Sleep–Wake Patterns Reported by Parents in Hyperactive Children Diagnosed According to ICD-10, as Compared to Paired Controls

This study aimed primarily to compare the parent-reported sleep of children with ICD-10 hyperkinetic disorder (HKD) versus community children. Thirty children aged 5-13 years (83.3% boys) diagnosed with HKD by their child and adolescent psychiatrists took part in this study, plus 30 community children, matched for sex, age, and school year. Compared to the controls, the HKD children showed significantly later bedtimes, stronger bedtime resistance, longer sleep latency, shorter sleep; more frequent behaviors and symptoms concerning falling asleep into parents bed, needing something special to initiate sleep, nightmares, sleep talking, sleep bruxism, fear from darkness, bedwetting, and, most notably, loud snoring (26.7%); they also tended to show higher daytime somnolence. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/HKD children may thus have more sleep-related problems than typically developing children. Alternatively, our results may reflect misdiagnoses; thus, special attention should be directed to comorbidity and differential diagnosis issues between sleep disturbances and ADHD/HKD

How Do We Like to Learn Qualitative Data Analysis Software?

The learning of Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) can represent a great challenge and obstacle to the adoption of these tools in support of research. Thus, it seems imperative that CAQDAS developers devise strategies and tools that stimulate and support researchers in the learning process of their applications. To this end, this study focuses on the learning preferences of CAQDAS users. A focus group was conducted with experienced CAQDAS users and an online questionnaire was administered to 232 users from 29 different countries and representing a diversity of 26 CAQDAS. The obtained data allow to infer that the users privilege the learning in context of training, but, when it comes to self-learning, they tend to opt for interactive tools and to resort to tutorial videos. These results seem to indicate that users are looking for solutions that provide them with a learning experience that is more adapted to their style and in the shortest time possible

Thermal and cardiorespiratory newborn adaptations during hot tub bath

Objective: To evaluate thermal and cardiorespiratory adaptation during hot tub bath and shower in healthy newborns in the first hours of life. Study design: This is a randomized blind controlled trial, registered in ReBEC (No. RBR-4z26f3) with 184 newborns divided into hot tub group (n=84) and shower (n=100). Newborns from intervention group were immersed in a hot tub with warm water up to the neck, without exposure to air flow, and control group received traditional shower. Heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature were measured before and immediately after bath by an investigator blinded to the type of bath. Results: Groups were similar in gender, gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score at 5th minute and hours of life, p => 0.05. To analyze thermal and cardiorespiratory adjustments, difference between post-bath variables and pre-bath was calculated. In this analysis, it was found statistically significant difference between two types of bath regarding heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature. Hot tub bath decreases heart and respiratory rates and increases temperature, whereas shower provides the opposite effect (0.0001). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that hot tub baths and shower, in healthy newborns, promote thermal and cardiorespiratory adaptations, reflecting thermal, cardiac and respiratory positive reactions after hot tub bath

Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and overweight with academic performance in 12-year old Brazilian children

Obesity has been associated with poor academic achievement, while cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been linked to academic success. Purpose: To investigate whether CRF is associated with academic performance in Brazilian students, independently of body mass index (BMI), fatness and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: Three hundred and nine two 5th and 6th grade students (193 girls) (12.11±0.75 years old) were evaluated in 2012. Skinfold thickness measures were performed, and students were classified according to BMI-percentile. CRF was estimated by a 20-meter shuttle run test, and academic achievement by standardized math and Portuguese tests. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to explore the association between academic performance and CRF, adjusted for SES, skinfold thickness or BMI-percentile. Results: Among girls CRF was associated with higher academic achievement in math (β=0.146;p=0.003) and Portuguese (β=0.129;p=0.004) in crude and adjusted analyses. No significant association was found among boys. BMI was not associated with overall academic performance. There was a weak negative association between skinfold thickness and performance in mathematics in boys (β=-0.030;p=0.04), but not in girls. Conclusion: The results highlight the importance of maintaining high fitness levels in girls throughout adolescence a period commonly associated with reductions in physical activity levels and CRF

