Developmental Stepping Stones

Background: Healthy child development is imperative for future success, parents/caregivers are at the helm of guiding children down a path that supports health and wellbeing for future success. When there is a lack of education, information, and resources readily available to families there is a risk for delayed development and lack of engagement. For many of our clients, health literacy is low, vulnerability is high, and they often feel cornered with no other available choices. Making it easier not to engage in certain activities, due to lack of opportunities, resources, and/or education. This lack of participation has a significant impact on performance, if those individuals of lower socio-economic backgrounds are never given the opportunity, how can we expect them to perform to current standards. Against all odds, many individuals make a way, but at what cost to their mental, physical, and social health. Purpose: The purpose of this capstone sought to fill the gap in parental knowledge surrounding developmental milestones by creating a media-based program to address the identified needs of the community to prevent developmental delays and major impacts to a child’s health and wellbeing. Methods: The capstone student developed a series of podcasts to educate and engage the community in a high quality, free, easily accessible form of media to promote healthy engagement within the community (through resources) and learning related to healthy child development. This podcast, titled the Developmental Stepping Stones Podcast, provided education on healthy child development for parents, caregivers and local early learning centers of children birth through 5 years of age. Included were strategies to promote healthy engagement with the child, education on healthy child development and easily accessible resources within the community. Each podcast was delivered through various media platforms on a weekly schedule In addition, a six question survey related to the podcast was made available after each episode via a link in the description of the episode. Results: The Developmental Stepping Stones Podcast received positive feedback from survey respondents/listeners, all survey participants identified that the podcasts were beneficial in increasing their knowledge surrounding healthy child development and provided more ways to engage with their child, increased their awareness about accessible community resources, and was an enjoyable listening experience. Conclusion: Results affirmed The Developmental Stepping Stones Podcasts evidence-based approach to educating parents and caregivers about healthy child development. Providing brief educational podcasts of 15 minutes or less about healthy child development, strategies for healthy child engagement and community resources are beneficial to parents, caregivers, and teachers

Preordens regulares e indiferença comportamental

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade, Departamento de Economia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia, 2016.Nessa dissertação, são discutidos alguns aspectos dos fundamentos teóricos da escolha com preferências incompletas formulados por Eliaz e Ok (2006). Nosso objetivo é clarificar a condição de regularidade para preordens introduzida por esses autores, mostrando que ela não impõe nenhuma restrição se apenas estivermos interessados em racionalizar uma correspondência de escolha. Porém, se estivermos interessado em capturar outros aspectos observáveis do comportamento de escolha de um agente, por exemplo, a noção de c-incomparabilidade de Eliaz e Ok (2006) ou a noção de indiferença comportamental introduzida nesta dissertação, então a única opção é usar uma preordem regular. Argumentamos também que o Axioma Fraco da Não-Inferioridade Revelada (AFNIR) introduzido por Eliaz e Ok (2006) é muito forte se quisermos caracterizar a racionabilidade de uma correspondência de escolha por uma preordem possivelmente incompleta. Finalmente, como já foi mencionado acima, nós introduzimos a noção de indiferença comportamental e argumentamos que ela é mais geral do que a noção de Eliaz e Ok (2006) de c-incomparabilidade, sendo, ao mesmo tempo, complementar a esta dentro do framework dos autores.In this thesis, we discuss some aspects of Eliaz and Ok (2006)'s choice theoretical foundations of incomplete preferences. Our aim is to clarify their regularity condition for preorders, showing that, as far as rationalization of a choice correspondence alone is concerned, no further restriction is imposed by requiring the preorder to be regular. However, if one is also interested in capturing other observable aspects of the individual's choice procedure, such as Eliaz and Ok's notion of c-incomparability or the notion of behavioral indifference introduced in this paper, then the only option is to use a regular preorder. We also argue that their Weak Axiom of Revealed Non-inferiority (WARNI) is too strong a property if our aim is to characterize the rationalizability of a choice correspondence by a (possibly incomplete) preorder. Finally, as we have mentioned above, we introduce the notion of behavioral indifference and argue, not only that Eliaz and Ok's notion of c-incomparability (observable incomparability) can be derived from it, but also that it has a wider range of applicability than their notion of observable incomparability

Instrumentação para automação de processo de fermentação semi-sólida.

