Work and Inmate Resocialization: An Ambiguous Solution

This article evaluates the efficiency of an agreement between the SEAP-Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration of Pará state, Brazil and a metallurgical company located in the metropolitan region of Belém, Pará, Brazil, which sought to provide jobs to prisoners during their sentences. We used qualitative and quantitative research methods and included data on the 240 inmates who participated in the above-mentioned initiative while serving in a semi-open prison regime, after being accepted into the program. Results show a blatant mismatch between the rhetoric that supports resocialization strategies and the reality of the situation, in which such initiatives are minor accessories in the context of the responsibilities involved in managing prison institutions

Explorando a geometria anal?tica no terceiro ano do ensino m?dio: aprendendo com o Geogebra

56 p.O presente trabalho, desenvolveu-se a partir da percep??o de que o ensino tradicional de Matem?tica, sem o apoio das tecnologias da informa??o e comunica??o, se configura num desafio para o professor quando se depara com alunos com dificuldades cumulativas de aprendizagem ao longo dos anos. Percebe-se que as tecnologias t?m sido acess?veis aos alunos, e isso pode permitir que ferramentas, como o Geogebra sejam utilizadas nas aulas de Matem?tica, pois esse software agrega ?lgebra e geometria de forma din?mica, pensou-se no desenvolvimento de atividades em sala de aula que pudessem envolver o uso deste software e estudar a sua efic?cia na melhoria das aulas de geometria anal?tica para alunos de uma turma do terceiro ano do ensino m?dio do IFPB-CG. Para isto, foi elaborada uma sequ?ncia did?tica com tr?s aplica??es. Estas aplica??es envolveram tr?s conte?do da geometria anal?tica: Posi??o Relativa Entre Retas no Plano, Posi??o Relativa Entre Reta e Circunfer?ncia no Plano e Posi??o Relativa Entre Duas Circunfer?ncias no Plano. Em cada aplica??o os alunos resolveram quest?es desenvolvidas e aplicadas no Google Forms. Para se resolver as quest?es, seguia-se comandos que os levavam ao GeoGebra on line, com os alunos manipulando os arquivos .ggb previamente produzidos. Os alunos tinham capacidade de compreender as propriedades de forma mais intuitiva pelo manuseio de controles deslizantes, o que facilitava a solu??o das quest?es nos formul?rios os ajudando a inferir as propriedades envolvidas em cada um dos tr?s conte?dos explorados. Como resultados, observou-se que as pr?ticas desenvolvidas nesta pesquisa, podem proporcionar aos alunos, de qualquer n?vel escolar, enxergar a Matem?tica com outros olhos, n?o como algo dif?cil, complexo e imposs?vel de aprender, mas sim, did?tico e extremamente fascinant

Feature point detection in HDR images based on coefficient of variation

Feature point (FP) detection is a fundamental step of many computer vision tasks. However, FP detectors are usually designed for low dynamic range (LDR) images. In scenes with extreme light conditions, LDR images present saturated pixels, which degrade FP detection. On the other hand, high dynamic range (HDR) images usually present no saturated pixels but FP detection algorithms do not take advantage of all the information present in such images. FP detection frequently relies on differential methods, which work well in LDR images. However, in HDR images, the differential operation response in bright areas overshadows the response in dark areas. As an alternative to standard FP detection methods, this study proposes an FP detector based on a coefficient of variation (CV) designed for HDR images. The CV operation adapts its response based on the standard deviation of pixels inside a window, working well in both dark and bright areas of HDR images. The proposed and standard detectors are evaluated by measuring their repeatability rate (RR) and uniformity. Our proposed detector shows better performance when compared to other standard state-of-the-art detectors. In uniformity metric, our proposed detector surpasses all the other algorithms. In other hand, when using the repeatability rate metric, the proposed detector is worse than Harris for HDR and SURF detectors

Incidence of diarrhea: poor parental recall ability

Several methodological issues may have an impact on the incidence rates of childhood acute diarrhea reported by community-based studies. This study was performed to assess the impact of parental recall ability and definition of diarrhea on the estimate of incidence of acute diarrhea. Eighty-four children younger than 40 months were randomly selected and visited every other day for four weeks and the occurrence of diarrhea was registered. On the last day of the study, another visit was performed and the informants were inquired about the occurrence of diarrhea during the previous four weeks. Data gathered during the four weeks were compared to those obtained on the last visit. Additionally, the informants' definition of diarrhea was investigated and compared to the one adopted by this study. During the observation period, 33 children suffered diarrhea, but only 10 (30.3%) informants reported the occurrence of diarrhea. Although 42.4% of those informants reported that their children had been ill over that period, they did not report diarrhea. Further, 60.6% children who had diarrhea suffered at least one episode in the two weeks prior to the visitation. The same definition of diarrhea used in this study was adopted by 52.1% of the informants inquired. Parental recall is an unreliable method to estimate the incidence of diarrhea and studies with a short interval between the visits should be necessary to correctly evaluate this important health problem. Moreover, assessing the informants' own definition of diarrhea is a significant contribution to the interpretation of the results.Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine Professor Hosannah Oliveira Pediatric CenterFederal University of São Paulo Department of Pediatric Nutrition DivisionUNIFESP, Department of Pediatric Nutrition DivisionSciEL

