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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815550
title: Strategic analysis of the Brazilian federal government’s performance in the COVID-19 pandemic: 2020-2021

description: Abstract The study aim is to analyze the performance of the Brazilian federal government (FG) in the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to identify tensions and conflicts between actors and institutions of the three branches of the government and the FG with state governors. Data production included a review of articles, publications and documents that analyze the pandemic evolution and record announcements, decisions, actions, debates and controversies between these actors in the period of 2020 to 2021. The results include the characterization of the action style of the central Actor and the analysis of conflicts between the Presidency, the Ministry of Health, ANVISA, state governments, the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Federal Supreme Court, seeking to correlate them with the debate around the political projects for health in dispute under the current circumstances. It is concluded that the central actor largely used a communicative action aimed at his supporters and strategic action characterized by imposition, coercion and confrontation in the relationships he maintained with other institutional actors, especially when they diverged from his viewpoints about how to face the health crisis, consistently with his connection to the ultra-neoliberal and authoritarian political project of the FG, which includes the deconstruction of the Brazilian Unified Health System.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815550.v1
title: Strategic analysis of the Brazilian federal government’s performance in the COVID-19 pandemic: 2020-2021

description: Abstract The study aim is to analyze the performance of the Brazilian federal government (FG) in the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to identify tensions and conflicts between actors and institutions of the three branches of the government and the FG with state governors. Data production included a review of articles, publications and documents that analyze the pandemic evolution and record announcements, decisions, actions, debates and controversies between these actors in the period of 2020 to 2021. The results include the characterization of the action style of the central Actor and the analysis of conflicts between the Presidency, the Ministry of Health, ANVISA, state governments, the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Federal Supreme Court, seeking to correlate them with the debate around the political projects for health in dispute under the current circumstances. It is concluded that the central actor largely used a communicative action aimed at his supporters and strategic action characterized by imposition, coercion and confrontation in the relationships he maintained with other institutional actors, especially when they diverged from his viewpoints about how to face the health crisis, consistently with his connection to the ultra-neoliberal and authoritarian political project of the FG, which includes the deconstruction of the Brazilian Unified Health System.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815553
title: Gap in math by gender. Case: university students from Colombia

description: Abstract The paper analyzes the gender gap in mathematics (quantitative reasoning) among Colombian university students, based on the results of the State higher education exit tests Saber Pro, 2018; including the regional factor. Based on a quantile modeling and a Juhn-Murphy-Pierce decomposition, the study identifies the existence and persistence of a gender gap in the evaluated area and differences between the Andean and Caribbean regions. The most remarkable points include: favouring men; importance of educational and institutional characteristics; importance of secondary mathematics (accounting for about 25% of the differential); widening of the gap in the highest quartiles; and regional heterogeneity of the gap, widened by gender-region interaction.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815553.v1
title: Gap in math by gender. Case: university students from Colombia

description: Abstract The paper analyzes the gender gap in mathematics (quantitative reasoning) among Colombian university students, based on the results of the State higher education exit tests Saber Pro, 2018; including the regional factor. Based on a quantile modeling and a Juhn-Murphy-Pierce decomposition, the study identifies the existence and persistence of a gender gap in the evaluated area and differences between the Andean and Caribbean regions. The most remarkable points include: favouring men; importance of educational and institutional characteristics; importance of secondary mathematics (accounting for about 25% of the differential); widening of the gap in the highest quartiles; and regional heterogeneity of the gap, widened by gender-region interaction.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815555
title: Construction and validation of an educational tool on insulin therapy for adults with diabetes mellitus

description: Abstract The insulin therapy used to treat Diabetes Mellitus (DM) lacks educational tools to assist self-care. Thus, we aimed to develop and validate an educational tool for the relationship between glycemic variation and insulin therapy for adults with type 1 and 2 DM. The study was developed in three stages: i) elaboration of the educational tool; ii) validation of content and display by a panel of judges; iii) pre-test with a target audience. Ten judges participated in the second stage, and 12 insulin-dependent adults with type 1 or 2 DM participated in the third stage. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was used to evaluate the adequacy of the material by the judges. The percentages of the agreement by item were calculated for validation by the target audience. The My Treatment Diary (MTD) educational tool was then developed. It obtained a mean CVI of 99.6% and a percentage of agreement of 99%. The results demonstrated that the content and display of the MTD tool were validated and culturally appropriate for the population of adults with type 1 and 2 DM.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815555.v1
title: Construction and validation of an educational tool on insulin therapy for adults with diabetes mellitus

