Gênero e Sexualidade na Escola: Percepções de Estudantes do Ensino Médio

TCC(especialização) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Filosofia de Ciências Humanas. Gênero e Diversidade na Escola.O presente trabalho é o resultado da pesquisa realizada para a conclusão do Curso de Especialização em Gênero e Diversidade na Escola, do Instituto de Estudos de Gênero da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Possui como objetivo geral analisar as percepções dos estudantes de ensino médio sobre os projetos envolvendo gênero e sexualidade na Escola de Educação Básica Coronel Antônio Lehmkuhl. Quanto à metodologia utilizada, foram realizadas quatro entrevistas individuais semiestruturadas com estudantes do ensino médio que participaram do projeto durante três anos. Os principais resultados apontam que mesmo não conseguindo atingir a todas/os, o projeto provocou transformações efetivas nas ações e falas de alunos e alunas, de modo que a consciência sobre a necessidade de respeito e aceitação do/a outro/a é consenso. Ressaltou também que a escola não é a única responsável pelas percepções sobre gênero e sexualidade de alunas e alunos, sendo estas resultados de processos, experiências e vivências históricas, sociais e culturais.The present work is the result of the research done for the conclusion of the Specialization Course on Gender and Diversity in School, from the Gender Studies Institute of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). It presents as general objective to analyze the perceptions of high school students about the projects involving gender and sexuality in the School of Basic Education Coronel Antônio Lehmkuhl. As for the methodology used, four individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with high school students who participated in the project for three years. The main results point out that even though it did not reach all of them, the project provoked effective transformations in the actions and speeches of students, the awareness on the need for respect and acceptance of the other is a consensus. This work emphasized that the school is not the only agent responsable for the perceptions about gender and sexuality of students, which is a combination of processes with historical, social and cultural experiences

Self-reported adherence to foot care in type 2 diabetes patients: do illness representations and distress matter?

Aim: This study examined the differences and the predictive role of clinical variables, illness representations, anxiety, and depression symptoms, on self-reported foot care adherence, in patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and assessed no longer than a year after the diagnosis (T1) and four months later (T2). Background: The high rate of diabetes worldwide is one of the major public health challenges. Foot care is the behavior least performed by patients although regular foot care could prevent complications such as diabetic foot and amputation. Psychosocial processes such as illness representations and distress symptoms may contribute to explain adherence to foot self-care behaviors. Methods: This is a longitudinal study with two assessment moments. The sample included 271 patients, who answered the Revised Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities, Brief-Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Findings: Patients reported better foot care adherence at T2. Having a higher duration of T2DM and the perception of more consequences of diabetes were associated with better self-reported foot care adherence, at T1. At T2, the predictors were lower levels of HbA1c, better self-reported foot care adherence at T1, higher comprehension about T2DM, as well as fewer depressive symptoms. Interventions to promote adherence to foot care should have in consideration these variables. The results of the present study may help health professionals in designing interventions that early detect depressive symptoms and address illness beliefs, in order to promote foot self-care behaviors reducing the incidence of future complications.This study is the part of a research project PTDC/SAUESA/67581/2006 supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology of Portugal (FCT)

An alternate description of a (q + 1; 8)-cage

Let q >= 2 be a prime power. In this note we present an alternate description of the known (q + 1; 8)-cages which has allowed us to construct small (k; g)–graphs for k =q, q-1, and g = 7; 8 in other papers on this same topic.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

ESCRITA FEMININA E DISCURSO: A DESCOBERTA DE UM SUJEITO EM RACHEL DE QUEIROZ E HELEUSA CÂMARA

O presente trabalho propõe ler e analisar a escrita e o discurso feminino nas escritoras nordestinas Rachel de Queiroz e Heleusa Câmara, a fim de problematizar a descoberta e construção do sujeito feminino. Como objeto de estudo tem-se o primeiro romance de Rachel de Queiroz, O Quinze, publicado pela primeira vez em 1930, e a coletânea de contos de Heleusa Câmara, Mulheres Acorrentadas, de 1982, na qual analisar-se-á, especificamente, os contos Joana da cata-nica e As lutas de Loura.  O objetivo é problematizar, através da observância das narrativas, como é realizada a construção do sujeito feminino por cada autora, além de questionar a noção de “sujeito universal”. Dessa forma, observa-se a relevância do trabalho, que busca perceber, de acordo com a visão de um elemento que muitas vezes foi deixado de fora da história, a noção da construção de protagonismo de sujeito marginalizado feminino. Como metodologia, sustentamo-nos na Análise Crítica do Discurso (ADC), proposta por Teun A. van Dijk (2010), para, além de apontar os discursos narrativos das autoras e suas protagonistas, também analisar, em uma perspectiva crítica-feminista, como ocorre a construção desses sujeitos

EFICÁCIA DO ARCABOUÇO LEGISLATIVO DO SUS E O SENTIMENTO DE INJUSTIÇA NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA EM ANÁPOLIS

De acordo com a Constituição Federal de 1988, artigo 196: “A saúde é  direito de todos e dever do Estado, garantido mediante políticas sociais e econômicas que visem à redução do risco de doença e de outros agravos e ao acesso universal e igualitário às ações e serviços para sua promoção, proteção e recuperação”

Etiology of invasive and subcutaneous fungal infections: analysis of data from the National Network for Laboratory Surveillance of Invasive and Subcutaneous Fungal Infections (IFIs), 2013-2018