Cost of hematopoietic stem cell's allogeneic transplantation: an integrative review

Objective: Identifying what has been produced on cost analysis of allogeneic transplantation of hematopoietic stem cell. Method: It consists of an integrative review, where was done a search of studies on cost analysis in allogeneic transplantation. Results: There were found 265 articles, which, after application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 13 articles, with twelve in English and two in Portuguese were selected. Eleven of these articles have made partial cost analysis, a study done systematic review of cost-effectiveness; one made economic evaluation of cost-effectiveness and cost evaluation study made about coverage for curative catheter in transplantation. Conclusion: There is a gap in the area of economic evaluation studies and the nurse should occupy this space, not only as a care manager, but also of cost

Determinant factors of errors in weighed average cost calculation in public tender acquisitions of listed companies shares

Nos processos de fusões e aquisições de empresas, é fundamental que elas sejam avaliadas adequadamente, a fim de refletir o potencial em gerar resultados futuros. Dessa forma, a avaliação torna-se uma ferramenta auxiliar na tomada de decisões. Esta pesquisa, ao assumir o pressuposto de que o detentor de informações privilegiadas poderá utilizar-se dessa vantagem para manipular o resultado da avaliação, teve como objetivo analisar os fatores determinantes para a ocorrência de erros no cálculo do WACC nos laudos de avaliação das OPAs realizadas entre 2011 a 2015. Para tanto, foi escolhido o método Probit para capturar a probabilidade de ocorrência ou não ocorrência de erro no que se refere às variáveis econômico-financeiras relacionadas à assimetria da informação: nível de governança, risco, custo de capital e tamanho. Foram analisados 34 laudos, nos quais observou-se a ocorrência de erros, a partir da classificação proposta por Fernández e Bilan (2007), com maior frequência do erro do tipo 2. Identificou-se a presença de significância estatística apenas do tamanho da companhia para o erro do tipo 8, de 5%. Conclui-se que os erros identificados nos laudos de avaliação podem ocorrer como eventos aleatórios, sem relação direta com a empresa que o produz.Palavras-chave: laudos de avaliação, erros, custo médio ponderado de capital.In business mergers and acquisitions processes, it is vital that these are adequately assessed to reflect thei r potential to generate future results. Thus, the assessment becomes an auxiliary tool in the decision–making process. This research, by taking the assumption that the holder of privileged information may use this advantage to manipulate the outcome of the evaluation, had the objective to analyze the determining factors for the occurrence of errors in the calculation of WACC in the appraisal reports of the OPAs made in the period from 2011 to 2015. For this purpose, the Probit method was chosen to capture the probability of occurrence or non-occurrence of error in relation to economic-financial variables related to information asymmetry: level of governance, risk, cost of capital, and firm size. Thirty-four reports were analyzed, in which errors were observed, based on the classification proposed by Fernández and Bilan (2007), with a higher frequency of the type 2 error. We identified the presence of significance statistic only in the firm size for type 8 error, at the level of 5%. It is concluded that the errors identified in the evaluation reports can occur as random events, without being directly related to the company that produces it.Keywords: evaluation reports, errors, weighted average cost of capital

Baby Cassava: An Alternative Marketing Strategy for Freshly Cut Cassava

There are many procedures for obtaining minimally processed fruits and vegetables, aiming at adding value and maintaining the quality for a longer period. Cassava is a root that adapts to minimum processing technology, because the tissues are more resistant, what helps in obtaining different cut shapes and formats. However, it is a root susceptible to browning and microbiological contamination. In this chapter, methodologies and procedures are described to obtain alternative formats for minimally processed cassava, which was generally denominated “babycassava”, called “babytolete”, “cateto”, and “rubiene”. Besides that, some preharvest and postharvest factors that influence the shape and quality of “babycassava” formats will be addressed. It was verified that preharvest factors could influence the quantitative and qualitative aspects, resulting in browning of the minimally processed root. Some of the factors studied seem to regulate key enzymes in which they mediate oxidative reactions that cause browning, such as polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase, and other enzymes that participate in the reactive oxygen species (ROS) elimination process. In this way, the turning stage of “babycassava” manufacturing removes the parenchyma, minimizing the effect of browning-related enzymes