A avaliação na educação pré-escolar e a utilização do portefólio

A comunicação que apresentamos, resulta de um estudo de caso realizado com Educadores de Infância, no âmbito da Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências da Educação, área de especialização de Desenvolvimento Curricular. Ao longo das últimas décadas, devido às mudanças e transformações sociais, as concepções em relação à educação pré-escolar alteraram-se significativamente e começou a sentir-se uma necessidade permanente de instituições onde as crianças pudessem ficar em segurança e recebessem os cuidados primordiais ao seu pleno desenvolvimento e formação. Por estas razões, a educação pré-escolar conquistou um lugar de destaque no meio educativo o que conduziu à redacção de documentos oficiais que apoiam e ajudam os educadores a planificar e a desenvolver a prática pedagógica. Assim, a problemática central do nosso estudo é compreendermos como é que os educadores avaliam as crianças na educação pré-escolar e se os educadores de infância recorrem ao portfolio para avaliarem as crianças. Os nossos principais objectivos investigação são: conceptualizar o conceito de avaliação na educação pré-escolar, bem como, identificar e caracterizar as principais práticas avaliativas utilizadas pelos educadores de infância para avaliarem as aprendizagens significativas adquiridas pelas crianças e o seu desenvolvimento; compreender se os educadores recorrem à construção de portfolios para a avaliação das crianças na educação pré-escolar; identificar as razões da utilização de portfolios e reconhecer/identificar os conteúdos considerados relevantes pelos educadores na construção de portfolios. Para tal, recorremos a um estudo de tipo qualitativo, através da realização de entrevistas semi-directivas a educadores de infância de quatro instituições diferentes: 2 da rede pública e 2 da rede privada da educação pré-escolar. Do estudo realizado, ressaltamos como principais conclusões que a avaliação actualmente é uma prática diária na educação pré-escolar. Através dela os educadores observam a evolução das crianças e as suas necessidades. Também concluímos que os educadores recorrem a diferentes instrumentos de avaliação. No que diz respeito ao portfolio, poderemos dizer que, cada vez mais, os educadores recorrem a este instrumento de trabalho e de avaliação na sua prática pedagógica. Porém, a grande maioria dos entrevistados evidencia muitas dúvidas sobre a sua forma de elaboração/organização, bem como, quais os principais conteúdos que deve conter neste nível de ensino. Isto demonstra-nos que seria importante e necessário existir formação específica sobre este instrumento como meio de trabalhar e evidenciar as aprendizagens das crianças.The communication we present results from a case study done with infant teachers, in the context of the Education Science Master Degree’s Essay, Curricular Development’s specialized area. Through the last decades, due to the changes and social transformations, the conceptions related to pre-school education changed significantly and a permanent need of institutions where children could stay safety and receive the primary cares to their development and education has been started to feel. For those reasons, pre-school education conquered a spot line in the educational environment, which leads to the production of official documents that support and help teachers to plan and develop the pedagogical practice. Therefore, the main subject of our study is to understand how infant teachers evaluates children in pre-school education and if they use the portfolio in order to do that. The main goals of the investigation are: to conceptualize the assessment concept in pre-school education, as well as identify the main evaluative practices used by infant teachers to evaluate the significant learning acquired by children and their development; to understand if infant teachers use portfolios in order to evaluate children in pre-school education; identify the reasons to the use of the portfolio and recognize/identify the contents that are considered relevant by infant teacher in the portfolio. Therefore, our goal is to conceptualize the assessment concept in pre-school education, as well as identify the main evaluative practices used by infant teachers to evaluate the significant learning acquired by children and their development. In order of that, we have developped a qualitative type study, through the realization of semi-directed interviews to infant teachers of four different institutions: 2 from the public network and 2 from the private network of pre-school education. The main conclusions taken from the study is that, nowadays, evaluation is an everyday practice in pre-school education. Through it, infant teachers monitor children evolution and their needs. We also conclude that infant teachers use different evaluation tools. About the portfolio, we can say that infant teachers use more and more this instrument of work and evaluation in their pedagogical practice. However, the great majority of the interviewed showed many doubts about their production/organization way, as well as what are the main contents that this level of education should include. This shows us that it would be important and necessary to have specific specialization about these instruments as a way of working and show children learning

