Educação de Surdos no município de Rio Branco

Neste  artigo é apresentado um panorama de como iniciou a educação de surdos no estado do Acre, especificamente, na capital Rio Branco, com foco nas  legislações e diretrizes e na criação dos Centros de Formação de Profissionais da Educação e Atendimento às Pessoas com Surdez - CAS. Para tanto, elencamos algumas legislações e diretrizes acerca do reconhecimento da Libras como língua de expressão e instrução; suscitamos a criação de um orgão  educacional, ligado diretamente às secretarias estaduais e municipais de educação que visam trabalhar propostas para a educação de surdos; e identificamos os profissionais que se destacaram e tiveram papel fundamental no percurso educacional dos surdos na capital acreana. O estudo, que compreende o período de 1981 a 2018, busca contribuir para o resgate do percurso histórico da educação de surdos no estado do Acre e para o reconhecimento e valorização dos profissionais que atuaram nas escolas e nos Centros de Formação de Profissionais da Educação e Atendimento às Pessoas com Surdez da capital acreana

Inductor Destinations and Regional Tourism Development: An Intergovernmentalism Problem?

O objetivo é compreender como ações direcionadas por um governo nacional pode afetar políticas, programas e projetos de desenvolvimento local no contexto do turismo. Assim, o objetivo central é analisar a interferência de um projeto nacional de regionalização do turismo nas ações planejadas de governos subnacionais de cidades turísticas (destinos) no Brasil. Teoricamente foram abordadas questões relacionadas à Gestão Pública e ao Turismo. Realizaram -se pesquisas documental e de campo em 16 destinos turísticos do Estado de Minas Gerais - Brasil, cujos dados coletados foram tratados com a técnica de análise de conteúdo. Constatou -se que o projeto nacional analisado contribuiu para a desestabilização de uma política estadual vigente, apresentando falhas relacionadas à intergovernabilidade, como problemas de coordenação e planejamento.The point of this article is to understand how actions directed by a central government can undermine policies, sub -national programs and projects related to local development in the tourism context. In this sense, the main objective is to analyze the interference of a national project of tourism regionalization in the planned actions of subnational governments in the touristic cities (destinations) in Brazil. Theoretically, issues have been addressed related to Tourism Management and Public Policies. We conducted documental and field research in Brazil, specifically 16 Minas Gerais State touristic destinations, whose data were processed using the content analysis technique. It was discovered that the analyzed national project contributed to the destabilization of a current state policy and centered on regionalization, presenting an intergovernmentalism problem, with weaknesses in coordination and plannin

COVID-19 symptoms at hospital admission vary with age and sex: results from the ISARIC prospective multinational observational study

Background: The ISARIC prospective multinational observational study is the largest cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. We present relationships of age, sex, and nationality to presenting symptoms. Methods: International, prospective observational study of 60 109 hospitalized symptomatic patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 recruited from 43 countries between 30 January and 3 August 2020. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate relationships of age and sex to published COVID-19 case definitions and the most commonly reported symptoms. Results: ‘Typical’ symptoms of fever (69%), cough (68%) and shortness of breath (66%) were the most commonly reported. 92% of patients experienced at least one of these. Prevalence of typical symptoms was greatest in 30- to 60-year-olds (respectively 80, 79, 69%; at least one 95%). They were reported less frequently in children (≤ 18 years: 69, 48, 23; 85%), older adults (≥ 70 years: 61, 62, 65; 90%), and women (66, 66, 64; 90%; vs. men 71, 70, 67; 93%, each P < 0.001). The most common atypical presentations under 60 years of age were nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and over 60 years was confusion. Regression models showed significant differences in symptoms with sex, age and country. Interpretation: This international collaboration has allowed us to report reliable symptom data from the largest cohort of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Adults over 60 and children admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are less likely to present with typical symptoms. Nausea and vomiting are common atypical presentations under 30 years. Confusion is a frequent atypical presentation of COVID-19 in adults over 60 years. Women are less likely to experience typical symptoms than men

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using these data