A epidemiologia das infeções fúngicas invasivas tem vindo a alterar-se com o surgimento de novos agentes etiológicos. A Rede Nacional de Vigilância Laboratorial de Infeções Fúngicas Invasivas e Subcutâneas (IFI) teve início em 2013 com o objetivo de melhor compreender a epidemiologia destas infeções em Portugal. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar os dados obtidos através da Rede entre junho de 2013 e setembro de 2018. Os laboratórios participantes asseguram a comunicação dos casos de IFIs ao Laboratório Nacional de Referência do INSA, enviando amostras biológicas ou isolados, acompanhados de um inquérito contendo informações demográficas, laboratoriais e avaliações clínicas dos doentes com suspeita de infeção fúngica. O estudo incluiu: i) casos de infeção fúngica invasiva (IFI) por fungos filamentosos/dimórficos, ii) casos de IFI provável, de acordo com os critérios estabelecidos pelo EORTC/MSG 2008, e iii) casos de infeções fúngicas subcutâneas. As infeções por leveduras não foram incluídas. Entre junho de 2013 e setembro de 2018, foram incluídos 52 casos, distribuídos da seguinte forma: IFI comprovada (por fungos filamentosos) (n=9); Infeção fúngica subcutânea (n=17); Infeção por fungos dimórficos endémicos (n=9), totalizando 67% de casos de IFI comprovados (n=35) e 33% de casos IFI provável (n=17). Os dados obtidos chamam a atenção para a grande diversidade de espécies envolvidas em infeções fúngicas profundas, com implicações para o diagnóstico clínico/laboratorial bem como para o tratamento destas infeçõesThe epidemiology of deep fungal infections has been changing with the emergence of new species as etiological agents. The National Laboratory Surveillance Network for Invasive and Subcutaneous Fungal Infections (IFIs) began in 2013 with the aim of better understanding the epidemiology of invasive and subcutaneous fungal infections in Portugal. The goal of this study is to analyse the data obtained from this Network between June 2013 and September 2018. The participating laboratories ensured the reporting of suspected or confirmed IFIs cases to the National Reference Laboratory of INSA, by sending biological samples or isolates, accompanied by a survey containing demographic information, laboratory and clinical evaluation of patients with suspicion of having an IFIs. The study included: i) cases of invasive fungal infection (IFI) caused by filamentous/dimorphic fungi, ii) cases of probable IFI, according to the criteria established by EORTC/MSG 2008, and iii) cases of subcutaneous fungal infections. Yeast infections were not included. Between June 2013 and September 2018, 52 cases were included. The cases were distributed as follows: Proven IFI (by filamentous fungi) (n=9); Subcutaneous fungal infection (n=17); Infection due to endemic dimorphic fungi (n=9), totalizing 67% of proven IFI cases (n=35) and 33% of probable IFI cases (n=17). The obtained data raise the awareness to the great diversity of species involved in deep fungal infections, with implications to the clinical/laboratory diagnosis of these infections as well as their treatment.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A construction of Small (q-1)-Regular Graphs of Girth 8

In this note we construct a new infinite family of (q - 1)-regular graphs of girth 8 and order 2q(q - 1)(2) for all prime powers q >= 16, which are the smallest known so far whenever q - 1 is not a prime power or a prime power plus one itself.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author’s final draft

25 de Abril Sempre! Portuguese Science and the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution

In 2024, Portugal celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which brought down a long dictatorship and re-instated elemental civil liberties and democracy in the country. For Portuguese science, this revolution meant a democratisation of access to the scientific career and an increased investment in scientific research, which culminated in an unprecedented rise in scientific output. Communications Biology joins this anniversary and celebrations of freedom and democracy as basic pillars of scientific endeavour

Invasive and Subcutaneous Infections Caused by Filamentous Fungi: Report from a Portuguese Multicentric Surveillance Program

This article belongs to the Special Issue Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections.Invasive fungal infections (IFI) have significantly increased over the past years due to advances in medical care for the at-risk immunocompromised population. IFI are often difficult to diagnose and manage, and can be associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. This study aims to contribute to understanding the etiology of invasive and subcutaneous fungal infections, their associated risk factors, and to perceive the outcome of patients who developed invasive disease, raising awareness of these infections at a local level but also in a global context. A laboratory surveillance approach was conducted over a seven-year period and included: (i) cases of invasive and subcutaneous fungal infections caused by filamentous/dimorphic fungi, confirmed by either microscopy or positive culture from sterile samples, (ii) cases diagnosed as probable IFI according to the criteria established by EORTC/MSG when duly substantiated. Fourteen Portuguese laboratories were enrolled. Cases included in this study were classified according to the new consensus definitions of invasive fungal diseases (IFD) published in 2020 as follows: proven IFI (N = 31), subcutaneous fungal infection (N = 23). Those proven deep fungal infections (N = 54) totalized 71.1% of the total cases, whereas 28.9% were classified as probable IFI (N = 22). It was possible to identify the etiological fungal agent in 73 cases (96%). Aspergillus was the most frequent genera detected, but endemic dimorphic fungi represented 14.47% (N = 11) of the total cases. Despite the small number of cases, a high diversity of species were involved in deep fungal infections. This fact has implications for clinical and laboratory diagnosis, and on the therapeutic management of these infections, since different species, even within the same genus, can present diverse patterns of susceptibility to antifungals.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Small regular graphs of girth 7

In this paper, we construct new infinite families of regular graphs of girth 7 of smallest order known so far. Our constructions are based on combinatorial and geometric properties of (q + 1, 8)-cages, for q a prime power. We remove vertices from such cages and add matchings among the vertices of minimum degree to achieve regularity in the new graphs. We obtain (q + 1)-regular graphs of girth 7 and order 2q(3) + q(2) + 2q for each even prime power q >= 4, and of order 2q(3) + 2q(2) q + 1 for each odd prime power q >= 5.Postprint (published version