Influence of socio-demographic issues in body mass index (bmi) of drug addicts in methadone maintenance treatment

The purpose of this study was to investigate the infl uence of social factors on the nutritional status of drug addicts. 60 drug addicts in methadone maintenance treatment of Integrated Response Center (CRI)of Bragança were evaluated. Nutritional assessment was performed by measuring the weight and height and then calculated the body mass index. The socio-demographic data were collected through a questionnaire constructed for this purpose. PASW 19.0 for Windows. The average body mass index (BMI) was 22.46 ± 3.36 kg/m2 and based on this parameter 13.3% were underweight, 65% normal weight, 20.0% overweight and 1.7% obesity grade I. BMI was signifi cantly higher in addicts who live with a spouse in relation to other housing contexts (p< 0.005). In terms of marital status, unmarried addicts had a significantly lower BMI compared to other situations. Individuals have an average of 4.10 ± 4.47 years of treatment and 78.3% performed less than 3 meals/day. The socio-demographic conditions must be taken into consideration in the process of intervention with this population. More studies must be performed in other to clarify other food behaviour variables in drug users populations

Prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing oral anticancer therapies for solid tumors

Copyright © 2015 Ana Lúcia Costa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is still a common and debilitating side effect despite recent advances in its prevention and treatment. The intrinsic emetogenicity of chemotherapy agents allowed grouping into four risk groups (high, moderate, low, and minimal risk of emetogenicity). The prevention of acute and delayed CINV for intravenous agents and one day regimens is well studied, although, there are few data about management of CINV induced by oral cytotoxic agents and targeted therapies, usually administered in extended regimens of daily oral use. Until now treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by oral antineoplastic agents remains largely empirical. The level of evidence of prophylactic antiemetics recommended for these agents is low. There are differences in the classification of emetogenic potential of oral antineoplastic agents between the international guidelines and different recommendations for prophylactic antiemetic regimens. Herein we review the evidence for antiemetic regimens for the most used oral antineoplastic agents for solid tumors and propose antiemetic regimens for high to moderate risk and low to minimal risk of emetogenicity.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

How to define the success of physiotherapy in chronic low back pain patients?

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Levantamento sobre licenciamento sanitário municipal: procedimentos e simplificação

Introduction: Health licensing is the legal act that allows establishments that perform activities subject to health surveillance to function and the responsibility of States, the Federal District and Municipalities over it. The publication of Anvisa RDC Resolution No. 153/2017 established national criteria for risk classification, simplification and harmonization for health licensing. Objective: Obtain information about the health licensing process adopted in Brazilian municipalities and evaluate the implementation and adoption of the criteria of Anvisa RDC Resolution No. 153/2017 by Municipal Health Surveillance. Method: The information was obtained by means of a semi-structured  virtual form, sent by email to the Municipal Health Surveillance agencies. Results: At all, 2,111 municipalities sent information about the knowledge and implementation of the regulation, in addition to procedures adopted for health licensing, such as: phase for document analysis and health inspection, fee   collection, average time for granting a  health license, digitalization and integration with Redesim. Conclusions: Although the regulations are widely known, only 15.4% of the respondent Municipal Health Surveillance agencies adopt simplified procedures for granting the health license for economic activities previously known as low risk. In addition, State relevance in the coordination of municipal visas was ratified and, considering the charging of fees for issuing the health licence by most brazilian municipalities, there was a potential impact on their collection with the publication of the Economic freedom law. Anvisa is responsible for articulating with the Federal Government and proposing programs to assist articulation between local agencies, to promote exchange of experiences, cooperation and strengthening of the SNVS.Introdução: O licenciamento sanitário é o ato legal que permite o funcionamento de estabelecimentos que desempenhem atividades sujeitas à vigilância sanitária, sendo  competência dos estados, do Distrito Federal e dos municípios. A publicação da RDC Anvisa nº 153, de 26 de abril de 2017, estabeleceu critérios nacionais para classificação de risco, simplificação e harmonização para o licenciamento sanitário. Objetivo: Obter informações sobre o processo de licenciamento sanitário adotado nos municípios brasileiros e avaliar a implementação e adoção dos critérios da RDC nº 153/2017 pelas Vigilâncias Sanitárias (Visa) municipais. Método: As informações foram obtidas por meio de um formulário virtual semiestruturado enviado por e-mail aos órgãos de Visa municipais. Resultados: Ao todo, 2.111 municípios enviaram informações acerca do conhecimento e da implementação da normativa, além dos procedimentos adotados para o licenciamento  sanitário, tais como: momento de análise documental e inspeção sanitária, cobrança de taxa, tempo médio para concessão de licença sanitária, informatização e integração à Rede Nacional para a Simplificação do Registro e da Legalização de Empresas e Negócios (Redesim). Conclusões: Apesar de a normativa ser amplamente conhecida, apenas 15,4% dos órgãos de Visa municipais respondentes adotam procedimentos simplificados para concessão da licença sanitária para atividades econômicas até então denominadas de baixo risco. Além disso, ratificou-se a relevância estadual na coordenação das Visa municipais e, considerando a cobrança de taxa para emissão da licença sanitária pela maioria dos municípios brasileiros, verificou-se potencial impacto na arrecadação destes com a publicação da Lei da Liberdade Econômica. À Anvisa cabe a articulação com o Governo Federal e a proposição de programas que auxiliem a articulação entre os órgãos locais, para que promovam a troca de experiências, cooperação mútua e fortalecimento do Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária

Survey and registration of the occurrence of leaf-cutting ants in grassland areas

Leaf-cutting ants tend to adapt to different climatic conditions, soil and vegetation, and have the particularity of attacking different cultures. The objective of this work was to survey and record the occurrence of leaf-cutting ants in 5 pasture areas located in the municipalities of Altônia, Iporã and Cafezal do Sul, as well as to identify them at the genus level. The study areas were covered by the walking method, performing the geolocation of the anthills in order to verify the incidence of anthills, calculating the anthill areas, preparing maps of land use and occupation and geolocation of the anthills, calculating the density and the spatial distribution of anthills. Across the 5 areas, 56.72 ha of pasture were sampled and the existence of anthills inside the properties was proven. 55 anthills were sampled, from which specimens were collected for identification at the genus level, which will occur the genus Atta. The areas of the anthills vary from 0.26 m² to 97.34 m². The density of anthills ranged between 0.25 and 0.75 anthills / ha and the spatial distribution obtained was I = 1.13. Of the 55 anthills, all belonging to the Atta genera, and different types of management related to the occurrence of leaf-cutting ants in the areas.Leafcutter ants tend to adapt to the different climatic conditions, soil, and vegetation.They also have the particularity of attacking different cultures. The objective of this work was to survey and record the occurrence of leafcutter ants in 5 pasture areas located in the municipalities of Altônia, Iporã, and Cafezal do Sul, as well as to identify them at the genus level. The study areas were covered by the walking method, performing the geolocation of the anthills in order to verify the incidence of anthills, calculating the anthill areas, preparing maps of land use, and occupation and geolocation of the anthills, calculating the density and the spatial distribution of anthills. Across the 5 areas, 56.72 ha of pasture were sampled and the existence of anthills inside the properties was established. Totally, 55 anthills were sampled from which specimens were collected for identification at the genus level, which will be classifiedunder the genus Atta. The areas of the anthills vary from 0.26 m² to 97.34 m². The density of anthills ranged between 0.25 and 0.75 anthills ha-1and the spatial distribution obtained was I = 1.13. Of the 55 anthills, all belonging to the Atta genera, and different types of management related to the occurrence of leafcutter ants in the areas.On the basis of the evaluation of monitoring and georeferencing data, it was possible to record the occurrence of leafcutter ants in pasture areas in the cities of Altônia, Cafezal do Sul, and Iporã, which presented different distribution and density of nests. In all evaluation areas, the domain of the genus Atta was registered

