O programa Rio Rural no estado do Rio de Janeiro: a experiência na microbacia canal Jurumirim, município de Macaé

The microbasin is a geographical unit bounded by a drainage network (small rivers) that lead to a main river. The Rio Rural program is a financial one and utilizes participative methodology. In the beginning of the process members of the microbasin join together in interest related groups to elect their representatives to compose the so called Microbasin Manager Committee, the COGEM, which will follow the executor technician during all the program phases, even control. Various practices are supported, among them there is water spring protection. The community in this study is Prefeito Celso Daniel settlement, which has 204 families. 35 PIDs (Individual Development Plans) have been made and near R$89.098,00 financed split in 38 subprojects. In general, it was observed that the community is satisfied with the financial incentive given by the program. The sense of environmental gain is high enough, as well as the anxiety of the people involved that everyone accesses it for the number of families is high. The biggest problem faced nowadays is the beneficiaries that are current out of stipulated deadline for the accountability and subprojects implementing.Do ponto de vista físico, microbacia hidrográfica é uma unidade geográfica delimitada por uma rede de drenagem (córregos) que deságua em um rio principal. O Rio Rural é um programa de financiamento que usa a metodologia participativa para sua implementação. No início do processo os membros da microbacia se reúnem em grupos de interesse elegendo seus representantes para comporem o chamado Comitê Gestor da Microbacia, o COGEM, que acompanhará o técnico executor em todas as fases do programa, até o controle. Várias práticas são incentivadas, entre elas a Proteção de nascentes (isolamento com cerca); A comunidade trabalhada nesse estudo é o Assentamento Prefeito Celso Daniel, que possui 204 famílias. Já foram elaborados 35 PIDs (Planos Individuais de Desenvolvimento) e liberados aproximadamente R$ 89.098,00 em recursos, com incentivo de 38 subprojetos. Se observou que de modo geral a comunidade encontra-se satisfeita com o incentivo financeiro proporcionado pelo programa. A percepção do ganho ambiental é bastante alta, bem como ansiedade dos envolvidos em que todos sejam contemplados pois o número de famílias é alto. O maior problema atualmente são os beneficiários que se encontram com as prestações de contas e implantação dos projetos fora dos prazos estipulados

Exergoeconomic analysis in a food industry boiler: a case study

This study aims to apply the SPECO method in a firetube steam generating unit located in a food industry to measure the cost and to suggest actions that will increase its efficiency. In the current global scenario, researches for alternatives of the cost reduction and increased sustainability are more and more on the agenda in companies. Therefore, the present work develops a study to make possible the energy losses minimization in biomass boilers located in Saudali food industry, Ponte Nova (Minas Gerais, Brazil). The used methodology was developed from the exergoeconomic analysis using the Specific Exergy Costing (SPECO) method. To possibilitate this procedure it was necessary to map all the exergetic flows and to find its thermodynamic values. Regarding the fuel calorific potential, it was necessary the measurement of its average humidity, measured in (25 ± 1%), approximately, in order to obtain a Lower Calorific Power of 15960 kJ.kg-1. The massic and exergy flow rates values were defined using measurement equipments, thermodynamic tables and company’s information. The obtained results for exergetic efficiency, steam cost and fuel cost were, respectively, 51.74%, 0.0446 R$.(kWh)-1 and 0.01490 R$.(kWh)-1. These results evidenced a cost ratio between product and fuel of 1.99, which represents a product cost two times superior to the fuel cost, approximately. It is concluded that SPECO method application in Saudali industry evidenced important and often disregarded points, as the moisture interference in biomass available exergy and great variance between steam and fuel costs

EDUCAÇÃO ESTÉTICA DO IDOSO PELA INCLUSÃO DIGITAL

This research project has as delimiting central theme and also central question whether digital inclusion of elderly enable increasing their aesthetic education. Being its specific goals study what is aesthetic education, using the theoretical framework the German philosopher Friedrich Schiller, conceptualize what is senior and define digital inclusion. Its relevance is the increment that Beauty favors the increased awareness of self, others and their environment. The population and sample will be among the students of the University of maturity (UMA), extension course of Pedagogy of the University of Tocantins in Palmas / TO campus and as a sample of eighteen individuals without mental abnormalities or loss, of both sexes, above sixty years. A qualitative study will be used as a qualitative methodological strategy the Focus Group. The data will be analyzed in order to assess the perception of the respondents in relation to specific goals. Case study. The project will be submitted to the Ethics Committee on Human Research of the Federal University of Tocantins as required by Resolution 196/96 of the National Health Council under No. 179/2012 and shall be applied only after approval. Have hypothesized that through digital inclusion the elderly will have more access to different forms of arts and therefore broaden the chances of their meeting with the aesthetic education.Este projeto de pesquisa tem como delimitação de tema e também questão central se a inclusão digital do idoso viabiliza o aumento de sua educação estética. Sendo seus objetivos específicos estudar o que é educação estética, utilizando como marco teórico o filósofo alemão Friedrich Schiller, conceituar o idoso e definir inclusão digital. Sua relevância é o incremento que a Beleza favorece no aumento da consciência do eu, do outro e de seu meio. A população e amostra será entre os alunos da Universidade da Maturidade (UMA), curso de extensão da Pedagogia da Universidade Federal do Tocantins no campus de Palmas/TO, tendo como amostra dezoito indivíduos sem perda ou anormalidades mentais, de ambos os sexos, acima de sessenta anos. Estudo de abordagem qualitativa. Utilizar-se-á como estratégia metodológica qualitativa o Grupo Focal. Os dados serão analisados com o objetivo de avaliar a percepção dos entrevistados em relação aos objetivos específicos. Delineamento de estudo de caso. O projeto será submetido ao Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa com Seres Humanos da Universidade Federal do Tocantins conforme preconiza a Resolução 196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde sob o Nº 179/2012 e somente serão aplicados após sua aprovação. Tem como hipótese que através da inclusão digital o idoso terá mais acesso a diferentes formas de artes e por consequência, ampliará as chances de seu encontro com a educação estética

Brazilian consensus on the treatment of fibromyalgia

UNIFESP Ambulatório de FibromialgiaUFPR HC ambulatório de fibromialgiaUNIFESPUNIFESP Setor de reumatismos de partes molesPUC-SP Departamento de MedicinaPUC-Campinas Hospital Universitário Serviço de ReumatologiaSociedade Brasileira de ReumatologiaSanta Casa de Belo Horizonte Ambulatório de Fibromialgia Programa de Residência Médica em ReumatologiaFMUSP HC Serviço de ReumatologiaSanta Casa de Campo Grande Setor de Reumatologia programa de Residência em Clínica MédicaUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto AlegreUNiSULUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo Hospital Universitário serviço de ReumatologiaSociedade Brasileira de Clínica MédicaSociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da DorAssociação Brasileira de Medicina Física e ReabilitaçãoUniversidade de São Paulo Faculdade de MedicinaUniversidade Federal FluminenseAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia Departamento de DorEuropean Neurological Society Subcomitê de DorPeripheral Nerve SocietyFMUSP Grupo de MãoSociedade Brasileira de ortopedia e TraumatologiaAxia.Bio farmacoeconomia e pesquisa em saúdeUNIFESP Núcleo de Gestão de PesquisasUNIFESP, Ambulatório de FibromialgiaUNIFESP, Setor de reumatismos de partes molesUNIFESP, Núcleo de Gestão de PesquisasSciEL

Ibero-American Consensus on Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners: Safety, Nutritional Aspects and Benefits in Food and Beverages

International scientific experts in food, nutrition, dietetics, endocrinology, physical activity, paediatrics, nursing, toxicology and public health met in Lisbon on 2-4 July 2017 to develop a Consensus on the use of low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) as substitutes for sugars and other caloric sweeteners. LNCS are food additives that are broadly used as sugar substitutes to sweeten foods and beverages with the addition of fewer or no calories. They are also used in medicines, health-care products, such as toothpaste, and food supplements. The goal of this Consensus was to provide a useful, evidence-based, point of reference to assist in efforts to reduce free sugars consumption in line with current international public health recommendations. Participating experts in the Lisbon Consensus analysed and evaluated the evidence in relation to the role of LNCS in food safety, their regulation and the nutritional and dietary aspects of their use in foods and beverages. The conclusions of this Consensus were: (1) LNCS are some of the most extensively evaluated dietary constituents, and their safety has been reviewed and confirmed by regulatory bodies globally including the World Health Organisation, the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority; (2) Consumer education, which is based on the most robust scientific evidence and regulatory processes, on the use of products containing LNCS should be strengthened in a comprehensive and objective way; (3) The use of LNCS in weight reduction programmes that involve replacing caloric sweeteners with LNCS in the context of structured diet plans may favour sustainable weight reduction. Furthermore, their use in diabetes management programmes may contribute to a better glycaemic control in patients, albeit with modest results. LNCS also provide dental health benefits when used in place of free sugars; (4) It is proposed that foods and beverages with LNCS could be included in dietary guidelines as alternative options to products sweetened with free sugars; (5) Continued education of health professionals is required, since they are a key source of information on issues related to food and health for both the general population and patients. With this in mind, the publication of position statements and consensus documents in the academic literature are extremely desirable

A list of land plants of Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Brazil, highlights the presence of sampling gaps within this protected area

Brazilian protected areas are essential for plant conservation in the Atlantic Forest domain, one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots. A major challenge for improving conservation actions is to know the plant richness, protected by these areas. Online databases offer an accessible way to build plant species lists and to provide relevant information about biodiversity. A list of land plants of “Parque Nacional do Caparaó” (PNC) was previously built using online databases and published on the website "Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil." Here, we provide and discuss additional information about plant species richness, endemism and conservation in the PNC that could not be included in the List. We documented 1,791 species of land plants as occurring in PNC, of which 63 are cited as threatened (CR, EN or VU) by the Brazilian National Red List, seven as data deficient (DD) and five as priorities for conservation. Fifity-one species were possible new ocurrences for ES and MG states