Química da Covid-19

Decorrente a pandemia do SARS-CoV-2, o fechamento das instituições educacionais gerou impactos na educação. O processo de reabertura e funcionamento presencial ainda é gradual e visa à segurança, então, é partindo desse contexto, que o projeto de extensão “A Higienização no Ambiente Escolar Contra a Covid-19 por Intermédio do Ensino de Química”, foi intencionado, viabilizando uma educação emancipatória através das mídias sociais e do site do livro “A QUÍMICA DA COVID-19”. Nossa proposta preza pela divulgação científica por meio da Química, e se utiliza de uma metodologia exploratória e quali-quantitativa, sendo direcionada para o alunado e toda comunidade. Os conhecimentos químicos e as medidas preventivas e educativas que foram abordadas tanto no livro, como nas mídias socias, ajudarão aos alunos, professores e colaboradores na operacionalização das medidas de biossegurança, além de explanar a importância dos saneantes como agentes de combate. Conhecimentos químicos possuem papel fundamental nessa construção de ideias, cumprindo assim, os objetivos educacionais e sociais, favorecendo o desenvolvimento e o senso investigativo não só do alunado, mas de toda a população em geral

Competencia de estudio para una muestra universitaria del área de exactas

Este estudo avaliou a percepção de 126 universitários sobre a utilização de estratégias de autorregulação de estudo. Os estudantes eram da área de exatas de uma faculdade isolada particular mineira, com idade entre 17 e 48 anos, e 81% deles eram do sexo masculino. Utilizou-se a Escala de Competência em Estudo (ECE-C&T) para avaliar a percepção dos estudantes acerca de comportamentos estratégicos de planejamento, de monitoramento e de autoavaliação. Os alunos indicaram que a autorregulação de sua aprendizagem e as estratégias de planejamento de estudo são as mais utilizadas. As mulheres utilizaram mais estratégias de planejamento que os homens e não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os cursos de exatas nem entre diferentes grupos de idade. Assim se conclui que, embora os alunos apresentem estratégias autorregulatórias, essas estão voltadas mais frequentemente para o planejamento do estudo, o que revela a necessidade de maior utilização de estratégias de monitoramento e autoavaliação para um estudo competente.This study evaluated the perception of 126 students on the use of self-regulation strategies study. The students were the exact area of ​​a particular isolated college in Minas Gerais, aged 17 to 48 years, and 81% were male. We used the study of Competence Scale (ECE-S & T) to assess the perceptions of students about strategic behavior of planning, monitoring and self-evaluation. Students indicated that self-regulation of their learning and study planning strategies are the most used. Women used more planning strategies than men and there was no statistically significant difference between the exact course or between different age groups. Thus concludes that although students present self-regulatory strategies, these are most often directed to the planning of the study, which reveals the need for greater use of self-assessment and monitoring strategies for a competent study.Este estudio evaluó la percepción de 126 universitarios sobre la utilización de estrategias de autorregulación de estudio. Los estudiantes eran del área de exactas de una facultad aislada particular minera, con edad entre 17 y 48 años, y el 81% de ellos eran del sexo masculino. Se utilizó la Escala de Competencia en Estudio (ECE-C&T) para evaluar la percepción de los estudiantes acerca de comportamientos estratégicos de planificación, demonitoreo y de autoevaluación. Los alumnos indicaron que la autorregulación de su aprendizaje y las estrategias de planificación de estudio son las más utilizadas. Las mujeres utilizaron más estrategias de planificación que los hombres y no hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre los cursos de exactas ni entre diferentes grupos de edad. Así se concluye que, aunquelos alumnos presentenestrategias de autorregulación, esas están volcadas con más frecuencia a la planificación del estudio, lo que revela la necesidad de más utilización de estrategias demonitoreoy autoevaluación para un estudio de calidad