Community-acquired invasive liver abscess syndrome caused by a K1 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate in Brazil: a case report of hypervirulent ST23

Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de MedicinaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Medicina Divisão de Doenças InfecciosasUNIFESP, Depto. de MedicinaUNIFESP, Depto. de Medicina Divisão de Doenças InfecciosasSciEL

Representações sobre segurança alimentar e nutricional nos discursos de um Conselho de Alimentação Escolar

Este trabalho objetiva conhecer as representações sobre segurança alimentar e nutricional dos membros do Conselho de Alimentação Escolar de um município do oeste catarinense. O conceito de segurança alimentar e nutricional consiste na realização do direito de todos ao acesso regular e permanente a alimentos de qualidade, em quantidade suficiente, sem comprometer o acesso a outras necessidades essenciais, tendo como base práticas alimentares promotoras da saúde, que respeitem a diversidade cultural e que sejam ambiental, cultural, econômica e socialmente sustentáveis. O Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar é uma das mais importantes estratégias adotadas pelo Governo Federal com vistas à melhoria das condições de segurança alimentar e nutricional da população escolar. Os Conselhos de Alimentação Escolar são estruturas flexíveis de gestão dessa política pública, pela via do controle social. Este se trata de um estudo transversal qualitativo, que adota o referencial teórico-metodológico da análise de conteúdo e da teoria das representações sociais. São entrevistados todos os membros do conselho municipal de alimentação escolar (n=14). As falas são agrupadas em categorias, sendo as mais citadas: higiene (n=12), qualidade nutricional (n=8), aceitabilidade (n=4) e acesso regular (n=3). As categorias sustentabilidade e direito à alimentação não são citadas. A configuração do conselho sugere pouca representatividade. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de qualificação dos conselhos no sentido da construção de uma participação social comprometida e de uma compreensão ampliada sobre segurança alimentar e nutricional, de forma a contribuir para o exercício de um controle social efetivo e sintonizado com a política de alimentação escolar.This study aimed to investigate the representations on food security of the members of a School Feeding Board in a city located in the western region of the State of Santa Catarina. The concept of Food Security consists in the fulfillment of the right of all to regular and permanent access to high-quality food, in sufficient quantity, without compromising the access to other essential needs, based on health promoting food practices that respect cultural diversity and which are environmentally, culturally, economically and socially sustainable. The National School Feeding Program is one of the most important strategies adopted by the Federal Government to improve food security conditions of students. The School Feeding Boards are flexible structures for the management of this public policy by means of social control. This is a cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach which adopted the theoretical and methodological framework of content analysis and of social representations theory. All the members of the School Feeding Board (n=14) were interviewed. The answers were grouped into categories, and the most cited ones were: hygiene (n=12), nutritional quality (n=8), acceptability (n=4) and regular access (n=3). The categories sustainability and right to food were not mentioned by the interviewees. The board's configuration suggested little representation. The results indicate the need for qualification of the boards in order to construct a committed social participation and an expanded understanding about food security, so as to contribute to the exercise of effective social control, in tune with the school feeding policy

Microscopy Images as Interactive Tools in Cell Modeling and Cell Biology Education

The advent of genomics, proteomics, and microarray technology has brought much excitement to science, both in teaching and in learning. The public is eager to know about the processes of life. In the present context of the explosive growth of scientific information, a major challenge of modern cell biology is to popularize basic concepts of structures and functions of living cells, to introduce people to the scientific method, to stimulate inquiry, and to analyze and synthesize concepts and paradigms. In this essay we present our experience in mixing science and education in Brazil. For two decades we have developed activities for the science education of teachers and undergraduate students, using microscopy images generated by our work as cell biologists. We describe open-air outreach education activities, games, cell modeling, and other practical and innovative activities presented in public squares and favelas. Especially in developing countries, science education is important, since it may lead to an improvement in quality of life while advancing understanding of traditional scientific ideas. We show that teaching and research can be mutually beneficial rather than competing pursuits in advancing these goals