NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans – anteaters, sloths, and armadillos – have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with 24 domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, ten anteaters, and six sloths. Our dataset includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data-paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the south of the USA, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to its austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n=5,941), and Cyclopes sp. has the fewest (n=240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n=11,588), and the least recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n=33). With regards to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n=962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n=12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other datasets of Neotropical Series which will become available very soon (i.e. Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans dataset

Amazonia Camtrap: a data set of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest.

Abstract : The Amazon forest has the highest biodiversity on Earth. However, information on Amazonian vertebrate diversity is still deficient and scatteredacross the published, peer-reviewed, and gray literature and in unpublishedraw data. Camera traps are an effective non-invasive method of surveying vertebrates, applicable to different scales of time and space. In this study, we organized and standardized camera trap records from different Amazonregions to compile the most extensive data set of inventories of mammal,bird, and reptile species ever assembled for the area. The complete data setcomprises 154,123 records of 317 species (185 birds, 119 mammals, and13 reptiles) gathered from surveys from the Amazonian portion of eightcountries (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru,Suriname, and Venezuela). The most frequently recorded species per taxawere: mammals:Cuniculus paca (11,907 records); birds: Pauxi tuberosa (3713 records); and reptiles:Tupinambis teguixin(716 records). The infor-mation detailed in this data paper opens up opportunities for new ecological studies at different spatial and temporal scales, allowing for a moreaccurate evaluation of the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, climatechange, and other human-mediated defaunation processes in one of themost important and threatened tropical environments in the world. The data set is not copyright restricted; please cite this data paper when usingits data in publications and we also request that researchers and educator sinform us of how they are using these data

Modelling human choices: MADeM and decision‑making

Research supported by FAPESP 2015/50122-0 and DFG-GRTK 1740/2. RP and AR are also part of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics FAPESP grant (2013/07699-0). RP is supported by a FAPESP scholarship (2013/25667-8). ACR is partially supported by a CNPq fellowship (grant 306251/2014-0)

An?lise da motiva??o para o exerc?cio profissional dos docentes no IFNMG/Ara?ua?: influ?ncia dos fatores intr?nsecos e extr?nsecos da carreira

Na Folha de Rosto consta o t?tulo: "An?lise da motiva??o para o exerc?cio profissional dos docentes: influ?ncia dos fatores intr?nsecos e extr?nsecos da carreira".A motiva??o docente ? um dos fatores que colaboram com a efici?ncia no exerc?cio das fun??es profissionais na ?rea da educa??o e pode ser influenciada por fatores internos e externos em um continuum, segundo a Teoria da Autodetermina??o. A presente pesquisa objetivou analisar a influ?ncia dos fatores intr?nsecos e extr?nsecos da carreira profissional, na motiva??o docente. A popula??o foi constitu?da por 27 docentes do IFNMG Campus Ara?ua?. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi disponibilizado na tecnologia Google Google formul?rios software. Adotou-se a uma pesquisa institucional com a metodologia da pesquisa descritiva de opini?o p?blica. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que a estabilidade, o reconhecimento externo de alunos, comunidade acad?mica e colegas, as atitudes dos superiores hier?rquicos a estrutura e organiza??o do trabalho e o plano de carreira foram considerados como os fatores que exercem maior influ?ncia na motiva??o docente. Estes fatores podem direcionar a cria??o de estrat?gias institucionais, capazes de mobilizar mudan?as positivas e fomentar a motiva??o docente. Considerando as circunst?ncias nas quais o estudo foi realizado e suas particularidades, as conclus?es e recomenda??es s?o restritas ao universo de estudo. Sugere-se que as contribui??es tenham continuidade contrapondo caracter?sticas regionais das Institui??es e outras teorias que permeiam o tema motiva??o.Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Educa??o, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2021.Motivating teachers is one of the factors which contribute to effectiveness when it comes to the exercising of professional functions in the field of education and it can be influenced by internal and external factors in a continuum. This research aims to analyze the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to that professional career, particularly regarding the motivating of educators. The population invited to answer the questionnaire consisted of civil servants in the field of education who teach at the Federal Institute of Northern Minas Gerais (Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais - IFNMG) at the Ara?ua? Campus, totaling 56 educators. 27 of these responded. The data collection instrument was made available through Google forms technology. An institutional descriptive public opinion poll was the adopted methodology. The conclusion, based on results obtained was that stability, the external recognition from students as well as the academic community and colleagues, hierarchical superiors? attitudes, the structure and organization of work and an internal career reward were considered as the factors that exercise the greatest influence on an educator?s motivation. These factors can guide the creation of institutional strategies, capable of mobilizing positive changes and fostering motivation on the part of both teachers and professors. Considering the circumstances in which the study was carried out and its peculiarities, the conclusions and recommendations are restricted to the universe of study. It is suggested that further studies be conducted, counter-posing Institutions? own regional characteristics in addition to other theories that permeate the theme of motivation

Antidiabetic effects of the medicinal plants

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemy that has a significant impact for their patients. Its incidence is raising leading to an increase in the cost of the cares of the disease and of its complications. The treatment involves, besides dietary control and physical activity, the use of drugs that cause side effects to reach wanted pharmacological actions. However, products of plants are, frequently, considered less poisonous and with fewer side effects than synthetic drugs and widely used by the population. In this paper, several species of plants, used experimentally or in the popular medicine, acting by different ways to control glycemia and/or to inhibit symptoms and characteristic complications of the diabetes, they will be reviewed for evaluation of their supposed therapeutic effects