perishable materials such as wood [Bernat et al. 2014]. There are many objects of wooden architecture in Poland, such as: Catholic and Orthodox churches, open-air museums, and other relics of bygone eras. Apart from the obvious threat of fire and its negative effects, one can also mention the negative impact of precipitation, whether in the form of rain causing the wood to soak and, as a result, to rot, or the risk of damaging the foundations during a flood. The listed threats have a direct and indirect impact on the structure of such historical buildings. Therefore, it is important to take care of their detailed survey, with the view to preserving and maintaining them. It is also worth mentioning a large number of castles located in our country. The condition of their structures is very diverse and ranges from newly restored buildings to those with only foundations left. In all cases, it is important to obtain accurate plans and models of these building objects. This will serve to preserve their dimensions and shapes. Such data can be used to develop documentation necessary to carry out reconstruction or renovation in order to return the building to its former glory, and thus obtain another object worth seeing.
Modernization of buildings in a specific area, using photogrammetric methods
Authors: Piech Izabela , Kopciara Mateusz
Published: December 2021

Photogrammetry is a rapidly developing field of science, using new technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and digital cameras. This field deals with obtaining reliable information about physical objects and their surroundings by means of recording, measuring and interpreting images [Markiewicz et al. 2012]. Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles are used not only for taking amateur or professional commemorative aerial photographs, but they also find much more specialized applications. Among these applications, we can distinguish air pollution inspections (carried out, among others, by municipal police), border inspections, search for missing persons, and many other uses [Nowobilski 2020]. UAV photogrammetry can be understood as a new photogrammetric measurement tool. It opens up various new applications in the field of short-range imaging, combining aerial and ground photogrammetry; and it also introduces low-cost alternatives to classical aerial photogrammetry with crew [Eisenbeiß 2009]. Today, not everyone can afford photogrammetric flight campaigns, which require more time and money. Although UAVs are not used on a large scale in surveying, still, their development, the possibility of using them for surveying works, the accessibility and ease of application, as well as the development of the cameras themselves, convince more and more surveyors to use them more broadly in the performance of geodetic works.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are used to perform photogrammetric mission flights, thanks to which photos of the land surface are obtained. This allows for the generation of orthophotos, and even three-dimensional terrain models, enabling further analysis of the studied area. The aim of this study was to present the possibility of using UAVs for the purpose of updating land and buildings records in a specific area. Based on the photos obtained during the photogrammetric mission, an orthophotomap had been generated, which was subsequently used for the modernisation of records and updating the functions of buildings and areas. Then, all the buildings on the land plots were grouped according to their function, status, construction material, number of storeys, and area calculated from the roof surface. 37 land plots were covered by the measurement. 5 selected plots were used for the purpose of this publication.
Problem of soil science based cLassification of land in the context of updating land and building records
Authors: Budkowski Szczepan
Published: December 2021

Pursuant to the Geodetic and Cartographic Law, the soil science based classification of land should be understood as the division of soils into valuation classes due to their productive quality, determined on the basis of soil genetic features. Pursuant to the above-mentioned Act, the task of the starosta (district administrator) is to maintain both the soil science classification of land, and the land and building records (cadastral records). The data that is the subject of the decision issued by the authority in the field of soil science classification of land constitute elements of the essential information set within land and building records, in accordance with Article 23 section 3 point 1 g of the Geodetic and Cartographic Law [PGiK]. The aim of this publication was to present the irregularities resulting from the failure to update land and building records, as well as from the lack of uniform administrative procedures in the field of soil science classification of land, which translates into the quality of the works performed. The research method used is the case study. The method was supported by the analysis of legislation in the above-mentioned subject matter.
Of the Body
Authors: Braun Connie T
Published: December 2021

Anne Michaels, of Jewish heritage, is most recognized for her critically acclaimed Holocaust novel, Fugitive Pieces, the subject of substantial scholarship. Less is written about her latest works of poetry and lyric prose, Correspondences: A Poem and Portraits (2013), All We Saw (2017), and Infinite Gradation (2017). Returning to themes of time, death, the sanctity of life, and love that animate and vitalize her literary corpus, she gathers intellectual, scientific, artistic, and moral influences, drawing – and drawing upon – a lineage, not genetic, but of consciousness. Just as memory honours lineage, the lives and works of others inform one’s being in the world as descendant. As Michaels’s work attests, memory and consciousness are of the body. And, while, in her view, “not religious,” the body is not only the site of a pragmatic faith – the will to carry on from loss, but the body is a limit and threshold – and threshold opens the gates of the mysteries beyond.
Writer’s Journey
Authors: Dublin Anne
Published: December 2021

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Perceptions of isiZulu-speaking pre-service teachers’ classroom English proficiency
Authors: Kellerman Jessica , Evans Rinelle , Graham Marien Alet
Published: December 2021

Despite less than 10% of South Africans claiming English as their home language, it has become the de facto language of instruction. Yet we cannot assume that teachers have sufficient command of this language when using it for instructional purposes. As a sub-study, in this article we report on the oral proficiency of isiZulu-speaking pre-service teachers who use English when expounding content in rural schools. The conceptual framework draws primarily on research relating to instructional communication and Classroom English. For this mixed methods case study, using questionnaire data from 52 pre-service teachers and 18 tutors, we sought to establish the perceptions that respondents had of students’ oral proficiency while teaching in situ. Responses were statistically analysed using computing software. Unedited audio recordings of lessons presented in rural KwaZulu-Natal schools during pre-service teachers’ work-integrated learning stint provided oral data from which to gauge proficiency using a self-designed rubric. Findings correspond with those of previous studies, pointing to pre-service teachers’ oral proficiency being less than ideal for effectively facilitating learning. However, what is considered adequate proficiency and what is ideal is yet to be agreed upon. We recommend that interventions which address the development of oral proficiency required for classroom use be considered. Our pilot rubric may serve as a useful data-gathering tool in future research.
Effects of Exercise on Serum Inflammatory Markers and NF-kb, COX-2 mRNA Expression in Prostate of BPH-Induced Mice
Authors: Yoon Eun-Jung , Park Se-Hwan , Lim Eun-Mi
Published: December 2021

PURPOSE: Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a common finding in older men and a frequent cause of lower urinary tract symptoms. The efficacy of exercise in the management of BPH-related inflammation is not fully understood. Thus, we investigated the effects of exercise on inflammatory markers in a mouse model of BPH.METHODS: A total of 36 male C57BL/6 mice were divided into three groups; CON (sham control, n=12), BPH-CON (received testosterone propionate [TP] control, n=12), and BPH-EXE (TP+aerobic exercise group, n=12). For BPH induction, mice were castrated and testosterone propionate (3 mg/kg/day) was administered by subcutaneous injection. The exercise group was forced to run on a treadmill for 30 minutes 3 times per week for 12 weeks.RESULTS: The BPH-CON group showed significantly increased blood pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6, -1β, and TNF-α compared with CON (p<.05). Furthermore, NF-kb and COX-2 mRNA expression were significantly increased in prostate tissue (p<.05). In contrast, the BPH-EXE group exhibited a significant decrease in IL-1β and TNF-α cytokines and NF-kb and COX-2 mRNA, but a significant increase in SOD activity when compared to the BPH-CON group (p<.05).CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that inflammation may be an important factor for the prevention and management of BPH, and that exercise may contribute to the alleviation of inflammation in the blood and prostate tissues of men with BPH.
FOUCAULT E A NOÇÃO DE CARNE EM SÃO PAULO
Authors: Rodrigues Malcom Guimarães
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Partindo de certas concepções da espiritualidade cristã subjacentes à noção foucaltiana de “experiência da carne ”, nosso objetivo é analisar se, e em que medida, a noção paulina de carne está presente em tais concepções e pode ser um elemento fundamental para compreender esta experiência. Se esta noção é parte da tática de introdução de um tipo de salvação na imperfeição, em face da ameaça perpétua de um mal cujas ações e efeitos se manifestam no mesmo plano a partir do qual podemos entender disciplina penitencial e ascese monástica, ela terá uma importância estratégica em nossa análise.
OS SONHOS ACORDADOS E A OBRA DE ARTE: FREUD NO PERCURSO DE ERNST BLOCH*
Authors: Rodrigues Ubiratane de Morais
Published: December 2021

RESUMO O objetivo desde artigo é demonstrar como Ernst Bloch se apropria das reflexões de Freud sobre os sonhos acordados para sua filosofia. A partir de uma fenomenologia dos sonhos acordados, Bloch constrói sua hermenêutica da obra de arte de caráter utópico. Isso é possível desde a desvinculação ontológica entre sonhos noturnos e sonhos acordados. Dessa operação, pode-se concluir que os sonhos acordados na filosofia de Bloch é uma chave hermenêutica que inquire o sentido das obras de arte desde um ainda-não-consciente do futuro nas obras do passado.
ELABORAÇÃO DE UM MATERIAL POTENCIALMENTE SIGNIFICATIVO: UMA ABORDAGEM HISTÓRICA PARA O ENSINO DE RAIZ QUADRADA
Authors: CUNHA ANGELA MARIA VISGUEIRA , SILVA JOSÉ ROBERTO DA
Published: December 2021

RESUMO: Este estudo, que propõe a elaboração de um material pedagógico sobre o ensino de raiz quadrada para ser vivenciado nos anos inicias do ensino fundamental, corresponde ao recorte de uma pesquisa realizada no mestrado em Educação da Universidade de Pernambuco. A História da Matemática e a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa, respectivamente, foram adotadas como aportes epistemológico e pedagógico. O percurso investigativo convergiu para a abordagem da pesquisa-ação e, no âmbito de suas fases, foram analisados os conhecimentos prévios de quatro professores sobre as Operações Fundamentais. Observou-se pouco domínio sobre os objetivos de matemática e os significados inerentes à adição, à subtração, à multiplicação e à divisão, propostos a mais de vinte anos pelos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais. Intencionando contribuir com a mudança na prática desses professores acerca do ensino de raiz quadrada, investiu-se na noção de quadrado perfeito e no método babilônico para o cálculo da raiz quadrada quando não se tem um quadrado perfeito, almejando que o material produzido possa ser qualificado como potencialmente significativo.
Avaliação de Séries de Velocidade do Vento de Produtos de Reanálises Climáticas para o Brasil
Authors: Siefert Cesar Augusto Crovador , Dombrowski Netto Nicolas , Marangon Fernando Helmuth Syring , Schultz Gilson Bauer , Silva Luan Marcus dos Reis , Fontenelle Thiago Henriques , Santos Irani dos
Published: December 2021

Resumo A principal limitação para estudos climáticos em escala regional no Brasil é a disponibilidade de dados meteorológicos observados em termos de quantidade, qualidade e da sua distribuição espacial. Dados de velocidade de vento de reanálises climáticas são utilizadas para diversos estudos de modelagem climatológica e hidrológica, porém a qualidade destes sobre o território brasileiro ainda é desconhecida considerando produtos de reanálises em escala diária e resoluções espaciais < 1°. Neste trabalho, a performance de 3 produtos de reanálises (ERA5, GLDAS 2.1 e MERRA-2) foi avaliada para a representação de dados de velocidade do vento superficiais em escala diária a partir de dados observacionais de 521 estações meteorológicas para o período de 2000-2018. A acurácia das reanálises foi avaliada considerando a sua capacidade em reproduzir a tendência, variabilidade média e sazonal e heterogeneidade espacial das séries observadas. Os conjuntos de reanálises analisados apresentam limitações e incertezas para simulação dos dados considerando a tendência e dispersão diária das séries observadas. Observa-se uma tendência de superestimativa das velocidades diárias das reanálises para as zonas climáticas brasileiras. A análise comparativa indica que os dados do ERA5 apresentaram uma maior acurácia para as zonas climáticas do país em termos de tendências médias e sazonalidades.
SARS-CoV-2: A Professional and social gamechanger - Medical and dental aspects
Authors: Gomes Brenda Paula Figueiredo de Almeida , Arruda-Vasconcelos Rodrigo , Louzada Lidiane Mendes , Almeida-Gomes Rebecca Figueiredo de , de-Jesus-Soares Adriana , Almeida Lucia Rachel Figueiredo de , Baldacci Evandro Roberto
Published: December 2021

Abstract This study reports the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and its impact on dental practice and education in Brazil. A literature review involving medical and dental interests was performed based on recent general findings about the infection (research and relevant guidelines). COVID-19 is a high transmissible, unpredictable systemic disease, involving a viral replication phase, followed by an inflammatory phase that can evolve into hyperinflammation that leads to a cytokine storm and other serious issues including sepsis, shock and multiple organ failure. The dentists are directly impacted by the new coronavirus as they work with the oral cavity that is irrigated by the saliva and receive the respiratory aerosols and droplets from the patient. In conclusion, the world is facing a completely new situation that deserves the comprehension of the population and close attention of the authorities. Following protocols to attend patients can prevent the dissemination of the virus, cross-infection, and the contamination of health care professionals. New strategies need to be developed to enhance the existing teaching and learning protocols in Universities and to allow research to continue.
Questão de mérito: o acesso às vagas remanescentes em uma escola pública municipal Gonçalense
Authors: Guimarães Tereza Cristina de Almeida , Bernado Elisangela da Silva
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Este estudo objetiva apresentar os resultados de uma pesquisa realizada em uma escola pública do município de São Gonçalo no Estado do Rio de Janeiro no ano de 2019, evidenciando os pressupostos da ação do gestor/burocrata diante das vagas remanescentes da escola e a influência de sua discricionariedade nos resultados da política educacional. Em uma perspectiva interpretativista de estudos, analisamos o ato discricionário do gestor/burocrata como fator de confrontação ou consolidação das desigualdades educacionais, por meio dos dados resultantes da entrevista semiestruturada com o gestor da escola, refletindo sobre a interação do burocrata com o cidadão que busca as benesses da política e a garantia de direitos. Decorrentes de tal interação, observamos formas distintas de discricionariedade, enraizadas nas microculturas da prática burocrática, expondo processos includentes e excludentes, a partir da interferência de fatores endógenos e exógenos resultantes das relações do burocrata com a comunidade.
A inter-relação entre direito à educação e planejamento educacional: uma análise da produção científica (1988-2018)
Authors: Fernandes Katya Lacerda , Abbiati Andréia Silva
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Apresenta-se como objetivo deste artigo inventariar o conhecimento produzido no Brasil acerca do direito à educação e sua articulação com a temática “planejamento educacional”, no período de 1988 a 2018, por meio dos resumos das teses e dissertações disponíveis para consulta pública no Banco de Dados da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal do Nível Superior (CAPES), no âmbito da Educação. A metodologia desta pesquisa pautou-se pelo Estado da Arte, mediante o levantamento e a análise da produção acadêmica sobre o tema, à luz de categorias e enfoques desprendidos do escopo dos trabalhos investigados. No contexto da educação básica obrigatória, o estudo revelou a reverberação do direito à educação e sua relação com o planejamento educacional ao explicitar a consolidação da escola como espaço concreto de vivências de direitos e do Estado como mediador no âmbito da gestão e do planejamento educacional, simultaneamente, ao desafio de superar o descompasso entre intenções e ações no campo do processo de efetivação do direito garantido no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro.
O Prêmio Escola Nota Dez (PENDez) - um instrumento de combate às desigualdades educacionais na alfabetização infantil
Authors: Mota Maria Océlia , Mota Diego
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar o papel do Programa de Aprendizagem na Idade Certa (Paic), em relação às desigualdades educacionais nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental no estado do Ceará, desde o início de sua realização em 2007. O foco da pesquisa é direcionado ao Prêmio Escola Nota Dez (PENDez), um instrumento de indução da ação pública usado para premiar as escolas que alcançam os melhores resultados, ao mesmo tempo que bonifica as escolas com os menores resultados na avaliação externa estadual do segundo, quinto e nono anos do ensino fundamental. O estudo fundamenta-se numa abordagem qualitativa, com o uso de entrevistas, visitação às escolas, pesquisa documental e dados de avaliações educacionais nacionais e estaduais. O referencial teórico tem como base a instrumentação da ação pública e as agências burocráticas. Os dados analisados indicam que todos os 184 municípios do estado alcançaram o nível desejável de alfabetização nas avaliações de monitoramento em 2019. De acordo com os mais recentes indicadores educacionais, o Ceará tem alcançado uma posição de destaque no país, o que evidencia o sucesso de suas políticas no combate às desigualdades educacionais dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental, colocando-se na vanguarda entre os estados com experiências exitosas na educação pública.
Seleção de diretores e o sentido da gestão escolar: percepções de diretores sobre o plano de gestão
Authors: Lima Maria de Fátima Magalhães de
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Nas redes públicas de ensino do Brasil tem se estabelecido crescentemente mecanismos mistos de seleção de diretores escolares, no sentido de aferir a competência técnica e política dos candidatos para gerir as escolas. No contexto do processo de descentralização de políticas educacionais e afirmação do paradigma pós-burocrático de matriz gerencial, o plano de gestão, requisito técnico para a seleção dos diretores, constitui-se como instrumento para indução do uso de indicadores educacionais, definição de metas e alcance da eficácia escolar. Com base em análise bibliográfica, documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas, este estudo de caso busca verificar as percepções dos diretores de duas escolas da rede pública municipal do Rio de Janeiro, considerados burocratas do nível de rua, sobre a implementação da diagnose e autoavaliação, etapas constitutivas do plano de gestão nas escolas. Verificamos que as diretoras participantes da pesquisa atuaram com margens de liberdade para gerir o processo, e que baseadas nas distintas experiências e valores atribuíram sentidos diferentes aos planos de gestão.
Criatividade na pedagogia sociointeracionista e na Pedagogia Waldorf: implicações para o trabalho com superdotados
Authors: Piske Fernanda Hellen Ribeiro , Stoltz Tania
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Este artigo é pioneiro na discussão do fenômeno da criatividade a partir de Vygotsky e de Rudolf Steiner, relacionando-o ao trabalho com superdotados. Seu objetivo é investigar a criatividade na abordagem sociointeracionista e na Pedagogia Waldorf e suas implicações para o trabalho com estudantes superdotados. À parte importantes diferenças, as propostas de Vygotsky e de Steiner vão ao encontro das necessidades de estudantes com altas habilidades/superdotação (AH/SD), principalmente quando ressaltam a mediação docente significativa. O professor, como principal mediador, é responsável pela proposta de ensino criativo e estético voltado ao amor ao conhecimento e à vida.
Promoção de Talento & Intervenção Psicológica: contributos da literatura
Authors: Costa-Lobo Cristina , Sá Susana de , Ribeiro Alexandra
Published: December 2021

RESUMO Esta investigação inscreve-se no âmbito da Psicologia da Educação, tendo como propósito contribuir para uma leitura crítica e interpretativa das plurais linhas de investigação em torno do construto do Talento, através de uma revisão sistemática da literatura. São escassos os estudos que têm cumprido a metodologia da revisão sistemática da literatura, nomeadamente na Europa e, embora não seja uma abordagem inovadora, este estudo constituiu um esforço para aprofundar discussões que já vêm sendo construídas, na intenção de produzir novos conhecimentos e sinalizar relações entre diferentes variáveis que influenciam a promoção do Talento. A pesquisa centrou-se nas linhas editoriais indexadas em distintas fontes de dados (e.g., Web of Science, ELSEVIER Scopus, Scielo, APA PsycNet, Pepsic, CAPES e b-on). A análise dos dados foi conduzida através do modelo Roadmap. Para o refinamento dos resultados utilizou-se o software de gestão de referências bibliográficas Mendeley Desktop. Para a análise dos dados qualitativos, foi utilizado o software NVivo12, tendo-se considerado 132 estudos. Os resultados sugerem que não é suficiente a existência de um Talento inato, dado que este deverá ser trabalhado, de forma ajustada, objetivando o seu crescimento, sinalizando relações entre diferentes variáveis que influenciam a promoção do Talento. Existe, portanto, uma necessidade concreta de sistematização dos contributos da psicologia e das ciências da educação para o estudo do Talento.
Apresentação - Criatividade e emoção na educação como desafio
Authors: Stoltz Tania
Published: December 2021

RESUMO O objetivo desta apresentação é a discussão de diferentes perspectivas de entendimento da relação entre criatividade, emoção e educação. Emoção e criatividade se desenvolvem em um contexto histórico, cultural e social e, nesse sentido, o papel da educação evidencia-se como fundamental para o seu desenvolvimento e expressão. Apesar do número significativo de pesquisas que apontam para formas de desenvolvimento da criatividade, considerando o contexto histórico, social e cultural e uma visão sistêmica, o desenvolvimento da criatividade permanence sendo um grande desafio para a escola e para a sociedade. Em tempos de modernidade líquida, há a necessidade urgente de investimento em uma nova escola, que prepare pessoas para o século XXI, onde o trabalho com a emoção, ao lado do trabalho com a criatividade é fundamental.
Evidence of validity for a Health Teaching Skills Scale
Authors: Gaspar Fernanda Drummond Ruas , Abbad Gardênia da Silva , Rodrigues Carlos Manoel Lopes
Published: December 2021

Abstract There are few studies found in the literature that analyze the university professor duties, specifically in the area of health. The purpose of this article was to describe the construction of a scale to evaluate the importance of health teaching skills and to seek evidence of validity using factorial (exploratory and confirmatory) analyzes based on the internal structure. The sample was composed by university students of Nursing and Medical courses (n = 315). The results indicated the presence of 4 factors that remained in the model after performing the confirmatory factorial analysis, which are: use of information and communication technologies in teaching (13 items, α = 0,87); Teaching in practical health scenarios (10 items, α = 0,81); Interpersonal relationship (6 items, α = 0,89); and Didactics (5 items; α = 0,63). We concluded that the instrument has initial evidence of validity and may be applicable in studies to diagnose the learning needs of university professors.
Executive Functions in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Rossi Tainá , Trevisol Mariane Bernardi , Oliveira Daiane Santos de , Schütz Daiana Meregalli , Lima Manuela Polidoro , Irigaray Tatiana Quarti , Oliveira Camila Rosa de , Paloski Luis Henrique
Published: December 2021

Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate executive functions (EFs) in older adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD). It was a cross-sectional and comparative study, composed of 62 participants divided into PD group (n = 31; M age = 75.26; SD age = 7.26) and control group (n = 31; M age = 74.03; SD age = 6.95), aged 61 to 93 years, recruited for convenience in 5 cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The instruments used were a sociodemographic data questionnaire; MMSE; GDS-15; BIS-11; verbal fluency tasks (FAS and animals), DEX; WCST-64 and FDT. Descriptive analyzes and Student’s t and Chi-square tests were used. The PD group had a lower performance in the WCST-64 and FDT tests compared to controls, indicating worse performance in tasks that required reasoning, cognitive flexibility and processing speed, in addition, showed difficulties in performing tasks that require EF (DEX).
Narratives of bullying and emersion of self-compassion expressions in adolescents
Authors: Gonçalves Francisca Valda , Cardoso Nicolas de Oliveira , Argimon Irani Iracema de Lima
Published: December 2021

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the narratives of bullying and the expression of self-compassion in statements written by adolescents as a possible coping strategy. Participated 162 adolescents from a state in northern Brazil. The data collected in written testimonials were categorized based on Bardin’s Content Analysis. The instructions provided for preparing the testimonies supported the structuring of four categories: 1) bullying experience; 2) reasons for bullying; 3) consequences of bullying; 4) coping strategies and self-compassion expressions. The results suggest 63.7% of adolescents witnessed bullying behaviors. Physical characteristics were the main motivation reported toward bullying. Negative feelings and psychosomatic symptoms were the main consequences reported. The adolescents reported forms of self-compassion as a coping resource before receiving psychoeducation about the concept. The implications of these findings and the use of psychoeducational interventions on bullying and self-compassion are discussed.
Students with ADHD: Social Skills, Behavioral Problems, Academic Performance, and Family Resources
Authors: Abrahão Anaísa Leal Barbosa , Elias Luciana Carla dos Santos
Published: December 2021

Abstract ADHD constitutes a developmental risk. The general aim was to identify social skills, behavior problems, academic performance and family resources of children with ADHD, with the specific aim being to compare students regarding indicators of ADHD and the use or not of medication. Participants were 43 Elementary Education I students (M=9.6 years, SD=1.5), 43 parents (M=39.1 years, SD=7.6) and 38 teachers (M=43.1 years, SD=8.4). The instruments used were the Inventory of Social Skills, Behavior Problems and Academic Competence (SSRS-BR), Conners’ Scale and the Inventory of Family Resources. The collection was carried out in public schools. The results showed that the students had scores higher than the reference sample in Behavior Problems and Social Skills and lower in classes of social skills and Academic Competence; the presence of family resources; and grades above 5.0 as a school mean. We concluded that there is a need for interventions with the studied population.
Body composition of women with and without dynapenia defined by different cut-off points
Authors: SANTOS Lucas dos , MIRANDA Camille Giehl Martins , SOUZA Tasso Carvalho Barberino de , BRITO Thais Alves , FERNANDES Marcos Henrique , CARNEIRO José Ailton Oliveira
Published: December 2021

ABSTRACT Objective To compare body composition of postmenopausal women with and without dynapenia, defined by different cut-off points. Methods Body composition was assessed by electrical bioimpedance and the nutritional status by the body mass index. Dynapenia was diagnosed according to handgrip strength, using the following cut-off points: handgrip strength <16kgf and <20 kgf. Results A total of 171 women (50 to 92 years of age) participated in the investigation. The mean age of non-dynapenic and dynapenic women (handgrip strength <20kgf) was 69.4±8.2 and 74.5±8.2 years, respectively. The mean age of women with dynapenia (handgrip strength <16kgf) was 75.0±10.1 years and non-dynapenic women, 71.1±8.2 years. It was found that dynapenic women, with handgrip strength <20 and <16kgf, had an average of 2.38 and 2.47kg less muscle mass respectively, when compared to non-dynapenic women (p<0.05). However, there was no difference in muscle mass between the different dynapenic groups. Non-dynapenic women (handgrip strength ≥20kgf) had more total (3.55kg) and central fat (1.47kg) (p<0.05). Conclusion Dynapenic women, diagnosed considering both cutoff points, had less total and segmental muscle mass compared to non-dynapenic women. In addition, dynapenic women with handgrip strength <20kgf had lower total and trunk adiposity.
Salty Port: Environmental Conflicts Resulting from the Açu Port, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Authors: Vilani Rodrigo Machado , Cruz José Luis Vianna da , Pedlowski Marcos A.
Published: December 2021

Abstract The aim of this article is to analyze the dynamics that marked the coexistence between different actors in the environmental conflict caused by the salinization of surface and underground waters during the implantation of the Açu Port, in the municipality of São João da Barra, which is located in the Northern Fluminense region. The work seeks to demonstrate the links between this particular conflict and the profile of the major projects established to expand Brazil’s insertion in the world economy as an exporter of primary and semi-benefited products. From a methodological point of view, the work used a qualitative methodology based on a bibliographic and documentary survey related to the environmental impacts and conflicts caused by the Açu Port. The research results demonstrate the importance of having a transparent, participatory decision-making process guided by the sustainability of state actions in the planning and implementation of Large Investment Projects.