A Critical Discourse Analysis of the University of Ottawa’s Internationalization Strategy Report from a Third World perspective

This paper analyzes the Internationalization Strategy of the University of Ottawa according to the Third World Approach to International Law (TWAIL) methodology. It argues that the Strategy silences global unevenness, avoids any pedagogical discussion and reproduces the neoliberal rationality about globalization. Also, the liberal multiculturalism evoked in the Strategy hinders the incorporation of marginal cultural narratives and it is driven by the promotion of economic assets for the university. As the internationalization of the curriculum is not prioritized, it does not consider the reproduction of developed countries’ academic canons and the obstacles to the incorporation of knowledge produced in Third World countries, indicating no concerns with the prevalence of a neocolonial bias. Alternatives to balance this situation are offered, such as administrative recommendations, the strengthening of the public debate, and the attention to diversity as a criterion for research funding

O Fervo, a Diversidade Sexual e de Gênero e a Pedagogia da Prevenção

Este artigo apresenta um diálogo entre a pesquisa em HIV/AIDS e o campo teórico-político da diversidade sexual e de gênero. Utilizo como elemento para tal reflexão o estudo etnográfico realizado para a conclusão do Bacharel em Estudos de Gênero e Diversidade denominado “Em Defesa do Fervo: visões etnográficas sobre o surgimento da produção de cuidados no contexto de festas urbanas em Salvador-Bahia Brasil”. Essa contribuição é relevante para a recomposição de estudos e lutas LGBTI+ no país e para o campo histórico que construiu os estudos e respostas à epidemia de AIDS no final dos anos 80 e início dos anos 90 (especialmente sua potente corrente comunitária). No entanto, acredito que essa reaproximação deve ocorrer com a atualização dos nossos olhos e o reconhecimento de novas formas de organização política e protesto social. Eu defendo o fervo como um contexto privilegiado para isso, porque é realizado por jovens, negros, mulheres e pessoas LGBT da periferia. O grupo de coletivos que organiza partidos urbanos politicamente engajados (que eu chamo de Fervo), hoje nos mostra um potencial organizacional e emergente (no sentido de urgência e emergência) de zelador. Argumentamos que seu reconhecimento (deles) pode ajudar no processo de reflexão e oxigenação de nossas estratégias no movimento LGBTI+ no Brasil. Na mesma linha, eles também podem fortalecer o que foi apontado nas recentes produções da ABIA, e seu CEO Richard Parker, sobre a chamada “pedagogia da prevenção” – um novo paradigma social proposto pela entidade para organizar a resposta à epidemia. Propomos aqui a abertura de algumas reflexões envolvendo a ebulição, a diversidade sexual e de gênero e a pedagogia da prevenção.

DIRETRIZES POLÍTICAS PARA O PERFIL DE PROFESSORES NO CONTEXTO DA REFORMA DO ESTADO: UMA ANÁLISE DAS RECOMENDAÇÕES DA UNESCO

O objetivo do texto é analisar e identificar quais as recomendações advindas da Organização das Nações Unidas Para a Educação a Ciência e a Cultura (UNESCO) para a configuração da profissão de professor, a partir da reforma do Estado na década de 1990, a fim de evidenciar o perfil e o modelo que se consolidaram para esta profissão no Brasil. Verifica-se recomendações, especificamente, os discursos utilizados e os objetivos destes pronunciamentos pela análise documental de relatórios divulgados pela Unesco. A pesquisa contribuiu para que entendamos de que forma as consequências da reforma do Estado passaram a influenciar como os professores devem trabalhar por meio da otimização de investimentos a fim de serem mais produtivos e gerarem resultados eficazes no processo escolar