O mercado mundial de enzimas industriais foi estimado em 625 milhões de dólares, em 1990. Cerca de 62 % das enzimas produzidas são usadas pela indústria de alimentos, 33% em detergentes e 5% nas indústrias têxtil e de couro. Das enzimas produzidas, 80% são hidrolíticas, utilizadas para a despolimerização I de produtos naturais. Destas, 60% são proteases, 30% carboidrases, 3% lipases e o restante enzimas especializadas tais como as pectinases. Na indústria de alimentos o maior uso está no processamento do amido seguido pela produção de queijos, processamento de sucos de frutas e vegetais, clarificação de sucos e vinhos, panificação e cervejaria. Muitos produtos alimentícios fermentados no Oriente são obtidos em Isubstrato sólido como o tempeh, nato, miso, que freqüentemente utilizam soja e I cereais como substratos. Foram esses processos de produção de alimentos ! fermentados no Oriente que deram origem às técnicas modernas de Fermentação Sem i-Sólida (FMSS). Posteriormente, a FMSS passou a ser utilizada para a obtenção de vários produtos, desde que se dispusesse do microrganismo adequado. Para a produção de enzimas são utilizados basicamente dois tipos de processo: a fermentação sem i-sólida e a fermentação líquida submersa. O processo em meio semi-sólido apresenta as seguintes vantagens: utiliza substratos simples, necessitando em muitos casos somente da adição de água; permite reciclar resíduos sólidos; ocupa pouco espaço operacíonal; menor custo .de operação (energia, água, mão-de-obra e manutenção); menor custo do j equipamento (os custos de reatores para fermentações submersas são altos); Ireduz o índice de contaminação devido ao baixo teor de umidade; produto final mais concentrado (o que facilita sua recuperação) e menor produção de resíduos I indesejáveis. Apresenta, porém, limitações: exige inoculação maciça e perfeita homogeneização do meio; limitação geométrica do crescimento do micélio no I material, principalmente nos poros intersticiais; dificuldade de colher amostras representativas para o acompanhamento do processo, além de reduzida oferta de j publicações técnicas sobre o assunto. INos anos 70, quando houve uma retomada nas pesquisas em FMSS, já I havia um consenso entre autores que as dificuldades encontradas na fermentação!bitstream/CNPDIA/8439/1/PA07_96.pd

Methodology and device to obtain torsional shear strength of glued joints

This paper presents a methodology to obtain the shear strength of glued joints, at the torsion moment. In the current standards this strength is measured by compression tests. The device designed for this purpose are also presented. The motivation for this test is related to the possibility of execution of glued wooden structures with joints under bending moment, shear force and normal force simultaneously. It was admitted the hypothesis that the joint strength can be different depending on the test type. The methodology is relatively simple and in order to obtain the results classic equations from Mechanics of Materials were used. The strength results of 198 test specimens, tested by standard methodology, were compared, with an equal number of specimens made and tested with the proposed methodology, resulting in 396 tests. 208 specimens were glued with resorcinol-formaldehyde and 188 with castor oil-based adhesive. The wood used was Eucalyptus sp. The specimens were made according to seven series involving gluing with the following angles between the fibers: 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90°. Regardless of the adhesive type, there was a significant difference for the strengths presented by the two methods. From the seven angles studied, it was noticed a difference in six of them, except for the 30° series. The compression shear strength was severely affected by the gluing angle, with increasing losses towards higher angles. On the contrary, the strength offered by the joints tested by torsion did not seem affected by the gluing angle.Keywords: wood; adhesive; characterization; procedure

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Major Risk Factor in Patients with Hypertension: Update and Practical Clinical Applications

Left ventricular hypertrophy is a maladaptive response to chronic pressure overload and an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation, diastolic heart failure, systolic heart failure, and sudden death in patients with hypertension. Since not all patients with hypertension develop left ventricular hypertrophy, there are clinical findings that should be kept in mind that may alert the physician to the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy so a more definitive evaluation can be performed using an echocardiogram or cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Controlling arterial pressure, sodium restriction, and weight loss independently facilitate the regression of left ventricular hypertrophy. Choice of antihypertensive agents may be important when treating a patient with hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers followed by calcium channel antagonists most rapidly facilitate the regression of left ventricular hypertrophy. With the regression of left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic function and coronary flow reserve usually improve, and cardiovascular risk decreases

Sociedade, inclusão digital e formação de professores

A partir de uma discussão sobre a sociedade atual, seus caminhos e sua constituição, o artigo apresenta o uso das novas tecnologias da comunicação e informação no campo da educação, apontando os caminhos pedagógicos e ideológicos no uso das mesmas. Enfatiza a proposta da inclusão digital, da educação a distância e a necessidade de acrescentar tais situações ou, pelo menos, discuti-las na formação de professores e na prática profissional.peerreviewe

Descrição de uma nova espécie de Thaumasiochaeta Stein (1911) (Diptera, Muscidae, Coenosiinae, Limnophorini)

Thaumasiochaeta beneditae sp.nov. is described from Peru. The species of this genus occur at high altitudes in three countries of South America (Bolivia, Chile and Peru).Thaumasiochaeta beneditae do Peru é descrita. As espécies deste gênero ocorrem em grandes altitudes em três países da América do Sul (Bolívia, Chile e Peru)

\u3cem\u3ePhilornis fasciventris\u3c/em\u3e (Wulp) (Diptera: Muscidae): Description of the Male, Larva and Puparium, with Notes on Biology and Host Association

The male, larva and puparium of Philornis fasciventris (Wulp) are described for the first time, as well as the larval habit and host association. The material was collected in Yucatan, Mexico in a nest of the turquoise-browed motmot, Eumomota superciliosa (Sandbach) (Coraciformes: Momotidae), first host record for this species. E. superciliosa is also a new host record for Philornis