INCUBACIÓN: TECNOLOGÍA SOCIAL ADECUADA PARA LA PROMOCIÓN DE PRÁCTICAS SOSTENIBLES EN AGROECOSISTEMAS

No presente artigo buscou-se discutir o papel das incubadoras universitárias e tecnológicas enquanto tecnologia social aplicada à resolução de problemas em empreendimentos econômicos solidários. Destacou-se a importância da interdisciplinaridade como interface entre diferentes áreas de conhecimento, tendo em vista a superação de fragmentos disciplinares da racionalidade instrumental. Em seguida foram abordadas as técnicas e os instrumentos utilizados na obtenção de dados, como o diagnóstico rápido participativo, bem como o uso de questionários e entrevistas para o conhecimento da realidade à luz das metodologias de incubação, que organiza um conjunto de métodos, técnicas e instrumentos para a aplicação de conhecimento coordenado e em conjunto com os agricultores ribeirinhos associados visando mitigar ou consolidar agricultura sustentável sob forma de autogestão local.The aim of this study was to discuss the role of the university and technology as social technology applied to solving problems in supportive economic enterprises. We highlighted the importance of the interdisciplinarity as an interface between different areas of knowledge, considering the overcoming disciplinary fragments of instrumental rationality. Secondly, we evaluated techniques and instruments used for obtaining the data, such as the fast rural diagnosis, as well as the use of questionnaires and interviews to the knowledge of the      reality      in      incubation methodologies. The methodologies were organized as a set of methods, techniques and instruments for the application of coordinated knowledge, under participatory planning in associated with riverines farmers for solving problems related to the consolidation of sustainable agriculture and local self-management.En el presente artículo se buscó describir los materiales y métodos utilizados en el ámbito de la investigación aplicada, para el desarrollo de la disertación de maestría en Desarrollo Rural y Gestión de Emprendimientos Agroalimentares, ofrecido por el Instituto de Educación, Ciencias y Tecnología (IFPA / Campus Castanhal). En este sentido, se discute el papel de las incubadoras universitarias y tecnológicas, como tecnología social. La importancia de la interdisciplinariedad como campo de interfaces entre diferentes áreas de conocimiento, con miras a superar la fragmentación de la racionalidad instrumental. A continuación se describen las técnicas y los instrumentos para la obtención de datos, como el diagnóstico rápido participativo, así como, cuestionarios y entrevistas aplicados con el objetivo de conocer la realidad a la luz de la metodología de incubación, que organiza un conjunto de métodos, técnicas e instrumentos para coordinar el planeamiento y las acciones en conjunto con los agricultores ribereños asociados, en la resolución de problemas relativos a la consolidación de la agricultura sostenible autogestionaria. Todos estos momentos se realizaron en la relación directa con los sujetos de la acción

Piezoelectric sensor for acoustic wave detection in anisotropic systems

This paper describes a seismic wave sensor, its readout electronics and data acquisition system. The seismic sensor is based on piezoelectric materials, which show the ability of transforming mechanical into electrical signals. In particular, the present sensor is based on a piezoelectric polymer, poly(vinilidene fluoride) as its main characteristics made it suitable for detecting the amplitude and frequencies involved in seismic events. After a general background on seismic events, waves and piezoelectric materials, the main steps on the sensor design and fabrication, the data acquisition system and the first test results are presented.The authors thank the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology FCT (Grant PTDC/CTM/69362/2006) for financial suppor

Novel Human Crygd Rare Variant In A Brazilian Family With Congenital Cataract.

To describe a novel polymorphism in the γD-crystallin (CRYGD) gene in a Brazilian family with congenital cataract. A Brazilian four-generation family was analyzed. The proband had bilateral lamellar cataract and the phenotypes were classified by slit lamp examination. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and coding regions and intron/exon boundaries of the αA-crystallin (CRYAA), γC-crystallin (CRYGC), and CRYGD genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and directly sequenced. Sequencing of the coding regions of CRYGD showed the presence of a heterozygous A→G transversion at c.401 position, which results in the substitution of a tyrosine to a cysteine (Y134C). The polymorphism was identified in three individuals, two affected and one unaffected. A novel rare variant in CRYGD (Y134C) was detected in a Brazilian family with congenital cataract. Because there is no segregation between the substitution and the phenotypes in this family, other genetic alterations are likely to be present.172207-1

OPERAÇÕES IDEOLÓGICAS E HEGEMONIA: UMA ANÁLISE DO DISCURSO DO PRESIDENTE MICHEL TEMER

This academic paper aims to identify/analyze the ideological operations present in the pronouncement of President Michel Temer (PMDB), delivered on June 27, 2017, after a denunciation lodged against him by the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Office (PGR), to the Supreme Federal Court (STF), for a crime of passive corruption. The corpus of this research is constituted by 10 (ten) excerpts from this pronouncement. For this analysis, we base ourselves on the hegemony concepts of Gramsci (2001; 1995), discourse concepts of Fairclough (2001) and ideology concepts of Thompson (2011), as a way of understanding the hegemonic struggles for the establishment and maintenance of power relations in discursive practices. Keywords: Hegemony; Discourse; Ideology.Este trabalho tem como objetivo identificar/analisar as operações ideológicas presentes no pronunciamento do Presidente Michel Temer (PMDB), proferido no dia 27 de junho de 2017, após denúncia apresentada contra ele pela Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), por crime de corrupção passiva. O corpus desta pesquisa é constituído por 10 (dez) trechos do referido pronunciamento. Para essa análise, nos fundamentamos nos conceitos de hegemonia de Gramsci (2001; 1995), de discurso de Fairclough (2001) e de ideologia de Thompson (2011), como forma de compreender as lutas hegemônicas para implantação e manutenção de relações de poder nas práticas discursivas. Palavras-chave: Hegemonia; Ideologia; Discurso

DIAGNÓSTICO E TRATAMENTO DOS PROBLEMAS DE APRENDIZAGEM: QUESTIONAMENTO E REFLEXÕES DA ABORDAGEM DE SARA PAÍN.

RESUMO: A psicopedagogia estuda o processo de aprendizagem e suas dificuldades e apresenta um caráter preventivo. Nasceu com o intuito de resolver e compreender os problemas de aprendizagem que se apresentavam inicialmente no âmbito escolar. Assim, a psicopedagogia visa identificar, analisar, planejar e intervir nos problemas que se apresentam no processo de aprendizagem. Sara Paín é uma psicóloga argentina. Doutora em Filosofia pela Universidade de Buenos Aires e em Psicologia pelo Instituto de Epistemologia Genética de Genebra. Sara Paín ofereceu à psicopedagogia uma visão da pluricausalidade de fatores que envolvem o processo de aprendizagem, facilitando assim, a compreensão dos motivos de alguns problemas na aprendizagem. O psicopedagogo é visto então, como um profissional responsável por sanar todos os problemas de aprendizagem que se apresentam em nossas crianças e adolescentes. Palavras-chave: Aprendizagem Humana; Psicopedagogia: Aprendizagem; Ensinantes. ABSTRACT: Psychopedagogy studies the learning process and its difficulties and has a preventive character. It was born with the intention of solving and understanding the learning problems that initially appeared in the school environment. Thus, psychopedagogy aims to identify, analyze, plan and intervene in the problems that arise in the learning process. Sara Paín (Buenos Aires, 1931) is an Argentine psychologist. PhD in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires and in Psychology from the Genetic Institute of Genetic Epistemology. Sara Paín offered psychopedagogy a vision of the pluricausality of factors that involve the learning process, thus facilitating the understanding of the reasons for some problems in learning. The psychopedagogue is then seen as a professional responsible for solving all the learning problems that arise in our children and adolescents. Keywords: Human Learning; Psychopedagogy: Learning; Teachers. &nbsp

Incentivos para Inovação e Desempenhos Inovativo e Econômico dos Estados e Regiões do Brasil

O grau heterogêneo do desenvolvimento de Países ou Regiões é definido por um conjunto de determinantes. Entre esses, tem se destacado os sistemas de inovação relacionados. Dessa forma, o presente estudo tem o objetivo de analisar comparativamente a relação entre os incentivos para inovação e os desempenhos, inovativo e econômico, entre os Estados e Regiões do Brasil. Em termos metodológicos, trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, baseados em dados secundários para os sete indicadores de insumos para inovação, oito de desempenho inovativo e três de desempenho econômico, de todos os 26 Estados Brasileiros e mais o Distrito Federal. A análise desses dados foi efetuada por técnicas estatísticas, descritivas e associativas. Esta análise dos resultados possibilita inferir que os incentivos federais para inovação distribuídos pelos Estados e Regiões do País estão fortemente direcionados pela participação desses no PIB do País. De outro lado, esses incentivos estão fortemente ligados aos desempenhos inovativos e econômicos desses Estados e Regiões, com a exceção da minoria dos indicadores que não apresentaram significância. Portanto, políticas públicas de incentivos à inovação devem ser alavancadas uma vez que produzem resultados positivos no desempenho inovativo e, ao final, no desempenho econômico do País e regiões

New mutation in the myocilin gene segregates with juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma in a Brazilian family

AbstractMutations in the myocilin gene (MYOC) account for most cases of autosomal dominant juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma (JOAG), an earlier and more severe form of POAG. We accessed seven members of a Brazilian JOAG family by clinical and molecular investigation. Four out of seven family members were diagnosed with JOAG. All of these patients presented high intraocular pressure and two of them were bilaterally blind. The disease onset varied from 20 to 30years old. There was a nine-year-old family member who had not yet manifested the disease, although he was also a carrier of the mutation. Ophthalmologic examination included: evaluation of the visual field and optic disc, intraocular pressure measurement, and gonioscopy. The three exons and intron/exon junctions of the MYOC gene were screened for mutations through direct sequencing of PCR-amplified DNA fragments. Mutation screening revealed an in-frame mutation in the third exon of the MYOC gene: an insertion of six nucleotides between the cDNA positions 1187 and 1188 (c.1187_1188insCCCAGA, p.D395_E396insDP). This mutation presented an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance, segregating with the disease in four family members for three generations, and it was absent in 60 normal controls. We also performed a computational structure modeling of olfactomedin-like domain of myocilin protein and conducted in silico analysis to predict the structural changes in the myocilin protein due to the presence of the mutation. These findings may be important for future diagnosis of other presymptomatic family members, as well as for the increase of the panel of MYOC mutations and their effects on phenotype

Water Replenishment in Agricultural Soils: Dissemination of the IrrigaPot Technology

The challenge confronted by farmers during prolonged periods of soil water stress is to guarantee the restoration of water and maintain the productivity of agricultural crops. Even in regions such as Amazon, the variability in the precipitation regime should be considered in agricultural planning. There are regions in which 80% of annual rainfall is concentrated between December and June. It is exactly during this period of low rainfall that small-scale family-based farmers need technological assistance to guarantee that their crops remain irrigated in order to maintain their income in this rural environment. The IrrigaPot arises as an alternative that is able to access rainfall that has been stored since the rainy season and provide it to plants when the soil is dry. The pots are maintained full with 20 liters of water, and through capillary action the soil maintains them constantly humid. This technology does not require specific knowledge with respect to irrigation regimes and is necessary for the farmer to dedicate his time to replacing water. The technology is totally automated through a simple system using a float, tubes, and connectors that connect a rubber hose to the lids of the pots buried in the soil