Self-management programs for hands in systemic sclerosis - literature review/ Programas de autogestão das mãos na esclerose sistémica - revisão de literatura

Introduction: Self-management programs are interesting strategies to prevent or reduce hand commitment in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Objective: Describe the current research on self-management hand care program for patients with SSc. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review focusing on self-management programs for SSc. Results: The MEDLINE search allowed the identification of 13 papers, after applying the exclusion criteria, 8 papers was selected for our analyses. Conclusion: Although the small number of studies, there are promising data regarding the benefits of self-management programs for hands in SSc

Identification of species and varieties of ryegrass (Lolium spp.)

The objective of this study was to investigate ryegrass seedling characteristics that, by themselves, or combined with presently known characters, could improve varietal identification tests. Thirteen characters were studied on 30 varieties of Lolium multiflorum Lam., L. perenne L., L. rigidum Gaud, and L. hybridum Hausskn., including leaf size and area, epidermal characteristics, structural elements, and leaf blade vernation. Mean differences among species occurred in the following characteristics: Lolium multiflorum. and L. perenne: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, minor and major vascular bundles, lower and upper sclerenchyma fiber groups, hair density, number of vascular bundles, and leaf blade vernation, Lolium multiflorum and L. hybridum; leaf width, leaf length, leaf area and leaf vernation. Lolium perenne and L. hybridum: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, and total of sclerenchyma fiber groups, and leaf vernation. Lolium perenne and L. rigidum: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, and leaf vernation. Lolium multiflorum and L. rigidum: leaf blade vernation. Lolium hybridum and L. rigidum: leaf blade vernation. Tetraploids and diploids were significantly different on the average, within their respective species, as follows: Lolium multiflorum: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, stomata density. Lolium perenne: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, stomata density. Lolium hybridum: stomata density, and number of major vascular bundles. Some significant differences among varieties within species and ploidy levels were observed in the following characteristics: Lolium multiflorum tetraploids: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, minor vascular bundles. Lolium multiflorum diploids: leaf width, leaf length, leaf area, minor vascular bundles, total vascular bundles. Lolium perenne tetraploids: leaf area. Lolium perenne diploids: leaf length, leaf area, minor vascular bundles. Although varietal means differed for many of the characters, individual plants could not be identified on the basis of a single character. An illustration was prepared to show how a combination of morphological characters might be used in varietal identification. With a table of varietal means for nine characters, only two (Jolanda and Tetrone--both tetraploids of L. multiflorum) of the 30 varieties studied were indistinguishable. The leaf blade vernation of Wimmera (L. rigidum) and. Tetrelite (L. hybridum) appeared to be intermediate between that of L. multiflorum and L. perenne. The vernation was folded from the midrib, like in L. perenne, while the edges of the leaf were inrolled and overlapping, somewhat like L. multiflorum. This type of vernation is being called semi-rolled, to conveniently distinguish from "rolled" and "folded"

R&D+ i Strategic Management in a Public Company in the Brazilian Electric Sector

The purpose of this paper is - by reporting an experience of structuring processes and tools related to the strategic management of R&D in the electricity sector – to show the conditions and potential for improved efficiency, efficacy, and effectiveness in the R&D program set by ANEEL. The methodology is action research. This is because the proposed and tested model is the result of reflection and resolution of critical organizational issues, applied in a public company in the electric power sector. Act No. 9,991 of July 24, 2000 provides for the obligation on the part of concessionaires, permittees, and licensees in the electric power sector to invest part of their operating revenue in research and development (R&D). For the effective implementation of these legal obligations, companies prepare their annual R&D programs, comprising projects that aim at developing innovative solutions for their processes and increasing business efficiency. However, the urgency to comply with the contractual provisions, coupled with the small amount of experience most companies have when it comes to carrying out R&D activities and projects, has led to the gradual formation of a mode of R&D implementation and management that does not favor its optimization and alignment with the goals the utility companies and the sector’s own technological development . The approach proposed in this paper consists of structuring the processes and tools related to the management of R&D driven by innovation (R&D+i) and aligned with with the business strategy. These processes include the adoption of procedures and tools to manage structured, integrated decision-making flows involved in the innovation process, aiming at full alignment with business goals and objectives

Careers of Professors and Administrative Technician in Education in the Federal Institutions of Education: A Comparative Perspective

This work aims to analyze the similarity and differences between the careers of professors and administrative technician in education (ATE) of Federal Institutions of Education. It is a descriptive research of a qualitative approach, and bibliographic and documentary type. The analysis based on current legislation, including normative provisions at the national level on people management applicable to these institutions, presenting the organization of work, the management of development, and the management of career compensation. In the systematization of the results, it was observed that the main divergences between both studied careers were the minimum requirement, weekly working hours, frequency control, flexibility to change the working hours, vacations, hiring substitute, entry requirements, career development, minimum interstitial for progression, time span, and possibility to leave for stricto sensu post-graduate during the probationary internship. The main contribution of the study is to present the particularities of the careers in these institutions, allowing a reflection on the challenges of the people management area in the implementation of human resources management policies and practices to keep the employees motivated and committed with the organization, despite the divergences presented in the legislation on the analyzed careers