description: Abstract The insulin therapy used to treat Diabetes Mellitus (DM) lacks educational tools to assist self-care. Thus, we aimed to develop and validate an educational tool for the relationship between glycemic variation and insulin therapy for adults with type 1 and 2 DM. The study was developed in three stages: i) elaboration of the educational tool; ii) validation of content and display by a panel of judges; iii) pre-test with a target audience. Ten judges participated in the second stage, and 12 insulin-dependent adults with type 1 or 2 DM participated in the third stage. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was used to evaluate the adequacy of the material by the judges. The percentages of the agreement by item were calculated for validation by the target audience. The My Treatment Diary (MTD) educational tool was then developed. It obtained a mean CVI of 99.6% and a percentage of agreement of 99%. The results demonstrated that the content and display of the MTD tool were validated and culturally appropriate for the population of adults with type 1 and 2 DM.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815558
title: Recent shift in diatom record from Lake Rabbvatnet: response to global warming or solar variability?

description: ABSTRACT Within the last decades, phytoplankton biomass has significantly risen in many lakes worldwide. Global warming was proposed as the most probable cause of the discovered effect. In this work, attention was paid to other drivers than just global warming, in particular, variability in solar radiation to explain this unexpected diatom shift. Here, we use a combination of paleolimnological, dendrochronological and meteorological datasets, as well as local pollution information, to analyze the recent growth of diatom total abundance in Lake Rabbvatnet (69.7º N, 30.5º E, Northern Norway). The results show that the diatoms of the genus Aulacoseira were most abundant in the top layers of the sediment core. On the contrary, the biomass of small-sized Cyclotella species, which, as a rule, should grow simultaneously with warming, has decreased over the past decades. We suggest basing on the experimental data analysis (comparison of diatom abundance with solar irradiance and heavy metals, testing of air temperature trends) that the recent growth of the total diatom abundance observed in the subarctic Rabbvatnet Lake could be mainly due to an increase in photosynthetically active spectral solar irradiance fluxes in the visible and infrared ranges.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815558.v1
title: Recent shift in diatom record from Lake Rabbvatnet: response to global warming or solar variability?

description: ABSTRACT Within the last decades, phytoplankton biomass has significantly risen in many lakes worldwide. Global warming was proposed as the most probable cause of the discovered effect. In this work, attention was paid to other drivers than just global warming, in particular, variability in solar radiation to explain this unexpected diatom shift. Here, we use a combination of paleolimnological, dendrochronological and meteorological datasets, as well as local pollution information, to analyze the recent growth of diatom total abundance in Lake Rabbvatnet (69.7º N, 30.5º E, Northern Norway). The results show that the diatoms of the genus Aulacoseira were most abundant in the top layers of the sediment core. On the contrary, the biomass of small-sized Cyclotella species, which, as a rule, should grow simultaneously with warming, has decreased over the past decades. We suggest basing on the experimental data analysis (comparison of diatom abundance with solar irradiance and heavy metals, testing of air temperature trends) that the recent growth of the total diatom abundance observed in the subarctic Rabbvatnet Lake could be mainly due to an increase in photosynthetically active spectral solar irradiance fluxes in the visible and infrared ranges.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815562
title: Managerialism in the Continuing Education of Teachers in Brazil: An Analysis of Documents Proposed by the National Council of Education Secretaries

description: ABSTRACT The influence of the National Council of Education Secretaries (CONSED) is recognized in the processes of implementing public policies for continuing teacher education in Brazil, as well as its role in the articulation of operational logistics and its approximation with third-sector institutions, which tends to influence the guidelines for training processes. Given the above, this work asks the following research question: what are the characteristics proposed for the continuing education of teachers in the context of implementing the National Common Core Curriculum Base (BNCC) and the New High School (NEM)? For this purpose, we analyse documents made available on the site of CONSED, organized by the Working Group (GT) Continuing Education. To that end, we used the Discursive Textual Analysis (DTA) proposed by Moraes (2003). As a result, categories associated with guidelines for continuing teacher education processes emerged: alignment with US educational policies; governance; and assessments, control, and monitoring. These categories highlight aspects such as: the need to rethink a discourse of “efficacy” of continuing teacher education conducted in the US; the governance as a principle that involves institutions of the so-called third sector aligned with the managerial proposal of public administration; assessment as an instrument for monitoring and controlling what is taught in schools. We concluded that managerial principles are strongly present in the analyzed documents and, therefore, as a characteristic of the continuing teacher education processes for implementing the BNCC and the NEM.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815562.v1
title: Managerialism in the Continuing Education of Teachers in Brazil: An Analysis of Documents Proposed by the National Council of Education Secretaries

description: ABSTRACT The influence of the National Council of Education Secretaries (CONSED) is recognized in the processes of implementing public policies for continuing teacher education in Brazil, as well as its role in the articulation of operational logistics and its approximation with third-sector institutions, which tends to influence the guidelines for training processes. Given the above, this work asks the following research question: what are the characteristics proposed for the continuing education of teachers in the context of implementing the National Common Core Curriculum Base (BNCC) and the New High School (NEM)? For this purpose, we analyse documents made available on the site of CONSED, organized by the Working Group (GT) Continuing Education. To that end, we used the Discursive Textual Analysis (DTA) proposed by Moraes (2003). As a result, categories associated with guidelines for continuing teacher education processes emerged: alignment with US educational policies; governance; and assessments, control, and monitoring. These categories highlight aspects such as: the need to rethink a discourse of “efficacy” of continuing teacher education conducted in the US; the governance as a principle that involves institutions of the so-called third sector aligned with the managerial proposal of public administration; assessment as an instrument for monitoring and controlling what is taught in schools. We concluded that managerial principles are strongly present in the analyzed documents and, therefore, as a characteristic of the continuing teacher education processes for implementing the BNCC and the NEM.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815565
title: Reaction of common bean genotypes to plant parasitic nematodes

description: ABSTRACT Among the efficient strategies to manage plant parasitic nematodes, the use of resistant cultivars stands out for being frequently the easiest and least expensive approach that can be adopted by farmers. However, for the common bean, in Brazil, few sources of resistance have been identified so far. This study aimed to assess the reaction of 81 common bean genotypes to the most abundant and harmful plant parasitic nematode species in Brazilian crop fields. Genotypes resistant to all tested nematodes were observed: 7 to Heterodera glycines, 2 to Pratylenchus brachyurus, 15 to Meloidogyne incognita and 8 to M. javanica.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815565.v1
title: Reaction of common bean genotypes to plant parasitic nematodes

description: ABSTRACT Among the efficient strategies to manage plant parasitic nematodes, the use of resistant cultivars stands out for being frequently the easiest and least expensive approach that can be adopted by farmers. However, for the common bean, in Brazil, few sources of resistance have been identified so far. This study aimed to assess the reaction of 81 common bean genotypes to the most abundant and harmful plant parasitic nematode species in Brazilian crop fields. Genotypes resistant to all tested nematodes were observed: 7 to Heterodera glycines, 2 to Pratylenchus brachyurus, 15 to Meloidogyne incognita and 8 to M. javanica.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815567
title: Myrtaceae Juss. in restinga of Bahia: diversity, taxonomy, and distribution

description: ABSTRACT Myrtaceae has ca. 6,000 species, distributed into 140 genera with Pantropical distribution. The family is one of the five most representative flowering plants in species richness in Brazilian restinga and is also of great importance for the maintenance of the ecological cycles of this vegetation. However, few studies focus on Myrtaceae in restinga, mainly in the State of Bahia, which has the country's largest coastal extension. This study aims to present the first taxonomic study of Myrtaceae from the restinga of the State of Bahia, Brazil. A total of 10 field trips were performed from September 2016 to April 2019, and the most relevant herbaria of Brazil were consulted. A total of eight genera and 85 species of Myrtaceae were identified in the Bahian restinga. Myrcia was the most representative genus with 42 species, followed by Eugenia (23 spp.), Psidium (seven spp.), Campomanesia (five spp.), Myrciaria (four spp.), Neomitranthes (two spp.), and Blepharocalyx and Calycolpus (a single species each). Two of them represented new species to science, and four presented the first records to the studied area. The distribution patterns among the Brazilian biomes and the restinga phytophysiognomies are discussed, also a checklist, identification keys, and photographic plates are provided.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815567.v1
title: Myrtaceae Juss. in restinga of Bahia: diversity, taxonomy, and distribution

description: ABSTRACT Myrtaceae has ca. 6,000 species, distributed into 140 genera with Pantropical distribution. The family is one of the five most representative flowering plants in species richness in Brazilian restinga and is also of great importance for the maintenance of the ecological cycles of this vegetation. However, few studies focus on Myrtaceae in restinga, mainly in the State of Bahia, which has the country's largest coastal extension. This study aims to present the first taxonomic study of Myrtaceae from the restinga of the State of Bahia, Brazil. A total of 10 field trips were performed from September 2016 to April 2019, and the most relevant herbaria of Brazil were consulted. A total of eight genera and 85 species of Myrtaceae were identified in the Bahian restinga. Myrcia was the most representative genus with 42 species, followed by Eugenia (23 spp.), Psidium (seven spp.), Campomanesia (five spp.), Myrciaria (four spp.), Neomitranthes (two spp.), and Blepharocalyx and Calycolpus (a single species each). Two of them represented new species to science, and four presented the first records to the studied area. The distribution patterns among the Brazilian biomes and the restinga phytophysiognomies are discussed, also a checklist, identification keys, and photographic plates are provided.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815577
title: Glaucoma-simulating cupping in a patient with periventricular leukomalacia: a clinical case report