a scoping review protocol

Funding Information: This project is funded by National funds through FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, I. P. under the PhD grant SFRH/BD/148420/2019 awarded to the first author. This protocol was included in the PhD previously approved project. Funding Information: Funding This project is funded by national funds through FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I. P. under the PhD grant SFRH/BD/148420/2019 awarded to the first author. This protocol was included in the PhD previously approved project. Publisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent condition with associated high disability and healthcare costs. Evidence of major gaps in the implementation of evidence-based interventions in people with knee OA led several healthcare systems to implement models of care (MoCs) in order to improve knowledge translation and guaranty their economic sustainability. Nevertheless, there are few studies that analyse the existing body of evidence of MoCs for patients with knee OA in primary healthcare settings. Therefore, we aim to identify MoCs developed for patients with knee OA implemented in primary healthcare and, analyse their core components and outcomes. This scoping review will create knowledge about the components and outcomes of these MoCs which, in the future, will facilitate their transferability to practice. Methods and analysis We will include studies that developed and implemented an MoC for people with knee OA in primary healthcare. We will use the PCC mnemonic, being 'Population' -people with Knee OA, 'Concept' -the MoCs and 'Context' -the primary healthcare setting. We will conduct the search on PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, as well as grey literature databases and relevant institutions and organisations websites, for articles published after 2000. Two independent reviewers will screen titles and abstracts followed by a full-text review to assess papers regarding their eligibility. We will evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies with the Mixed Methods Appraisal tool and apply a data abstraction form to describe and interpret the evidence. Ethics and dissemination As a secondary analysis, this scoping review does not require ethical approval. Findings will be published in peer-review journal, presented in scientific conferences and as a summary through primary healthcare units.publishersversionpublishe

Massive testing Is important to control a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Communication abstract: Proceedings of the 5th International Congress of CiiEM - Reducing inequalities in Health and Society, held at Egas Moniz’ University Campus in Monte de Caparica, Almada, from June 16th to 18th, 2021.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.At the end of September 2020, an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 occurred at a university student’s residence. A rapid response, with massive testing, using both RT-PCR and antigen rapid testing, helped to control the spread of the virus, showing the importance of tracking the infection. Testing for antibodies one month after the outbreak showed that the permanence of students with no infection in the same building was not a preponderant factor to develop an immune response.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Allergen profile of soluble protein fraction of pollen from Quercus rotundifolia

Grasses and olive are the most relevant allergenic species in the Alentejo region. However, aggravation of allergic symptoms has been reported in the early spring, before grass and olive pollen seasons. Quercus pollen is the most abundant pollen type in the early spring in Alentejo, nonetheless its allergen profile has not yet been evaluated. The aim of this work was to characterize the allergen profile of pollen from Quercus rotundifolia the most representative species showing pollination in April, prior to the main pollen season in Alentejo. Pollen from Quercus rotundifolia and Olea europaea was extracted with ammonium bicarbonate buffer, lyophilized and stored at -80ºC until analysis. Extract from Quercus ilex pollen was kindly offered by Bial. Protein content was determined by the Bradford method. SDS-PAGE followed by western blot, using allergic patient sera (obtained from the Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora – HESE), were performed to evaluate the allergen profile of the pollen. Protein profile of Q. rotundifolia has shown several bands in the Mr 10-94 KDa, mostly overlapping with Q. ilex. Western blot have shown 9 immunoreactive bands, identified in the Mr (7.5, 11.7-12.6, 18.7-19.0 and 20.9-23.6, 29.2-33.3, 40.9, 51.7, 75.9 and 83.7 KDa). Protein profile according to the pI showed four immunoreactive bands in the pI range 4.0-6.1. Cross-reactivity between Q. rotundifolia and O. europaea was found. These results evidenced allergens found in Q. rotundifolia pollen. It also shows that protein profile of Q. rotundifolia and Q. ilex are mostly alike suggesting that similarities in allergen profile are expected. Moreover, cross–reactivity between Q. rotundifolia and O. europaea was found which probably contributes for aggravation of pollinosis in the early spring