ASPECTOS TEÓRICO-METODOLÓGICOS DA SOCIOLINGUÍSTICA VARIACIONISTA: REFLEXÕES E PROXIMIDADES COM A ETNOGRAFIA

No escopo da Linguística Aplicada, encaixam-se as pesquisas que defendem e investigam a estreita relação entre língua(gem) e sociedade, ou seja, os estudos pertencentes ao campo científico da Sociolinguística Variacionista, que teorizam e comprovam metodologicamente que fatores sociais interferem diretamente nos processos de variação e mudança nas estruturas da língua. Além disso, a importância desse campo da Linguística Aplicada deve-se ao fato de ele fornecer aos sujeitos falantes uma maior capacidade de refletir sobre a língua que usam, dando-se conta dela como um sistema dinâmico, concreto e heterogêneo. Dada essa relevância da Sociolinguística Variacionista, o presente artigo tem por objetivo descrever e refletir sobre o seu modelo teórico-metodológico. Pôde-se concluir que a metodologia na Sociolinguística Variacionista tem, sobretudo, um viés próprio, devido os passos procedimentais serem altamente direcionados. Não obstante esse caráter peculiar, é possível identificar traços metodológicos da etnografia nas pesquisas sociolinguísticas, de forma pontual nas realizadas em comunidades de fala e de forma mais efetiva nas que escolhem fazer investigação em comunidades de prática. ABSTRACT: In the scope of Applied Linguistics, the research that defends and investigates the close relationship between language and society, that is, studies belonging to the scientific field of Sociolinguistic Variationist, which theorize and prove methodologically that social factors directly interfere in the processes of variation and change in the structures of the tongue. Moreover, the importance of this field of Applied Linguistics is due to the fact that it provides the talking subjects with a greater ability to reflect on the language they use, realizing it as a dynamic, concrete and heterogeneous system. Given this relevance of The Variationist Sociolinguistics, this article aims to describe and reflect on its theoretical-methodological model. It was concluded that the methodology in Sociolinguistic Variationist has, above all, its own bias, due to the procedural steps being highly directed. Despite this peculiar character, it is possible to identify methodological traits of ethnography in sociolinguistic research, punctually in those performed in speech communities and more effectively in those who choose to do research in communities of practice. KEYWORDS: Sociolinguistic Variationist. Linguistic variation. Linguistic change. Ethnography

DESMATAMENTO NA AMAZÔNIA: O DESMATAMENTO EM VISTA DA EXPANSÃO PECUARISTA NO MUNICÍPIO DE XINGUARA-PA

A atividade da pecuária possui um considerável potencial econômico na Amazônia, em destaque aos munícios correspondente ao estado do Pará, em decorrência disto consta grandes áreas desmatadas nesta região. O objetivo geral dessa pesquisa é realizar uma investigação de cunho quantitativo a respeito da relação do desmatamento e atividade da pecuária bovina no município de Xinguara, no sudeste do Pará, levando em consideração a análise da influência de práticas desenvolvimentistas no estimulo de consolidar a pecuária no município e por outro lado, ser um estímulo para um contínuo desmatamento. Diante disso, foram analisados dados do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia – IPAM, Fundação Amazônia Paraense de Amparo à Pesquisa - FAPESPA e também dados do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais – INPE. A pesquisa busca sintetizar a relação entre pecuária e desmatamento em um município que compõe a Amazônia.Palavras Chave: Desmatamento; Pecuária; Amazônia

Physical-chemical properties of spray syrup in tank-mixing multiple pesticides and water sources used in grain farming

This work evaluated physical-chemical properties of spraying syrup formulated with different water types and using or not tank-mixing pesticides. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 4 x 5 factorial scheme (4 water types and 4 pesticide syrups + control, non-sprayed plant) in three sampling times (off-season corn, pre-planting soybean weed control, and soybean season) within one year. Water treatments consisted of deionized, well, river and weir water. Product mixing consisted of herbicide (Glyphosate 925 g a.i. ha-1), herbicide + insecticide (Imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin 100+12.5 g a.i. ha-1), herbicide + fungicide (Trifloxystrobin + Prothioconazole 70+60 g a.i. ha-1) and herbicide + insecticide + fungicide. Weir water presented the worst physical quality. Spraying syrup prepared with tank-mixing herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide in various combinations decreased the effectiveness of the pesticide. When associating the three pesticides, less dissolution of the spray syrup and greater risk of syrup incompatibility leads to pesticide ineffectiveness. Highlights: The water type used in tank-mixing multiple pesticides affects spraying syrup quality. Water with the worst physical quality decreases pesticide performance. Less dissolution and greater risk of fungicide ineffectiveness take place when three pesticides are associated. Spraying syrup prepared with tank-mixing pesticides increased in the successive cultivation of soybean/corn.This work evaluated physical-chemical properties of spraying syrup formulated with different water types and using or not tank-mixing pesticides. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 4 x 5 factorial scheme (4 water types and 4 pesticide syrups + control, non-sprayed plant) in three sampling times (off-season corn, pre-planting soybean weed control, and soybean season) within one year. Water treatments consisted of deionized, well, river and weir water. Product mixing consisted of herbicide (Glyphosate 925 g a.i. ha-1), herbicide + insecticide (Imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin 100+12.5 g a.i. ha-1), herbicide + fungicide (Trifloxystrobin + Prothioconazole 70+60 g a.i. ha-1) and herbicide + insecticide + fungicide. Weir water presented the worst physical quality. Spraying syrup prepared with tank-mixing herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide in various combinations decreased the effectiveness of the pesticide. When associating the three pesticides, less dissolution of the spray syrup and greater risk of syrup incompatibility leads to pesticide ineffectiveness. Highlights: The water type used in tank-mixing multiple pesticides affects spraying syrup quality. Water with the worst physical quality decreases pesticide performance. Less dissolution and greater risk of fungicide ineffectiveness take place when three pesticides are associated. Spraying syrup prepared with tank-mixing pesticides increased in the successive cultivation of soybean/corn

Ecosystem of Innovation in Industry 4.0: The case of collaborations in Startups in Brazil

The article identifies how Research and Development (R&D) collaborations in startups can influence digital innovation in Brazilian manufactures. A qualitative multiple case study was performed with startups incubated at the Federation of Industries of Paraná (FIEP), through semi-structured interviews to the Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) and case document’s, applying the content analysis. The results indicate that the sources of knowledge of the startups and the collaboration with companies, universities, government development agencies and incubators, characterize the actions in the ecosystem of open innovation. It has been found that the complexity of the innovation ecosystem of startups is a strategic asset, and the nature of the collaborations is informal, coupled with a stage of maturity considered low in startups. This study contributes to highlight the nature, dynamics and progress of startup collaborations in the development of digital transformation, and the challenges for the leverage of Industry 4.0 in Brazil

Serious games assisted by playware as a way to improve socio-emotional skills in children with autism spectrum disorder

This paper presents a project developed with the aim of promoting emotional skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The project involves a serious game and a playware object, which is a physical component that allows the user to interactively play the serious game. The playware object has six buttons, each one showing an emoji with a specific facial expression and communicates via Bluetooth with the serious game app installed in an Android device. The facial expressions used are: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and neutral/normal. They were applied to the three game activities (imitation, recognition and storytelling). The chain of tests started with an online questionnaire to validate the avatars created to represent the previously mentioned facial expressions in the game, which was followed by a usability test of the application (serious game and playware object) with six typically developing children. Finally, the three game activities were tested with six children with ASD in three/four sessions. Due to the small test group and reduced number of sessions, the primary objective was to assess if the target group accepted the application. In fact, it had a high level of approval regarding both the serious game and the playware object. had a high level of approval regarding both the serious game and the playware object.COMPETE: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007043 and FCT –Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UID/CEC/00319/2013. Vinicius Silva also thanks FCT for the PhD scholarship SFRH/BD/SFRH/BD/133314/2017. The authors thank the teachers and students of the Elementary School of Gualtar (EB1/JI Gualtar) in Braga for the participation in the testsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH NITROGEN FERTILIZATION IN Eucalyptus urophylla INCREASE GROWTH

The objective of this study was to evaluate plant growth-promoting bacteria in eucalyptus, associated with different levels of ammonium sulfate, to know the benefits to initial plant growth, determining which nitrogen level and bacterial isolate is the most effective. Five bacterial isolates and one control without inoculation were used, besides 4 levels of ammonium sulfate, 0, 20, 40 and 60 mg dm-3 N, in a factorial scheme and randomized block design, set in a 20-L pot, with Eucalyptus urophylla clone AEC144. Height, diameter, dry matter, leaf area, Spad index, Ntotal and photosynthesis were evaluated. The isolates UESBJMR32E and UESBJNR32E promote initial growth in eucalyptus plants associated with intermediate doses of ammonium sulfate