description: ABSTRACT Non-glaucomatous papillary cupping constitutes an important differential diagnosis in daily medical practice. There are patients diagnosed and treated as glaucoma, who do not present the disease and are part of the large group of non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies. This case emphasizes directing the diagnostic gaze to these “apparently glaucomatous” optic nerves through a case of periventricular leukomalacia. Patients with a history of prematurity, alterations in the cerebral white matter and presence of optic nerve excavations with normal intraocular pressures.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815577.v1
title: Glaucoma-simulating cupping in a patient with periventricular leukomalacia: a clinical case report

description: ABSTRACT Non-glaucomatous papillary cupping constitutes an important differential diagnosis in daily medical practice. There are patients diagnosed and treated as glaucoma, who do not present the disease and are part of the large group of non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies. This case emphasizes directing the diagnostic gaze to these “apparently glaucomatous” optic nerves through a case of periventricular leukomalacia. Patients with a history of prematurity, alterations in the cerebral white matter and presence of optic nerve excavations with normal intraocular pressures.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815579
title: Surveillance and high vaccination coverage: how Portugal overcame the collapse and regained control of the pandemic

description: Abstract The uncertainties about COVID-19 require evaluating national responses to identify successes and failures in the pandemic control. This article analyzes Portugal´s response, particularly the contribution of its health and surveillance systems in dealing with the pandemic. An integrative literature review was conducted, including consultations of observatories, documents, and institutional websites. Portugal´s response was agile and showed unified technical and political coordination, including surveillance structure using telemedicine. The reopening was supported by high testing and low positivity rates and strict rules. However, the relaxation of measures as of November/2020 resulted in an increase in cases, collapsing the health system. The response involved a consistent surveillance strategy with innovative monitoring tools, which, combined with high population adherence to vaccination, led to overcoming that moment and kept hospitalization and death rates at new disease waves at low levels. Thus, the Portuguese case discloses the risks of disease resurgence with the flexibility of measures and the population´s exhaustion in the face of restrictive measures and new variants, but also the importance of articulation between technical coordination, the political sphere, and the scientific committee.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815579.v1
title: Surveillance and high vaccination coverage: how Portugal overcame the collapse and regained control of the pandemic

description: Abstract The uncertainties about COVID-19 require evaluating national responses to identify successes and failures in the pandemic control. This article analyzes Portugal´s response, particularly the contribution of its health and surveillance systems in dealing with the pandemic. An integrative literature review was conducted, including consultations of observatories, documents, and institutional websites. Portugal´s response was agile and showed unified technical and political coordination, including surveillance structure using telemedicine. The reopening was supported by high testing and low positivity rates and strict rules. However, the relaxation of measures as of November/2020 resulted in an increase in cases, collapsing the health system. The response involved a consistent surveillance strategy with innovative monitoring tools, which, combined with high population adherence to vaccination, led to overcoming that moment and kept hospitalization and death rates at new disease waves at low levels. Thus, the Portuguese case discloses the risks of disease resurgence with the flexibility of measures and the population´s exhaustion in the face of restrictive measures and new variants, but also the importance of articulation between technical coordination, the political sphere, and the scientific committee.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22815583
title: Between affirmed and denied rights: the struggle of teachers for the national minimum monthly salary on a 20-hour week basis in Campo Grande, MS

description: ABSTRACT The paper examines the struggle of the teachers of the municipal education system of Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, to be paid the full value of the National Minimum Monthly Salary for Teachers (Piso Salarial Profissional Nacional, PSPN), established by Law n. 11,738/2008. The sources consulted included education-related legislation and documents, local press articles, and documents and material published by the teachers union. In the municipal context, the teachers demanded, as an innovation, to be paid the PSPN on a 20-hour week basis. In the municipality, during the analyzed period, under each mayor’s administration, a new law on the matter was passed. The rights were thus guaranteed by legislation, but not complied with. The process was marked by complex developments involving the teachers union, culminating in the largest teacher strike ever held in the municipality, when the educational state acted to maintain the status quo at the local level by using both the local press and the judicial system. The fact that the teachers did not succeed in their demands reveals fissures in the Brazilian cooperative federalism, since local governments, as in this case, prevented teacher remuneration (Law n. 11,738/2008) from becoming part of the federative coordination policies designed to lower regional asymmetries and contribute to reducing social inequalities.