Remando a favor da Maré: Racionalidade Instrumental no Curso de Administração de Empresas

Este estudo procura analisar os motivos que levaram os cursos de administração a formação do bacharel por uma racionalidade predominantemente instrumental. Para tanto, São referenciadas as condições histórico-sociais que conformam a criação dos cursos de formação de administradores de empresa no Brasil e no mundo, tomando-se especificamente, e estudo do caso de uma instituição de ensino superior na cidade de Salvador. Utilizando-se de elementos da história de vida dos sujeitos, do processo de ensino-aprendizagem, o estudo demonstra como a racionalidade instrumental se reproduz no cotidiano do curso através das práticas docentes, da estrutura de ensino e dos instrumentos de ação pedagógica

A TENSÃO ENTRE O PÚBLICO E O PRIVADO NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR BRASILEIRA

Este estudo trata da tensão entre o público e o privado na educação superior brasileira. Para esta abordagem, partiu-se da questão: como se explica a tensão entre o público e o privado na educação superior brasileira, especialmente a partir da LDB/96 e de opiniões de representantes da arena da educação superior no Brasil? O objetivo principal consistiu em analisar este objeto, com base na Teoria do Capital Humano e no Método Popperiano. A primeira cimentou o discurso sobre capital humano, investimentos em educação e retornos, priorizando a educação superior. Quanto ao Método Popperiano foram considerados os seus respectivos momentos: criatividade, construção da hipótese e das conseqüências falseáveis, definição de técnicas de falseabilidade e testagem. As técnicas foram entrevista e exame de obras/documentos, sendo possível testar as conseqüências falseáveis e concluir que a hipótese de que a tensão entre o público e o privado na educação superior brasileira é estrutural não foi totalmente falseada, deixando lacunas que poderão ser preenchidas por novas hipóteses falseáveis, mais universais, porém específicas e plausíveis, conforme orienta o próprio Karl Popper

UMA PROPOSTA DE ANÁLISE LINGÜÍSTICA NO POEMA "O MENINO QUE CARREGAVA ÁGUA NA PENEIRA" DE MANOEL DE BARROS

Este artigo faz parte da pesquisa desenvolvida no Mestrado emEstudos da Linguagem - Linguagem e ensino e dos estudos realizadospelo grupo de pesquisa coordenado pela Prof. Dra. Alba MariaPerfeito "Ensino Gramatical: um novo olhar para um velhoproblema", ambos da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, e tem porobjetivo refletir sobre a análise lingüística, via gênero discursivo eteoria enunciativa bakhtina, de poemas. Para tanto, utilizaremos aperspectiva enunciativa de Bakhtin (1994, 2003), bem comoBronckart (1999, 2006, 2007), no que se refere às condições deprodução, Dolz e Schneuwly (2004), no tocante ao agrupamento degêneros. Como suporte para tal trabalho, analisaremos o poema "Omenino que carregava água na peneira" de Manoe! de Barros (1999)

Association analysis of anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 antibodies, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, the shared epitope and smoking status in Brazilian patients with rheumatoid arthritis

INTRODUCTION: Epstein-Barr virus exposure appears to be an environmental trigger for rheumatoid arthritis that interacts with other risk factors. Relationships among anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, the shared epitope, and smoking status have been observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from different populations. OBJECTIVE: To perform an association analysis of anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 antibodies, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, the shared epitope, and smoking status in Brazilian patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: In a case-control study, 140 rheumatoid arthritis patients and 143 healthy volunteers who were matched for age, sex, and ethnicity were recruited. Anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 antibodies and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies were examined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and shared epitope alleles were identified by genotyping. Smoking information was collected from all subjects. A comparative analysis of anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 antibodies, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, the shared epitope, and smoking status was performed in the patient group. Logistic regression analysis models were used to analyze the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. RESULTS: Anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 antibodies were not associated with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, shared epitope alleles, or smoking status. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positivity was significantly higher in smoking patients with shared epitope alleles (OR = 3.82). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis using stepwise selection, only anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies were found to be independently associated with rheumatoid arthritis (OR = 247.9). CONCLUSION: Anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 antibodies did not increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis and were not associated with the rheumatoid arthritis risk factors studied. Smoking and shared epitope alleles were correlated with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide-antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis. Of the risk factors, only anticyclic citrullinated peptides antibodies were independently associated with rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility